The headquarters was still busy, with many staff officers wearing German-style 36-style military uniforms and earth-gray Eighth Route Army uniforms either talking in low voices or shouting loudly on the phone.
"What...the Japanese army is attacking very fiercely and is asking for artillery support?"
Let me tell you, now our four artillery battalions are busy supporting our brother troops, and there is no extra force to support you?
Let me tell you Bai Sixi, if you dare to lose a position today, I will withdraw you!"
"Snapped……"
Commander Liu tapped the phone and angrily said to Political Commissar Ping beside him: "Bai Sixi of the 769th Regiment is getting better and better. He is guarding a semi-permanently prepared fortification position with his main force.
Not only had the command headquarters just replenished him with a hundred light and heavy machine guns, anti-tank guns and dozens of mortars, it could be said that the firepower had been increased several times.
It's good now that he has just encountered an attack by a Japanese regiment and hastily called for artillery support. What is he trying to do?"
Political Commissar Ping smiled and distributed a Lucky cigarette to him, and said with a smile: "This is to be expected, who made our Eighth Route Army poor?
In the past, I could only think about artillery support in my dreams. Now I finally fought a rich battle. I saw that the brother troops next to me were supported by weightless artillery and air support. I wanted to experience the feeling of being a rich man.
It’s normal”
"But you can't be so squeamish." Commander Liu shook his head: "In the past, our soldiers only had three to five bullets per person, and after the battle, they had to fight with the Japanese army for bayonets.
Now when we come to Commander Gao, we can take bullets freely. I heard that some soldiers couldn't control themselves when they saw so much ammunition. They kept stuffing bullets into their bodies. The most they even carried more than 300 bullets on their backs. It was just nonsense.
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Speaking of this, even Mr. Liu felt his face blush and feel a little hot.
You must know that the bullets of this period were full-power rifle bullets. One bullet weighed about 22 grams. At first glance, it didn't seem like much, but once the number increased, the weight suddenly increased.
Not to mention anything else, if you carry 300 rounds of ammunition at once, the bullets alone will weigh more than 120 kilograms.
It would be difficult for ordinary people to walk with so many bullets on their backs, let alone fight.
Political Commissar Ping also smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Our soldiers are so poor."
"Teacher... political commissar... Oh no, something big has happened!"
At this time, a staff officer ran over panting, with a trace of panic on his face.
"What happened in a panic?" Political Commissar Ping couldn't help but glared when he saw this, and shouted: "Don't forget where this place is and your identity."
Commander Liu also looked a little confused. The place they were in was called the Joint Command. In addition to the staff of their 129th Division, there were also a group of staff and officers from the United Liantai Militia. If something happened, it would be a shame for the Eighth Route Army.
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"yes!"
The staff officer was not unaware of this, but he still gasped and said: "Commander, just now the Liantai Flying Corps dispatched the third bombing group, which happened to pass by the airspace near the New 1st Brigade.
Wasn't the New First Brigade fighting with the Japanese army? They immediately called for air support, but... But the New First Brigade did not report it through the liaison officer, but reported it themselves. The most terrible thing is that the coordinates they reported were actually the right rear wing.
The coordinates of the first heavy artillery battalion of the Liantai Militia!"
"What……"
Hearing this, Master Liu felt his eyes darken and his body swayed. Fortunately, Political Commissar Ping on the side supported him.
Seeing this, the staff officer on the side also realized that he had not spoken clearly, and quickly added: "Commander, don't worry, although the coordinates reported by the New 1st Brigade were wrong, fortunately, they were stopped by the liaison officer who came over, and they didn't get into trouble.
Big mistake."
"That's good!" Hearing this, Political Commissar Ping also breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that there were no casualties, otherwise he really didn't know how it would end.
Commander Liu also came to his senses, glared hard at the staff officer who was breathing heavily and then became furious.
"What does this Wang Huzi want to do? Why didn't he report it through the liaison officer as required, but instead contacted air support without authorization?
Staff Qiu, please call Wang Huzi immediately and ask him to come to the headquarters immediately. I would like to ask him how he directs the battle?"
The liaison officer mentioned by Political Commissar Liu Heping here is actually Gao Hongming. After discussion, the three political commissars Liu Heping and the other three officers assigned a three-person liaison team to each regiment in order to provide timely artillery and air support to the frontline troops of the 129th Division.
In addition to serving as a bridge between the two armies, the mission of this liaison group is to help the Eighth Route Army troops where they are located call timely artillery fire and air reinforcements.
Now the New 1st Brigade has gone beyond calling for air support alone, leaving the liaison team alone. The worst thing is that they even reported the wrong coordinates, reporting the coordinates of the heavy artillery battalion in the rear. This cannot be explained by a mistake.
Well, no wonder Master Liu is furious.
The Liantai Militia's First Artillery Battalion is equipped with 24 M1 203mm heavy artillery pieces. It can be said that this heavy artillery battalion is the core of fire support for their tens of thousands of coalition forces.
It and the 4th Artillery Battalion assume the artillery support task of the entire right wing. Once destroyed, the entire right wing will lose 70% of the artillery support. Even children know the seriousness of the consequences.
Political Commissar Ping was also a person who had experienced strong winds and waves, but when he thought that the coordinates reported by the New 1st Brigade had not been stopped in time, and that the artillery camp position was covered by tens of tons of bombs dropped by dozens of bombers, he couldn't help but feel scared. This accidental bombing
The consequences are so serious that even they may not be able to bear them.
After taking a deep breath of cigarette, he said: "Commander, Wang Huzhu made a mistake and of course he will be punished, but the battle at the front is intense now. Calling him back now, I am worried that it will affect the morale of the front line.
My opinion is to wait until the Japanese attack is repelled before calling him here, what do you think?"
"Commissar Ping is serious!"
At this time, a voice sounded from the side, and the two of them turned around and saw that it was Gao Hongming coming over.
Gao Hongming looked at Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping, who looked a little embarrassed, and smiled and said to the two of them: "I heard about the New First Brigade and sent someone to verify the situation.
The situation just now was that the liaison team of the New First Brigade and the New Fourth Regiment suffered casualties. Brigadier Wang temporarily sent out two people, leaving only one liaison officer at the brigade headquarters.
At that time, the liaison officer happened to go to the toilet and heard air support. Brigadier Wang was so anxious that he ordered his brigade staff to bring the coordinates up through the radio. However, the staff officer reported the wrong coordinates in a hurry.
This is an unintentional mistake and the responsibility does not lie with Brigadier Wang. You two don’t need to pay too much attention to it. Just pay attention next time!"
After listening to this, Commander Liu and Political Commissar Heping were moved and angry at the same time. They were moved by Gao Hongming's generosity, but angry that the New First Brigade violated the regulations without authorization and almost caused a big mistake. Thinking of this, they felt even more guilty.