Liu Yi hurriedly walked out of the telecommunications room and said to Yue Weihan solemnly: "Brigade, Pang Hu's team just sent an urgent call. They discovered the Japanese field heavy artillery brigade at Fuliji Station, thirty miles north of Suzhou.
Judging from the time, we may arrive near Tongshan Station before dark today."
"Field heavy artillery brigade!?" Yue Weihan suddenly looked serious.
The field heavy artillery brigade was simply a destructive force for the Chinese army at this time, and it was also a strategic-level force for the Japanese army at this time. However, in view of limited resources, the Japanese invaders only formed a total of
There are only six field heavy artillery brigades, two each for the Kwantung Front Army, the North China Front Army, and the Central China Front Army!
During the Songhu Battle, Yue Weihan and the Baoshan Battalion had experienced the power of the Japs’ field heavy artillery in Baoshan County!
The artillery of the Little Devils is by no means as shabby as described in many movies and TV dramas with the main themes of later generations. The main force of the Little Devils' artillery is definitely not the 92nd Infantry Artillery, let alone small-caliber mortars. In fact, the Six Major Field Heavy Artillery of the Little Devils
The brigade is all equipped with 240mm field heavy howitzers and 150mm field cannons!
The artillery guns of these calibers are no joke, they are really powerful!
Let’s just talk about the 240mm caliber field heavy howitzer. The shell alone weighs 200 kilograms, has an effective range of more than 15 kilometers, and a ground blast radius of more than 80 meters. If such a shell directly hits a field fortification, basically a
The platoon's strength can be crossed off from the organizational list, and it will be shocked to death even if it is not killed by fragments!
In fact, the power of many Japanese field artillery is by no means inferior to that of American artillery!
During the Pacific War, the Japanese and American armies engaged in desperate battles on many islands. The reason why the Japanese army suffered repeated defeats was not because of insufficient artillery power, let alone weak infantry combat effectiveness, but entirely because of the loss of air and sea control, which led to the loss of logistics.
The supply line was completely cut off by the US military, and artillery shells were not supplied.
Seeing that Yue Weihan was silent, Liu Yi added: "Pang Hu's team tried to destroy the railway line to prevent the Japanese field heavy artillery brigade from going north, but they failed. The Japs were too vigilant."
"Why stop it?" Yue Weihan said with a fierce look in his eyes, "If the little devils are coming, let them come!"
After that, Yue Weihan strode to the huge military map hanging on the wall and said coldly: "First the 114th Division came, and then the Field Heavy Artillery Brigade came. Well, I only prepared one
There was only one table of food, but two tables of guests came. The little devil really looks up to my wife-in-law!"
Liu Yi followed him to the map and said solemnly: "Brigade, do you still want to attack the little Japanese's field heavy artillery brigade?"
"Why not!?" Yue Weihan stared at the map and said with murderous intent, "Chief of Staff, don't you think the strategic value of the field heavy artillery brigade is higher? If you want to attract the attention of the Japanese base camp to Xuzhou, you must hurt them.
, how can we hurt them? It’s very simple, get rid of their field heavy artillery brigade!”
Liu Yi said in a deep voice: "Brigade, the little devil's field heavy artillery brigade not only has artillery, but also an infantry regiment as a defensive force. I'm afraid it won't be easy to take it down in a hurry, and if there is time,
If it is delayed for a long time, the nearby Japanese 114th Division will definitely come for reinforcements, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Of course a frontal attack will not work!" Yue Weihan said this, and then added, "However, if a surprise attack is launched, it will be two different things. After all, the infantry of the artillery brigade is still an artilleryman, and it is still incomparable with real infantry. It is a matter of life and death.
It is absolutely impossible to be like the old Japanese in the permanent division who are not afraid of danger and remain calm in every situation."
"Surprise attack?" Liu Yi shook his head and said, "Brigade, I'm afraid it won't work. We don't know where the little devil's field heavy artillery brigade will place the artillery positions? We don't know the exact location of the little devil's artillery positions.
We can’t lay an ambush in advance? How can we launch a surprise attack if we don’t lay an ambush?”
Yue Weihan shook his head and said with a smile: "Chief of Staff, if you analyze carefully, it is not difficult to know where the Japs will place the artillery positions."
"Oh?" Liu Yida said, "I would like to hear the details."
Yue Weihan said: "Let's start with mobility. The little devil's field heavy artillery weighs thirty or forty tons. Not to mention horses, ordinary trucks can't drag such a heavy iron thing. Even if it can, our Chinese absolute
Most roads can't bear it, and you might end up getting stuck in a mud hole halfway, which would delay things!"
"So, the little devil's field heavy artillery can only travel by waterway or railway!"
"So, the little Japanese's field heavy artillery cannot leave the river or the railway line too far!"
"Since the field heavy artillery brigade discovered by Pang Hu went north along the Jinpu Railway, its artillery positions will inevitably be placed near the Jinpu Railway to facilitate the next maneuver. Otherwise, hundreds of guns weighing dozens of tons will be
Whichever mountain den the iron guys have moved to, it will take a lot of effort to get them out."
"Combined with the effective range of the Jaap's field heavy artillery, we can basically determine where the Jaap will place the artillery positions. What do you think, Chief of Staff?"
Liu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Thirty-mile shop!"
Sansanlipu is located Sansanli south of Xuzhou and is a small station on the Jinpu Line.
"That's right, it's Sansanlipu!" Yue Weihan patted the map hard and said, "It must be nearby!"
After saying this, Yue Weihan turned around and shouted: "Send my order, the guard camp and the death camp must assemble urgently!"
Seeing that Yue Weihan was about to lead his troops there again, Liu Yi immediately said anxiously: "Brigade leader, you are the backbone of the entire brigade's officers and soldiers. You can no longer take risks with your own life. Should I go this time?"
"No." Yue Weihan said decisively, "In a small way, this attack is related to the lives of the entire brigade officers and soldiers, and in a big way it is related to the life and death of the entire nation. Chief of Staff, it's not that I underestimate you, it's true that you can't afford this.
I have a lot of responsibility, so I can only lead the troops there in person, and you can stay at home for me."
Liu Yi had no choice but to stand upright and said: "Yes!"
…
Ten miles south of Xuzhou, the field headquarters of the Japanese 114th Division.
Saburo Isoda quickly walked into the war room, immediately put his feet back and stood at attention, and said to Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu: "Your Excellency, General, the 66th, 102nd, 115th, and 150th Infantry Regiments are already at the fourth gate of Xuzhou and outside the train station.
After all unfolding, the entire Xuzhou City and Xuzhou Railway Station have been completely surrounded by the imperial army. The Chinese Army trapped in the city has become a turtle in the urn. We only need to wait for General Miyamoto's 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade to arrive before we can launch a general offensive."
"Yo Xi." Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu said, "When will the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade arrive?"
Osada Isoda said: "General Miyamoto's 6th field heavy artillery brigade will arrive at Sansanlipu at nine o'clock tonight, and will build a field artillery position at a suitable location near Sansanlipu. No later than noon tomorrow, the emperor
The army's field heavy artillery can carry out devastating shelling on the Chinese fortifications in Xuzhou City and Xuzhou Railway Station."
"Yo Xi." Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu nodded happily, then his eyes flashed fiercely, and he said in a ferocious voice, "Order all infantry regiments to strengthen the vigilance of Xuzhou City and Xuzhou Railway Station to prevent the Chinese Army from making a surprise attack out of the city at night."
"Hai." Colonel Isoda lowered his head suddenly, then turned around and hurried away.
…
Huangzang Valley, Ruiyun Temple.
The security battalion and death battalion directly under the Baoshan Brigade led by Yue Weihan were hiding among the monks' houses in Ruiyun Temple!
Although the Japanese 114th Division surrounded the entire Xuzhou City, Yue Weihan and the others did not walk on the ground at all. Instead, they followed the tunnel directly into a wild jujube forest more than ten miles south of Xuzhou City, and then borrowed
Under the cover of dense forest, they advanced unnoticed to the Huangzang Valley near Sansanlipu Station.
The Huangzang Valley is high in the mountains and densely forested. According to legend, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, once evaded pursuit by the Qin soldiers here, hence the name Huangzang Valley.
However, Yue Weihan has no intention of pursuing the relics of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty now, and he has no intention of discussing scriptures and Taoism with the eminent monks in the temple. At this moment, all his thoughts have already flown to the railway line more than ten miles away.
The Japanese field heavy artillery brigade was rumbling along the railway line.
It was getting dark, but the special forces sent out for reconnaissance never came back.
It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that the special operations team that went to conduct reconnaissance finally came back. The special operations team leader Liu Tiezhu didn't have time to take a sip of water, and said to Yue Weihan with excitement: "Bridge, here we come, all the damn ones are here! That's enough!"
There are more than a hundred large-caliber heavy artillery, anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft machine guns, and mortars to count. If you look around, they are all fucking cannons!"
"Okay!" Yue Weihan struck the knot hard and said in a ferocious voice, "The little devil has finally arrived!"
Next to them, the guard battalion commander Hua Hanlin and the death battalion commander Li Qinglong also suddenly looked fierce. They rolled up their sleeves and came over. Their postures did not look like the national army battalion commanders? They looked more like gangsters on the beach.
Yue Weihan suddenly turned around and said to Hua Hanlin: "Hanlin, the guard battalion is responsible for blocking the 114th Division at all costs. Block the 114th Division in the direction of Xuzhou. No matter what, we cannot let the little devil cross your battalion's defense line. Before receiving my order,
, even if the entire battalion fights until you are the only one left, you are not allowed to retreat even half a step!"
"Yes!" Hua Hanlin stood up suddenly and agreed.
Yue Weihan said to Li Qinglong again: "Li Qinglong, the death battalion is responsible for the main attack this time and is responsible for raiding the Japanese artillery positions. Remember, after breaking into the Japanese artillery positions, don't just focus on killing Japanese soldiers. Your first task is to blow up the little Japanese soldiers."
All the heavy artillery, don’t worry about anything else! Do you understand me clearly?”
"Listen clearly!" Li Qinglong promised loudly, "The death camp promises to complete its mission!"
"Okay! Let's go!" Yue Weihan said coldly, "I'm waiting for your good news here!"