Wang Xuexin is also very helpless about the current situation.
He didn't know how to evaluate this battle. The Hundred Battle Group might be a force capable of fighting hard and regular battles. It had many troops, good equipment, and relatively sufficient supplies.
The problem is that no matter how well-equipped and well-supplied the Hundred Battle Regiment is, it can't match the Japs. In addition, there is still a gap in quality. Can it fight a tough battle with the Japs?
On the contrary, the independent group's unconventional play style made it difficult for the Japs to adapt, so the independent group's results were much greater than those of the Hundred Battle Group.
However, the problem cannot be solved by saying who is responsible for what happens on the battlefield.
The reality at this time is that the Japanese are standing in front of them and are unable to gnaw at them.
This may be because the Japanese knew that they had no way out...if they took a step back, the two defense lines on the east and west sides would hit each other, so they could only fight back to back.
Back-to-back combat may not be a problem in the era of cold weapons, but in the era of hot weapons it means no depth of defense, no living space, too dense a force, etc.
For example, where should the artillery be placed?
Where is the headquarters?
If the enemy attacks from both sides at the same time, which side should you defend?
No matter which side you defend, you will inevitably have your back to the enemy. Therefore, if you can defend the front, you cannot defend the rear, and the army will soon collapse as a result.
But the Eighth Route Army was just a little bit behind.
The Independent Regiment only needs to advance a dozen meters further and knock down the ridge-like house in front of them, which is located on a high ground. Then, when the soldiers of the Independent Regiment stand on the high ground, they can see the back of the Japanese's eastern defense line.
At that time, the Japs in the east will have to withstand fire from the east and west.
Perhaps the Japanese knew this, so they insisted on holding on to the earthen walls in front of them no matter how high the cost. The Seventh Company launched several charges with grenade offensives, but in the end they were beaten back.
At this time, the Japanese also learned the lesson. They first dispersed and hid in ruins, behind earthen walls, and even in dry wells...
They tried their best to avoid the grenade throwing range of the Eighth Route Army. When the Eighth Route Army finished throwing the grenades and launched a charge, they threw the grenades back and launched a counterattack.
This made the Eighth Route Army feel that it was out of reach and out of reach.
While Wang Xuexin was distressed, a man came up from behind with a gun in hand. He squatted beside Wang Xuexin and shouted excitedly: "Comrade Wang Xuexin!"
Wang Xuexin took a closer look and saw that it was Wu Weimin, director of the first branch of the hardware factory.
"Director Wu, why are you here?" Wang Xuexin looked behind Hardware. Wu Weimin is here. Does that mean Su Xin is also here?
It shouldn't be, what are they doing here?
Wu Jin seemed to have seen through Wang Xuexin's idea and said: "It's just me, I'm here to deliver the cannon!"
"Cannon?" Wang Xuexin looked at the hardware in confusion.
"That's right!" Wu Jin replied: "Have you forgotten? We made the 50 cannon together!"
"The 50 gun...is it ready to fire?" Wang Xuexin was surprised and happy.
This was a timely help. Just now Wang Xuexin was worried about not being able to reach the enemy, so the arsenal immediately sent up the 50 small artillery piece.
However, this is too fast!
Wu Jin raised his head and replied: "We took a trick and hit it first and then talk about it, but we don't dare to expect how far it can hit or how accurately it can hit!"
After hearing this, Wang Xuexin understood a little bit. This should be put into the battlefield urgently. I'm afraid it didn't even conduct a test launch.
At this time, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang also came up.
Originally, Zhao Gang refused to let Li Yunlong come up.
The Eighth Route Army has discipline. In order to avoid too many casualties among senior cadres and leaving the troops without command, regimental-level cadres are not allowed to go to the battlefield unless necessary.
But Li Yunlong made great efforts to seize the point of "if not necessary".
He anxiously said to Zhao Gang:
"Political Commissar, whether we can win this battle depends on whether these more than a hundred shells can knock a hole in the Japanese defense line."
"If this time is enough, I, Li Yunlong, will not go to the battlefield until I am full and strong!"
"But isn't time tight? The Japanese reinforcements are about to come up, and the five regiments in the east are still blocked there and can't get through!"
"We have artillery in the front and command in the back. I don't know the specific situation on the battlefield. The correspondent is running around to convey the message... When the order is given to fire, the day lily is cold!"
“This situation is not ‘necessary’, so what is ‘necessary’?”
Zhao Gang felt that this was reasonable, but he was worried about Li Yunlong... Zhao Gang knew this guy. How could he, as he said, "only when he is full will he want to go to the battlefield?" If it weren't for Zhao Gang all the time
Using discipline as a framework, and even threatening to report to his superiors for punishment, this guy had already taken the box cannon and led the soldiers to charge.
After thinking about it, Zhao Gang said: "Take Kong Jie back to command, and I will go up with you!"
The discipline of the Eighth Route Army is that deputy-level cadres must not only go to the battlefield but also go to the battlefield.
For example, among the three battalions of the Independent Regiment, if the commander feels that there may be a problem with the command of any battalion or that the fight is not resolute and unsatisfactory, he will send a deputy commander to strengthen the command.
The deputy battalion commander also has the same responsibility. If he feels that any of the following companies needs to strengthen his command, he will send the deputy battalion commander to strengthen it.
Li Yunlong was reassured by Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion. He could stand alone, but the second battalion might have some command problems, so he placed Kong Jie in the second battalion.
Li Yunlong wanted to say something else, but Zhao Gang waved his hand and said: "If you don't want to adjust, don't say anything! There is no negotiation!"
Li Yunlong had no choice but to transfer Kong Jie back to the headquarters, and then take Zhao Gang with him.
Zhao Gang was holding a 38-meter cap. As soon as he saw the rifle with a sniper scope in Wang Xuexin's hand, his eyes lit up and he said "yo": "Not bad? Did you kill the Japanese sniper?"
"Sniper?" Li Yunlong was a little confused: "What the hell?"
"He is the sharpshooter of the Japs!" Zhao Gang explained: "The elite among the Japs!"
Li Yunlong looked at Wang Xuexin, then at the gun in his hand, and proudly pointed his thumb at Wang Xuexin and said: "What are the elites and not elites? Our independent group is fighting the damn elites!"
As he spoke, Li Yunlong raised his head towards Wang Xuexin and asked: "I'm talking about Xiaobei Northeast. You've been tinkering here for a long time and you've become familiar with this area. Tell me...if we hit it with a blast of artillery, can we pierce the turtle shell of the Japanese?"
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Wang Xuexin answered simply: "No!"
Li Yunlong was stunned when he heard this: "What the hell are you talking about? As soon as you open your mouth, you can't, you can't! Is this what our independent group can say? I praised you just now, and then you shrink back in the blink of an eye.
I’m so confused!”
Then Wang Xuexin understood that Li Yunlong was not actually asking, he was just waiting for Wang Xuexin to answer the words "guaranteed to complete the task"!