Chapter 294 of The Iron-Blooded Soldier of the War of Resistance: We are going to attack at night ( ) “Principal Zhang, we said goodbye at the national defense line. I didn’t expect to see each other again so soon.”
Facing the opponent's warmly extended hand, Zhang Sixing stood at attention and led his men to perform a serious military salute.
"Brigadier Gao, the paratrooper school has been ordered to come, please give instructions."
Seeing Zhang Sixing's businesslike appearance, young Gao Zhisong also put down his pleasantries and stood at attention to return the gift to Zhang Sixing.
Yelena, who was very professional and ethical, held up the camera to take pictures. Gao Zhisong hurriedly put away his smile and pretended to be a mighty superior officer.
After each performed the military salute, the two of them held hands together. Not only that, the two of them also put smiles on their faces, making Yelena take a picture.
But then they started to chat,
"Principal Zhang, if it weren't for the design drawings of the home-made weapons you left on the homeland defense line, as well as the additional personnel and a few tanks, we really wouldn't be so relaxed."
"You're welcome, Brigadier Gao. I would like to ask Brigadier Gao where he places my troops. If possible, my men can start building fortifications now. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be too late."
Look at the sky that was getting late at this time, but Gao Zhisong still grabbed Zhang Sixing's hand and said,
"Principal Zhang, I think we can talk more about the deployment of defense. I'm afraid..."
While the two were talking, suddenly several heavy explosions were heard from the direction of Andemen. This meant that the Japanese 114th Division had crossed the Guanyin Mountain defense line abandoned by the 58th Division.
To put it bluntly, the Japanese heavy artillery can now go up the mountain and gain an absolute advantage in the artillery battle here.
Later, Zhang Sixing, who was pulled by Gao Zhisong and could not leave, learned that his subordinates were deployed to the left side of Yuhuatai, that is, near the Zhonghua Gate, where there was almost no danger to defend.
Facing the Japanese armored forces, Chinese soldiers could only hold on to explosives and use their lives to fill them.
However, the battlefield has been dug into vertical and horizontal trenches, as well as deer villages, barbed wire, etc., a defense system that conforms to combat regulations. Especially behind is the city wall of Jinling City, with weapons below and above the city covering each other.
Zhang Sixing had nothing to say about this, but before talking to Gao Zhisong, he still recruited two infantry battalion commanders and asked them to deploy in a formation with other troops.
There are two infantry battalion positions on the left and right, with the headquarters behind them.
These are not important to Zhang Sixing. As a habit on the battlefield, since the enemy has arrived at Ande Gate in the south, Zhang Sixing will lead his men to conduct reconnaissance, and then use the night when the enemy's artillery fire is not strong to launch an attack.
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In this confrontation between offense and defense, in addition to supplies, quantity, and combat determination, the more important point is the tactical commander's grasp of the battlefield.
The defender with a proactive combat concept will use every opportunity to counterattack to launch an attack. The advantage of this is that it can continuously weaken the attacking force, while also delaying and disrupting the opponent's rhythm.
To put it simply, don't think about peace for a moment, even if you set off two firecrackers from time to time on the opponent, it will put pressure on the enemy's attack ability and psychology.
And victory on the battlefield is accumulated bit by bit like this.
After chatting with Gao Zhisong for a short while, the sky was almost completely dark. Zhang Sixing suddenly thought of something and asked,
"Brigadier Gao, I wonder if you have any artillery at the moment?"
"We have two artillery companies, six 75mm guns and six 82nd mortars. Some of them were left by Principal Zhang to our 88th Division when he passed by the national defense line. What do you mean...
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It can be seen that as a brigade commander, Gao Zhisong did not put on the airs of a superior officer at all. After all, the last time he had dinner at the homeland defense line, he was communicating with his own army commander.
Although the order coming now said that the other party should be controlled by him, it would be too stupid for anyone to make a mistake in the relationship. If the principal Zhang in front of him showed his ability to fight against the Japanese 101st Division, Yuhuatai might be able to defend it.
Liveable.
Zhang Sixing whispered in the darkness,
"It was dark when the Japanese took the Jiangjun Mountain and Guanyin Mountain positions. Although there was no fighting, they came over there and fought again at Andemen. I should have had a good rest at night and at the same time mobilized my troops to prepare for the Yuhuatai attack tomorrow.
Prepare. Can we let them live peacefully, so I will send my reconnaissance team out to find trouble for them."
Hearing Zhang Sixing's words, Gao Zhisong couldn't help but open his eyes, although no one could see clearly in the darkness.
At present, all the troops in the Jinling Defense Battle have suffered heavy casualties, and the troops defending the defense line are all stretched thin. How come Principal Zhang in front of him still has the energy to carry out a night attack?
I heard that their paratrooper school guarded Niushou Mountain with more than 3,000 people. At this moment, the mountain was lost. Looking at the troops brought by Principal Zhang, they only had more than 2,000 and less than 3,000 people. It can be seen that the losses on Niushou Mountain were not small.
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After several days of fighting, could it be that Principal Zhang is not tired, or his subordinates are not tired?
In the darkness, Gao Zhisong blinked and thought about the situation in front of him, and asked sheepishly,
"Principal Zhang, this brigade only has more than 4,000 troops, and they are the troops you supplied last time. At present, there are not enough troops to defend the entire Yuhuatai area. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to support you. I can only support you with artillery..."
Zhang Sixing responded simply,
"Brigadier Gao, I will bring some gasoline barrel cannons over there. When we find a place where enemy soldiers or vehicles gather, I will contact you. You fire to cover our approach, and then launch an attack... In short, we have to let the Japanese know that as long as
We can't live comfortably with them. Even if they attack us tomorrow, we must first consider letting the soldiers build the fortifications stronger, otherwise we won't be able to make a counterattack."
After hearing Zhang Sixing's words, Gao Zhisong finally understood how the principal of the paratrooper school in front of him fought.
I don't know how to attack him. Anyway, if I attack him, I have to be careful about the constant attacks.
As an attacker, almost no army in the world can be invulnerable.
This is why the people's army in the future will pay attention to mobile warfare, especially launching multi-channel intersecting attacks, dividing and surrounding the enemy's forces and concentrating their forces to swallow them up in one go.
This kind of thing can really be done by any army. Not only do the soldiers need to be well-trained, but especially the commanders must be officers who have experienced many battles and have extremely rich battlefield experience.
At this moment, the Jinling City defenders, who had already been defeated one after another and had almost no morale to speak of, could not do this, both officers and soldiers.
In fact, the morale of the soldiers comes from their trust in the officers, just like Xiang Yu's desperate battle. Without the soldiers' absolute trust in Xiang Yu, there would be no miraculous battle on the battlefield.
Morale is the foundation of all battles. With morale, no matter how difficult the battle is, soldiers will follow their trusted officers to create miracles.