Chapter 1491 Jin Sui Army wants to be a fisherman?
Every army has militant officers, and the Jinsui Army is no exception.
Seeing more and more Eighth Route Army troops gathered outside the village, sporadic exchanges of fire could be heard. A regimental commander became anxious and shouted dissatisfied.
"Master, the Pingshan Village stronghold is within our division's pocket. What does the Eighth Route Army mean by coming here now to snatch food from our mouths? If they take down the Pingshan Village stronghold under our noses, our division's
Do you still want face?"
"I suggest that we immediately send people to negotiate with the Eighth Route Army and ask them to evacuate Pingshan Village."
"Give me an hour, and then order the mountain artillery battalion to provide me with artillery support. I promise to seize the stronghold within an hour and kill the Japanese and puppet troops inside."
Another regiment leader didn’t see it that way and immediately retorted: “Captain Wang, you are confused!”
"Wouldn't it be nice if someone helped us capture Pingshan Village?"
"In any case, the puppet troops have been stationed in Pingshan Village for more than 600 days. They rely on solid fortifications to defend it. If we attack, we will definitely not be able to take it down without killing a main battalion."
"Now that the Eighth Route Army is helping us to fight a tie, our brothers won't have to die. Why don't we agree to such a good thing?"
"Anyway, Datong will belong to us sooner or later. If we can save a few brothers from dying, I think this is a good thing."
The division chief of staff obviously agreed with this view: "Master, I also agree to let the Eighth Route Army go to level the mountain village."
"This is a good thing for us!"
"How do you kill two birds with one stone?" the teacher finally spoke, staring at his partner and asked.
The chief of staff thought for a while and analyzed: "The first benefit has been mentioned by Commander Huang just now. The Eighth Route Army helped us to level the mountain village, and the division will lose one battalion of brothers."
"The second benefit is that the snipe and the clam compete with each other and the fisherman benefits!"
"The defenses of the Pingshan Village stronghold are very strong. The Eighth Route Army has poor equipment and lacks siege artillery. If we want to kill the Japanese and puppet troops inside, the price will definitely be higher than ours."
"Our purpose is to take over and defend Datong from them, not to seize Datong from the Japanese."
"What we really have to face is the Eighth Route Army, not the Japanese."
"If they suffer heavy casualties in the battle to attack the Pingshan Village stronghold, and we enter Datong, drive them out by force, and take over Datong, they will definitely be timid before fighting, and then our defense of Datong will become smoother."
"So I think if the Eighth Route Army wants to attack the Pingshan Village stronghold, let them do it. We can just watch the show and be fishermen."
After saying this, most of the officers in the division showed expressions of approval.
Commander Wang wanted to struggle again and lead his own troops to capture Pingshan Village, but he was isolated and without help, so he could only compromise.
The division commander finally made the decision: "Just do what the chief of staff says, we will just sit back and be fishermen."
"But more security posts should be sent there to report to us the fighting situation there at any time."
"Don't take any rest tonight. Please accompany me to the theater and see the true combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army."
"Everyone knows that most of Shanxi is now occupied by the Eighth Route Army. If our Shanxi-Sui Army wants to regain its strength, it must regain control of these places."
"The Eighth Route Army will definitely not give in, so sooner or later a conflict will break out between us and the Eighth Route Army."
"It will definitely be good for us to take this opportunity to learn more about them."
"Master is wise!" More than a dozen of his subordinates replied in unison.
After a few minutes, the gunfire on the battlefield began to become louder.
At the forward position, more than a dozen officers of lieutenant colonel level and above poked their heads out of the trenches at the same time, looking at the battlefield with binoculars.
At this time, their expressions became complicated again as before.
Some people had a sneer on their faces, waiting to see the joke of the Eighth Route Army's frustrated attack.
Some people looked serious, worried that the Eighth Route Army would lose troops due to lack of siege artillery.
Although everyone belongs to different armies, they have a common name: Chinese Army.
In the next attack, if the Eighth Route Army casualties one more person, the anti-Japanese strength of the Chinese army will be weakened...
Of course, the proportion of this group of officers is very small, and they are not well received by the division commander.
"Boom..." A sudden explosion startled everyone.
The explosion was so loud that even though it was nearly a kilometer away from the battlefield, it still made everyone's ears buzz.
Inside the Japanese and puppet army stronghold, a fireball rose from the ground. The splashing firelight instantly illuminated the surrounding area, and then a black smoke was seen rising from the middle of the fireball...
"Master... the explosion just now seems to be a heavy artillery..." The commander of the mountain artillery battalion was stunned for a moment and could not speak clearly.
"Are you sure it's a heavy artillery? Not a thunder cannon?" the division commander asked, staring at the mountain artillery battalion commander.
It is no secret that the Eighth Route Army is equipped with a large number of thunder cannons. Not only the Japanese army knows it, but also the Shanxi-Sui Army, which is a friendly army.
Some troops even copied this simple and easy-to-learn artillery when they lacked artillery.
Although the flying thunder cannon has a lot of shortcomings, there is one undeniable advantage: it is highly lethal!
The explosion sound and lethality are no less than that of a large-caliber artillery.
As a result, many times when the Eighth Route Army used flying thunder cannons, their opponents thought they were being attacked by heavy artillery.
It is for these reasons that the teacher asked this question.
The commander of the mountain artillery battalion responded with certainty: "It's a heavy artillery, not a thunder cannon..."
"I went to the heavy artillery regiment and saw the power of heavy artillery after being fired, and it was exactly the same as what we just saw."
"Not only can I be sure that the shell that exploded just now is a heavy artillery shell, I can also be sure that the caliber of this shell is 120 mm."
The commander's face instantly darkened.
Just now I was mocking the Eighth Route Army for not having siege artillery, and it would definitely lose troops in the next attack.
Now the Eighth Route Army slapped itself hard with its strength.
Not only did they have siege artillery, they were also equipped with heavy artillery that they didn't even have.
"Rumble..."
In the blink of an eye, the second round of explosions also sounded, and the sound was more violent than before.
Four fireballs shot up from the stronghold at the same time, and black smoke rose into the sky, which looked particularly scary.
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked the stronghold was equipped with at least four heavy artillery pieces. One heavy artillery battalion of our army was only equipped with four heavy artillery pieces. It's so scary." The mountain artillery battalion commander's eyes widened, and his words were even more stuttering than before.
The teacher's face became increasingly serious.
At this moment, a doubt and a bad premonition suddenly popped into my mind.
The Jinsui Army and the Eighth Route Army are negotiating on the ownership of Datong. They must know the determination of the Jinsui Army to occupy Datong, so it is only a matter of time before they withdraw from Datong.
In this case, there is absolutely no need to attack the heavily defended strongholds of the Japanese and puppet troops before leaving.
This kind of battle would result in heavy casualties, little gains, and a weak foundation for the Eighth Route Army. Under normal circumstances, it should be avoided if possible.
But now they are fighting and using heavy artillery. There must be some ulterior conspiracy in this.
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