As soon as Colonel Aoki walked into the war room, the captain of the reconnaissance team followed him in!
He is always following his confidant. Aoki only needs to take a look at it, and from the expression on his face, he can tell whether the disappearance caused by his subordinate is good or bad!
Seeing his serious face and nervous expression, Aoki's heart skipped a beat, and a very bad premonition came to his mind, so he immediately asked the question again!
"Have you checked: How many people have been killed by the garrison? How is the equipment? Are there any heavy weapons, especially secret weapons that we have never seen before?"
The squad leader did not dare to hide anything and answered bravely: "The total force must be more than 2,000 people!"
"They also brought a large number of mountain cannons with very powerful firepower!"
"Because it's too dark and our scouts don't dare to get too close, we haven't found any secret weapons yet!"
Colonel Aoki's frown deepened, and he analyzed to himself: "There are more than two thousand people, and they are equipped with a large number of mountain cannons. Could it be that the entire garrison has been dispatched and wants to eat us in one bite tonight?"
"The possibility cannot be ruled out: they can eat three of our brigades in one night, and they can definitely eat us in one night!"
"Immediately give orders to all troops. The garrison is coming. The troops must be on alert and be ready for battle!"
"If there is any situation, you must report it to the headquarters as soon as possible!"
"The county garrison is divided into two, with one half defending the county and the other half serving as a mobile force to reinforce the battlefield at any time!"
"We are equipped with radio stations and telephone lines at four strongholds outside the city. No matter what method the headquarters uses, I must ensure that the communication is smooth and cannot be interrupted. I want to understand the battle situation anytime and anywhere, and then decide whether to send troops to reinforce the battlefield!
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"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as the order was given, there was an explosion, coming from the east of the county seat!
"Boom boom boom..."
Before everyone could react from the shock, another series of explosions reached everyone's ears, and the sound came from the south of the county!
"Sir, the garrison has started to attack. They used mortars when they came up. They didn't even conduct a probing attack. They must be trying to kill us tonight!" the adjutant reminded!
Colonel Aoki didn't talk nonsense and directly ordered with a serious face: "Start fighting!"
"Everyone performs their duties, resolutely repel the attack of the garrison and defend Lingqiu City!"
"Hey..." More than a dozen subordinates shouted in unison!
The war room, which was quiet just now, immediately became lively, and the atmosphere became more and more tense due to the rumbling of artillery outside the city!
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone suddenly rang in the war room, very harsh!
The staff officer quickly picked up the phone, and Colonel Aoki was not idle either. He stared at him closely, wanting to know the content of the call as soon as possible!
"Sir, the stronghold outside the east gate reported that they were under fierce attack!"
"The Eighth Route Army used mountain artillery, mortars, a large number of grenades and heavy machine guns, and the firepower was very fierce!"
"Have they discovered the secret weapon equipped by the garrison?" This was what Aoki was most worried about, and he immediately asked!
No one knows what the secret weapon is!
But its powerful power has spread among the military!
It explodes in a large area, with the impact point as the center. Soldiers within a radius of twenty meters will be killed without a doubt, and soldiers within a radius of thirty meters will either die or be injured!
It was precisely because of the existence of this secret weapon that he carried out the military orders so thoroughly!
Build massive fortifications outside the stronghold and disperse the troops among the fortifications!
If the troops are concentrated in a stronghold, and the garrison uses secret weapons on the battlefield, with just a few cannonballs, the troops stationed in the stronghold will be wiped out and die inexplicably!
The staff officer shook his head and replied: "Not yet!"
"The Eighth Route Army only used mountain artillery, mortars, grenades and heavy machine guns!"
Hearing this, Aoki's tense nerves relaxed and he replied with a long breath: "If they only use conventional weapons and no secret weapons, I believe that the troops stationed outside the city will definitely be able to hold their position!"
"Excluding the equipment gap, the training level and combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army will definitely far exceed that of the Eighth Route Army. I have absolute confidence in this!"
"Jingle Bell……"
As soon as I finished speaking, the phone rang again, and there was movement from two phones at the same time!
"Sir, the stronghold in the south of the city was violently attacked by mountain artillery, infantry artillery, and mortars from the garrison!"
"Sir, the stronghold in the east of the city reported that the garrison concentrated artillery fire and troops to attack one of their points. Because the troops were too scattered, there were many defensive loopholes in the first ring of fortifications, and the defensive pressure on the troops was too great. They requested reinforcements or contraction.
To defend, take the initiative to abandon the first and second lines of defense and concentrate your forces to defend the third line of defense!"
"No!" Colonel Aoki refused without hesitation!
"This must be a conspiracy of the garrison!"
"Their secret weapons are too lethal, and they haven't shown up yet. They must be waiting for a critical moment to launch a fatal attack on us!"
"Once we shrink our defenses and gather our forces together, we will be fooled!"
"They will take advantage of the situation and use secret weapons to kill a large number of our gathered troops and kill them all!"
"The troops are the foundation for us to hold our position. Once the troops are gone, it's over!"
"Hey, I'll give them an order immediately!" The staff officer quickly took the order!
He picked up the phone and began to convey the order just given by Colonel Aoki!
Colonel Aoki was not idle. He turned to the adjutant beside him and ordered: "Deploy a mixed squadron from the city and immediately reinforce the stronghold in the east of the city to prevent accidents!"
"In addition, don't we have two mountain artillery squadrons and two infantry artillery squads?"
"Hurry up and contact them, lock the artillery position of the garrison outside the city, and launch an artillery counterattack immediately to reduce the defensive pressure on the garrison!"
Yuan Qingfeng is now a veritable rich man!
Looking at the entire Eighth Route Army, no artillery battalion commander is as generous as him!
Four artillery batteries, a total of twenty-four mountain guns and infantry guns!
Of course, for Yuan Qingfeng himself, Lingqiu broke out of the siege and moved to Datong... This series of battles not only allowed him to harvest a large number of artillery and become a rich man, but also allowed him to learn a lot of artillery-related tactics and tactics, and accumulated a lot of experience.
Artillery battle experience!
In half a year, he grew from an old gunner who only knew how to shoot artillery to a qualified artillery commander!
Before the troops attacked, he already knew that his opponent had two mountain artillery squadrons with eight mountain cannons and two infantry artillery teams with four mortars!
Therefore, he did not try his best to attack the troops in front of him!
Take out the infantry artillery company with limited range and divide it into two to reinforce the independent battalion and the special agent battalion respectively!
The remaining three mountain artillery batteries were not moved, and they were waiting for the Japanese artillery to show up!
The scream of the artillery shell streaking across the sky finally sounded in the city, getting closer and closer to me, and finally hit the independent battalion artillery position and exploded!
"There are a total of eight mountain cannons and four infantry cannons. The little devil can fire all our artillery!" Yuan Qingfeng shouted with excitement, and then began to give orders!
"Immediately calculate the specific location of the Japanese artillery positions, and prepare each artillery battery for battle!"
"As soon as the shooting Zhu Yuan comes out, we will immediately fire back!"
As soon as the order was issued, the three artillery staff officers began to get busy, observing the data with the gun sights and making calculations at the same time. Although they were very busy, they were orderly in the chaos!
Seeing this scene in front of him, Yuan Qingfeng can be said to be filled with emotions!
If it had been put in the past, it would have been impossible!
The garrison regiment used to train gunners with step-by-step instructions, and then through actual combat, the artillery level was improved little by little!
As for the artillery theory, the specific location of the enemy's artillery position is calculated based on the flight trajectory of the enemy's artillery shells... Looking at the entire garrison, no one can be found!
The troops moved to Datong, and luckily the problem was solved!
There are more than 4,000 absentees in total, including many artillerymen, including three artillerymen who have gone through systematic training!
In order to keep them in the garrison and cultivate more systematic and professional artillery talents for the garrison, Yuan Qingfeng spent a lot of effort!
They were directly appointed as battalion artillery staff officers at the deputy company commander level, and they were personally promised that as long as each of them could train ten professional gunners similar to them, they would be immediately promoted to artillery company commanders, and they would go directly to the army to lead the team!
"Batalion Commander, the shooting masters have come out, we guarantee that the error will not exceed thirty meters!" an artillery staff officer suddenly shouted!
Yuan Qingfeng was so happy at that time!
This speed is faster than I expected. Based on this speed, it is worth the effort to keep them!
His eyes lit up and he commanded with expectation!
"Okay, provide it to the troops immediately. All the artillery will be tested here first, and then the firing crew will correct the firing before firing. Each gun will fire five rounds rapidly. I will level the little Japanese artillery position!"
"Yes, battalion commander!"
"All gun positions, one test shot, fire..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The dull sound of shelling soon rang in Yuan Qingfeng's ears. He quickly raised his telescope and looked at Lingqiu City!
While the screams continued in my ears, fireballs were already rising into the sky one after another in the city!
The three artillery staff members reacted quickly, keeping their eyes fixed on the gun sights without moving, and loudly ordered: "Shorten the firing distance of all artillery by 30 meters, fire five rounds at a rapid rate, and fire!"
It wasn't until everyone started adjusting the artillery and the sound of reloading kept reaching their ears that the sound of explosions reached Yuan Qingfeng's ears from inside the city!
At this time, several artillery company commanders had already issued the order to fire: "Each gun fires five rounds rapidly, fire!"
"Woooooooo..."
My ears were immediately enveloped by a piercing scream!