As Tang Dao talked about the fatal shortcomings of the "heartless cannon", a trace of disappointment appeared on the face of the Army Major General.
He has been fighting for more than ten years, and of course he knows that Tang Dao is not deliberately weakening the power of this almost genius invention, the explosive charge ejector, but that it is really useless.
Especially what Tang Dao said, if this thing is placed on the forward position, once the Japanese army uses artillery fire to cover it, there is a high chance that fireworks will be set off on their position. For this reason alone, even if they know that this kind of explosive can be
The 'artillery' that throws out more than 100 meters is very lethal to infantry, and few commanders will use it.
"This is such a pity, but it is not completely useless. Maybe it can be used when defending the city." After all, the Army Major General was already over forty years old. Although he was disappointed, he did not forget to give this young man Tang Dao
My colleagues gave me some comfort.
"Hey, what you said, Chief Tong, is very reasonable. No matter what kind of weapon, it has its own advantages and disadvantages. For example, a submachine gun is far better than a single-shot rifle in city street fighting. But if it is placed in the wild and the distance between the two parties is widened,
, they are not as useful as rifles; mortars are much better than direct-aimed artillery in mountain warfare, but if they are used in fortified operations, they are far less effective than direct-aimed artillery." Tang Dao said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" the Army Major General was slightly startled.
He seemed to hear something else from Tang Dao's words, and he was ready to say it.
"I mean, if the Japanese army entered this valley, Commander Tong, do you think the shortcomings of the 'heartless cannon' can be ignored?" A smile filled Tang Dao's face.
"If this kind of 'heartless artillery' faced the Japanese mountain artillery, field artillery and infantry artillery on the plains, of course it would have frequent shortcomings, but this is not a plain!"
"I understand, haha! You, Commander Tang, think so fast! I, Tong, admire you." Looking at the relatively flat valley under the ridge, the Army Major General finally understood what Tang Dao meant.
On the plains, this large "mortar" was completely useless because of its short range and insufficient accuracy, and it was facing the Japanese army with a large number of artillery.
But once it changes to the scene in front of it, it is the best stage for it to show all its advantages.
The width of the valley floor is only about 200 meters. If you use this thing to smash the explosive packets down from the mountain, you will be within the range. Not to mention that there are all Japanese troops there, and what kind of precision is needed there? Just blow it up.
Even if it doesn't kill you, it will shock you to death, and even if it doesn't blow you to death, it will scare you to death.
The so-called making the best use of everything is just that!
But the Japanese army is not a fool. How could it be so stupid that without reconnaissance, the entire army sneaked into this dangerous place that was very likely to be attacked?
"Commander Tang, your idea is good. This 'heartless gun' is also very suitable for such a battlefield, but the Japanese are not so easy to take the bait." The face of the Army Major General who gradually calmed down from the excitement became serious again.
"In the two days and nights when the Japanese army left Guangde City, the entire army of our independent battalion bombarded the Japanese marching column 16 times, destroyed one Japanese infantry gun, three vehicles, and killed and wounded dozens of Japanese soldiers. Two Japanese soldiers
On that day, we walked less than 30 kilometers in total.
Tonight they will be harassed by a small force sent by our army. They will not be able to sleep well for two nights and the whole army is exhausted.
If they still insist on carrying out the army, it will take at least five days to completely get out of the mountainous area, and they will pay a greater price.
The leader of his detachment, Kunizaki Zuo, was originally a heavy general of the Fifth Division. He was unwilling to accept the heavy losses he suffered in the Mouse Mountain Blockade a few days ago, so he will definitely choose new tactics to deal with our army." Tang Dao said with a look on his face.
Calm.
"Are you saying that the Japanese will definitely choose to go into the mountains and wipe out your small force regardless of the risks, so that you have a chance?" The Army Major General's eyes flashed under the light of the torch.
After pondering for a long time, he still sighed and shook his head, "Commander Tang, your strategic and tactical ideas are very wonderful, but the Japanese army has ten thousand people, and your troops only have more than two thousand. This snake swallowing elephant will burst its belly."
"Erya, bring over that Japanese-style map of the Guangde area." Tang Dao waved to Erya who was standing behind him confidently.
Erya spread out a Japanese-style map marked in detail on a big stone and stood beside it with a torch held high. Several soldiers gathered around the map and watched Tang Dao's fingers move on the map.
"You see, this is the current location of the Kunisaki detachment. It is divided into three divisions, the forward, the middle, and the rear. Each of the three divisions is about one kilometer apart. In fact, they are connected end to end.
This is nothing more than what the ancients called a long snake formation. No matter whether our unit attacks from the beginning to the end or attacks in the middle, there is always the risk of being surrounded by its two parts.
Therefore, in the past two days, we mainly carried out small-scale harassment, constantly delaying their marching speed, and there has never been a large-scale attack by the main force.
In fact, Kunisaki didn't seem to have made any effective counterattack. In fact, his strategy was just to wait and respond to changes by remaining unchanged until the main force of our army appeared.
It's like a turtle bastard, always huddled in the turtle shell, allowing you to harass you without pain or itch. If you reveal your true intentions, his hidden head will poke out and bite you till your blood drips.
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Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard Tang Dao's description of it being interesting.
However, it seems to be true.
No matter how they harassed the Kunisaki detachment, they never sent a squadron-sized force into the depths of the mountains. I'm afraid it was exactly what Xiang Tangdao said. It wasn't that they didn't want to fight, but that they had been waiting for a suitable fighter opportunity.
This made Guo Shouzhi, who was eager to win, involuntarily break out in cold sweat on his forehead.
In the afternoon, he suggested to Tang Dao that the Japanese army, which was already physically and mentally exhausted from the attack, should find a decisive battle location with the Japanese army in the remaining two days and devote enough troops to launch a large-scale attack on the Japanese army that was stubbornly enforcing its troops.
Then he might have fallen into Kunisaki's trap.
Marching in mountainous areas is difficult, and it is actually the same for both China and Japan. It is painful for the Japanese to walk, but the Chinese will not be able to walk on flat ground, and the marching speed will be greatly reduced.
If the Japanese army reacted quickly and the fighting over there was still in full swing, and they sent troops into the mountains to outflank the retreat, the consequences could be imagined.
The problem is that the meat has not yet reached the mouth, but the people are gone.
Fortunately, Tang Dao had already seen through Kunizaki's plan and had no intention of fighting the Japanese army on both sides of the simple road.
"Just like what Chief Tong just said, although we severely defeated the Japanese invaders in the Mouse Mountain Blockade, we were able to build fortifications in a timely manner and pay heavy sacrifices. We must not underestimate the Japanese army.
Of course, it is impossible for our 2,000 men to eat up the Kunisaki detachment's nearly 10,000 troops in one go, no matter how sophisticated the tactics are.
But, what if they divide their forces?" Tang Dao pointed his finger at the map again.
"Look, if we go five kilometers further, the terrain here will be much open. One road can lead directly to Cross Town, and another road can reach Yao Village. Guoqi, who has been harassed by me for several days, will definitely not let this go.
The terrain where the army is deployed will most likely find ways to outflank it and annihilate my Chinese army, which has made him lose face.
And this is also his only chance, otherwise, no matter how thick his turtle shell is, it will be pierced by our troops' continuous harassment day and night.
The majestic Imperial Japanese Army was like a tortoise who only took beatings without fighting back. Not to mention that he was a member of the prestigious Steel Army in Japan. He was the old Japanese soldier Sadao Ushijima who no longer sought no merit but no fault.
I guess I won’t keep carrying it like this!”
The Army Major General nodded frequently as he spoke.
If it were him, with far more troops than his opponent, but his opponent was constantly harassing him by taking advantage of the terrain, he would choose to use his superior force to kill his opponent once and for all!
As for the division of troops mentioned by Tang Dao, this is almost inevitable.
The rugged mountain roads are not conducive to large-scale combat. It is the most normal tactic to divide the infantry into several groups, communicate through radio, surround the opponent like a big net, and then gradually reduce the encirclement and completely strangle the opponent.
"This is the battlefield I prepared for them." Tang Dao clicked on the map with his expert hand.
