When Yan Baizhi, the commander-in-chief of the Shu army, saw the progress of the Rui army, he slapped his palm directly on the map.
"Large-caliber mortars, this kind of weapon is not even installed in the empire, but Switzerland has developed it on its own.
There is indeed a huge gap between our country of Shu and the country of Rui in the field of military industry.
But Rui only wants to break through our army's defense line with large-caliber mortars. This is a wishful thinking.
Large caliber mortars, these are high value targets.
Fire the fortress cannon and hit me hard."
Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen said worriedly: "If we really need to use the fortress artillery, the Swedish army's position is not far from our frontline fortifications.
The shock wave from the fortress cannon is likely to injure itself."
Yan Baizhi said firmly: "We must fight to contain the Swiss army's offensive.
Our army was affected by the shock wave of the fortress artillery shells, and at most the soldiers suffered only minor injuries.
The position was constantly attacked by large-caliber mortars from the Swedish army. Not only would the soldiers in the position be killed, but the position would also be lost.
The fortress artillery can hit targets in the distance, but it cannot hit targets at the foot of the mountain.
If the Swiss army really rushes to the foot of the mountain, it will be difficult to defend Jishan Town."
Yan Baizhi not only explained it to Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen, he also wanted this explanation to be explained to the soldiers on the front line through the mouths of people around him.
As the commander-in-chief, he must make decisions that harm the army openly and out of public interest rather than personal gain.
Failure to explain this matter clearly will not only damage Yan Baizhi's authority.
On the battlefield, it is easy for one's own soldiers to shoot him with a black gun.
Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen thought about the pros and cons of this matter, and on the tense battlefield, he did not allow them to think too much.
He couldn't think of a better solution for the time being, so he could only agree with Yan Baizhi's method.
The military order was quickly passed on, and the artillery staff of the fortress artillery determined the location of the Swedish army's large-caliber mortar.
They immediately directed the artillery to adjust the position and muzzle height of the fortress guns.
In Jishan Town, wherever artillery reaches, it has been designated for shooting.
This is equivalent to hitting a fixed target. Most artillerymen, even if they are not elite, can hit it.
What's more, the artillerymen on Peak No. 1 are all the most elite artillerymen of the Shu army, and they can hit fixed targets with perfect accuracy.
The artillery staff officer had already adjusted the position of the fortress cannon. He picked up the phone and asked for instructions whether to fire it.
After he got the exact order, he waved his arm vigorously and gave the order: "Launch!"
The gunner received the order and directly pressed the button to fire.
A weak current was turned on instantly, directly detonating the propellant of the cannonball.
There was a loud bang, and the fort trembled violently, as if there was an earthquake.
Several tons of artillery shells made a huge screaming sound and landed directly at the approximate location of the Swedish army's large-caliber mortars.
There was a loud bang, smoke and dust flying everywhere.
The smoke was mixed with dust, and was swept upward by the hot air formed by the explosion of the shells.
The small hill where the military observation group is located, looking down.
They only saw a small mushroom made of smoke and dust, rising slowly and then dissipating into the air.
Imperial General Niu Feng lamented: "This is the power of fortress artillery. If one shell hits the crowd, a team of hundreds of people will be wiped out."
The effective killing radius of its shock wave can reach 100 meters.
The shells of the fortress artillery do not need to accurately hit the large-caliber mortars in the trenches.
It only needs to explode near the mortar, and the huge shock wave can destroy the mortar.
After one explosion, there were several more explosions, which were obviously the explosions of mortar shells."
Hou Dayou, the general of Cao State, said with emotion: "Cannon is the king on the battlefield. If the Swiss army cannot conquer Peak No.
All actions he takes will be threatened by fortress artillery.
In this situation, the Swedish army will retreat soon.
A cannonball is only worth ten thousand taels of silver coins.
The cost of training a mortar artillery team must exceed ten thousand taels of silver coins.
What's more, the elite artillery is difficult to replace after its loss and must not be used as cannon fodder."
General Hou Dayou's statement was recognized by most people.
They all believed that the Swedish army would definitely retreat, and if they continued to persist, they would just die in vain and would not be able to achieve strategic results.
Xu Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Swedish army, put down his telescope and said helplessly: "Let the troops on the front line withdraw.
If we don't think of a way to deal with the enemy's fortress artillery first, we won't be able to achieve a breakthrough at all."
Commander Xu Fei's order was issued, and the Swedish army immediately withdrew from the front line.
It was already evening, and the troops began to return to camp to eat and rest.
But the generals at all levels could not rest. They were summoned for a meeting by Commander Xu Fei.
Commander Xu Fei looked at Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin.
The chief of general staff came to the front line to supervise the battle, but he did not interfere with Xu Fei's command.
This is an important reason why Xu Fei recognized the chief of general staff in his heart.
They belong to two factions, and their personal relationship is not good.
It is rare for Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin to put the overall situation first and respect the authority of his commander-in-chief.
Commander Xu Fei looked at everyone and asked, "Let's all talk about our views on today's war."
"Trench digging combined with large-caliber mortars can break the Shu army's turtle formation.
The conventional forces of the Shu army were completely stunned by our army's tactics.
If it weren't for the Shu army's fortress artillery fire, our army would have captured the Shu army's position long ago."
"The exploratory attack this time was entirely due to the artillery.
Our powerful army is just digging trenches, and its combat power has not been fully unleashed."
"Fortress artillery poses a great threat, but long-range artillery like fortress artillery has a weakness.
That is, it is difficult for them to move at a large angle, and the shooting angle can only roughly cover the south.
If our army can find a way to attack Peak No. 1 from the flank or rear, the fortress artillery will not be able to support the battlefield at all and will only have to face other types of artillery.
Facing the fortress artillery, our army was almost silent all the time.
But if it is replaced by a 120mm caliber artillery, half of the people should be able to break through the artillery fire defense line."
"The threat of the fortress artillery is too great, and the fortress artillery must be dealt with.
I remember that domestic airship technology is also pretty good.
Can we use airships to deal with fortress cannons?
I know that airships cannot dominate the battlefield now. The emergence of machine guns and cannons has left airships with only a reconnaissance role.
But the Shu army dared to use fortress artillery to bombard places not far from their positions.
In ancient times, there were warriors who drove fire ships to attack the enemy's ships.
Couldn't our army find a few warriors who would risk their lives and fly airships to attack the enemy's fortress artillery?"
When Xu Fei heard what the general said, he looked slightly thoughtful.
The general put it euphemistically, but in fact he was asking the airship soldiers to use suicide tactics to perish together with the enemy.
This is to form a death squad and sacrifice a small number of people in exchange for greater results.
Xu Fei has no womanly kindness. As long as this tactic is proven and has certain effects, he really dares to use it.
He heard the generals speaking one after another, and most of them were afraid of the fortress cannon.
They all agreed that in order to win this battle, the fortress artillery must be eliminated.
If the fortress artillery is allowed to show its power on the battlefield.
Not to mention that the Swiss army's progress was very slow, Xu Fei could not give an explanation to Sheng Long.
He could not bear the blow to the morale of the Swiss army from the fortress artillery alone.
Xu Fei looked at the Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin who had been silent.
He raised his hand and asked, "Chief of General Staff Lu is well-informed. Please tell me what you think."
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin also feels that the current situation is very difficult.
He hadn't thought of a strategy to deal with it before.
But he had just heard the speeches of many generals, and he was greatly inspired.
Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin thought for a moment and concluded: "I think the problem that arises in our army today is that the methods are too single.
Whether this tactic of trench digging and large-caliber mortars is effective? The battlefield has given results, and it is effective.
But relying solely on this tactic to defeat the Shu army in front of us is simply wishful thinking and is absolutely impossible to achieve.
The opposite side is a smart person, not a dull puppet.
When they encounter problems, they will try various solutions.
Never underestimate other people's abilities. It is difficult to achieve results with a single attack method.
To deal with a tough situation like Jishan Town, my suggestion is to use multi-service cooperation.
Send a few more armies to try to attack, and as long as there is one army, the victory will be achieved.
That would be a huge breakthrough for our army.
As long as a hole is opened in the enemy's defense line, our army can take the opportunity to expand its results.
Our army will try not to be blocked by the defense line of Jishan Town for too long.
There is also the Hongshanling Iron Mine ahead, and there are various passes in the hinterland of Shu."
Xu Fei is also a person who can listen to other people's opinions.
He said humbly: "The main purpose of today's battle is to explore the situation of the Shu army's position.
We have collected good results from this trial.
The next task is to continue to test the Shu army while improving the next stage of combat tasks.
I will absorb everyone's opinions and prepare to launch a full-scale attack the day after tomorrow.
Our army must achieve more results before the Shu army's supplies arrive."
They sat around the sand table and discussed the method of all-out attack.
On the second day, the Swedish army's attack intensity dropped, and the battle became obviously more complicated.
The generals in the military observation group were very confused when they saw this situation.
Imperial General Wang Shangfu said in confusion: "What's going on with the Swiss army?
The current performance of the Swedish army is obviously not in line with their strength.
I wouldn't be surprised if it performed like this two years after the war started.
The army has been fighting for a long time and they are tired of war.
Now this phased battle has only begun on its second day.
Rui Jun's performance is too puzzling.
My performance was very good yesterday, and I must at least pass it today, and it cannot be this bad."
General Hou Dayou of Cao State speculated: "This is probably because the Rui army wanted to show weakness to the enemy and was preparing to paralyze the Shu army.
They don't know what tactics they are preparing secretly now.
The Swedish army is not in a hurry, and neither should we.
No matter how the Rui and Shu armies perform, we can all learn something."
Hou Dayou had the body of a general, and he immediately made the generals realize that they were just bystanders, and they could only be bystanders.
As long as you keep good records, you don't need to worry about the movements of the two countries' armies.
They can only understand part of the situation and cannot understand the whole situation.
In many cases, a slight difference can lead to a huge mistake.
It is impossible to understand the whole situation by just looking at some superficial appearances.
The Shu army was also very confused about the performance of the Rui army.
Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen could not understand the performance of the Swedish army at all.
He said with some worry: "With this performance of the Swedish army, could it be that the Swedish army discovered that they could not capture Jishan Town in a short period of time?
The main force of the Swedish army chose to bypass Jishan Town and directly attack the Hongshanling Iron Mining Area."
Yan Baizhi didn't care at all about Chief of Staff Lu's concerns.
"I also hope that Switzerland will make such a choice.
Why did our army deploy heavy troops in the small town of Jishan Town?
It is because this place is extremely important, guarding the main traffic route.
Even the ancient army needed to strictly protect the army's food routes when marching.
Once the army is deprived of food, the fate can be imagined.
What's more, today's military has even more stringent requirements for logistics supplies.
The ancient army really ran out of food, but they could still fight back with steel swords in hand.
In the current army, once logistical supplies are cut off, weapons and ammunition cannot be replenished.
This army is a living target and will be wiped out quickly.
On the contrary, I am worried that the Swedish army is preparing for a big one."
Chief of Staff Qiu Lushen nodded and said: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with earth.
As long as our army can ensure sufficient vigilance, our various positions can support each other.
Even if the Swedish army wanted to make a surprise attack, it would be difficult for them to achieve results.
The current performance of the Swedish army just allows our army to take a break."
The Shu army remained unchanged in response to all changes. Seeing the performance of the Rui army, they had already increased their vigilance.
The main reason why the Swedish army is in such chaos is that it has lost the command of the middle and high-level officers, and it is completely left to the grassroots officers to act on their own.
The middle and high-level officers all gathered around the sand table to provide their own opinions for the Swedish army's comprehensive operations.
Commander Xu Fei smiled as he looked at the strategy that he gradually perfected after continuously collecting intelligence on the battlefield for a day and a night.
He immediately applauded and said happily: "We only need one day and one night to complete such a perfect offensive strategy. This is completely the result of everyone's joint efforts.
I looked at this offensive strategy and was full of confidence.
With this strategy, we will definitely achieve good results."
After Commander Xu Fei finished his praise, he issued the order with a serious expression.
"Li Zhenhai was responsible for leading 10,000 troops and went around to the rear of Jishan Town overnight.
It’s better if you can break through the Shu army’s defense line. If you can’t break through, you should try to attract the enemy’s attention.”
"Zhao Datian, you command the airship troops and try to attack the Shu army's fortress artillery.
Even if you can't attack, it still has the effect of harassing you."
Commander Xu Fei absorbed everyone's suggestions and mobilized some troops. Through this method, he tried to attack the Jishan Town fort.
Even if it fails to achieve victory, it can still contain a large number of enemy troops.
Commander Xu Fei finally said: "I will personally lead other armies to launch a full-scale attack on the Shu army's positions.
Our lowest goal in this operation is to eliminate some of the enemy's bunkers.
Time is on our army's side, as long as we fight steadily.
When our army's train guns are put into the battlefield, they will definitely teach the Shu army a profound lesson."
After Commander Xu Fei finished giving the order, he waved his hand and said: "After a hard day and night, everyone is very tired now.
Let's go back and catch up on some sleep first, and we'll start a full-scale battle tomorrow.
Only when you have good rest can you serve your country."