Just a small change made the Japanese artillery fire almost useless. Except for a few recruits who ran around when the enemy's artillery fire came, almost no one was injured.
When Chen Yong and Staff Officer Xiao saw this, they were a little surprised. Because they only changed the depth of the trenches and expanded the area of the defensive position, such a magical scene occurred.
Chen Yong said in confusion: "Special Commissioner, what is the principle of this?"
Duanwu said with a smile: "Our army's defensive positions have always not met the specifications. Even senior officers from Huangpu did not pay enough attention to the trenches where the soldiers saved their lives.
Because the opponents they fought rarely had cannons. And even if they did have cannons, they were small-power cannons or small-caliber mortars.
This kind of battle does not have high requirements on the location.
The depth of the trench is one meter, and the floating soil that rises up is only 500 thick. People lie on it, as long as their bodies are not exposed, and the battle begins.
It was not until later, during the battle with the Japanese, that some officers began to understand the role of trenches. However, the depth of the trenches was only about one and a half meters. With the addition of floating soil, it could reach two meters.
They believed that such a height was enough to deal with Japanese artillery attacks. But little did they know that the bomb shelter dug at this depth had almost no effect.
Therefore, in the battle against Japan, our army's casualties were still very high.
If we want to change this unfavorable situation for our army, the first step is to dig standard trenches.
The depth of a standard trench is about two to three meters, with a bomb shelter at the bottom that can accommodate one or more people. This can ensure the safety of soldiers.
In addition, our army does not have an advantage in artillery battles. The Japanese army's firepower is often worried about our army, and it has sufficient ammunition.
Then, we can only use space to exchange for living space.
If in previous battles, our army had two people per square meter, then now we need to adjust to one person per two square meters.
In other words, if each Japanese artillery shell could kill one person before, now he can kill at least one person every four artillery shells.
This is a multiple of consumption. And what is the war about? It is consumption.
The consumption of weapons and ammunition, the consumption of combat personnel.
Once when I was at the Sihang Warehouse, someone asked me, what is the purpose of our operation? Is it worth it to defend a Sihang Warehouse that has no strategic significance? What is the strategic significance?
I said: I hope there are more places like Sihang Warehouse. Because I have only one combat goal, which is to eliminate the enemy's effective forces.
War has always been started by people. If these people who start the war are killed, then this war should be over!"
At this time, Dragon Boat Festival's theory sounded too crazy. Chen Yong and Staff Officer Xiao couldn't digest it for a while.
The two people's minds were almost blank, running on their own like machines that couldn't stop. They were constantly recalling and thinking about the tactics of the Dragon Boat Festival, but in the end, they almost had a short-circuit in their brains.
Just like Xie Jinyuan back then, they had difficulty understanding Dragon Boat Festival's tactics.
Because their previous way of thinking was based on strategies and tactics aimed at the enemy's important targets.
But at this time, Dragon Boat Festival has as its ultimate goal the elimination of the enemy's most inconspicuous soldiers.
It was difficult for them to understand what role such tactics could play in this war.
But they had to believe it, because the 44th Division benefited a lot from just a few adjustments made in the position during the Dragon Boat Festival.
"Special Commissioner, how should we fight now?"
"Yes, Commissioner, your tactics are simply too novel. We can't imagine what kind of tactics you will use next."
Chen Yong and Staff Officer Xiao both consulted the Dragon Boat Festival for advice. Because the opportunity is fleeting. If you cannot seize it, then you can only say that you will miss the opportunity.
They wanted to win so much, but it had nothing to do with promotion and wealth. Because in their hearts, they were holding back their breath. The Chinese army was clearly more than three times the size of the Japanese army, so why did they lose?
They want a victory to prove that the Japanese are not invincible.
They looked at Duanwu with expectant eyes. Duanwu said with a smile: "The Japs are testing with artillery fire. Tell the soldiers to continue to expand the defensive position after the Japs' artillery fire stops."
The Japanese will be very angry at this time. They may fire again.
After the Japanese fired artillery, the soldiers hid in the bomb shelter again and continued to expand after the Japanese artillery fire stopped.
At this time, the Japanese army will be extremely angry. They will rush down the mountain to fight for the Chinese soldiers.
At this time, don't panic. Let the company in front not fight too hard, so that the Japanese army will mistakenly think that our right wing is empty and they can take advantage of it.
The little devils are very crazy. They took advantage of them on the Songhu battlefield. So they have never taken Chinese soldiers seriously.
Madness is the advantage of the Japanese army, but at the same time, it is also the weakness of the Japanese army.
Because of their madness, they did not take Chinese soldiers seriously at all, which made them look very brave in combat.
However, precisely because of their madness, their combat method has always been simple: artillery bombardment, infantry charge, infantry charge to the rear, and artillery bombardment.
When charging, the Japs will alternately cover each other with infantry and machine gunners to charge.
When the Japs charge, the Chinese army often suffers because our shooting skills are not as good as the Japs.
In order to close this gap, let the soldiers start shooting at a distance of fifty meters to thirty meters.
At this time, a battalion on the right quickly returned to its position and launched a full-scale shooting at the Japanese assault team, making sure that all Japanese troops could not come back."
"marvelous!"
Chen Yong Shanzhi was very excited after hearing the battle plan of Dragon Boat Festival.
Staff Officer Xiao also said with admiration: "With the special commissioner in Changshu, we can ensure that nothing goes wrong."
However, at this time, Duanwu smiled and said: "My dear friends, look further ahead. What do we lack now?"
Duanwu's words directly stopped Chen Yong and Xiao Staff. Because just thinking about Duanwu's tactics made the two people's brains knotted, and they couldn't think of anything at this time.
In the end, Staff Officer Xiao asked awkwardly: "Commissioner, what do we lack? Is it courage? Or a great victory?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "What we lack are weapons and ammunition. The arsenal was just blown up by the Japanese. Did you forget it so quickly?"
"oops!"
Chen Yong and Staff Officer Xiao sighed and slapped their foreheads at the same time, because they both felt that they were really stupid. The arsenal had just been bombed, and wasn't it just weapons and ammunition that were lacking?
But where did these weapons and ammunition come from? Are they going to rob the Japanese?
This is another extremely crazy idea. The little Japanese soldiers are pressing down on the situation. How dare the special commissioner in front of him dare to pull out his teeth?...