Qiu Jintang, one of the few veterans of the Anti-Japanese War who was a veteran artilleryman in the Guanci Civil War and one of the founders of the Anti-Japanese Artillery Force, is quite experienced. A cannon can fire at its maximum rate of fire within ten minutes. He had a good idea of how many shells he could fire, and he knew even more how many shells his artillery group could consume in these ten minutes.
In Qiu Jintang's view, according to Yang Jicai's strategy, the effect is indeed immediate, but the consumption of shells is astronomical, and this is only more than an hour of shelling. If it takes even half an hour more, the headquarters Qianxin I'm afraid all the artillery shells that Wan Ku brought to him from Hailar will be shot cleanly.
After adding in the consumption of yesterday's day and night battles, there are not many artillery shells left on hand, especially rocket shells. Originally, after yesterday's consumption, there was not much left. After this battle, , I am afraid that whether it is a 107 or 122 rocket shell, it will bottom out.
Looking at Qiu Jintang's aching expression, Yi Jianping knew that he was feeling sorry for those cannonballs, but he shook his head and didn't know how to comfort him, because at this moment, Yi Jianping felt very worried about Yang Jicai's style of play. The feeling is no different from Qiu Jintang.
While applauding his performance, he also felt quite pained by the shells fired. Although he knew that this was the best way to solve the predicament on the Aruhorqin Banner battlefield at the moment, as the top political worker in the entire Linxi battlefield The leader, Yi Jianping, is very aware of how difficult it is to transport these shells.
One artillery shell transported from Hailar consumes two to three liters of gasoline, and the cost of one 107 rocket shell is almost equal to three 75mm field artillery shells or one 60 mortar, Yang Jicai Fortunately, the 122 rocket launcher fires a few salvos. One 122 rocket launcher fires thirty rounds in one salvo.
A 122 rocket launcher company can fire out one hundred and sixty rockets in one salvo, and three hundred and twenty rockets in two salvos. Not counting the consumption of ordinary rockets, this guy will even use the only rockets currently available on the Linxi battlefield. More than a hundred special rockets were also used.
These more than a hundred special rockets were almost all on the Linxi battlefield. In order to ensure the success of the sea of fire tactics, the headquarters specially added more than a hundred special rockets to the battlefields of Tongliao and Aruhorqin Banner, and fired them all, because These are the only special artillery shells in the hands of the headquarters. Once they are used up, the headquarters will no longer be able to resupply them.
According to this style of play, even if the Anti-League has a lot of money, it will still feel a bit difficult. What's more, the current Anti-League is still far from being rich. If this happens again, the artillery shell reserves that the headquarters has painstakingly transported to Linxi battlefield will I'm afraid it will take more than half of it.
Seeing the dense artillery shells in front of him, which stretched northward from Sumoyintala, visible walls of fire consisting of the flames exploded by the artillery shells, Yi Jianping really understood at this moment why it was said that the sound of a cannon was worth thousands of dollars. It's just that although he felt sorry for these shells, after all, his job and experience were there, but Yi Jianping didn't express his pain in a more obvious way like Qiu Jintang did.
Now he is thinking more about the use of Yang Jicai in the future. After meeting with Qiu Jintang, he learned in detail about the battle situation from last night to now, as well as the dispute between Yang Jicai and Wang Deyao, plus Yang Jicai's performance just now. , Yi Jianping finally understood why Wang Guangyu was full of praise for this young man.
Even regardless of the fact that Yang Jicai, who had only served as acting company commander before, lacked some practical experience in leading troops, after Wang Deyao was killed in battle, he directly asked Yang Jicai to take over the heavy responsibility of commanding the entire Aruhorqin Banner battlefield. This can be said to be a wise eye, and Wang Deyao was replaced. This kind of battle is absolutely impossible to fight.
Under the situation of a huge disparity in military strength, a young man with only three years of military service and no systematic military education. The highest military education he received was just a young man from the military region's training team. Opposite him were two old Japanese Army University graduates. The qualified opponents battled wits and actually gained the upper hand.
This probably requires not only experience, but also the ability to quickly judge and react on the battlefield, as well as long-term considerations. After learning about the battle situation since last night from Qiu Jintang, even if it has been tested for a long time, Yi Jianping also had to say something wonderful.
When Wang Deyao suddenly decided to lead half of his troops to sneak attack the 28th Regiment, he quickly adjusted his deployment in a hurry, consciously and proactively abandoned the commanding heights of Zhangjiayingzi, consciously showed weakness, and firmly attracted the Japanese troops in front of him. The line from Laqirude to Aohan Yingzi.
Doing so is not a matter of simply making up one's mind, it requires extraordinary courage and an absolutely sharp strategic vision, because his troops are patched together, only the strength of one regiment, and he needs to face two soldiers from the Seventh Division. Although the regiment has been severely damaged, it still maintains complete combat effectiveness. Once it makes a wrong decision, the consequences will be devastating.
He had seen people younger than Yang Jicai in Guan Nei, who were division-level or even military-level cadres during the Red Army period. Compared with them, although Yang Jicai was considered young and promising, he was not very outstanding, but this kind of His ability to react quickly on the battlefield and his ability to control the integrated command of troops are definitely No. 1.
This kind of battle can't be won by just being brave. Every adjustment and every deployment on the battlefield is very critical. A loophole may cause irreparable consequences, and Balaqi Rude to Ao Behind the front line of Hanyingzi is the Bahrain Right Banner flanking the entire Linxi battlefield. Once it is broken through, the entire Linxi battlefield will fall into complete passivity.
The risk he took by doing so was not something that ordinary people could afford. Facing two experienced people with complete military education, they could survive this night of battle of wits and strength, despite paying a certain price. But it was a victory, which is remarkable in itself.
In fact, from now on, he has also begun to appreciate this young man who is usually quiet but can show his true strength when he takes action. In the current view of Yi Jianping, it is indeed a bit unfair to continue to put this guy in the position of staff. Now, this young man's vision and mentality, especially his ruthlessness that will kill you if you don't take action, are no longer suitable for being an adviser. It's time to adjust his position.
It would be very suitable for him to lead troops, or to be the deputy chief of operations in the column, or to serve as deputy chief of staff in the first division. Wasn't Wang Guangyu always dissatisfied with Sun Wenjiu, the chief of staff, so he transferred Yang Jicai to the operations section? As a deputy section chief, Wang Guangyu would probably be very attracted to him, and asking him to run some kind of special staff training class for the Advancement Army wouldn't be a waste of talent, wouldn't it?
Compared with Yi Jianping and Qiu Jintang, who were somewhat distressed about the cannonballs, they were always paying attention to the battle situation here in Baichengzi. When they received the battle report, Lieutenant General Noboru Kunizaki, who had just had breakfast and was enjoying tea leisurely, received the news from the front. After the report, he was so shocked that his eyes darkened and he sat down on the ground.
With the support of his adjutant, Lieutenant General Noboru Kunizaki, who barely stood up, no longer cared about etiquette. He threw the telegram angrily at the division chief of staff, Colonel Naoryo Tomita, and said angrily: "Tomita-kun, Can you explain to me why this happens?"
"Didn't you insist on the anti-resistance alliance on the front line of Bala Chirud? It is a rare opportunity for us to have half of the troops to deal with the 28th Alliance. Didn't you say that their defenders on the front line of Bala Chirud? Isn’t it true that there is a serious shortage of troops? Doesn’t it mean that their artillery shells are now in insufficient supply and they are unable to provide a large amount of fire support?”
"You have always insisted that since the direction of the Stone Table has been opened, we should invest the maximum amount of troops in order to break through the entire front. Taking advantage of the opportunity of half of its troops being contained in Zagastanor, the entire division concentrated on two main regiments until Planting the right flag of Bahrain and defeating the left wing of the Linxi battlefield in one fell swoop can achieve immortal feats for the empire."
"I agreed to your request, but now it is in such a situation that your entire plan is almost a piece of waste paper, and your judgment is not accurate at all. So can you explain it to me now? Where did the cannonballs that fell on our heads come from.
"Why did those loyal and brave soldiers of the empire who broke into the deep defense line of the Anti-Japanese Alliance from the direction of Shizui table suffer such heavy casualties? From the direction of Shizui table, from the beginning of the battle to the present, the main force of the 27th Regiment invested by the division has been There are four infantry squadrons of the 26th Regiment, and together with the wounded soldiers, less than three infantry squadrons have been withdrawn."
"More than four thousand loyal and brave soldiers of the empire have served the empire under the bombardment of enemy artillery. If we add in the losses suffered from the front line from Balachi Rude to Aohan Yingzi, as well as the enemy bombing and bombing during the day yesterday, The bombardment, in just one day and night, in less than thirty-six hours, nearly 7,000 loyal and brave Imperial warriors lost their lives."
"Two colonel captains died at the same time. I would like to ask Mr. Tomita, how many colonels are there in the 7th Division including you, even including that idiot Ichiki Kiyonao? , there are several captains in the 7th Division, and not counting that idiot Ichiki Kiyonao, two of them died in one battle, Tomita-kun, how do you want me to explain to the base camp?"
"This does not include the casualties suffered by the 28th Regiment during the day and night yesterday. The heavy casualties of the 7th Division now means that the entire division has lost its combat effectiveness, and our opponents, They are just two newly formed infantry regiments. You Naoliang Tomita should know what a newly formed infantry regiment is."
"Two newly formed infantry regiments, even with a large number of strengthened heavy artillery, fought with our fully-manned division for thirty-six hours, but they got the same result. When the news spread, our country's Qakiden... The division commander plus you as the chief of staff will become a huge joke to the Imperial Army."
"The first batch of veteran divisions formed by the dignified empire were attacked in the middle of the night. Not only were they unable to capture any key points, but they were also beaten to a pulp by two new corps. They were the new corps and not their ace unit. , can this be explained by simply relying on the enemy’s absolute firepower advantage?”
"I hope you, Mr. Tomita, can give me a reasonable explanation for the Kwantung Army and the Tokyo Base Camp. Mr. Tomita, don't tell me that our loyal and brave imperial warriors were all attacked by enemy aircraft and heavy artillery. It was destroyed by a forceful bombing. This is a reason that neither the base camp nor the Kwantung Army, nor His Excellency Commander Hisao Tani Army, can accept."
"Since their sneak attack on the 28th Regiment last night, our opponents have been setting traps for us, but we were stupid. With the insistence of you, the chief of staff of the division, not only did we not realize that this was It was a trap, but I fell into their trap without hesitation."