After Li Mingrui looked at and listened to his report, his face remained calm without any waves. Yang Zhen, who seemed not to care about these tanks at all, said with some worry: "Commander, the little devil's cavalry is not very good.
But these tanks, which have such excellent protection that machine guns have no effect on them, should not be underestimated."
"I heard that during the Battle of Songhu, many troops in ** were not defeated by the Japanese army, but were overwhelmed by Japanese tanks. [.Com text] Even many troops that had been able to resist the Japanese attack tenaciously before,
They were frightened to death by Japanese tanks, especially those local troops who had never seen tanks before."
"You have to think of a way, but don't underestimate these more than 20 tanks. Otherwise, these tanks will cause huge casualties to our army. These tanks are always a scourge to us. But
The few warships on the river, although not large in tonnage, are like mobile forts."
"But Commander, I can help you deal with those warships hanging alone on the river. Tonight I will take a company into the water and touch them quietly. I will resolve the battle in an hour and ensure that these warships are delivered to you.
But I can't do anything about the tanks. Their station is in the middle of the Little Japs' entire position. I tried several times last night, but I couldn't take action because the Japanese security was too tight."
Regarding Li Mingrui's report, Yang Zhen nodded with satisfaction. However, regarding his worries, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Don't worry, these tanks will be ours after tonight. As for those of the Puppet Manchuria Army,
We don’t have air superiority on the master ship, so it’s a living target, and it’s basically useless to take it.”
Looking at Yang Zhen's confident expression, Li Mingrui scratched his head, but he didn't know that the commander had such confidence. You know, these tanks are not so easy to deal with. Are they all his own? Is it possible that besides his own reconnaissance battalion?
Besides, what other mysterious troops does the commander have?
Seeing Li Mingrui's expression of confusion, Yang Zhen smiled and did not answer him. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "Put on your gas masks and leave a company behind to lurk back to the front line at Lianjiangkou. Tell them about the movements of the Japanese troops at Lianjiangkou."
Keep an eye on me. Especially tonight, I must keep an eye on every move of the Japanese army."
"The radio station of the company you left behind will always be on for me, and we will evacuate as soon as we receive the notice from the headquarters. As for your main force, ignore the warships on the river. Your next goal is to cross the river and go south."
"After crossing the river, you immediately secretly infiltrate into Jiamusi. Half of the city wall of Jiamusi was destroyed by us last time and has not been repaired yet. The Japanese army is empty of troops. With your training, there should be no big problem in infiltrating. Dong Ping
The company I lead has already arrived here with me, you go and join them immediately."
After hearing Yang Zhen's order, Li Mingrui didn't ask why. He believed that he should know what he should know, even if he didn't ask, the commander would tell him. If he shouldn't know, asking would be in vain. The commander didn't like it
A talkative person never says a word himself.
Li Mingrui, who knew Yang Zhen's character, didn't say a word. After nodding heavily, he turned and left to find his instructor. As for who to keep, Li Mingrui already had an idea in his mind. The task of infiltrating Jiamusi was not easy.
, Dong Ping will go south with him this time, lest there be no one to discuss with him.
Since neither he nor Dong Ping can stay, then Huang Dali, an old scout, is the best candidate to stay. Huang Dali is an old scout. Although he has many problems, there is one thing that no one can deny.
, this guy is extremely experienced. He knows when to persist and when to retreat. Keeping him is a good choice.
After Li Mingrui left, Yang Zhen looked at the sky that was gradually darkening because it was already early autumn and the days were getting shorter and shorter as the seasons changed. After pondering for a while, he picked up Xiao Huzi instead of taking the car.
He got on the horse after being handed the reins, picked up the reins and ran towards the artillery position.
When he arrived at an extremely tightly guarded birch forest less than five kilometers away from the mouth of the Lianjiang River, Yang Zhen dismounted and walked into the woods. Behind him, all the entourage, including Xiao Huzi,
He was not allowed in and was left outside the woods.
Walking into the birch forest, I looked at the artillerymen who were nervously building artillery bunkers and making final adjustments to the artillery. There was also a man wearing the military uniform of Yang Zhen's command, but his body was so strong that he didn't look like a Chinese, and there were big names behind him.
Under the command of two guards, who were nervously installing fuses on these secret weapons and checking the safety one by one, after seizing a large number of Japanese poison gas shells from Guanzuizi Mountain, they were fully clothed in the group.
After setting up two new chemical companies with the chemical protective suits seized by Ceshan, Yang Zhen nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing Yang Zhen coming over, Ma Qichang, who was doing the final work on the map to once again determine the target, quickly stood up and saluted.
In order to ensure that in this battle, the artillery could accurately drive these treasures into the Japanese positions in the shortest possible time, Yang Zhen concentrated all the forces of the two field artillery battalions on hand this time, and designated the deputy commander of the artillery and concurrently
Ma Qichang, the leader of the field artillery regiment, took personal command.
After Yang Zhen waved his hand to signal Ma Qichang to relax, he carefully looked at the work on the map that he had basically completed and said: "How about it, can your artillery hit the target without anyone correcting it? Do you know
, once these things miss the mark, it’s not just the little devil who will be unlucky.”
In response to Yang Zhen's question, Ma Qichang said confidently: "Commander, don't worry. Since the establishment of our military base area, except for the deep mountains and old forests in the west, I have spent a whole month with my people,
Basically all the terrain on the north bank of our Songhua River has been marked on the map."
"As for the line of Lianjiangkou, which is the most important outpost of our army, it is the top priority. I have come here three times to see the terrain, and I have marked it in the most detail on the map. All the terrain and landforms here are here.
In my mind, I now have the most detailed Japanese defense map provided by Battalion Commander Li, and I can shoot these shells into the Japanese positions even with my eyes closed."
"Also, Commander, although I chose the artillery position here for the purpose of concealment, a rocket launcher battalion was deployed to the east of this forest, in front of the Lianjiang Estuary, specifically to suppress possible counterattacks from the Japanese army. At the same time,
, I built a large number of backup positions behind this forest. I prepared to use artillery to fight guerrillas against the Japanese.
"Also, I asked the engineering company to dig several nests behind each artillery position to hide all the artillery shells underground. At the same time, I mobilized all two engineering companies from the two artillery regiments to specialize in
With the cooperation of the chemical company, the artillery shells were transported. As you know, once these things are hit by the Japanese counterattack, we will be the unlucky ones."
After listening to Ma Qichang's deployment, Yang Zhen nodded with satisfaction and then said: "Have you brought all the gas masks for the artillery? If there is a shortage, you must raise it immediately. I will ask Zhang Zhenhua to draw you from the infantry immediately.
.You guys are all our treasures, don’t let yourself get hurt accidentally.”
Regarding Yang Zhen's words of concern, Ma Qichang said with a simple smile: "Commander, I have brought them all. I have personally checked twice, and all the gas masks are quite a lot. It is just the shells that were replenished this time, plus the brigades.
The total number of mountain artillery shells belonging to the mountain artillery battalion is only 2,600, and the number of direct field artillery regiments is only 1,200."
"Now the troops are about to cross the river. If we need to fight a tough battle, are the artillery shells a little short? Although we only have two battalions here, we also have twenty-four field guns. On average, each gun has only
We were allocated fifty rounds of artillery shells. Even according to the standards of the Japanese army, this is not enough for a base number."
"Commander, this cannon is not like a rifle. If the rifle has no bullets, at least it still has a bayonet to withstand it. Without the shells, this cannon has become an ear ornament for the deaf. We can't let these things be cultivated with so much effort.
Artillerymen, go and charge with your rifles."
Hearing this, Yang Zhen smiled and pointed at Ma Qichang's nose and said, "Don't be greedy, kid. These shells were assembled by workers in the arsenal who risked their lives by dismantling the used shells shipped from Jiangbei and using the fuzes.
.Our own production of mountain artillery shell fuzes has always been of poor quality due to raw materials, and we are currently unable to form large-scale production capabilities."
After that, Yang Zhen patted Ma Qichang on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, there will be bread and artillery shells. For the fuze, the arsenal is organizing manpower from experts in Jiangbei and ordnance experts transferred from the pass to assist.
Trial production will be carried out next. Judging from the progress, it is basically almost done now. As long as the raw materials are in place, large-scale production can begin. By then, you will have as many cannon shells as you need."
"We not only want to produce 75mm mountain artillery shells on a large scale, but also produce 150mm howitzer shells. However, our previous use of artillery shells was a bit too lavish. We are in the Japanese secret warehouse in Qunce Mountain
One hundred thousand rounds of artillery shells were seized, and the embers were consumed in less than a year. This can not but be said to be a waste."
"In addition to the tens of thousands of artillery shells consumed in daily training, only Qunce Mountain, Guanmenzuizi Mountain, and Jiangnan, plus this battle. In just a few battles, the reserve of artillery shells were consumed to embers. During the battle, they were easily fired.
Barrage shooting, coverage shooting, aren’t they a bit extravagant?”
"Of course, this responsibility lies first with me as the commander. I am too superstitious about the power of artillery fire. But you and Qiu Jintang also need to review it carefully and come up with a revised plan. Think about it carefully and think about it in the future.
In the battle, we must not only make maximum use of artillery fire to kill the enemy, but also pay attention to saving artillery shells. After all, our most difficult time has not yet arrived."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, Ma Qichang nodded heavily and fell silent. The inventory of artillery shells had actually been exhausted. This was both unexpected and expected for Ma Qichang. Before he joined the army, whether it was
Among the old Northeastern Army and the Puppet Manchukuo Army, I have never seen a commander who was so willing to put in so much effort and spend so much money to train his troops.
The entire army does not include mortars, infantry artillery, rapid-fire artillery and other direct-fire artillery, small-caliber artillery and light artillery. The artillery over 75 mm alone now has a direct heavy artillery battalion, a field artillery regiment, a rocket artillery regiment, three
Each brigade has a twelve-gun mountain artillery battalion. Not counting the heavy artillery battalion that has artillery but no ammunition, more time is now spent on the heavy artillery battalion for operational training, as well as the rocket artillery regiment. Only three brigades belong to the mountain artillery battalion.
In addition to the thirty-six 75-mm mountain guns directly under the field artillery regiment, the number of mountain field guns reached seventy-two.
These mountain artillery are not included in the infantry and artillery collaborative training. The artillerymen's daily training alone consumes more than a thousand artillery shells in one month. Including the infantry and artillery collaborative training, the cumulative total consumption is tens of thousands of artillery shells. This number is not to mention ordinary.
Even the wealthy Marshal Zhang was reluctant to part with his troops. When he was in the old Northeastern Army, the live-fire training for each gun was only five rounds per year.
Although there is a shortage of artillery personnel, changes in the situation require the artillery to form combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time, resulting in intensive training and more live ammunition shooting, etc. However, Ma Qichang can't help but smack his lips at Yang Zhen's generosity. He has never done it before
In order to train the courage of the new recruits, he has seen a commander concentrate all his artillery on both sides of a trench filled with new recruits with live ammunition. Moreover, this kind of training, which he considered to be a unnecessary consumption of artillery shells, was not the first time.
The nearest explosion point of the artillery shells fired was less than five meters away from the trench. Only the commander dared to do such training. An ordinary army commander would be reluctant to part with these artillery shells. Secondly, he would not be able to afford such training.
The cost of casualties caused by this kind of training. Ma Qichang once saw with his own eyes a missed artillery shell falling into a trench, killing more than 20 recruits at once.
However, Ma Qichang also admired Yang Zhen's courage in this regard. After several trainings, at least when the recruits arrived on the battlefield, they were not like the recruits in the general army who had not yet gone to the battlefield, and their legs weakened as soon as they heard the sound of cannons.
.It has never happened in the army that new recruits are afraid of artillery and veterans are afraid of machine guns.
As for the consumption during the battle, Ma Qichang had nothing to say. As the commander of the entire army's artillery, he naturally knew the amount of shells consumed in each battle. Even the battle of Zuizishan in Guan Nei, which was the smallest, was fought.
Nearly 10,000 rounds of artillery shells.
In the first phase of this battle, the battle to encircle and annihilate the first division of the 24th and 25th Divisions, not counting the three divisions on the northern front, just the east and west fronts combined consumed more than 40,000 artillery shells. Including the detour to Jiamusi
, and the more than 20,000 rounds fired in the battle at Qunce Mountain. It is normal for the base to be completely exhausted.
Looking at Ma Qichang who was deep in thought, Yang Zhen smiled and said: "Okay, stop thinking nonsense. From now on, both you and the headquarters must pay attention when fighting. Don't be afraid of mistakes, as long as we can correctly understand them and correct them.
That’s it. Go and find Ozaki-san for me. Let’s sit down and study the plan carefully to see if there are any omissions.”
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