Compared with the common shovels and hoes, the Type 32 is shorter and more compact. Although it is obviously not as powerful as ordinary shovels and hoes, the Type 32 clearly has a smaller target when wielded and is more suitable for the needs of the battlefield. Engineers of the Fubo Army have already
He has been trained to use the 32-year-old engineer shovel very smoothly. In addition to using it to dig here and there, he can also use it to chop off the enemy's head with ease.
Originally, the engineer shovel was intended to be equipped to every infantryman, but cost considerations resulted in it being only equipped to the engineer company.
It was precisely based on his trust in the professional abilities and combat capabilities of the Fubo Army engineers that Yang Zeng made the decision to rely on the transportation trenches for advancement. Yang Zeng felt that he had learned and put it into practice. Before the expedition, the commanders of large and small army battalions and companies
They all participated in the training organized by the Training Directorate. One of the lessons was on how to deal with fixed fortifications. The method of using traffic trenches to advance was learned from that class.
After seeing that the troops were almost assembled, Yang Zeng temporarily left the command post on Zhushan Mountain and came to the front of the 8th Battalion assembled on the west side of Bangshan Mountain. He summoned the company-level officers of the entire battalion and began combat deployment: "Comrades, now
It's three o'clock in the afternoon, and our 8th Battalion's mission is to capture Bangshan before dark. It is expected to get dark starting at six in the afternoon, and it will be completely dark at 6:30, so we have three and a half hours to capture Bangshan."
"The battalion belongs to the artillery team. It uses artillery shells to blast open several openings in the enemy's Luzhai to open an attack channel for the troops."
"Engineer company, you have two hours to dig an attack tunnel and advance to 30 meters away from the enemy's trench."
"The light infantry company covers the construction work of the engineers. If the Ming army dares to show up, I will blow his head off."
"The grenadier company is the commando team. I have equipped you with all the grenades in the entire battalion. There are 1,000 grenades in total, which is enough for them to drink a pot. You follow the engineers closely. The engineers will wait for the signal after completing their operations. The attack signal is three
Fire red rockets. Within 5 minutes after the signal is given, throw all the grenades into the trenches of the Ming army, and then launch a hand-to-hand charge. After occupying the first trench, shoot a green rocket as a signal."
After the signal was sent, the grenadier company immediately broke into the depth, and each company followed up and broke in from the breach to clean up the remaining enemy troops. The sixth company covered and assisted the mountain grenade detachment to accompany the attack.
"...the eighth infantry company is the battalion reserve."
After the arrangements were made, Yang Zeng glanced at the company and platoon leaders in the headquarters and said in a deep voice: "We always fight with tigers and sheep. No matter how weak the enemy is, we must use our greatest strength. We strive to defeat the enemy in one assault.
Come down here, don't worry about losses. Use the most courageous fighting spirit of our Fubo army to teach the Ming army how to fight, and beat the crap out of them!"
Yang Zeng stared at the troops ready to go in front of the southern slope of Bangshan Mountain. In addition to the fully armed troops, there were more than 300 civilian men who were recruited after the raid on Changzhou Island yesterday afternoon. These civilian men were not equipped with weapons and all carried poles, ready to attack.
Carry some supplies up the mountain: mainly shells for three 12-pound mountain howitzers from the artillery team directly under the battalion and some Hale rockets.
The civilians were not told what these boxes contained. These standard wooden boxes of the Fubo Army contained ammunition for 12-pounders, grenades, and the engineers' biggest weapon - compressed black powder. These civilians wanted to dispose of these dangerous explosives.
When they reach the top of the mountain, they have to help the engineers, help dig trenches, and are mainly responsible for transporting earth.
The civilian husbands were a little nervous. Since ancient times, sieges often forced prisoners and civilians to "land first", consuming the defenders' arrows and cannon stones, and filling the trenches with corpses. Therefore, when recruiting civilian husbands, no one was willing to come, and in the end they were still half.
More than 300 people were "recruited" with force and half inducement.
In order to stabilize their emotions, Yang Zeng took care of giving the civilians the same food as the soldiers - if they eat well and drink enough, their morale will naturally be high. During the meal, he promised that after the work is done today, each person can take a bag of rice home.
Or if you are killed in battle, you will be given a pension as appropriate, and half of it will be paid first.
At this moment, the civilian husbands no longer have the worries when they were drafted. As long as they are not going to "climb first" and die, it doesn't matter what kind of work they do. The Kuhaha people have plenty of strength.
Yang Zeng's plan was to advance the soil work to about thirty meters away from the Ming army's position, use the gap where our army threw grenades at the opponent to cause confusion and produce a lot of smoke, and use a hand-to-hand charge to defeat the Ming army's first trench troops.
Then one unit suppressed the firepower in the second trench of the Ming army, and the other detoured to a closer location to conduct an assault.
However, before this plan can be carried out, it is first necessary to climb the mountain. Although the southern slope of Bangshan is relatively gentle, it still has to climb a steep slope to reach the gentler ridgeline. The Ming army's position is south of the top of Bangshan.
It also thoughtfully left a large open area as a place for its own firepower to pour out, preparing to turn this area into a bloody slaughterhouse.
"Start taking action!" Yang Zeng gave the order, and the entire battalion immediately moved into action. The light infantry was at the forefront, responsible for playing the vanguard and using firepower to suppress the small Ming army units that tried to prevent or harass the 8th Battalion from climbing. The engineer company then reached the designated position.
After the position, they will start digging communication trenches non-stop; then other companies as the reserve team and the civilian men carrying standard wooden boxes; and finally the grenadier companies, 1st company and 2nd company as the assault team, they
Take your time, conserve your strength, and prepare to be the first to rush in front of the enemy.
The mountaineering went smoothly. We did not encounter any large Ming troops coming to snipe. There were only a few who tried to harass them with cold shots and arrows. However, they were quickly discovered by the light infantry and eliminated them one by one with bullets, leaving no one alive. Yang
Regardless of dissuasion, Yang Zeng gave up his command post in Mount Zhushan and accompanied the troops on the mountain. Even though he was already a battalion commander, Yang Zeng was accustomed to leading the way. Yang Zeng knew that if the commander followed his troops and acted together, he could greatly improve the performance of his subordinates.
morale.
Yang Zeng was not afraid of the possible fierce resistance of the Ming army - he was considered an old man of the Fubo Army and had fought several dangerous battles, but every time there was a near miss. Although he was a company platoon leader,
I have been injured several times in battles, but generally speaking, I have never been so critical that I had to prepare myself for death.
If there is anything he is worried about, it is his newlywed wife who has just been married for less than a year. His wife was introduced by the "organization" at an officer's blind date organized by the Political Department.
It is said to be an "introduction", but in fact it is almost the same as an appointment. The girl is a junior teacher in Fangcaodi, and they are both "public servants" under the Senate system. As for their background, Yang Zeng is a bankrupt farmer, and his wife is a refugee from Jiangxi.
The refugees who came here all came from poor families. They were well matched.
Yang Zeng did not like the "female cadres" under the Senate system very much, especially those from Fangcaodi. He felt that they were too noisy, too good at spending money, often laughed in the street, and did not look like women at all.
The key is that, according to his opinion, these girls are "too beautiful" and "too lively". As an officer, he lives in the barracks all year round, and from time to time he has to take the troops to training, camping and exercises - Yang Zeng sees more
Many officers and soldiers have had marriage problems, so they have to be cautious.
At the blind date, he specifically looked at women who looked ordinary, dressed in rustic clothes, and spoke awkwardly. In the end, he fell in love with this humble junior female teacher.
Yang Zeng and his wife are both "single households" with no family and no relatives in the local area. Naturally, they don't need to do anything big - this is also related to the "frugal work" advocated by the chiefs. As public officials, they naturally have to do
Role model. So I just invited my close friends and colleagues from the army and school to have a meal, and after receiving the certificate, we were considered married.
After the marriage, the cadre office gave him a settling-in allowance, which he used as a down payment to buy a house. Although the army provided single dormitories for married officers, this was always in the barracks and he had to find a home by himself outside.
When I went to war, my wife was already pregnant, and my salary as a teacher was enough to support the family. In addition, Yang Zeng’s salary was not needed during the war. I was very comfortable in paying the mortgage and living expenses.
According to the regulations of the Political Department, Yang Zeng left a suicide note and made family arrangements as usual before departure. Yang Zeng didn't take it seriously. He just told his wife not to worry about his own sacrifice, but mainly to take good care of the child in her belly, "raise the child.
"Inherit the incense of the Yang family", if there is an "honest person suitable for the duty" in the future, he might as well "remarry". When writing this, Yang Zeng felt a bit tired of eating flies, but the senate hated widows' observances. This suicide note
It was to be handed over to the Political Department - he did not dare to mention the word "observance of integrity".
However, he is not too worried that he will die. If he is unlucky enough to die, his wife and children are "martyrdoms", so naturally there will be a Senate to take care of them. Except that his wife will probably remarry in the future, which makes him a little unwilling, there is nothing good about it.
worried.
However, it is best to live well. He, Yang Zeng, is still waiting to be the founding hero and be granted the title of wife and son.
20 minutes later, the 8th Battalion reached the predetermined height. If it advanced further, it would be exposed to the sight of the Ming army guarding the mountain. So the 8th Battalion lay prone on the spot and made some repairs. At this time, the union soldiers had already used the compressed black kiln to
Several gaps were blasted on the hillside as the starting point for digging transportation trenches. After resting for ten minutes, the civilian workers began the work of transporting earthwork. The engineers knelt down and opened a path for two people to walk side by side on the hillside that had been loosened by explosives.
, a tunnel as high as one person, except for part of the excavated soil that was used to build the parapets on both sides of the trench, the rest was transported away by the peasants.
As the engineers advanced, the light infantry followed closely along the trenches. Some of them were outside the trenches, using the cover of grass to slowly approach. The black muzzles were pointed at the front, holding their breath and concentrating, their eyes searching to see if there was any enemy coming up.
Let them send a round of ammunition to the enemy.
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