The headquarters of the 24th Wing in Xiaobengbu.

Hearing the news that the artillery position was being attacked by the defenders on the opposite bank, the wing commander was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

Staring coldly at the leader of the artillery squadron, the wing commander shouted, "Shangchuan-kun, what are you doing eating?" It's ridiculous that you lost a quarter of your artillery before you even launched an attack! ”

With his head drooping, the commander of the artillery squadron shouted again and again: "Hai! Hello! ”

The wing commander asked in a deep voice: "Do you understand the reason why the opposing army is so accurate, but we can't do anything with their gunners?"

The commander of the artillery squadron shouted: "Report to Your Excellency, the Chinese army on the opposite side has adopted guerrilla tactics, in other words, it is to change places with one artillery, so we can't carry out effective killing at all?"

After a slight hesitation, the chief of staff on the side shouted, "Oh, why is this style of play so familiar?"

The wing commander shouted: "Does the chief of staff remember? In the first battle of Shanghai, the Chinese army often used this method of warfare to accurately bombard us, and we suffered a lot! ”

Nodding, the chief of staff shouted: "Yes, a prince of the imperial family who went to the front line to inspect was killed by this kind of artillery fire!"

The wing commander shouted: "Soga, it seems that the commander of the Chinese army on the other side is not simple, and it is bound to pose a big threat to us in the next battle, we must act cautiously!"

The chief of staff shouted, "Then should we continue crossing the river this afternoon?"

Shaking his head slightly, the wing commander shouted: "No, don't attack for the time being, according to the order of the division and regimental headquarters, after the friendly forces on the left and right flanks launch a tentative attack, we will cross the river!"

The chief of staff bowed heavily: "Hai!"

After a pause, the wing commander shouted again: "Why hasn't the heavy artillery transferred to us by the division headquarters yet arrived?"

The chief of staff shouted: "Report to Your Excellency Wing Commander, according to the reply from the division and regimental headquarters, Bafang Town was attacked by the remnants of the Gui Army yesterday, and suffered heavy losses, half of the heavy artillery was damaged, and it is stepping up time to carry out emergency repairs!"

Sighing slightly, the wing commander shouted: "It seems that the Gui army's will to fight should not be underestimated, and our transportation lines are not very safe, so we can only rely on the Imperial Air Force at Nanjing Airport!"

The chief of staff shouted: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, please rest assured, our heavy artillery will arrive at Xiaobengbu at least tomorrow, but with the cover of the aviation attack, the pressure on us to cross the river can still be greatly reduced!"

After a little hesitation, the wing commander shouted: "But knowing ourselves and knowing our opponents, we can't completely rely on the Empire's air force, after all, ground combat is the most important thing in the battle!"

The chief of staff shouted: "Wing Commander means ......"

The wing commander groaned and shouted: "I think so, send a reconnaissance team to infiltrate the Northeast Army on the opposite side and figure out their firepower configuration!"

His eyes lit up suddenly, and the chief of staff shouted in a low voice: "Soga, the joint captain's trick of fishing in troubled waters is good, without further ado, I will go and prepare it right now!"

The Wing Captain shouted, "Wait! Whether the reconnaissance operation can be successful or not, we must pay more attention to clothing and weapons and equipment! This kind of disguise can be confused, and only when it is scouted can it have a higher chance of success! ”

With a heavy bow, the chief of staff shouted: "Your Excellency the division commander, according to the intelligence of the division and regiment headquarters, the opposite branch of the army is from the 720th Regiment of the 51st Army of the Northeast Army, and it will not be a problem for me to go to the baggage team to find a few sets of military uniforms!"

The Wing Captain shouted, "Soga! It's up to you to take care of it! Be sure to do enough for me to prepare before the scouting! ”

The chief of staff said, "Hay!"

……

Bengbu river beach position.

The fighters of the 720 regiment are nervously arranging defensive positions.

According to Liang Shanhao's well-designed positional drawings, the 720 Regiment divided the entire position into three lines of defense.

The first line of defense was the river beach area, and Liang Shanhao ordered the soldiers to place a large number of mines in this area, and in the shallow area, Liang Shanhao also laid a large number of thistles in the water.

These thistles were left behind by the Huai army of the late Qing Dynasty when they were fighting in this area, and Liang Shanhao gave full play to the residual heat of this cold weapon and used it to deal with devils.

And after the river beach defense line is the second line of defense of the 720 regiment!

In order to deal with the devil's tank, Liang Shanhao ordered the fighters of the 720th Regiment to dig an anti-tank trench.

Behind the anti-tank trench was a zigzag infantry trench.

In order to improve the ability of the infantry trenches to carry artillery fire, Liang Shanhao dug the breastwork into a wavy line and dug an anti-artillery hole on the side of the breastwork.

A Maxim heavy machine gun was placed on the left, center and right sides of the infantry trench to control their respective fire suppression zones.

At that time, once the devil's infantry went ashore and broke through the river beach position, Liang Shanhao's three Makqin heavy machine guns could open fire on the unobstructed river beach area.

Thinking of the picture of the ghost soldiers being swept down in rows like rice, Liang Shanhao couldn't help but feel a dark feeling in his heart.

There are also support trenches behind the infantry trenches, which are used to arrange reserves and strengthen the depth of defense, and once the infantry trenches are in an emergency, the reserves can follow the zigzag traffic to maneuver on the battlefield.

Liang Shanhao led several guard platoon fighters to patrol the position.

Running towards Liang Shanhao, Han Chongcheng gave a military salute to Liang Shanhao: "Report to the regiment, the first battalion is building river beach fortifications, please instruct!"

Glaring at Han Chongcheng, Liang Shanhao scolded: "Do you want Lao Tzu to die? Get your hands down! ”

The devil likes to snipe the Chinese commander, so the front-line position absolutely does not allow the subordinates to salute the superiors, because this salute undoubtedly points out the commander's position to the devil.

With a smiling face, Han Chongcheng shouted, "Tuanzuo, what are you afraid of?" The other side is so far away from our position, how can the devil's rifle hit you! ”

With a cold snort, Liang Shanhao shouted: "There are no rules, no matter what time the front-line position is, you must not salute when you see the commander, this is a military rule, you must remember it at any time!"

With a snap of his feet and standing upright, Han Chongcheng shouted: "Yes! Not an example! ”

After inspecting the river beach fortifications everywhere, Liang Shanhao shouted: "First battalion commander, this river beach fortifications still have to be changed!"

With a look of confusion, Han Chongcheng shouted: "Tuanzuo, I have repaired this river beach fortification according to your drawings, I don't think there is a problem!"

With a slight groan, Liang Shanhao shouted: "There is indeed no problem!"

Han Chongcheng shouted: "That group seat means ......"

Drawing a tic-tac-toe character in capital letters on a design drawing, Liang Shanhao shouted: "I will divide this river beach into nine areas, and you will inform the artillery to measure the firing parameters of these nine areas!"

Staring at the tic-tac-toe, Han Chongcheng shouted: "Tuanzao, this tactic of yours to calibrate and shoot Zhuyuan in advance is the first time I've seen it, so we can increase the speed of artillery bombardment!"

This kind of artillery tactics was seen by Liang Shanhao from the anti-Japanese war of later generations before the crossing, but he did not expect to be used in the Bengbu defensive battle today.

It seems that reading more books is still very beneficial!

Smiling slightly, Liang Shanhao shouted: "The commander of the first battalion can be sensible, he can see it at a glance, tell the artillery, do a good job in the demarcation of the shelling area in advance, in addition, the firing area of the heavy machine gun must also be calibrated neatly!"

Han Chongcheng shouted in response: "Yes!"

(End of chapter)