The artillery fighters who participated in the battle, except for the mortar crews, the rest were trained by Zhou Tong. In addition, Zhou Tong had been actually responsible for the training of the troops, and under the situation that the artillery shells were limited and rarely could be practiced, Zhou Tong developed a set of quite effective tactics.

According to his tactical rules, as long as there is enough time to prepare for the battle, he will make an improvised map of the entire battlefield. And divide this map into how many areas are divided into equals, and mark them separately. After the battle begins, as long as the area divided on the plot is divided, according to Zhou Tong's order, a few areas and a few rapid fires, and the shells are fired, and the shells are over.

Although this tactic is effective, it is actually a waste of shells. But for Zhou Tong, there is no way out. The overall cultural quality of the troops is too low, and it takes too much effort to study artillery technology. Is it possible for you to let an ordinary soldier who can't read big characters learn to calculate coordinates and directions in a short period of time?

Although when the artillery company was formed, Li Ziyuan had already transferred educated soldiers to the artillery company as much as possible. However, learning to master artillery knowledge is not as simple as being able to read and write. Artillery observers and gunners must have a certain mathematical foundation. The front side can quickly calculate the required coordinates, and the gunner in the rear should be able to adjust the target of the gun according to the coordinates.

The cultural foundation of the army is too thin, although many soldiers do not know how to read before joining the army, but at least they can count. The key problem is that this also requires a complex set of calculations. This is undoubtedly a rather severe test for those fighters with a weak cultural foundation. At present, there is no shortage of soldiers in the army, but there is a considerable shortage of qualified observers.

At least before the basic quality of the troops meets Zhou Tong's requirements, Zhou Tong has to come up with a set of disguised solutions to solve the problem. After thinking about it, Zhou Tong finally came up with this method. In fact, this is not to blame Zhou Tong, the real artillery foundation of the People's Liberation Army in later generations is in addition to the training of some cadres who stayed in the Soviet Union.

Most of the foundation came from the Chongqing army during the civil war. Not only artillery, but also the vast majority of technical troops, personnel and equipment come from there. Otherwise, later generations have been saying that the supreme leader over there is the captain of the transportation brigade of the People's Liberation Army, and the principal of the best military school plus the director of training.

But now, the Eighth Route Army does not have this condition. Although there is considerable friction, it is unlikely that the situation of a situation in which the units will be filled with liberation fighters as a few years from now. There are not no artillery talents, but basically they all work in the training team or the central government. These people are treasures, and it is impossible to put them on the front line when there are not a few cannons.

In order to speed up the progress of learning, Zhou Tong came up with such a set of methods, and he practiced hard. When Zhou Tong ordered the area where the Japanese artillery positions were located, and fired ten rapid fires at the fastest rate of fire, all the artillery was playing at a super level. The Japanese artillery position instantly turned into a sea of fire.

It can be said that during this time these artillerymen felt depressed. When the three artillery pieces did not open a single gate, these artillerymen felt that they could not raise their heads in front of the infantry. The infantry soldiers didn't know the difference between the Jin-made shells and the Japanese-made shells, but they still believed what they saw with their eyes.

The third artillery did not open a single city gate, and the big brother of the infantry was a little unpleasant. Because with the exception of the reconnaissance company, the treatment of the artillery company was the best in the whole regiment. It doesn't matter in peacetime, but if you have diarrhea in wartime, it will easily attract some criticism. A dozen battles in the north made these artillerymen feel what is called pressure.

I didn't use him when I hit the north of the second pot, and when it was time to turn to defense, although I also had some strength before. But for this battle, after all, it has not yet played a critical role, and these artillerymen have a decisive role in the eyes. Finally waited for Zhou Tong's order, these artillerymen are not crazy?

In particular, Zhou Tong directly told the artillery that he was out of the original equipment of the 41-type mountain artillery. The rest of the artillery did not care about the life of the barrel and fired the specified shells as quickly as possible. This order made the artillery company, which felt that it could finally raise its eyebrows, as if it had been injected with a stimulant.

Some soldiers even took off their padded jackets in the winter. Ignoring the cold weather at the moment, he directly carried the cannonballs shirtless and sent them forward. The fighters were busy in full swing, and shells flew to the Japanese artillery positions in droves. Especially the 94-type mountain gun that was responsible for suppressing the Japanese artillery position, and the surrounding artillery was almost crazy.

After ten rapid fires, Zhou Tong did not look at the results of the shelling at all. Then he judged the position of the Japanese mortar position based on the trajectory of the shells fired by the Japanese artillery. An order was given to the easterly position in the area of North Gate No. 5 and six rapid fires. The mountain cannon and the * cannon that turned the muzzle of the cannon were another burst of rapid fire.

After the main force of the Japanese army turned to the west gate, Zhou Tong made a strict division of various artillery. The longest-range and most powerful Type 91* gun, as well as the Type 94 mountain gun, were responsible for suppressing the Japanese mountain artillery positions. The rest of the 92 infantry guns and 41 mountain guns were responsible for hitting the mortar positions of the Japanese army.

All mortars, along the previously established scale, hit the Japanese infantry entering the city. Although the Japanese artillery group at the West Gate was dealt with with two guns, it was somewhat outnumbered. But Zhou Tong had no way, he was able to get to the artillery of the Japanese artillery position, just two. Even the 41-type mountain artillery could not reach the Japanese mountain artillery position.

The 41-type mountain cannon is only a Japanese wing level artillery. At the division and regiment level of the Japanese army, except for a few divisions and regiments formed later, almost all of them are Type 94 mountain artillery, Type 38 field artillery, Type 90 and Type 95 field artillery, and some are even equipped with Type 91 Type 105* guns.

Using the old master-level regiment-level artillery developed by the Japanese army at the beginning of this century to deal with the Japanese army's division-level artillery, it is obviously not an opponent. This kind of 41-type mountain artillery is looking for death against the mountain artillery of a military power, but it is still quite effective in China, where the artillery firepower is even weaker. Therefore, Zhou Tong could only use two guns to deal with the Japanese army, which had more advantages.

But Zhou Tong's idea is very clear, that is, to shoot the shells out at the maximum speed in the shortest possible time. Before you organize an effective counterattack, even if you can't be defeated, you will be completely crippled. So, all of his coming up was a rapid fire.

Before the six rapid fire rounds were completed, the observers over there came back to report that the two squadrons of the Japanese army that had entered the city had arrived at the intended combat area. For this report, Zhou Tong was very calm and insisted on firing with mortars, mountain artillery and * guns and infantry guns, and after firing six rapid fires, he turned the muzzle of the gun and fired at the predetermined area.

After each squad leader asks for instructions, how to play. Zhou Tong just told the soldiers that the Type 94 Mountain Cannon and the Type 91 Type 105* Cannon should shoot out all the shells with the maximum rate of fire. As for how to play, he didn't have any other orders.

The artillery in the city turned its guns, joined the original mortar group, and opened fire on the area where the Japanese troops were entering the city. And the Japanese artillery positions outside the city were already in a mess at this time. The artillery fire in the city was too sudden, and a Japanese soldier was caught off guard. The entire Japanese artillery position, a piece of severed arms and stumps, plus artillery parts.

The shells that exploded, together with the shells from the eight directions, almost lifted the Japanese positions one by one. In fact, after knowing that there were artillery on the eighth road in the city, and he had lost a mountain cannon and a * cannon before, and a lot of shells. The Japanese artillery has always been very vigilant, always raising the counter-attack artillery fire in the city, and the artillery positions are set up outside the effective range of the 41-type mountain guns.

As for the lost Type 91* gun and Type 94 mountain gun, the Japanese artillery did not think that the Eighth Route would master these two new guns in a short period of time. Especially the 105* gun, the Japanese army never thought that the Eighth Route would actually use it. Although the accuracy was a little worse, after all, it was a real shell that fell on their heads.

The Japanese artillery positions were in a mess, and the Japanese command post was not shelled. This time, Major General Nakajima Tokutaro deeply learned the lesson of his subordinates and moved the position of the command post back to the effective range of the mortars in the castle. But at this distance, it is still impossible to escape the impact of the violent shock wave. Everyone in the command post was staggered.

Even Major General Nakajima Tokutaro was shocked and sat on the ground without any general's style. Before the major general could wake up from the scene in front of him, he felt a heart-rending pain coming from his lower body. With the help of the guards who struggled to get up, he realized that his butt was sitting on a tree branch.

When the Japanese army was building a new command post, the two small branches separated from the branches left by the bushes were cleared, and the broken front was as sharp as a sharp knife. One pierced his pants and plunged right into his back door. The other slashed straight between his legs, like a sharp knife cutting off his pouch by the roots.

Facts have proved that the Japanese, who have always been known for their tenacity, are no better than the Chinese, whom they have always looked down upon, in the face of unbearable pain. Looking at the blood gushing out from under his body, he couldn't stand the severe pain in his lower body, Major General Nakajima Tokutaro rolled his eyes and fainted directly from the pain.

In fact, his current coma may not be a good thing for him. Otherwise, the scene that was happening in front of him would make him suffer a cerebral hemorrhage. For no other reason, he rushed into the city with two squadrons of Japanese troops, who were now struggling painfully in the midst of artillery fire.

Almost at the same time as the city wall exploded, the dense artillery fire from the city also accurately fell on the heads of the two Japanese squadrons entering the city. Mountain shells, *, infantry shells, flat-firing small shells and anti-aircraft machine guns. The dense rain of bullets made the Japanese troops who rushed into the city feel that they were not fighting against the Tsubaki, but against the well-equipped American troops.

Li Ziyuan used all the artillery that could be used at hand. For him, these guns could not be taken away, and the number of captured shells was not much. Just beat them all at once, then pat your ass and leave. The second battalion had arrived near the west gate and was covertly engaging the enemy and preparing to cooperate with them to break out. If you don't go at this time, when will you go?

In fact, the captured Type 94 mountain cannon, especially the 105* gun, Li Ziyuan was still very reluctant. If he could take this * gun away, he Li Ziyuan would have obtained the first 105* gun of the entire Eighth Route Army. Looking at the muzzle that is half thicker than the mountain cannon, it makes people feel very comfortable in their hearts.