Chapter 116: The Siege of Imamura

Zhang Ziwen took a squad and went to the Xiangshan area, and arrived with the 361st Regiment and the 363rd Regiment to be Zheng Zhongjian, the deputy commander of the 121st Division, and Mu Tingfang with the third battalion and the 121st Division headquarters behind.

"Battalion commander, the equipment of the 121st Division is really poor."

Zhang Ziwen and Rao Xiangyun saw along the way that the weapons of the 121st Division were similar to those of the 103rd Division before the reorganization, and there were even "red manufacturing" made by Guizhou itself. This weapon is the only one made in Guizhou's arsenal, and it is inferior to the old Hanyang-made.

Zhang Ziwen knows very well that without a competent commander, he will not get equipment at all in so many troops of the national army, this is not only a matter of He Shaozhou's relationship, but also the problem of how He attaches importance to the 103rd Division, and the soldiers and guns are given priority to supplement the 103rd Division.

Under all conditions, the equipment of the 103rd Division is still inferior to that of the armies, and it is conceivable that the equipment of the 121st Division is poor. In order to avoid misunderstanding, Zhang Ziwen stopped Rao Xiangyun from continuing.

"Battalion Commander Zhang, please."

A second lieutenant adjutant invited Zhang Ziwen in, although the 121st Division had been unable to get along with the 102nd Division and the 103rd Division, two brothers who both belonged to the 25th Army, because of the battle between Judah and Wang Jialie. But now it also belongs to the 86th Army, as long as He Zhizhong can make another effort, the 102nd Division can also come back, and then the 25th Army will only change its number. Therefore, Zhang Ziwen was not worried that the people of the 121st Division would embarrass him, and took Rao Xiangyun into the temporary division headquarters of the 121st Division.

"Report, Zhang Ziwen of the 103rd Independent Battalion of the Division was ordered to report for duty."

Zhang Ziwen chose to report for duty in the same way as the superior troops, but he was still worried that the 121st Division would treat him differently.

"Come in."

Zhang Ziwen heard the familiar voice and looked fixedly, it was Zhou Yujiao, chief of staff of the 103rd Yuan Division and now chief of staff of the 86th Army.

"Xiaowen, now you are also with the battalion commander of the major, I heard Xiaowan say that you have won a lot of battles?"

"Where, it's just Master Wan taking care of it."

"I didn't leak any words, and Lao Dai also told me to let me look at you a little, it seems that you have grown up."

When Zhang Ziwen was studying in the staff of the division headquarters, many corporal punishments were caused by Zhou Yu in front of him, and he could be regarded as acquaintances.

"Chief of Staff Zhou and Battalion Commander Zhang are old acquaintances?"

Zhang Ziwen patronized and Zhou Yu to reminisce about the past, forgetting who he came to find, and now when he looks at it, there is still a general, who must be Zheng Zhongjian, the deputy commander of the 121st Division.

"Hello Master Zheng!"

Zhang Ziwen re-established his salute to show respect.

"This kid, I've known this kid for more than a year. Okay, let's not talk about it, discuss the right thing, Zhang Ziwen hurriedly told us about the situation near Songshan now. ”

Zhang Ziwen marked the situation he had on the map one by one, and the 121st Division came from the west and also figured out that the two brigades of the devils were attacking Turtle Mountain and Xiangshan.

"Judging from the current situation, the area around Camel Mountain and Turtle Mountain has fallen into the hands of devils. We occupy the 2526 heights and 3120 heights, and we know all the way that the Japanese army is a small force, and the 26th Army's call has reached Tieshidun just now. Imamura has been completely cut off by us, and with the 9th Division blocking from the south, it can be said that we have defended most of Imamura. ”

Zhang Ziwen listened carefully to Zhou Yujiao's analysis, this kind of military-level combat was his first contact, and his vision was far more long-term than the independent battalion meeting.

"What does the chief of staff mean?"

"You see, Imamura now only has this line to stop us according to the danger, if we take Camel Mountain, Turtle Mountain and Xiangshan, then Imamura will be surrounded in the plain area, there is no danger to defend at all, as long as we are not afraid of sacrifice, the strength of our three armies can completely annihilate most of Imamura."

Zhang Ziwen can now understand a sentence, support the bold, starve the cowardly. What Zhang Ziwen could think of was how long to defend Tianjia Town, while Zhou Yujiao thought about how to annihilate the Japanese army.

"I will call Commander Bai in the name of the 86th Army in a moment, asking him to contain the rest of the Japanese army. Cooperate with Li Yannian again, and we will play the next big game. ”

Next, the staff officers of the 121st Division and the staff officers of the 86th Army discussed the details together.

"Why, still listen to the tactical discussions of these staff officers?"

"The chief of staff laughed, I'm just a small battalion commander, and I was born in the wild, so I can't compare."

Zhang Ziwen looked back, and it turned out that Zhou Yujiao, who called Bai Chongxi, had returned.

"See what you haven't seen, is there anything you want to add?"

When Zhang Ziwen heard this, he knew that Zhou Yujiao was going to test himself, but it was not easy to say his true thoughts here, so he said what the staff officer said just now. Zhou Yuji hasn't seen any strong winds and waves, can Zhang Ziwen still see this little Jiujiu? Make a gesture for Zhang Ziwen to go out with this.

"Just say what you think, the staff officers here can't hear it."

Zhang Ziwen hesitated, after all, he himself only judged based on the knowledge in the "Summary of Great Depth Tactics", and this was the first time he had experienced such a legion battle.

"Chief of Staff, we have not yet captured the highlands southeast of Songshan Mountain, even if we do, our army will be attacked by the enemy, and the depth of this short period of more than ten miles cannot guarantee that we can hold out until the Imamura detachment cannot hold it."

"It's very deep, a little more thoughtful than most officers, but you forget that we can only attack quickly, and it is unwise to fight tug-of-war and positional warfare with the Japanese. In the afternoon, the artillery battalion of the military headquarters should arrive, and use the artillery battalion as a breakthrough point to quickly break through the Japanese front and force Imamura to turn around, even if they cannot completely annihilate them, they can also alleviate the danger of Tianjia Town. ”

If Zhang Ziwen and Zhou Yujiao are at the same level, they will inevitably say their admiration, use the idea of attacking to relieve the siege of Tianjiazhen, and use the name of attack to improve the fighting spirit of the brothers, Zhang Ziwen asked himself if he would learn in a few more years.

"By the way, I remember, your kid is now a reinforced independent battalion, and there is also an artillery company, isn't it?"

Zhang Ziwen saw Zhou Yujiao mention his artillery company, and he didn't know what to say for a while, as soon as the artillery company was lost, half of the combat effectiveness of the independent battalion was gone. In the face of the Japanese army, without artillery fire and fixed-point strikes by special service companies, the combat effectiveness of the independent battalion was no better than that of other units.

"Hey, do you want to hide it? I remembered that He Shaozhou made a report some time ago, and I approved it. Honestly, the establishment of your artillery company, as well as the caliber of the shells. ”

Zhou Yu's words have already come to this point, and Zhang Ziwen is no longer good at hiding it, shaking off the bottom of the family.

"Good guys, ten grenadiers, at least one squadron of devils, right? Bayi caliber mortars, you kid beat a brigade of devils? ”

Zhang Ziwen told the battles of Tianjiazhai and Zishi again, and explained the origin of these cannons, as for the three 60 mortars, he only said that he bought them with his own money.

"Your artillery company is far more useful than other artillery batteries, and short-distance artillery support is no problem, but it is more difficult to supply shells. Is there an idea of unifying the caliber of shells? ”

Zhou Yujiao has almost directly said that I will exchange the mortar with you for a grenadier, Zhang Ziwen will not be able to figure it out.

"I don't know, what does the chief of staff exchange with me?"

In addition to the shortcomings of the difficulty of supplementing, the grenadier has good performance, mainly because it is simple and easy to operate, it is not heavy, and it is suitable for fire support in small battles. Because of the existence of grenadiers, often a battalion of the national army could not defeat a squadron of the Japanese army, and the shells could not only kill and injure effectively, but also cause psychological pressure.

"In this way, seeing that your artillery company is formed step by step, I will not rob you. You give me six grenadiers, I'll give you a six-zero mortar and an eighty-one mortar. ”

This is helping Zhang Ziwen in disguise, where would Zhang Ziwen not agree.

"By the way, you captured a lot of Japanese guns, right?"

Now Zhou Yu's appearance reminds Zhang Ziwen of what Wu Yongqing said, as long as it is something that is seized from the Japanese, you can trade with me.

Zhang Ziwen had already traded the Japanese guns and ammunition captured in Tianjiazhai with Wu Fatzi, but only Zhao Xu refused to accept them all, leaving Zhang Ziwen with two crooked handles and hundreds of rifles, plus only three crooked handles and more than 100 rifles captured near Songshan Pass.

"You give me Japanese rifles and machine guns, and I'll give me ten boxes of shells, five boxes of 60, and five boxes of eighty-one."

Although the price is not as fair as Wu Fatzi, the situation is now very good. Zhang Ziwen thought that Zhou Yujiao was walking with Wu Fatzi, but he didn't know Zhou Yuji's painstaking efforts until he saw several Japanese-style firearms companies of the 121st Division.