"We can fight so hard, this is not the style of our national defense force." Bao Xingteng, commander of the Fifth Army, specially called his subordinates: "I don't care how you fight." Support, as long as our Fifth Army has it, I will give you what you want. For you, I have one request: the first line of defense of the Japanese must be taken down by Lao Tzu before dark tomorrow! ”

All the officers of the 14th Division who were at the meeting knew that this was the commander's ruthlessness. Although the words did not say no to them, the meaning was already obvious. If you can't do it, none of them want to run. The responsibility is all shouldered.

In order to show their support, the entire artillery regiment of the Fifth Army of the Wehrmacht came to their aid. As the main force of the Wehrmacht, the armament of the artillery regiment of the Fifth Army of the German Fifth Army, which the former commander Qi Muden was eager to grab an extra copy of, will naturally not be bad.

The artillery regiment consisted of forty-eight artillery pieces, including 24 105mm howitzers, 12 150mm howitzers and 12 105mm cannons.

This weapon configuration is unique even among the main forces within the Wehrmacht. Other units do not have artillery regiments directly under the army to have this configuration, and most of them can be assigned twelve 150mm howitzers.

But this was clearly not enough, and the fortifications of the Japanese army formed a blind spot for shooting from all sides. Even if one or two firing points were desperately knocked out, it would not be possible to directly break through the non-defensive positions of the Japanese army.

As long as there is an obstacle, the Japanese army will quickly fill this dead end. As a result, the Wehrmacht could only continue to consume troops and ammunition in front of the Japanese positions.

It doesn't matter if it was in the past, it can be directly crushed by a tank. But now the Japanese are using weapons that can blow up tracks. This is a headache for the Wehrmacht.

If the tank is blown off its tracks, it is incapacitated. No matter how strong it is, it will only be destroyed in the end. And the Japanese weapons can really hurt the tanks.

The most troublesome was the 37mm anti-aircraft guns that the Japanese army placed at the firing points of the fortifications, which was one of the most troublesome problems. The damage caused by the flat fire of these anti-aircraft guns was enormous.

And it is very suitable for fire support of positions. They could even suppress the Wehrmacht's charge to the position. To a certain extent, they could even stop the offensive of Wehrmacht tanks.

These were the difficulties of this offensive, and they were also the biggest concerns of the entire 14th Division and the 3rd Armored Division. If these obstacles are not removed, then the only way to win the position is to fight to the death.

"Damn! Hiding deeper than ground rats, how can this catch them?! Liang Qiu looked at the defense maps and smashed his fist on the shell box.

Twenty-three of the 30 tanks of the 3rd Panzer Division were damaged to some extent or less, and three of the most serious were damaged by engines.

If it weren't for the desperate repair of the soldiers of the maintenance company, maybe the tank would have collapsed on the battlefield and become the trophy of the Japanese army. For this matter. Liang Qiu was scolded by Xing Tai, the commander of the Second Armored Army.

And the entire Third Armored Division was holding back a ball of anger in his heart, eager to catch all the Japanese cubs on that position and tear them up. Although Liang Qiu was full of anger, he was still very sober.

He knows. It is not possible to take a position by anger. What is needed is accurate calculations, and what is needed is a reasonable combination of firepower and tactical arrangement.

"It's not for nothing that the Japanese have been operating here for a few months, and the fortifications are basically all concrete structures." Zhou Haokuang, the commander of the 14th Division, frowned and sighed: "Although it is an exaggeration for the Japanese to say that their defense line is 'Oriental Manino', it is not groundless. It's a bit of a pound! ”

The Japanese army's bunker. Many places are buried deep underground. It has a reinforced concrete structure. Even heavy artillery is difficult to destroy at once. Many of the shooting holes were built in this way, and these multi-faceted firing ranges ensured that even if several were destroyed, there would be no shooting dead spots on the position.

As far as is known, unless it is possible to eliminate several strongholds at once. Otherwise, it would be difficult to pose a threat to the Japanese position, and even if they forcibly rushed up, they could only become targets for the rear firing range.

The crowd was frowning, and the situation here was reported to the Wehrmacht General Staff as a war report. Soon, a sand table was made, and the entire staff department was surrounding the sand table trying to find a way to crack the tactics of the Japanese army.

A bunch of people surrounded the sand table and watched for a long time, but they couldn't think of any good way.

"Have we fought too smoothly over the years?! Don't have the guts to fight hard?! Tu Menghu, the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht who rushed to the General Staff, scolded these staff officers.

"What are the brains up to?! Is it that we have too many weapons? Now you don't even have the determination to fight to the death with others?! The staff officers were scolded and red-faced and did not dare to speak.

Tu Menghu scolded a few words. Holding down the edge of the sand table, he said in a deep voice: "What we are best at is how to fight?!" It's a night fight! At night they were unwell lit, and the death squads rushed up with explosives! Kill what should be killed, slaughter what should be slaughtered! The position has been grabbed, and the follow-up troops will follow and hold on! Is that hard?! Or have you been comfortable for too long and your feet are soft?! ”

The more Tu Menghu thought about it, the more angry he became. Yes, it was he who taught the Wehrmacht not to sacrifice the lives of soldiers when they were able to use weapons. But many times on the battlefield is decisive!

Once you suffer a loss, you will cringe when you come down, what is the reason?! If you don't have this determination to die, don't come to the Wehrmacht as a soldier. It's all for Lao Tzu to go home and nurse the child.

"Tell Yan Chenghan that if he doesn't have the courage to fight, he will quickly withdraw it to Lao Tzu, don't be embarrassed there!" Tu Menghu was really angry this time: "If they don't dare to fight, say it earlier!" Don't dominate the position and don't change people, I'll go over and fight in person! ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the staff officers of the entire General Staff turned red! If the commander-in-chief had to go into battle in person now, they would all wipe their necks. It's a shame to be alive.

"I'll give him two days, and if he can't get the position, he'll roll back to Lao Tzu! Go to the art troupe to be his lieutenant general! Tu Menghu said viciously: "If you don't have the ability to fight, then our defense army will only have room for him!" ”

Tu Menghu's scolding and anger spread to Yan Chenghan of the Second Legion along with the radio waves. Yan Chenghan, who got the telegram, turned black on the spot.

Bao Xingteng, commander of the Fifth Army, and Zhou Haokuang, commander of the 14th Division, were all arrested and scolded from head to toe.

"I'm ashamed of your ancestors! Lao Tzu has never scolded the commander-in-chief like this since he joined the army! You say, you say! Do you want to take the position or go to the art troupe with Lao Tzu?! I'll give you a choice! ”

It is undoubtedly a great insult for a combat officer to be thrown into the art troupe. It's just scolding you for being a waste of dim sum. How can this not make Yan Chenghan jump to his feet in anger.

"The General Staff has sent us operational proposals, and today's planes have marked the path of Japanese support behind the position. You take advantage of the night to knock down the position for Lao Tzu and hold it! ”

"Bao Xingteng! I heard that you gave this kid command of all the army artillery regiments in your dog's day?! Yes! Lao Tzu also gave you command of all the artillery under his command, and I will ask for one! Lay down this son of a bitch's position! ”

Yan Chenghan looked like he was going to eat people, and his voice was more like a roar than a speech.

"The commander-in-chief gives me two days, and I will give you one day! At this time tomorrow, if you still can't beat it, I'll personally lead people into battle! Yan Chenghan said viciously: "As for a few of you, let Lao Tzu stay in the art troupe of the legion!" ”

Pressed down one level at a time, the entire Second Army knew the commander-in-chief's criticism, and their eyes turned red on the spot. What is the origin of the Second Legion?! On the battlefield of Harbin back then, it was a strong army that had killed Lao Maozi!

At that time, the Second Army did not have any tank support, so it relied on explosives and blasters to surround the Soviets and force them to surrender.

But now, the commander-in-chief actually said that he would leave the Second Army and go into battle in person?! The entire Second Legion felt a kind of shame in their bones!

The letter of invitation to war was sent to the hands of the commander of the legion, Yan Chenghan. And Yan Chenghan was not polite, and replied to them directly: Give the Fifth Army another day, if you can't beat it, I will wear you together!

If you can't beat it, you don't need the commander-in-chief to behead me to go to the art troupe. I took matters into my own judgment on the spot and apologized to the whole regiment.

As soon as these words came out, the entire legion was temporarily calm. Everyone remained silent, watching the movements of the Fifth Army. They don't ask about the process, they just see the results.

The corners of Bao Xingteng's mouth, the commander of the Fifth Army, were already busy, and the reconnaissance brigade of a battalion was all scattered. They were to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the entire Japanese fortifications when it was dark.

Find out those firing points and fire configurations, and then launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese fortifications directly in the early hours of the morning as the vanguard.

The coordinates of the artillery were all revised, and the coordinates provided by the Air Force became the basis for their artillery deployment.

"I don't think I need to repeat the importance of this mission!" Luo Cheng, the captain of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the Fifth Army, said viciously to his subordinates below: "I have brought all the things for Lao Tzu, and I don't need any other equipment." All of them were attacked, and this time we hit the Japanese pillboxes. ”

"As long as it is down, the signal is out, and the troops behind will give us support! And what we have to do is to tear a hole and let other comrades kill it! Do you understand?! ”

"Understood!!" The three combat company commanders stood up and shouted loudly.

The reconnaissance brigade's assault weapons began to be distributed, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, high-performance grenades, and modified new Tiger assault rifles...... Wait a minute.

The 500-member assault death squad of the reconnaissance brigade was fully armed, and slowly moved towards the Japanese position when it was just getting dark...... (To be continued.) )

ps: Chapter 2 ~ The code is over......