Chapter XXII: Artillery Attack
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Sun Liren, the head of the fourth branch of the tax police corps, has been very highly regarded by Song Ziwen since returning from overseas, and even the training syllabus used by the entire tax police corps was formulated by him, known as the "Sun Drill Code", but because the backstage boss Song Ziwen and Sun Liren themselves opposed the civil war, the tax police corps, especially the fourth sub-regiment, did not participate in the "suppression of bandits" before 34 years. Even though Song Ziwen was forced to send all but one of the regiments under pressure last year, the tax police corps basically only stayed on the second line to repair pillboxes and look at the roads, and tried to avoid direct engagement with the Red Army.
However, now there are unidentified armed forces attacking the headquarters of the tax police corps, Sun Liren is embarrassed to sit idly by, and after making a telegram contact with the general regiment headquarters, he immediately led the team south, according to Sun Liren's judgment, the main force of the Red Army has already fled westward, and the strength of the remaining forces is limited, it should not be them, and it is more difficult for the bandits to develop, but it is more likely that a certain national army that "suppresses bandits" has defected
But even so, the general regiment is strong, but also firepower, there are Sun Liren in the city, although disgusted, but also have to admit that its powerful Biedong team is in, even if an army attacks Yongfeng County, it may not be able to succeed, think that the Yongfeng garrison will only be trapped because the composition of the troops is not conducive to field warfare, as long as their more than 5,000 people arrive, they will definitely be able to achieve a big victory under the internal and external attacks. But as he walked, Sun Liren suddenly felt uneasy, "No, it's not far from Yongfeng County, why haven't you heard gunfire yet?" If the enemy's strength is so weak, even if it is inconvenient for the headquarters to attack, the security division of Yongfeng and the biedong team in the city should be enough to deal with it, so why should the headquarters ask me for help? So, could it be that Yongfeng County has already "
"Turn around immediately and go back to Xingan!" , Sun Liren immediately ordered, since the other party has the ability to eat the headquarters of the defending city, then it is naturally no problem to eat the fourth sub-regiment in the marching army.
"See?" Seeing that the enemy was almost about to enter the ambush circle set by himself but suddenly turned around and returned north, Hu Weidong couldn't help but smack his thigh in annoyance, and shouted, "Order, the artillery battalion immediately adjusts the parameters and fires ten rapid shots at the enemy!" The special forces managed to march around the front of the enemy, lay mines to stop the enemy's advance, and the infantry pursued at full speed, so as not to let them escape! ”
Although most of the artillery of the independent division were new recruits, and the veterans who came over were unlikely to be ruthless in the face of their former allies for the time being, Hu Weidong, an artillery genius, came up with a trick, that is, he reported the parameters and let the artillerymen just fire the artillery according to the adjustments
Hundreds of 75mm flowering shells roared into the formation of the national army, and a large number of people were put down on the spot, and the officers and men of the fourth sub-regiment of the tax police regiment were well-trained, and when they heard the whistling sound of the shells, they all fell to the ground, but they still suffered hundreds of casualties in just two minutes. As soon as the cannon stopped, Sun Liren, who was already smoky, immediately said, "Immediately seize the highest mountain peak in front of the left and build a position on the spot, and the telegraph will immediately send a telegram for help!" ”
"Whew, it's good if you don't run away", Hu Weidong suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was a certainty to swallow this enemy army. After all, although a sub-regiment of the Tax Police Corps has more than 5,000 troops and is well-equipped, the strength of the independent division is not what it used to be, whether it is the strength of the army (the militia of Yongfeng County is also brought, the total strength is more than 30,000. Or the firepower is much stronger than theirs, and they have the upper hand, no matter how you look at it, it is also a sure win, but can the victory or defeat of the war really be calculated so easily? …,
Sun Liren's efforts to gather troops on the top of the lonely peak seem to be a self-defeating move, but if the battlefield is enlarged to the whole of Jiangxi, it will be found that the independent division is surrounded by thousands of people in the fourth sub-regiment of the tax police corps, and it is also surrounded by more than 100,000 national troops. Retreating from the encirclement and retreating is naturally also an option, but the expansion of the independent division is too fast, the people's hearts are not stable, Hu Weidong largely relies on continuous victories to unite it, even if it is only a slight setback, it may cause this army that has gradually formed to disintegrate in the air, so Hu Weidong can't lose a battle!
However, Sun Liren's unit had 18 heavy machine guns, 162 light machine guns, and a large number of submachine guns, and he was well versed in the art of crossfire, and the density of automatic fire was extremely high, and he also took advantage of the terrain, and his field of vision was very broad.
At this time, the most needed thing for the attacking troops is undoubtedly the support of artillery fire, but the problem is that although Sun Liren's department only has 6 60mm mortars, the range has increased greatly because of the influence of the terrain, on the contrary, the mortars of the independent division are obviously at a loss in range because they are fired from below, even if it is an 82mm mortar, and only the 36 mountain guns have a slight advantage in range. What's more, the quality of the artillery under Sun Liren's command is the top in China, far from being comparable to the rookies of the independent division, and as a result, the independent division tried to rush several times, but was all knocked down by the enemy's sharp and accurate firepower, with more than 1,000 casualties. What's even worse is that time is passing little by little, and seeing that dusk is approaching, Hu Weidong, who originally seemed very calm, finally began to be a little anxious. At this moment, dozens of soldiers from the former Tax Police Corps among the front-line infantry suddenly mutinied, and even though Hu Weidong had taken precautions, it also caused hundreds of casualties, and his morale suffered a lot of blows
"No, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that other troops will also have two minds, and we must fight quickly." Hu Weidong gritted his teeth and ordered the artillery battalion on the left, "All mountain artillery, from now on, will bombard the enemy's positions without interruption." Note that this is not artillery preparation, but uninterrupted continuous cover, even if the infantry rushes up, the artillery fire must not stop, and it must continue to extend forward with the position of the forward troops! Mortars must also use this time to get close to the front of the enemy's position, participate in the shelling as soon as they are in effective range, and follow the infantry forward! Defeat the enemy in one go! ”
"Are they crazy? Aren't you afraid of blowing up your own people? Sun Liren's eyes widened in disbelief, the enemy's almost extravagant use of artillery made him almost suspect that he was facing the American army on the other side of the ocean, but he still tried his best to motivate his subordinates, "They don't have many shells, we will win after this while!" ”