In Xue Boling's eyes, Chen Wei is a very proud person, and the civil engineering department is called a proud soldier by all forces of the Shancheng government, and he is one of the big forces in the Whampoa department.

A general with average ability will not be looked down upon by Chen Zhen, but he attaches so much importance to a police commissioner who is engaged in intelligence work, which shows that there must be something unusual about this Han Lin.

"Chief Chen, based on the information obtained from the forward intelligence, the Japanese army has changed its previous tactics this time, and our intelligence officers have observed that the enemy troops that are slowly advancing in the southwest direction are the 101st Division, the 106th Division, and the 6th Field Heavy Artillery Brigade, and the 6th Division is advancing westward."

"And in the ranks of this brigade, a large number of personnel and artillery have suddenly increased, such as mountain artillery, rapid-fire guns, infantry guns and mortars, according to the model and number, adding up to at least two artillery wings, this is the problem, it will also be a completely new tactic, which has never been done before." Han Lin said.

"Heavy artillery brigades have increased the number of artillery, which is also a new tactic?" Another operational staff officer felt that it was a big fuss.

"What is the configuration of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade?" Han Lin asked.

"According to the configuration of the Japanese heavy artillery brigades, there are three wings each equipped with twenty-four 150-mm howitzers and one company with sixteen 150-mm cannons." The combat staff officer came without hesitation, which shows that he has a very clear grasp of the Japanese army's weapons and equipment.

"The answer is correct, the heavy artillery brigade does not have heavy artillery less than 100 millimeters, and the reason why there are a large number of 75-millimeter field artillery and mountain artillery and other artillery is the configuration of two wings, which must be that the enemy has concentrated the artillery of at least two divisions in order to cause maximum lethality."

"It means that the enemy's artillery will carry out concentrated fire on our defensive positions, and what will be the consequences of such intensity and density of the army covered by firepower? The fortifications you build are basically tunnels and sandbags for cover, so you can weigh the results yourself. Just because you haven't seen the tactics of the Japanese army before doesn't mean the enemy won't do it! Han Lin said.

Xia Worm can't say anything, I haven't seen the Japanese army use such a tactic, it doesn't mean that people won't do it, since the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance, it is indeed the first time to use such a tactic, and it is also an innovation of Okamura Ninji, but you shouldn't ignore the power of this tactic.

"Don't discuss these things with them, Han Lin, what else do you know?" Xue Boling asked.

He was impatient with his combat staff, and as soon as Han Lin said the situation, he realized what kind of measures the enemy was about to take.

With the heavy artillery brigade as the main body, the two artillery wings were reinforced, the fire was concentrated, the maximum firepower was covered, the living forces were destroyed, and the defensive positions were quickly broken through.

"Chief Xue, the intelligence officers have observed that the two divisions and regiments that advanced south from Xingzi did not disperse the tanks, but gathered together to form a chariot group, the number of which was about a hundred, if so many chariots rushed over, it would be easy to tear through our defensive line."

"There is also a very important situation, the Japanese army carried a large number of poison gas bombs in this attack, our troops are seriously short of gas masks, and there are very few officers and men who know how to deal with poison gas bombs, once the enemy suddenly uses poison gas bombs to attack, our troops who have been shelled will suffer heavy losses, and the position is very likely to be broken through in a short time." Han Lin said.

Hearing the last news, Chen Zhen and Xue Boling's faces suddenly became ugly, it is not a secret that the Japanese army used poison gas bombs in a despicable and shameless manner, and it was used in the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Jiangcheng.

But the backward Shancheng government army, even if it is President Chiang's descendants, does not have so many gas masks at all, and the batch imported from Germany is very reluctant to be assigned to the level of squad leader, let alone ordinary soldiers.

Office of the Commander-in-Chief.

Chen Zhen, Xue Boling, and Luo Mingbai were sitting on the sofa, and Han Lin had already left and returned to the hotel after reporting the intelligence on the reconnaissance of the Japanese army.

"What do you two think of the information provided by Han Lin?" Chen Zhen asked.

"It has been of great help to us in this Yuzhang campaign, and we have basically figured out the situation of most of the enemy's attacking forces, and the current dilemma is whether our defense will focus on the area east or west of the Nanxun Railway. There is no need to doubt the authenticity of the intelligence that Han Lin said, and it is commendable for intelligence officers to do this step, but there are three situations that need to be considered in the tactics adopted by the Japanese army. ”

"First, according to the analysis of the staff office of our theater command, the main direction of attack of the Japanese army is the eastern area of the first line of the Nanxun railway, and if a war breaks out in Wucheng Town, the enemy's attack will be a feint, and the first to launch an offensive is to divert the tiger from the mountain, so that we can transfer our troops to Wucheng and weaken the defensive strength of the railway line."

"Second, it is entirely possible that the Japanese army will take a two-way flank attack, one frontal attack will attract our attention, and then Wucheng will land and break through and outflank our rear, making it difficult for us to take care of it and fall into chaos, which is also entirely possible."

"Third, as Han Lin said, the Japanese army completely bypassed our defensive positions and broke through from Qiujin Town and Tujiabu in the west, using the landing of Wucheng Town as a feint to attract attention."

"The preparations we made in advance were completely based on the first situation, and the second and third scenarios were very unfavorable to us, which involved a large-scale adjustment and redeployment of operations, and our defense forces were very weak west of Wucheng and Nanxun Railway." Xue Boling said.

Things have fallen into an extremely difficult situation, the Japanese army is about to launch an offensive, and there is not much time for the headquarters to adjust, and if you want to adjust, you must make up your mind immediately, otherwise, when the intentions of the Japanese army are completely clearly exposed, it will be too late to adjust, which is a taboo for soldiers.

"Han Lin mentioned that the Japanese army shipped a large number of poison gas bombs, which is a very serious problem, and we lack effective means of protection." Luo Mingbai said.

"Gas masks can be urgently airlifted from the warehouses of the Ministry of Military Affairs to part of Yuzhang, although the number is not large, but they can also play a certain role. The problem is that good steel should be used on the blade, and the Japanese army will definitely release poison gas bombs when crossing the river, and it will be a big trouble to which troops to distribute them. Chen Zhen said.

When Han Lin walked out of the gate of the headquarters, he saw Tang Minsheng and Peng Jiacui waiting for him at the door, and the hotel he was staying in was one street away from the headquarters.

"Cui Cui and I go in and order, Minsheng, you go back to the hotel and call people here, let's have lunch first." At the door of a restaurant, Han Lin stopped.

"Boss, this time I went to the headquarters to see Chief Chen, it seems that you are a little unhappy, what happened?" Peng Jiacui asked curiously.

"It's nothing, the staff officers of the General Staff Office are only eight years old, and they look down on me, who came from the police academy, it doesn't matter if they slap themselves in the face, but the operational deployment of the General Staff Office is related to the big war in which hundreds of thousands of troops participate, regardless of them, we are ready to take action according to our original plan." Han Lin said and said, he also felt a little out of shape, what kind of life is it with these people?

(End of chapter)