The artillery staff member thought for a while before speaking.
"Sir, the mortars equipped by the Eighth Route Army have been following us to blast... Wherever the troops withdrew, the shells fell... They did not stop until we evacuated more than a thousand meters from the station..."
Speaking of this, the artillery staff seemed to have thought of something, and frowned at the same time. He thought about it for a while before continuing: "But it seems that the mountain artillery they equipped has not been adjusted to shoot the soldiers. All the shells hit the camp area, and even the extended artillery fire was Not going ahead!”
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"If you let a lowly position command these mountain field artillery, you only need to concentrate the firepower and fire a few salvos on the road, which will cause hundreds of additional casualties to our army!"
Miyazawa Daizuo's face suddenly became very solemn, and he stared at the artillery staff officer and asked seriously!
"Are you sure that the mountain artillery equipped by the Eighth Route Army did not adjust its firing personnel during the battle, but just stared at the camp and exploded!"
The artillery staff thought for a while before confirming: "The humble position is confirmed!"
"There is a big difference between the explosions of field artillery shells and mortar shells... I have never heard the explosion of field artillery shells since I left the camp!"
"The fire caused by the explosion of the cannonball also varies in size!"
"After I evacuated the camp, I looked back at the artillery fire coverage area. It seems that the impact points of those mountain cannons have not changed!"
"I didn't pay much attention to it before... I only remembered it after my superior reminded me of my humble position!"
"Bagya Road... Not only were the retreating troops tricked by the Eighth Route Cavalry Company, we were also tricked by the Eighth Route Army!" Miyazawa Daizuo instantly turned into a powder keg that suddenly exploded, his eyes were red and red, as if he was angry. The lion roars loudly about filial piety.
This scene frightened the captain next to him, and he quickly asked: "Sir, is there something wrong with the field artillery and mortars that shelled us just now?"
"Not only is there a problem, it's a big problem!" Miyazawa said through gritted teeth.
Staring at the artillery staff officer, he continued to ask: "The artillery has built a mountain artillery position in advance, and adjusted the shooting personnel in advance... and then handed the artillery to a group of infantry... can they shoot out the shells?"
"Of course!" the artillery staff blurted out.
"The most difficult thing for artillery to learn is to calculate and adjust the firing personnel...The actions of firing and loading artillery shells are very simple. As long as you are not a fool, you can learn it once you learn it..."
At this point, and connected with the questions Miyazawa Daizuo asked himself before, the artillery staff finally realized why he was so angry, and quickly asked: "Sir, what you mean is... the mountain artillery that shelled us just now was a group of infantry Operational!”
Miyazawa answered angrily: "Other than this reason, do you think the Eighth Route Army has the ability to train hundreds of gunners in just three days?"
The artillery staff officer immediately shook his head: "Absolutely impossible!"
"No matter how high-quality a person is, it is impossible for him to become a gunner in three days!"
The captain reacted at the same time: "What a cunning Eighth Route Army..."
"Let a group of infantrymen operate mountain artillery to deter us; a limited number of gunners operate mortars that can be moved quickly, stare at us and explode, killing a large number of our troops..."
"If we had known that they were short of gunners and that the mountain artillery unit had almost no combat effectiveness, we should not have retreated!"
"As long as we move the troops outside the coverage of the mountain artillery, we can assemble our own artillery to counterattack, and we will definitely hit them accurately!"
The artillery staff suddenly interrupted: "Sir, I don't think this matter is as simple as you think!"
"Even if the Eighth Route Army operating mountain field artillery are infantry, we can't do anything to them...especially the Eighth Route Army field artillery unit!"
"After the troops came under artillery fire, I immediately organized manpower to measure their specific locations!"
"The range of field artillery is far greater than that of mountain artillery and mortars. The Eighth Route Army deliberately set up artillery positions outside the effective range of our army's mountain artillery and mortars. We can't hit them even if we want to counterattack!"
"The mountain artillery troops are also scattered around us in squads and platoons. If we really have to fight head-on, we will be the ones who suffer in the end!"
"After all, there are more than thirty mortars operating around the station, all operated by real gunners. They will definitely chase us and explode!"
The captain asked with a stern face: "In other words, this battle has no solution. No matter what we choose, we can't change the fate of defeat!"
"No... we not only have artillery, but also more than 3,000 infantry..." Miyazawa Ozuo suddenly interrupted, his tone full of unwillingness.
"Although Lizhuang lost a lot of people in the first battle, and nearly a squadron was lost in the attack on Pingyang Town in the afternoon, there are still more than 2,000 infantry!"
"If we gather the main force of the infantry and launch an attack directly on their mountain artillery positions, the final result will be uncertain!"
"I have a strong hunch that since the mountain artillery and cavalry units that attacked us just now are the Eighth Route Army bluffing with us, then the infantry who attacked us are probably also bluffing and are not as powerful as everyone thinks!"
"Otherwise, why would the cavalry company force us to divide our troops and then let the infantry attack..."
"This shows that these Eighth Route Army troops cannot even sustain a reinforced squadron of the Imperial Army!"
Another captain suddenly interjected: "Sir... I have a squad leader who broke out from the Eighth Route Army infantry... He should know the strength of his opponent..."
"Come here quickly!" Miyazawa Daizuo ordered anxiously.
Ten minutes later, all the Japanese officers were silent.
The news brought by the team leader was surprisingly consistent with Miyazawa Daizuo's guess.
The Eighth Route Army that raided them had a large number of new recruits, but their combat effectiveness was not high, just because the equipment was too good and they relied on powerful firepower to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness...
Miyazawa Daizuo could only sigh: "If you lose, you lose..."
"The top priority is to figure out the battle damage..."
"Let's see how many people are left in the army and whether there are conditions to continue fighting!"
In the tent that Miyazawa Ozuo had just abandoned, because the Japanese retreated in such a hurry, many maps were spread out on a table made of ammunition boxes without having time to take them away.
Kong Jie and Huang Yu were pointing around a map. The pencil in Huang Yu's hand was drawing circles on a certain location on the map from time to time.
"Report to the captain...the results have been calculated!" Wang Lin, chief of staff of the garrison, ran in with a smile on his face.
"We found 459 corpses of little Japanese in the Japanese camp..."
"189 corpses were found on the road where the main Japanese forces retreated..."
"A total of ten commandos, under the cover of artillery, annihilated 16 Japanese breakout troops. They were basically small teams, with a total of 792 little Japanese!"
"A total of 1,440 corpses of imps, plus the wounded taken away by the Japanese army, their losses in tonight's night attack exceeded 1,600 people!"
"Hiss... so many..." Huang Yu gasped and shouted. Kong Jie was also shocked by the number and stared at Wang Lin with a pair of shocked eyes.
Wang Lin blurted out and explained: "It is mainly due to the commando team..."
"The Japs were stunned by the artillery fire. In order to get rid of the shelling as soon as possible, they retreated in a panic. Many Japs retreated in squads and squadrons. This created an excellent opportunity for the commandos to defeat them individually!"
"The cavalry company performed far beyond our expectations."
"They specialize in raiding those squadron-sized Japs, forcing their strong men to cut off their wrists, and divide their troops into the rear!"
"The commandos who cooperated with them were going crazy!"
"Just after destroying a Japanese rear-guard unit, the cavalry company intercepted another rear-guard unit!"
"The garrison's special agent company cooperated with the special operations team and achieved the greatest results. A total of two Japanese squadrons and one hundred-man Japanese army were eliminated!"
Kong Jie smiled and interjected: "If we really want to talk about it, we must thank the Japanese commander!"
"If he hadn't given the order to divide the troops and retreat, we wouldn't have encountered such a good fighter!"
Huang Yu shook his head and said: "Captain, it's one thing for the Japs to create a fighter opportunity. Whether we can seize the opportunity is another matter... If you hadn't keenly discovered the Japs' retreat method and decisively sent out a commando, we wouldn't have achieved victory." Such a great result!"
"In the battle at Li Zhuang, Wei Dayong killed more than one squadron of little Japs..."
"In the blocking battle in Pingyang Town, we killed another infantry squadron..."
"Together, there are two thousand people..."
"The total number of Japanese troops who invaded us is more than 3,300, and there are at most 1,300 soldiers left to fight!"
"Excluding the artillery inside, it would be good to have a thousand combat infantry!"
"Even if all these Japs return to Baoding, they will only be able to meet the requirements of the Baoding garrison. They will not be able to allocate troops to make up for the losses in surrounding counties!"
After saying that, he asked Kong Jie for a fight: "Captain... I think our plan for a full-scale attack can be launched!"
"I will lead the three assault companies of the garrison to keep an eye on the little Japs who invade the base area!"
"If they choose to retreat, I will follow them, continue to use guerrilla warfare to consume their troops, and rush into Baoding by the way. When the Japanese are not prepared, I will capture a few gun towers, reap the benefits and retreat to Shunping!"
"The main force of the regiment was divided into three groups and raided two counties around the base area..."
"It's best if we can win it. If we can't win it, we have to control other areas besides the county seat and try to form two more defense regiments!"
"I simply counted the harvest tonight..."
"There are four mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, eight mortars, nine heavy machine guns, 25 light machine guns, and more than a hundred rifles!"
"Coupled with what each battalion gained during the attack, we should be able to gather equipment for both regiments!"
"The commanders of the second and third battalions are all former commanders of the main force regiment, and the instructors have also been political commissars. With the two main force companies as the backbone, and giving them sufficient weapons and ammunition, within two to three months, we should be able to Raise a garrison of a thousand men!"
Kong Jie stared at the map and ordered: "Find the commander of the second and third battalions and their instructors immediately, and hurry up!"
"Chief of Staff Wang, if you work harder, immediately divide the weapons and ammunition captured tonight into two!"
"God has given us such a good expansion, we must seize it!"
Huang Yu then added: "Just like this, the pressure on the main force of the group will be great!"
"Once the commandos from the 2nd and 3rd Battalions left, the proportion of veterans in the entire regiment dropped to less than 20%, and the training time did not become longer. I am afraid that the main force will not be able to form combat effectiveness on time!"
