The offensive position was filled with rising smoke. Li Yunlong could not see the situation at the top of the city. The Japanese army also could not see the offensive position clearly and could only shoot blindly at the approximate location of the trench.
The accuracy is extremely poor, less than 30% to 40% of what the little devils usually fight.
Huang Yu followed the traffic trench and quickly reached the edge of the offensive position.
Here is located on the edge of the smoke, and you can see the city head clearly.
At a glance, there was no movement from the Japanese and puppet troops above.
Except for the mortar shells flying from the sky, none of the light and heavy machine guns on the top of the city fired.
The city gate a few hundred meters away was also closed, and many Japanese and puppet troops could be seen patrolling back and forth on top of the city.
Huang Yu smiled, and when he returned to the headquarters, he happily reported to Kong Jie: "Captain..."
"There is no unusual movement by the Japanese and puppet troops at the top of the city."
"This is just an ordinary artillery attack, without any conspiracy."
Li Yunlong was confused when he heard this, and asked with confusion on his face: "It turns out that this kind of shelling has no effect on us."
"It doesn't stop us from releasing smoke at all."
"Do you have a lot of cannonballs, kid? You're squandering it like this. This is too wasteful."
Huang Yu shook his head: "It's indeed a waste."
"But it's not useless."
"Although the accuracy of the artillery fire is not high, the speed of the soldiers digging trenches will be more or less affected."
Li Yunlong's face immediately flashed an expression of envy, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"It's better to fight the battle of wealth."
"In order to harass us, slow down our trench digging, and delay our attack on Baoding two days later."
"Thousands of shells were fired like this."
"This is too wasteful."
At this point, Li Yunlong's face immediately turned into a heartbroken expression: "These are all our cannonballs."
"Now take one more shot."
"In the future, if we capture Baoding, we will capture one less weapon."
"It's so infuriating."
Kong Jie was also heartbroken. He shook his head and said helplessly: "Now the shells are still in the hands of the Japanese."
"They can't stop them even if they want to attack us. Who told them to use artillery shells instead of artillery shells?"
"There are several arsenals in Baoding, all of which are weapons and ammunition."
"Even if the little devil spends his money, he can't finish it."
"As long as our siege progress is not affected, the remaining ammunition will belong to us sooner or later."
Huang Yu then answered: "No matter what, the troops will enter Baoding one day earlier."
"We can seize one or two thousand more artillery shells, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition."
"Captain, Commander Li..."
"The top priority now is to minimize the impact of the Japanese shelling on us."
"If possible, it would be best to gain back the time that was wasted by the sudden artillery attack."
One or two thousand shells, hundreds of thousands of bullets, it's a big fat piece of meat no matter where it is.
Li Yunlong's eyes instantly became hot, he patted his head and said, "This is simple."
"The smoke blocked the sight of the Japanese artillerymen."
"Their artillery can only fire blindly and cannot carry out precise strikes against us."
"As long as the soldiers hide in the trenches without showing their heads and dig trenches while squatting, the chance of hitting will be very low."
"We can mobilize two more companies to dig trenches and dig a few more communication trenches."
"Go hand in hand, extend to the second offensive position, and then extend to the left and right sides to connect the communication trenches."
"The more communication trenches there are, the faster a second offensive position can be dug."
"The same approach can be used to dig out a third offensive line."
"We can definitely shorten the time to build an offensive position to less than two days."
Kong Jie was also inspired and answered the question.
"According to the original plan, in order to avoid air strikes and reduce troop casualties, we could only launch the attack at night."
"With smoke, troops can launch attacks during the day."
"The troops' time spent on the Japanese and puppet mobile forces can be shortened by one day."
Li Yunlong was so excited that he almost jumped from the ground.
Building offensive positions saves one day, and consuming Japanese mobile troops saves another day. If the general offensive can be fought in half a day, the troops can capture four to five thousand more artillery shells and four to five million rounds of ammunition.
Enough for a single regiment to fight several large-scale battles.
He nodded immediately: "I think it's feasible."
"I'm going to mobilize troops now."
"Lao Kong, give orders to the attacking troops in other directions."
"Also have them prepare more wet firewood that releases smoke."
"Wherever the offensive position is dug, that's where the smoke we release will go."
"Don't give the Japanese and puppet troops any chance to attack us."
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Two days passed in a blink of an eye. Major General Kawasaki spent five to six thousand artillery shells but still could not stop the Eighth Route Army from digging trenches.
At eight o'clock in the evening the next day, the last offensive position less than 200 meters away from the city wall was completed.
Light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenades, and thunder cannons were immediately put into place.
The soldiers were like a group of hungry wolves asking for the smell of blood, all staring at the city head with gleaming eyes.
Li Yunlong bent over and shuttled back and forth in the trench, inspecting the machine gun positions and flying thunder artillery positions one by one.
This is a habit he has formed since he was a soldier.
Every time there is a battle, the position must be inspected personally.
After looking around, I stopped next to the machine gun position, raised my binoculars, and slowly poked my head out of the trench to observe the city head.
The Japanese and puppet troops seemed to have realized that there would be a big battle waiting for them tonight.
A black gun barrel protruded from each battlement.
There was no sign of the daytime patrol either.
All this proves that the Japanese and puppet troops in the city are ready for battle.
Li Yunlong curled his lips. He was not worried about the Japanese army's heightened vigilance. Instead, he showed a confident expression that he was sure to defeat them.
"Captain..."
The chief of staff bent over and trotted over.
"A total of fifty-six thunder cannons have been aimed at the top of the city as ordered."
"The preliminary launch positions are also ready."
"After one round of shooting, the thunder cannon will be moved immediately."
"Can we start firing?"
Li Yun didn't turn his head back, and ordered while observing the situation of the enemy at the top of the city.
"Prepare the flare gun and begin the attack in five minutes."
"The Japanese and puppet city defense troops are worried about our general attack tonight."
"Everyone is hiding behind the battlements and waiting."
"As long as the thunder cannon is accurate enough and a few more explosive packets are thrown at the top of the city, the Japanese and puppet troops on the top of the city will be able to be wiped out and severely damaged."
"After the sheep attack began, light and heavy machine guns joined the battle at the same time to attract the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops, cover the movement of the torpedo cannons to the reserve position, and continue to use explosive packets to consume their troops."
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At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Major General Kawasaki was guarding the sand table with dark circles under his eyes. He was very tired, but not sleepy at all.
Cun Shangzhongzuo stood aside, with a more worried look on his face than Major General Kawasaki.
After receiving the telegram from the communications staff, he glanced at it and reported solemnly: "General..."
"The latest report from the city defense force is that the Eighth Route Army's offensive positions have been dug."
"The offensive position in the east of the city is dug to a position of 180 meters outside the city, and the offensive position in the west of the city is dug to a position of 160 meters outside the city."
"Dig the south and north of the city to a position two hundred meters outside the city."
