"Ahem! Battalion Commander Zhao, I'll leave it to you. Oh, and also, the regiment leader said that these brothers are not restricted in your position and have the right to move freely."
"Unrestricted, does that mean you are not under my command and can move freely?"
Seeing that Battalion Commander Zhao was still stunned and stopped talking, the regimental staff officer nodded to the leading lieutenant, turned around and left.
This staff officer is an officer who has been working in the headquarters for a long time. Naturally, he does not have the vision of a battlefield veteran like Battalion Commander Zhao, and he has already had different views on the regiment's instructions.
"With just these few people and a few guns, can they defeat the Japanese's iron lumps that cannot be blown apart or penetrated? Are you kidding me?"
At this time, Battalion Commander Zhao had come to his senses. He quickly extended his hand to the young lieutenant officer who was so young that he doubted his life and said warmly: "Welcome, what do you call me brothers? Anyone who needs the help of our 3rd Battalion can just ask." As long as we can destroy the Japanese tanks, we can do anything."
Now Battalion Commander Zhao began to feel a little hopeful.
The young lieutenant quickly stood at attention and saluted, then showed a shy smile, held Battalion Commander Zhao's hand and said, "Captain Zhao, you're welcome, my name is Zi Zi, and Battalion Commander Zhao can just call me Xiaoye."
This leaf is naturally Zhang Xiaoping.
It turned out that since the Japanese army began to attack, the mercenary regiment had followed the instructions of the headquarters and had not gone to the front line to participate in the battle. But today the Japanese army has attacked Jinjiazhai, which is only 10 kilometers away from the Miaohang headquarters, and Zhou Wen knows that after passing Jinjiazhai, the terrain will be relatively flat and open. Once the Japanese tanks are allowed to attack in formation, the 88th Division's defense line It's not easy to keep.
Therefore, Zhou Wen decided to send a powerful anti-tank force to join the battle. He must make use of the water network in front of Jinjiazhai. The Japanese tanks could only rely on the strong terrain of temporary roads to give the Japanese armored forces a powerful blow. The armored troops, which are usually precious, are completely released for use.
After obtaining the consent of Chief Zhang, Zhou Wen not only dispatched the only two anti-tank teams, but also moved the mountain artillery battery to a high ground less than 3 kilometers away from Jin's residence to hide and standby.
At this time, the advantages of the Schneider SEL infantry gun were demonstrated. Twelve soldiers carried the parts of the infantry gun on their backs, which was very convenient to hide and avoid the detection and bombing of Japanese aircraft. When the order was received, 5 minutes In no time it would be assembled and ready for bombardment. After the bombardment is completed, it can be dismantled in less than 2 minutes, and then dispersed and hidden again, and it can completely become an artillery guerrilla.
After Zhang Xiaoping and Battalion Commander Zhao exchanged greetings, they took the time to observe the terrain of the battlefield.
At this time, Battalion Commander Zhao was shocked again. He saw that each of the four officers took out a telescope and looked forward. Battalion Commander Zhao knew at a glance that it was a German Zeiss 6x telescope. It was the most elite 88th Division at the moment. I have only been equipped to the regiment commander level. My old telescope is a Soviet product that the regiment commander has put out of use. It doesn't even have a basic ranging scale, but I can't guarantee that every battalion commander will have this kind of old telescope.
How many of your second lieutenant-level officers only have one Zeiss telescope that looks brand new? What kind of army is this Central Party Headquarters Shanxi Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army? It is so damn rich.
After some discussions with Ti Jing, Zhang Xiaoping turned to point to an abandoned position about 500 meters ahead to the right that was blown to pieces by artillery, and said: "Battle Commander Zhao, we are going to rely on that abandoned position. We will establish anti-tank sniper points one by one. After the battle begins, we will continue to move positions and finally retreat to the main position. Please remind the brothers below not to treat us as devils."
"I will convey the order to every platoon immediately, Lieutenant Ye, please rest assured." Battalion Commander Zhao assured.
After Zhang Xiaoping thanked him, he led Tian Boguang, Ti Jing, and Tieniu along the trench.
After Battalion Commander Zhao asked the correspondent to convey the order, he kept watching the actions of Zhang Xiaoping and the four of them through binoculars.
I saw four people crawling out from the trench in front. I don’t know when everyone put on a yellow and green cloak. If I didn’t know their location, I wouldn’t be able to tell that they were crawling at first glance. I thought about this disguise. It's really clever, I can learn from it myself in the future.
Not long after, they saw four people crawling to the edge of the abandoned position, turning over and entering the trench, disappearing from sight.
Battalion Commander Zhao now began to worry again. He wondered whether the four brothers could destroy the enemy tanks, and he was also worried about whether they could return safely.
You must know that being able to go deep into the middle of the enemy's and our positions alone is not very obvious, but this kind of courage is not something ordinary people have.
At this time, Zhang Xiaoping had already moved forward to less than 500 meters away from the enemy's offensive position. The gradually dissipating morning fog allowed him to see the situation ahead clearly. Without a telescope, he could observe that the Japanese engineers were perfecting the last section of the route across the wet and soft ground. On the highway, the roar of an engine could be heard from further away. He knew the Japanese tanks were coming.
At this time, the other three people were waiting for his orders in the abandoned trench.
While Zhang Xiaoping was observing the enemy, in another position of the National Army, there was also a person observing the movements of the Japanese army with an artillery scope on a hidden high ground. This person was Zhu Jinhui, the commander of the mountain artillery company.
Zhou Wen’s plan was to let the mountain artillery battery take the lead in firing. Of course, only grenades could be used to fire from a few kilometers away. Although grenades could not directly destroy enemy tanks, they could create chaos in the enemy tank formation and kill the Japanese troops around the tanks. This is when the anti-tank guns take action. At the same time, Shanpao Company can also cover Zhang Xiaoping's retreat.
You know, it is still very dangerous to fight a tank about 500 meters away from the enemy. If they are discovered and attacked by Japanese infantry, Zhang Xiaoping and the four of them, no matter how special forces they are, will not be able to withstand the attack of hundreds or thousands of Japanese troops.
So the first thing Zhang Xiaoping did was to report his position to Zhu Jinhui using the intercom. Zhu Jinhui used the artillery mirror to calculate the position of the mountain artillery battery to bombard the Japanese highway and cover Zhang Xiaoping's retreat, and reported the shooting Zhu Yuan a few kilometers away. artillery position outside.
This series of artillery equipment work seems simple but is actually very technical. First of all, artillery observers must have a high technical level and experience. The distance measurement of artillery targets must be accurate. They must also accurately measure the various parameters of one's own artillery positions and artillery targets. parameter.
At the same time, it also tests the artillery control technology and proficiency. If you think about it, for an artillery strike several kilometers away, a small error will cause the impact point of the artillery shell to be different by hundreds of meters. Therefore, it is usually necessary to adjust the impact point of the artillery shell through test firing. This requires the quality of the gunner and the speed of control. It needs to be fast, the adjustment needs to be precise, and the first wave of artillery salvoes must be hit with a miraculous effect.
