Just as the Independent Regiment was rushing all the way from southeastern Shanxi to northwest Shanxi, Ding Wei and Kong Jie also led the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment to march in the same direction to northwest Shanxi.
On this day, Ding Wei was marching on the mountain road with a new regiment of more than 1,000 people. The scouts in front quickly reported:
"Captain, in front of Jijiayu, the Japs built two gun towers and blocked the road."
Ding Wei frowned when he heard this.
"How many little Japs are there in the turret? Where are the two Japs?"
"We observed for half an hour and only saw about two squadrons of young Japanese soldiers and one company of second-level Japanese soldiers."
"Damn it, these bastards are so vicious. They know that the Jijiayu road is the best way to go."
Ding Wei couldn't help but curse.
The political commissar Zhong Zhicheng next to him immediately suggested:
"Old Ding, why don't we take a detour and go east around Gaozhuanggou? It will only take one more day at most.
The two detachments of the Little Devils and a company of the Second Devils are stationed in these two gun towers. It will be very difficult for us to capture them. If we lose time, as soon as the reinforcements of the Little Devils from Shangyang Town in the north arrive, our whole regiment can It's over. "
Ding Wei pondered for a moment, turned around and looked at the dusty and ragged appearance of the soldiers, and shook his head firmly:
"Old Zhong, we are running out of food, and the soldiers' shoes are worn out and need to be replenished urgently.
If we encounter an unexpected situation on the detour, we will be in more danger.
No one can guarantee that there will be no Japanese artillery towers in the direction of Gaozhuanggou. It would be too time-consuming to send scouts to conduct reconnaissance now! "
"What do you mean?"
Doesn't Zhong Zhicheng know that the current situation of Xinyi Tuan is not good?
After marching for more than ten days, we have almost eaten all the dry food.
In the past two days, many fighters have been saving, saving, and saving again.
"I'm ready for a fight!
Since there are two detachments of little Japanese and one company of second Japanese in these two gun towers, it means that the supplies inside must be abundant.
If we take this place, we can replenish the whole group, and maybe even get some meat to eat! "
Ding Wei stuck out his tongue and lifted his dry lips.
The soldiers suffered, and he, the leader who set an example, suffered even more.
"Hit the artillery tower?
Lao Ding, is this too risky?
Since the enemy has built two turrets, they must be in the shape of horns. You don't need to think about it to know that there must be heavy machine guns on the turrets.
It would be unwise for us to attack rashly! "
Zhong Zhicheng advised.
Why isn't he hungry?
How come his shoes are not rotten?
But he knew better that it would be unwise to risk the lives of the soldiers.
As a commander, you cannot make decisions based on your own perception alone, regardless of the objective situation!
Zhong Zhicheng and Ding Wei haven't been together for a long time, so these words are quite polite.
But Ding Wei knew that if he couldn't convince him, Lao Zhong might use his power as a political commissar and force him to give up.
Under the principles of our army, at critical moments, he, the regiment leader, cannot speak as well as Zhong Zhicheng, the political commissar.
But he was not afraid, but smiled and explained to Zhong Zhicheng:
"Old Zhong, I understand what you said. But don't underestimate us, okay?
The Japs' turrets are difficult to deal with, and the heavy machine gun crossfire is difficult to deal with, but don't forget, we now have two Type 92 infantry cannons!
I don’t believe it anymore. These two cannons can’t break open the little devil’s turtle shell! "
"Type 92 infantry gun?"
Zhong Zhicheng suddenly realized, and he immediately understood why Ding Wei dared to attack the Japs turret.
However, he still asked with some concern:
"But Lao Ding, even if we take down the Jaap turret, what will happen when the reinforcements from Shangyang Town arrive?"
"Hehe, of course we should take advantage of our iron feet and lead the little devil in circles in the mountains!
I estimate that we still have at most seventy or eighty miles to reach the vicinity of Ping'an County. It's time to announce the arrival of our new group to the little devils. "
Like Li Yunlong, Ding Weike is not a fuel-efficient person.
Of course he wouldn't let it pass if he had the opportunity to torment the little devil.
Of course, he still had an unspoken purpose, which was to follow the instructions given to him by his superiors and ask them to open up and strengthen base areas in the mountainous areas near Ping'an County, so that it would be inevitable to attack the Japs.
Now, if we can mobilize the little Japs in Shangyang Town by attacking the Jijiayu artillery towers, it would be a matter of trying to kill rabbits.
Seeing Ding Wei's resolute attitude, Zhong Zhicheng thought about it for a while and felt that Ding Wei's plan was indeed feasible. He immediately stopped objecting and nodded:
"Well, Lao Ding, since you want to fight, let's fight in the evening.
After we attack the artillery towers like this, it will be dark. If the Japanese reinforcements come, we will retreat into the mountains and they will not be able to pursue us. "
"Okay! Just do it!"
Ding Wei made the final decision.
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After talking through the political commissar, Ding Wei immediately asked the team to hide in the woods to rest, and he took the security squad to the front to reconnoiter the layout of the two gun towers of the Little Devil.
Then he came back and called his battalion commanders to deploy the attack mission.
Of course, he did not forget the most important artillery, and called company commander Chen Yong and deputy company commander Sun Dapeng.
"Captain, do you have a mission?"
Several battalion company commanders showed excitement as soon as they arrived.
After marching for more than ten days, except for the occasional encounter with a group of Japanese soldiers to relax our muscles and bones, there was no major battle. It was too boring.
"That's right. The little devil built two gun towers in front of Jijiayu, like horns, blocking our way.
I decided to pull them out. "
Ding Wei nodded, picked up a branch, and drew a simple map on the ground.
"Great, we finally have a war."
The battalion company commanders were all excited.
Then the first battalion commander Qin Zhiqiang couldn't help but say:
“Captain, the Japs’ turrets are not easy to deal with, and there are two of them!
We have to use explosive packs to blow them up, it will take time. "
"Humph, explosive pack? I have a cannon now, what explosive pack do you want?"
Ding Wei glanced at him.
Then he said to the artillery company commander Chen Yong:
"Chen Yong, our time is tight, it's your artillery company's turn to show off.
I want you to use infantry artillery to blow down the two gun towers of the little devil!
Didn't you say that I won't give you a chance to test-fire the infantry artillery? This time I will let you beat me as much as you can! "
When Chen Yong heard this, he was not excited. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said:
"Captain, do you think too highly of infantry artillery?
The little devil's Type 92 infantry gun has a caliber of 70 mm. It will take a lot of artillery shells to demolish the reinforced concrete turret. Commander, are you willing to do it? "
When Chen Yong said this, Ding Wei almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
This bitch is so shameless.
He originally wanted to say: You bitch, if I ask you to bomb, just bomb, and shoot out all 80 rounds of artillery shells!
After struggling for a long time, he still admitted his timidity and said:
"Then blow up the firepower points on the turret for me.
I give you permission to fire 10 shells from each cannon. If you can't blow up the little devil's firepower point, I will remove you from your post! "
Upon hearing that each cannon could fire 10 rounds, Chen Yong was immediately more excited than during the Chinese New Year, and said with a smile on his face:
"Don't worry, commander, 20 rounds of artillery shells are enough!
If you can't defeat the little devil's firepower, you can kill me! "
After arranging the artillery company, Ding Wei arranged the tasks of the three main battalions, and then asked them to prepare separately.
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