allonlinenovel Chapter 1071 Not a Single Machine Gun Outpost Can Be Found
Chapter 1071 Not a Single Machine Gun Outpost Can Be Found
"Don't sit still, everyone. There can't be any machine gun positions on the other side of the river. Otherwise, when our men cross the river, it will cause us a lot of casualties. Put in more effort now, so that when we actually enter the palace, fewer brothers will die. Especially you who are in charge of observation, we'll also equip you with high-powered binoculars. With just a few words, we can take down the enemy's strongholds."
When Ma Leizi inspected the Yellow River defense line, he specifically called all the artillery observers over and held a meeting with them.
We have concentrated a large number of artillery pieces on the south bank of the Yellow River. As long as a firing point is visible to the naked eye, we can immediately notify the artillerymen below to clear it out as soon as possible.
Although there are still some hidden firing points on the north bank of the Yellow River, we will ignore those for now. As long as they are exposed, we will eliminate them one by one without any delay. We will also let these Japanese devils understand that if you want to set up firing points on the north bank of the Yellow River, you are courting death.
In the past few days, some Japanese soldiers have figured it out: as soon as they show their faces with heavy machine guns and mortars, a barrage of shells immediately falls from the sky. If it weren't for these things, they might have been able to live a little longer.
By messing around with these things, you're courting death. Those artillery observers on the other side have very sharp eyes.
"Don't worry, Commander. In addition to our existing observers, we've also brought in some snipers. These guys are good at spotting targets. As long as the coordinates they give us are accurate, I can guarantee that all exposed firing positions will be eliminated no matter when we cross the river to fight."
"This is what Sun Sheng, the artillery regiment commander, said with great ambition."
This guy was originally from the 12th Division of the Central Army. His left hand was blown off when the Battle of Pujiang started, so he couldn't return to the Central Army. Although the regular troops of the 72nd Army valued his talent, they also needed to recruit some soldiers with intact hands and feet. But the security regiment didn't have so many requirements.
Besides, we're here to make you the commander of the artillery regiment, not to send you to the battlefield. You don't need to fire the cannons or carry shells. You just need to direct your men to do their jobs well. So this guy came directly to the security regiment as its commander.
When he first took office, he was very unwilling. He felt that as a former artillery company commander of the Central Army, he was now being promoted to commander of a security regiment. On the surface, it was a promotion, but in reality, he was being marginalized.
But when he saw the equipment of the 72nd Army Security Regiment Artillery Regiment, his original idea changed immediately. As long as you have the ability, no matter what caliber of artillery, we can equip you with it.
Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that your training ammunition is almost unlimited. As long as you submit a report, I will definitely approve it. However, all the ammunition must be used for soldier training. If you want to resell it or do something else, the military police will come knocking on your door immediately.
In this situation, it can be said that everything is in place, and if they still can't train an excellent artilleryman, then according to him, they should hurry up and dive into the sea, and once they're down there, they absolutely must not come back up, because they can't afford to lose face.
“Old Sun, I know your capabilities, but you should also do a thorough search for security and other things. If you really can’t find anything, you can divide the land on the other side into several blocks and sweep it with artillery shells every day or every hour. The project may be a bit big, but now that the Jiaoji Railway is open, there is no problem with transporting artillery shells.”
Hearing Ma Leizi's words, Regiment Commander Sun felt even more excited. The key to artillery is fire coverage, but for the various warlords in the country, artillery shells have always been their biggest worry.
In fact, it wasn't just them who couldn't achieve this goal; even the Central Army faced extremely limited resources, with artillery shells being incredibly precious. Each training session required numerous theoretical simulations before a test firing could be conducted.
But the 72nd Army has a completely different approach. As long as you have enough strength and want to continue training, you don't need to worry about the ammunition. As for the cannons getting damaged from firing too much, you don't need to worry about that either. If the damage is serious, we will immediately replace them with new cannons.
This is no big deal for the 72nd Army, but there is a strict requirement for you. After using so many shells, you have to be a qualified artilleryman.
"Regarding the issue of the Japanese bunkers, I can't guarantee anything. They can make a bunker just by digging a hole. If they don't expose their firepower, it's really hard to tell." "How about this? I think our river gunboats are almost ready. Why don't we send two of them with strong defenses to the other side and patrol around? That should definitely expose their bunkers."
When faced with a problem, Commander Sun never shirks responsibility. If it can be solved, we will solve it immediately; if it cannot be solved temporarily, we will not pretend to be capable.
The Japanese were responsible for defense on the north bank of the Yellow River, and it was certain that they would build firing positions. Some of them started digging from the other side of the Yellow River dike all the way to our side. If they didn't open fire, even if you searched with your eyes open for a long time, you wouldn't know where the bunkers were on the other side.
“That’s one way. Go talk to some people in the fleet and see what they think of this method. If it’s really feasible, start this afternoon. Let’s not be idle. After these Japanese devils retreated from the provincial capital, they formed a second army. Now they lack boats to cross the river, so a large-scale battle can’t break out, but we can’t let them have any preparation.”
Ma Leizi looked at the opposite bank of the river and said fiercely, "After we dealt with the enemy in the provincial capital, we should have crossed the river to fight immediately. Unfortunately, we were a step too slow and the Japanese destroyed all the bridges over the Yellow River."
Because of a small mistake back then, it now takes a long time to make amends, but in the process of making amends, we can't give the Japanese any time.
After explaining these matters, Ma Leizi immediately returned to the provincial capital. There was still a lot of work to be done in the meantime. In addition to the construction of the airport, the training camp outside the city was also extremely important. The four regiments that had just been recruited around the provincial capital were the first batch to enter the training camp.
Before Ma Leizi could even get on the vehicle, Commander Sun went straight to the river gunboat to check on their preparations and see if they could launch a probing attack that afternoon…