"We can fight so hard. This is not the style of our national defense force." Bao Xingteng, commander of the Fifth Army, specially called his subordinates: "I don't care how you fight. Support, as long as our Fifth Army has

Yes, I will give you whatever you want. I have only one request for you: I must take down the Japanese’s first line of defense before it gets dark tomorrow!”

All the officers of the 14th Division who were in the meeting knew that this was a cruel move by the commander. Although he did not say it to them, the meaning was obvious. If they can't do it, no one in their group will even think about it.

Run. Take all the responsibility.

In order to show their support, the entire artillery regiment of the Fifth Army of the National Defense Force came to support. As the main force of the National Defense Force, plus the former commander Qi Muden who was eager to grab an extra piece of morality, the artillery regiment of the Fifth Army was naturally equipped with weapons.

It won't be bad.

The entire artillery regiment has forty-eight artillery pieces, including 24 105mm howitzers, 12 150mm howitzers and 12 105mm cannons.

This kind of weapon configuration is unique even among the main forces within the National Defense Forces. No other artillery regiment directly under the army can have this configuration. Most of them can be assigned twelve 150mm howitzers.

But this was obviously not enough. The Japanese army's fortifications formed multiple shooting blind spots. Even if one or two firepower points were desperately destroyed, they could not directly break through the Japanese army's non-defensive positions.

As long as there is an obstacle, the Japanese army will quickly fill this blind spot. As a result, the National Defense Forces can only continue to consume troops and ammunition in front of the Japanese army's positions.

It didn't matter in the past, tanks could crush them directly. But now the Japanese army uses weapons that can break the tracks. This gives the National Defense Forces a headache.

If a tank's tracks are blown off, it will lose its ability to move. No matter how strong it is, it will only be destroyed in the end. And the Japanese weapons can really damage the tank.

The most troublesome thing is the 37mm anti-tank guns deployed by the Japanese army at the firing points of the fortifications. This is one of the most troublesome problems. The damage caused by the horizontal fire of these anti-tank guns is extremely high.

And they are very suitable for fire support on the battlefield. They can even suppress the Wehrmacht's charge on the position. To a certain extent, they can even prevent the Wehrmacht tank attack.

These are the difficulties of this attack, and they are also the biggest concerns of the entire 14th Division and the 3rd Tank Armored Division. If these obstacles are not cleared, the only way to win the position is to fight hard.

"Damn! They are hiding deeper than a ground rat, how can we catch them?!" Liang Qiu looked at the defense maps and punched the shell box.

Twenty-three of the thirty tanks of the 3rd Armored Division in this attack suffered major or minor damage, and the most serious ones were three whose engines were damaged.

If the soldiers of the maintenance company had not worked hard to repair it, the tank might have been paralyzed on the battlefield and became a trophy of the Japanese army. For this matter, Liangqiu was scolded by Xing Tai, commander of the Second Armored Corps.

The entire Third Armored Division was filled with anger and wanted to catch all the Japanese bastards on the ground and tear them apart. Although Liangqiu was full of anger, he was still very sober.

He knew that taking a position could not be achieved by just relying on anger. What was needed was precise calculation, reasonable firepower matching and tactical arrangement.

"It's not for nothing that the Japanese have been operating here for several months. These fortifications are basically all concrete structures." Zhou Haokuang, commander of the 14th Division, frowned and sighed: "The Japanese say that their defense line is 'Oriental Manino'

'Although it's a bit exaggerated, it's not groundless. It's a bit overweight!"

Many of the Japanese army's bunkers are buried deep underground and have reinforced concrete structures. Even heavy artillery is difficult to destroy at once. Many firing holes are also constructed in this way, and these multi-faceted firing fields ensure that even several locations are destroyed.

It can also ensure that there will be no shooting dead spots on the position.

Judging from the known situation, unless several strongholds can be eliminated at once, it will be difficult to pose a threat to the Japanese position. Even if they forcefully rush up, they will only become targets for shooting from behind.

Everyone was frowning, and the situation here was made into a battle report and sent to the desk of the National Defense Forces General Staff Headquarters. Soon, a sand table was made, and the entire staff team was surrounding the sand table trying to find something.

Find out how to crack the Japanese tactics.

A bunch of people gathered around the sand table and looked at it for a long time, but they couldn't think of any good way.

"Have we been fighting too smoothly these years?! We don't have the courage to fight to the death?!" Tu Menghu, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces who rushed to the General Staff, cursed at these staff officers.

"What's going on in everyone's brains?! Do we have too many weapons? Now we don't even have the determination to fight to the death?!" The staff officers all blushed and dared not speak after being scolded.

Tu Menghu cursed a few words. He pressed the edge of the sand table and said in a deep voice: "What are we best at fighting?! It's a night battle! At night, they have no light, so the death squads charge forward with guns! Kill whoever deserves to be killed, and slaughter whoever deserves to be killed.

Zai! We have captured the position, and the follow-up troops will follow and hold on! Is this difficult?! Or have you been comfortable for too long and your feet are weak?!"

The more Tu Menghu thought about it, the angrier he became. Yes, he was the one who taught the National Defense Forces not to sacrifice the lives of soldiers easily when they can use weapons. But on the battlefield, decisiveness is often used!

What's the point of shrinking back after suffering a loss once? If you don't have this determination to fight to the death, don't join the National Defense Forces as a soldier. I can go home and nurse my children.

"Tell Yan Chenghan that if that son of a bitch doesn't have the guts to fight, he should be removed immediately and don't embarrass himself!" Tu Menghu was really angry this time: "If you don't want them to dare to fight, tell me earlier! Stop it!"

If you hold the position and don’t change players, I’ll go and fight in person!”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the entire general staff staff turned red! If the commander-in-chief is still going to go into battle in person to fight, all of them can just wipe their necks. It would be a shame to be alive.

"I'll give him two days. If he can't win the position, he'll come back! Go and be his lieutenant general in the art troupe!" Tu Menghu said fiercely: "If you don't have the ability to fight, then there is only one place in our National Defense Force that can accommodate him!

"

Tu Menghu's curses and anger were transmitted along the radio waves to the hands of Yan Chenghan of the Second Army. After receiving the telegram, Yan Chenghan's face turned black on the spot.

The commander of the Fifth Army, Bao Xingteng, and the commander of the 14th Division, Zhou Haokuang, were all arrested and scolded from head to toe.

"I am ashamed of you, my ancestor! I have never scolded the commander-in-chief like this since I joined the army! You say it, you say it! Do you want to take over the position or join the art troupe with me?! I will give you a choice!"

It is undoubtedly a great insult for a combat chief to be thrown into the art troupe. It is simply calling you a useless snack. How can this not make Yan Chenghan jump in anger?

"The General Staff has sent us combat suggestions. Today's planes have marked the Japanese support path behind the position. You guys can help me knock down the position at night and hold it!"

"Bao Xingteng! I heard that you gave the whole army's artillery regiment to this guy to command?! That's it! I will also give you the command of all the artillery regiments under my command. I just want one! Defeat this son of a bitch's position!"

Yan Chenghan looked like he was about to eat someone, and his voice sounded more like roaring than talking.

"The Commander-in-Chief gives me two days, and I'll give you one day! If you still can't defeat us by this time tomorrow, I will personally lead the troops into battle!" Yan Chenghan said fiercely: "As for you, I will give them to the art troupe of the legion.

Stay here!"

Pressing down step by step, the eyes of the entire Second Army turned red when they heard the commander-in-chief's instructions. What is the origin of the Second Army?! It was the most powerful force that killed Lao Maozi's troops on the Harbin battlefield.

Army!

At that time, the Second Army had no tank support, so it relied on guns and blasting tubes to surround the Soviets and force them to surrender.

But now, the commander-in-chief actually said that he would leave the Second Army and go into battle himself?! The entire Second Army felt a shame from the bottom of their bones!

The bloody letter asking for battle was delivered to the legion commander Yan Chenghan in a sealed envelope. Yan Chenghan was not polite and directly replied to them: Give the Fifth Army one more day, if you can't defeat it, I, Lao Yan, will take you with me!

If I still can't win, there is no need for the commander-in-chief to demote me to the art troupe. I will commit suicide on the spot and apologize to the entire army.

As soon as these words came out, the entire army was temporarily calm. Everyone remained silent and watched the actions of the Fifth Army. They didn't ask about the process, they only wanted to see the results.

The commander of the Fifth Army, Bao Xingteng, was already so busy that his lips were swollen. A battalion of the reconnaissance brigade was all sent out. They wanted to conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance of the entire Japanese army's fortifications when it was dark.

Find out those firepower points and firepower configuration, and then act as the vanguard to launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese fortifications in the early morning.

The coordinates of the artillery were completely revised, and the coordinates provided by the Air Force became the basis for their deployment of artillery.

"I don't think I need to repeat the importance of this mission!" Luo Cheng, captain of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the Fifth Army, said fiercely to his subordinates: "I have brought everything with you, and you don't need any other equipment.

All are used to attack fortresses, and this time we are attacking Japanese bunkers."

"As long as we defeat it and the signal is sent out, the troops behind us will give us support! And what we have to do is to open a hole and let other comrades come in to kill! Do you understand?!"

"Understood!!" The three combat company commanders stood up and shouted loudly.

The reconnaissance team began to issue critical weapons, including grenade launchers, rocket launchers, high-performance grenades, modified new Tiger assault rifles, etc.

The 500-member assault squad of the reconnaissance brigade was fully armed and slowly moved towards the Japanese position when the sky was just getting dark...
Chapter completed!