Rise from eight hundred.

Chapter 106 Another new strategy?
"Your Excellency, Captain, we are using shelling to force the Chinese to hide in the building, and our army will wait for the time being?" the Japanese lieutenant officer asked tentatively.

"Our Great Japanese Empire has precious supplies, how can we just waste them like this?" Wakibajiro glanced at his wing deputy and replied indifferently.

"Your Excellency, Captain, what do you mean?" The Japanese lieutenant officer keenly sensed something in his boss's words, and hurriedly continued to ask.

This is the unspoken rule in the officialdom. Although the boss only said the beginning, it doesn't mean that the subordinate can help him analyze the intention clearly.

As a subordinate, you can be strong in execution, but you must not be too smart. Yang Xiu is a lesson from the past.

Based on this alone, Makino Jun, the deputy of the alliance who basically manages the logistics and has a very low sense of presence, is a very wise deputy captain, leaving the opportunity to show his ability to his superiors.

It is very wise to solve the confusion of the 'confused' subordinates, this is the time when the superior has the most sense of presence.

It's like when a meeting is held, the boss is opening and closing on the rostrum, and a group of subordinates are holding small notebooks, no matter whether they understand or not, they have to write a few strokes, and they have to make a look of enlightenment on their faces. Doesn't it make sense?

In fact, most of them are similar to what the Japanese lieutenant commander at this time thought: you can talk nonsense if you want, but please hurry up!

"Makino-kun, have you read the Chinese morning newspaper?" Wakibajiro asked blankly.

"The Chinese claim that there are more than 800 defenders in the building, and nearly six infantry companies." Makino Jun nodded hurriedly. "But I doubt that this is the data released deliberately by the Chinese. Perhaps there will be more troops in it. The commander of this Chinese army is extremely cunning."

"Yes, our army cannot base the accuracy of intelligence on the opponent's self-disclosure, the so-called suspicion is nothing more than that.

According to the many heavy firepower points exposed by the Chinese yesterday, they have at least hoarded the strength of an infantry regiment in the building. "Wakiban Jiro nodded slightly, satisfied with his subordinate's 'wisdom'.

At this time, whoever jumped out and said that there were only 800 Chinese people, and the Japanese commander could be anxious with anyone.Say what!Say what! 800 people? Can 800 people beat a complete infantry wing of the Imperial Japanese Army to the ground?You are an insult to the Imperial Army.

It had to be an infantry regiment, or it didn't have to be.

Not to mention the unity of thinking within the 36th Infantry Regiment, even the division headquarters must be recognized, for the sake of the face of the Imperial Army.

"Mr. Muye, do you know that our army has been shelling for more than two hours, how many shells have been fired by our four mountain cannons and six infantry cannons?"

"Mountain artillery has fired more than 300 shots, and infantry artillery has exceeded 500!" Makino Jun, the deputy captain, did his homework very solidly, and reported the approximate data without hesitation.

"What about the opponent?"

"The Chinese fired at us for nearly half an hour. Although they were not as powerful as our army, the mortars fired at least fifty shells, and the machine guns would never be less than a hundred." The Japanese lieutenant commander thought for a while. , giving an approximate value.

"For half an hour, they fired about 4 shells from four mortars in total, with an average of about [-] rounds per gun, that is, one shot will be fired every three to four minutes." Jiro Wakitata calculated the data and reversed asked himself.

"Makino-kun, what do you think is the biggest key to our Imperial Army's victory in this war?"

Jun Makino probably didn't expect his boss to be able to go so far, and directly turned to the key point of the whole battle. After careful consideration for a while, he answered: "The imperial army is well-trained and has experienced hard battles. The sky of China is already Only the imperial eagle soars"

"Makino-kun, with your talent and learning, you shouldn't just use some clichés to fool me." Waki ​​Itata Jiro was obviously dissatisfied with the deputy's slick answer, and shook his head with a little bit of embarrassment. "Actually, in my opinion, the victory in this battle is not because our army is too strong, but because of the Chinese themselves!"

Looking back into the distance again, he continued to say to himself: "Our army has fought against the Chinese more than ten times in this battle, and we already understand the characteristics of their combat.

It is true that their military strength is nearly three times that of the empire, but except for a few elites, most of them are extremely poorly equipped, and their technical and tactical skills are not satisfactory. The only thing worthy of praise is their fighting will, which is much stronger than you and I imagined. To a certain extent, it can make up for their lack of combat experience.

But this is not the main reason for its failure.

Because there is one thing that the will to fight cannot make up for, logistical support.

Including those few elites, who have German-style ordnance that our army envies, but their logistical support is so bad that it is almost ridiculous.

With shocking heavy artillery, the shelling will stop immediately after a certain period of time, not because they don't want to shell, but because their logistical supplies are unsustainable.

Especially after the empire completely gained air supremacy, their poor logistics became even worse. They could only use night transportation, but that amount of transportation was just a drop in the bucket.

An army with guns and cannons but no bullets, tell me, how can it win the war? "

"Your Excellency, Captain, you mean?" Jun Makino's cooperative eyes lit up.

That means: Boss, plan to come out?Brother, I am waiting for your light of wisdom to illuminate my whole being.

"So, based on my experience with the Chinese army and the counterattack that the Chinese struggled just now, I can already conclude that the ammunition reserves in this building will not be sufficient even if the Chinese have tried their best to store them.

Based on the strength of a Chinese infantry regiment, it may be their limit to have 800 rounds of shells. "Wakiban Jiro narrowed his eyes and said with certainty.

"Your Excellency, Captain, you really have nothing to lose!" The lieutenant officer of the Japanese army acted appropriately, and at the right time, he raised a clear doubt that his superior could fully explain:
"However, according to the performance of the Chinese commanders in the past two days, why are they so stupid to fight with our army? Even if it is only half an hour."

"That's why, Makino-kun, you don't know enough about Chinese people." Wakibajiro sighed slightly, but there was a hint of color in his eyes.

"Yesterday we bombarded the warehouse building, but they resisted all the time and did not launch a counterattack. They only fired when the infantry was dispatched. That was the most normal tactical behavior.

It was the national flag they raised that was bombarded this morning, but it was difficult for them to be beaten passively like yesterday. Why?
Because that is like our alliance flag, Makino-kun, are you willing to protect it with your own life? "

"Hey! I understand what your Excellency the captain means." Makino Jun bowed his head heavily.

"That is their spiritual totem. They would rather consume precious ammunition than defend it to the death. Chinese people with such awareness are terrifying."

"Scary? It seems to be true to say that it is scary." Wakiba Jiro's face flashed a hint of ferocity.

"However, this is the battle for the rise of our Yamato nation. No matter how stubborn the enemy is, no matter how stubborn the resistance is, they will howl under the iron heel of the empire. They are doomed to fail."

"Hi! Please let the captain instruct you on the next battle."

"Therefore, I asked the artillery squadron to continue shelling, firstly, to use the loud noise and gunpowder smoke produced by the shelling to cover up the civil engineering work of the engineers; secondly, to provide fire cover for the infantrymen who had rested.

For another hour of bombardment, the 2nd Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Infantry Brigade each dispatched an infantry squadron, accompanied by five 89 tanks and three 94 tanks that were reinforced by the division headquarters to attack the building.

To deal with such an opponent, there is no tricks to speak of, one can only crush him from the front with absolute strength! "Wakibanjiro ordered with a trace of determination on his face.

The lowered eyelids of the Japanese lieutenant commander were full of horror, and he finally understood his superior's tactical intentions.

(End of this chapter)