Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 258 The Battle of Changshu - Imminent!
Duan Wu's patience with the spies had reached its peak, but he simply didn't have the time to launch a special operation against the spies.

He had just sent the Kong family away when he received a message from Chen Yong.

The vanguard of the 30th Brigade of the Japanese Army has broken through the outer defense line of Changshu and is approaching Changde.It is less than five kilometers away from Changde.

In other words, the battle of Changshu is imminent.

The Dragon Boat Festival quickly came to the east gate and climbed to the nearly 20-meter-high city wall.

At this time, Chen Yong, Staff Officer Xiao and Cheng Wanli had arrived.

The knife on the side handed the binoculars to Duan Wu.

Duan Wu held a telescope and looked at the densely packed Japanese army advancing rapidly in the distance, and visually estimated that the little devil had at least a brigade of troops.

The little devil walked with indomitable steps, and in his dull eyes, he didn't pay attention to the Chinese soldiers at all.

"How many defenders are there near Changshu?"

Duan Wu asked Chen Yong on the side.

Chen Yong said: "Three regiments, one regiment is in the city, and the other two regiments are defending on the left and right highlands. Otherwise, everyone will retreat into the city, and Changshu will become an isolated city, and we will have no way out."

Duan Wu nodded and said: "As a defense, it can be said that this arrangement is already very good. Heavy troops protect your left and right wings. No matter where the devils attack from, our troops can provide support."

Chen Yong smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Staff Officer Xiao!"

Staff Officer Xiao said modestly: "Where, where. This is the result of my discussion with the teacher."

Duan Wu sneered and said, "Do you think I'm praising you? There is a loophole."

Staff Officer Xiao said in surprise: "There is a loophole? What loophole?"

Chen Yong refused to accept it and said: "Special commissioner, I, Chen, don't agree with you. Staff Xiao's defensive arrangement is perfect. If we have enough ammunition, we can defend it for ten days, eight days, let alone two days." God, the little devil will never think of going one step further."

Chen Yong spoke very confidently.But at this time, Duan Wu smiled and said: "Your defensive tactics are very old. Your seemingly perfect defensive tactics are just fighting your enemies for consumption.

But what the enemy consumes is only ammunition, but what we consume is the lives of a large number of soldiers.And it was a senseless casualty. "

"How, how is this possible?"

Staff Officer Xiao couldn't believe it, and his expression was shocked.

And Chen Yong was also frowning, also not believing that their tactics were just unnecessary losses and consumption.

At this time, Duan Wu asked: "How long can the fortifications outside the city last under the Japanese 150mm cannon?
I just borrowed a telescope to look at it, and the deepest part of your trench is only about two meters.

Such a trench could be leveled with a single 150mm cannon shot by the Japanese army.

Look again, look at your defense line, at the front of the position, at least one battalion of troops has been deployed.What is it if this is not letting the soldiers die?
As long as it is a howitzer of more than 100 mm, or a cannon fired rapidly, it can cause heavy casualties to our army.

And the little devils not only have cannons, they also have planes.If the bombers bombed the soldiers on the left and right wings of Changshu, then these soldiers outside the city would all be reduced to cannon fodder. "

Duan Wu's words left Chen Yong and Staff Officer Xiao speechless.After all, what Duan Wu said was the truth.

Of course, the helplessness of Staff Officer Xiao and Chen Yong is also true.Because if the positions on the left and right wings are not guarded, the Japanese army will besiege the city.And by that time, the 44th Division had no way out.

And Staff Officer Xiao naturally argued with reason.He said: Although there will be casualties in this way, it can ensure that we still have a way out.And once these soldiers are withdrawn, I think our Changshu defenders really have no way out.And on the frontal battlefield, we all fight like this.

"So? Are the casualties huge?"

When Duan Wu asked back, Staff Officer Xiao and Chen Yong were speechless again.Because indeed, whether it is the Battle of Songhu or the recent battle reports, it shows that although the Japanese army suffered heavy losses many times, the Chinese soldiers suffered the most casualties.

Many of them were killed by enemy artillery shells and aerial bombs on the battlefield without even seeing the devils.

When the Chinese Air Force was fighting the Japanese Air Force, it was as weak as a baby.

After the Chinese soldiers lost their air supremacy, the infantry simply did not have enough air power to cover them.As a result, China's artillery was exposed under the wings of Japanese fighter planes.

Of course, this cannot be a reason for defeat.Because avoiding its strengths and attacking its weaknesses is the key to victory.

However, the little devil seems to have no shortcomings in his decades of planning.

They not only have the advantages of heavy weapons, shooting, and fighting, but also have the advantages of air and sea control.At the beginning of the war, it caused great casualties to the Chinese army.

So some Chinese soldiers are afraid, while other Chinese soldiers are still defending step by step.

This traditional thinking and tactics will kill many people.

For example, the construction of Changshu's defense system should actually be based on a frontal battlefield where both sides have equal heavy weapons and equal air force.

But the 44th Division did not.The power of the air force cannot be counted on at all.It is definitely not a small place like Changshu that can call for air support at this time.

As for artillery fire, the 44th Division has only four howitzers over 100 mm. There are only about 100 artillery shells with a caliber of [-]mm and below.

These artillery ranges vary in size, and it is difficult to effectively kill the enemy and cover them with artillery fire.

In addition, Changshu's arsenal was bombed, which made the 44th Division even worse.

At this time, Chen Yong and Staff Officer Xiao looked at Duanwu together. Apart from feeling uneasy in their hearts, they wanted to see what the young officer in front of them could do to reverse this unfavorable situation.

Duan Wu said: "The current battle situation is very unfavorable to us. The enemy has a large number of artillery, and their artillery is not only more accurate than our artillery, but also more powerful than our artillery.

Coupled with the air support of the devils, even if we can really repel the Japanese army, I am afraid that there will not be many people left in the entire 44th Division.

Therefore, it is imperative to change the inherent combat thinking and overlap with the Japanese army in order to turn the Japanese army's advantages into disadvantages.

Because even if the little devil is really crazy, he won't blow up his own people, right? "

Chen Yong retorted: "Special commissioner? Your combat thinking is too idealized, right? You said it was easy to fight with the Japanese army. Let's not talk about whether our shooting and fighting skills can beat the devils, just talk about how to cross." Combat? How can we rush in front of the devils?
These fortifications in Changshu City are the weight of our victory.Commissioner, you may not know that some fortifications, even if the little devil brings a 150mm caliber howitzer, cannot be destroyed with one shot.I will let you see how my 44th Division relied on these fortifications to defeat the Japanese army! "

(End of this chapter)