Bright sword: starting from the logistics department

Chapter 115 Deploying the Air Force
The Kumagai Wing is a standard infantry wing, with a total of about 3800 people including non-combatants. Among them, the combat personnel are composed of three full-staffed infantry brigades, and one brigade is about 1100. Therefore, these two attacks caused the first and second brigades to lose nearly 400 people each. Keiji Iwatani, the new captain, is also very heartbroken!

After the little devils who had survived the attack retreated, Keiji Iwatani sent someone to call the three captains to the regiment headquarters!
Keiji Iwatani said to the three of them after seeing them walk in, "Sit!"

The three captains who had just walked into the team headquarters bowed their heads and said, "Hi!" After hearing this, they sat neatly on the stools that Keiji Iwatani had prepared for them!

After seeing the three of them sat down, Keiji Iwatani said, "Three, what can you do about the eight roads on the mountain?"

After the three captains glanced at each other, the first captain said: "Commander, this mountain ridge is covered with stones, and the position is too strong. Our regiment's 75mm mountain artillery can't destroy it at all. Please contact the Taiyuan Command and ask the staff to send planes to destroy the position!"

The second captain: "The captain, what the first captain said is very reasonable. With such a strong position, it is obvious that the group of eight roads have been digging here for a long time. It is definitely not a day or two. I request the captain to contact the headquarters and punish the patrol team guarding this railway and highway!"

The third team didn't say anything because they didn't participate in the attack!
After hearing the words of the two captains, Keiji Iwatani nodded and said: "What you said is very reasonable. It's not because of our Kumagai Regiment that we couldn't break through the blockade of the Eighth Route Army.

I will contact the headquarters later to report the mistakes of this group of defenders, and I will ask the general to send bombers to help us take down the position in front of us! "

"Hi!"

"Well, well, you guys also go back to rectify the troops and rest, and wait for the plane to come after dawn before continuing to attack!"

"Hi!"

After the three captains of the Kumagai Regiment left, Keiji Iwatani said to the messenger: "Send a report to the headquarters that our Kumagai Regiment encountered tenacious resistance from the Eighth Route Army at a position 30 kilometers east of Yuci.
After these two attacks, our department found that the position of the eight-way structure was extremely strong, and the mountain artillery of the imperial army could not cause half damage to it, and it was impossible to take it down in a short time;

In order to be able to reinforce the imperial army on the Zhengtai line in time, I, Keiji Iwatani, implore the general to send fighter jets to assist us!

Sincerely, Keiji Iwatani! "

In the position of the Second Independent Regiment on the mountain, the first company commander finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the little devil's retreat. He immediately counted the casualties in battle, and then ran to Zhang Zhong and said, "Battalion Commander, I blocked the little devil's attack for two consecutive rounds!"

Zhang Zhong nodded and said: "I saw these, how about your casualties?"

The first company commander lowered his head and said: "Battalion Commander, there are a lot of casualties;

The machine gun unit you supported me killed 15 people and was not injured. Among them, all five heavy machine gun shooters were killed, including two deputy shooters and two ammunitionists.

Our company suffered 20 casualties, including 14 killed, 2 seriously injured, and 4 slightly injured. "

Zhang Zhong thought for a while and said, "So your company lost [-]% of your casualties without the support of the enemy's aircraft and heavy artillery!"

First company commander: "Yes, the battalion commander, the little devil's marksmanship is very accurate, and the grenade launcher is even more unbelievable. Most of the casualties were caused by the little devil's grenade launcher;
Battalion Commander, we have to think of a way. At the position between 50 meters and 300 meters, we have no way to suppress the firepower. We can only suppress it with light and heavy machine guns, but as soon as the light and heavy machine guns fire, we will be retaliated by the little devil's grenadier. If we continue to fight like this, once the little devil's plane comes over after dawn, our casualties will become even greater! "

Zhang Zhong nodded and said: "Well, I'll go to the head of the regiment to discuss how to solve it. Come down and rest in the company, and change to the second company to stop it!"

The first company commander gave a military salute to Zhang Zhongjing and said, "Yes, battalion commander!"

After the first company commander left, Zhang Zhong also walked out of the battalion headquarters and came to the regiment headquarters to find Zhao Gan!

After seeing Zhao Gan, Zhang Zhong said: "Regimental Commander, there are 20 casualties in a row, and with the machine gun troops I supported for them, the casualties have reached 35;
This was only played when the little devil had no support from planes and heavy artillery. If the little devil calls for plane support after dawn, I don't know if the position can be held! "

After Zhao Gan heard Zhang Zhong's words, he fell into deep thought: There is only one regiment of nearly 4000 little devils under the position. This is just the beginning, and tens of thousands of little devils will arrive at this mountain pass in the future. Coupled with the Japanese aircraft and heavy artillery, it is even more difficult to hold this mountain pass!
Just as Zhao Gan was meditating, Head Zheng of the 771st Regiment came to Zhao Gan's headquarters!

As soon as Head Zheng walked into the headquarters of the Second Independent Regiment, he said to Zhao Gan, "Head Zhao, how are your casualties?"

"Hey, the casualties were huge, almost half of the company's soldiers were killed or injured!"

"Hey, the casualties of our 771 regiment were not small, and half of the company was also injured;

Head Zhao, it will be dawn soon, and you also know that after dawn, the little devil's plane should arrive too! "

After thinking for a while, Zhao Gan said to Head Zheng: "Head Zheng, don't worry, there are wars everywhere now, and there won't be many planes from the little devils;
I asked my guards to go to your place with 5 general-purpose machine guns. MG34 general-purpose machine guns equipped with anti-aircraft tripods are enough to threaten the little devils’ planes. Whether they can hit or not, it’s okay to scare them, as long as they don’t feel so comfortable shooting bullets at our positions;
Bombs don't matter, our artillery holes are very strong, I don't believe that the little devil's soldiers will drop bombs after they approach the position! "

Head Zheng nodded and said: "This is the only way to do it, and this is an impossible solution! Thank you, Head Zhao, and I will go back first!"

When Zhao Qian saw that Commander Zheng was about to leave, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Commander Zheng, don't rush to leave. I wonder if you have a way to deal with the little devil's grenade launcher. The distance between 50 meters and 300 meters is our blank area of ​​firepower, but the grenade launcher of the little devil is in this area to blow up our machine guns. Do you have any good methods, Commander Zheng?"

Head Zheng shook his head and said: "I don't have any good solution here. I have always let the sharpshooters shoot the devil's grenadiers!"

Zhao Gan also nodded when he heard it. This method is also the method their Second Independent Regiment has been using, but after all, they cannot quickly solve the threat of the grenades!
Head Zheng returned to his headquarters when he saw that Zhao Qian had nothing else to do!
After Commander Zheng left, Zhang Zhong said to Zhao Gan: "Commander, call the sniper team back. The devil has already arrived here with a regiment of soldiers. The sniper team is much more useful here than outside!"

Zhao Gan shook his head and said: "No, Yu Shan and the others not only want to harass the devils marching, but if they have the opportunity, they will also attack the camp of the little devils. With the cooperation of the sniper team, the chance of the assault platoon rushing out will be even greater!"

Seeing that Zhao Gan disagreed, Zhang Zhong had no choice but to shut up!
Zhao Gan continued: "You go back, I don't think the little devil will attack tonight, you go back and have a good rest, the sky will be dawn in a few hours, and the real battle will start after dawn!"

"Yes, Captain!"

In the forward position, the soldiers of the first company and the second company are handing over positions, and the first company commander is also telling the second company commander some experience gained from stationing this position.

The company commander Zhuang Jiali said: "Old Tian, ​​I won't talk nonsense with you. There are two small trees behind our position, which can throw the explosive package to a distance of about 100 meters. It is thanks to these two small trees that we didn't fight bayonets!"

After hearing what the first company commander said, Tian Zhongren, the second company commander, said to your company commander: "Slingshot?"

The first company commander nodded and said, "It's a slingshot! But if those two small trees are outside the position, if the little devil's plane comes, they may not be able to keep them!"

After hearing what the first company commander said, the second company commander pondered for a while and said: "Old Zhuang, what do you think we use the little devil's car inner tubes? Our independent second regiment has a lot of these things!"

"It should be possible, but our Second Independent Regiment won't be able to use this thing, so we probably didn't get it here!"

The second company commander showed a treacherous smile and said: "Hey, many soldiers of my second company tie these inner tubes on the soles of their shoes, which can reduce the wear and tear on the soles of the shoes, so I brought a few more of these things here!"

The company commander asked excitedly after hearing this: "Really?"

The second company commander nodded and said, "Really!"

The first company commander: "That's great, find a few more wooden squares to fix him in the trench, and then he can give warmth to the group of dogs at any time!"

The second company commander smiled and said, "Old Zhuang, thank you so much, I will buy you a drink after we finish this battle!"

"I'll talk about whether to drink or not. Hurry up and make a slingshot like this to see how far you can throw the explosive package!"

After hearing this, the second company commander dragged the first company commander out of the first battalion headquarters!

After walking out, the commander of the second company said to a soldier of the second company: "Go, bring over the car inner tubes from our company, if they haven't been cut!"

The little soldier immediately saluted the two of them and said, "Yes, company commander!"

Because the soldiers of the second company had replaced the soldiers of the first company to enter the position, so after they came out, the commander of the first company immediately called a few soldiers of the first company: "You guys bury these two logs at a distance of 1 meter, and bury them firmly!"

"Yes, company commander!"

After half an hour of digging and tying the inner tube of the car to it, a huge slingshot finally appeared in front of the two of them!

At this time, Zhang Zhong also returned to the forward headquarters. After seeing the two people, he came over and asked, "One of you doesn't go to rest, and the other doesn't go to the position to direct the blockade. What are you doing here?"

Seeing that it was their battalion commander, the two talked about the slingshot.

Zhang Zhong immediately said after hearing this: "Then what are you two still doing here? Isn't this already done? Hurry up and try how far you can throw it!"

The first company commander and the second company commander thought in their hearts: If it weren't for you, we would have thrown the explosives out a long time ago!But Zhang Zhong is their battalion commander, so he nodded helplessly and said: "Yes, yes, we will experiment now!"

Then the two commanded the soldiers to put the explosive package on the inner tube, and then began to pull the inner tube. After pulling to a certain extent, the soldiers let go at the same time, and the explosive package flew out quickly.

The moment the explosive bag flew out, a soldier ran over, and after a while he ran back with the explosive bag in his hand, and said to Zhang Zhong: "Battle Commander, this explosive bag flew about 230 meters away, and we are still testing it on flat ground. If it is on the ground, it will probably fly farther!"

Zhang Zhong and the two company commanders laughed excitedly when they heard it, and after laughing for a while, Zhang Zhong said to the second company commander: "Old Tian, ​​you immediately ask the soldiers of the second company to make a few more slingshots like this on the battlefield to see the actual combat effect. If the actual combat effect is good, I will immediately ask the commander for your credit;

Not to mention too much, after the war, your stew must be indispensable! "

The first company commander and the second company commander all showed excited expressions when they heard it. This was different from the two taels of meat they usually ate. He still remembered that the assault platoon and the sniper team ate big chunks of pork, the kind of DC oil!

The second company commander immediately shouted to Zhang Zhong: "Yes, battalion commander!"

Then the commander of the second company commanded the soldiers of the second company to make these giant slingshots as soon as possible while the devils were not attacking!

Hiroyuki Nakamura walked into Yoshio Shinozuka's office again with a telegram from Keiji Iwatani at the Japanese Army Headquarters in Taiyuan: "General, the Kumagai Regiment was blocked by the Eighth Route Army at a position 30 kilometers east of Yuci and could not break through!"

Shinozuka Yoshio stood up in surprise and said, "What? Why did the Eighth Route Army appear here? Where did they gather so many troops?"

Hiroyuki Nakamura did not answer Yoshio Shinozuka's question, but silently placed Keiji Iwatani's telegram on Yoshio Shinozuka's desk!

Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the telegram and read it carefully, and then said to Hiroyuki Nakamura in a cold voice: "The Eighth Route Army actually built a position there that can withstand the bombardment of the 75mm mountain artillery. This can't be completed in a short time. Find out who is in charge of patrolling this route, and send him to the Special High School for interrogation, and then to the military court!"

Hiroyuki Nakamura: "Hey, General, I'll go check it out!"

Shinozuka Yoshio: "Wait a minute, go and ask where the garrisons of Qi County, Yushe, and Taikoo have arrived!"

Hiroyuki Nakamura: "Hi, General!"

After Yu Nakamura walked, Yoshio Shinozuka picked up the phone on the table, shook the handle twice and said, "Get me to the airport!"

"Captain Gaojin, after dawn, send two fighter jets again to support the Xionggu United Unit 30 kilometers east of Yuci, and help them take the Eighth Route Army's position!"

(End of this chapter)