Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

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Sun Lianzhong took the bait

I just returned to the division headquarters, and I thought that the artillery units of the Ninth Army surrounded by the periphery were all illusions and would not pose a threat to myself at all. Nine Zizhong's dignified expressions immediately relaxed a lot.At the same time, in order to boost the morale of the troops, he directly publicized his artificial judgments.

However, among all the officers in the headquarters, the commander of the Shanpao Battalion of the division, not only did not show any signs of relaxation, but became more and more dignified.

As an excellent artillery commander, keen battlefield observation is a must. [

Through his careful observation, especially in the artillery positions of the Ninth Army outside the barracks, the faint blue light reflected by the gun barrels under the sunlight... One by one, directly use the Facts tell this excellent artillery commander.The artillery behind the Ninth Army, without exception, is really advanced artillery.

Faced with this result, as an excellent subordinate, his first thought is to report his observation results to the division commander, and remind the division commander not to make wrong decisions on the battlefield.However, after seeing the fluke expressions on the faces of all the officers in the headquarters, including the division commander Zhang Zizhong, because of the phrase "fake artillery position" in the division seat.For his own life, the artillery battalion commander directly chose to keep his mouth shut and remained silent.

Because he was worried about one thing...

A word from Zhang Zizhong, the seat of the division, managed to restore the low morale of the senior officers of the division.Once he tells the truth, the artillery battalion commander can't guarantee whether the division commander Zhang Zizhong will use the excuse of 'disturbing the morale of the army' to use himself for the morale of the troops that has just recovered.You know, in the Northwest Army, which is known for its ferocity, it is perfectly normal for the chief to take the knife on his subordinates because of his own preferences...

The battalion commander of the Shanpao Battalion kept silent, and all the officers in the headquarters were immersed in this relaxed atmosphere for the rest of their lives.There was a sharp whistling sound that directly made the faces of all the officers in the headquarters turn pale.

Of course, the "color change" belongs to the "color change", and it is no surprise that the one who really reflected it immediately and took action was the battalion commander of the Shanpao Battalion who had already prepared.Desperately pounced on Zhang Zizhong, and the moment he threw him to the ground, an alarm sounded quickly...

"Bombardment, concealment, concealment quickly..."

"Boom boom boom..." There was a violent explosion, and the huge tent where the headquarters was located was cut into ruins by flying shrapnel.However, without the cover of the tent, Zhang Zizhong and others who successfully escaped the first round of shelling can also see more clearly the true strength displayed by the artillery unit of the Ninth Army at this moment...

"Really... The artillery positions of the Ninth Army are all real. Where did they get so many artillery, how is it possible, how is it possible..."

Hundreds of orange fireballs rose from the barracks, and hundreds of soldiers, like kites with broken strings, were directly lifted into the sky by the huge air waves generated by the shell explosion, or were torn into pieces...

Looking at the bloody and gunpowder-smoke battlefield around you, you can feel the hot air waves coming from the shell explosion.Teacher Zhang Zizhong couldn't help but let out an exclamation while his face changed drastically.

At the same time, his astonished gaze was directly on the commander of the Shanpao Battalion who saved his life by his side.After quickly sorting out the chaotic thoughts in my mind, I asked decisively.

"Commander Wang, you are the battalion commander of the Shanpao Battalion, you must be very familiar with artillery of various calibers... Now, I want you to tell me clearly, judging from the intensity of the artillery bombardment in front of us, the number of artillery that the Ninth Army launched to attack us, How many are there, how big are the calibers of these artillery pieces, and how can they be so powerful..."

"Yes, Master..."

After a brief listening and analysis of the continuous sound of artillery on the battlefield.In the mind of the artillery battalion commander, some approximate data immediately appeared.Seeing Zhang Zizhong's expectant gaze, he quickly answered without hesitation.

"Master seat, I can be sure that the shelling involved not only a huge number of 75mm caliber mountain guns and field guns, but also a certain number of 105mm large-caliber howitzers... Preliminary estimates show that the number of mountain guns exceeds 250, 105 mm howitzers in about a regiment..."

"There are more than [-] artillery pieces, and there is also a regiment of large-caliber howitzers. You are right. Where did Li Guosheng get so many artillery pieces..." After the words of the artillery battalion commander fell, there was another exclamation and rhetorical question , Sent out from Zhang Zizhong's mouth.

"Yes, Master, I can be sure. As for the source of these artillery, I don't know..." The commander of the artillery battalion said firmly.

After being affirmed by his subordinates, Zhang Zizhong's shocked face directly showed an expression of sudden realization.In a voice that was barely audible to his subordinates, he muttered to himself, "No wonder... no wonder Han Fuqu's [-] troops were defeated by the attack of the three main divisions of the Ninth Army in just half a month. If we There are also such powerful artillery, which can sweep the entire number of provinces in the Central Plains.” [

"Master, what did you say..." The artillery battalion commander asked with a puzzled expression...

"It's nothing..." Zhang Zizhong, who was awakened by the artillery battalion Zhang's reminder, quickly shook his head.Then, under the cover of the guards around him, he raised his binoculars and began to observe the latest situation of the barracks in detail...

Mountain field artillery, and even 105mm large-caliber howitzer shells, can be seen at a glance, and they are not used to hide the army's trenches in the barracks.The tremendous power it produces is definitely not comparable to mortar shells.

A cannonball goes down, with the impact point as the center, officials within a radius of ten meters.Not directly killed on the spot, or torn to pieces by shells.It was under the baptism of shell fragments that he was seriously injured and completely lost his combat effectiveness... Zhang Zizhong was stunned, and the artillery group had almost ten rounds of shells, which had landed in the barracks one after another.

Ten rounds of shells, more than three thousand shells after the baptism.A few minutes ago, there was still a solemn and orderly barracks.At this moment, it has become a mess.Various bomb craters with a depth of more than one meter, or even two meters, are dotted and scattered in the middle of Nuo Da's military camp.

Of course, around these craters, without exception, everything was in a mess, scattered with bloody and bloody soldiers' corpses.At the same time, a large number of soldiers' limbs, arms, and internal organs were blown off...without exception, driven by the air waves, they were scattered everywhere...

Five minutes passed in a blink of an eye, the gunfire stopped and the smoke cleared.The situation in the barracks was finally clearly displayed in front of Zhang Zizhong...

"God of war, the cannon is indeed the god of war in modern warfare... 5 minutes, only 5 minutes, I have blown up an elite main division like this, if it takes an hour, or even two hours, then my The Sixth Division, isn't it going to be completely blown up by shells..." Looking at the bloody scene in front of him, Zhang Zizhong said with a look of astonishment.

After the voice fell, after seeing the brigade commanders around him who were also stunned, he roared with a lot of anger: "Bastard, what are you all doing still in a daze... why don't you return to the team immediately and count the casualties of the troops? .10 minutes. In 10 minutes, I want to know the latest casualty reports from the brigades..."

"Yes, Master..."

The three brigade commanders left in a hurry, followed by the chief of staff, and suggested to Zhang Zizhong with a pale face.

"Master, the troops have been hit by such a large-scale artillery attack. If there is no accident, they must have suffered heavy losses. More importantly, the artillery attack just now is probably just an artillery deterrent given to us by the Ninth Army. It won't take long. There will be even greater tests that will befall us... I recommend that you report our situation to the headquarters immediately, and ask the follow-up troops to send troops to support as soon as possible..."

"That's what I mean too. However, if we want the headquarters to believe our experience and the superior artillery unit of the Ninth Army, we must include the casualties of the troops... In 10 minutes, after the statistics of the casualties of the troops are calculated, together with the troops Report the casualties together and report to the headquarters... At the same time, order the peripheral troops to build positions on the spot and prepare to defend against the Ninth Army's attack..." Zhang Zizhong ordered with a solemn expression.

Soon, the three brigade commanders who left in a hurry stood in front of Zhang Zizhong again with shocked expressions on their faces.

No need to ask, from the facial expressions of the three people, Zhang Zizhong has already realized the final result.However, as an excellent general, Zhang Zizhong is very aware of one fact: in order to keep the Sixth Division in the fierce attack of the Ninth Army, as the division commander himself, he must understand himself and his opponent all the time.

A pair of sharp eyes quickly scanned the three brigade commanders and the commander of the artillery battalion in front of him.He asked directly with dignity: "How about the casualties of the troops, come one by one..."

"Reporting to the division seat, because the first regiment was stationed together with the supply troops, and was affected by the explosion of the supply ammunition, the whole regiment directly paid a huge price for more than half of the losses, with a total of more than 850 casualties... The second regiment killed 320 people and seriously injured 104 People...The three regiments killed 287 people and seriously injured people...Including the troops directly under the brigade, the whole brigade killed 1328 people and seriously injured 539 people..."

"Reporting that the division's regiment was stationed with the Shanpao Battalion, and was affected by the explosion of the Shanpao Battalion's shells, etc., 760 people were directly killed and 318 were seriously injured...The fifth regiment killed 386 people and seriously injured 172 people...The sixth regiment..."

"Reporter, affected by the explosion of shells, a total of 18 mountain cannons of the Shanpao Battalion were destroyed without exception. The loss of personnel exceeded [-]%, and they have completely lost their combat effectiveness..."

Zhang Zizhong's gloomy gaze shifted to the chief of staff.The Chief of Staff, who made simple statistics, had an embarrassing expression on his face, but he still replied: "Master, because the enemy's artillery fire came too fast and very suddenly, our army didn't have the slightest reaction time at all. In addition to the terrain of the barracks and the Without trench cover and other reasons, the loss of my Sixth Division is very huge, which has exceeded our expectations..."

"According to the statistics just now, a total of 4873 people were killed, 1640 were seriously injured, and the entire army directly lost more than [-] people, reaching [-]% of the total strength of the army..."

"In 5 minutes, just 5 minutes of artillery strikes killed more than [-] people in our army. What the opponent spent was only tens of thousands of shells... Could this be the power of artillery clusters..." Zhang Zizhong, who was full of astonishment, endured He couldn't help muttering to himself. [

Of course, while being shocked, he didn't forget his duty, and he didn't forget the [-] or so remaining members of the Sixth Division.Facing the equally shocked subordinates, he decisively ordered: "If you want to pass on the order, if you still want to survive, immediately dig trenches on the spot and dig anti-aircraft holes. Otherwise, the artillery fire of the Ninth Army will blow us all up... "

When Sun Lianzhong's headquarters in Hengshui County first saw Zhang Zizhong's telegram asking for help, the first thing Sun Lianzhong showed was that he couldn't believe it.However, with the specific casualties of Zhang Zizhong's Department of the Sixth Division, they began to be continuously collected in the hands of Sun Lianzhong.Sun Lianzhong, who has always been known for his calmness, finally couldn't sit still...

The loss of more than 6000 people is only one of ten fingers for Sun Lianzhong, who has 5 troops.However, what surprised and frightened Sun Lianzhong the most was that the loss of these [-] people was only caused by the [-]-minute saturated shelling of the Ninth Army...

"Ninth Army, is it true that the Ninth Army really has a powerful secret artillery unit as Han Fuqu said..." Sun Lianzhong muttered to himself looking at the telegram in his hand.

"Commander-in-chief, it doesn't matter whether the Ninth Army has a secret artillery unit or not. Judging from Commander Zhang's telegram, the Sixth Division stationed in Longhua is in danger. No matter what, we have to save it. So, please commander-in-chief Immediately issue a rescue order to rescue Master Zhang's Sixth Division from the encirclement of the Ninth Army." Gao Shuxun, the commander of the 27th Division, frowned and suggested in the face of his friend's urgent telegram.

"Rescue Commander Zhang is certain. All three of our divisions are elites in the hands of the commander-in-chief, and any one of the main divisions cannot afford to lose them. However, there must be a way to rescue them. If everything reported by Commander Zhang is true: we Our opponent, the Ninth Army, really has a powerful secret artillery unit. Then, we must be cautious about the specific rescue plan. Otherwise, not only will we not be able to save the Sixth Division, but it will also trap the dispatched rescue troops. Go in and fall into the encirclement of the Ninth Army again." Sun Lianzhong replied calmly, still unmoved.

I first heard that life and death comrades are trapped, and their lives may be in danger at any time.Due to anxiety, Gao Shuxun, who temporarily lost his square inch, directly suggested immediate rescue.However, after being reminded by Sun Lianzhong, Gao Shuxun woke up directly from his anxious and chaotic thoughts.

After a short period of contemplation, he directly admitted his mistake and said, "The commander-in-chief is right, but I was too reckless. If the Ninth Army really has such a large-scale artillery unit, then the entire rescue operation really needs to be carefully planned and carefully planned." deploy…"

After finishing speaking, the two of them fell into deep contemplation...

1 minute, 2 minutes... After 5 minutes of silence in the small headquarters, it was broken by Gao Shuxun's voice following him.

"Commander, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible..."

"Let's talk... Lao Gao, we are all brothers who came out of the trenches, so we can speak up if we have anything to say. If we leave early, Lao Zhang's safety will be more guaranteed..." Sun Lianzhong's eyes lit up, and he said quickly.

"According to Commander Zhang's report, the number of artillery groups of the Ninth Army outside the barracks not only exceeds [-], but also has a regiment of large-caliber howitzers. I believe that even if Li Guosheng can develop no matter what, except for the huge number of troops on the periphery of the Sixth Division There will be very few artillery left in other places. In this case, we can completely ignore the threat of artillery fire from the Ninth Army for the time being..."

"After the reinforcements enter the battlefield, don't rush to open a breakthrough and join the Sixth Division of Commander Zhang. Instead, use the brigade as a combat unit to raid the artillery positions of the Ninth Army from behind. Once the raid is successfully completed, the humble officer can be confident To put it bluntly, the Ninth Army, which has lost its artillery advantage, is no match for our Northwest Army. At that time, the initiative of the entire battlefield will be firmly in our hands..." Gao Shuxun expressed his thoughts confidently .

"Take the artillery of the Ninth Army first...Let me think about it."

"According to Lao Zhang's report, the total strength of the Ninth Army assembled outside the barracks has exceeded 4. Excluding the offensive and defensive troops, there are only more than 1 people who can guard around the artillery positions. Then the [-] more The average person defends in four directions, and each artillery group can also be assigned a regiment of defenders..."

"Using an elite infantry brigade to attack an artillery position with only one regiment of defenders, with the combat power of my three divisions, it is absolutely easy to catch... This method is feasible, very feasible..."

"As long as we can take down one or two artillery positions of the enemy, I can say with certainty that the Ninth Army that surrounded Lao Zhang will definitely stop fighting because of the loss of the artillery positions. At that time, not only will Lao Zhang be relieved The crisis. The battle is properly arranged, and it can bite the Ninth Army back..." Sun Lianzhong agreed directly with a look of surprise.

"Commander, you agree..." Gao Shuxun asked expectantly...

"Of course... Saving people is like putting out a fire. The safety of Lao Gao, Lao Zhang and the entire 27th Division is in your hands. Now I order you to lead all the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Division to assemble quickly. After an hour, by marching in a hurry, Hurry to the Longhua area to rescue Lao Zhang who is in trouble." Sun Lianzhong nodded in agreement and ordered decisively.

"Yes, commander in chief...".