I am an artillery soldier

Chapter 579 Reinforce the Defense
In Nuanquan Town, Liu Gen successfully retreated back with the artillery battalion. Along the way, he did not encounter reinforcements from the devils heading to Liulin County.

Apparently, the devil reinforcements heading to Liulin County from all directions were blocked by the Eighth Route Army troops, making it impossible for them to advance easily. Otherwise, Liu Gen would not have been so peaceful on his way back to Nuanquan Town with the artillery battalion.

"Commander Wang, the artillery battalion cannot rest yet. We need to continue strengthening the defense of Nuanquan Town and set as many traps and mines as possible!"

"The Desperate Secret Service Group will withdraw from Liulin County tonight, and tomorrow, after a brief rest, the devils will definitely launch revenge against our Eighth Route Army! Nuanquan Town will definitely become the target of devils' revenge!" Liu Gen Commanded to Battalion Commander Wang beside him.

The defense of Nuanquan Town is not considered strong. If there is a large-scale army of devils coming, then Liu Gen can only choose to give up Nuanquan Town directly, and will not have any idea of ​​defending Nuanquan Town.

Strengthening the defense of Nuanquan Town is because Liu Gen still has a glimmer of hope. Nuanquan Town is not a county seat, and even if there are devil troops coming, there should not be too many troops.Liu Gen asked the soldiers of the Artillery Battalion to strengthen Nuanquan Town's defense as much as possible in order to deal with the small number of devil troops.

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away!" Battalion Commander Wang nodded heavily. He knew the importance of strengthening the defense.

Battalion Commander Wang quickly went to arrange for soldiers to strengthen the defense of Nuanquan Town, but Liu Gen did not go there. He believed that Battalion Commander Wang could handle this kind of thing by himself.What's more, Liu Gen also has his own things to do, and he needs to seek more ammunition support from the 120th Division Headquarters.

Without enough shells in the hands of the artillery battalion, it will be difficult for the artillery battalion to play its own role. Liu Gen does not want to see the artillery battalion unable to play any role in battle, and even said that it can only fight with devils with real knives and guns. fighting.

Under the condition that it is possible to get enough shells, Liu Gen still hopes that the artillery battalion can get more shell support, so that the role of the artillery battalion can be fully utilized.

After successfully contacting the headquarters of the 120th Division through the radio, Liu Gen reported his appeal. Master He didn't have much opinion on Liu Gen's idea of ​​getting more shells.The artillery shells in the hands of the 120th Division are still relatively sufficient. After taking down several counties of the devils, from the county towns, the troops of the 120th Division have seized a lot of shells.

Even if these troops each leave a part of the shells, the remaining shells are enough for the artillery battalion.

After dealing with the artillery battalion's most scarce shells, Liu Gen relaxed a bit. These shells should be sent to him before the battle started.The next thing to do is to wait patiently, wait for the devils to arrive in Nuanquan Town, and then kill them.

After the soldiers of the artillery battalion completed the initial defense reinforcement work, Battalion Commander Zhang led the infantry battalion and successfully retreated to Nuanquan Town. Compared with the artillery battalion, the infantry battalion led by Battalion Zhang seemed a bit embarrassed, and the soldiers' faces were even more serious. Filled with the color of exhaustion.

In this blocking battle, Battalion Commander Zhang led the infantry battalion soldiers to play a great role, and the infantry battalion also suffered the heaviest casualties.

Liu Gen could see that less than two-thirds of the infantry battalion that was complete at the time of departure was able to return to Nuanquan Town. Most of the soldiers had some injuries, and many soldiers were lying on stretchers. time for treatment.Fortunately, there are still doctors in Nuanquan Town, and Battalion Commander Wang of the Artillery Battalion has already arranged for these doctors.

As soon as the infantry battalion returned to Nuanquan Town, a doctor went to treat them. Considering the condition of the soldiers of the infantry battalion, the defense work of Nuanquan Town was temporarily handed over to the artillery battalion.After the infantry battalion has rested for a certain period of time, the defense work will be handed over to them to take over.

After all, the artillery battalion is not good at defensive work, they are good at playing artillery, it would be too wasteful not to put them on the defensive position of Nuanquan Town.

Battalion Commander Zhang did not object to Battalion Commander Wang's arrangement. His family knew about his family affairs, and he knew the current state of the infantry battalion very well.In the previous blocking battle, the soldiers had been extremely exhausted after holding on to the position for so long, and they were able to persist in returning to Nuanquan Town because of their strong willpower.

If the soldiers of the infantry battalion were to take over the defense work of Nuanquan Town, Battalion Commander Zhang himself would not be able to rest assured that if he defended in this exhausted state, he would be making fun of the security of Nuanquan Town.

Battalion Commander Zhang took the soldiers to rest and recuperate. There was nothing Liu Gen could do for them. The only thing he could do was to arrange for the soldiers to have a hot meal.It's just that many soldiers didn't even eat a meal, and fell asleep directly. In order not to disturb the people, most of the soldiers just found a corner to lie down.

The temperature at night is not bad now, even if the soldiers sleep outside, it will not have much impact.

In order to prevent these soldiers from being chilled, Liu Gen specially arranged for the soldiers to distribute some collected thin quilts and blankets, or cover them on the sleeping soldiers.

Walking in Nuanquan Town, Liu Gen could see many soldiers sleeping on the ground, cuddling together for warmth.Liu Genyou noticed that many soldiers did not forget to keep their rifles beside them when they were sleeping, so as to ensure that they could be thrown into the battle as soon as possible in the event of an accident.

"Let the cooking team prepare some ginger soup when making breakfast, so as to prevent soldiers from catching cold." Liu Gen instructed the soldiers around him.

The soldier nodded, keeping Liu Gen's instructions in mind, and will tell the comrades in the cooking class in the morning.

Outside Nuanquan Town, the soldiers of the Artillery Battalion were carrying out defense reinforcement work. Under the cover of night, the soldiers held torches and carefully set traps.As for laying mines, since laying mines at night is risky, the soldiers plan to lay mines after dawn.

Here, Liu Gen failed to see Battalion Commander Wang, which made Liu Gen a little puzzled, not knowing where Battalion Commander Wang had gone.

Liu Gen didn't communicate much with Battalion Commander Wang, but he was sure that Battalion Commander Wang was very dedicated to his work. At this time, he probably wouldn't go to other places.

"Comrade, where is your battalion commander?" Liu Gen came to a soldier of the artillery battalion and asked curiously.

The soldier looked at Liu Gen and recognized Liu Gen immediately. In the artillery battalion, there should be no one who didn't know Liu Gen.

"Our battalion commander is also setting up traps. He has been working with everyone and has been busy for a long time." The soldier explained.

Liu Gen nodded. No wonder Battalion Commander Wang was nowhere to be found. It turned out that he was setting up traps with the soldiers. It really was Battalion Commander Wang's style.Liu Gen didn't specifically ask Battalion Commander Wang where he was thinking, but he didn't have anything for Battalion Commander Wang to do.

The soldiers of the Artillery Battalion were also working very hard. Unless something really happened, Liu Gen didn't want to disturb the soldiers of the Artillery Battalion.

Just when Liu Gen was about to leave, an obvious fire dragon appeared not far away. It was a troop marching.Liu Gen immediately discovered this army that was attacking Nuanquan Town, which made Liu Gen frown instantly. The devil army was too hard to chase.

You must know that Battalion Commander Zhang and the others had just returned to Nuanquan Town not long ago, but even so, the Devil Troops managed to catch up. The marching speed of the Devil Troops was a bit too fast.

As for the troops that came here were from the Eighth Route Army, Liu Gen didn't have such an idea. He knew the situation of the 120th Division clearly, and the 120th Division didn't have any spare troops. The 120th Division has the important task of defending Yan'an, which means that the 120th Division cannot deploy too many troops.

Now the 120th Division has mobilized five or six regiments, more than [-] troops, and continuing to deploy troops will reduce the protection of Yan'an.There is no doubt about the importance of Yan'an. Liu Gen believes that Master He will not let the battle affect the security work of Yan'an.

"Assemble! The enemy is coming! Prepare to fight!" Liu Gen suddenly shouted.

The soldiers of the Artillery Battalion, who were laying traps, were a little puzzled, but they still acted quickly. Even though these soldiers hadn't found any traces of the devil troops, they still chose to obey the order.These soldiers could recognize Liu Gen's voice, and they believed that Liu Gen would not play tricks on them in such a matter.

"Liu Gen informs you that you found the Devil's army, in which direction?" Battalion Commander Wang ran to Liu Gen at the first time, with a very serious expression on his face.

Battalion Commander Wang knew very well that with the current situation, if there were devils to attack, the artillery battalion must be put into battle, and it was impossible for Battalion Commander Zhang and others to continue fighting.In the state of Battalion Commander Zhang and others, letting them continue to fight the devils is to let them die.

Soldiers in the artillery battalion are very precious, but when you really meet a devil, the devil doesn't care if you are an artilleryman or an infantryman, you can either resist or die.

"In the southeast direction, you should be able to reach Nuanquan Town in less than 10 minutes! Let the soldiers get ready for battle!" Liu Gen told the location of the devil's army, and took a [-] rifle from the soldiers around him.Once the battle breaks out, Liu Gen also needs to be involved in the battle.

Battalion Commander Wang looked towards the southeast, his eyes widened instantly, and he saw this constantly moving fire dragon, which was a troop advancing with torches.

Immediately, Battalion Commander Wang realized the seriousness of the problem. If the enemy really came, the artillery battalion needed to enter the fighting state.

"Battalion Commander Wang, arrange it immediately! Minimize the casualties of comrades!" Liu Gen said solemnly.

Wang Yingzhen nodded heavily, and he immediately ran quickly towards the trench dug by the soldiers. He needed to make the soldiers aware of the seriousness of the problem, and at the same time prepare the soldiers of the artillery battalion to fight.The soldiers of the Artillery Battalion are artillerymen, but these soldiers also have shooting training on weekdays, so there is no problem with shooting or anything.

As for the shooting accuracy of the soldiers, the requirements cannot be too high. At this time, how much more can you ask for?Just be able to shoot!

At this time, Liu Gen opened the system's prestige mall with a solemn expression. After accumulating over a period of time, Liu Gen's prestige has already broken through a thousand, but he has never had the opportunity to consume his prestige.

As far as the current Eighth Route Army is concerned, Liu Gen has brought out enough things. Before Liu Gen's things have been fully digested, Liu Gen has no need to continue to bring out new things.

What's more, if the Eighth Route Army can successfully digest the things that Liu Gen put forward, then the combat effectiveness will inevitably be significantly improved, which is enough for the current Eighth Route Army.

"Exchange rifle proficiency, sniper proficiency, and throwing proficiency!" Liu Gen directly exchanged three abilities from the prestige mall to enhance his shooting ability.

Liu Gen's artillery skills are very strong, but in terms of shooting, the only thing he can take out is a pistol. He is proficient in pistols. As long as he has a pistol in his hand, he can completely hit a hundred shots.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the enemy does not hide behind the bunker and dodges.

One thousand reputation points were consumed by Liu Gen. He had no skill points in his hands, so he could only consume more reputation points to buy strong enough abilities.Rifle proficiency and sniper proficiency each have [-] prestige, all of which are at the top level.Throwing proficiency is [-] prestige, which is also the top level.

When buying these three abilities, Liu Gen was also a little tangled, and he was very distressed by consuming so much reputation.It's just that Liu Gen also knows that if the prestige is gone, he can earn more, but if the person is gone, everything will cease.

Liu Gen can spend less prestige to buy the primary versions of these three abilities. In this way, more than 200 prestige points can be done, but that is a bit too insecure.

After serious consideration, Liu Gen still felt that it was the most cost-effective to buy the top-level ability at one time, so that he could also save skill points and put them on other skills.

As he has not completed the system tasks to obtain skill points for a while, Liu Gen realized the importance of skill points, and also realized that reputation points will become a necessity for his ability to improve in the future. Otherwise, he does not know what to wait for with only skill points. time to be improved.

When the three abilities were fully integrated into Liu Gen's body, Liu Gen could feel that there seemed to be a faint connection between himself and the [-] rifle in his hand. He suddenly raised the [-] rifle and aimed it in one direction. There is a feeling of being able to hit the target.

Feeling the changes in himself, Liu Gen's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction. It seems that he has consumed so many reputation points to some extent.

Liu Gen walked quickly towards the trenches. As the current supreme commander in Nuanquan Town, Liu Gen needed to stay on the front line so that he could make corresponding decisions as soon as possible.

"Comrade Liu Gen, why are you here? You shouldn't be here, I'll just stay." Battalion Commander Wang saw Liu Gen entering the trench, and immediately came to Liu Gen, saying nervously.

Liu Gen shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "Battalion Commander Wang, I am the commander in charge of you. It is very necessary to stay here."

"I need to grasp the latest situation on the front line. Once your artillery battalion can't stop the devils, then I need to take you to retreat as soon as possible!"

Battalion Commander Wang was a little helpless. Liu Gen had no confidence in their artillery battalion. With the strength of the artillery battalion, even if there was a squadron of devils coming, I believe it would be able to withstand it for one night.What's more, judging from the size of the devil's army, it should be just an infantry squad.

Could it be said that an artillery battalion can't kill a devil's infantry squad?Battalion Commander Wang doesn't think so, he has enough confidence in the Artillery Battalion!
(End of this chapter)