Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko frowned and said, "Shinozuka-kun, what exactly do you want to express?" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka said at a moment's notice, "Your Highness, I just want to say that even if the Air Corps has destroyed the artillery groups of the Hankou Railway Station Fortress and the Turtle Mountain and Snake Mountain Fortresses, the next battle will not be easy, because our opponent is Zhong Yi, and he has already proven that he is very good at street fighting in Xinjiekou!" ”

Higashikure Palace Twist Hitoshi said: "You mean, it is impossible for the imperial army to win a quick victory?" ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused again, and said, "This is destined to be a protracted battle!" ”

Higashikurenomiya Tsuhiko's eyes immediately showed a trace of unhappiness, from a personal emotion, of course, he hoped to take the three towns of Wuhan as soon as possible and tie up the battle of Wuhan.

As a member of the imperial family, Higashikuremiya is well aware of how much pressure Japan is under right now.

But reason told him that Yoshio Shinozuka's analysis was reasonable, and the battle of Wuhan was only difficult to achieve a quick victory, and at the moment, Tokuremiya Tsukihiko forcibly suppressed the negative emotions.

"Okay!" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded, and said, "I was in a hurry before. ”

In this regard, Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko is much more powerful than Asakanomiya Hatohiko, and he can listen to the correct opinions of his subordinates!

"Yo Xi!" Yoshio Shinozuka nodded happily and said, "Your Highness, as long as the policy of protracted combat is determined, it is not difficult to defeat Zhong Yi and occupy Wuhan, because compared to the Chinese army, the officers and men of the imperial army have an advantage in terms of training and physical fitness, and they have an absolute advantage in terms of weapons and equipment. ”

"That's what I couldn't figure out." "As you said, compared to the Chinese army, the imperial army has an advantage in both training and physical fitness, not to mention weapons and equipment, but why did your 10th Division's group attack fail?" Moreover, it is still a brittle defeat! ”

Yoshio Shinozuka replied: "Because the Shina army is better at street fighting than the imperial army!" And I suspect that before the imperial army came to the city of Wuhan, the Chinese army may have practiced street fighting for a long time! ”

"Soga!" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko nodded, "It's very likely." ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka paused again and said, "However, there is a way to make up for this disadvantage!" ”

"Oh, really?" Higashikurenomiya Tsukihiko's expression moved, and he said, "Shinozuka-kun, do you have any good ideas?" ”

"The way is, round war!" Yoshio Shinozuka said in a deep voice, "At the very beginning of the campaign, don't set any goals for the troops participating in the attack, and the number of troops invested in the attack should not be too much, it is advisable to invest one infantry brigade at a time, their only task is to adapt to street fighting and summarize the tactics of street fighting!" ”

After a pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said: "It's the height of summer, it will be dawn at five o'clock in the morning, and then it won't be dark until seven o'clock in the evening, and there are 14 hours a day that can be used to attack, and if you attack once an hour, you can launch at least 14 attacks a day, which means that there are 14 infantry brigades participating in the round battle!" ”

After another pause, Yoshio Shinozuka said again: "That is to say, in just four days, each infantry brigade of the four main divisions of our Second Army can take turns to fight!" Half a month later, each infantry brigade of the four main divisions had already participated in at least four street battles, and by that time, the imperial army was almost already familiar with the various tactics of street fighting, and could have a real battle with the Chinese army! ”

"Yo Xi!" Higashikurenomiya said happily, "Shinozuka-kun, let's start with your 10th Division." ”

"Hello!" Yoshio Shinozuka shook his head and turned to leave.

……

On the Yudai Street position.

Erbao was wiping the gun, wrapping a rag in a bucket, dipping it in a little alkaline water, and wiping it back and forth in the barrel.

When he was busy, the battalion commander Liu Jiahao suddenly came in with a recruit and came straight to Erbao.

"Erbao!" Liu Jiahao pointed at the recruits and said, "This is Mao Dan, the recruit who has just been added to our 1st Battalion, he will follow you from now on, you have to take care of Mao Dan like a black dog taking care of you!" Help him become a veteran as soon as possible, you know? ”

"Yes!" Erbao snapped and straightened up, and said loudly, "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”

"Okay, I'll leave it to you!" Liu Jiahao nodded, turned around and left.

Seeing Liu Jiahao leave, without waiting for Erbao to speak, Mao Dan rushed to say, "Brother Erbao, can I wipe it for you?" ”

"You?" Erbao was suspicious, "Will you wipe it?" ”

"Yes." Mao Dan nodded and said, "The instructor of the boot camp has taught me. ”

"Okay, then I'll test you first." Erbao asked, "How many steps are there to wipe the gun?" ”

Mao Dan immediately replied: "If it is routine maintenance, just wipe the barrel with engine oil, but if the gun has just been shot, it must be wiped with alkaline water first, and after making sure that there is no gunpowder residue, then wipe it with a dry cloth, and there can be no dust, and finally wipe the engine oil to ensure that the barrel will not rust." ”

"Okay, I remember it clearly." Erbao handed over the water beads in his hand and said, "Come on." ”

"Okay." Mao Dan reached out and took the water bead rifle and the poke strip wrapped in a rag, and wiped it happily.

While wiping, Mao Dan asked: "Brother Erbao, the camp said that you are the combat model of our battalion, I want to ask, how many battles have you participated in?" ”

"Once." Erbao replied indifferently.

"Once?" Mao Dan looked disappointed when he heard this, he only participated in one battle, and he was embarrassed to be called a model fighter? Maybe it's just like him, or a rookie egg who hasn't opened meat!

After a pause, Mao Dan continued to ask, "Then, how many little devils have you killed?" ”

"I can't remember this exactly." Erbao said, "There must be more than twenty of them." ”

"What?" Mao Dan was frightened, almost choked to death by his own saliva, and killed more than 20 little devils? Participated in only one battle, and killed more than two dozen little devils?

"How?" Erbao turned his head and asked, "You don't believe it?" ”

"No, no, I didn't." Mao Dan shook his hand again and again, "I believe it, I definitely believe it!" ”

While the two were talking, a horn suddenly sounded in front of them, and the warning whistle sounded a warning shot!

"The little devils are attacking!" Erbao stretched out his hand and picked up the water bead rifle, and then turned back to Mao Dan and said, "Follow me, don't leave me more than three steps, do you hear clearly?" ”

"Listen, hear clearly." Mao Dan replied, his teeth chattering.

A recruit is a recruit, and the first time you go to the battlefield, you will feel nervous.

Erbao wanted to say don't be nervous, but after thinking about it, he gave up, because it was useless to say that it was useless, and only when Mao Dan experienced the battle himself would the tension be eliminated.

(End of chapter)