Chapter 239: Begging for Firepower
Of course, Zhang Wei will not attack the Japanese army's position now, that is clearly equivalent to sending him to death, and he will not attack the defensive position of the Japanese army after strengthening the light and heavy machine gun firepower without a lack of direct-fire artillery and rifles.
To deal with the Japanese position, the first step is to suppress and solve the Japanese troops in the foxholes and standing firing trenches around the fortress, these Japanese troops, like flies, if the national army attacks the fortress, they will rush up to cover the fortress and prevent the surprise attack of the national infantry, plus the Japanese troops in the foxhole have grenadiers in their hands and can fire grenades, which is a great threat to the national army.
The infantry attacking the fortress, in order to lay down the Japanese positions, had to deal with the Japanese troops in the foxholes and standing firing trenches.
Zhang Wei did not have a submachine gun in his hand, no company-level equipment of 60 small guns, and the automatic fire in the hands of the infantry only had light machine guns, so to suppress and solve the Japanese troops outside the foxholes and fortresses, only by relying on the artillery support from the rear, the mountain artillery of 75 caliber was enough to suppress the Japanese troops in the foxholes.
Attacking the core of the Japanese defense-fortress, what is needed is flat-firing firearms, flat-firing guns, this is even more none, Zhang Wei feels that the 46th Division may not have any flat-firing guns that can be seconded, the 46th Division does not have it, but the assault column has it, the assault column has a full battalion of anti-aircraft artillery this time, and the Soviet-style 37 anti-aircraft artillery is not a big problem to attack those fortresses, however, this also has to find a way to contact Qiu Qingquan, in short, Zhang Wei has to return to the rear first and contact his superiors.
With the things to do in his mind, Zhang Wei asked the herald to take out drawing paper and pencils from his fortification bag and throw them to Qiu Wei.
"Qiu Wei, you can draw the general defense configuration and fortress distribution of the Japanese army, and it will be useful later, just draw a rough one."
Qiu Wei nodded, probably guessed what Zhang Wei wanted to do, used the shell gun holster underneath, picked up the pen and began to draw, Qiu Wei drew a plane plan, as a graduate, his drawing ability is not bad, the curriculum of the Central Military Academy has field drawing training, Qiu Wei made a plane map, the Japanese defense system is not easy to fight, it is easy to draw, and it is too late to use it as a ruler to draw on the battlefield, all rely on a pencil.
Qiu Wei only took four or five minutes, the distribution of pillboxes, foxholes, trenches and general communication ditches were all marked on the map, although some were guessed, but there was no problem with the overall and defensive core.
Qiu Wei finished the drawing, Zhang Wei took the drawing paper, looked at Qiu Wei's drawing, there was nothing wrong, rolled it up and put it in the briefcase, and called a herald.
"Battalion commander, what are you?"
"You guys are guarding the position well, pay attention to the movements of the Japanese army, to defeat the Japanese position, we have to ask for something from above, and I will take the map to ask for something!"
Let the herald put away his things, Zhang Wei took the herald to walk back from the traffic ditch of the mortar position, passed a defensive line behind the position, and the third battalion of the 276th regiment was stationed here.
Of the three battalions of the 276th Regiment, the 1st and 2nd battalions confronted the Japanese on the front line with the preparatory battalion. The 3rd Battalion established a position in the rear as a second-line position to support the defense line of the 276th Regiment, and after this position, it was not far from the regimental headquarters of the 276th Regiment.
Zhang Wei walked farther and farther, and there were more and more people, groups of heavily armed soldiers running around behind the defense line, and some soldiers wearing coarse cloth military uniforms and no steel helmets carried boxes of ammunition, and transported ammunition to the forward positions under the supervision of armed soldiers.
The regimental headquarters of the 276th Regiment was set up not far behind the second line of defense, and the 27th Army attacked with all its might, and the command posts of officers at all levels could not be too far away from the front-line troops.
There were still ammunition waiting to be sent around, and the soldiers of the regimental transport company, who had no task, stayed in the open space near the ammunition station, looking around a little sluggishly.
"Battalion commander, it's time to arrive." The herald beside him said.
"Let's go over, and when you get to the place, you wait outside and give me your business." Zhang Wei said as he tidied up his military appearance and walked to an abandoned house guarded by soldiers all around, although the courtyard of this house was abandoned, it still looked very large, combined with the surrounding armed soldiers, camouflage nets, ammunition hoarding and visible field telephone lines, Zhang Wei felt that this house was the destination of his trip.
"What people!" As soon as he walked a few steps, several soldiers armed with wooden shell guns, German-style steel helmets, and armed belts surrounded Zhang Wei and the heralds, and the muzzle of the Czech light machine gun behind the armed soldiers was instantly turned around.
Cross-examination and questioning was something Zhang Wei expected.
"We are the assault column preparation battalion, this is our battalion commander!" The herald shouted, Zhang Wei pointed to his badge, which indicated the number and position of the unit, and a second lieutenant with a gun leaned over to look at Zhang Wei's badge, then put away his gun and walked towards the house.
"You guys are staring here, I'll go and inform the head of the regiment."
"Yes!"
Zhang Wei and the herald were pointed at several guns, and someone went to report it, and now they can't move, so they can only stay where they are.
"Brother, the spy platoon, the guy is doing well." Zhang Wei looked at the twenty shell guns in the hands of the soldiers in front of him and quipped, the gun was polished smooth, and the long magazine was blue, Zhang Wei knew at a glance that it was the original German goods, which were completely different from those imitated by the domestic arsenal.
The soldier in front of him did not react, this soldier has been in the special service platoon for a long time, the task of the special service platoon is to guard the regimental headquarters, the nature of the unit makes them see a lot of big and small officials coming and going, seeing that Zhang Wei is a major, the soldier in line with the tactful principle of not offending people, do not pay attention to Zhang Wei at all, so as not to get into trouble.
Several people were waiting near the command post of the 276 regiment.
Zhang Wei patted the dust on his military uniform and German-style cloth cap, and saw the second lieutenant who had stopped him just now walking out of the command post.
"Sir, please come in!"
"Put your guns down!" The second lieutenant asked his subordinates to put down their guns, lifted their guards, and gave Zhang Wei a military salute with a smile on his face.
"Sir, I offended a lot just now, it's wartime, everything must be careful."
"Understood."
Zhang Wei returned the salute and walked into the temporary command post of the 276th Regiment.