"What's the situation?" Wang Mazi waited for a long time, and Zhang Chi did not send a safety signal to the fleet, so he asked on the walkie-talkie: "The devil artillery has not been cleared yet?" ”

"Tuanza!" Zhang Chi replied in embarrassment: "The devil's short-range artillery has been knocked out, but there are still more than a dozen howitzers...... The devil has not been exposed! ”

"Hmm!" Hearing this, Wang Mazi couldn't help but be stunned.

Wang Mazi is also a person who fought from the battlefield, of course he knows what the trouble is...... This is not to say how good the devil's artillery unit is, but to find a dozen unexposed artillery pieces in the jungle and to use them in a scattered manner, it is simply no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

If it is short-range artillery, since its firing range is only a few kilometers, there is no need to think about it, its artillery position will only be within a few kilometers of the river bank, and if it is a little farther away, it will not threaten the fleet in the river, so it will not be bothered.

But long-range artillery is different, its firing range is more than 10 kilometers at every turn, that is to say, if you want to search, you have to extend a range of more than 10 kilometers from the river bank to search, so that you can't search for a few days and nights.

So Wang Mazi ran out of ideas, and quickly reported the problem.

In the end, it was concluded that we could not wait any longer, and if we waited any longer, the Japanese 16th Wing would rush ahead and deploy defenses in the Duandi Canal, and could only force it through.

This conclusion is of course correct, the Chinese fleet needs time, and it really cannot afford to wait.

"Are U.S. fighter jets ready to cover?" Zhang Chi asked.

Zhang Chi's idea was that it was okay to force it through, but it had to be covered by air power...... As soon as the Japanese artillery opened fire on the fleet, then their positions were quickly exposed to the fire of the American fighters, and then it was time for the American fighters to play their role.

But Wang Mazi's answer disappointed Zhang Chi.

"The U.S. fighter jet is running out of fuel and has returned!" Wang Mazi's tone was a little helpless: "The next batch of escort formations will arrive in half an hour!" ”

Half-hour...... The fleet can't wait half an hour!

Now it seems that only forced passage in the face of enemy fire...... But the soldiers knew in their hearts what the result would be, it was more than a dozen large-caliber howitzers, and although their shells were not enough to block the entire river, they would inevitably cause heavy losses to the fleet.

Then Zhang Chi suddenly thought of something: How do those howitzers that are ten kilometers away know when and where to fire?!

Artillery observers!

As a quasi-military fan. Zhang Chi knew the role of "artillery observer" in modern times.

It is true that long-range artillery can shoot far, but there is another problem with hitting far, that is, the gunner cannot directly observe the target...... For example, a howitzer that can hit more than ten kilometers can be fired, and the artillery is often separated from the target by several mountains or several jungles, and even if there is no separation from these, the gunner cannot directly see the target more than ten kilometers away.

Therefore, they need to set up a few people near the target to guide them, these people are called "artillery observers", and their task is to tell these long-range artillery when and to what coordinates!

In other words. Artillery observers are the eyes of long-range artillery. If these artillery observers can be eliminated, then the Japanese army, even if it has deployed long-range artillery, will be blind and unable to play a role.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chi threw the sniper rifle in his hand at the guard, and climbed a big tree beside him with a few "rubs".

Climbing to the top of the tree and looking around, I quickly noticed a high ground directly ahead...... This high ground can easily overlook the surrounding river movements, making it an ideal sniper location and an ideal observation position for artillery observers.

So Zhang Chi no longer hesitated, climbed down the tree and grabbed the sniper rifle, and then ordered: "All of them, surround the high ground ahead, search and eliminate all suspicious targets!" ”

Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but be stunned. Now is the time for the flotilla to force its way through this section of the river, and what is the purpose of encircling the heights?!

But the warriors didn't say anything, and according to Zhang Chi's order, they quickly divided into several parts and surrounded the high ground.

The Japanese artillery observers kept their composure, and let the soldiers surround them to search but did not move. Neither flee nor resist...... They were clearly right in doing so, and as an artillery observer, it was the most important thing to stay where they were and wait to direct the artillery fire to bomb the Chinese fleet.

In this way, Zhang Chi is a little difficult to do, although the goal of this highland is small. But it's not easy to quickly find a few of them.

In the next second, Zhang Chi made a dangerous move, he got out of hiding, and deliberately put aside the camouflage on his military uniform to reveal his rank. He shouted to the surrounding warriors: "Brothers, search carefully, search every place, and do not put any ......."

Before the words fell, he saw some strange noises on a tree in front of him, Zhang Chi didn't dare to hesitate, and he rolled on the ground a few times after turning over......

only heard a "bang" of gunshots, and a bullet hit the position where Zhang Chi was standing just now.

Zhang Chi couldn't help but secretly rejoice, he was glad not that he had dodged the bullets of the Japanese army, but that the Japanese army had been fooled after all...... This must be a bad fault of the devils, who hide in the trees and can't help but aim and shoot if they see the officers of the Chinese army.

Of course, this was only the behavior of individual Japanese troops...... In fact, it was a Japanese soldier who had just been added to the army who had just been deceived, and his task was to cover the artillery observers, and when he saw the Chinese troops surrounded him, he was so panicked that he couldn't hold his breath, and when he saw that a Chinese officer was exposed again, he turned his gun and pulled the trigger on the target without thinking about it, and the speed was so fast that even the comrades next to him had no time to stop it.

The rest was simple, and without saying a word, the soldiers raised their guns and fired rows of bullets at the tree...... Then alternately searched for the vicinity of the tree.

The Japanese artillery observers knew that they could not hide anymore, so they simply raised their guns and fired back, and for a moment there was a loud burst of gunfire in the woods.

But the firepower of a few Japanese soldiers could not compare to a battalion of the Chinese army, and the soldiers swept into the woods with machine guns and submachine guns, and soon beat the devils to the ground.

When the townsfolk approached with a few warriors, they saw one or two sieve-sized corpses tied to several nearby trees, and a walkie-talkie was tied to the branch next to one of the corpses.

Seeing this, the townsmen and warriors knew Zhang Chi's intention to let them surround the high ground. (To be continued.) )