Chapter 467: A Different Taste
Speaking of this, Qiu Jintang hesitated for a moment, but still said, "It's not that I don't want to leave you longer, it's that there really aren't so many shells to use. There are no special shells for rocket artillery. But I still have more than a thousand devil gas shells here, and if you think you need them, then I'll leave them for you. ”
"These poison gas shells were all captured by Commander Wang Guangyu on the battlefield of Linxi. Among them, there were 500 artillery shells in the 75 mountains, 300 shells in the 105 heavy mountains, and more than 150 mortar shells in the 90 mountains. These gas shells were all suffocating gas shells, which were originally intended to be transferred back to the base area. If you need it, I can leave it to you now. ”
Regarding Qiu Jintang's reply, Yang Jicai was very satisfied. He also knew that he had fired so many shells in one go in his previous plan, and before the next wave of replenishment shells from the headquarters arrived, there would definitely be very few shells left in Qiu Jintang's hand. If all the artillery groups are left behind, it will definitely not be able to support much time, although the original plan formulated by the headquarters is to use the tactics of superiority in the Japanese army with a sea of fire in the direction of the Alukorqin banner. However, the number of artillery shells in reserve is still dominated by the mountain artillery shells that are currently the largest in production and the lightest and most flexible in the anti-Japanese alliance, and there are not so many heavy artillery shells and rockets with the greatest lethality.
Constrained by the fact that there is only one simple defense highway built by the Japanese, and the fact that Linxi is hundreds of kilometers away from Qiqihar, the closest rear support base to the Ximan battlefield, if you count the need to bypass Hailar, the transportation conditions of the Linxi battlefield from the rear guarantee base, or even nearly 1,000 kilometers.
The only road that there is cannot be used to transport artillery shells. The ammunition, food, and medicine consumed by tens of thousands of troops in the Linxi battlefield, as well as the advance army in Rehe, the food, materials, and some ammunition supplements currently needed. The transport of a large number of wounded, in addition to the air transport of the seriously wounded by guò, must be carried out by the simple road of guò.
The mechanization of the Japanese army was low, and the roads built were naturally not of high capacity. At present, this simple highway built by the Japanese army, after a short period of simple repair and expansion of the Linxi battlefield lifeline, is almost overwhelmed under the condition of almost load. The whole road is full of potholes, which also limits the transportation capacity on a certain distance.
Coupled with the limitations of military industrial capacity and raw material sources, it is impossible for the headquarters to guarantee that too many large-caliber artillery shells will be hoarded in the territory of the Alukorqin Banner in one go. Therefore, when the battle in the territory of the Alukorqin Banner began, the artillery shells, mountain howitzer shells and rockets hoarded by the headquarters in this direction were mainly 75 wild mountain artillery and 100-millimeter grenades. The number of 107 rockets is also relatively large.
However, the number of hoarded heavy artillery and one-two-two rocket shells added up to just over 10,000. However, even according to the previous plan of the headquarters, these shells were enough to last three to five days. As for the replenishment of ammunition, the original plan of the headquarters was to replenish it while fighting.
Because the output of 155 howitzer shells and 122 rocket shells is far inferior to the output of 75 mm mountain artillery shells and 100 howitzer shells. Under the circumstance that the headquarters still has to take into account the various theaters, especially in the situation of Chen Hanzhang's headquarters on the front line of Tongliao and Kailu, it is also under the situation of hard fighting, and it is impossible to tilt the inventory and all the output to the front line of Linxi.
That hour this morning can be called insane, almost at all costs covered by artillery fire, and its shell consumption is almost the same as the two-day shell consumption stipulated by the headquarters. In particular, heavy artillery shells and rockets have nearly doubled. Even the artillery was blown up because of the anti-aircraft fire, which is enough to show the intensity of the shelling at that time.
An hour of firepower covered the shells that went out, and even exploded several walls of fire that were clearly visible to the naked eye, back and forth. Within an hour, the Japanese army was killed more than 4,000 people, and this result was probably the first time on the Chinese battlefield, and the density of firepower was also the first.
Judging from the amount of shells consumed in that hour, I am afraid that there is not much left in the reserves of Qiu Jintang's artillery, especially the reserves of heavy artillery. It was already interesting that the chief in front of him could promise to leave these artillerymen, and the shells that could almost be said to be pressed at the bottom of the box.
As for the gas shells, he did not hesitate to accept them all. For him, since the devil can use poison gas shells on the battlefield to kill and injure Chinese. So what is there to taboo about yourself? As long as he can speed up the process of solving this little remnant of the Seventh Division, as long as he can kill the devil, it doesn't matter to him.
Moreover, the troops under his current command, although they are new units formed later, because the number of steel helmets is insufficient, there are no steel helmets for the time being. However, because the Japanese army often released poison gas in large quantities when the battle was lost or progress was difficult, the Japanese army's standard gas mask was one set per person.
Each infantry regiment also has an anti-chemical warfare company equipped with a full set of anti-chemical equipment of the Japanese army. All kinds of decontamination equipment, detoxification equipment, and anti-poison drugs are readily available. These equipment and materials developed by the Japanese army in order to massacre the Chinese were captured by the Anti-Japanese Union in large quantities during the autumn campaign last year.
In Harbin alone, hundreds of battlefield disinfection vehicles and poison dispensing vehicles were seized. There were hundreds of thousands of poison gas shells, poison spreaders, poison gas cylinders, and cigarette pipes, and the rest of the anti-gas cloaks, cleaning agents, and medicines for treating poison gas poisoning were piled up. All kinds of Japanese military-standard gas masks can not only be completely done by each person, but also have a certain reserve.
In order to fight against China, as well as possible future operations against the Soviet Union, the Japanese army stockpiled a large number of poison gas and anti-poison tools. North Manchuria was first used as the first line of the war against the Soviet Union, and later as the first line of the anti-Japanese alliance. Therefore, the Japanese army hoarded a large amount of chemical warfare equipment in Qiqihar and Harbin.
Under the raid of the Anti-Japanese Union, these materials were seized almost intact. With these materials, coupled with the various reserves before, as the chemical warfare weapon of the Japanese army, it is now basically useless for the Anti-Japanese Federation. Therefore, in this battle, although the Japanese army had a large number of poison gas shells and chemical warfare weapons, they were rarely used on the battlefield. Because these materials are not only difficult to wield, but even easy to be seized by the Anti-United Nations and turned against themselves.
Gas masks are sufficient, and anti-poison equipment is complete. With this confidence, what are he afraid of the Japanese army's poison gas shells? On the contrary, in the previous battle, the Japanese army had no intention of releasing poison gas at all because of the anti-Japanese gas masks, anti-chemical defense facilities, and relatively complete equipment. Because they are well aware that the release of poison gas will not do much.
So on the contrary, it was the Japanese army itself, and there were not many people who carried gas masks. Most of the troops' anti-chemical equipment was left in the rear for the sake of light equipment. With this opportunity, then these gas bombs made by the Japanese themselves, if they are not returned to the Japanese themselves, is it worthy of the countless Chinese who fell under the Japanese gas bombs?
However, this guy was very satisfied and put forward a new request, since all his guard troops are already on the front line at the moment, then don't withdraw anymore, it's better to stay together. Because the forces in his hands are really insufficient.
Regarding Yang Jicai's rogue face that was a little kicking his nose, Qiu Jintang smiled bitterly and agreed to him. Since the girls have given up, do they still care about such a little dowry? Anyway, these guard units can't be withdrawn now.
And the main force of their own artillery should also be withdrawn to the right banner of Bahrain for deep rest, overhaul and replenishment of shells. At least until new replenishment shells arrive, it will not be possible to participate in the battle for the time being. At the same time, after withdrawing to the Bahrain Right Banner and then in the rear, it was not much use for these guard units to stay. Instead of being idle, let's be a favor.
Qiu Jintang's nod made Yang Jicai somewhat relieved. Although the artillery guard unit did not have many troops, in addition to the casualties on the front line of the recovering Zhangjiayingzi, at least one company could be put together at the moment. At present, for Yang Jicai, who has insufficient troops in his hands, the strength of a company can also solve part of the difficulties. Not to mention the strength of a company, even a platoon or a squad will not refuse to come.
After successively issuing orders, Yang Jicai did not continue to stay in Sumuyintara. He took a radio with him and rushed straight to Balakirud. He was not very relieved about Gou Zaihe over there. If he doesn't take command in person, he is very worried that this old man will do something against himself again.
After arriving at the front line of Balaqirude, Yang Jicai, after listening to Gou Zaihe's report, hesitated for a moment and took the guards to personally run to a guard position closest to the Japanese position to carefully observe the enemy situation. Pressing on the small number of troops in his hand, he couldn't just listen to the report when it came to such a heavy decision to counterattack on all fronts. Hearing is false, seeing is truly believing.
Yang Jicai crouched in a foxhole, holding a telescope and carefully observing the movements of the Japanese army in front of him. However, most of the reported information is true. But there are still a few things, maybe he didn't see it, maybe he didn't realize it, the analysis of the enemy situation is not too accurate.
Whether the situation on Ao Hanyingzi's side is the same as that of Balaqirude, Yang Jicai is still unknown. But there is one thing, Yang Jicai is sure, Balakirude's frontal Japanese move is not at a loss. It's just that there are different measures in different formations.
The Japanese army in front of it is obviously not a formation. Although the Japanese army has now changed its 98-style uniform, most of the original Showa-5 military uniforms have been abolished with collar badges as the symbol of the arms. The original class identification mark was changed to the inverted mountain glyph on the chest, but the original color of the class identification mark has not been changed.
Yang Jicai, who was born as an operational staff officer, is no stranger to these colors of the Japanese army. As long as he saw these colors, he could accurately determine what kind of army the Japanese army was in front of him. If he couldn't even do this most basic thing, he wouldn't be so valued by Guo Bingxun and Wang Guangyu.
So although this inverted glyph sign, because of the distance and size of the problem is not very eye-catching. But relying on the high-power telescope in his hand, Yang Jicai can still see the various branches of the Japanese army in front of him. And it is precisely from these inconspicuous inverted mountain signs that Yang Jicai got some problems that Gou Zaihe did not report or were not aware of.
The Japanese army in front of him is indeed not fighting or retreating at the moment, but it is not as simple as he imagined. Judging from the arms markers on his chest, Yang Jicai not only showed the red of the infantry among the Japanese troops in front of him, but also the yellow of the artillery, the brown of the engineers, and the blue of the baggage soldiers.
Even among the Japanese troops in person, Yang Jicai also showed the light green branch identification mark used by the cavalry worn by the Japanese search wing. The Japanese army in front of him was so complicated, and it could even be said to be messy, which made Yang Jicai obviously taste a little different.
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