vstars Chapter 980 Deploying Two Aces
Chapter 980 Deploying Two Aces
To be honest, in the past, even artillery shells were purchased from abroad, and scientific surveying was out of the question. We never even considered the direction of weapon improvement.
After all, in the past, China even had great difficulty producing mountain guns, and what it could barely produce were weapons that were outdated.
Fortunately, the industrial strength of our major base areas is rapidly improving, these shortcomings are being overcome quickly, and the gap between China and other industrial powers will become smaller and smaller.
China is rich in tungsten ore, which used to be exported abroad in exchange for arms and foreign exchange. Now, our base area has taken over all of it.
The method was simple: just transport tungsten ore to the base area, and you could exchange it for various weapons and ammunition, which were more advanced than those from abroad and cheaper.
The various forces in China no longer need to go to the trouble of exporting such good things abroad cheaply.
This is why our base area collected almost all the tungsten ore, which indirectly slowed down the pace of foreign armor-piercing projectile updates.
The armored forces of the Hans were the strongest, rampaging across the European continent, making it much more difficult for other countries to resist them.
At this moment, Regiment Commander Zhang was observing the effects of the artillery fire through binoculars. Every time a howitzer blasted a large hole in the city wall, he would shout and yell, which annoyed Chief of Staff Sun, who was standing next to him.
"Hey Commander, if you're going to watch the show, just watch it. Can you please stop shouting like that? It's very rude and it's affecting my viewing experience."
"Hey Lao Sun, stop pretending. Don't let your bespectacled, refined appearance fool you. You're not exactly a saint either. Otherwise, why would you be my partner?"
"I bet he's secretly pleased right now, but he's too proud to say it out loud because of his status. In the end, I'm the real villain, and you're the hypocrite."
Chief of Staff Sun was already used to jokes from Commander Zhang's level and immediately retorted:
"You said it yourself, you're a petty person, you have low taste, that's your problem, don't drag me into it, I'm a good person."
"I have to admit that times have really changed. It's really satisfying to see the Japanese devils being bombed and unable to fight back."
"Back then, the invaders who stormed our country relied on a three-pronged tactic of bombing with airplanes, shelling with artillery, and charging with infantry to capture many of our fortified cities."
"Now we'll let the enemy taste the power of our artillery, and finally let our Jin-Sui Army hold its head high."
At that moment, the phone rang at the regimental command post, and Chief of Staff Sun immediately stepped forward to answer it.
"Okay, I understand. I'll carry it out immediately."
After hanging up the phone, he walked up to Commander Zhang and said:
"Chief Fang just called. The shelling will end in ten minutes. He told us to prepare for battle."
"A large section of the city wall has now collapsed due to heavy artillery armor-piercing shells, and the fallen bricks have formed a gentle slope on the ground, which is perfect for an infantry charge."
"This time, we're sending our most elite battalion. Once we break through the enemy's city wall blockade, there's basically no suspense left."
After thinking for a moment, Commander Zhang solemnly said:
"Old Sun, you stay at the regimental command post to oversee the follow-up troops. I'll go to the First Battalion to supervise the battle. We must rush into the city as soon as possible, deploy quickly, and continuously eliminate the enemy's manpower."
Chief of Staff Sun was well aware of Regiment Commander Zhang's little scheme. In fact, he also wanted to personally command the troops on the front line, which would be an extremely honorable thing for any soldier, especially a commander.
But someone has to be in charge of the regimental command. Even if the first battalion enters the city, the subsequent troop deployment and support will need to be responded to quickly. He is the only choice to be the regimental chief of staff.
After our artillery fire stopped, the battalion commander quickly led his troops toward the breach in the city wall. Once they broke through the enemy's firepower, everything would become much easier.
Although the idea was good, plans can never keep up with changes.
The Japanese weren't stupid; on the contrary, they had long been prepared for this. They had already deployed a large number of light and heavy weapons in the area where the city wall had collapsed, sealing off the breach.
Ever since the regimental commander of the Tuqiao Regiment learned that our side had heavy siege artillery, he has been preparing for this issue.
The experience used was the same defensive tactic employed by the Chinese army when their city walls were breached by heavy artillery fire, only now the positions have been reversed.
It's actually quite simple: deploy a large number of light and heavy machine guns to defend the areas where the city walls have collapsed.
It's important to understand that heavy howitzer shells are extremely precious and cannot be used indefinitely. Moreover, they are usually concentrated on breaking through a single point rather than spreading out in all directions.
As long as they can send troops to block them in time, everything will be fine.
As expected, when the battalion attacked, they were met with crossfire from the light and heavy machine guns that had been positioned on the wall when they were only 200 meters away from the city wall. The fire was so intense that the soldiers could not even lift their heads.
The infantry's mortars and recoilless rifles couldn't reach the enemy's firing positions on the city walls, leaving them only able to passively take hits.
This is when the 75mm mountain gun comes into play. There's no other way; the 105mm heavy howitzer is too powerful. If you're not careful, the explosive force of the shell can injure your own men, and its accuracy is not as good as that of the mountain gun.
However, this only suppresses the enemy's firing positions and cannot completely eliminate them. The old problem remains: the shells from mountain guns are too weak, and their destructive power is limited unless they hit the target directly.
The battle remained deadlocked. Unless the Jin-Sui Army was willing to make significant sacrifices, it would be impossible to break through the enemy's carefully constructed firepower network in the short term.
Chu Yunfei observed the entire battlefield through his binoculars. Seeing that his own attacking forces were being suppressed, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"As expected of the enemy who has been fighting us for so many years and has been suppressing us all along, their reaction speed is really fast. They have plugged the gap in such a long time."
"It seems we have no choice but to use our trump card."
"Order the anti-aircraft machine gun battalion and armored battalion to launch an attack and provide cover for our infantry advance along the direction of the breach in the city wall."
In fact, Chu Yunfei had always been reluctant to use these two trump cards. After all, to be honest, using heavy howitzers and heavy mortars was already a bit of bullying.
His main purpose was to test whether his troops, supported by heavy artillery, could easily break through the enemy's city defenses.
In retrospect, he overestimated the combat effectiveness of his troops and underestimated the Japanese army's reaction capabilities.
With no other option, they could only increase their own chips. In the context of Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), Chu Yunfei's side added a Big Joker and a Little Joker.