The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 53: Go Go Go (Please read and vote)
...As a front-line commander, doesn't he know that some of the orders he issues will lead to the deaths of many brothers?
Of course I know, but I just have to do it most of the time.

I have encountered this kind of helplessness many times on the fierce battlefield; the only thing I could do at that time was to take the lead and carry out the execution myself.

It's not just for victory, but also to make myself feel better; perhaps this is the biggest reason why I haven't been able to get ahead in all these years, my heart is still not hard enough...

...Excerpt from the collection of Hu Biao's diaries, "Hu Biao"...

I imagined the scene in my mind where the brothers of the third company were charging under the fierce firepower of the Japanese, and most of them were killed or wounded before they even got close to the position.

Hu Biao was so depressed that he couldn't help but curse:
"These bastards of the artillery, only 5 minutes of artillery preparation is not enough. Will they die if they fire a few more minutes and a few more shells?"

Although he cursed, Hu Biao actually understood one thing: if the artillery preparation time was longer, many people in the Kuomintang artillery unit might really die.

Because artillery is a technical branch of the military, its personnel need a higher level of education and more training in peacetime.

Compared with the above factors, the Japanese artillery, who had a higher level of education and easier access to artillery shells, naturally had a considerable advantage.

So in comparison, the Japanese artillery is more elite.

The more specific differences between the artillery of both sides will be reflected when the Kuomintang artillery opens fire.

It didn't take the Japanese artillery too long to roughly estimate the location of the Kuomintang's artillery positions based on the trajectory of the ballistic missiles, and then launch an artillery counterattack.

Such estimates and counterattacks may not be very accurate, but the threat is still great.

Therefore, 5 minutes after firing, the National Army artillery had to move its position immediately; if they were a little slower, the Japanese artillery's firepower coverage might have already arrived.

This will cause huge losses to personnel and equipment.

In the national army of that time, even in the elite Central Army under the command of Baldy, artillery and artillery were extremely valuable, like treasures in the eyes of the superiors.

I think the fact that there were 5 minutes of artillery preparation was the result of Chen Xiuci's extraordinary attention to the Dunwu Temple position.

Therefore, Hu Biao, who actually understood everything, finished scolding his own artillery, then turned to the six people lying beside him, including Black Star, Uncle Bo, and AT, and asked:
"Brothers, let's think of a way. What's the best way to successfully break through the enemy's position with the least casualties?"

Faced with Hu Biao's question, the six newcomers looked at each other in confusion.

Chaozi couldn't help but grumble, "Brother, this is a tough battle without any tricks. We can't make detours or infiltrate, and we don't have any smoke bombs or anything like that. This is a tough battle where we have to charge forward under the enemy's firepower.

So tell me, what other options are there?"

Uncle Bo, a guy with a somewhat mysterious background, also shouted:
"It's very difficult! The Nationalist Army's artillery technology these days is limited. They probably can't yet implement the 'slow-moving barrage tactics'. Otherwise, if they cooperated with our attack, they could greatly reduce casualties."

After hearing the above statements, especially Uncle Bo's, Hu Biao couldn't help but feel a little hesitant after a flash of inspiration.

The so-called "slow-advance barrage tactics" is actually a kind of infantry and artillery coordinated tactics.

The core idea is to use the dense barrage created by artillery fire to gradually extend into the depth of the enemy's defense as the attacking infantry units advance.

Form a barrage of bullets to protect the infantry advancing towards the enemy position.

This thing requires extremely high accuracy from the artillery, because if the artillery extension rhythm is not controlled well, instead of suppressing the enemy, it will blow up its own people.

Hu Biao's hesitation was naturally not because he wanted to force the "Xu Jin barrage tactics".

He hesitated about one thing: either he should not wait until the artillery preparation was over before launching the attack on the Dunwu Temple battlefield; or he should start charging directly when there were still two minutes left in the shelling while the Japanese were hiding from the artillery.

With this approach, someone in the third company would definitely be accidentally injured by our own artillery fire.

And this process is extremely stressful for everyone.

However, compared to charging under the Japanese firepower, the casualties and difficulty should be smaller, and it may even catch the Japanese off guard and perhaps tear open their positions.

This assumes that the Third Company's luck isn't too bad, as they don't lose too many men to their own artillery fire when charging forward...

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When the time came to 7:56, there were four minutes left before the artillery preparation began.

Hu Biao finally made up his mind: Damn it! Just do it! Even though our personnel, equipment, firepower, and individual soldier quality were far inferior to the Japanese, we still wanted to defeat the crazy Japanese.

You must be more crazy than the Japanese in tactics and not treat yourself as a living being.

He immediately spoke up and told Black Star and the others his thoughts. After hearing Hu Biao's idea of ​​charging under his own fire, everyone was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say for a long time.

The main thing is that this tactic sounds crazy at first glance. It is completely a gamble on luck and is basically playing with your own life.

Even though these people are PLA veterans with black hearts, they have never actually been on the battlefield.

So every one of them is still a rookie on the battlefield, but they have to make such a big deal in the first battle?
But after thinking about it carefully, it seems to be the only way at the moment.

In addition, they really couldn't imagine how they could tear a hole in the enemy's defense line with just the few people in the Third Company.

Finally, Huang Adi, who weighed about 200 pounds, weakly asked a crucial question: "Old Hu, this tactic requires extremely high fighting spirit.

Are you sure you want to play like this? The brothers from the third company will join in the fun, don't let them all run away halfway through."

After hearing this, Hu Biao smiled, with a light on his face.

Because he thought of the last time he traveled through time, those who took up guns at the No. 7 position were his ancestors, who were originally farmers and small craftsmen, or brothers.

They did want to escape at first, but they ultimately had the courage to fight until the very end.

Just at this moment, the sound of a whistling shell flying through the air was heard overhead.

Afterwards, several artillery shells of what should be 75mm caliber fell on and near the Dunwu Temple position. Unknowingly, the time had come to 8 o'clock in the evening.

Our artillery preparation finally started on time.

Amid the loud explosion, Hu Biao turned around to look at the faces of the brothers from the third company who were lying down behind him, some of them nervous, some excited.

His face flushed and he shouted at the top of his voice:

"Brothers of the Third Company, the enemy's tortoise shell is very hard. Even if you use all your teeth to gnaw it off, you still can't bite it off.

I, Hu Biao, thought that the only way was to take advantage of the artillery bombardment and rush forward. Some people might be killed in the process, but this should be the only way.

In short, are you willing to follow me? I, Hu Biao, promise to be at the front. If you want to bomb, bomb me first."

"Brother Pao never acts in a timid way. Commander Hu, you are not afraid of death and you are leading the charge. I will follow you even if I have a flat head." A familiar voice sounded, full of indescribable pride.

Then, more voices rang out:

"Yes! Ever since I was little, I've been a Japanese devil. As long as the officer isn't afraid of death, I can risk my life to save him~"

"Fuck that little devil, what brother doesn't know me, Liu Aiai..."

Among the many statements above, only a few involve the interests of the country and the nation. More Sichuan Army brothers are willing to follow Hu Biao and go crazy just out of a sense of chivalry and brotherhood.

However, Hu Biao was already satisfied with this answer.

He first whispered to the AT standing nearby, something that would have frightened the young white-collar worker: "When we charge later, you'll run to the back and act as the supervisor."

Then, Hu Biao took a deep breath and shouted, "Company Three, everyone prepare to fight."

Then he looked back and confirmed that the main force of the regiment was about to arrive and should be able to keep up with their charge. Then he silently counted 150 in his mouth.

This means that there should be about two minutes left for this artillery preparation.

He roared out a crazy order that was bound to kill many of his brothers, and even himself, under his own artillery fire: "Charge, charge, charge, keep charging forward, don't stop no matter who dies."

The moment he shouted the order, he rushed out of the position first with a Hanyang rifle in his hand.

Just as he had promised, Hu Biao would always be at the forefront...

　PS: Thanks to my brothers for their support. Today we are starting the third round of recommendations. Let us continue to push forward and make it to the fourth round.

(End of this chapter)