Below, the Japanese army was painstakingly setting up artillery positions. They mainly dug out artillery positions, and then fixed artillery. Heavy artillery was not like light artillery.
Because the recoil was too strong, it would be more troublesome. Without two hours, this large artillery position would not be finished.
However, there were already more than a dozen 120mm cannons in place, and they were currently adjusting the cannons.
A Japanese soldier who was busy cleaning the cannon suddenly heard a buzzing sound coming from the sky. He looked up and saw a plane flying over the artillery position.
He felt strange that he had never seen a fighter jet of this shape before. However, it still looked very beautiful. It was very likely that it was a new type of fighter jet of the Army Air Force.
He kept waving his arms at the sky as a greeting. He had a good impression of the army.
He wasn't the only one who did this. The other Japanese soldiers who had discovered it were the same. They all treated it as a fighter plane of the Army Air Force, allowing the reconnaissance plane to collect very important information very smoothly.
"Brigadier general, emergency situation. A large number of Japanese heavy artillery has been discovered in Da Nanguan Village in Fangshan District. They are setting up artillery positions!”
Just as Xu Ziqiu and the staff officer were making a battle plan, a communications officer ran in and said hurriedly.
Xu Ziqiu's face changed and he said,"The Japanese heavy artillery?" I want the details!"
He finally understood why the Japanese army had been so stable during this period of time, but suddenly became so active today. As he thought, everything was waiting for the arrival of the heavy artillery regiment.
They didn't expect the Japanese army to send a small number of heavy artillery regiments here, but they were probably going to be disappointed.
If it was yesterday, he would have been caught off guard because their longest and most powerful artillery was the 105mm howitzer, so there was no way to punish the Japanese artillery position that was 16 or 17 kilometers away.
However, it was different now. Their artillery regiment was equipped with K-17 heavy howitzers with a caliber of 170mm and a range of 26.5 kilometers. The Japanese were no match for them in terms of power or range.
Although such cannons were difficult to move, they were the best choice for defense.
Now the situation on both sides on the sand table was clear at a glance. Xu Ziqiu stared at the Japanese artillery position on the sand table and said,""Order, there is no need for the Heavy Artillery Regiment to hide anymore. Now is the time for them to unleash their power. Destroy this position!”
Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese artillery was not stable was the best opportunity to take it out. Otherwise, when they finished setting up, the front line might be bombarded by heavy artillery, which was very likely to cause heavy casualties.
It should be known that the people on the frontline were all new recruits. In order to make it easier for Lu Jie to command the 1st Independent Regiment, he had also incorporated the 1st Independent Regiment into the Independent Brigade, turning the brigade into a huge infantry brigade with four infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.
Now, only the 4th Regiment, the original 1st Independent Regiment, was deployed in front. The other three infantry regiments were undergoing restorative training. They would be able to enter the battle in two days and counterattack the Japanese army.
"Report, the reconnaissance plane has found another important piece of information. The Japanese army is gathering on a large scale and is suspected to be launching a general attack!”
"Report, the intelligence department has intercepted a telegram. The Japanese army is building a frontline airport very close to us, not far behind the Japanese army!”
Xu Ziqiu gathered all the information he had. Now he had a very risky plan, which was to wait for the Japanese army to launch a general attack, then use the position to consume their effective strength, and launch a counterattack when the Japanese army was weak!
This was a defensive counterattack, but the frontline troops might have to endure the bombardment of the Japanese army for a while. He could not guarantee that the new recruits would not be defeated by the bombardment.
"Order the Artillery Regiment not to move! The artillery battalion moved to hide. I think the Japanese army's target must be this artillery battalion!”
This kind of firing would definitely make the Japanese attack become timid, so it would be difficult to kill them. It would be good if there were armored troops now, otherwise it would not be so troublesome.
Orders were passed down one after another. The entire 4th Regiment became busy. Everyone was busy with their own things.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the reconnaissance plane had already launched a second attack and brought back the latest information. The Japanese artillery position had been completed and it was very likely that they would launch a general attack.
Moreover, the Japanese reconnaissance planes had also appeared, but they were all driven away by the arranged air defense positions. The ZT proximity fuze was indeed a product of black technology. Many of the Japanese fighter planes were damaged by these air defense cannons, which made the Army Air Force pale.
Due to the arrival of the independent brigade, the size of the air defense force increased a lot. The original company became a battalion and a company. The air defense company of the fourth regiment was also incorporated into the independent brigade air defense camp.
Each company had 20 40mm Bofors single-barrel anti-aircraft guns. A total of nearly 100 anti-aircraft guns were arranged to form a tight air defense network, so that the Japanese fighters could not get close at all unless they launched a large-scale air strike.
However, looking at the situation this time, it was likely that the Japanese Army would definitely eliminate this threat as soon as possible.
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