Outside the defensive position, a long convoy arrived. When the first regiment commander, Zhao Menghai, saw the convoy, he couldn't help but smile.
When they saw an officer jump out of the car leading the way, they went up to him."Commander Xiao, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you.”
Seeing how enthusiastic Zhao Menghai was, Xiao Feng quickly waved his hand and said,"I don't deserve it. You personally came to welcome me.”
"Where's Regiment Commander Zhang? Why don't I see him?" Xiao Feng asked as he spoke.
Zhao Menghai smiled and said," Old Zhang is at his position. A Japanese commando team is heading towards his position. He went back to command."”
Hearing this explanation, Xiao Feng nodded.""No wonder. But this kid isn't peaceful either. He even learned how to sneak attack.”
"Hahaha, the Japanese can't beat us head-on, so they can only think of other ways. I heard that the Japanese sent a heavy artillery exploration team, which worried me for a long time. Now that you're here, I'm not afraid anymore.”Zhao Menghai said.
During this period, the Japanese artillery had made Zhao Menghai suffer a lot, especially Yoshika Ryosuke, who had the Field Artillery Regiment's 120mm caliber cannons bombard him day and night.
Zhao Menghai's counterattack plan was destroyed. The infantrymen wanted to attack, but they were not stopped by the cannons. The artillery could not reach them, so they could only watch helplessly, making Zhao Menghai furious.
The range of the 105mm howitzer was about nine kilometers, while the 120mm cannon was ten kilometers away. Zhao Menghai was not angry at all, but he did not dare to let the artillery move forward. If that happened, he would become a live target for the other party.
Fortunately, Zhao Menghai immediately called Yang Xin for help. Yang Xin, who received the call for help, was instantly furious. The Japanese were bullying him for not having heavy artillery.
It just so happened that the population had increased to 150,000 during this period of time, and the system rewarded him with a 150mm howitzer blueprint.
When he saw the cost, Yang Xin's mouth twitched. He subconsciously decided not to build it. It was too expensive. However, after Wang Rusong sent the Japanese to the Heavy Artillery Brigade, he reluctantly built ten 150mm howitzers.
As for a larger caliber cannon, Yang Xin could not make it for the time being.
As soon as these ten heavy cannons were made, Yang Xin threw them into the newly formed artillery regiment and asked them to go to the front line to train.
After all, the training ground could not train elite soldiers. Only actual combat was the best training ground.
This time, the artillery regiment led by Xiao Feng had a total of ten 150mm howitzers, fifty 105mm howitzers, and a hundred 80mm mortars. This was all Yang Xin had.
If they were all killed on the battlefield this time, they would definitely be injured. However, against the heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese, without enough artillery suppression, it was impossible to win.
In order to strengthen the strength of the frontline troops, Yang Xin had the air force on standby 24/7 to support the frontline troops at any time.
After all, it was not enough to rely on just one artillery regiment. They also needed the assistance of the air force. Once they found the position of the Heavy Artillery Brigade, they would immediately pounce on them and tear them apart.
"Don't put too much hope on the artillery regiment. Our largest caliber howitzer is only 150mm. The Japanese have 240mm heavy artillery.”Xiao Feng could not help but smile bitterly when he heard Zhao Menghai's compliment.
"I know. I just want to seek psychological comfort. It seems that the following battle will not be easy.”Zhao Menghai sighed.
"That's not true. When I came here, the General specifically instructed the air force to send out reconnaissance planes to scout at any time. Once they discover the Heavy Artillery Squadron, they will immediately send out bomber planes to bomb it. As long as we take care of the Japanese Heavy Artillery Squadron, it will be easy to take care of the rest.”Xiao Feng explained.
Hearing this, Zhao Menghai's face revealed a hint of information. If the Air Force could really take out the Japanese's Heavy Artillery Brigade, that would be really good news.
"That's great."
On the other side, after Guo Le received Yang Xin's order, he immediately sent four reconnaissance planes to the northeast. Once he found the heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese, he immediately reported.
"Little captain, the weather today is not good. It's such a gloomy day, and you still want us to come out to scout.”An observer on the reconnaissance plane complained.
"Alright, if you have time to complain, why don't you observe the ground more?”The captain who was piloting the plane said angrily.
It was cloudy today, and it was only March. It was still very cold in the north, so he was sent out to scout. He felt a little resentful.
"Eh? What was that? Such a long convoy?" At this moment, the observer suddenly noticed a huge convoy slowly advancing on the ground.
"Could it be the heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese?”The squad leader's heart warmed. If it was true, it would be a great merit. He immediately controlled the steering stick and pressed it down.
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