The company commander accepted the order and before the troops could eat, he came to the trenches to organize the suicide squad.

But Li Qinglin expressed different opinions: "Have the 85th Division sneak attacked at night? If the sneak attack was not successful, it means that the group of devils are very vigilant. They must be prepared to prevent sneak attacks in front of the position. Under normal circumstances, it will be difficult for us to approach, so it is impossible to achieve sudden attacks."

He then pointed to the bunker in the middle of the position and said, "The last time we used grenades to blow it was because it was an open trench, and the bombers could easily drop it in. Now most of them hid in the bunkers, and it was difficult for grenades to be accurately dropped. For the attack of such a strong fortress, the knots must be cut off. If it is a pair of attacks, the Japanese army behind will have the opportunity to send people to support them urgently, so we have to retreat."

The company commander thought for a while and said, "You make sense, but the mission is dead, so it's not OK to fight."

Li Qinglin looked at the bunker and said, "If there is a cannon, it will be easier for him."

The company commander said, "Nonsense! The cover of our mortar can't work. If there were cannons, the 85th Division would have been working long ago. Will we wait until we fight?"

Li Qinglin smiled and said, "It doesn't have to be used to use large-caliber cannons, just combat defense cannons."

Li Qinglin said this with evidence. As the adjustment division, the 10th Division had an artillery battalion, plus a war defense artillery company and an anti-aircraft artillery company.

The division's artillery battalion has three howitzer companies, equipped with twelve 75mm caliber mountain cannons; the war defense artillery company is equipped with four 37mm caliber war defense cannons; the anti-aircraft artillery company is equipped with four 20mm caliber anti-aircraft cannons.

The scarcity of artillery is generally cherished by the national army. Howitzers and anti-aircraft guns are deployed at a later point in the battlefield and will never fire until necessary. Due to tactical needs, combat defense guns are generally equipped in frontier positions.

Due to the impact of heavy rain and the lack of transport capabilities of the national army at this time, the troops protruding forward of the 10th Division only brought lighter 82 mm caliber mortars, howitzer battalions, war defense artillery companies and anti-aircraft artillery companies to the battlefield later.

The heavy rain destroyed the road and had a great impact on the Japanese army. The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were unable to reach the battlefield of Fengshang Mountain. Although the war defense artillery, as an anti-tank weapon, arrived at the battlefield, had no chance of use.

At this time, the National Army called tanks a combat chariot, armored vehicles a armored vehicle, and anti-tank guns a war defense gun. War defense guns are actually the abbreviation of "chariot defense guns".

The war defense cannons equipped by the 10th Division are German Pak37 war defense cannons. The pak37 war defense cannon is a light towing artillery with a total weight of 432 kilograms and is operated by four combat personnel. The artillery stand runs on a frame equipped with two pneumatic tires. It can be traction with cars, animal power or even human power, so it is very convenient to transport and use.

The range of the pak37 war defense cannon is 4,025 meters. As a direct-aid cannon, it is almost impossible to hit the target at this distance. There are two types of shells it fires, one is a tungsten-core armor-piercing projectile and the other is a super-caliber grenade.

The anti-armor capability of the pak37 war defense gun is actually very poor. The tungsten-core armor-piercing shell of this gun can only penetrate 48 mm of vertical armor at a distance of 500 meters. It is nicknamed "stepping bricks" by British, American and Soviet armored soldiers in the European battlefield. However, it is very popular in Asian battlefields. First, its gun body is light and can be transported by mules and horses, so it has strong maneuverability. Second, due to the lack of resources, all tank armor thicknesses do not exceed 25 mm, and the armor thickness has not been improved. The pak37 war defense gun can be said to be accurate in attacking Japanese small tanks.

War defense cannons not only attack tank armored vehicles, but also its strengths. What Li Qinglin values ​​is this kind of war defense cannons' ability to destroy fortresses.

After hearing Li Qinglin's suggestion, the company commander's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ran to the battalion commander to discuss the matter of asking for combat defense cannons to help.

The Japanese army did not attack without tanks or armored vehicles. The division cherished all artillery weapons. In order to prevent being bombed by Japanese aircraft, it was decided to place the war defense artillery on the second line. The 10th Division's war defense artillery company had moved to the mountain, and the company commander of the war defense artillery company was angry for rushing to the battlefield but had no war to fight.

The company commander's suggestion was supported by the battalion commander. After asking for permission from the division, Company Commander Xu of the War Defense Artillery Company brought a War Defense Artillery cannon and quietly arrived at the side of the Fourth Company's position in the dark night.

The total weight of the pak37 war defense cannon is 432 kilograms, but it is not easy to move in this roadless mountain. In order not to alarm the Japanese army, these soldiers forced to carry it on their hands and shoulders and quietly transported a war defense cannon to the appropriate position.

Dinner was sent to the position by the cooks. Due to the days of war, logistics supplies were not delivered in time, so dinner was boiled corn on the cob and potatoes.

Some soldiers began to curse: "I work hard on the position, but now I can't even eat enough, so I'm even going to have a big feast?"

The cook said apologetically: "Brothers, these things were bought by the government from the people. You can eat them now. Commander and commander can only eat half full."

I heard that the commander and the division commander were not full, and the soldiers stopped talking.

Because the 10th Division was eager to go to the battlefield, the officers and soldiers were still wearing summer clothes, almost all of them were wearing short shirts and shorts. Some soldiers were even wearing straw sandals for the convenience of walking on the mountain road. It was early autumn in September, and the temperature in the mountains dropped very quickly. Li Qinglin and the others were trembling in the trenches with guns in their arms.

In order to resist the cold, Li Qinglin and the others squeezed together and relied on their body temperature to keep warm. They finally persisted until dawn.

As soon as it was dawn, the Second Battalion began to prepare before the attack. When the sky was a little brighter, the war defense artillery aimed at the Japanese bunker and then aimed.

After looking at the watch, the time for the reservation for the offensive was up. Company Commander Xu of the War Defense Artillery Company ordered: "Fire the gun!" The soldiers who were already ready pulled the fuse and with a "boom", the first shell flew towards the enemy's position.

Since the two armies began to fight, the national army has not had any decent artillery support, and most of the time it was bombarded by the Japanese army. The Japanese positions are still quiet, and they obviously have no preparations.

Warrant Officer Shimada was still sleeping. Suddenly, a huge explosion exploded on his position. As a professional soldier, he immediately jumped up.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Shimada didn't bother to put on his clothes, and rushed to the position with a command knife.

Shimada just woke up from his dream, and the explosion made him suddenly awake. Over the past few days, his position has been attacked many times, but the other party used mortars and did not threaten his bunker. The explosion of the shells this time was obviously different from before. Did they use new weapons?

Shimada was very fast and arrived at the exit of the bunker in a moment. Just as Shimada was thinking about it, the second shell flew directly over, right at the entrance and exit of the bunker.
Chapter completed!