Chapter 105 A New Strategy?

"Sir, we will use artillery fire to force the Chinese to hide in the building, and our army will wait for the time being?" The Japanese lieutenant colonel asked tentatively.

"The materials of our Great Japanese Empire are precious, how can we just waste them like this?" Jiro Wakiita glanced at his deputy and replied calmly.

"Sir, what do you mean?" The Japanese lieutenant colonel was very keen to hear the hidden meaning in his superior's words, and continued to ask.

This is the unspoken rule in the officialdom. Although the boss only said the beginning, it does not mean that the subordinates can help him analyze his intentions clearly.

As a subordinate, you can have strong execution ability, but you must not be too smart. Yang Xiu is a lesson for the past.

Based on this alone, the deputy commander Makino Shun, who basically manages logistics and has a very low sense of existence, is a very wise deputy commander, leaving the opportunity to show his ability to his superiors.

It is very wise to solve the doubts of the "confused" subordinates. This is the time when the superiors have the most sense of existence.

This is just like when the boss is speaking on the podium during a meeting, and a bunch of subordinates are holding small notebooks, and they have to write a few words whether they understand or not, and they have to make a look of sudden enlightenment on their faces, right?

In fact, most of them are thinking the same as the Japanese lieutenant colonel at this time: You can talk nonsense, but please hurry up!

"Mr. Makino, have you read the Chinese newspaper this morning?" Wakiita Jiro asked expressionlessly.

"The Chinese claim that there are more than 800 defenders in the building, nearly six infantry companies." Makino Shun nodded hurriedly. "But I doubt that this is data deliberately released by the Chinese. Perhaps there will be more troops inside. The commander of this Chinese unit is extremely cunning."

"Yes, our army cannot base the accuracy of intelligence on the self-exposure of the opponent. The so-called deliberate deployment is nothing more than this.

According to the many heavy firepower points exposed by the Chinese yesterday, they have at least hoarded an infantry regiment in the building." Wakiita Jiro nodded slightly, very satisfied with the "wisdom" of his subordinates.

At this time, if anyone jumps out and says that there are only 800 Chinese, the Japanese colonel will be angry with him. What are you talking about! What are you talking about! 800 people? 800 people can beat a complete infantry regiment of the Imperial Japanese Army to pieces? You are humiliating the Imperial Army.

It must be an infantry regiment, no matter if it is not.

Not to mention that the 36th Infantry Regiment must have a unified mindset, even the division headquarters must recognize it for the sake of the Imperial Army's face.

"Mr. Makino, do you know that our army has been bombarding for more than 2 hours. How many shells have our four mountain guns and six infantry guns fired in total?"

"The mountain guns have fired more than 300, and the infantry guns have fired more than 500!" Makino Shun, the deputy commander of the regiment, did a solid job and reported the approximate data without hesitation.

"What about the opponent?"

"The Chinese have been shooting at us for nearly half an hour. Although they are not as powerful as our army, the mortars have fired at least 50 shells, and the machine guns have fired no less than 100 rounds." The Japanese lieutenant colonel thought for a while and gave an approximate value.

"In half an hour, they have a total of four mortars, firing about 50 shells, an average of about 12 rounds per gun, which means that they will fire one shot every three or four minutes." Jiro Wakiita turned around and asked after calculating the data.

"Mr. Makino, what do you think is the biggest key to my Imperial Army's victory in this war?"

Makino Shun may not have expected that his boss could go so far and directly turn to the key to the entire battle. He carefully considered for a while before answering: "The Imperial Army is well-trained, and after a hard battle, the Chinese sky is now only the Imperial Eagle soaring..."

"Mr. Makino, with your talent, you shouldn't just use some clichés to fool me." Jiro Wakiita was obviously not satisfied with his deputy's slick answer, and shook his head with a slight sigh. "In fact, in my opinion, the victory of this battle is not because our army is too strong, but because of the Chinese themselves!"

He looked back to the distance and continued to talk to himself: "Our army has fought with the Chinese more than ten times in this battle, and we have already understood their combat characteristics.

It is true that their troops are nearly three times that of the empire, but except for a few elite troops, most of them are poorly equipped, and their technical and tactical levels are also unsatisfactory. The only thing worth praising is perhaps their fighting will, which is much stronger than you and I think, and can make up for their lack of combat experience to a certain extent.

But these are not the main reasons for their failure.

Because there is one thing that fighting will cannot make up for, Logistical support.

Including those elite troops, they have German weapons that our army envied, but their logistics support is almost ridiculous.

They have heavy artillery that makes people tremble. The bombardment will stop immediately after a certain period of time. It is not because they don’t want to bombard, but because their logistics supply is unsustainable.

Especially after the empire completely gained air supremacy, their poor logistics made the situation worse. They can only use night transportation, but that little transportation volume is just a drop in the bucket.

An army with guns and artillery but no bullets and shells, tell me, how can it win the war? "

"Sir, you mean..." Makino Jun's eyes lit up in cooperation.

That means: Boss, what's the plan? I'm waiting for your wisdom to illuminate me.

"So, based on my experience with the Chinese army and the Chinese's struggle just now, I can conclude that the ammunition reserves in this building will not be sufficient even if the Chinese have tried their best to reserve them.

Based on the strength of a Chinese infantry regiment, 800 shells may be their limit." Jiro Wakiita narrowed his eyes and said confidently.

"Your Excellency the commander of the regiment is really thorough!" The Japanese lieutenant colonel acted as if he had suddenly realized something, and raised the doubts that his superiors could explain clearly:

"But, based on the performance of the Chinese commanders in the past two days, why were they so stupid to fight with our army? Even if it was only for half an hour."

"So, Makino-kun, you don't know the Chinese well enough." Jiro Wakiita sighed slightly, but a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

"Yesterday we shelled the warehouse building, and they had been forcing themselves not to launch a counterattack. They only fired when the infantry was dispatched. That was the most normal tactical behavior.

This morning, the shelling was on the national flag they raised, but it was difficult for them to passively take the beating like yesterday. Why?

Because it is like our regiment flag, Makino-kun, are you willing to protect it with your life?"

"Hi! I understand what the commander-in-chief means." Makino Shun bowed his head heavily.

"That is their spiritual totem. They would rather consume precious ammunition than defend it to the death. The Chinese with such awareness are terrible."

"Terrible? It seems to be right to say that it is terrible." A trace of ferocity flashed across Jiro Wakiita's face.

"But this is the battle for the rise of our Yamato nation. No matter how tenacious the enemy is, no matter how tenacious the resistance is, they will wail under the iron hoof of the empire. They are doomed to fail."

"Hi! Please ask the commander of the regiment to instruct the next battle."

"So, I asked the artillery squadron to bombard continuously. First, the huge noise and smoke generated by the bombardment can cover the civil engineering work of the engineers; second, it is to provide fire cover for the infantry who have finished resting.

After another hour of bombardment, the 2nd Infantry Battalion and the 3rd Infantry Battalion each sent an infantry squadron to attack the building with five 89 tanks and three 94 tanks reinforced by the division headquarters.

To deal with such an opponent, there is no trick to speak of. You can only crush him from the front with absolute strength!" Jiro Wakiita showed a trace of decisiveness on his face and ordered.

The Japanese lieutenant colonel was already full of horror under his drooping eyelids. He finally understood the tactical intention of his superiors.