Chapter 110: Change of Strategy

As the highest commander of the warehouse, the lieutenant colonel of the army must consider the overall situation.

Although the 150,000 machine rifle bullets left by the division headquarters seem to be very rich, they are in the warehouse without any supply ability, and the more they use, the less they have.

It was only the second day, and half of them were used up. It was still a long way from the seven days and nights required by the theater command. He couldn't let the soldiers fight against the Japanese army's guns and rain of bullets with flesh and blood in the next few days!

But the Japanese offensive was fierce. If they were not suppressed by machine guns, their infantry would be allowed to approach the warehouse and be blown up if they were not careful, which would also be a situation of destruction.

The lieutenant colonel of the army, who rarely smoked, lit a cigarette and paced back and forth in the top-level lookout.

Obviously, facing this dilemma, even a calm person like him was a little anxious.

"Where is Tang Dao? What is he doing?" After thinking for a while, the lieutenant colonel of the army finally spoke.

"He should still be shooting at the Japanese soldiers at his position! When I went there, he had already killed seven Japanese soldiers. I don't know where this freak came from. I didn't even see the shadow of the Japanese soldiers, but he was able to hit them with one shot. He is really amazing." Yang Ruifu's eyes flashed with admiration.

The army major who has been in the army for ten years has never seen or heard of such a strong individual combat. He didn't expect that such a talent would suddenly fall into the hands of his 524th Regiment 1st Battalion on the eve of the war, just like pie in the sky.

"Haha, Ruifu, if you only regard him as the strongest soldier, it would be a waste of talent." Hearing Tang Dao's record, the army lieutenant colonel couldn't help but frown slightly, and then shook his head and said: "In time, when he has greater command power, he will become a nightmare for the Japanese commander."

"Yes! I believe it too." The major also nodded. "This guy is a versatile person."

"Communicator, ask Tang Dao and Lei Xiong to run over. I need their opinions." The lieutenant colonel looked at the scorching battlefield outside, which was shrouded in smoke and hail of bullets, and took a deep puff of cigarette.

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"This is the problem before us now. What do you two think?" The lieutenant colonel looked at his two capable subordinates with smoke on their faces and got straight to the point.

"I suggest that the machine guns of each infantry company temporarily cease fire, and suppress the Japanese army with our machine gun company and the infantry of each company, and then open fire when the Japanese army is close." Lei Xiong was the first to make his suggestion.

Obviously, the rapid consumption of ammunition made Lei Xiong, who was usually careless and didn't care about it, feel the crisis.

Once there is no bullet, his machine gun company will be the first to bear the brunt. No matter how powerful the heavy machine guns, mortars, and machine guns are, they can only become a pile of scrap metal without bullets.

"I also agree to let the machine guns cease fire first, but not only the light machine guns of each company, but also the machine guns and heavy machine guns, including mortars and machine guns, are not allowed to fire unless it is absolutely necessary." Tang Dao was more determined than Lei Xiong.

"And I suggest that the infantry of each infantry company first use the Type 38 rifles and bullets captured from the Japanese army, so that even if there is consumption, there will be replenishment."

"What do you mean?" The three officers were slightly stunned.

Then they realized what Tang Dao meant by replenishment.

Tang Dao wanted to fight to support the war and obtain ammunition supplies from the Japanese soldiers killed, but in that case, the Japanese army must be placed in front of the front-line trenches.

This is more risky than the Japanese army's close approach distance that the three people can accept.

"The Japanese cannot invest too much manpower. If all our army's rapid-fire weapons open fire, even if they get as close as 30 meters, they can only watch helplessly and cannot cross the line." Tang Dao drew a simple topographic map of the warehouse on the ground with a burnt charcoal, and said confidently.

The lieutenant colonel, major, and captain were all people who had been in the army for many years. They reacted instantly and realized that Tang Dao was still using the geographical location of the warehouse to make a fuss.

The warehouse with a width of 60 meters and a depth of 25 meters left a limited attack surface for the Japanese army. The Japanese army, which had suffered heavy losses yesterday, had experience and could not once again deploy seven or eight hundred infantrymen to engage in the so-called decisive battle.

Therefore, they could only adopt such a refueling tactic, with small teams as units, and one squadron after another to launch an attack. The attack of two infantry squadrons and six infantry squads like now is probably the limit.

And with such a force, once all the light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns in the warehouse opened fire at full force, they could only sigh at the warehouse from a short distance.

No matter what the Japanese army was thinking, Tang Dao's intention now was that if you miss, you can get closer and let me do it. If you don't want to die, just get away quickly. We can just stare at each other.

"Brother, you don't know! This makes my machine gun company unable to drink soup!" Lei Xiong said bitterly.

He has determined that the lieutenant colonel will use the Tangdao style of fighting, which will not only save ammunition, but also put the Japanese infantry who can't resist the temptation to advance into a deadly slaughter.

Perhaps the only shortcoming is that the danger of the infantry will increase, and they will face the threat of Japanese infantry guns and tank guns.

However, for the defenders who have already put life and death aside, sacrifice is already inevitable. What does it matter if it's earlier or later!

This will not be an obstacle.

"Lei Xiong!"

"Yes!"

"Tell the brothers that all light machine guns must not fire at a distance of 200 meters, and heavy machine guns must also suppress with short bursts. The infantry must also not fire blindly. If you can't see clearly, let the little devils get closer and then shoot. This way, the target is large and the hit rate is high!" The lieutenant colonel pressed the cigarette butt hard on the wall and ordered.

"Also, the brothers who are free should not be idle. Keep digging the tunnels. Use the excavated soil to pile sandbags and make the window fortifications stronger!"

"Yes!"

"Damn it, brothers, stop firing the machine guns first, polish your eyes, and let the Japanese get closer before shooting! The rest of the brothers, come and repair the fortifications!" Lei Xiong's loud voice almost drowned out the fierce gunfire.

"Yes!" The officers and soldiers everywhere responded loudly.

Except for the infantry who needed to take up their positions, the rest of the soldiers desperately smashed the floor to dig a passage connecting to the Suzhou River.

Tang Dao, who was responsible for the planning of the warehouse fortifications, ordered in the morning to dig two passages from the inside of the warehouse directly to the Suzhou River. No one knew his intention, but it was probably to divert water into the warehouse or to facilitate personnel to enter from the Suzhou River.

In the early morning, people coming from the concession had to go ashore and be pulled into the second floor of the warehouse with ropes. Although it was only a few meters away, if the Japanese army found and fired, it might cost their lives.

The concession is the only possible supply channel for the warehouse now. The officers and soldiers naturally don't think it's useless work. Everyone works very hard.

Some people break the floor and dig, and some people put the excavated soil into sandbags.

The diggers are sweating profusely, and the packers are not easy.

Don't think that filling sandbags is an easy task. The soil must be dry to block the rifle and machine gun bullets with strong penetrating power.

The terrain of Songhu, especially the Sihang Warehouse is on the Suzhou River. It won't take long to dig down. The soil is so wet that you can squeeze out water.

The soldiers had to take the top layer of soil as much as possible to meet the needs of the sandbag fortifications. In this way, the originally planned two channels were dug into four.

With this complex terrain, if the Japanese army attacked the first floor, not to mention the firepower point to take care of them, if they fall in, they will probably be half crippled.

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