On Zhang Wei's preparation camp position, the fortifications have already taken shape.
In order to prepare for possible attacks, Zhang Wei ordered the fortifications to be further strengthened and ordered the strengthened engineer platoon to help with the construction.
The equipment of the engineer platoon was actually no different from that of the infantry, except that this The platoon was all equipped with rifles and no light machine guns.
In addition, everyone carried a large engineering shovel or pickaxe on their backs.
They also brought a large amount of construction materials when they came over. x Sandbags were piled on the periphery of all trenches to reinforce the positions.
The same was true for the communication trenches.
At the same time, some wooden boards were used to strengthen the communication trenches.
Mortar positions were arranged behind the first and second lines of defense.
Two 82-gun mortars The cannons were arranged in two circular fortifications, connected with the defense line by communication ditches, so that the infantry could support the cover and transport ammunition.
Following the engineer battalion, there was also a large amount of ammunition.
There was silence in the position.
The soldiers were lying quietly in the defense line, with their guns pointed out of the trenches.
Zhang Wei was sitting in the third line of defense and the concealed part, and the first company was still stationed here.
The attack just now gave people a really bad feeling, or they ran into a group of daredevils.
Obviously, this possibility is unlikely.
In other words, the Japanese army was testing a feint attack, but the next move of the Japanese army was to attack.
It was just that the defender could not be sure.
Out of insurance, Zhang Wei ordered the reinforcement of the fortifications.
"Batalion Commander, tell me, what kind of trick did the Japanese attack just now?
We retreated with one counterattack, and even a feint attack wouldn't be like this, right?"
Qiu Wei said.
"I'm afraid it's not a feint, but I just want to try out some ideas."
"What do you mean?"
The expression on Qiu Wei's face also turned into hesitation.
"Do a good job in defense and be careful about destroying the Wannian Ship."
After Zhang Wei said this, he picked up the Zhongzheng rifle beside him, pulled out the hull gun and fired it.
In the artillery position, the Japanese army's eight mountain field guns were placed here in sequence.
In the Battle of Lanfeng, many Japanese units acted alone, so they carried a large amount of artillery shells.
Boxes of artillery shells were stacked dozens of meters away from the artillery position.
Measurement The ranger calculated the distance and angle, and the Japanese gunner slowed the barrel Slowly raising it to a suitable angle, the ammunition hand took out a Type 94 explosive grenade from the three-round ammunition box on the backpack.
In a few minutes, the grenade will be launched at a muzzle velocity of 35 to 5,500 meters per second.
Meters away, the gunner loaded the shell into the barrel and then closed the partitioned breech.
In order to unify the command, the Japanese artillery quickly determined the commander.
Now it was long-distance shooting, not direct fire support.
Naturally, it was commanded by the more professional field artillery squadron squadron leader.
The Type 41 mountain gun equipped by the Japanese artillery squadron is slightly different from the professional mountain artillery artillery.
It emphasizes direct support of infantry operations and direct shooting.
The Type 41 mountain gun equipped by the infantry wing has a thicker shield and is easier to carry.
The equipment is also different.
The commander of the wing artillery squadron has less experience in directing indirect fire.
It is reasonable to let Xian take command of the squadron commander of the field artillery squadron.
The eight gun groups were arranged in sequence, adjusting the high angle according to the data measured by the rangefinder.
Two of the school guns were ready to fire.
"Fire" On command, the school artillery fired.
The artillery shells flew straight towards the division's position in the distance.
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The effects of the artillery fire were reported by telephone from the observation post at the front.
After the report, corrections were made to the shooting elements.
The revised elements were quickly communicated to each artillery piece, and each artillery piece began to make corrections and adjustments.
Soon After preparations were made, the eight artillery pieces were on standby.
"Fire" this time was all fired.
The shells flew out of the barrel and landed on the squadron's position several kilometers away.
Both the positions of the 155th Division and the 58th Division encountered falling bombs.
Troops from all over the place quickly entered their positions and took defensive postures.
Some sentries and unlucky soldiers who were on guard were hit by artillery shells and died on the spot.
Hearing the sound of artillery, Li Hanhun at the command post immediately raised his telescope to observe, and ordered the staff around him to check the situation of the front-line troops.
Suddenly, Li Hanhun felt a violent shaking, and smoke and debris flowed along the command post.
As the observation port poured in, Li Hanhun's mouth and nose were filled with dust, and his body subconsciously fell down.
The staff officer who had just ran out was hit by shrapnel, and his whole person was blown away.
When he fell to the ground, he had become a pile of minced meat. , several guards also suffered disaster.
"Sir" The officers and guards in the command post quickly stepped forward to help Li Hanhun and checked whether the commander was injured.
Li Hanhun got up and pushed away the people around him.
"It's okay, everyone get up and shoot.
I'm okay.
I hit you so hard."
Li Hanhun cursed.
In fact, the missing bullet was just an accident.
Most of the shells fell on the front-line positions.
Li Hanhun recovered.
Ignoring the dissuasion of others, I ran out of the command post to observe.
I saw that all the front-line positions were full of falling bombs.
The same was true for the neighboring 58th Division position.
There was nothing wrong with the assault column position on the left.
The dense falling bombs made Li Hanhun stunned.
A decision was made.
"Come here, use the radio to inform the troops to do defensive work and prepare for combat.
The artillery battalion is on standby.
No fire is allowed without my order.
The troops only need to hold their positions and are not allowed to attack at will."
The 58th Division's position was also filled with bombs falling one after another.
In fact, such densely falling bombs did not mean that there were many Japanese guns, but that the eight guns on the opposite side were bombarding them at a high rate of fire, so the bombs dropped naturally densely.
The commander of the 58th Division, Feng Shengfa, ignored the danger. , desperately rushed to the front line to stabilize the troops, supervise and order the troops to do a good job in defense, and at the same time also meant to supervise the battle.
After the Battle of Nanjing, the 58th Division suffered heavy casualties.
After the war, it received only 531 officers and 2,525 soldiers.
The figures are from the division history compiled by the Army's 58th Division Staff Office.
Feng Shengfa was full of The newly recruited troops were worried and went to personally supervise the defense of the troops.
Artillery shells exploded on the position, and some recruits did almost collapse.
Fortunately, the officers of the 58th Division were well organized, and Feng Shengfa arrived with the division's special agent company to suppress the organization.
The troops quickly restored stability and were ready for battle.
"The artillery is going off, the artillery is going off, anti-artillery."
On the preparation camp position, the veterans and officers heard the sound of the artillery and shouted in unison.
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Hidden trenches and simple troop hiding holes were dug in the first two positions.
In addition to staying in the position, On the observation post, the rest of the people hid in it, and the entire company also hid in the hidden part at the rear.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no shelling.
The soldiers held their guns in the trench and stared at each other.
Zhang Wei didn't hear any movement in the concealed part of the first company, so he simply got out with three guards and ran to the first line position in charge of the second company.
Four riflemen were left on the position as observation posts, and the rest were all hidden.
In the hidden trenches and simple hiding holes in the position.
Zhang Wei observed the Second Company position for a long time.
The fighting there was so fierce, but there was no movement on his side.
However, he could see a few scattered Japanese soldiers in the telescope.
"Batalion Commander, there are all artillery shells over there, it was blown up badly."
Mu Chao got out, crawled to Zhang Weishen, and said impatiently.
There were only a few skirmishers in Zhang Wei's telescope.
There was no artillery fire on the position.
There was artillery fire from other troops.
The Japanese army also conducted exploratory attacks before launching again. exploratory attack A frightening thought suddenly came to Zhang Wei's mind, and he had to be grateful for his efforts to strengthen the fortifications just now.
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