The attack of the 598th Regiment of the 200th Division was crushed, and the soldiers of the troops directly under the 200th Division behind the forward position hurried to meet them, and hundreds of people ran to the forward position to assist the soldiers in the front-line position to meet the withdrawn attacking troops and treat the wounded.
In the midst of the flow of people, Zhang Wei and the 30-odd brothers of the engineer platoon walked through the crowd, advanced, and walked to the forward command post of the 200th Division, which was only more than one kilometer away from the Luotang Heights of the Japanese army.
Zhang Wei, who had just witnessed a fierce battle, was quite apprehensive, constantly recalling the battle just now in his heart, summing up the characteristics of both sides, mistakes and omissions, and hoping that before entering the command post, he could sort out what he saw in an orderly manner.
The battle on the heights was not long, and the 200 divisions attacking were not too many people, but they contained a lot of information.
First of all, on the high ground, the Japanese army built a large number of concealed fortifications in advance and laid a large number of barbed wire, and before the infantry of the 200th Division charged, a large number of barbed wire fences that were blown up were scattered on the high ground, which can be seen everywhere, which shows that the Japanese army has laid a large number of barbed wire.
There are also a large number of foxholes, individual bunkers, and a lot of outer trenches have been built outside the individual bunkers and foxholes.
In addition to these things on the surface, the main firepower of the Japanese army, light and heavy machine guns, are well concealed, some are hidden in the bunker, and some are set up in the trenches that have been concealed, how many are there, where they are equipped, it is not clear in a short period of time, and Zhang Wei Judging from the example of the saddle of the Luotang Heights just now, the Japanese army's defense has few loopholes, the saddle, abdomen, and anti-slope must have concealed light and heavy machine guns, and the firing distance is very close, and the platoon that has just been lost in the saddle, It was fired by the Japanese army about 20 meters away.
There is a lot of machine gun firepower, the fortifications are well constructed, there is artillery fire support in the anti-slope and the rear, and the firepower and defense of the Japanese army can be described as quite powerful, and the problems exposed by the 200 divisions themselves in the attack are needless to say, infantry, infantry artillery, there are many problems.
In the crowded flow of people, Zhang Wei saw the Italian CV35 tank destroyed on the highland pass, and the wreckage of the tank looked very desolate among the remains of the officers and soldiers of the 200 divisions around it, all of which showed that the 200 divisions, and even the officers and men of all arms of the Fifth Army, had great room for tactical progress.
After counting the general defense of the Japanese army in his heart, Zhang Wei came to the forward command post of the 200th Division.
The forward command post of the 200th Division is much more simple than the command post of the new 22nd Division, and under the camouflage net is a temporary building made of sandbags and civil engineering fortifications, and around, there is probably a platoon of soldiers on guard, and then a group of signal soldiers carrying telephone lines on their backs are overhauling the telephone lines.
Then, Zhang Wei ordered the engineer platoon to stop advancing, stand by on the spot, show his ID, and verify his identity to the guards of the 200th Division; in the command post of the 200th Division, Zhang Wei saw two senior officers, although the command post was small, it was fully equipped, telephones, staff officers, and radio stations were all very complete, and the atmosphere in the command post was very solemn, and none of the several field telephones were idle and useless, and they were all talking to the forward positions.
Among the two senior officers, one of them was tall, with a pistol pinned to his waist, his temperament was more elegant, and his eyebrows revealed a heroic spirit, giving people a sense of both majesty and approachability, which was completely opposite to Zhang Wei's old commander Qiu Madman.
It's just that this officer's face is very bad, and the dark circles under his eyes are very heavy, but think about it, the attack on Luotang Heights has just failed, so it's no wonder that his face can be better.
The most important thing is that the collar badge is hung with the rank of general, and when he saw the military rank, Zhang Wei immediately realized that this person was the commander of the 200th Division.
"Hello sir, Zhang Wei, the captain of the teaching brigade of the new 22nd Division, has been ordered by the military seat to come to the front of the 200th Division to report and observe."
Zhang Wei gave the national hero in front of him a standard military salute.
"Oh, you're Zhang Wei who annihilated an infantry brigade" Division Commander Dai reluctantly showed a smile, suppressing the anger of the failure of the attack and the distress caused by the casualties of the troops, Zhang Wei came to the front of the 200th Division, and he also received a telegram from the military headquarters of the Fifth Army, teaching the brigade and the 65th Regiment to annihilate the Takeda Brigade for their achievements, and the whole army has been commended by the Fifth Army.
In another telegram sent by Commander Du to the 200th Division, it was made clear that the purpose of Zhang Wei's trip was to boost morale, and he was also tasked with inspecting the battle situation of the front-line positions.
Division Commander Dai didn't have so many complicated things in his mind, everything was based on combat first, and in the past two days, the offensive had been frustrated one after another, and he was also looking for better combat methods, and Zhang Wei, a newly victorious officer, was undoubtedly an excellent object for him to learn from.
"Report to the sir, this is not my credit alone, thanks to the lives of my brothers, the brothers of the 65th Regiment fought to the death and fought with their lives to achieve such a feat."
Senior Commander Dai sighed: "How about it, let you see a smile, I just came to see a defeat, you have won a battle, you might as well talk about the battle just now in my division." ” Division Commander Dai pointed in the direction of the forward position, and his face was full of sincerity.
Zhang Wei already had a lot of words in his heart, and there were many opinions that he wanted to spit out as soon as possible, seeing that Master Dai was so sincere, without a little arrogance, and lowered his posture, Zhang Wei didn't go around in circles and spoke out.
"Sir, in my humble opinion, the two hundred senior brothers did not behave satisfactorily in some places in the attack just now, and there were many problems."
"Major Zhang, it's a little inappropriate to say that the brothers of the 598th Regiment of my division are fighting."
As soon as Zhang Wei spoke, the colonel next to Master Dai interjected and said, compared to Master Dai's kindness and sincerity, this colonel's tone was very unkind, and his eyes looking at Zhang Wei were not very good.
Like Division Commander Dai, Zhang Zhige, chief of staff of the 200th Division, was also distressed by the successive defeats of the troops, but he did not have the good temperament and self-cultivation of Division Commander Dai.
Zhang Wei could only close his mouth and look at Senior Commander Dai.
"Captain, Captain Zhang was sent by the army, and he has just achieved a proud record, so our division should learn from experience," Commander Dai turned his head and reprimanded.
Zhang Zhige may also realize that he was wrong, and immediately closed his mouth.
"Captain Zhang, you continue."
Master Dai said to Zhang Wei with a pleasant face.
After a small episode, Zhang Wei continued.
"I have just observed the whole process of the battle, and I also have a general understanding of the Japanese army's high ground, so it is better to start with the defense of the Japanese army." ：。
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