The Soviet heavy artillery brigade's shelling on the guards' first line positions had just ended, and a scream came from the remaining guard whistle on the front line positions: "Regiment seat, the Russians began to attack... Another battalion of heavy tanks, and the Russians infantry of the regiment..."

Hearing this news, the new regiment commander of the Zhang family seemed to hear a huge joke. He asked Zeng Zhiyuan, who was still on the position beside him, with an incredible look on his face: "What a joke? Another heavy tank is another battalion... Is there many heavy tanks in the hands of the Russians? Even though he knew that such an attack was to die, he still used the heavy tank as the leader to attack us..."

Zeng Zhiyuan, who had fought with this Soviet army several times, first shook his head. Then, he said to Zhang Jiaxin with a worried look: "Captain Zhang, the situation is definitely not as simple as we imagined. Judging from the several battles between me and the Soviet army, the commander of the Soviet army opposite has very superb command ability and will never make such a decision to come and die."

Zhang Jiaxin nodded in agreement, because the fact that the 55th Regiment had almost lost all was there. If the opponent's commander was simple, he would never cause such heavy casualties to the well-equipped 55th Regiment. At the same time, he would not make a decision to immediately retreat at this critical moment.

After a brief contemplation, Zhang Jiaxin, who still had no clue, had to analyze to Chief of Staff Zeng Zhiyuan: "No matter what conspiracy is there in the Russian attack, after the battle is really started, it will be completely exposed to us. However, since we have guessed that the attack in front of us is not as simple as imagined, we cannot use up all the chips in our hands at once. We must keep one hand in case of emergency needs..."

Zeng Zhiyuan agreed with affirmation: "It's time to keep a hand... Commander Zhang, what do you plan to do? If the troops in your hand are not strong enough, the remaining hundreds of brothers in my 55th Regiment will be waiting for your orders at any time and return to the battlefield to avenge those who have already died..."

After throwing a hint of gratitude to Zeng Zhiyuan, Zhang Jiaxin did not answer immediately, but ordered several battalion commanders who quickly gathered around him: "First Battalion Commander, I will give you fifty rocket launchers. Do you have the confidence to repel the Russians' attack in this round and turn the heavy tank battalion dispatched by the Russians into a pile of scrap iron again..."

"Please rest assured that the regiment commander is responsible for completing the task..." After experiencing the blocking battle without any twists and turns, several battalion commanders under Zhang Jiaxin were full of confidence. Faced with Zhang Jiaxin's order, the battalion commander answered confidently without thinking.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers of the first battalion and one hundred bazookamen rushed to the position quickly.

The new commander of the Zhang family located in the rear also raised his telescope as soon as possible to observe every move on the battlefield.

One hundred meters...eighty meters...seventy meters...

Under Zhang Jiaxin's gaze, when a heavy tank of a battalion of the Soviet army was about to enter the effective range of the bazooka, an accident happened: the torrent of the Soviet army's steel that had been advancing forward just now stopped unexpectedly. Not only that, a rapid and harsh whistling sound suddenly sounded over the battlefield and quickly reached Zhang Jiaxin's ears.

"No, it was indeed the conspiracy of the Russians... artillery attack. The Russians actually carried out an indiscriminate artillery attack on the position at this time... First Battalion, my first battalion, fast, communications soldier, immediately ordered the first battalion to be transferred..." Zhang Jiaxin, who was shocked, was as if frightened in the face of the sudden change in front of him, and roared incoherently.

Of course, no matter how fast Zhang Jiaxin's reaction speed is, it is not as fast as the flight speed of the shells.

Before the order could be spread, the whistling shells had already fallen on the first camp like rain.

A burst of explosions of rocking mountains sounded, and clusters of orange-red fireballs were like fireworks under the night, and springing up from the ground like mushrooms after the rain. In a blink of an eye, the blocking position of an infantry battalion was shrouded in a thick smoke from the explosion of hundreds of artillery shells at the same time.

Although the commander of the Zhang Family, who was standing behind, did not experience the specific power of the shelling, the hot air waves caused by the explosion of countless shells at the same time swept towards him as soon as possible. Zhang Family New, who was standing on the position, was almost overturned by the air waves because he did not stand firmly.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Chief of Staff Zeng Zhiyuan was also shocked and murmured to himself: "I didn't expect that the Russians did have a conspiracy... At this time, artillery fire was covered, and the front-line troops on both sides were so close, would the Russian troops not be worried about injuring their own troops by chance?"

At this moment, Zhang Jiaxin, who was shocked, had slowly eased from his nervousness. Hearing Zeng Zhiyuan's question, Zhang Jiaxin said with a depressed look: "Accidentally hurting his own troops, Chief Zeng, you think too much... If the Russians were afraid of hurting their own troops by chance, they would not launch an attack on us with heavy tanks as the guide..."

"Now I finally understand why the Russians were wisely sent to death and even dispatched a heavy tank battalion to attack us. It turned out that all this was to lure us to the bottom and expose us to the surface of the position. Then, we were wiped out on the position with unprecedented artillery fire... The Russians, this move was really cruel. In the blink of an eye, one of my battalions was blown away..."

At Zhang Jiaxin's reminder, Zeng Zhiyuan quickly formed a complete tactic and tactic in his mind. However, when he really understood the specific thoughts of the Russians, his face, which was already a trace of blood, turned pale without realizing it.

He said to Zhang Jiaxin beside him with a worried look: "Captain Zhang, according to the Russians' fighting style, unless we destroy the opponent's artillery position, it will not take long for the troops in our hands to be blown away by the opponent..."

"Yes..." The expression on Zhang Jiaxin's face also became solemn in an instant.

After sighing, he spoke to Zeng Zhiyuan and analyzed: "If the troops enter the position later, the Soviet offensive troops will completely enter the range of grenade throwing under the cover of tanks. At that time, facing the rain of grenades thrown by the Soviet offensive troops, our defensive troops will also suffer heavy losses and the position will not be able to be defended..."

Hearing this, Zeng Zhiyuan's tone became even more low. He asked Zhang Jiaxin with a painful look on his face: "Captain Zhang, since that's the case, can we just watch the Russian artillery fire continue to kill us and eventually destroy us. Occupy the position we had to hold for a huge price..."

Zhang Jiaxin shook his head, and the solemn expression on his face was quickly replaced by Jianjian, and replied: "No, there is another way, and it is the method you just proposed... Find a way to destroy the Soviet artillery troops. Even if you cannot completely destroy the Soviet artillery troops, you must do everything possible. Disperse the firepower density covered by the Soviet artillery fire, reduce the losses of our army as much as possible, and persist until dawn..."

"As long as we persist until dawn, under the attack of our air support, the old Russian artillery troops will not be so arrogant."

Zeng Zhiyuan's eyes had just flashed a glimmer, and then he became dark again. He said to Zhang Jiaxin in a low tone: "Captain Zhang. If the Soviet heavy artillery troops could be destroyed, my 55th Regiment would not have suffered such a great loss... Without air support, with the more than 100 artillery pieces in our hands, it is impossible for the two Russian heavy artillery brigades to be the opponent of the Russians."

Zhang Jiaxin shook his head and said, "Chief Zeng, when your troops defended, they knew that the position could be kept. They should try not to use our limited heavy artillery as much as possible... And now, if we do not use artillery fire to counterattack, our two regiments will not only be destroyed, but we have worked hard to stop tens of thousands of Russians for a night, and they will also slip away under the cover of heavy artillery. At that time, the entire battle will end with our disastrous defeat..."

"Compared with the final defeat of the battle, the losses of more than 100 heavy artillery can still be afforded by our defense force..."

After saying that, before Zeng Zhiyuan could react, Zhang Jiaxin had already ordered: "Second Battalion Commander, assemble troops immediately and prepare to reinforce the first battalion... The communications troop will immediately connect to the front line command center. I want to talk to the division seat and request artillery fire support..."

The commander of the guard division, Zhang Huxiao, as the commander-in-chief of this decisive battle, when the vanguard guards first arrived at the battlefield, the commander Zhang Huxiao also rushed to the command center where Xiong Shaowen was located.

Before he could take a breath, he was sent to himself from Zhang Jiaxin's telegram for help.

After reading the telegram, Zhang Huxiao's eyes quickly turned to Xiong Shaowen and asked, "Teacher Xiong, how many large-caliber heavy artillery do we have in our hands that can engage in artillery battles with the old Russians..."

Xiong Shaowen, who has a full understanding of the forces in his hands, said without thinking: "A heavy artillery brigade and three heavy artillery regiments, a total of more than 100 heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 100 millimeters..."

Zhang Huxiao analyzed in a deep voice: "We have three heavy artillery regiments, two heavy artillery brigades of the Russians, that is, six heavy artillery regiments, and the firepower is one to two. If we engage in a frontal artillery battle between hard and hard, we will suffer a loss. Maybe it won't take long, the entire heavy artillery cluster will be in danger of being destroyed..."

Just as Xiong Shaowen was about to say something, Xiong Shaowen turned his head and followed him and continued to speak: "But if the artillery did not fight back, the two infantry regiments guarding the Russian breakthrough would be destroyed. The fat meat that seemed to have bitten into his mouth would slip away. We worked hard to plan such a long battle, and we would end up with our failure..."

Seeing Zhang Huxiao with a hesitation in front of him, he said to Commander Xiong Shaowen, who had been waiting for the annihilation battle in front of him for a long time. Without thinking, he said: "Commander Zhang, what are you thinking about? We have to pay thousands of soldiers' lives to win such a good situation. We must not waste all our efforts... If we lose a heavy artillery brigade, we can leave the 50,000 Russian invaders in front of us on the battlefield and wipe it out. No matter what aspect of this battle is calculated from, we have made a profit..."

Zhang Huxiao nodded unanimously at the idea raised by Xiong Shaowen. However, the hesitant expression on his face did not dissipate at all.

He asked Xiong Shaowen with a worried look on his face and said, "Teacher Xiong, I will settle the account you mentioned. However, the comparison of artillery strength between the enemy and us is too disparity. I am worried that even if we pay the price of three heavy artillery regiments, we cannot stop these Russians. If the situation really turns out like this, we will not only gain nothing, but also lose three heavy artillery regiments in vain..."

When asked about this professional issue, Xiong Shaowen, who was not from an artillery, immediately shut up his mouth. However, no matter what, he didn't want the fat in front of him to slip away.

After a brief silence, he suggested to Zhang Huxiao: "Teacher Zhang, can we hold on with the three heavy artillery regiments until dawn? The two of us don't count. What I mean is to call the three commanders of the heavy artillery regiment and ask them in detail. As long as they have confidence, I think we can continue to fight this battle."

With Zhang Huxiao's tacit approval, Guo Zhengtao, the commander of the heavy artillery brigade, was quickly brought to the two of them.

After saluting Zhang Huxiao and Xiong Shaowen, Guo Zhengtao asked with anticipation: "Two division commanders. Is there a war?... You don't know, for half a night, I was drowned by the calls from my brothers below. The brothers all said: As the National Defense Force artillery unit, we can definitely watch the infantry brothers being bombed in front, but we were waiting by the side to rest without doing anything. Please ask the two division commanders to issue combat orders, and the heavy artillery brigade is ready to participate in the war at any time..."

The commander of the guard division, Zhang Huxiao, and Xiong Shaowen, commander of the 19th Division. After the two subconsciously looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Huxiao stood up and said, "Brig Commander Guo, we are considering letting the heavy artillery brigade participate in the war. However, the strength of the Russian artillery troops is more than twice that of ours. If we participate in the war rashly, I am worried that the heavy artillery brigade will suffer heavy losses and even the entire army will be destroyed..."

Zhang Huxiao's words had just fallen. Guo Zhengtao, who was eager to join the war, had already retorted righteously: "Teacher Zhang, you are wrong... Since the moment the brothers put on the military uniforms of the National Defense Forces, they have put life and death aside. The National Defense Forces gave us such generous military pay, which gave our family the conditions to continue living. I believe that even if we know that participating in the battle now is a death sentence, the brothers of the Heavy Artillery Brigade will not frown... Please give orders from Commander Zhang..."

"Okay..." Zhang Huxiao said with admiration.

However, Zhang Huxiao did not issue an order immediately, but asked with a serious look on his face: "Brig Commander Guo, now I will ask you, if the heavy artillery brigade participates in the battle now, can it suppress and disperse the Soviet heavy artillery fire. At the same time, persist in this artillery battle until dawn, that is, our air force support will arrive..."

Seeing the brigade commander Guo Zhengqing who was eager to make a guarantee in front of him, Zhang Huxiao continued to answer with a serious expression: "I don't want to hear anything big. I just want to hear the truth. Because your answer is related to whether our National Defense Force can achieve the final victory in the entire battle. So, I hope you can answer this question carefully. Can the heavy artillery brigade persist until dawn to arrive in air support..."

Brigade Commander Guo Zhengqing, who looked expectant, finally fell silent, frowned, and began to think about the answer...

One minute, two minutes...

After five minutes, Guo Zhengqing's solemn facial expression changed slightly. He said confidently to Zhang Huxiao in front of him: "Please rest assured, Commander Zhang, the heavy artillery brigade ensured to complete the task..."

Zhang Huxiao and Xiong Shaowen, who had a serious expression, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief and ordered Guo Zhengqing: "Since that's the case, Brigade Commander Guo, I agree with your request... The heavy artillery brigade will participate in the battle immediately, suppress and disperse the Soviet heavy artillery fire..."

As a veteran brought out by Yu Xiansheng, the commander of the National Defense Forces artillery, the Ludong Guard Division, the predecessor of the National Defense Forces, once experienced a bloody battle with the Japanese army, has always been vivid in the minds of Brigade Commander Guo Zhengtao.

In that battle, facing the elite Japanese army with absolute superior firepower, the only artillery battalion owned by the Eastern Lu Guard Division relied on less than twenty mountain artillery pieces until the end of the battle, and it made the Japanese artillery troops suffer indescribable.

In Guo Zhengtao's eyes, the classic artillery battle was summed up in just a few words, and it was proposed by Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng, that is 'guerrilla warfare'.

Infantry can fight guerrilla warfare with enemies with absolute advantage, and artillery can also fight guerrilla warfare...

Guo Zhengtao, who received the order, did not leave the command center immediately, but borrowed the headquarters phone number and directly connected to the three heavy artillery regiments and said: "There are all heavy artillery brigades, I am the brigade commander Guo Zhengtao... Now I order the entire brigade to use companies as units, one kilometer apart from each other, find positions on their own, aim at the Soviet heavy artillery cluster, and prepare for firing immediately... After completing the deployment, each department reported to me in companies as units."

Under Guo Zhengtao's anxious waiting, just ten minutes passed, and the phone that Guo Zhengtao had just put down had just sounded. Then, the voice of the company commander of the Heavy Artillery Brigade was heard in the telephone receiver.

"Report to the brigade, one regiment and one company are ready to fire..."

As soon as the words fell, another report reached Guo Zhengtao's ears: "Report to the brigade... The first company of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Regiment of the 1st and 2nd Regiment of the Heavy Artillery was ready to fire, and request the fire..."

Brigade Commander Guo Zhengtao quickly showed a facial expression like a re-release. He looked at the microphone and ordered with a serious face: "Now I order, one company, one company, the first company of the second company, and the first company of the second company, and the fire immediately... After the five rapid shootings are completed, immediately move to the surrounding area at least 500 meters, and the speed is fast..."

As soon as Guo Zhengtao's order was issued, the microphone was heard by the "fire of a cannon". Then, a series of deafening explosions sounded from behind the position. The sharp whistling sound of shells breaking through the sky also followed closely to everyone's ears.

Although the firing speed of the heavy artillery was slow, it took less than a minute for the skilled gunners of the heavy artillery brigade.

The brief and rapid whistling of artillery shells had just ended. Brigade Commander Guo Zhengtao, who had received several orders for firing, ordered to the microphone again: "Now I order: the 1st Company 2, the 3rd Company 1, and the 3rd Company 1, and the 1st Company 1, and fire the artillery immediately... After the five rapid fires were completed, quickly move to the surrounding area at least 500 meters..."
Chapter completed!