Chapter 28 Scarlet Dawn
Zhong Yi doesn't need to stare at the next training.
At two o'clock in the morning, Zhong Yi climbed Shanghai Tang accompanied by Wang Zilong and He Ajiu.
At this time, the tide had flooded the mudflats again and rose to the roots of the seawall.
He Ajiu took a deep breath of the salty sea breeze and said, "Ayi, now should be the most dangerous time for us. If the Japanese suddenly launch a large-scale rush to grab the beach at this time, we will be done!"
"Yes!" Wang Zilong said deeply, "If the Japanese initiated a beach grabbing at this time, we will hold on for at most an hour. When the Japanese's second beach grabbing troops arrive ashore, the coastal defense position will definitely be lost!"
"But it's different after dawn." He Ajiu said, "After dawn, the more than 3,000 Minzhuang have almost completed the training and can barely come in handy."
"Not bad." Wang Zilong nodded and said, "Although these cannon fodders are not considered new recruits, they are more popular than people, almost as large as two regiments, and they are barely usable."
He Ajiu glanced at Zhong Yi and said, "Ayi, do you think the Japanese will grab the beach at night?"
Zhong Yi said decisively: "No!"
Wang Zilong believed in Zhong Yi's judgment, but still couldn't help asking: "Are you so sure?"
"I'm so sure!" Zhong Yi said, "The middle and lower-level Japanese officers are very skilled, but most of their senior generals have rigid thinking and stick to dogmas, and do not understand the ways to adapt!"
Zhong Yi didn't say anything. The landing in the beach is still a new thing in this era. There are no ready-made war examples to learn from, and there is no theoretical basis to refer to. Therefore, the senior Japanese generals could only stick to the old rules and wait until dawn before launching the landing in the beach.
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On the foothold cruiser.
Yanagawa Heisuke and Tanabe Moetake have not yet fallen asleep.
Tanabe Moetake was taking the senior officials from the General Staff to repeatedly perform war chess performances, and Yanagawa Heisuke was watching it all the time.
Moribata Tanabe did three war chess performances in total, and the conclusions they came to were exactly the same: the beach grab was successful!
After the third war chess performance ended, Tanabe Moetake said to Yanagawa Heisuke: "Commander, if nothing unexpected happens, tomorrow's landing in the beach should be fine. You go and rest first?"
"I'm still a little worried." Yanagawa Heisuke waved his hand and said, "Tanabian, your general staff will do another war chess performance to see if there are any omissions in the middle?"
"Hayi!" Tanabe Moriwu paused and signaled the staff to arrange military chess.
At this time, a young staff officer with the rank of Grandmaster suddenly said: "Commander, wargame deduction is only wargame deduction after all, and it will never replace actual combat. If you are worried about omissions, it is better to find omissions from actual combat and then improve them in subsequent battles to make up for the omissions."
Yanagawa Heisuke frowned and said, "Usa Mikun, what do you want to express?"
"Hayi!" Usa Miji suddenly put his legs together, bowed deeply to Yanagawa Heisuke, and then looked up and said, "Mr. Commander, what I want to say is that the tide has risen. Why do we have to wait for four hours? Why can't we start a beach grabbing immediately now? In this way, we have more time to grab the beach. Once an omission is found in actual combat, we can have enough opportunities to make up for it!"
Yanagawa Heisuke's face immediately collapsed.
Not rushing to the beach at night is the principle set by Yanagawa Heisuke!
Now Usa Miji is expressing his objection to this, which is challenging his Yanagawa Heisuke's authority!
However, Yanagawa Heisuke did not express it, and his face quickly returned to normal. He smiled and said, "Haha, Usa Mikun is worthy of being a top student who has returned from studying abroad at the Berlin Military Academy. His insights are unique!"
After pausing, Yanagawa Heisuke said again: "However, there are too many uncertainties in the night's beach hunting, and there is no fire support from the naval artillery group and aviation. It can be said that he is attacking the enemy's strengths with his own shortcomings, and the wise will not do anything!"
Usa Miji's face was suddenly bad. The commander was calling him a fool in public!
But even though he was scolded, Usa Miji could only bow obediently: "Hayi!"
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Just after five in the morning, a trace of whiteness appeared slightly in the eastern sky.
Zhong Yi took a breath. The dawn on the 6th has arrived, the bloody dawn!
At this time, Zhong Yi and his wife had already arrived at the artillery position of the Snake King Hall.
The artillery played a key role in the daytime battle, and Zhong Yi had long wanted to come and take a look.
"Your name is Shanpao?" Zhong Yi looked at the thin artillery soldier in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Who are you, how dare you call me my nickname?" Shan Pao said unhappily, "The little master Zhang Yongsheng."
Shanpao was indeed a little unhappy. No matter what, he was the Central Army. The other side was just a security captain who dared to call him nickname casually? What!
Wang Zilong immediately scolded loudly: "Mountain cannons must not be rude to Captain Zhong!"
Zhong Yi reached out to control Wang Zilong and smiled and said, "I have a very personality, but I also have real skills! I often hear people say that people with real skills have a big temper, and it seems that this is true!"
Shanpao rolled his eyes at Zhong Yi when he heard this, don’t think that if you say a few good words, the young master will give you a good face.
Zhong Yi smiled slightly, and was not angry, and said, "Article Zhang Yongsheng, don't worry about the Japanese landing craft later! If nothing unexpected happens, today the Japanese landing craft will definitely summon a large number of planes to assist in the battle. At this time, the Japanese landing craft that shelled the Japanese will definitely expose their targets, which is equivalent to suicide!"
Shanpao frowned and said, "If you don't fight the Japanese landing craft, what will I do?"
Zhong Yi said in a deep voice: "You only specialize in fighting the Japanese infantry to support firepower, especially Japanese tanks!"
Shanpao frowned and said, "Waring the Japanese to support firepower, will the target be exposed? Is there any difference?"
"There is a difference!" Zhong Yi said in a deep voice, "The landing craft that fought against the Japanese is a curved missile-guided shooting, with a low hit rate. The infantry support firepower that fought against the Japanese is a straight shot, and the hit rate is much higher! Our number of artillery is small, so good steel must be used on the blade! It must be used as much as possible!"
Shanpao nodded and said, "I know, I specialize in fighting Japanese people to support firepower! Especially Japanese tanks!"
Zhong Yi said again: "Also, try to choose the right time to fire the gun! It is best to wait until the Japanese plane is away, so that the chance of being discovered and destroyed will be small, and you can protect yourself as much as possible!"
"Yeah!" Shanpao nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll be careful!"
"Do it well! If you are still alive after this battle, I will invite you to drink!" Zhong Yi patted Shan Cannon's shoulder, turned around and walked out of the artillery position.
Looking at Zhong Yi's back, Shanpao suddenly shouted loudly: "I want to drink the top scholar!"
Chapter completed!