Zheng Yunshan originally wanted to stay here as an audience member, just listen and not speak.

As soon as he saw the homemade sketches taken out by Tang Shengbo, he immediately became interested and came over immediately.

He commanded them to fight many wars at the Guerrilla Brigade in Nanyu Town, and also contacted artillery towers and strongholds built by the Japanese and puppet troops behind enemy lines.

Because of the big tree of the National Salvation Army, the Nanyu Town Guerrilla Brigade was equipped with very good equipment, even better than many main forces of the Eighth Route Army. When the combat effectiveness was the strongest, it was no problem to fight against an ordinary infantry squadron of the Japanese army.

However, there was no way to face the large and large strongholds built by the Japanese and puppet troops behind enemy lines.

During his time in the guerrillas in Nanyu Town, he attacked a small stronghold, where a Japanese infantry squad and a puppet army were stationed.

He assembled the Nanyu Town Guerrilla Brigade and three surrounding guerrilla squadrons, and had a total strength of five times to attack the stronghold. As a result, he fought for a night and was unable to take it down. He was also attacked by the Japanese and puppet troops, and finally he lost his wife and his troops.

Since that battle, Zheng Yunshan has developed an inexplicable fear of the stronghold, and he will not attack if he can do it...

I just heard Tang Shengbo say: The National Salvation Army can only take down a large and medium-sized stronghold with four or five hundred troops garrisoned in just a few hours.

Zheng Yunshan was frightened and then showed a disbelief and suspicious expression.

Nanyu Town never encountered a large stronghold that Tang Shengbo mentioned, but Zheng Yunshan heard other troops attack such strongholds when he was in the division headquarters.

Because the Eighth Route Army was poor in equipment and had almost no offensive weapons, facing the artillery towers and bunkers built by the Japanese, they could only use manpower to blast them.

The Japanese and puppet troops defending the strongholds were not vegetarians, and they would try their best to prevent the Eighth Route Army from approaching the strongholds.

On the battlefield, many Eighth Route Army lost a single bunker and could not even destroy a bunker. In the end, the Eighth Route Army paid a huge price but could not capture the stronghold. Faced with the reinforcements that had already reached the stronghold, the siege troops had to give up halfway and quickly withdraw their troops...

A reconnaissance company commander of the National Salvation Army dared to say that the National Salvation Army could capture a large stronghold within a few hours, which shocked him so much.

The National Salvation Army is indeed very powerful, but there are only two main battalions, and the remaining main battalion has just been formed and has not yet formed combat power.

In Zheng Yunshan's eyes, the overall combat effectiveness of the National Salvation Army should be similar to that of the Eighth Route Army as the main force.

A main regiment of the Eighth Route Army obviously does not have the ability to capture a large stronghold of the Japanese and puppet army in a short period of time.

"Did you underestimate the strength of the National Salvation Army, or did the National Salvation Army hide any secrets you don't know?" A very bold idea suddenly appeared in Zheng Yunshan's mind.

Then a very interested expression flashed on his face, and he decided to have a deeper understanding of the National Savior Army that he hadn't come for a long time.

As the deputy commander of the National Salvation Army, it would be too embarrassing if he didn't even know the family background of the National Salvation Army.

After a quick glance at the sketch that Tang Shengbo had just spread out, Zheng Yunshan's face quickly became solemn.

Compared with the Japanese and puppet army strongholds he encountered in the Guerrilla Brigade in Nanyu Town, the Japanese army used the strongholds to deal with the National Salvation Army were not only larger, but also more artillery towers and bunkers, and more powerful garrisons and firepower.

If a main force regiment of the Eighth Route Army was drawn to attack these strongholds, it would never be possible to take them down without artillery fire support.

He wanted to know how the National Salvation Army planned to take down such a large stronghold with amazing defense.

Tang Yufeng's eyes were also focused on the sketches on the table, and asked while looking: "From these hand-drawn maps, we can see that the Japanese and puppet troops built three artillery towers in the stronghold to protect the entire stronghold from a high point."

"The artillery tower is surrounded by Japanese barracks. A row of fortifications are built behind the barracks. A machine gun castle was built in four corners of the barracks. The Japanese and puppet troops rely on the artillery towers in the stronghold to provide fire cover, relying on the defense line outside the stronghold and the machine gun castle at the four corners of the stronghold to defend the front."

"In addition, the Japanese army also built a small artillery tower on all the necessary paths to attack the strongholds. There were three or four bunkers of varying numbers around the artillery tower, which supported each other and cooperated with each other to form a three-dimensional defensive fortification that was easy to defend and difficult to attack!"

Tang Shengbo nodded repeatedly when he heard this: "Deputy Commander Tang is right. In addition to these existing fortifications, the Japanese army also overhauled the bunkers between the central stronghold and several artillery towers."

"Bunkers are also being built between the artillery towers. Even if we take down the artillery towers with the strongest firepower around the stronghold, we have to destroy all the bunkers one by one before we can fight all the way to the central stronghold."

"The bunkers that the Japanese army is building and have been built occupy favorable terrain, and many bunkers are camouflaged and are ready to raid us when we attack."

"Once the Japanese have completed all these bunkers and artillery towers, each large stronghold on the blockade line will have at least five artillery towers and more than twenty bunkers, and their defense is amazing."

"If we take twenty minutes to lose an infantry squad, it will take half a night to clear the fort outside the central stronghold and lose at least two infantry companies."

Tang Yufeng felt bad when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Zhou Cheng and said, "Captain, this is too expensive."

"And to attack such a stronghold, a large number of troops will be sent to fight for reinforcements. If the Japanese really have to repair all these castles, it is impossible to tear open the Japanese blockade line without a battalion."

"I suggest that we take action now and take the initiative to launch an attack while other bunkers on the blockade have not been built yet, so that they will not have the chance to form combat effectiveness!"

"The old saying goes, offense is the best defense. When we destroy all the artillery towers and bunkers built by the Japanese around us, I see how they will surround us!"

Tang Yufeng spoke with confidence and confidence.

In his perception, the team leader Zhou Cheng is a person who does not play according to common sense and is definitely unwilling to defend passively. His proposal should be very suitable for his preference, and he will probably nod and agree.

But ten seconds passed, there was no movement on Zhou Cheng's serious face, and his eyes remained motionless and continued to stare at the map.

Half a minute passed, but Zhou Cheng still did not reply to Tang Yufeng's request...

Tang Yufeng was not as confident as before, and asked with some guilt, "Captain, isn't this method of taking the initiative to attack?"

Zhou Cheng shook his head and replied: "Okay, it's OK, but the price is a bit high..."

"To attack the artillery towers and bunkers of the Japanese and puppet troops, not only do they need to mobilize many troops to fight continuously, but also dispatch artillery troops to participate in the war, which consumes a large number of artillery shells."

"The number of shells in our hands is limited, and one less shot will be killed. The Japanese have endless manpower and material resources in the occupied areas."

"We spent a huge price to destroy a bunker under construction. Perhaps the next day, the Japanese army captured a large number of young and strong people from other places and continued to build a new artillery tower at the site..."

"If this continues to be exhausted, we will definitely lose first!"

Tang Yufeng was very unwilling to give up, but the team leader had a reasonable analysis, and he couldn't find a reason to refute it.

In the end, I could only pin my hopes on Zhou Cheng: "What are your thoughts, then commander?"

"Stop holding the troops for the time being!" Zhou Cheng replied while looking at the map.

"We don't know what the purpose of the Japanese and puppet troops suddenly strengthened the blockade line? It's not too late to take the initiative after we figure out the Japanese's general idea."

"Company Commander Tang was worried that it would be difficult for us to capture the artillery towers and bunkers after the Japanese and puppet troops built the artillery towers and bunkers. I think you underestimate the ability of our National Salvation Army to attack. Even if the Japanese army built twice the number of artillery towers and bunkers around these strongholds, our National Salvation Army could easily take it..."

"Bang……"

After saying this, Zhou Cheng punched the central stronghold on the map, giving people the feeling that it was easy to take down the stronghold, which was not very difficult.

At this time, not only Zheng Yunshan thought that Zhou Cheng would speak loudly, but even Tang Yufeng, who knew the strength of the National Salvation Army, thought that the regiment commander would speak loudly. Although he didn't say anything, his face was full of suspicion and disbelief.

Zhou Cheng saw the change in their faces and decided to speak with facts.

I took out a map, and as I said just now, I added more than ten artillery towers around the central stronghold, and then analyzed.

"Our artillery battalion is now fully equipped with seven mountain cannons, two infantry cannons, one tank cannon, three rapid-fire cannons, six or seven mortars..."

"When attacking, the artillery battalion was divided into three or four, and two siege cannons plus one rapid-fire cannon attack from one direction."

"Either rapid-fire guns or mountain guns can be quickly transferred in the mountains, and they can reach the artillery towers and bunkers as close as possible to the fire."

"A close shot can destroy a bunker."

"At that time, Japanese and puppet troops had already been stationed in the artillery tower and bunker. When we destroyed the artillery tower, we also killed the Japanese inside."

"The Japanese have endless manpower and material resources in the occupied area. No matter how many artillery towers we destroy, they can rebuild them, but their troops are limited. If you destroy a bunker, you can kill five Japanese, and if you destroy a building, you can kill ten Japanese. On average, the shells we use are one shell and more than two Japanese."

"We have seized the mountain cannon shells in stock against the Japanese several times, and there must be two thousand rounds!"

Tang Yufeng suddenly looked up and replied: "Reduce the 140 mountain artillery shells and 40 infantry artillery shells taken by the mountain artillery battalion. We still have 2,356 mountain artillery shells, 269 infantry artillery shells, and more than 2,500 rapid-fire artillery shells."

Zhou Cheng was mentally calculating while listening. After Tang Yufeng said that, he continued to analyze: "There are more than 2,800 shells that we can destroy the artillery tower. One shell kills more than two Japanese soldiers. If these shells are all combined, they can kill at least 5,600 Japanese. Do you think the Japanese may have paid such a great price to block our national rescue army?"

Tang Yufeng immediately agreed: "Losing one or two thousand people is enough for the Japanese to feel heartbroken, let alone five or six thousand Japanese to be the one who is not allowed to lose one or two thousand Japanese."

"Captain, according to your words, we will attack after the Japanese have built the bunkers. Even if we try to consume, we can defeat the Japanese."

Zhou Cheng nodded: "If we use artillery shells to fight for consumption with Japanese soldiers in this proportion, we will definitely win."

"Speak again of the time it takes for us to capture a stronghold!"

"Company Commander Tang said it well. Under normal circumstances, it does take twenty minutes for us to destroy a gun tower and a bunker. But don't forget that we launch an attack in four directions at the same time. In those twenty minutes, we can win four bunkers at the same time, and in one hour, we can win at least twelve bunkers and a bunker."

No matter how many artillery towers and bunkers the Japanese built, we can still take it in three hours!"

"The losses are not as high as everyone says. The machine gun companies I have equipped with each battalion are not suitable for the image. When attacking, they can use light and heavy machine guns and mortars to force out the hidden bunkers of the Japanese, and then mobilize mountain cannons and rapid-fire cannons to destroy it. The infantry does not need to be dispatched at all, just protect the artillery troops next to them."
Chapter completed!