The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 23 Request for Support
Without further ado, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He Wei ordered Tao Heiwa to notify Ge Guicai to temporarily command the platoon on his behalf, and then ran along the traffic trench to the Sixth Company headquarters behind. When he arrived at the Sixth Company's temporary command post, he gasped Out of breath, He Wei immediately informed Sixth Company Commander Fu Chen of his judgment.

"You mean the Japanese army will use large-scale tanks and infantry to coordinate their next attack?" Fu Chen said.

He Wei nodded: "Company Commander, I have made my point clear. Think about how those brothers died when they were raided in the morning. The Japanese tanks had already raided Yongxing Village. If it were a simple infantry attack , the second round of attack has already started with us, if we don’t fight now, something will happen! Company commander, we can still hold the infantry, we can fight with our lives, if those tanks and those iron bastards charge up, we are afraid …”

After listening to He Wei's thoughts and analysis, Fu Chen felt that He Wei's judgment was very reasonable. Not only did Fu Chen realize the seriousness of the matter, he was also impressed by the new cadre in front of him, the determination and brains of the new platoon leader, and just a few short years. Admired by the changes within the day, Fu Chen was also a decisive person and made a decision immediately.

Fu Chen closed his eyes: "I'm afraid, my second battalion is at rest, and so is Yanzhuang's advanced position."

He Wei: "Company commander, we have to report to the battalion to think of a solution. We can't just sit back and wait for death."

"Your suggestion is very useful, He Wei. The battalion headquarters in Zhuangzi has just established a telephone line to the main position of Dabaishui. It was built urgently by the regiment communications company. The phone can directly reach the regiment headquarters. Our regiment Liu The commander and brigade commander have arrived at the front line command of Dabaishui. The brigade headquarters is near the regiment headquarters. You can go to the battalion headquarters immediately, talk to the main position on the phone, and report your thoughts and the situation of the front line position to In the regiment, as for dealing with tanks, we are not helpless. Do you still remember that when our No. 14 Army entered Shanxi to resist the Japanese, the Ministry of Military Affairs assigned a tank defense artillery battalion to our army?"

He Wei's eyes lit up. It was indeed true. This time the No. 14 Army entered Shanxi to fight the war, the Ministry of Military Affairs indeed transferred a battalion with a total of twelve German-made 37mm tank defense guns to the No. 14 Army. This is Everyone in the No. 14 Army knows this. In order to boost the morale of the entire army, the [-]th Army has made great efforts to publicize the fact that it was assigned combat artillery.

If He Wei remembers correctly, this battalion was originally stationed in Nanjing and belonged to the Army Armored Corps, the elite force of the national army, which is also the combat artillery force affiliated to the armored force. The Fourteenth Army entered Shanxi to resist the war. In order to strengthen the Fourteenth Army The anti-tank firepower of the army and the Military and Political Department specially transferred this battalion from Nanjing to Shanxi.

Combat defense artillery is naturally a good thing, and it is also a weapon for fighting tanks. When Fu Chen mentioned the combat defense artillery, He Wei's mind lit up. As long as he got the combat defense artillery, he could definitely defend his position, but the problem came again. , a combat defense artillery battalion, with a total of three companies and twelve combat defense guns. Needless to say how valuable these German guns are. Before the Anti-Japanese War, these combat defense artillery units were generally trained and organized in a centralized manner. They were real. Cutting-edge weapons are usually equipped to infantry divisions and infantry brigades in company and platoon units during combat to enhance anti-tank capabilities. During wartime, if an infantry division can be assigned to a combat defense artillery company, the division commander will probably be very happy. .

To put it bluntly, imported tank defense artillery is probably more valuable than ordinary mountain artillery and field artillery. Can the superiors allocate combat anti-artillery to their own positions just because of a phone call?Now I am just a little platoon leader who is not very capable.

"Company Commander, I know this. It would be great to use anti-tank artillery to attack tanks, but... can the superiors mobilize this treasure...?"

"Battle defense artillery is a treasure. I heard that the Jinsui Army also wants to borrow artillery from our Central Army. They don't have such artillery. There is a battalion of war defense artillery. In this battle of Xinkou, the Jinsui Army and the Shaanxi Army are said to have four Five armies participated in the battle. The 14th Army of the Zhensong Army in Henan and the [-]th Army of Hao Mengling in Guizhou also moved to Shanxi. Counting our Central Army No. [-] Army, there may be a total of six or seven armies on the entire defense line. Combat defense artillery You may have to lend some to friendly troops, there are more wolves than meat."

"I don't know whether our division is equipped with combat defense artillery this time. I am just a company commander. I am afraid that only the brigade commander and regiment commander can know whether it has been assigned artillery. However, according to your analysis now, the situation is urgent, and we will always You have to give it a try and fight with the group leader." Fu Chen said.

He Wei said: "Company Commander, we have to fight for it no matter what. Then let's go to the battalion headquarters now, call the regiment, ask about the situation, and see if we can get combat defense artillery. As long as we are allocated artillery, I will We can stick to Yanzhuang and block the Japanese!"

Fu Chen looked at He Wei's firm eyes and said with a smile: "You have changed so much, it's a good thing! But I'm on the front line, and the company commander can't leave his post. You graduated from the military academy and were assigned to this company only a few days ago. The battalion headquarters You are not familiar with the situation there. Hu Zhaowu, the platoon leader of the second platoon, has been a soldier in our battalion for six years. He also served as a messenger at the battalion headquarters. He was in this battalion before I graduated from the military academy. Now that you are a soldier, the battalion commander and the adjutant of the battalion headquarters are all acquaintances of him. Ask him to take you there so that you can talk to him." "Company commander, I will definitely explain the situation to the commander and try my best to fight for it."

Soon, Fu Chen called Hu Zhaowu, the platoon leader of the second platoon of the Sixth Company, and explained a few words to him. Hu Zhaowu and He Wei went to the battalion headquarters in Yanzhuang together.

The Sixth Company has three infantry platoons. He Wei is the second lieutenant of the first platoon. The platoon leader of the third platoon is Fang Jing. He was also born in the Huangpu Military Academy. He is a graduate of the tenth infantry department of the Military Academy, but his military rank is lieutenant. Then there is the second platoon leader Hu Zhaowu.

Hu Zhaowu is the second lieutenant platoon leader of the second platoon of the Sixth Company. He has a round face and a big man. He is 27 years old this year and is from Jiangxi. Unlike He Wei and others, he was a former student of Huangpu Military Academy. Hu Zhaowu attended middle school for half a year after graduating from high school. The family was too poor, his father died young, and he was the eldest son in the family, so he couldn't afford it. Hu Zhaowu simply dropped out of school and became a soldier in the [-]th Division to earn military salary to support his family.

He served as a soldier in the Second Battalion for six years. He served as a clerk, deputy squad leader, squad leader, company headquarters messenger, battalion headquarters messenger, and warrant officer special agent. From private to warrant officer, he never said anything when he was a soldier. Wei, even Fu Chen has just been admitted to the eighth batch of the Central Military Academy. He is a real veteran.

Three years ago, the Officer Training Class of the Luoyang Branch of the Central Military Academy began to recruit trainees from various units. The Officer Training Class is also called the Military Training Class. It generally trains junior officers from various units who have no military academy education and are from the military. It also takes into account the selection of each unit. Soldiers and non-commissioned officers with a certain level of education are trained as officers.

Soldiers and officers who apply for the exam and pass the cultural examination can be admitted to the officer training course. After one year of systematic training, after graduation, the enrolled soldiers, sergeants and warrant officers can be promoted to real officer status. Those who are already officers can also A diploma from a military academy recognized by the Nanjing Central Committee has improved academic qualifications, command capabilities, and "political and ideological" understanding.

The exam is not difficult, and there are very few soldiers in the national army who have certain cultural background. Hu Zhaowu passed the exam easily, entered the school with the rank of warrant officer, completed one year of training in the fourth phase of the military training class of the Luoyang Branch of the Central Military Academy, and returned to the army. He returned to serve in the Second Battalion and was appointed as the second lieutenant platoon leader of the second platoon of the Sixth Company. He realized the transition from a soldier to an officer and was considered to be wearing half a Huangpu brand mandarin jacket.

After leaving the company command post, Hu Zhaowu waved his hand and said: "He Platoon, the company commander asked me to take you to the battalion headquarters, let's go."

"Thank you for your hard work, Platoon Commander Hu."

"What the hell, your brother, I saw the battle just now. It was a good fight! It was a great fight! It made the brothers angry." Hu Zhaowu waved his hands and said excitedly, as if he was the first attack by the Japanese army. The same as repelling.

Still thinking about applying for war defense artillery, He Wei said meaningfully: "Where are we now? The fierce battle is still to come."

ps: The officer training class is also an important source of officers within the Central Military System. The academic qualifications obtained in the military training class can also be regarded as Huangpu student status. However, it is a supplementary training and education in the nature of refresher and remedial education, and cannot be compared with Huangpu's regular student status (the so-called comparison means It means that a certain class of graduates from a certain school is equal to a certain class of graduates from Huangpu. Students from some vocational military schools, such as the Army Mechanization School, etc. can be compared with Huangpu students, but not from the officer training class), so the value of the military training class is similar to that of Huangpu. In this book, the comparison between regular Huangpu graduates like He Wei and Fu Chen, who have experienced complete officer training and training, is still a little worse, so the author jokingly calls it half a yellow jacket.

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