The fly in the ointment is that the PLA officers and soldiers stationed on Shentou Ridge were delighted when they saw the assembled Japanese infantry calmly escaping out of the range of their own artillery shells.
"Haha, when the heavy machine gun was unleashed just now, it was so powerful that little Japan couldn't escape even if it had four legs. Why didn't the cannon continue to blast? What a great opportunity."
¡°Brother, tell me, there were so many little Japs gathered together just now, why didn¡¯t our cannons just hit them directly?¡±
"It's such a pity for him. Why are the artillery brothers so soft at the critical moment?"
After the cheers, many People's Liberation Army officers and soldiers talked incessantly, feeling a little regretful that the artillery unit would not continue to show its prowess.
¡°However, officers below the battalion commander level don¡¯t know why such an unpleasant thing happened. Therefore, the officers and soldiers who could not get the answer could only return to their respective posts with this little regret.
Next to the heavy machine gun position on the left side of Shentou Ridge, Song Shan, commander of the 3rd company of the 2nd Battalion, was thoughtful and asked He Dongxing, the commander of the 2nd Battalion: "Batalion Commander, why did the artillery unit not respond after it defeated the Japanese artillery unit?" Little Japanese infantry for artillery fire?¡±
He Dongxing smiled and said: "You kid, you have killed the artillery that poses the greatest threat to us. Are you still dissatisfied? Haha, if the artillery unit also cripples the infantry of Little Japan, you will scream that your company is dead." The battle can be fought."
¡°Hey, what the battalion commander said is absolutely right,¡± Song Shan nodded in agreement.
After a pause, he saw He Dongxing sitting on the ground eating dry food. Like a thief, Song Shan approached and asked cautiously: "Batalion Commander, is our artillery unit short of shells?"
"Que!" He Dongxing replied casually. He came back to his senses in a flash and pretended not to hear Song Shan's question clearly. He pretended to be stupid and said to Song Shan: "Song Shan, I didn't hear clearly what you just said." .¡±
"Hey, battalion commander, I forgot what I said." Song Shan spread his hands and said with a smile.
He Dongxing stepped forward, grabbed Song Shan's collar, and threatened in a low voice: "Captain Song, this is a military secret. Don't talk nonsense to outsiders. If it gets out, we will both be in bad luck."
"Cough, cough, cough." Song Shan's throat suddenly tightened, he coughed repeatedly, and begged intermittently: "Batalion Commander, please let go first, let go of your hand."
He Dongxing smiled at himself and let go of Song Shan.
Song Shan said in a deep voice: "Battal Commander, don't worry, how dare I talk nonsense about this kind of thing?" He paused and then said: "Batalion Commander, I heard that many arsenals have been established at the headquarters. Why don't you make more?" Where are some of the shells?¡±
"Alas" He Dongxing sighed with a bitter smile: "Brother, the New Lanfang Republic has only been established a few years ago, and our foundation is weak. I heard from the division commander that most of those arsenals are small arsenals that manufacture grenades and repair firearms. There are fewer Make cannons and cannonballs.
¡°All our artillery shells are shipped from Qingyuanzhuang headquarters. Most of the artillery shells at the Qingyuan Village headquarters are imported from the United States, and are extremely expensive. From this we can see how precious our artillery shells are and should not be abused."
Song Shan nodded understandingly and said: "Batalion Commander, I understand. Our artillery shells are hard-earned and must be used at the most critical moment. Just like just now, the Japs' cannons posed a huge threat to our position. We just suddenly showed our strength and solved it."
"Your analysis is correct"
He Dongxing patted Song Shan on the shoulder, sat down and said relaxedly: "Little Japan has suffered such a heavy blow and is increasingly confused about the strength of our army. I think, at least today, they will not launch another large-scale attack." Attacked."
"Well" Song Shan sat down, took out a pair of chess, and said enthusiastically: "Batalion Commander, let's play a game of chess while we are free now."
"You kid, you are looking for abuse again," He Dongxing said with a smile.