RPAGF Chapter 303: The Little Locust's Logistics Are Tight
Chapter 303: The Little Locust's Logistics Are Tight
While having breakfast in the morning, some Nanshan soldiers looked toward the top of the city wall and saw that there were more bunkers made of wooden sandbags.
No one paid any attention to it and continued to eat in twos and threes.
Suddenly, flames burst out from the bunker on the top of the city wall, and gunshots rang out. Caught off guard, dozens of Nanshan soldiers were hit.
"Quick, everyone hide in the trenches." Officers from all units immediately commanded their troops to hide in the trenches.
The Nanshan Army was suppressed, and the dwarf locust soldiers behind the city walls popped their heads out one after another and fired at the trenches, making the Nanshan Army dare not show their heads out.
Outside the temporary command center, Xue He and Wang Ming put down their telescopes, and their expressions became more serious.
Xue He said: "We can only use mortars to see if we can knock down these bunkers."
"It's okay. Let the reserve soldiers build a position a thousand meters away from the city and keep an eye on the enemy so they don't leave the city." Wang Ming said indifferently.
"The Dwarf Locust Army won't be able to hold out for long with this level of attack. They have come from a long way away and their supplies are limited. They can replenish food locally, but they can't replenish bullets and artillery shells locally."
"At this rate of consumption, they won't be able to hold out for long, and these heavy machine guns will have to stop firing."
What Wang Ming said was right. Yesterday, the Dwarf Locust Army launched two rounds of artillery attacks on the Nanshan Army, but the results were not great, but a large number of artillery shells were wasted. Now they have few artillery shells left and dare not attack rashly again.
On the top of the South City, when the captain was feeling proud, an officer came up to report: "Major, there are not many bullets left for the heavy machine guns."
"What?" Upon hearing this, the captain grabbed the officer by the collar and was about to get angry.
But after thinking about it, he pushed the officer away and ordered him, "Go report to the commander of the regiment. We are out of heavy machine gun bullets. We hope to get more support."
Not only was there a shortage of heavy machine gun bullets in the South City, but the same situation also existed at the other three city gates.
After receiving the report, Abe Tokiji looked very unhappy: "Damn, they are all a bunch of rubbish. Tell all the troops to save their ammunition."
"Hiyi."
"Wait, Saito-kun."
The chief of staff responded and was about to convey the order, but was stopped by Abe Tokiji.
"Send a telegram to Qi Chang and the division commander immediately to request material support and tell them that we are short of artillery shells and heavy machine gun bullets."
When there were no shells yesterday, although Abe Tokiji got angry, he did not send a telegram to inform Qichang.
Nowadays, heavy machine gun ammunition is in short supply. Not only did they not bring much ammunition when they came, but after arriving in Dingcao, the soldiers from various units wasted a lot of bullets when they went out looting. I'm afraid that there are not many rifle bullets left on the soldiers.
Although there were still some heavy machine gun and rifle bullets in the brigade headquarters warehouse, the quantity was not large.
Even if all these bullets were distributed, they would not be able to last more than two days. Abe Tokiji could only ask the front-line units to save bullets and hold out as long as possible.
By around eleven o'clock in the morning, the sound of gunfire from the city walls became sparse, and Xue He and Wang Ming couldn't help but smile.
They did not let the soldiers start the attack immediately, but asked each unit to rest first and then have lunch in the afternoon.
After all, their mission was just a feint attack, and they could not capture Dingcao County early.
On the other side, the main force of Tamura Mitsui was on the march. They passed through Feiyang and Ningyang from Qichang and had entered the Qining area.
As the troops were marching, an officer quickly caught up with Tamura Koichi on horseback and reported: "Your Excellency the division commander, Brigade Commander Abe has an urgent message."
The radio stations used by the Little Locust Kingdom are now able to receive messages while on the march. The radio stations of the other warlords in the new country can only be turned off during the march.
Of course, the radio that Franciscan exchanged was more advanced and could also be used during the march.
"Hey, bring it here quickly." Tamura Mitsukazu immediately stopped his horse and said.
The officer rushed forward and handed over the telegram. After reading it, Tamura crumpled it into a ball and cursed: "Baka."
"What the hell is Abe doing? He went to Dingcao to guard against the Nanshan government, but he didn't even bring enough supplies."
When saying this, Koichi Tamura felt a little guilty, after all, he didn't take this seriously.
If the Nanshan government had not already surrounded Dingcao County, he would not have believed that the Nanshan government dared to go to war with them.
"Send a telegram to Abe, telling him to hold on, reinforcements are coming soon. Instruct the entire army to speed up the march and reach Dingcao as soon as possible."
With the order to speed up the march, the troops led by Tamura Mitsuichi did not enter the city when they entered Qining in the afternoon, but stationed outside the city, preparing to continue marching early the next morning.
This made the people of Qining feel relieved, but the officials of Qining who went out to greet them were full of disappointment.
After the dwarf locusts entered Qiyuan, they sent many dwarf locusts into major cities. Qiyuan had 12 cities under its jurisdiction, and each city had dwarf locusts serving as high-ranking officials.
Before the change of flag in Heyuan, Ito Mifumi originally planned to gradually transfer the new people from all over the place, but after the change of flag in Heyuan, Ito Mifumi began to win over the new people, and all these officials were retained.
In the afternoon, the 15th and 16th divisions continued to attack Dingcao County.
This time, the Nanshan Army continuously used mortars to bombard the city walls, and the dwarf locust soldiers suffered terribly.
"Good." Wang Ming put down the telescope and couldn't help but applaud.
Xue He couldn't help but shook his head: "Aren't you afraid of wasting shells?"
"What are you afraid of? Didn't the commander say that we should make a noise? It would be a good idea to use mortars." Wang Ming said indifferently.
"Besides, we are different from these dwarf locusts. We have enough logistical supplies. Even if we don't have enough ammunition, we can just ask the commander for approval."
Today, each division has one hundred trucks, which are used to transport artillery, shells, ammunition, food and other supplies.
Moreover, the Nanshan Army has a large fleet of trucks. Although it is a bit far to transport to Heyuan, truck transportation is still very convenient.
Throughout the afternoon, the Nanshan Army launched several artillery attacks, and many of the bunkers on the city walls were destroyed.
While this depressed the morale of the dwarf locusts, it also boosted the morale of the Nanshan Army.
After receiving the telegram from the division commander, Abe Tokiji felt very aggrieved. He said dissatisfiedly: "Where is the division commander? If this continues, we will not be able to hold on for long."
Today alone, more than a thousand dwarf locust soldiers on the city walls were killed or wounded, and more than four hundred died in battle.
You know, the Nanshan Army launched an attack only in the afternoon today, and most of the defenders on the city walls were hiding behind the walls and did not show their heads.
"According to the distance calculated, I'm afraid the division commander should have arrived in Qining, and the earliest he can get to Dingcao is the day after tomorrow." The chief of staff said in embarrassment.
Abe Tokiji said to himself, "I hope we can hold out until tomorrow, and I also hope that the reinforcements from the division commander can arrive at Dingcao sooner the day after tomorrow."
On the other hand, Fang Guoxuan was very happy to receive the news of the Tamura Division's movements. The Intelligence Department had been paying attention to this force.
Tonight, Koichi Tamura has arrived in Qining and will pass through Jin County at noon or afternoon tomorrow. Then it will depend on the performance of the 3rd and 13th Divisions.