Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Not until the explosions gradually subsided did the Fuso soldiers hiding in the bunker breathe a sigh of relief. Looking out through the bunker's observation holes, the soldiers who witnessed the scene in front of them all gasped. There were charred shell craters everywhere, trenches that were almost razed to the ground, and a large amount of loose soil piled up around the bunker, almost burying half of the several-meter-high bunker.

The Fuso soldiers who did not have time to retreat into the bunker could no longer find complete bodies. They could only see the broken body parts that had turned into charcoal. The entire position was as if it had been turned over by rolling thunder. The Fuso soldiers now had fear in their eyes and their bodies were shaking uncontrollably.

Under such a devastating offensive, no one would not be afraid of being sent directly to see Amaterasu by a sudden rocket.

Soon, commanders of all levels of the Kwantung Army issued orders that all soldiers must not leave the bunkers to prevent the enemy from continuing to carry out large-scale fire coverage.

Su Zhengyang soon received the news. According to the latest information conveyed by the observer, nearly a thousand rockets were launched, but they did not achieve his expectations. The damage caused to the Fuso soldiers on the defensive positions was extremely limited.

In other words, the concrete bunkers built by Fuso at the end of every three trenches effectively blocked the power of rockets, preventing the tragedy of a large number of Fuso soldiers being directly killed in the fire coverage.

This discovery made Su Zhengyang frown. In this way, as long as the enemy hid in the bunker, his rocket troops' attack would not only consume a large number of rockets, but also fail to achieve the expected effect.

Su Zhengyang immediately ordered the Rocket Battalion to stop firing. According to what the observers had seen, such a huge and thick bunker could only be completely broken through by continuous and precise strikes from a super-large-caliber cannon like Thor's Hammer.

The range of Thor's hammer is up to fifteen kilometers, but if the distance is too far, it will not be able to accurately destroy the bunker fortifications on the Kwantung Army's positions.

If the troops were to be mobilized directly for a frontal assault, the enemy's endless small trench positions would cause great losses to the Northern Expedition Corps.

In the absence of a better solution, the situation on the battlefield seemed to be at a stalemate for a while.

"Zhengyang, with this round of firepower coverage, even if Fuso doesn't suffer the expected losses, it will still be afraid of our long-range firepower. At this time, we should launch a general attack with all our might. There is a high probability that we can directly capture several Fuso frontier positions and boost our morale. I have fought too many battles in my life, and there are always casualties in wars. In our Northern Expedition Corps, there is not a single coward who is afraid of death."

Hearing Jiang Yanlin's words, Su Zhengyang shook his head secretly. The older generation's thinking was still stuck in the strategy of relying on bloodiness and fearlessness to fight a desperate battle with the enemy and exchange life for life.

Now that we have our own system and the assistance of a series of military technological equipment that far exceeds this era, we naturally have to try our best to avoid large-scale casualties.

Liu Chengxu seemed to see what Su Zhengyang was thinking. He had previously personally gone up to the high ground with the observer and overlooked the situation on the enemy's defensive position. At this moment, he had an idea in his mind.

"Commander, perhaps our Northwest Revolutionary Army's position attack tactic number three can play an unexpected role."

A gleam of brilliance flashed in Su Zhengyang's eyes. He was very familiar with the so-called No. 3 tactic mentioned by Liu Chengxu. It was nothing more than using smoke bombs to block the enemy's vision before attacking. In this case, it can effectively reduce the casualties of soldiers during the charge.

In previous exercises of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, mortars of various calibers were used to launch smoke bombs, which had a very limited range. In addition, it was already December, and the north wind blowing from the Xibo area was howling across the entire Baizhou border area. Smoke bombs with a normal amount of smoke would probably be blown away by the wind before they could condense into a certain size.

As for phosgene bombs, the same principle applies. Although they can cause great damage to the Fuso garrison troops on the ground, phosgene bombs are expensive. In an open area in the wild, it is unknown how much phosgene bombs will be consumed to form a dense area of ​​toxic gas accumulation. The remaining assets of Su Zhengyang are completely insufficient to make phosgene bombs.

Su Zhengyang expressed his thoughts and rejected Liu Chengxu's proposal. With the range of the mortar, the enemy's artillery unit might have launched a counterattack before you even start firing smoke bombs. Moreover, in such an open area, at least thousands of mortars would be needed to fire smoke bombs at the same time to achieve the desired effect.

At this time, Rocket Battalion Commander Hata came up and said to Su Zhengyang: "Commander, the smoke bombs originally equipped by our Rocket Battalion can launch smoke bombs over a large area, and we currently have a large number of white phosphorus smoke bombs that have not been used once. This type of white phosphorus smoke bomb is called the No. 4 special rocket smoke bomb. Once launched into the target area, it will immediately explode and produce a large area of ​​thick spherical smoke. The area covered by the smoke is about 50 meters in diameter."

Su Zhengyang was overjoyed and asked Hata, "How many of these white phosphorus smoke bombs do you have now?"

"There are a full two thousand missiles. We only need less than three hundred to completely cover the frontier defense positions of the Fuso army and make them blind."

"Get ready. We will launch white phosphorus smoke bombs in half an hour to implement the blinding tactic. Liu Chengxu! Gather the troops in regiments. Once the enemy's vision is completely obscured, launch a general attack. I want to bite off this hard bone and let the Fuso Kwantung Army know that our Northern Expedition Corps is an unbreakable and indestructible sword!"

At this time, on the Danling Mountain on the east side of Tsuruga Castle on the border of Hakushu, Okada Yasushi, the new deputy commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army's frontline, put down the telescope in his hand with an arrogant look on his face.

"The rocket artillery unit in Su Zhengyang's hands is indeed a weapon of mass destruction that transcends the times. Such dense and powerful firepower coverage is enough to bring a devastating blow to any unit. Unfortunately, Commander Nanye has already been prepared. Our carefully built fortifications can prevent their rockets from bringing the expected results. In this case, even if Su Zhengyang is a fool, he can't continue to consume rockets endlessly to open a gap. The only way is to mobilize the main force of the North Expedition Corps, take the initiative to step into this bloody quagmire and launch a general offensive. Su Zhengyang has run out of tricks!"

Beside Okada Yasushi, Asano Onryo, who had come to the frontline to observe the battlefield situation, smiled: "The so-called Northwest Revolutionary Army only prospered due to the support of the Peace Company. Their advantage in equipment and firepower has been weakened. They are no different from other Chinese troops. I think we can easily drag the Northern Expedition Corps to death at the border of Hakushu. When the Imperial Air Force rushes to the battlefield, it will be the end of Su Zhengyang and the Northern Frontier Government!"

After looking at each other, the two raised their heads and laughed out loud, not knowing that Su Zhengyang had already prepared a new surprise for them.