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Especially when they frequently saw in newspapers that the Chinese army was recapturing a county town from time to time, their confidence immediately soared.

In this era, what Chinese people lack most is self-confidence. Once we have confidence, we can unleash an extremely terrifying power.

In fact, Chu Yunfei wasn't unwilling to fight, but the timing wasn't right. If he forced a fight, the losses to the troops would be too great, and he wouldn't be able to explain it to his old commander.

Li Yunlong was also a shrewd man, and he had long seen through Chu Yunfei's concerns, so he revealed the reason for launching this campaign:

"Brother Yunfei, for this siege, the higher command has assigned us a 105mm heavy howitzer regiment. In total, each of the four attack groups can be assigned a heavy howitzer battalion, with a total of 12 large-caliber howitzers. As for shells, we can use them as much as we want. No matter how much we consume, the logistics unit will replenish them in time."

"In addition, your 358th Division of the Jin-Sui Army will be reinforced with two 75mm mountain artillery battalions for fire support. As for shells, feel free to use them."

Hearing this data immediately excited Chu Yunfei. This battle involved a 105mm heavy howitzer regiment, plus the independent column's existing howitzers, which was estimated to exceed fifty large-caliber heavy artillery pieces. In addition, with the 75mm mountain guns, the number of pieces that could be put into combat exceeded two thousand.

Most importantly, the Eighth Route Army's arsenals could produce ammunition on their own, which meant they could completely suppress the enemy with firepower.

Li Yunlong added, "The other artillery, including a 120mm heavy mortar battalion, one hundred recoilless rifle teams, and one hundred 60mm mortar teams, are all temporarily assigned to your 358th Division's combat units. They will return to their units after the battle is over."

After hearing this, Chu Yunfei's blood was ignited, and he couldn't wait to bring his troops over and have a big fight with the Iwakawa Division.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Our artillery advantage is completely dominant, and we don't even have to worry about shell depletion. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

It should be noted that even if you add up all the Type 92 infantry guns in a Japanese Class B division, it wouldn't exceed fifty.

Moreover, the most powerful weapons were only 75mm mountain guns and field guns; there were no howitzers larger than 105mm or 120mm mortars.

It can be said that if we mobilize such a large artillery force, we can completely overwhelm the enemy and beat them mercilessly.

At this moment, Chu Yunfei's eyes immediately turned red, and he even felt like crying.

For so many years, ever since the invaders broke down China's borders, our troops have been constantly bullied by enemy artillery fire because of the huge gap in artillery strength, and we have no power to fight back.

Even the Jin-Sui Army was no exception. Although they claimed to have ten artillery regiments before the war, they were basically small-caliber mountain guns and had no power to fight back against the enemy's heavy howitzers.

Moreover, the invaders also had armored units and aircraft, which is why we were defeated one after another at the beginning of the war, losing cities and territory.

We are inferior in weaponry, logistical support, and soldier training; there's nothing we can do about it.

Fortunately, most of the Chinese army fought bravely and used their flesh and blood to block the invaders' planes and cannons, which led to the current situation. This was achieved at the cost of countless heroic sons and daughters of China. All those who sacrificed their lives for the country are heroes.

Based on the surface data, our artillery completely overwhelms the enemy's in terms of both caliber and quantity.

With such an absolute advantage, launching this siege is not out of the question.

As for whether the enemy's First Army will send reinforcements, that's not something Chu Yunfei, a mere division commander, should be concerned with.

In fact, if the Japanese were to send reinforcements, we would be more than happy to see it happen, since field warfare is much easier than siege warfare.

This battle served as a test for the commanders, laying the foundation for a large-scale counter-offensive in the future.

For example, the 105mm heavy howitzer is now in mass production, and our troops have equipped about six regiments with it. The larger caliber 155mm howitzer is also under development, and a prototype will be produced soon.

However, these heavy howitzers were rarely used on the battlefield; initially, they were used to keep a low profile and avoid attracting the enemy's attention.

However, things have now progressed to a certain point, and the leaders, through various intelligence reports, have determined that the Japanese invaders are preparing to take action against European and American forces in Southeast Asia.

This is a golden opportunity. We can concentrate our superior heavy firepower and launch probing attacks against the enemy to disrupt their battle plans.

Take this battle as an example. Our side concentrated 60,000 troops to attack an important city occupied by the enemy, just to test some advanced tactics.

This level of siege warfare was something we had never encountered before. During the battle, our troops were able to discover many problems that we couldn't find during regular training.

Furthermore, during the battle, researchers from many industrial areas would also join the fighting to evaluate the effectiveness of various weapons, which was very important for our base.

This is also why the higher-ups chose Li Yunlong to command this battle; his troops cooperated more closely with those in the industrial zone.

In order to reduce casualties among the attacking troops, we spared no expense this time, deploying several times the enemy's heavy firepower, determined to let the Japanese devils taste the power of steel shells.

Of course, in addition to the attack group composed of Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Chu Yunfei, the military region also mobilized its elite forces, gathering more than 100,000 troops.

If the enemy sends reinforcements from other places, we can just fight a large-scale battle; we're not afraid anyway.

Not only that, even the nearby Jin-Sui Army, Sichuan Army, and Shaanxi Army received telegrams for joint operations. As soon as the enemy they were responsible for defending showed any signs of movement, they were to launch an attack to hold them back.

Although extensive data analysis suggests that the enemy is not currently capable of launching a large-scale campaign against us, we must still take precautions.

As long as Li Yunlong does his job well, he can refer to the experience here in the future, concentrate superior technical troops, and gradually recover those large, medium and small cities.

However, these things are top secret, and even Li Yunlong probably doesn't know them very well, let alone other outsiders.

Li Yunlong continued to escalate the situation in Chu Yunfei's mind, speaking in a boastful tone:

"In addition, we will also commit an armored regiment to this battle."

"Brother Yunfei, your troops will also receive an armored battalion for support, including a medium tank company, a light tank company, and an armored vehicle company."

"In addition, I will also send out five air liaison teams so that they can call for air support at any time during the battle."