Now the Mawushan Military Division's rapid reaction force is also being prepared, and Sun Desheng is the natural leader. He is also very excited and talks eloquently at the banquet.
Cui Zhenyue has not made much progress in recent years, because he only has so many tanks under his command. Some of them have been captured in battles over the years, but they have only replenished the damaged parts. The tank force has not expanded, and he has also He can only continue to be his captain.
However, Xu Dalong has already agreed, saying that in the next battle, he will try his best to seize more tanks, and at least establish a tank regiment.
Wang Xiaohu is currently the director of the Logistics Department of the Mawushan Military Division, and Zheng Xirong is now the deputy chief of staff in charge of the reconnaissance department of the Mawushan Military Division. All the old comrades-in-arms were promoted. Thinking that they were all grassroots cadres and ordinary soldiers at the time, their promotion speed was the fastest among the Eighth Route Army.
Xu Dalong was very pleased to see the progress of his old comrades. Everyone toasted to him, and he drank a lot. Although he was not carried back, he was helped back.
In the days that followed, Xu Dalong spent part of his time in the military division handling daily affairs, and most of his time in the arsenal.
Mass production of 107mm rocket launchers has begun, and the Mawushan Military Division has equipped a rocket launcher battalion. The rocket artillery battalion has three artillery companies and one baggage company, and 27 107mm rocket launchers. If all are used, a single salvo can kill at least one Japanese infantry brigade.
With such powerful fire support, Li Yunlong was confident. From time to time, he asked his superiors to launch offensive campaigns against the Japanese army, and even threatened to attack Taiyuan directly.
Except for the areas surrounding the Mawushan Military Division, superiors have unified arrangements for combat operations involving other directions, and Li Yunlong's request for combat was not approved by his superiors. At this time, he felt like a child. He was holding such a powerful weapon as the rocket launcher battalion in his hand. He was really itching not to take it out and try it out.
So he called Sun Desheng and asked him to lead the cavalry troops to escort the rocket launcher battalion. He would personally lead the team to find the Japanese army for experiments.
At present, the target directly faced by the Mawushan Military Division is the Japanese 32nd Division. Li Yunlong has always looked down on them and there is no point in attacking them, so he chose the relatively nearby Japanese 112th Division.
Today, Chu Yunfei's 358th Division is in a confrontation with the Japanese 112th Division. Li Yunlong got in touch with Chu Yunfei and wanted to lead his team through the 358th Division's defense area to attack the Japanese 112th Division.
This was to relieve the pressure on the 35th 8th Division. Chu Yunfei naturally had no objection, and he immediately agreed to Li Yunlong's request. When Li Yunlong passed by Xinhe County with his rocket launcher battalion, Chu Yunfei was very enticed and wanted to follow him to watch the fun.
Li Yunlong also wanted to show Chu Yunfei his power, so the two of them took a car together and followed the rocket launcher battalion.
Li Yunlong and others passed through the defense area of the 358th Division and came to the forward position. They were in the forward command post, observing the situation on the enemy's positions.
Seeing that there were not too many troops on the enemy's position, Li Yunlong felt that it was a waste of artillery shells to fire now, so he discussed with Chu Yunfei to let the forward troops of the 358th Division launch a feint attack on the Japanese army to attract a large number of Japanese troops into the position.
Chu Yunfei had no objection and sent a battalion of troops to conduct a probing attack on the Japanese defense positions.
The Japanese army encountered the attack of the 358th Division, and immediately assembled a large number of troops, entered the forward position, and prepared for a counterattack.
Li Yunlong saw many Japanese troops gathered on the enemy's position. He laughed and gave an order to Wang Chengzhu, who was leading the team, to prepare the rocket launcher battalion for launch.
The 27 rocket launchers bullied the Japanese army, which had no long-range artillery. They lined up neatly in three rows seven kilometers away from the enemy's position. The artillerymen loaded the rockets first.
Li Yunlong gave the order and launched a salvo. In less than a minute, 521 rockets sprayed tongues of flame from their tails, pierced the air, and roared towards the enemy's defensive positions, covering the entire area. An area of several square kilometers. The Japanese defensive positions, including their artillery positions, were instantly shrouded in thick smoke.
Li Yunlong was very excited, laughed loudly, and said, "It's so satisfying. It's definitely enough for a little devil to drink a pot."
Chu Yunfei was also shocked and praised sincerely: "Brother Yunlong, such a weapon is so majestic. The little devil will never be able to withstand it."
One salvo is 521 rockets, which is definitely majestic, but it is also a vast ocean of white flowers. Li Yunlong looked wealthy and powerful in front of Chu Yunfei. After the rocket was launched, he still felt a little distressed.
He did not order to continue firing, but waited until the smoke cleared and used the artillery scope to observe the enemy's position.
Chu Yunfei also observed the effect of rocket launchers through the artillery mirror. The magnification of the artillery mirror is a full 20 times. Although the distance is far away, the situation on the Japanese defensive position can still be seen clearly.
They saw that the Japanese army's position was in a mess. The artillery positions and the troops assembled for counterattack had long since disappeared. They could see many corpses scattered on the ground, most of them mutilated. There was not a single one on the position. Japanese soldiers standing.
It's no wonder that the 107mm rockets were so powerful that the Japanese troops on the position were either directly blown to pieces or violently exploded and knocked unconscious. It was impossible for them to recover in a short period of time.
Chu Yunfei had extremely high military literacy and was good at catching fighter planes. When he saw that the enemy's defensive positions had been destroyed by rocket launchers, he immediately ordered the frontline troops to attack.
The officers and soldiers of the Kuomintang army on the forward position had already seen the embarrassing appearance of the Japanese army on the opposite side, and they were all eager to try. Upon hearing the order to charge, they immediately jumped out of the trenches, held sharp bayonets, and rushed towards the enemy's defensive positions while shouting loudly.
The battle went extremely smoothly. The officers and soldiers of the Guo Army encountered almost no resistance and successfully occupied the enemy's defensive positions.
Chu Yunfei said excitedly: "Brother Yunlong, please move forward with the rocket launcher, and then shell the Japanese defensive position in the hilly area on the left front. I will send troops to attack.
If we capture that hilly area, the 358th Division will take the initiative geographically, and future battles will be easier to fight. "
Li Yunlong is also an excellent military commander, and he also knows that the hilly area currently occupied by the Japanese army is condescending to Chu Yunfei's 358th Division and occupies a geographical advantage. If the hilly area can be captured, the situation will be reversed. The Guo army's troops will occupy a geographical advantage and form a commanding position over the Japanese army.
From a military perspective, Li Yunlong was very willing to help, but the rockets were a bit too expensive. Even if Li Yunlong was willing to fight, he would not dare to fire another salvo on such a scale.
Seeing that Li Yunlong was a little hesitant, Chu Yunfei knew that he was worried about the rockets, so he said: "Brother Yunlong, just go ahead and fight. I will pay according to the price for how many rockets you consume."
When Li Yunlong heard this, he perked up and said with a smile: "Brother Yunfei, you are still rich. In this case, we will do as you say." After that, he gave an order to Wang Chengzhu, asking him to lead the rocket launcher battalion to Drive forward.
Chu Yunfei ordered his troops to prepare for the attack. Soon after, Li Yunlong ordered another artillery attack on the Japanese defensive positions. This time half of the rocket launchers were used, and more than two hundred rockets were fired at once. Even so, it covered the entire defensive position of the Japanese army on the hills.
The officers and soldiers of the 358th Division launched a charge after the shelling, and the results were similar to the last time. Although they encountered sporadic resistance from the Japanese army, they still successfully captured the Japanese defensive positions relatively smoothly.
After the battle, the officers and soldiers of the 358th Division counted the results. A total of more than 1,600 Japanese troops were eliminated in this offensive operation. Judging from the mutilated condition of the Japanese corpses, it can be said that most of them were casualties caused by rocket explosions.
After the battle, Chu Yunfei invited Li Yunlong, Wang Chengzhu and others to drink. He praised the power of rocket launchers and said that after drinking, he would go to the Mawushan Military Division with Li Yunlong and spend a lot of money to buy a rocket launcher.
Chu Yunfei didn't have such a big appetite, he just asked to equip a company. True to his word, he actually took out the money for more than 200 rockets that Li Yunlong later launched, and followed Li Yunlong directly to the Mawushan Military Division with a large sum of money.
Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao, Wang Limin and others heard that Chu Yunfei was coming, and everyone came to greet him.
Chu Yunfei mentioned the purchase of rocket launchers. Chu Yunfei's 358th Division is the flank barrier of the Mawushan Military Division, and they must be strongly supported. Coupled with the relationship between Chu Yunfei and Xu Dalong, Xu Dalong immediately decided that the production of rocket launchers would give priority to Chu Yunfei's requirements.
Zhao Gang was also very happy and directly took out the inventory of the arsenal, and also asked the arsenal to work overtime. He quickly collected nine rocket launchers and provided Chu Yunfei with five base rockets.
After Ding Wei and Kong Jie heard about this incident, they immediately put down all the work at hand and came to the Mawushan Military Division without stopping, clamoring to equip them with rocket launchers. Their appetites are not big either. Each man wants an artillery battery.
The rocket launcher is indeed useful, but it is too wasteful of shells. The firepower of an artillery company is enough, and it can definitely reverse the battlefield situation at a critical moment.
After the rocket launcher was built, it was subject to test firing. During the test firing, Ding Wei and Kong Jie visited the site.
After Ding Wei and Kong Jie saw the power of the rocket launcher with their own eyes, they were both very jealous. Like Chu Yunfei, they depended on the Mawushan Military Division to know when to produce it for him and when to leave.
In the end, both of them got a company of rocket launchers they wanted, but when it came to paying for it, they were not as happy as Chu Yunfei.
The two of them kept talking to Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Xu Dalong to put in good words, and eventually they all paid half the price. Then they returned to their own defense area with the rocket launcher satisfactorily.
When Xu Dalong came back from outside the customs, the ordnance and engineering team of the Su Army's Far Eastern Front also followed. They witnessed the power of rocket launchers with their own eyes and sent telegrams to report to their superiors.
At this time, the Su army was also studying the Katyusha rocket launcher, which became world-famous in later generations, but their design ideas and technical level were not at the same level as the 107mm rocket launcher developed by Xu Dalong.
The Soviet Army attaches great importance to this. The Soviet Army has always pursued artillery doctrine and emphasized fierce firepower. The 107mm rocket launcher is simply their ideal. They asked Xu Dalong to purchase the design drawings of the 107mm rocket launcher.
Xu Dalong knew that the Su Army would be friendly forces for many years to come, and it would definitely be beneficial to sell the drawings to the Su Army. But this is his hard work after all, and Lao Maozi can't just take it easy.
He agreed to carry out technology transfer and agreed to send technical personnel to guide them, but the transfer fee directly cost 5 million yuan.
At the beginning, Su Jun was a little unhappy and negotiated with Xu Dalong, but Xu Dalong refused to let go. So the Soviet army found the superiors of the underground party. The superiors felt that in many aspects they had to rely on the support of Su Jun, so they asked Xu Dalong to lower the price. Xu Dalong was unambiguous and insisted on his own opinion.
In the end, Su Jun agreed to Xu Dalong's request and obediently paid the transfer fee of 5 million yuan. Not only that, but they also promised to continue to provide material assistance to the Songshan guerrillas outside the customs.
Zhao Gang suddenly had 5 million meters of gold in his hand, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. However, he was only happy for one night. The next day, telegrams were sent from his superiors asking for money. Some were from the direction of northern Shaanxi and some were directly superiors. Of course, Zhang Wanhe was also indispensable. Even though the superiors didn't agree with the Mawushan Military Division's request for more money from Lao Maozi, once the money was obtained, everyone came to ask for the money from the Mawushan Military Division.
Xu Dalong, Zhao Gang and others were dumbfounded. The background of their superiors is so great that they cannot afford to offend them and have to take money from outside. However, Zhang Wanhe was very helpful this time. As the Minister of Logistics, he reported to his superiors from a professional perspective, explaining that the development and production of military products in the Mawushan Military Division required huge funds and that it was impossible to allocate a large amount of funds. Come.
Commander Si Ling also helped to say good things, and finally left 3 million meters in gold for the Mawushan Military Division.
The huge power of the rocket launchers made Guofu very jealous, and they also proposed to purchase the rocket launchers.
Taking into account the cooperation between the two armies, the superior planned to sell the rocket launcher to the Guo army. But they asked Xu Dalong's opinion beforehand.
Xu Dalong knew the course of history. Massive weapons like rocket launchers could never be sold to the Guo Army's troops. Of course, again, he is not a magic stick, and he cannot say that the two armies will fight after the end of the War of Resistance. But he believed in the wisdom of the person in charge of the Chongqing office and the Sling officer, so he quietly reported his concerns to them.
Both of them have farsightedness, believe in Xu Dalong's judgment, and firmly support Xu Dalong's opinions. In addition to the batch of rocket launchers sold to Chu Yunfei, no more rocket launchers will be sold to the Guo army.
The government protested. The superiors felt it was inconvenient to come forward, so they passed the responsibility to Xu Dalong, so the Guofu government directly sent a telegram to Xu Dalong in the name of the Equalization Committee.
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