Taiyuan, the headquarters of the Japanese First Army
The sand table in the combat command room was also filled with densely packed small flags. The Tongpu Road sections defended by the Independent Ninth Brigade, Eighth Brigade, and Third Brigade were all attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and the speed of progress exceeded that of Xiao Zhuo. The expectations of Yinan and others.
Major General Miyamoto’s voice sounded:
"Your Excellency Commander, this time the Eighth Route Army used a weapon similar to a rocket launcher, as well as the mortar we mentioned before, which they called a flying thunder cannon;
This simple-to-make, powerful mortar has been widely used by the Eighth Route Army. The turrets and bunkers of the Imperial Army were blown up by these two weapons, posing a great threat to the Imperial Army. "
Xiao Zhuo asked with great interest:
"Miyamoto-kun, China is an agricultural country with very low productivity. The Eighth Route Army arsenal is still in the manual workshop stage. Where did they get so much steel and gunpowder to produce so many weapons?"
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Eighth Route Army's mortar uses the gasoline barrels captured by the Imperial Army as the barrel, and throws an explosive package that is similar to a stone. The gunpowder used is black powder;
This kind of mortar is similar to the stone trebuchet commonly used in ancient Chinese sieges. The difference is that the flying thunder cannon uses gunpowder as the propellant. At the same time, the explosive package made of gunpowder is used to replace the stone. The maximum throwing distance will not exceed 150 meters. , and there is no accuracy!
According to the news reported from the front line, the Eighth Route Army carried back all the damaged railway tracks, which shows that they are very short of steel..."
Miyamoto eloquently guessed the performance of the Eighth Route Army's flying thunder cannons and Mulan cannons. Wei Shenpao and the others had not attracted their attention for the time being, and mistakenly thought they were Mulan cannons and flying thunder cannons.
These two weapons do not have much technical content to begin with. After the Eighth Route Army used them too much, they were easily mastered by them.
The Japanese have even imitated the Wei Yixiao cannon and the Mulan cannon. After using them, they threw the Wei Yixiao cannon directly into the trash can. They had eliminated this type of mortar a hundred years ago, and only China could not make it. Only countries with modern artillery will use it.
The performance of the Japanese's 81mm and 90mm mortars surpasses mine cannons by ten blocks!
The range of mortars is as high as 1,500 meters, and the accuracy is several times that of thunder cannons, so the Japanese are not interested at all.
However, the Mulan gun received great attention from the Japanese because they found that this gun could penetrate tanks at close range and was a very practical anti-tank gun.
With the Japs' production capacity, it won't be long before the Japs Army will be equipped with a large number of rocket launchers. This is a side effect of the time-travelers releasing their killer weapons. No weapon has ever been used by one party for a long time.
Of course Chu Xiong knew this truth, but he did not regret releasing it. Just like the Katyusha in another time and space, Black Bear had been using it, and the Mustache and Japs troops did not imitate it in large quantities. It was impossible for them not to capture it, especially the Mustache troops.
This has always been a mystery!
Xiao Zhuoyi Nan is also not very interested in this poor man's weapon because they have better alternatives!
"Miyamoto-kun, this report by Lieutenant Colonel Saeki, the chief of staff of the 9th Brigade, is very useful. We might as well let the Eighth Route Army chew up one turret after another. I want to see how many days their ammunition reserves can last!"
Xiao Zhuoyi'nan looked confident, and the reaction of the Eighth Route Army was within his expectation.
Tongpu Road, the Zhangzhuang stronghold of the ancient pottery section, night falls, and a bright moon hangs high in the sky
Along the railway, thousands of fellow villagers were working hard to pry the rails and sleepers, while the Japanese and puppet troops huddled in the remaining bunkers and gun towers and watched helplessly, not daring to come out of their turtle shells.
Since the first company captured a large number of weapons, more than 100 militiamen were armed with these weapons. In this way, Yan Song could command more than 400 troops, almost equivalent to a battalion.
Their task is to pretend to be the main force to watch the Japanese in the "chain", encircle the enemy, and create opportunities for the main force to provide reinforcements on the outside.
It doesn't matter if the Japanese reinforcements don't come. The main force of the Eighth Route Army that has penetrated deep into the Japanese security area can just wipe out the Japanese garrison inside. Even if there is only one small group of Japanese soldiers in a town, dozens will count as dozens!
After the Japs were eliminated, capable armed work teams were dispatched to go deep into the countryside to carry out mass work. Before long, these security areas had a mass base and became guerrilla zones. When the Japs came to their senses, it would be difficult to drive out the Eighth Route Army. .
The main force of the Eighth Route Army, which sometimes gathers and sometimes disperses, continuously eliminates enemies and strengthens itself through actions such as suppressing bandits, annihilating puppet troops, and uprooting Japanese strongholds in security areas.
This move is also incomprehensible to the devil!
Fengshuping Town, a model town in the Japs Security District, has not only a small team of Japs, but also a company of puppet troops. They have controlled more than a dozen surrounding villages, and together with the residents of the town, tens of thousands of people have become Japs. of obedient people.
Each village had a maintenance president, and the Japanese issued good citizen certificates to the villagers. As long as they paid the tax set by the Japanese every year and did not join the anti-Japanese organization, the Japanese generally would not massacre them. This gave some people a reason to be obedient citizens.
The Second Company of the Second Battalion of the 28th Regiment had already reached outside the town and sent several scouts into the town, waiting for the scouts to return.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, investigator Kong Pengfei finally returned and brought back the information the Second Company Commander needed:
"Company Commander, the inspections in this town are very strict. Even if you want to stay in a hotel, you need a good citizen certificate. The fellow villagers talk about the Eighth Route Army's bad attitude. There is a platoon of puppet troops guarding the entrance of the town for a long time. The Japanese barracks are located in the original town government. There is only one The devil of the team!
The puppet soldiers all just defected from the Kuomintang army. These puppet soldiers took the initiative to defect to the Japanese. They are very stubborn, especially their company commander, who is dedicated to working for the Japanese..."
Kong Pengfei was indeed an excellent investigator. He let several others continue to lurk in the town as surprise soldiers, while he himself climbed over the wall.
After Second Company Commander Yuan Gang learned about the situation in the town, he began to convene several platoon leaders to discuss the action plan for the evening.
"Comrades, the situation in the town is generally like this. Let's talk about how to take the town!"
The second platoon leader spoke first:
"Since the town is full of puppet troops, and the puppet troops are naturally afraid of the Japanese, didn't we just capture a batch of Japanese military uniforms? Can we disguise ourselves as Japanese soldiers to outwit them?"
The third platoon leader also voted in favor and added:
"I once went with the commander to Brigadier Chu's Liu Town. They have a special elite team that often disguises itself as Japs to perform missions. There are also a few soldiers in our company who can speak Japs. We can completely disguise ourselves as Japs. As it approaches the entrance of the town, it is said that it is to reinforce Fengshuping Town!"
After the third platoon leader finished speaking, the first platoon leader also added a few words, and a complete attack plan was discussed. This is the magic of military democracy;
The Three Stooges were like Zhuge Liang, who had a very popular name at that time, Zhuge Liang knew it!
Seeing that the discussion was almost complete, Yuan Gang finally made his decision:
"Comrades, just follow this plan. Since it was you, Platoon Leader Ma, who proposed it first, the task of pretending to be the Japs will be left to your platoon, and the comrades who will tell the Japs will also be left to you. We will take action at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. The Japs happened to be having breakfast at this time, and if they move after dawn, the puppet troops would be easily paralyzed!
The first and third platoons are ready for a strong attack!
Do you understand? "
