"My little ancestor, why are you here?!"
Commander Chen was both surprised and horrified when he saw Zhu Han, who was in the dust.
"Oh, I am their commander. Do they dare to disobey my orders?"
Zhu Han pointed at Cao Zhong and Zhu Xi and smiled.
This time he personally led the transportation team to the newly established Taiyue Military Region.
"When are you going to put yourself in your rightful place?"
Commander Chen sighed, what is Zhu Han to the current Eighth Route Army?
That is the backbone that will not be replaced by ten golden mountains.
This is a difficult period of resistance against Japan.
The Japanese are watching with eager eyes, and the bald man has evil intentions.
If something goes wrong with him, who can imagine the consequences?
"Oh, no matter what, you have to allow me to come out and take a breath, right?"
Zhu Han patted his shoulder and continued:
"Thanks to the intellectuals sent there by the division commander, the factory finally looks like something."
"The militia's training has also been very effective and they have become a group of qualified soldiers."
"I can finally take some time off to solve some key technical issues."
"And the next step you are about to take happens to run into technical difficulties, doesn't it?"
Commander Chen was stunned and asked himself that the Eighth Route Army had always done a good job in keeping secrets.
How did this guy know that he was going to make a big move recently?
Zhu Han saw its thoughts and still said calmly:
"Stop speculating. Now the Eighth Route Army conducts high-intensity training every day, and everyone's daily allowance has even increased by 5 cents. How can you hide this from me?"
"Well, I really can't hide it from you." Old Chen could only sigh helplessly.
Comrade Xiao Zhu is good at everything, but he often goes his own way, which is really a headache.
"Our army does lack experience in attacking fortified areas. The most important thing is that we don't have heavy weapons, which is a headache."
"Look, isn't there a technical problem here?"
Zhu Han spread his hands and expressed that his coming here was indeed of great significance.
"How do you solve this kind of technical problem? Could it be that you used this to build a heavy weapon in just a month..."
"Did you really do it?" Commander Chen suddenly reacted.
Not to mention, less than two months after they separated, they already felt a little uncomfortable with Zhu Han's rhythm.
"Don't be afraid of heavy equipment, but there are some that are half-heavy but not heavy."
After saying that, someone opened the box and took out a long, big-assed thing like a thick iron pipe.
As everyone scrambled to install this thing on the tripod.
The complete form of this weapon was displayed in front of Commander Chen.
"Is this... a bazooka?"
"I'm not that irresponsible."
Zhu Han shook his head.
It's not that he hasn't thought about Bazooka, but this is still more suitable for the current situation of the Eighth Route Army.
"Type 52 57mm recoilless rifle."
"gun?"
He was aware of Zhu Han's habit of giving random names, so he was automatically ignored.
The Eighth Route Army is currently short of artillery, but this thing in front of us is no match for artillery.
"The caliber is greater than 20 millimeters and it works on the firing principle of traditional artillery. How come it's not a cannon?"
Commander Chen: "What you said makes sense, but I can't refute it..."
"Come on, Cao Zhong and Zhu Xi, you two will operate it yourself and demonstrate it to the commander."
"yes!"
Then, all the senior cadres of Taiyue Military Region were stunned.
The two demonstrated the remarkable capabilities of this strange cannon.
Recoilless rifles are worthy of the word "recoilless".
As the first-generation recoilless rifle, its principle is to discharge the compressed gas that should have been held in the barrel backward.
In this way, the recoil force in both directions of a straight line is equal, and the gun body responsible for firing can be relatively stationary.
The disadvantage is that the original range is greatly reduced.
The advantage is that there is no need to park and retract the machine, cradle, upper rack, lower rack, station hoe...
Therefore, the entire gun body weighs 22 kilograms and can be fired directly by one person.
In addition, the tripod can also be used as a howitzer with a slight deflection, although the range is only three kilometers.
"Stop! Stop! Stop demonstrating!"
If he hadn't estimated his identity, Commander Chen would have grabbed the shell that was about to be loaded from Zhu Xi's hand and hugged it.
"It's a prodigal thing. These are cannonballs. Every one of them is precious."
Although Lao Chen knows Zhu Han's character, he should not bring too few shells.
But artillery is really important to the Eighth Route Army.
One more shot for demonstration will mean one less shot for dismantling the turret.
The soldiers will shed a lot of blood.
"What you're holding is a training bomb. It can't explode. There's no need to treat it like a baby."
"If you didn't tell me earlier..."
Brigadier Chen felt speechless.
Comrade Xiao Zhu, you make me look stupid.
"The most difficult part of this thing is the breech steel. Even if I personally lead a team to tackle the problem, I can only barely make it now. The output is very low, so I only brought you five guns this time."
"Okay, okay, where are the cannonballs?"
"Time is tight. We have only prepared 20 rounds of artillery shells for each gun. We still use mortar fuses. Let's make do with it."
"100 rounds? What's the point of this? The direct range alone is 300 meters. With it, I don't know how much trouble we can save when demolishing the Japanese turrets!"
Lao Chen couldn't wait to go up and kiss Zhu Han.
Yes, the direct range is 300 meters, which is the main reason why Zhu Han did it first.
First-generation rocket launchers like the Bazooka have a maximum range of 280 meters.
If you really want to hit accurately, you must be within 200 meters. Even on the Pacific battlefield, you have to push to 100 meters to ensure a hit.
The recoilless rifle is different. Their 300 meters is really a 300 meters target.
This time Zhu Han sent Commander Chen 10 mortars, 5 recoilless rifles, 1,000 submachine guns and 5,000 semi-automatic rifles.
There are 200 mortar shells, 500 rounds of ammunition for each submachine gun, 300 rounds of ammunition for each semi-automatic gun, and 15,000 grenades.
"After all, it is used to attack fortresses. The explosives are not ambiguous at all. They are filled with TNT."
"It's a pity that our TNT is really too little. If it is divided into three divisions, each side can't get much."
Zhu Han sighed, feeling helpless.
"The Taiyue Military Region has just been established, and you are in short supply of armaments. These are the extra things I brought for you."
"Don't worry, the workers worked overtime voluntarily to get it out, and it won't affect the overall plan from above."
"Thank you..." Commander Chen was so moved that he didn't know what to say. He held it in for a long time, but in the end, only a word of thank you could express his feelings at this time.
"Thank you. If you hadn't accompanied me crazy, I wouldn't have been able to realize my own value. He who knows his friends will die."
"If you really want to thank me, just kill a few more Japanese for me."
"I will!"
Commander Chen solemnly promised Zhu Han, and then loudly ordered:
"Everyone! Stand at attention! Salute!"
Wow.
All the soldiers from the Taiyue Military Region present neatly saluted Zhu Han with a standard military salute.
…
Eighth Route Army headquarters command post.
Commander-in-Chief Zhu, Vice-President Peng and Staff Officer Zuo stood in front of a map of North China and discussed the current situation.
"The devils are going to tear our base to pieces and eat it."
"Eat us? He has such a big appetite!"
Even in the face of such a severe situation, Commander-in-Chief Zhu still exudes domineering determination to win.
"The Japs' cage policy looks scary, but it's not difficult to break as long as you grasp the weak points."
Staff Officer Zuo nodded:
"The commander-in-chief is right. The more enemy strongholds there are, the more dispersed the troops will be, and the more weaknesses will be exposed."
"This will help us concentrate our forces, use more to attack fewer, and defeat him in one fell swoop."
Vice President Peng also agreed:
"The essence of the so-called cage policy is nothing more than relying entirely on mechanized marching to quickly mobilize troops. As long as their lines of communication are cut off, I want to see how they move."
As the three generals discussed, the solution to the cage policy was naturally coming out.
Railways and roads were the lifeblood of the Japanese army.
By transporting soldiers back and forth in this way, a small number of people can control a large area of territory.
This tactic of "not clicking where you want" is essentially tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall.
It’s similar to the routine used by American military helicopters during the Vietnam War.
The difference is that Vietnam is not as large as the Eighth Route Army theater.
There were not as many Japanese soldiers stationed there as there were American troops in the Vietnam War.
You can move walls around quickly.
But if I have people coming everywhere, you will always have a leak.
Moreover, the Japs do have good weapons and equipment, but what else do you have besides that?
I've taken away your communication lines and your stronghold buildings, and I've cut off more and more flowers and canines. How do you fight?
What's more, now our Eighth Route Army's equipment has been effectively supplemented.
Some troops are even better equipped than your Japanese troops. Who is afraid of whom?
Commander-in-Chief Zhu drew an eye-catching circle on the map.
A goal called Shota Road is firmly drawn in it.
Soon, there was the ticking sound of invisible radio waves.
Signals crossed mountains and rivers.
Nie Shuai of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei.
Mr. He from Jizhong.
Liu Deng from southwest Shanxi.
They all received their own mission plans.
Countless plainclothes teams infiltrated into the Japanese-occupied areas and clearly investigated the Japanese strongholds, fortifications, and troop deployments.
At the same time, a letter was "accidentally" leaked to the Japanese.
It clearly says: "If the stubborn army dares to provoke again, our army will resolutely fight back."
In this way, in August 1940, a bold plan called "Destroying Zhengtai Road" was quietly deployed.
In later generations, it had a more well-known name - the Hundred Regiments War.
