"General!"
"How many days do you think it will take to capture Liao County and Yu County?"
and counties.
Twenty-seventh Division Headquarters.
In front of the map.
The chief of staff asked the division commander on the side in a relaxed tone.
"How many days does it take to capture Liao County?"
San Daozhenfu fell into deep thought.
Although he gave the order to let the two offensive troops take Yuxian and Liaoxian within two days.
But this is just a battle plan.
Since the Locust Army launched the all-out war, the battle plan has never been accurate.
Accidents happen frequently.
For example, during the Battle of Songhu, the empire planned to annihilate the main force of Guo Preserved Army and destroy the Republic of China within three months. However, now three years have passed, and although the Guo Preserved Army has abandoned its armor, the main force still exists.
On the contrary, Tubalu is getting stronger and stronger.
"I have to admit it."
"This group of Tubalu is very powerful."
"They are equipped with a large number of submachine guns, grenade launchers, machine guns, and small-caliber mortars. Their small-arms firepower is much more powerful than our 27th Division, and they also have plenty of ammunition."
"Allowing them to take full advantage of their light firepower."
Sandao Zhenfu first praised the 386th Brigade.
Then his tone changed and he said:
"but."
"After all, this is an army formed by farmers."
"They have been established for too short a time. They lack officers and military training. Even if they obtain a good light equipment system, it will be difficult to establish suitable tactics in a short period of time to utilize the strength of this set of equipment."
"The Locust Army will not give them this time. We will destroy him before he grows up."
"Most importantly, they lack heavy weapons."
"Although the 82 mortar is about as powerful as a mountain cannon, it is only an artillery companion for infantry, and its accuracy and range are too poor."
"Only heavy artillery, with a caliber of more than 100 and whose explosive power ignores team tactics and formations, is the foundation of a strong army."
"And armor is the future of the Army."
"It seems that the forces supporting Tubal Road are unable to provide heavy artillery for Tubal Road?"
"In this way, they will face the locust army..."
Before San Dao Zhenfu finished speaking, a sharp voice came, and then a staff officer rushed in:
"Report!"
"The frontline troops attacking Yuxian and Liaoxian reported that they found that Tubal Road was equipped with a large number of heavy artillery."
"It is suspected to be a mortar. From the analysis of the explosive power, the grenade is more powerful than the Imperial 105mm howitzer. The caliber should exceed 120mm, and there are a lot of them. Nearly a hundred rounds were fired in one wave."
The Japanese have a 120mm artillery gun, but its performance is too poor and its accuracy is extremely low, so it is rarely equipped.
"Nani?"
San Dao Zhenfu's expression froze.
He had just said that there were no heavy artillery on Tubal Road, and before the words had even faded away, they had already taken them out?
and.
Return the numbers!
···
"Lots of heavy mortars?"
Taiyuan.
Yoshio Shinozuka also received news from the front line almost simultaneously.
There are heavy artillery on Tubal Road, and there are a large number of 120 heavy mortars. The range is unknown, it is known to be more than four kilometers, the power exceeds the 105 howitzer, and the fragmentation range is very huge.
The troops attacking the two counties suffered heavy losses due to the sudden artillery bombardment.
"Heavy artillery!"
Yoshio Shinozuka rubbed his forehead, feeling a little headache.
Following the 82 mortar with a range of more than 5 kilometers, which has yet to be investigated, heavy mortars with a caliber of about 120 have appeared, and they are very large in number and have sufficient ammunition.
Unknowingly, the Tuba Road in Taiyue Mountain seems to be more difficult to deal with than the main force of Preserved Fruit!
"Order."
Taking back the hand that was rubbing his forehead, Yoshio Shinozuka spoke harshly:
"The 27th Division must enter the hinterland of the Taiyue Mountains within a week and destroy the Eighth Route Army's warehouses and transportation channels."
The 120 mortar has appeared now. If this continues, God knows what other weapons and equipment will appear.
Heavy barrel gun?
airplane?
tank?
It is necessary to cut off the material source channel of Tubal Road as soon as possible.
···
"Heavy artillery!"
Because he is also the head of the First Army Intelligence Section, Yamamoto Kazuki also quickly received the news.
In the battle of Liao County and the battle of Yu County, Tubal Road showed heavy artillery firepower, and the number was large and the artillery shells were sufficient.
"Heavy artillery!"
Yamamoto Kazuki sighed, and then looked at the marks on the ground.
This is what he found, the traces of mortar positions left by the artillery unit of the independent regiment during the battle between the Xitian Regiment and the Eighth Route Army last month.
Special operations, due to high risks and low error tolerance, require much higher intelligence than other operations. Yamamoto, who is proficient in special operations, is naturally a master of intelligence analysis.
With just a few traces, Yamamoto could sense the performance of the new 82 mortar equipped by the Eighth Route Army.
The range is over five kilometers.
The accuracy is very good, and can be separated by five kilometers. The artillery shells are accurately scattered around the artillery position of the Westfield Wing, comparable to the barrel howitzers of the last century.
The power is equivalent to the Imperial 75 howitzer.
The damage range of shrapnel is greater than that.
And, weight...
"It is estimated that the weight of the complete set will not exceed 70 kilograms!"
Looking at the remaining traces on the ground, Yamamoto sighed.
It can be analyzed from the footprints on the ground that when retreating and moving the gun position, the 82 mortar of the Independent Regiment was not broken down, but was directly carried away by two soldiers.
It can be lifted by two people, and the weight will not exceed 70 kilograms. It may even be lower and lighter. From this, it can be calculated that the weight of a single part will not exceed 25 kilograms.
A single person can carry heavy loads for long distance marches.
It is light in weight and can follow mountain marches. It has a range of more than five kilometers, very high accuracy and a large number of 82 mortars.
Thinking again about the voice communication ability shown by Tubal Road in the ambush battle near Ping County.
A drop of cold sweat dripped from Yamamoto's forehead.
In frontal field battles, this kind of artillery is very effective, with high concealment, curved trajectory, and good accuracy. With walkie-talkie guidance, the combat effect is even better than the empire's mountain artillery.
But when it comes to mountainous areas, it is simply a magical weapon, a super weapon.
"Who is it?"
"These weapons are provided to Tubalu."
Yamamoto frowned.
Once this kind of mortar is equipped on a large scale, it will inevitably greatly weaken the military advantage of the Locust Army.
Plus the heavy artillery that appeared in the battles of Liaoxian and Yuxian.
"Trouble!"
Yamamoto took a deep breath.
In this way, if the source of supplies and access to Tubal Road cannot be completely cut off, then it won't take long for the Eighth Route Army to become familiar with the new weapons and equipment and find out suitable combat tactics, then it will be able to fight head-on with the main force of the Locust Army.
In the end, I am afraid that we can really establish a base area in North China that the locust army cannot enter.
···
"Must, immediately."
"As soon as possible, destroy the transportation channels and stored supplies in the Taiyue Mountains."
Even Yamamoto knows it, and Tada Shun can naturally figure it out too.
After learning that a large number of 120 heavy mortars appeared in the Eighth Route Army, Shun Tada immediately sent a message to the division headquarters of the 27th Division and ordered Masao Sando to complete the scheduled combat mission as soon as possible.
"Hi!"
Sandaozhenfu responded in a serious tone.
The appearance of 120 heavy mortars from the Eighth Route Army was unexpected, but San Dao Zhenfu still did not panic at this time.
Some heavy artillery can't change the situation.
"Order all troops to speed up the attack."
"We must capture Liao County and Yu County as soon as possible."
San Dao Zhenfu gave the order.
···
"Heavy artillery!"
Liao County,
Squatting in hiding in the four-story civil structure fortification built by himself, Ma Rongshun, who had been promoted to the official platoon leader, was shocked when he looked at the Japanese attacking troops caught in artillery fire in the distance.
same as before.
Most of the Japanese soldiers in front of them were dispersed into small groups, attacking in a skirmish line.
A whole brigade of more than 800 Japanese soldiers used the small group as a single offensive unit. There were huge gaps between the Japanese infantry, like snakes, following the terrain to attack the main position of Liao County.
With the equipment of a large number of machine guns, grenade launchers, company-affiliated 60 mortars, and battalion regiment-affiliated 82 mortars, Japanese group charges never appeared again.
It's all this kind of large skirmish line attack.
In this way, the firepower of the troops was greatly dispersed.
Although the troops had the advantage in terms of firepower, the Japanese were not weak either.
In addition, the 82mm mortar and the 60mm mortar are not very powerful and have poor accuracy, so their advantages are not obvious.
The Japanese are extremely cunning, taking advantage of intermittent firepower and air strikes to launch attacks and disrupt their own firepower.
I often had back-and-forth fights with the Japanese.
This is what Ma Rongshun has experienced and summarized in the battles with Guizishandao Regiment and Beijing Brigade in recent months and the battlefield rules - the regiment leader always said that we must learn to observe and summarize.
But at this time, the Japanese troops were stronger than before.
A whole brigade, supported by a large number of artillery from the rear, launched an attack on the Liao County position.
The offensive was unprecedentedly fierce.
Our side is still counterattacking with full firepower, all kinds of mortars, machine guns, grenade launchers, rifles, and submachine guns. As for grenades, it’s not that they don’t exist, it’s that they rarely have the chance to use them.
The bayonet is red, and it only exists in training - when you see the Japanese charging directly with their submachine guns, who will play with you in a fancy way with the bayonet?
But the situation is completely different from before.
The Japanese's attack waves were easily pushed back every time.
Fighting is much simpler and easier than before.
"Is this the power of heavy artillery?"
During the interval during the Japanese retreat, Ma Rongshun was filled with emotion.
If there is any difference from before, it is probably that this time, the independent regiment dispatched heavy artillery that was just prepared!
120 heavy mortar!
Heavy artillery is indeed heavy artillery. A caliber of more than 100 is indeed completely different from 82 caliber and 60 caliber.
A very simple example.
Facing 82mm mortars and 60mm mortars, unless a large amount of firepower is concentrated, the large skirmish line between the squads is enough to effectively reduce casualties and maintain combat effectiveness even after being hit consecutively.
Unless a certain density is reached.
However, this will reduce combat efficiency.
But in the face of the 120 heavy mortar, no matter how wide the distance between the squads is, one shot can cause serious casualties as long as it hits the effective range, and one shot can destroy the combat effectiveness of a squad.
"Ha ha··"
"It's better to use heavy artillery!"
"Young devil, try the taste of heavy artillery."
Ma Rongshun smiled particularly wildly.
···
"Report."
"Joint orders from North China Front Army Headquarters, First Army Headquarters, and Division and Regiment Headquarters."
"Order my unit to capture Liao County as soon as possible."
At the Liao County Outer Command, Banshanren received orders from three superiors.
"idiot!"
The man in charge suddenly turned red.
There are heavy artillery on Tubal Road in front of us.
Four large-caliber heavy artillery pieces!
And there are plenty of shells.
Now if he is asked to capture Liao County as soon as possible, how many casualties will the alliance have to pay to regain its strength?
When he captured Liao County, the results were attributed to his superiors. He accepted the praise and the base camp was very satisfied. He was promoted and made a fortune. The mistakes in casualties were his. The dispatched army headquarters was furious and he accepted the punishment.
But at the level of an official, someone can be crushed to death, let alone on the battlefield. Disobeying orders is tantamount to courting death.
"Can you suppress the enemy's heavy artillery?"
The people from the mountain called for the artillery brigade directly under the division.
Although the enemy has heavy artillery and stronger fortifications than expected, the overall strength is still far weaker than the Locust Army. If they continue to attack, they can capture Liao County.
But the casualties will not be small.
He must first take down the enemy's heavy artillery.
Otherwise, even if he wins, it will be a failure for him.
"no."
The Japanese artillery lieutenant shook his head:
"The enemy has built a large number of preset artillery positions, so the artillery positions are very concealed and highly mobile. They can only suppress but not destroy."
"And the suppression effect won't be very good."
"knew!"
Labenshanren's face suddenly turned pale.
···
That night.
Brigade Headquarters.
"How's it going?"
The brigade commander's tone was filled with excitement and anticipation.
"Heavy artillery is heavy artillery!"
The brigade chief of staff sounded even more excited:
"The Japanese army of 20,000 was firmly blocked outside the city and suffered heavy casualties. Our casualties were also much less than expected."
"If it weren't for the lack of artillery shells, we would have been able to hold the two counties for four or five days, even a month."
"yes!"
"We don't have enough shells."
The brigade commander sighed.
At the same time as the great power of heavy artillery, the consumption of shells is also extremely large.
If you want to unleash the power of heavy artillery, you must have enough scale and enough artillery shells.
This is also the reason why Guozhi obviously imported nearly a hundred 105 artillery pieces and dozens of 150mm artillery pieces from abroad, but they did not play much role on the battlefield.
Ammo can't keep up.
Get up and pick at the rope.
Not as good as the Japanese cannonballs.
"Li Yunlong said it."
The brigade commander narrowed his eyes:
"He has a way to get fifty new 120 heavy mortars every month, and 100,000 rounds of 120 mortar shells every month, right?"
"right!"
The brigade chief of staff nodded.
"Ha ha."
"Order the new second regiment to be stationed in Yu County and the new third regiment to be stationed in Liao County."
"According to the scheduled plan, we will retreat in five days."
The brigade commander gave the order.
Now is not the time to fight the devils.
If the Japs want to enter the base area, let the Japs in. Let the Japs in.
Although the sale of the captured united flag cannot be said to be
However, after the independent regiment captured the Shandao regiment flag, they obtained new long-range 60 and 82 mortars, and after capturing the regiment flag in Li County, they obtained the 120 heavy mortar.
The headquarters and brigade headquarters have already seen the reason.
(End of chapter)
