This B-4 howitzer was equipped with the Soviet Red Army in 1931.
However, it did not receive much attention at first and was only used for military parades. Its fame came during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939 to 1940.
This heavy-duty howitzer shined in the Soviet-German war. It destroyed a bunker with one shot, and the German troops ran away when they saw it, so it was also called the German Happy Cannon.
Looking at the data picture, which showed a heavy howitzer that required a crawler tractor to maneuver, Commander Li's eyes were extremely hot.
The Father's Hammer heavy howitzer given by Boss Chen should be no worse than the little devil's 240mm heavy cannon.
After all, the products produced by Boss Chen must be high-quality products.
Li Yunlong looked at correspondent Chen Baoshan: "Xiao Chen, immediately call Chief of Staff Wang and Deputy Commander Xing to the headquarters for a meeting!"
Correspondent Xiao Chen is from Shanxi. He is 19 years old. He is very smart and has some culture, so he was taken by Li Yunlong as a correspondent.
Xiao Chen carries a high-power walkie-talkie and a low-power walkie-talkie with him. He can also send and receive telegrams.
If you are traveling far away, you will also bring a radio station with you, and guard Huang Erhu will be responsible for carrying it.
The security guards around Chief of Staff Wang and Xing Zhiguo also brought walkie-talkies, so Chen Baoshan directly picked up the walkie-talkie and called Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo.
About twenty minutes later, Xing Zhiguo and Chief of Staff Wang entered the regiment headquarters one after another.
"The common people have already begun to harvest autumn grain." After greeting Boss Chen, Xing Zhiguo said, "It is expected to be completed in about ten days."
The land in northwest Shanxi is barren, and the people rely on agriculture as their foundation. Everything is concentrated on the soil, and everything is for the sake of harvest. They work in the fields before dawn and go home after dark.
Now it is the time for the autumn harvest. Although the harvest is not much, with the protection of the Eighth Route Army, the harvested food can barely last for a year.
If the family is really in trouble and there is no food harvest, or the harvest is too small, Xinyi Tuan will also provide some food to tide over the difficulties.
Due to the terrain, it takes about a month to harvest all the autumn grains. However, this is a special period. Regardless of whether the autumn grains are ripe or not, they have to be taken home from the fields.
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After the grain is returned home, it cannot be put into a warehouse immediately or buried in the ground. Instead, it must be placed in the sun to dry the moisture before it can be stored.
"Ten days?"
Zhao Gang frowned slightly:
"The New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment sent telegrams saying that it will take about 15 days for the people in their two defense areas to cross the Yellow River."
"It seems like our time is very tight."
Xing Zhiguo sounded surprised: "Didn't Lao Ding and Lao Kong send a telegram, saying that there is no problem if we hold on for 15 days? As for us, let alone 15 days, even if we give the 10th Division 150 days, the Japanese can't get in."
Xing Zhiguo, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie are old comrades in the Fourth Front Army.
In private, Xing Zhiguo often calls Li Yunlong Lao Li.
Chief of Staff Wang nodded and said: "There is enough time. After the people of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment cross the Yellow River, the two regiments will withdraw from the defense area and move closer to us. After we concentrate our forces and defeat the 10th Division, the people will withdraw." Go to the Hengshan and Dagushan areas, and then look for fighter planes in turn to see if we can defeat one or two second-line divisions of the Japanese army."
This was also Li Yunlong's initial battle plan.
At present, it seems that there are no problems with this combat plan, and everything is developing in the planned direction.
The other four divisions failed to attack the defense areas of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment smoothly, while the 10th Division could not penetrate the defense areas of the New Regiment at all.
Combining a variety of tactics such as mines, thickened bunkers, tunnels and reverse slopes, powerful artillery firepower, sufficient ammunition and logistical supplies, even the 10th Division of the Kwantung Army was unable to shake the New Regiment. The current combat effectiveness of the New Regiment , beyond everyone’s expectations.
"The situation has changed now. You two should take a look at this first."
Li Yunlong pointed to the information provided by Boss Chen on the table, his expression a bit dignified and hot.
Seeing Li Yunlong's expression, Xing Zhiguo and Wang Dehou picked up the information on the table in surprise.
There were one or two copies of the information, just one for each of them. While they were reading the information, Zhao Gang explained the general situation first, but it was not as detailed as the information.
Soon, the two of them finished reading the information.
"A heavy artillery regiment, an infantry regiment?"
Xing Zhiguo's expression became a little solemn.
"This information is very important and timely. Thank you Consultant Chen!"
Wang Dehou looked at Chen Feng with a grateful expression. Needless to say, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang knew from the paper alone that this intelligence information must have been provided by Boss Chen, and only Boss Chen had the ability and ability to provide such important information. intelligence.
"Chief of Staff Wang, you're welcome, I'm doing this for business." Chen Feng smiled slightly. When the business of counter-mopping up and killing the Japanese heavy artillery regiment comes to an end, he will also be able to earn a lot of merit points. It can be said to be mutually beneficial. .
Merit points have many benefits, such as being able to exchange them for more female bodyguards to play poker together, in various styles from Europe, America, Japan and South Korea.
Although Chen Feng said this, no matter whether it was Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Dehou or Xing Zhiguo, their eyes were full of gratitude when they looked at Chen Feng.
The value of this piece of information alone is worth at least 200 gold bars on the black market.
"I asked why the Japs of the 10th Division didn't attack today. It turns out they were waiting for the Heavy Artillery Regiment."
Wang Dehou narrowed his eyes. He had just returned from inspecting the first battalion's position and found that the Japanese not only did not attack, but were building trenches and other fortifications.
In addition, the 3rd and 4th Battalions in Lijia Town also sent telegrams, saying that the Japanese did not continue to attack today, and the same was true for other small roads.
"If we wait for the Japanese heavy artillery regiment to arrive, we may be in big trouble."
Then, Wang Dehou continued: "We must kill the Japanese heavy artillery unit halfway down the road!"
He knew that Li Yunlong had the same idea, and the information clearly stated that if the new regiment could kill this heavy artillery unit, it would not only solve the problem, but also make a lot of money, including 20 150mm howitzers and 10 B4 heavy-duty artillery units. Howitzer, at such a good price, Li Yunlong will never give up.
There are photos of the B4 heavy howitzer on this document, but Wang Dehou and Xing Zhiguo can tell at a glance that this heavy howitzer is a vicious thing.
Of course, the power of the Japanese's 150mm cannon and 240mm heavy cannon is also terrifying.
Once the Japanese heavy artillery regiment reaches the front line, it will be an absolute disaster for the new regiment.
"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty." Zhao Gang glanced at the crowd and said, "The Japs' heavy artillery regiment was transported from the Pingsui Railway to Datong by military train. The escorting heavy artillery regiment included a 1994 armored train and another A regiment of Japanese troops and an infantry regiment."
"Now that we have obtained this information, we must kill the Japanese heavy artillery unit halfway."
"There are two choices before us now. The first choice is to be carried out by the brother troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region."
"The second option is to start with our troops hiding in the sixth and seventh districts on the outside."
The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region includes most of Hebei Province, the border areas of Shanxi Province, and Chahar Province. The Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is very close to the Pingsui Railway.
Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and said: "But if the brothers from Shanxi, Chahar and Hebei do it, we will have no business. These are 20 150-meter howitzers and 10 Father's Hammers. Labor and management don't want to give up easily."
Boss Chen's business requirement is that the work must be done by the new regiment led by Li Yunlong to be considered business, and they can be paid afterwards.
Wang Dehou looked at Chen Feng: "Consultant Chen, if, if the Eighth Route Army Headquarters transferred several troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to a new regiment under the command of Commander Li Yunlong, and killed the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, would it be considered a business? ?”
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Xing Zhiguo also looked at Chen Feng with expectations in their eyes.
"Calculate!"
Chen Feng nodded, as long as the work was done by the troops commanded by Commander Li, it would count.
You, Li Yunlong, haven't done enough of this kind of thing. Didn't the helmets of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, as well as the ammunition of the two bases of the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, come from such bugs?
These guys are becoming more and more proficient at playing system bugs.
However, Chen Feng didn't have any objections. The bugs in the dog system had to be severely stuck and the wool had to be plucked out.
Li Yunlong looked happy at first, and a bold plan emerged in his mind: "In addition to the troops from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, our two battalions also have to go. The Japanese escorting the heavy artillery regiment has an A-grade division." team, I am worried that the brother troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will suffer."
The one escorting the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment this time was the infantry regiment of the Japanese 1st Division.
Although in terms of weapons and equipment, the headquarters supports some brother troops in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the overall equipment level and ammunition reserves are very different from those of ordinary Japanese troops, let alone the infantry of the Japanese 1st Division. Alliance.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the infantry regiment of the Japanese 1st Division was more powerful than the infantry regiment of the 10th Division.
Only when the two battalions from the sixth and seventh divisions participated in the battle, Li Yunlong felt relieved.
Although it looks like only two battalions, the total strength is more than 4,000 people, and the firepower is very powerful.
Wang Dehou looked at the map and said: "Our two battalions of the Sixth Division and the Seventh Division are hidden in Hengshan. They are only more than 60 kilometers away from the Pingsui Railway. The distance is not too far. We can reach them in one day with a quick march. The current The problem is that these two battalions will not turn on the radio easily, how do we contact them?"
Now the New Regiment is blocked in the base area by the 10th Division. Both the main roads and the small roads are guarded by Japanese soldiers to prevent the New Regiment from breaking through.
Li Yunlong's order to these two battalions was to not turn on the radio to contact the regiment headquarters unless absolutely necessary.
Because the Japs can't get in for the time being in the base area, they can use the radio at will, but outside, once the Japs' detection equipment detects the signal, they will definitely be surrounded and suppressed by the Japs' troops. Although the combat effectiveness of these two battalions is better than that of a Japs second-line division. The regiment's infantry wing is stronger, but it will be difficult to ambush the Japanese's logistics supply line if the Japanese discover it.
Xing Zhiguo said tentatively: "Why don't we let the Sharp Sword Squadron give it a try and see if they can infiltrate out to find these two battalions?"
"You can give it a try." Zhao Gang said uncertainly: "But the risk is very high."
Li Yunlong said in a decisive tone: "Then report to the headquarters first, and the headquarters will issue an order to ask the brother troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to send people to Hengshan to find our two battalions."
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Southeast Shanxi.
Headquarters.
The chief of staff was reporting to the boss on casualties and enemy deaths: "So far, the regiments in northwestern Shanxi have suffered about 500 casualties and killed more than 2,500 Japanese troops."
Although the 10th Division suspended its attack on the New First Regiment, the other four Japanese second-line divisions continued to attack the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment, and the offensive became increasingly fierce.
Without tunnels and reverse slope tactics, as well as those bunkers, the New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment would have suffered heavy losses in at most three days.
Coupled with the fierce firepower of mortars and mountain artillery, the casualties of the Japanese army were greater than those of the Eighth Route Army, and they were much greater.
At present, the division commander is not at the headquarters and has led the main force of the 129th Division northward. In addition, soldiers from the 386th Brigade and Taiyue Military Region, led by Brigadier Chen, are also heading north along the Heliao Highway to prepare for the attack on Yangquan.
The boss nodded and sounded a bit happy: "The Independent Regiment fought beautifully in this battle. They killed a Japanese brigade of the second-line division in one move. This kid Kong Jie usually seems to be indifferent, but he didn't expect that he would be so cool as soon as he came up." Gave us a surprise, haha!”
"Li Yunlong's New Regiment also fought well." The chief of staff said, "On the battlefield of Dagu Town, the New Regiment and its first battalion crushed the 10th Division's five attacks in less than a day, with few casualties. The regiment also wiped out more than a thousand enemy soldiers in one day."
"I feel confident about Li Yunlong's new regiment." The boss agreed: "I'm afraid this 10th Division is really no match for the new regiment."
At this moment, the telegraph soldier hurried in with several telegrams in his hand.
When he came to the boss and chief of staff, he gave a military salute: "Report to the chief, the new regiment has an urgent call!"
"Haha..." The boss suddenly laughed, "Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be here. Li Yunlong will definitely bring us good news again."
After finishing speaking, the boss took the telegram from the telegraph soldier with expectant eyes, and the telegraph soldier turned around and left quickly.
Then the boss took the telegram and read it.
After reading the contents of the telegram, the boss's expression became silent. This made the chief of staff suddenly startled and asked hurriedly: "Did something happen to the new regiment?"
"No!" The boss handed the telegram to the chief of staff, "Read it yourself."
The chief of staff took the telegram from the boss's hand and read it. The telegram contained four pieces of paper. When he read the last telegram, the chief of staff exclaimed: "B-4 heavy howitzer?"
The content of the telegram was that the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment received reinforcements from the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, and requested that troops from several Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei regiments be temporarily sent to the New 1st Regiment to ambush the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, as well as the price of the transaction. wait.
Needless to say, the head of the headquarters and the chief of staff knew that this information must have come from Boss Chen again.
The boss asked hurriedly: "Do you know this howitzer?"
The chief of staff said: "This is a 203mm heavy howitzer developed by the Soviet Union. When I was studying at the Frunze Military Academy, I saw pictures of it. It is said that in the Soviet-Finnish War the year before last, this heavy howitzer was very powerful. It’s amazing, not to mention the reinforced concrete fortifications, it’s not even about demolishing the fortress!”
"So awesome!?" The boss's eyes flashed with light, "Then we must get it!"
