"right!"
"How can a heavy artillery unit only have a caliber of 150 mm? It must have at least a heavy howitzer or cannon with a caliber of more than 200 mm, right?"
"Not only 10 203mm howitzers, but also 20 150mm howitzers, we must get them!"
The chief of staff's tone was decisive.
Although this heavy howitzer was developed by the Soviet Union, it may cause some trouble if it is discovered by the Soviet Union in the future.
However, the Soviet Union now has lost a large area of territory under the German attack and is already too busy to take care of itself that it has no time to take care of these things.
So you can definitely get these heavy artillery pieces from Boss Chen.
As for the future, we'll talk about it later. Let's get over the current hurdle first. If we let the little devils occupy the whole of China, I'm afraid China will be subjugated by then. The most important thing now is to kill little Japan.
Although the Soviet Union has always been very good to the CCP, the Soviet military is also very powerful.
But what belongs to others belongs to others after all. Only when weapons and equipment are in your own hands can they be considered yours.
In short, it is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others.
The boss nodded after hearing this. This is a heavy howitzer with a diameter of over 200 mm. How powerful must it be?
The boss has been on the battlefield for a long time and has experienced hundreds of battles. He has never seen heavy howitzers and medium cannons with a caliber above 200 mm.
I have heard that the Japanese heavy artillery wing has a 240 mm caliber heavy cannon, which is amazingly powerful, but I have never seen it before.
Heavy howitzers or heavy cannons over 200 mm can be considered true strategic-level weapons no matter which country they are in.
The Eighth Route Army already has heavy artillery and tanks, but what is missing now is heavy howitzers.
The boss's expression and eyes were full of expectation.
Looking at the boss's expression and eyes, the chief of staff smiled understandingly and continued: "If you want to make this business, Li Yunlong's troops must do it, so Li Yunlong applied to temporarily transfer a few regiments from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Under Li Yunlong's command, these regiments will return to their original structure after this battle is over, and with the addition of more than 4,000 men from the two battalions of the new regiment, the strength should be enough."
Regarding Boss Chen's business requirements, the chief of staff and the boss know very well.
At the beginning, Yoshio Shinozuka assembled four divisions to sweep the base area, and the headquarters directly asked Li Yunlong to command more than 30,000 troops to fight, which made Boss Chen a lot of money.
There was also the Battle of Taiyuan, which was fought by Li Yunlong under the command of more than 30,000 elite troops from the Eighth Route Army, and another huge gain was gained.
If Li Yunlong hadn't been promoted, both the boss and the chief of staff would have wanted to hand over the 129th Division's more than 100,000 main force to Li Yunlong to command and make a fortune.
The boss then asked: "Which unit of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region is closest to the Pingsui Railway?"
The chief of staff first looked thoughtful, and then said: "The closest ones are the 5th Regiment, 6th Regiment and 714th Regiment of the 2nd Independent Brigade. The distance is about 50 kilometers."
The boss's expression was serious: "Without further delay, immediately send a message to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters. On the one hand, he ordered the 2nd Independent Brigade to be temporarily under the command of Li Yunlong. On the other hand, he immediately sent correspondents to the Hengshan area to find the two battalions of the new regiment and let them The two battalions immediately contacted the headquarters of the new regiment."
This is a serious matter, and it is impossible for the communications liaison officer to know about it. If something happens to the communications liaison officer halfway, no one can guarantee that the liaison officer will not leak the secret.
Once the Japanese knew that the Eighth Route Army was going to destroy the Japanese heavy artillery regiment, the problem would become very serious.
However, the new regiment gave the headquarters the specific hiding locations of the two battalions of the Sixth and Seventh Divisions in Hengshan, and the correspondents could quickly find them.
"good!"
The chief of staff took out a pen and paper, scribbled on the paper, and began to draft a telegram, giving orders to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and a reply to the New Regiment.
…
Beiping.
Iron Lion Alley, the headquarters of the Japanese North China Front.
"The 10th Division did not attack the New Regiment today."
Deputy Chief of Staff Arisu Seizawa reported to Okamura Neiji on the situation on the front line in northwestern Shanxi:
"After a day's attack, the four divisions still have not broken through the defense lines of the Eighth Route Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment. Today's Locust Army casualties are about 1,000!"
"The artillery firepower currently exposed by the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment is very strong. The number of 82mm mortars equipped by these two regiments is no less than 30."
"There are enough artillery shells. These mortars and the machine guns in the bunker caused a lot of casualties to the attacking locust army."
"In addition, according to intelligence, these two regiments are equipped with an unknown number of 75mm mountain guns and 105mm howitzers."
"Currently these mountain guns and howitzers have not been used."
Compared with the 10th Division, the Japs' combat effectiveness of the other four second-line divisions is very average. Although the attack is fierce, they have not yet threatened the position, so the two mountain artillery battalions are still in a dormant state.
Although the establishment is a mountain artillery battalion, like the artillery battalion of the new regiment, the artillery and artillery of these two mountain artillery battalions are regiment-level.
Okamura Neji picked up a stack of black and white photos on the table and couldn't help but twitching at the corner of his mouth.
The black-and-white photo was taken by a scout on a reconnaissance plane about the large number of bunkers and fortifications built by the Eighth Route Army in Northwestern Shanxi on the mountains.
Machine gun fire points, bunkers, and anti-gun holes are densely packed and arranged in echelons, like terraces, distributed on both sides of the road.
If the North China Front still has fighters and bombers, apart from the troublesome backslope and tunnel tactics, all machine gun fire points, bunkers and anti-gun holes can be solved with aerial bombs.
But the problem now is that all the aircraft of the North China Front have been lost, except for two reconnaissance aircraft supported by Anan Weiji.
But soon, Okamura Neji turned into a happy mood.
Fortunately, the base camp agreed to dispatch a heavy artillery regiment to North China to support operations in northwest Shanxi.
Otherwise, if the five divisions attack for ten days and a half, they may not be able to penetrate the core base of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi.
"Order to attack the 21st and 35th divisions in the bandit area of the Eighth Route New Second Regiment, and to attack the 23rd and 25th divisions in the bandit area of the Eighth Route Independent Regiment, and suspend the attack."
Taking a deep breath, Okamura Neji gave a command to Arisu Seizumi:
"After the heavy artillery regiment arrives in northwestern Shanxi, 10 150mm howitzers and 4 240mm heavy howitzers can be allocated to these four divisions."
Okamura Neji knew very well that if he continued to fight like this, the five divisions would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
"Hi!"
Arisue Seizo drafted the telegram on the document, handed it to Okamura Neiji to sign, and then turned around and left.
Okamura Neji looked at Yumo Seizan's back, and suddenly his heart moved slightly, as if he remembered something.
Yesterday, the communications staff officer came in to report on the heavy artillery regiment. Arisu Seizo also happened to walk out. After hearing the news about the heavy artillery regiment, he seemed to move slightly.
This action is very suspicious.
"Youmo-kun, please wait a moment."
A look of surprise flashed across Yumo Seizan's expression as he was about to step out of the threshold. He turned around and walked towards Okamura Neji. He paused and asked, "Commander, is there anything else?"
When Su Seizan left yesterday, he did hear news about the heavy artillery regiment.
Normally, he would turn around and participate in Okamura Neji's discussion for a few words, but now Okamura Neji is very suspicious. He not only doubts the close staff around him, but also the chief of staff and deputy chief of staff.
In line with the principle that doing more is worse than doing less, Youmo Jingsan wanted to turn around, but after thinking about it, he pretended not to hear, so he paused for a moment.
But just this pause made Okamura Neji suspicious of him.
"That's right." Okamura Neiji smiled slightly: "The 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment will arrive at Peiping Station at 5 pm the day after tomorrow. Tanabe-kun has gone to northwest Shanxi. You are responsible for receiving them at the station. , the next morning, the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment headed to Datong, northern Shanxi."
Youmo Jingsan was unwilling in his heart. After all, if something happened to the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment on the way to northern Shanxi, he would probably be the subject of major suspicion.
But Okamura Neji personally gave the order, so he had no choice but to lower his head: "Hi!"
After Yusumei San left, Okamura Neji narrowed his eyes slightly.
This time, he planned to test Youmo Jingsan to see if the deputy chief of staff of the North China Front was an Eighth Route spy.
Judging from the leak of the whereabouts of Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Miyano Michichi and the leak of the fishing plan, Sue Seizo seems to be the most suspect.
He secretly ordered two military trains to be prepared at a station on the way, and after the 5th Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment set off from Peking, a civet cat would be exchanged for the prince.
The Type 94 heavy armored vehicle headed for northern Shanxi with two empty military columns.
If the 94 heavy armored vehicle column is ambushed, then there is a high probability that there is a mole in it. If it is not ambushed, then there is a three-way probability that the cavalry is not a mole.
This will not only catch the mole, but also allow the 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment to reach northwest Shanxi smoothly.
Thinking of this, Okamura Neiji immediately called the communications staff and ordered him to secretly arrange a 94 armored vehicle and two military columns at Zhangjiakou Station to wait for orders.
It turned out that the communications staff officer of the North China Front had followed Tanabe Moritake to northwestern Shanxi. This communications staff officer had just been transferred and was absolutely reliable.
After receiving the order, the communications staff immediately arranged the matter secretly.
…
at the same time.
Dagu Town, northwest Shanxi, the headquarters of the New Regiment.
Chen Feng heard the system beep and looked at the system panel with a look of astonishment in his eyes.
The Japanese actually changed the time when the heavy artillery regiment arrived in northern Shanxi?
After getting the news, Chen Feng immediately arranged for Yan Shuangying to receive the telegram. This time when the new group came, Chen Feng asked Yan Shuangying to bring a wireless telegraph machine. Otherwise, every time he got a piece of news, he would have to run back to the military again. A trip to the base.
He came to the outhouse of the new regiment headquarters with a telegram in his hand, and happened to see Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong and others there.
"Consultant Chen, I have some good news for you."
Zhao Gang raised the telegram in his hand and said happily: "The headquarters has agreed to our new regiment's business plan, and will transfer three regiments from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to your command, Brother Li, and the troops from the Sixth and Seventh Divisions. Together, we ambush the Japanese heavy artillery regiment and infantry regiment halfway."
Li Yunlong's eyes were full of expectation. Unfortunately, he was surrounded by the Japs of the 10th Division. Otherwise, he would have come to Pingsui Road in person to direct the ambush of the Japs' heavy artillery regiment.
If this business goes through, it will be a huge fortune.
In the eyes of Commander Li, meeting the 105mm howitzer and 150mm howitzer was like meeting a beauty.
But after seeing the 203mm heavy howitzer, no matter how beautiful the country is, it will pale in front of it.
Chen Feng smiled slightly and handed over the telegram: "I also have good news."
