Rise from the sword

Chapter 383 The Commander of the First Army is inappropriate.

"General."

In the Temporary Headquarters of the First Army, Yamamoto reported the news of Li Yunlong's escape to Yoshio Shinozuka:
"The front line telegraphed that the two brigades chasing the remnants of Li Yunlong were in Ma Village, Xiliao County. They were covered by the enemy's heavy artillery fire. At present, they have lost sight of Li Yunlong."

"Heavy artillery?"

Yoshio Shinozuka raised his head.

Yamamoto was stunned to see that extremely haggard face.

Compared with the meeting yesterday, the general at this time looked even more haggard.

Back then, when they attacked Shou County with an army of [-] and two heavy artillery brigades, they were so high-spirited and confident. How confident they were then, they are now haggard.

Yamamoto sighed.

No wonder.

In this attack, although Shou County was recaptured, the main purpose of eliminating Li Yunlong was not completed. The attacking troops suffered heavy losses, and the subsequent pursuits added up to more than [-] imperial troops.

A full regiment of the imperial army disappeared like this.

The Airfield of the First Army was also bombarded for the second time. The Aviation Brigade of the First Army was wiped out, and most of the planes transferred from other places were also lost. Now that the domestic priority is given to supplying the Navy, the Air Brigade of the First Army wants to replenish. Far more difficult than last time.

Oh, by the way, I also lost a 240 heavy artillery, which is much more expensive than airplanes.

A series of failures and huge losses caused the high level of the empire to be very dissatisfied with the general. It is foreseeable that the future of the general this time is bound to be...

"Correct."

Withdrawing his thoughts, Yamamoto said:

"From the perspective of power and ballistics, it should be a mortar with a caliber of more than 120. The power of the shell exceeds the imperial division-level 105 howitzer. The maximum range exceeds [-] kilometers, and the accuracy is very high."

"Also, mountain mobility is pretty good."

After a pause, Yamamoto was afraid of irritating his own commander, so he changed his tone and continued: "It was this kind of artillery that bombarded Taiyuan Airport. Its mobility can be seen from the fact that the opponent can penetrate into Taiyuan."

"Mortars with a caliber above 120..."

Shinozuka Yoshio suddenly sighed.

As a lieutenant general, he naturally knew that the dazzling 120-degree pressure was now being used in the European battlefield, and he also knew that the empire had also begun to study this artillery, and even produced a small number of samples, and the factory also received production plans.

Even the group of old antiques who controlled the military industry in the empire have regressed. It is conceivable that this kind of artillery is excellent.

"High maneuverability! It also has a range of more than [-] kilometers!"

Immediately afterwards, Yoshio Shinozuka felt his scalp go numb.

The mountain area has high mobility, long range, high accuracy, and its power surpasses the division-level 105 howitzer of the empire, and it is even much larger. The Eighth Route Army has this kind of artillery, coupled with that kind of guerrilla warfare. The Shanxi border, the imperial army can still treat?

Does the transport team dare to walk on the road?I'm afraid they were bombarded as soon as they left the city.

There is no need to repair the gun towers. The masonry gun towers cannot withstand division-level artillery at all. Even if it is just a mortar, it will not work, unless a large amount of reinforced concrete is used, but absolutely no drop will be transported from China.

"This should be provided by that Chen Fan."

Shinozuka Yoshio speculated.

Yamamoto's forehead twitched, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he rarely answered.

"Yamamoto-kun."

Shinozuka Yoshio also understood the situation very well, so he stopped talking about Chen Fan. This topic is simply impossible to talk about. Let the intelligence department of the headquarters have a headache. He immediately changed the topic:

"Go and investigate the big mule of the Independent Regiment. It seems that our stupid spy has also sent some useful information."

A mortar with a caliber of 120 or more has a range of more than five kilometers. With such data, the total weight of the gun must not be less than [-] kilograms, and a single large part will not be less than [-] kilograms. It stands to reason that such a weight It is extremely difficult to maneuver on the mountain of weapons, but the two battles showed that this cannon showed amazing mountain maneuverability in the hands of Li Yunlong of the independent regiment. Combined with the event of the independent regiment robbing the army column, it carried a large number of mechanical equipment and still maintained super high speed March ability.

I am afraid that the incredible big mule that Zhu Ziming mentioned really exists.

"Hi."

Yamamoto noticed this too.

All indications indicate that the Independent Regiment possesses an extraordinary animal power, and there are many of them.

"What is the number of such mortars? Is there any specific information?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

If there were a large number of such heavy mortars, then the future life of the Imperial Army might not be very easy, no, it should be very difficult, even extremely difficult.

"There shouldn't be many at the moment."

Yamamoto has no specific information, nor has he launched an investigation on the front line, but he can see a lot of information based on the traces of the battlefield:

"From the on-site analysis in Taiyuan, the enemy bombarded the airport and dispatched two large-caliber mortars. The density of shells used to block the bombardment before was one shot every three seconds, which should be the number of two mortars."

"But there are not many shells."

"Two doors..."

Yoshio Shinozuka breathed a sigh of relief.

The two cannons have limited impact on the Shanxi region, let alone the North China region. Only twenty or even thirty cannons can cause relatively big troubles to the empire.

But he also understands that just because there aren't many now doesn't mean there won't be many in the future.

"Do you know how Li Yunlong's artillery unit infiltrated near the airport?"

Yoshio Shinozuka changed the subject again.

This point, Shinozuka Yoshio has been unable to understand.

No matter how powerful that big mule is, it is only animal power. It is impossible to covertly arrive near Taiyuan Airport with more than 2000 rounds and a total weight of tens of tons.

"The investigation is clear."

Speaking of this, the corner of Yamamoto's mouth twitched again:
"Li Yunlong dug a hidden artillery shell storage warehouse at our training ground. He stored the shells there in advance by transporting them bit by bit. After the artillery arrived, they only needed to take out the shells."

Yamamoto himself was not free, so he just sent a few team members to Taiyuan to investigate, but after ten days of investigation, he finally found the secret ammunition depot.

"Prepare the shell storage near Taiyuan in advance?"

Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes widened.

He thought about all kinds of possibilities, even the Taiyuan Imperial Army was bought on a large scale, but this, storing the shells near Taiyuan in advance, was really beyond his expectations.

At that time, the main force of the First Army was stationed in Taiyuan, and the strength of a brigade would spread to the surrounding area. Given the security and patrol situation in Taiyuan at that time, the number of people who could covertly pass through at one time would definitely not be too many.

Li Yunlong bombarded the airport with more than [-] rounds of shells, with a total weight of more than [-] to [-] tons.

That is to say, I am afraid that Li Yunlong began to store shells in Taiyuan half a year ago, and Li Yunlong was preparing to bombard Taiyuan Airport for the second time half a year ago.

"What a..."

Yoshio Shinozuka murmured, but in the end he couldn't say the word lunatic.

Although this trick sounds crazy and extremely unbelievable, it is beyond everyone's imagination. In war, there is an iron rule-to catch unawares by surprise.

In this regard, Li Yunlong has almost achieved perfection.

"It's a horrible fellow."

Shinozuka Yoshio muttered to himself at last, feeling a chill down his back.

Playing against this kind of person is the most troublesome, because you can never guess how he will play cards.

"General."

Seeing that his general was so pessimistic and praised the enemy, Yamamoto comforted him:
"Although we failed to kill Li Yunlong, we did not gain anything in this public security battle. We wiped out a large number of Li Yunlong's independent regiment. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of its strength has been lost, greatly reducing its strength."

"We also destroyed the agricultural system of its base area and burned down its houses. It is foreseeable that it will inevitably fall into famine in the next year, and its internal stability will be impacted."

"What's the use of this?"

Yoshio Shinozuka snorted coldly:
"Those who fled into the mountainous area were all the backbone and elite of the Eighth Route Army. The imperial army did not have the strength to enter the mountainous area to destroy them. With the support of supplies, Li Yunlong's troops would be able to recover within half a year, and within a year, they would be able to recover to their peak. The fighting power of the period."

"As for supplies...huh!"

Yamamoto lowered his head and stopped talking.

He knew very well that his general was telling the truth. The short-term effect of this raid was very good, but the long-term effect might not be as good as the front army headquarters had speculated.Those guys have been in high positions for too long and haven't been able to see what's going on at the bottom.

"Ha ha···"

Suddenly, Shinozuka Yoshio smiled leisurely: "However, this is not something I should consider."

"General?"

Yamamoto raised his head, his tone tense.

"From next month, Yoshimoto Sadaichi will be the commander of the First Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka continued with a leisurely tone.

Li Yunlong is still alive and kicking in his jurisdiction, and his dancing is getting more and more lively. Now there are long-range heavy artillery, and Chen Fan's investigation has made no progress, and the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger.

It doesn't matter if the commander of the First Army is inappropriate.

If you continue to stay, you may not know what it will be like to be harmed by Li Yunlong.

"Gibben will arrive in Taiyuan with the Seventh Regiment, and you will meet him when the time comes."

Shinozuka Yoshio exhorted.

Drawing on the lessons from last time, the newly appointed Lieutenant General Gibbon moved with the large forces to avoid accidents.

"Then you?"

Yamamoto asked quickly.

"I will stay in Peiping for a long time."

Shinozuka Yoshio's tone was light and relaxed.

·······
Somewhere an unnamed mountain.

"Li Yunlong withdrew into the mountains, and the defense of Shou County is over."

"Reward settlement:..."

Looking at the panel that automatically popped up, Chen Fan looked at it indifferently, expressionless, only when he saw the following lines of writing, he twitched his eyebrows and looked surprised.

"Price code: technical information and equipment of the bottom row of shells..."

"Note: The higher the degree of completion, the more detailed the information and equipment"

"This business is interesting..."

Looking at the newly popped up business, Chen Fan raised his eyebrows.

The method is actually very simple, he can think of it.

As long as the independent regiment causes more trouble during the period of the new commander of the First Army, the devil will suffer even greater losses.

This is a long-term task.

Of course, the price tag is also very sufficient.

The bottom row of shells of the 75-gun was given before, but now the technical information and production equipment of the bottom row of shells are directly given...
Bottom discharge is a product of the 60s, which can increase the range of shells by 20.00% to [-]%...
The technology itself is not difficult, only some breakthroughs in the theory of shell aerodynamics and fluid mechanics...
As for the production equipment, there is nothing advanced, just some basic mechanical manufacturing equipment, which are currently available in Europe and the United States.

However, these equipment can help the Eighth Route Army quickly expand the technical capabilities and scale of the arsenal. After digesting these equipment, it will be able to produce its own shells.

And the bottom discharge technology...

Cannonballs have a range increase of 20.00% to [-]. At present, this is a top technology and a huge bargaining chip. I believe that John Bull, Uncle Sam, and polar bears will all be very interested.

(End of this chapter)