Rise from the sword

Chapter 487 Shoot the cannonballs out!
Ping An County.

On the front line of the Japanese army, on the third defensive position.

Devils are busy.

In the winter, a group of devils wearing plaster flags and shirtless, waving the shovel in their hands hahahaha.

Under the devil's shovel after shovel, trenches, blastholes, and circular fortifications gradually took shape. The devils filled the dug up soil into sandbags and stacked them layer by layer. Important blastholes and support fortresses It is supported by wooden beams.

Soon, a standard field bunker gradually took shape.

Afterwards, this group of devils continued to be busy, continuing to build a new group of fortifications behind this field bunker, and at the same time, a group of devils were secretly digging tunnel fortifications.

rear of the position.

Yamamoto, who came to inspect, was holding a telescope to observe the fourth stronghold in the distance. Of course, it is now the territory of the independent regiment. The previous attack was to occupy the road in one go, and cooperate with the interspersed Yamada brigade to take Gecun. Cut off Li Yunlong's outstretched hand.

But well.

Ideal is full, the reality is very skinny.

Not to mention taking Gecun, even the fourth stronghold originally occupied by the independent regiment was not captured, and the attacking troops suffered heavy losses, with several brigades completely destroyed.

The Yamada brigade was even smashed by Li Yunlong with high-altitude firepower.

"General."

Behind him, a staff officer reported:

"According to your order, we organized [-] recruits to start from the third stronghold to build a large deep bunker fortification group. The construction progress is currently under planning."

"The original fortification reinforcement plan is also in progress. Considering the power of the independent regiment's heavy artillery, the amount of reinforcement work is very large, and the demand for materials is relatively large. The progress of the project is very slow and lags behind expectations."

The staff officer's report was succinct.

Heavy artillery appeared in the Independent Regiment, which could threaten half-buried civil bunkers. Although it was different from the expected model, it turned out to be a large-caliber mortar, but the way to deal with it was also very simple.

quantity or quality.

Strengthen the original fortifications and increase the number of fortifications.

Yamamoto chose a two-pronged approach.

In order to speed up the construction period and ensure the quality, the devil's staff did not choose to recruit civilians, but mobilized recruits to work. In terms of Bushido, military law, and sufficient food, the devil's recruits worked very hard, and the quality of the fortifications they built was also very good.

Of course, the devil actually wanted to call the civilians to speed up, but the problem is that there are really not many people around here, and they all went to the independent group.

Now the independent regiment base area is recruiting workers. Although it is difficult for the construction team to get in, there are still many road construction teams who use food stamps as wages and include food, which is much more cost-effective than planing food in the field.

"Yo Xi."

Yamamoto nodded in admiration.

"Pay attention to the quality of fortifications."

Yamamoto exhorted:
"The basic support fortifications and anti-bunker holes must be built with the power of 105 grenades and 120 mortars of the Independent Regiment."

The significance of field fortifications is to prevent soldiers from being hurt by enemy artillery fire, so they must be built in a targeted manner. When the artillery fire of the independent regiment is upgraded, the fortifications of the imperial army must also be upgraded.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head and left.

Yamamoto continued to hold up the binoculars to look at the independent regiment's position in the distance, and sighed deeply.

It is different from the Royal Army.

The independent regiment on the opposite side did not intend to build strong fortifications at all. It only built a standard set of field fortifications, with only a few strong anti-gun holes, and there were very few troops on the front line, only half the strength of the brigade.

This amount of troops is completely insufficient to defend such a wide fortification.

But Yamamoto was clear.

These soldiers are actually only responsible for vigilance. Once he launches an attack, the overwhelming shells will roar in. Without the soldiers touching, his first wave of attack will directly hit back without the shells.

Yamamoto sighed silently and put away the binoculars.

The gap is too big.

Facing today's independent regiment, he has a feeling that he is facing a hedgehog, and he has no way to start. Once the opponent regains strength, the tanks are replenished, and they launch an attack in an all-round way, he doesn't know how to defend.

Tank No. [-] is not so easy to deal with during the day.

"Is there any news about the domestic anti-war artillery?"

Yamamoto asked a staff officer behind him.

The front armor of the No. [-] tank is [-] mm. He only has a few Type [-] anti-aircraft guns in his hand, and they can't penetrate his face. He can only apply for some of the latest Type I anti-aircraft guns from China.

But Yamamoto still has doubts in his heart.

Can the 47mm Empire-made anti-aircraft gun penetrate the No. [-] tank provided by Chen Fan?

The quality of Chen Fan's weapons has always been extremely high. The materials of his guns are much better than those of the Empire, with high precision, less failure rate, and the quality of the artillery barrels is also much better. Therefore, the tank armor he produces must also be very good.

"No reply yet."

The staff officer who answered also sighed.

No reply, the meaning is actually very obvious.

The empire's current strategic center of gravity is in the Pacific Ocean, in Southeast Asia, in the coastal and southern regions of the Republic of China, and in Shanxi, which is on the edge of North China, which is not particularly important.

Recently, the Tuba Road has become more and more powerful here, and more and more peripheral counties have been attacked by the Tuba Road. The full-scale brigade can no longer act alone. Not long ago, a full-scale brigade was completely wiped out during the Qing Dynasty. It takes two brigades or even one unit to act to ensure safety.

The cost of maintaining the occupation is too high. If Ping'an County is not profitable, many unimportant counties may be voluntarily abandoned.

"Ah."

Yamamoto nodded expressionlessly, but decided in his heart to talk to General Shinozuka and even General Okamura about this in person.

He needs weapons that can take on the tanks of the Independence Regiment.

A weapon with a larger caliber than the Type I anti-aircraft gun.

It is not cost-effective to exchange elite veterans for tanks of the independent regiment.

At this moment, a staff officer ran over:
"General, the latest information on the base of the Independent Regiment."

With that said, he handed the information in his hand to Yamamoto.

After quickly receiving the information, Yamamoto glanced at him, and immediately his expression changed drastically. He even stared at the new staff officer with burning eyes, and asked in disbelief:
"Is the information true?"

Yamamoto couldn't believe the truth of the information in his hand, even though the intelligence department of Ping'an County was established by himself, and the efficiency was top-notch.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head and replied:

"The information is true. The independent regiment is building the road from Zuojiazhuang to Heyuan County. It has mobilized more than 33 civilians, and used hundreds of half-track vehicles to transport earthwork, and even used [-] tanks to compact the road and push the earth."

It was confirmed that Yamamoto's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

The heavy armor of the tank leads to a very short overhaul distance, high fuel consumption, and serious loss of parts. Is it possible for humans to use a tank to compact the inside and shovel gravel and earthwork?

Although it is not clear what is going on in the mind of the independent group, it shows one thing.

The independent regiment not only has no shortage of tanks, but also armored vehicles, and even overflows with tanks and armored vehicles, otherwise it can be used to build roads?
Thinking of this, Yamamoto quickly walked to the headquarters.

The new anti-war artillery must be accelerated, otherwise once the independent regiment rushed out with tanks and rushed towards the Zhengtai Railway, the supply line of tens of thousands of troops entrenched near Yu County, Ping'an County would be cut off.

Then he's done playing.

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Zhao Jiayu.

At this time, Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong were both there, and there was Sun Desheng in the regiment headquarters, as well as an engineer from the construction team.

"The road from Zuojiazhuang to Heyuan County has already started construction."

An engineer begins reporting:
"It's going faster than expected, and those tanks and armored vehicles have been a big help."

Speaking of which, this forty-something engineer who has worked in various countries around the world couldn't help but twitch his lips. In his more than 20 years of engineering experience, he has never seen a military armored transport vehicle or a tank. Road repaired.

This is too wasteful.

But, to be honest, this thing works really well.

Tanks and armored transport vehicles have high horsepower, sufficient power, and durable leather. They are used to build roads, and the effect is surprisingly good, and the progress of the project has greatly increased.

"good."

Zhao Gang nodded in satisfaction.

The engineer leaves a report and then leaves. He still needs to watch the site. After all, the construction brigade has been established for less than a year, and there is still a shortage of civil engineering talents. He must always watch to prevent engineering errors.

Then Sun Desheng spoke:

"We have a quota of 2 tons of tanks, and we have exchanged for 160 No. [-] tanks and [-] half-track armored vehicles."

"Training losses of both tanks and armored vehicles are 25. Boss Chen doubled the replenishment of 250 vehicles. The recent training loss plus the attack has resulted in the loss of [-] tanks and [-] armored vehicles. Currently there are [-] tanks left and [-] armored vehicles. There are three hundred left."

"but···"

Having said this, Sun Desheng was a little hesitant:
"Although Boss Chen said that during the battle, the damaged weapons and supplies will also be reimbursed, but..."

Speaking of this, he looked at his team leader with hesitation in his eyes:

"Captain, is it really okay for us to do this? The tank was forced to continue driving when it was due for overhaul, and the half-track armored vehicle was seriously overloaded and transported, and it was not repaired when it was due to be repaired, but continued to run forcibly. Is this considered intentional damage?"

"What are you hesitating about, kid?"

Li Yunlong scolded:
"I told you to let go of your hands and feet and do it well. Labor and management have been doing business with Brother Chen for so long, so why don't you understand?"

"Let's go and do it!"

Zhao Gang also waved his hand and said something.

Leader Li Datuan and Zhao Gang are both good people.

During the combat period, the independent regiment's weapons, equipment and combat supplies will be reimbursed twice, and the settlement will be made monthly.

It refers to attrition during combat, not combat attrition.

The description of this business clearly has a lot of loopholes. It is easy to double the supplies every month, and then last for seven months. What a huge amount of supplies.

Among other things, the independent regiment currently has nearly 50 tons of fuel, 100 tons of weapons and ammunition, more than [-] tanks, and [-] half-track armored vehicles, doubling every month for seven months.

Even Americans are so heartbroken that they can't breathe.

But Boss Chen didn't intend to make up for these loopholes at all. Every time they met, he always had a gesture, let's do it freely, don't worry about supplies, just give as much as you want, and only a little more.

Faced with this direct hint, Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong no longer hesitated.

"Yes."

Sun Desheng nodded, no longer hesitated, and walked away directly.

There are still three days until the end of December, and he has to work harder to consume the remaining tanks and armored vehicles.

A few minutes later, Shen Quan, the captain of the transportation brigade, walked in:
"Leader, political commissar, what can I do for you?"

Shen Quan was a little puzzled.

He is in the transportation brigade, responsible for material transportation, and is rarely called to the regiment headquarters alone.

"How many ten-wheel trucks does the transportation brigade have now?"

Zhao Gang cut to the chase and asked directly.

"Three hundred and one cars."

Shen Quan replied.

The first batch of ten rounds of big trucks was only given to [-] cars, but in the next half a year, Boss Chen often gave ten rounds of big trucks to the independent group, and the total reached [-] cars. Because there were enough parts and he managed them properly, only One was completely damaged, but fortunately, Boss Chen gave two more not long ago.

"How many drivers have been trained?"

Zhao Gang continued to ask.

The training of truck drivers is directly under the responsibility of the transport brigade itself.

"Three thousand four hundred and fifty two."

Shen Quan replied.

The order given to him by the regiment headquarters is to train drivers who can drive trucks at the fastest speed. Truck driving is relatively simple. With sufficient fuel supply, he uses the three-level training mode of three jumpers, big jeeps, and ten-wheel big trucks. The training speed is very fast. quick.

"Haha not bad."

Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong looked at each other with smiles on their faces.

The two of them knew very well that the last two ten-wheel trucks that Chen Fan sent before were reimbursed.And the ten-wheel big truck has never been on the battlefield, and it is always responsible for transportation in the rear.

This opened the duo up to a plethora of avenues to get the truck.

With the establishment of the firearms factory and the shell factory, a large amount of food, the material circulation between Zhao Jiayu and Zhang Wanhe is getting bigger and bigger, and the capacity gap is getting bigger and bigger. The road from Zhao Jiayu to the logistics department has also started construction. A carriage is no longer enough, not even a big mule.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a large number of transport trucks, one thousand or even thousands of ten-wheel trucks, in order to meet the increasingly large demand for material transportation.

Then Zhao Gang smiled and said:

"The driver training continues to increase. If there are few people, tell me directly. I will transfer you from the construction brigade. In addition..."

"Is this okay?"

Hearing the political commissar's request, the corners of Shen Quan's mouth twitched, and he was speechless for a while.

He is also a person who experienced the reimbursement of millions of rounds of bullets back then, but the concept of ten-wheeled katana and bullets is not the same. A ten-wheeled katana plus spare parts weighs twenty, and two of them are more than one million rounds of ammunition. up.

"If you tell you to do it, do it!"

Li Yunlong's tone of voice is bold and undeniable.

"Yes."

Seeing the group leader speak, Shen Quan felt relieved:
"Guaranteed to complete the mission."

It is too simple to use the ten-wheel card until it is scrapped and it is difficult to repair, and even if it is scrapped, it can also be used as a repair part supply.

After Shen Quan left, the commander of the artillery company and the head of the artillery of the independent regiment walked in:

"Leader, political commissar."

"I'll give you a mission."

Li Yunlong took out a list and said:

"Starting at zero o'clock on December 31, you organize a bombardment of the devil's position and shoot out these shells."

(End of this chapter)