Rise from the sword

Chapter 489 Test!

12 month 31 day.

the first three hours.

That is, at nine o'clock in the evening on the 30th.

Fifteen kilometers in front of Gecun, the Independence Regiment artillery position.

A new 105 howitzer and a new 105 mountain cannon entered the position under the traction of a big jeep or a big mule. Behind the traction team were half-track transport vehicles for transporting shells.

one two Three······
On the battlefield, Xu Husheng counted down one by one with his fingers, and finally found that a full hundred artillery pieces had arrived at the battlefield.

"Is this all the artillery in the regiment coming?"

As the commander of the first battalion and company, he is naturally very clear that now all the cannons in the regiment have been replaced with 105 calibers, including 14 105 mountain cannons with 35 times the caliber and 35 105 howitzers with [-] times the caliber.

There are thirty 105 howitzers in Heyuan County, and the rest are in the Zhaojiayu base.

Then Xu Husheng continued to look at the shell carrier behind him.

There are exactly one hundred half-track transport vehicles full of shells and ammunition boxes, each with a load of five tons, that is, five hundred tons. One round of 105 shells weighs about 25 kilograms, which is [-] rounds.

Moreover, no bombardment will transport all the shells up at once.

In other words, the ammunition base of the artillery this time is more than [-] tons?

"Company Commander Yan, is this going to launch a general offensive?"

Xu Husheng looked at Yansheng who got off the car, his tone was a little puzzled.

The construction of the road from Gecun to Ping'an County has been stopped, and the center of gravity of Zhaojiayu's base is currently on the road leading to Heyuan County.

As the company commander, he knew part of the tank business, such as killing devils to exchange for tanks, but he didn't know the details. The specific information about the tank business was only circulated at the first battalion level.

"Do not."

Yansheng patted on the side:

"Today is for live ammunition training."

"Live ammunition training?"

Xu Hu was stunned.

"Correct."

Yan Sheng grinned:
"Live ammunition training, I will send your people to help carry the shells later."

As the head of the Artillery Unit of the Independent Regiment, Yan Sheng knew very well that the army was about to expand its recruitment again. The battalion and company commander in front of him would soon become battalion-level cadres.

"it is good."

Xu Husheng nodded.

three hours later.

That is, at 12:31 on December 0.

A hundred 105 caliber cannons raised their barrels in unison. In the front-line ammunition depot one kilometer behind the gun positions, densely packed ammunition boxes were piled up, and thousands of soldiers were preparing to carry the shells.

On the commanding heights of the front-line position, ten artillery observation teams held high-power artillery sighting glasses and concealed themselves on the front line.

In the rear of the position, in a civil fortress, this is the artillery command post. Yansheng, holding a microphone, took a deep breath, and then let it out heavily, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Beside him, a group of artillery staff officers looked nervous. Some of them were lying on the table, holding protractors and drawing rulers and staring at the map on the table, and some were standing by the radio or telephone.

A series of telephone lines connected the artillery observation post, the artillery command post, and the hundred cannons to form a whole.

Large-scale long-range bombardment has very high requirements for command.

One hundred artillery pieces involved in the shelling, covering an area of ​​more than 20 kilometers wide and more than ten kilometers deep, and ten front-line observation points. All the feedback information must be collected by the artillery staff department, and then the shooting elements will be calculated and commanded. shelling.

Command, the better the bombardment effect.

"Fire."

At one minute past zero, Yansheng exhaled loudly.

Although the main purpose was to consume excess shells for reimbursement, the shelling also had a military purpose, which was to destroy obstacles on the Japanese positions.

Not just machine gun fire points.

And barbed wire, wide trenches, according to Ma...
The latter is even more troublesome than the machine gun firepower point. At present, the independent regiment has sufficient firepower configuration. When the attacking troops find the firepower point, they can use mortars or recoilless guns to solve it.

However, wide trenches cannot be crossed directly. Once encountered, the attack must be stopped, either bypassed or filled up. It is much more troublesome to solve than the firepower point. Moreover, the wide trenches lack bullet-avoiding shelters, and the troops are easily hit by devils here and suffer heavy losses. .

There are also barbed wire fences, as well as horses, which are all obstacles for the troops to attack.

In the past, the 75 guns were not powerful enough, but now the 105 guns are several meters deep, and the soil trenches can be filled directly, and the barbed wire can be directly blown up by horses. temporary shelter.

boom boom boom

Under the night, a hundred artillery pieces roared in unison, and a hundred scorching muzzle blasts pierced the dark sky.

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Facing the sudden cannon fodder, the devils were very nervous at first, and all troops were on high alert and ready to fight at any time.

Even Yamamoto ordered the front-line troops to take advantage of the interval between the artillery adjustment of the independent regiment to urgently repair the foxholes and traffic trenches that were bombed by the artillery shells, and to re-lay barbed wire, occupy horses, and lay mines.

The devil also lost a lot for this.

After the shelling, the infantry should have attacked, but the devils had just entered the position, followed by another burst of intensive shelling.Faced with the sudden extension of artillery fire, many devils who had no time to retreat were directly killed.

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the morning, after more than nine hours of irregular bombardment, that the obstacles on the three positions had been destroyed several times, before the devils realized that something was wrong.

"What are they doing?"

Yamamoto's eyes twitched.

He thought of the previous battle where the Yamada Brigade interspersed with the raid on Ge Village. At that time, the Independent Regiment had the same attitude of having too much ammunition and no place to put it.

"idiot···"

Beside him, Shinji Kozuo gritted his teeth, full of jealousy and helplessness.

In the previous nine hours of bombardment alone, the opponent fired more than 105 rounds of [-] shells, destroying most of the obstacles on the three positions of the imperial army, and many imperial troops who risked their lives to repair the obstacles were also killed.

And the shelling continued.

"How many shells do they have?"

The tone of Yamada Nakasa, who came with him, was full of disbelief.

Before, his brigade was crushed to death by bullet rain and anti-aircraft firepower. That time the independent regiment used nearly 105 tons of ammunition, and the shelling in front of him, [-] rounds of [-] shells, also started with [-] tons.

Moreover, the shelling continued.

God knows when it will stop.

"Continue to be alert."

A sharp light flashed in Yamamoto's eyes.

Although the independent regiment has not launched an offensive, he can only keep the troops on standby, ready to deal with the attack at any time, and continue to risk their lives to repair the obstacles and communication trenches damaged by artillery fire on the position.

Without these things, his troops would not be able to hold back for long in the face of the independent regiment with comprehensive firepower superiority.

"Hi."

The staff officer bowed his head and said yes.

As for the counterattack, Yamamoto didn't even think about it.

What is he fighting back?
He still has eight 105mm long-range cannons in Ping'an County, and more than two dozen 75mm mountain cannons. The quantity and quality are not comparable, and the shells are not a fraction of others.

Once he fired, his cannon would definitely be fired by Li Yunlong's artillery, and there was no need to think about the outcome.

at the same time.

On the edge of Ping'an County, several intelligence agents disguised as businessmen stood on a mountain peak, looking at the battlefield in the distance with dull eyes, and one of them was even taking pictures with a camera.

They received an order from Boss Dai to investigate the situation near Ping'an County in detail.

"How many cannons does this have?"

The person taking the picture muttered to himself.

"About fifty to a hundred doors."

In the team, a sharp-eyed person said:
"And, all of them are 105 caliber heavy artillery."

In today's national government, although the assistance of the Americans is in place, only 75 artillery pieces have entered the country, and the 105 artillery pieces can be described as real heavy artillery in the country at this time.

hiss·····

All the people took a breath in unison.

Lots of heavy artillery.

A lot of shells.

The situation here is much more severe than the rumors. No wonder the chief was slapped a few days ago given how much he valued him.

Now that the devils are in decline, the Americans are advancing all the way in the Pacific Ocean, and the Soviets are also launching a counterattack in Europe. It is only a matter of time before they win, and after that, this group of people will be the enemy.

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Zhao Jiayu.

Li Yunlong is not interested in the situation on the front line, he is plotting other things at this time.

He is on the desk of the regiment headquarters, holding a report in his hand, with a cheerful tone:

"After this period of actual combat, the new troops have basically grown up, and the superiors have sent over [-] grassroots officers and cadres for training in the Anti-Japanese War. The problem of lack of cadres has also been solved. The armored battalion and artillery units have also begun to accelerate the expansion."

Speaking of this, he paused and emphasized his tone:

"It is estimated that by the end of February, excluding the recruits trained in the boot camp, we will have more than 230 troops ready for combat, including 105 tanks, nearly [-] [-] artillery pieces, and [-] tons of ammunition."

"I wonder, can our plan be advanced a little bit? For example, start the attack in the middle and late February? Don't wait for the devils?"

After speaking, Li Yunlong looked around.

At this time, there were Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Zhao Gang, and Zhang Dabiao in the regiment headquarters.

"The little devil's intentions are becoming more and more obvious."

After a moment of silence, Ding Wei spoke:

"The entire dispatched army, including the North China Front Army, began to assemble in the coastal areas, and even many Kwantung Army were mobilized and began to stockpile combat materials."

"Obviously, the devils are about to launch a large-scale attack on the government, probably between March and May."

Ding Wei didn't command the troops to fight recently, but was obsessed with studying the impact of new equipment on the battle, as well as researching and pondering the headquarters, as well as the ghost information provided by Boss Chen. He saw a lot of interesting things from it.

He continued:
"We are in Shanxi, on the edge of North China. The first army here is supplemented by recruits, and the planes have been transferred away. Obviously, the devils do not take this place seriously. It is feasible to start planning in February."

Zhao Jiayu's further plan is to occupy Ping'an County and Pan County to obtain suitable space for industrial development, and even if the situation permits, continue to occupy Yu County and Niangziguan Railway Station, completely cut off the Zhengtai Line, and cut off one of the lifelines of the First Army.

It's a pity that there is still a Tongpu Railway in Shanxi. The devils keep a close eye on this railway, and even gave up a lot of territory for it. Even the current army can't cut it off, otherwise they can gather other troops to make dumplings for the First Army.

Maybe he can also occupy Yan Xishan's hometown by the way.

Adding other troops, it is no problem to mobilize an army of 15. With a force of three to one, and the new 240 heavy mortars, it is not difficult to storm Taiyuan.

However, just because it doesn't work now doesn't mean it won't work in the future.

"What are you going to do after taking Ping'an County?"

Kong Jie asked.

The head of Kong Da's regiment has also recently left the command of the frontline troops. Unlike Ding Wei, he has recently been obsessed with large-scale production and construction, assisting Zhao Gang in managing the construction of the corps. He has been the head of the corps for so many years. All in all, the construction brigade was managed by him in an orderly manner, and now the total number of people has surpassed the peak period of the North China Front Army.

Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and Cheng He also looked over.

More than a month later, there was no problem in capturing Ping'an County. At that time, the road from Zhaojiayu to Heyuan County was also opened to traffic, and the tank troops could easily bypass Heyuan County and attack Ping'an County.

In the plain area, what do the little devils use to stop the charge of the tank troops?

"I'm planning to."

Li Yunlong spread out the map and pointed his finger at a point on it:
"Go back to my hometown first."

"Home!"

"Home!"

"..."

In the regiment headquarters, Zhao Gang, Kong Jie and others were all shocked when they saw Li Yunlong's finger pointing.

Hometown refers to Yang Village and Shou County.

Shou County is more than 100 kilometers away from Ping'an County!The distance from Heyuan County is nearly [-] kilometers in a straight line.

"Good idea."

But Ding Wei's eyes lit up:
"Now the devils of the First Army are distributed along the Zhengtai Line and Tongpu Line. Some main roads have been abandoned. There is no railway line between Ping'an County and Shou County. We have no difficulty in occupying it. And there is a wide plain in between. The terrain is rich in minerals and there are many roads, which is very suitable for the development of industry.”

"With tank troops, there is no need to be afraid of devils."

Hearing Ding Wei's words, the others nodded in agreement.

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong smiled:
"There is still more than a month to go, let's think about it carefully."

"However, before that, I plan to do a test."

"What test?"

Everyone looked over in unison.

"During the tank business, the food consumed cannot be reimbursed..."

Li Yunlong tapped his fingers on the table.

The rest rolled their eyes in unison.

If the food can be reimbursed twice, that's fine. Now the independent regiment has more than 200 million tons of food, seven times the amount, and the total is nearly [-] million tons, which can bury the entire Zhaojiayu base area.

"But can the fuel we sell be reimbursed? Anyway, we can't use up this stuff ourselves."

Li Yunlong continued.

Next month, the independent regiment will get 80 tons of fuel. Even if the tank is driven hard and the accelerator is pressed to death, it will only consume up to five tons of fuel a day, and it will never be consumed.

"It can't be."

The corner of Ding Wei's mouth twitched.

"Not always."

Li Yunlong said:
"This is called raising military expenses, and it is also military consumption."

It sounds reasonable... Everyone fell silent.

"Our strength is enough, let's release a small amount of fuel to test the devil's reaction."

Li Yunlong continued:
"Exactly, that Kotaro Ito is in Pan County."

(End of this chapter)