Rise from the sword

Chapter 558

"Deputy Head."

Twelve kilometers away from the Chengde Japanese army's position, on the artillery position of the Independent Regiment, the battalion commander of the Fifth Artillery Battalion looked at the twelve 305 new howitzers entering the position in the distance with some doubts:
"These heavy artillery are indeed powerful, but they are also too heavy."

"With a dead weight of [-] tons, there are not many bridges in our country that can support it. Flat ground is fine. Bridges or soft ground need to be reinforced by engineering troops before passing through, and paved and reinforced roads."

"In this case, even if the road conditions are good, you can maneuver for dozens of kilometers a day at most. In case of rain and muddy ground, you may not be able to maneuver for ten kilometers a day."

"The rate of fire is also slow. With auxiliary mechanical loading, the fastest rate of fire can only reach one round every 2 minutes."

"Too many operators are needed."

"Special engineering units, artillery shell transport vehicles, artillery shell loading vehicles, and super-large cranes are needed to replace the barrels. With logistics personnel, more than [-] people are needed for one gun, which is too wasteful of manpower."

"Although it is very powerful, grenades are not as powerful as heavy bombs, and armor-piercing projectiles are not as powerful as ground-penetrating projectiles."

"And for us, the power is a bit overflowing. If it is to destroy ordinary fortifications, the 240 mortar, or the new 203 self-propelled howitzer is enough."

After taking over and playing for only a few hours, the battalion commander of the Fifth Artillery Battalion deeply felt why this kind of large-caliber subgrade heavy artillery is in a situation of being eliminated worldwide.

Although this guy is indeed powerful and fierce.

But the mobility is too poor to keep up with the troops.

Even if it is a heavily armed unit, the marching speed can pull away a large part of this heavy artillery.This still has to be equipped with the situation of the latest all-track tractor of [-]-horsepower high-torque diesel engine.

The main problem is that domestic infrastructure, not to mention Europe during the First World War, is worse than Europe in the last century by not 01:30.

In this age of war where speed is the key to victory, what's the use of weapons that can't keep up with the troops?

It was impossible during World War I.

At that time, there was only heavy artillery as a means of facing the enemy's fortresses, but now, the troops have aircraft, and the maneuverability of the aircraft is guaranteed to arrive within a few hours. Heavy bombs are more powerful than any heavy artillery. Penetrating power comparable to naval guns.

No need for heavy artillery at all.

If it doesn't work, it can still maneuver around, just like the Germans did against France.

As for being affected by the weather, this is not a big problem.

Of course, there is another problem.

It is too wasteful of manpower, requiring a large number of technicians to serve, one gun plus auxiliary technicians, requires more than 300 people to serve, the same scale of manpower, he can organize 125 new 203 heavy artillery, or the latest [-] self-propelled howitzer fifteen Door.

Of course, a large part of the reason is these new machines and equipment, such as military bridge erecting machines, military paving machines, etc. These equipment are new gadgets, few people know how to use them, and various problems emerge one after another.

Coupled with the fact that a large number of newcomers were stuffed in, it really gave him a headache.

Taking advantage of his current status as the deputy head, Yan Sheng, who is actually treated as a teacher, came here to inspect, and he made complaints about it.

"This heavy artillery is really unnecessary."

Yan Sheng, who came here to see the new heavy artillery, said with a smile while holding a cigarette produced by Zhaojiayu Cigarette Factory.

Today's independent regiment has luxurious weapons and equipment, which he could not have imagined at the beginning.

Back in the day, capturing a [-]-style can make him ecstatic, and a few Bofors cannons could keep him awake for several days, for fear that he would think he was dreaming and dare not wake up.

up to now.

The twelve 305mm heavy guns are no longer in the eye, and even began to look down on them.

and also.

The canned meat that I thought about day and night, especially the kind of greasy, large canned braised pork, I rushed to eat it at first, bibimbap, radish and cabbage, no matter how much the cooking team made, they were all eaten.

Now, the soldiers in the regiment will throw up when they see it.

Really spit!

The rapid changes before and after, and the huge gap between front and back, make Yansheng often feel like falling into a dream, everything is so unreal.

but.

The scorching wind from the muzzle of the cannon, the howling and falling explosion of the shells opened up the devil's position, the devil's trench run over by the tank track, blocked by the armor, the roar of the aircraft engine, the screaming of the heavy bomb falling, the continuous hissing of the machine gun, and the tracer bullets Like a shooting star.

These are all so real.

"We tested this heavy artillery in Ping'an County."

With a lot of thoughts, Yansheng added a sentence.

"Then why?"

The battalion commander of the Fifth Artillery Battalion did not understand.

Knowing that this heavy artillery is not good, knowing that it is a pity to throw away such heavy artillery, why did they buy twelve heavy artillery and three thousand shells.As a result, including recruits, a battalion with a total strength of more than [-] can only serve these twelve heavy artillery.

And it made him burnt out.

He can't figure it out!

"For our current situation, this kind of heavy artillery is really useless."

Yansheng first said something earnest, then his tone suddenly changed:
"How about some mechanical equipment for these heavy artillery?"

"It's all good stuff."

Speaking of this, the Fifth Battalion Commander suddenly became excited:

"If the bridge erecting machine is proficient, it doesn't take an hour to erect a 20-meter-long steel bridge. Tanks can drive directly over it. After adding load-bearing columns, tank convoys can pass directly."

"The road paving machine can quickly pave the ground with steel plates, and can pave 60 meters of hardened road at a time. It was muddy enough for tanks to pass through before, but now it is paved with steel plate roads, and it is easy to pass."

"If the troops are equipped with this on a large scale, the mobility will be much stronger."

"It's just too complicated and requires a lot of operators, and the cooperation between the machines also requires a lot of training and practical exercises. However, give us some time..."

The Fifth Battalion Commander became more and more excited as he talked. Finally, he stopped suddenly.

The Independent Regiment has currently formed more than 35 artillery battalions, from the first battalion to the 35th battalion. In other words, the fifth battalion was actually formed a long time ago, and the fifth battalion commander is naturally a true veteran of the independent regiment.

At least three years of experience.

Well, as a veteran, he naturally has rich experience and a high knowledge base.

He suddenly understood why the troops had to exchange so many heavy artillery.Why did he let the [-]th Artillery Battalion come to serve these twelve heavy artillery, and why did he stuff so many recruits.

The current independent regiment has enough tanks, aircraft and artillery, much like foreign mechanized troops.

But in fact, a truly mechanized force is not only those galloping tanks, planes, trucks, artillery fire like raindrops, but also those special auxiliary mechanical equipment that support tanks, planes, and cannons.

Logistics vehicles, cranes, tractors, rescue vehicles, ammunition transport vehicles, fuel vehicles, etc.

And, the people who operate, maintain these devices.

With these, the armored force can display its true strength.

The twelve heavy artillery pieces in front of me and a lot of machinery and equipment to serve them are not as efficient as the new 203 heavy artillery pieces or the 125mm howitzers, but the training for the soldiers of the artillery battalion is far superior to the first two types of artillery pieces. .

The more complex the weapons and equipment, the higher the requirements for soldiers.

and!

This cannon is indeed powerful enough. A [-]kg grenade can't handle any civil engineering work, let alone it is equipped with armor-piercing projectiles.

So, he got it.

What the regiment headquarters valued was the addition of this set of mechanical equipment to the mechanized troops. His battalion was responsible for testing, training and exploring equipment. After all, his fifth artillery battalion was the elite main battalion.

Of course, a large part of it is because - this thing is really powerful, and it is very exciting to use.

As for mobility, it doesn't really matter at all. Now the troops are fighting steadily and have plenty of time. If you give the devils some time, they will earn more afterwards.

The price of the tank business has increased several times until now, and the price of each devil is really worth a lot.

"such a pity."

After the Fifth Battalion Commander left, Yan Sheng looked at the twelve heavy artillery that were maneuvering in front of him, tsk, tsk, tsk.

In fact, Boss Chen’s latest list includes train guns of the same caliber, fully automatic, with a rate of fire of two rounds per minute, a barrel of 1 times the diameter, and a range of 45 kilometers.

That's the real big guy.

But because the railway infrastructure is not good, it can only be placed in the Zhaojiayu base as a display.

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the other side.

Ping County.

"What cement is this?"

Ding Wei looked at the fortification in front of him, completely surprised.

He has seen reinforced concrete fortifications, Zhaojiayu, Ping'an County, Heyuan County, there are many, almost every commanding height is there, he also built it himself, and used weapons afterwards to get addicted.

The reinforced concrete fortifications are really powerful, thicker ones, even large-caliber heavy machine guns can't penetrate them.

But there are problems.

The construction is troublesome. During the construction process, wooden molds are required, steel bars need to be bundled, material mixing, mixing, and pouring are all technical tasks, otherwise the hardness will be much worse.

Want to repair it, you need experienced fighters.

Water is also needed during the construction process, and in water-scarce areas, freezing winter is more troublesome.

In addition, it takes time for the cement and steel bars to solidify and reach the predetermined strength, and some even need to wait for a week or even ten days, during which they need to be well maintained.It is much slower and troublesome than civil engineering construction.

This is the biggest problem.

It was built in a hurry, and it was too late.

But the cement in front of me.

He remembered that it was under construction in the morning. Nowadays, most of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment came from the construction brigade. Everyone knows how to build cement fortifications, and naturally there will be no problems with their skills.

but.

"So fast?"

Ding Wei knocked on the concrete fortification, the boss with his mouth open.

"This is a new type of quick-drying cement."

The engineer battalion commander who was in charge of the construction said:
"According to the information, this cement is specially designed and manufactured for the construction of fortifications. It only takes four hours to reach the predetermined strength of 15 MPa, but it still takes more than a month to reach the highest strength."

"enough."

Ding Wei bared his teeth.

Fifteen MPa is enough.With this thing, it is not only convenient to build fortifications, but also to build roads in the future. He slowly advanced towards the Kwantung Army, and the tactics of cutting flesh with blunt knives gave him another chance of winning.

'Good stuff. '

Ding Wei glanced at the night vision device inside the fortification, and couldn't help feeling:

"There are more and more good things."

"The battle is getting easier and easier."

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Central Henan area.

Login.

This 5000-year history, 4000-year city history, 500-year capital history, and the starting point of the Silk Road ushered in the biggest change in mid-June.

"Retreat."

Looking at the information in his hand, Ningji Okamura sighed deeply, and then issued an order:

"Get out of Fuyang (Luojing)."

In the Battle of Central Henan, facing the strong air support of the independent regiment, the logistical supply was difficult, and the imperial army, which suffered a huge loss of heavy weapons, paid a huge price to occupy Lin Luojing, and then changed its name to Fuyang.

However, as soon as the front foot was occupied, before it could be destroyed, and even before the civilian men who repaired the Beijing-Hanzhou line had time to be recruited, the independent group came up.

In the beginning, the independent group only built a bridge across the river in Wen County.

It has to be said that this bridge made Gangcun very jealous. In just a few days, the other party built a bridge over the Yellow River that can provide large-scale heavy equipment to pass through. It was built with steel materials like building blocks.

And only rely on some simple, dispensable small piers.Those small bridge piers can be replaced by ships, at most it is a little troublesome, and it doesn't take much time.

It can be said that this bridge is a completely new one, a newly built bridge.

If the Great Japanese Empire has such technology, then...

Gangcun is really jealous, but he can only think about it.

Although he is not a technician, but as a commander, a commander of the front army, with 15 troops under his command, his experience, his experience, can naturally see that the steel bridge is a technically improved model of the Bailey Bridge.

It seems simple, but the actual technical implications are very profound.

Although the Bailey Bridge appeared in 38 years, and the empire has also paid attention to it, but the one produced by the Eight Roads is obviously advanced and mature by many times.

Relying on the empire's own exploration, don't try to get it out in five or six years, and the effect may not be so good.

After the bridge was built, Independence Tuanyue did not wantonly expand the site, but only occupied some small counties and surrounding small villages. As always, it began to build roads, develop base areas, build cement facilities, and attack the immediate landlords and gentry.

There was no unnecessary military action, no occupation of the Beijing-Han line, and the main cities were all in the hands of the imperial army.

It seems to have no effect on the number one battle.

But the problem is that while the bridge was being repaired, the base of the independent regiment also extended to this side.

To put it simply, in central Henan, anyone can easily exchange a large amount of fuel, grain, cotton, sugar and other materials.In the recent period, he has collected a lot, and he has received great awards in the country, and he has even added more supplies.

Under the mediation of the emperor, the navy exchanged part of its resources for fuel.

then.

Right now, the army of the Independent Regiment is gradually encircling Luojing, the countryside is encircling the city, annihilating and eating away at the North China Front Army, and after swallowing nearly 6000 of them, Gangcun chose to run away.

Otherwise what can we do?

Fight a war?
The opponent is Li Yunlong, with tanks, planes, and cannons densely packed. He has a group of remnants under his command. How can he fight?
How do you look at the end of being wiped out?

Why waste time, it's just a city anyway.

After giving the order to abandon the city, Gangcun looked at the latest information on the gradual retreat of the American Navy in his hand, and couldn't help but snorted coldly:
"Hmph, stupid, naive."

His cold snort even contained some uncontrollable want to laugh, but it also contained a deep sigh.

The Americans want to induce the empire and the Republic of China to work hard by relaxing the pressure on the empire, and then reap the benefits of the fisherman. This mountain can see it, and Gangcun has no reason not to see it.

but.

Americans too take it for granted.

too naive.

Now the US Navy is gradually retreating, even the heavy bombers are retreating, and the threat to the homeland is gone.If it is a normal country, it will indeed concentrate its forces and fight the Republic of China to the death.

But the problem is.

The empire is actually very divided.

The sea-land dispute has a long history, is deeply rooted, and touches the roots of the country.

Even the locusts can barely control the situation so that things don't get too out of control. Now the land and sea seem to be getting along with each other because the army has the fuel the navy needs, and the navy can only pay for some resources, such as production capacity and military expenses. in exchange for fuel.

If we fight against the Republic of China with all our strength, so many warships in the navy will be reduced to decoration and logistics.

Will the navy be willing to do this?
(End of this chapter)