Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

"Calculate the position of the Japanese fleet immediately!" Zhang Yun shouted.

"Get me the artillery regiment directly under the 22nd Army!"

The communications staff member immediately shook the phone to Zhang Yun, and the call was quickly connected.

Zhang Yun was not polite and directly told the artillery regiment directly under the 22nd Army that he would let them attack the Japanese fleet on the river later.

After Liu Changqing and Yu Hua, as well as Rao Guohua, Liu Yuqing, Guo Xunqi and others, the plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese Sixth Division and Botian Detachment was learned by the Ninth War Zone.

Sun Zhen also dispatched the artillery regiment directly under the group army to support. At the same time, a heavy artillery regiment affiliated with the Central Army secretly followed Wang Yaowu and others to participate in the battle.

Just when Zhang Yun was talking to the artillery regiment of the 23rd Army!
The communications staff officer came to Zhang Yun and reported the calculated coordinates of the Japanese fleet.

As soon as the artillery regiment of the 23rd Army measured it, my dear, this little devil's fleet was just within the firing range of the 105mm howitzer, 120mm howitzer and 150mm howitzer.

This will not sink the Japanese fleet, and it will not be worth the military exploits delivered to our door.

The commander of the artillery regiment of the 23rd Group Army patted his chest and promised that he would hit the Japanese fleet hard and sink these little devils into the river.

The 23rd Army Artillery Regiment under Sun Zhen is a very large artillery regiment.

现在的火炮数量，105毫米的榴弹炮12门，120毫米的榴弹炮12门，150毫米榴弹炮12门。

These 36 large-caliber artillery pieces are all heavy artillery pieces. They are powerful and have a long range!

As an artillery regiment, in addition to these 36 heavy guns, there are 75 Type 12 1919mm mountain guns, 75 Schneider M12 12mm mountain guns, and [-] Type [-] mountain guns.

The Type 75 8mm mountain cannon is the latest mountain cannon of the Japanese army. Its range can reach 9 to [-] kilometers, and its performance far exceeds that of the Type [-] mountain cannon.

However, now the arsenals in Sichuan Province can also imitate them.

With the large-scale infrastructure construction in Sichuan Province, a lot of iron ore and other minerals have been discovered in various parts of Sichuan Province.

The military industry in Sichuan Province has been able to produce self-sufficiency. We can manufacture Type 1919 mountain cannon, Type [-] mountain cannon, and Schneider M[-] mountain cannon.

Although large-caliber artillery can be imitated, its efficiency is much slower than that of mountain cannons.

In order to satisfy the number of artillery battalions of the Sichuan Army, the arsenal's main focus is still on manufacturing mountain artillery, Type [-] infantry guns and mortars.

For large-caliber artillery, only artillery regiments directly under the group army can be established.After all, large-caliber artillery needs to be towed by cars, which is more troublesome. Belonging to the group army is the safest choice now.

After the call between the two parties ended, Zhang Yun called the scouts directly under the division headquarters and asked them to observe the effects of the poisonous gas in Anqing City. Once it had dissipated, it was almost done.

The entire division prepared to charge and annihilate the Bo Tian detachment inside.

At this time, on the river where Fujiwara Koji's fleet was located, on the road five kilometers away, a car was dragging artillery and driving on the road.

"Captain!"

"Captain...Captain..." In the dark night, a man on horseback, wearing capuchin clothes, quickly came to a car.

"Xiao Wang, what's going on?" Inside the car, a lieutenant colonel man asked.

"Captain, our scouts discovered a Japanese fleet of about twenty ships in the Yangtze River ahead, and they were firing cannons."

"I don't know who to hit!"

"We can definitely give the Japanese fleet a hard kick in the butt."

When Ning Dabiao heard this, he thought this was a good opportunity. Twenty or so Japanese ships were now shelling other places.If he leads the artillery regiment, as long as he sets up the artillery and covers the fleet with a round of artillery fire, he might be able to completely annihilate them.

Seeing Ning Dabiao deep in thought, the chief of staff said: "Old Ning, the order we received is to reinforce Wang Yaowu and Feng Shengfa."

"Isn't it within our orders to bombard the Japanese fleet?"

Seeing the chief of staff say this, regiment deputy Li Daxi interrupted: "Chief of staff, what you said is wrong."

"As the saying goes, foreign military orders will be ignored. On the way to reinforcements, we encountered the Japanese fleet shelling friendly forces, although we did not know where the friendly forces were."

"However, now the whole nation is united and dedicated to fighting the Japanese. As long as a Chinese sees such a scene, he has to help."

"What's more, the Japanese fleet is now focused on shelling friendly forces and has no defense at all. If we attack with artillery fire, this Japanese fleet may sink into the river immediately."

"Destroying more than twenty Japanese ships is also a great achievement!"

When Ning Dabiao heard this, his eyes flashed with light: "It's done!"

"Hit the Japanese navy of these sons of bitches and let them taste the shells of our Chinese heavy artillery."

The artillery regiment under Ning Dabiao was the newly formed heavy artillery force of the Jinling Command in Hankou. Although this heavy artillery force was not German-style artillery.

However, these people are also artillerymen who have received German training, and their artillery skills are not bad at all.

With Ning Dabiao's order, the entire regiment's artillery began to take action. After finding a suitable place, they built artillery positions as quickly as possible.

Ning Dabiao's heavy artillery regiment has 24 150mm Japanese heavy artillery and Type 150 [-]mm howitzer.

The Type 150 [-]mm howitzer was manufactured in Sichuan Province. This artillery is also a new field howitzer developed by the Japanese army.

It began to serve in the Japanese army in 1936. Now the arsenal of Sichuan Province has finally produced this heavy artillery based on the drawings given by Yu Hua.

After the Type 150 [-]mm howitzer was manufactured by the Sichuan Arsenal, Chang Kaishen, who was an artilleryman, was very happy and praised the Sichuan Arsenal.

He is well aware of the role of the 150mm howitzer on the frontal battlefield, especially in the Battle of Songhu, where the German heavy artillery also played a certain role and achieved good results.

The Jinling Headquarters in Hankou began to form a second heavy artillery regiment. This second heavy artillery regiment was still a German 150 mm heavy artillery.

However, because Mustache dispatched German officers back to China and the trade between the two sides was interrupted, this second heavy artillery regiment should have come to China long ago, but now the two sides are still arguing.

The Nationalist Government certainly hopes that the second heavy artillery regiment will return to China as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares. After many negotiations with the Chinese side, Mustache also relented and guaranteed that the second heavy artillery regiment will be sent to China.

Moreover, Mustache allocated 24 150mm heavy artillery pieces to China from the heavy artillery regiments equipped by the German army.

However, distant water could not quench the near thirst. After Principal Chang learned that the Sichuan Army had produced heavy artillery, he immediately sent Song Ziwen to contact the Sichuan Army.

Song Ziwen came to Sichuan Province and contacted several senior generals of the Sichuan Army, Liu Wenhui, Pan Wenhua, and Deng Xihou, hoping that the Sichuan Army could sell a batch of artillery to the National Government at cost price.

The Sichuan Army held high the banner of resisting Japan and saving the nation, and stated that they would discuss carefully with the foreigners and sell the Type 150 [-]mm heavy artillery to the National Government at cost price.

After the negotiation, less than half a month later, 24 Type 150 [-]mm howitzers were delivered to Wuhan.

China's second heavy artillery regiment was officially established in Wuhan, designated as Heavy Artillery Regiment No. 11.

As for the second German 150mm heavy artillery regiment that was originally planned to be formed, it has now been changed to the third heavy artillery regiment, with the same number, Heavy Artillery Regiment No. 14. (End of chapter)