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Chapter 976: Wouldn’t this shot be able to kill an entire enemy squadron?
The next morning, He Dingwei and his companions, without even having breakfast, each brought a large number of people to the foot of Yuwangling Mountain.

They were already impatient to have their own artillery battalion.

Upon hearing that they were coming, Yang Yuanshan did not hesitate and took Zhan Haishan, who had cramped his hands from staying up all night writing the battle report, down the mountain to greet them.

Greetings:
"Three captains, you guys got up early enough!"

He Dingwei quickly laughed awkwardly:

"Hey, Captain Yang, aren't you worried that the Japanese will come to bomb later and it will be inconvenient to transport the shells?
It’s better to go early!

Look, these are the 300 soldiers of our regiment."

Yang Yuanshan nodded, guessing that they were itching to own that batch of equipment.

He did not expose them, but instead looked at the group of soldiers who were signaling to him.

Then he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

The people that He Dingwei pointed to generally had childish faces, and it was obvious at first glance that they were definitely not veterans.

Moreover, they were all wearing tattered military uniforms, worn-out cloth shoes or straw sandals, and had no weapons in their hands.

I couldn't help but secretly complain: He Dingwei is just like Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, they are all cunning!
If it wasn't so ugly to be naked, he would have asked all these soldiers to come to the Special Forces Regiment naked, so as to save the military uniforms for his new recruits!

Just outrageous!
But at this moment, having soldiers was a great favor, and Yang Yuanshan had no way to argue with the other party, so he quickly turned his head and said to Zhan Haishan:
“Haishan, I’ll leave these warriors to you.

You can first make a simple reorganization and explain the discipline of our regiment, and then assign them to the various battalions as appropriate.

Prioritize replenishing the artillery battalion. I will immediately have some people from the artillery battalion be withdrawn to form the second artillery battalion."

"Yes! Captain."

Seeing this, Jiang Yaohui and Ye Jingyun hurriedly handed over the 300 people they brought with them to Zhan Haishan.

Like He Dingwei, they also selected the "newest" soldiers from their regiment, many of whom were logistics personnel such as cooks and grooms.

In order to save weapons, these people were also left empty-handed, and no one was allowed to carry a single bullet shell!
In their words, that is: The Special Forces Regiment has no shortage of weapons. Comrades, when you arrive at the Special Forces Regiment, you will definitely have better weapons to use!

……

Watching Zhan Haishan leaving with 900 so-called "veterans", Yang Yuanshan also took He Dingwei and others, and the soldiers under their command who were driving mule and horse carts, and walked towards the valley where they had temporarily stored their weapons and equipment yesterday.

The valley is just over a thousand meters east of Yuwangling. It is surrounded by dense trees and weeds and is very hidden.

However, a few days ago, the anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the special forces regiment had come here to tow anti-aircraft artillery, so a large path had been opened in the grass.

Yang Yuanshan led everyone into the valley entrance, pointed to the small pile of ammunition boxes and artillery at the valley entrance, and introduced them to He Dingwei and others:

“This is it.

These are what we prepared for you.

You guys move it yourself.”

After hearing his words, He Dingwei and others did not take any action immediately, but stared at the depths of the valley in amazement.

There, I saw a row of brand new mortars neatly placed, shining with cold light, with thick and long barrels!
Behind the mortar was a large pile of ammunition boxes half a person's height, which seemed to cover half of the valley.

"Captain Yang?

What…what is that?”

Ye Jingyun pointed at those things with a look of shock on his face and asked.

Yang Yuanshan looked up and answered casually:

“That’s our regiment’s ammunition supply.

What's wrong? What's the problem? "

These words instantly left everyone speechless.

Isn't this too much supplies?

It looks like it’s enough for a division!

Ye Jingyun reacted and asked quickly:
“Captain Yang, I’m talking about those mortars, how come they are so big?

What kind of gun is this?"

Yang Yuanshan said "Oh" and answered casually:

"This is a 120mm heavy mortar that we just got."

These are of course the 12 Soviet-made M1938 120mm heavy mortars that Yang Yuanshan got out from the system warehouse.

It was the first time he saw it, so he immediately walked over there, ready to try it himself.

"What? 120mm mortar?
Good man, this shot can kill a squadron of Japanese soldiers, right? "

Ye Jingyun screamed in shock.

He didn't ask Yang Yuanshan how he got it, but of course he knew that Yang Yuanshan couldn't tell him.

"Hey, who knows?

We just got this gun and haven't equipped it yet.

I'll have my artillery fire a couple of shots later to see how powerful they are."

Yang Yuanshan kept walking and answered with a chuckle.

Then his eyes rolled and he said immediately:
"Forget it, today is worse than tomorrow. I'll have someone try this cannon now."

Then he turned around and shouted to the guard Zhang Xiaohe who was following him:
"Xiao He, go ask Gao Yuanzhi to bring some gunners!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Xiaohe agreed and turned away.

……

At this time, Yang Yuanshan, Ye Jingyun and a few others had already walked up to the 12 120mm mortars and began to carefully inspect and fiddle with these big, sturdy and powerful guys.

When He Dingwei and his companions saw that he was doing it casually and didn't seem to be stopping them from watching, they immediately followed suit and started to explore as well.

Shining barrel, clear rifling, thick base plate, delicate sight...

All of this made them feel very excited.

In particular, they finally opened an ammunition box nearby and picked up the two grenades weighing 16 kilograms each!

Finally, the few of them looked at each other, and the leader He Dingwei spoke:
"Captain Yang, can you give us one or two of these heavy mortars?

If you have any conditions, just mention them!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yuanshan stopped fiddling with the cannon and shook his head repeatedly:

"Our regiment only has 12 of these guns. We are planning to set up a heavy mortar company, but we don't have any extra."

Seeing his firm attitude, He Dingwei and his companions could only reluctantly put down the grenades in their arms.

I feel like my heart is bleeding.

It’s such a pity that we don’t have the chance to get such a mighty and powerful creature!

Seeing that they were eyeing his cannons eagerly, Yang Yuanshan quickly called out:
"Okay, there's nothing much to see with this cannon, so hurry up and move those infantry cannons."

Seeing that he had ordered them to leave, He Dingwei and the others had no choice but to look around to see if there were any other treasures in the valley.

He could only turn around and ask his men to carry the Type 92 infantry gun and flamethrower.

Yang Yuanshan then remembered that this flamethrower was quite dangerous, so he immediately sent someone to the flamethrower company to find the company commander Tao Cheng. He gave them some advice on how to use this thing and taught the soldiers from the three regiments how to use it.

……

Just as the soldiers in the Wutai Division were busy working with smiles on their faces, ignoring their hunger, Zhang Xiaohe, Gao Yuanzhi and several soldiers from the artillery battalion, hurried over from a distance.

Report to Yang Yuanshan:

"Captain, Captain Gao and his men are here."

Yang Yuanshan nodded.

To Gao Yuanzhi:
"Yuanzhi, I got 12 more 120mm heavy mortars. Take some people to have a look and test the power of these mortars!"

"120mm mortar? What a large caliber!"

Gao Yuanzhi was naturally shocked as well.

The special forces regiment had previously obtained 100mm field guns, and their power made him feel very sorry that those guns were blown up by the Japanese.

Now that the 120mm caliber has arrived, he is naturally very much looking forward to it.

He immediately took his men to check the cannons.

……

About ten minutes later, he ran over to ask Yang Yuanshan: "Captain, we have figured it out. Shall we fire now?"

Yang Yuanshan nodded and ordered:
"First fire a shot at close range to test its power!"

Then he called He Dingwei and others to come and watch it together.

Gao Yuanzhi received the order and took several gunners with him. They worked together to push a cannon to the edge of the valley and began to adjust the artillery parameters.

He Dingwei and the others watched their actions, becoming more and more envious, and couldn't help drooling:

"Captain Yang, this cannon is really a good thing!
It’s so light that two or three people can push it!”

Yang Yuanshan nodded:
"Yes, probably only about 500 to 600 kilograms."

"A 120mm caliber gun weighs only to kilograms. It's incredible!"

Jiang Yaohui was filled with emotion.

……

Soon, Gao Yuanzhi and others prepared for the artillery fire and pulled the gun rope towards a hillside more than a thousand meters away.

"boom!"

With a dull thud, the shell flew out of the gun and flew towards that direction like lightning, making a terrible whistling sound.

Everyone present was staring intently at the huge cannonball in the sky.

"boom!"

After a deafening roar, the shell fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

The sound of the explosion could be heard from miles away.

Gao Yuanzhi then ran to Yang Yuanshan and stood at attention to report:

"Report to the commander, the test firing is complete!"

"Okay! Come on, follow me and see the power of this cannon!"

Yang Yuanshan patted him on the shoulder, then led everyone to quickly climb up the hillside and walk to the point where the shell landed to check.

Here, we can see that the ground, which was originally covered with grass, soil and stones, was blown into a large pit with a radius of four or five meters and a depth of about half a meter.

The shrapnel from the shells and the dust and rubble they created covered an area of ​​dozens of meters.

He Dingwei exclaimed:

“What a powerful force!

This is probably no less powerful than the Japanese 150mm howitzer! "

During the Battle of Jinyang, he saw with his own eyes the Japanese bombarding the city of Jinyang with large-caliber howitzers.

The power of the artillery fire was still fresh in his memory.

Yang Yuanshan quickly waved his hands and said modestly:
"The killing radius of the Japanese's 150mm howitzer shells is about 50 meters, and the killing radius of my 120mm mortar shells seems to be only to meters, which is still a big difference!
Besides, the range should be incomparable."

As he said this, he turned around and ordered Gao Yuanzhi:

"Yuanzhi, fire another shot at maximum range and see how far it can reach!"

He Dingwei and his companions immediately stopped him in unison:

"Captain Yang, this is not necessary, right?

These shells are precious, it would be a waste to just fire them like this."

Yang Yuanshan replied nonchalantly:

“Nothing is wasted. We are going to put this gun into service, so of course we need to understand its basic parameters.

Otherwise, how can we use it on the battlefield if we don’t even know how far it can reach?”

At the same time, he waved his hand to signal Gao Yuanzhi to act quickly.

Gao Yuanzhi quickly took the order loudly:
"Yes!"

……

When Yang Yuanshan, He Dingwei and others walked back to the valley, Gao Yuanzhi had already prepared for the artillery attack. After shouting a few reminders, he ordered the gunners to fire.

“Bang—whoosh—boom!”

The shells landed on a distant mountain, creating a cloud of dust that was barely visible to the naked eye and an explosion that was not loud at all.

——The distance is too far!
Fortunately, Yang Yuanshan and others had already picked up telescopes and were staring at the shells, so they were able to find the final impact point.

Upon seeing this scene, He Dingwei and others opened their mouths wide again.

They didn't expect that a mortar could fire so far.

At this time, Gao Yuanzhi came over and said:

“Captain, the maximum range of this gun should be around 5.5 to 6 kilometers!

Compared to the mountain artillery we have, it’s still a little worse! ”

Yang Yuanshan smiled and nodded:

"Yeah, that's right. Mortars and mountain cannons are indeed not on the same level in terms of range.

However, a range of five or six kilometers is enough.

You go and arrange people to move these cannons and shells to the artillery positions you have prepared. These cannons will be used to deal with the Japanese 2nd Brigade!

After this matter is dealt with, call Shang Gensheng and go to my headquarters together."

"Yes!"

Gao Yuanzhi agreed and turned around to go back to work.

……

At this time, He Dingwei and others exclaimed with shining eyes:
“I never thought a mortar could have a range of five or six kilometers and be so powerful!
It really broadens our horizons!"

They became more and more envious.

Unfortunately, Yang Yuanshan noticed their looks but chose to ignore them.

Instead, he started to ask about the real matter:

"Commanders, what is the result of your discussion on the next mission?"

When he asked about this, He Dingwei and the others also looked serious and quickly answered:

"The strength of our three regiments is not enough to deal with a brigade of the Japanese.

We decided to go to Jinyang City to protect your artillery battalion."

"Okay! Thank you for your help, captains.

I will report the plan to our superiors later and confirm the enemy situation again.

If nothing unexpected happens, you can take a day off today and set off early tomorrow morning!"

Of course, Yang Yuanshan was very satisfied that they chose this task as he wanted, and he immediately arranged it with a smile on his face.

"Captain Yang, isn't it a bit late to set off early tomorrow morning?
How about we set off today at noon?
We heard that the situation in Jizhong is extremely urgent!"

He Dingwei asked.

“My artillery battalion needs to be split up. If we leave at noon, I’m afraid we won’t be able to make it in time. We’d better leave early tomorrow morning.

The distance from here to the outskirts of Jinyang City is not far. As long as we march quickly, we can get there in less than a day.

We can start shelling Jinyang City in the evening, so that the Japanese dare not leave the city and cannot call in bombers to bomb our artillery!"

Yang Yuanshan shook his head.

"OK then."

……

After returning from the valley where the weapons were stored, Yang Yuanshan asked Zhang Xiaohe to help him get some breakfast as soon as he entered the cave, while he drank water in big gulps.

After finishing a pot of water, he ordered the telegraph operator in a thoughtful manner:
"Send a telegram to the superiors, reporting: Our special forces regiment plans to use the 3rd, 5th, and 9th regiments of the Wutai Division and the new 358th and 7th regiments of the 8th Brigade to cover our regiment's artillery battalion and bombard Jinyang City with 48 75mm mountain cannons.

The main force of the regiment remained in the Xinkou area, ready to block the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade 2!

Also, please ask Political Commissar Zhao to help confirm the enemy's current location as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

……

(End of this chapter)