The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

Chapter 16 Machine Gun Hell Part One

Lend my artillery and machine guns?

Shang Zhen was stunned for a moment, not knowing why, but he couldn't say "no".Without Zhu Bin's support, his entire 32nd Army would not be able to assemble an artillery battalion, let alone cannons. These days, Zhu Bin has thrown tens of millions of munitions on the front line, and most of them fell on his 32nd Army. Needless to say how busy he is, anyway, Shang Zhen is also loyal, knowing that a good relationship with this big boss who likes to spend money will be beneficial in the future.

But what did he want artillery and machine gunners for? No matter how poor the 32nd Army is, it's not something he can sustain with one regiment.

Zhu Bin briefly explained his plan. Commander Shang was stunned for a full minute, and at the end he gave a thumbs up and praised: "You Zhu Hanchen dare to do such a bold thing. I admire someone in Shang. Artillery machine gunners It’s up to you, but it’s okay, you have to pay me back after the war.”

"No problem," Zhu Bin agreed, patting his chest.

Two regiments were left behind to defend Qian'an, and the main force of the 32nd Army withdrew to the fortifications built by the special team to the west of Luanhe River. Ma is a fortification made with his own money, does Zhu Bin know that money is tight and wasteful?

But in my heart, I feel very at ease. With such a line of defense in hand, it is very difficult for the Japanese army to break through. Airplanes and cannons can also withstand it.

Most of the artillery and machine gunners from the crippled 139th Division and the immobile 142nd Division were dispatched, and there were 2000 soldiers in total. Regardless of whether they were skilled or not, they were all sent to Zhu Bin's side for support. 12 There were 24 guns supplied by Zhu Bin later, and a total of 36 75 Bofors 1930 mountain guns were all deployed in the positions opened up in Qian'an County, and the three positions were scattered in groups of 12.

The original one left and all the 1 36mm cannons that were transported later were all deployed in six artillery positions on the west bank of the Luan River. Mortars and recoilless guns were deployed within the county defense line, forming a third fire defense line in conjunction with machine gun fortresses.

And all armed vehicles, including 54 G-cars equipped with Browning air-cooled heavy machine guns and recoilless guns, and 12 armored personnel carriers that have not been dispatched have been organized into a separate unit and deployed in Xia, southeast of Qian'an County. The official camp is hidden, and after 32% off, only five or six hundred members of the special operations team remained in the county, and their main task was not to fight, but to organize the two regiments of civilian husbands and the [-]nd Army to do logistics support work .

Outside Qian'an City, with the Luan River as the starting point, a ten-kilometer-long arc-shaped defensive front, every 100 meters, a reinforced concrete bunker that protrudes less than two meters from the ground, spreads out in a zigzag shape, with a distance of two meters between each other. The deep trenches are connected, and each bunker is equipped with two Browning 7 or 21 heavy machine guns, a 21 general purpose machine gun, and a four-man rifle team.

The top of each bunker is made of quick-drying concrete with a thickness of one meter, which is also mixed with a small amount of sea-trial glass fiber to enhance its strength, and the top is covered with a layer of sacks filled with sand. Even if the Japanese army uses 150 cannon What's more, the entire target is only four or five meters in diameter, aimed at from more than ten kilometers away?Difficult

This is the result of more than half a month of hard work by the engineers of the Special Forces and tens of thousands of civilians. A lot of trenches have been built before, most of which are made of concrete structures. After months of training in Hexi , They are extremely skilled in doing this job.

It was the first time to enter such a fortification, and the brothers of the 32nd Army were stunned, gnawing on the free compressed biscuits and canned meat from the United States, feeling mixed feelings in their hearts

Look at this soldier, eating compressed biscuits is not tasteful, and wearing neat and new clothes with bulletproof function is not safe. I have never said that there is a time when I am afraid of not having enough bullets. The little company commander If you are in a hurry, you can directly call for support from planes and artillery... This shit is fighting a war

How can the gap between anyone be so big?

The so-called people are more popular than people, and this is probably the case. When they think that there are at least three such machine guns in the interlaced bunker that can't be seen, the veterans can't help their blood boiling. how moist it feels

The news that the large Japanese troops were advancing towards Qian'an, and that they were going to have a showdown with the special forces stationed there and Zhu Bin, spread like wildfire, and within ten days the news spread all over the world.

In this year, on the battlefield where the two countries are at war, it is a great anecdote in the whole world that someone actually puts on such a posture and acts like a knight in the middle ages. The Japanese army became the material of all kinds of ridicule in newspapers and radio stations for a while. Westerners took pleasure in their misfortune and treated it as an entertainment event, while those in power in China and Japan took a different attitude.

First, He Yingqin, Minister He of the Beiping Army Branch, and Huang Yu, who was negotiating with Japan on behalf of the government in Haihai, were furious. Zhu Bin is a person who hates him to the bone, but it is not easy to deal with it indiscriminately. If he is not careful, the big hat of framing the anti-Japanese hero will be deducted. Those reporters who took advantage of Zhu Bin can't afford to offend him.

This time Zhu Bin actually did this in a big way, especially when he saw the provocative leaflets that were obviously made by someone Zhu, he was even more furious, sent several telegrams to severely reprimand him, and asked him to go to Peiping Explained, Zhu Bin blocked him with the excuse of "the enemy dare not leave now", but the public applauded overwhelmingly

At this critical moment when the wind and rain are precarious and tens of thousands of horses are silent, the efforts of hundreds of thousands of troops are about to be reduced to shadows, the government wants to succumb to the coercion of the Japanese overtly and secretly, and the hopes of thousands of people with lofty ideals are about to turn into flowing water, Zhu Bin Such a legendary figure stepped forward and singled out the tens of thousands of Japanese troops with only a few thousand men and horses. Regardless of whether it is possible or not, this courage and pride are worth it!

Although this era is chaotic and there are so many fuckers, the people's tongues are relatively free, and the intellectuals are also relatively unrestrained. When you think about it, you dare to say that countless people from the Pingjin area flocked to Qian'an to condolences, rewards, and encourage solidarity. He was so brave that he didn't dare to get Zhu Bin down, besides, he wished that Zhu Bin would be killed by the Japanese

More importantly, Lao Jiang, who lives in the south, has never spoken.

Nanchang camp.

Although he is in the south and directs the bandit suppression operations, Lao Jiang has never stopped paying attention to the situation in the north. He knows every change well, which is inseparable from his strong desire to control.Recently, when he was holding a military political training meeting in Nanchang, he immediately got the news that Zhu Bin challenged the Japanese army. Surprisingly, there was no trace of rage, but a rare smile

It's been a long time since I saw the smiling face of the chairman. Chen Cheng, who had just wiped out three entire divisions for the rebels and was dismissed as a result of a huge defeat in the battle, peeked at him. He felt weird in his heart, but he wisely didn't make any comments.

Lao Jiang flicked the newspaper lightly and smiled as if in a good mood: "This Zhu Hanchen always makes some unexpected moves. Cixiu Chen Chengzi, do you think he can succeed this time?"

Chen Cheng hurriedly stood at attention, and replied sternly: "I'm not very familiar with Zhu Hanchen, so I dare not speak nonsense. However, the Japanese army should not be so obedient, and really fight him head-on?"

This kind of thing had never happened in China 2000 years ago. During the Warring States Period, there was still a show of plotting decisive battles. In the era of Sun Bin and Pang Juan, everyone used their own schemes and used any tricks.And even in Europe, after the Middle Ages, there was no such thing as knights confronting each other, and the combat method of "queuing up and shooting" in the century was also due to changes in weapons and tactics.

You Zhu Bin said where the fight started, did the Japanese really come to join in the fun?Could it be that the Japanese skulls are all broken?

Lao Jiang glanced at him, lightly threw the telegram on the table, stood up and looked up at the battlefield map in the north with his hands behind his back, and said indifferently: "Based on your experience and level, you should be able to judge. The Japanese army will not be able to do so in this battle." If they don’t fight, knowing that there may be something wrong, they must also win with all their strength in order to gain the upper hand when negotiating with our country. If they avoid fighting and do not fight, not only the arrogant junior soldiers will not be able to bear it, but all kinds of international ridicule will also make them extremely embarrassing.”

"It's a wise committee member." Chen Cheng knows the principle of saying less and making less mistakes. It's not that he doesn't understand Zhu Bin. In fact, under the current Republic of China, there are not many high-ranking officials and politicians who don't study Zhu Bin. Who wouldn't want to get something from this fellow? Good thing

However, Chen Cheng never figured out what Lao Jiang's attitude towards Zhu Bin was, so he didn't dare to express his opinions indiscriminately.

Lao Jiang looked back at him and shook his head in displeasure. This Chen Cixiu became cautious after losing once?Probably because he was afraid of losing his value and trust. In the letter he wrote to him at the time, he said, "This defeat is extremely miserable, and it is the only pain in my life." Waiting for someone to fall into trouble will put enough pressure on him.

"You!" Lao Jiang didn't criticize him. He stretched out his hand and drew a circle with his finger on the Qian'an site, poked it twice, and said, "The Japanese are on the verge of the arrow, and they have to find that Qian'an is at the center of gravity of the right-wing battlefield. Once it breaks through, it will sweep across the eastern part of Ji, threatening Pingjin, and it is a good place to choose. Chen Bing wants Jin to wait for the enemy, and Zhu Hanchen knows the art of war. Unfortunately, his troops are a little weaker."

Chen Cheng's downcast eyes suddenly flashed, and his heart was shocked. Because of his understanding of Lao Jiang, this means he is optimistic about someone. Could it be that Zhu Bin already has an important position in the chairman's heart?

It's possible. Since his debut, this guy has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the country openly and secretly. No one can match his credit alone.What's more, on March 3th for his wife's birthday, he gave a world-unique "Air Force One" as a congratulatory gift. The business he received from Zhu Bin as a partner made at least 5 yuan, and the pillow rumors are definitely blowing.

During this period of time, this guy has been offending people constantly. The Wang family of the Executive Yuan, the Shuangchen brothers of the Party Affairs Investigation Section, and recently Minister He, have almost become lonely and lonely. There is no one in the court. With the favor of the chairman and his wife, in fact, the most guaranteed thing is that this guy is a sensible person

And Zhu Bin has never broken up with Chen Shaokuan. It seems unwise, and it has a lot to do with the chairman's plan for the navy, but what is the reality?These are all small things, Chen Shaokuan, in fact, is also a loner, not a good person.As long as Zhu Bin doesn't collude with the first and second navy of Fujian, the future will be bright

A little bit of jealousy and envy inevitably rose in Chen Cheng's heart, but that was all. That fellow was nailed to death in the navy, and he was doomed to have no great achievements. Whether he can make it through the current test is open to question.

After arranging Gao Zhihang from Beiping to lead the air team to provide support for Zhu Bin, Lao Jiang didn't say a word about the matter, but He Yingqin understood that he could only stare at Zhu Bin's performance, and Lao Jiang showed his attitude ah

On May 5th, the Japanese army broke through Shixia Town on the western front, and Xu Tingyao's army retreated to Miyun. The commander of the Japanese army issued a statement saying, "The Japanese army will not enter Pingjin, but if the Chinese army does not change its challenging attitude, the Japanese army will continue to fight back repeatedly." On the other hand, he ordered the Sixth Division Sakamoto Masaemon to kill Zhu Bin's troops at all costs.

The focus of the entire battlefield is all on Qian'an

In the early morning of May 5, more than 17 fighter jets of the Japanese army took off from Jinzhou and Suizhong, and arrived at Qian'an Air Force at dawn. As usual, they fought with nearly 30 fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force led by Gong Lang and Gao Zhihang. They did not launch a fierce attack, but instead a regiment deployed in the west for a feint attack suddenly broke out and attacked Gaotaizi and Ninzikou on the Luanhe River.

The 32nd Army stationed here was so frightened that the whole army was exhausted early on, and all technical arms were transferred to Qian'an. What should we do now?While arranging defense and resistance, Shang Zhen hurriedly asked Zhu Bin to discuss mobilizing heavy weapons for help. Zhu Bin followed his advice and ordered the nearest artillery position to launch a long-range bombing support, and then arranged hundreds of trucks to drag the heavy-looking guy across the mountain.

The Japanese attack was extremely resolute, and they did not hesitate to risk the blow of the 152 heavy artillery. The battle lasted until noon, and they paid no less than 500 casualties, and they fought to the death.

Seeing that the line of defense was in jeopardy, the air force, which went back to refuel and continue to fight after loading bombs, had to fly over temporarily to provide support. Japanese fighter planes refused to let them follow and continued to fight.

At this moment, twelve fighter planes suddenly flew from the distant sky to the Qian'an battlefield. At the same time, from three directions, almost all of the Japanese army's 12 Type 9 tanks and more than ten Type 50 armored vehicles were gathered as cover. , the Ten Thousand Japanese Army followed, and under the violent bombardment of more than [-] light and heavy artillery, they swarmed