Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 94 The Japanese Army is in a state of panic! (Subscribe!)

Not long after, the news that the Ninth War Zone had purchased heavy artillery disappeared, and in fact it could not be concealed at all.

Transporting so many cannons back would naturally attract other people's attention.

Moreover, Xue Yue urgently drew a large number of artillery from his own troops to form an artillery regiment directly under the theater of operations.

Although the Ninth War Zone also had the 10th Artillery Regiment, he had no authority to command it.

Every time heavy artillery is used, approval from the mountain city is required.

This made Xue Yue very depressed. Now he had formed a heavy artillery regiment and could fire anytime and anywhere, which was much better than before.

None of this is the point.

The point is, after the other miscellaneous troops learned about this, they all got excited.

That's right!

It's just the top!
They can't afford heavy artillery, but they can buy small-caliber howitzers.

For example, 75mm howitzers and mortars.

This thing is very expensive, but if you grit your teeth and save some money, you can still afford it.

Although they don't have much gold, they have oceans.

There are also antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

Many officers of the miscellaneous armies also followed others' example and collected antiques, calligraphy and paintings in order to show off their taste for fine arts.

Now that they are short of money, they naturally started a big sale.

After all, they were all local tyrants and had some good things in their hands.

After getting the money, he went straight to Xia De Foreign Trade Company.

For a time, the threshold of Xiade Foreign Trade Company was almost trampled down.

"Manager Liu, please give me ten 60mm mortars and five hundred rounds of ammunition."

There is no need to look, this must be a small warlord, who may even have only one regiment of troops, otherwise he would not have only enough to buy 60mm mortars.

After actual combat, Lu Yuhua discovered that the 50mm mortar had many shortcomings.

So after the battle, Lu Yuhua immediately produced a batch of 60mm mortars to replace the 50mm mortars.

He sold this batch of 50mm mortars at a very low price.

Although it has many shortcomings, it is cheap and many people are still willing to buy it.

Especially for those bandits, having a cannon is much more powerful than a machine gun.

Considering that the 60mm mortar would be more popular, Lu Yuhua specially produced an extra batch. Now it seems that the effect is really good.

Quite a lot of people bought it.

Especially those small warlords who have no strength but also want to save the situation, they are very fond of 60mm mortars.

For this kind of small business, Lu Yuhua instructed Liu Tiesheng to take it anyway.

To put it bluntly, as long as they come to buy, we will sell it to them no matter how much.

He wanted to build a good reputation for the Xiade & Co. in a short period of time.

"Yes, we have as many as you want." Liu Tiesheng said.

Because the business was so booming, there were so many people coming.

There are even some middlemen.

That's right!

They are middlemen who buy large quantities of weapons and equipment, then transport them further north to reap greater profits.

For such business, Liu Tiesheng asked for instructions and then pretended not to know.

As long as I can make money, it's fine.

He doesn't care who he sells it to.

Soon, the news reached Li Zongren's ears again.

"What did you say? Can we buy heavy artillery? The Ninth War Zone has a heavy artillery regiment?" Li Zongren was completely stunned.

His Fifth War Zone is still very strong.

After all, the Gui Army is one of the best in the entire National Revolutionary Army.

But he doesn't have a heavy artillery regiment either.

Now tell him that there is actually a heavy artillery regiment in the Ninth War Zone next door.

This is really shocking.

You know, the Ninth War Zone itself has a 10th Artillery Regiment, which is already a heavy artillery regiment. Although the command authority does not belong to the Ninth War Zone, it is still a facade.

The results of it?
Now there is another heavy artillery regiment, which was built privately by themselves.

This made Li Zongren a little difficult to accept.

"What's going on? Why are there heavy artillery suddenly?" Li Zongren thought he should ask clearly first.

"It's like this..." As the intelligence officer explained, Li Zongren's face became more and more ugly.

"You mean, that foreign company called Xiade actually has a channel for heavy artillery?"

"Xia De, Xia De, it looks like this is a foreign company opened by Germans. No wonder Lu Yuhua has heavy artillery. He has the support of the Germans. But what conditions did he agree to from the Germans to make them help him so much?" A trace of solemnity flashed across Li Zongren's face.

"Forget it, let's find a way to contact the Xiade Foreign Company. We also want to buy heavy artillery."

If his Fifth War Zone also had heavy artillery, the defense of Jiangcheng would not have been so tragic.

But it’s not too late now. Once we have heavy artillery, we can try to retake Jiangcheng.

……

"Xia De Foreign Company? They are actually selling heavy artillery? How is this possible? How could they get heavy artillery?" After hearing this, the old man in Shancheng was a little confused.

You know, it took countless efforts to form the heavy artillery regiment at that time.

Although the subsequent performance was very impressive, the number was ultimately too small, resulting in failure.

But at the same time, it also let everyone know that heavy artillery plays a huge role.

"Xia De, Xia De, is it opened by Germans?" The old man suddenly came to his senses, looked at He Yingqin in front of him and asked.

"It should be. According to intelligence, Xue Boling purchased four 4mm howitzers, six 150mm howitzers, and several mortars, and also equipped them with a lot of artillery shells." Commander He said quickly as he looked at the intelligence in his hand.

"Xue Boling is quite generous. He gave us ten cannons and several mortars at once." The old man's expression naturally looked a little ugly.

Upon hearing this, Commander He did not say anything. Who made the command of the 10th Artillery Regiment in the mountain city?
You need to call for permission every time you use it.

People will definitely find it annoying.

If it were him, he would definitely buy it with his own money.

But he didn't dare say such words.

"How much money can the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs come up with now?" After cursing for a while, the old man felt that he still had to pay for the purchase of heavy artillery.

He also knew the importance of heavy artillery. It couldn't be that the Central Army was inferior to those local miscellaneous troops, right?
Moreover, the ragtag army, which had been weakened with great difficulty, has now become stronger due to its large-scale purchase of arms.

So, whether for the sake of face or something else, he had to buy heavy artillery.

"We can probably get out about 30 million dollars. If we wait another two months, we can get out 50 million dollars." He Yingqin thought for a while and said.

Even though it looks like a lot of money, it’s actually not that much.

Not to mention that those local miscellaneous troops need military pay, even those regular troops need to be provided with good food and drink, and their military pay cannot be delayed, which is a huge expense.

Besides, it’s wartime now. We can’t just not give a penny to those ragtag troops, right?
Since they won the battle, they should be given some rewards and some additional weapons and soldiers, right?

These cost money again!

Thirty million dollars is really a lot to be able to take out.

After all, the important tax-collecting land has been lost. If the tax-collecting land is still in hand, a mere tens of millions of dollars would be nothing.

Now they buy heavy artillery from the Germans in exchange for minerals and other resources.

It was the Americans' Silver Act that made the ocean completely worthless.

"Thirty million dollars is too little. Considering the price of a 150mm howitzer, which is five hundred thousand dollars, thirty million dollars can't buy much." The old man shook his head.

It sounds like a lot, but it’s actually not much.

More importantly, he also wanted to restore the German-equipped division.

That's right!

He even thought about restoring the Teaching Corps and the three German-equipped divisions, the 36th, 87th and 88th.

Thirty million dollars is definitely not enough to equip four German-equipped divisions.

"General Manager, the existing places are all poor and we can't collect much taxes at all. This is already a sum of money saved." He Yingqin said with some embarrassment.

"Well, then let's find a way to take action against those traitors and let the Military Control Commission and the Central Control Commission do it." The old man said lightly.

"In addition, draw up a plan to restore the Training Corps and the 36th, 87th, and 88th Divisions to German-equipped divisions."

Hearing this, He Yingqin immediately understood that this was a way to restore the German-equipped division.

"Yes, I'll have someone do it right away."

……

"I'm really excited. In just a few days, I've made more than 10 million dollars." Lu Yuhua looked at the dollars that filled several rooms, as well as gold, and even a lot of jewelry, jade, and so on.

As for antiques, calligraphy and paintings, there are even more. According to his estimation, if these things are kept for a few decades, they will definitely make him rich enough to rival a country.

I can only say that these ragtag armies are really not poor.

I have wronged others.

Yes!

He really wronged others.

In fact, only the soldiers in the ragtag army were poor, while the officers were not poor.

With all kinds of filial piety, life is pretty good. If you occupy several cities, life will be even more comfortable.

If he didn't have money, he wouldn't be able to afford so many concubines.

"Arms are still the place to make money." Lu Yuhua sighed.

It is profitable, but the profit is not that high.

"When will the next batch of artillery arrive? The demand is huge?" Lu Yuhua looked at the contents of the telegram and couldn't help but smack his lips.

With such a huge demand, the Japanese army is probably going to go crazy.

After all, so many artillery pieces will eventually fall on the Japanese army.

As long as the Japanese soldiers were not fools, they would know that the firepower of these ragtag troops was far greater than before, and they would definitely explode.

In fact, the Japanese army was really in a state of panic.

"Damn it, how is this possible? They actually have access to heavy artillery? How is this possible?" At the China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, Nishio Toshizo shouted angrily.

Even when Nanning was lost, he didn't get angry.

But now it’s different. Once the Chinese army really has channels to obtain heavy artillery, it will not be a good thing for the Imperial Army.

You know, their biggest advantage is their heavy weapons. They can use heavy artillery to destroy the morale of the Chinese army, and then the infantry will follow up and they can easily occupy the positions.

This tactic has been tried and tested and is very effective.

But now the offensive and defensive situation is about to change.

Once each division of the Chinese Army has a large number of artillery, it means that when they encounter the Chinese Army in the future, it will become extremely difficult to attack.

"Is it the heavy artillery supported by the German army?" General Nishio Hisazo calmed down and asked the Mei machine gun again.

Major General Yingzuo Zhenzhao said in a deep voice.

"Commander, according to our investigation, the German army has withdrawn all advisors and cancelled all military cooperation contracts. No heavy artillery has been delivered to the Far East."

In other words, the German army at that time had no time to care about the Far East.

They are also preparing for war, sharpening their knives to attack France, and their own artillery is not enough, so how could they sell heavy artillery?
After all, they are strategic weapons and cannot be easily sold to other countries.

This is the intelligence they gathered.

"Damn it, but the problem now is, how do we explain these German artillery pieces?" General Nishio Toshizo asked with a gloomy face.

Unfortunately, Major General Yingzuo Zhenqiao continued to shake his head.

"Commander, the navy's warships have been blocking the sea, and no transport ships have arrived at the port recently."

"What about Xiangjiang? Could it be here?" General Nishio Hisazo stared at the map, pointed at the Xiangjiang River in the southernmost part, and asked.

Who knew that Major General Yingzuo Zhenqiao would continue to shake his head.

"It should still be impossible. Yangcheng has been occupied by us. Even if they want to transport their artillery, they will not be able to escape our inspection."

"That is the power of the British Empire. Do you think our investigation will be useful?" General Nishio Hisazo asked unhappily.

After all, the current overlord is still the British Empire, and the Japanese army used to be his younger brother.

If you want to cause trouble on the big brother's turf, you should at least give him a heads-up, right?
"If it's them, it might be a bit troublesome, but it should be impossible. According to the intelligence we have received, Germany is simply unable to provide more weapons, especially large-caliber heavy artillery." Major General Yingzuo Zhenqiao thought about it and still didn't quite believe it.

"Humph, find out immediately who is providing the Chinese army with heavy artillery."

General Nishio Hisazo snorted coldly and could only let the Ume Agency investigate first.

"Yes." Major General Yingzuo Zhenqiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After waving his hand to signal Major General Kagesa Tadaki to leave, General Nishio Hisazo began to stare at the map again.

According to the headquarters' strategy, the original intention was to open up the Guangdong-Hankou Line as soon as possible so that it could be connected to the Jinpu Line.

By then they will be able to completely occupy China.

Because of the railways, they can provide support and supplies at any time.

The original plan went very smoothly and Nanning was also taken.

We can then go directly north along Liuzhou and attack Changsha.

The results of it?
Nanning is lost.

More importantly, the 22nd Army was defeated by an unknown force.

None of this matters, after all, there are gains and losses.

But now everything has changed. The Chinese army has begun to be equipped with heavy artillery.

This is going to cost me my life.

Their advantage was wiped out in an instant.

If the Sakamoto Detachment is allowed to launch an attack again, it will probably end up like the next Seya Detachment.

Thinking of this, General Nishio Hisazo felt a headache.

Such a good situation turned out to be like this.

As I thought about it, I couldn't help but curse that waste, Kuna Seiichi.

How did they play? How did they lose like this?
More importantly, the 22nd Army has now lost contact.

They went to attack Annan, forcing the headquarters to revise the attack plan to the south.

This was difficult for General Nishio Hisazo to accept.

He was also planning to ask for help from the base camp and send more reinforcements.

It commands the North China Front Army, the 23th Army, the 17th Army, the 55st Army and the rd Air Group, with a total of divisions and brigades, with a total strength of approximately .

It seems like a lot, but their combat range is really too large. The combat area basically covers most of China.

Many times, they could only send a squadron or even a team to govern a county.

There is no way, there are not enough troops.

If the war goes well, that's fine. At worst we can let the Imperial Army take charge.

But now some people are selling German equipment on a large scale, especially artillery, which is troublesome.

After all, their advantages are only artillery and fighter planes.

Now that the advantage of artillery is about to be eliminated, the only things left are fighter planes.

If they don't have an advantage in this aspect, then what do they have left?
Compare the number of people?
Or a comparison of combat effectiveness?

At the beginning, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was still good, but as time went on, the number of Japanese veterans was slowly decreasing.

Moreover, infantry can also grow slowly after several battles.

So General Nishio Hisazo wrote a telegram explaining the pros and cons, but it was never sent out.

Because the Chief of General Staff Seishirō Itagaki stopped it.

"Commander, there is a heated discussion going on in the headquarters right now. Your telegram will affect their discussion on moving south." Itagaki Seishirō's words made General Nishio Hisazo fall silent.

"Do you also support going south?" General Nishio Hisazo asked after a long time.

Upon hearing this, Itagaki Seishirō did not give a direct answer.

But he said something.

"Commander, we have invested a large number of troops in the war in China, but now we are stuck in a protracted war, which consumes a huge amount of resources."

"Whatever the reason, going south seems to bring us more resources and strategic advantages, and even enhance the position of our army."

"We have already occupied the richest areas in China. Now we just need to consolidate these areas. The other places are all poor. They don't even have enough food to feed the troops. We rely on aid for weapons and ammunition. If we continue to invest a large number of troops, it will not make much sense except wasting the precious lives of the imperial army."

Itagaki Seishirō's words made General Nishio Hisazo silent again for a while. In fact, this point of view had been discussed many times.

Because they found that after occupying Jiangcheng, it was difficult to move westward.

China's will to resist is very strong, and continuing to fight would only be a waste of soldiers' lives.

"Yao Xi, you are right. There is really not much point in continuing to fight, so the next strategy is to find a way to open up the Guangdong-Hankou Railway." General Nishio Hisazo nodded.

Who knew that Itagaki Seishirō directly stated that once the headquarters adopted the strategic policy of moving south, the offensive on the China battlefield would change from offense to defense.

Not only that, but even some veterans will be transferred south.

I'm afraid that the Guangdong-Hankou Railway will not be opened for the time being.

After all, they only have more than 500,000 troops, and managing such a large territory is very stressful.

"The only way is to increase the size of the Imperial Army, lure those Chinese troops into surrender, and give them high positions and generous salaries. I believe they will definitely surrender." Itagaki Seishirō proposed a plan that he had already thought of.

I have to say, this plan is really good.

At this time, many miscellaneous troops saw no hope, so they laid down their weapons, surrendered, and became traitors.

If the Japanese army had offered a bigger stake, more people would have surrendered.

"Yoshi." General Nishio Hisazo praised repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)