"Smack......

Suddenly, a shrill sound sounded not far away, and the body of a moving truck was crooked, and the whole car made a muffled sound, and more than a dozen soldiers sitting in the car also fell to the ground, and several soldiers were almost thrown out of the car.

The Toyota sedan that was following the truck also quickly braked, and the unprepared Hashimoto Masatose hit his head on the seat in front of him, making a muffled sound.

"Yaga...... How did you drive the car! Hashimoto was furious when his head was hit and hurt, and he reached out and slapped the driver in front of him twice.

Seeing that the driver who hit the general's head with a big bag dared to talk more, he was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake repeatedly, "Your Excellency General, I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry!" ”

Hashimoto Masateng, who was still angry, glared at the driver fiercely, and wanted to give him two more slaps, but after thinking about it, he gave up, and finally pushed open the door and got out of the car.

It's just that when he stepped on the ground, the floating soil on the ground almost submerged his feet and neck, and looking at the dirty black and shiny riding boots, Hashimoto felt even more angry.

"Bang" slammed the car door shut, clenched the command knife at his waist, and then he strode forward.

Walking to the Type 94 truck that was crooked on the road, Hashimoto shouted to the busy soldiers, "Hey...... What the hell is going on, how did it come to be like this? ”

As soon as the Japanese soldiers who were busy with their work saw His Excellency the General coming, they quickly stood up straight, and a second lieutenant said loudly: "Report to Your Excellency General, our truck tire has burst, and we are changing its tires!" ”

Hashimoto squatted down, looked at the truck that had been tilted to the side and the deflated tires and frowned, "How can this be, didn't you already check it when you set off this morning?" ”

The second lieutenant reluctantly returned: "Your Excellency, the quality of our truck is not very good, and it is not easy to drag a gun weighing more than 30 tons here before a flat tire. In addition, the road conditions in China are so bad that it is normal for this kind of thing to happen. ”

The black-faced Hashimoto Masatō didn't get angry again, because he knew that what the second lieutenant said was the truth, and don't look at the majesty of these heavy cannons when they were fired, as if nothing in the world could stop their attacks. But these big guys are very clumsy when marching, and a cannon requires at least dozens of men and three to five trucks to serve it, and if it runs into rain and muddy roads during the march, it will be like the end of the world.

In addition, in this era, Japan's industrial base was still relatively weak compared to Europe and the United States, and the trucks made were of poor quality and easy to break down, so the general heavy artillery brigades would only operate near railway lines and coastal areas. If it weren't for Okamura Ninji's death order for this mission, the Heavy Artillery Brigade would not have left the Jinghan Railway Line and ran to this place with bad roads.

"You have half an hour to get your tires changed. We can't stay here for too long, and according to intelligence, the armed activities of this generation are very frequent, so we must be careful. ”

As soon as Hashimoto Masatsu finished speaking, a man in his thirties strode up to him and said loudly: "Report to Your Excellency the General, General Taniso has sent a telegram asking when we will arrive!" ”

Hashimoto Masateng said a little unhappily: "What are you doing in such a hurry, hasn't the second wing already arrived at Daliangzhuang?" ”

Nakasa said: "General Gu Shoufu said that although the Second Wing had launched an artillery bombardment of the 19th Army in China, the people in China did not retreat as expected. Therefore, General Tani Shoufu hopes that our 1st Wing will also arrive as soon as possible in order to defeat the 19th Army as soon as possible. ”

"That's not going to work." Hashimoto Masatten shook his head: "According to the plan, the mission of the First Wing is to carry out artillery bombardment of the China Independent Brigade in Mao Chen Town, and you can't change the battle plan without authorization just by his words." Besides, what we do is up to the command. What qualifications does the 6th Division have to order us. ”

As a brigade commander of a heavy artillery brigade, Hashimoto had his own reserve and pride, and he always believed that artillery was far more noble than the infantry who could only carry a rifle to climb mountains and make holes, despite his rank of major general. But he didn't think he was worse than the lieutenant general of the infantry, because he didn't take Tani's requirements to heart.

"But the commander of Gu Shoufu's division said that the war there is even more tense." Nakasa on the side also wanted to explain. But he was interrupted by Hashimoto Masateng, "You don't need to say it, you tell him that because the road conditions here are too bad, the First Heavy Artillery Wing will be delayed by an hour to arrive at Daliangzhuang, so tell him!" ”

After saying that, he looked at the dust flying around him and the scorching sun, and walked towards the car, he really couldn't stand the environment here.

Just on a desolate hill just over a thousand meters away from the convoy, something that looked like a pile of withered grass moved, and two figures gradually appeared, one of them whispered, "Good fellow, those things are really big, if you use cows and horses to pull them, I'm afraid dozens of horses won't be able to pull a cannon." ”

"What so much nonsense, hurry up and turn on the radio and report the situation here to the brigade headquarters!" The companion on the side lowered his voice and urged him to hurry up.

"Rush something, it'll be right away." The man on the left pulled the BC1000 radio station next to him as he spoke, complaining and starting to tune up the frequency.

Soon, a voice rang out: "Brigade headquarters...... Brigade headquarters, this is the silver fox, the target has appeared. The opponent had a total of 33 artillery pieces, all of which were super-large caliber guns...... What the? How big the caliber, how do I know, anyway, its barrel is thicker than my waist......"

"Okay, got it!"

A major staff officer put down the headset, and immediately strode to Su Jin, who was facing Huang Weiguo, and said: "Report to the brigade, the silver fox is calling, the first wing of the Japanese army's heavy artillery has appeared, and it is still more than thirty kilometers away from Daliangzhuang, and it is expected to arrive in Daliangzhuang in the evening." ”

"Got it!" Su Jin waved his hand to signal the staff officer to leave, and then said with a solemn face: "Weiguo, I have already made the task very clear. At present, the Second Wing of the Japanese Heavy Artillery Brigade has been launched in Daliangzhuang, and is carrying out artillery bombardment against the 19th Group Army, and the losses on Chief Luo's side are very large, and I want to make special note that the Second Wing of the Heavy Artillery is now carrying out artillery bombardment on the 19th Group Army, and it is only the Taisho 7th type 150mm caliber heavy cannon and the 90-type 240 caliber heavy cannon, if it is equipped with the 96-type 305 caliber heavy howitzer and the 98-type 320 caliber mortar The first heavy artillery wing once it joins the battlefield, We're going to be in a terrible situation, because we don't have any guns with the same range so far, you know what I mean? ”

Huang Weiguo nodded solemnly, although he had never seen the power of those super-large caliber heavy artillery, but he had seen the power of the M101 105mm howitzer equipped by the independent brigade. He really didn't dare to imagine what those heavy guns with a caliber of two hundred or even more than three hundred millimeters would look like when they were shot down, but Zhou Yusheng also said that this kind of heavy artillery can often wipe out a company of men and horses effortlessly, and he couldn't help but shudder when he thought of such a situation.

"Brother Su, don't worry, even if I die, I'm going to blow up that heavy artillery brigade!" When he said this, Huang Weiguo showed a determined expression, but in his excitement, he accidentally came up with his previous name for Su Jin.

"That's good!" Su Jin patted Huang Weiguo on the shoulder, and asked again: "The Japanese heavy artillery brigade is heavily guarded, how do you plan to attack the position of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade." ”

Huang Weiguo thought for a while and said: "Daliangzhuang is only about 20 kilometers away from us, so you can't go through it during the day, you can only go through it at night, and the number of people can't be too much, and it is easy for the Japanese army to find out if there are too many people." So I plan to bring only two infantry battalions and a mortar company over. ”

"Yes!" Su Jin nodded without hesitation.

"I'm going to borrow one from you!"

"You say?" Su Jin's answer was still so crisp.

Looking at Su Jin, Huang Weiguo's tone suddenly became a little stammering: "Just ...... It's Zhang Xiaoyu. ”

"What did you say?" Su Jin was stunned, and Zhou Yusheng was also stunned.

Before Su Jin could speak, Zhou Yusheng on the side had already shouted: "Huang Weiguo, do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Shut up and let him talk." Su Jin stopped Zhou Yusheng, stared at Huang Weiguo without blinking, and said word by word: "I need a reason!" ”

Huang Weiguo took a deep breath and said solemnly: "There is only one reason, because she is needed for this mission!" This attack on the heavy artillery brigade is very difficult for our infantry alone, and it is necessary to have a skilled artillery behind to assist in order to be so sure, and it seems to me that there is no one in the entire independent brigade who plays mortars more smoothly than a light rain. ”

Su Jin didn't speak, and the entire war room was quiet, and no one dared to make a sound. Everyone including Zhou Yusheng looked at Su Jin nervously.

And Su Jin's heart was also at war for a while, emotionally speaking, he was unwilling to let Zhang Xiaoyu go anyway, because everyone knew that this mission could be said to be nine deaths, and if it didn't work, it would have to be explained there. Intellectually speaking, he had to admit that Huang Weiguo's words were very reasonable, although Zhang Xiaoyu had never received much education, but her talent for playing mortars was almost innate, almost a bomb and an accurate, even the current artillery regiment commander Bai Hongshan sighed to himself, it can be said that there is no one more suitable candidate than her if artillery support is needed for this mission.

To go or not to go, it's a question worth considering.

Just when Su Jin hesitated, a crisp voice sounded: "Brigade, let me go......" (To be continued.) )