807 Qi people!
The Sima Department of the Qi Army was used to manage the logistics supply of ammunition for the Qi Army, and in the age of firearms, the logistics supply of ammunition was as important as a large number of logistics supplies. Front-line soldiers not only need to consume a lot of food, clothing, fuel and other materials, but also need to consume a lot of guns and ammunition. Moreover, guns and ammunition have become the largest consumables for weapons after replacing cold weapons.
However, after all, the Qi army is an army that cannot accept the construction of the new army, and some problems still exist.
"Store all the ammunition there. Hurry up. A man who looked like a Qi army officer shouted loudly. Then from time to time he also pointed in the direction with his finger.
"Wow," some of the soldiers replied weakly.
"Those in office are crazy. What do we do with so much ammunition? A Qi soldier grumbled.
"Move one by one." An older veteran replied.
The recruits had no choice but to carry the heavy ammunition boxes. About half of these ammunition boxes are bullets, and the other half are shells, propellants, etc. Others were some gunpowder.
"Put it there." A Qi soldier said with a gun on his back.
Follow the direction pointed by the Qi soldiers. The soldiers finally saw where they saw. A makeshift tent half-exposed to the outside. In order to prevent the snow from wetting the ammunition, the Qi army also built some thatched roofs outside. Such a design can be regarded as solving the problem of damp ammunition.
But in fact, the Qi army did not completely solve this problem. The State of Qi had to import a large amount of ammunition from the hands of the State of Qin and Korea every day. These munitions were transported from Qin to Korea and Wei to Qi.
At the time of importation, some Qi officials also knew to keep the ammunition dry. So, the scrap rate of ammunition is not very large. But in the process of transportation. Long-distance bumps and some improper handling often cause munitions to trigger and major explosions occur. But these did not attract the attention of Qi officials, who still focused on quantity. The front line needs a large number of ammunition. The ammunition must be transported as quickly as possible.
This kind of transportation requirements that only seek quantity but not quality have led to the fact that the whole country does not value the quality of ammunition in the transportation process. Even the storage situation that took place on the front line was terrible, and it was terrible.
Most of Qi's ammunition depots were built in this way. This ammunition depot is dug half a foot high above the surface and tents are set up on this foundation. Then build a thatched hut, such a simple device. It is the lowest in terms of safety factor. To know. Thatched huts and tents are flammable substances, and these things are all at once, not to mention that there is a large amount of ammunition stored in them. The people of Qi do not have a high sense of security about the safety of weapons and ammunition. This lack of security awareness is bound to come at a heavy cost.
However, there is another problem that makes the front-line soldiers of the Qi army complain a lot. The bullets used in their weapons are bound to fail to hit the fire after firing several bullets. At this time, the Qi soldiers had to manually open the trap door and take out the bullets. Sometimes, when it is difficult to remove the bullet, it is necessary to use a bayonet to pick out the ammunition to complete the manual installation. This has brought great inconvenience to the combat effectiveness of the Qi army.
In several battles launched by the Qi army against the besieged Qin army, some of the Qi soldiers died from the installation of bullets or from poor shooting. They often complain that their bullets are shoddy. They even scolded Koreans for being unscrupulous profiteers.
In fact, from the factory of Qin to the transportation and storage of South Korea, these bullets are very good. The probability of stink bombs is basically that there are only a dozen bullets for every 5,000 rounds that do not go off. The gunpowder used in the trap rifle is still black powder, and the black powder itself is prone to moisture, especially in the case of unlucked and improper storage, it is easy for such a thing to happen.
Under the pursuit of Qi State in pursuit of the quantity of transportation regardless of the quality of transportation, the probability of this kind of stink bomb has increased significantly. In particular, there is a big problem with front-line storage. For example, this improvised ammunition depot. Due to the continuous snowfall, especially the half-foot deep tunnel. The land was already wet, and the Qi army did not take any moisture-proof measures to store ammunition in it. Soil contains a lot of water. Even in winter. This moist effect is also very impressive. Ammunition wait until it's time to be used. Some bullets also have patina on the copper surface. It can be seen how much of a role this dampness has.
And the officers of the Qi army who manage the storage of ammunition are well aware of this, but even so, they still store according to this method.
"It's okay, this bullet will definitely hit. Besides. This bullet was bought with money. No. Isn't it a waste? The officer actually said so.
Under such management, soldiers fought with damp bullets. It will greatly affect the combat of the Qi people. And this happened in a sneak attack by the State of Qi on the besieged Qin army.
"Boom." Artillery roared in the distance. "Boom." A loud explosion was heard. Shells exploded around the positions of the Qin troops.
"Whoosh." The Qin army responded by firing a flare. Shine a spark on the whole night.
"Whoosh." A flare hit the sky. The position was suddenly illuminated into daylight.
The flare carried a parachute and landed slowly. The ground was silent.
"Pliers," a Qi soldier covered in burlap whispered.
"Give." As he spoke, another Qi soldier wrapped in burlap handed him a pair of pliers.
"Bang." There was a metal sound of wire being hinged. "Boom." At this time, an artillery shell exploded right in front of the Qin army's position, and this explosion well muffled the sound of barbed wire destruction. The Qin military guard post knew nothing about this. The shelling drowned out the small sound.
"Know, so, so." At this time, the soldiers of the Qi army cut several wires in a row. Another Qi soldier on the side carefully grasped the barbed wire, because there were canned food boxes hanging on the barbed wire, and these canned food boxes would make a "bang" sound. These sounds were enough to expose the sneak attack of the Qi army.
"Hurry up and run over here. Hurry up. A man who looked like an officer in Qi State shouted in a low voice. The latter crawled cautiously. The people in the back, without exception, were dressed in burlap. These burlaps have a good camouflage effect. Close to the color of the land, despite the snow on the ground, the land has been dug up and bombarded incessantly, turning into a white and black irregular terrain. This topography creates a sense of visual indifference. This feeling gave the Qi army a great advantage in sneak attack, and the Qi soldiers used this camouflage to quietly approach the Qin army's forward position.
"Hurry up." The officer whispered.
"Uproar." At this time, a soldier's strip of cloth was hung out of barbed wire.
"Shhhh The officer shhed quietly.
"Don't make a noise." The officer whispered.
And the soldiers around him just nodded.
"Be careful not to hang your clothes." The officer cautioned.
Then one by one, the Qi commandos crossed the gaps in the barbed wire that had just been opened. And there were two or three soldiers in front of him who kept cutting the barbed wire. Create a good offensive environment for the commandos in the back.
And at the other end. The soldiers of the Qin State didn't even dare to stick their heads out and curled up in the trenches.
"Damn the Qi people. It's dark and it's still shooting, and the fuck won't let me sleep. A Qin soldier scolded loudly. But the sound of artillery was quickly muffled. Life in the trenches is boring. Plus the besieged soldiers were in constant tension. Desertion, as well as lax vigilance, are a common occurrence. In this regard, the officers of the Qin army have repeatedly emphasized. But there is still no way. Because the soldiers are already in a state of exhaustion. This state of affairs makes it difficult for soldiers to maintain a high level of alert.
"Did you hear anything?" A Qin soldier asked.
"I hear you. Guns. We couldn't sleep. Another soldier said.
"Oh, well, I misheard." The Qin soldier had no choice but to say.
"Be careful. Pay attention to the barbed wire. The officer whispered. After an uninterrupted cutting of the barbed wire. The Qi soldiers finally opened their way into the forward positions of the Qin army.
The Qi commandos didn't just cut the barbed wire. There is another thing, they also learned how to exclude. This thing is more deadly, and it is a landmine. They used bayonets to carefully eliminate them. Then they will move forward to where they want to go. Conduct operations.
"Ahead is the trench of the Qin army, we have to enter carefully." The officer whispered.
"Yes. Got it. Several Qi soldiers nodded silently. Then they began to crawl cautiously forward towards the Qin army's trenches.
"Take a look." A Qi soldier whispered. The other soldier cautiously approached the Qin army's trench, and then quickly stretched out his head to check it.
What the Qi soldiers saw was that the trenches were empty and there was nothing. Not even the soldiers of the Qin army on duty. Generally speaking, this is relatively slight, because they know that the vigilance of the Qin army is high, and their soldiers are rarely able to desert, and continuous artillery strikes have lowered the morale of the Qin soldiers to a low point. Such a thing did not want to happen, and Qin Jun did not want it to happen, and it had to happen.
After the Qi soldiers looked at it, they made a gesture and quickly turned over and entered the trench.
"Hurry up." As he spoke, the officer commanded another soldier into the trench.
Just when the Qi soldiers entered the trenches one after another. The Qin soldier felt that something was wrong. He believed that there was no problem with his hearing, and even if there was the sound of cannons, he still felt that something was wrong, and the alertness of the soldiers made them feel that something was wrong with this matter. So he walked out of his tunnel.
"Someone." The soldiers of the Qin army were frightened.
"Shh The officer of Qi State signaled not to make a sound. Everyone was silent.
"Qi people!" At this time, the soldiers of the Qin army shouted loudly.