Chapter 12: The Sycamore Tree

For two days in a row, the Seya detachment under the city of Taierzhuang did not attack.

It's as if the Japanese soldiers under the city want to use continuous shelling and bombardment to completely destroy the resistance of Taierzhuang.

Heavy bombs fell on the canal from the sky, and tall columns of water rose into the sky. On the pontoon bridge on the canal, there are people constantly transporting ammunition to the other side of the canal.

From the beginning of the battle of Taierzhuang to the present, it has been four days. What has to be surprising is that a regiment in Taierzhuang is still a regiment. Although there were certain casualties, the combat effectiveness of the regiment as a whole did not decrease much. The defenders of the village, in addition to the requirements of grain, mainly asked for two kinds of clay ammunition.

This matter quickly reached Li Zongren's ears with the war report.

"I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that just two small things would have such great power!"

On his desk, there was what he had just said. One is a grenade, and the other is a "hail personnel kill bomb" known as the "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers".

Although Jin Tao's information to Li Zongren bears the name of this weapon, it cannot be denied that there are always many Lang mans in the hearts of the Chinese. The name "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers" is, of course, much more than the name "Hail Personnel Kill Bomb".

But it was a gadget with the name of Lang Man, which dealt the biggest blow to the Japanese army.

"Learn, Learn...... Learning ...... I use it! ”

While Li Zongren, who had a happy face on his face in the room, paced back and forth, he repeatedly recited this sentence in his mouth.

He heard Cheng Siyuan talk about it, saying that Austria used terracotta grenades during World War I. He just didn't expect that during the War of Resistance Against Japan, such a family could play such a role.

As a general, it's easy for him to figure out the joints inside.

The Japanese army consisted mainly of infantry, although the artillery and air force were quite strong. However, in terms of the traditional tactics of the Japanese army, the infantry is the main force of the attack, and all other arms are auxiliary. Since the infantry is the main force, it is inevitable to be blocked by this small ammunition in front of the sky.

For example, the "Celestial Maiden Scattered Flowers" can be used to fire a huge number of salvos, whether using a gasoline barrel cannon or an accordion-multi-barrel grenadier. Moreover, these equipment are simple to manufacture and have sufficient materials. In particular, the "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers" itself is staggeringly cheap.

A shell is five cents, and a few farmers in the middle of the house actually regard this as a way to make money. According to the people who accepted the shell, some families with many people actually earned several dollars a day. At this time, a dollar may not be much for a worker. But for farmers who are already farming, it's a lot of extra income. It is said that the peasants in those counties, starting with a 7-year-old doll and ending with an 80-year-old lady, each has a wooden shell in their hands. Guarding a large pile of adjusted clay just fill it, and when it is dried and handed over to the person who collects the shell, you can get cash.

I even heard that some people don't care about the land, and only make this grenade shell, and the income at the end of the day is quite a lot.

For Li Zongren, this is really cheap to the point of worthlessness.

After all, how much is a grenade, and of course it will not be cheap in China, a country that is extremely short of steel. Therefore, tens of thousands of oceans can be exchanged for a lot of grenade shells. As for the pulling fuses and explosives, this is not very lacking.

Now when he heard that this weapon on the front line had achieved great results, Li Zongren had already confessed to Cheng Siyuan. He was asked to tell his subordinates that each county could produce its own gunpowder and use gunpowder to fill it directly.

The thing in my heart is that when the devil attacks and wants to concentrate and charge, he will throw 100,000 or 80,000 pieces at a time. Of course, the explosion power of gunpowder is not very strong (about one-sixth of TNT), but even if 100 pieces kill one, won't the little devil have to reimburse half of the division!

It was only then that he remembered why Jin Tao had told him that grenades could be loaded with gunpowder.

"Alas, I was so confused at the time, thinking that I couldn't throw it far if I made it big. When I think about it now, it's really stupid. With the 'Celestial Maiden Scattered Flowers', is it necessary to throw the grenade that far? At the very least, it's enough to defend the city! ”

According to the report of the regimental commander Wang Guanwu, who defended Taierzhuang, in the face of the surprise attack of the Seya detachment, they placed their soldiers near the bombed-out city wall. Throw the grenade directly from the city into the crowd, and under dozens of grenades at a time, except for the devil soldiers who were killed, the other devils all rolled and crawled down.

Li Zongren understands this situation very well, and the soldiers may be able to charge in the face of bullets. Even if it's a little denser, it's not too dangerous. But the grenade didn't work, a piece of explosives, gunsmoke filled the sky. Using that thing to repel the devils is not to blow them all up, but under the continuous explosions on the battlefield, there is no one who is not afraid.

He could even imagine that when the other party's grenades could not be thrown, then it could be said that the place where the city wall was blown up became a ghost gate. If you don't solve the person who threw the grenade, you will give it to as many people as you go. But in the dark of night, the person who threw the grenade on the ground couldn't aim at it, and he didn't know where to shoot.

And judging from the battle situation on the battlefield, the Seya detachment under the castle of Eye Taierzhuang was unable to launch an attack at all. It's not that the troops are insufficient, but they can't deal with the "Heavenly Maiden Scattered Flowers".

This kind of air-burst grenade, one or two will not make people worry too much. But if you throw it down at once, it will be a thousand and eight hundred, covering a large area, and no number of infantry will be enough to die. Li Zongren, who had fought a long war with the Japanese army, knew that the Japanese soldiers were full of bravery. But in the face of such a blow, it is not a force that they are qualified to fight.

Even if it is a tank, what role can it do in the face of the city wall in Taierzhuang.

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Cheng Siyuan, who was on the side of the —————————————————————————————————————, quietly looked at Li Zongren in front of him, looking at the joy on his face, he was secretly happy in his heart and was thinking quietly at the same time.

"What kind of character is that Jin Tao, look at his appearance, he has set off such a big Lang!"

The "Lang" that Cheng Siyuan said is not just the battle of Taierzhuang. He is a doctor of political words, and his eyes naturally see more things, and his thinking is naturally more profound and thorough.

Putting aside the Taierzhuang battlefield, the film called "The Death of Nanjing" had a very strong response in the troops. Many troublesome things have become easy to solve.

The quality of training for the soldiers has improved, the officers have been less restrained from eating, and the unity between the officers and soldiers is much stronger than in the past.

"The so-called shame and then being brave, that Jin Tao can play with politics so skillfully, and he is such a brave person, I really don't know what he looks like as a hero!"

Like others who have been educated in traditional culture, Jin Tao's actions show his unique skill, and at the same time his methods are very ruthless. It doesn't feel like a Chinese-style politician and high-ranking official who likes to talk about "benevolence and righteousness", but it is somewhat similar to the mountain kings and chivalrous people in ancient books and biographies.

Cheng Siyuan, who is familiar with political skills, understands that Jin Tao used "The Death of Nanjing" to justify himself and find the best excuse for his cruelty. Because the Chiyou army is not protected by international law, as a revenge army, no one has any reason to blame them for being too ruthless. After all, the cruelty of the Chiyou army has never been shown against any Japanese civilians. It can be seen from the film that the Chiyou Army is a well-disciplined army.

As a doctor of political science, Cheng Siyuan does not think that Jin Tao's goal is merely that. I heard that he went to Hainan, but what he did there is unknown. Only a few came ashore there, and war refugees in Nanjing said construction appeared to be underway on Hainan Island.

What kind of construction is it, Cheng Siyuan can't figure it out at all.

So what is his goal? Are you just satisfied with what you do in Nanjing? With his ability, he should not engage in construction like other Chinese politics! And what did this Commander Kim do before, and what kind of construction will he carry out? ”

At this moment, China is rich in light industry. As far as Cheng Siyuan, who has studied abroad, is not the foundation of a strong country. From the perspective of political words, a social framework that operates rationally and can repair itself to a certain extent is the foundation of a country's development.

It is as if in history, when the British perfected the entire legal system and completed the restriction of imperial power, a reasonable social framework was formed. In line with the achievements of the Industrial Revolution, the "Victorian Era" was created.

The Industrial Revolution increased the creativity of wealth, and the rational social framework regulated the distribution of social wealth.

From the point of view of political science and sociology, this is the fundamental reason for the success of the "empire on which the sun never sets".

Cheng Siyuan, who thought about these questions, never said anything to anyone, because he knew that in China's social atmosphere of advocating "power schemes", "tricks", and "human favors", what he wanted to talk about to others would be ridiculed as empty talk, and secondly, it would be dismissed as "unrealistic".

But these people in China are very envious of the cannons, giant ships and strong national strength of Europe and the United States. As a result, large quantities of arms were purchased from Europe and the United States, and there was even a fool's practice of depositing the money for military purchases in banks and waiting for the war to start before buying fighter planes.

In fact, no one understands that it is just a clever operation of financial gain. It is nothing more than a means to take the money to defend the country and get some benefits for yourself.

"Who is stupid?"

"That Commander Jin is a military wizard, or rather, a miracle material for both military and military industry. You have only been able to use these two weapons, which have brought out our greatest advantages, and at the same time are weapons designed for the tactics of the Japanese army, you should understand that he is definitely not an idle person! ”

Li Zongren's comment is quite pertinent and careful. Nothing else was involved, only the military was discussed. If you add other things, Cheng Siyuan has to say so.

"That Commander Jin should have received a good military education, because he has a very deep understanding of weapons and equipment. Not only that, but this "The Death of Nanjing" also shows that he is very good at using films, newspapers and other media to do something. Most importantly, he has the insight to guess strategically. ”

The evaluation of the last article comes from "The Death of Nanjing". Although this film seems to be a "complaint", in fact, it is reasonable, and the reason for its cruelty is pinned on the barbarism of the Japanese. It is not difficult to see that when the whole world resists, the Japanese army has to make some changes.

And those changes are very likely to become loopholes that the Chiyou Army can exploit in the future.

Playing strategy is such a thing, you can't think of it if you look closer or shallower!

"Look again, maybe he's really a plane tree!"