The taste of being slapped in the face was not very pleasant, at least Nakamura Shigeru felt that his face was hot and painful now, and he looked at the cannonballs falling from the window, and for a while he even forgot the Confucian demeanor that he had been deliberately maintaining. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 He took a step back in disbelief, his mind full of questions about how the Ming army could make the 150mm howitzer outrun the advance speed of the tank.

In fact, the Japanese intelligence department once learned that the Ming army was equipped with a 100 mm self-propelled howitzer in the battle of Liaodong, and according to the content provided by the Japanese army's intelligence, the Japanese army even knew that this 100 mm self-propelled howitzer was called No. 1 self-propelled howitzer.

However, the Japanese army learned that the number of such No. 1 self-propelled howitzers was not large. In fact, there are only about 1,000 production vehicles. Therefore, the Japanese army did not attach much importance to this kind of weapons and equipment, and the technical analysis department gave a conclusion that made the Japanese army quite reassuring after a short contact.

The Japanese army, in combination with the Ceylon weapons design process, finally came to the conclusion that self-propelled guns could not be equipped with too large calibers. They believe that from the point of view of actual combat, it is impossible for such a bulky armored vehicle to be equipped with cannons of caliber of more than 100 mm, and it takes up a lot of resources, which is not conducive to improving the overall combat strength of the troops.

The Japanese army, which lacked experience in the large-scale use of heavy weapons and equipment, even believed that the speed of towed artillery and war horses on the road was about the same as that of vehicles such as cars and tanks, so there was no need to develop a special self-propelled artillery system.

Of course, this conclusion was made because the Japanese army really did not trust the changes in the war system brought about by the new weapons, and on the other hand, it was deliberately promoted by the top management due to lack of funds. After all, the Japanese army does not have the wealth of the Ming Empire, and it cannot develop too many weapons and equipment at the same time, so it can only comfort itself with the psychology of saying that grapes are sour if they can't eat grapes.

Later, because of the secrecy of the Ming army and the tense confrontation between the two sides on both sides of the Yalu River, although the Japanese side knew that the Ming army was equipped with a newer self-propelled artillery, they did not pay much attention to the news in this regard. Because of this, the participation of the No. 2 self-propelled gun of the Ming army in the battle caught a front-line commander like Shigeru Nakamura by surprise.

Compared to the No. 1 self-propelled gun, the No. 2 self-propelled gun carried a larger caliber 150 mm gun because of the redesign of the chassis and more space, and at the same time could carry more shells. Because of this, the combat effectiveness has at least doubled.

"Yaga ......" Shigeru Nakamura now finally realized the mood of General Miyamoto Yuhito in the rear at this moment, gritted his teeth in annoyance and muttered an old Japanese scolding. Although this term is not popular now, with the deepening of the Japanese restoration movement, many Japanese people also use it as a "popular word".

"Your Excellency, Division Commander! Since the Ming army was followed by heavy artillery, our troops assembled in the city were heavy...... It's not very safe, so please make a quick decision and give the order for the troops to disperse the concealed supplies! The chief of staff took his face off the receiver of the phone at this time, and looked at Shigeru Nakamura and pleaded.

Nakamura Shigeru also realized that scolding the street now could not solve the problem, so he hurriedly walked to the edge of the city defense map and instructed: "Let the Yamada United immediately dispatch a brigade to help disperse the gathered war horses and vehicles...... Cunning Ming Dog...... I, Shigeru Nakamura, will take revenge for this! ”

As the third shell fell, the Japanese troops in the city, who were originally quite relaxed, suddenly tensed. The Japanese soldiers resting on both sides of the street took refuge everywhere, looking for shelter to avoid the shelling of the Ming army, and the frightened war horses neighed, and the carts overturned by the Ming artillery shells were across the road, and the entire interior of the turtle city looked a mess.

Earlier, there were huge craters several meters in diameter next to the building destroyed by the bombs dropped by the Ming army's Lei Gong 1 dive bombers. The road was also littered with broken glass and rubble, and some Japanese soldiers had just rested and eaten, and now they had to take refuge in bomb craters and buildings due to the shelling of the Ming army, and they were still holding the hot soup of rice balls distributed in their hands.

After all, the Japanese army is fighting on the mainland, and Guicheng is a huge logistics supply base, so for the Japanese troops passing by, it is still very good to provide food. Compared to the 5th Army, which had to retreat into the mountains of northern Korea, these Japanese troops were at least able to eat a hot meal, which can be regarded as good luck.

In order to disperse and conceal the vehicles and horses that had been gathered with great difficulty, the Japanese troops in the city were in chaos. The Japanese soldiers had to brave the Ming artillery fire to ruin their previous efforts and restore the hour's workload to the same state for another hour.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander...... Now that the Ming army is shelling Turtle City, we are close to the city center here, and it is not in the basement, should we move it? An officer walked up to Shigeru Nakamura and suggested after a few minutes of busy assignments and assigning various tasks again.

His words relieved everyone in the division headquarters, after all, the Ming army was constantly shelling, and moving to a more solid and reliable place could at least ensure everyone's safety, right?

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, your safety is important, please move to a nearby underground bunker for the time being." On Shigeru Nakamura's side, the chief of staff also stepped forward and pleaded.

His words made Nakamura Shigeru also realize the danger of his place, considering that the dispatch tasks had already been arranged, and it would be good to change places, so he nodded and agreed: "Originally, I should have fought bravely regardless of safety, but considering the survivability of the division headquarters, I agreed to move the headquarters to a safer place." ”

His words made all the officers excited, at least his division commander was not the kind of fool who wielded a command knife and was full of sworn battles and did not know how to change. The artillery bombardment of the Ming army became more and more intensive and frequent, and hiding oneself in a safer place was the really wise choice.

It is not an easy task to relocate the headquarters of a division and regiment, although the Japanese army retreated all the way south to arrive here, did not carry too much luggage, and some of the things that were packed did not have time to be unpacked, but the headquarters of a division and regiment is still a huge organization.

After an order was given, the packing of documents and the handling of boxes were once again chaotic in the entire command headquarters. Because there were too many things to be relocated, and the division and regiment could not afford to lose effective command, equipment such as radio and telephone had to be dispersed and transported in batches. The chaotic scene made Nakamura Shigeru extremely upset, and stood in the corner with his command knife frowning. (To be continued.) )