After the meeting was dismissed, the generals took the lead and resigned, but Political Commissar Cheng stayed on the pretext. Zheng Weiguo knew that he had something to say, and asked with a smile: "At the meeting, I saw you look at you vigorously, and I knew that you must have something." Tell me, what the hell is going on? Don't you want to marry me Zhang Luo, right? ”

Political Commissar Cheng said angrily: "Hmph, who has the heart to give you!" I ask you, how did the General Staff bring the specific course of action to the meeting? You don't know the sense of secrecy of the generals of the national army! There are also people from the military command and the central commander, what if the secret is leaked? ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "That's it? ”

Political Commissar Cheng said anxiously: "Is this still a small matter? In case of failure of the operation, I don't know how many comrades will have to be sacrificed! As soon as the words came out, he suddenly came to his senses and said, "You are setting a trap? ”

Zheng Weiguo casually handed over a confidential letter and explained: "This is a plan formulated by the General Staff, and I only learned about it at the meeting just now. ”

Political Commissar Cheng took it and looked at it, and muttered unhappily: "This Zhou Yimin, why is he hiding it from us, which makes me worry in vain." Well, they suspect that there are also enemy puppet agents in the military districts? How is this possible! That's nonsense! ”

Zheng Weiguo said with a solemn face: "Don't be busy denying it first, in my opinion, this matter is very likely to be true!" Have you ever seen this thing? As he spoke, he handed over a very strange-shaped gadget.

Political Commissar Cheng hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it a few times, and asked uncertainly: "This, it seems to be a pencil?" ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Not bad!" However, this is not an ordinary pencil, but a shorthand tool. You can put your hand in your trouser pocket to record important data. As he spoke, he also demonstrated it to Political Commissar Cheng with great interest. Before Zheng Weiguo crossed over, this old-fashioned way of stealing intelligence had long been eliminated by more advanced techniques. However, Zheng Weiguo happened to have studied these things, so he quickly found the trick of it.

Political Commissar Cheng was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Where did you find this?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "Just five days ago, a child playing at the entrance of the village found it. The head of the children's group in this village thought that we had dropped it, so he took the initiative to pay it in. The comrades in logistics didn't care, and they put it on hold for a few days, but fortunately they were discovered by Chief of Staff Zhou. ”

Political Commissar Cheng's face changed slightly, and he frowned and said, "Five days ago, that is, when we just moved to this Duanjiazhuang?" ”

The headquarters of the 41st Army was originally located in the city. Because the county seat of Lixian is very strong. It's safer inside the city than outside. Moreover, there are abundant supplies in the city, and it is also very convenient to purchase supplies. Several units such as the General Headquarters, the Jizhong Administrative Office, and the Jizhong Bank can still be crowded together, and office time can also be saved.

But after Zhang Wenbai and the others arrived, it was really inappropriate to continue to stay in the city. Zheng Weiguo ordered to move to Duanjiazhuang in the southern suburbs of Tun. Conduct closed management. Personal belongings are also registered for inspection. If you don't. The safety of the command cannot be guaranteed.

"Exactly!" Zheng Weiguo nodded, and said with a solemn face: "I suspect that Japanese spies have infiltrated our headquarters, and they came from our way!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng didn't understand it for a while. Puzzled, he said, "Why do you think that something is wrong on our side?" And I don't think it's necessarily a Japanese spy, it's very likely that it's from the side of the national army, such as the Central Unification or the Military Unification. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said: "If it is an insider of the Central Command or the Military Command, there is no need to throw away this pen at all." If it is a military command spy who has broken into our interior, there is no need to risk bringing this kind of thing, because the chief of their North China Office is in the village, and they are not guilty of exposing their precious undercover agents. ”

Political Commissar Cheng muttered, "That's right. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and patted his thigh and said, "No, I have to go back immediately and let the security department start investigating." The little devil of the dog day actually touched us under our noses, and this is worth it! ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly stopped and said, "Hey, Lao Cheng, don't be reckless!" Our personnel have been strictly screened, and the fact that they can pass our review shows that this person has extremely strong anti-detection capabilities. It is difficult to achieve the results of ordinary interrogations, but on the contrary, they can startle the snake and even make people panic. ”

Political Commissar Cheng sighed in annoyance, and said with a ashamed face: "Alas, I have to review this matter with the organization. If we hadn't suddenly moved to Duanjiazhuang, I'm afraid we would still be in the dark! ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said, "Well, it's really careless." However, it has not yet been investigated, and it may not be as serious as we thought. Even if there is a problem, it may not be from us, maybe it is Xi'an who stabbed the basket! ”

Political Commissar Cheng waved his hand and said, "Don't comfort me, I remember what you once said about Murphy's Law." Since the evidence suggests that there may be Japanese spies lurking here, it is almost a certainty. He asked again: "Fortunately, Chief of Staff Zhou is shrewd, so in this case, the battle plan announced at night is all fake?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled meaningfully: "How can a fake hide from a cunning little devil?" ”

Political Commissar Cheng was taken aback and said, "Ah, this thing is actually real?" I said how to deploy so well! Then he tentatively said, "It shouldn't be all true, right?" ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "It's worthy of being sharp-eyed, and I can't hide anything from you." ”

Political Commissar Cheng said angrily: "Go, you are the monkey!" I think about it, nothing else is good to fake, most of it is a time adjustment, right? What exactly is the time to act? ”

Zheng Weiguo looked around, his face was straight, he pointed to the clock next to the wall and said, "It's tonight!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng was stunned for a moment, then stroked his palm and smiled: "Ha Luha, there is really you, even if the Japanese army obtains intelligence, it will not have time to adjust." As he spoke, he frowned, and said, "But I'm afraid the actions of the 129th Division will be affected." ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly asked, "What, they also have actions?" ”

Political Commissar Cheng nodded and said, "Well, Division Commander Liu plans to concentrate a brigade of troops to attack the railway from Shijiazhuang to Handan and kill the enemy's military columns. ”

Shijiazhuang was the "main military station" of the Japanese army, and was responsible for transporting materials to the surrounding "military stations". Among them, Handan happened to newly form the 1st Brigade of Independent Mixed Formation. Therefore, this section of the railway was also an important supply line for the Japanese army.

Zheng Weiguo asked again: "What time?" ”

Political Commissar Cheng replied: "It's a coincidence, they will arrange it for tomorrow." Because according to the practice of the Japanese army. Tomorrow the North China Front will deliver supplies to the 1st Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade in Handan. Moreover, according to the observation of the Eighth Road, the enemy seems to have upgraded Handan to the main place of the military station, so there are a lot of supplies. So ......"

Zheng Weiguo smiled and said, "So Master Liu, they are tempted?" Well, the plan is still very good, but why didn't you inform us! ”

Political Commissar Cheng explained with some embarrassment: "The 129th Division is worried that the national army will leak secrets, so I am asked to only convey it to you secretly. ”

Zheng Weiguo frowned slightly, this is also a matter of no choice. Although the officer has been promoted by one level, there are more constraints, and even the command headquarters has a lot of messy people. It is understandable that the Eighth Route side believes it, but it is not easy to do such coordinated operations.

I'm thinking nonsense. A correspondent hurried in. The report said: "Headquarters, there is an urgent telegram! ”

Zheng Weiguo hurriedly took it, his brows furrowed first, and then suddenly raised high. Extremely excited.

Political Commissar Cheng was puzzled: "What's wrong." Commander? ”

Zheng Weiguo said happily: "Lao Cheng." There has been a major breakthrough in the arsenal, and an important weapon invention is one step behind! Suddenly, the clock on the wall rang loudly. Zheng Weiguo looked over and said in a deep voice: "No, I can't wait!" This experiment must begin immediately. Inform the front-line troops that the artillery units will hold off on action after arriving at the gun position! ”

Political Commissar Cheng hurriedly said: "Commander, what do you want to do?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "I have decided to use this kind of experimental shells for tonight's shelling!" ”

Political Commissar Cheng said in surprise: "What if the experiment fails, is this experiment more important than destroying the enemy's main station?" ”

Zheng Weiguo said proudly: "If this weapon can succeed, we will have a strategic deterrent!" Hmph, it won't be a matter of one or two military stations at that time! ”

Hebei, Shijiazhuang. A group of figures dressed in night clothes quietly appeared in the western suburbs of the city. The Japanese army's "main military station" in Shijiazhuang was located here. Why should it be located in the suburbs? Because the munitions warehouse is generally not placed in the city center, and Shijiazhuang has no city wall, there is little difference between the city and the suburbs.

Shijiazhuang was originally developed from two small villages, with only a city and no city. After the Japanese army occupied Shijiazhuang, they began to build the city wall on a large scale, but before they could be completely repaired, they were broken by Zheng Huzi and the 129th Division. Most of the unfinished walls were also destroyed by blasting. The Japanese army had no choice but to build a small city in the western suburbs, which was used as a military station, and moved the warehouse originally located in the eastern suburbs to the western suburbs. The reason is very simple, because the east is Zheng Huzi's territory, so I have to guard against it! But the Japanese army never expected that they would not be able to defend themselves in the west.

"Mouth, mouth, I'm eyes!"

"Eyes, here's the mouth, are you all ready?"

"Ready!"

"Okay, then we're going to spray, you guys stay away, don't get hurt!"

……

The General Staff originally planned to send special forces to attack the Japanese arsenal, but after on-site investigation, it was found that the small city was too strong, surrounded by pillboxes, and it was simply a fortress. Although the special forces are powerful, it is difficult to even get close to the arsenal. Unless it's airborne or tunneling. There are no such good conditions for airborne at present, and the speed of digging tunnels is too slow, and the daylily will be cold when they are dug up.

After several considerations, everyone finally decided to use artillery to destroy this target remotely, even if it could not be completely destroyed, it was necessary to give the Japanese army a little color to see if they dared to pile up a large amount of materials in the future.

"Attention to all artillery squads, give the direction of fire! Enemy arsenal ahead, ruler 675, direction to the left 009, high and low +2, charge No. 1, extended fuse! Load! ”

"Report!" Zheng Xinchao, commander of the heavy artillery brigade and chief instructor of the artillery section of the Jizhong Military Academy, served as the supreme commander of the artillery this time. He was giving an order, but he was suddenly interrupted by a herald.

Zheng Xinchao rebuked in annoyance: "What are you doing, don't you see that we are preparing for an artillery bombardment? ”

The herald said aggrievedly: "Report to the commander, it's an urgent order from the superiors!" ”

Zheng Xinchao was puzzled: "What's the situation?" Action cancelled? ”

The herald hurriedly said: "No, the superiors asked us to test a new type of cannonball, and the action is suspended!" ”

"Ahh Zheng Xinchao said angrily: "Isn't this nonsense? We're at war! ”

The herald muttered, "Then you can do it." Anyway, the order was brought by me. ”

Zheng Xinchao had no choice but to say: "What about the cannonballs? Brought up first, I asked to contact the head seat directly. ”

As the commander of the only heavy artillery brigade in the Jicha Theater, he has this power. He expressed resolute resistance to this unreasonable demand at the moment, so he hoped that Zheng Weiguo would come forward to stop it. However, the general manager soon called back and demanded that they obey the arrangement of the two "chief engineers" of the arsenal. Everything was experimental, and the task of shelling took a back seat for the time being.

"Dare to ask which one is Commander Zheng?" A group of people in suits and leather shoes hurried to the artillery position, mixed with a few foreigners in the middle, which made the soldiers look sideways.

Zheng Xinchao frowned slightly. Come forward. Say, "I am!" You're engineers in the arsenal? What a fame! ”

An officer suddenly stepped forward and introduced: "Commander Zheng, I am Li Fugui, deputy chief of the General Security Section, and I am ordered to coordinate this experiment. In accordance with the requirements of the aggregate. Your original artillery mission has been cancelled. Instead, they fully supported the experiment. ”

Zheng Xinchao said angrily: "Why do you want to conduct experiments at this time? Doesn't this affect the operation of our army? ”

"Young man. Don't underestimate this experiment, if it is done, it will be much more important than the victory in an artillery battle! "In a suit and leather shoes. An old man of half a hundred suddenly spoke.

Deputy Section Chief Li also emphasized: "Commander Zheng, this is an order personally issued by the General Seat, and there are opinions that can be reserved, but the order must be carried out. ”

Zheng Xinchao was helpless, so he had to nod and say, "I resolutely obey the orders of the general seat!" Then he said to the engineers, "Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any advice, please!" ”

The men in the suit were not annoyed, looked at each other, and laughed. Zheng Xinchao felt that this laughter seemed to have a bit of mockery and contempt, and he was even more annoyed in his heart.

"Commander Zheng, please take a look! This is the new type of shell we have developed, unlike the previous shells, this shell itself has no power, and can only be detonated with incendiary shells when the conditions are met! "A few soldiers quickly brought in a few boxes of shells, and there were still in the wagons in the distance, at least a hundred rounds.

Zheng Xinchao was puzzled: "Then when will the conditions for detonation be met?" ”

The half-hundred-year-old man smiled: "We have only obtained some data, and in the case of an artillery shell explosion, how to meet it remains to be experimented." And that's what we're here for! ”

Zheng Xinchao suddenly rolled his eyes, and he was not annoyed in his heart, in his opinion, this shelling mission must have been in vain. In fact, he did not regard this shelling as an ordinary task, but hoped to take this opportunity to train a large number of artillery backbones. But now that everything is prioritized for experimentation, novices will definitely not have a chance to operate in the field.

"Attention all artillery squads, cancel the reload!" Zheng Xinchao asked as he gave the order, "What caliber of shells are you coming back with?" ”

"Oh, there are two kinds, one is a Japanese-made 150-mm howitzer, and the other is a shell from a Skoda 105-mm howitzer!"

Zheng Xinchao nodded and said, "Okay, you say, how to fight now?" ”

A man in a suit pulled out a chart and said, "We're all set, just follow this." ”

Zheng Xinchao turned on the flashlight and found that it was increased in echelons, that is, a few experimental shells were fired first, and then an incendiary bomb was fired to observe the detonation effect. If it fails to detonate, or if it is not powerful enough, experimental shells are added. And so on until you find the right ratio!

A man in a suit saw his brows furrowed frequently, and asked, "Commander Zheng, is it difficult?" ”

Zheng Xinchao shook his head and said: "It's not difficult, just fighting like this, it can't form a sudden effect of artillery bombardment, and it may be counterattacked by the Japanese army." Are you sure you want to fight like this? ”

Another man in a suit kicked the bunker in front of the artillery position and said with a smile: "Commander Zheng looks down on us people!" It's all so well prepared, are you still afraid of being counterattacked by the enemy? ”

Indeed, for the sake of this artillery battle. Heavy artillery brigades and engineering units put a lot of thought into it. There is a very strong cover in front of this emplacement, and even a direct hit from a 240-mm heavy artillery shell cannot completely destroy it. Due to the angle of fire, it is very safe for the artillery to hide behind cover and fire, and it can also effectively conceal the muzzle flame, so that the enemy cannot accurately judge the direction for a short time.

Zheng Xinchao didn't expect these "cultural people" to understand this, and his face couldn't help but be slightly hot, but he still defended himself and said: "On the battlefield, you can't be cautious!" But since there is an order from the headquarters, we will carry it out! ”

The man in the suit smiled and said, "Don't worry, young man, you can't lose!" ”

Zheng Xinchao shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, and ordered again: "All artillery squads immediately go to the ammunition storage point to receive the new shells!" ”

When the soldiers heard that something new was coming, they were very excited, and they quickly rushed to remove the shells. The arsenal is also well prepared, and there is a sufficient base.

"Attention to all artillery squads, give the direction of fire! Enemy arsenal ahead, ruler 675, direction to the left 009, high and low +2, charge No. 1, extended fuse! Load! ”

"One shift is loaded!"

"The second shift is loaded!"

……

"Fire!" With the flag, six Skoda 105mm howitzers roared together. Several shells rushed out of the muzzle and quickly flew towards the Japanese warehouses in the western suburbs.

Rumble! Rumble! Six shells landed in the warehouse almost simultaneously. The reason why he fought so accurately was because the last time he briefly occupied Shijiazhuang, Zheng Weiguo ordered all artillery units to calculate and shoot Zhuyuan. Although the warehouse in the western suburbs was built later, it can be adjusted quickly by using nearby reference points.

"Mouth, mouth, I'm eyes!"

"Did you hit the eye?"

"All six shots were hit, but it seems that the explosives of the projectile are moldy, and there is almost no sound! If it's caused by your poor custody, beware of court-martials! ”

It was said that several more shells were flying, this time incendiary bombs, which set fire to some of the flammable materials piled up outside the warehouse, but failed to detonate the previous shells. The Japanese soldiers who woke up hurriedly came to put out the fire, and Shijiazhuang, which had just been silent, suddenly became noisy.

"Mouth, the Japanese army has fire prevention measures, and the effect of incendiary bombs alone is not ideal. The Japanese army in Shijiazhuang has already begun to move, and in an hour at the latest, the enemy may launch a counterattack against you! ”

Zheng Xinchao wiped his sweat and glanced at the man in the suit led by him.

The man in the suit said calmly: "Continue the experiment, don't destroy it halfway!" ”

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Another round of shells whizzed out. The Japanese soldiers in the warehouse were busy fighting the fire, when they suddenly heard the sharp sound of shells, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly lay down to hide. But to their surprise, the shells didn't seem to have much power, and the air only smelled of gasoline after the explosion. There were some strange explosions near the open flames, but they were all small. So under the officer's order, the soldiers had to continue their work.

"Again, double the number of experimental bombs!"

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! The third round of shells also flew to enemy warehouses. The second high gun, who was in charge of observing the scene, was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and couldn't help but angrily reprimand on the radio: "What kind of reputation are you doing, what's the use of always hitting this kind of shell......

Rumble! This time it was a real loud bang, and a powerful shockwave erupted from inside the Japanese warehouse, first slamming into the surrounding walls, and then suddenly rising into the air, rising into a small mushroom cloud. Under this powerful shock wave, the Japanese ammunition depot was also quickly detonated, and the entire town was transformed into a huge torch, which made people stunned.

Before Gao Ercang finished speaking, he only heard a roar, and his chest was hit hard, and a mouthful of blood spurted out on the spot.

The loud noise was also heard by the heavy artillery brigade, but then contact was cut off. The telegraph man shouted in a hurry: "Eyes, eyes, how are you!" ”

Soon, the soldiers of the Special Service Brigade activated the backup radio and said angrily: "What kind of weapon did you use, the safe distance of bullshit, and injured our captain, and I will settle accounts with you when I come back!" ”

"Hey, what about the enemy warehouse!"

"There are no more enemy warehouses, toot, toot, toot ......" (to be continued......)

PS: Sao Rui, it's so late, mainly because I don't know what's going on today, I'm always sleepy, I just lay down for a while, and I slept until more than eight o'clock at night! Cry!