"Vladivostok is the target that our army must attack, and it is also the first time that our army has attacked a well-defended military fortress, and I think you should understand the significance of this, whether or not you can successfully capture Vladivostok fortress is not only a sign of military victory, but also has a direct impact on the future peace talks and the development of China. Therefore, I hope that everyone will raise the spirit of 12 points to deal with this tough battle, which can only succeed, not fail! The main fleet of the Beiyang Navy will cooperate with our actions, and they will use the powerful naval guns to attack the fortress in Vladivostok, of course, because of the terrain and distance, the naval guns of the Beiyang Naval Division will not be able to help us clear all the nails, and some things still need to be done by the army. Xu Jie made an opening remark at the combat meeting.

"Our navy will naturally fully cooperate with the army, and the main turrets in Vladivostok are all to protect the military port and fleet in the Golden Horn, but now, the remnants of the Russian Far East Fleet are in Muroran Port, and the significance of the Golden Horn is no longer fighting, so the first target of the fleet's attack is the ring-firing turrets around Vladivostok, and these turrets that can take into account both sea and land will be our biggest threat. As for the guns facing the sea, I mean they can be put on hold for the time being. Yang Yonglin said with a smile.

"The Navy does not fight the coastal defense artillery that poses the greatest threat to itself? This is the first time I've heard of this theory. Nie Shicheng on the side was a little confused.

"Our main task is not to completely smash Vladivostok, our aim is to occupy it, and as long as the remaining non-ring artillery does not affect the offensive on land, it is okay to let it go for the time being. Moreover, except for a dozen ring-firing 10-inch guns and 8-inch guns, the rest of the artillery pieces are all 6-inch small guns, which pose no threat to the main fleet of our navy at all. Our order of strikes is that the first target is long-range heavy artillery that can be fired in a ring, the second target is a medium-caliber artillery that can be fired in a circle, and the others have little impact on the army's offensive, so we can naturally ignore it. Yang Yonglin explained

"And what about the Navy's subsequent mission after solving these guns?" Peng Yi asked.

"We're going to be a transport captain for our army brothers! Although the Russians put their main defense in the direction of the sea, after all, there were several ring fortifications and countless bastions. To crack open these concrete boxes, you can't do without heavy artillery. We, the Navy, kindly help the Army to transport heavy artillery and its ammunition. Reduce the burden on the army brothers, and cover the landing of the army east of Vladivostok, and carry out centripetal assault in multiple directions. Yang Yonglin said and handed a battle plan to Peng Yi.

"The Navy is prepared. It's time for you Army to talk about it. Xu Jie said with a smile to Nie Shicheng, Peng Yi and others.

"If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools! Because it was a field battle, and at the same time because the brothers in the navy helped us to solve all the heavy artillery of the Russians. Speaking of this, Nie Shicheng smiled at Yang Yonglin in a friendly manner and continued: "So we don't have to worry about the suppression of the opponent's long-range artillery, our army will not carry long-barreled cannons." ”

"Without a cannon. How can howitzers alone deal with reinforced concrete fortifications? Liu Buyun on the side asked curiously.

"Lord Liu. This is the domain of our army, a bunker can be made very low, and the front can be made very strong, according to your navy, that is, the armor belt can be made very thick, not to mention the 105MM howitzer, even the 6-inch 40L naval gun fires armor-piercing shells, and it is difficult to penetrate those hard boxes at a long distance. And the 6-inch 40L long-barreled cannon is already the limit of what we can carry! Since this path doesn't work, then let's choose another way. Peng Yi smiled slightly, and deliberately sold a pass.

"Vertical protection can do a good job. But the horizontal protection, that is, the roof of the bunker, is very vulnerable. The thickness is often only a fraction of the vertical plane, such a design is very good in the face of a cannon, in the face of a ballistic curve, but the practical is a howitzer curved howitzer is also good, the former is not hit, the latter is useless, so, in the face of this horizontal protection, it is difficult for ordinary artillery to destroy it. Peng Yi paused and continued: "After many discussions and experiments with the Army Equipment Department, we finally came up with a way to deal with them. ”

"It can't be a mortar, right? How big are you going to build mortars? Yang Yonglin said meaningfully.

First of all, although the process of mortar is easier than that of long-barreled artillery, it is definitely not easy to create an 8-inch or even 10-inch mortar, and it is too difficult to reload and maneuver ammunition. The level of attack protection requires the weight of the bullet and the angle of incidence, on the contrary, the muzzle velocity is the minimum requirement, so the Army Armament Department decided to re-use large-caliber mortars as a sharp weapon for attacking fortifications, and Italy and Germany just provided us with a batch of 280MM mortars. Peng Yi said with some pride.

"It can't be the artillery used by Japan when it besieged our Lushun military port, right?" Xu Jie suddenly remembered something and said.

"You're so smart, it's those 11-inch mortars nicknamed Osaka Baby!" Peng Yi made a little joke. "It's basically an improved version of those things, the range is a little shorter, but the weight is also a lot lower, and the most important thing is that we equipped these guns with concrete armor-piercing shells with round heads and hard steel caps! These can definitely become a nightmare for the Russian fortress in Vladivostok! ”

"Heavy artillery alone may not work, right? I don't want my army to be unable to fight without heavy firepower. Xu Jie said with a little dissatisfaction, according to his past experience, an army that relies too much on firepower and technical superiority is actually undesirable. First of all, Beiyang is not so rich that it can allow artillery to pile up shells to death the opponent uncontrollably, on the other hand, how can it be possible to attack a well-defended fortress with only one means of shelling?

"In addition to heavy artillery, we can only use earth-based blasting." Ma Yukun said a little helplessly. As a high-level, Ma Yukun is also very familiar with the internal situation in Beiyang, if there is no large amount of financial support and material support from Britain and Germany, and Japan has helped Beiyang share considerable pressure after operation, I am afraid that Beiyang can now hold the territory of the country, although the Beiyang Navy and Army are more elite, although Beiyang has been preparing for this for more than 4 years, but in the face of Russia, this behemoth, it is still very difficult.

"We have a smoke screen team for the demolition team to cover the demolition team, which is responsible for creating smoke screens to cover the approach of the demolition team. At the same time, we also came up with some gadgets, such as the gas made with high-purity extracts of mustard and chili pepper and some chemicals mentioned by Master Xu, as long as a small bottle, the people in the entire conference room will lose their combat effectiveness due to strong stimulation of their eyes and respiratory mucous membranes, this thing may be useless after a gust of wind on the open battlefield, but if it is in a confined space, the lethality of the defenseless party will be too great. As he spoke, Peng Yi took out a small bottle.

"Alright, take out whatever else you have in your backpack behind you and take a look, and if it's useful, we Marines can buy some too." Liu Buyun glanced at the big bag behind Peng Yi and said.

"This thing, to put it bluntly, is a large air gun, but it just shoots a grenade out of the air, and there are many places where mortars or grenadiers can't be dealt with during some fortresses or street fighting, so we think we have made such a thing to provide direct fire support." Peng Yi demonstrated while talking.

"The butt of this gun is a compressed air cylinder, and then the front is a tube with a thickness of 4CM, to put it bluntly, the compressed air in the bottle is used to push the grenade out, the principle is very simple, and it is also very cheap. The muzzle velocity is certainly not high, and the range is not too far, but at least it is much more reliable than leaning over and throwing a grenade. Peng Yi smiled and demonstrated.

"Then why don't you use a projectile kit?" Xu Jie asked. Xu Jie had already talked about this thing with Nie Shicheng and others, and now Peng Yi made such a nondescript thing, which made Xu Jie very dissatisfied.

"We've also thought about this thing, but this thing has to be temporarily installed on the rifle when fighting in street fighting, which is very troublesome, so it is better to prepare a special grenade launcher, and the caliber is larger. The power will be better, although it is a little heavier, but it is difficult to use. As for why compressed air is used, this thing can be fired continuously, after firing a grenade, you can directly load it into the next grenade and fire, saving the process of installing the medicine kit. Peng Yi explained.

"Alright, okay, I'm just making a suggestion, whatever you use, I can clean up the contents of those turtle shells in Vladivostok. Even if you use a kitchen knife, as long as you can cook all those Russians, you can do it! Xu Jie pouted and said.

"In other words, if nothing else, we can quickly open the situation as long as we can open a gap in the opponent's fortress system and then cooperate with various incapacitated weapons and submachine guns and the blasting of sappers?" Xu Jie asked.

"If nothing else, in terms of tactics, we carried forward the commando squad tactics in the Sino-Japanese War, carrying a certain amount of light artillery and strengthened light weapons, and after the heavy artillery knocked through the opponent's defense, it split into the opponent's formation, and then covered the entry of ordinary infantry units. Other than that, so far, we can't think of a better way. Nie Shicheng concluded.

"By the way, Lord Xu, in addition to the chariot troops that went to Inner Mongolia, aren't there a large number of other chariots left? Well, that thing feels like a tractor. If so, can you put a mortar or mortar on it and give it to us? Even if it doesn't work, it can be used to pull supplies. Peng Yi said with some pity.

"As long as you can take down Vladivostok with fewer casualties, you can take everything in my Beiyang arsenal." Xu Jie said. This is the first attack in Beiyang, and it is also the largest active attack, and Xu Jie's requirement for the army is to win.

"And I want to remind you that there is only a little more than a month to enter November, and after November, Vladivostok will be frozen, and if the overall situation is undecided, the Navy will really not be able to help!" Before the end of the meeting, Xu Jie reminded again.

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