Chapter 145: Terauchi Shouichi's Decision (Asking for a subscription, asking for a monthly pass, asking for various !! )
Outside the city of Beiping, the sound of artillery rumbled. The attack of the 61st Army was very fierce, and it had already attacked the head of Beiping twice in less than an hour after the battle, which caused great pressure on the Japanese troops defending the city.
Before capturing Zhangjiakou, Chen Feng originally planned to just scare and scare Shouyi in the temple, and did not really capture the battle plan of Beiping City, after all, as the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties for hundreds of years, the solidity of Beiping City is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and there are still a large number of Japanese puppet troops in the city.
But the Japanese army's Fourth Brigade of Field Heavy Artillery really gave Chen Feng a surprise, with a siege weapon, plus knowing that there were only more than 7,000 Japanese troops and more than 4,000 puppet troops in the city, Chen Feng really moved the idea of capturing Beiping City, so as soon as the war began, Chen Feng ordered all troops to go all out.
"Boom Boom" Looking at the roar of the 24-ton field heavy artillery like a giant beast, Wang Hansheng and Zhang Jingjun were both worth their eyes, and the emotions of the two guys were very excited.
"Junza, this little devil's cannon is powerful, grandma's, if you take a hit, it won't be a meat mud." Wang Hansheng grinned.
"Lao Wang, this thing can kill you without being next to each other, Lao Tzu asked the little devil's gunner, this guy is called a cannon, the caliber is twice that of the 75 mountain cannon, but the power is that the small mountain cannon can't catch up, it's useless to lie on the ground with a shell, it is blown up directly on the body, and the one lying on the ground is called the shock death, the person who died looks like nothing has anything to do on the surface, but the internal organs inside are all rotten, this thing is really fucking powerful." Zhang Jingjun said.
"Throne. Let's have a discussion, after this battle, allocate a few of these cannons to our garrison brigade, we are not greedy, this time we have captured a total of more than 100 cannons, we only need four! Wang Hansheng said flatteringly, how disgusting it is.
"Yes, yes, Junzao, our Lao Zhang is not greedy, four doors will be done, never more." Zhang Jingjun knew that he must not demolish Wang Hansheng's platform this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of getting such a sharp weapon.
"Go, go, go. It's worth grabbing these broken copper and iron, and I'll tell you that I don't plan to keep any of these 108 field heavy artillery, and I will sell them to Yan Laoxi at a discount after I go back. Don't worry about it. Chen Feng said lightly.
"Sold. What is this for? What a pity that such a good thing was sold, and if there is a big city like Beiping in the future, it will not be easy to capture? Wang Hansheng said anxiously, I was really afraid that Chen Feng, the young boss and the top boss, would sell all these huge cannons cheaply.
"That's right, Gunza. Such a good cannon can't be bought even if there is money, how can we sell it? Zhang Jingjun also asked puzzled.
Chen Feng said with a smile: "This little devil's field heavy artillery brigade is generally only equipped with two types of heavy artillery, one is the Type 96 150mm heavy cannon, and the other is the Type 96 150mm field howitzer. See, the heavier one is the Type 96 150mm heavy cannon, and the little guy next to it is the Type 96 150mm field howitzer. The Type 96 150mm heavy cannon was originally a giant cannon for coastal defense and suppressive shooting, and it was an improved version of the Type 89 150mm field cannon. Equipped only with units such as the heavy artillery wing and the field heavy artillery brigade of the permanent division, this kind of giant cannon is a super cannon that the Japanese army only began to serve last year, and in terms of performance, it is now the most powerful 6-inch army cannon in the world, and the firing range of ordinary projectiles is farther than the Italian 150mm cannon and the 155mm cannon of the US army, and the projectile is the heaviest, heavier than the current 155mm bottom row projectile. The caliber of the cannon is 149.1mm, the barrel length is 7860.0mm (L52.7), and the ammunition is armor-piercing blasting shells, grenades, arson shells, and chemical bombs, with a maximum range of 26200m. ”
"It's so powerful, then it can't be sold, let's stay in the military seat, what a pity to sell?" Wang Hansheng continued to persuade.
"If you don't sell it, you can't afford it, we can't afford to use this guy at all, do you know how heavy this guy is? 24 tons, to be specific, it should be 24,314 kilograms, that is, 48,628 kilograms, and a single shell weighs 104 kilograms. In addition to the train, such a giant cannon can only be towed by a special heavy truck, and its mobility is not as good as a mule-drawn mountain cannon, even if you give each of your brigades 4 giant cannons, you can't pull it away, so this cannon will definitely be sold, not to mention that our 61st Army is poor, if we don't sell it, how can we have money to pay the soldiers, our 61st Army's monthly military expenditure will be more than 400,000 oceans, and the little money at home is now almost exhausted, and the troops will have no money for three months at most if they don't get some money. Chen Feng said.
"If you don't have money, you owe it, anyway, the current army doesn't owe salaries, and you pay your salary every month, you see that the Eighth Route Army doesn't even have military salaries at all, and those people don't still fight devils. It's hard to say that we sell cannons in order to pay back the army, and we won't be laughed at and die! Wang Hansheng said.
"Go, go, joke fart, Lao Tzu just doesn't want to owe his brothers military salaries, they pin their heads to their belts every day and follow Lao Tzu to fight devils, how can Lao Tzu treat them badly, the monthly military salary is paid according to the truth, and there are no little devils. These 108 cannons alone are enough for half a year's military salary of our 61st Army, and Lao Tzu really doesn't look down on the little devil's broken copper and iron, not to mention that the power is generally dead, but it is still cost-effective to sell. Chen Feng said.
"Junzao, this big one is just that, you are right, we can't get it away, it is powerful but not practical, and if you sell it, you will sell it. But can we stay with that little one, I think that guy is only a few thousand pounds, a small car can be pulled, and the power is quite big, what do you say? Zhang Jingjun said.
"You are talking about the little devil's 96-type 150mm field howitzer, this kind of cannon is mainly used for suppressive shooting, it is the field howitzer of the artillery unit and the elite field heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese elite division or brigade, and it is also the new 150mm caliber howitzer produced by the Japanese Army during the war. You're right, the performance of this model of howitzer is really good, and the weight is only more than 8,000 catties, so it's nothing for you to use, but we have a guy who is better than this howitzer, so we decided to sell this guy. Besides, no matter how good the package is, the weapons and equipment of a complete heavy artillery brigade will be tempted by the Nationalist Government and the Second War Zone, hoping that it will be sold at a good price at that time. Chen Feng said with a smile.
"A better weapon than this cannon, are you sure you're telling the truth?" Zhang Jingjun and Wang Hansheng asked in unison.
"Of course it's true, you will know the details after a while, and the most important thing now is to fight this battle well." Chen Feng said.
Chen Feng of course did not lie to Wang Hansheng them, compared with the Japanese army's 96 type 150mm heavy cannon and 96 type 150mm field howitzer, the American M101 howitzer is obviously more suitable for the 61st Army, although the caliber of the M101 howitzer is only 105mm, which is slightly inferior to the two guns of the Japanese army, but the M101 howitzer has a simple design, moderate firepower, stable performance, and more importantly, low cost, The weight is only 2.2 tons, and the total length is less than 6 meters, but the power is not much worse than the two Japanese guns.
What's more, Chen Feng now has a production line for M101 howitzers, and if he is at full capacity, he can produce 350 M101 howitzers per month, and he doesn't have to worry about shells. If the 108 Japanese-made heavy guns were left, ammunition would become a problem, and the captured shells and huge cannons would become broken copper and iron, so it was in the best interests of the 61st Army to sell them.
At this moment when Chen Feng and Wang Hansheng and others were chatting, the siege battle had entered a white-hot stage, under the blow of field heavy artillery and 120mm heavy mortars, the city gate building of the west gate of Beiping had been broken, and the city gate had also been knocked down.
Even so, the Japanese troops defending the city are now in danger, mainly because the 61st Army came too suddenly, and the Japanese army was almost unprepared, if it were not for Changping to make a buffer, the 61st Army would probably enter the city directly from the West Gate, and there would not be too many casualties.
North China Front Command. Operational command room.
"Report, Nanyuan Airport missed, and all the defenders were shattered."
"Report, Tantuo Temple is lost, and all the defenders are broken."
Reports
"Your Excellency, the latest battle report on the West Gate Front, the commander of the West Gate, Kato Nakasa, was killed 5 minutes ago, the defenders suffered heavy losses, the people of China have launched three attacks in a row, the city gate was broken, but it has been blocked, and the new commander of the West Gate, Inoue Nakasa, requested reinforcements." Muto Shaosa reported.
"Baga, can't the strength of a brigade even hold out for 2 hours, now the four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest have found the Zhina troops, how can there be reinforcements, Baga!" Shouichi Terauchi said angrily.
"Your Excellency Commander, the West Gate is the main direction of attack of the Chinese people, and the heavy artillery unit of the Chinese people is at the West Gate, so the defenders on the West Gate position have suffered extremely heavy losses, and reinforcements must be given." Lieutenant General Naosaburo Okabe suggested.
"Gangbu-kun, how long can we hold on like this?" Terauchi Kobuki.
Lieutenant General Naosaburo Gangbe thought for a while and said, "Eight hours at most, this is when the people of China have no reinforcements. ”
General Terauchi Shouichi pondered for a while and said: "Order the 1st Military Police Brigade to immediately reinforce the Ximen position, speed up the march for the Sasaki Brigade in Tianjin, and be sure to join the battlefield within four hours." In addition, the Yamashita Brigade was ordered to immediately turn to attack Zhangjiakou and threaten the rear of the Chinese army. Gangbu-kun, please lead someone to organize the expatriates in the city and the soldiers in the township, now the front army needs them, and it is time for them to dedicate themselves to the empire. ”
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