An empty cylindrical oil drum was washed and placed in the courtyard of the regimental headquarters by the soldiers.

The older of the two experts is surnamed Zhou, and the younger one is surnamed Zhao, expert Zhou is a researcher of artillery, while expert Zhao is a researcher of gunpowder and fuzes.

"I really didn't think that I could use gasoline barrels to make artillery before, but in principle, there is no problem, it can be made into a sealed barrel, but the skin is too weak!" Expert Zhou said with a frown.

When He Jiaming heard this, this person's idea was crooked!

So he hurriedly said: "Expert Zhou, we don't want to develop a new type of artillery, it's just a cheap item in the current war, this kind of thing is relatively simple to obtain, and it is very powerful." ”

"On the battlefield, they may not be able to fire a second shot, what we want is the effect of the first shot, if it is too fragile, we can use some iron hoops to tie it around, you say?"

"Huh?" Expert Zhou looked at He Jiaming in surprise, "Company Commander He is very talented!" ”

"Where is the talent, our village used to do this, for example, the bucket does not look strong, the water leaks, it is all done like this!" He Jiaming explained cleanly, "We are now here to deal with the enemy's ironclad train!" ”

"Although a simple explosive pack can't deal with armor, its huge vibration can kill and injure the enemy inside, and that's what you want!"

"In addition, the distance can't be too close, the nearest one hundred meters is needed, and it would be better if it was farther away!"

"Oh!" Expert Zhou completely understood, "That's easy!" ”

Expert Zhao frowned, "It seems that the difficulty is the amount of charge, flight time, and burning time of the fuse?" ”

Expert Zhou said: "That's right, Xiao Zhao, it's up to you, I'm simpler here, and I also need to experiment with some of its bearing capacity!" ”

"Good!" Just do it.

The two experts were busy, and Li Yunlong and He Jiaming couldn't help, so they could only go to the army for training.

……

Ishii Osa was very depressed, the sniper sent by the headquarters had been gone for more than seven days, but there was still no news.

Now he had to report to the headquarters, Ishii Daisa is a traditional soldier, although he knows about snipers, but he doesn't look down on them.

Moreover, when this sniper team arrived, it was coaxed, and this is the result?

However, he didn't dare to tell the command, but just reported it truthfully.

After hearing this, Kiyoji Kazuki was also silent for a while, "I know, you continue to be careful to defend!" ”

"Hey!"

Seiji Kazuki hung up the phone, his face was very gloomy, and the chief of staff on the side, Major General Iida Shojiro, said: "Your Excellency, Commander, now it seems that the sniper team has been wiped out. ”

"Are you sure?" Seiji Kazuki was clearly reluctant to accept this fact.

"It's been seven days, their mission should have been completed early in the morning, and there are no activities of the Eighth Route Army in the area!" Major General Shojiro Iida was the chief of staff after all, and most of the Japanese army's operational plans came from the staff officers.

"Moreover, according to Ishii's report, the Eighth Route Army ambushed and sniped the Imperial Army soldiers escorting the military column on the railway a few days ago, and it is very likely that they are testing their guns!"

"Test the gun?" Kiyoji Kazuki then thought for a moment, "Well, it's very likely that because of Ishii's deployment recently, they have nowhere to start, and they suddenly came near the railway, it is really possible that they are testing guns!" ”

"It's a coincidence at this point in time!"

Iida Shojiro said again: "Your Excellency, Commander, based on the past operations of this Eighth Route Army, they obviously have an elite unit of reinforced company size, and their marksmanship is extremely accurate!" ”

"It's just that they don't have professional equipment, and now that they have obtained the weapons of the Empire, then their strength will be even stronger!"

"Yaga!" Xiangyue Qingji is like a beast, "Give up all battles now, you immediately make a plan for encirclement and suppression in late autumn, after the grain is harvested, I will completely wipe out the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"Hey, please put it down, Your Excellency Commander, although the guerrilla tactics of the Eighth Route Army are excellent, they are not the opponents of the Imperial Army at all on the frontal battlefield!" Shojiro Iida is full of confidence.

"Especially this Eighth Route Army, we must not let them run away!" Kazuki Kiyoji emphasized, this is also a foreshadowing for the failure of the Japanese army's sweep.

It's not that the recent actions of the new group have borne fruit, after all, there haven't been too many moves recently, but Kiyoji Kazuki is annoyed and angry.

Originally, the First Army had a huge strength of the 14th, 16th, 20th, 108th, and 109th Divisions, as well as the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade and the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade.

However, in April, the 16th Division was transferred to the Second Army, and now the 14th Division went to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou, and the strength he had at his disposal was only three divisions and two independent mixed brigades.

And these three divisions are also different, the 14th Division is a type A brigade, and at the same time, the division commander Kenji Tohi took away the 2nd Field Heavy Artillery Brigade under the military headquarters.

This is the real confidence of the 14th Division that went on a rampage during the Battle of Xuzhou, which was more than 150mm caliber heavy artillery, plus air support.

Its firepower is extremely powerful!

Subsequently, the 14th Division was now in the Xinxiang and Huaiqing areas of Henan Province to defend along the Yellow River.

In this way, there is only one 20th Division left under the First Army, and the 108th Division and the 109th Division are 'adhoc) divisions, that is, the future B Division.

Its cavalry was reduced to the size of a brigade, and the whole division was still more than 20,000 people, thousands less than the A division, especially the war horses.

The First Army now numbered less than 100,000 men, and was responsible for the defense of the vast Jin Province and security along the railway.

At this time, the Japanese army was already overstretched, and the battle of Wuhan that began now was a large number of troops, and the garrison troops in the rear were still being constantly drawn.

Kazuki Kiyoji is also anxious now, and he is very likely to be recalled to the country, so in order to organize an effective attack, he sent snipers from the front line back, hoping to find out the Eighth Route Army troops.

It would be even better if it could kill its commander, so that it would relieve him of the pressure.

That's why he's angry!

The establishment of the Japanese army was somewhat chaotic at this time, because its troops were insufficient, and the garrison troops were always transferred, and the establishment was constantly adjusted.

In the Battle of Wuhan, the Japanese army will successively invest 12 divisions, and their invading force will reach 26 and a half divisions, and only one Guards Division will remain in the country.

Even the Guards Division is going to be transferred.