Coming out of the prefect's department, Zhang Chu was full of ambition.

Chief Li still very much hopes to win this battle. The assessment of the situation is also more realistic.

That white chief, nicknamed Xiao Zhuge , is indeed a little smart.

This guy is very reflexive.

Every detail on the battlefield changes, he can find out in time.

The battlefield is actually quite large.

From the banks of the Yangtze River in the south, to the Huai River basin, to the banks of the canal, to the south of Tai'an.

There were a lot of troops participating in the war. There are troops from all factions.

The morale of the army is also not very stable.

Especially after Han Fuqu was shot, the troops under his command were more chaotic.

"There's a problem."

Chief Bai frowned.

Chief Li's expression did not move. Listen to the following.

"The 108th and 109th divisions of the Japanese invaders are all mobile troops. They may go south. ”

"Two divisions together?"

"That's not right!"

"Where?"

"The Sakagaki Division may also go south."

"Seishiro Sakagaki?"

Chief Li frowned.

This Seishiro Sakagaki has been very active lately.

The Fifth Division of the Japanese Invaders under his command went all the way from north to south and entered Jin Province, almost as if it were no one's land.

It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of this fifth division is very strong.

And if it comes suddenly......

"There is also the 14th Division of the Japanese Army."

"Kenji Ento?"

"That's right! He, along with Seishiro Sakagaki and Ryosuke Isoya, are all China experts. They were all engaged in spy activities in China before, and they are very familiar with China's national conditions. ”

"Oh."

Chief Bai was very cautious.

Chief Lee was noncommittal.

Zhang Chu pretended not to hear.

The bigwigs are discussing, he is a little new, just obedient and obedient.

However, Chief Bai's analysis was correct.

The commanders of the three divisions of the Japanese invaders were indeed all China experts.

Two of them are still big spy leaders. He has been secretly engaged in spy activities in China and has collected a lot of intelligence.

It can almost be said that at the beginning of the war, we in China had no secrets.

Everything about the National Revolutionary Army was known to the Japanese invaders. Even, perhaps, knows better than the military and political council itself.

The intelligence work of the Japanese invaders was very solid.

Every officer at and above the division level of the National Revolutionary Army has special information.

That is, like Li Yunlong, who became a monk halfway, the Japanese invaders couldn't figure it out.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and win all battles.

The Japanese invaders knew everything, and at the beginning of the war, they were naturally overwhelmed.

"Fight like this!"

Chief Li pondered for a moment and made a decision.

Nothing domineering. It's calm. But since it's decided, it's easy not to change it.

"Then the Seventh Army must be transferred."

"I can't tune in. Lao Jiang will not let go. ”

"Tune Li Pinxian."

"I can't adjust either."

"Deloitte."

"It's more troublesome."

"That ......"

Chief Bai frowned.

In fact, he very much wanted to transfer his henchmen to the Seventh Army. It is the number one workhorse of the Katsura family.

As long as the Seventh Army is there, the Gui Department will have the confidence to fight.

However, Chief Li's words clearly show the fact that the Seventh Army cannot be moved.

Lao Chiang would not transfer the Seventh Army to them.

Other forces can be redeployed. But the Seventh Army must not be transferred.

Moreover, the Seventh Army is still in Dabie Mountain. It's too late in time.

Zhang Chu really wanted to say, you can also transfer the Yunnan Army, or the New Fourth Army. Whether it is the Dian Army or the New Fourth Army, they are very capable of fighting.

The transfer of the New Fourth Army can just give the New Fourth Army a chance to develop independently.

But then think about it. I'm afraid Lao Jiang won't agree.

There are so many twists and turns.

In the end, the two decided to find a way to transfer all the troops of Zhang Zizhong, Pang Bingxun, Sun Lianzhong, Sun Zhen, Sun Tongxuan and others. In this way, it would be possible to gather five army groups, about 250,000 men.

"Boss Zhang, how many weapons and ammunition can you provide?"

"There aren't many weapons. But the ammunition tube is enough. ”

"You say it's enough?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Chu nodded.

Weapons cost a lot of money. He had to be cautious. But ammunition is no problem. Open supply.

"We have 250,000 people."

"500,000 people will do."

"What a big breath."

"Say it. How much ammunition is needed. ”

"Seventy-nine bullets, 100 million rounds. 10,000 rounds of artillery shells from Qiwu Mountain. 30,000 rounds of 60 mortar shells. Do you have one? ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Chu responded without hesitation.

How much do you think you need? It turned out to be 100 million bullets. Tens of thousands of shells only.

"Ah......h

Chief Bai couldn't help but gasp.

He felt that poverty limited his imagination.

At the same time, deep suspicion.

The answer is so light, who are you blind?

"Send the bullets first!"

"Seeing is believing."

Chief Bai's nickname is Xiao Zhuge , but he is not so easy to deceive.

It's impossible to believe anything until you see the real thing.

"Right now!"

Zhang Chu nodded. Arrange transportation immediately.

Is 100 million rounds a lot?

Very much indeed.

Based on the weight of a bullet of about 20 grams, it is a full 2,000 tons.

Hey?

It doesn't seem like a lot......

Well, the weight of the bullet is far worse than that of the shell.

One 150-mm shell, weighing more than 40 kilograms, is equivalent to 2,000 rounds of ammunition. 100 million rounds of ammunition is equivalent to 50,000 rounds of 150 mm artillery shells.

Of course, the delivery fleet is spectacular. Ten tons of cars is enough for 200 vehicles.

They appear in a majestic manner.

"Watch out for Japanese planes!"

"Air defense!"

"Air defense!"

Chief Bai immediately became nervous.

With so many cars, if they were discovered by Japanese planes, the consequences would be terrible.

The convoy transported a full 100 million rounds of ammunition! Enough for five armies, 250,000 people. This is a matter of victory or defeat on the entire battlefield.

Zhang Chu was very calm.

Japanese planes? It's better to come.

His crossbow series of individual anti-aircraft missiles has not been shot for a long time.

The atmosphere is tense.

But in the end, no Japanese planes appeared.

100 million rounds of ammunition were delivered without incident. It is then quickly transported. Disperse to different locations.

And then there were 75-mm mountain shells......

And then there were 60-mm mortar shells......

And then there are grenades......

These are the first waves.

In fact, Chief Bai is indeed limited by poverty.

How can 100 million rounds of ammunition be possible in a battle of this scale? Evenly distributed, each soldier had only 400 rounds of ammunition. How can it be!

But there's no need to rush.

Ammunition is a thing, and I will slowly replenish it later.

As long as they are on the battlefield, it is impossible for the troops to be short of ammunition. What they need to worry about is that there is too much ammunition, how to finish the fight!

The fall of Jinling was all the fault of Lao Jiang's micro-operation.

But here, Chief Li can withstand Lao Jiang's pressure and not give him a chance to.

"Is there anything else you need?"

"Not yet."

"Then I'll go first."

"Good! You please! ”

So, Zhang Chu left the prefect's department in a good way.

Before that, it was no surprise that he had two more titles. One is the senior staff officer of the Theater Commander's Department. One was Chief Lee's aide-de-camp.

So, now he ......

"Adjutant Zhang!"

"Adjutant Zhang!"

The title is back.

It was still back to the position of the 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army. This is the front line.

Zhang Chu is ready to consume more Japanese soldiers here.

"Boom ......"

"Boom ......"

Japanese shells kept falling.

At this time, the Japanese invaders had sufficient ammunition and the artillery fire was still relatively fierce.

Compared with the Soviet-German battlefield in the future, it is completely a little brother. But to deal with the Chinese army, which lacked ammunition, the Japanese artillery fire was sufficient.

That was, of course, before.

Right now......

"Bang ......"

"Bang ......"

Zhang Chu personally commanded the 75-mm mountain artillery to fire back.

Now he has quite a lot of experience in counter-shelling. You can calculate the basic data with your eyes closed.

Shells were fired in a steady stream.

"Ding......

"You blew up a Japanese ......"

"Ding......

The message kept coming.

However, there is no information that the Japanese artillery was bombed or that the artillery was destroyed.

It seems that the power of the 75-mm mountain gun is a little small.

Of course, it's also possible that you didn't hit at all......

What to do?

Cold......

Keep shooting!

I don't believe that if you blow it all the way, it will not hit.

Even if you don't blow up the Japanese artillery, you can turn all the other Japanese soldiers.

Anyway, what Lao Tzu has is a cannonball!

Let's compete to see who has the most shells!

"Ding......

"Ding......

Sure enough, there were a lot of Japanese soldiers killed by the bombing.

Although there were only ten 75-mm mountain guns. But the firing speed was extremely fast, with at least 20 shots per minute per cannon being ejected. Ten cannons is 200 rounds.

Two hundred shells fell in one minute, and even the Japanese could not withstand it.

"Ding......

"You blew up Lieutenant Japanese and killed a ......"

"Ding......

"You blew up Captain Japanese and killed ......"

"Ding......

Japanese officers were constantly killed.

The Japanese invaders, who were on the offensive, obviously did not have enough psychological preparations for a counterattack under intensive artillery fire.

As a result, at least 500 Japanese soldiers were killed.

"Energetic!"

"Energetic ......"

Later, Master Wang was very excited.

I really didn't expect that the 122nd Division also had such fierce firepower.

Before leaving Sichuan, the 122nd Division did not even have a single mountain artillery. There were also only five mortars. More than fifty shells.

That's a whole division!

The regiments under the division did not even have mortars.

One or two heavy machine guns are already very powerful. Below the battalion level, there were not even heavy machine guns. There were only a few light machine guns.

Where dare to imagine what kind of artillery battles there are?

Therefore, the previous few battles were all fought by the Japanese invaders. There is little to no counter-attack.

So he was disgusted by Yan Laoxi.

All theaters of war do not want.

It's really uncomfortable.

Unexpectedly, here, as soon as Zhang Chu came, he immediately turned over.

You can fight the Japanese artillery.

This loud bang, all the shots were cannonballs!

In just a moment, more shells were fired than Master Wang had ever seen in his life. 200 rounds a minute, thousands of rounds in half an hour.

"Ding......

"You managed to blow up a Japanese gun......

"You get a sporadic reward: a ...... of a domestic 122-mm howitzer"

"You get 500,000 ......"

"You get 50,000 ocean ......"

The message came suddenly.

Zhang Chu's heart was full of joy.

Damn, I've finally found the Japanese artillery.

Holy shit, I'll just say I can't blow you up! Whatever you want! I'll see where you can go!

But!

It doesn't matter!

Important!

Finally there is a 122-mm howitzer!

God!

That's a good thing!

122mm howitzer!

In the East Asian theater, it can definitely be said to be a hegemonic weapon.

Except for the larger caliber 150 mm howitzer, no one is more powerful. Before the advent of the 150mm howitzer, it was king!

But there is no hurry.

For the time being, less than 122-mm howitzers are used. Save for now.

At the moment, 75-mm mountain artillery is also enough.

The power is not enough, the number is to make up. Concentrate a few hundred 75-mm mountain guns, and you can also make the life of the Japanese invaders unable to take care of themselves.

But now that the battle has just begun, it is not yet possible to put too much firepower.

Otherwise, the Japanese would not dare to go south.

If you don't dare to go deeper, you won't be able to form an encirclement, and you won't be able to annihilate them completely.

The rout is not interesting.

This battle must be fought into a war of annihilation!

It is best to encompass the 5th and 12th divisions of the Japanese invaders.

That's what makes it enjoyable!

Shelling continues.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The cannonballs were fired like flowing water.

Suddenly, someone called. But I don't know what it's calling in the running sound.

Zhang Chu walked over to take a look. It was discovered that a mountain cannon had overheated.

The barrel of the gun hissed white.

Someone watered.

"Sneer......"

"Sneer......"

Suddenly there was a sharp voice.

More water vapor came out of the barrel.

Well, there are times when the mountain cannon is overheated!

But it's not surprising to think about.

Overload launch.

This mountain cannon can fire up to 25 shells per minute. Generally, it is about 20 rounds.

Considering the artillery of the 122nd Division, they are basically rookies who are halfway home. Therefore, 20 rounds per minute is already the limit. But it can't stand for a long time!

It's been almost an hour since the beginning.

In other words, it was this mountain cannon that fired thousands of shells almost continuously.

No one can stand that.

It's just that the novice artilleryman doesn't understand it, and he still puts shells inside.

Fortunately, there was no explosion.

Otherwise......

"Stop firing!"

"Stop firing!"

Zhang Chu hurriedly ordered.

This mountain cannon only got a chance to breathe. Gradually begin to cool.

But here comes the problem again.

The other mountain cannons were almost overheated.

They also fired thousands of shells! No mountain cannon is lazy.

Collective overheating.

What to do?

What else can I do?

It can only be a temporary cessation of shelling.

Cool down for half an hour.

Then take turns shooting, and everyone staggers. At the same time reduce the rate of fire.

20 rounds per minute is too fierce. Reduced to 10 rounds per minute. Or 5 rounds per minute. The effect is pretty much the same anyway. Just take out the Japanese artillery.

"Yaga!"

"Kill the ......"

"Kill the ......"

Suddenly, the Japanese on the front line launched a charge.

There were more than 500 Japanese soldiers, armed with bayonets and shouting, rushing forward like wild beasts.

What's the situation?

Zhang Chu didn't react for a while.

I stopped shelling......

You charge......

Is there an intrinsic connection?

I don't understand......

However, since the Japanese invaders rushed up, they were sent to death.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

"Da Da Da ......"

Sure enough, the soldiers of the Sichuan army on the front line opened fire.

They don't have much automatic weapons. Most of them still use 79 rifles. The main consideration is to lure the enemy deeper.

It is necessary to attract the Japanese invaders to the predetermined Taierzhuang battlefield. Then it was surrounded and annihilated.

Until then, you can't be too aggressive. Otherwise, the Japanese would not dare to go deeper.

But......

Things seem to have changed somewhat?

With the sound of gunfire, the Japanese invaders continued to fall. Soon more than half of the casualties were killed.

However, after the previous battle, the shooting level of the Sichuan soldiers has been greatly improved. In the past day, they have fired more bullets than in previous years.

Many soldiers fired more than 100 rounds of ammunition yesterday alone. Or even two hundred rounds.

As your shooting proficiency increases, your hit rate will naturally increase. Therefore, the Japanese invaders are tragic. One by one, they were killed.

Zhang Chu is now having a bit of a headache.

You can't fight like this.

It was too hard. The Japanese may cringe. Then the strategic plan will not be completed.

Depressed......

It's not okay to fight too hard.

But the fight was too weak and unwilling.

What to do?

Never mind. Too lazy to care.

That's something the Governor's Department should be thinking about.

All he has to do now is fight!

No matter what your Japanese considerations are, as long as I find out, I will kill you immediately!

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

Raise the gun and shoot continuously.

Kill a Japanese Criminal. Killed another Japanese criminal. and killed......

In the end, almost all of the more than 500 Japanese who launched the charge were killed.

"Yaga!"

Ryosuke Isoya was furious.

He saw the battle through his binoculars. The face is very bad.

Damn the Chinese army!

Dare to block the Japanese army from moving south!

Yaga!

Dead, dead, dead!

Immediately order the troops to reorganize the attack!

And he did not believe.

If you have a main division, you won't be able to get through the Jinpu Road!

Yaga!

Jinpu Road must be opened.

North China and South China must be linked. Xuzhou must be occupied.

The strategic goal of the 10th Division is Xuzhou!

Xuzhou has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, and it is an important town in the Central Plains, which must be controlled by the Japanese army.

Shuffle......

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The second wave of Japanese invaders attacked again.

This time, the Japanese invaders dispatched more troops. There's a brigade.

At the same time, there were two brigades detouring from the side.

This is the usual tactic of the Japanese invaders.

Attract the attention of the national army head-on, and then rush on both sides.

The flanks of the national army are often weak. It's easy to be breached. As soon as it was breached, the entire line of defense collapsed.

"Good time!"

However, the Japanese did not know that the 122nd Division of the Sichuan Army had already responded.

(End of chapter)