"General!"

"Do you think it will take a few days to take Liao County and Yu County?"

and counties.

Headquarters of the 27th Division.

In front of the map.

The chief of staff asked the division commander on the side in a relaxed tone.

"How many days will it take to take Liao County?"

Mido Mazuo fell into deep thought.

Although the order he issued was to let the attacking troops from each side take Yuxian and Liao County within two days.

But this is only a battle plan.

Since the locust army launched a full-scale war, the battle plan has never been accurate,

Accidents happen all the time.

For example, in the Battle of Songhu, the empire planned to annihilate the main force of preserved fruit and destroy the Republic of China within three months, but now three years have passed, although the preserved fruit has lost its armor, but the main force still exists.

On the contrary, the dirt road is getting stronger and stronger.

"I have to admit it."

"This guy is very strong."

"They are heavily armed with submachine guns, grenadiers, machine guns, and small-caliber mortars, and their small arms firepower is much stronger than that of our 27th Division, and their ammunition is also very sufficient."

"Enables them to take full advantage of their light firepower."

Mido Mazuo first praised the 386th Brigade.

Then his tone changed and he said:

"But."

"After all, this is a farmer's army."

"They have been formed for too short a time, they lack officers, and they lack military training, even if they have obtained a good light equipment system, it is difficult to establish suitable tactics in a short period of time to give full play to the strength of this set of equipment."

"And the locust army will not give them this time, we will destroy him before he grows."

"On top of that, they lack heavy weapons."

"Although the power of the 82 mortar is comparable to that of mountain artillery, after all, it is only an infantry accompanying artillery, and its accuracy and range are too poor."

"Only heavy artillery, more than 100 calibers, and heavy artillery with explosive power that ignores squad tactics and formations, is the foundation of a strong army."

"And armor is the future of the army."

"It seems that the forces supporting the Dirt Eight Road seem to be unable to provide heavy artillery for the Dirt Eight Roads?"

"In this way, they are against the locust army..."

Before Mido Mafu could finish speaking, at this time, a sharp voice came, and then a staff officer rushed in:

"Report!"

"The front-line troops attacking Yuxian and Liao counties reported that they found that the Tuba Road was equipped with a large number of heavy artillery."

"Suspected mortar, from the analysis of the power of the explosion, the power of the grenade exceeds that of the Imperial 105 mm howitzer, the caliber should exceed 120 mm, and there are a lot of them, and nearly 100 shells were fired in one wave"

The devil has a 120-mm artillery gun, but the performance is too poor and the accuracy is extremely low, so it is rarely equipped.

"Nani?"

Mido Mao's face froze.

He just said that there was no heavy artillery on Tuba Road, and before the words disappeared, people took it out?

And.

And a lot of people!

···

"A large number of heavy mortars?"

Taiyuan.

Yoshio Shinozuka also received news from the front almost simultaneously.

There are heavy artillery pieces on the Tuba Road, and they are a large number of 120 heavy mortars, the firing range is unknown, it is known to be more than four kilometers, the power is more than 105 howitzers, and the fragmentation killing range is very huge.

Because of the shelling that suddenly joined the battle, the troops attacking the two counties suffered heavy losses.

"Heavy artillery!"

Yoshio Shinozuka rubbed his forehead, a little headache.

Following the 82 mortar, which has not yet been investigated, with a range of more than 5 km, heavy mortars of about 120 caliber have appeared, and they are very numerous and have sufficient ammunition.

Unconsciously, the Tuba Road in the Taiyue Mountains seems to be more difficult to deal with than the main force of the preserved fruit!

"Command."

Retracting the hand that was rubbing his forehead, Yoshio Shinozuka said in a fierce tone:

"The 27th Division must enter the hinterland of the Taiyue Mountains within a week and destroy the warehouses and transportation channels of the Eighth Route Army."

Now there are 120 mortars, go ahead, God knows what other weapons and equipment will appear.

Heavy barrel cannons?

Plane?

Tank?

It is necessary to cut off the source of materials on the Tuba Road as soon as possible.

···

"Heavy artillery!"

Because of the part-time head of the intelligence section of the First Army, Kazuki Yamamoto also received the news quickly.

In the battle of Liao County and the battle of Yu County, Tuba Road showed heavy artillery firepower, and there were many of them, and there were enough shells.

"Heavy artillery!"

Kazuki Yamamoto sighed, then looked at the marks on the ground.

This is what he found, the traces of mortar positions left by the artillery units of the Independent Regiment during the fighting between the Nishida Wing and the Eighth Route Army last month.

Special operations, because of the high risk, low fault tolerance rate, the demand for intelligence is much higher than other operations, and Yamamoto, who is proficient in special operations, is naturally a master of intelligence analysis.

Just by relying on a few traces, Yamamoto was able to perceive the performance of the new 82 mortar equipped by the Eighth Route Army.

The firing range is more than five kilometers.

The accuracy is very good, it can be spaced five kilometers apart, and the shells are accurately scattered around the artillery positions of the Westfield Wing, comparable to the howitzers of the last century.

The power is equivalent to that of the Imperial 75 howitzer.

The range of shrapnel is excessive.

And, the weight··

"It is estimated that the weight of the complete set will not exceed seventy kilograms!"

Looking at the traces remaining on the ground, Yamamoto sighed.

From the footprints on the ground, it can be analyzed that when retreating and transferring artillery positions, the 82 mortars of the Separate Regiment did not decompose, but were carried directly by two soldiers.

It can be carried by two people, the weight will not exceed 70 kilograms, and it may even be lower and lighter, from which it can be calculated that the weight of a single part will not exceed 25 kilograms.

A single person can carry a weight to carry a long march.

Light weight, could follow mountain marches, had a firing range of more than five kilometers, had very high accuracy, and a large number of 82 mortars.

Thinking about it again, the ambush near Pingxian County, the voice call ability shown by Tubalu.

A cold sweat dripped from Yamamoto's forehead.

In frontal field combat, the effect of this kind of artillery is very good, with high concealment, curved ballistics, good accuracy, and with walkie-talkie guidance, the combat effect is better than that of the imperial mountain artillery.

And when it comes to the mountainous areas, it is simply a divine weapon, a super weapon.

"Who the hell is it?"

"These weapons for the dirt eight roads."

Yamamoto's brow furrowed.

Once such mortars are equipped on a large scale, it will inevitably greatly weaken the military superiority of the locusts.

Plus the heavy artillery that appeared in the battles of Liao County and Yu County.

"Trouble!"

Yamamoto took a deep breath.

In this way, if the source and passage of materials on the Eighth Route Army cannot be completely cut off, then it will not take long for the Eighth Route Army to become familiar with the new weapons and equipment and explore suitable combat tactics, then it will be able to fight head-on with the main force of the Locust Army.

In the end, I am afraid that we can really establish a base area in this North China that the locust army cannot enter.

···

"Yes, immediately."

"As soon as possible, destroy the transportation corridor located in the Taiyue Mountains, and store supplies."

Yamamoto can know it, and Tada Jun can naturally figure it out.

After learning that a large number of 120 heavy mortars had appeared in the Eighth Route Army, Tada Jun immediately sent a report to the headquarters of the 27th Division, ordering Mido Mazuo to complete the scheduled combat mission as soon as possible.

"Hey!"

Mido Mazuo responded in a serious tone.

120 heavy mortars appeared in the Eighth Route Army, although it was unexpected, but at this time Mido Mafu still did not panic.

Some heavy artillery can't change the situation.

"Order the troops, speed up the offensive."

"Be sure to take Liao County and Yu County as soon as possible."

Mido Mazuo gave the order.

···

"Heavy artillery!"

Liao County,

Secretly squatting in the four-story civil fortifications built by himself, looking at the devil attack troops caught in the artillery fire in the distance, Ma Rongshun, who had been promoted to official platoon commander, was shocked.

Same as before.

Most of the devils in front of them are scattered into small forces, presenting a skirmish line attack.

The more than 800 devils in a whole brigade took the squad as a single offensive unit, and the gap between the devil infantry was huge, like snakes, attacking the main position of Liao County along the terrain.

With the armament of a large number of machine guns, grenadiers, and the armament of 60 mortars belonging to the company and 82 mortars belonging to the battalion and regiment, the ghost group charge never appeared again.

It's all this kind of big skirmish attack.

In this way, the firepower of the troops was greatly dispersed.

Although in terms of firepower, the troops have an advantage, but the devils are not weak.

In addition, the 82 mortars and 60 mortars are not very powerful and have poor accuracy, so the advantages are not obvious,

The devils are extremely cunning, using intermittent firepower and air strikes to launch attacks and disrupt their own firepower.

often fights with devils.

This is what Ma Rongshun has felt in recent months in the battles with the Guizishan Island Wing and the Beijing Brigade and summed up the laws of the battlefield - the regiment commander always said that he must learn to observe and summarize.

But at this time, the devil's strength is stronger than before,

A whole brigade, supported by a large number of artillery in the rear, launched an attack on the Liaoxian position.

The offensive was unprecedentedly fierce.

The side is still firing full firepower to counterattack, all kinds of mortars, machine guns, grenadiers, rifles, submachine guns at the same time. As for grenades, it's not that they don't have a chance, it's really rare to have the opportunity to use them.

The bayonet is red, and it only exists in training - seeing the devil directly submachine gun burst, who plays with your bells and whistles with bayonets?

But the situation is completely different from before.

The devil's attack waves, each time it was easily pressed back.

Combat is much, much easier than before.

"Is this the power of heavy artillery?"

During the interval during the devil's retreat, Ma Rongshun sighed in his heart.

If there is any difference from before, it is probably that this time, the independent regiment dispatched the heavy artillery that had just been prepared for a short time!

120 heavy mortars!

Heavy artillery is indeed heavy artillery, more than a hundred calibers, and 82 calibers, and 60 calibers are really very different.

A very simple example.

In the face of 82 mortars and 60 mortars, unless a large amount of firepower is concentrated, a large skirmish line between squads is enough to effectively reduce casualties, and even after being hit continuously, it can maintain combat effectiveness.

Unless a certain density is reached.

However, in this way, it will reduce the combat efficiency.

However, in the face of 120 heavy mortars, no matter how wide the distance between the straggler lines between the squads is, one shot can cause serious casualties as long as it hits within the effective range, and one shot can destroy the combat effectiveness of a squad.

"Haha..."

"It's still heavy artillery!"

"Little devils taste heavy artillery."

Ma Rongshun's laughter was particularly rampant.

···

"Report."

"The North China Front Command, the First Army Headquarters, and the Division and Regiment Headquarters jointly ordered."

"Order my unit, be sure to take Liao County as soon as possible."

Liao County Outer Headquarters, the people of Benshan received orders from three superiors.

"Yaga!"

The people of this mountain suddenly turned red.

There is heavy artillery in front of you.

A whole four large-caliber heavy guns!

And there were plenty of shells.

Now let him take Liao County as soon as possible, how many casualties will the United team have to pay?

When he took Liao County, the results of the battle were those of the superiors, he accepted the praise, the base camp was very satisfied, he was promoted and made a fortune, the mistake of casualties was his, and the dispatch army headquarters was furious, and he accepted the punishment.

But the official level crushes people to death, let alone on the battlefield, disobedience is equivalent to looking for death.

"Can you suppress the enemy's heavy artillery?"

The people of the mountain found the artillery brigade directly under the division.

Although the enemy has heavy artillery and strong fortifications beyond expectations, the overall strength is still far weaker than the locust army, and if it continues to attack, it can take Liaoxian.

But the casualties will not be small.

He had to take down the enemy's heavy artillery first.

Otherwise, even if he wins, it will be a defeat for him.

"Nope."

Devil Artilleryman Nakazo shook his head:

"The enemy has built a large number of preset artillery positions, so the artillery positions are very concealed and highly mobile, which can only be suppressed, not destroyed."

"And the suppression effect won't be too good."

"Got it!"

The faces of the people of this mountain suddenly turned pale.

···

That night.

Brigade headquarters.

"How's it going?"

The brigade commander's tone was filled with excitement and anticipation.

"Heavy artillery is heavy artillery!"

The chief of staff of the brigade spoke in an even more excited tone:

"The 20,000-strong army of devils was blocked out of the city by the dead, and there were heavy casualties, and our casualties were much less than expected."

"If it weren't for the lack of shells, let alone holding the two county towns for four or five days, even if it was a month."

"yes!"

"We're running out of shells."

The brigade commander sighed with emotion.

At the same time, the power of heavy artillery is extremely large, and the consumption of shells is also extremely large.

And in order to exert the power of heavy artillery, it must be of sufficient scale and have enough shells.

This is also the reason why Guo Zhuo obviously imported nearly 100 105 guns and dozens of 150 guns from abroad, but they did not play much role on the battlefield.

Ammunition can't keep up.

Make it up and pick the rope.

Not as abundant as devil shells.

"Li Yunlong said."

The brigade commander narrowed his eyes:

"He has a way to get fifty new 120 heavy mortars every month, and 100,000 rounds of 120 mortar shells every month, right?"

"Yes!"

The brigade chief of staff nodded.

"Haha."

"Order the new second regiment stationed in Yu County and the new third regiment stationed in Liao County."

"According to the predetermined plan, retreat in five days."

The brigade commander gave the order.

Now is not the time to fight with the devils.

If the devil wants to enter the base area, let the devil enter, and let the devil enter.

Although the trade of the seized wing flag, it cannot be said that

However, after the capture of the Yamashima Wing Flag, the Separate Regiment received new long-range 60 and 82 mortars, and after the capture of the Wing Flag in Lixian County, it received 120 heavy mortars.

The headquarters and brigade headquarters have already seen the truth.

(End of chapter)