Chapter 205 You Want to Be a Colonel Even Though You Are so Quiet?

While the Eighth Route Army was actively attacking and removing the artillery towers in Shanxi Province, the First Army Headquarters in Taiyuan staged another classic old trick of the Japanese army.

Since the early morning of the 20th, the phone in the communication room of the First Army Headquarters has been ringing non-stop.

News came from all the small and medium-sized strongholds in the occupied areas of the province. If the strategic material area had not been attacked, Yansong Yixiong would even think that the Eighth Route Army had launched another battle of the scale of the Hundred Regiments War.

The continuous requests for help and the officers in front of him who were submissive made the old Japanese very angry. He strode forward, swung his right arm, and slapped the other party on the cheek.

"Baga! Haven't you eaten?"

"Is this how you usually report to your superiors? It's boring! I can't hear you at all! Say it again! Do it again! You want to be a colonel when you speak so softly?"

"You intelligence department people are a disgrace to our country! Go back and tell those idiots! If you can't figure out what the new weapons of the Eighth Route Army are before dawn, all of you should commit seppuku!"

Under normal circumstances, Iwamatsu Yoshio's Qi cultivation skills are much higher than that of the swordsmanship master Shinozuka Yoshio.

After all, he is a person who comes from intelligence and has experienced many storms and waves. It is not so easy to break the defense.

Moreover, the enemy's attack seems fierce, but the losses caused are barely within their acceptable range. It is nothing more than sacrificing some grassroots soldiers and fortifications.

As long as the specific situation and reasons can be understood, corresponding remedial measures can be taken in time. It is not too late to mend the fold after the sheep have been lost.

The reason why Iwamatsu Yoshio lost his composure is that a few hours ago, he called the commander of the North China Front Army, General Okamura Yasuji.

During the work report, he was scolded by his immediate superior.

But there was nothing he could do about it, because he messed up the most important work right after taking office.

He was already full of anger, and now he encountered a fierce attack from the enemy. It happened that the intelligence department failed to do its job at this time, and anyone would be in a bad mood.

Listening to the commander's scolding, Kakuta Shoichi tightened his mouth to prevent a new big fight. He stood at attention and lowered his head, shouting "Hi" from time to time to show that he was not distracted.

At this time, the colonel who specialized in intelligence work was trembling with fear, and his blood pressure was so high that it was about to burst.

In the territory he was responsible for, the Eighth Route Army was suspected of taking out new weapons, and it might even be a 105mm heavy howitzer. But now a few hours have passed, and there is no definite intelligence at all.

Although the main responsibility is not his, once the superiors investigate, he will definitely not be able to escape.

The lightest punishment now is demotion, and the sentence of seppuku just now is not impossible.

After taking a few deep breaths and temporarily suppressing his anger, Iwamatsu Yoshio began to arrange the next tasks.

As a powerful figure in the army, he deeply knows that beating and scolding alone cannot solve the problem.

The current strategy of the First Army was deployed by him personally. Even when all the members retreated, they were still beaten into a sieve by the enemy. It can only be said that the Eighth Route Army is stronger than originally imagined.

If he still doesn't find a way to save himself at this time, one day he will end up like Shinozuka Yoshio.

"The enemy's new weapon is definitely not a 105-caliber heavy artillery. With so many strongholds being attacked at the same time, if the Eighth Route Army had this strength, we could return to our homeland now."

"I boldly guess that the range of that thing should not be far, otherwise it would not have exchanged fire with the warriors in the stronghold. The current priority is to seize one for research."

"The gun tower and bunker are one of the cornerstones of the cage policy. Even if it is to improve the quality of building materials, they must continue to be repaired."

"I'll leave the intelligence matters to you. The resources of the First Army will be tilted towards you. Use your brain more and don't let me down again."

After these words came out, Kakuda Sho was relieved.

As long as his superiors are willing to give him a chance to make up for his mistakes, everything will be fine. His mind turned quickly and he quickly organized his words.

"Hey! Our department will definitely find out what the new weapon of the Eighth Route Army is as soon as possible and give you a satisfactory answer."

"Good, very energetic!"

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After everyone left, Iwamatsu Yoshio rubbed his head.

There are two reasons why Okamura Neiji sent him to be the commander of the First Army. One is to recruit the Egg Dancer. This is a tradition of successive commanders, which started from the time of Kiyoshi Kozuki.

On the other hand, considering that he used to be an intelligence agent, he could come to Jin Province to investigate why the Eighth Route Army had undergone earth-shaking changes.

After all, those military factories with strong production capacity and civilian workers with a certain scale are not even available in preserved fruits at this stage.

If anyone in the empire dares to say that no one or force has provided help to the other party, he is either a madman or a spy.

If the current momentum continues, I am afraid that the Eighth Route Army will be able to build aircraft carriers in caves and tanks in flour mills in a few years!

But since last year, the intelligence department of the brother country has been conducting in-depth investigations, and more than half a year has passed without finding any relevant clues.

In order to find out the situation, they even used the dark lines planted in the Jin faction and preserved fruits. The result was that they lost not only the lady but also the soldiers, and also lost several excellent spies.

Less than three months after taking office, Iwamatsu Yoshio was already exhausted.

He had experienced how difficult it was to catch a hedgehog with bare hands, and he also understood why his old classmate Yoshio Shinozuka left North China so aggrievedly.

A year ago, the situation in Jin Province was excellent.

The enemy's so-called base area is divided into more than a dozen pieces. By relying on the blockade, my country can slowly drain the opponent's blood. Sooner or later, the enemy will be trapped to death.

The foundation of the cage tactic was built on the turrets that were difficult to break through for the Eighth Route Army.

Once the enemy finds a way to easily pull out the turrets located in the opponent's base area. Then the so-called cage tactics will immediately become a joke, and even become a burden to the younger brother's country.

And this worry has turned into a fact. The Eighth Route Army, with its offensive weapons, has completely broken the blockade, and the opponent's tentacles will be extended every day.

It won't be long before the lieutenant general who holds several divisions in his hands will be eaten away.

The situation changed so quickly that Yoshio Iwamatsu could not think of any specific way to break the situation in a short period of time. He smashed the table in front of him incompetently and furiously, and then said to himself:

"Baga! What kind of mess is the First Army! If I had known, I wouldn't have come!"

"No matter what, this matter must be resolved first, and the surrender issue can be put aside. Otherwise, if this situation continues, the remaining gun towers in the occupied area may be stripped bare."

"I will definitely hold him accountable when the time comes. Maybe I will be the first to commit seppuku."

At this moment, Feng Chu from the First Army walked in.

He also heard what Yoshio Iwamatsu said just now, but for a person like Hana Komasa who is full of muscles, there is nothing that cannot be solved by war.

Even if there is, it must be because his strength is not enough. As chief of staff, he proposed his own ideas.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the current situation in Jin Province is very bad. It is difficult for us to maintain even the most basic public security by just combining the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 16th brigades independently."

"I personally believe that it is very necessary to free up the troops of the 36th, 37th and 41st Divisions."

"With the strength of three divisions and four independent mixed brigades, even if our First Army cannot solve the Eighth Route Army, it can still push them into the corners of Jin Province."

Although his chief of staff had just done a stupid thing, Iwamatsu Yoshio felt that what the other party said made sense. He was completely in the dark before, forgetting that persimmons should be picked soft and pinched softly.

Compared with the Eighth Route Army, which has sophisticated weapons and equipment and strong tactical literacy.

Those undisciplined preserved fruit troops were more suitable as a breakthrough point. When Hua Guzheng mentioned this, he felt that killing the enemy troops on Zhongtiao Mountain was the best solution to the current situation.

Now that the southwest capital is being bombed every day, those damn idiots definitely have no spare power to support Jin Province.

Coupled with the fact that the transportation channels between Southeast Asia and the Republic of China were cut off by the empire, preserved fruits have lost half of their overseas aid.

Without sufficient weapons and ammunition, as well as air superiority and air defense means, the preserved fruit troops on Zhongtiao Mountain were like tigers without claws.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt much better. He even ignored the previous suspicion and patted his chief of staff on the shoulder.

"Hua Gujun, your plan is very reasonable and coincides with my idea."

"Besides, the relationship between my country and the north has eased a lot recently. If we want to attack Zhongtiao Mountain, the Kwantung Army can even dispatch some troops to support us."

"I will report to Commander Okamura Neiji and strive to create a favorable battle situation on the frontal battlefield for our large-scale attack."

"Hahaha, wonderful!"

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Let's turn the camera back to the Border Area Weapons Experimental Research Bureau, when Huang He is handling today's work. After hearing the noise outside the office, he paused what he was doing and raised his head to look at the door.

The person who came in was Wang Dexing. His face was red and he said excitedly:

"Director! I just received news from the front line. Starting from early yesterday morning, the troops fought with the Japanese all night and completely cleaned up the artillery towers in the border areas of the three major base areas."

Although Huang He had anticipated this, he didn't expect the deputy commander to take action so quickly.

"How is the battle going? Judging from your expression, you must have won the battle. I thought the weapons would need some more time to run in with the troops."

Wang Dexing nodded quickly and placed a document on the table.

"The specific results are in the documents. All matters have been verified by workers behind enemy lines. Take a look!"

The so-called workers behind enemy lines are intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army lurking in county towns.

Just like the largest restaurant owner in Taiyuan City, they may be businessmen, pharmacy clerks or even puppet army commanders. Whenever necessary, these people will try their best to send information.

After Huang He opened the folder, he first took a cursory look at the results.

It's not because he doesn't care about the fighting on the front line, it's mainly because he has confidence in the combat effectiveness of the troops. After all, every stage of major improvement involves more or less the participation of someone like him.

For a person who develops new weapons, the feedback from soldiers is what he cares most about.

In the intelligence, the first thing that caught my eye was the report on the use of two caliber mortars.

The Brand 50mm mortar is aimed at the Japanese Type 89 grenade.

Although it suffers a bit in terms of effective range, it is slightly shorter than forty meters. But in small days, I won't be stuck at the extreme distance for artillery fire. This difference is negligible.

In terms of accuracy and power, the 50mm mortar has an overall advantage.

It has a base, a bracket and a sight. It is not like the 89-type grenade that requires experience and feeling to shoot.

Coupled with the French tradition of using artillery guns, the soldiers kept suppressing the Japanese in the battle last night.

The feedback on the 60-caliber mortar was very consistent, and basically everyone was praising this weapon. After all, the troops were equipped with this type of weapon before, and now they just have a stable source.

The mortar weapon cannot be said to be omnipotent. Its advantage is that it can always support you for a period of time in various terrains and occasions.

In other words, it is powerful in completing the system.

The performance of the 40-caliber fire is very good, as long as it can hit the target. No turrets or bunkers can withstand the second shot, and it is no problem to call for a can opener.

However, the coordination problem needs to be taken seriously. Many casualties in the intelligence are because the attacking troops did not grasp the timing in time after the rocket launcher suppressed the Japanese, giving the enemy a chance to counterattack.

After confirming that the idea of ​​popularizing mortars is correct, Huang He immediately opened the system and took a look at the scientific research options that are being unlocked.

"Brand MLE1927/31 81mm mortar: In the history of modern warfare in the world, the lineage of all mortars basically comes from this gun and its brothers.

Now that you have both, it's time to let the enemy see the power of the ancestor.

Unlock time: 70 days

Effect: Military factories within the system can produce this weapon and obtain a full set of production lines and design drawings."

The status of the ancestor is definitely unquestionable. After all, all mortars after 1927 use Brand's research ideas.

Everyone wants good things. Those who know the rules buy a production license and then produce them openly.

Those who don't know the rules just change the caliber. Here I would like to mention San Dezi. It is obviously a direct plagiarism, and even the 81.4mm mortar shells captured from the Allies can be used directly.

But for the sake of face, they have to say that they are 8cm, for fear that others don't know that they are covering their ears and stealing bells.

Having said that, now there is no production license but the Eighth Route Army can make weapons of other countries. But the problem is not big, the two sides are already allies.

Back to the point, as long as the mortar is not eliminated, Brand's design is the industry benchmark.

The weight, caliber, barrel length, firing elevation, and firing rate of the guns produced by the system have not changed much, but the range has increased by 200 meters, reaching an astonishing 3,000 meters.

Although this number does not seem to have changed much, for a battalion-level support weapon, the improvement in range can completely save lives at a critical moment.

When Lao Li attacked Taiyuan Airport, if he used the Brand 81mm mortar, he would probably be able to plow the land thoroughly.

There should be another chapter in the early morning, I think I can't delay, I have to finish it that day.

Otherwise, there will always be work matters the next day, and the life of a worker is hard!