"Zhang Chu, please give us some canned beef sometime. I haven't eaten for a long time."
"Don't think about it. I don't even have to eat it myself."
"Really do not have?"
"Do you think I don't want to eat?"
"It's a pity!"
Che Dapao and Wan Hushan looked at each other.
I thought Zhang Chu was really capable of anything! It would be great if he could air-drop a few boxes of canned beef every day.
Alas, canned beef is really delicious! Especially the canned beef from Little Devil.
Although the crimes committed by the little devils are too numerous to mention, their canned beef is still very popular. Everyone is vying to grab it.
From time to time, two cans of canned beef is simply heaven on earth.
"It's not like there's nothing..."
"I just said that Staff Zhang must have a solution."
"It will happen when we conquer Yu County."
"Well……"
Che Dapao and Wan Hushan shook their heads.
So this is what you are talking about! You don’t need to say this!
We also know that we must capture Yuxian because Yuxian has a lot of military supplies.
According to various reconnaissance intelligence, stationed in Yu County is the brigade headquarters of the Japanese ninth independent mixed brigade. Its brigade commander, Major General Katayama Shoutaro, is in the city.
That was the general of the Japanese invaders! He had a very big background!
Since the Japanese invasion of China, we have killed very few Japanese generals.
It seems that two Japanese major generals were killed last year. One was Norihide Abe and the other was Masao Nakamura. Both were reported.
This shows how rare it is!
If they could really kill a Japanese major general, they would really be proud of their ancestors and become famous all over the world.
It's a pity that there is no chance.
Being able to kill a Japanese colonel is already a great achievement.
In fact, until now, there seem to be only two Japanese colonels killed by the Shinichi Regiment. One is Nobutsu Sakata and the other is Kasahara Koizumi.
"Want to eat canned food? Show your skills!"
"Whoever rushes into the city first, I will reward him with fifty cans of beef!"
A loud voice came.
Everyone stood up quickly.
But it was Li Yunlong who came.
Political Commissar Zhao Gang and Chief of Staff Zhang Dabiao also came.
"Captain!"
"political commissar!"
Warm greeting.
Seeing them roasting sweet potatoes, Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang sat down unceremoniously and joined the fight.
Political Commissar Zhao is a gentle man. He took one first.
This is called striking first to gain the upper hand. You can grab the rest slowly. I only want the biggest one.
"Political Commissar, that one is mine!" Che Dapao suddenly became anxious.
"Is your name engraved on it?" Zhao Gang replied slowly.
"Oh, I want this!" Che Canpao realized something was wrong and hurriedly took away the other biggest one.
It turned out that it was not cooked yet and was still hard, so I had to put it back.
Zhao Gang took out a can and gave it to him.
Che Da Pao's eyes suddenly lit up. The eyes of the people around him also lit up.
Canned beef, really!
Just as he was about to reach out to pick it up, Li Yunlong pushed him away.
"This was given to the political commissar last time, and he was reluctant to eat it." Li Yunlong glared, "Let me see which of you dares to eat it!"
Che Dapao had no choice but to retract his hand and kept swallowing.
Others also swallowed their saliva.
Please, this is real canned beef!
Political Commissar Zhao is reluctant to eat it, but we are!
"Zhang Chu, it's time to break up!"
"Okay!"
Zhang Chu immediately took the can.
He took out his bayonet and skillfully pried open the cover. Then he used the tip of the knife to pick out a piece of beef and put it into his mouth.
Ah, delicious…
So delicious!
It feels like one person can eat five cans!
Damn the system, the other protagonists are rewarded in buckets, but none of them happen to me.
Other protagonists just give away weapons and equipment for free, but they have to work hard to pick up the rags.
Everyone else has tank divisions and artillery divisions, but I have nothing.
There is only one 105mm howitzer, which has not been delivered yet.
depressed……
I picked another piece hard!
tasty!
Turn grief into food...
"Hey, it's my turn! It's my turn!" Che Dapao hurriedly grabbed the can.
He imitated Zhang Chu and picked out a piece of beef with his bayonet, then passed it along.
Everyone gets a piece. Everyone eats it.
Because Zhang Dabiao was still observing the enemy's situation, he was left to him in the end.
Everyone tasted a piece and immediately felt refreshed.
Suddenly there is a question...
“What if Yu County doesn’t have fifty cans of beef?”
"I'll help you do it!"
"This is what the leader said. Leader, you keep your word!"
"certainly!"
Li Yunlong doesn't play tricks on others.
Fifty cans of beef must be available in Yu County.
In such a big county and a brigade headquarters of the Japanese invaders, how could there not be fifty cans of beef?
You guys don't take the devils seriously either.
"The commander of another brigade is a major general!" Zhang Chu interrupted.
Everyone was relieved.
That's right, this is the Japs' major general!
This time it's like trying to catch a turtle in a urn...
"Zhang Chu, what's going on?" Li Yunlong changed the topic, "Why are you letting those boys fiddle with it on their own!"
He was talking about those heavy mortars.
Zhang Chu left everything to the soldiers to figure out and study.
Anyway, the principle is the same.
As long as you are not a fool, you can definitely learn how to operate it.
"Otherwise." Zhang Chu said bluntly, "I don't have three heads and six arms. I can't do everything by myself! Isn't Zhuzi here? The artillery has been handed over to Zhuzi."
"The pillars are still behind. It's not easy to move those mountain cannons..."
"actually……"
Zhang Chu wanted to speak but stopped.
He wanted to say that you don't actually need to carry the mountain cannon.
You leave the mountain artillery in a safe place, and the troops arrive lightly. Then I will provide you with weapons and equipment.
But then I thought about it and didn’t say it out loud.
Mainly because I feel that if I say this and fail to do it in the end, I will be doomed.
Heavy weapons must be delivered by mule and horse teams. However, the delivery time of mule and horse teams is delayed. This time is difficult to control. You must be cautious.
If Zhuzhu and the others came empty-handed and found out that there were no cannons and no cannonballs, it would destabilize the morale of the army.
If it were in ancient times, this would be a false report of military information, and one would be beheaded in public.
"What caliber is the mortar?"
"Twelve centimeters."
"120mm?"
"right!"
"How many doors are there in total?"
"Twelve gates."
"so much?"
"And a 105mm howitzer."
"What?"
Zhao Gang immediately felt that the roasted sweet potato in his mouth no longer tasted good.
Everyone around them had also forgotten about canned beef. Including Li Yunlong, there was only one message in his mind——
105mm howitzer?
Howitzer?
Not a mortar?
"The ten-centimeter howitzer. Made in the United States. It is similar to the German-made 105mm howitzer equipped by the Chinese army."
"real or fake?"
"Really. But there's only one door."
"When will it be delivered?"
"Hold on!"
Zhang Chu couldn't tell the exact time either.
The only thing we can do now is to wait for the bombing effect of the mortars and the arrival of the 105mm howitzers.
"The enemy's bunker is very strong."
"The Qili Mountain Cannon is probably useless."
At this time, Chief of Staff Zhang Dabiao came over.
Just now, he had been observing the effects of heavy mortar bombardment. He hoped for a miracle.
Unfortunately, there aren't many miracles.
The 120mm mortar is very destructive to infantry and civil fortifications. One shot can kill and wound a group of Japanese invaders.
The problem is, facing the solid stone bunker, it is still powerless.
This kind of bunker must use howitzers or direct fire from cannons.
When the Japanese invaders built these bunkers, they didn't pay attention to hiding them. Therefore, they were all towering out, allowing for direct aim and shooting.
"Is Wang Zhe here?"
"Already arrived!"
"That's good!"
Zhang Chu nodded.
Wang Zhe is a professional artilleryman. He knows how to operate a howitzer.
The car and cannon look at the watch.
Wanhushan looked at his watch.
Then he looked at Zhang Chu again. He hesitated to speak.
"What?"
"Can it be faster?"
"I want to hurry up too. But..."
Zhang Chu replied bitterly.
Suddenly I saw a soldier rushing over to report that a howitzer was coming and that he wanted to hand over to Zhang Chu.
Everyone stood up immediately and swarmed over to see what was going on.
Zhang Chu is the slowest.
Sure enough, the 105mm howitzer arrived.
There are two cars in total.
One is a tractor. It tows a howitzer in front.
One is an ammunition truck, responsible for pulling artillery shells.
The two cars can still seat people. They can also bring a gun squad, about ten people.
"Comrade Zhang Chu, the howitzer has been delivered!"
"Thanks!"
Zhang Chu sent the tool man away.
Then look carefully at the detailed data of the howitzer. You must remember it clearly.
Gun caliber: 105 mm;
Total length of the gun: 5991 mm (in marching state);
Total weight of artillery: 2300 kg;
Directional shooting range: 45 degrees, high and low shooting range: -5 to 65 degrees
Muzzle velocity: 472 meters/second (grenade: projectile weight 15 kg, explosion power 20-30 meters, ammunition base 250 rounds);
Maximum rate of fire: 16 rounds/minute;
Maximum range: 11160 meters.
If you just look at the data, you might think it's okay.
However, if compared with the Japanese invaders' 105mm heavy cannon, it suffers greatly in terms of range.
Fortunately, in Yu County, the Japanese invaders did not have 105mm heavy cannons to avoid their sharp edges.
"Good guy! It's really a cannon!"
"This is a real cannon! Those are all mountain cannons!"
"It's a pity that there is only one..."
"Yeah, it would be nice if there was an artillery regiment..."
"Zhang Chu..."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhang Chu again.
Zhang Chu could only smile bitterly.
I also want to own a heavy artillery regiment.
Who doesn't want to?
But I can’t do it!
Now this 105mm howitzer is still a reward for killing Ichiki Kiyoshi.
If it is a normal upgrade, there are very restrictive conditions.
In the short term, large-scale equipment is simply impossible.
"Don't make any noise!"
"We didn't even have mountain cannons before, so we couldn't fight the Japanese the same way!"
"Now we have mountain artillery and howitzers! If you don't take Yu County, it will be worse than before!"
"Yes! Talent is the decisive factor that determines the outcome of a war..."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang sing together as husband and wife.
With this 105mm howitzer, it will be much easier to capture Yuxian.
"Wang Zhe!"
"arrive!"
"Leave it to your command!"
"yes!"
Wang Zhe led more than thirty people to unload the 105mm howitzer.
Zhang Chu was surprised to find that there were actually several artillerymen who could drive. They actually knew how to drive their cars aside to hide them.
Mainly to avoid Japanese invaders' planes.
"They are all artillerymen from the Northeast Army. They also have cars."
"No wonder..."
Zhang Chu breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as someone can drive, it's fine. Otherwise, it's useless to have a gun.
Ready to launch.
"boom!"
The first shot ejected from the chamber.
A bunker aimed directly at the Japanese invaders.
There was a loud noise.
A gap was opened in the bunker.
"boom!"
Moments later, the second shell exploded.
A stone bunker was blown open with a huge gap. It finally collapsed with a crash.
"Nani?"
Katayama Shotaro was shocked.
Tubal Road has brought in heavy artillery again? Or is it a direct-fire artillery?
Damn it!
Tubal Road actually has heavy artillery, or direct-fire artillery!
He hurriedly asked Saburo Saito for help.
However, there has been no call back.
But it was Saburo Saito who deliberately suppressed the telegram.
The current situation is that the Japanese invaders will not make any changes in their troop deployment.
Yu County can only wait for help.
They held on until the Japanese army defeated the other Tuba Road and had their hands free.
"Reinforcements have been sent out."
However, later, Saito Saburo still gave Katayama Shoutaro a hope.
However, Katayama Shoutaro would not have thought that there was no so-called reinforcements. This was just a comforting message.
With the howitzer bombing, Yu County was already on the verge of collapse.