The Eighth Route Army successfully captured Baoding.
There was no fierce battle as imagined. The victory seemed to come very unexpectedly.
The Eighth Route Army troops poured in outside the city.
"Where are the Japanese invaders?"
"Ran."
"Why did they run?"
"Not sure."
Hu Xianyi and Wang Zhongwang were discussing a very simple question, but there was no answer.
The Japanese invaders had no reason to retreat.
Really. There is no reason at all.
This is Baoding. It is only one hundred kilometers away from Peking.
Reinforcements from Peiping can arrive in three hours at most by train. It doesn't even take three hours.
Could it be said that the Japanese invaders could not last even three hours?
No reason...
So, it always feels like something is not quite right.
Even if you really enter Baoding City, use the radio to report to your superiors.
I still feel uneasy.
Until Zhang Chu showed up, bringing with him two to three thousand people.
Hu Xianyi:......
King of Kings:……
other people:……
I finally understood why the Japs ran away.
Damn it, there are two regiments of the Eighth Route Army in their backyard!
It is indeed less than three hours!
So many mortars! Maybe a hundred?
sky!
So many mortars!
No wonder the gunfire they heard never stopped.
This is the rhythm to blow up all the Japanese invaders into powder!
"them……"
"I leave it all to you."
"What?"
"Their military uniforms are all temporary. They can't be regarded as real Eighth Route Army. You'd better turn them into real Eighth Route Army."
"this……"
Everyone was stunned.
What does it mean? Fake Eighth Route?
And then scared the Japanese invaders into fleeing?
A whole brigade of Japanese invaders were frightened by a group of fake Tuba Road and fled the city?
This, this, this...
What a divine operation!
etc!
"Were you responsible for the big explosion in the city?"
"yes."
"How much explosives were used?"
"A few thousand kilograms!"
Zhang Chu answered lightly.
But he didn't look too happy. It was very dull.
Is it because victory comes too easily? No. It's because his gains are limited.
how to say?
The system was vaguely reminding him that he had armed enough Eighth Route Army troops in the central Hebei area, and the marginal benefits began to decrease rapidly.
If you want to get more benefits, go somewhere else.
Wherever the Eighth Route Army is the weakest, with the worst weapons and equipment, and the least ammunition, the greater the benefits will be.
The gains from 0 to 100 are the greatest.
The income from 100 to 200 will decrease rapidly. After increasing to 300, it will become even less.
so……
He is going to Pingxi.
The Jizhong Military Region has armed almost ten regiments, which is enough to last for a while.
They also have two tank regiments! As long as they are not attacking Peiping and Tianjin, other cities cannot withstand the fierce bombardment of more than a hundred field guns and dozens of tanks.
"Consultant Zhang!"
"Consultant Zhang!"
Just in time, Gu Zidi came panting.
Regarding Zhang Chu, Gu Zidi only had one feeling: Brother, please stop running around! We can't keep up...
East for a while, west for a while...
Tanks for a while, planes for a while...
No. No planes. Just heavy artillery.
As a result, Gu Zidi, a guerrilla leader, could not keep up with Zhang Chu's pace at all.
Unfortunately, he brought Han Bing, Mingyue and others with him, so his own mobility was severely limited.
"I'll go to Pingxi with you."
"Leave now."
Zhang Chu said directly.
Gu Zi Di:……
He opened his mouth but stopped talking.
But the happiness came so suddenly that he almost thought he heard wrongly.
"What about the rest?"
"almost there."
"Okay. Let's go as soon as everyone is ready."
Zhang Chu nodded.
Only then did Gu Zidi believe that Zhang Chu was really ready to leave.
Hu Xianyi:???
King of Kings:???
What? Zhang Chu is leaving? Where is he going?
etc……
"I'm going to Pingxi. Then I'm going to Jidong."
"The troops over there are also waiting for weapons and ammunition."
Zhang Chu explained.
Hu Xianyi and Wang Zhongwang immediately let him go.
They also know that the brother troops in other places are having a very difficult time. They must be deeply looking forward to Zhang Chu's arrival.
This is a major event related to the national war situation.
so……
"Take care of yourself!"
"Take care of yourself!"
The two said goodbye reluctantly.
Soon after, Han Bing arrived with Mingyue and the others. So they set off immediately.
"Consultant Zhang!"
"Consultant Zhang!"
Suddenly someone followed.
But it was Pan Shusheng, with more than a hundred people.
They have taken off their military uniforms and put on ordinary people's clothes.
"Where are you guys going?"
"Let's go back to Panjiapu."
"Oh. By the way."
"That's right. By the way."
Go directly north from Baozhou and enter the Pingxi base area.
The first stop is Panjiabao.
"please!"
"please!"
In Panjiabao, Zhang Chu received warm hospitality.
Panjiabao prepared a large amount of dry food for them.
Then continue to go north, all the way to the Dragon God Fort stronghold. This is a large stronghold of the Japanese invaders.
How big is it?
Fully two squadrons were stationed.
Looking through the telescope, there are seven towering bunkers alone.
The nearby area with a radius of fifty miles is under the control of this Dragon God Fort stronghold. The Japanese invaders and puppet troops stationed inside often come out to raid.
Zhang Chu glanced sideways at Gu Zidi. Gu Zidi faced it calmly.
That's right. He was the one who deliberately brought Zhang Chu to the vicinity of Dragon God Castle because he hated this stronghold very much.
This stronghold goes deep into the hinterland of the Pingxi base area. It has become a thorn in the side of the Pingxi base area and must be removed. However, they have no ability themselves and can only rely on Zhang Chu.
"Are there any brother troops nearby?" Zhang Chu asked casually.
"Contacting." Gu Zidi replied.
After a slight pause, he said honestly: "Even if we can get in touch, there will only be two to three hundred people at most. We don't have a main force here."
"I know." Zhang Chu said it didn't matter.
Although there are only about thirty people, it is enough.
The most powerful weapon against the Japanese invaders' strongholds was, of course, the 88-gun.
When the 88 gun comes out, who can compete with it?
Immediately upgrade an 88 gun. Then wait for delivery.
During this period……
He handed Han Bing and Mingyue a metal box. It was filled with compressed dry food.
Let's see if the eldest lady of the Ming family can get used to it.
It's best to get used to it. Otherwise, you'll be hungry.
Continuing to the north, it will become more and more desolate and the population will become smaller and smaller. Especially near the outside of the Great Wall, it is inaccessible and it is not easy to find food.
"What is this?"
"Compressed dry food."
"Is it tasty?"
"Unappetizing."
"I'll try it."
"casual!"
Zhang Chu pried open the iron box.
Han Bing and Mingyue each took a small piece.
Well, it has no taste. It tastes like chewing gum.
However, if I insist on saying it’s not delicious, it doesn’t seem to be the case. At least it’s edible.
Because Gu Zidi and others were already eating it with relish.
They were guerrillas before. They slept in the open air and ate irregularly. They had never eaten anything. Compressed dry food was considered very good food.
Plenty of calories.
Strong feeling of satiety.
It only takes four small pieces a day to do it.
Therefore, they all packed themselves to the top.
"anything else?"
"Any more?"
"have!"
Zhang Chu continued to request airdrops.
In addition to compressed dry food, some instant noodles were also air-dropped.
Well, this thing is a bit expensive. It costs three yuan a pack. It doesn't matter if you eat it by yourself. However, it is too expensive to use it as military rations.
You know, soldiers eat a lot of food. One person eats at least two bags.
A meal for one person is six yuan. For a group of two thousand people, a meal is twelve thousand. One day is twenty-four thousand. One month is more than seven hundred thousand.
Can't afford to spend...
But it’s totally okay to use it to improve the taste. Compressed dry food really fades away.
"What is it?"
“Delicious food.”
"What?"
Zhang Chu crushed the instant noodles and ate them dry.
Ah, delicious!
other people:???
Learn from one another.
Huh? It tastes pretty good...
Finally, the 88-gun was delivered.
Zhang Chu immediately started operating.
break down.
Arrange.
After working hard for more than half an hour, I finally got it done.
aim.
Fire.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise.
A gun tower was blown up by a volley.
All the Japanese inside were buried in the ruins.
Gu Zi Di:……
Involuntarily clenched fists!
Cannons are still useful!
With just one shot, these difficult towers will collapse.
Think about it before...
"boom!"
Another shot followed.
The second turret also collapsed instantly.
The Japanese invaders built the artillery towers too high, which made them more likely to be damaged when they encountered artillery fire.
Especially the 88 gun with high penetrating power. It can be shot one at a time.
But there was a small accident on the third shot.
It's not a miss.
It penetrates directly.
The shell directly penetrated the gun tower without detonating.
wipe……
This turret is a little wet.
None of them used stone. They were all mud bricks.
Without enough impact, the shell will certainly not explode. It uses a touch fuse!
I had to abandon this turret and move on to the next one.
"boom!"
Another shot.
As a result, the shell penetrated again. There was no explosion.
awful……
The devils cut corners!
Only half of the turrets in Japan are made of stone. The rest are parallel imports.
I had no choice but to replace the fuze.
It turned out that except for the touch fuze, other fuzes were not easy to use.
Timed fuze?
No. The accuracy of this time is very low.
Radio fuze?
Sorry. It hasn't been invented yet.
what to do?
I had no choice but to ask for help from the 75mm field gun.
The penetrating power of its shells is not that strong. It should be able to detonate successfully.