On November 29, 1937, Zhang Sixing ushered in the main force guarding Niushou Mountain, and the person leading this force was an acquaintance.
The one who came was Feng Shengfa, commander of the 58th Division of the 74th Army. He was the deputy commander of the 88th Division on the Songhu battlefield because he was very familiar with Zhang Sixing's actions at the Sixing Warehouse.
At this time, Feng Shengfa was a first-term trainee of the Whampoa Military Academy, but he was still very young at the age of thirty-four.
When we arrived at Niushou Mountain, we found that there were people working on fortifications here. Especially the camouflage military uniforms and semi-rigid combat vests were really surprising. I don’t know which army would dress like this.
Especially the steel helmets they wear on their heads are a bit like German M35 steel helmets. If you look closely, they are completely different.
What makes people wonder is that the cloth cover of the steel helmet has many cloth strips of different shades of green on one side. Some people have obviously turned the helmet cover over, because there are strips of cloth to support it, if it is not camouflage.
, it feels a bit like the mushrooms that appear in the woods after the rain.
When his subordinates stepped forward to ask, they found out that Zhang Sixing was here with people from the Parachute School Preparatory Office.
"It turns out to be that guy from the Four Elements Demon King. Alas, Commander-in-Chief Tang probably doesn't know what they do. He just told me that there are troops who will cooperate with us. Let's go and meet them."
He came to visit as soon as possible.
"Brother Zhang, I didn't expect that people from your Umbrella School would come to assist our 58th Division in guarding Niushou Mountain. With you here, I think the Japanese will have a good drink this time."
Zhang Sixing, who was checking the battle line on the battlefield, stepped forward to greet him.
"Mr. Feng, I was still wondering who would be guarding this place, and it turned out to be you. Since we are acquaintances, I will speak up. We are short of explosives and grenades. If you have anything, you can give us some."
"Grenade, clay, or something you came up with. That thing is always likely to cause disaster in Jinling City. If you want these things, I'll call the higher ups... Do you have enough cars? How about we transport the company?"
It can still be of help.”
He didn't expect that the supplies he wanted could be obtained so easily. Zhang Sixing would like to thank Feng Shengfa.
"Mr. Feng, are you free? I'll treat you to a drink tonight."
Hearing what Zhang Sixing said, Feng Shengfa frowned.
"This... war is about to begin..."
"Mr. Feng, we from Umbrella School plan to be crucified on Niushou Mountain, so this is just a farewell drink for our brothers..."
After hearing Zhang Sixing's words, he planned to disobey orders just like Sixing Warehouse. Feng Shengfa was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said,
"I'm sorry, principal Zhang. Let's meet in the evening."
Seeing that Feng Shengfa was about to return to his position and start building defense facilities on the position, Zhang Sixing grabbed him.
"Don't worry, Mr. Feng, I have some gadgets here that I want to show you. If you need them, I'll spread more in front of the position."
"Gadget?"
Hearing the description of gadgets, Feng Shengfa became interested.
After all, when he was still in the 88th Division, he heard a lot about gasoline barrel cannons, helmet mines and the like. He even specially pulled a truckload of helmets that no one wanted from the city, planning to use them in front of the position in addition to other mines.
Also lay out some of this stuff.
In addition, the most effective one should be the earthenware grenade. It should not be too simple and cheap. In the past, a soldier's grenade bag contained four grenades, but the earthenware grenade is simply carried in half a shoulder bag.
Although it can't be thrown as far as a grenade, the advantage is that it's cheap and easy to use.
Especially during the Battle of Jinling, each division recruited a large number of new soldiers. Although they were all soldiers from the so-called security regiment, many of them were not even fired.
The cheap clay porcelain grenade is suitable for this kind of soldier.
Winking at Feng Shengfa, Zhang Sixing smiled and said,
"Just some useful gadgets."
Feng Shengfa took Feng Shengfa to the ever-busy logistics camp, which was mainly populated by various craftsmen and ingenious apprentices. With his trust in Zhang Sixing, Feng Shengfa went to see those "fairly useful gadgets."
"Crab Claws": This thing is an improved version of the sky nail. When you step on it, the two curved bamboo arms that were originally lying flat will be released. During the process of closing, the two bamboo poles at the top of the bamboo arms that have been soaked in feces will be released.
The nails are driven directly into the calf. This thing can be manufactured in large quantities where bamboo wood is available.
"Pea Shooter": Well, this name is simply a spoof. The top of the bent bamboo arm is a bamboo barrel, and a sharpened bamboo arrow is placed inside. Once released, the bamboo arrow inside can shoot through the muscles of the calf.
"Sky Nail": This thing is a bullet mine, which is fired by human feet. It contains nothing but gunpowder and iron nails.
There are also things like helmet mines and goddess-scattered flower mines.
Even many things were not thought up by Zhang Sixing, but were the hunting methods of the "babies" in the mountains in the military camp.
From a certain perspective, what happened next in Jinling also proved that the Japanese were not much different from beasts.
"Are these little things?"
Looking at these little things, Feng Shengfa couldn't help showing a bit of disappointment.
In fact, this is because the officers of the national government have suffered too little from the disadvantages of our home-made creation. I am afraid they have long forgotten the power of the thirty-mile bamboo nail array set up by the teacher's grandpa in the past.
In fact, in this era when soldiers only rely on steel helmets, these homemade cold weapons can effectively hinder movement, especially in mountainous areas.
"It's just these little things that cost almost nothing. The person who is hit is only injured, and a soldier with an injured leg needs two people to carry... Commander Feng, maybe you can think about it, let alone a war, even in a place full of these little things
Walk well."
Zhang Sixing was not discouraged by Feng Shengfa's disapproval, but instead said it as a reminder.
After hearing this, Feng Shengfa seemed to really put himself into it, imagining walking on a hillside covered with these "gadgets".
Because these things are cheap and can be deployed on a large scale, the important thing is that they are not worth a few dollars.
He even saw with his own eyes that someone was holding a large pile of "crab claws" and throwing them around randomly. It seemed that they just needed to throw them into the grass and didn't care whether they were flattened or not.
And the bullet mine, when it passes by, is like a stick, it is poked into the ground, and then thrown in casually.
Seeing such an arrangement, Feng Shengfa couldn't help but frowned in wonder, but obviously he didn't find the answer. He murmured,
"Don't your men know how to operate in front of the position? Don't you even conduct reconnaissance?"
"When it comes to laying mines, of course we have to leave our own path. But there is fire blocking in that place, so we are not afraid of the enemy coming up. As for other places... they can go wherever they want. We have other means to deal with them."
Speaking of other means, Feng Shengfa nodded,
"We used gasoline barrels to throw earthenware grenades on the Xicheng Line. It was a very effective weapon. Unfortunately... the kid's grenade was too accurate and his response was too fast. Principal Zhang, do you have any good ideas about this matter?