Despite this, Jun Nakamura still found a way to send information to Xu Rui.
Half an hour later, the information sent by Shadow was delivered to Wang Husheng.
At this time, Wang Husheng had just arrived at Tianchang County. Wang Husheng came to take over Tianchang County, so he brought a working group with him. The Tianchang County Office will be formed as a team.
In addition, the formation of a security force stationed in Tianchang County should also be considered.
Xu Rui is already considering transferring some veterans from the First and Second Regiments, and adding some militiamen from Shanxian, Guanxian and Meixian counties to formally form the Fourth Regiment of the Dameishan Military Division. Xu Rui has already thought about the candidate for the regiment leader.
, he is Huang Shouxin, the deputy commander of the third regiment. In terms of ability, Huang Shouxin is completely qualified.
Of course, the fourth regiment can only be a defensive force for the time being.
"Old Xu, this is the secret message just sent by Shadow." Wang Husheng said, "It is said that the Nakamura agency has discovered the secret about the rocket launcher, because this information was obtained by Shadow Zuozhenzhao through Wang Puppet No. 76
, he came into contact with too many people and couldn’t suppress them at all, so he didn’t act rashly.”
Xu Rui said: "The rocket launcher is not a secret to begin with."
"Okay." Wang Husheng nodded and said, "I'll call Shadow back right away."
After finishing speaking, Wang Husheng turned around to leave, but was stopped by Xu Rui.
"Old Wang, wait a minute." Xu Rui stopped Wang Husheng and said thoughtfully, "The rocket launcher is indeed not a secret, because even if we keep the secret, the United States will leak it. After all, David called last time and said that the United States
The Army has officially begun to equip rocket launchers, and American arms dealers have also begun to order rocket launchers."
After a pause, Xu Rui continued: "But if the Japs really order large quantities of rocket launchers from the United States, or simply copy them themselves, then Japan's industrial strength can produce them in large quantities in a short time. Once the Japs equip a large number of rocket launchers,
That is still a very headache, otherwise..."
Wang Husheng said blankly: "What else?"
"Let me think about it first." Xu Rui frowned and said, "I have to get an evaluation report first, and then submit it to the Japanese base camp through Nakamura Shun. It is best to get Hirohito and the Japanese base camp bureaucrats to give up imports.
Or imitate the rocket launcher, yes, yes, that’s it, you have to make the little devil give up the rocket launcher.”
Wang Husheng said in surprise: "Is this possible?"
"It all depends on human effort." Xu Rui smiled and said, "How do you know if it will work if you haven't even tried it?"
Xu Rui really has a lot of confidence in this matter. During World War II, the Japanese bureaucracy was famous for its conservativeness. For example, the 38-year-old Gai was a typical product of this kind of conservative thinking.
With the industrial manufacturing capabilities of Little Japan at that time, it was not difficult to design and produce automatic rifles, and the logistics support would never be so tight that it could not even afford bullets for automatic rifles. It only took a little steel to make a bullet. Little Japan could easily get it from the Navy.
Save one battleship and you can produce billions of rounds of ammunition.
Even if one Japs consumes a thousand rounds of bullets a day, one hundred thousand Japs only consumes 100 million bullets a day.
This means that just saving the steel of a battleship can supply the 100,000 Japanese troops for dozens of days of combat. Considering that it is impossible to have such an intensity of battle every day in actual combat, the actual support time will only be longer.
Such intensity can be said to have no pressure on the Japanese government.
However, in the end, the proposal to replace automatic rifles was rejected by the Japanese military high-level. The reason was that the cost-effectiveness ratio was too low, because the replacement of automatic rifles would not significantly improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. However, it would eliminate the production line of the 38-inch cover and install new
guns, plus a new production line for automatic rifles, the cost is too huge.
Therefore, Xu Rui can definitely try this idea.
After a while, Xu Rui said happily: "Yes!"
(Dividing line)
Last night, there was a blizzard in Tokyo.
Kanin Miyazaihito and Tojo Hideki were led by the chamberlains to walk outside the study room, then took off their wooden shoes and walked into the study room wearing only cloth socks. They saw Hirohito standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, admiring the scenery outside the window.
In the snowy scene, Hirohito slowly turned around when he heard the sound of footsteps, but his eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.
"Imperial uncle, Tojo-san, do you know? I couldn't sleep last night." Hirohito's eyes swept over the faces of Kanin Gong Zaijin and Tojo Hideki, and he said faintly, "Firstly, it's because of this incident.
The sudden blizzard makes me worry that the people of the empire may not be able to survive safely, and then there are the battle reports from the battlefield in central China..."
Speaking of the battle report in Central China, Hirohito's voice suddenly became softer until it became inaudible.
However, the heads of Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki were drooped, their faces full of shame.
It is said that they are worried about the humiliation of their ministers and their death. It is the incompetence and shame of these military ministers to make His Majesty the Emperor so worried about state affairs!
Hirohito suddenly pointed to the side wall and continued: "Uncle Emperor, Tojo-san, look over there."
Kanin Miya Zaihito and Tojo Hideki subconsciously looked in the direction of Hirohito's handbag, and then saw a row of eye-catching names on the side wall.
Major General Ozaki Yoshiharu
Major General Akiyama Yoshiyuki
Major General Shigeto Chiaki
Major General Tachibana Yoshio
Major General Shuichi Hamura
Major General Kawaguchi Heiji
Major General Andaluota
Major General Tokutaro Sakai
Major General Mitsuru Ushijima
Major General Shojiro Iida
Major General Shozo Hebian
Major General Kameda Eiichi
Major General Okada Shi
Major General Kei Setani
Lieutenant General Fushimi Miya Toshihiko
Lieutenant General Shiro Inaba
Lieutenant General Xiaozhu Yinan
Lieutenant General Okamura Neiji
General Tian Jun
General Gen Sugiyama
Looking at this row of names, the expressions of Kanin Miya Zaijin and Tojo Hideki immediately fell.
Hirohito said quietly: "Tojo-san, I haven't learned how to count well. Can you help me count how many names are there in total written on this wall?"
"Hai." Tojo Hideki paused and said, "Twenty!"
"Haha, twenty, twenty generals have already suffered at the hands of Xu Rui." Hirohito said with a livid face, "I won't talk about the previous nineteen generals, but this Ozaki Yoshiharu is
Big difference! The previous nineteen generals all died in offensive operations, but only Ozaki Yoshiharu died in defensive operations."
After a pause, Hirohito continued: "Imperial uncle, Tojo-san, do you know what this means?"
"Hai." Tojo Hideki glanced at Kanin Gong Zaijin, paused and replied, "This means that the Chinese have the ability to counterattack."
"Yes, the Chinese already have the ability to counterattack!" Hirohito paused for a moment, then stared into Tojo Hideki's eyes and said, "Moreover, the counterattack of the Dameishan Independent Regiment and the weakness of the National Army
The counterattack is completely different and poses a real threat to the imperial army!"
"Hai." Tojo Hideki paused and said, "This time, the Daimeishan Independent Regiment only used one regiment to annihilate the 13th independent mixed brigade in the offensive operation. It indeed showed super strength.
Tactical literacy and execution ability, if the Chinese have a hundred regiments like this, the imperial army will face great danger."
"Sodes." Hirohito knocked on the table and said in a more serious tone, "The troops of Emperor Uncle, Tojo-san, and Xu Rui have annihilated more than one brigade of our Imperial Japanese Army. However, the annihilation in defensive operations is not the same as in offensive operations.
Annihilation in combat are two completely different concepts. To annihilate an independent mixed brigade of the Imperial Army in an offensive operation is even more difficult than to annihilate a division of the Imperial Army in a defensive operation! Because of the choice of battlefield
The power lies with the imperial army!"
"Hai." Xianyuan Gong Zairen said with a serious pause, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true."
"So." Hirohito continued, "Have you ever studied why this situation occurs?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been clarified." Tojo Hideki replied, "According to the battle report submitted by the Central China Condemnation Army, the disastrous defeat of the Tianchang Battle was mainly due to the use of a new type of weapon called a rocket launcher by the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
The Imperial Army suffered such a disastrous defeat because they were unprepared for this!"
"Bazooka? New weapon?" Hirohito frowned and said, "Just one weapon can have such a big impact on a medium-sized battle? Isn't it possible?"
Xianyuan Gong Zairen said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to the battle report of the Central China dispatched troops, this new weapon is not only easy to carry, but also powerful. It can not only pose a threat to fixed targets such as gun towers and bunkers, but also to the imperial army.
Armored vehicles, aircraft and other moving targets cause damage and are a huge threat!"
"There is such a weapon?" Hirohito said in shock, "It is powerful and easy to carry?"
"Hai." Tojo Hideki paused and said, "According to the battle report of the Central China dispatched troops, a single soldier can carry it."
"Single soldier?" Hirohito said in disbelief, "It's actually easier to carry than the Imperial Army's Type 92 infantry cannon?"
Hirohito once read a report from the Ministry of War, which stated that the Type 92 infantry gun equipped by the Japanese army was the lightest and most portable infantry gun in the world. However, now, a lighter and more portable infantry gun has appeared on the Chinese battlefield.
It's an easy-to-carry gun, and it can be carried by a single soldier, which is terrifying!
You know, even the 92nd Infantry Artillery requires at least half a squad of artillery.
If it is a mountain artillery or a field howitzer, it will need to be equipped with more than a small team of artillery, and it will also need livestock or vehicles such as mules, draft horses, and even trucks.
However, the rocket launcher of the Dameishan Independent Regiment can be carried by a single soldier. Even if it is equipped with several assistant shooters carrying ammunition, it is only a team at best!
Then the ability to project firepower is completely different.
Doesn’t this mean that in the face of the rocket launchers of the Dameishan Independent Regiment, the 92 infantry artillery, mountain cannons and field howitzers equipped by the Japanese army will be unable to fight back? Considering that the rocket launchers can also pose a threat to aviation, is this right?
Doesn’t it mean that the Japanese army will lose its weapons advantage on the Chinese battlefield?
