"Your Excellency Colonel, I can basically conclude that the level of this Eighth Route Army is still very backward. Our people found out by dismantling the ammunition they left behind that they used propellant made of black powder. We are very good at using this technology.
It is used less. European countries have basically eliminated it, but the bullets they use are still designed based on black powder, and they only need to change the amount of powder to be used normally."
In Ying Zuo's headquarters, a Japanese expert was reporting the analyzed intelligence to him.
"That's why we have a headache. The sources of black powder are too wide, and even restricting their materials is not very easy."
After all, the difficulty of black powder is much lower, and there are not many things that can be restricted. Suitable materials can always be found in such a large place.
"I think our tactics must change. If we use black powder as propellant, the smoke will be very big. We only need to bring mortars and fire back immediately once we find the target. In this way, our pressure will be reduced a lot. This
The gangsters don’t dare to be so arrogant anymore.”
This method is actually not bad. The question is, are you really willing to spend so many artillery shells? Of course the Japanese are reluctant to do so. The whole world is at war now, and only China and Japan are fighting sparingly. You can count the rest one by one.
Instead of laying out the artillery, the richer one can directly use the tank.
The Japanese are poorer than me. As long as you are poorer than me, you lose. There is no way at the moment. The Japanese bet is right. China is even poorer than Japan, and even bullets cannot be fully supplied.
"Your idea is very good, but we must save every shell we have to conquer more places, and we cannot waste shells just because of this small amount."
Ying Zuo wanted to use tactics or other aspects to replace the waste of manpower and material resources. Artillery shells were also very precious to this regiment in the county.
"How about we ask for assistance? There is a division under construction in Taiyuan. We can use its power to wipe out the forces that resist us."
Although it is a Class A division, the gap in combat effectiveness and configuration between Class A and Class B troops is quite large. The company in the county town, according to the Japanese troops, is a Class C regiment. In terms of combat style and
The weapon configuration is not completely comparable to that of Class A troops.
Category A division, with between 25,000 and 28,000 men, has two brigades and four infantry regiments, plus the engineering regiment, artillery regiment, cavalry regiment and baggage regiment, a total of 8 regiments
, plus logistics. In terms of firepower, there are 16 Type 41 75 mountain guns, 16 37mm anti-tank guns and 24 Type 70 infantry guns, 96 7.7mm heavy machine guns, 432 6.5mm light machine guns, 432 50mm throwers
Cartridge.
When reaching the C-level division, the number will drop to about 15,500. During wartime, the number will increase appropriately, but the number will not be too many.
In fact, at this point, from a national perspective, it is difficult for you to have a unit to compete head-on with a Class C division. Our troops lack training, and their weapons and ammunition are naturally not as good as those of the carefully trained Japanese troops. Especially the outstanding domestic commanders are too
Sir, ordinary Japanese soldiers in Japan should not expect to be promoted to officers such as majors and lieutenants. If they want to be promoted to officers, they have to attend a military academy.
Therefore, every Japanese who has become an officer has graduated from the Army School. He has rich knowledge and can transform the learned knowledge into the experience of aggression as soon as possible. There are relatively few in China, especially for those who have no experience.
An imaginary enemy with a clear target.
The Japanese have regarded China as an imaginary enemy from the beginning, and have focused on the shortcomings of the Chinese army from the army to the weapon configuration.
This almost means you have figured it out, and you have to bite the bullet and fight him. The successive defeats at the beginning are completely expected. Han Cheng knows this very well. If he makes gunpowder by himself, what kind of sharpshooter will he make?
The purpose is to increase the strengths of one's own troops. A head-on confrontation is impossible. Only through cold-blooded gunfire and artillery activities can the Japanese invaders be hit to the greatest extent possible.
"I need to discuss your proposal with the commander. It's not impossible to rely on their strength."
Ying Zuo still considered this proposal. This question was relatively safe, and it could also use so much military power to integrate some forces in the surrounding areas.
"We can also take this opportunity to organize people in the township and set up a security team. We can further compress the space so that these Tuba Road gangs have no place to hide."
In fact, it is also a good choice to set up a security team, provided that it is done in a village controlled by the Japanese. The security team and the garrison have the same responsibilities, and you can let these people work for you by simply paying some salary.
"We have done this before, but the effect was not very good. I hope that your arrival this time can open up the situation."
Yingzuo finally adopted this decision, and the specific implementation steps will have to wait until the Class A division arrives.
The regional situation has actually become tense for a long time. Especially in Shanxi, there are always one or two heroes who dare to fight against the Japanese arsenal alone. The old Qin people are too temperamental and will do all kinds of things.
It will continue to cause trouble for the Japanese.
But now Han Cheng is in no mood to care what the Japanese are planning. He is currently testing the propellant, which has already been put into the bullet, to see if the test can be successful.
In fact, Hancheng also made some explosives, but the technical content of the explosives was not that high. The main goal was to fight against the enemy's tanks and fortifications. A long bamboo pole was tied with an explosive in front, and then it rushed to the enemy's bunker.
Stuff the explosives inside, pull the string and run away.
I don’t know if such a design can work. At least something like this has appeared in American movies, so it should be said that it works to some extent.
"Report to the Chief of Staff, position one is ready."
"Report to the Chief of Staff, position two is ready."
Han Cheng saw the two people in front of him fixing the firearms, then waved to indicate the start of the test, and the two people left quickly.
There are two ropes pulled on the triggers of the two guns, and the bullets are already loaded. It depends on whether the bullets meet the requirements. Of course, it is best not to explode the chamber. If the chamber is exploded, the reason must be reanalyzed, which will make Han Cheng feel uncomfortable.
Very troublesome.
"Pop!"
There were two crisp gunshots, and it was unknown whether the gun hit the target or not, but Han Cheng knew that his experiment was successful. The official successful development of smokeless gunpowder marked a new milestone for this unit.