At the equipment testing ground of the Garrison Regiment Arsenal, Jiang Wenyu and several branch factory directors hid in the bunker, staring at the busy soldiers in front of them, with nervous expressions on their faces!
After three days of intense research and development day and night, they finally produced the first flying thunder cannon, along with more than a dozen explosive packets and corresponding propellants!
At this moment, several soldiers were following orders to half-bury the reinforced gasoline barrels underneath!
The hole with a terrifyingly large diameter pointed diagonally at the target several hundred meters away!
"Report to the factory director, everything is ready!" A platoon leader ran over and reported!
"Everyone go into the bunker, light the fire, and start the first test firing!" Jiang Wenyu ordered decisively!
Then he stared at the flying thunder cannon with his big eyes!
After a soldier lit the fuse protruding from the gasoline barrel, he spread his legs and ran back!
"boom……"
As soon as I jumped into the bunker, a dull explosion sounded behind me!
Jiang Wenyu and several branch directors were very lucky that the gasoline barrel half buried in the ground was not torn to pieces in the explosion!
A ball of orange-red flame mixed with a large amount of white smoke sprayed out from the mouth of the gasoline barrel like fireworks!
The disc-like explosive package was pushed out of the gasoline barrel, thrown high into the sky, flipping through the air and flying towards the target at a speed visible to the naked eye!
It took exactly three seconds for the explosive package to land under everyone's gaze!
After another two seconds, a fireball mixed with a large amount of black smoke rose from the ground and appeared in everyone's field of vision. The sound of the explosion also reached their ears, which was earth-shattering. Even the ground beneath their feet trembled.
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The first explosive pack was successfully tested. Jiang Wenyu's tense nerves slowly relaxed, a smile slowly appeared on his face, and he immediately ordered!
"Immediately check the explosive power and killing range of the explosive package, confirm how many meters the impact point is off, and whether the range matches the propellant package. Then check the gasoline barrel and prepare to test-fire the second explosive package!"
Soon, Zhang Yancheng, director of the ammunition branch, rushed over, his face full of excitement!
"Director, the explosive package is more powerful than we imagined!"
"According to the leader's request: we added iron nails to the explosive bag, which increased the power by at least 30% compared to the original!"
"Anyone within thirty meters who is hit by a blown iron nail will be killed or injured!"
"Within ten meters, even if there is a bunker, they will be shocked to death!"
"Within a range of twenty meters, even if there is a bunker to hide, half of the targets participating in the experiment will be killed, half will be stunned, and they will completely lose their combat effectiveness!"
"In addition, the impact point of the explosive package is 165 meters away from the launch point. We used a 150-meter propellant. In terms of range, it completely matches!"
"Although the impact point is nearly fifteen meters off, this is our first experiment after all. The future will definitely be better, and it is completely within our control!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yancheng, director of the weapons branch factory, also rushed over!
"Director, the powder keg is intact!"
"We checked it carefully and can conduct the second test launch!"
The smile on Jiang Wenyu's face grew thicker, and he ordered with expectation: "Then why are you still stunned? Let's conduct the second test firing immediately and replace the propellant with a range of 200 meters!"
At the headquarters of the garrison regiment, several cavalrymen came galloping and did not stop until they reached the door!
The ordering soldier jumped off his horse, threw the reins into the hands of the guard soldiers approaching from the side, and ran towards the headquarters!
"Reporting to the head of the regiment, the arsenal is reporting urgently. They have successfully developed it. This is the test firing data from the arsenal this morning!"
Li Hao's face lit up with joy at that time. After reading the data handed over by the messenger over and over again, he immediately ordered: "Go back now and tell Director Jiang to go all out to produce thunder cannons, shells, and propellants."
, it must reach the quantity I require!”
"Whether our defense group can return victorious from this attack depends on them!"
"Yes, leader!"
The orderly soldier reacted very quickly and rushed out of the regiment headquarters as soon as he finished speaking!
Seeing the disappearing figure of the messenger, the smile on Li Hao's face also disappeared, and then slowly returned to seriousness!
"Chief of Staff, the secret weapon to attack the Japs has been prepared!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will attack in ten days, take the initiative to attack the little Japs entrenched around us, pre-emptively disrupt their new plot against our garrison, and buy more time for the development of the army!"
"You go to each battalion now, give orders personally, and check the training status of each battalion and company!"
"I'll send a telegram to the military division!"
"Almost the entire garrison regiment was dispatched for this operation. Such a large military operation must be reported!"
"By the way, please also report our secret weapons to promote it throughout the army and strengthen the heavy firepower of our Eighth Route Army!"
Yougang Village is less than five kilometers away from Dongzhuang where the Third Battalion of the Garrison Regiment is stationed. It is a rare small plain in the Lingqiu area and a major grain-producing area!
The village is right in the center of this small plain, and the road leading to Lingqiu is also next to the village!
Controlling Yougang Village is equivalent to controlling this grain-producing area and controlling the highway!
After the sweep of the garrison was completed, in order to trap the garrison in Lingqiu, the Japanese Fujino Brigade directly moved its base here!
Rely on the large open space near the road in the village to build strongholds and gun towers to block the road!
For more than a month, when the garrison group concentrated all its manpower and material resources to rebuild the base area, the Fujino Brigade was not idle either!
Recruiting men everywhere to build strongholds, gun towers and blockades with Yougang Village as the center!
Now, in addition to the central stronghold rising between the village and the road, the Fujino Brigade has also built several small strongholds and gun towers around it to protect the safety of the central stronghold!
At the Fujino Brigade Headquarters, Captain Fujino, Major Fujino, stared at the map in front of him while listening to his subordinates’ reports, with a very serious expression!
"Sir! In addition to the central stronghold, we have also built four small strongholds in the direction of the garrison. Each stronghold consists of a gun tower and three machine gun bunkers, and is stationed with a reinforcement team and a certain number of Imperial Alliance troops!"
"Unless the garrison is equipped with heavy weapons that can directly destroy gun towers and strongholds, these four small strongholds will be enough to cause them to lose troops and generals!"
Major Fujino thought for a moment and replied: "According to the intelligence, there is only one mountain cannon left in the garrison!"
"The intelligence department has been trying to think of ways to destroy this mountain cannon and make the garrison lose its ability to attack fortresses, but they have been in vain!"
"So we must keep a close eye on this mountain cannon. As soon as it appears, we must destroy it as soon as possible to completely eliminate this hidden danger!"
The adjutant quickly replied: "Don't worry, sir!"
"There are people watching us all the time. We have a mountain artillery squadron and an infantry artillery squad. As long as the garrison dares to use this mountain artillery to attack us, there will be no return!"
Major Fujino continued to ask: "In addition to this mountain cannon that can threaten our safety, we must also be prepared for the car bomb used by the garrison last time!"
"Once a car loaded with explosives rushes into a stronghold, the blow will be devastating!"
A flash of confidence quickly flashed across the adjutant's face, and then he answered!
"We have prepared relevant defenses!"
"In addition to gun towers and machine gun bunkers, we also dug a trench two meters wide around several strongholds. Cars will definitely not be able to jump over them!"
"If the Eighth Route Army sends out car bombs again, they will definitely explode in a trench fifty meters outside the stronghold, and will never threaten the safety of the gun towers!"
"Yoshi!"
Major Fujino finally showed a satisfied smile on his face!
These are the only two problems he is worried about. As long as they are solved, the troops stationed here will not have any worries!
Not only that, he even expected the garrison to come over and attack him!
Without the mountain artillery, even car bombs are now useless!
In Fujino's view, the garrison has become a tiger without its fangs!
No matter how powerful and majestic you were in the past, it is all in the past tense!
Nowadays, the garrison regiment and the North China Front have become popular, and the rumor that whoever kills the garrison regiment will be promoted to a higher rank is already known to everyone!
The front army headquarters did not deny it, but actually approved this rumor!
Major Fujino also wants to be promoted!
If the garrison comes over now and besieges you, it will be a waste of military exploits for you!
A tiger without its fangs, facing the stronghold it is stationed in, has no other option but to be beaten passively!
At that time, I can completely rely on these strongholds and fortifications to severely damage the attacking troops of the garrison, and then take advantage of them when they are at their weakest to rush out, fight back against the garrison, and kill them!
Fight to become the hero of the empire!
"Sir..."
The adjutant's voice brought Major Fujino back to reality from his dream!
A wry smile quickly flashed across his smiling face!
He knew that the dream he just had could not become a reality!
The garrison regiment returning to the base area also needs time to recuperate and regain strength!
Unless their commander's head is hot, he will never take the initiative to provoke a war and break this balanced situation!
And the superiors won’t give me this opportunity!
As a serious concern of the empire, the front army will never tolerate the existence of the garrison!
Maybe before the garrison regiment takes the initiative to attack and besiege itself! The front army has assembled enough troops to launch a new round of attack on the garrison regiment, and if the Fujino brigade is lucky, it can only become one of all the attacking troops!
After shaking his head and getting rid of these unrealistic thoughts, Major Fujino continued to ask the adjutant: "What's going on with the garrison stationed in Dongzhuang recently!"
"Same as before, one company will guard us, and two companies will conduct training!"
"When we were building the stronghold gun towers, they were also building fortifications!"
"I knew it would be like this!" A look of helplessness quickly flashed across Major Fujino's wry smile, and then he replied!
"The garrison needs time to regain its strength. If we don't take the initiative to attack, thank God. They will definitely not take the initiative to attack us!"
"Now it seems that we can't wait for them to take the initiative to attack us!"
"Perhaps all the bunkers and gun towers we built will be in vain and will not be effective!"
"Order the troops to strengthen their vigilance, keep an eye on the Eighth Route Army in Dongzhuang, and report any changes immediately!"
"Although it is impossible for the garrison to take the initiative to attack us, they are too cunning and cannot be guarded against. We must not have any accidents here!"
