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Chapter 444 The Eighth Route Army's new weapon!

"Last night, 51 gun towers, 35 bunkers, and more than 1100 imperial soldiers were destroyed?"

In Heyuan County, at the headquarters of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army, Iguan Ren suddenly stood up from his chair and looked at the Chief of Staff Ishikawa Zhisui who reported.

The devil's statistics were a little slower, but still in the afternoon, the various departments of the 36th Division reported the battle damage.

The lieutenant general's tone and eyes were all unbelievable.

He built a large number of reinforced concrete bunkers and gun towers. He thought he could sit back and relax for a while, but he didn't expect that one-third of these fortifications were destroyed overnight.

It takes a lot of effort to destroy this kind of reinforced concrete bunker and gun tower with a 75mm mountain gun. Only a 105mm howitzer can easily destroy it with high-explosive armor-piercing projectiles.

Does the eight-way have hundreds of 105mm howitzers?
This is impossible!
What went wrong?
The 36th Division has been fighting against the Central Army in southern Shanxi. Although it has participated in mopping up the Eighth Route Army, but not many, it is not very clear that the Xinyi Regiment is equipped with a large number of bazookas, and it does not know the power of this bunker can opener.

"Hi!"

Ishikawa Jisui lowered his head, and his tone was incredible: "This shows that at least 86 bunkers or gun towers were attacked at the same time last night and were destroyed!"

When Jing Guanren heard the words, his eyes were thoughtful, and he soon realized that something was wrong.

There seems to be something wrong with the strength of the new regiment!

How many troops and cannons are needed to attack at least 86 bunkers or turrets at the same time and destroy so many bunkers or turrets?

"How many troops are there and what kind of weapons are used to attack each bunker or artillery tower?" Jing Guanren asked sharply.

In one night, almost a full infantry brigade was lost, which made Jing Guanren a little unacceptable.

More than a month ago, the 36th Division lost a full infantry brigade as soon as it arrived in Northwest Shanxi. Now it has not had time to replenish its troops, and it has lost more than 1100 people.

Although relying on the Beitongpu Railway to transport a large amount of cement and steel bars in a short period of time, a large number of thickened reinforced concrete gun towers and bunkers were built in a short period of time.

Originally, he wanted to rely on these gun towers and bunkers to hold down the Xinyi regiment, but Jing Guanren never dreamed that even the reinforced concrete gun towers and bunkers could not block the Xinyi regiment.

Is Li Yunlong so difficult to deal with?

Ishikawa Harasui said: "According to the summary of the various troops, the Eighth Army attacking each blockhouse or artillery tower is about one company according to the organizational system of the Chinese troops!"

"As for what kind of weapons to use... It is currently known that the weapons used by Balu include mortars, 75mm mountain guns and 105mm howitzers!"

Most of the attacked turrets and bunkers were destroyed.

Only a few companies of recruits did not complete their mission.

However, because it was a night attack, even if it was only a distance of more than 200 meters, the devils could not see what kind of weapons the Eighth Route Army was using.

I only know that this weapon is very powerful, about the same as a 105mm howitzer, so the devils subconsciously think it is a 105mm howitzer.

Jing Guanren squinted his eyes when he heard the words. Could it be that there are more than 100 105mm howitzers in the Eighth Route Army?
If this is the case, then Xinyituan will be really difficult to deal with.

There are only 36 105mm howitzers in the entire 9th Division.

Jing Guanren said in a deep voice: "The Eighth Route Army normally organizes a company with 100 to 120 people. Li Yunlong's department can't calculate it according to common sense. A company counts 140 people. After this calculation, the number of troops dispatched by the new regiment last night was at least 1." 2 thousand people!"

The devils blocked the Xinyi regiment and built bunkers and gun towers on the main roads and alleys.

The Xinyi Regiment was not idle either, and the Eighth Route Army guarded the main roads and small roads outside the base during the day and night.

After several times of fishing, the spies who tried to report to the devils were also caught.

Although it is impossible to prevent the infiltration of special forces in the base area, it is no problem to prevent the secret agents of these devils from tipping off.

Jing Guanren also received some rumors that the new regiment was recruiting troops, but he didn't know exactly how many troops had been expanded.

"Nani! Twelve thousand people?"

When Ishikawa Zhisui heard this number, he couldn't help but gasped.

The Xinyi Regiment actually expanded to 1 people. According to the establishment of the Chinese army, it has already exceeded one division.

这兵力快跟第36师团差不多了，第36师团损失了2000多号人，已经从原先的1万5千多号人，变成了1万3千多号人。

"Where did Li Yunlong get so much food and weapons?"

Jing Guanren's face was gloomy, and he suddenly slapped the desk with an angry tone.

The northwest of Shanxi is barren, and the food produced is not enough for the common people to eat themselves, and Li Yunlong just moved from the southeast of Shanxi to the northwest of Shanxi not long ago. Where did he get so much food to feed more than 1 people?

With more than 1 troops, the daily consumption is not a small amount.

The table was slapped and creaked, which made Ishikawa Harasui tremble with fear:

"Your Excellency, Head of the Division, some time ago Li Yunlong led his troops to capture the three counties of Heyuan, Anhua, and Pingan, and took away about 100 million catties of grain."

"In addition, it is said that Li Yunlong has external assistance and can obtain foreign weapons and ammunition, and they are all European and American weapons."

When Ishikawa Zhishui said this, Jing Guanren finally came to his senses.

The last time the 222nd Wing attacked Dagu Town, the weapons used by Li Yunlong's troops were indeed European and American products, and the individual weapons were very powerful.

After a pause, Ishikawa Zhishui asked: "Your Excellency, division chief, will our department continue to block the new regiment?"

Jing Guanren also had a headache, and couldn't think of a countermeasure for a while.

"Ask the commander for tactical guidance."

Jing Guanren said with a gloomy face.

"Which commander?" Ishikawa Jisui asked.

"Of course Lieutenant General Yoshio Iwamatsu, commander of the First Army!" Jing Guanren glanced over coldly.

"Hi!" Shi Chuan Zhishui's heart trembled, he suddenly nodded, and walked out quickly.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Ishikawa Zhisui heard a chopping sound from the room behind him, and the sound of the table collapsing.

……

Taiyuan.

First Army Command.

Yoshio Iwamatsu had just flown back to Taiyuan from Peiping.

He was writing a letter of persuasion to Yan Xishan with a calligraphy brush, and he wrote in the letter:

Looking back on the prosperous days of Beiyang, I was still a young general. During my tenure as Adjutant Rihachiro Sakanishi, I met with you once or twice in Beiping. There is no other way to be found besides being buried with the stupid policy of the Chongqing government, so what are you praying for?

At the end of the letter, under the sword of General Yan Bochuan, Yoshio Iwamatsu worships.

Communications Staff Officer Takeo Nakamura hurried into the commander's office holding the telegram, and said to Yoshio Iwamatsu: "Report to the commander, Lieutenant General Iseki of the 36th Division has an urgent call!"

Yoshio Iwamatsu just put the written letter into the envelope and said: "Read!"

"Hi!"

Nakamura Takeo read the telegram:

"In the middle of the night last night, the Xinyi Regiment dispatched at least 1 people to attack the blockade of our 2th Division, destroying a total of 36 bunkers and gun towers, and smashing more than 86 people from the imperial army!"

"The firepower of the new regiment is strong. The bunkers and artillery towers built by the imperial army may not be able to complete the blockade mission. Ask for tactical guidance!"

"On board His Majesty the Emperor, on board the Great Japanese Imperial Army!"

"Nani?" Yoshio Iwamatsu stood up abruptly, his expression and tone full of disbelief.

It's okay if the masonry blockhouse can't block it, but can't even the reinforced concrete fortification block the new group?
When building the fortifications, Yoshio Iwamatsu also specially ordered that they must be thickened, but he never expected that one-third of the fortifications would be destroyed overnight.

Is it really necessary to repair a fortress like the Maginot Line to block the new regiment?
That kind of fortress is indeed rough and thick, with a thickness of four or five meters, which can withstand the attack of howitzers, but the materials used to build one of that kind of fortress can repair five ordinary gun towers or bunkers.

in case.

If all the blockhouses and artillery towers around the Xinyituan bandit area were built into such fortresses, then the materials for building permanent fortifications around Taiyuan would be greatly insufficient.

Immediately, Yoshio Iwamatsu quickly summoned the devil officers at the headquarters to discuss countermeasures.

At present, the combat plan for mopping up the new regiment has not yet been made, and the troops and supplies have not yet been in place, otherwise Yoshio Iwamatsu would have sent a large army to suppress the border.

As the order was issued, senior officers of the First Army, including the chief and deputy chief of staff, Noriki Shimizu, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, and Kazuki Yamamoto, came to the conference hall.

After the military salute, Yoshio Iwamatsu first asked Takeo Nakamura to briefly report on the current situation facing the 36th Division.

Then he asked: "Aiming at this situation, what good measures do you have?"

All the devil officers looked thoughtful, but no one spoke first.

Seeing this, Yoshio Iwamatsu had no choice but to roll his name. He looked at Kazuki Yamamoto: "Yamamoto-kun, what do you think?"

"Report to General!"

Kazuki Yamamoto stood up, without the slightest fluctuation in his expression and eyes, lowered his head slightly and said: "As far as I know, Eighth Route has a new type of weapon that has a short range but is very powerful. This time, Eighth Route's night attack on the 36th Division relies on It should be this new type of weapon!"

"What kind of weapon?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu asked hurriedly.

"Your Excellency General, please allow me to make a phone call!" Kazuki Yamamoto looked at the phone table and said.

Yoshio Iwamatsu raised his hand and signaled that he could make a phone call.

Kazuki Yamamoto walked to the phone, picked up the phone and shook the handle quickly, then put the phone to his ear and said a few words before hanging up.

"Report!" Not long after, Xiaolu Goro's voice sounded outside the door.

Kazuki Yamamoto walked to the door and took a picture barrel from Xiaoga Goro.

A group of devil officers, including Yoshio Iwamatsu, looked at each other, not knowing what Kazuki Yamamoto was going to do.

Kazuki Yamamoto walked to the desk, took out a roll of paper from the bucket, spread it out on the table, and pressed the corner with a cup.

"Look, general, the picture shows the new weapons of the Eighth Route Army."

Kazuki Yamamoto said with a hand.

Not only the new regiment was equipped with the bazooka, but also many units of the 386th Brigade and the 129th Division. In frequent battles, many devils have seen this powerful new weapon.

The devil wants to capture it to find out, but the Eighth Route Army has issued a death order, even if it is dead, the bazooka cannot fall into the hands of the devil.

So until now the devils have not been able to seize a bazooka.

However, Kazuki Yamamoto had already ordered his subordinates who were proficient in sketching to draw this weapon through the dictation of Japanese soldiers who had seen this weapon.

"This is a new weapon of the Eighth Route Army..."

Yoshio Iwamatsu and a group of devil officers fell into deep thought as they looked at the thing that looked like a loudspeaker on the paper.

　There is another chapter later, it may be very late.

　
(End of this chapter)