Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 175 Asakawa is surrounded by flags behind him

This new laboratory was much larger than the previous one, so Li Yunlong wandered around for a long time without finding Huang He's room. Instead, he was discovered by Wang Dexing who was working.

“Captain Li! Rare visitor! We haven’t seen each other for a while since you last tried out the new weapon.”

“I’m here to see the deputy minister today. Come on, come on, I’ll take you to his office.”

Although Wang Dexing is only a guard, he has always been eager to have the opportunity to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, so he is very enthusiastic about the frontline generals, not to mention that Captain Li is also a former colleague.

After a lot of twists and turns, the two finally arrived at their destination. The moment he saw Li Yunlong appear, Huang He couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and eyes.

 Soon, the iconic laughter resounded in the room.

 “Haha! Lao Huang! I miss you so much!”

“You really have no conscience! You don’t even go to the New Second Regiment’s residence when you have time. Our political commissar Zhao has always wanted to communicate with you.”

“Thank you so much for the paratroopers! I’ll try to get you a Japanese girl in the future!”

  The relationship between the two is of course hard to say, not to mention that the matter of the parachute troops was proposed by Huang He. This time, in addition to visiting friends, Li Yunlong also came to personally thank his fellow villagers.

 Judging from the current situation, they really miss each other every time they meet.

  Commander Li will next become the leader of the paratroopers, and he may go into some ravine for secret training. Huang He will go to the rear area, and the two of them are not even in the same province.

"Okay, it's all because of the politeness of the gentlemen. Forget it about the Japanese girls. You, Li Yunlong, keep it for yourself. I don't want to be chased by the brigade commander."

“I see something wrong with that look in your eyes! Do you have a crush on my treasure again?”

 In fact, Huang He really misunderstood Li Yunlong. He came to the Logistics Department this time to receive the new artillery under the order of the brigade commander.

 Unlike previous infantry light weapons, even the smallest caliber anti-aircraft guns are inconvenient to transport.

At this time, the Japanese First Army was in a state of high tension. The connection between the three major base areas was not as easy as before. These big treasures could only be digested temporarily by the 129th Division.

The first wave of ten anti-tank guns and ten Miss 75s have been assigned to the 386th Brigade by the division commander.

The brigade commander considered that a certain **** only had a few days left to play in the army, so he let Li Yunlong have a good time.

“Look at what you said, I don’t know when we will meet next time. You are really heartless.”

“But I see you have a bottle of Fenjiu in your cabinet. Do you want to consider giving it to me as a practical gift? You don’t drink much anyway.”

 After finishing chatting, Li Yunlong took out a map from his arms.

Although Huanghe is not in the order of battle, he is still very concerned about everything that happens on the front line.

 After looking at the map, he could only curl his lips helplessly at the current situation of the Japanese.

 The map shows the situation and territory of the enemy and ourselves. Now the young people are huddled in various counties, pretending to be squatting and holding on.

 In the first and second stages, the Eighth Route Army already had experience in attacking cities. However, this is all subject to a prerequisite. The enemy must be pressed across the board to force the Japanese to have no reinforcements.

 Otherwise the enemy's mobility is too high and they will be easily counterattacked.

This time Shinozuka Yoshio obviously received a death order, and the people did not take action. Now he has adopted a battle formation on the Western Front.

 It gave the Eighth Route Army the feeling of being scraped from the legs of grasshoppers and unable to start.

“Hey, our ability to attack tough problems is still not strong enough. Let me wait for another three months, and by the end of the year I will have all the main teams carrying two Miss France.”

“After the transportation problem is solved, we can build a few artillery regiments for fun.”

Mortars currently widely equipped by the army are not suitable for attacking fortifications. After all, their muzzle velocity is too low and it is difficult to penetrate solid fortifications.

Theoretically speaking, the enemy does not need reinforced concrete. A simple anti-gun cover made of logs and sandbags can effectively reduce the lethality of mortars and other weapons.

 The Japanese's defensive ability is already very strong, but they didn't need to focus on defense before.

According to Zhukov, they are the strongest soldiers and junior officers, but they are paired with senior generals who are like stupid pigs.

 But recently, their senior generals have become much smarter. It seems that they have been given new skills by the Eighth Route Army, and their ability to defend in pits is getting stronger and stronger.

 Without artillery support, the soldiers had nothing to do against the Japanese who were holding on.

"Yes, let alone big cities like Taiyuan. That is the headquarters of the devils, and it is very difficult to fight."

“But now Yushe, Liaoxian and Yangquan can’t be fought. The little devils have rebuilt a large number of semi-permanent fortifications there. It’s annoying to watch them holding on.”

“I feel like a dog biting a hedgehog, with nowhere to bite. Speaking of which, what is the production capacity of the logistics department now? I asked Lao Zhang before, and he didn’t know.”

Li Yunlong sat down and poured himself a glass of water.

 Artillery is different from light weapons. It not only requires a continuous supply of shells, but also requires the support of various parts and components.

 Judging from the high rate of fire of Miss 75, if Huanghe does not need the help of the military factory in the system, Zhang Wanhe will probably have to live on his fingers in the future.

Moreover, artillery is a technical job, and there are only a few talented warriors like Mr. Kong. It is difficult to develop combat effectiveness without a period of training.

“Don’t worry, the logistics department has just been moved here. Many production lines have not been set up yet. This is the first time for comrades to come into contact with the production process of barrel guns. I can’t say for sure the output.”

Commander Li became more and more angry as he thought about it. He waved his hand and said forcefully:

"They can stay as low as they like. Anyway, if we continue to develop steadily, our strength will only get stronger and stronger. When my airborne troops are fully developed, sooner or later I will go to Tokyo to enjoy the flowers."

 After finishing speaking, he took out a cigarette from his pocket and held it in his mouth under Huang He's murderous eyes.

 After lighting it, I took a big sip. Then he looked intoxicated, turned around and looked outside and said:

"When I first came here, I saw the headquarters security regiment digging trenches outside the logistics department. I heard that you suggested this to the deputy commander-in-chief. You must be too steady."

The recent successive victories have made Li Yunlong a little bit distracted. In his opinion, the Logistics Department is at the rear of the base area and its position is relatively safe.

 With the addition of a large number of telephone lines seized in the first phase, communication between units at all levels is now very convenient. Not only do four regiments guard the logistics department, but there is also a security regiment to provide security. There is no need to spend a lot of time.

After hearing what his fellow countryman said, Huang He reached out and snatched the cigarette from his mouth, and said with a look of disgust:

 “Can you smoke less and learn from the brigade commander?”

“Those are not ordinary trenches, there are also a large number of anti-aircraft positions. You are about to change jobs, can you not always think of yourself as an infantry regiment commander?”

“You personally took over the Taiyuan Airport. Can’t you still pay attention to the warning circle? Tada Shun will definitely mobilize new planes. What will happen if the logistics department is bombed?”

 When it comes to Captain Li, you will understand instantly. After all, he relies on the gap between the range of the artillery shells and the enemy's warning circle to succeed. I don’t know if it’s because of “discrete industry”, but the Japs in Jin Province haven’t discovered the existence of the Logistics Department for a long time. But we still have to have the positions we should have, and life and death cannot depend solely on luck.

The person in charge of the air defense position is the deputy commander of the guard regiment. He is a veteran who has walked across grassland and snow-capped mountains. His skills in air defense and bombing defense were all developed at special times.

This deputy commander named Han Kegang has five major requirements for air defense positions, which can be summarized as invisible people, invisible guns, invisible roads, invisible new soil, and invisible flashes.

  Among them, the camouflage of artillery and bunkers is very important. After all, air defense is a matter of mental calculation but not care. If the enemy discovers it first, it will be completely defensible.

  Soldiers must first use branches newly folded that day to hide the barrel and body of the cannon, and then cover the surrounding area with leaves.

 After completion, daily maintenance is required. Once the leaves are found to be completely withered, they must be replaced immediately, so that the flaws will not be discovered by careful Japanese pilots.

In order to know which direction the enemy planes were coming from, Han Kegang set up multiple observation posts at commanding heights within a radius of five miles. Once an enemy plane was discovered, he immediately communicated by phone.

It’s a pity that in order to speed up the progress of scientific research, Huanghe chose a scientific research project classified by computer. If you choose radio-related scientific research from the beginning, you can already build a radar station.

The air defense positions are also arranged as dispersed as possible to avoid being overwhelmed by the enemy.

At the same time, important nodes have also been backed up. If a certain point is killed by the enemy, a new team will immediately take over.

Although the air defense positions were sufficiently camouflaged, just in case, he also made some fake defenses as bait, which would allow the Japanese to misjudge the location and strength of the positions to a certain extent.

Constructing this kind of decoy fortification is also a troublesome task. It is not as simple as the Ugly Chinese using wooden sticks and painting them to mount machine guns.

It is necessary to camouflage the fortifications to a certain extent to make the enemy believe that they are genuine goods, and at the same time, it is necessary to cleverly expose the flaws so that the enemy can discover the fortifications.

When Huang He saw the air defense position for the first time, he couldn't tell which direction it was from.

The deputy leader was able to survive in harsh conditions because of his stability.

 Seeing his fellow villagers talking eloquently there, Commander Li felt a little dizzy for a while. He stood up and forcibly interrupted the other party's words, and then said passionately:

“Lao Huang! Don’t worry! With people like us protecting you, there will definitely be no problems in the logistics department!”

“Even if some blind little devil gets lucky and breaks into your warning circle for no reason, I will come with the New Second Regiment to support you as soon as possible.”

 Huang He nodded with some emotion, but when he saw what the other person had in his hand, he said helplessly:

 “Put down my drink!”

“Don’t say you want to exchange cigarettes! I don’t smoke! And my wine is worth much more than your cigarettes!”

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  In the vast area of ​​North China, we were hit by two large-scale offensives by the Eighth Route Army in succession.

 In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further and to stabilize the occupied areas as soon as possible.

 Under the coordination of the North China Front Army and the Mongolian Army, the Japanese assembled 40,000 elite troops. In an attempt to take advantage of the Eighth Route Army's continuous operations and no time to rest and recuperate, they attacked the main force of the Eighth Route Army and destroyed the enemy's base areas.

  At 9 a.m. on October 5, 1940, the combat conference room of the Taiyuan First Army Headquarters.

At this moment, Shinozuka Yoshio is completely different from a month ago. He stands in the center of the crowd with high spirits.

　　Not everyone is eligible to participate in today's pre-war meeting. Except for his beloved general Masaki Asakawa, the others are at least a major general.

After everyone arrived, the chief of staff looked at the clock hanging on the wall. He walked to his commander and bowed his head and saluted:

“Your Majesty Lieutenant General, the time is almost up and the meeting can begin.”

Yoshio Shinozuka glanced around with sharp eyes, and then motioned for everyone to take their seats. The old devil walked to the map with his head raised, his figure motionless and posing.

In the room, Iguchi Ren of the 36th Division and Yuta Kuroki of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade were both confused. They didn't quite understand what the commander was going to do, but they didn't dare to have too many ideas.

Jingguan Ren was also a lieutenant general, but he was only promoted in August and took over the position of division commander from Wu Dennan. Compared with veteran lieutenant generals like Shinozuka Yoshio, he just won't be forced into a fight.

Not to mention Kuroki Yuta, this major general was promoted from the front line.

“Gentlemen, I have suffered enough insults from the Eighth Route Army over the past month. Starting at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning, we will officially launch a counterattack.”

“Jingguan Sang, are the preserved fruit troops from Zhongtiao Mountain still honest? Is there anything unusual?”

 Suddenly being called upon, Jingguan stood up abruptly and began to report.

“Don’t worry, Lieutenant General Shinozuka! The enemies in that area have not shown any unusual behavior since he took office!”

"If the opponent just defends, it will be difficult for our three divisions to deal with it. But if the opponent dares to take the initiative to attack, we can defeat the enemy even without our 36th division!"

This answer satisfied Yoshio Shinozuka. He nodded and motioned to Kusuyama Hideyoshi on his left to stand up.

“Kusu Shanjun, you will chair this meeting. After all, your ideas are very similar to those of your superiors.”

"Hi!"

 Hideyoshi waited for Shinozuka Yoshio to sit down, Kusuyama Hideyoshi stood up, pointed at the map on the wall with a wooden stick and began to speak.

“Gentlemen, the enemy launched two large-scale attacks on our occupied areas within 41 days starting in August. During this period, we lost most of our transportation nodes and supply lines.”

"The enemy even showed signs of breaking the cage, which is unacceptable to our North China Front Army."

"With the approval of Commander Tada and Commander Yamawaki, our First Army is responsible for the enemies in southeastern Shanxi this time! It is bound to completely eliminate the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army entrenched in southeastern Shanxi!"

 After explaining the specific combat deployment, the two senior Japanese officers left the headquarters without hesitation. The two of them were to convey specific tactics to lower-level troops.

Yoshio Shinozuka stood up and walked towards Masaki Asakawa. The old devil gave an ugly smile to his beloved general.

“Asakawa-kun, your flying team has a very heavy task this time. Each brigade will frequently call for ground aviation support. You must protect yourselves and do not operate at night.”

“If fuel allows, we will conduct as many reconnaissances as possible to find the enemy’s arsenal, which is a serious concern for our First Army.”

“I have already submitted your application for promotion. When this war is over, you will be a lieutenant colonel!”

After hearing the word "Zhongsao", Masaki Asakawa showed a very enthusiastic expression. He didn't care at all that Yoshio Shinozuka had already planted a flag for himself.

 “Hi! I will definitely try my best!”

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