HCB Chapter 456: You kid are just deceiving me. The tank gun has been practicing for so long, but it sti
Chapter 456: You kid are just deceiving me. The tank gun has been practicing for so long, but it sti
The situation in northwestern Shanxi was disrupted within three days. The main forces of the three regiments made the entire northwest of Shanxi uneasy, which also made the 12th Army of the Japanese exhausted. Telegrams were sent to the Taiyuan Command, which made Shinozuka Yoshio furious. He really didn't expect that the destructive power caused by Li Yunlong and his three men would be so great!
Shinozuka Yoshio originally planned to let the three reinforcement divisions rest, but the war-torn northwest Shanxi region forced him to give up this idea and decided to launch a spring sweep in advance. But it was easier said than done. In order to transport combat supplies to the three divisions, the Shotai Line was busy day and night, transporting ammunition from the rear.
Guns and ammunition were easy to deal with, but food became a big problem. The action of Li Yunlong, Kong Jie and Ding Wei was different from the past. The goal was to hit the weak spot of the Japanese. The Japanese burned the military rations that had been stockpiled in advance, which caused a big gap in the military rations of the 12th Army, and once again delayed the launch of the spring sweep operation.
"Damn it! Li Yunlong definitely did it on purpose this time, otherwise he wouldn't have been so precise. Most of our attacked bases are material storage points. This is a premeditated action. Immediately give orders to each base to transport food to the county town and concentrate the troops in the base to defend the county town. We must not let Li Yunlong's conspiracy succeed."
"In addition, send out troops to collect food. We must ensure that the army has the food it needs. The blockade operations outside the defense zone cannot be suspended. I will immediately dispatch a division of troops to reinforce them. We must not let the situation that we have finally stabilized be disrupted again by these hateful rats!" Yoshio Shinozuka ordered angrily.
This time, Shinozuka Yoshio didn't treat Mitsui Ippei well and started to curse him. If he hadn't launched a sneak attack on the transportation line of the Independent Regiment, the situation wouldn't have become so bad. Mitsui Ippei didn't argue. He benefited from the sneak attack on the transportation line of the Independent Regiment. He didn't tell Shinozuka Yoshio at all. This was originally an action of defeating the strong with the weak. No matter what, Mitsui Ippei wouldn't praise you, not to mention that you messed up the matter. Shinozuka Yoshio had to clean up the mess in the end.
"Commander, this incident was indeed my fault, and I am willing to take full responsibility for it. I have mobilized the family's support and purchased a batch of food from other places. It can be delivered within half a month, so as not to delay the spring cleanup operation."
"Li Yunlong attacked Ningyuan Gold Mine, Pingding Gold Mine, and Xiaoshishan Gold Mine successively, and the gold and silver he obtained were worth more than 500 million oceans. Our losses were very huge. The Shimizu family, the Takahashi family, and our Mitsui family are willing to support the commander in destroying him. We will find ways to raise food and try to raise enough food for the army before April 4. This is my promise to the commander. If I can't do it, I will voluntarily resign from the position of chief of staff."
Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect that Ippei Mitsui would give him such a big gift package, which made his anger subside a little. As long as he could launch the spring cleanup before April 4, he could suppress the matter. If he could not carry out the spring cleanup before this date, he would betray Ippei Mitsui to protect himself.
"Chief of Staff Mitsui, I will not pursue this matter any further. As you promised just now, the army must start the spring sweep before April 4. This is a death order given to me by the headquarters, and I will never disobey it!"
"The three gold mines were attacked by Li Yunlong, which further proves that Li Yunlong's strength has grown by leaps and bounds. If he cannot be contained, it will be extremely difficult to contain his development in the future. The blockade of his base must be taken seriously again. I will dispatch a division to be responsible for the blockade of the independent regiment's base. At the same time, I will let the Fujiwara Air Brigade withdraw a fighter squadron to cut off its air transport line. However, these things need to be done one by one and cannot be done in a short time. The time I promised you is before April 4th. I will start the air blockade of the independent regiment's base."
"The headquarters has agreed to our request for assistance. They will mobilize 150 fighter planes, 30 pilots and 300 flight trainees to support us. They are expected to arrive by the end of April. As for the fuel and bombs we need, they have already found a way to transport them to us. We estimate that we will have to wait until early May to get the third batch of fuel and bombs."
"The southward plan is progressing very smoothly. We have just occupied a large oil field. The Empire's navy does not need to worry about fuel for the time being. The headquarters finally has the spare capacity to allocate some fuel and bombs to support us. The notes we received earlier have been carefully identified by the intelligence department and confirmed to be true. We are currently exploring in the direction indicated above. If we can find oil and copper and iron ore, it will bring great benefits to the Empire."
"If it weren't for this achievement, I wouldn't be able to hold on to my position as commander. The headquarters has promised me that they will not transfer me back to the mainland in the short term, but will let me continue to serve as the commander of the 12th Army. But if I fail to capture the base of the independent regiment, I will have to step down and let someone else take over. The headquarters will most likely send Mr. Okamura to take over."
Yoshio Shinozuka deliberately leaked some information, not to dispel Ippei Mitsui's concerns, but because there had been rumors that he would be replaced. Now that this matter finally had a result, Ippei Mitsui's somewhat anxious heart gradually calmed down.
"Commander, I will go to Ping'an County tomorrow and find Mitsui Taro to help you raise food. Commander, you can rest assured of the reputation of my Mitsui family. We will definitely do what we say!"
The Xiaolizhuang stronghold had just been captured by Li Yunlong, and the troops had just cleaned up the battlefield. Eight transport planes were parked on the flat open space outside the stronghold. The soldiers were busy unloading the ammunition on the planes and loading the spoils onto the transport planes.
"Captain, we have used up too much ammunition these days. We have already used up nearly three bases of ammunition. If it weren't for the transport planes that can replenish our ammunition at any time, we really wouldn't be able to continue this battle. The small strongholds we have captured in the past few days have not gained us much advantage at all. The brothers don't even care about the scrap metal we have seized."
"I never thought that there would be a day when we would not value the Hanyang-made weapons. The Japanese's grenade launchers are no longer as valuable as before. Before, we would be happy for a few days if we captured a small Japanese steel cannon. Now, even if we capture a Type 92 infantry gun, we will only be happy for a moment. It is true that the gap between the Japanese's weapons and ours is getting bigger and bigger." Zhang Dabiao laughed with his nose in the air.
Li Yunlong cursed angrily, "Zhang Dabiao, you son of a bitch, you have only had a few days of good life, and you have forgotten the hard times we had before. I have been telling you to save your shells, but you guys have used up all your shells with your tank guns three times, and you didn't hit many targets. It was a complete waste of shells. And you guys even said that you were practicing hitting moving targets while marching, and you can take advantage of the easy attack on the Japanese strongholds to train your accuracy."
"I believed you at first, but later I realized you were just deceiving me. We've been fighting for almost ten days, but you still haven't mastered the accuracy of tanks and artillery."
Zhang Dabiao cried out bitterly, "Captain, I really didn't lie about this matter. Our tanks were so inaccurate when they were moving that we couldn't hit a target even once out of ten shots. The shells we fired were completely a blind cat catching a dead mouse. That's why I had the idea of training on the battlefield!"
"During the battle with the Japanese, the 20mm machine guns on our armored vehicles have become very accurate. Before, we could only kill the Japanese with continuous fire, but now we can accurately attack them with bursts of fire. This fully proves that I, Zhang Dabiao, did not lie."
"Before, a tank could fire ten shots while moving and still miss one. Now, we can finally guarantee that one out of ten shots will hit the target. This is a huge improvement. College students said before that they were going to develop a suspension system that would allow the tank to fire accurately in the design, but this has been discussed for a month and there has been no major progress. I have to use emergency measures to train our tank soldiers. Otherwise, when we go to the battlefield, the stationary tanks will be very dangerous, and the Japanese air force will definitely not be polite to us."
Li Yunlong did not argue with Zhang Dabiao. He felt that being able to use armored vehicles and tanks was already a great thing. It was normal to have some technical defects. With future improvements, it would only become more and more perfect.
"Commander, the ammunition has been replenished and the captured spoils have been loaded onto the transport plane. We have to hurry to the next stronghold. The third battalion just received information that a regiment of Japanese devils are chasing us. We have to evacuate quickly!" The monk ran over and reported.
Li Yunlong did not delay and quickly gave the order: "Order the tank battalion to start retreating immediately. Our next target is Longwangbao, which is a material transfer station for the Japanese. What we need to do is to attack Longwangbao at noon tomorrow and burn the Japanese's combat supplies."
"Also send a telegram to Shen Quan, asking him to immediately attack Pingchuan Coal Mine and destroy the Japanese mining equipment, that is, the miners in the mine. The speed must be fast and it must be completed before 1 pm tomorrow. At night, we will meet in Shili Town, rest for a night, and then leave Shuiquan and head towards Fu'an."