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Chapter 205 Still want to be the chief in such a quiet voice?
When the troops of the Eighth Route Army at all levels were actively attacking and removing the gun towers in Jin Province, the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan performed the classic old work of the Devil Army.

Since the early morning of NO.20, the phone ringing in the communication room of the First Army Command has not stopped.

News came from various small and medium-sized strongholds in the occupied areas of the province. If the strategic material area had not been attacked, Yoshio Iwamatsu even felt that the Eighth Route Army had launched another battle of the scale of the Hundred Regiments War.

The continuous begging for help and the submissive officer in front of him made the old devil very angry.He strode forward and swung his right arm round, and a fist was drawn on the opponent's cheek.

"Baga! Didn't you eat?"

"Is this how you usually report to your superiors? No energy! Can't hear you at all! Say it again! Do it all over again! You still want to be the chief when you speak so quietly?"

"You people in the intelligence department are really a disgrace to my brother country! Go back and tell those trash! If you don't know what the Eighth Route Army's new weapon is before dawn, you will all kill yourself by harakiri!"

Under normal circumstances, Yoshio Iwamatsu's energy-raising skills are much higher than that of the swordsman Yoshio Shinozuka.

After all, he is a person with a background in intelligence. He has experienced many storms and waves, and it is not so easy to break the defense.

What's more, the enemy's attack seems to be violent, but the losses caused are barely within their acceptable range. It is nothing more than the sacrifice of some grassroots soldiers and fortifications.

As long as you can figure out the specific situation and reasons, and take corresponding remedial measures in time, it is not too late to make up for it.

The reason why Yoshio Iwamatsu lost his composure was that a few hours ago, he called Ningji Okamura, the commander of the North China Front Army.

In the process of reporting to work, he was sprayed bloody from the inside out by his immediate superior.

But this is also something that can't be helped, who let himself mess up the most important work as soon as he took office.

I was already full of anger, and now I have encountered a fierce attack from the enemy.It just so happened that the intelligence department failed at this point of time again, and whoever came in would be in a bad mood.

Hearing the commander's scolding, Kakuda Shoichi tightened the corners of his mouth to prevent another big fight.He stood at attention and bowed his head, yelling hi from time to time to show that he was not distracted.

At this time, the chief who specialized in intelligence work was trembling with fright, his blood pressure was so high that he was about to explode.

On the site he was in charge of, the Eighth Route Army seemed to have pulled out new weapons, possibly even a 105mm heavy howitzer.But now several hours have passed, and there is no definite information at all.

Although the main responsibility is not on him, once the superior investigates it, he will never run away.

The lightest punishment now is relegation, and the sentence of seppuku just now is not impossible.

After taking a few deep breaths and temporarily suppressing the anger in his heart, Yoshio Iwamatsu began to arrange the next task.

As a powerful figure in the army, he deeply knows that beating and scolding alone cannot solve the problem.

The current strategy of the First Army is deployed by him personally, and it can still be smashed into a sieve by the enemy when all its members are shrunk. It can only be said that the Eighth Route Army is stronger than originally imagined.

Even at this time, he still doesn't think of a way to save himself, and one day he will end up with Shinozuka Yoshio.

"The enemy's new weapon is definitely not a 105-caliber heavy artillery. So many strongholds were attacked at the same time. If the Eighth Route Army has this strength, we can return to our homeland now."

"I boldly guess that the range of that thing should not be far, otherwise it wouldn't be able to exchange fire with the samurai in the stronghold. The most urgent task now is to capture one for research."

"Bunker towers and bunkers are one of the cornerstones of the cage policy. Even if the quality of building materials is to be improved, they must continue to be repaired."

"I will leave the intelligence matters to you, and the resources of the First Army will be tilted partly to you. Use your brains and don't let me down again."

As soon as these words came out, Kakuda Shoichi breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the superior is willing to give him a chance to make up for his mistakes, everything will be fine.His mind turned quickly and he quickly organized his words.

"Hi! Our department will definitely find out what the Eighth Route Army's new weapon is as soon as possible, and give you a satisfactory answer."

"Okay, very spirited!"

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After everyone left, Yoshio Iwamatsu rubbed his head.

Okamura Ningji sent him as the commander of the First Army for two reasons. One is naturally to recruit egg dancers.This is a tradition of successive commanders, which began in the period of Xiangyue Qingji.

On the other hand, considering that he used to be engaged in intelligence, he can come to Jin Province to investigate why the Eighth Route Army has undergone earth-shaking changes.

After all, those military factories with strong production capacity and migrant workers who have begun to take shape don't even have preserved fruits at this stage.

If anyone in the empire dares to say that there is no one or force to help the other party, it is either a lunatic or a spy.

If the current momentum continues, the Eighth Route Army may not be able to build aircraft carriers in cave dwellings and tanks in flour mills in a few years!

But since last year, the intelligence department of my brother country has been conducting in-depth investigations, and more than half a year has passed without finding any relevant clues.

In order to find out the situation, they even used the dark lines planted in the Jin family and the preserved fruit.As a result, he lost his wife, lost his army, and lost several excellent spies.

Less than three months after taking office, Yoshio Iwamatsu was already battered.

He has already experienced what it means to catch a hedgehog with bare hands, and he also understands why his old classmate Yoshio Shinozuka left North China so aggrieved.

A year ago, the situation in Jin Province was very good.

The enemy's so-called base area was divided into more than a dozen pieces. With the blockade, the brother country can slowly drain the opponent's blood, and sooner or later the enemy will be trapped to death.

The foundation of the cage tactics is built on the artillery towers that the Eighth Route Army cannot break through.

Once the enemy finds a way to easily unplug the gun tower located in the opponent's base.Then the so-called cage tactics will immediately become a joke, and even become a burden for the younger country.

And this worry has become a reality. The Eighth Route Army, armed with fortified weapons, has completely broken the blockade, and the opponent's tentacles will be extended every day.

It won't be long before the lieutenant general who holds several divisions in his hands will be eaten away.

The situation changed too quickly, and Yoshio Iwamatsu couldn't think of any specific way to break the situation in a short period of time.He smashed the table in front of him impotently and furiously, and then said to himself:
"Baga! What a mess the First Army is! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come!"

"In any case, this matter must be resolved first, and the matter of surrender can be put aside. Otherwise, if the situation continues, the rest of the blockhouses in the occupied area may be wiped out."

"At that time, I will definitely pursue the responsibility. Maybe I will be the first to cut seppuku."

At this moment, Feng Chu from the First Army walked in.

He also heard what Yoshio Iwamatsu said just now, but for a muscular person like Hua Guzheng, there is nothing that can't be solved by war.

Even if there is, it must be that one's own strength is not enough.As chief of staff, he offered his ideas.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the situation in Jin Province is very bad now. It is difficult for us to maintain even the most basic law and order by combining the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 16th brigades independently."

"I personally think that it is very necessary to liberate the troops of the 36th, 37th, and 41st divisions."

"With the strength of three divisions and four independent mixed brigades, even if our First Army cannot deal with the Eighth Route Army, we can still push them to the corner of Jin Province."

Although his chief of staff had just done something stupid, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt that what the other party said made sense.He was completely on the edge of his horn before, and forgot the reason that persimmons should be picked and squeezed softly.

Compared with the Eighth Route Army with excellent weapons and equipment and strong tactical literacy.

Those fruit-preserved units with lax military discipline are more suitable for breakthroughs. Hua Guzheng mentioned this, and he felt that killing the enemy troops on Zhongtiao Mountain was the best solution to the current situation.

Now that the southwestern capital is being bombed every day by our own family, those damned Maozi must have no spare energy to support Jin Province.

Coupled with the fact that the transportation channel between Southeast Asia and the Republic of China was cut off by the empire, Guoguo has already lost half of its overseas aid.

Without sufficient weapons and ammunition, and without air supremacy and air defense means, the preserved fruit troops on Zhongtiao Mountain are like tigers without claws.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt much better immediately.He even patted his chief of staff on the shoulder regardless of previous suspicions.

"Mr. Hua Gu, your plan is very reasonable, and it coincides with my thoughts."

"Besides, the relationship between my brother's country and the north has eased a lot recently. If we want to attack Zhongtiao Mountain, the Kwantung Army can even send some troops to support it."

"I'm going to report to Commander Ningji Okamura, and strive to create a favorable campaign situation for our large-scale offensive on the frontal battlefield."

"Hahaha, wonderful!"

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Let's turn the lens back to the Bureau of Experimental and Research of Weapons in the Border Region. At this time, Huang He is dealing with today's work.After hearing the movement outside the office, he paused his work and looked up to the door.

The person who came in was Wang Dexing. His face was flushed and he said excitedly:

"Director! I just received the news from the front line. Since the early morning of yesterday, the troops have been fighting the devils for a whole night, and have thoroughly cleaned up the gun towers in the bordering areas of the three bases."

Although Huang He had anticipated this, he did not expect the deputy commander to act so quickly.

"How is the battle going? Judging by your expression, it should mean that you have won the battle. I thought that the weapon needs to be adjusted to the troops for a while."

Wang Dexing nodded quickly, and he put a document on the table.

"The specific results of the battle are in the document. All the items have been verified by the workers behind the enemy lines. Please take a look!"

The so-called workers behind the enemy are all intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the county.

Just like the biggest restaurant owner in Taiyuan City, they may be businessmen, pharmacy guys or even puppet army commanders.Once there is a need, these people will try their best to send information.

After Huang He opened the folder, he took a rough look at the results of the battle.

It's not because he doesn't care about front-line warfare, but mainly because he has confidence in the combat effectiveness of the troops.After all, he, Huang, participated more or less in every stage of major improvement.

For a person who develops a new weapon, the feedback from the soldiers is what he cares most about.

In the intelligence, the first thing that catches the eye is the report on the use of two-caliber mortars.

Brand's 50mm mortar, the target is the Devil's [-]-type grenade.

Although it suffers a bit in terms of effective range, it is slightly shorter by 40 meters.But Xiaori will not be stuck at the limit of the shelling distance, this difference can be ignored.

In terms of accuracy and power, the 50mm mortar has an overall advantage.

It has a base, a bracket, and a sight, and it is not like the [-]-style grenade that requires experience and feeling to shoot.

Coupled with the tradition of taking drugs and cannons in the French system, the soldiers had been suppressing the devils in the battle last night.

The feedback of 60 pressure is very uniform, basically they are praising this weapon.After all, the troops were equipped with such weapons before, but now they only have a stable source.

The mortar weapon cannot be said to be omnipotent. Its advantage is that it can always support you for a period of time in various terrains and occasions.

In other words, to put it more strictly, it is powerful in complementing the system.

40 fire is very good, as long as it can hit the target.There are no turrets and bunkers that can withstand a second blow, and there is no problem calling a can opener.

However, attention needs to be paid to the issue of coordination. Many casualties in the intelligence are due to the fact that after the bazooka suppressed the devils, the attacking troops did not grasp the timing in time, giving the enemy a chance to counterattack.

After confirming that the idea of ​​popularizing mortars was correct, Huang He immediately opened the system and glanced at the scientific research options being unlocked.

"Brand MLE1927/31 81mm mortar: In the history of modern warfare in the world, the lineage of all mortars basically comes from this gun and its brothers.

Now that you have both, it's time to show your enemies the power of Patriarch.

Unlock time: 70 days

Effect: The military factory in the system can produce this weapon and obtain a full set of production lines and design drawings. "

The status of the patriarch is definitely beyond doubt. After all, all mortars after 1927 use Brand's research ideas.

Everyone wants good things, and those who understand the rules buy a production license, and then produce them in a fair manner.

If you don't understand the rules, just change the caliber directly. Here, I will name San Dezi.It is obviously a direct plagiarism, and even the 81.4mm mortar shells captured by the Allied forces can be used directly.

But for the sake of face, I have to say that I am 8 centimeters, for fear that others will not know that I am deceiving myself.

Having said that, it is the Eighth Route Army that can manufacture weapons from other countries without a production license.But the problem is not big, the two sides are already allies.

Closer to home, as long as the mortar is not eliminated, Brand's design is the industry benchmark.

The guns produced by the system have not changed in weight, caliber, barrel length, shooting elevation angle, and firing rate. Only the firing range has increased by 200 meters, reaching an astonishing 3000 meters.

Although this figure does not seem to have changed much, for a battalion-level support weapon, the improvement in range can completely save lives at critical moments.

When Lao Li made a surprise attack on Taiyuan Airport, if he had used the Brand 81mm mortar, he would have been able to plow the ground thoroughly.

　There should be another chapter in the early morning. I don't think I can delay it, so I have to finish it that day.

　　Otherwise, there will always be work matters the next day, and the lives of migrant workers are hard!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)