My Bright Sword Logistics Career

Chapter 203 [-] Shells·Day!
"Mr. Gangbu."

North Review, in the headquarters of the North China Front Army, Ishihara Wanji said to Naozaburo Okabe:
"If at this time, the Eighth Route Army launches an attack on the Zhengtai Line, the southern section of the Tongpu Line, and the northern section of the Pinghan Line, or simply launches another Hundred Regiment War, how should we respond?"

Hearing this sentence, Okabe Naozaburo first said in a solemn tone:

"Ishihara-kun, you reminded me very well."

"It is indeed possible that the Tuba Road is going east and west, taking advantage of the fact that our North China Army's mobile forces are concentrated in the Jinzhong Basin, and launch a new attack on the communication line."

"It's a possibility that needs to be considered."

Speaking of this, Okabe Naozaburo suddenly laughed:

"But you have to know one thing, Tuba Road's military and material resources are limited."

Seeing that Ishihara Wanji seemed to want to refute, Okabe Naozaburo continued to smile and said:

"Yes, last September, they were able to mobilize nearly 40 troops, which was indeed far beyond the expectations of the locust army. Now that half a year has passed, they must have more troops."

"In the Jinzhong Basin, the Tuba Road currently only shows a strength of about [-] troops."

"But you know what?"

"what do you know?"

Okabe Naozaburo deliberately paused for a while, making Ishihara ask with a frown.

"In the Battle of Wen County, Tuba Road invested a force equivalent to a super-manufactured infantry division of the empire, but the number of shells they projected every day exceeded [-] rounds."

"One hundred thousand shells every day!"

Ishihara Wan'er was shocked, he immediately fought with his whole body, and said:
"One hundred thousand rounds?"

"you sure?"

"Only more or less!"

Okabe Naozaburo still smiled and said:

"If it weren't for the fact that although there are many troops in the Tuba Route, most of them are recruits and obviously lack combat experience. With three infantry brigades, it may not be possible to win."

It was rare for him to see Ishihara Waner so shocked, but when he heard the [-] rounds of shells every day for the first time, he was quite shocked.

Hundreds of thousands of shells are fired every day,
Although this includes 60 mortars and 82 mortar shells.

But this number is still an unimaginable number for the locust army.

You know, even during the Songhu War, when the war was the most intense, an artillery squad and two 400-type infantry artillery consumed only more than [-] shells per day.

A single gun consumes about [-] rounds of ammunition per day.

And even now, every time he mentions [-] rounds of shells per day, Okabe Naozaburo is still shocked and unable to calm down, the ammunition of Tubalu is so abundant.

Thanks to the rapid expansion of Tuba Road, the soldiers were insufficiently trained and experienced, and could not exert the full strength of advanced weapons and equipment.

"So many shells!"

Ishihara smiled and muttered to himself.

The second Wenxian battle has been going on for ten days. That is to say, in just ten days, a full division-level force of the Eighth Route Army fired more than a million rounds of shells?

Even though these shells are 60 mortar shells and 82 mortar shells, it is still a number that Ishihara Waner cannot accept.

Before he came to the Republic of China, he knew that the Eighth Route Army entrenched in the North China region had recently been greatly improved in strength, but when the actual figures appeared in front of his eyes, Ishihara Waner still found it difficult to accept.

Even for the [-]-type infantry artillery, this amount is difficult for the empire to bear.

Do not,
It is completely impossible to bear.

A division firing millions of shells in ten days?
Even the Type [-] infantry artillery, or even grenade grenades that are as powerful as hand grenades.

Don't talk about the base camp,
The locusts will be furious.

Ishihara smiled: "Then you haven't strengthened the defense of other lines of communication?"

Okabe Naozaburo: "So, there is no need to worry about other traffic lines being attacked!"

Ishihara Waner was well prepared in his heart, and his mentality was also sophisticated, while Okabe Naozaburo was well-informed and used to the power of Tubalu, so the two of them quickly digested the shock in their hearts, and suddenly said at the same time.

When the topic came to this point, the two of them immediately understood that no one could convince the other about this matter.

The thoughts of the two are no longer on the same point.

"Military matters don't need Shi Yuan-kun to worry about."

Naozaburo Kobe directly issued an order to expel the guest.

Not only Wen County, but also several counties around the Jinzhong Basin are fighting.

In other places, although the intensity and strength of troops are not as high as Wen County, the Tuba Road still shows a huge force, an incredible amount of ammunition, and a large number of inexperienced recruits.

Even if the Tuba Road is abundant in supplies, after maintaining such a huge consumption in the Jinzhong Basin and the corresponding transportation, can we still mobilize enough forces to attack the railway traffic line?

Compared with September last year, when the so-called Hundred Regiments War began, as the locust army's strength shrunk, even if he deployed all his mobile forces to fight in the Jinzhong Basin, there are only a lot more troops stationed on each communication line than before.

The key position defense system is also much stronger.

Tubalu wants to attack?
You have to show enough strength, otherwise you will be delivering food to the locust army!

"I also hope that Mr. Gangbu will cooperate with my work."

Ishihara Waner also gave up persuasion.

Indeed, as Gangcun Ningci said, almost everyone in the empire seriously misjudged the strength of the Eighth Route Army, or in other words, the strength of this group of people improved too fast.

Almost here, most people feel incredible, even unimaginable.

It's almost here, and it's no longer possible to use conventional logic to judge and understand.

Therefore, he must estimate the specific strength of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible and accurately.

That's why the Prime Minister sent him here,

Of course, the reason why he took this task was because the Prime Minister agreed that after Ningji Gangmura took office, he would be the chief of staff of the North China Front Army, allowing him to regain real power.

"It's natural."

Naozaburo Okabe didn't bother to continue chatting with Ishihara Wanji:
"I will ask the intelligence department to cooperate with you if you need anything."

"Give me a copy of the specific report on the battle in Wen County."

Ishihara Waner was also not polite.

···
"One hundred thousand shells."

"every day!"

"It's still a conservative estimate."

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Ishihara Waner took a deep breath to relieve the trembling in his voice.

Even if these shells are mainly 82 mortars and some 60 mortar shells, there is not a mountain artillery shell, let alone a heavy artillery shell.

But the figure of [-] rounds per day, even for hand grenades, is enough to shock people.

What's more, the mortars equipped by the Eighth Route Army, even if they are 60 caliber, are as powerful as three Imperial grenades, and as for the 82 caliber, a single mortar is as powerful as ten.

Calculate the amount of ammunition delivered, close to [-] tons per day.

In a small county town, a mere force equivalent to a super-manufactured division of the Empire, with a full force of 3 troops, can deliver such a large amount of ammunition every day.

Four hundred tons per day.

For a light cruiser, the maximum amount of ammunition delivered in one dispatch is no more than that.

Ishihara Wanji, who graduated from a formal military academy and served as the head of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and the commander of the division. Throughout the history of war, he only had this kind of shells on the most intense battlefield in the last European War. Delivery density.

For example, the Battle of Verdun...
"Moreover, it's just a battlefield around Xiaoxiaowen County."

"If placed in the entire Jinzhong Basin, the total number is about 25."

Rubbing his forehead, Ishihara smiled deeply.

25 shells per day, that is, every day, the consumption of shells alone reached [-] tons, comparable to the consumption of shells during the most intense period of the Imperial Songhu War.

No wonder Naozaburo Okabe is not worried about attacks on other lines of communication.

Even for the empire, the ammunition consumption quota and logistics supply are very difficult, especially in inland areas with inconvenient transportation like the Jinzhong Basin.

"So··"

Taking a deep breath to calm down the shock in his heart, Ishihara smiled and looked at the information on the table with a solemn expression:
"How on earth did they transport these luggage to North China?"

Saburo Kobe didn't notice it, or subconsciously ignored it, but Ishihara Waner knew very well that there were far more than tens of millions of tons of supplies in the mountainous bases of the Eighth Route Army in North China.

Judging from those grains and chemical fertilizers, it is probably hundreds of thousands of tons, or even millions of tons.

and even,

More!

Although the empire was unable to complete the complete blockade of the Republic of China, materials were still imported into the Republic of China from the southwestern region and the north, but the quantity would definitely not be too much.

Whether it is the Burma Road or the Northwest Highway, they are all located in dangerous areas, with curved and narrow single-lane soil roads, and the ultimate transportation capacity will never exceed one million tons a year.

Not to mention, bad weather, interference from the Empire, and lack of transportation.

Therefore, as long as the source of these materials is investigated...

Ishihara Waner decided to take the source of materials as a breakthrough, so as to investigate the true strength of the Eighth Route Army.

···
"Yesterday, there were 3000 casualties, of which 1000 were broken jade, and about [-] were seriously injured."

the other side.

Okabe Naozaburo's true mood is far less calm than when he met Ishihara Wanji.

The area of ​​the Jinzhong Basin is not small, the battlefield is scattered, and it spans a huge area. Therefore, the casualty data handed over to Naozaburo Okabe by the staff immediately is a preliminary statistical result.

But the error with the actual casualties is very small.

In a single day of fighting, the North China Front Army suffered 3000 casualties...
too many casualties...

It's just too big.

And, to make matters worse,

A few days ago, the average daily casualties were 2000 to 3000 people, but since the last two days, the daily casualties of the locust army have been [-].

This shows that the battle is getting harder and harder, and the fighting power of Tuba Road is getting stronger and stronger. Those recruits who have just put down their hoes have grown rapidly in the battle with the locust army.

This is reflected in detailed combat reports.

To achieve this level, it is difficult to rely on abundant artillery fire.

Inevitably, those recruits from the Tuba Route who looked seriously inexperienced had all gone through military training for a certain period of time and mastered basic military skills.

as well as.

Tuba Road grassroots officers, the quality is very good.

In order to achieve the growth and maturity of the troops so quickly.

"idiot··"

The situation seemed to be very bad, and Naozaburo Okabe couldn't help but cursed angrily.

"Report."

At this moment, a staff officer ran over and said to Naozaburo Kobebe:
"The 29th Brigade has captured the Old Stone Village position."

"Yo Xi."

Naozaburo Kobe was overjoyed.

He has been paying attention to the battle in Wen County.

The old stone village position is one of the most important positions for Tuba Road to defend Wen County, and it is also the area where the opponent's mortar group is most active.

In the first ten days, most of the locust army's offensive was interrupted by the raging shells from here, and they had to retreat in the end. However, the long-range artillery of the locust army was somewhat helpless in the face of the complex terrain of the old stone village.

Winning here means that the battle in Wen County has entered the later stage.

···
"Old Stone Village is lost!"

In Wen County, the atmosphere in the headquarters is a bit dignified.

"Brigadier, I..."

A head of the regiment wearing a bandage, with red eyes, was about to say something, but was interrupted by the brigade officer in command of the Wen County campaign:
"It's not your fault."

"The devils are attacking fiercely. A group of devils launched a group charge, and the artillery group was suppressed by the devils' long-range heavy artillery. Moreover, most of the fighters in your three regiments are recruits, lacking combat experience, and failure is normal."

"Besides, I gave the order to retreat."

If you defend strongly, you can defend the old stone village.

Although it is a new unit, the will to fight is not that weak. We only need to wait for the artillery regiment directly under the headquarters to escape from the cover of the Devils' artillery, resume fire support, and cut off the follow-up troops of the Devils attacking Old Stone Village.

But in this way, the casualties of the troops will increase.

At least, one battalion more casualties.

It is not an easy task to stare at the devil's artillery fire and face the attack of a devil's infantry company.

For an old stone village, there is no need for that.

Besides, he still has cards.

"Take the wounded and go back to the Independence Regiment to recuperate. By the way, go to the training class over there to study and recharge your batteries."

"I've already told Li Yunlong."

"Yes."

Opened his mouth, which regiment leader felt the injury on his body, but it was actually not serious. He subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he heard that he was going to study and train with the independent regiment, he immediately agreed.

This is a great thing.

(End of this chapter)