Bright Sword: Infinite Logistics

after one day.

"I've never heard of the 8th Independent Brigade? Which unit is this?" Meng Zhige looked at the telegram in his hand and asked a soul-searching question. He checked the system's point growth rate - the effect of defeating the 8th Independent Brigade was equivalent to killing a squad of Japanese soldiers, which was better than nothing.

The content of the telegram was relatively concise: The New 1st Regiment used one-third of its troops to directly crush a brigade of the stubborn army. As for the commander of the 8th Independent Brigade, Tian Qiqing, he was lucky because it was too dark and let this guy escape.

This record sounds exaggerated, but in Meng Zhige's eyes, it's just that. According to the historical trajectory, it won't be long before several new armies and part of the Eighth Route Army will turn around and beat up Yan Laoxi's three armies on the ground and kick Yan Laoxi back to western Shanxi. In the next period of time, similar battle reports will probably be caught in a lot.

The aid materials are supplied to the New 1st Regiment first. The firepower density of the New 1st Regiment far exceeds that of other troops, so it is normal for it to achieve such a result. If it were defeated, that would be a big problem.

Meng Zhige continued reading. He was not interested in the designation of the 8th Independent Brigade. He was more concerned about the other two things in the telegram.

"Chu Yunfei surrendered to Wei Junru? No wonder he became the division commander of the Central Army later. It turns out that he had established a connection with the Central Army at that time."

How did Chu Yunfei switch from the Shanxi Suiyuan Army to the Central Army? This question now has an answer. But at the same time, more questions emerge: The Zhongtiaoshan defense line is nearly 300 miles away from the 358th Regiment, and it was defeated in 1941. Where did Chu Yunfei get so many cannons? It can't be Yan Laoxi, right?
Meng Zhige thought he had no answer to this question and could only wait patiently for further developments.

As for the second thing, it was naturally the Sakata Unit. Since July, Meng Zhige had been waiting for the appearance of the Sakata Unit, and now it finally showed up in Yunling and fought against the Independent Regiment according to the original plot.

The Independent Regiment encountered the Bantian Regiment at Yunling and fought fiercely for seventeen hours, resulting in more than three hundred casualties. The regiment commander Kong Jie was slightly injured and the political commissar Li Wenying was seriously injured. Finally, they withdrew from the battlefield under the cover of other troops.

The battle situation was much better than in the plot: Li Wenying did not die, and the Sakata regiment did not get any better, with nearly 300 casualties, and the casualty ratio of both sides was close to 1:1. However, considering that the independent regiment ambushed first and then relied on simple fortifications and terrain defense, the strength of the Sakata regiment should not be underestimated.

"According to the plot, Li Yunlong killed Sakata with a mortar. But I have been supplying ammunition to the Eighth Route Army for the past few months. There is no guarantee that Sakata will not be on guard and set up his command post far away from the front line. The new regiment has no shortage of light firepower, but it is still at a disadvantage in terms of heavy firepower. It is unwise to fight head-on..."

Meng Zhige silently opened the system panel and began to select a new mortar.

The 60mm mortar provided to the Eighth Route Army has a long range, ranking first among mortars of the same caliber. Even American weapons will be defeated. However, considering the smooth development of the plot, the 60mm mortar can no longer reassure Meng Zhige, and the firepower of the new regiment must be strengthened again. Try to kill Sakata's headquarters with one shot without advancing 500 meters!
The caliber of 60mm is not enough anymore, and there is a time penalty for climbing the technology. The points are not enough, so it must be made bigger and thicker. It's time to move up to the 82mm version!

The prototype is very simple, the French Blonde M1927/31 81mm mortar. This gun can basically be said to be the blueprint template for mortars of the same caliber. Mortars with a caliber of about 80mm are basically designed with reference to this gun. There are not many changes to be made, just adjust the caliber to 82mm to be compatible with the mm shells produced by Guojian.

As for why he did not choose the Type 20 mortar that was improved by Guo Su... the reason is very simple - he improved it for nothing.

The Brandt mortar weighs 58 kilograms and has a range of 3120 meters. When using a two-kilogram heavy shell, the range is reduced to about 1200 meters, but it is powerful and can even be used to attack strongholds. The improved Type 20 mortar weighs 69 kilograms and has a range of 2850 meters...

What kind of improved version is this? It's more like a monkey version! It's 11 kilograms heavier and its range is nearly meters shorter. Although there are reasons for industrial backwardness, it's really a failure to improve it to this level.

And this is only 2850 meters, and it is the range of steel grenades. The production is unbearable. If the commonly used pig iron bullets are used, the range will be further reduced to 2000 meters, which is almost the same as Meng Zhige's 350-mm mortar. And the pig iron bullets can only hold g of mixed powder, which is good for hitting people, but basically has no effect when encountering bunkers or fortifications. As for heavy bullets... let's produce steel grenades first.

Meng Zhige quickly adjusted the parameters, and after system optimization, the new Type 60 rifle was finally finalized. This time, Meng Zhige's optimization was completely biased towards range and accuracy. The weight of the entire gun did not decrease but increased by a full 3950 kilograms. With the full optimization of the system, the maximum range reached meters.

Tailor-made and a masterpiece of craftsmanship, with a range of nearly four kilometers, it is definitely enough to give that bastard Sakata a hard time!
Meng Zhige couldn't help but laugh.

dong dong dong...

The brigade commander knocked on the door, holding a stack of documents, and strode in. He immediately saw Meng Zhige with a smile on his face: "What's wrong with Advisor Meng today? Why are you so happy?"

"You came at the right time. Of course, there is good news. In a few days, four Type 82s will be put into storage. I plan to give two to the New 1st Regiment and leave the remaining two to you."

"That's great news!" The brigade commander's face was more joyful. He walked to the table and sat down: "How heavy is the gun? What's its range?"

Meng Zhige picked up a pen and wrote down several important data one by one, and handed it to the brigade commander. The brigade commander looked down, his pupils slowly dilated, and when he saw the range of nearly 4,000 meters, he took a deep breath.

"Good, good, great! With such a long range, I will dare to go up and beat the devils up whenever I see them next time!"

Unlike Meng Zhige who was completely immersed in the plot and thinking about how to kill Sakata, the brigade commander's first reaction when he saw the range was - finally there is a way to counter the Japanese Type 92 infantry gun!

Is the Type 1900 mortar useful? The answer is yes. It is extremely light and has a maximum range of meters. It is very useful whether it is counterattacking the enemy's grenade launchers or hitting the light and heavy machine gun fire points. It is extremely effective when dealing with the enemy at the squad and squadron level.

But the Japanese at the battalion level are different. They often go out with the Type 2700 rifle. The -meter range is enough for the Japanese to fire at you from a safe distance of several hundred meters. If you have fortifications, the Japanese will use it as a cannon; if you hide on the reverse slope, the Japanese will use it as a mortar. As soon as your artillery fires, the Japanese will immediately aim their guns at you, just to take advantage of your short arms.

Now, as long as the Type 82 is in place, all of the above will be reversed. The brigade commander can even take the initiative to attack and seize a few Type 92 infantry guns to make up for the extremely lacking direct firepower of the troops. By then, the artillery towers and bunkers will not be a problem, and it will be much easier to attack the county town. The Japanese blockade of the base will be completely torn apart. (End of this chapter)