Glorious Mission 1937

() Outside Beiping City, the sound of cannons rumbled. The 61st Army's attack was very fierce, and within an hour of the start of the battle, it had already attacked the city of Beiping twice, putting enormous pressure on the Japanese army defending the city.

Before capturing Zhangjiakou, Chen Feng originally intended to frighten Shouyi in the temple, and had no real plan to capture Beiping City. After all, as the capital city of the Ming and Qing dynasties for hundreds of years, Beiping City was definitely beyond ordinary people's imagination. A large number of Japanese and puppet troops, if there is no siege weapon at hand, attacking Beiping City is just a joke.

But the Fourth Field Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Japanese Army really gave Chen Feng a surprise. With a sharp weapon to attack the city, and knowing that there were only more than 7000 Japanese troops and more than 4000 puppet troops in the city, Chen Feng really launched an attack. With the idea of ​​going down to Beiping City, Chen Feng ordered all the troops to go all out as soon as the battle started.

"Boom boom boom" Seeing the beast-like roar of the 24-ton heavy field artillery, Wang Hansheng and Zhang Jingjun were both worth their eyes, and the two guys were very excited.

"Junzuo, this little devil's cannon is powerful. Nainai's cannon, if you hit it, it won't turn into meat." Wang Hansheng grinned.

"Old Wang, this thing can kill you without touching it. I asked the gunner of the little devil. This guy is called a cannon. Its caliber is twice that of the 75 mountain cannon, but its power is not as good as that of a small mountain cannon. One cannonball It's useless to go down and lie on the ground. If you hit the body directly, you will be killed by an explosion. If you lie on the ground, you will be killed by shock. This thing is really fucking powerful." Zhang Jingjun said.

"Army seat. Let's have a discussion. After this battle, we will allocate a few of these cannons to our police brigade. We are not greedy. This time we have captured more than 100 cannons. We only need four !" Wang Hansheng said obsequiously, as disgusting as that looks.

"Yes, yes, military seat, our old Zhang is not greedy, four doors are enough, and we don't want too much." Zhang Jingjun knew that he would never tear down Wang Hansheng this time.Otherwise, don't even think about getting such a sharp weapon.

"Go, go. These scraps of metal are worth grabbing. Let me tell you, I don't intend to keep any of these 108 field heavy artillery pieces. I will sell them to Yan Laoxi at a discount when I go back. Don't keep thinking about this. Something." Chen Feng said lightly.

"It's sold. What is this for? It's a pity that such a good thing is sold. After having this thing, if there is a big city like Beiping, wouldn't it be easy to grab?" Wang Hansheng said anxiously. He was really afraid that Chen Feng, the young master, would join him The immediate boss sold all these cannons cheaply.

"That's right, Junzuo. Even if you have money, you can't buy such a good gun. How can we sell it?" Zhang Jingjun asked in confusion.

Chen Feng said with a smile: "This little devil's field heavy artillery brigade is generally only equipped with two types of heavy artillery, one is the Type 150 150mm heavy cannon, and the other is the Type 150 150mm field howitzer. Did you see that? The heavier one is the Type 150 89mm heavy cannon, and the little guy next to it is the Type 150 6mm field howitzer. The little devil's Type 150 155mm heavy cannon was originally a giant gun for coastal defense and shooting suppression. It is a Type 155 An improved version of the 149.1mm field cannon. It is only equipped with units such as the Heavy Artillery Wing of the Permanent Division and the Field Heavy Artillery Brigade. This cannon is a super cannon that the Japanese Army only started serving last year. The most powerful 7860.0-inch army cannon, the shooting range of ordinary projectiles is farther than that of Italian 52.7mm cannons and American 26200mm cannons. In addition, the projectiles are the heaviest, heavier than the current [-]mm bottom row projectiles. The cannon has a caliber of [-]mm and a long barrel [-]mm (l[-]), equipped with armor-piercing explosive bombs, grenades, arson bombs, and chemical bombs, with a maximum range of [-]m."

"It's so powerful, so it can't be sold anymore. Let's keep the military seat. What a pity to sell it?" Wang Hansheng continued to persuade.

"If you don't sell it, we can't afford it. We can't afford this guy. Do you know how much this guy weighs? 24 tons. Specifically, it should be 24314 kilograms, or 48628 kilograms. A single shell weighs 104 kilograms. Such giant cannons can only be towed by special heavy-duty trucks other than trains, and their mobility is not as good as mule-drawn mountain cannons. Even if you give each brigade 4 giant cannons, you can't pull them away, so This cannon will definitely be sold, not to mention that our 61st Army is poor. If we don’t sell it, how can we have money to pay the soldiers? Our 61st Army’s monthly military expenditure is more than 40 yuan. The family’s wealth is almost exhausted now. If you don’t get some money, the army will have no money for at most three months.” Chen Feng said.

"If you don't have any money, you owe it. Anyway, the army doesn't owe any salary now, and you, the military seat, pay the real salary every month. You see, the Eighth Route Army doesn't even have military salary as an expense at all, so they don't pay as usual. Devil. How come we are the only ones who sell cannons to pay back the military salary, and we are not laughed at when we tell it!" Wang Hansheng said.

"Go, go, what a joke, I just don't want to owe my brothers military pay. They put their heads on their belts and follow me to beat devils every day. How can I treat them badly? The monthly military pay is paid as it is, and they will not be paid back if they are gone. Are there any little devils? These 108 cannons alone are enough for our 61st Army to pay for half a year. Besides, I really don’t like the little devil’s rotten iron. The power is generally not to mention deadly, but it’s a good deal to sell .” Chen Feng said.

"Military seat, the big one is fine. You are right. We can't get rid of it. It is powerful but not practical. If you sell it, you will sell it. But can we keep the small one? I think that guy It's only a few thousand catties, a car can pull it, and it's quite powerful, what do you think?" Zhang Jingjun said.

"You're talking about the Little Devil's Type 150 150mm field howitzer. This kind of gun is mainly used to suppress shooting. It is the field howitzer of the artillery unit of the elite division or brigade of the Japanese Army and the elite field heavy artillery brigade. It was also the new 150mm caliber howitzer that the Japanese Army produced the most during the war. This kind of artillery has extremely high precision and a long range. It is called the most perfect 8000mm caliber howitzer by the Japanese army. You are right, this type of howitzer The performance is really good, and the weight is only more than [-] catties. It is nothing for you to use, but we have a better guy than this kind of howitzer, so we decided to sell this guy. Besides, how good it is to pack and sell, a complete heavy artillery brigade The regiment's weapons and equipment are comparable to those of the Nationalist Government and the World War II zone, and I hope they can be sold at a good price." Chen Feng said with a smile.

"A better weapon than this cannon, military seat, are you sure what you said is true?" Zhang Jingjun and Wang Hansheng asked in unison.

"Of course it is true. You will know the details after a while. The most important thing now is to win this battle." Chen Feng said.

Of course, Chen Feng did not lie to Wang Hansheng and the others. Compared with the Type 150 150mm heavy cannon and the Type 101 61mm field howitzer of the Japanese Army, the American m101 howitzer is obviously more suitable for the 105st Army. These two guns are slightly inferior, but the m101 howitzer is simple in design, moderate in firepower, stable in performance, and more importantly, low in cost. It weighs only 2.2 tons and has a total length of less than 6 meters. How much less artillery.

What's more, Chen Feng now has the production line of m101 howitzers. If the production capacity is full, it can produce 350 m101 howitzers every month, and there is no need to worry about shells.If the 108 heavy guns made in Japan are left behind, ammunition will become a problem. After shooting the captured shells, those giant guns will become broken copper and iron, so it is in the best interest of the 61st Army to sell them.

Just as Chen Feng, Wang Hansheng and others were chatting, the siege battle had entered a fierce stage. Under the impact of field heavy artillery and 120mm heavy mortars, the city gate building at the west gate of Beiping had been smashed to pieces, and the city gate was also destroyed. He was knocked down, if the Japanese army hadn't temporarily found three large cars filled with sandbags to block the city gate, the 61st army would have already entered the city by now.

Even so, the troops defending the city of the Japanese army are now in dire straits. The main reason is that the 61st Army came too suddenly, and the Japanese Army was almost unprepared. Go into the city, and there won't be too many casualties.

North China Front Army Headquarters. Combat command room.

"Report, Nanyuan Airport missed, and all the defenders were smashed."

"Report, Tantuo Temple has fallen, and all the defenders are broken."

"report"

"Your Excellency, the latest battle report on the front line of the West Gate. The commander of the West Gate, Lieutenant Kato, died 5 minutes ago. The defenders suffered heavy losses. The Chinese have launched three consecutive attacks. The city gate has been broken, but it has been blocked. The new commander of the West Gate, Zhongsa Inoue Request for reinforcements," Major Muto reported.

"Baga, can the strength of a brigade hold up for two hours? Now that the Chinese troops have been found at the four city gates in the southeast, north and west, how can there be reinforcements, Baga!" Shouyi in the temple said angrily.

"Your Excellency, the west gate is the main attack direction of the Chinese people, and the heavy artillery force of the Chinese people is located at the west gate, so the defenders at the west gate suffered heavy losses and must be given reinforcements," Lieutenant General Naozaburo Okabe suggested.

"Mr. Gangbu, how long can we last if we fight like this?" Temple Shou said.

Lieutenant General Naozaburo Kobe thought for a while and said, "Up to eight hours, this is the case when the Chinese have no reinforcements."

Terauchi Toshiichi pondered for a while and said: "Order the first military police brigade to immediately reinforce the Ximen position, and speed up the march of the Sasaki Brigade in Tianjin. They must join the battlefield within four hours. In addition, order the Yamashita Brigade to immediately turn to attack Zhangjiakou, threatening The rear of the Chinese army. Mr. Gangbu, please lead someone to organize the expatriates in the city and the soldiers in the countryside. Now the front army needs them, and it is time for them to dedicate themselves to the empire."

"Hay!" (To be continued...)

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