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Chapter 379, Unlocked new weapons

"You are finally here. Old Li is looking forward to the stars and the moon, and he is almost looking forward to becoming a husband stone."

As soon as Yuan Lang entered, Ding Wei went up to stop him, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

Zhongtiaoshan is divided into military areas, and three of the five named ones are present. Without Yuan Lang, the battle meeting cannot be held.

"Could it be that the devils are coming to raid, so anxious?"

Yuan Lang made a bold guess. Other than that, he couldn't think of any reason why he didn't even have time to eat, so he ran over to the meeting.

"Yes."

Li Yunlong raised his head with a serious face: "The devil is going to mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress us. This time we are in quite a lot of trouble."

"That's because I was late." Yuan Lang said.

At this stage, the Japanese army is the strongest in North China. Once the enemy gets serious, life for the Eighth Route Army will be difficult.

Now that Yuan Lang is here, the battle meeting can be held.

The four gathered around a large-scale map of Shanxi, and Li Yunlong told the enemy's situation.

"As far as we know, the numbers of the troops mobilized by the Japanese army are four brigades.

It is conservatively estimated that the number of troops is 2, plus the local garrison, puppet army and traitors, the final number of troops should be around 3.

Mobilizing such a huge force in a short period of time put a lot of pressure on logistics. The Japanese army relied first on railway troop transport, followed by roads.

The Japanese army from Taiyuan should finally gather in Linfen and attack and sweep from the north to the south of our army.

The Japanese troops assembled from the east will all gather in Jincheng and attack our base from east to west. "

To the west is the Taihang Mountains, which is mainly the sphere of influence of the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese army only huddled in the county town and dared not come out on weekdays.

To the south is the Yellow River, and the Japanese army would not choose such a stupid way of crossing the river. It would be a real test for logistics, and it would not have any useful effect at all.

"Anything else to ask?"

"Who is the commander of the Japanese army?" Ding Wei asked.

"Still investigating, it may be a major general of a certain brigade, or more likely a lieutenant general of the first level of a division. After all, there are four different brigades, and the commander must have the finale." Li Yunlong said.

The meeting room was suddenly quiet.

The four of them have their own thoughts, and what is certain is that they are all suffering from headaches.

At least Japanese troops came to encircle and suppress, this is not a small trouble.

The Japanese army stationed in various places on weekdays is already difficult enough to deal with.

And the Japanese army assembled to participate in the encirclement and suppression operations will have complete field artillery equipment to fight specially, and aircraft support must be indispensable.

Chasing them in the sky and blocking them on the ground, the Japanese must have the idea of ​​eating up their bases in one bite.

Yu Dayong sighed dejectedly: "We definitely won't be able to beat this. The county town and the recently conquered territory have to be given up, retreat to the mountains, and spend time with the little devil."

Li Yunlong's face collapsed three points.

Ding Wei then agreed: "The chief of staff is right, we only have 1000 people in total, and more than half of them are recruits who can't even shoot accurately.

There will definitely be a lot of devils' planes and cannons. If we fight positional warfare on the plains, we will definitely suffer a lot.

Withdrawing to the mountains and relying on the terrain to defend steadily is what we are good at. When the little devil's elite army comes, he must be beaten into a tired army, forcing him to retreat. "

It's down five points now.

It is true that Ding Wei and the others are right. Given their current situation, it is absolutely impossible for them to head-to-head with the to Japanese and puppet troops.

But Li Yunlong is not reconciled!

The county towns that had just been conquered and the villages that had just been liberated were thrown to the enemy for nothing in the blink of an eye.

If he can do it, it's not Li Yunlong.

Now it is two to one, Li Yunlong put his eyes on Yuan Lang, "What do you think?"

Yuan Lang has always provided weapons and ammunition, which solved most of Li Yunlong's logistical problems, and he had to fight a tough battle.

If Yuan Lang didn't nod his head, Li Yunlong would feel guilty.On the contrary, if he promised to provide enough weapons and ammunition, Li Yunlong would dare to throw off his arms and fight hard with the devils.

Money is the guts of a man, ammunition and weapons are the soul of a soldier!
Yuan Lang picked up the tea mug, and pondered for a long time: "Let me say a few points first. You guys know how beastly the little devil is in promoting the Three Lights Policy.

Therefore, we either don’t fight, or if we fight, we have to transfer the common people, so as not to hurt the little devils and vent their anger on the common people. "

Both Ding Wei and Yu Dayong nodded. They had heard about the devils' raids and massacres some time ago.

As soldiers, it is of course their duty to protect the common people.

Li Yunlong: "Go ahead."

"The little devils came to attack with a lot of troops. The timing is very strange. I have reason to think that our arsenal has actually been exposed, otherwise it is not enough to explain the Japanese army's motives."

After completing the previous task, Yuan Lang immediately received a new task: to find out a large number of traitors hidden inside and solve the hidden dangers of the troops.

Reward: Two imitation M24 wooden handle grenade production lines, producing raw materials.

He hadn't thought about it before, but when he heard that the Japanese army was attacking aggressively, he thought of it.

Otherwise, they won the mountain city before, and they never saw such a big movement from the Japanese army!
Ding Wei suddenly understood: "I said, it's not enough for a county! What Yuan Lang said is very reasonable. If the little devil came to the arsenal, it would make sense.

If this is the case, it is even more necessary to withdraw our troops and resist steadily to keep the Japanese army out of the mountains, so as not to threaten our arsenal. "

The newly established arsenal has placed the hopes of many people and is an important cornerstone for the future development and growth of their Eighth Route Army.

Even if the entire sub-military area is wiped out, the arsenal must be kept.

Li Yunlong and Yu Dayong also agree with this.

Yu Dayong even suggested that if the worst happens, the machine should be dismantled, buried deep in the mountains, and retrieved after the Japanese are driven away.

"That's not necessary, it's not there yet."

Yuan Lang suppressed Yu Dayong's worries, and said to Li Yunlong: "Remember I said I would give you a surprise? Now the surprise is here. Have you ever heard of the Katyusha rocket launcher?"

"What gun, what caliber is it, and how many?" Li Yunlong asked eagerly three times, focusing on the key points.

Ding Wei is also a master of goods. He has seen the 105mm caliber howitzer, T32A tank, and 88mm anti-aircraft gun provided by Yuan Lang.

The cannon that Yuan Lang could call a surprise was definitely not an ordinary product, and everyone listened with pricked ears.

"The Katyusha rocket launcher is a large-caliber vehicle-mounted rocket launcher that the Soviets put into actual combat this year. It's the latest! This is the rocket launcher that made the Germans run away. They couldn't get it even if they wanted to do it in their dreams."

Yuan Lang's bragging first aroused the curiosity of the three of them.

Of course, this is not bragging, it is what it is.

Just on June 6 in the past, the Soviet Union formed the first combat unit of the BM-28-13 rocket launcher (later called the Katyusha rocket launcher by Soviet soldiers).

The seven launch vehicles of the Moscow Military District were organized as an independent experimental unit.

In the Orsha region of Smolensk, the rocket battery took part in actual combat for the first time.

During the battle, seven BM-7 rocket launchers fired 13 rockets rapidly, violently bombarding the train station just occupied by the German army, killing and destroying a large number of German personnel and materials.

The German officers reported to their superiors: "We are being attacked by a powerful weapon. The Soviets are using a new type of artillery. We have suffered heavy casualties."

The Soviets prepared additional bombs for the rocket launcher. Once it was discovered that it would fall into the hands of the German army, it must be detonated and destroyed.

So by the end of World War II, the Germans rarely captured Katyusha rockets. .

If Yuan Lang didn't have the system to sign in and unlock it, if he wanted to, let alone a door, he wouldn't even have a window.

Li Yunlong kept asking, what is the caliber, power, and rate of fire of the rocket launcher?
Yuan Lang didn't make a long speech, but only picked out what they were concerned about and said: "The caliber of the rocket launcher is 130mm, but due to the way it is launched, it is loaded with more explosives, and its power is equivalent to that of a 150mm caliber howitzer."

Ding Wei's eyes turned green: "With such a large caliber, the little devil doesn't have many cannons like this!"

"That is, cannons of this caliber are called heavy artillery, and they are only available in the field troops at the level of the Devil's Division. We have never seen them before." Chief of Staff Yu said with emotion, he did not expect that the Eighth Route Army could use them.

Throughout World War II, the Japanese army equipped only 150 mm howitzers.

Attacking fortresses and important fortifications is not enough, and it is impossible to pull them over and chase the eight roads.That's no different from shooting mosquitoes with a cannon.

Li Yunlong is concerned about one thing now, how many rockets are there?

Yuan Lang smiled slightly: "Speaking out will scare you to death, which is equivalent to 96 doors."

The brains of the three of them froze immediately, and the expressions on their faces froze, looking extremely funny.

Ding Wei patted his head: "You must be joking, right?"

"This must be a joke." Li Yunlong agreed. They didn't have so many guns in the entire sub-military region. They could get 150 of the 96mm heavy howitzers at once, blowing up the train to the sky.

Yu Dayong also echoed: "The Jiang army in the south bought 48 150mm heavy-duty howitzers from the Germans after spending a lot of money before the War of Resistance.

Taking a step back, each gun has to be pulled by a car, or pulled by multiple horses. If you have 96 guns, how can they be transported in? "

The three of them only thought Yuan Lang was joking, but seeing his serious face, they gradually stopped laughing.

Li Yunlong asked seriously: "No kidding, is this true?"

"A rocket launcher has sixteen launch tubes, and six rocket launchers are equivalent to 96 heavy artillery pieces!" Yuan Lang replied flatly, taking a sip of his tea.

"Who will count?"

Li Yunlong didn't know a few characters, let alone count.

Yu Dayong rushed to say: "Six multiplied by sixteen, six six is ​​36, one six is ​​six, it is really 96. He is right. But is there really a cannon with sixteen barrels? How to fire it?"

It's not that he lacks imagination, but most people generally can't think of it.

The rocket launcher was not just thought of by a genius, but the crystallization of many scientists who spent several years or even ten years of research.

Take the Katyusha rocket launcher as an example. It was developed during World War I, and it was not put into use until World War II.

It would be strange if ordinary people figured it out.

"Don't think about it, the rocket launcher is still on the way, and you will know it when you come back to use it."

It was difficult for Yuan Lang to explain the principle of this, but he just described to the three people in detail the situation of the rocket launcher and how the Soviets put it into combat.

"Old Li, six Katyusha rockets and five waves of rockets, you just have to figure out how to use them to maximize your benefits and hit the little devil the most."

Six rocket launchers, one wave of launches, 96 rockets, equivalent to a salvo of four artillery regiments.

How big is the covered area, lack of data, can't figure it out, and Li Yunlong can hardly imagine, only know that it is very large.

Thinking about it, Li Yunlong suddenly laughed out loud: "Hey, my God, the firepower of the four heavy howitzer regiments, our old Li never dared to think that way in his dreams."

"Right, if this is used, give the little devils a big surprise, so that they don't know how to die."

Ding Wei also laughed. He must have had no part when the family was separated before, but now it is a family. Li Yunlong can direct, and he will also be able to direct in the future.

This deputy commander did not work for nothing, he earned money.

"With a range of eight kilometers, the truck can be pulled away, and the coverage area is large."

Li Yunlong pointed his finger at Jincheng on the map: "This is the gathering point for the little devils. When they gather, be ruthless and give them a big blow first."

Ding Wei agreed with this, but he had a different opinion: "It is best to mobilize a main force. Before the enemy reacts after the shelling, rush forward and fight a battle of annihilation, and wipe out the enemy's vital forces as much as possible."

"New Second Regiment!"

The three said in unison.

Equipped with a large number of submachine guns and light machine guns, the new second regiment is the best choice for this job.

In addition, the four also established the next coping strategy.

Yinshan County is here to attract the firepower of the Japanese army. The price they have to pay is too high, which they cannot bear now.

Therefore, the county seat must be abandoned. It must preserve its strength and break it up into pieces, so as to cover the people's evacuation into the mountains.

And all the entrances to the mountain in the entire Zhongtiao Mountain must immediately survey the defensive points, build defensive facilities, and lay minefields.

On the only way, the battlefield is designed and constructed according to the mountain terrain.

It became the best cover for them to fight, and it also became a sad road for the Japanese army to bleed continuously.

Fighting in the mountains is a specialty of the Eighth Route Army, so there is no need to mention it.

At the end of the meeting, Li Yunlong was most concerned about the issue of ammunition. After such a tough battle, the consumption of ammunition and ammunition is huge, and it may not be enough to evacuate the family.

Yuan Lang patted his chest: "I'll take care of the ammunition and supplies, and let Political Commissar Zhao wait for the boat by the Yellow River."

"When will the Katyusha rocket launcher arrive?" Li Yunlong asked with concern.

"Tell me a location, and it will be delivered within two days." Yuan Lang was confident that if it wasn't for a cover-up, he would be there now.

The biggest logistical difficulty has been solved, and Li Yunlong was overjoyed when he heard that: "Okay, it's a deal, and we will start working according to the plan."

(End of this chapter)