Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

Chapter 73 Is this really what we sell? (Subscribe!)
"Damn, these bastards." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi looked at the telegram with a gloomy face.

As for the reason given, in his opinion, it was cowardice.

Are we afraid to attack the Chinese army with anti-aircraft guns?

"Order them to take off immediately, otherwise I will send them to a military court." Kuna Makoto took a deep breath and ordered again.

As it turned out, the reason given this time was not just a problem with anti-aircraft guns.

If it's just a 20mm anti-aircraft gun, at worst we can still grit our teeth and hold on.

Facing the 88mm anti-aircraft guns at a distance of three or four kilometers, how do they lower their altitude?

Even if they managed to lower the altitude, they still had to face the threat of 37mm anti-aircraft guns.

In other words, the enemy has anti-aircraft firepower at medium and low altitudes, and not just one or two.

But there were dozens of anti-aircraft guns.

How do they bomb?

Are we going to let them die?

Especially with the HNA incident as a precedent, they are now becoming more cautious and vigilant.

More importantly, in the last air raid on Guilin, three new fighter planes were shot down, which made them feel somewhat resentful towards Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi, and naturally they refused to follow his orders.

After reading the telegram, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi clearly felt a bit of a dilemma.

He didn't expect that the Chinese army, which he had once easily controlled, was now like a hedgehog, making it impossible to deal with it.

Looking back at the Chinese army we faced before, they didn't have any heavy artillery.

There were not even many mortars.

The maximum caliber is only 81mm, and there are only a few shells.

As for anti-aircraft weapons?

almost none.

At most, they appeared in the Central Army, but it was rare for them to appear on such a large scale and not care about the consumption of ammunition.

Now that he was suddenly faced with this situation, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi discovered that the methods he was proud of were now useless.

Competing for morale?

The other party is more fearless than them!
According to the report of the 21st Brigade, those Chinese troops were like crazy, attacking desperately. Even when they encountered a machine gun point with strong firepower, they did not frown but rushed forward with a roar.

Even more brutal than them.

Comparing weapons and equipment?

forget it!
Not an advantage at all.

Heavy artillery advantage?

That is to say, the terrain is limited, otherwise, the enemy's heavy artillery would be able to pin them to the ground and smash them to pieces.

The only advantage is the aviation force.

If the other side also has fighter jets, then there is no need to fight this battle and we can just retreat.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that Lu Yuhua's 714th Garrison Regiment would soon have fighter planes.

His so-called advantages will be gone.

"Your Excellency the Commander, what the commanders of the two flying squadrons are thinking is reasonable. The 714th Garrison Regiment on the opposite side has a large number of anti-aircraft weapons. These are indeed a thorny problem. Without solving these air defense weapons, our fighter planes will not be able to play a role at all." The combat staff said at the right time.

"More importantly, these anti-aircraft guns must be closely related to the Germans. I don't believe that the Chinese can still build anti-aircraft guns."

Everyone in the headquarters nodded in agreement with the operations staff's words.

Yes!

When you said before that heavy artillery could be produced, they just accepted it with a pinch of their nose.

How do you explain these anti-aircraft guns now?

It can't be that they produced it themselves, right?
"Commander, I suggest that we let the Germans come to the front line themselves to see whether these German equipment are produced by the Chinese themselves." The combat staff said with a resentful look on his face.

When did the Imperial Japanese Army ever fight such a frustrating battle?

absolutely not!

Now they have to pass on the blame.

Otherwise, when the headquarters investigates, they will definitely be held responsible.

"Commander, don't hesitate. We must report our true situation to the headquarters, otherwise we will definitely face a tragic end." The operations staff looked at the silent Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi and raised his voice.

Everyone wants to achieve outstanding military exploits, get promoted and make money.

No one wants to take the blame and go to a military court.

So as they saw the war situation becoming increasingly unsatisfactory, they naturally thought about shifting the blame.

It wasn't that they were fighting poorly, it was just that the Chinese army on the opposite side was too strong.

After listening to his subordinates' words, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi was silent for a while. He felt that it made sense and he really couldn't take the blame for this.

He still has a bright future ahead of him.

You can't just join the reserve force to retire, right?

Thinking of this, he immediately wrote a telegram and sent it back to base camp.

The content of this telegram was very simple. The headquarters asked the German ambassador to send their military attachés to fly to Nanning to investigate.

The base camp agreed to their request after a little thought.

"Asshole! You still suspect us. We are the ones who sell the weapons." Eugen Ott said unhappily as he looked at the note sent by the Japanese Army General Staff.

"Your Excellency the Ambassador, it looks like I have to go there before they can completely stop their protest." Colonel William, the embassy's military attaché, shook his head and said.

"Okay, in that case, Military Attaché William, you should go and see what's going on," said Eugen Ott.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Ambassador."

.........

Two days later, Colonel William arrived in Nanning with several embassy officers.

As soon as he arrived, he found something wrong.

Because the explosion sound heard in the distance was obviously from a German 150mm howitzer, and it was 32 times the caliber.

They only sold 24 guns to Shancheng that year.

Some of them were lost in the Battle of Shanghai.

The rest are all regarded as strategic weapons and are rarely used.

Didn't expect it to appear here.

This took him by surprise.

Shancheng is actually willing to use these weapons on the front line?
And judging from the speed of the artillery fire, they obviously have no shortage of ammunition.

Did they really succeed in developing the artillery shells?

It’s not that it’s impossible for them. After all, I spent several months in their production workshop back then.

boom!
boom!
boom!
"240mm cannon? The Japanese army even used this heavy artillery? It seems that the Chinese army on the opposite side has brought them a lot of pressure." Colonel William murmured.

"It's a pity that the range is a little short, not as good as the K18 170mm cannon."

Colonel William had a sarcastic expression on his face when he heard this.

Even though Germany's heavy artillery was not well developed, it was still able to defeat the Japanese army.

What's more, the German army was originally after tungsten mines, so they had a good relationship with the mountain city.

Later, in order to achieve their own strategic goals, they began to distance themselves from the mountain city and chose to get closer to the Japanese army.

However, many German generals were not optimistic about this alliance.

Because the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was not strong, or in other words, their army was only considered a third-rate force in the eyes of German generals.

This is well-founded. The German-equipped divisions they trained had only half the personnel and weapons of the German army, but they still defeated the Japanese army in the Battle of Shanghai.

If there had not been a strategic mistake that resulted in a waste of more than ten days of window period, the Japanese troops in the Battle of Shanghai would probably have been driven into the sea.

It was based on this judgment that the German army believed that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness was not strong, or was only half of theirs.

How could such an army be worthy of being their ally?

However, their superiors value the navy more than the army.

If the National Government also has a good navy, then they might consider supporting it.

It was based on these factors that the German army finally chose the Japanese army and severed its relatively good relationship with Yamashiro.

But some German officers chose to stay in the mountain city and fight side by side with their former comrades.

Most of them died on the battlefield.

This is why the generals in the mountain city still have a good impression of the German army.

Choose a general from among the dwarfs.

At least among all the great powers, only the German army really helped Shancheng.

Form German-equipped divisions, heavy artillery regiments, armored units, etc.

A complete reserve system and officer training system have also been established.

These achievements cannot be denied, but as the Japanese army won victory after victory and the situation in Europe became increasingly tense, those German generals shut up.

Including Colonel William, he also had a good friend who died in the Battle of Shanghai.

So he didn't have much good feelings towards the Japanese army.

But as a military attaché, he could not let his emotions get the better of him. Everything had to be based on the interests of the empire. "Have you been waiting like this for the past two days?" Colonel William asked the Japanese accompanying personnel beside him.

As a result, the other party didn't want to pay any attention to him at all.

There was no choice but Colonel William could only follow the other side with his men to the Japanese headquarters.

"The German military attaché Colonel Wilhelm is here." Just as Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi and Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi were discussing the next course of action, the staff officer outside walked in and said.

"Hmph, finally here, these bastards." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi had a gloomy face. These past two days have not been easy.

The coordinates of his heavy artillery brigade were found, and it lost two 150mm howitzers, and even a 240mm cannon was almost destroyed.

Such a huge loss must naturally be blamed on the Germans.

Although the opposing artillery position also lost several artillery pieces, the Japanese army's heavy artillery were strategic weapons, and every loss of a heavy artillery piece was extremely painful.

"Commander, after all, they are our potential allies. Although we have not formed an alliance, we still cannot ignore the strength of Germany. We'd better be more respectful in our attitude. We must never push them to the Chinese army on the opposite side, otherwise it will be a disaster for the empire." Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi kindly reminded.

"Yes, I know." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi took a deep breath and said.

China with the support of the great powers and China without the support of the great powers are two completely different things.

The German-equipped divisions, which had previously been supported by the German army, had caused the Japanese army a lot of trouble.

To put it bluntly, the army in Shancheng lacks systematic weapons and training.

Otherwise, their combat effectiveness is no worse than that of the Japanese army.

Later, without the support of the German army, the Japanese army dared to be so presumptuous.

During the Battle of Songhu, do you think the Japanese army still dared to be so rampant?
A trinity of operations involving sea, land and air.

Naval guns, fighter planes, cannons, and tanks were all used, but the three-month myth was directly broken.

Only after that did the Japanese army dare to be so presumptuous, with a squadron daring to chase and attack an entire regiment.

Did you dare to do so during the Battle of Shanghai?
Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and then asked someone to bring the German envoy.

"Your Excellency the Military Attaché, you have come all the way here. Thank you for your hard work." Seeing Colonel William, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi forced a smile and said.

"You are too polite, General. I am here with a mission to investigate whether it is true as your country said that there are large quantities of German equipment on the battlefield." Colonel William replied hypocritically.

Although his tone was calm, it revealed a hint of doubt.

Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi was not stupid, so he naturally understood what the other party meant.

Subconsciously, I wanted to get angry, but after considering the impact on both sides, I forced myself to hold it back.

"Didn't you hear it, Your Excellency the Military Attaché? The 150mm howitzer outside is only available in your country." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi said after taking a deep breath.

"I heard it, but so what? Those were purchased before the war. We haven't sold any 150mm howitzers in these years. This doesn't prove anything." Colonel William sneered.

"boom!"

At this moment, another explosion was heard, causing Colonel William to frown slightly.

The explosion is much louder than that of a 150mm howitzer.

"K18 170mm cannon?" William murmured.

They didn't sell this kind of artillery before the war.

Could it be that someone in the empire really was selling it secretly?

And the level should be very high.

It shouldn’t be!

Normally, this kind of strategic weapon cannot be sold.

"Hmph? Your Excellency the Military Attaché, I believe you should be very familiar with this weapon, right?" Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi said with a gloomy face.

In the past two days, he has been tortured by this weapon.

Because a shot was fired every few minutes, they had no way of finding the exact location and could only rely on guesswork.

As a result, he guessed wrong and let the enemy destroy their two 150mm howitzers, which made him very angry.

"Well, the K18 170mm cannon doesn't prove anything."

"As for the various types of light weapons you mentioned, I didn't see them."

"If possible, we hope to see how the enemy uses their weapons on the battlefield. It would be best if you take the initiative to start a battle so that we can observe and record it comprehensively." Colonel William spread his hands with a blank expression.

These words made Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's veins bulge.

Baga, are you using us as experimental subjects?

They have always been the ones driving others, when will it be others' turn to drive them?
And they are using the empire's warriors to prove the existence of these weapons?

What do you think we are?
One of your dogs?
However, apart from the navy, the Japanese army is not strong enough.

The German-equipped divisions that were easily trained were able to beat them so hard that they almost jumped into the sea. They really didn't have the courage to meet the real enemy.

Not to mention, many of their weapons were still dependent on the German army.

There was no way. The Japanese soldiers admired the strong and did not dare to refuse someone stronger than them.

"Your Excellency the Military Attaché, I don't think this is a good suggestion." Lieutenant General Seiichi Kuna shook his head and refused.

"Besides, the front line is too dangerous right now. I suggest you wait a little longer."

Hearing this, Colonel William sneered and said sarcastically.

"Really? Why do I feel like you're afraid? Are you afraid to launch an attack? If that's the case, I will record this point. You're afraid of failure, so you push the responsibility onto us."

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we have seen through all your tricks."

"Now either you can prove to us that the enemy does have a large amount of German equipment, or I will return immediately and accuse you of cowardice to your Army General Staff."

"Of course, I can also go to the opposite position with the officers behind me. I believe they will not refuse me."

This time, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi was completely furious.

These arrogant Krauts, they are such bastards.

He really wanted to pull out his command knife and chop the other person.

But he dared not.

"Mr. Military Attaché, I will carefully consider your proposal..."

boom!
Before he could finish his words, an explosion far louder than the previous one rang out again, directly shocking everyone's ears.

"Baga, what's going on?" Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi came to his senses and asked loudly.

"Report, the camp of the Fifth Quartermaster Regiment was bombarded, suspected to be large-caliber heavy artillery."

"It's at least a 240mm heavy artillery." The combat staff picked up the phone and yelled. Not long after, he received news that the th Quartermaster Regiment was hit by artillery fire, and a squadron that stayed behind was killed.

"240mm K3 heavy artillery." This time Colonel William was completely speechless. He was completely confused.

Why do the opposing defenders have this kind of heavy artillery?

Normally, this is heavy artillery assigned to the army group and should not appear here.

Do not!
It should be said that it will definitely not appear here.

But now it's here.

This made him look confused.

"Your Excellency the Military Attaché, can you explain to me now what is going on? 240mm heavy artillery? Is this something that the Chinese can build?" This time it was Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi's turn to speak sarcastically.

Colonel William did not say anything, but just looked at him coldly and finally said something.

"I will look into this matter."

After saying this, he immediately walked out of the city.

He must find out the origin of this heavy artillery.

Is it really possible that there are local people supporting it?
If that is the case, then why form an alliance with the Japanese army?

Is it to force the Japanese army to end the war as soon as possible?

So that the main force can be used to deal with Britain and France?

For a moment, countless possibilities flashed through Colonel William's mind.

After Colonel William left, Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi asked.

"Where did they go?"

"They have left the city and seem to be heading straight for the Chinese army positions opposite." The subordinate immediately reported.

"Don't worry about them." Lieutenant General Kuna Seiichi knew the relationship between the German Army and the Chinese Army, and the other side should not make things difficult for them.

Now the problem he has to solve is why the Chinese army has 240mm heavy artillery.

And have you considered retreating?

It is not certain that the city of Nanning can be defended.

He could clearly feel that many people in the headquarters were beginning to feel confused.

Is this still the Chinese army they encountered?

On the other side, Lu Yuhua listened to the report from his subordinates and said that it was just a test launch and the coordinates were still being adjusted, so it was expected to take a while.

This large-caliber heavy artillery is very troublesome to load shells, and the shells are very heavy, and it takes time to adjust the coordinates, etc.

Just then, someone reported.

"Commander, several Germans appeared in front of the position."

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua was confused. Germans?
How would it appear here?

That was just a lie. How could there be Germans here?

(End of this chapter)