Suddenly the sky started to thunder and thunder outside, the wind blew violently, the bright sky was extremely dark, and heavy rain poured down in an instant.
Okamura Neji suddenly had an uneasy thought in his heart.
"Your Majesty General, this rain comes at the perfect time. The Eighth Route Army has weak logistics and insufficient medical conditions. Such heavy rain will definitely affect their operations."
Seeing that Okamura Neji was not in a good mood, Shinozuka Yoshio wanted Chu Yan to comfort him, but this sentence completely angered Okamura Neji.
"Idiot, you stupid guy!" Neji Okamura slapped Shinozuka Yoshio hard and said angrily.
"This kind of heavy rain will seriously affect our baggage troops. If this heavy rain continues like this, it will have an immeasurable impact on our march!
You idiot, how on earth did you get to be the commander of the First Army!"
After being scolded by Neji Okamura, Yoshio Shinozuka repeatedly nodded and admitted his mistake, and stood with his hands tied, not daring to talk nonsense.
Okamura Neji looked at the heavy rain outside the door with a melancholy expression.
The roads now are just loess roads.
Once it rains heavily, any road will become muddy, let alone the marching troops in the mountains.
It will be extremely difficult for both men and horses to march, let alone their cars, tanks and heavy artillery.
If it rains for a longer time, the march will become more and more difficult.
Okamura Neiji understood that they could not go on like this. They had to speed up their march and get all the troops into position as soon as possible to start this battle.
Our own troops had a hard time, but so did the Eighth Route Army.
train!
railway!
Okamura Neiji suddenly thought that if he wanted to quickly expand the battlefield and get all the troops into position, the only thing that could be used was the railway.
After all, railways are not affected by mud.
Moreover, there are armored trains patrolling the railways, so it is simply difficult for ordinary troops to block the attack from the armored trains.
Just do it, Okamura Neji didn't pause at all, and immediately ordered Shinozuka Yoshio to go down with his own orders.
He knows very well that on the battlefield, soldiers are valuable and quick.
"Railway?" Yoshio Shinozuka thought for a moment and reminded: "General, if the Eighth Route is chosen to be near the railway, how should we deal with it?"
They cannot send all their troops near the railway in order to protect the baggage.
Okamura Neiji sneered: "If they dare to get close, it's better this way. The armored train of the imperial army can beat them into powder!"
After a pause, Neji Okamura said again: "Yoshio Shinozuka, this is not something you should be concerned about. Go down and prepare immediately. The heavy artillery and tanks must be in place as soon as possible.
"I'll give you three days to prepare. Within three days, you have to deploy your baggage troops to various battlefields. Is this time enough?"
"Hai!" Shinozuka Yoshio stood up and nodded: "I will definitely complete the mission!"
Temporarily established Task Force 28.
Ding Wei put his hands behind his back and looked at the heavy rain outside the door, with an imperceptible smile on his lips.
The rain came at the right time.
"Captain, it's raining so hard, it's not doing us any good, why are you so happy?" Wu Ding couldn't help but ask.
"Why is there no benefit?" Ding Wei asked.
Wu Ding said: "It's raining so hard, our march will be greatly affected."
"We are not the only ones affected." Ding Wei said with a smile: "It should be said that the heavy rain came very timely.
Because in addition to its impact on us, it will also have an impact on the enemy's baggage troops, and this impact will be difficult to eliminate in the short term.
For the current situation, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and it is only good for us."
After all, Wu Ding had received professional military education, and he understood these principles after a little thought.
There were not many roads in this era. Once it rained, it would be difficult for not only the baggage troops but also the logistics troops to reach them in a short time.
It is difficult for them to march on two legs, let alone those four-wheeled cars and those heavy tanks that need to be hauled by cars.
This rain will not only slow down the Japanese attack speed, but also weaken the Japanese army's edge on the battlefield.
Seeing Wu Ding's excited look, Ding Wei only knew that he had seen these things.
"Old Wu, you know, this timely rain will give us another chance." Ding Wei said with a smile.
"Opportunity?" Wu Ding didn't know why and asked: "What opportunity?"
"In order to march as quickly as possible, the little devil will definitely choose to use the railway." Ding Wei said with a smile.
Wu Ding thought for a moment and understood what Ding Wei wanted to do, and said in surprise: "You want to ambush the Japanese army's baggage troops on the railway?"
"That's right." Ding Wei nodded.
"...Captain, since the Japanese army chose railway transportation, they will definitely send heavy troops to guard it, and even have armored trains to patrol." Wu Ding said.
"Our brother troops have suffered a lot from the armored trains. I'm afraid it's not that easy to use the railways, right?"
Ironclad train?
Ding Wei was not surprised that there was such a thing on the railway.
This thing is a big killer. Although it can only move along the railway line, its firepower is not weak.
Under normal circumstances, armored trains will be loaded with 150 mm large-caliber heavy artillery, or even higher-than-large super-large caliber heavy artillery.
Therefore, armored trains also patrol railway lines and are the most effective killer weapons.
Of course the Japanese army would not dispatch an armored train alone.
They are usually supplemented by some patrol teams composed of cavalry and mobile troops. With their powerful firepower and mobility, their combat effectiveness is self-evident.
It is easy to deal with some armed forces that lack firepower. Even if it is faced with a regiment, this armored train will not be weak.
However, currently the railways are not very accessible.
Moreover, Ding Wei had just wiped out a Japanese cavalry brigade yesterday, leaving only one cavalry group. The Japanese cavalry was seriously insufficient in number and it was difficult to spread the cavalry completely on the railway line.
During normal operations, it is difficult to see the impact, but once they can be used but cannot be dispatched in large numbers, their impact can be seen.
Having said that, the power of the armored train should not be underestimated. If you were to rush forward foolishly, your own task force would definitely not be enough to fill the gap between your teeth.
Just a few shots from the cannons on the armored train, and his task force would be reduced to rubble.
A frontal attack is definitely impossible. In front of such a powerful weapon, if you are not careful, you will become meat on the cutting board.
If the Japanese army wanted to use railway transportation, it would definitely need time to prepare. Even if the speed was fast, it would still take two days.
Ding Wei lowered his head and pondered, thinking about how he could kill the Japanese on the railway in one go.
If you want to transport baggage to the battlefield, routing is so easy!
But how to attack is the biggest difficulty they need to face. It would be troublesome for the Japanese to transport their supplies, let alone the Eighth Route Army.
Although Ding Wei had previously seized a lot of supplies, including trucks and a tank, only a few trucks were left at the headquarters, and most of the supplies were handed over.
You can't attack by force, you can only outwit.
Looking at the heavy rain outside, Ding Wei returned to the chair and sat down without saying a word.
"Team…"
Just when Wu Ding was about to speak, Qiu Chan beside him suddenly whispered: "Shh, don't disturb him. He is thinking of a way. You can go down first."
Wu Ding didn't refute, just glanced at Ding Wei and left.
Ding Wei was sitting at the table, tapping the table with his right hand rhythmically.
Simply relying on the current equipment of the 28th Regiment, there is no useful method. As for the aircraft...
Airplanes are indeed a good thing, but use fighter jets to fight armored trains.
They probably won't be able to take advantage, not to mention they don't have many fighter jets and can't afford any losses.
It would be great if there were bombers at this time, Ding Wei suddenly had such an idea in his mind.
With bombers, a wave of intensive bombing directly on the railway, no matter how hard it is, it will be useless.
suddenly.
A flash of lightning flashed in Ding Wei's mind, and he suddenly thought of an excellent way, a way that could melt these armored trains into scrap metal.
"I thought of it, hahaha, I know what to do!" Ding Wei stood up from his chair excitedly.
"What should I do?" Qiu Chan looked at Ding Wei inexplicably.
"How to clean up these armored trains!" Ding Wei said fiercely: "I am going to melt all the Japanese armored trains into scrap metal this time!"
After saying that, Ding Wei got up and ran out in the rain.
"Where are you going? It's still raining outside!" Qiu Chan hurriedly chased after her.
"I'm going to the armory, don't follow me!" Ding Wei said without looking back.
Ordnance depot?
Qiu Chan was a little confused. That place was just a place for repairing weapons and equipment. What kind of weapons could be found?
Ding Wei quickly ran to the ordnance station.
Most of the work in the ordnance depot involves repairing weapons and equipment and storing some dangerous items.
"Captain!" Seeing Ding Wei running towards him, the guard at the door stood up and saluted.
Ding Wei just nodded casually and ran to the ordnance warehouse. If he remembered correctly, there were many treasures stored here.
Among them is thermite powder!
As for how he obtained this thing, Ding Wei didn't remember much.
I just vaguely remember that during the previous separation, the first or third battalion ambushed the Japanese transport team and seized this thing from the materials transported by the Japanese.
They had never seen this thing before, so they threw it at the ordnance station. A veteran they knew saw it and said it was thermite.
Why there is thermite is also very simple.
Railways cannot be left unmaintained, so thermite is needed for welding.
So I just stayed here, waiting for the opportunity to use thermite powder in the future.
Who is Ding Wei?
He is a real king among soldiers, good at all kinds of battles and has experience in individual combat.
Ding Wei has accumulated countless combat experiences, the most important of which is how to make his own weapons, because sometimes, Ding Wei is unable to carry weapons.
Therefore, he can only use all available resources around him to make weapons that suit him.
Among his many deeds, the most classic weapon is a thermite incendiary bomb.
Equipped with an automatic triggering mechanism, it directly turns the target's hiding place into a sea of fire, and the target is willing to surrender.
If you want to make a thermite bomb, thermite is indispensable.
Ding Wei believes that as long as he has a simple blueprint, ordnance can make what he needs.
The director of the ordnance station looked at the drawings in his hand and was a little confused: "Captain, what do you want to do with a firework?"
Yes, in simple terms, this picture looks like a plan view of a firework, but the internal details are very complicated.
fireworks?
Ding Wei felt a little funny.
There is nothing wrong with using fireworks to describe it. After all, when the thermite bombs are sprayed out, the scene is indeed very beautiful.
Breathtakingly beautiful.
"Stop talking nonsense, just follow this drawing." Ding Wei patted the director of the Ordnance Institute's shoulder and said with a smile.
He has made this thing as simple as possible so that it will not be a problem for the staff at the ordnance depot.
Although the director of the Ordnance Institute wondered why Ding Wei insisted on making such a thing, he still followed Ding Wei's order to make it.
This drawing is actually a production drawing of a simple multiple rocket launcher, with a hexagonal ammunition shell next to it.
As for thermite bombs, they were not particularly dangerous, so Ding Wei decided to do it himself.
There are a lot of messy materials in the ordnance, which are all found when cleaning the battlefield.
The Eighth Route Army was so poor that it was naturally reluctant to throw away some useful things, so they used them when they could be used and put them away if they couldn't be used. What if they could be used in the future?
The director of the Ordnance Institute went to open molds, and Ding Wei was also preparing what he needed.
Half an hour later, the director of the ordnance station came over with a hexagonal ammunition shell, and Ding Wei also finished preparing the materials.
"Captain, can you see if this works?" The director of the ordnance station handed the cartridge case to Ding Wei.
Ding Wei checked it carefully and nodded: "Okay, just follow this standard and try to speed up as much as possible. One pill in half an hour is too slow!"
"No problem, captain, it just takes time to light the fire. Now that the mold is open and the temperature has come up, the speed is guaranteed to be increased!" the director of the Ordnance Institute stepped forward and said.
Ding Wei nodded and said: "Go down and get busy!"
After saying that, Ding Wei started to get busy.
Ding Wei was careful in every step of making ammunition.
The director of the Ordnance Institute also sent boxes of shell casings to Ding Wei.
"Captain, do you need our help?" the director of the ordnance station asked.
Ding Wei didn't even raise his head and said: "No, you are busy with your business!"
It's not that Ding Wei is unwilling, the main reason is that this thing is too dangerous, and Ding Wei is worried about making some irreparable mistakes.
Ding Wei was making ammunition faster and faster, and soon there were a lot of hexagonal prism bullets piled up around him.
Although the appearance is rough, it is good if it can be used, and Ding Wei does not have many requirements for appearance.
It doesn't matter whether you are ugly or beautiful, as long as you can kill the Japanese.
In addition to the ammunition used in the launcher, Ding Wei also made a lot of thermite grenades, using up almost all the thermite alive.
There were also several large boxes behind him, and all the ammunition was placed in them.
"Captain, it's done!"
Ding Wei prepared the last incendiary grenade, and the director of the ordnance station and the workers of the ordnance station also came over pushing several launchers.
The launcher looks very crude, and the barrel is made from grenade launchers and mortar remains.
Because it could no longer be repaired, the workers at the ordnance station dismantled all the disabled equipment, and the barrels used their residual heat.
"Captain, what is this you made?" The director of the ordnance station patted the launcher next to him and asked inexplicably.
Ding Wei smiled mysteriously and said: "Good stuff!"
With that said, Ding Wei called the people from the ordnance station and brought all the launchers to the team headquarters.
When Ding Wei came back, the sky was completely dark and the rain had stopped, but the sky was still covered with dark clouds, and he didn't know when there would be another heavy rain.