Seeing that his troops have entered the large courtyard of the Fourth Division Regiment Headquarters, they have successfully cut off the connection between the two buildings in the courtyard, and annihilated most of the enemies in the courtyard. Total annihilation is right in front of them. But in front of them.
At this time, Wang Guangyu was somewhat reluctant when he received the order to stop the attack.【.Com text】
Somewhat reluctantly, he put down the phone in his hand. Although he could never guess why the commander gave the order to stop the attack, Wang Guangyu, who was extremely obedient, still gave the order to stop the attack.
Although he did not understand the reason why the commander issued this order, in order to cleanly and completely annihilate the Japanese troops who had retreated into the two buildings as soon as possible after resuming the attack, Wang Guangyu strengthened the headquarters to himself. Just now
After completing the training, they were mobilized from the rear. As the last batch of troops going south to cross the river, the heavy artillery battalions were all advanced.
This heavy artillery battalion is equipped with Austrian-style 100mm howitzers from the secret arsenal handed over by Ma Chunsheng. Although they are old items from the First World War, their range cannot be compared with the new Japanese field guns.
Fortunately, not only are there sufficient artillery shells, but due to their large caliber, these artillery shells are more lethal than those equipped by the First Brigade Mountain Artillery Battalion. After the First World War in General Shi, because the original Japanese mountain artillery losses were too large, the modified twelve French Schneider
The 75mm mountain gun is much larger.
These are called the 1914 Improved 100mm Field Howitzers. Among the Western armies with complete artillery calibers and even the Japanese army, these old-fashioned artillery can only be called light howitzers. They are also considered among the current squadrons of various factions.
It's a heavy artillery. Although it is an old artillery designed during World War I, the price is definitely not cheap.
Therefore, except for the wealthy Fengjun, although the performance was relatively excellent, the various factions in the pass had very few equipment. Even the equipment of the Beiyang warlords back then were mostly cheaper artillery. A few wealthy people also set their sights on it.
Most of them focus on German products.
These twelve 1914 improved 100mm field howitzers were not the inventory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after its defeat, but brand-new artillery that the Fengjun ordered from the independent Czech Republic after the war. But these artillery and those prices
Unlike the relatively cheap Schneider Mountain Cannon and the small arms used as reserves, they are all second-hand goods that have been used by the army.
The reason why they are not shipped out like those 150mm mortars and 75mm mountain guns and are only briefly inspected before being distributed to the troops as supplementary equipment is because these artillery pieces have been taken to the arsenal for processing.
A thorough body examination.
Not only the artillery, but also the large number of artillery shells in stock were inspected one by one. After all, they were old artillery pieces that had been used, and they had been produced for a long time, so proper inspections were still necessary.
These twelve artillery pieces are original products from the Skoda Arsenal in the Czech Republic. The raw materials used are high-performance steel produced in the Czech Republic. Coupled with the gap in production technology, they are obviously much better than those imitated by the Fengtian Arsenal using imported Japanese steel. Although
It is a used second-hand product and has been sealed and stored for nearly ten years. However, it was still in good condition when it was unpacked, and there was no trace of rust on the gun body.
However, as the first batch of similar weapons imported by Lao Fengjun, they are a bit too old. In addition, in the previous warlord melee in the country, according to the frequency of Fengjun's participation in the war, the intensity of use must be quite high. So despite its appearance,
It was good, but Yang Zhen was worried and still asked the arsenal to check it carefully.
The overhaul will take a while, coupled with the deployment of artillery personnel and the process of the artillerymen who have been using Japanese artillery becoming familiar with this authentic European artillery, it took a long time. Although several months have passed, this time
This is my first time going south to participate in a battle.
After Wang Guangyu moved the heavy artillery battalion to the front, he did not avoid suspicion and placed it swaggeringly within the sight of the Japanese army. He planned that if Yang Zhen gave the order to launch an attack again, these 100mm howitzers could directly attack the Japanese army.
The two remaining buildings were hit with the most intense artillery fire.
As for whether the possible counterattack by the Japanese army would pose any threat to the artillery shells currently captured at Lianjiangkou and the 100-millimeter-plus baby cannons that were the only ammunition in the entire army until the equipment was replenished, Wang Guangyu had never thought about it at all.
, and I wasn’t worried at all.
The artillery of the Fourth Division was almost wiped out at the Lianjiangkou line, and the remaining mountain artillery had already fallen into the hands of Li Mingrui, who had entered the city before him. Except for a few grenades, there were not even mortars.
What did the Japanese army use to pose a threat to its artillery?
It's just that what Wang Guangyu was waiting for was not Yang Zhen's general offensive order, but a Japanese prisoner of war. The prisoner of war sent was not an ordinary Japanese soldier, but a high-ranking officer. After seeing this Japanese prisoner of war, Wang Guangyu
Only then did I realize that the commander wanted to huddle in the last defensive position. At this time, there was no way to run away, and there was no hope of victory in the fight. The Japanese army was already in a dilemma and persuaded them to surrender.
But will these Japanese soldiers, who have always adhered to the bushido style, take pride in dying in battle, and were shamefully captured, follow the commander's wishes? Wang Guangyu has a big question mark in his heart? As an old anti-alliance fighter, for the Japanese army
He knows the fighting style very well.
After seeing Chen Long, the head of intelligence at the headquarters who personally escorted the prisoner of war, Wang Guangyu shook his head and said: "Old Chen, you don't know this little devil's consistent style. Is it useful to ask this guy to persuade him to surrender? Besides, why waste all your efforts?
.The heavy artillery assigned to me by the headquarters has been deployed. A shell will explode and nothing will be left. This will save trouble."
"Even though the 75mm mountain artillery fire on these two buildings is like scratching an itch, I don't believe they can withstand the level fire of the 100mm howitzer? I have learned a lesson this time and have already told the artillerymen to aim at the buildings upstairs.
The windows are broken. It’s true that this little devil’s building is solidly built, but it’s not like his windows are also blocked with reinforced concrete.”
Regarding Chen Long, an old comrade from the Anti-Japanese War, Wang Guangyu believed that he had nothing to hide. Although Chen Long was transferred to the Soviet Union to study and was assigned to work within the customs, he came from the Anti-Japanese War after all, right? The two of them were in Chen Long
Before Long entered the Soviet Union, since the Second Army and the Fifth Army often fought together, they were considered acquaintances. With this premise, Wang Guangyu naturally would not be polite to Chen Long.
Chen Long heard Wang Guangyu's complaint and smiled and said: "Old Wang, it is my suggestion to suspend the attack this time and persuade the remaining Japanese troops to surrender. There are two reasons. One is that the coal mines in Hebei are in urgent need of workers. Those coal mines in Hebei
All the original workers were recruited by us, and the current workers are mainly captured Japanese soldiers, Japanese pioneer groups, and Japanese workers we captured in Hebei."
"Now that winter is coming, not only do we need a lot of coal ourselves, but Jiangbei also needs a lot of coal. Due to the lack of labor, the output is always insufficient and cannot meet our needs. The last batch of barter signed with Jiangbei
The coal needed for the goods was delivered just the day before yesterday.”
"This time the commander-in-chief signed another contract with Jiangbei, in which we exchanged part of the gold hard currency, plus mainly coal and iron ore, for Jiangbei's supplies. Although I can't say the details of this contract yet, but
One thing you can know is that the coal required this time is much higher than the 10,000 tons last time."
"Due to excessive conscription in the base area, there is a serious shortage of coal workers. Jiangbei has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with our delay in delivery. So this time I came to Jiamusi to recruit a group of workers for the coal mines in Hebei. These little devils are
Being strong and strong is a good candidate for labor. Wouldn't it be a pity not to waste it and reuse it?"
"Although Du Kaishan and the others captured a lot of civilians from the Japanese Pioneer Corps in Yilan last time, the number of strong laborers they could use was only over a thousand. In addition, we captured those heinous traitors, puppet Manchukuo military police, and
Japanese prisoners of war, the entire Hebei coal mine has less than 3,000 workers, which is too small for a purely manual coal mine."
"In order to increase the output of the coal mines and meet our own needs as well as the need to deliver goods to Jiangbei, it is urgent to find ways to increase the number of workers. Based on the situation in the area, you also know that the last conscription almost ate up all the old foundation.
Even if we have a limited number of young and middle-aged people, we still need to ensure the replenishment of soldiers. Where can we find so many laborers?"
"In addition, I learned through interrogation of the prisoners of war that the commander of this building is an old acquaintance of yours, and has dealt with you more than once. It's just that this guy has always slipped away quickly, and he has only slipped through your nose a few times.
Run away below."
"This guy is the middleman for the joint ventures of the various regiments of the Fourth Division. He has almost all the business channels of several regiments of the Fourth Division in his hands, and the working capital of each regiment of the Fourth Division is also in his hands.
If we take control of him and capture him, we will be able to squeeze out a lot of funds, which will alleviate our urgent need for funds."
"This time Jiangbei agreed that some raw materials can be provided by barter, but some items in stock have to be paid in cash. We have a lot of cash on hand, but we cannot invest it all at once, and we also need to raise some funds for the central government.
The commander is under a lot of pressure now, so he just points his finger at this guy."
"You're going to be happy with this shot. But after you kill that guy, where are we going to dig into the treasury of the Fourth Division? These guys in the Fourth Division can't fight, but they can do business.
First hand. Through the interrogation of prisoners of war, I learned that the liquidity in this guy's hands is quite a lot."
"Old acquaintance?" Wang Guangyu heard Chen Long mention that the Japanese commander currently trapped in the Fourth Division headquarters was an old acquaintance of his. He was slightly stunned, and immediately remembered someone and said: "Is it possible that the Japanese commander in the building is an old acquaintance?"
Is that Kitano Takatsu who was so frightened that we were scared to death when we were fighting outside Lao Heidingzi in Ning'an?"
Seeing that Wang Guangyu had guessed it, Chen Long smiled and waved his hand, made a hissing gesture, and said to the captured Japanese captain behind him: "I've already told you what needs to be said.
, what you should see has been seen by you. As for how to do it, it’s up to you.”
When the Japanese captain heard this, he quickly lowered his head and opened his mouth and said in fluent Northeastern dialect: "Sir, please don't worry. I know Kitano-kun's character very well. If Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru is still there, he may fight to the end.
.But now Lieutenant General Sawada Shigeru has died gloriously in front of their noses. After losing all hope of rescuing the siege, he must have defeated the last line of defense in his heart."
Having said this, he swallowed his saliva and pointed to the rows of 100mm howitzers behind the position and said: "You have brought in heavy artillery now, and now they have no chance of winning. I think if I go in at this time, I should
It can achieve twice the result with half the effort. As a first-class businessman, Kitano-kun is not the kind of person who is stubborn."
Regarding this guy's answer, Chen Long waved his hand unquestioningly, and a guard next to him handed him a white flag and sent him over.
Looking at the back of this guy, Wang Guangyu said: "Where did you find such a person? Damn, if it weren't for the Japanese military uniform and his fluent Chinese, I would have thought he was a Chinese?"
Could this guy also be from the Fourth Division?"
Hearing this, Chen Long shook his head and said: "He is not from the Fourth Division, but a combat staff officer from the Kwantung Army Headquarters. However, he also led the Fourth Division, and he is a native of Osaka. This guy is the original
The adjutant of Lieutenant Commander Hattori Takushiro, Chief of Operations Staff of the Kwantung Army. After being captured on the line at Renjiangkou, he was the first among all the captured officers to surrender."
"This guy and Kitano Takatsu grew up playing naked together, and he is also the general agent of all the businesses of the Fourth Division in Xinjing. This guy uses his special status to get a lot of success from the Japanese and puppets.
Since the Fourth Division was transferred to Northeast China, he has handled at least half of the smuggling business."
"The reason why he can speak Chinese so fluently is because a close friend of his father is a remnant of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so he learned to speak authentic Chinese from his adoptive father. I think you also know the name of his god-sister.
As I said, it’s that Yoshiko Kawashima.”
After clarifying the identity of this guy, Chen Long shut his mouth. Facing Wang Guangyu's subsequent questioning, he just said lightly: "Old Wang, you are also a senior cadre of the party. Although you have never done underground work,
But you still know the rules. There are some things I cannot say. In our profession, confidentiality is the first priority."
Having said this, Chen Long patted him on the shoulder and said: "Old Wang, don't worry, I won't delay you for too long. The commander only gave that guy one hour. By then, no matter what Kitano Takatsu's decision is,
, will launch the final attack on time."
Wang Guangyu didn't pay attention to Chen Long's words, nor did he continue to ask. He just smiled, turned around, raised his telescope, and observed the Japanese positions. Although Wang Guangyu had not directly done intelligence work, he still roughly understood the rules.
Understood. He understood what Chen Long meant, so he understood it and didn't ask any further.
He could tell from Chen Long's words that the Intelligence Department might have other uses for this guy. He just couldn't tell him clearly. What Chen Long said today was an exception. If he wasn't an old comrade with him,
And since he needs his cooperation, he probably won't reveal any information to him.
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