Chapter 35 Forcing the Japanese Army Dogs to Jump Over the Wall
When Ma Qichang heard what Yang Zhen said was extremely serious, he nodded quickly and said: "No. 1, don't worry, I have already remembered that this kind of artillery shells must be kept strictly confidential and must not be leaked. No documents or materials will be formed. Only Control is in the hands of the artillery headquarters and no troops are issued."
In response to Ma Qichang's neat answer, Yang Zhen nodded slightly. It's not that he is petty, but in his opinion, this kind of advanced weapon that is decades ahead of the present must not fall into the hands of any enemy, and this enemy is not only It's the Japanese army in front of you, and it also includes all potential opponents.
Yang Zhen put a lot of effort into this batch of artillery shells that are so powerful that they can even make up for his lack of bombers to a certain extent. You must know that although this kind of artillery shells are very lethal, the production process is extremely complicated, especially the environmental protection. Oxyethane is highly carcinogenic, so be careful when filling it.
At the end of last year, when I saw a batch of ethylene oxide imported from Jiangbei by the military region as a dye for dyeing military uniforms, I remembered that although this thing was a dye, it was only put into practice on a large scale in the 1960s and 1970s. , fuel-air bombs known as mini-atomic bombs and the main charge of artillery shells.
Although this kind of ammunition, which is called sub-nuclear weapon due to its huge lethality, was first developed and used by the US military, it was the former Soviet Union that developed it to the extreme. It not only developed artillery shells and missiles of various calibers , and even developed a small individual launcher that can be used by individual soldiers.
In later generations, I had seen the fuel-air artillery shells used by the 122 rocket launchers left by the Soviet army in that small South Asian country that was in constant war. In that country where there was still a melee before Yang Zhen crossed over, this kind of artillery shells were so lethal because of their lethality. It is huge and is used as a last resort weapon by both enemies.
Before the operation, in order to ensure the safety of the operation, the troops specially organized them to study the 122mm fuel that the Soviet army used in large quantities in that country, causing huge casualties to that country's resistance forces and even civilians, and still causing endless troubles to this day. Air rocket projectiles.
In that small country, he had personally dismantled an unexploded artillery shell that had fallen into a civilian area, so he knew the structure and principles of this artillery shell very well. He was even familiar with it, so long as he had the raw materials, he could transform it. Yang Zhen himself In later generations, Chinese defense products such as the former Soviet Union's Shmir II individual cloud explosive bomb, the PF 97 type 93mm individual cloud explosive bomb were used.
It's just that he didn't know that ethylene oxide was already used as the main charge in this era. After discovering these ethylene oxides, Yang Zhen took out the design drawings and process standards at that time, but until recently The finished product had just been officially produced, but Yang Zhen, who had seen the experiment, discovered at that time that the shells produced by his copycat were one-third less lethal than the original Soviet shells seen in later generations.
The current batch of artillery shells sent here are the first batch of finished products. They are sent this time not only to reduce casualties and enhance the lethality of artillery against the Japanese army, but also to test the power of this kind of artillery shells in actual combat at the weapons testing site. The performance on the battlefield is one thing. Whether it can reach the power of the test site on the real battlefield is another matter.
However, although this kind of technology is limited to technology and raw materials, although it is one-third less powerful than what has been seen in later generations, and Yang Zhen copied the design of the first-generation product after the war, which requires a second detonation, it is like Using these shells like the 122mm rocket launcher, this is undoubtedly an epoch-making weapon.
Even though it is one-third less powerful, its lethality far exceeds that of existing ammunition. Its lethality is three times greater than the most commonly used anti-personnel explosive grenade for 122 rockets, and this weapon The lethality against soft targets such as personnel is far higher than that of conventional artillery shells.
Whether it is now or after the war, Yang Zhen will never want this weapon that is twenty or thirty years ahead of the enemy to be leaked. His opponent has strong chemical industry and military industry capabilities. Although this kind of artillery shell is very troublesome to load, in fact The structure is not complicated. Once leaked, they can quickly manufacture large quantities. By then, they will have shot themselves in the foot.
Not only the Japanese army he is facing now, but also current allies like Jiangbei, he will not reveal whether he will be a potential enemy or an unknown ally in the future. He does not want this kind of thing to be called without nuclear charges. The power of nuclear weapons will be exerted on his own soldiers. Undoubtedly, this kind of artillery shell is the only weapon and equipment that Yang Zhen does not intend to exchange for money.
Therefore, when producing these artillery shells, he chose the Second Military Factory, which had just been built from dismantled Polish military machinery and equipment, instead of choosing The ammunition output is 80%, but there are a large number of Jiangbei military experts working in the No. 1 artillery shell branch.
After explaining that Ma Qichang kept these shells strictly confidential, Yang Zhen took out a small notebook and a flashlight from his military uniform jacket pocket, handed it to Ma Qichang and said: "Here are the precautions for using this kind of shells, as well as experiments I will give you half an hour to memorize the obtained data in front of me. Don’t ask any other questions. After these shells are used, you will understand why I want to keep them strictly confidential."
Ma Qichang didn't hesitate. He took the small notebook, found a place to sit down, turned on the flashlight and memorized it silently. Although the various data in the notebook were relatively complicated, they were not unfamiliar to Ma Qichang who was familiar with the artillery business. Without using up the half hour given by Yang Zhen, he handed the small notebook back to Yang Zhen and said: "No. 1, I have already written it down."
Yang Zhen was not surprised that Ma Qichang finished writing down the contents of the notebook so quickly, nor did he ask any questions. After taking the notebook, he lit a match and burned it until the notebook was completely reduced to ashes. , Yang Zhencai waved his hand and said: "Go and take a look at the artillery position you chose."
Since Yang Zhen wanted to see the artillery positions selected by Ma Qichang, Ma Qichang naturally would not give up. He carefully accompanied Yang Zhen to carefully inspect the several artillery positions he selected, and corrected the positions of several artillery groups. , and after sending staff officers to meet the troops that were about to arrive, they accompanied Yang Zhen back to Tao Jingfei's headquarters with peace of mind.
When the two returned to Tao Jingfei's headquarters, they discovered that Guo Bingxun and Tao Jingfei, who had gone to the front-line positions, had returned at some point. Seeing Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen took off his belt, took off his pistol and said with a smile: "Forward-deployed people. How about it, can you stick to the plan?"
Hearing this, Guo Bingxun nodded with satisfaction and said: "Old Tao performed well. After withdrawing at dusk, it only took less than five hours. The first-line position has been constructed and the deployment of the minefield has been roughly completed. Only the The number of bomb-proof holes is still insufficient, and there are still too many troops deployed on the front-line security battlefield."
After saying that, Guo Bingxun turned to Tao Jingfei and said: "You put your main force in the two villages of Futun, and you want to rely on these two natural villages to fight the Japanese army in close combat to reduce casualties. no.
"You have deployed the main force in these two villages. The Japs are just looking for it. Judging from yesterday's battle situation, the Japs have made complete preparations this time. The number of artillery shells is sufficient. A 240 mm heavy artillery shell. , the troops placed in the village will be complete."
Having said this, Guo Bingxun pointed at the map with the red and blue pencil in his hand, and said to Tao Jingfei: "These two villages can only place one company each at most, and more will definitely not work. In addition, the depth of your first-line position has not been completed. A mesh, with only three horizontal trenches, won’t work.”
"You need to build a large number of communication trenches between your three trenches, so that they can pass between each other. Secondly, you also need to build anti-gun holes on both sides of the communication trenches. The ridge lines are not enough, so the entire trench should be drawn into a straight line. It's okay to deal with a pure infantry charge, but to deal with infantry-tank coordinated operations, if you form a parallel line, your anti-tank firepower will be a living target for the Japanese tank artillery."
"And your three trenches are not wide enough. They need to be as wide as a chariot. One meter is not deep enough. They must be at least 1.5 meters deep. The edges of the trenches must be built into steps. In addition, you All the covers on the machine gun fortifications were removed, and the civil engineering field fortifications could not block even the direct fire of the Qiwushan field artillery. On the contrary, they blocked the firing range of the machine guns."
"Although you have repaired a sufficient number of cross fire points, the number of reverse fire points is not enough, and the concealment is not strong. At least it needs to be doubled for defensive warfare, especially when facing infantry and tanks equipped with tanks for coordinated operations. , fighting hard on the front line will only result in huge casualties, and you may not be able to hold the position. The key is to give full play to your firepower and flexibility."
After Guo Bingxun finished speaking, Yang Zhen took over the topic and said: "Old Tao, in the next step of the headquarters' operations, your task here is very heavy. It can be said to be the key among the keys. I can tell you two clearly here today. , our target is not just the Japanese Eighth Division in front of you."
"The Eighth Division is now a pile of mud and is no longer something to be afraid of. We need to use this Eighth Division as a lead to mobilize the Eleventh Division behind it. The Japanese Eleventh Division is our real goal.”
"After the enemy's 8th Division loses its combat effectiveness, whether we can attract the 11th Division of the Japanese Army to provide convenience for the main follow-up operations depends on your performance in the blocking battle in the next few days. There are still more enemies who will confront you in person. The fighting strength of Tsutsumi's third detachment held them back, preventing them from crossing the front line of Lao Hei's back, forcing Juichi Namada to replace the Eighth Division with the Eleventh Division."
"The harder you fight here and the more desperate the Japanese troops are, the more you can truly mobilize the 11th Division and create favorable conditions for the insertion of follow-up troops. For three days, you will be nailed here like nails for three days. To gain a short period of time for the main force to replenish and mobilize."
"We should not always be the ones doing the dirty work. We should also force the Japanese to make them jump over the wall. As soon as the 11th Division is dispatched, our entire chess game on the Eastern Front will be completely over."