Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

While troops at all levels of the Eighth Route Army were actively attacking and demolishing the artillery towers in Jin Province, the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan once again performed the classic work of the Japanese army.

Since the early morning of the 20th, the phone in the communications room of the First Army Headquarters has not stopped ringing.

News came from various small and medium-sized strongholds in the occupied areas of the province. If the strategic material area had not been attacked, Iwamatsu Yoshio even felt that the Eighth Route Army had launched another battle on the scale of a hundred regiments.

The continuous calls for help and the submissive officers in front of him made the old devil furious. He strode forward, swung his right arm, and slapped the opponent on the cheek.

"Baga! Didn't you eat?"

"Is this how you usually report work to your superiors? It's boring! You can't hear it at all! Say it again! Do it again! You speak so quietly and you still want to be a colonel?"

"You people in the intelligence department are really a disgrace to our country! Go back and tell those losers! If you can't figure out what the Eighth Route Army's new weapons are before dawn, all of them will commit seppuku!"

Under normal circumstances, Iwamatsu Yoshio's energy-raising skills are much higher than those of sword master Yoshio Shinozuka.

After all, he is a person with a background in intelligence. He has experienced many storms and waves, so it is not easy to break the defense.

What's more, the enemy's attack seemed fierce, but the losses caused were barely within their acceptable range, which was nothing more than the sacrifice of some grassroots soldiers and fortifications.

As long as we can understand the specific situation and reasons and take corresponding remedial measures in a timely manner, it is not too late to remedy the situation.

The reason why Iwamatsu Yoshio lost his composure was that a few hours ago, he made a phone call to the commander of the North China Front, Okamura Neiji.

In the process of reporting on his work, he was sprayed bloody by his immediate boss from the inside out.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. Who allowed himself to mess up the most important job as soon as he took office?

It was already full of anger, and now it encountered a fierce attack from the enemy. It just so happens that the intelligence department has failed in its duty at this time again, and anyone else would be in a bad mood.

Listening to the commander's scolding, Shoichi Tsunoda tightened his lips to prevent another big fight. He stood at attention and lowered his head, shouting "Hi" from time to time to show that he was not distracted.

At this time, the colonel who specialized in intelligence work was trembling with fear, and his blood pressure was so high that he was about to burst.

On the territory he was responsible for, the Eighth Route Army was suspected of having taken out new weapons, possibly even a 105mm heavy howitzer. But now several hours have passed, and there is no definite information at all.

Although the main responsibility does not lie with him, once his superiors investigate, he will never be able to escape.

The lightest punishment now is to be demoted, and committing suicide just now is not impossible.

After taking a few deep breaths and temporarily suppressing the anger in his heart, Iwamatsu Yoshio began to arrange the next tasks.

As a powerful figure in the army, he deeply knows that beating and scolding alone cannot solve the problem.

The current strategy of the First Army was deployed by him personally. Even with all its members shrinking, it could be beaten to pieces by the enemy. It can only be said that the Eighth Route Army is more powerful than originally imagined.

Even now he still can't think of a way to save himself. One day he will end up like Yoshio Shinozuka.

"The enemy's new weapon is definitely not a 105-caliber heavy artillery. So many strongholds were attacked at the same time. If the Eighth Route Army had this strength, we could return to our homeland now."

"I boldly guess that the range of that thing shouldn't be far, otherwise it wouldn't be able to engage in a firefight with the samurai in the stronghold. The top priority now is to capture one for research."

"Gun towers and bunkers are one of the cornerstones of the cage policy. Even if the quality of building materials is improved, they must continue to be repaired."

"I'll leave the intelligence matters to you. Some of the resources of the First Army will be tilted towards you. Use your brain more and don't let me down again."

As soon as these words came out, Shoda Tsunoda breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as his superiors are willing to give him a chance to make up for his mistakes, everything will be fine. His mind was spinning quickly and he quickly organized his words.

"Hi! Our department will definitely find out what the Eighth Route Army's new weapons are as soon as possible and give you a satisfactory answer."

"Okay, very energetic!"

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After everyone left, Yoshio Iwasatsu rubbed his head.

Okamura Neiji sent him as the commander of the First Army for two reasons. One was naturally to recruit the egg dancers. This is the tradition of successive commanders, starting from the period of Kogetsu Kiyoshi.

On the other hand, considering that he used to work in intelligence, he came to Jin Province to investigate why the Eighth Route Army had undergone earth-shaking changes.

After all, those military factories with strong production capacity and the migrant workers who are beginning to take shape don't even have preserved fruits at this stage.

If anyone within the empire dares to say that no one or force has provided help to the other party, he or she is either a madman or a spy.

If the current momentum continues to develop, I am afraid that in a few years the Eighth Route Army will be able to build aircraft carriers in cave dwellings and tanks in flour mills!

But since last year, the intelligence department of my country has been conducting in-depth investigations, and more than half a year has passed without finding any relevant clues.

In order to figure out the situation, they even used hidden clues planted in the Jin Clan and Guo Prefecture. As a result, he lost his wife, soldiers, and several excellent spies.

Less than three months after taking office, Yoshio Iwamatsu is already in dire straits.

He has realized what it means to be unable to catch a hedgehog with bare hands, and also understands why his old classmate Yoshio Shinozuka left North China in such frustration.

A year ago, the situation in Jin Province was excellent.

The enemy's so-called base area is divided into more than a dozen pieces. By relying on the blockade, my country can slowly drain the opponent's blood. Sooner or later, the enemy will be trapped to death.

The foundation of the cage tactic was built on the turrets that were difficult to break through for the Eighth Route Army.

Once the enemy finds a way to easily pull out the turrets located in the opponent's base area. Then the so-called cage tactics will immediately become a joke, and even become a burden to the younger brother's country.

And this worry has become a fact. The Eighth Route Army, with its offensive weapons, has completely broken the blockade, and the opponent's tentacles will be extended every day.

It won't be long before the lieutenant general who holds several divisions in his hands will be eaten away.

The situation changed so quickly that Yoshio Iwamatsu could not think of any specific way to break the situation in a short period of time. He smashed the table in front of him incompetently and furiously, and then said to himself:

"Baga! What kind of mess is the First Army! If I had known, I wouldn't have come!"

"No matter what, this matter must be resolved first, and the surrender issue can be put aside. Otherwise, if this situation continues, the remaining gun towers in the occupied area may be stripped bare."

"I will definitely hold him accountable when the time comes. Maybe I will be the first to commit seppuku."

At this moment, Feng Chu from the First Army walked in.

He also heard what Yoshio Iwamatsu said just now, but for a person like Hana Komasa whose mind is full of muscles, there is nothing that cannot be solved by war.

Even if there is, it must be because his strength is not enough. As chief of staff, he proposed his own ideas.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, the current situation in Jin Province is very bad. It is difficult for us to maintain even the most basic public security by just combining the 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 16th brigades independently."

"I personally think it is very necessary to free up the troops of the 36th, 37th and 41st Divisions."

"With the strength of three divisions and four independent mixed brigades, even if our First Army cannot solve the Eighth Route Army, it can still push them into the corners of Jin Province."

Although his chief of staff had just done a stupid thing, Iwamatsu Yoshio felt that what the other party said made sense. He was completely in the dark before, forgetting that persimmons should be picked soft and pinched softly.

Compared with the Eighth Route Army, which has sophisticated weapons and equipment and strong tactical literacy.

Those undisciplined preserved fruit troops were more suitable as a breakthrough point. When Hua Guzheng mentioned this, he felt that killing the enemy troops on Zhongtiao Mountain was the best solution to the current situation.

Now that the southwest capital is being bombed every day, those damn idiots definitely have no spare power to support Jin Province.

Coupled with the fact that the transportation channels between Southeast Asia and the Republic of China were cut off by the empire, preserved fruits have lost half of their overseas aid.

Without sufficient weapons and ammunition, as well as air superiority and air defense means, the preserved fruit troops on Zhongtiao Mountain were like tigers without claws.

Thinking of this, Yoshio Iwamatsu felt much better. He even ignored the previous suspicion and patted his chief of staff on the shoulder.

"Hua Gujun, your plan is very reasonable and coincides with my idea."

"Besides, the relationship between my country and the north has eased a lot recently. If we want to attack Zhongtiao Mountain, the Kwantung Army can even dispatch some troops to support us."

"I will report to Commander Okamura Neiji right away and strive to create a favorable battle situation on the frontal battlefield for our large-scale offensive."

"Hahaha, wonderful!"

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Let's turn the camera back to the Border Area Weapons Experimental Research Bureau, when Huang He is handling today's work. After hearing the noise outside the office, he paused what he was doing and raised his head to look at the door.

The person who came in was Wang Dexing. His face was red and he said excitedly:

"Director! I just received news from the front line. Starting from early yesterday morning, the troops fought with the Japanese all night long and completely cleaned up the artillery towers in the border areas of the three major base areas."

Although Huang He had anticipated this, he didn't expect the deputy commander to take action so quickly.

"How is the battle going? Judging from your expression, you must have won the battle. I thought the weapons would need some more time to run in with the troops."

Wang Dexing nodded quickly and placed a document on the table.

"The specific results are in the documents. All matters have been verified by workers behind enemy lines. Take a look!"

The so-called workers behind enemy lines are intelligence personnel of the Eighth Route Army lurking in county towns.

Just like the largest restaurant owner in Taiyuan City, they may be businessmen, pharmacy clerks or even puppet army commanders. Whenever necessary, these people will try their best to send information.

After Huang He opened the folder, he first took a cursory look at the results.

It's not because he doesn't care about the fighting on the front line, it's mainly because he has confidence in the combat effectiveness of the troops. After all, every stage of major improvement involves more or less the participation of someone like him.

For a person who develops new weapons, the feedback from soldiers is what he cares most about.

In the intelligence, the first thing that caught my eye was the report on the use of two caliber mortars.

The Brand 50mm mortar is aimed at the Japanese Type 89 grenade.

Although it suffers a bit in terms of effective range, it is slightly shorter than forty meters. But in small days, I won't be stuck at the extreme distance for artillery fire. This difference is negligible.

In terms of accuracy and power, the 50mm mortar has an overall advantage.

It has a base, a bracket and a sight. It is not like the 89-type grenade that requires experience and feeling to shoot.

Coupled with the tradition of the legal system using drugs and cannons, the soldiers had been suppressing the Japanese in last night's battle.

The feedback from 60 Force is very uniform, basically praising this weapon. After all, the troops were equipped with such weapons before, but now they just have a stable source.

The mortar cannot be said to be an all-powerful weapon. Its advantage is that it can always support you for a period of time in various terrains and situations.

In other words, to put it more rigorously, it is powerful in complementing the system.

The performance of 40 fire is very good, as long as it can hit the target. No turrets or bunkers can withstand a second blow, and calling a can opener is no problem at all.

However, coordination issues need to be taken seriously. Many casualties in the intelligence are due to the fact that after the rocket launchers suppressed the Japs, the attacking troops failed to grasp the timing in time, giving the enemy a chance to counterattack.

After confirming that the idea of ​​popularizing mortars was correct, Huang He immediately opened the system and took a look at the scientific research options being unlocked.

"Brand MLE1927/31 81 mm mortar: In the history of modern warfare in the world, the lineage of all mortars basically originates from this gun and its brothers.

Now that you have both, it's time to show your enemies the power of the Grandmaster.

Unlock time: 70 days

Effect: The military factory in the system can produce this weapon and obtain a complete set of production lines and design drawings. "

There is no doubt about the status of the founder. After all, all mortars after 1927 used Brand's research ideas.

Everyone wants good things, so those who know the rules should buy a production license and produce them openly.

If you don’t understand the rules, just change the caliber. Here I’ll name the Three Virtues. It is obviously a direct copy, even the 81.4mm mortar shells captured by the Allies can be used directly.

But for the sake of face, I have to say that I am 8 centimeters, for fear that others will not know that I am hiding my ears.

Having said that, it is the Eighth Route Army that can manufacture weapons of other countries without a production license. But it’s not a big problem, the two sides are already allies.

Getting back to the topic, as long as mortars are not eliminated, Brand's design will be the industry benchmark.

The weight, caliber, barrel length, shooting elevation, and rate of fire of the guns produced by the system have not changed much. Only the range has increased by 200 meters, reaching an astonishing 3,000 meters.

Although this number does not seem to change much, for a battalion-level support weapon, the improvement in range can completely save lives at critical moments.

When Lao Li made a surprise attack on Taiyuan Airport, if he had used a Brand 81mm mortar, he would have been able to plow the ground completely.

There was supposed to be another chapter in the early morning, and I felt that I couldn’t put it off, so I had to finish it that day.

Otherwise, there will always be work matters the next day, and the life of a working man is miserable!