The 94-type truck (known as the 94-type six-wheeled automatic truck in Japan) is a standard military transport vehicle specially designed for the army's baggage troops based on the TU10 truck designed by Japan Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. (Isuzu) to imitate Ford trucks. In terms of performance, it is specially added to the requirements for use in the special climate and geographical environment of Northeast China, and it can be said that this is a military vehicle specially designed for the war of aggression against China.

At that time, not only Isuzu, but also Hino, Toyota and other automobile manufacturers, and even some small auto parts factories were producing this truck for the Japanese army according to the drawings.

In order to stimulate the production of military automobiles in the country, Japan promulgated the "Military Automobile Subsidy Law" as early as the Taisho period, stipulating that Japanese civilian units purchasing vehicles, all those who choose the models designated by the army will be given cash subsidies, and even the military will pay the full amount of the car in advance, on the condition that when the army needs it, these civilian trucks will be requisitioned by the army first, and will be returned to the original unit after being used.

At the beginning, the purpose of the Japanese cabinet to issue this law was to save a large amount of daily maintenance costs for the army, and civilian units that want to get benefits will give priority to purchasing the models needed by the army, and the same manufacturers will have the enthusiasm to produce these military equipment, and in time the Japanese army will be able to reserve a large number of transport vehicles in the civilian sector, and once the war breaks out, the country can set up an automated logistics force at any time.

The problem was that the regulations were issued too early, and the trucks were so old that with the budget-conscious nature of the Japanese at the time, they would never replace new cars without being completely scrapped. Moreover, the Japanese were particularly diligent and thrifty, and most of the vehicles were carefully maintained beyond the need, and as a result, when the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the Army found that most of the old trucks that met the conditions for requisition were old trucks produced in the twenties, which could barely be used on Japanese roads, but could not adapt to the bad road conditions in Chinese mainland.

It was only at this time that the Army came up with the idea of developing a transport model suitable for China's road conditions, which eventually led to the birth of the 946-wheeled truck. With the bureaucratic efficiency of the Japanese Army, the performance requirements were increased layer by layer, and it took four years to toss and turn, and it was not until three or seven years that this kind of truck was really finalized, but because of the limitation of the share of raw materials and the priority of production, the production speed of this kind of truck has been very slow, and the number cannot meet the needs of the army's logistics comprehensive mechanization.

However, because the war on the Chinese battlefield was very smooth, the Japanese army's demand for vehicles and equipment was not very urgent, and the mules, horses, and manpower baggage team were enough to meet the logistical needs at this time. Don't forget that we still have a loyal heart and a glorious Yamato soul.

Because of its special status, the Shanghai military station was able to be equipped with a number of military trucks to deliver supplies to the Japanese troops stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the surrounding areas. Fujiwara's six-wheeled truck, a Type 94 Type A truck, was produced by Tokyo Gas Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Hino) and was equipped with a 68-horsepower six-cylinder gasoline engine modeled after Ford.

Theoretically, the car was capable of reaching a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour on the road, which was quite fast in the thirties. But now this ninety-four six-wheeled truck running on the Sichuan road has obviously far exceeded its design standards, and it is full of a truckload of army soldiers, with an indomitable momentum, rushing forward like crazy.

"Well done, Fujiwara, that's all! More than go! The co-captain in the cab enjoyed the impact of the speed on himself and shouted cheers for his lieutenant.

The commander of the armored car at the end of the Marine convoy was Lieutenant Ono, the deputy of the Marine Corps armored vehicle squadron, and he was about to poke his head out from the top of the hemispherical machine gun turret to observe the traffic in front of the convoy, when he heard a terrible roar of engines behind him.

The Marine Corps lieutenant, who was almost half a mechanical expert, had the first feeling that something was wrong with the movement, and by the time he turned his head holding on to the clamshell-shaped turret hatch, the Army's Type 94 truck was already close in front of him.

The moment the two cars passed by, the lieutenant could clearly see the face of the Army driver sitting in the cab, and the fanatical look that made him shudder.

"Army! It's an army truck! Ono couldn't help but shout loudly over the radio.

The original British armored car was equipped with a full set of radio equipment, but after the Japanese military improved, only the commander's car retained the ability to send signals, and the other vehicles could only receive orders.

The sudden shouting in the headphones startled the squadron leader on the first car, Captain Fujita, who heard it as the squadron deputy Ono's voice.

"Hey, Ono, what did you just shout?" Fujita rolled over and stood on the captain's seat and opened the hatch at the top of the turret.

As a result, the squadron leader immediately understood why the deputy's voice was so startled, it was an army truck painted with ugly horse manure, and he would not be mistaken, because the truck's headlight mount was also inlaid with the army's gold star in the middle.

The truck overtook his entire squadron of armored vehicles from the side of the narrow road at an unbelievable speed, and the only thing that came to Fujita's mind at the moment was that the driver, if not skilled, was a complete lunatic.

Sichuan Road is a standard two-lane road, and the road surface is also paved with two-way tram lanes, and only a little space is reserved next to the sidewalk for non-motorized vehicles such as rickshaws.

Because the vehicles in Shanghai use European and American traffic regulations, which makes countries like Japan that drive on the left side are not very accustomed, so when the Japanese army generally drives out, the vehicles usually drive in the middle of the road. The Japanese army will not give way to civilian vehicles, and of course, no one dares to stand in front of the Japanese military vehicles.

At this time, the Marine Corps convoy was still driving in the middle of the road as usual, and there was not much space reserved for the rear car to overtake on both sides, but the Army truck was stunned and forced forward to overtake from the left line along the edge of the road, and the speed was even like a mad dog. I had heard that there was a lot of pressure in the army, which led to a lot of insanity, and now the lieutenant of the Navy feels that the rumors are true.

Next, Captain Fujita found that there was more than one madman in the army, and there were eight army trucks behind the 94 type, of course, the momentum was far less rapid than the previous one, but it was almost the highest level Fujita had ever seen.

The lieutenant of the Navy will not know at this moment, in fact, the psychology of the army driver in the rear car is broken, and they are also desperate when they encounter such a frenzied head car, but the Wing Commander is sitting in that car, and at this time, even if he risks his life, he must follow closely.

One army truck after another frantically overtook Captain Fujita's car, and the roar of the Isuzu engine and the roar (scream) of many army soldiers in the cabin echoed in the captain's ears.

"No, they're heading for the Bund." Stunned, Fujita finally regained his ability to think, and he immediately judged the goal of this group of troops.

This is to rush to the scene of the incident before himself, such an arrogant overtaking, obviously not taking the special marines into account at all.

"Accelerate! Catch up! Contact the car in front of you and ask them to stop this group. Fujita lowered his head and ordered to his subordinates in the carriage.

"Heh, Squadron Leader, that bastard's speed looks like it's almost seventy kilometers, and the army is really a bunch of deadly red deer." The driver spun the wheel and pressed the accelerator hard.

The top speed of the Rolls-Royce armored car is 72 kilometers, and although the speed will be a little slower after the Japanese modification, the driver is confident that he can catch up with the army.

"How is it possible, is it a 94-style truck, how can it run so fast." The co-pilot seems to have just reacted.

"The vehicle in front did not carry a radio, and the commander was in a regular car today." The radio corps reported.

"Where's the communications class?"

"They're on side bikes."

"How can it be repaired! It seems that we can only rely on it. Fujita poked his head out of the machine-gun tower.

"All follow the long train!" The squadron leader gave orders over the radio and made a command gesture to the car behind me to follow me.

PS: That's it for now, and work hard for the double shift tomorrow.

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