"General."

In the Provisional Headquarters of the First Army, Yamamoto reported to Yoshio Shinozuka the news of Li Yunlong's escape:

"The front line telegraphed that the two brigades pursuing the remnants of Li Yunlong were in Macun, Xiliao County, and were covered by the enemy's dense heavy artillery fire, and they have now lost the trace of Li Yunlong."

"Heavy artillery?"

Yoshio Shinozuka looked up.

The face was extremely haggard, and Yamamoto was stunned when he saw it.

Compared with yesterday's meeting, the general's face at this time became more and more haggard.

At the beginning, with an army of 10,000 and two heavy artillery brigades, when he attacked Shou County, he was so high-spirited and confident, how confident he was at that time, and how haggard he is now.

Yamamoto sighed inwardly.

And it's no wonder.

In this attack, although Shou County was recaptured, the main purpose of eliminating Li Yunlong was not completed, and the attacking troops suffered heavy losses, and the pursuit behind them added up to more than 4,000 imperial troops.

A full squadron of Imperial troops was gone.

The airfield of the First Army was also shelled twice, the Air Brigade of the First Army was completely wiped out, and most of the planes transferred from other places were also lost.

Oh yes, and a 240-heavy gun was lost, which is much more valuable than an airplane.

A series of defeats and huge losses led to a great dissatisfaction with the general at the top of the empire, and it was foreseeable that this time the general's future would inevitably ·····

"Yes."

Retracting his thoughts, Yamamoto said:

"From the point of view of power and ballistics, it should be a mortar of more than 120 calibers, and the power of the shell exceeds that of the 105 howitzer of the imperial division and regimental level, the maximum firing range is more than 5.5 kilometers, and the accuracy is very high."

"Also, mountain maneuverability is pretty good."

After a pause, Yamamoto was afraid of irritating his commander, so he changed his tone before continuing: "It was this kind of artillery that shelled Taiyuan Airport, and its mobility can be seen from the fact that the other party can penetrate into Taiyuan. ”

"Mortars of more than 120 calibers..."

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly sighed.

As a lieutenant general, he naturally knows that now the dazzling 120 is playing a dazzling role in the European battlefield, and he also knows that the empire has also begun to study this kind of artillery, and even a small number of sample cannons have been produced, and the factory has also received a production plan.

Even the old antiques of the empire who controlled the munitions have regressed, and you can imagine the excellence of this artillery.

"High mobility! Also has a range of more than 5.5 km! ”

Immediately after, Yoshio Shinozuka felt his scalp tingle.

The mountain has high mobility, long range, high accuracy, and its power surpasses the empire's divisional and regimental level 105 howitzers, and it is even much larger.

Baggage convoys still dare to walk on the road? I'm afraid that I was bombarded just after leaving the city.

The turret or something, there is no need to repair it, the masonry turret cannot withstand the divisional level artillery at all, even if this is just a mortar, it will not work, unless a large amount of reinforced concrete is used, but absolutely not a drop will be transported in China.

"This should be provided by that Chen Fan."

Yoshio Shinozuka speculated.

Yamamoto's forehead jumped, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he rarely didn't answer.

"Yamamoto-kun."

Yoshio Shinozuka also understood the situation very well, and stopped talking about Chen Fan, this topic can't be talked about at all, so let's leave it to the headquarters intelligence department for a headache, he immediately changed the topic:

"Let's investigate the big mules of the Independent Regiment, it seems that our stupid spy has also sent out some useful information."

Mortars of 120 caliber or more, with a firing range of more than five kilometers, this kind of data, the total weight of this gun will not be less than 200 kilograms, and a single large part will not be less than 50 kilograms.

I'm afraid that the incredible big mule that Zhu Ziming said is real.

"Hey."

Yamamoto also noticed this.

By all indications, the Independent Regiment possessed an extraordinary animal power, and there were quite a few of them.

"What is the number of such mortars, is there any specific information?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

If there are a lot of such heavy mortars, then the future life of the imperial army may not be very easy, no, it should be very difficult, and even life is extremely difficult.

"It shouldn't be much at the moment."

Yamamoto has no specific information and has not carried out an investigation on the front line, but relying on the traces of the battlefield, he can also see a lot of information:

"From the on-site analysis of Taiyuan, the enemy shelled the airfield with two large-caliber mortars, and the previous blocking shelling was one shell in three seconds, and it should also be the number of two."

"But there are no fewer shells."

"Two Doors..."

Yoshio Shinozuka breathed a sigh of relief.

The impact of the two cannons on the Shanxi region is limited, let alone in North China, unless there are more than twenty guns, or even thirty, can cause relatively big trouble to the empire.

But he also understands that not much at present does not mean that there will not be much in the future.

"Do you know how Li Yunlong's artillery unit infiltrated the vicinity of the airport?"

Yoshio Shinozuka changed the subject again.

This point, Yoshio Shinozuka has never been able to understand.

No matter how powerful that big mule is, it is only animal power, and it is impossible to carry more than 2,000 shells with a total weight of dozens of tons to arrive near Taiyuan Airport in a concealed manner.

"The investigation is clear."

Saying this, the corners of Yamamoto's mouth twitched again:

"Li Yunlong dug a hidden artillery shell storage depot at our training ground, and he transported the shells there in advance in a way that was transported little by little, and after the artillery arrived, he only needed to take out the shells."

Yamamoto himself was not available, so he just sent a few team members to Taiyuan to investigate, but after ten days of investigation, he finally found the secret ammunition depot.

"Prepare a storage depot for artillery shells near Taiyuan in advance?"

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes widened.

He thought about all kinds of possibilities, and even the Taiyuan Imperial Army was bought on a large scale, but this, storing the shells near Taiyuan in advance was really beyond his expectations.

At that time, the main garrison of the First Army was in Taiyuan, and the strength of a brigade and regiment would not be less than the vigilance that spread to the periphery.

Li Yunlong shelled the airfield using more than 2,000 shells, with a total weight of more than twenty or thirty tons.

That is to say, I am afraid that more than half a year ago, Li Yunlong began to reserve artillery shells in Taiyuan, and more than half a year ago, Li Yunlong was preparing to shell Taiyuan Airport for the second time.

"It's a..."

Yoshio Shinozuka muttered, and in the end he couldn't say the word madman.

This move, although it sounds crazy and extremely incredible, is beyond everyone's imagination, in war, there is an iron law - surprise and unpreparedness.

At this point, Li Yunlong has almost done it perfectly.

"It's a horrible guy."

Yoshio Shinozuka muttered to himself at the end, feeling a chill in his back.

Playing against this kind of person is the most troublesome, because you never guess how he will play.

"General."

Seeing that his own general was so pessimistic that he actually praised the enemy, Yamamoto comforted:

"Although Li Yunlong was not killed, this public security battle was not for nothing, we eliminated a large number of Li Yunlong's independent regiment troops, and it is estimated that nearly two-thirds of its troops were lost, which greatly reduced its strength."

"We have also destroyed the agricultural system in the base areas, burned down the houses, and it is foreseeable that it will inevitably fall into famine in the next year, and its internal stability will be affected."

"What's the use of that?"

Yoshio Shinozuka snorted coldly:

"Those who fled into the mountains are the backbone and elite of the Eighth Route Army, and the imperial army does not have the strength to enter the mountains to eliminate them, with material support, Li Yunlong's troops can be restored in less than half a year, and in less than a year, they can restore their peak combat effectiveness."

"As for the supplies... Hum! ”

Yamamoto lowered his head and stopped talking.

He knew very well that his general was telling the truth, and the short-term effect of this sweep was very good, but the long-term effect was probably far less than what the front headquarters had speculated. Those guys have been in high positions for a long time and haven't been able to see what's going on at the bottom.

"Hehe..."

Suddenly, Yoshio Shinozuka smiled leisurely: "However, this is not something I should think about. ”

"General?"

Yamamoto looked up, his tone nervous.

"Starting next month, Lieutenant General Sadachi Yoshimoto will be appointed commander of the First Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka continued in a leisurely tone.

Li Yunlong is still jumping around in his jurisdiction, and he is dancing more and more happily, now there are long-range heavy artillery, that Chen Fan's investigation has made no progress, and the Eighth Route Army is getting stronger and stronger.

This commander of the First Army is not deserved.

If you continue to stay, you may not know what to be harmed by Li Yunlong.

"Lieutenant General Yoshimoto will arrive in Taiyuan with the 57th Wing, and you will meet you when the time comes."

Yoshio Shinozuka admonished.

Learning from the lessons of last time, the newly arrived Lieutenant General Yoshimoto moved with the large army to avoid accidents.

"What about you?"

Yamamoto hurriedly asked.

"I will stay in Peking for a long time."

Yoshio Shinozuka's tone is light and relaxed.

·······

Somewhere nameless peak.

"Li Yunlong retreated into the mountains, and the defense of Shou County was over."

"Reward Settlement: ·····"

Looking at the panel that popped up automatically, Chen Fan looked indifferently, expressionless, and only when he saw the next few lines of handwriting, he jumped his eyebrows and showed surprise.

"Business: Force the new commander of the First Army, Sadashi Yoshimoto, to step down and let Yoshio Shinozuka return."

"Price Code: Technical Information and Equipment for Bottom Row Shells..."

"Note: The higher the level of completion, the more detailed the information and equipment"

"This business is interesting·····

Looking at the newly popped business, Chen Fan's eyebrows moved.

This time, there is no detailed attempt to kill the devil, but it is only required to complete two purposes, let Yoshimoto Sada, let Shinozuka Yoshio return, the task has a high degree of freedom, of course, this task is also very difficult.

The method is actually very simple, he can think of it.

As long as the independent regiment makes more trouble during the new First Army commandery, the devil will suffer greater losses, and the devil's high-level will feel that Yoshio Shinozuka still has the ability to summon him back. But the specific details depend on the performance of the independent regiment.

This is a long-term task.

Of course, the price code is also very generous.

The bottom row of shells for 75 guns was given before, and now the technical data and production equipment of the bottom row shells are directly given...

The bottom-row shell is a product of the sixties, and it can extend the range of the shell by 20 to 30 percent...

The technology itself is not difficult, only some breakthroughs in the theory of aerodynamics and fluid mechanics of artillery shells·····

As for the production equipment, there is nothing ahead of it, some basic machinery manufacturing equipment, these equipment are currently available in Europe and the United States.

However, these equipment can help the Eighth Route Army rapidly expand the technical capacity and scale of the arsenal, and after digesting these equipment, it will have the ability to produce its own artillery shells.

And the bottom-row bomb technology...

Twenty to thirty percent increase in the range of the shell, at the moment, this is a top technology, a big bargain, I believe John Bull, Uncle Sam, and the polar bear will be very interested.