For various reasons, Heian Prefecture is currently Yamamoto's territory.

I want to come.

Those major generals and officers, as well as the lieutenant captains, really wanted to come here to gild, mix up the merits, and get promoted, but these people were not capable enough, and the backstage was not hard enough, so they were stopped by Yoshio Shinozuka and Okamura Ninji, and they couldn't come.

Can come.

Division commanders, imperial lieutenant generals, this group of people are all human spirits, they know very well that the independent regiment is not so easy to deal with, and the situation in Ping'an County is not optimistic at all, and if they can't mess with themselves, they can't look down on it.

These reasons created Yamamoto, who was in charge alone.

Under his control, both the officers and the staff of Ping'an County are all pragmatic, with first-class efficiency, few people who steal and cheat, and there are very few people who deduct corruption.

This is also the main reason why recruits brought from the country can quickly achieve combat effectiveness and collect supplies in large quantities.

Still, in this period, it's hard to say that this is a good thing.

But at this time, a staff officer who had been personally promoted by Yamamoto not long ago began to compile the information he had collected about the Yamada Brigade that was responsible for attacking Katsumura.

He said:

"After the Yamada Brigade approached Katsuramura, it divided into six teams, and the squadron was used as a unit to intersperse Katsumura."

"The six squadrons were blocked in an area five kilometers close to Katsumura, and the enemy used 12.7 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, and 40-mm anti-aircraft guns to form a continuous barrage of fire to block the advance of Yamada's brigade."

Hearing the grayness of the staff officer, a word flashed through the minds of everyone in the headquarters.

Beyond shooting.

Typical of the last great war heavy machine gun tactics.

However, although this tactic is typical, it is rarely used, even in the last major European war, the Marne, and the Battle of Versailles, it is rarely used, because it is too wasteful of bullets and the combat efficiency is too low.

The staff officer continued:

"The overall battle lasted approximately four hours, during which the enemy continued to fire flares to provide illumination."

"In total, the enemy used more than 400 12.7-caliber anti-aircraft machine guns, more than 100 20-caliber anti-aircraft guns, and nearly 50 40-caliber anti-aircraft guns."

When the words fell, everyone in the headquarters suddenly widened their eyes.

Including Yamamoto.

Each staff officer was responsible for processing information on different battlefields, except for the staff officer who was specifically responsible for counting the Katsumura battlefield, and the rest of them only heard Captain Yamada's report and learned about the battlefield Yamada was facing.

That's already scary.

Unthinkable.

If they did this, I am afraid that Prime Minister Tojo, and even the emperor, would immediately rush over from the country and personally cut them down.

What a waste.

But when the staff officers gathered all the information, they found that the situation encountered by Yamada was universal, and every squadron of Yamada's brigade had encountered such a situation.

At this moment, everyone suddenly understood.

Why did the Yamada Brigade, a total of 1,100 people, all consist of elite samurai, and there were even many elite soldiers at the beginning of the war, why did such a main brigade only come back with less than 40 people.

"It can be inferred from this that during the battle, the troops of the Eighth Route Army near Gecun fired more than 13 million rounds of 12.7-mm bullets, nearly 3 million rounds of 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, more than 200,000 rounds of 40-mm artillery shells, and more than 2,000 illumination shells."

I don't know why, the staff officer finally added this sentence.

The words fell, and the staff fell into a dead silence again.

Yamamoto rubbed his forehead again.

They had captured the 12.7 heavy machine guns of the Independent Regiment, and rushed to the position in the night attack, but the other side retreated in a hurry and did not have time to take away and destroy the equipment, and later found that the heavy machine guns used by the Independent Regiment were basically the same as the M2 heavy machine guns of the Americans, but it was easier to change the barrel.

Naturally, nature is the same.

12.7×99 caliber Browning machine gun cartridges were used.

Not counting the bullet chain, the total weight of the bullets alone is 116 grams, according to the staff officer's conservative estimates, that is, the consumption of 13 million rounds, and in a single battle, the independent regiment consumed almost 1,500 tons of ammunition?

Together with the 20-mm anti-aircraft guns, and 40 anti-aircraft artillery shells, there is almost a total of 3,000 tons of ammunition.

Three thousand tons of ammunition took out a thousand-strong brigade of the Reich.

Is this really dirt road?

After the Battle of the Hundred Regiments, the 100,000 North China Front Army then launched a large-scale sweep that lasted for a year, and the cumulative consumption of less than 10,000 tons of ammunition was consumed.

And then there is.

Can it be so, deliberately, boring to the extreme, insane, wasting ammunition, will care about dozens of tanks and more than two hundred armored vehicles?

"Activate the Sleepers."

Yamamoto's tone was gloomy:

"Close investigation of the tank units of the Separate Regiment."

Zhao Jiayu's base area has gathered a large number of people, and it is very simple for devils to plant spies, and there are even in the construction brigade, but they are all grassroots spies, but it is no problem to find out the news.

"Hey."

The staff officer bowed his head.

"How's the recent collection of supplies?"

Yamamoto asked another staff officer.

The recent war will inevitably have an impact on the collection of supplies, but the collection of grain, sugar, and even medicines from the vicinity of Ping'an County is a key factor in the continued support of the Tohoku region and the country.

The follow-up weapons and ammunition, as well as whether the soldiers can arrive in time, depends on the supplies he sends back.

"It went very well."

A staff officer in charge of material statistics opened the folder in his hand:

"It has been 13 days since the last statistics of materials, and a total of 20,000 tons of rice, white flour and other fine grains, 30,000 tons of coarse grains, 10,000 tons of sugar, and some canned meat have been collected, which are currently being transported to the mainland through the Tongpu Railway and the Zhengtai Railway."

"Not lowered?"

Yamamoto was a little surprised.

It stands to reason that the five-day war will affect the collection and circulation of materials. But compared with the first half of the month, there was no decrease, which surprised Yamamoto.

"The Independent Regiment has set up a purchasing department in Heyuan County."

The staff officer explained:

"They collected a large number of scrap steel, aluminum, high-quality wood, rubber, cotton, as well as various machinery and equipment, as well as all kinds of ores, and directly used food materials to pay, and there were many merchants who went there."

The corners of Yamamoto's eyes twitched as he listened.

This is both a good thing and a bad thing.

It was easier for him to collect supplies, and the other party opened the door to do business, even if it was an imperial merchant, he did not refuse to come, and as long as it was the materials he needed, he would pay according to the marked price.

With the control of the imperial army in North China, these materials can be easily collected.

But correspondingly, the other party also obtained a large amount of supplies.

There were even imperial merchants who contacted the imperial garrisons in Southeast Asia to transport the captured machinery and equipment to the base of the Independent Regiment, but fortunately, they are now some ordinary civilian machine tools.

"Transfer the original garrison of Panxian County to the front line."

Yamamoto changed the subject.

The troops in Ping'an County suffered heavy losses and needed a long time to recover, and although the losses of the independent regiment were not small, the other side could not speculate according to common sense at all, and it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no sudden attack, so Yamamoto planned to strengthen the front line defense.

Jingle Bell ·····

Suddenly, in the headquarters, the phone rang, and after a staff officer picked up the phone, he immediately looked at Yamamoto Kazuki:

"General Shinozuka phone."

······

At the same time.

Zhao Jiayu in the regimental department.

"Commander, commissar, is there something wrong?"

Sun Desheng asked suspiciously.

"I remember Tank Four had a bulldozer kit, right?"

Zhao Gang asked.

"Yes."

Sun Desheng nodded:

"The tank can be equipped with a bulldozer kit, but the number of parts will be reduced, and I now have twenty sets there."

"I plan to build a trunk road in Heyuan County, Yuzhi, Zhaojia, with six lanes in both directions, and also build a standard-gauge railway, which is a lot of work and requires mechanical construction."

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up:

"You organize a group of tank crews, drive the No. 4 tank with a bulldozer kit to help build the road, and by the way, you can also practice tank driving."

There are 30 kilometers of mountain roads from Zuojiazhuang to Heyuan County, the terrain is complex, and it is very difficult to build roads, and the use of explosives alone can no longer be satisfied, and construction machinery must be used.

Although the tank is not a special construction machine, it is almost the same to use, and it is really not possible to let the machine factory modify it.

Is it appropriate to build roads with tanks?

"Hmmm... Good. ”

Sun Desheng nodded.

If you think about it, tanks are actually very good for building roads.

High horsepower, strong power, bulldozing, flat ground is not a problem, when the time comes, you can go to the master to discuss, can you add a shovel as an excavator.

Other than that.

The most afraid of road repair in mountainous areas is the collapse during the opening of the road, it is very easy to have a safety accident, at this time send a tank to clean up, the tank is thickened, not afraid of any accidents, even if it encounters a landslide, is buried by rubble, it can also ensure safety, just dig it out afterwards, at most lose a tank.

This is also training, and Boss Chen is still reimbursed twice.

As for the lubricating oil, parts, tracks, and fuel consumed during the period, Boss Chen also reimbursed him.

In short, the independent group only needs to contribute manpower, and Boss Chen has been reimbursed for all other material resources, and even Boss Chen has provided manpower to eat.

"Then a batch of tracked transporters will be mobilized to transport the earthworks."

Zhao Gang continued.

"Okay."

Sun Desheng nodded.

Of course, there is no problem with transporting earthwork on a half-track transporter, which is also a kind of training!

After Sun Desheng left, Zhao Gang said to Li Yunlong:

"We have to find a way to get some talents, there is too much shortage of railway technicians and civil engineers, and the talents provided by the headquarters are really not enough."

"Are you trying to ······?"

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes.

After so many years of partnering, he could see at a glance that Zhao Gang already had a plan, and he vaguely guessed what the solution was.

Where there are railway technicians, civil engineers in the country, there is only one place.

"There are a lot of talents in the national government, and many intellectuals who have returned to China plan to serve the motherland, but they have no enthusiasm, and their talents cannot be brought into play."

Zhao Gang smiled:

"Let's just poach them."