sbdcsierra Chapter 212 Can the Eighth Route Army manufacture heavy artillery?
Chapter 212 Can the Eighth Route Army manufacture heavy artillery?
There are nearly 1200 villages in the area under the jurisdiction of the Independent Column. It is a vast area with unlimited potential.
Once the village teams in each village are established, based on the size of about 20 people in each village team, the independent column will expand its reserve force to nearly 3 people.
Although the fighting power of the village squad is not as strong as that of the regular army, if they were gathered together they would become a very powerful force.
Without saying anything else, have you ever seen a village squad equipped with light and heavy machine guns and artillery?
This is Gundam's unique idea. He plans to equip the village team with all the captured Japanese equipment.
These equipment captured from the Japanese will greatly enhance the firepower of the village team.
After training, the village squad with powerful firepower is fully capable of resisting a squad of Japanese devils.
In battle, firepower can often make up for the lack of combat experience and combat proficiency to a certain extent, so that the village team has sufficient ability to resist when facing a small group of Japanese troops.
By then, the independent column will be able to be invincible in the northwest Shanxi region.
Once the village team grows stronger and cooperates closely with the regular army, the entire independent column will form a strict combat system.
What could the Japanese use to fight him? Most of the northwest region of Shanxi had armed forces of independent columns.
As long as the Japanese made any move, the independent column could immediately mobilize the army to attack the invading Japanese troops.
Whether in defense or counterattack, the independent column will take the initiative.
Gundam's ultimate goal is to build the independent column's base into the strongest base among the Eighth Route Army.
This is not only to enhance the strength and status of the independent column itself, but also to play a greater role in the war against the Japanese.
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Taiyuan First Army Headquarters.
Yoshio Ozuka sat behind his desk, his brows furrowed like two small hills squeezed together, his fists clenched on the desk, the fists turning slightly white due to the force. He was waiting for the latest news, and every minute and every second of waiting was like a torment.
He has not had a rest for two or three days since Yangquan City was captured by the Eighth Route Army.
Yangquan’s location is as important as a throat. It is a transportation hub and a military stronghold. It must not fall into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
Therefore, he ordered the reinforcements to recapture Yangquan City at all costs.
Due to the large-scale destruction of railways and highways by the Eighth Route Army, the originally flat roads became bumpy.
This resulted in the troops advancing very slowly, and coupled with the fact that they encountered attacks from the Eighth Route Army guerrillas from time to time on the road, those guerrillas were like ghosts hiding in the dark, suddenly appearing and disappearing, causing great trouble to the reinforcements, making the speed of the reinforcements abnormally slow.
He never dreamed that the Eighth Route Army Independent Column could actually capture Yangquan City. In his opinion, Yangquan's defense system was very complete, with solid city walls, dense fortifications and sufficient troop deployment. It would be very difficult to capture Yangquan City.
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside the office, and the Japanese Chief of Staff walked to the outside of Yoshio Kozuka's office with a serious expression.
I saw him standing outside the office and raising his hand to knock on the door.
"Dong dong dong."
The knock on the door echoed in the silent corridor.
"Come in."
After hearing the response, the Japanese chief of staff outside the office pushed the door open and walked in.
He walked respectfully to the desk of Yoshio Kozuka and said, "Commander, the reinforcements from the front have arrived in Yangquan."
"Tell me quickly, what's the situation now?" Yoshio Kozuka asked anxiously.
The chief of staff replied: "Our army has recaptured Yangquan, but all the supplies in the city have been looted. The Eighth Route Army retreated before we reached Yangquan."
"In addition, the railway hub in Yangquan was devastated by the independent column, and the engineers are already working hard to repair the railway station."
"Bagaya road!"
"The Independent Column deserves to die. Have they found out how the Eighth Route Army captured Yangquan?"
"Your Excellency Commander, based on the situation on the Yangquan battlefield, I have deduced that the independent column used a large number of large-caliber heavy artillery to attack the city. There are traces of heavy artillery bombardment everywhere inside and outside the city." The chief of staff analyzed.
"idiot!"
Yoshio Kozuka started yelling angrily once again.
"How could the independent column possibly have so many heavy artillery pieces? Even the Central Army in Shanxi doesn't have many heavy artillery pieces. Could it be that the arsenal of the Eighth Route Army is capable of manufacturing heavy artillery pieces?"
He simply didn't believe that the Eighth Route Army had the military strength. In his opinion, heavy artillery was not something that could be manufactured casually. Even in the empire's arsenals, only a few could manufacture heavy artillery.
"Chief of Staff, we must find a way to find out the source of the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery. The Independent Column must be eliminated. It has become a serious threat to us. We must not let them continue to grow stronger."
Yoshio Kozuka's eyes revealed a firm determination. He would never allow the Eighth Route Army Independent Column to become a serious threat.
"Pass on my order and notify the commanders of the 37th, 102nd, and 103rd Divisions to come to the headquarters for a meeting." Yoshio Ozuka ordered.
He wanted to gather senior officers to discuss a way to deal with the independent column.
"Hai."
The chief of staff accepted the order and left the office.
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Day 2.
Early in the morning, when the sky was just beginning to turn pale, the three commanders of the Japanese 37th, 102nd and 103rd Divisions hurried to the Taiyuan Headquarters.
The car they were riding in raised a cloud of dust along the way. As soon as the car stopped, the three men strode into the headquarters with their guards.
At this moment, Yoshio Kozuka was already waiting for the three people in the command center.
The atmosphere in the headquarters was somewhat depressing and filled with tension.
The three men walked into the command center and saluted when they saw Yoshio Kozuka.
"Commander, the commander of the 37th Division, Jiro Shimizu, reports in."
"Commander, the commander of the 102nd Division, Hasegawa, reports in."
"Commander, the commander of the 103rd Division, Nakayama Aoki, reports for duty."
Yoshio Ozuka looked at the three division commanders in front of him and spoke.
"Gentlemen, I have called you to the Taiyuan Headquarters today because I have a very important mission to carry out."
"During this period, the Eighth Route Army has continuously launched large-scale attacks along our railway lines. They are like wolves hiding in the dark, and they will pounce on us and bite us when they see the opportunity.
Their attacks caused heavy losses to the empire, severely disrupted railway traffic, hindered the transportation of supplies, and caused many casualties among soldiers.
Yoshio Kozuka frowned and said with a serious expression.
"We must fight back, so I decided to concentrate our forces and take the initiative to launch a mopping-up operation against the Eighth Route Army base."
"In this operation, we must completely destroy the Eighth Route Army base and never let them continue to grow. We must let the Eighth Route Army know that there is no good end to going against the empire."
Yoshio Kozuka's voice gradually became louder, and every word was filled with hatred towards the Eighth Route Army.
He knew very well that if the Eighth Route Army was allowed to continue to develop, it would pose a greater threat to the empire's rule in Shanxi.