bookrebus Chapter 561: Offensive Weapon
Chapter 561: Offensive Weapon
Shandong, Yi County,
After following the 1st Battle Group for two days,
Liaison Officer Su Minghui was shocked. He was dazzled by all the equipment he had never seen before.
Grizzly assault gun, 150mm self-propelled gun,
There are also a large number of equipment such as double-barreled 20mm self-propelled rapid-fire artillery vehicles, double-barreled 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery vehicles, quad-barreled 12.7mm machine gun fire support vehicles, etc.!
These powerful siege weapons were specially made for the Huaihai Campaign by Yin Xinjun at the Mulan Arsenal!
Since the 1st Battle Group landed in Yantai, arrived in Weifang and boarded the train, it took a detour from Jinan to here! It is only 80 kilometers away from Xuzhou!
Since the pocket on the front line has not been closed yet, Ding Shan and his men have not received any clear combat missions. However, Su Minghui told him that the Huaye Headquarters intends to use them as secret weapons!
The county party committee comrades who came to greet us were very enthusiastic. Seeing that the team had a large number of people and a lot of equipment, they directly mobilized the people to vacate three villages around the county town.
Then, they took Ding Shan and the others to a landlord's compound in the east of the county town, which had been cleaned thoroughly!
"Commander Ding, this used to be the courtyard where a wealthy landlord lived. But now everyone has fled to Xuzhou. You leaders, please bear with it and live here!"
Secretary Yang Yu of the Yi County Party Committee said enthusiastically,
"Thank you, Secretary Yang!" Ding Shan said gratefully.
"Why are you being so polite to me? We local cadres are here to serve you, the People's Liberation Army!" Yang Yu said firmly!
Ding Shan habitually took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to Yang Yu.
"Secretary, take it. We can't let you spend money. The army is here to trouble you. We will bear the expenses ourselves!"
When Yang Yu saw it, he immediately started yelling,
"Commander Ding, what are you doing? You look down on me. It's our honor to do something for the army. How can you accept money? I absolutely cannot accept this!"
Ding Shan explained patiently,
"Our troops are different from other troops. Commander Yin has prepared sufficient supplies and funds for us, especially for marching and fighting. We must not add burden to the people! This is our rule!"
Yang Yu shook his head like a broken wave drum and said firmly,
"That's definitely not possible, no matter what you say! So many troops passed through our place, and my superiors gave me the task of serving the troops, not asking me to take any money!"
Ding Shan reluctantly pulled his hand back and said,
"How about this, do you have any difficulties here? I'll help you solve it. What supplies do you need?"
Yang Yu was stunned. This was the first time he encountered such a situation?
"Can you help me solve it? Why do I feel like there are difficulties everywhere?"
Ding Shan smiled.
"We now have access to sea transportation channels, and many materials can be transported to Shandong continuously!"
Chief of Staff Wu Feng also said,
"Secretary Yang, please don't be embarrassed. We have abundant supplies in the Mulan Special Zone. We have everything. Just ask for whatever you need!"
Yang Yu waved his hand and said,
"Forget it, forget it, let's talk about it after this battle is over!"
The county is actually in a very difficult situation now. In order to supply the passing troops, Yang Yu has mobilized the villagers several times to donate money, food, and clothes. Some villagers donated their own rations and seeds, and some even donated their beds and door panels!
In short, in order to ensure that the People's Liberation Army can win the battle, the villagers are willing to give everything they have!
Sun Wei seemed to have seen something and said calmly,
"Commander Ding, the supplies that Secretary Yang needs are nothing more than food and clothes. Ask Minister Li to send more and get a batch specifically for the county!"
Ding Shan said,
"Secretary Yang, I'll have the logistics comrades send over 10 kilograms of rice and flour in the next two days! And 3000 sets of cotton clothes, so don't be polite to me anymore!"
Ding Shan also knows his master's ability, and he is more and more willing to spend money on supplies!
While they were chatting, several trucks stopped at the gate of the compound. A soldier from the logistics department ran into the yard with a notebook and asked Ding Shan and the others to sign.
"Commander, a new batch of goods arrived today!"
Wu Feng signed his name in a flamboyant manner, looked at the list, and said in a somewhat strange tone,
"50 sets of flamethrowers! This is a new gadget that the commander has come up with!"
Ding Shan said,
"This thing works great. I tried it a few times before I left. It's specially designed to deal with bunkers!"
Sun Wei also laughed,
"Our Commander Yin particularly likes to use fire attacks, this is his strong point!"
The flamethrower was also discovered by Yin Xinjun among the spoils handed in after the Liaoshen Campaign. After trying it, he liked this weapon very much and felt it was suitable for attacking tough targets, so he immediately arranged for the arsenal to work overtime to copy a batch!
Su Minghui walked out of the house with the telegram in his hand and into the courtyard.
"Commander Ding, the Huaye Headquarters asked us to rest here for two more days and wait for the order to attack!"
Ding Shan said,
"That's perfect. We can also receive supplies here!"
There is a railway station in Yi County, which makes it convenient to transport supplies!
Sun Wei said,
"Commander, why don't you give the brothers a day off so that everyone can relax!"
"Yes, but you must abide by the rules and report when you go out!"
Mulan Military Sub-district Headquarters,
Yin Xinjun looked at the telegrams sent by Ding Shan, Li Zengxin and Zhang Wenjiu, and picked up the phone on the table from time to time to make arrangements!
As for Tang Yantian, he was not worried at all.
The Pingjin Campaign was just a battle to capture Tianjin, and it was over in just over a day!
Only the Huaihai Campaign was so brutal!
In the first stage, Huang Baitao was surrounded and annihilated, and the casualties ratio between the two sides was 1:1.
The casualties of the Huaye officers and soldiers were mainly caused by the terrain. The village was surrounded by open areas and the attacking troops had no tank cover. There was another important reason: they fought too hastily!
However, this time, with the participation of the Air Force and the many powerful offensive weapons carried by the 1st Battle Group, I believe that not so many comrades will be sacrificed!
The 1st Air Attack Group can also be deployed on a large scale.
Although the Kuomintang Air Force still has hundreds of planes, in Yin Xinjun's eyes, they no longer pose much of a threat!
The content of his reply to Zhang Wenjiu was that he should use all his strength from the beginning and make sure to annihilate the main force of the enemy's air force in Jiangbei as soon as possible!
The arsenal's production speed continues to increase, and it can provide up to 130 aircraft per month!
Yin Xinjun’s goal was to annihilate the main force of the enemy’s Jiangbei Air Force at the end of the Huaihai Campaign. The enemy’s planes would be reduced one by one, because the United States had stopped military aid to China due to the corruption of the Kuomintang!
However, our own aircraft can be replenished continuously. We must take advantage of this best time window and make a concerted effort to speed up the progress of the Liberation War!