jdhmnovel Chapter 190 New Weapons
Chapter 190 New Weapons
When Li Yunlong heard about the new weapons, he quickly asked his guards to drive towards the military industrial fortress.
When they arrived at a weapons training ground opened in the military industrial fortress, Zhao Gang, Wang Meng, Lin Shubing and Zhou Ren were all gathered around a pile of weapons and equipment.
Li Yunlong pushed through the crowd and moved closer.
I saw three steel cylinders arranged and welded together, and then a leather hose connected to a gun-like pole.
"Why is your new weapon so weird? Is it a gun?"
Wang Meng saw Li Yunlong coming and started talking.
"Commander, this is indeed a gun. But this gun does not fire bullets."
"Oh? What are they hitting? I see three iron cans, what's in them?"
"Thickened gasoline! It's just regular gasoline with a thickener added."
After Wang Meng finished speaking, he immediately put the three cylinders on his back, picked up the flamethrower, and walked forward twenty meters.
Wang Meng lay down on the ground, his body pressed tightly against the ground, turned on the safety, and pulled the trigger.
A fire dragon several dozen meters long shot straight forward, setting all targets in front of it on fire.
Li Yunlong couldn't help but narrow his eyes as he looked at the powerful fire dragon.
"Wow, this thing is so powerful? I didn't expect you can even control fire!"
After Wang Meng finished the demonstration, he took off the flamethrower and walked back.
"Commander, this is the inspiration that Shubing provided to Professor Zhou Ren, which led to the development of such a powerful weapon!"
Lin Shubing was a little embarrassed. He just told Zhou Ren the concept and ideas of the 1974 flamethrower.
"Commander, this is all thanks to Professor Zhou Ren. I was just speaking casually."
Zhou Ren disagreed at this time. Although he was very satisfied with this "powerful weapon", he did not dare to take credit for it.
"I dare not, I dare not. If it were not for Principal Lin's idea, even if I had the raw materials ready, I would not be able to make a flamethrower with such strong lethality!"
Zhao Gang saw the two people pushing each other and interrupted them.
"You two should stop being so modest. Professor Zhou, please introduce this flamethrower to us."
"Commander, Political Commissar, this flamethrower weighs 20 kilograms, the gun is 85 centimeters long, the caliber is 14.5, the maximum range is 100 meters, the effective range is 50 meters, the recoil force is 65 kilograms, and the left and right swing force is 15 kilograms."
Li Yunlong looked at the flames that were still burning, all stuck on the upright target.
"Professor Zhou, how can this gasoline last?"
"With the addition of thickener, it will burn longer and stick to the target, so you can't shake it off!"
A big part of the reason for developing this weapon was the lack of suitable weapons and equipment when we were clearing out the Japanese underground fortifications in Changzhi last time.
If they had flamethrowers, they would be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort and turn all the Japanese devils underground into roasted moles.
Moreover, the battle of the independent column has gradually changed from a defensive battle to an offensive battle.
The flamethrower is very effective against bunkers, watchtowers and other fortifications. Moreover, this late-era flamethrower has the function of turning and attacking, and is also first-class in street fighting.
After seven or eight tests, all parameters finally met the strict requirements of Professor Zhou Ren.
"Mengzi, are the weapons capable of fighting now?"
"Commander, after the equipment was finalized, we secretly selected 100 soldiers with good arm strength to form a flamethrower company. We have been training for several months. The war is imminent, and this unit can also go to the battlefield. I will report to you immediately!"
"Okay! Then let them go up and practice, and try to make a contribution in the first battle!"
When Li Yunlong finished his explanation, it was already nightfall.
In the military fortress command center, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Wang Meng and Lin Shubing held another pre-war planning meeting.
"I don't need to emphasize the situation this time. You've all seen the intelligence. The Japs have invested heavily this time. They have planes and heavy artillery. Tell me what you think!"
Wang Meng spoke first. His overall idea was to gather the aviation division in Pingshun first, and then they would definitely have an air battle with the Japanese.
Then, the special forces team sneaked into Pingshun County, planted bombs, planted drugs, assassinated people, and did everything they could to cause damage.
They also sent out reconnaissance battalions to harass the Japanese, making them unable to sleep.
The last step is to build a blocking position.
"Well, I agree with Chief of Staff Wang. I suggest that we choose Gaomiao Mountain, Niu Mountain and Longding Mountain in Gaoping as our positions."
Zhao Gang circled the sand table.
Gaomiao Mountain, Niu Mountain and Longding Mountain have similar altitudes, about 150 meters.
These three mountains are basically in a straight line, 60 kilometers away from Changzhi Road and 50 kilometers away from Jincheng, blocking the middle of Changzhi and Jincheng.
This straight line formed by three mountains is the traffic bottleneck between Changzhi and Jincheng. Unless Kenjiro Keisuke Miura does not plan to attack Changzhi, he must pass through this road.
Li Yunlong was surprised to see that Zhao Gang was so familiar with the terrain in Jincheng.
"Old Zhao, you are not a decent person. When did you start studying military affairs? You are trying to steal my job!"
"Old Li, what do you think about every day? I want to build some factories in that place, so I investigated it in advance!"
Li Yunlong was relieved then. Otherwise, if Zhao Gang really wanted to get involved in the military, who would do the ideological and political work and who would do the women's work?
It's impossible for Li Yunlong to chat with the soldiers or sew shoe soles with the female comrades in the Women's Rescue Association, right?
"Hehe, we all know that Lao Zhao's observation of the terrain is purely a hobby."
Li Yunlong, with a stern face, began to announce the strategic tasks.
"Then follow the advice of Chief of Staff Wang and Political Commissar Zhao. The first regiment will move forward to Gaomiao Mountain, Niu Mountain and Longding Mountain to build positions, and the specific work will be handed over to Zhang Dabiao."
Wang Ming's special operations squadron was responsible for sneaking into Jincheng and carrying out infiltration and sabotage missions.
The reconnaissance battalion's harassment operations were carried out by Wei Dayong's divisional reconnaissance battalion.
As an offensive force, the 1st Armored Division naturally moved to the Shangdang area in the south of Changzhi, ready to use its high mobility to launch attacks on the Japanese at any time.
Everything was arranged properly and the troops moved quickly.
Military fortresses, military-industrial fortresses and Taihang Mountain bases were all put on high alert.
Several radar stations were deployed to strengthen their duty and closely monitor the movements of enemy aircraft.
Checkpoints at various intersections have also increased inspection intensity to prevent enemy infiltration.
The police station, local armed forces, and militia in the base area were all mobilized to fight a people's self-defense war.
The independent column was very busy, and Kenjiro Miura was also not idle.
In the past few months, he claimed that he was "sleeping on straw and tasting gall", constantly summarizing the experience of failed battles.
"Commanders of the Empire, you are all excellent officers who have experienced hundreds of battles. The last failure was only temporary. As long as we find the right remedies and solve them one by one, the Eighth Route Army will have no chance to take advantage of us."
After Keimiura Kenjiro finished speaking, he shared his experience of "failure" in the past few months with every officer present...