lcionline Chapter 288 Phosgene bombs transported to the front line improve the combat effectiveness of the Nor
Chapter 288 Phosgene bombs transported to the front line improve the combat effectiveness of the Nor
Seeing that Su Zhengyang had made up his mind, Liu Chengxu and the others stopped trying to dissuade him. All along, any decision Su Zhengyang made was proven to be correct in hindsight. Since Su Zhengyang was so confident, they also wanted to see what Su Zhengyang was keeping in suspense.
At the same time, on the battlefield of Hanbian City on the east side, compared to the relaxed and enjoyable war journey led by Su Zhengyang's troops on the battlefield on the west side, the situation here was much more tragic. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a battlefield meat grinder.
Two days ago, Jiang Yanlin led the Duan faction and the Northeast Army's 200,000 Northern Expedition Corps to Lanqing County, 35 kilometers south of Hanbian City. They faced the 120,000-strong Fuso army from afar, and entered a stalemate where neither side would move unless the enemy did.
Until today, the Fuso defense position on the western front suffered a devastating blow, and the news came that 100,000 Kwantung Army troops were completely wiped out. Noda Tatsuya, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army in charge of the battlefield in Kanbe City, immediately issued an order to mobilize the A-class divisions Qingchuan and Yuankuang, a total of more than 50,000 combat troops, to move to the west of the battlefield, intending to provide large-scale support to the Tokyo Division stationed in Yuancheng City.
On Jiang Yanlin's side, after learning that the Fuso army showed signs of supporting the battlefield in the west, he acted decisively and dispatched the 9th and 7th armies of the Northeast Army to intercept them in Cuisong Town west of Hanbian City. As neither side had built defensive positions in advance, this was a naked encounter of hard power. Before declaring war on the Kwantung Army, a large number of firearms produced by the Northwest Arsenal had been transported to Beilong City and equipped on a large scale in the six towns of northern border, the Duan army, and the Northeast Army.
Although Su Zhengyang was cautious and did not provide them with the standard equipment of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, such as the 98k rifle and MG42 general-purpose machine gun, he provided them with a large number of Type 150 rifles, which were equipped by the main forces of the Japanese army, also known as the famous Type rifle. As for machine guns, they had a large number of Czech light machine guns and Maxim machine guns, and artillery of various calibers, especially a lot of MM heavy artillery, were also provided.
As a result, on the front battlefield, the main force of the Northeast Army, which had been beaten by Fuso, now has the ability to fight against Fuso's Kwantung Army.
The war between the two sides was extremely brutal. Duan's troops broke into the battlefield from the flank. Under the desperate interception of the coalition forces, Noda Chen had no choice but to withdraw his troops to the position of Hanbian City and announced that he would give up supporting Yuancheng City.
In this great battle, the Northeastern Army and the main force of the Duan faction suffered an astonishing 2-1 loss when facing the two major divisions of Fuso, which made the entire coalition excited and boosted morale.
Although they were still no match for the Fuso Kwantung Army in terms of battlefield losses, in past encounters, the average casualties between the Northeastern Army and Fuso were around 6:1, which means that on average, for every six Northeastern Army soldiers sacrificed, one Fuso soldier was killed.
Although there was no shortage of men in the Northeast Army who dared to fight to the death and defend the country with their blood, their backward equipment meant that they were almost completely crushed when facing the Fuso army. Now, with the equipment support from the Northwest Revolutionary Army, they have finally avenged their previous shame.
Of course, Su Zhengyang had to charge for his large-scale military equipment aid. Otherwise, if he gave it all away for free, the Northwest Arsenal would have gone bankrupt. On the Northeast Army side, Jiang Yanlin signed a three-year order with Su Zhengyang in his own name, with a payment of 600 million oceans to the Northwest Arsenal in installments to upgrade the equipment of the entire Northeast Army.
The same is true for the six towns in northern Xinjiang. After the establishment of the second branch in Yongzhou and the third branch in southern Linzhou, the annual output of the Northwest Arsenal has reached more than five times the original amount. In addition to the main factory supplying the entire Northwest Revolutionary Army's consumption, the output of the two branches can already be supplied to the Northwest Revolutionary Army's allies.
At the same time, the two divisions that had set a trap for Su Zhengyang's army in the north of Yuan County finally arrived 20 kilometers north of Yuancheng City that afternoon. At this time, Yamashita Fengwu finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the addition of the two divisions' fresh forces, combined with his strategy of clearing the countryside, he would definitely be able to hold out until the arrival of 70,000 reinforcements from the base camp.
Little did they know that a nightmare that had come silently had already loomed over the entire Tokyo Division.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the 300 No. special rockets that Su Zhengyang purchased in the system finally arrived at the temporary camp of the Northern Expedition Corps successfully after being transported by ten transport trucks.
The person in charge of the transportation was not Su Zhengyang's old friend Cruise, but a tall white man who looked 60% similar to Cruise.
"Hello, Governor Su, my dearest friend. My name is Tom Colber, and I am Cruise's brother. I will personally deliver the ammunition supplies you need this time."
As soon as they met, Kolber gave Su Zhengyang an extremely warm hug. As for why the system did not allow Cruise to deliver the goods, it was because Cruise was still extremely busy and constantly running around in Linzhou.
"Captain Liu, immediately arrange for the soldiers to remove the rockets from the vehicle. Be sure to do it gently. If the contents leak out, it will cause unimaginable losses."
"This batch of rockets does not need to be stored in the warehouse. They will be sent directly to the Viking Division Rocket Battalion position."
"Yes, Governor!"
"Governor Su, since the goods have been delivered, I will not stay any longer. I look forward to our next meeting."
Su Zhengyang was already accustomed to the system material delivery personnel's swift and decisive actions, and he did not bother to be polite with Kolber. After Kolber left, Su Zhengyang came to the Viking Division Rocket Battalion headquarters with a serious face, followed by senior generals such as Liu Chengxu, Gu Chenghai, and Yang Chengjun.
"Captain Zhu, have your rocket soldiers get ready. One hour later, send all 300 Type 5 special rockets we just received to the inner city of Yuancheng. This time, I want to let the Tokyo Division in the city know what true hell on earth is!"
Zhu Tanyin looked thoughtfully at the No. 5 special rocket covered with green felt cloth placed in the rocket battalion’s base, while Liu Chengxu and others were still puzzled. Could it be that with only the 300 rockets that had just been transported to the front line by the Peace Company, they could capture Yuancheng without bloodshed?
You know, given the size of the Yuancheng city, although three hundred rockets can cause serious damage to the Tokyo Division in the city, it is still a bit far from enough to completely defeat them.
What's more, in Yuan City today, although the local people have already evacuated southward and been resettled in the area near Bajiao City, the buildings and houses in the city are all the people's property. The losses caused by this round of rockets' indiscriminate coverage are difficult to estimate.