Chapter 69 Exchange for Heavy Weapons and Equipment
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The artillery shells exploded one after another, and the Japanese planes were filled with black smoke. Three or four of them had already been planted on the ground. The remaining planes didn't bother to drop bombs and drove the black smoke and fled far away. I wonder if they could return to the airport.
"good!"
When Ye Feng saw several Japanese aircraft being shot down in person, he was very happy. These German-made 88mm anti-aircraft guns are really good and have superior performance.
In the afternoon, Ye Feng went to Warehouse No. 1 in Jiulang Mountain.
At this time, Warehouse No. 1 had been completely completed and had a huge scale. Four huge holes were lined up at the foot of the mountain. The warehouse inside the mountain was wide and smooth, and the entire warehouse was in full swing.
In Warehouse No. 1, Ye Feng was preparing to exchange for a batch of weapons and equipment. This trip to Nanjing won about 100,000 merit points.
More than 500 people were killed in the pursuit of Yamamoto brigade, thousands of people were killed in artillery positions that bombarded the Japanese, dozens of cannons were destroyed, and Hikariki Asakamami's special train was blown up. In addition, hundreds of Japanese devils were wiped out sporadically, with a merit value of as many as 100,000.
The current independent brigade is basically mainly light weapons, and there is a very lack of heavy weapons. This time, when he came to Warehouse No. 1, Ye Feng's main purpose was to exchange a large amount of heavy weapons and equipment.
Cannons are indispensable, tanks are necessary, and air defense weapons also require equipment. What about aircraft? The aircraft is still not considered for the time being. Ye Feng, like a rich man, exchanged a large amount of heavy equipment from the system.
Redeem 24 active American 105mm howitzers, each cannon is 500 points, and a total of 12,000 merit points are consumed;
Redeem 12 active American 155mm howitzers, each cannon is 1,000 points, and a total of 12,000 merit points are consumed;
Redeem 20 German-made 88mm anti-aircraft guns, each cannon consumes 400 points, and a total of 8,000 merit points are consumed;
Redeem 50 active American 25mm machine guns, each gun consumes 100 points, and a total of 5,000 merit points are consumed;
Redeem 50 active American Sherman tanks, each tank is 800 points, and a total of 40,000 merit points are consumed;
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After one exchange, the originally relatively empty warehouse No. 1 suddenly became plump and neatly placed various heavy equipment, ranging from 60mm mortars to 155mm heavy artillery, tanks and armored vehicles.
The merit value of 100,000 points seems to be a lot, but it is far from meeting Ye Feng's expected requirements. Soon, these merit values become piles of equipment.
In order to save a little, all the equipment exchanged by Ye Feng is currently in service from various countries. Those equipment that have not yet been released are more expensive to exchange. The more advanced the more expensive it is, the more expensive it is. Ye Feng has not exchanged.
In addition, a large amount of ammunition, gasoline, and even more than 100 large trucks, more than a dozen jeeps, and the 100,000 merit points were exchanged. In the end, only a few thousand points were left.
With these equipment, the artillery regiment can equip cannons, and the tank regiment can equip tanks and armored vehicles...
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Nanjing City.
On December 13, the Japanese army officially captured Nanjing. A few days later, the Japanese Central China Front Army held a grand entry ceremony. Several major newspapers in Japan conducted important reports. The whole country was full of joy and the whole people were crazy about combat preparations.
The Japanese Central China Front Army also moved its headquarters to Nanjing City. A large number of Japanese troops began to move in the city and captured a certain number of national captives. After a few days of rest, the Japanese army began to prepare for the next stage of invasion.
In the next stage, the Japanese army mainly attacked several major cities near Nanjing, among which Hangzhou City, not far from Nanjing, became one of the main targets of the Japanese army.
Japanese Central China Command.
A Japanese colonel was reporting the situation to Matsui Ishien. Yesterday, according to Matsui Ishien's order, eight Japanese bombers bombed Shannan Prefecture, but were hit by the independent brigade's anti-aircraft artillery fire, and only two of the eight aircraft finally came back.
According to the pilot reports of the two aircraft who returned, the Shannan County Independent Brigade equipped several anti-aircraft guns on the defense line in the east of the city, but was suddenly hit by these anti-aircraft guns and suffered heavy losses.
"The Independence Brigade actually has anti-aircraft guns." Matsui Ishigen thought to himself, walking around the command hall with a dark face.
"His Excellency Commander, the number of anti-aircraft guns in the Independent Brigade must be limited. This time we can formulate a detailed combat plan. Aircraft and cannons cooperate with a large number of infantry. We must conquer Shannan County.
"The Independence Brigade is dead, so contact me the Sixth Division."
Ye Feng didn't know that Matsui Ishien was already formulating a detailed combat plan. He focused on Shannan County, and concentrated a division of troops, dozens of heavy artillery and dozens of aircraft, preparing to attack Shannan County in one fell swoop.
As for the cement structure fortifications built in Shannan County in the east of the city, Matsui Ishigen did not take it seriously. In Matsui Ishigen's view, a division's strength was also a Class A division. With the cooperation of such a cannon aircraft, if it could not break through such a small line of defense, then find a piece of tofu to kill it.
With the formulation of the combat plan, the Japanese army began to mobilize. The 6th Division was the main force in the attack on Shannan County. The 6th Brigade of the Heavy Artillery cooperated, and the Japanese aviation army also dispatched a large number of aircraft to cooperate. Some of the Japanese actions were still discovered by Sun Yang, who was lurking in Nanjing, and the situation was immediately sent to Ye Feng.
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Shannan County.
At the Independent Brigade Command, Ye Feng was looking at the two telegrams with a serious expression. One of these two telegrams was sent from the Third War Zone. The telegram said that the people from the Third War Zone had set off and came to Shannan County to escort the Asakao Palace Kuiyan back to the Third War Zone Command, asking Ye Feng to cooperate.
Another telegram was sent from Sun Yang in Nanjing. The telegram said that the Japanese army might have made great moves against Shannan County, dispatching a field division, a heavy artillery brigade, and possibly a large number of aircraft to cooperate to prepare for an attack on the independent brigade.
These two telegrams were not good news for Ye Feng, and Ye Feng's mood suddenly became heavier.
Especially this time, the Japanese army launched a heavy invasion, dispatched a field division and a field heavy artillery brigade, with so many troops, and Ye Feng himself had only more than 6,000 people in the entire independent brigade, and most of them were recruits who had only been trained for one or two months.
Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come!
On December 23, the 6th Division of the Japanese army attacked Hangzhou in a large-scale attack. The next day, Hangzhou fell, and the Japanese army's troops headed straight to Shannan County.
The national army stationed in Hangzhou only resisted for one day, then the troops disintegrated and fled in sight. Hangzhou fell and the Japanese army entered the urban area of Hangzhou in large numbers.
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Chapter completed!