"What's going on in Zhou Zhendong this time? Why did he reduce the offensive strength?" Lu Shan was very angry. His current goal was to take down Longhua City. At this time, he actually gave him a "digestion" and the anger in his heart was conceivable.

"Maybe he has his own considerations. Lao Lu, since the task has been assigned, how to fight is the front-line commander's business. We just need the result!" Qin Shiyu hurriedly advised Lu Shan and said.

"Hmph, if you can't take Longhua before dark, then you'll be replaced!" Lu Shan angrily punched the table!

"Don't be angry, come and have a tea to moisten your throat!"

"I'm not thirsty!" Lu Shan pushed the enamel cup outward, and the occupation of Longhua was related to the beginning of the entire plan. If the chain was dropped here, the subsequent plan would be greatly affected.

"The Japanese army added a batch of weapons and ammunition before the exercise, and the firepower was quite fierce, and our troops were unable to open the gap for a while. If they continued to attack, it would become a tactic of adding fuel. Zhou Zhendong was trying to find a way to blow a section of the city wall and then break in!" Zhang Zhongji walked in and explained.

"The Japanese are prepared and can't blame Zhou Zhendong for this. The first time the troops fought this kind of tough battle, they inevitably lacked experience!" Qin Shiyu said.

"Is there no artillery?"

"Yes, the existing gun caliber of the 106th Brigade is relatively small. After the Japanese occupied Longhua, they strengthened the city wall. If they wanted to open the city wall, one would be artificial blasting, and the second would be large-caliber artillery!" Zhang Zhongji explained.

"Large-caliber artillery?" Lu Shan frowned. The large-caliber artillery Dongkang was not without equipment. Yes, the 32nd Army had an artillery brigade. It was equipped with thirty-two rapid-fire cannons made by Germany, which were seized from the Fengtian Arsenal, but the far water could not save the near fire. The 36th Division also equipped many mountain cannons and field cannons and formed an independent artillery regiment, but it was also a hundred kilometers away at this moment.

106 is equipped with twelve Type 92 infantry cannons, as well as mortars of varying numbers and calibers. This is definitely first-class among domestic military equipment, but now what is needed to attack cities is large-caliber and powerful artillery.

In mobile combat, these artillery cannons can be pulled out and fired off the fire point. That is no problem. Once you encounter solid fortifications, this is not enough!

Of course, there are not many heavy artillery equipped by the Japanese army, and they are easily reluctant to use it. The most powerful Japanese army equipment in Longhua City is infantry artillery.

For the Chinese team, infantry artillery belongs to the category of heavy weapons. In the European Army, people look down on the Type 92 infantry artillery at all. This type of artillery belongs to the category of light artillery, and it is only in China outside the non-mainstream world that it is infinitely magnified!

The Japanese army, which also had its main equipment, has also become one of the reasons why European and American countries laughed at it. In terms of equipment alone, the Japanese army is indeed at the second and third-rate level in the world, which is very objective. Whoever lets the Japanese zf devote their efforts to developing the navy, the development funds of the army will naturally be squeezed out.

"Then there is only one way to artificial blasting?" Qin Shiyu asked.

"I asked, they haven't given me a clear answer yet, but if you can't think of another way, you can only use this method?"

"You can use the method of earthwork to dig it to the bottom of the city wall manually, and then blast it, so as to reduce unnecessary casualties!" Lu Shan said slowly, "You cannot dig straight roads, you must dig a 'z' road!"

"This is a solution, I will notify Zhou Zhendong immediately!"

"How far is the attacking force from the city wall?" Lu Shan asked.

"The straight line distance is about 500 meters!"

"If you charge, it will take at least one minute to rush under the city wall, right?"

"Yes, if you need to avoid Japanese bullets during the terrain and charge, it will take at least three minutes to reach the city wall!"

"How strong are the Japanese troops defending the city?"

"According to our estimates, there is about one brigade, and there are about 70% of the troops left. In addition, there are also puppet troops and police officers participating in the defense. The total number of troops defending the city is about 1,500 to 2,000!" Zhang Zhongji said.

"I understand, follow this command!" Lu Shan nodded.

"yes!"

"Lao Lu, the combat effectiveness of the 36th Division is still far from that of the main divisions like the 181 and 183rd Divisions. We have to give them some time!" Qin Shiyu said.

"I know that they have not defeated the Japanese army in a real sense and do not have a psychological advantage, so they must fight this battle by themselves and show their confidence!" Lu Shan nodded.

"The 106th Brigade has a good foundation, so you must trust the officers and soldiers below!"

"If I don't believe them, can I hand over such an important task to them?" Lu Shan said, "Don't I know that the casualties of a strong attack are very large, but a unit cannot always fight tricks or fight with the wind. This is not conducive to improving their combat effectiveness. The troops that can fight fierce battles are the real troops."

"You, you just have too high requirements. Don't you know what the foundation of these 36th Division is?"

"No matter what the foundation is, as long as you are a Chinese, you are fighting the Japanese and driving away the invaders, you have to kill me. Whoever doesn't kill me, I will kill me with him!" Lu Shan said murderously.

"Look at you, are you not able to get a war? I feel uncomfortable?" Qin Shiyu said, "If you want to go to the front line, you have to pass my level first!"

"It's okay for me, the commander-in-chief, to inspect the frontier positions?"

"No, but it's not possible now. It's really not possible. It's not safe. After the fight, I won't stop you wherever you like to go and wherever you go!" Qin Shiyu said.

"Okay, I can't tell you, I'll go out for some breath!" Lu Shan pointed at Qin Shiyu, couldn't find a suitable reason to refute for a moment, and shook his head helplessly.

"Dejue, follow Mr. Lu!" Qin Shiyu ordered, "It is not safe to get close to the frontline here. It is not safe. You cannot let Mr. Lu go to dangerous places."

"Yes!" Dejue agreed.

"I'm just walking around the camp, and you sent someone to follow me, I don't have any private space yet?"

"Dejue is your guard, so he should follow you."

Xiaotanggou Village.

"Staff Officer Lin, this is the iron cannon you mentioned. It's probably been hundreds of years. Can it still be used?" said the squad leader who came with Lin Fang.

"Whether it can be used, it depends on whether it can be used. If it can be used, then it will be no big problem for us to take down Longhua County!" Lin Fang said, "Come on, brothers, please help me clean up the cannons!"

The superiors asked them to obey Lin Fang's orders, and the squad leader could only ask all the soldiers to get out the iron lumps, and brushed the dust on it with a broom, revealing the dark cannon body.

The rust of the cannon body was not too serious. It might be because the owner who put the cannon into the ancestral hall had a good maintenance. When he touched it, there was a layer of black grease on it in addition to dust.

It seems that the owner of this cannon also hopes that it can go back to the battlefield, which makes Lin Fang feel a glimmer of hope.

The outside is so well maintained, so it will definitely not be bad. Otherwise, what would you do to get such an iron lump to prevent evil and maintain the house?

I haven't heard of anyone putting cannons in the ancestral hall to ward off evil spirits!

"Staff Officer Lin, there is still a box of shells here!" A soldier was searching for something and found that there were still shells that had always existed!

"This is a solid lead bullet. Our goal is to collapse a gap in the city wall. It can be used. Clean it up and take it with you!" Lin Fang walked over and took a look. It was actually a solid lead bullet. It was really suitable to use it to smash the wall.

After cleaning and wiping, this general cannon, which is nearly a hundred years old, is presented to everyone.

"The first year of Xianfeng..."

The nameplate on the cannon stand is already blurred, so I can only see a few words clearly to determine the production date of this iron cannon.

Can the iron cannon from eighty years ago still be used?

Lin Fang himself expressed suspicion. He checked the barrel himself and found that someone was coated with grease and sealed the barrel.

"Staff Officer Lin, can this gun still be used?"

"I don't know, why don't we go out and try it?" Lin Fang didn't know. After all, this thing is not easy to judge. It's an old antique that has been maintained and updated. No one can guarantee that the barrel will change after so many years of erosion?

If it were an ordinary person, it would be really difficult to play with this cannon from 80 years ago, but for the army, it would be no problem to play with such an old cannon. There is no shortage of leads, gunpowder and even shells!

Lift it to an open place outside, send the gunpowder into the barrel according to proportion, then send the shells into it, and ignite the leads above!

Hissing...

When everyone saw the burning Mars at the lead wire entered the cannon barrel, they subconsciously reached out and blocked their ears.

"boom!"

An orange-red flame rushed out of the muzzle, and saw a small black dot being pushed out, landing on a hillside that was only two kilometers away, making a violent explosion, as if it was an earthquake!

"Hurry up, go and see, how effective is the explosion?" Lin Fang shouted excitedly at the squad leader.

The squad leader was also very excited and ran towards the hillside.

Lin Fang quickly stepped forward to check the cannon, first reached out to measure the temperature of the cannon barrel. It was not very hot, but it was slightly warm, and then checked whether there were cracks on the cannon body. After all, it was an old antique, and it might be possible to disintegrate it directly with one shot!

"It was actually made of fine copper, no wonder it was so durable!" After checking, Lin Fang found that the inner chamber of the cannon was actually made of copper, which was another big surprise. It seemed that the Qing Dynasty still had some national strength at that time.

"Staff Officer Lin, it's so big that it has a crater with a diameter of ≥≥ meters, and the pit is at least three meters. It's so terrible!" After exploring the power of the explosion, the squad leader ran back all the way to report.
Chapter completed!