It wasn't until Dai Li left for a long time that Chairman Jiang suddenly remembered something again and frowned: "By the way, Yu Nong hasn't said yet, how did the Dameishan Independent Group win? What happened?"
"Commissioner, it should be mentioned in the telegram from the Military Command Bureau." Chen Cheng said.
However, He Yingqin had already picked up the telegram sent by Dai Li not long ago, and after reading it, he said to Chairman Chiang, "Commissioner, the telegram from the Military Command Bureau said that the reason why the Dameishan Independent Regiment was able to reach Tianchang County so quickly is that Therefore, the reason why the independent mixed 13th Brigade can be completely wiped out is entirely because of a new weapon called a rocket launcher."
"Bazooka?" Chairman Chiang frowned, "What kind of weapon is this?"
Bai Chongxi also asked curiously: "Yes, what kind of new weapon is this that can have such a big impact on the outcome of the war? It can even directly affect the outcome of the war?"
He Yingqin said: "This telegram says that this new weapon called a rocket launcher can not only hit artillery strongholds, but also tanks and armored vehicles, and can even hit airplanes. The hit rate is extremely high. In a long battle, the Dameishan Independent Regiment will be defeated." It was with this weapon that we shot down eleven of the Japs’ planes.”
"So powerful?" Chairman Jiang lost his voice and asked, "Where did Xu Rui get it? Did he buy it from the United States?"
"Well, the military command bureau's telegram didn't say anything about it." He Yingqin spread his hands and said, "But I think Xu Rui probably bought it from the United States. I'm afraid a mere Dameishan arsenal can't make such a weapon."
Regarding this, Chairman Chiang and his senior staff have completely misunderstood. Rocket launchers are not high-tech weapons that are difficult to manufacture at all. They can be produced by Dameishan Arsenal. In fact, these rocket launchers are from Dameishan Arsenal. produced.
Chairman Chiang thought for a while and then said: "Our National Army must also have such weapons. If our National Army also has such weapons, in the future, whether it is fighting against the Japs or the Communist troops, it will be Now that we are invincible, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact the U.S. government immediately and urgently order a batch from the United States."
"Okay." He Yingqin nodded and said, "However, Commissioner, regarding the news about Tian Changjie, do the Central News Agency and China Central Broadcasting Station want to broadcast the news? After all, you can't hide it, even if we don't Send a message, Dameishan Radio Station will definitely send this message tomorrow at the latest."
Chairman Chiang said: "Let's send it."
"Okay." He Yingqin nodded.
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Almost at the same time, news of Tian Chang's victory also spread back to Yan'an.
After receiving the good news, Vice Chairman Zhou didn't even bother to eat. He called Mr. Zhu and went straight to Chairman Mao's cave house rented by a fellow villager. As soon as the two of them walked outside the courtyard gate, they could smell it from afar. There was a smell of meat, and when I walked into the yard, I saw Chairman Mao holding a bowl of fried pork rinds with chili and eating happily.
Chairman Mao loved to eat red pork rinds most, but under difficult conditions, he could only enjoy a bowl of fried pork rinds occasionally.
Seeing Vice Chairman Zhou and Boss Zhu coming in hand in hand, Chairman Mao immediately stood up and said, "Well, Boss, you're just in time. The fellow countryman just brought a bowl of fried pork rinds with chili peppers. Come and eat together."
Mr. Zhu also liked braised pork, so he immediately grabbed a piece of pig skin from the bowl and ate it.
Vice Chairman Zhou waved his hand and said, "Chairman, I have something more delicious than fried pork rinds with chili peppers."
"That must be good news." Chairman Mao immediately said, "At the moment, it seems that only the Dameishan Military Division is having a major battle. Could it be that Tianchang County has been captured?"
Vice Chairman Zhou then smiled and said, "Chairman, I really can't catch you at all."
"So, the troops of the Dameishan Military Division really captured Tianchang County?" Chairman Mao was overjoyed when he heard this, and continued, "This is a great event. Although the Eighth Route Army in North China and the New Fourth Army in Central China recovered many counties, But this time Tianchang County is of extraordinary significance."
"No." Mr. Zhu nodded and said, "This is the first time our troops have launched a military counterattack against a military town heavily garrisoned by Japanese troops. What is especially rare is that we won this battle in the end. We won this battle." It doesn’t matter, just integrate the Dameishan Military Division with the Central Jiangsu Military Region and the Northern Jiangsu Military Region into one whole."
What Mr. Zhu said is true. In North China and Central China, there are quite a few counties controlled by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army. However, these counties were basically taken over from the armed hands of various Huidaomen. They were really taken from the hands of the Japanese. The number of county towns was very small, so the Dameishan Military Division captured several surrounding counties.
Even in the counties captured by the Dameishan Military Division, the only enemies they faced were the Japanese gendarmerie.
But this time, Tianchang County, which was recovered by the Dameishan Military Division, was a county heavily garrisoned by Japanese troops.
Vice Chairman Zhou continued: "Not only that, but they also wiped out an independent mixed brigade of the Japanese."
Chairman Mao nodded and said: "This shows that our Communist Party's troops are fully capable of launching offensive operations. This further proves the correctness of the theory of protracted war! However, at this stage, we are still relatively weak and can only Launching small-scale tactical counterattacks on local battlefields does not have the ability to launch large-scale strategic counterattacks on the entire battlefield."
Vice Chairman Zhou nodded and said: "The Chairman is right. When our strength becomes strong enough to launch a large-scale strategic counterattack on the entire battlefield, it will be the end of the little devil."
"That's right." Chairman Mao grabbed another piece of pig skin and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it and said, "Boss, please give me a commendation and call on the whole party and the whole army to learn from Dameishan Military Division. This kind of thing in Dameishan Military Division is The style of developing industry and strengthening base areas without waiting or relying on one's own efforts is worthy of learning by the whole party and the whole army."
Vice Chairman Zhou smiled and said: "Chairman, the boss has already issued the commendation order."
Mr. Zhu chuckled and said, "Old Mao, I'm getting more and more curious about this little guy Xu Rui. You don't know that this time the Dameishan Military Division was able to wipe out the Japanese's independent 13th Brigade so neatly. , relying not on the wolf fangs, but on a weapon called a rocket launcher, and the rocket launcher played a big role in this counterattack."
"Bazooka?" Chairman Mao nodded and asked, "What kind of weapon is this?"
"I can't tell you exactly what kind of weapon it is." Mr. Zhu waved his hand and said, "I only heard that this kind of weapon is very easy to carry. Even the weapon with ammunition only weighs more than ten kilograms. It can not only hit turrets, but also It can fight tanks and planes, and what’s even more rare is that the arsenal in Dameishan can produce them in large quantities.”
"Is there such a thing?" Chairman Mao asked, "Can Dameishan Arsenal produce it?"
"It can be produced." Vice Chairman Zhou also nodded and said, "At present, all detachments of the New Fourth Army and troops in each military region have been equipped with this kind of rocket launcher. This victory in Tianchang County is inseparable from the blockade of the Central Jiangsu Military Region. , and the reason why the troops of the Central Jiangsu Military Region were able to block the Japanese was largely due to the rocket launchers."
Chairman Mao immediately said: "Such a good weapon must be extended to the entire army."
Vice Chairman Zhou nodded and said: "Chairman, don't worry, Comrade Xu Rui is a comrade with a strong party spirit. Unlike some of our old comrades, he has almost no egoism in him. As for the rocket launcher produced by the Dameishan Arsenal, he has already agreed In order to hand over 80% of the production capacity to the military headquarters, when the New Fourth Army is equipped, it will be the Eighth Route Army's turn."
"Well, so Xu Rui is really a good comrade." Chairman Mao nodded and asked, "By the way, what is this weapon called? Rocket launcher?"
Vice Chairman Zhou smiled and said: "Chairman, it's called a rocket launcher."
"Bazooka." Chairman Mao nodded, then fell into deep thought.
Vice Chairman Zhou stopped talking, and Boss Zhu took the bowl of chili-fried pork rinds from Chairman Mao's hand and enjoyed it with relish.
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Chairman Mao and the others easily learned the secret of the rocket launcher, but the Japanese were still kept in the dark.
Immediately after the eleven fighters or bombers of the 3rd Flying Regiment were shot down, Itagaki Seishiro ordered a thorough investigation into what kind of weapon it was.
After receiving the order, Aoki Shigemai immediately started investigating from both the light and dark lines. On the one hand, he learned about the situation through Yuito Asada and other pilots and the remnants of the independent mixed 13th Brigade; on the other hand, he learned about the situation through Shun Nakamura's The Nakamura Agency tried to steal detailed information about this new weapon from the secret front.
The Nakamura agency has the old foundation laid by Doihara Kenji, and its intelligence work is still very effective.
Especially Kage Sasaki, who was just transferred from the base camp to serve as Nakamura Jun's deputy, he is even more effective in doing things. This little devil's nose is really not an ordinary one. After receiving the telegram from the Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters, he For a time, Yingzuo Zhenzhao ordered Wang Wei, the No. 76 military commander, to steal information related to the Tianchang Campaign.
Yingzuo Zhenzhao had a keen premonition that the Nationalist Government would also be extremely concerned about this battle.
The final facts proved that Yingzuo Zhenzhao's premonition was completely correct. That afternoon, Wang Puppet Agent lurking within the military command sent back intelligence about the rocket launcher.
At this moment, this information has been placed in front of Jun Nakamura.
"Your Excellency, General." Yingzuo Zhenzhao paused and said, "This is the intelligence sent back by Agent No. 76 lurking in the military command. According to this intelligence, it can be seen that the unknown weapons used by the Dameishan Independent Regiment in the Tianchang Battle, It’s a new type of weapon called a rocket launcher, and it’s most likely imported from the United States.”
Nakamura Shun said: "Kagezao-san, is the information reliable?"
"Information should be reliable." Ying Zuozhenzhao paused and said, "Unless the intelligence from the military commander is also false."
"Then it's no problem." Nakamura Shun said in a deep voice, "Report it to the Condemnation Army Headquarters immediately."
Although Nakamura Jun wanted to suppress this information, he knew that it was impossible, and even if Xu Rui knew about it afterwards, he couldn't be blamed.