Chapter 93: Old Ding Is Better At Talking Than Kong Er Lengzi
“Old Ding, you boy aimed pretty accurately, you really have a talent for being an artilleryman.”
Li Yunlong checked Ding Wei’s aiming and praised.
“It’s mainly because a famous teacher produces a great apprentice.” Ding Wei flattered both of them.
“Hahaha.” Li Yunlong laughed heartily, “Old Ding, you boy’s mouth is much better at talking than Kong Er Lengzi’s, I love to hear it!”
“Regiment Commander, the troops are ready for the attack.” Zhang Dabiao reported to Li Yunlong.
“Regiment Commander, the New First Regiment is also ready for battle.” Ding Wei’s subordinate reported to him.
“Old Li, then let’s start.” Ding Wei said to Li Yunlong.
“Good.” Li Yunlong nodded.
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei each took out a match and lit the fuse.
The fuse began burning with a hissing sound. Captain Sun Ming couldn’t help saying to Chu Yunfei, “Regimental Commander, I’m not seeing wrong, am I? The Eighth Route Army’s cannon actually uses the method of lighting the fuse to detonate. Isn’t that too backward?”
Lighting the fuse to detonate had long been eliminated.
Now it’s all pull-cord firing.
“Indeed a bit backward, but this fits the image of the Eighth Route Army Arsenal having extremely poor conditions.” Chu Yunfei nodded. He had seen the quality of the reloaded bullets and grenades made by the Eighth Route Army Arsenal.
Even the defective rejects from the Jin Sui Army Arsenal were better than this.
And the cannons made by the Eighth Route Army Arsenal, using the primitive fuse detonation method, made sense.
“Just don’t know if this cannon’s power is as strong as the intelligence says, comparable to heavy cannons.” Captain Sun Ming’s face showed doubt and caution, “Regimental Commander, this cannon barrel is so thin, I’m still worried it will burst the barrel. You move back a bit more…”
Captain Sun Ming’s words weren’t finished when the Guard Platoon Leader next to him couldn’t help speaking up: “Company Commander, the way you put it, if the Eighth Route Army’s cannon can even explode, that’s already pretty good. You’re still worried about burst barrel?”
“Hahaha.” The other guards all burst into laughter.
The grenades made by the Eighth Route Army sometimes exploded into only two halves. Such poor quality really made people doubt if their cannons could even fire.
Intelligence and rumors are not the same as seeing is believing! No wonder these people don’t believe it.
But soon, all the laughter abruptly stopped!
Boom!
Boom!
Li Yunlong and Ding Wei’s Hell Cannons roared.
Two cannonballs accurately struck the front gate and back door of the concentration camp.
The front gate and back door were directly blasted into powder. The walls and defenses on both sides of the gates were like paper.
Under the powerful explosive shockwave, they directly collapsed.
Bricks and corpse fragments mixed together and flew into the sky. The front and back of this concentration camp were directly wide open.
Before the gunpowder smoke had even spread, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei’s troops had already seized the opportunity to fiercely assault through the breaches.
“Re-Reg-Regimental Commander, th-th-this power is really heavy cannon level.” Captain Sun Ming’s tone stuttered uncontrollably.
They had all been worried about whether it would burst the barrel, but not only did it not burst, this power was genuinely fierce.
The artillery battalion’s mountain cannons and infantry guns, their power in front of this was just a bunch of little brothers.
Chu Yunfei also had disbelief all over his face: “This pile of scrap iron lumps, unexpectedly really welded into a cannon by the Eighth Route Army. It seems to have bypassed chamber pressure. The Eighth Route Army has also developed high explosives. There’s a master in the Eighth Route Army Arsenal.”
“Regimental Commander, no wonder the Eighth Route Army won’t sell cannons. Fire artillery with such great power, yet weight not like heavy cannons, can even be pulled by mules. This mobility isn’t weak. If it were us, we wouldn’t sell either.” Captain Sun Ming pointed out.
“That’s nonsense!” Chu Yunfei said seriously, “Not to mention the Eighth Route Army’s this light big cannon, even those direct line army heavy cannons, who would sell easily?”
The meaning of heavy cannons on the battlefield is far beyond ordinary artillery!
Why the Xinkou Battle was a disastrous defeat, mainly because it suffered fierce bombardment from Japanese Invaders warship heavy cannons.
One blast covered a large area, truly a pot of steel meat stew!
Immediately after, Chu Yunfei continued, “When there’s an opportunity, we must properly meet that master in the Eighth Route Army Arsenal. This person is remarkable.”
“Regimental Commander, such a person is definitely a treasure among treasures for the Eighth Route Army. Probably they won’t let us see him easily.” Captain Sun Ming said.
“No rush, take it slow.” Chu Yunfei suppressed the shock in his heart, “See how the Eighth Route Army reorganizes the direct line army captives.”
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“Xiao Long, you’re still alive, great.”
“Da Wei, you boy are alive too.”
Wei Dayong opened the cell door and found his former subordinates.
Wei Dayong was originally a corporal class leader. He had two subordinate soldiers who were wounded and captured with him.
Wei Dayong was selected to the training camp; his two subordinate soldiers were still here.
Unexpectedly, both were still alive, hadn’t been worked to death.
“Class Leader, we’re not dreaming, are we? You came to rescue us?” These two subordinates looked at Wei Dayong, also full of excitement.
Back then, the class leader was taken away. They thought they’d never see him again. Unexpectedly, not only did they see him, he came to rescue them.
Soon, the two noticed Wei Dayong’s military uniform and asked suspiciously, “Class Leader, you didn’t go back to the direct line army. Did you join the Eighth Route Army?”
“You two, in the Battle of Cangyun Ridge, the Eighth Route Army’s Regiment Commander Li took down Regimental Commander Sakata. The Eighth Route Army I’m with now is Regiment Commander Li.” Wei Dayong’s tone was very solemn, “Didn’t you admire Regiment Commander Li too? Now the opportunity has come. Are you willing to follow Regiment Commander Li?”
Xiao Long and Da Wei’s tones were surprised: “Class Leader, you’re not joking, are you? We can follow Regiment Commander Li?”
In the prisoner of war camp, everyone had heard about how Regiment Commander Li defeated the Sakata Regiment on Cangyun Ridge. Many people admired him greatly.
Our direct line side has slightly better treatment, but the officers are all no good.
In the Xinkou Battle, why the direct line 72nd Division and direct line 27th Division were crushed wasn’t because we soldiers didn’t fight hard, but because we were dragged down by the officers.
Regiment Commander Li is someone with real ability. He took down the Sakata Regiment. Of course we’re willing, we can’t ask for more.
“Since you want to work with the Regiment Commander, immediately spread the word among the captives: It’s the Eighth Route Army’s Regiment Commander Li who came to rescue. Those who want to follow Regiment Commander Li to kill Japanese Invaders can join his troops right away.” Wei Dayong struck while the iron was hot, “Regiment Commander Li said, those unwilling to join won’t be forced, and they’ll even get travel money to go home.”
“No home left, go home my ass!” Da Wei cursed, “No need to say, we’ll follow Regiment Commander Li. I’ll go tell the others right now.”
Xiao Long was also furious: “I joined the army to kill Japanese Invaders. Staying in the direct line army with no victories, why stay? Let’s join the Eighth Route Army.”
A certain great man said: A single spark can start a prairie fire!
Xiao Long and Da Wei started with just two people, but two spread to ten, ten to a hundred. The message spread rapidly like a plague.
The concentration camp hadn’t been fully taken yet, but the prisoner of war camp was already in uproar:
“Heard? The Eighth Route Army coming to rescue us is Li Yunlong who crushed the Sakata Regiment at Cangyun Ridge.”
“Is it true? Really Li Yunlong?”
“The Sakata Regiment was tough, crushed our two divisions, and Li Yunlong with one regiment took down the Sakata Regiment. Can I really meet him?”
“How not? Li Yunlong said, those willing to join the Eighth Route Army and follow him can join right away.”
“No need to say, just for Li Yunlong avenging us at Cangyun Ridge, we’ll follow him.”
“Right, we’ll follow Li Yunlong.”
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