Songhu dispatch army headquarters…
"What did the Germans say?"
"They're already investigating the smuggling of firearms, but there's no progress for the time being…"
"Baka! The Chinese people on the other side bombarded him for two whole weeks! Two whole weeks! How much ammunition was that? Were the Hans a bunch of pigs?! Their country's most advanced weapons and ammunition were being smuggled in such a rampant manner! Or could it be that the Hans people don't care about our friendship at all?!”
The sixth army's equipment had played a role in sowing discord. The relationship between Hans and the Japanese, which had been getting closer and closer, now had an additional layer of estrangement.
" Matsui-kun, be careful with your words…"
In order to deal with the hairy bear, the Japanese pirates had to ally with the Hans Nation. Otherwise, with their small bodies, they would not be able to shake the powerful northern hairy bear.
"How are the casualties at the front line?"
" The casualties of the four Regiments are around a quarter, with a total of three thousand dead, seven thousand heavily injured, and twenty thousand lightly injured…"
"The combat strength of nearly an entire division was destroyed just like that?!”
"The enemy's firepower is too strong. There are many 150mm and 240mm heavy artillery, as well as those terrifying new weapons. In recent days, the Sixth Army's air force has also conducted air raids.”
“150mm，240mm... How much ammunition did they have? Can't they finish blasting? Fan Zhao-kun, the locust army has been holding on for day after day. Do I have to watch my subordinates get blown up alive?”
"Matsui-kun, no matter what, we can't withdraw the four divisions! The attack in Jinling was slow, and the enemy still had some effective resistance. If the Sixth Army was allowed to leave Wuxi, the frontline offensive forces would be sandwiched between two groups.”
It was mid-December, and the bombing had already lasted for two weeks. The damage caused by the bombing was far beyond what Matsui Ishine could accept.
However, they had no choice. The Sixth Army had been dragging four elite divisions and nearly 120,000 people. Two heavy artillery units had been destroyed, and the navy had been crippled. As a result, they could not even break into the outer defense line of Jinling. It was much worse than the original history.
During this period of time, the cloning factory was fully operational, producing 1,000 middle and low-level commanders, 500 artillery, 500 air force, and a small number of spies.
The spy organization under Wang Qiangguo was officially established, including more than 200 core members of the clone spies, more than 1,000 recruited peripheral members, and the clone commanders scattered throughout the Sixth Army could also serve as their informants.
Not to mention fighting against the commander, the Sixth Army was definitely impregnable.
With the arrival of 500 clone artillery soldiers and the new recruits who had barely passed the live-fire drill, the 1st Artillery Division was basically completed. It had a reinforced anti-aircraft artillery regiment, two howitzer regiments, a heavy artillery regiment, and a Katyusha rocket artillery regiment. The total number of cannons reached 174. The trump cards were 16 240mmK3 heavy artillery and 48 Katyusha rocket artillery.
With the addition of 500 Air Force personnel, the 6th Army's 1st Aerial Division was officially established. The only high-ranking commander who had mutated during this period of time was the commander, under the alias of Zhao Ying. The pilot commander, Zhang Qinggong, was the deputy commander, and he was actually leading the F86 assault aircraft.
The number of clones in the 1st Aerial Division was less than 1,000. With the addition of the ordinary people who were recruited and assigned, they could only take care of the 60 F86 saber-wielding jet fighters under their jurisdiction and form five squadrons. They would not establish an aerial brigade or an aerial regiment for the time being.
In addition, Wang Qiangguo had also exchanged for advanced radar technology. All operations were handled by the clones. By establishing multiple base stations in the Sixth Army's actual control area, the current detection range could cover a radius of 100 kilometers.
The 1,000 mid to low-level commanders allowed Wang Qiangguo to have a better control over the Sixth Army. Including the clone spies, 2,000 of the 80,000-strong Sixth Army were absolutely loyal to him, and most of them were at the platoon level. It was not a problem for him to control 40 to 50 people. More than 200 people were placed in the Guard Regiment directly under the command. The ratio was close to 1:9, basically eliminating the rebellion from the root.
It was worth mentioning that Little Six, who had always been by Wang Qiangguo's side, was unwilling to be an errand boy. He gave up the monetary reward and became a soldier in the guard regiment.
Jinling's General Tong Manor…
"Jingzhi, how are the preparations of the German Machinists?”
In the past, in the middle of December 1937, Jinling had already fallen and was turned into a living hell by the Japanese pirates. But with Wang Qiangguo, the butterfly, the baldy was still sitting in the Jinling headquarters, even planning a counterattack.
"It has already formed its initial combat strength and can wait for an opportunity to counterattack.”
"I think the opportunity is very good now. Didn't Wang Qiangguo press four elite divisions on the ground and bombard them for two whole weeks?”
When the bald man said this, He Yingqin felt like he was looking at a jealous little girl.
In fact, it made sense. How many shells would be needed to bombard for two weeks? Even a giant freighter couldn't fit it! They simply didn't know where Wang Qiangguo got so much ammunition from. Or rather, the support from Germany was too willing to spend money. Could it be that Wang Qiangguo was really the secret lover of the moustache man?
" I suggest we launch a counterattack three days later. Sixteen German Machinists will be the main force to counterattack along the banks of the Yangtze River. The rest of the sheep army and local troops will launch a counterattack from Jiaxing and Suzhou to support the main force.”
"Sure, Jingzhi, you must make more preparations!”
"Understood!"
"Report! The commander ordered us to break out of the encirclement in three days and coordinate with the main force of the sheep army to counterattack Shanghai!”
"Baldy really can't sit still. Three days…Alright, he had been waiting for more than half a month. It was time for his sword to be unsheathed.”
"Brother Wang, the brothers below can't wait any longer. If we don't give the order soon, they'll go crazy.”
Ever since the entire army switched to AK47s, even the new recruits were not so afraid of the Japanese pirates. They wished they could charge up and fire at them right now. The comparison between the AK47 and the 38th Cover had been demonstrated in the entire army. It was like heaven and earth. There was no comparison at all.
The effects of the bulletproof vest and helmet had also been fully explained and demonstrated. There were no longer any rumors of invulnerability in the Sixth Army. After all, the main purpose of these two items was to block bullets and stab wounds. The frontal shots of the Sanba Big Cover could not block them at all.
"Pass down the order. Also, get Zheng Jianguo to see me."
"Understood!"
Zheng Jianguo, an elite mutated from a clone. His subordinates were a special combat force created by Wang Qiangguo with all his reward points. Now was the best time to draw his sword.
P.S. There's another chapter
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