Chapter 99: Not enough artillery battalions? Where is the artillery regiment?

One thing we have to admit is that Du Yuming's strategic vision is absolutely first-class.

After the Japanese army occupied Lashio, they immediately ordered the expeditionary force to retreat back home.

If it weren't for the British army and Luo Zhuoying holding back, the expeditionary force wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses.

Now we can see that the Japanese army is going to attack southwestern Yunnan. Just for this vision, I can definitely give a thumbs up.

"I think the Japanese army definitely does not just want to cut off the China-Burma Highway, but also wants to use southwestern Yunnan to attack the mountain city." Since Du Yuming mentioned his strategic ideas, Cun Yunsheng couldn't pretend to be a fool.

"Attack the mountain city?" Now it was Du Yuming's turn to be shocked. He only thought that the Japanese army would attack southwestern Yunnan, but he didn't think of these.

"Yes, the Japanese army's frontal battlefield stopped in the Changsha area. It is impossible for them to attack the mountain city. This is the consensus of everyone." Cun Yunsheng explained.

Du Yuming did not refute this point, but nodded in agreement and then gestured for him to continue.

"Since the frontal battlefield cannot be attacked, the Japanese army is accustomed to outflanking tactics, so they naturally want to enter the mountain city from southwest Yunnan."

"Although the terrain in this area is rugged, there is a problem, that is, the mountain city cannot mobilize elite troops, and the troops that are available are just local ragtag troops."

"How can we resist the Japanese if we can't even get the most basic rifles together?"

Cun Yunsheng's words shocked Du Yuming. He did not expect that the loss of Myanmar would cause such a chain reaction.

He now wished he could return to the mountain city immediately and report the situation here to his superiors.

But he still waited patiently for the other party to speak.

"Sir, don't worry too much. In fact, the Japanese army will stop at southwest Yunnan at most, because the Pacific battlefield will be their focus."

"After all, if the Japanese army loses the Pacific battlefield, it will lose everything." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"How is this possible? The Japanese army is winning victory after victory in the Pacific battlefield. If not, the US military would not have sent Stilwell to negotiate and form an allied force." Du Yuming shook his head, thinking that Cun Yunsheng's view was too one-sided.

Although the United States has strong industrial strength, its military capabilities are average. If it wants to win in the Pacific battlefield, it will probably have to pay a considerable price.

"Sir, although the U.S. military's military capabilities are average and they were defeated by the Japanese army, they have a terrifying industrial foundation and produce tens of millions of tons of steel annually. As long as they are given some time to accumulate, they will be able to explode with terrifying production capacity." Cun Yunsheng was not angry at all, but continued to speak.

"For example, it takes the Japanese at least two years to build an aircraft carrier, but the US military only needs seven days to build one and launch it in a month."

"Even if it's a battle of attrition, the Japanese army can't defeat the American army."

"To put it bluntly, the direction of the Pacific War was determined by the navy. As long as the naval battle was won, the remaining island battles would only cost some artillery shells, which the US military had the most."

Du Yuming looked at the other party in amazement. He did not expect that the US military had such terrifying military industrial capabilities. It was really beyond his expectations.

"So the Japanese army is bound to lose?" Du Yuming was silent for a while and said in a hoarse voice.

"Yes, it will fail within three years." Cun Yunsheng nodded.

In fact, if the U.S. military had not been eager to open up a second front and seize the fruits of victory in Europe, the Japanese army would not have lasted for less than three years.

After all, most of the military forces were invested in the European battlefield at that time, so the Far East battlefield became very slow.

Hearing this, Du Yuming took a deep breath, then patted the other person's shoulder and said.

"Why don't you come back with me? My Fifth Army is still in need of a combat staff officer. You are not talented enough to be a regiment commander."

"Sir, thank you for your compliment." Cun Yunsheng shook his head to reject his proposal.

"First of all, I come from a ragtag army. Those arrogant and powerful generals will definitely not obey me."

"Secondly, I am carrying a blood feud. I want to kill all the Japanese soldiers and bury my uncle with them."

"In the end, the men of the Cun family can only die in battle. Living in the rear is not my ambition."

If he really wanted to survive in the rear, he could have directly become the leader of a main group, wouldn't that have been more comfortable?

After hearing this, Du Yuming stopped trying to persuade him. Putting aside other things, first of all, the fact that he was not a direct descendant meant that he would not be given much importance.

If he was not a direct descendant, it would be impossible for him to command arrogant and powerful generals like Dai Anlan.

"Sir, my troops are suffering from the Japanese artillery bombardment at the riverside and have suffered heavy losses. I wonder if we can provide some artillery support?"

"All we need are artillery. We don't have a shortage of artillery for the time being." Cun Yunsheng felt that it would be better for him to bring it up first. If he didn't mention it, the other party would pretend not to know, and he would definitely be the one who would suffer.

Besides, I am young and thick-skinned, so it’s okay even if I refuse.

More importantly, he knew that the other party was thin-skinned. Since he was complaining and sending supplies, he should not refuse his proposal.

As expected, Du Yuming's face turned red. He was too embarrassed to refuse when asked this by someone who was a dozen years younger than him.

After all, the other party had just saved them, and it would be too heartless to turn around and refuse them.

Not to mention, he still admired the other person very much.

Thinking of this, Du Yuming pondered for a while and told his adjutant about his previous discussion.

"Wounded soldiers?" Cun Yunsheng was stunned. He didn't think that wounded soldiers were inappropriate, but he felt that this was too generous.
He just estimated for a while and there were at least several hundred or even thousands of people.

Some of them were seriously injured and would definitely not survive without medicine.

But for Cun Yunsheng, this is not a problem.

He had penicillin, so wound infection was a very easy thing to do.

"Well, I hope you can understand that the Fifth Army is not my private army, and I have no right to transfer soldiers to you. I need to obey Shancheng's orders." Du Yuming explained with a stiff face.

Seeing the other party's embarrassed look, Cun Yunsheng sighed inwardly. Sure enough, he knew how to bully the honest people. "Although Stilwell sent a telegram, as a Chinese soldier, I am following the orders of Shancheng, so I can't give you the artillery, but many of those wounded soldiers are also artillerymen. As long as they can be cured, they can go to the battlefield." Du Yuming was afraid that the other party would not agree, so he emphasized it again.

"Wounded soldiers are fine too. The situation on the front line is really critical right now. Could you please transfer a battalion of artillery to help operate the artillery? After we defeat the Japanese army, all the artillery in this battalion will be donated to you." Cun Yunsheng said anxiously.

He was not trying to be pitiful. He really underestimated the power of the 150mm cannon. One shot from this thing would create a huge pit.

Many soldiers were shaken to death, and some even suffered internal injuries and bleeding from all their orifices.

But he didn't want to abandon the shore position, so he had to let the troops continue to hold on.

Now that the Fifth Army had arrived, he naturally aimed at the enemy's artillery.

I heard that it was just borrowed and that a battalion of artillery was also sent as an accessory.

To be honest, Du Yuming was also a little shocked. This guy was really generous.

It's totally unlike the stingy character of the ragtag army.

"Okay, is one battalion enough? I have an artillery regiment. Although there are not many cannons, there are still a lot of artillerymen." Du Yuming was afraid that the other party would not have enough.

This is not an exaggeration. At that time, the artillery regiment had only a few artillery pieces, but there were still quite a few artillerymen.

"That's great. Myitkyina has a lot of artillery. My artillerymen are still racking their brains over how to use the 105mm howitzers. Also, we have the British BL 140mm howitzers, but we don't know how to operate them at all." Cun Yunsheng said helplessly.

Hearing this, the corners of Du Yuming's mouth twitched. Is this kid really not showing off?

He then asked his adjutant to notify the commander of the artillery regiment and ask him to obey the orders of the Sichuan Army.

He also added in a low voice, asking the other side to perform well and try to bring back a few more artillery pieces.

When the adjutant heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly made assurances and persuaded the other party.

As expected, when the artillery regiment commander Zhu Maoqin heard this, his eyes lit up.

"Really?" No wonder he was so excited. It was really just a favor, so he just gave away an artillery battalion?

If you perform well, you might get more.

This is simply pie in the sky.

You have to know that the Fifth Army's artillery regiment was originally equipped with Soviet-made howitzers, and all the shells had been used up long ago.

It can be said that the artillery regiment is just a shell, and the artillery is not as effective as the mortar.

Now hearing that they could send the artillery battalion, the other side almost jumped up.

"Of course it's true. Captain Cun said it himself, how could it be false?" The adjutant patted his chest to indicate that it was true.

"But you have to perform well. Don't let your diarrhea happen. The commander will lose face and the artillery camp will probably be ruined."

The adjutant felt that he still had to give a reminder, to avoid any problems that might arise, which would be embarrassing.

"Don't worry, I will definitely perform well. If nothing else, I will cooperate with the Sichuan Army Corps in defending Myitkyina and saving the Fifth Army." Zhu Maoqin promised.

With these words, the adjutant felt relieved and immediately asked Zhu Maoqin to go to the artillery position on the riverside.

At this moment, Krupp at the artillery position was having a huge headache.

The artillery in the arsenal at Myitkyina was beyond his imagination.

In addition to the American 105mm howitzers, there are also British BL 140mm howitzers and four 155mm howitzers.

There were more than 20 artillery pieces in total. Such a large number of artillery pieces made him worried for a while.

Where did he get so many artillerymen to operate these cannons?

Even if he and the American military instructor worked themselves to death, they still couldn't handle it.

This is heavy artillery.

Requires a rope to launch.

Otherwise, the shock wave generated by the explosion would injure the soldiers.

At the same time, he was also curious why the British army left so many artillery in Myitkyina?
In fact, except for the British BL 140mm howitzer which was left by the British, the other howitzers were rewards obtained by Cun Yunsheng through the golden finger during this period.

But he found a reason and said it was dropped by the British army.

Considering that they had received a lot of supplies in many cities during this period, they just assumed that the British were rich and powerful and didn't think too much about it.

"Captain, there's a colonel outside, saying he's here to support our artillery regiment." At this time, a soldier walked into the position and said to the worried Krupp.

"What? A colonel is here? And he brings an artillery regiment with him?" Krupp was stunned, then without saying a word, he stood up suddenly and ran outside.

At this time, Zhu Maoqin was drooling as he looked at the rows of heavy artillery on the battlefield.

There is only one thought in my mind!
The damn Sichuan Army is so fat!

The number of heavy artillery owned by one regiment is more than that of an artillery regiment directly under his military headquarters.

And they are all large-caliber heavy artillery!

It is several times more powerful than their own Soviet-made howitzers.

Not to mention the mountains of shells nearby.

(End of this chapter)