Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

However, how to keep this deadly thing secret became a big problem.

If the Japanese knew that we had such a treasure chest, they would definitely mobilize a large number of troops to seize it, even at the cost of the lives of 100,000 Japanese soldiers.

The main reason is that the Japanese's technology for synthesizing sulfa drugs is very poor, and the efficacy of the finished products is only average, but they still treat them as treasures.

We can't possibly be afraid of attracting the enemy's attention. It would be a waste of time to leave such a good thing unused.

In the end, in order to divert the enemy's attention and to cover up our drug production situation, we told the outside world that the drugs were shipped back from abroad. No matter whether the Japanese believed it or not, we had to take many actions to make others believe that this was the truth.

Our troops have gained control of a valuable drug import transportation line, and can also sell some drugs to obtain a large amount of funds for economic development.

After reading the letter, Captain Cheng was extremely excited. With so many sulfa drugs, many seriously injured soldiers could survive. For a unit, this was the most valuable asset. The strength of a unit's combat effectiveness mainly depended on the proportion of veterans.

As soon as all the supplies were put into storage, the chief of staff came running over and reported the latest situation:

"Captain, a Japanese troop is about to pass through our defense zone and head to Lin County next door."

"When will the enemy arrive? What is their firepower?"

"They will arrive around noon tomorrow. They are an ordinary infantry battalion, but they will be equipped with a tank unit."

When Captain Cheng first heard that the enemy only had an ordinary infantry battalion, he was very interested. This was a credit that came right to his doorstep.

With the current strength of the 772nd Regiment, it may not be possible to wipe out a battalion in the wild. The Japanese are not stupid. They will definitely retreat if they know they cannot win. To wipe them out completely requires the right time, place and people.

However, it is still possible to defeat a large battalion of the enemy and consume most of their forces. If we win this battle, it will be considered a small achievement. When we go to the military district for meetings in the future, we will also be able to face those old comrades.

But when he heard that the enemy had a battalion of infantry and a tank squadron accompanying them, his face immediately wrinkled into a "川" shape, which was heartbreaking to see.

Most of the Chinese troops had no good way to deal with the enemy's armored forces. Only the German-equipped divisions were equipped with a small number of anti-tank guns. The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army also had some mountain guns that could threaten the Japanese tanks.

The remaining troops, such as the Sichuan Army, Shaanxi Army, Guangxi Army, Guizhou Army, Yunnan Army and our Eighth Route Army, basically tied a few grenades together and sent their bravest soldiers to throw them at close range.

However, the Japanese were very skilled in infantry-tank coordination drills, and the infantry following the enemy tanks were no pushovers. In order to destroy a tank, they often had to sacrifice an infantry squad or even an infantry platoon.

This was still good luck. Many times, the Japanese tanks would not get close to our positions, and would use their tank guns to fire at the light and heavy machine guns on our positions from out of range.

And our Eighth Route Army suffered the most. After all, the quality and power of the grenades made in the border area were so poor that it was difficult to blow up the enemy's tanks even if there was a chance.

The Japanese often only need to deploy three to five tanks to easily defeat the defensive positions of one of our regiments. This is the fire suppression brought by advanced weapons.

Commander Cheng asked carefully, "What type of tanks did the Japanese send out this time?"

"Captain, it's the enemy's Type 1.7 medium tank. According to the intelligence provided by the headquarters, this tank has a combat weight of 2 tons, a crew of four, two Type 91 6.5mm machine guns and a Type 1 90mm short-barreled tank gun." The Japanese medium tanks are only considered light tanks in other countries. "This is a big guy, much stronger than the small tanks we encountered before. Its front armor is 57mm thick, the side and rear armor is 17mm, and even the bottom armor is 15mm. Heavy machine gun bullets hitting it are like tickling."

"With our current weapons, it is difficult to cause significant damage to this steel behemoth, unless we spare no effort and have our soldiers blast it with defensive grenades at close range."

All the knowledge about the enemy's tanks actually came from Kong Hao. He not only compiled detailed data on all the enemy's active armored forces, but also let the system imitate a camera to provide black and white photos.

After receiving the information, the head of the headquarters was overjoyed and immediately asked the printing department to print a large number of these things. Every commander above the battalion level must be familiar with all the contents above.

Our troops had no information at all about the various types of tanks of the Japanese. It was like a blind man touching an elephant. Everyone's opinion was completely different, and some was even far from the actual situation.

Even in normal battles, when they paid a heavy price in casualties and defeated several enemy tanks, they were too heavy to be transported away, and they could only take away the machine guns, bullets and artillery shells inside.

Now that we have this kind of detailed information, our troops can analyze the enemy's tanks in their spare time and find out where the tanks' weak points are. This will help them have a better idea of what to do when attacking tanks in the future. Young soldiers who have just joined the army will not be so scared when they see these steel behemoths that they dare not shoot.

Moreover, the logistics department specially invited some carpenters in the base to restore the models of all the enemy tanks in proportion according to the information in the materials and the tank drawings provided by Kong Hao. This will be of great help to the front-line troops.

This is the improvement of our troops' soft power. Although it cannot be seen on the surface, it can gradually improve everyone's knowledge, especially front-line battlefield commanders, who will consider more comprehensively when formulating combat plans.

But it is precisely because of this that Captain Cheng is in a dilemma, just as the old saying goes: "Life's troubles begin when you learn to read."

The more we understand, the more comprehensive the issues we consider. It's not like before when we could just attack directly. No matter whether the enemy has a DIY tank or a Type 89 medium tank, for our troops, the strategy is the same.

Suddenly, he had an idea and quickly told the guards:

"Leopard, quickly call Squad Leader Yu of the Recoilless Gun Squad over here. I have something important to discuss with him."

"Captain, what are you doing?"

"Great! Even if the enemy's medium tanks have high defense, they are not as thick as the walls of the turrets."

The chief of staff and the regiment commander have been partners for many years and have long been in sync with each other. They have already guessed the next plan and are very excited.

Squad Leader Yu is the newly appointed recoilless gun squad leader of the 772nd Regiment. He has only a high school education and is a rare highly educated talent.

There is no way. The operation of this new weapon, the recoilless gun, is more complicated than the mortar and the Type 92 infantry gun, and ordinary artillery cannot adapt to it in a short time.

"Captain, Chief of Staff, you are looking for me."

Don't be fooled by the gentle appearance of Squad Leader Yu. At least one hundred Japanese soldiers died at his hands. He ranks in the top 772 on the kill list of the nd Regiment.

Of course, they were all killed with recoilless guns, so there was some water in the numbers, but as long as they could kill the enemy, they were all good, and who cares how they did it.