newbobooks Chapter 316: Replenishing Rockets
Chapter 316: Replenishing Rockets
316 Supplementary Rockets
Normally, the batch of materials sent by Chang An can produce about 1,500 rockets.
Before Ye Qingshan contacted Commander Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng hinted to Ye Qingshan that the situation on the Xuzhou battlefield was also very urgent.
Because the Nationalist Army already has a rocket artillery battalion over there.
There is a huge demand for rockets. I hope Ye Qingshan can use this batch of materials to manufacture rockets.
Distribute some to the Xuzhou battlefield.
Ye Qingshan thought about it and agreed.
Finally, Ye Qingshan agreed that they only needed to deliver 800 rockets to Jinling before the 19th.
This batch of rockets was used by Ye Qingshan to launch a counterattack against the Japanese.
Now, the time has come.
Ye Qingshan couldn't wait and sent a telegram to Chen Cheng to ask for this batch of rockets.
Soon, Chen Cheng called back.
"Commander Chen said that the rockets have been loaded onto the ship.
Already set off.
We can reach Xiaguan Ferry tonight."
The staff officer reported to Ye Qingshan.
“Are you arriving tonight?
That's just right.
Rockets will arrive tonight and ammunition supplies will arrive tomorrow night.
After my rockets and the ammunition sent from Hong Kong are all in place.
It's our turn to counterattack.
Tell the soldiers on the front line that they have held on for the past two days.
We don't ask them to attack, just hold the existing defense line."
Ye Qingshan said excitedly.
Since this morning, Ye Qingshan has already noticed the Japanese artillery support.
Not as good as the first two days.
It should be that the Japanese's logistics were cut off and they didn't have many shells left.
This resulted in the Japanese attack weakening again after being fierce for two days.
Once again caught in a stalemate in street fighting.
This is what Ye Qingshan wants to see.
Let the soldiers on the front line continue to consume the Japanese for two more days.
After Ye Qingshan replenishes rockets and American ammunition, the Japanese will probably lose a lot of manpower in the street fighting.
At the same time, it becomes a tired army.
However, Ye Qingshan still has in his hands two militia divisions with more than 20,000 fresh troops.
Not yet put into use.
This is what Ye Qingshan prepared for the counterattack.
Now, after waiting for more than half a month, the opportunity is finally coming.
After dark, Ye Qingshan sent out a militia regiment and used the various divisions of the National Army in the city to counterattack the Japanese.
As a cover.
Go to Xiaguan and receive this batch of rockets.
Ye Qingshan stayed at the headquarters and waited until late at night.
The team sent out to receive the batch of rockets has just returned.
After seeing this, Ye Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally nothing happened.
"Sir, five hundred rockets, all received."
A lieutenant colonel came running over to report.
"Um?
Why is it five hundred?"
The smile on Ye Qingshan's face froze instantly.
"Sir, that's five hundred.
That’s what Adjutant Chen said when we received it.”
The lieutenant colonel said truthfully.
“Okay, send all the rockets to the rocket artillery battalion.
You can rest now.”
Ye Qingshan waved his hand and asked the lieutenant colonel to do his job.
Ye Qingshan knew that there was a problem here, and he didn't understand it.
He is only responsible for receiving the goods.
Ye Qingshan quickly returned to the headquarters and pointed at a staff officer and said, "Contact Commander Chen for me.
I want an explanation.”
Ye Qingshan seemed ready to launch an attack to hold him accountable.
Soon, Chen Cheng received Ye Qingshan's telegram, as if he had known that Ye Qingshan would ask.
Chen Cheng quickly replied to Ye Qingshan.
After reading it, Ye Qingshan's face became gloomy and he finally sighed.
"That's enough."
It turned out that the missing 300 rockets were forcibly transferred by the headquarters to the rocket artillery regiment in Xuzhou.
At this time, after more than a month, the Kuomintang’s arsenal designed the rocket launcher according to the design drawings given by Ye Qingshan.
It was very easy to use steel pipes and cars to transform dozens of rocket launcher vehicles.
The headquarters immediately formed a rocket artillery regiment.
Provide support to the Xuzhou front.
Originally, according to the ideas of these senior national army leaders.
Even in the situation in Jinling, Ye Qingshan was able to form a rocket artillery battalion.
It makes sense for their entire national army to have a rocket artillery division.
It was not until Chen Cheng personally visited the rocket launcher launch scene.
Chen Cheng immediately reported to the headquarters and resolutely prevented the formation of a rocket artillery division.
Chen Cheng bluntly stated that they could not afford a large-scale rocket artillery force at the moment.
Finally, the high command reduced a rocket artillery division into a rocket artillery regiment.
Two weeks ago, it arrived at the Xuzhou front.
The national army on the front line witnessed such a fierce firepower coverage attack for the first time.
With the help of this rocket artillery regiment, the national army on the front line won several consecutive victories.
But then, problems arose.
The rocket launcher shells brought to the front line were consumed at an alarming rate.
It was at this time that people realized that this thing was a money-eating beast.
Each time the firepower was covered, dozens of rocket launchers of a rocket artillery regiment fired at the same time, creating a spectacular scene with significant effects.
In the end, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, allowing them to achieve victory.
However, the price is too high.
The national army’s funds simply cannot withstand such consumption.
With the funds to make rockets, the Kuomintang officers would prefer to equip themselves with some mortars and recruit a group of new soldiers.
Even if there are more casualties in battle, the cost-effectiveness is better than using rocket launchers.
On the battlefield, human lives are not as valuable as these rockets.
Therefore, the command had to give orders to the national army troops on the Xuzhou front.
They are not allowed to use rocket launchers unless there is a major battle.
In this situation, when the headquarters learned that Ye Qingshan had entrusted the Wuhan Arsenal to manufacture a batch of rockets.
Some high-ranking members of the National Army wanted to recruit them for use without hesitation.
He didn't even plan to leave any for Ye Qingshan.
Fortunately, it was Chen Cheng who argued and told the headquarters that the Nanjing battlefield was also very important at this time.
If Ye Qingshan lost in Jinling, it would not only undermine the morale of the soldiers on the Xuzhou front.
At that time, the 100,000 victorious Japanese soldiers from Nanjing would go north to support the Xuzhou battlefield.
Then, there is no need to fight the national army in Xuzhou.
It was precisely because of Ye Qingshan's presence in Nanjing, who held back hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders, that the battle in Xuzhou became easier.
In the end, Chen Cheng's words moved the headquarters.
The headquarters agreed to keep 500 of the 1,500 rockets manufactured by the Wuhan Arsenal for Ye Qingshan.
After finding out the reason, Ye Qingshan was helpless.
He couldn't blame Chen Cheng.
Chen Cheng’s help to Ye Qingshan was already great enough.
“We still need to have our own large arsenal.
When I manufacture weapons in the future, I don’t want to have to look at the faces of those high-ranking officials in the command all the time.”
Ye Qingshan whispered to himself.
Ye Qingshan admitted this matter.
Chen Cheng also said in the telegram that the fighting in Xuzhou was also very fierce and the National Army needed heavy artillery to support it.
At least, the 700 rockets that were transferred were used on the battlefield in Xuzhou.
Supported other friendly forces, not being taken advantage of by others.
Otherwise, Ye Qingshan would never let it go.
Five hundred pieces are fine, it’s barely enough.
It won't delay his counterattack against the Japanese.