Seeing that everyone present did not show any objections, Zhuo Fei, who was smiling secretly in his heart, walked directly to the huge sand table and introduced. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info "Ladies and gentlemen, according to statistics, the total strength of our expeditionary force against Japan is 330,000. In terms of heavy firepower, there are 150 heavy howitzers in 2 regiments, 105 mm howitzers in 5 regiments, 75 mm caliber field artillery battalions in 12, and the number of various artillery pieces all adds up to an astonishing 1,100 guns. In addition, in addition to these large-caliber artillery, we are equipped with more than 200 tanks and armored vehicles of various types. As for the Air Force, two air groups will directly participate in the entire battle and will be responsible for carrying out air support and air strikes throughout the entire battlefield. ”

"As for the Japanese troops in the city of Tokyo, according to a large amount of information provided by intelligence officers, plus the bombing by the flying team for two consecutive days. The two Japanese heavy artillery wings stationed in the city were completely wiped out yesterday. Therefore, in the whole course of the next battle, we will have an absolute superiority in firepower and equipment against the Japanese and Chinese expeditionary forces. When he said this, Zhuo Fei suddenly stopped and looked around at everyone, and seeing that no one raised any objections, Zhuo Fei continued.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have all seen our superiority, and it is no exaggeration to say that even if we only bombard with shells, we can flatten the entire city of Tokyo. However, I would like to tell you that even if the entire city of Tokyo is flattened, the actual occupation of Tokyo and the destruction of the Japanese army in the city will ultimately depend on the army units. Therefore, I hope that in the battle, you will never miss this opportunity, command your troops well, and achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties. Okay, I'm done talking, do you have any other opinions on this battle? ”

"No....", the officers replied directly with excited expressions.

"Well, since you all have no other opinions, now I announce the order for battle. The troops participating in the battle were ordered to launch an artillery attack on the city of Tokyo at seven o'clock in the morning tomorrow morning, and after half an hour of shelling, the armies launched their own attacks. At half past seven, all the fighters took off to bomb the city of Tokyo, and the 1st Panzer Division and the independent armored division of the Dangkou Army launched attacks from the east and west directions respectively. In this battle, who was the first to attack the city of Tokyo, and whose first merit of my expeditionary force was recorded, is it clear? ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief." The crowd in the headquarters was full of excitement and joy, and all the officers attending the meeting were full of excitement in their hearts, and they all wanted to be the first to storm the city of Tokyo and take the lead.

Time passed little by little, and with the appearance of the fish belly white, Zhuo Fei's forward command post became more and more busy, and all the staff officers who came in and went out were in a hurry. "Report, all artillery is fully ready...... "one of the combat staff officers reported loudly.

"It is reported that all the participating units have been fully in place, and more than two hundred tanks and armored vehicles of the armored forces have also been fully put in place." Another combat staff officer followed closely behind and reported to Zhuo Fei.

"Report, four reconnaissance planes have been safely lifted into the air, there are still two minutes to fly over Tokyo, and they can provide the latest shelling coordinates to ground artillery positions at any time ...."

"Report, two bomber regiments and one fighter regiment of the British army are ready to take to the air at any time to provide air fire support to the ground troops...."As one report after another sounded in the command center, the time before the start of the battle became more and more urgent, and the atmosphere in the entire command post became tense. Zhuo Fei, who had a serious face, asked Hefman, who was also nervous beside him, "Hefman, how long is it until the attack starts?" ”

"Three minutes, no, only two minutes left." Glancing at the watch on his arm, Huffman replied in the affirmative.

"Order, all artillerymen, fire on time..."Zhuo Fei's voice directly reached the ears of every commander of the front-line troops through the radio station set up in the command post.

"Open the artillery....give me a hard blow, blow up the little devil's capital Tokyo City..." At seven o'clock, the order to open artillery was received from the forward position. Boom...."A deafening roar sounded over the various artillery positions of the expeditionary force outside the city of Tokyo, and thousands of shells, directly with a huge whistling sound, crossed the sky and smashed on the various positions deployed by the Japanese army in the city of Tokyo. In the blink of an eye, the originally quiet city of Tokyo was immediately covered by heavy artillery fire.

On an artillery position outside Tokyo, Li Wenbin, commander of an artillery regiment belonging to the New First Army, was walking back and forth between dozens of artillery positions shirtless. Urging his subordinates to fire the shells at the fastest speed to the intended target, at this moment, the anxious figure of the communicator appeared in front of him. "Report to the regiment, the Air Force reconnaissance plane provides the latest shelling coordinates....Three degrees to the left, at a distance of 3,500 meters, the reconnaissance plane suggests that we use incendiary bombs to carry out a covering strike." The correspondent reported.

"Holy shit, these guys are really ruthless enough to fly in the sky, they even suggested using incendiary bombs, is it planned to burn the entire city of Tokyo to ashes? It doesn't matter, as long as it's a devil, you can use any cannonball. Brothers, you can hear clearly, three degrees to the left, a distance of 3,500 meters, all of them will replace me with incendiary bombs and give me a hard beat..."Amid the rumbling artillery, regiment commander Li Wenbin shouted loudly. In less than half a minute, all the artillery guns of Li Wenbin's regiment were turned to the target, and at the same time, incendiary shells were also pushed into the breeches with the efforts of the gunners.

"Open the cannon....""Boom...."Another roar sounded, and dozens of shells flew out of the barrel directly under the impetus of the huge kinetic energy of the gunpowder burning, with a sharp whistling sound. Smashed towards the intended target. One second, two seconds....After almost five seconds of flight, a series of muffled explosions came directly from the city of Tokyo. Immediately after, huge fireballs began to rise into the air, engulfing all the wooden houses in the target area.

Because of the large number of wooden houses in the city of Tokyo, this position was full of a Japanese infantry wing, and only a few rounds of artillery fire from Li Wenbin's regiment were quickly drowned in the sea of fire. At the same time, the Japanese infantry wing stationed in the position in the housing area, except for some Japanese soldiers on the periphery of the position, who escaped from the fire, the rest of the personnel became roast pigs.

Less than 500 rounds of incendiary bombs in exchange for an elite infantry wing of the Japanese army was a very good deal in anyone's opinion. The intended target instantly turned into a sea of fire, and in the city of Tokyo, a Japanese artillery position that had just been exposed immediately fell into the eyes of the artillery observer of the reconnaissance plane. "Sparrow calls the No. 2 artillery position....call the No. 2 good artillery position....8.5 degrees to the right, 3,650 meters away, high-explosive shells, five rapid S-fires...."As soon as the voice of the artillery observer on the reconnaissance plane fell, on the ground, a howitzer battalion that had been idle began to adjust the muzzle of the gun under the greeting of the gunner.

A minute later, with the command to open fire from the artillery commander, a dozen howitzers in the position began to roar. The Japanese artillery positions in Tokyo were faced with telegrams for help from various positions. Although Takeda, the commander of the artillery, was reluctant to give up the only dozens of large-caliber howitzers left in his hands, under the strict orders of the General Staff Headquarters, he still had to reluctantly cut his love and prepared to use his artillery like an egg to collide with the artillery unit of the Chinese Expeditionary Force outside the city, which was harder than a stone.

"Baga, what are you doing in a daze, immediately adjust the S target, quick... Bring out the cannonballs...."Listen to the sound of cannonballs exploding everywhere in the city, and try to get as good results as possible before the artillery in your hand is destroyed by the other side. Dozens of Japanese artillery commanders kept rushing back and forth between the various gun emplacements, directing their subordinates to speed up. However, what they didn't expect was that just when they had just revealed their positions, the reconnaissance planes circling in the air had already revealed their location.

"Quick, load immediately, get ready to open fire...."Seeing the muzzles of the guns quickly raised on the gun positions one by one, and the large-caliber howitzers that were ready to be fired, the Japanese officers in the position couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, and then ordered loudly. And at this moment, a huge whistling sound in the sky came from far and near, and they, who have many years of combat experience, immediately realized that the position had exposed the target, and suddenly, the face that was still relaxed just now instantly turned pale, and there were already officers in the gun position subconsciously shouted screaming.

"Yaga, the other side is shelling... Immediately concealed ......" "Boom boom boom..." As soon as the words fell, after a few seconds of flying shells, they landed very accurately on the small artillery position. A violent explosion of shells also completely drowned out their shouts at the first time. In just the blink of an eye, the large-caliber high-explosive shells that fell in succession formed an impenetrable storm of steel on the small artillery positions of the Japanese army, with flying shell fragments.

In the face of the shouts and cheers of the officers, the Japanese artillerymen, who had not yet reacted from the shock, did not even lie down at the most basic level, and were directly beaten into a hornet's nest by this steel storm. Round after round, wave after wave, more than 100 rounds of large-caliber high-explosive shells turned this small Japanese artillery position into a bloody hell.

The dozen or so large-caliber howitzers assembled by the Japanese army were all blown to the ground without exception. What's more, the long barrel of the cannon was directly blown into twist or a pile of scrap metal. As for those Japanese artillerymen, at this moment, it is lucky to be able to leave a complete corpse. As for the rest, in this sudden storm of steel, all of them were blown into pieces.