Chapter 64: Artillery Battle
The fighters stopped shooting, and the other prepared fighters immediately made up for it, and the pressure on the fighters was not small with such a rapid shelling.
In the artillery company, only a small number of soldiers had conducted live firing, and this shelling of the devil's artillery position was the first live firing of most of the soldiers. During this period, there were also soldiers who made mistakes, but with Liu Gen, the company commander, there were no problems.
Replaced by a new group of soldiers to control the infantry artillery, this battle, in Liu Gen's view, is a good opportunity to experience the artillery company. Liu Gen will also try his best to let every soldier in the artillery company have the opportunity to control the infantry gun to fire live ammunition, and the replacement soldier is ready. During this time, Liu Gen also asked the fighters to adjust the angle needed for the shelling.
"Boom" a shell suddenly fell less than 200 meters from the small hillside, and there was still a certain distance from the artillery battery.
Liu Gen's face changed drastically, and he found that he had overlooked one thing, that is, the devil's brigade was also equipped with a Type 97 81m mortar. Quickly stepped forward, Liu Gen led the soldiers to quickly adjust the angle of the shelling, and the shells that came just now, after Liu Gen used the ranging skills, roughly knew the area where the devil mortar was located.
"Rapid-fire two shots!" Liu Gen said in a deep voice.
The fighters quickly reloaded, the cannon was discharged, and it slammed towards the location of the devil. At the same time, the two 81mm mortars located in the original position of the 1st battalion also slammed into the position of the artillery company after adjusting the angle. The shell just now was just a devil test firing.
The artillery company continued to bombard for five minutes, and after the devil reacted, he calculated the approximate area where the artillery company was located. The test firing just now meant that the devils were adjusting the corresponding angle to ensure that the artillery company could be shelled.
"Boom" "Boom"
Two mortar shells fell and landed less than 50 meters of the artillery company, Liu Gen ordered the soldiers who did not control the infantry gun to disperse, and he came to an infantry gun and personally controlled the infantry gun to shoot. The shooting distance of the Devil's Type 92 81mm artillery is almost the same as the range of the Type 92 infantry gun of the artillery company, and the Devil's artillery has undergone special training, and the artillery company is dangerous.
Liu Gen's face was ugly, he used his ranging skill again, and quickly calculated in his heart, and after three seconds, Liu Gen adjusted the angle of the infantry gun he controlled. Reloading, firing, shells flew towards the two 81mm mortars of the devils.
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
The devil's mortar is constantly shelling, and the rate of fire is very fast, Liu Gen clearly knows that the rate of fire of the 81mm mortar in the devil's hand is much faster than the Type 92 infantry gun. Several shells again fell around the artillery battery, the most recent one fell less than ten meters from the artillery battery, several fighters were wounded by shrapnel, and blood quickly gushed out of the wounds.
Liu Gen was not affected, and after ordering the soldiers who controlled the infantry cannon to adjust the angle, he continued to control the infantry cannon to fire. Liu Gengen also wanted to control the infantry artillery to provide artillery support to the first battalion, but now he may have the heart but is powerless, and he needs to use the remaining shells to kill the devil's two 81mm mortars.
In the original position of the first battalion, the high-explosive shells that fell suddenly fell not far from the two 81mm mortars, which made the devils who controlled the mortars unable to slow down. The devils who were close to the high-explosive bomb were directly blown into the sky, and their flesh and blood were splashed everywhere.
The psychological quality of the artillery of the devils was good, they did not stop shelling, and soon they started shelling again. The artillery bombardment again and again made the devil's artillery more and more sure of the area where the artillery company was located, but they did not have Liu Gen's ranging skills, so they could only find a general angle to shoot.
As soon as another round of firing was carried out, the high-explosive shells belonging to the Type 92 infantry guns suddenly fell less than 10 meters away from the two 81mm mortars, and the devil who controlled the two 81mm mortars was blown away, and the mortar shells placed aside were also scratched by the fragments of the high-explosive shells, and exploded with a bang.
"Yaga!"
The devil's artillery noticed this, and before he could lie down in time, the mortar shells exploded, and the scattered shrapnel left wounds on the devils who were close. The shrapnel entered the body of the devil, and many of them fell to the ground and groaned in pain.
At this time, in the artillery company, Liu Gen's face was not good-looking, even if the devil only found a general angle and locked the general area where the artillery company was located, but there was still a shell that fell next to a Type 92 infantry gun, and the five soldiers who controlled the infantry gun were unable to resist the power of the mortar shell, and the Type 92 infantry gun was also directly blown up.
It was also when Liu Gen arranged the infantry artillery that he scattered the three Type 92 infantry guns and did not gather them together, otherwise a shell from the devil might destroy the three infantry guns, and the soldiers who controlled the infantry guns would all die.
"Keep fucking it! Damn it! Shoot all the remaining shells! Liu Gen shouted loudly. The sacrifice of the soldiers of the artillery company made Liu Gen extremely angry, and he still wanted to wait for the soldiers to grow up!
The soldiers who operated the infantry guns in the artillery company were speechless, all their anger turned into strength, and how could the soldiers not be angry when they saw the death of their comrades who had been with them day and night? After clearing the infantry guns as quickly as he could, the remaining two infantry guns of the artillery company roared again and slammed towards the area where the devil's 81mm mortars were located.
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
One after another, high-explosive shells exploded in the original position of the first battalion, and the scattered shrapnel killed the devils who had not had time to escape! The squadron leader of the devil was hiding in the trenches, he was extremely aggrieved, when was it the turn of the Eighth Route Army to bombard and suppress them?
"Yaga! Yaga! Notify the rear, ask for fire support! Request for support from the aviation unit! "The squadron leader gave an order, he wanted to let these people hiding in the mountains know the power of the Great Japanese Imperial Army!
"Boom"
A high-explosive bomb exploded behind the squadron leader, knocking the squadron leader to the ground, blood gushing out of his mouth, and the squadron leader, who was still shouting just now, was directly killed by the high-explosive bomb! And after the death of the squadron leader, there were no more shells, it was the last shell of the artillery company.
"Collect the bodies of your comrades! Fall back! "All the shells were shot out, and Liu Gen immediately gave the order! The artillery battery needs to be transferred quickly!
Some soldiers pushed the Type 92 infantry cannon to retreat first, and Liu Gen took other soldiers to cover behind, and only the remaining traces of artillery shelling in situ can prove that there was an artillery battle here. By the time the small troops sent by the devil arrived here, the artillery company had successfully retreated, and no trace of the artillery company could be found.
Along the way, the fighters of the artillery company did not have any words, they were moving forward in silence, and the death of their comrades had a great impact on them.