This time, Okamura Ninji not only sent the third and thirteenth divisions, but also sent four heavy artillery artillery wings of nearly 200 artillery pieces of various calibers, and the artillery strength was much stronger than that of the 74th Army, if it were not for the fact that Su Jin temporarily leased 22 105-mm howitzers and eight 155-mm heavy howitzers to the 74th Army, the gap in strength between the two sides would have been even greater.

However, the 74th Army is not without advantages, the eight M40 self-propelled guns leased by Su Jin to the 74th Army are one of the most successful heavy artillery pieces of the US Army in World War II in another time and space, not only powerful but also very long-range, twice as long as the Dasho four-year 150mm howitzer with the largest caliber in the Japanese army, so the artillery confrontation in these two days relied on these eight heavy artillery pieces to support the field.

The Japanese hated and feared these eight heavy howitzers, and because their own artillery range was insufficient, the Japanese asked the air force several times to bomb this artillery group. However, the gunners of these eight guns are the original team of the original 202nd Division left by Su Jin, and they are deeply influenced by Su Jin The essence of running with one shot, plus the self-propelled artillery is much stronger in mobility than the towed artillery, and they will quickly move to conceal after each round of artillery, so the Japanese have nothing to do with them for two days.

Now listening to the whistling sound in the sky like an old cow panting, Kawasaki Sadaji Daisa no longer cares about scolding people in his heart, he is from the artillery department and looks calm and experienced in the shelling, when there is a hiss sound in the air like an old cow panting, he who was originally directing the battle immediately fell to the ground, and quickly lay down behind a boulder as a temporary cover. At the same time, they made an unusually calm judgment that the shells flying overhead were certainly not small-caliber shells, but heavy howitzers that had posed the greatest threat to their artillery group in the past two days.

After the first round of shelling, the smoke from the dense explosion was unpleasant and pungent, and it was impossible to open one's eyes. If you stand up rashly now, you might be killed by a second round of shelling that the other side suddenly fired at some point. Seasoned, he lit a cigarette and took a big puff, lying there motionless, quietly waiting for Amaterasu's ruling.

Kawasaki's judgment was correct, as soon as the first round of shelling was over, another round of sharp whistling sound crossed the sky and reached his ears, which was the sound of M101 howitzer shells flying in the air.

Sadaji Kawasaki had good luck today. Although the shrapnel and rubble flew everywhere like a throwing knife, it didn't hurt a single hair. His eyes could even see a stone the size of half a millstone flying away from the ground running overhead. Finally he survived the long, terrifying sound of the explosion, and waited for the second round of artillery to stop. Kawasaki Sadaji sprang out from behind the stone like a sturdy rabbit, and rushed to the mouth of an anti-artillery cave more than thirty meters away from him, at this time, this cave that seemed to him to be so dark and damp was the most beautiful paradise, and the outside of the cave had become a bloody hell at this time.

The shelling had only been going on for a few minutes. But in Kawasaki's view, it's so long. Lying at the mouth of the anti-artillery hole, he saw with his own eyes that a nearby Shao Zuo was hit on his left arm by a large stone falling from mid-air, the inner muscle of his left arm was cut in an instant, and the blood immediately spurted after the artery was broken, and a large piece of the muscle on the left chest was also violently removed, and even his calf was broken into a strange shape. This Shaozuo's whole person was like someone had poured a bucket of pig blood from the top of his head, and a blood gourd was born alive.

The unconscious Shao Zuo was obviously also an experienced officer, and he knew that if he continued to bleed, he would definitely die, so he immediately tore off the tattered left sleeve of his shirt without thinking, and tied it to the wound on his left upper arm. Then press down your left upper arm in the hope that the bleeding will stop. At the same time, he also covered the tattered military uniform on his left chest wound and pressed it with his right hand, and after doing all this, he looked around, and soon saw Kawasaki Sadaji not far from him, and his eyes showed a hint of pleading.

"Yaga!"

Kawasaki Sadaji scolded in a low voice, looked left and right, and when a shell exploded nearby, he immediately rushed out of the anti-artillery hole and rushed towards the Shao Zuo, just three or four seconds later, he came to Shao Zuo's side, floated it with one hand, and then dragged him into the anti-artillery hole.

Less than two seconds after they entered the gun hole, a shell landed where they had just walked.

After the explosion, looking at the crater with a diameter of seven or eight meters, cold sweat oozed from both of their foreheads.

After a long time, Shao Zuo said in a weak voice: "Your Excellency, Wing Commander, thank you." ”

Kawasaki Sadaji took a deep breath and said, "Kitajima-kun, don't say thank you, but even if your current injury is healed, I don't think I will be able to be loyal to the emperor in the future." ”

This Shaosa was a captain under him named Kitajima Yayoi.

I saw Kitajima Yayoi smile bitterly: "Being able to pick up this life is already the protection of Amaterasu, just now I thought I was going to see Amaterasu, but I didn't expect to be able to return to the mainland alive to see my wife, which is already a great luck." ”

"You can see it!" Kitajima shook his head, walked into the bomb hole, and quickly pulled out a first-aid kit to rip off the rags on his left arm, and then wrapped it again.

Kitajima Yayoi endured the sharp pain in his left arm and thigh and gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't expect the 74th Army of China to have such a powerful heavy artillery, this time we really looked away." ”

Kawasaki Zhenji said coldly: "You don't talk much, otherwise if there is too much blood, I will have to send your urn to your wife!" ”

After helping Kitajima Yayoi bandage, the sound of artillery stopped abruptly, the time of this shelling was actually very short, only about five or six minutes before and after, but the damage to the Japanese Second Heavy Artillery Wing was not small, when Kawasaki Sadaji drilled out of the anti-artillery hole, the heavy artillery position had been destroyed nearly half, and the position full of ruins was full of discarded bullet shells, shell fragments, as well as explosive gun parts and rubble, mixed with unrecognizable pieces of clothing.

Looking at the positions covered with smoke and debris and the surviving soldiers running around to rescue the wounded, Kawasaki Sadaji had a twitch in his heart, the strength of the Second Heavy Artillery Wing had been severely damaged by this, and he didn't know how many guns the Second Heavy Artillery Wing would have left if the shelling was extended for another half an hour.

In fact, it was not that the artillery of the 74th Army did not want to continue bombing, but that the M40 heavy artillery group had already been targeted by the Japanese, and just five minutes after they fired the artillery, the commander of the artillery group ordered the artillery group to immediately put away the garrison, and the eight self-propelled guns and ammunition trucks hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of their feet, because according to experience, if they did not retreat quickly within 10 minutes after the shelling began, it was very likely that they would be patronized by Japanese planes.

Looking at the abrupt end of the artillery fire, the soldiers on the position of the 153rd Brigade also began to sigh.

Tang Shenghai, the head of the 305th regiment, who was standing beside Zhang Lingfu, sighed: "Alas...... If only our artillery could hit another twenty points...... No, just ten more minutes, so that the devils will no longer have the strength to attack us today. ”

"Alright, don't be content!" Zhang Lingfu said indifferently: "If it was changed before, let alone five minutes, whether our artillery could fire or not was still two different things!" ”

What Zhang Lingfu said was indeed the truth, if it weren't for the 50 Bofors anti-aircraft guns leased to them by Su Jin, the 74th Army, which had no air defense force in the face of the Japanese bombardment, would not have the strength to fight back at all, and yesterday the dozens of Bofors anti-aircraft guns also made great contributions, when the Japanese planes came to attack, 50 anti-aircraft guns opened fire at the same time, and the Japanese troops who were caught off guard were shot down and damaged one bomber each, which made the arrogant Japanese army restrain somewhat. Otherwise, according to the urine nature of the Japanese army, low-altitude bombing will definitely be carried out, and the life of the 74th Army will be even more difficult at that time.

"Sir, the devil is here!"

Just then, the sound of an observation post was heard outside.

Looking ahead, I saw bent shadows trotting towards the position from a distance, and the sound of sporadic Chinese rifles sounded not far away.

Looking at the figure of the Japanese army in the distance, Zhang Lingfu ordered with a cold face: "Order the troops to enter the position and beat the little devil down for me!" ”

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As he spoke, mountain artillery shells began to fall on the position......

Just when the 153rd Brigade was fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, in a courtyard in Jiujiang City, Wang Yaowu was sitting on a shell box listening to the report of the staff officers.

"The northern defense line garrisoned by the 51st Division is being attacked by the Japanese army and is in a hurry, and Division Commander Li asked the military headquarters to give more artillery support."

"The battle situation in the east defended by the 58th Division is fine, but Division Commander Liao reported that the Japanese troops there are also showing signs of increasing troops, and their artillery fire is extremely fierce, hoping to increase artillery support."

"The situation on the 57th Division's side is fine, the Japanese army has not made any major moves, but always bombarded their positions with artillery."

Wang Yaowu raised his eyelids and scolded impatiently: "One by one, they are always shouting for artillery support, where can I get so much artillery fire for them, is it possible that these people will not fight after getting a few artillery pieces?" ”

Chief of Staff He Lihua said with a smile: "Junzao, you don't have to blame them, after all, it is the first time that our 74th Army has been so arrogant, and there are dozens of more heavy artillery, and they are also in the spirit of not using it in vain, so they are clamoring for artillery support." ”

Wang Yaowu rolled his eyes: "Hmph...... They want to be comfortable, but they don't need money for shells? The thought of a hundred shells hurts my liver terribly. ”

He Lihua couldn't help laughing, and also sighed: "Alas...... If only the 202nd Division were here, then we would have endless heavy artillery shells. (To be continued.) )