When the skirmish line of the third battalion was close to the forward position of the Japanese army, it was blocked by light and heavy machine guns, but at this time, the light and heavy machine guns of the third battalion did not dare to show their faces and suppress the devil machine guns.

Because of the deterrence of anti-aircraft artillery, Luo Zhicheng asked the signal corps to connect the machine gun company and call the mortars to come with a few shots to see if they could defeat the Japanese army's 37 anti-aircraft guns.

The Japanese army now knew that the mortars of the main force of the central ** force were very slippery, so they learned well, so they arranged the flat-fire guns at the edge of the mortar range, in addition to bunker protection.

The maximum firing range of light mortars with a caliber of 60 or below such as the Third Battalion is generally about 2,000 meters, but the effective firing range is less than 1,000 meters, and the best firing range is about 300 to 500 meters.

The maximum firing range of the anti-aircraft guns was about 4,000 meters, and the effective and optimal firing range was about 1,000 meters, so the Japanese arranged the anti-aircraft artillery positions in bunkers about 1,000 meters away from the forward positions.

The mortars of the third battalion can hit a place 1,000 meters away, but as curved shells, the caliber is not large, and the driving force is also a little smaller, so they need to hit high in order to hit far, but as soon as they are high, because of the problem of propulsion, the shells will float.

When the shell is affected by problems such as wind direction and its own power in the air, the deviation beam is relatively large, and when it finally lands, the deviation from the target is much worse.

The bamboo pole fired a few rounds with his own hands, and found that it was basically inaccurate, and the error was very large.

The mortar fire of the third battalion not only did not have an effect, but instead attracted a counterattack from Japanese mortars, even from the mountain artillery in the city.

After firing a few shots back and forth, the two sides found that they could not deal with each other, so they slowly stopped, but at present, the confrontation between the two armies was more beneficial to the defending Japanese army.

There was really no good way, and when the top was urging urgently, Liu Guangyu, the commander of the 152nd Regiment, applied to the division headquarters for mountain artillery from the artillery battalion to support.

Regiment Commander Liu also applied like this, knowing that the division headquarters regarded several old-fashioned mountain guns in the artillery battalion as treasures, but he didn't expect that the division headquarters would agree.

Li Tianxia, the commander of the 51st Division, also felt that it was best to fight Fengxincheng as soon as possible, and that the Japanese army could not be allowed to continue to increase its troops and fight into a refueling tactic, and it might be bitten back by the Japanese army at that time.

At present, the infantry units below the ** division, there are no offensive weapons is indeed a headache, if they have been defending and retreating from before, they may be able to survive this day.

But now to attack Fengxincheng, this time both sides are prepared, the last time Fengxin was successfully attacked by the 51st Division, this time the Japanese army in Fengxin not only increased the number of people, but also the defense is much tighter.

In the face of the well-defended and powerful Japanese army, although the 51st Division had the New 3rd Army to fight Fengxin together, it still felt that it was very difficult.

Now after a few days of fighting, even the outer city defenses outside the city have not been cleared, and the orders from above are constantly urging, and the general environment at this time is also under great pressure.

The main force of the Japanese 11th Army was on the front line of Zaoyi, Wuhan, and it was constantly increasing its troops, and it was obvious that it was going to fight there, which put a lot of pressure on Chongqing.

Once the Japanese army has fought the Three Gorges, Chongqing will not be protected, so where will the central government move? If Sichuan is defeated by the Japanese army, the Chinese government will have to be a government in exile.

The government is in exile, and it will certainly be difficult for the army to exist or continue to fight, after all, the regular field army is not a guerrilla force and can be self-sufficient.

The field army needs a lot of supplies, food, ammunition, weapons, and personnel, which can hardly be done without a functioning government.

Therefore, the main forces of the Fifth and Ninth Theaters on the Wuhan side are mobilizing troops to accompany the capital of Chongqing, but the northern Jiangxi side belongs to the rear defense of the Japanese 11th Army.

The Japanese 11th Army was in the front, and the rear defense was naturally empty, so it attacked it, forcing the Japanese 11th Army to be afraid and restrained, and did not dare to go all out to attack the Yichang line.

However, the attack in northern Jiangxi is still drizzling, and it cannot give the Japanese army unbearable trauma, and if it does not hurt, it is equivalent to not fighting, and it will not have an effect on the overall situation.

Therefore, the Central Military Commission put pressure on the Ninth Theater, and the pressure was put down layer by layer, and the 51st Division felt unprecedented pressure, and if it did not exert any more force, it would be punished.

Therefore, Li Tianxia didn't hold on to those mountain cannon babies anymore, he pulled them up to fight first, and then he would fight.

The mountain cannon is coming, Luo Zhicheng and the bamboo pole's faces are smiling, with this thing, even if the devil has a 37 flat-shooting gun, even if the 92-step cannon is coming, he is not afraid.

The firing range of the 75 mountain guns can reach 5,000 meters, and it is not easy to hit a 1,000-meter flat-firing gun, and the Japanese flat-firing guns and the fire points of the fortress have been exposed, and now they only need to bomb it.

But the truth is not so simple, the iron guy weighing more than 1,000 pounds of 75 mountain cannons cannot be pulled up by people alone, and the artillery battalion dismantles the cannon and pulls it over with multiple mules and horses.

In advance, the bamboo pole accompanied the commander of the artillery battalion to select the artillery position according to the Japanese army's firepower point, which was very particular, not only to hide behind the hills and not let the Japanese army find it, but also to have convenient transportation and retreat quickly after the battle.

At present, the Chinese artillery is fighting guerrilla warfare, and it has to withdraw after firing a few artillery shots, otherwise it will be bombed by Japanese artillery and aircraft, so it is extremely cautious in choosing positions in advance.

At the same time, the artillery can shoot a few shells and withdraw immediately after completing the task, but the infantry must keep up, otherwise it will be in vain, so the coordination of infantry and artillery must also be discussed in advance.

Luo Zhicheng of the 3rd Battalion negotiated with the artillery battalion, and the 9th Company continued to be responsible for the frontal main attack, and carried out close infantry and artillery coordination with the artillery battalion, and the mortars and heavy machine guns of the machine gun company had to be prepared in advance to provide firepower support for the final charge of the infantry.

The attack was chosen early in the morning of the next day, and the artillery array was dug the night before, the artillery was pulled in and loaded, and the shooting was set to be fired, and the light after dawn came.

The 3rd Battalion was also prepared before dawn, as was the 152nd Regiment, which had deployed attacking troops on both sides of Lushi, and the New 3rd Army near Chi'an was also informed of the time to attack.

Wait for the day.

When the first rays of light from the east pierced the last darkness of dawn, and when the dawn came, the signal flares of the 51st Division immediately hit the sky.

The white signal flare was like a small flare, driving away the last trace of darkness of the dawn, and the two mountain guns of the mountain artillery battalion located in the Majiazui position immediately let out a thunderous roar.

One, two, three......

The Japanese flat-firing artillery positions under the asage were immediately plunged into a sea of fire, and several forts and heavy machine-gun positions exposed yesterday were also covered with artillery fire.

The 3rd Battalion, which was responsible for the main frontal attack, jumped up and pounced along the pre-designed route in the charge horn.

At the same time, the heavy machine guns of the machine gun company also opened fire, and they fiercely suppressed the sporadic fire points of the Japanese army.

Even if each person carries twenty or thirty pounds of weapons and ammunition, it is still this load during training, or even heavier, so this is nothing now. 2k reading web