I dragged Ani to rush out immediately after a slight break in the bombing, Ani was diligent and didn't forget to take the silver dollar from the table before running out.

"Run to the regimental headquarters! It's the safest there! "I yelled and ran through the traffic trench.

Ani ran a few steps, and when she saw that I was running to a different place, she shouted, "Brother An, where are you going?" ”

I waved my hand to signal her to leave me alone, and I ran to our artillery position, but not only did the artillery not see anyone, but the two PAK anti-aircraft guns were dragged into the anti-artillery hole.

The shells of the 92 infantry guns whistled and smashed over, and in a hurry, I squeezed into a skirmish hole, where two people were already crowded, and when I squeezed in again, half of my body was exposed.

The shell exploded not far away, and the heat from the explosion burned the back of my neck, and I almost pressed my body against the two guys in the anti-artillery hole to avoid the damage caused by the explosion.

I wiped a handful of dust from my face and shouted at the two Qiu Ba, who were hiding in the cave and no longer looked human, "Where are the artillerymen!" Why not shoot back! ”

One of them shouted back: "The regimental commander ordered, defense first!" ”

I stumbled out again, and the various ballade holes in the trenches were overcrowded, with at least two soldiers squeezed into each hole.

The prolonged and mild confrontation between the two sides of the strait has relaxed our nerves, and even the number of such simple ballade anti-artillery holes is obviously insufficient, and the occasional shelling in peacetime has not given us enough sense of crisis, and it seems that the Japanese artillery fire will always be so sporadic.

I crawled forward in the smoke and explosions, and it was not far from the command post at all, and I rubbed all the way into it.

Huang Wenlie stood at the observation port of the command post, holding a telescope to look at the dense artillery fire on the other side, and he was not surprised at all when he came in like a ground mouse, and said without looking back: "Your anti-artillery hole has collapsed, I told you a long time ago that you should strengthen it, how to say that it is also a battalion headquarters, so-so but like a skirmisher anti-artillery hole." ”

I didn't see Ani in the command post, so I was a little panicked: "Tuanzao, hasn't Ani been here?" ”

Huang Wenlie still didn't look back and said: "I've been here, I don't worry about you, and I ran out to look for you again......"

I was so angry that I shouted, "Tuanza! Flowers exploded outside, and you let her go out and race against the cannonballs? Why don't you stop her! ”

Huang Wenlie only then turned around, looked at the gunpowder smoke all over me, and said, "Your sniper said to go, faster than a monkey, how do you want me to stop her?" ”

I know that he is right, with Ani's temperament and the agility he has trained in the mountains, it is really no wonder that Huang Wenlie.

Me: "Tuanza, why don't you let the artillery return fire?" ”

Huang Wenlie: "With such intensive artillery fire from the Japanese army, we only have two small cannons, and it won't take a few minutes to return fire at this time, and our artillery and anti-war artillery will be blown up to the slag." ”

This is indeed a helpless fact, just like an adult and a small child fighting, the child's wisest choice is to protect the important parts, rather than trying to fight back, which will only lead to a more serious beating.

While Huang Wenlie was speaking, a howitzer hit the upper layer of the command post, and the huge explosion pierced people's eardrums, but the command post's anti-artillery ability was indeed extraordinary, although it was hit by such a direct heavy blow, it only shook off some dust.

I said with both envy and sourness: "If you make all the anti-artillery holes of our regiment so strong, why should we hide in Tibet and be blown up like rats. ”

Huang Wenlie: "Our materials are not sufficient enough to build every anti-artillery hole to this extent. The fact that the command post was able to be built so solidly was the result of Commissioner Wang's special care, and the iron logs on it were specially transferred from the quartermaster department by Commissioner Wang, who was worried that a sudden attack by the Japanese army would cause the command of the new 200 regiment to fail. ”

I said stupidly: "Commissioner Wang came to see Longwan so diligently, not so much because he was worried about the failure of the command of the new 200th regiment, but because I think he was worried about his own safety." ”

Huang Wenlie put down his binoculars: "Behind your back, you said such cool words to the official who just saved your life, Camp Commander An, do you think this is appropriate?" ”

I didn't answer him, because I saw Ani running in smoke and fire during the shelling, and I shouted, "Ani! Get down! Get down! Don't run! No one can outrun a shell! ”

Ani couldn't hear what I was shouting amid the explosion of shells, but she clearly saw me and laughed in the smoke.

I watched nervously in the anti-artillery hole as Ani ran over, judging by the sound of the cannonballs whistling, running along the route, Ani was now really like a monkey, jumping and running wildly.

Ani ran into the command post, and not only did she not see that she was still a girl, but she looked like a native grandson who had just come out of the dirt.

Ani ran a little panting: "Brother An, what did you just say?" ”

Me: "I said no one can outrun a cannonball......"

Ani laughed, "I've outrun a cannonball!" ”

Huang Wenlie praised Ani: "It's the first time to encounter such a fierce shelling, and you can still be so calm and free, you are a natural warrior!" ”

Although our regiment did not return fire, it did not take long for the artillery units of friendly forces on the east bank to receive orders to start firing back. Because of Ani's shot, the fiercest artillery battle between the two sides of the strait since the confrontation across the river began.

This was a confrontation between regular artillery units, far from being comparable to the previous infantry artillery. With the deepening of time, more and more heavyweight artillery joined the artillery battle, 75 mountain artillery, 90 mortar, 105 howitzer......

The destructive power of the incessant explosions was staggering, the position was full of craters blown out by heavy artillery, the deafening sound of the explosions made people feel what it means to shake the earth, and the air was filled with nothing but the choking smell of gunsmoke.

All the small arms didn't even think about firing back at this time, and the hiccups all shrank their bodies into the anti-artillery holes, and as long as they didn't affect their breathing, they were even willing to bury their heads in the dirt.

I stayed in the strongest anti-artillery hole of our regiment, and I was also shocked by such a large-scale artillery battle.

Me: "I've been fighting the Japanese for four years, and it's the first time I've encountered such a large-scale artillery battle...... Tuanza, have you ever encountered such an artillery battle? ”

Huang Wenlie nodded solemnly: "I have encountered ...... A few years ago, in the Battle of Xuzhou, when I was still a company commander, the artillery battle was even more fierce than this. My company was almost completely martyred in that battle, and I changed companies six times in that battle......"

The change of teams six times in one battle shows the severity of the battle, and the entire company of people has become cannon fodder in the blink of an eye.

Huang Wenlie didn't say any more, I guess some tragic memories must have choked his throat at that time, but he didn't want people to see his grief, he still stood at the observation port like a javelin, his calm face and the sound of explosions outside formed a huge contrast.