Chapter 180: 'Barbecue' Japanese Army
Once a person is hit by the rain of white phosphorus bombs, then it will burn from the skin to the bones, but this kind of thing can still continue to burn in the absence of oxygen, so that after burning from the outside to the inside, and then from the inside to the outside, these clothes will not burn out, but their skin will be scorched and melted.
The army didn't know much about this kind of weapon, and only felt a burst of creepy, just as those who had checked the scene wanted to go back to report, a dense cannon sound suddenly sounded in the distance, and the previous sound exploded in the sky again.
A huge white phosphorus bomb exploded in the sky, rain of fire poured down from the sky, these are the navy launched large-caliber white phosphorus bombs, the killing radius is more than 200 meters, if it is the main gun of Shandong, you can launch 360mm caliber white phosphorus bombs, the killing radius is 400 meters.
The officers and men of the East China Navy in the waters of Penglai were extremely excited to launch white phosphorus bombs on land, and the East China Navy rarely had a fighting experience.
I thought that they would be able to participate in the Shandong War this time, although they couldn't compete with the combined fleet, but at least there was no problem with self-preservation! At least you can take on the reconnaissance mission!
As a result, the Air Force has taken care of all the cheats, and they have become soy sauce goods.
Fortunately, this time there were still some opportunities for artillery bombardment, so the navy and the whole navy put their vigorous energy into artillery bombardment, and the shells seemed to be fired on land as if they did not need money.
Less than a minute after the East China Navy launched the artillery bombardment, the three howitzer divisions of the East China Group Army also launched a fierce artillery attack on the Yue Army.
White phosphorus bombs rose into the sky in the night sky, and the white balls of light hit the sky above the Japanese army's position and exploded, and the killing range of the white phosphorus bombs under the air explosion was huge.
Five kilometers away, Army Group C soldiers were repairing when they suddenly received an order to take cover, and at the same time an order to put on gas masks.
Just as they were hiding under the object, many soldiers suddenly saw a bright light shining over the military position in the distance.
"Look, look, there's fireworks!" A recruit excitedly pointed to the sky above the army and shouted.
The veteran next to him pouted and said, "Fireworks, it should be a flare!" How could we possibly set off fireworks for the little devils. ”
"Maybe it's a lethal weapon, didn't you see it for us to hide?"
"Don't talk nonsense, take care of concealment, and make sure there is a hard object covering the entire body."
"Yes, squad leader."
…… The blow was sudden, and many of the dense white phosphorus bombs exploded in the air, while others did not.
A large amount of fire rain fell from the sky, and the Yue troops below were hit by white phosphorus bombs one after another without defense, and suddenly a terrifying howl resounded on the position of the Yue army.
In the first wave of shelling alone, tens of thousands of Japanese troops were hit by incendiary bombs and died in the terrifying burning.
The combustion ability of white phosphorus bombs is not as strong as that of incendiary bombs, but it can continue to burn in many environments, and it is a complementary type of ammunition with incendiary bombs.
At the same time, white phosphorus bombs will produce poisonous gases when they burn, although not too strong, but they are enough to be deadly, especially those incendiary bombs that do not explode in the air, and after dropping them, thick smoke rises immediately.
The shelling continued, and while white phosphorus bombs were fired, some incendiary bombs were also mixed in, and the entire position of the Japanese army became a sea of fire.
Burning white phosphorus bombs, as well as explosive incendiary bombs.
Soon the Air Force was also dispatched.
Tactical bombers and mosquito bombers joined in the bombing, and because the navy and artillery units fired a large number of white phosphorus bombs, the sky over the Japanese army was illuminated brightly, and the air force was guided by the target at night.
The air force dropped a large number of incendiary bombs downward, and at the same time, there were planes directing artillery units and naval artillery at high altitudes, and the triangle where the army was located seemed to have turned into a world of fire and smoke in the frenzied shelling and bombing.
Just like cooking a barbecue, the navy, army and air force are frantically setting fires, and the army has become fish in the oven.
Because the shelling and bombardment came so suddenly, many of the Japanese soldiers basically did not have time to react, and even if they saw the kind of fireworks in the shape of an octopus that exploded in the distance, they did not know what they were, so that the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.
The incendiary bombs combined with the white phosphorus bombs made up a hellish sight.
It was a long night, and the East China Navy, artillery units, and East China Air Force continued to pour white phosphorus bombs and incendiary bombs on the Korean army.
Both of these bombs are very low-tech and inexpensive to produce, and the East China Army has long stockpiled many white phosphorus bombs and incendiary bombs.
The soldiers hid in the trenches and shivered, and the terrifying sound of explosions was constantly heard around them. Molotov cocktails and white phosphorus bombs burned around the trench, and yellow and white smoke filled the entire trench.
Many of the soldiers were not contaminated by the white phosphorus bombs, but were killed by the poisonous smoke.
It was even more chaotic in the army headquarters, Uchiyama Kojiro was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and several telephone lines were burned by incendiary bombs dropped from the sky, which made him unable to know the situation of the troops in front, and judging from the troops who could still be contacted, the people of China had put in a terrifying weapon.
Uchiyama Kojiro is not without the ability to fight back, he also has a heavy artillery division in his hands, but at this time, if the heavy artillery division is thrown into the battlefield, there is no doubt that the end will be destroyed.
After hesitating for a long time, Kojiro Uchiyama still decided to endure it!
At this time, the heavy artillery division was put into the battlefield and had no effect either tactically or strategically, except for inflicting a little damage on the Chinese people.
Although the heavy artillery division is important, it is only a consumable in the eyes of Uchiyama Kojiro at this time, and the Imperial Army has no way to protect the exposed heavy artillery division at this time.
Uchiyama Kojiro's hair was much whiter in anxiety, and he didn't know if he could survive tomorrow, the offensive of the people was too strong.
For the ordinary soldiers of the army, it was a hellish night, so long, so endless, so terrifying and terrifying.
Many of the soldiers were suffocated to death by the smoke in concealment, and some could not stand it and rushed out of the trenches, and were soon drowned by the rain of fire falling from the sky.
The soldiers of Army Group C in the distance looked at the rumbling explosions and bright firelight of the Yue army's position five kilometers away, and gradually understood how the Yue army was treated.
They didn't know what that kind of fireworks were, but it was clearly more than just fireworks.
Army Group D on the Eastern Front saw it more clearly, because they had many commanding heights, and when they looked through binoculars from the commanding heights, they could only see a sea of fire on the positions of the Japanese army.
It's a barbecue!
War correspondent Yang Liyun recorded the entire scene of the night's shelling and bombing on the high ground of the D Army, and more than a dozen war correspondents also recorded the scene of that night.
On this night, I don't know how many shells the East China Army poured on the battlefield, anyway, it was from 10 o'clock in the evening to 7 o'clock the next day.
What a long time!
When the shelling stopped, the surviving soldiers climbed out of the trenches, and when they looked at it, it was a terrifying sight, many of their comrades had been burned to death, and some were suffocated, and the whole position was like a purgatory on earth, and everywhere was still burning or smoking.
In the distance, there was a faint roar, and some of the soldiers saw the legendary steel monster in the telescope, and a large number of chariots were running towards their positions.
In the course of one night, Army Groups A and B were also transferred, and last night the two armies were fully replenished with ammunition and troops.
Many soldiers were so excited that they didn't sleep all night, but just squinted all night, and they still felt extremely excited.
The entire personnel of Army Group A, who rushed to the front, wore gas masks, which looked strange to the troops in the distance, but they had a hint of foreboding.
In the distance, the positions of the Japanese army were in shambles, but the general headquarters once again gave the order for artillery bombing, but this time it was not white phosphorus bombs nor incendiary bombs, but tear gas bombs.
Up to now, the East China Army has not had any poison gas bombs, which can barely be regarded as gas bombs, that is, white phosphorus bombs, and the East China Army will not use gas bombs on its own territory.
The East China Army used tear gas that was also not bad!
The artillery shells of Army Group E rained down from the sky, constantly pouring tear gas on the positions of the army, while the air force hung bombs and tear gas bombs in the sky and waited for an opportunity to act, that is, to fill the gaps.
In front of the army's position, there is a yellow water river that has no water flow, this is a seasonal river, and winter is the dry season, but there is a certain drop between the riverbed and the ground.
But this could not stop the chariots of the East China Army, and I saw about 30 or so bridge-erecting vehicles driving up from behind, quickly putting down the iron bridge, and then the chariots drove onto the iron bridge and passed the Huangshui River safely and quickly.
Behind Army Group A, followed by the Sichuan Army and the Beiyang Army, they volunteered to insert themselves into the second sequence last night.
Both Cai Yi and Cao Kun knew that it was also very safe to fight with Group A Army, and after yesterday's battle, the two armies were basically familiar with the tactics of war.
When Army A rushed across the Huangshui River, it was very quiet in the trenches, and except for a few troops who could still fight back, most of them had choked on tear gas, tears flowed, and their noses and corneas felt hot, and some of them were even fainted, or even smoked to death.
The resistance of the Yue army was extremely slight, and Army A broke through the trench dug by the Yue army at the Huangshui River without hindrance. Then the Sichuan Army, the Beiyang Army, and the B Army also quickly passed through the Huangshui River and came to the position of the Yue Army.
When all the soldiers arrived at the position, they were stunned by what they saw, and they saw charred corpses everywhere on the ground.
The death of these corpses was extremely miserable and strange, many of them were scorched, and the strange thing was that their clothes were still relatively intact, and there must have been a place on their bodies that was burned.
It was as if something burning had entered their interior from the molten parts, and then continued to burn and scorch the outside of their bodies.
Some of the recruits with poor psychological quality even took off their gas masks on the spot and vomited, and then were made to tears and snot by the residual tear gas on the battlefield, and had to be carried down by the medical soldiers.
When Cai Yi, Cao Kun and others heard the report of their subordinates, they all asked people to carry back several corpses, but they were all shocked by the tragic death of Yue Jun.
Wu Xiucai was even more disgusted and vomited all the breakfast on the spot.
(To be continued)