After learning that the independent division of the Red Army had assembled in Hanyuan, the troops rushed straight to Yingjing. Although the Sichuan army guarding Xinghong was afraid, they also knew that this battle had to be fought. If they are afraid of not fighting, they will not be able to explain to Liu Wenhui.

Although Liu Wenhui stationed the main force of a division in Yingjing, there was only one main force regiment in Yingjingcheng. The remaining two main regiments held the two important passages into Yingjing.

led the main force of the division headquarters to He Zhengdao outside Yingjing City, and looked at the defensive positions laid by the Sichuan army in front. frowned slightly: "It seems that Liu Wenhui has really invested a lot of money." This defensive position is very well constructed! ”

Through the telescope, He Zhengdao could clearly see that the defensive position in front of him had not only perfect defensive trenches, but also machine gun bunkers. This kind of bunker is not easy to deal with mortars alone.

Zhang Cheng, the commander of the first regiment, who also conducted pre-war reconnaissance, said with some bars: "Division commander, if you attack strongly, I am afraid that the casualties will be difficult to control!" I tried it before, but our mortars couldn't bite those turtle shells! ”

Regarding Zhang Cheng's concern, He Zhengdao said with a smile: "It's okay, when the reconnaissance battalion conducted enemy reconnaissance before, it had already fed back this news to me. So, I've prepared a weapon for you! ”

'Just those cannon barrels?' ’

When they went out to fight Yingjing, many officers and soldiers of the independent division saw that the artillery battalion commander of the independent division, Zhu Jiejie, was dragging more than a dozen strange cannon barrels on the march. For this kind of weird thing, Zhu Definition said that it was a cannon!

Because the first regiment was the latest to merge with the division headquarters, Zhang Cheng did not know that when the new weapon was tested. But He Zhengdao was very convinced that the kind of big killing weapon he had concocted in advance would completely invalidate these machine gun bunkers.

smiled and said, "Old Zhu, bury these cannon barrels in front." Zhang Cheng ordered the troops to cover the artillery battalion. Lao Zhu, don't push too close. Let's not be in a hurry, move forward little by little, and slowly crack open his turtle shell. ”

'Yes, Commander! You just see, my Lao Zhu will definitely let them know. This turtle shell is ineffective against our Red Army! ’

The officers and men of the other regiment waiting for the attack soon saw that Zhu Definition and the officers and men of the artillery battalion who assisted the regiment in the operation carefully pushed these iron drums that had been used to hold oil onto the offensive position.

The defenders of the position, who also saw this scene, were very surprised and said: "What is the Red Army going to do?" Bring a few oil drums, what do they want to do? This oil drum, is it possible that it can also fire cannonballs! ”

If Zhu Definition heard this, he would definitely smile and say: "This oil drum can't fire shells, but it can fire explosive packs!" Although the range is not as good as that of a mortar, it can also throw explosives two or three hundred meters away! ”

If there are people from the afterlife at this moment, they will definitely know about this simple weapon. This is the alternative heavy artillery researched by the Eighth Route Army, which suffered from the lack of siege weapons during the War of Liberation.

And this kind of simple artillery, He Zhengdao and Zhu Definition are called flying thunder cannons. But in fact, He Zhengdao prefers another name for it, that is, 'no conscience cannon'. This thing seems simple, but its power should not be underestimated!

As these oil drums were buried one after another, the eight artillerymen holding the ignition materials, under Zhu Jie's order to shout 'ignition', also looked very nimble and ran to a place dozens of meters away from the oil drums.

Such a move made the Sichuan army, who was watching this scene, also feel inexplicable. But at this time, after a loud 'tom', many soldiers on both sides who were staring at the oil drum saw a pot-like thing flying out of the oil drum.

When the pot lid flew to the defensive position of the Sichuan army, the violent explosion sound suddenly sounded that many Red Army troops who were preparing to attack also felt that their ears were a little unbearable. The reaction of the Sichuan army on that position can be imagined!

This seemingly simple weapon, its lethality is very amazing. Although the accuracy is not very good, where an explosive bag can be placed, the enemy within a radius of 20 meters will completely lose its combat effectiveness.

Up to an explosive pack, which accurately hit the machine-gun bunker of the defensive positions ahead. After the loud bang, the bunker, which had been hit by mortars that had not worked very well, was reduced to rubble and collapsed.

Seeing this situation, the attacking Red Army soldiers did not have to think about it to know that the enemy in the bunker was afraid that he would not survive. The lethality of this simple shell is beyond their imagination.

Just when the Sichuan army on the position was blown away by the shells of these dozen or so flying thunder cannons. Mortars, which had a longer range than the flying thunder artillery, once again launched an attack on the forward positions.

Zhang Cheng, who had been paying attention to the battle situation, said with joy on his face: "First battalion, prepare for an assault!" ”

The two machine-gun bunkers that posed the greatest threat to them were completely reduced to ruins. The defenders of the front-line defensive positions were also bombed by these bombs, and they seemed to have lost their fighting spirit. If you don't assault at this time, when will you assault again!

He Zhengdao, who was fighting with the same regiment, said very cautiously: "The enemy's defensive position is very deep, and when a battalion attacks, don't rush forward to break through." All you need to do is control the enemy's front-line positions first.

We must adopt the method of breaking the surface by point and completely crush the fighting spirit of this defender. Steady and steady, don't be too eager to win. Compared with the fighting spirit of our soldiers, these Sichuan troops did not have much to defend their determination. ”

'Yes, Commander! I know! ’

After a little more revision of the order, the mortars of the artillery battalion had just stopped, and the first battalion of the assault was ready. In the roar of the battalion commander, he launched a charge for the first time.

'Comrades, rush! ’

Under the leadership of the company and platoon commanders, the officers and men of the first battalion quickly assaulted the position along the route previously blocked by the enemy. The machine-gun bunker, which had been on the lookout, seemed to have really been dud in the previous shelling.

On the ground alone, those defenders who had lost their fighting spirit did not dare to resist the charge of a battalion at all. Not long after, except for the Sichuan army that broke and fled to the second line of defense, the Sichuan army left behind in the position all surrendered to the first battalion.

I always felt that I could use the machine gun bunker to effectively kill and injure the independent division troops attacking Yingjing. But with the early appearance of the Flying Thunder Cannon, these machine gun bunkers have become living targets.

Zhang Cheng, who came to the front-line position, looked at the corpses of some Sichuan soldiers on the position, and there were no scars from being hit by bullets on the outside. But the bloody appearance of the seven holes really made the officers and soldiers of the regiment who took over the position have a fear of the oil barrel artillery.

Even the remnants of the army who fled to the second-line position, looked at Zhu Jie, who began to bury oil drums again, and said in a panic: "Shoot, shoot quickly, we can't let them set up this kind of cannon again." Otherwise, we're all doomed! ”

It's just that when they carry out a counterattack, the Red Army, which has already seized the front-line position, will naturally not let them have a good time. In this process, Zhu Definition led the artillery battalion to once again lay out this kind of oil drum cannon.

Looking at the oil drum cannon that was ignited again, the soldier who was lucky enough to pick up a life before immediately ran without saying a word: "Run!" If you are hit by this kind of shell, you have no chance of survival! ”

He Zhengdao, who saw this scene in the telescope, also nodded with satisfaction: "Zhang Cheng, wait a minute, you can take this defensive position." These Sichuan troops have lost the courage to fight us! ”

Compared with the lethality of the flying thunder cannon, He Zhengdao felt that the shock power of this weapon was stronger. As long as you have heard and seen the horrific consequences of this kind of artillery firing, I believe that no officer and soldier will not be afraid.

In this way, it was thought that these two well-fortified blocking positions would reach the independent division for at least a day. As a result, the battle that began in the morning was declared over before lunch was eaten.

The independent division of the Red Army, which followed behind the rout of the two positions, also launched a combined attack with the reconnaissance company that had infiltrated the city at the same time. In this case, the commander of the Sichuan Army, who guarded Yingjing, also knew that the general trend had gone.

Accompanied by the commander of the Sichuan army, he led his henchmen to break through the encirclement and fled in the direction of Ya'an. He Zhengdao, who had already won the Yingjing, also really felt the importance of weapons to a force.

If it weren't for him in advance, he would have made this batch of conscienceless cannons in Hanyuan. If you want to take the Yingjing so quickly today, I'm afraid it's unlikely. Even if he can win Yingjing in the end, I am afraid that the independent division will pay a heavy price.

But now, with the help of a dozen unconscionable cannons, the battle has undergone a radical transformation. In addition to greatly reducing the casualties of the attacking troops, the independent division also completely destroyed the fighting spirit of this defender.

When they came before, the main regiment commanders, who still felt that these oil drums were too ugly, immediately said with anticipation on their faces: "Division commander, can this flying thunder cannon be used in our regiment?" This guy looks inconspicuous, but the effect is amazing! ”

'What? Are you still going to take this cannon on the road? That's not a light thing! Compared to the way this was not thought of, I hope that in the future, our independent division can be equipped with large-caliber howitzers as soon as possible, which is the truth! ’

Truly! Even if two mountain artillery battalions of the Central Army were captured, these mountain artillery were buried on the spot because they were inconvenient to carry. Even occasionally attacking a city, it makes people feel that it is not easy. This flying thunder cannon was made in advance to reduce the casualties of the troops' attacks!