1908 Far East Maniac Chapter 146 Shelling

Help the Pao brothers in Sichuan sit in the gazebo and dream white. No, the IRA is ready for battle. More than 50 mountain artillery field guns have taken off their gun jackets. The muzzle of the cannon was raised in the night. Just wait for an order. The first round of artillery fire on the state city can be launched.

Cai Liulin stood by a German-made field gun. There is a pair of binoculars hanging from his chest though. But it didn't work. Just squinting. Look at the state city on the other side. The night was dark. Nothing can be seen. Only a few of the lanterns were faintly recognizable in the dark. That's the artillery's best target guidance.

During the day. The republican army's balloon reconnaissance has made clear the details of the Qing army's camp on the other side. The details are marked on the map of the artillery headquarters. It's just with your eyes closed. It can also blow up the Qing army and turn over on his back alone.

After laughing at the stupidity of the Qing army. Cai Liulin carried a lantern and inspected the artillery array. Urge the soldiers to make the bunkers and buffers stronger. By the way, I also went to the infantry formations on both flanks to take a look.

Although the information received from the meeting party is indicated. The state Qing army basically did not have decent artillery. But it is not to be taken lightly - the body must still be arranged in accordance with the rules of war. And because the cannon is mixed with a lot of old rack guns. A buffer slope behind the gun was also essential. With this buffer slope. It is possible to at least double the rate of fire of these old cannons, but it has just rained. The face is muddy. The progress of the construction of the fortifications and buffer slopes was affected. It was already twenty minutes slower than scheduled.

Back to the artillery formation. Liu Lin stopped by a German-made field gun. Reached out and touched the cold cannon

As a Bi Yu'an, a new army officer in the military academy. Cai Liu knows where the advantage of the tube withdrawal lies. The key is high accuracy. It is possible with the gun carriage not moving. Cover the enemy formation with overwhelming firepower. It is not necessary to fire a gun like a remount, and it is necessary to restore the gun position once. It's not just time-consuming and labor-intensive. And there's nothing accurate about it.

Only the tube retreat can implement the curtain Xu into the shè. This artillery tactic of covering infantry charges can effectively reduce infantry casualties in the face of technological progress. Any conservative ideology is the great enemy of the army. The Russo-Russian War of the year. It was on this that the Russian field artillery suffered. Therefore, among the major powers, Russia attaches the most importance to artillery construction, but due to the relationship between national strength, it is also unable to do so. Compared to Russia's national strength. China's national strength is even weaker. This is reflected in the construction of artillery. It's just that the number of tubes is insufficient. The quality of the imitation is not good. Priority is given to foreign imports to the Beiyang Army. As for the shells, even more - unbearable. Due to the backwardness of the chemical industry, black powder was still the main force of artillery charges.

This must change! The heart of the commander-in-chief is unshakable. Although the artillery branch of the Hanyang Arsenal has resumed work, it does not manufacture other cannons except mortars. Only the manufacture of shells was the main task. The originally planned development of the 57-mm mountain artillery was also stopped by the General Directorate, and now it is making every effort to develop a new, mountain artillery. This has the advantages of both mountain artillery and field artillery. shè Cheng Yuan. Large pitch angle. Weight. If successful, it may well become a new artillery weapon.

But that's just a blueprint. Whether it can be achieved is still unknown. After all, China is technologically backward. Lack of talent. It has not designed its own modern weapons. Technical, experience, and funding are all in question. This plan to develop its own tube and return artillery is indeed a bit of a self-defeating one.

Cai Liulin likes to retreat artillery, especially a few new German-made field guns received from the Beiyang Army, which are not only farther than those imitated by the country. And the gun was equipped with a sight instead of a ruler. This further increased the hit rate of the cannon. Of course. As part of the Communist Army's plan for the reorganization of the army. The Commander-in-Chief has always emphasized that the key to victory is not only in weapons. And also in the cāo longitudinal arms of the people. If the training is solid. Even if you use a weapon that can be level. You can also win battles. For this. Cai Liulin was convinced. At the beginning, the Huangnigang uprising. The commander-in-chief brought only two Shanghai orogenic guns. He instigated an uprising of 20,000 new troops. The story is legendary. It's like the commander-in-chief blasting open the gate of Anqing with a bomb. Someone made it into a story. It was widely preached. Others may think it's an exaggeration. But Cai Liulin doesn't think so. Because at that time, he was the artillery commander who was responsible for commanding the two mountain artillery to bombard the new army camp of Qiu Cāo. Then. He was only a small platoon commander. It is also because of the performance of the sè during the Huangnigang uprising. Cai Liulinbo appreciated Zhao Bei's appreciation. From an artillery platoon commander was promoted to battalion commander regiment commander. And now. He is. Brigade commander of the dúlì artillery brigade of the Second Army. This expedition to the west. All the field artillery of the unit, most of the mountain artillery, was incorporated into the dúlì artillery brigade. Under the command of Cai Liulin. It is directly under the General Headquarters. It can be regarded as one of the strategic reserves. Although in total the brigade had only more than fifty cannons. The soldiers also had only the size of a regiment. However, it is the brigade-level unit with the most powerful firepower in the Western Expeditionary Force. Since Irikawa. The dúlì artillery brigade has not yet fought a decent battle. The passes along the way were not opened by mortar shelling. It was blown up by the infantry's blasting canister. The battle of the state was the first major in the sense that the brigade encountered. Although the Qing army did not have many artillery. It smells like a knife used to kill chickens. But this also happens to give full play to the strength of artillery―――――― and use the most fierce firepower to deter the enemy. Minimize infantry casualties.

"Firepower is everything!". This is the slogan of the artillery units of the Republican Army. At the same time, it is also the mantra of the commander-in-chief Zhao Bei.

The shells didn't arrive the other day. The artillerymen could only stare at the Qing barracks on the other side. But now it's different. Under the back hill of the artillery array was a field ammunition depot

The shells were piled up into a hill. And the body of the bullet is filled with picric acid 1 Namet. Powerful. Although the caliber is not large. I can't gnaw on the permanent fortifications, but it is more than enough to deal with the civil fortifications and brick houses of the Qing army. The only drawback is that the material of the projectile body is not steel. Rather, cast iron. This reduces the power and shè to a certain extent, but this is also something that cannot be helped. At present, the output of Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant cannot be increased. The steel produced was given priority to the gun factory. I can only grieve the cannon first.

"Bang! Bang! ”

"Whoa――――――――――――

Two green flares rose from behind the mountain. Stands out in the dark.

Cai Liulin took out the wall watch from his military uniform and glanced at it. Eight o'clock in the evening was the agreed time for the attack.

"Be ready to fire. Explosive bombs. The letter tube is instantaneous. Cai Liulin gave a simple order to a staff officer.

A whistle blows. The artillery array was silent for a moment. Then it was lively again. The artillerymen erected the shells piled up next to the cannons. Wipe the projectile clean with a towel. Then he carefully advanced the chamber. In the darkness, only the slight impact of the barrel and the shell and the long command could be heard. No one is. No one is idle either. All of them do their jobs step by step. Adjust the gauge of the shell control tube. The faint light of the meticulous horse lamp is the only source of light when he works.

"The first round of artillery fire preparation. Target. , the Western Qing military barracks! Haste shè. Five shells per cannon. zìyóushè hit. Cai Liulin gave an order to the staff officer. While holding up the binoculars. Look out over the city on the other side.

After the order was delivered, there was a sudden silence on the formation. Like a moment before a thunderstorm. All of them held their breath. Qi Qi set his eyes on a flagpole at the back of the formation

"High-explosive shells. Instantaneously reloaded! The staff officer ran to Cai Liulin and stood in front of him and saluted.

"Ready to ―――――― release!" Cai Liulin's fierce one, right hand. The soldier standing behind him rotated his hands quickly. A green lantern was raised to the flagpole with a rope.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

"Boom! Boom! ”

Almost at the moment when the lantern left the face. All the cannons fired. The length of the barrel is not the same. Their cannon sounds also have their own characteristics, but whether they are field guns or mountain guns. The gruff voice shouted a roar of destruction.

Accompanied by a strong flash. The moment of the formation was enveloped in a large amount of gunsmoke. I can't see anything clearly. Many of the soldiers were coughing. Among the more than fifty cannons. Some also used chestnut gunpowder, which had long been eliminated by the armies of the great powers, and is still in the middle of the [**] army, which is heavily equipped, although it is one better than black powder. But smoke is still its fatal flaw.

Under the strong push of smokeless gunpowder and chestnut sè medicine, more than fifty catapults flew into the sky. Crossing the Yangtze River in parabolas with different high angles. Rushed to the Qing army camp on the opposite bank. There was no decent artillery to bully the Qing army. The artillery brigade of the Republican Army set up the formation by the river. The soldiers could see the shells bloom up close.

A moment later. Dozens of "flowers of death" suddenly erupted in the barracks on the opposite bank. The flames were accompanied by a loud bang. One after another. In the midst of fire and flashes. Some pieces of wood flew into the air. The area around the west of the entire state city. Suddenly it became Shura's prison. Both up and down the city walls. Or inside and outside the city. Soon it became a mess.

Cai Liulin and his soldiers did not have the leisure to enjoy the chaos on the other side. Instead, he concentrated on adjusting the shè to hit the Zhuyuan loading shells and firing fiercely. Each cannon fired five shells in a row. After the tube retreats the cannon stops shè firing. The guns were retreated, but they continued to fire. Until the rated shells are fired.

"The second round of artillery fire is ready. The goal remains the same! Play. The letter tube was blown up in the air. Five shells per cannon. zìyóu fire! Cai Liulin issued a new order.

The Qing army camp was once again in a sea of fire. The Qing soldiers who narrowly escaped the first round of artillery fire were scurrying around the barracks with their heads in their hands - bullets falling from the sky. Almost every shell exploded overhead. Every time a shell is exploded. Hundreds of pomegranate-sized iron bullets flew out. Heavy rain is coming. There is no way to hide. Even squatting in a trench is useless. The middle was either killed or wounded. The Qing army camp was suddenly full of ghosts and wolves. Desolate.

"-Knock!"

The Qing artillery on the city walls began to return fire. But those old-fashioned breech guns shè are insufficient. Solid iron bullets often lose their power when they fly over the Yangtze River. They all fell into the river. Splash the waves. It is simply impossible to suppress the firepower of the Republican forces on the other side. Only two old breech guns mounted at the head of the city could send shells across the Yangtze River. But the firepower was really weak. There were also no losses to the Republican Army. And because of the muzzle flame, the gun emplacements were exposed. It was quickly countered by artillery fire. Immediately dumb.

Under the command of Cai Liulin. The artillery brigade was in accordance with the shelling plan developed by the General Staff. It took twenty minutes. The Qing army camps inside and outside the city walls in the Beicheng area were ploughed back and forth with artillery fire from west to east. The heavy shelling not only inflicted heavy casualties on the Qing army. And the fortifications along the coast were blown to pieces. Two powder magazines were also set on fire. The explosion was accompanied by raging fire. The river is red.

Although, in the opinion of the military powers, this shelling is not worth mentioning. But the Qing army in Sichuan would not think so. For them. This is the legendary purgatory. This is the best proof of the great disparity between the forces of the enemy and the enemy.