When the sun finally rose below the horizon in the east, and with its light and heat, it easily tore out a miserable white like a fish's belly in a dark and hazy sky, a formation of more than 20 fighters and bombers, like a vulture that had finally found food with hungry eyes, swept through the low clouds with the most ferocious momentum and rushed straight to the garrison position of the 598th Regiment.

Looking at the almost exhausted air force, silently feeling the last calm before the outbreak of the most tragic fierce battle, Huang Jingsheng and Lei Zhen, who were standing in the trenches, glanced at each other's hidden positions, and whispered in their hearts: "Brother, take care ......"

Before they could finish their words, the sound was drowned out by the huge roar of fighters and bombers whizzing by.

Veterans understand that the most lethal on the battlefield is artillery and fighters and bombers that can directly attack the ground! During the Battle of Songhu, with his own eyes, he saw one after another the most brutal thunderbolts that poked the battlefield, and knew better than anyone that the bombshells dropped by artillery and bombers were the most terrifying lethality.

"Do you know why many of the corpses left on the battlefield were not blown apart after the artillery bombardment of the platoon or the bombing of the aviation unit, but the clothes on the body turned into countless fragments, or even completely [***]?"

What Malan said to him on the training ground, at this time, still echoed in Lei Zhen's ears, "Remember, the bombs dropped by platoon guns and bombers, of course, their power is terrifying, but the vast majority of people are not hit by the shrapnel flying everywhere, but are hit by the shock wave flying at subsonic speed, and the internal organs are shattered!" And when the speed of the shock wave is large enough, it will not only shock you to death, but also tear all the clothes on your body to shreds, and the absolute heat mixed in the shock wave will scorch your skin and muscles. I don't know how many veterans who have been through a hundred battles choose to commit suicide because they can't bear the pain of their clothes and skin being burned and melted and glued together! ”

"So, if you want to survive as much as possible in the face of enemy shelling and bombardment on the battlefield, the first thing you have to do is to put on a few extra clothes on yourself! Although clothing cannot be used as body armor, thick clothing can reduce the damage caused by shrapnel and shock waves, and can also form a thermal insulation layer. ”

It is because he firmly remembered every word Ma Lan told him, although it is already April, Myanmar, which belongs to the monsoon tropical climate, has reached the hottest season, and at noon, even if he is bare-shouldered, the sweat of his whole body will not stop flowing down, in this case, Lei Zhen and the spy platoon brothers led by him, each of them still has at least three or four coats, and some people even put the sacks of rice in the army, dismantled into pieces of linen, and put them in the middle of the clothes, although it looks a little bloated, But the security of life has been strengthened.

As for the quilts or military blankets that they would erect in the middle of the trenches and ditches every other distance, they would waste taxpayers' money and support a series of barriers that could effectively block the blast wave and shrapnel.

As soon as the fighters and bombers of the Air Force appeared under the canopy in the distance, the first thing they did was to turn on their military kettle and pour all the water on their bodies in the thick layers of clothing, using the simplest but most effective method to build a thermal insulation layer on their bodies.

"In the event of an air attack, the first target to be hit must be the air defense position, followed by tanks, armored vehicles, combat command rooms, permanent or semi-permanent fortifications, which are the key bombing targets. As for the simple bombing of the infantry, I think that no matter how strong the army is, it is limited by domestic resources, especially steel resources, and it is not yet extravagant enough to carpet bomb the infantry scattered in various positions in the position, using valuable solid filling aerial bombs, right?! If the enemy does carpet bomb the battlefield you're defending, you'll have one last resort. ”

Speaking of this question, in the gaze and listening of Lei Zhen's ears, Ma Lan's face was serious at that time, and he said in a deep voice: "You shouted three times in your heart 'Great Compassion Guanyin Bodhisattva help', and then you resigned yourself to fate, see if you have reached the limit, and you will soon be recruited by King Yama to be your son-in-law!" ”

Listening to the explosion of the ** ups and downs, as if even the earth was about to be completely torn into countless pieces by them, the body lying on the ground, you can clearly feel that the earth is trembling like a convulsion, and it is quickly pressing towards your position with a line that cannot be seen by the naked eye, you don't need to poke your head out to look carefully, and you don't even need to think about it anymore, Lei Zhen has come to a conclusion that he is most unwilling to accept...... "I his ancestors for thirty-six generations, and Xiao Yueben used it to us this time, Isn't it the legendary carpet bombing?! ”

When the 20 or so fighters and bombers dumped all the solid-filled aerial bombs they carried, including their airborne shells and machine-gun bullets, into the position of the 598th Regiment in a carpet bombing posture, and finally turned the nose of the plane, the dull sound of platoon artillery bombardment sounded again in the position occupied by the army in the distance.

However, Lei Zhen soon discovered that not to mention those who used carpet bombing on infantry positions on the battlefield for the first time, even the attacks of the artillery were by no means the same.

The shells that smashed into the Euchunk positions on their heads and faces were the most primitive, and even the sighting equipment did not have grenadiers, and the Type 91 grenades were thrown; There were small-caliber flat-firing artillery that they used in large quantities when attacking the Sixing warehouse; There were seventy-six-mm naval guns that were supposed to be equipped on battleships, but for unknown reasons they were used in land battles; There are a large number of one hundred and five mm caliber cannons of regular equipment in the army units.

But what really made Lei Zhen's face change slightly was the shells fired by the Meiji 38-style 150 mm caliber field howitzer mixed with this piece of shells that were smashed in the face.

Aside from small-caliber artillery such as grenadiers, mortars, and flat-firing guns, the effective killing distance of the shells, shock waves, and shrapnel fired by howitzers of a caliber of 105 mm is as high as 20 meters. For howitzers of a caliber of one hundred and twenty millimeters, the killing distance of shock waves and shrapnel is as high as thirty meters. And this Meiji 38-year-old 150 mm caliber field howitzer fired shells, the effective killing area has reached a terrifying distance of 50 meters.

Even if they hide in the trenches, as long as a 150-millimeter grenade falls within 15 meters, even if they are lucky not to be hit by shrapnel and shock waves, they will be shocked to lose their combat ability in a short time, and as for any minor concussion, tinnitus, and hearing damage, it is inevitable.

"Isn't it?!"

Lei Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, and his mouth instantly opened into the most shocking "O" shape, because in the impossible situation, he clearly heard the most terrible sharp whistling sound brought by a cannonball flying at high speed in the air.

If his ears had not been blown up to the point of ringing, if his calculations had not been wrong, if no knowledge had been taught to him by Malan had not become obsolete, if he had not dreamed...... That one is still flying in the air, just waiting for a cannonball that rushes headlong into the 598 position and sets off a metal frenzy, weighing at least three or four hundred kilograms!

And the artillery that can shoot such a heavy shell, probably, probably, should, at least...... There must also be a caliber of 300 mm, right?! And if you want to fire such a heavy shell stably, not to mention how long the barrel of this gun is, just from its own weight, it must at least surpass any main battle tank in the world today!

Such a terrible caliber, such a heavy shell, its coverage, will reach a hundred meters!

Quickly searching for all the information about the large-caliber artillery of the army in his heart, when a term flashed from Lei Zhen's mind like a night thunder, drawing a dazzling blue arc, Lei Zhen's heart suddenly let out an exclamation: "Damn, we won't be so unlucky, right?" This is said to be the only ten produced in the country, in addition to the coastal defense artillery, the largest caliber of the seven-type 305 mm caliber siege howitzer! ”

"Boom !!!!"

People who have not personally been on the battlefield and have been bombarded by howitzers of a caliber of 305 mm will definitely not understand what it is really like for such a shell to explode next to you. To put it simply, such a shell can easily penetrate a fortification made of three-meter-thick cement concrete; With such a shell, at least three German Tiger main battle tanks with the strongest armor protection capabilities in the world can be blown up at the same time, and they can be completely reduced to parts and steel plates; With such a shell, a column of smoke can be blown up straight up to a height of 35 meters; With such a shell, it was possible to evenly distribute the infantry, who did not hide in the tunnels, and at least one platoon of people who were not hiding in the tunnels could never hear anything in their ears for a short time...... In the loud roar, Lei Zhen's body was trembling by the earth, and he was thrown up a few centimeters and fell back to the ground. Tilting his head sideways, looking at the gunpowder smoke that rushed into the sky, feeling the heart in his chest, because of such a terrible air pressure, he was still beating irregularly, smelling the bloody breath that suddenly became more obvious in the air, although everyone is a Chinese [***] person, and they should definitely share the same enemy on the battlefield, but in Lei Zhen's heart, the first thought that came to him was a deep sense of happiness: "Fortunately, this shell did not fall on the position of our special service platoon!" ”

And at this time, Lei Zhen's heart was even more enlightened, no wonder he said that his own division conquered Yangon, the capital of Burma, in only four days. Equipped with such a terrible heavy grenade siege artillery, how many cities in this world can have a parapet wall that can be stronger than three meters thick cement concrete, and how many city parapets can resist repeated bombardment by heavy siege guns of three hundred and five mm caliber?!

It was said that the artillery bombardment lasted for 35 minutes! Whenever he heard the unique huge roar of the Type 7 howitzer siege cannon with a caliber of 305 mm, Lei Zhen's heart would beat hard, he really didn't know what a heavy price the 598th Regiment would pay under such an artillery bombardment, and how heavy the hearts of those soldiers would be.

When the chaotic shelling finally stopped, and Lei Zhen could finally struggle to pull his head out of a pile of dirt and take a few breaths of the unpleasant air, in his buzzing ears, he suddenly heard another hysterical scream: "My plane!" ”

Lei Zhen Huo Ran raised his head, and sure enough, in the rolling smoke of gunpowder, he clearly saw that the formation of 20 or so fighters and bombers that had flaunted their might over their heads dozens of minutes ago and used the method of carpet bombing to dump a large number of aerial bombs was once again rapidly advancing towards their defensive positions. Looking at their flight attitude, no matter how stupid and stupid people are, they understand that a new round of carpet bombing is about to start again!

Raising the collar of his military uniform and using everything he could use at his disposal to protect his body as much as possible, Lei Zhen once again squatted back into the individual pit he had dug with his own hands.

After the air force had dumped all the ammunition and returned home, the officers and men of the 598th Regiment had not had time to breathe a sigh of relief, and the enemy's artillery units, which had taken advantage of this time to take the most basic rest, would immediately start shelling and smash their shells of various calibers on their positions in batches.

The aviation units and artillery units relied on taking turns to attack, and they actually carried out non-stop bombing and artillery bombardment for two hours on the Echunk positions defended by the 598th Regiment!

From the perspective of human physiology, when faced with danger, human beings, whether nervous or panicked, will cause a high degree of mental concentration. And no matter what kind of person you are, no matter what kind of training you have, this state of high mental concentration, supported for thirty minutes, will reach the limit.

Once it exceeds 30 minutes, you will feel a high degree of physical fatigue, and in this case, no matter how good a person is, he will not be able to avoid making mistakes. And two hours of continuous shelling, two hours of non-stop death stimulation, is enough to make the vast majority of people lose the will to resist, and even suffer from the "battlefield psychological syndrome" preached by Western psychologists!

Under these circumstances, the daredevils who had launched an early charge in violation of the law of coordinated infantry and artillery operations repeatedly mentioned in military textbooks rushed to the defensive position of the 598th Regiment with shrapnel all over the ground, with their blood all over their bodies, and with the bombs with their surnames strapped to their bodies.

Without the grenade sniper that the Chinese [***] people were good at, no one fired a gun, and no one jumped out of the trench to fight with them with bayonets, and without any resistance, the death squad led by a wing commander easily rushed to the position where the 598th Regiment was stationed.

Facing the position that had been blown into ruins and ruins, with wisps of gunpowder smoke rising everywhere, he reached out and grabbed a handful of dirt and found a few pieces of shrapnel that were still hot from it, and both the wing commander and the other daredevils were stunned. No matter how many assumptions they had, they were even ready to be shot to death as soon as they rushed to the position, but they really didn't expect that the position they rushed up to at the risk of death would actually ...... No one!

The 598th Regiment, which had fought fiercely with the two wings of the 55th Division for three days and did not take a step back, actually took the initiative to withdraw from its position overnight!

After setting up the binoculars and carefully observing for a long time, the face of the wing commander, who was the commander of the death squad, became more and more ugly. There is still a considerable distance from the ancient city, and this distance is enough for the 598th Regiment to reuse a few hours after giving up its original position, and rush to repair a second line of defense that is not invulnerable, but it can definitely make them pay a heavy price!

The co-captain, who was ready to sacrifice himself for the emperor, his whole face was constantly trembling, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time before he suddenly let out a crazy roar: "Eight Geyalu! ”

Facing a hillside that was not defended by anyone, their aviation and artillery units went on for two hours of non-stop bombing and shelling!

Looking at the cat's lower waist, from a position beyond the sight of the Death Department, Lei Zhen who quickly ran over by himself, the corners of Huang Jingsheng's mouth lifted upward, and a big smile was raised.

"You kid insisted on getting it, if you hadn't caught two tongues from the other side of the river yesterday, let us get the information, and withdraw from the battlefield in advance, I'm afraid that our 598th Regiment would have suffered more than half of the casualties in their continuous bombardment for two hours of continuous bombardment!"

In the midst of laughter, Huang Jingsheng stretched out his slap like a bear's paw and slapped Lei Zhen's shoulder fiercely, but his hand suddenly stopped in the air. It wasn't until Lei Zhen stood in front of him that he clearly saw that the corners of Lei Zhen's mouth, nostrils, and even his eyes were oozing wisps of blood. Huang Jingsheng really didn't expect that Lei Zhen was hiding at the back of the first front, and just the aftermath of the explosion could shake him like this.

"It didn't hurt the muscles and bones, and it wasn't even a minor injury." Lei Zhen casually wiped away a line of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "I really didn't even have the strength to eat milk just now, I estimate that at least two days, their aviation units and artillery will not be able to recover their vitality and assist the troops, and they will launch a suppressive attack on our position." ”

Looking at the simple and happy smile on Lei Zhen's face, Huang Jingsheng only felt an indescribable sour feeling, rolling in his chest, so that even if he opened his mouth, he didn't say anything in the end.

led the spy platoon to the depths of the lonely army, not only executed the traitors who betrayed his compatriots, but also easily captured two prisoners from the enemy's base camp. And today, if he had not led the special service platoon to continue to move behind the positions that the large army had withdrawn overnight, making all kinds of false appearances, and even pretending to send a radio report to the division headquarters to confuse the enemy's eyes, how could this soldier launch the most terrible firepower covering attack on a hillside that was no longer defended by a large army?

"Lei Zhen, you go down and rest."

Huang Jingsheng's lips squirmed for a long time before he finally regained his composure, but his voice was a little more trembling and hoarse, "Leave the rest of the battle to my brother, the little devil has no air force and artillery support, and if he wants to break through the defensive position of our 598th Regiment, it is a dream!" ”

Facing Huang Jingsheng's eyes that were never commensurate with his age, and still retained a kind of innocence, Lei Zhen nodded vigorously, "Hmm! ”

Lei Zhen hung the submachine gun upside down on his shoulder, and led a group of officers and soldiers of the special service platoon with pale faces to their temporary camp after two hours of repeated shelling and bombardment. At this moment, an operational staff officer rushed out of the regiment's front-line headquarters, his eyes wandered around, and before he could find Huang Jingsheng, he stretched his neck and shouted: "Report, I just received an urgent telegram from the division headquarters, General Aung San, the supreme commander of the 'Burmese Reading Volunteer Army', has led the troops into the battle and joined the camp attacking us. Under the leadership of their guides, the enemy's about 1,000 mechanized infantry plus a squadron of cavalry, during the joint attack of the air force and artillery on our position, took the opportunity to successfully penetrate from the left flank of the Echunk position, made a roundabout way to the Kronggang airfield on the north side of the ancient city, and launched a surprise attack on the defenders! ”

"What's the panic, isn't it just a thousand infantry plus a cavalry squadron?" Huang Jingsheng waved his hand and said, "Isn't our engineer regiment laying explosives there to destroy the railway to prevent the army from reinforcing through the railway?" Although the combat effectiveness of the engineer regiment is a little weaker, but after all, they have a regiment, and the little devil relies on that little strength, even if there are local natives leading the way, it is okay to make some small moves, and directly call for a regiment, which is too self-sufficient, right? ”

"This is an emergency call from the division headquarters!"

The combat staff officer waved the paper in his hand and shouted: "The enemy is that little force, but they have succeeded in capturing the airfield with only one charge." Li Shuzheng, the engineer regiment group, is not effective in supervising the battle, and we have lost the Junkergang military airfield! Division Commander Dai Anlan telegraphed to you that if we fail to recapture the Junkergang Airport, the only communication channel between our 200th Division and the outside world will be blocked, and our communication with the Fifth Army will be completely cut off! ”

Cold sweat rushed onto Huang Jingsheng's forehead in an instant, and his gaze, at this time, had subconsciously fallen on Lei Zhen's face. After getting along with Lei Zhen for so long, he has become accustomed to Lei Zhen's amazing moves, and he is also used to relying on Lei Zhen to help him solve all kinds of complex and difficult problems.

And Lei Zhen was reflecting on himself at this time.

Lei Zhen must admit that he really underestimated Lieutenant General Takeuchi of the 55th Division. The surprise attack on Mautam Port, the successful landing of the British defenders in one fell swoop, and the capture of Rangoon, the capital of Burma, in only four days with the strength of a division, can never be done because of the presence of such a 305 mm heavy siege artillery in hand. And these two battles are enough to show that the commander of the 55th Division is a master of combat power who is good at both frontal assault and surprise attack!

Even today, in the face of the 598th Regiment's stubbornly defended Echunke position, this Lieutenant General Takeuchi Kuan played a good chess move at the same time. While ordering his troops to launch the most fierce attack ever from the frontal battlefield, he also dispatched light cavalry to assault, and with the help of frontal artillery fire, he completed a brilliant detour from under the noses of their 598th Regiment, and finally successfully reached the north of the city, and launched a surprise attack on the engineer regiment that was blowing up the railroad there.

"Brother Huang!"

Lei Zhen grabbed the submachine gun he had already hung on his shoulder, and he said in a deep voice: "Junkegang Airport is not only the only way for us to communicate with the outside world, but also the key to condensing the morale and hope of the 200 divisions. I immediately led the special agent platoon to the airport to return to help! ”

Huang Jingsheng's eyes widened and he shouted, "Are you crazy? You only have a platoon in your hands, but the enemy has a thousand mechanized infantry, plus a squadron of cavalry, you didn't kill yourself in the past?! ”

"Of course one platoon of us is not enough!"

Lei Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "Just like you just said, big brother, we also have an engineer regiment there, no matter how weak their combat effectiveness is, it is also a regiment!" It is normal for them to be caught off guard and have the upper hand by the enemy, as long as we can give those enemies a surprise attack from behind, we may be able to help the brothers of the engineering regiment to regain the upper hand and regain the Junkgaon military airfield from the enemy! Even if the war situation has turned into the worst situation......"

Facing Huang Jingsheng's scrutinizing gaze, Lei Zhen said word by word: "I can't let that airport fall into the hands of the enemy completely!" ”

(To be continued)