As far as the Eighth Division of the Kwantung Army, which was ordered to rush to the Chaoyang area, when they received the battle order, they were afraid that they would never have dreamed that they would turn from an attack force into a defensive force when they arrived in the Chaoyang area. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the face of the Eighth Route Army, which crossed the border from time to time to attack and harass them, the officers and men of the Eighth Division were naturally very angry. In their opinion, this move of the Eighth Route Army is somewhat a bit of a groundbreaking on Tai Sui's head.

It's just that with the development of the war, the Eighth Division deployed in the Chaoyang area gradually felt that the Eighth Route Army was difficult and difficult to deal with. Even as the Eighth Route Army continued to increase its troops, they also felt a sense of oppression that they had not felt for a long time.

As the elite main combat division of the Kwantung Army, the officers and men of the Eighth Division have always felt that the only unit that can really compete with them may be the Soviet Far Eastern Army, which they are the opponent, and it is difficult for them to find an opponent in the Chinese theater.

But after losing the game again and again, they gradually felt that the Eighth Route Army, which was in front of them to recover Pingquan, was indeed not an easy force to deal with. Gradually, the contempt that I had earlier slowly subsided.

Especially the current situation of the Kwantung Army, the Eighth Division realized that they would not have a good time in the future. And the fall of Shanhaiguan also made them realize that their situation would be very unfavorable.

Once the Eighth Route Army regains Jinxi, then the Eighth Division will face the situation of being attacked on three sides. At least the current situation in Jinxi is very not optimistic, and the Eighth Division is no longer able to take into account the chaotic situation in Jinxi.

Just as the Eighth Division began to concentrate on running its own defense area, building fortifications in the border area bordering the Eighth Route Army in order to deal with an attack that the Eighth Route Army might launch at any time, the attack seemed to come unexpectedly.

The guards deployed on the front line look very nervous every night. This nervousness was not because of the large-scale attack of the Eighth Route Army, but because of the fear that the Eighth Route Army would harass the troops and come to hunt again at night.

During this period, as the troops of the first column arrived one after another, the special divisions deployed here earlier also began to infiltrate the rear and forward positions of the Eighth Division in the form of small detachments, and from time to time attacked and harassed the defenders on the positions.

The cold guns and cannons that rang out from time to time always took the lives of some of the defenders of the position. In the face of this kind of attack, the Japanese puppet army deployed on the front line was both indignant but powerless. They also thought about counterattacking, but most of the harassing troops sent out did not return.

It was precisely this kind of contest between the reconnaissance units that made the Eighth Division realize that there was already an army unit in China that could really compete with them. Even in terms of weapons and quality, they are much better than them.

Even if this conclusion is made, many little devils don't want to admit it. But in the face of cold casualty figures, they have to admit this reality. The Eighth Route Army, which they are currently fighting, is indeed an elite force that is not easy to provoke.

As usual, the defenders of the position in charge of the sentry looked at the dark place ahead, and they looked a little afraid and worried. Especially the soldiers who served as the lurking posts were even more worried that they would not be able to return tomorrow if they came out.

In order to ensure the safety of the defenders of the position, the troops deployed by the little devils on the front line during this time have consumed a large number of flares. Flares were fired from time to time to confirm whether there was a hunting squad of the Eighth Route Army at the front of the position.

Just when all the defenders of the positions were listening carefully to whether there was any movement in the forward positions, looking at the meteor shower that appeared in the sky in front of the positions, the faces of many of the defenders of the positions suddenly turned pale. They know what these meteor-like things are.

'Shelling! Dodge the guns! Quick, enter the anti-artillery pit to avoid artillery fire, the eighth road is about to attack! ’

The piercing screams and terrible whistles instantly broke the silence of the Japanese forward positions. With the fall of these meteors, the Japanese troops were deployed on the forward positions, and a series of violent explosions suddenly sounded.

The roar of 'boom boom' made many puppet soldiers who were cooperating with the little devil's defense in the forward position say a little speechlessly: "Oh my God! This is heavy artillery, and the Eighth Route Army has so many heavy artillery, how is this possible? ”

Looking at some anti-artillery potholes that could only withstand mountain artillery and field artillery, collapsed under the shelling of these heavy artillery, many puppet soldiers knew that their fate would not be too good next.

And the Japanese troops on the position, with the explosive force they felt, could also clearly realize that this was the heavy artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army, and began to carry out a covering artillery bombardment of their forward positions. This kind of artillery fire is also something they have never experienced.

Although according to the information received earlier, the Eighth Division also knew that the Eighth Route Army had a heavy artillery unit. But in their opinion, the number of heavy artillery shelling their positions now is far beyond their imagination.

It can be said that the Eighth Division, which also deployed heavy artillery units, has far inferior artillery strength to the Eighth Route Army. And after the heavy artillery, the equally ferocious 75-caliber guns still panicked the defenders on the position.

When the Eighth Division in the rear received the heavy artillery bombardment of the Eighth Route Army from the front line, it also realized that it was only afraid that the Eighth Route Army would launch a general attack on them tonight. However, in the face of many positions asking for artillery support, the Eighth Division also felt that there were too many people and too little porridge.

The division commander of the 8th Division, after some consideration, immediately said: "Order the artillery wing to carry out a counterattack, first countering the opponent's heavy artillery units." The rest of the artillery units, giving priority to the security of the main positions. ”

This command also realized that some relatively not very important defensive positions would also be temporarily without artillery support. When there are too many monks and too little porridge, the Eighth Division can only choose to take care of the important main position first.

At the time of the artillery units of the 8th Division, when the artillery counterattack began. After receiving the information sent by the artillery scouts deployed on the front line, He Zhengdao also said in a timely manner: "Let the sharp arrow brigade attack!" ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

This time, He Zhengdao dared to let the heavy artillery brigade take the lead in firing, not worrying about the artillery counterattack of the little devils, and the real confidence was this kind of sharp arrow brigade. And this army, in words, should be an experimental force.

In order to make this experiment more effective and not to waste shells, He Zhengdao finally asked the Sharp Arrow Brigade to participate in the attack. And the goal they were responsible for was to destroy the artillery units of the 8th Division.

When He Zhengdao's order was issued, the position of the Sharp Arrow Brigade, which was rarely known even by a column, was also busy. These are all things that are consigned by cars, and not many people can recognize their true identity at the moment.

But for Ho Zhengdao, he knew that it was an offensive weapon that quickly became popular in World War II and became an important component of artillery and the army. This weapon is the latest rocket artillery successfully developed by the arsenal.

Although this rocket launcher is only a primary version, He Zhengdao is also very satisfied. Each car can be loaded with twelve 130-caliber rockets at a time, and the power of launching them in a short time can be imagined.

And this time, there are twelve rocket artillery vehicles used to test the power of the battlefield in actual combat. This means that twelve rocket vehicles can throw 144 rockets at the little devil in one saturated attack.

Although the accuracy of the rockets is not too accurate at present, as long as it is shrouded in this area, I believe that the artillery units of the little devils, even if they are dispersed, they will not be able to escape the coverage of this sharp artillery fire.

After receiving the order from He Zhengdao, the experimental team members carefully selected by the special division also said excitedly: "All vehicles are in position, start to adjust the shelling parameters, and prepare to carry out the first round of shelling!" ”

It is clear that after a salvo of rockets, it also takes a certain amount of time to reload. And the number of actual battles given to them by He Zhengdao tonight is that a rocket artillery vehicle can fight three rounds at most. No matter how you fight, you need to listen to the orders of the command.

Another advantage of the rocket car is that after a round, the car can be quickly transferred. By the time the little devil's artillery has revised the parameters, it is believed that they have moved to the next launch site.

The captain of the Sharp Arrow Brigade in charge of the command, listening to the order of 'ready' from the artillery trucks, he was also very excited: "Start powering up and carry out artillery bombardment!" ”

Compared with ordinary heavy artillery, this rocket is undoubtedly more technical. In the experimental area of the arsenal, these artillery crews, who have carried out many experiments, also pressed the ignition and firing devices one after another.

As the first rocket of the first rocket artillery vehicle took off into the air, the first rockets of the rest of the artillery vehicles also joined the team one after another, like a sword out of the sheath.

Before the first shells landed, the second batch also appeared in the sky. In the entire artillery firing position, only a 'whoosh' firing roar was heard, followed by blazing flames.

Such a scene was also very exciting for the officers and men of the Sharp Arrow Brigade. After all, when they were in the arsenal before, when they experimented, it was more of a car-by-car experiment.

It is the first time that 12 rocket artillery vehicles have been used at one time, as it is today. In the face of such a scene of artillery fire, every officer and soldier felt very shocked. But more in my heart, I was still excited that they could be equipped with such a weapon.

Also shocked were the combat units of both sides. Even the heavy artillery brigade, which had some doubts about He Zhengdao when it gave the order to shell He Zhengdao earlier, was also very shocked when it saw half of the sky being turned red.

Many officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route couldn't help but wonder: "It's amazing! This time, the command headquarters, how many heavy guns were used, and the speed of this shell was fired was inevitably too fast! ”

On the other hand, looking at the artillery position of the Eighth Division, those Japanese artillerymen looked at the counter-artillery fire that appeared in the sky, and they also knew that the Eighth Route Army still arranged a rear hand. Just when they felt that there were still some artillery soldiers who did not fire and left a hand.

Looking at the rounds of rapid artillery fire, these artillerymen were finally dumbfounded. They know that compared to the artillery power they have, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army has an overwhelming advantage over them!

In the face of such an overwhelming artillery attack, as long as the Japanese artillery units deployed in this area could not escape. The entire perimeter of the artillery firing position was also reduced to a sea of artillery fire.

Such a ferocious artillery counterattack also made the hearts of the Japanese puppet troops deployed in the front-line positions completely cold. They know that the next battle is really hard to fight!