No one who has seen the power of a salvo of naval guns can describe this situation, and the huge cannonballs that whistle are like thunder falling on the earth when Thor is angry. In the sound of explosions that shook the mountains, the soldiers of China and Japan seemed to see a scene like the end of the world, yes, it was the end of the world!

The Dingyuan ship was equipped with a total of nine 460 mm main guns in three groups, of course, although it was said to be a salvo, it was impossible for nine giant guns to fire together, in that case, the recoil of the battleship was too great, because the recoil of the nine main guns firing together was 9,000 tons, and the damage to the warship was very large, and no captain would do this unless it was absolutely necessary.

Therefore, the most common salvo is to fire another main gun after firing a salvo of the three main guns of the dead league, and then fire another main gun after more than ten seconds, but even so, the Japanese troops on land can't stand it at this time.

After a 1,300-kilogram shell hits the ground and explodes, all objects within 200 square meters of the surrounding area will be torn to pieces, and it will still have great lethality to people within 300 meters. After the first round of three shells fell, three more 200-meter-wide craters appeared in the direction of the Japanese attack, and all the Japanese troops within the range of those three craters disappeared without a trace.

At one end of the paratrooper position, Wang Yilong, who had already covered his ears and was ready, was still shocked and numb.

After the sound of the cannon, Wang Yilong, who just wanted to poke his head out to watch, heard the whistling sound of ping-pong washing like a train whistle, and quickly lay down again.

The three main guns of the Dingyuan ship stopped temporarily after firing a shell, and Wang Yilong, who had waited for a while, poked his head out. Only then did I find that the simple road that could have been opened to traffic has now become a big pothole, not to mention the trucks, even the tanks can't pass. After the shelling, the battlefield with a murderous sound showed an eerie silence, and the Japanese troops who were still desperately attacking in front of the position just now disappeared.

"Is this the support of the ship's guns?" This is the shock in the hearts of all paratroopers who have not seen the power of naval artillery.

Not to mention those paratroopers, even Zhang Lingfu, who was a little far away from the paratrooper position, and the officers in the command post were also shocked by the power of the ship's guns, "From a distance of more than 500 meters, they could all feel the shock that came to their faces."

"No wonder, no wonder!" Zhang Lingfu patted the dust that fell on his body, and said to the officers beside him with emotion: "I finally understand the Battle of Songhu the year before last, why Boyu's 102nd Division and the chairman of the committee were defeated after the fighter plane was withdrawn. The power of naval artillery is indeed not something that can be resisted by courage, and there are no people or animals left within two or three hundred meters of a shell falling, "This is how our troops were eaten by them battalion by battalion by battalion." Compared with the shock in the hearts of the Chinese paratroopers, the Japanese commander here, Major General Masao Suzuki, was dripping blood at this time. Having been in the army for more than 20 years, he naturally would not be as shocked as the paratroopers of the 1st Airborne Division, who had no knowledge, and he knew from the moment he heard the sound like a train whistle when he rubbed against the air, and today's mission was a dead end. The power of the giant naval guns was not something they could resist, and sure enough, as soon as the three rounds of shelling were over, one of the attacking wings disappeared in front of him.

Masao Suzuki didn't notice that his right hand, which was holding the command knife, had turned white from too much force, and he ordered the staff officer beside him backwards: "Blow the trumpet and order the troops to move in!" ”

Desolate, the sound of the trumpet floated in the air, just like the tune blown when funerals were held in some places in China.

The Japanese troops, who had been demoralized by the naval guns, hurriedly retreated.

Just as the Japanese were busy retreating, another roar of engines was heard from the air, and the carrier-based aircraft taking off from the aircraft carrier finally arrived. "Dreadnought, dive bombing swooped down in the air more than 400 meters, and one after another high-explosive bombs exploded on the way to the retreat of the Japanese army.

"Spread out, spread out, Yaga, don't get together!" On the highway and in the rice fields, "the low-ranking officers of the Japanese army ignored the bombing and strafing of the planes overhead, punched and kicked the soldiers who had been blown up by the naval guns, and ordered them to scatter and hide.

Huang Haoran drove the "big wild cat" and swept low above the heads of the paratroopers, and the paratroopers on the position could see the clear blue sky and white sun flag on the fuselage, which caused bursts of cheers among the soldiers.

Huang Diran proudly waved the joystick "Big Wildcat, a dive", and six tongues of fire erupted under the wings and fired at the Japanese soldiers who were scurrying around the roadside.

In the presidential palace, Jiang Bailixing hurriedly walked into Su Tong's office, "Jianming, good news!" The 15 th Group Army had already arrived in Dingzhou last night, and now it had made peace with the 1st Airborne Division" and had already surrounded Xiangyue Qingji and 10,000 Japanese troops in Dingzhou, and Liu Yecheng had called to ask for instructions on whether to launch an attack on Dingzhou immediately. "Huh? Su Tong looked at Jiang Baili a little strangely, "If there is anything else to ask for, just call over and leave." Seeing that Jiang Baili stopped talking a little, Su Tong understood a little this time, "Are you worried that Ye Cheng's use of heavy artillery to attack the city will lead to excessive civilian casualties?" ”

"Yes," Jiang Baili nodded, "Kim Sung-ju, the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, has arrived in Dingzhou, followed by several reporters from Soviet Russia and the West, Liu Yecheng and Lu Gang think that if they want to move around and attack the city with heavy artillery, they will cause too many civilian casualties, and world public opinion will be unfavorable to our country." ”

"Disadvantage?" A trace of disdain flashed in Su Tong's eyes, "Joy is not good, is it just to kill a few less Goryeo sticks and take the lives of our countless heroic soldiers?" "We can't learn from Song Xianggong." ”

"Okay, I immediately order Liu Yecheng to deploy heavy artillery and launch an attack on Dingzhou as soon as possible." , Jiang Baili saw that Su Tong had made up his mind, nodded and went out.

The headquarters of the 15th Group Army outside Dingzhou City reported that Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 1st Airborne Division, had come to report for duty. A loud voice came.

Liu Yecheng looked at the burly and dignified general in front of him, and said with a smile in a thick Sichuan accent: "General Liu, I have admired your name for a long time, and today I see that it is really worthy of its name, and it is indeed a talent." ”

"Don't dare, Chief Liu's name was already famous in the Protectorate War, and even the German doctors admired the fact that you dared to let the doctor operate on the eye without anesthetic." Liu Yecheng laughed and said: "Everyone in the world says that Zhang Lingfu is a fierce general, but I didn't expect you to talk about flattery." ”

"Don't dare, the lowly position is just the truth."

Lu Gang walked over from the side, "Okay, you two don't flatter each other either." Division Commander Liu, we called you this time to inquire about the casualties of your division, how is it? Can your division continue to fight now? ”

"Report to the commander, our division now has 8,633 combatants, and 1,340 light and serious wounded." Zhang Lingfu said without hesitation.

"What? Your division suffered a third of the casualties in one night. Liu and Lu, who have spent half their lives in the military, couldn't help but be shocked when they heard it. They also know a little bit about the combat effectiveness of the airborne division, and their soldiers have all been carefully selected and strictly trained, and although they do not have heavy equipment, their light weapons are among the best in the army in the country, and now they have suffered one-third of the casualties after only one day and one night of fighting.

"What the hell is going on, you tell us in detail about last night's battle." Liu Yecheng also smiled.

"Yes, last night's battle was like this" ......" Zhang Lingfu reported to the two commanders about last night's battle.

Last night, after Zhang Lingfu landed with the first batch of troops, he found that the plane had deviated from its course in the dark night, and he and more than 30 paratroopers had landed more than 20 kilometers away from Dingzhou. It was half past five in the morning before arriving in the east of Dingzhou City. Later, I learned that it was not only him, but also almost half of the planes that deviated from the course at night, withdrawing the paratroopers everywhere, and the reaction of the "day" himself was not slow, and immediately excluded a five-wing team out of the city to meet the battle, and the casualties of the 1st Airborne Division that did not form a fist were naturally small. After Zhang Lingfu made several efforts, he did not gather his troops together until about 9 o'clock in the morning, and they were stationed at both ends of the highway southeast of Dingzhou; after the Japanese army discovered it, they immediately sent four wings to attack the airborne division with the cooperation of a field artillery wing, and the first airborne division fought very hard, and by the afternoon the troops were almost at the point of running out of ammunition and food; if it were not for the East China Sea Fleet, even if it came to help, I am afraid that the position would really not be able to hold it.

"I see." Liu Yecheng sighed, "It's really not easy for you airborne divisions!" It is really remarkable to be able to complete the task and hold on until the arrival of reinforcements when the enemy is outnumbered and the enemy is surrounded by regiments, and I want to report to the Ministry of Defense to ask for credit for your troops. ”

Zhang Lingfu smiled lightly, "Chief Liu, there is no need to ask for credit, we are airborne troops, and we are born to be surrounded." ”

Liu Yecheng and Lu Gang glanced at each other, and secretly admired a good general in their hearts, no wonder the president valued him and the 1st Airborne Division so much, and even included them in the troops directly under the General Staff Headquarters.

"Good!" After admiring Ye Cheng, he said: "You go back immediately and gather the troops, and as soon as the Fourth Artillery Division arrives tonight, we will immediately launch a general attack on Dingzhou tomorrow." "Fourth Artillery Division? Zhang Lingfu asked suspiciously, "Isn't the East China Sea Fleet parked next to the harbor now?" Isn't it okay to let them bombard with naval artillery? "Ship bombardment of the city! Liu Yecheng and Lu Gang couldn't help but look at each other, "It seems that this Master Liu is not only a fierce general, but also a killing god!" ”，@。