Chapter Seventy-Five: Artillery Battle

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On August 21, the 2nd Infantry Division and the 5th Infantry Division of the Jilin Army arrived outside Shengjing City and surrounded Shengjing City. It's just that they didn't attack. On the morning of August 22, the 4th Infantry Division of the Jilin Army also arrived in Shengjing City. Wu Haoxuan also arrived with the guards and the 4th Infantry Division. This battle is very important, and he must be on the front line and understand the most intuitive situation.

Next to a small dirt slope less than five kilometers away from Shengjing City, Wu Haoxuan and his party were observing Shengjing City with a telescope. At this moment, the gates of Shengjing City have been closed. The walls were full of soldiers. You can even see Japanese soldiers from time to time.

On the city walls, machine gun fire points were built with sandbags from the army. In the city, there must still be artillery positions. As the lair of the Feng army, Shengjing City is very well defended. An artillery regiment of Zhang Yuting was located in the city, equipped with thirty-six Japanese-style Meiji 31-year 75-mm field guns.

"Chief of Staff, according to the information we have detected, there are only two independent brigades of Zhang Yuting in Shengjing City, and there are also two independent garrison brigades of the Japanese army. An artillery regiment of the Feng army was also assembled in the city, with about thirty-six 75-mm field guns. Major General Zhao Xifu, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, said.

"It's really surprising, I didn't expect Zhang Yuting to defend Shengjing City. Originally, I thought he would abandon Shengjing City and flee south. Wu Haoxuan said. With Zhang Yuting's character, he won't not know the truth that he will keep the green mountains and not be afraid of no firewood. After all, although Shengjing City is important, talent is the most important. Or rather, the army is the most important thing. In particular, Zhang Yuting himself is staying in Shengjing City, which is a little too incomprehensible.

"Chief of Staff, maybe Zhang Yuting thought that with the defense of Shengjing City, he could resist our attack. After all, Shengjing City is the largest city in Northeast China. However, if we can take Shengjing City and capture Zhang Yuting alive, then the Feng army will be finished. Shi Qingshan, commander of the 5th Infantry Division, said with a smile.

Now, the 2nd, 4th, and 5th divisions have all gathered in Shengjing City, and the three infantry divisions, totaling more than 55,000 people, can't they still take a Shengjing City?

"There are a lot of little devils in the city. It seems that the Japanese gave Zhang Yuting confidence! Otherwise, he would have slipped away a long time ago. Major General Shi Tianchuan, commander of the 4th Division, said.

"Whether there are Japanese people to support Zhang Yuting or not, it doesn't matter anymore. We have already started a war with the Japanese, and the Japanese no longer have any deterrent power for us. Even if the Japanese are in Shengjing City, we will attack this place. Wu Haoxuan said. According to the information received, the Japanese have decided to use force against the Northeast. Although they did not declare war on China, the Beiyang government headed by Yuan Datou obviously did not dare to have any complaints about this action of the Japanese army, and at most complained a few words in their hearts.

In view of the fact that the Japanese army was about to advance in a big way, Wu Haoxuan decided to conquer Shengjing City as soon as possible. Then, with the strong defense of Shengjing City, it was able to defend against the Japanese army. It is initially estimated that the number of Japanese troops entering the northeast will probably exceed 100,000. If there is no solid defense, if it fights a field war with the Japanese, the Jilin Army will probably suffer. Even if the equipment of the Jilin Army was more advanced than that of the Japanese army. However, the time to become an army was too short. The quality of the soldiers is also far from being comparable to that of the Japanese army.

"Order the troops, take a rest first. In the afternoon, the offensive began. Wu Haoxuan said.

The cooks began to prepare lunch, because the attack on Shengjing City was about to be launched, and it would be a tough battle. Therefore, at noon, the soldiers of the Jilin Army did not gnaw on the hard dry food, but stewed vermicelli with white rice and pork.

Just after 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the soldiers of the Jilin Army, who had eaten and drunk enough, went into action. This time, the attack was still carried out by the 4th Division. The divisional artillery battalion and the artillery batteries of the three subordinate regiments entered the artillery positions. Thirty-six 105-mm howitzers and 27 75-mm field guns had raised their muzzles and were ready to pour fire on Shengjing City.

The actions of the Jilin Army also attracted the attention of the Feng army and the Japanese army in the city. Zhang Yuting and Goto Shinpei went up to the city wall in person and used binoculars to observe the movements outside the city.

"Your Excellency, it looks like we're in trouble. There are 50,000 or 60,000 people outside the city! In this direction alone, there are dozens of cannons. If all the cannons of the Jilin Army are combined, then I am afraid there are more than 100 of them! The difference in strength between the two sides is too great. If we want to defend Shengjing City, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. Zhang Yuting's face was gloomy as water.

"Your Excellency, the equipment of the Jilin Army is indeed very strong. Even the regular divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army did not have so many artillery. However, I doubt that this newly formed force will have much combat power. Goto Shinpei was a little nervous in his heart. However, his face still pretended to be light and light.

Zhang Yuting nodded, he also hoped that the training of the Jilin Army was not sufficient, and it could not give full play to the advantages of these weapons. Otherwise, Shengjing City may really not be able to hold it.

"Your Excellency, we have no other way, order the main force of the Feng army to rush back as soon as possible. Otherwise, the situation will be dangerous. Goto Shinpei said. After the main force of the Feng army retreated from Chengde, there were still more than 50,000 people. If they can join the defense of Shengjing City, they will undoubtedly be able to resist the Jilin Army. Even if they were outside Shengjing City, it was a great constraint on the Jilin Army, so that they did not dare to let go and launch an attack on Shengjing City.

"I'll give them orders." Zhang Yuting said. He also knew that it was time to fight hard. If you keep it any longer, it's all over.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Suddenly, a series of earth-shattering cannons rang out outside the city. The Jilin Army, having completed its preparations, began shelling. However, it was the M1904 field gun that fired the gun. The light howitzers did not fire, and they were waiting for the artillery of the Feng army in the city. In order to suppress the artillery of the Feng army in the city. Once the artillery of the Feng army can be destroyed, the next long battle will be much easier.

M1904 field gun with a maximum rate of fire of three rounds per minute. This is still because the imitation is not successful enough, the real legal system 'Miss 75' has a rate of fire that has reached a perverted speed of 15 rounds per minute! Wu Haoxuan's arsenal in the United States is trying to find a way to crack the key technology, if it can be successful, it will inevitably make the performance of the M1904 field gun more powerful. Even if it doesn't reach 15 rounds a minute, even if it's 10 rounds a minute, it's good!

Come to think of it, the Japanese army's Meiji 31-year 75mm field guns had a rate of fire of just one minute. The 75-mm field guns of the Jilin Army were ten rounds a minute. Wouldn't one cannon be able to withstand ten guns of the Japanese army? At present, the main artillery of the Japanese army is the Meiji 31-year field artillery. If the Japanese artillery was suppressed by the Jilin Army, would the Japanese army still be able to confront the Jilin Army? The so-called pig assault, in the face of the heavy machine guns, light machine guns and mortars of the Jilin Army, was only slaughtered.

27 75-mm field guns of three artillery batteries, which began to fire at the maximum rate of fire. Cannonballs whistled towards the walls of Shengjing City.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Some shells exploded outside the city, and many more inside the city. But again, some shells fell on the city walls.

Suddenly, those soldiers of the Feng army guarding the city wall were directly swept away by the shock wave after the explosion of the cannonball and fell to the bottom of the city. The scattered shrapnel is even more wanton harvesting life.

"Protect the marshal, protect the marshal!" Zhang Yuting's confidant Yuan Jinkai yelled.

Zhang Yuting's guards hurriedly rushed over, set up Zhang Yuting and ran down the city. Although Goto Shinpei was the commander of the Japanese Railway Garrison Brigade, he was not a soldier. So much so that in the face of the shelling, he seemed a little flustered. However, the Japanese army who protected him was experienced in a hundred battles and threw him down on the city wall as soon as possible. After avoiding this round of shelling, he was immediately sent to the city.

Zhang Yuting and Goto Shinpei were quickly sent to safety, but neither of them looked good. At this moment, the walls of Shengjing City have been shrouded in artillery fire. The flames were shining in the sky, and the smoke was filled. There are constantly stumps and broken arms flying out, or the soldiers of the Feng army are completely swept to the city, and they don't know whether they are alive or dead.

"The artillery of the Jilin Army, why is it so powerful. It seems that at least seventy or eighty artillery pieces were shelling. A Japanese soldier Nakazo whispered, he was the captain of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Railway Garrison Brigade Kiyono Ishizo.

When Goto Shinpei heard him say this, his face suddenly became even more gloomy. The artillery of the Jilin Army is so fierce, with the two independent brigades and two railway garrison brigades of the Feng Army, can it really withstand the attack of the Jilin Army?

"Order the artillery, immediately counterattack, can't let them go on like this. Otherwise, the brothers on the walls are finished. Zhang Yuting ordered loudly.

Soon, the 75-mm field guns of the artillery regiment of the Feng army began to counterattack. However, the artillery of the Feng army was also formed in a hurry. After obtaining these Japanese weapons, they did not have enough artillery to use at all, so they could only find some literate people to use them. Because the artillery regiment had just been formed not long ago, and the training was not very adequate (mainly because the shells were too expensive, Zhang Yuting was a little reluctant), so that their level of artillery bombardment was really not flattering.

So, although the artillery of the Feng army began to return fire. However, it did not hit the artillery position of the Jilin Army, but was found by the 105-mm light howitzers of the Jilin Army, which had already been prepared.