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On the position of the artillery battalion of the 4th Infantry Division of the Jilin Army, 36 M1904 light howitzers were divided into three positions, and the muzzles of the guns were raised high and pointed at the city of Shengjing.

The battalion, company, platoon-level infantry of the Jilin Army is equipped with a large number of support artillery, so the role of artillery is clearer. They are more likely to suppress fire when attacking impulsively on the battlefield and tear through the enemy's defenses and open gaps. When it comes to defense, it is used as a key node for defense. Fire support for infantry is more done by mortars.

The M1904 light howitzer has a caliber of 105 mm, weighs 1.5 tons, and has a firing range of more than eight thousand meters. While the M1904 field guns were firing wildly, none of these light howitzers moved.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One after another, shells flew out of Shengjing City and landed in the open space outside, exploding clusters of fire.

"The enemy's artillery fired, immediately calculate the ballistics!" The battalion commander of the artillery battalion of the 4th Infantry Division immediately ordered.

The artillery staff officers, trained by American instructors, immediately began to calculate the position of the enemy's artillery positions based on the trajectory of the shells flying out of the city. Although, the results may not be too accurate. However, once more than thirty light howitzers were suppressed by fire, in the case of expanding the range of strikes, it was still possible to bring the enemy's artillery positions into the strike range.

A few minutes later, the artillery staff calculated the location of the enemy's artillery positions. The M1904 light howitzer immediately began to adjust the firing element.

In less than five minutes, everything was ready. The commander of the artillery battalion immediately gave the order to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Thirty-six 105-mm light howitzers with orange-red flames from their muzzles. One by one, the shells weighing fifteen kilograms flew whistling towards the city. Thanks to the full efforts of the artillerymen, each 105-mm light howitzer fired at a rate of 1.5 rounds per minute.

In less than half a minute, a violent explosion sounded in the city, and thick smoke rose from the city, and occasionally a series of explosions were heard in the intervals, as if a cannonball had been detonated.

On the artillery position of the Feng army in the city, a regiment of 36 guns was deployed here. However, at this moment the entire artillery position was turned into a sea of fire. The artillery shells of the Jilin Army outside the city seemed to have eyes, and they came directly at them.

A Japanese-made Meiji 31-year 75mm field gun was directly destroyed in the explosion, and the barrel was blown into a twisted shape. There were quite a few unlucky artillerymen, and they were blown up. The shells stacked next to the cannon were killed in the heavy shelling, which directly caused more damage to the artillery of the Feng army. The entire artillery regiment collapsed in an extremely short time. The artillerymen who survived were scattered and fled. The artillery unit that Zhang Yuting had painstakingly built was destroyed in this way.

As soon as Zhang Yuting and Goto Shinpei returned to the Fengtian Military Mansion, they heard a loud explosion in the city. The faces of the two of them became ugly.

"Your Excellency, it sounds like a cannon of more than a hundred millimeters, at least more than thirty." Kiyono Shisannakazo said in a low voice.

At this time, Yuan Jinkai also hurriedly came to report to Zhang Yuting: "Marshal, the big thing is not good, our artillery regiment has been violently shelled by the Jilin Army, and the artillery has suffered heavy losses, and there is no one in ten cannons!" ”

When Zhang Yuting heard the bad news, his eyes were even darker, and he almost fainted. Without artillery, in the face of such a fierce attack by the Jilin Army, it would be almost impossible for them to hold Shengjing City!

"Your Excellency, for the sake of today, it is to order the main force of the Feng army to return to help as soon as possible. I will immediately call China and ask the Japanese Army to complete the mobilization as soon as possible. Goto Shinpei said. Now, the Japanese side and Zhang Yuting can be described as grasshoppers on a rope, if Shengjing is beaten down and Zhang Yuting is destroyed, the Japanese side will also suffer heavy losses. Without the assistance of the Feng army, Japan will probably have to pay a greater price if it wants to destroy Jilin.

This war came so suddenly that the Japanese army was not prepared at all. Otherwise, with the strength of the Japanese army, it would definitely not be like this. They did not expect that the Jilin Army would really have the courage to start a war against the Japanese army.

After Japan fought the Russo-Japanese War, although it was victorious, it was only a disastrous victory. Paying off huge debts alone is enough to cost them a third of their revenues every year. Britain's refusal to finance Japan and reduce interest rates made it even more so that Japan could only limit its armament development. Therefore, Japan simply does not want to fight a large-scale war.

It is undoubtedly the best way to rule the Northeast with the help of the Feng army. However, if the Feng army is unable to take on this important task. Then the Japanese army will have to use its own strength. This will undoubtedly be a difficult outcome for Japan today.

Zhang Yuting didn't hesitate, and nodded directly: "Send a telegram to Lingge and Fuchen, and ask them to lead the army back as soon as possible." Otherwise, Sheng Jing would be late. ”

Similarly, Goto Shinpei immediately contacted the Kanto Prefecture and asked Oshima Yoshimasa to send the 2nd Division to the rescue as soon as possible. However, the commander of the 2nd Division, Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, refused to send troops now, citing the fact that the mobilization of the 2nd Division had not yet been completed. There are more than 10,000 people in the 2nd Division, which are being transported by sea from within the country. There is also a shortage of weapons and ammunition, and if you go to war at this time, you are likely to lose.

Once defeated, Matsunaga Masatoshi, the division commander, may only have to apologize. So, of course, Masatoshi Matsunaga won't take any chances.

While Zhang Yuting and Goto Shinpei were constantly asking for help, the Jilin Army's attack on Shengjing had already begun.

The artillery of the Jilin Army carried out the shelling of Shengjing City for half an hour, which can be described as a hellish half an hour for the guarding Feng army! The 9th and 10th Independent Brigades of the Feng Army were originally newly formed units, and many of them were bandits and had just joined the regular army. Where have they endured such shelling! One by one, they were frightened enough by the fierce artillery fire, and many of them were weak in their legs and stomachs, let alone take up arms to fight.

"Get up, get up for me, the Jilin Army is about to start attacking." The junior officers of the Feng army began to urge the soldiers who had escaped the shelling to take up arms and fight.

At this moment, the city wall is full of stumps and broken arms. It's a bloody hellish scene!

"Infantry attack!" With the order of Major General Shi Tianchuan, the 42nd Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division immediately launched an attack.

More than 4,000 soldiers set out from the forward position less than two kilometers away from Shengjing City, jumped out of the trench and rushed towards Shengjing City. The soldiers lined up in a skirmisher line, and the cats marched quickly on their waists.

"Machine gun fire! Kill those dog-day Jilin people. A junior officer in the Feng army shouted at the top of his voice.

"Da-da-da, da-da-da!"

The machine guns erected on the city wall began to strafe, although after a shelling by the Jilin Army, the machine gun fire points on the city wall were destroyed a lot. But there were also quite a few machine-gun fire points that survived because they were located in the dead ends of the shelling.

Some of the soldiers of the Jilin Army who rushed to the front were shot and fell to the ground. The rest of the soldiers also hurriedly fell to the ground.

"Mortars, knock out enemy fire points. Heavy machine gun cover! Wang Qian, the captain of the 1st Battalion of the 42nd Infantry Regiment, ordered.

The company's 80-mm medium mortars moved up and opened heavy fire less than 800 meters from Shengjing City. The battalion's six 120-mm heavy mortars were also firing at their maximum rate of fire, once again burning the walls of Shengjing City. The heavy machine guns that were firing were even blown into the sky.

"Chief of Staff, mortars are really useful. The firepower of the curved fire can provide better fire support for the infantry. If we only talk about infantry support firepower, I'm afraid that the little devils are not as strong as us. Major General Zhao Xifu of the 2nd Infantry Division put down the binoculars in his hand and spoke.

"Yes, compared to field artillery and howitzers, mortars are the main support firepower of the infantry. Although in the Russo-Japanese War, mortars were already invented. However, the armies of all countries in the world do not attach importance to it, except for our Jilin Army. The quality of our soldiers cannot be compared with that of the little devils, so we can only figure out how to do it in terms of weapons. Wu Haoxuan sighed.

"With the firepower of our troops, it is enough to defeat the little devils. I'd like to see if I can easily defeat the regular army of the little devils once I encounter them. Major General Shi Qingshan, commander of the 5th Infantry Division, had expectations in his eyes.

Although, an infantry division of the Jilin Army had a few thousand fewer troops than a division of the Japanese army. However, in terms of weapons, especially infantry firepower, they far exceeded the Japanese army. In this case, an infantry division of the Jilin Army may not be able to fight a division of the Japanese army. Of course, the gap in the quality of soldiers may put the Jilin Army at a disadvantage.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, the Jilin Army has not been in existence for a long time, and it has not yet experienced the baptism of large-scale war. Once it has passed these tests of blood and fire, the combat effectiveness of the Jilin Army will definitely not be worse than those Oriental dwarfs.

Then, under the cover of mortar and heavy machine gun fire, the Jilin Army broke through to a place less than 500 meters away from Shengjing City. However, the Feng army also seemed to be aware of the danger and desperately sent reinforcements to block the Jilin army. There are even little devils on the city walls.

Immediately, Wu Haoxuan ordered a retreat. This attack was just a tentative attack, just to be able to find out the combat effectiveness of the Feng army and the Japanese army in Mukden City.