Heavy artillery! Where did the heavy artillery come from!

Outside the city of Taizhou, with the arrival of guard columns, artillery columns, special operations divisions and other troops. As the commander-in-chief, Liu Hua took over the overall command of the entire siege battle without accident, commanded the troops, and besieged Taizhou City.

In the former enemy headquarters of the East China Field Army outside Taizhou City, after several hours of careful deployment, except for Chen Guangrong, commander of the artillery column, who needed to command the front line, the remaining corps-level commanders, with Liu Hua as the center, all gathered around a huge combat sand table, waiting for the order for the final general attack.

A quick glance at the sand table, after the latest deployment of troops between the enemy and us. Liu Hua spoke first.

"Commander Deng, although, the arrival of the guard column and the special operations division, to a certain extent, has relieved a lot of pressure on your Seventh Corps. However, the main task of capturing Taizhou City this time is still on your Seventh Corps. How about it, can the troops launch a general offensive right away ...."

"Commander-in-chief, after three full days of rotational rest, the entire siege force, both the morale of the soldiers and the ammunition, have been well restored. I am here to express to you, as long as there is artillery support from the artillery column, our Seventh Corps will definitely break through the enemy's fortifications and enter Taizhou City within one day...."Deng Hua assured with a confident face.

"Okay, before coming, whether it was the political commissar or the chief of staff, they all said that the troops brought out by your Deng Hua could fight. Today, I want to see what kind of combat effectiveness your new recruits can exert after a month of training in your hands..."Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and said.

After a brief contemplation, he said to a combat staff officer in front of him.

"Staff Officer Li, there is no news of Commander Chen of the artillery column yet...."

"No...."

As soon as the operational staff officer's voice fell, a crisp telephone ringing reached everyone's ears, followed by the voice of the communications staff officer.

"Commander-in-chief, chiefs, Commander Chen of the artillery column phone...."

"It's finally here...."Liu Hua couldn't help muttering to himself. Then, he walked quickly to the telephone and said to the communications staff officer in front of him.

"I'm going to talk to Commander Chen on the phone in person...."

"Chen Guangrong, four hours have passed, how is your artillery column prepared, can you guarantee that you will participate in the battle on time and hit the target...."

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the artillery column has a total of six artillery regiments, all of which have been prepared. According to the latest deployment, the 100-mm cannon regiment, as the concealed fire of our army, was responsible for destroying and destroying the artillery positions deployed by the Japanese army in the city. Two 75-mm field artillery regiments, which provided artillery support to the east and west gates, a 120-mm howitzer regiment, which provided artillery support to the siege troops at the north gate, and a 150-mm howitzer regiment, as an artillery reserve, participated in the battle at any time. The 150-mm heavy mortar regiment, divided into battalion units, was dispersed in the middle of the three siege units, and at close range, providing artillery support to the infantry. So far, all artillery pieces are ready to be fired and ready to fire at any time..."As soon as Liu Hua's words fell, Commander Chen Guangrong's very confident voice came from the earpiece.

"Chen Guangrong, I don't care how you arrange it, I only have one request, that is, at the first time, destroy the little devil's artillery position for me, and not let the enemy's shell hit our position. Another requirement, that is, to use artillery shells to smash an offensive road for the siege troops, how about it, is there any problem..."Liu Hua didn't seem to be very interested in Chen Guangrong's answer, and asked bluntly.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the artillery column guarantees the completion of the task ...."

"Very well, I believe in your command ability. In this way, according to the original battle plan, at 11 o'clock in the evening, the artillery was fired on time at the Japanese position, and the majesty of our artillery unit was displayed....Of course, in order to guard against possible air attacks by little devils, before dawn, all artillery units should be transferred. Don't let the artillery I worked so hard to get for you, just use it once, and all of it will be turned into scrap metal..."Receiving Chen Guangrong's affirmative answer, Liu Hua's face was immediately covered with a smile.

"Yes, commander-in-chief, at eleven o'clock, on time to launch an artillery attack on the Japanese positions ...."

Satisfied, he hung up the phone and walked to Liu Hua in front of the combat sand table, without any hesitation. said bluntly to the senior commanders around him. ,

"Comrades, Commander Chen of the artillery column has already made a promise to me, and the next thing is up to you....Okay, now I order all combat units to launch an attack on Taizhou City on time at eleven o'clock in the evening in accordance with the predetermined battle plan. The troops that first invaded Taizhou City will be awarded the title of 'Tiger' in the name of the East China Field Army Headquarters. Is it all clear? ”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, guarantee to complete the mission..."

An hour of waiting is fleeting. Just when everyone was staring intently at Taizhou City, which was not far away, it was completely shrouded in darkness. Clusters of firelight, with Taizhou City as the center, quickly rose from the east, west and north sides. Immediately after, a deafening roar reached everyone's ears.

The three heavy artillery regiments, plus the mortars directly under the various combat units, totaling hundreds of artillery pieces of various calibers, almost at the same time, sent out an earth-shattering roar at the city of Taizhou in front of them.

"Boom, boom, boom..." just as huge fireballs began to rise up in the air on the city walls. The explosion of the shell also reached everyone's ears at the first time. In an instant, the ancient city walls of Taizhou City were completely enveloped by dense and fierce artillery fire....

Seeing the shocking scene in front of him, among all the people, the most moved, and there was no surprise, that is, Commander Deng Hua, who had just been transferred to Liu Hua. As the shelling was fully unfolded, Commander Deng Hua's hands holding the binoculars couldn't help but tremble because of the jī movement.

"Commander-in-chief, I really didn't expect that the artillery unit of our army would develop to such a level. With the support of such fierce artillery fire, it doesn't take a night at all, at most three hours, for our forward troops to rush into Taizhou City...."Deng Hua, who had a moving face, swore to Liu Hua beside him, and swore a promise.

Of course, at this moment, in addition to the commanders and fighters at all levels of the East China Field Army on the besieging side, only the 9th Division of the Japanese Army stuck to the city of Taizhou was left......

The north gate, as the main direction of attack of the infantry, of course, was also additionally cared for by the artillery columns. Under the combined shelling of 36 120-mm howitzers and hundreds of mortars, the nearly 1,000-meter-long city wall was completely enveloped in artillery fire in less than two rounds of fire.

Seeing the city wall in front of him, which instantly fell into a sea of fire, the face of Nakamura Ichisa, the captain of the Second Brigade of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, who was in charge of guarding the north gate, immediately appeared with a look of despair. Then, while letting out his own cry of pain, he rushed towards the city wall, hoping to save his second brigade from the sea of fire...

"Eight grid tooth road, heavy artillery, how can people have large-caliber heavy artillery. My 2nd Brigade, my 2nd Infantry Brigade ...

However, just as he took his first step, he was dragged by the guards around him. Then, he persuaded: "Captain, the artillery fire is too fierce. With such heavy artillery fire, the troops could not withdraw at all. It's over, our second brigade is finished..."

Of course, compared with the pain of losing the troops, there is another person in the city who is more desperate than Nakamura Shaosa. And this person is the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Taizhou and the commander of the 9th Division, Lieutenant General Sawada.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the forward troops reported that our defending position was suddenly hit by heavy artillery fire, and preliminary statistics show that the artillery involved in this artillery bombardment has reached the size of three heavy artillery regiments....In less than ten minutes, the three infantry brigades I held on to the front line were completely lost in the human artillery fire...."An operational staff officer, with a frightened face, rushed into the office and reported loudly.

"Nani, three heavy artillery regiments, what about our artillery unit, why don't you return fire...."Lieutenant General Sawada asked with an incredible rhetorical face as he turned to the combat staff officer in front of him. After all, three days ago, the command had informed itself that there were no siege artillery in their hands.

As soon as his words fell, another combat staff officer rushed in out of breath.

"Division commander, something happened, our artillery positions were suddenly hit hard by artillery and have lost their combat capability. According to the report of the artillery unit, in the shelling just now, at least one regiment of large-caliber cannons was used ...."

"Large-caliber cannon, how is it possible, how can people have large-caliber cannon...."The look on Lieutenant General Sawada's face immediately changed from the incredible just now to the shock now.

"Report to the commander of the division, the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the North Gate reported that the North Gate was shelled by at least one large-caliber howitzer regiment, and the troops suffered heavy losses, and requested reinforcements ...."

"Chief of Staff, what's going on. The headquarters was not a briefing, and there were no siege artillery in the hands of the people. And now, people have taken out the artillery of several heavy artillery regiments at once, where did these heavy artillery come from...."

In the face of one fact after another, listening to the constant explosions coming from outside the city, Lieutenant General Sawada had to accept this hard fact. Then, facing the chief of staff beside him, he asked loudly. At the same time, the face that was still blue just now, with one report after another, slowly lù a trace of panic.

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