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The mortars erected on the positions opened fire, and the 120-mm heavy mortars of the battalion artillery platoon were extremely powerful. This is a new mortar that the Jilin Army has only recently been equipped with, and it is used to replace the previous 80mm medium mortar. As far as the battalion support firepower is concerned, the 80 mm caliber mortar is still a little too powerful.

The M1905 heavy mortar, caliber 120 mm, weighs 98 kg, 6.5 kg in shells, and the maximum firing range reaches 3,500 meters. Each infantry battalion of the Jilin Army has an artillery platoon equipped with six of these mortars, which is dedicated to providing support firepower for the infantry.

The addition of 120 mm heavy mortars made the infantry firepower of the Jilin Army more formidable. At this time, the Japanese Army, at the brigade level, was not equipped with artillery at all, only some heavy machine guns. The independent garrison brigade was armed with four heavy machine guns, and the field brigade was armed with eight heavy machine guns. According to such a comparison of firepower, an infantry battalion of the Jilin Army can completely resist two brigades of the Japanese army, or even more troops.

Six 120-mm heavy mortars opened fire, shells whizzing towards the attacking Bong columns. After the shells exploded, they created a gap directly in the attack queue of the Feng army. The soldiers were killed by shrapnel from the explosion of the shells.

Company-owned 80-mm medium mortars and battalion-owned 60-mm light mortars also opened fire. Suddenly, the attacking Feng army was hit by intensive artillery fire. Although the power of the mortar is not large, the advantage is that the rate of fire is amazing. So much so that the attacking Feng army immediately realized what it means to rain bullets.

Major General Zhang Fuchen, the commander of the Feng army who was watching the battle in the rear, had even more red eyes.

"Dog, how can those Jilin people be rich? How many cannons are they equipped with? Zhang Fuchen couldn't help but scold. He didn't know about the mortars equipped by the Jilin Army, but after seeing the rain of bullets, he took it for granted that at least dozens or even hundreds of cannons were firing. The troops of the Jilin Army in Yangtugang were nothing more than a regiment. One regiment is equipped with so many cannons, so how can this battle continue? If Zhang Fuchen knew that this was just a mortar equipped by an infantry battalion of the Jilin Army, he would probably faint directly.

The other officers of the Feng army were equally dumbfounded. Although they knew that the Jilin Army was well-armed and had great firepower. But now they know that the two sides are no longer on the same level at all! Sending an army to attack a unit with such strong firepower, what is the difference between that and looking for death?

"Brother Fuchen, otherwise, let's wait for the chief of staff to lead the main force to come, and then attack." Zhang Xiaokun swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with some palpitations. Originally, I thought that with two independent brigades and more than 10,000 troops, it was completely a matter of capturing Yangtugang and opening the way into Shengjing. But now he knows how difficult it was. It's not good, the two independent brigades are exhausted, and they can't take Yang Tugang.

"Humph! What did you say? Dashuai is in danger now, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, we have to break through! Zhang Fuchen said. Although he realized it, it could be a conspiracy of the Jilin Army. But is there any other option for him now? Yang Tingyu has already led the main force of the Feng army to the north, if he can't capture Yang Tugang in time, the Feng army will probably be wiped out.

"Da Da Da! Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

On the positions of the Jilin Army, the sound of light and heavy machine guns and rifles rang out. The Feng army, which had finally rushed through the barrage formed by the artillery shells of the Jilin Army, was hit by a dense barrage of bullets. Even though they had dispersed their formation, they still couldn't escape under such dense firepower, and they were killed and wounded.

Even if Zhang Fuchen's 1st Independent Brigade of the Feng Army is an elite unit. However, under the huge casualties, it inevitably collapsed. After these troops escaped, to count the losses, there were only more than 1,000 people left intact, almost two-thirds of the losses! Such a loss made Zhang Fuchen's heart bleed. These troops are all his descendants!

Although this attack failed, Zhang Fuchen did not give up. In the ensuing attack, he gave up breaking through the Jilin Army's defensive line from the front, and instead chose a flank detour tactic. However, no matter which direction they attacked, they were hit by the heavy fire of the Jilin Army. The entire Yang Tugang is like a hedgehog, with spikes everywhere, making Zhang Fuchen unable to start.

After a day's fighting, the 1st and 2nd Independent Brigades of the Feng Army suffered heavy losses, and only half of the original 10,000-strong troops remained. Although they did not know how big the casualties of the Jilin Army were, it was clear that they would not be too large. This made Zhang Fuchen very disappointed, and he could almost conclude that it was very difficult to win this battle.

The next morning, Yang Tingyu led the main force of the Feng army to Yangtugang. When he found out that the Feng army not only suffered heavy losses, but also failed to conquer Yang Tugang, his face became very ugly.

"Chief of Staff, the Jilin Army's defense in Yangtugang is very strong, and they have strong firepower, whether it is artillery or machine guns, they are far more than us. Yesterday we lost more than 5,000 men in a day of hard fighting, but we were not able to break through their positions at all. Zhang Fuchen said with some frustration.

"Fuchen, what should we do then? The commander's urging order was given again. The Jilin Army's attack on Shengjing City has also become more and more intense. If we can't get there in time, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold it. Yang Tingyu said with a dark face.

"If we want to take Yangtugang, we need heavy artillery, preferably more than 100 mm heavy artillery. With a bombardment of these heavy artillery, the strong fortifications of the Jilin Army were naturally destroyed. It's a pity that if we were all wiped out, we would only have a few dozen camp guns and Meiji 31-year 75-mm field guns. With such strength, it is impossible to gain the upper hand. Zhang Fuchen said.

Yang Tingyu nodded, he knew that Zhang Fuchen was telling the truth.

"No matter what, mobilize all the artillery to fire at Yang Tugang, no matter what, we must break through Yang Tugang today." Yang Tingyu made a final decision.

Zhang Fuchen did not object, he knew that Yang Tingyu had no other way.

The last thirty-six 57-mm camp guns and 12 Meiji 31-year 75-mm field guns were assembled, and this was already all their artillery. Although, the power of artillery fire may not be strong. However, they can only pin their hopes on this.

At 9:18 a.m., Yang Tingyu gave the order for artillery bombardment, and he planned to rely on these dozens of artillery pieces to smash the fortifications of the Jilin Army. Then an army of tens of thousands of people was put into an onslaught and broke through Yangtugang in one fell swoop.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The artillery group of the Feng army opened fire fiercely, and one shell after another flew towards the line of the Jilin army. The officers and men of the Jilin Army immediately hid in the anti-artillery holes, leaving only a small number of observation posts on the positions.

The shells exploded on the defensive line of the Jilin Army, bursting into clusters of fire. Smoke and flames swept in all directions, destroying everything around them. Some trenches were blown up, and barbed wire was torn apart. The mines planted were also detonated a lot during the shelling. The entire position of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Jilin Army Instructor was shrouded in gunsmoke.

Seeing such a fierce shelling, the Feng army couldn't help but cheer. Only the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd Independent Brigades remained unmoved. They had experienced yesterday's battle, and they knew that the artillery of the Jilin Army was not weak.

Sure enough, just a few minutes after the artillery group of the Feng army began shelling, nine 75-mm field guns of the regimental artillery company deployed in Yangtugang town opened fire. Nine cannons, pouring shells at the artillery positions of the Feng army at a rate of three rounds per minute. At the same time, the regiment commander Zhao Lin also asked Caesar for support from the division's artillery battalion.

When it was learned that the main force of the Feng army was about to arrive, two artillery batteries of the artillery battalion of the instructor's division, a total of 18 105-mm light howitzers, were also deployed to the town.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

After accurately calculating the trajectory, eighteen 105-mm light howitzers Caesar suppressed the artillery positions of the Feng army.

The shells of the 105-mm light howitzer weigh fifteen kilograms, which is much more powerful than the field gun. Almost a single shot would leave a huge crater.

"Boom!"

A 105-mm artillery shell exploded at a camp gun position of the Feng army, and the air wave generated by the explosion easily overturned several camp guns, and some artillery pieces were also directly swept away. The shrednel scattered everywhere, and the Fengjun artillery who blew up cried for his father and mother.

With the assistance of the divisional artillery battalion, the artillery of the Feng army was quickly suppressed. The artillery was destroyed and the artillery was killed, so that the original arrogance of the artillery of the Feng army was dealt with at once.

"Order the infantry and start attacking immediately!" Seeing this, Yang Tingyu didn't dare to wait any longer. If we wait any longer, I am afraid that the artillery of the Feng army will be completely wiped out.

Tens of thousands of Fengjun infantry launched a fierce attack on Yangtugang in three directions. However, they were greeted by the fierce fire of the 1st Regiment of the Jilin Army Instructor. All mortars began to fire at the maximum rate of fire. Dense shells whistled towards the Bong army.

However, this did not stop the attack of the Feng army. They braved the heavy artillery fire of the Jilin Army and charged with their heads covered. This was not of their own free will, but that the Overseers behind them had already set up their machine guns, and if they retreated without being ordered, they would be subjected to machine gun fire from the Overseers.

Yang Tingyu has obviously made up his mind, even if he uses human lives to fill it, he will conquer Yang Tugang.