When it was dark, Yang Hao fired another round of machine gun fire to beat back the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side. He immediately arranged for the people behind him to deliver food forward, and at the same time operated an aerial camera equipped with infrared night vision, quietly crossed the river, and overlooked the battlefield at a height of several hundred meters.

The Japanese troops in front of them have not been fully rested since they disembarked last night. Many people were still dizzy, and the casualties of the day's fighting were relatively severe, there was no progress, and the morale was not very high.

The worst thing was that the logistics of the Japanese army were not yet perfect, and the soldiers carried very few rations with them. At this time, the cool breeze on the seashore blew, and they were cold and hungry, and they were tired.

Kimura Aritsune Nakasa was very helpless, and ordered a small number of raiding troops to continue firing, and the main force retreated to the back of the soil ridge and nearby villages, burying pots and cooking.

Major General Kanjiro Nishi, of the 2nd Infantry Brigade in charge of the battlefield, led the first group of men and horses at eight o'clock in the evening. Seeing their listless appearance, he immediately scolded unhappily: "Kimura-kun, even if there is a temporary difficulty, you can't be discouraged because of this!" We have an absolute superiority in forces and will certainly be able to achieve the final victory. ”

Kimura Yuhengcai was not so confident, and he agreed happily, and then asked: "Rear Admiral, how is the navy fighting?" How much enemy artillery power can be contained? ”

Nishikuan Jiro was speechless for a while. How do you say that? Could it be that during the day, the Combined Fleet suffered a big loss, and the capital ships sank several times, and now they dare not even get a little closer?

As soon as he hesitated, Kimura had Hengden and saw that something was wrong. Thinking of the naval artillery support that he had been looking forward to for a long time during the day and had not come, he had a very ominous feeling.

He took a deep breath and asked solemnly, "Rear Admiral, is there something wrong with the navy?" ”

Nishikanjiro replied vaguely: "They're in a little trouble, but that's not important. If we can make a huge breakthrough on our side, every problem can be solved. For now, let the troops seize the time to eat and rest. In the early hours of tomorrow morning, we launch a full-scale offensive. ”

Kimura Yutsune sighed in disappointment. However, I saw that His Excellency the Major General personally brought two brigades of infantry, as well as a battalion of artillerymen and a squadron of engineers. This can be said to be a strong soldier and a strong horse.

Eight thirty. The Japanese army divided into several clusters and opened a meal on the north side of the Heng River, a full five kilometers from the Jili River. Ran that far, apparently, to protect against shelling.

Their idea is good, and there are only two highlands around that can be spied on. It's all under their control. There are also soil ridges and woods in front of it. The lights are dark. Don't worry about being spotted with fireworks.

But the Japanese probably didn't expect that someone would spy on them from a height of several hundred meters. Although the infrared camera did not capture the details of the ground, it was enough to capture the clusters of fire. The Japanese army was separated in clusters in strict accordance with the drill code. Racking up the gun and waiting for the hot rice to be cooked, Yang Hao had already taken the opportunity to calculate the approximate coordinates of Zhuyuan.

At the rear of the position, Zhu Maolin, commander of the fire company, personally led two artillery companies with six guns each to quietly complete the arrangement.

Such an awkward establishment is also due to the rapid expansion of the troops, and the officers cannot keep up. Half of the artillery battalion is now a company commander.

However, Zhu Maolin didn't feel affected at all, and ran back and forth energetically, making sure to take care of a group of recruits. He also has a purpose, Yang Hao said that after this battle, the army will be expanded into a regiment, and an artillery battalion will be set up. At the moment, there is no one more qualified to be the battalion commander than him, but he still has to fight the from the guy who jumps out from elsewhere to grab a seat.

Two companies of twelve 75mm Bofors mountain guns, which were previously laid in the two cities on the south bank of the Chaohe River, basically did not use their role. Now all pushed to the front, a bunch of artillerymen are gearing up excitedly.

Yang Hao reported the target Zhu Yuan, and Zhu Maolin patted his chest and packed the ticket: "You can rest assured, keep the crying father who blew up the little devil and called his mother." The numb next door ran to our land to mistreat, and still want to eat well? ”

Yang Hao smiled and nodded: "That's what I want." Not only do they not have access to food, but they also cannot sleep. It's up to you tonight. ”

Zhu Maolin was a little regretful: "The cannons in the back are too heavy, and it is too difficult to move them once, otherwise, if you go up directly, you won't be able to kill a bunch of Wang Bacao!" ”

Those 122mm howitzers in the rear, the thick caliber looks like a heart-wrenching feeling. Zhu Maolin dreamed of changing a pile one day, but this road condition was not suitable at all, except for the small cannon that could be disassembled, he wanted to drag the two-and-a-half-ton big guy to wade through mountains and rivers, it could only be imagined.

Having said that, in fact, the 75 rapid-fire guns in front of him were enough for him. With a rate of fire of 25 rounds a minute and a range of up to 9 kilometers, it can be disassembled into eight pieces for the horse to run, which is simply an epoch-making killer!

The twelve cannons were each calibrated with a coordinate, and the tense adjustment was completed, Zhu Maolin scratched his two fists, shook them in the air, and slashed downward: "One test shot, fire!" ”

"Bang, bang, bang——!"

A moment of fireworks spread out in the rear, with a clear rhythm, one after another, like a song of Huang Zhong Da Lu is playing.

Six kilometers away, in the Japanese camp, there were rapid explosions one after another. In the lens of the aerial camera, the large clusters of flashes shook the picture and made the picture cloudy for a while.

Yang Hao stared at each spot without blinking, estimated the deviation between the landing point and the actual aiming position, and quickly reported the correction number. The signal soldier next to him repeated it word for word and passed it on to the artillery in the back.

On the Japanese side, Kimura Yuheng had just picked up a bowl of gruel and before he could drink it, a cold shell fell less than twenty meters away and exploded! The shock and impact caused a layer of dust to fall from the top of his head, and he was all over his face. Looking at the bowl again, the white porridge turned into mud and could not be drunk.

"Yaga! Damn it, I chose to ...... at this time. ”

He was so hungry that his front cavity was pressed against his back, and there was no heat in his stomach at all, and he was expecting this bowl of porridge to hold up, but it was all ruined.

But as soon as the words of complaint came out, he reacted immediately. Wrong! How would the enemy know that they were just cooking? And the shells are still so accurate? Meng's? That's too much of a coincidence!

Throwing away the porcelain bowl, Kimura Yuheng grabbed his sword and rushed out of the house, standing in the courtyard and shouting: "All pay attention, guard against shelling!" ”

was surrounding the edge of the pot and smelling the fragrant smell, and the Japanese soldiers who were waiting for the pot to open were in chaos! However, they were well trained, and their first instinct was to rush over to grab their guns, and then follow the team's neat approach to the side of the bunker.

The action is fast, but the effect is not good.

Because they did not anticipate the possibility of shelling, the place where they stayed was another threshing floor, and the surrounding haystacks were not at all. I didn't have to find a foxhole.

Other than that. The army soldiers of this era also had little experience in dodging artillery bombardment. At present, the world's infantry artillery is still in the transition from black fire to smokeless, and the explosive power of grenades is far less powerful than ten years later. Like the Japanese army, they often pushed artillery to the front of the position and bombarded in a straight line during the battle, which was completely a way in the Napoleonic era.

All sorts of problems. They're in big trouble!

After a brief silence. Suddenly there was a noisy whistling in the sky. Immediately afterwards, the dense hail of shells also fell like a hula! Explosions continued one after another, and the rumbling sound shook their ears deafeningly. The blindness of the eyes with the head and the sparkle of the fire is stimulating, and the screams and terrifying sounds of physical damage come and go!

The mountain cannon that was fired like a happy child began to show its terrifying power after warming up! Zhu Maolin first gave a six-shot rapid shot, and after a slight adjustment, it was followed by another eight-shot rapid shot!

That's a single shot in a minute! In the case that they don't need to control the consumption and don't have to worry about the cannon exploding, they only need to work hard to stuff the whole shell into the cannon chamber, pull the rope and fire out.

But for the Japanese army, it was a nightmare!

Kimura Youheng had just walked outside with his waist crossed, and was swept up by a nearby cannonball, and slammed into the earthen wall.

Before he could catch his breath, another cannonball fell from a close distance, and the collapsed wall smashed down fiercely, and the half-meter-wide rammed earth wall pressed his legs, and he almost fainted in pain!

Nishikanjiro, who stayed in another camp, was in a slightly better position. In the ancestral hall of another village, they set up a former enemy headquarters, which was covered with bricks and tiles overhead, and was shaded by large trees around it.

But the soldiers stationed outside were not so lucky, and after a short rest after disembarking, they immediately traveled nearly twenty kilometers through mountains and rivers, and were exhausted. I was going to have a good night's sleep after a full meal, but suddenly the shell fell down!

All high-explosive grenades, each of which can cover a four-room yard. The Japanese soldiers outside were unobstructed, and some of them had not even left the fire, and the explosion not only killed and injured them, but also many of them were on fire, squeaking and screaming! That movement is unbearable!

Nishikuanjiro rushed out and looked into the distance, the cannonballs that kept flying like meteors were like a rain, and several surrounding military camps were plunged into a sea of explosion and fire, which was obviously a full-scale bombardment.

I didn't know why he was touched so accurately, so he immediately shouted: "Sue the brigades, enter the alert immediately!" Beware of enemy attacks overnight. Also, immediately find out where the shells are coming from, find out their artillery positions, and destroy it! ”

It's ridiculous to expect others not to come and attack, but there is no gunfire in front, which means that it is just shelling. But no one dared to guarantee that the man would not come.

Back in the ancestral hall, he spread out the map and quickly scanned it, looking for possible hidden gun emplacements. If you can deduce it, you can fight back right away or have a chance.

He brought with him a brigade of artillery, although there was still only one 70mm bronze cannon, but there were quite a few of them. With the addition of the previous four, that also has 16 guns available. Although the range is not good, and the power is average, it should also be quite intimidating, right?

It's just that Nishikuan Jiro still thinks about the trouble a little less.

For the next ten minutes, his ears were filled with the sound of shells! From beginning to end, there seemed to be no sign of stopping, and the number of shells that kept falling was even more so that his heart was terrified!

More than a hundred rounds of explosive grenades!

That's his estimate, and it's just a camp. Then with the addition of other camps, wouldn't it be more than five or six hundred?! How many casualties will be caused by so many explosive bombs falling down?

As soon as he thought of this, His Excellency the Major General sweated on his forehead and shivered all over!

He rushed out of the headquarters and rushed outside the camp despite the guards' obstruction, and the smoke and flames filled his eyes, and the terrible wails of the wounded soldiers rose one after another, as if he had entered the Huangquan Hell!

Most of the soldiers who had little experience in shelling, and many of them got together, or were not far away, and it was not uncommon for a shell to fall and serve a pot. Houses collapsed, tents burned down, and guns were smashed in piles!

Xikuan Erlang shook his body, held on to the half of the tree trunk next to him, and commanded in a trembling voice: "Casualties...... Let's take a look at the casualty figures. Also, the remaining ministries are requested to report on the results of the shelling. Tomorrow morning's attack, canceled! ”

On the east bank of the Geely River, Yang Hao stopped the artillery, Zhu Maolin was sweating profusely, and shouted unsatisfied: "This hasn't finished a base yet, why did it stop?" ”

Yang Hao shook his head: "No matter how much you fight, it's a waste, and the devil basically has no energy." Wait for the second half. ”

"Okay!" Zhu Maolin rushed to make preparations again, at least to transfer the artillery position first, which was a standard operation.

The actual situation of the Japanese army was even worse than Yang Hao's judgment, and it was not until midnight that when the casualty figures were counted, Xikuan Erlang saw that a brigade had been reduced, and his heart was suddenly cold. (To be continued......)

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