Chapter 967: Artillery Duel (Ask for Subscription!) ）

Artillery duel

The whole battle intensified with the continuous investment of troops and equipment from both sides of the enemy. From the beginning to the present, the dense sound of gunfire has hardly been interrupted. However, as the attacking side, Li Shengda's regiment, because of the support of the air force and the complete equipment, the light and heavy firepower of one regiment was enough to reach the two infantry wings of the Japanese army, and it always grasped the initiative of the entire offensive....

In less than half an hour of fighting, the battalion that served as the main attacker, although it paid a company of casualties before and after. However, the Japanese troops who held their positions did not benefit either. A total of one and a half brigades were thrown in, and almost all of them were killed in the hands of a battalion. Even Fujita Daisa, who had high hopes for a limited dozen machine-gun bunkers, was mostly destroyed.

"Captain, you can't fight like this anymore. The firepower of the squadron is too fierce, and there is the cover of the aircraft. Our troops, literally rushing up to one, were wiped out by one. Seeing the increasing casualties of the troops, the chief of staff said with an anxious face.

"If you don't fight like this, how can you fight...."Fujita Daisa, who was also anxious, asked impatiently.

"Artillery, as long as the heavy artillery units in our rear are able to open fire immediately, the enemy's superiority in firepower will be lost. When the time comes, with the accurate shooting of our soldiers, we will definitely be able to inflict great damage on the squadron and force the squadron to retreat...."The chief of staff replied with an affirmative face.

"Artilleryman, I don't want to. However, we had only one mountain artillery squadron in our hands, a total of six mountain artillery squadrons, and in the artillery counterattack just now, the entire mountain artillery squadron had been wiped out. As for the heavy artillery wing in the hands of the division commander, I have sent many telegrams asking for help, but so far, there has been no response......maybe, maybe the division commander keeps these heavy guns, and there are other functions, after all, we have a limited reserve of shells, and after firing these shells, these guns will become a pile of scrap metal..."Wing Commander Fujita Osa said helplessly. He didn't expect that the Kwantung Army, which had always boasted of being invincible in the world, would now be reduced to such a passive situation.

Looking at the vicissitudes and helplessness of the wing commander in front of him, the chief of staff stopped talking. At this moment, he only kept praying in his heart, begging his division commander to be able to use the precious heavy artillery wing in his hands in order to leave a little seed for his wing and avoid being wiped out.

Perhaps it was his prayer that reached the ears of the division commander through Amaterasu. As soon as the helpless answer of the wing captain Fujita Daisa fell, a sharp whistling sound reached the ears of everyone on the battlefield from the main peak of Yushan Mountain behind the position.

Suddenly, the faces of Wing Commander Fujita Daisa, including everyone in the wing command, showed a look of surprise because of excitement.

"Heavy artillery, it's heavy artillery... Wing Commander, our heavy artillery has opened fire, our Wing has been saved, has been saved..."The excited voice of the Chief of Staff was the first to sound in the command headquarters.

"Onboard, His Majesty the Emperor on board, Great Japanese Empire on board, artillery on board..."For a while, the entire wing headquarters was immediately enveloped in the cheers of his subordinates....

"Yo Xi, the division commander has not forgotten us, the heavy artillery unit is here to reinforce us... Let's go, let's see the results of our heavy artillery troops...."In the face of the cheers of his subordinates, Fujita Daisa's face, also shrouded in a smile, was the first to walk to the lookout and began to observe the results of the heavy artillery troops....

However, it is a pity that the whistling sound just now was only a test firing of the Japanese heavy artillery unit. Although shells with a caliber of up to 105 mm are powerful. However, the shells that fell almost 100 meters away from the 1st Battalion did not cause any casualties to the entire 1st Battalion at all, and the Japanese commanders at all levels, who had high hopes, could not help but be surprised. …,

"Don't worry, this is just the first round of test firing by heavy artillery units. The second round of shooting, it will definitely hit the target. Gentlemen, just wait to see the results of the heavy artillery unit...."Seeing the disappointed crowd, Fujita Daisa said with a confident face.

"Battalion commander, it's heavy artillery, the little devil's heavy artillery fired...."Although the shell exploded a hundred meters away. However, the tremendous power generated by the explosion of 105 mm caliber shells attracted the attention of all the commanders and fighters of the first battalion for the first time. The guard, who was lying next to the battalion commander, was the first to remind....

"Heavy artillery... After waiting so long, the little devils have finally mobilized their precious heavy artillery troops... You can rest assured, the heavy artillery of the little devils will be cleaned up, and our task is to use our firepower as much as possible to eliminate the living force of the Japanese infantry on the position..."

"Order, the troops were dispersed as much as possible, ready for anti-artillery. However, the density of the fire output of each company and platoon cannot be reduced in any way...."The battalion commander ordered with a confident face.

"Yes, battalion commander ...."

Battalion Commander Yang of the 1st Battalion was not wrong, and at the moment when the Japanese test-fired artillery shells exploded, a heavy artillery regiment deployed in the rear of Li Shengda's regiment had already been ready, and the impatient waiting for a heavy artillery regiment immediately began to get busy in an orderly manner under the command of commanders at all levels, as if they had eaten stimulants.

Of course, among all of them, the busiest are the artillery staff officers of the artillery regimental headquarters ....

With the explosion of the first shell, these staff officers immediately gave full play to their strengths and began to calculate the specific location of the Japanese artillery positions according to the flight trajectory of the shells. At the same time, several fighters, who served as patrol alert in the air, also acting as reconnaissance aircraft on the orders of the ground liaison officer, began to reconnoiter the specific location of the Japanese artillery positions at low altitudes ....

Just when everyone was doing their jobs and being busy with tension, after a simple correction, the second round of 36 large-caliber shells of the Japanese army, with a huge whistling sound, had already arrived above the head of the first battalion.

A dense explosion sounded in front of the Japanese position, and the entire position of the first battalion was instantly shrouded in the smoke generated by the explosion of the shells....

"Boom, boom...."In less than ten seconds, when the smoke on the position had not yet dissipated, the third round of shells once again fell on the position of the first battalion....

"***, haven't you calculated it yet, it's already the third round of shelling....if the bombing continues, the brothers in front will be blown up...."Listening to the sound of every shell explosion coming from the forward position, the artillery commander's heart was as painful as if he had been stabbed by a sharp blade, and he asked loudly to the combat staff officers in the headquarters.

However, in such a tense moment. The regiment commander's questioning did not affect the efficiency of the combat staff officers.

Finally, at the moment when the fourth round of shells exploded, the excited voice of the chief of staff of the artillery regiment sounded in the headquarters as if agreed.

"It's out, Commander, it's out..."

"What are you still doing in a daze, and immediately send it to the artillery position. Half a minute, half a minute at most, the artillery regiment must fire at me and knock out the arrogant artillery unit of the little devils..."The regiment commander ordered angrily.

"Yes, regimental commander..." The combat staff officer hurriedly picked up the telephone that had been prepared long ago and began to report the specific shelling coordinates to the artillery commander in front of him.

"Report to the regiment commander, all the artillery is ready...."The heavy artillery regiment, which has undergone many trainings, is no longer the recruit of a year ago. In less than 20 seconds, the calm reports of the commanders of various artillery battalions came from the telephone microphone.

"Okay, now I order, all artillerymen, concentrate their fire, and give ten rounds of rapid fire at the positions of the Japanese artillery. Knock out the artillery positions of the little devils ... In addition, contact the aerial reconnaissance plane, the artillery position of the little devil is definitely more than this, and if the situation is discovered, it will be reported immediately. You know, the second and third regiments are still waiting behind, and they can't let us gnaw on the bones, they are watching the excitement from the side...."The regiment commander ordered with an excited face. …,

As soon as the regiment commander's words fell, a deafening roar came from the artillery position not far away. Immediately after, the huge whistling sound of thirty-six large-caliber shells streaking across the sky also followed and reached the ears of everyone in the command ....

One second, two seconds... Finally, a series of deafening explosions reached everyone's ears. 36 large-caliber shells, after cutting through the distance of several kilometers between the enemy and our armies, fell on the target of the shelling, that is, the Japanese artillery positions ....

"Report to the regiment commander, report to the Air Force, all shells, all hit the target ...."Soon, the excited voice of the regimental chief of staff reached the small command headquarters...

"Okay, tell the brothers, according to the order just now, continue to beat me hard, and avenge the brothers who died at the front...", the regimental commander ordered with a murderous face.

With the order of the regiment commander, the motivation of a group of artillerymen was even more sufficient. One by one, the young artillerymen, shirtless, regardless of the beads of sweat flowing on their bodies, fired shells at the Japanese artillery positions as fast as they could.

In less than two minutes, more than 300 rounds of large-caliber artillery shells were fired at the Japanese positions by these diligent artillerymen. At this moment, the huge Japanese artillery position could no longer see the neatness of a few minutes ago, but became chaotic.

Because the artillery bombardment of the squadron was too timely, but very short. The Japanese troops, who had arrived at the position in a short time, did not have time to transfer these multi-ton guns at all after being attacked, and were devastating with more than 300 large-caliber shells.

On the position of Nuoda, except for a huge cannon that has been blown up and twisted and deformed, and cannot be used, there is a corpse of a little devil in various postures, both complete and mutilated, densely packed. The whole scene can only be described in two words....

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