PS: The second update arrives, ask for collections, ask for recommendation votes! Thank you for the book friend 150918204110276, Dark Night Maple, Yi Sheng only belched alone, the old bookworm trumpet, the happy party, and the powerful and domineering warlord for the reward! "Open the gun, hit hard, and let those little devils see how good we are!" With the order of Major General Shi Deshan, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, the 36 105-mm light howitzers of the division's artillery battalion let out an earth-shattering roar.

In Europe, a howitzer of 105 mm caliber can only be considered light artillery. However, in East Asia, this is already an out-and-out heavy artillery. Because the transportation facilities in East Asia are completely incomparable to those in Europe, and the artillery that is too heavy cannot be transported at all. A cannon of 105 mm caliber is already considered the limit. The 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade formed by Wu Haoxuan has more than 8,000 people in the brigade, and there are only more than 100 155-mm heavy howitzers in total.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

The sharp sound of breaking the air sounded above the heads of the Japanese artillerymen, and some experienced veterans immediately changed their faces and fell to the ground one after another.

"Shelling, hide!" Some of the junior officers also began to shout loudly.

However, in the blink of an eye, the shells had already begun to explode. Some soldiers who had just enlisted in the army were relatively inexperienced, so that when they were shelled, they were not able to react in time.

The 105-mm light howitzer's 15-kilogram shell exploded, and clusters of fire rose in the Japanese position. A lot of Japanese artillery was directly swept into the sky, torn to pieces, and even the artillery was blown up a lot.

"The heavy artillery brigade quickly counterattacks and suppresses the enemy's heavy artillery!" The commander of the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army shouted at the top of his voice. It's just that if you want to counterattack, you must first determine the position of the artillery of the Jilin Army. After the location was determined, it was possible to carry out fire suppression. And this all takes time.

Before the Japanese could react, the artillery battalion of the 1st Infantry Division of the Jilin Army had already begun to use heavy artillery to carry out fierce attacks on the Japanese artillery positions. A field gun or howitzer was overturned, and the barrels were blown and twisted. The artillery suffered heavy casualties. The sudden attack inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese artillery.

Previously, the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army had been heavily shelled by the Jilin Army, but the commander of the 29th Wing of the Japanese Army and Chuan Hengchang Nakazo were already unconscious at this moment, and they had not yet had time to report the news that the Jilin Army had a large number of heavy artillery to the division. So much so that the Japanese artillery was not prepared for this at all, and if they were caught off guard, the natural losses would not be small.

It wasn't until about ten minutes later that the Japanese heavy artillery brigade began to counterattack. It's just that the entire heavy artillery brigade has only eighteen 105-mm field guns. Although the rate of fire of the legal field artillery is still acceptable, its power and range are not large. In addition, under the heavy shelling of the Jilin Army, the Japanese heavy artillery brigade has lost several cannons. This made the Japanese artillery unable to take advantage of it at all in the artillery battle.

Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, the commander of the division, who was watching the battle from a distance, turned pale. The artillery of the division suffered such heavy losses, which made him very dissatisfied. Without powerful artillery, how to cover the infantry crossing the river and the sappers to erect pontoon bridges?

"Order the artillery, in any case, to suppress the enemy's artillery. Also, tell the Hanoi general that the infantry should cross the river as soon as possible. Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi ordered. Once the Japanese artillery is completely suppressed, it may not be so easy for the infantry to cross the Sand River. If you don't do it well, it will dye the water of the Shahe River red.

"Yes, Your Excellency Division Commander." Chief of Staff Ikuta Meshin Osaku nodded. His face also became a little serious. Obviously, he found that he seemed to have underestimated the Jilin Army before.

The commander of the 15th Brigade, Major General Reizo Hanoi, also realized that the artillery did not seem to be able to help them any more. Therefore, it was imperative for the infantry to attack in advance. Fortunately, the Japanese Army has never lacked courage and has never been afraid of strong enemies and difficulties.

"Warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, use the bayonets in your hands to kill all the damned Shina people, and let them know who is the most powerful." The commander of the 16th Wing, Katsunaka Nagata, yelled.

"Attack, destroy the Shina people!" The junior officers of the 16th Wing of the Japanese Army roared one after another, like beasts in heat.

"Attack! Offensive! ”

In the midst of shouts, the Japanese 16th Wing threw the entire brigade into the first round of the attack. More than 900 Japanese soldiers carried small wooden boats and rushed towards the Shahe River. Their starting position is not far from Shahe, only a little more than a kilometer. The Sand River is not wide, and the water flow is not turbulent, just like a small river ditch. In the eyes of the Japanese army, there should be no problem in crossing such a small ditch.

"The battalion artillery platoon is ready to shell those little devils." After seeing that the Japanese troops began to charge, the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Regiment immediately ordered.

In less than a minute, six 120-mm heavy mortars of the battalion opened fire. At the same time, nine 75-mm field guns of the regimental artillery company also began to fire at the Japanese troops at the maximum rate of fire. Mortars from companies and platoons were then joined in.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense shells fell and exploded in the ranks of the Japanese troops, and those Japanese soldiers who carried small wooden boats and charged frantically were constantly torn to pieces by shrapnel under the fierce shelling, and even the small wooden boats they were carrying were also blown up.

The entire infantry battalion has a total of six 120 mm heavy mortars, eight 80 mm medium mortars and 12 60 mm light mortars, which may not be as powerful as field guns and howitzers, but the rate of fire is far higher than that of field guns and howitzers. When these mortars began to fire at their maximum rate of fire, it was completely like a rain of bullets. The attacking Japanese army did not expect such a fierce artillery fire from the Jilin Army, so that they paid a lot of price on the way to attack.

"Bastard, why did the people of China also equip so many cannons?" The 16th Wing Wing Commander Katsunaka Nagata's eyes were red, as if he was going to eat people. In particular, the 120 mm heavy howitzer, with shells weighing 6.5 kg, is still very powerful. If it hits the target, it will be able to destroy a Japanese detachment with almost a single shot.

"Let the field artillery wing fire on the enemy's positions and suppress the enemy's artillery fire. Otherwise, before the brigade could reach Shahe, it would have been killed by the others. "The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Matsunaga Masatoshi, has a gloomy face at the moment, as if he can drip water.

At this moment, the Japanese artillery units could not pull out at all, and they were busy fighting with the artillery battalion of the 1st Infantry Division. Because of the first opportunity, the artillery battalion of the 1st Infantry Division almost completely gained the upper hand in the artillery battle. Although the field artillery wing of the Japanese army had as many as 54 field guns. However, the firing range of the Meiji 31-year field artillery was too low, and the maximum firing range was only 6,500 meters. The 105-mm light howitzers deployed behind the positions were not threatened at all, but were destroyed a lot by the howitzers of the Jilin Army. In order to preserve strength, the commander of the field artillery wing of the Japanese army had to order the transfer.

After paying the price of a few hundred people, the Japanese army rushed to the shore of the Shahe River. However, before they could put the small wooden boat into the river, they were hit by heavy fire from the Jilin army on the other side of the river. The light and heavy machine guns of the 2nd Battalion of the 12th Infantry Regiment were all fired, and their defensive line, less than 200 meters from the river beach on the north bank of the Shahe River, even across the Shahe River, was able to inflict a fatal blow on the Japanese troops.

"Da Da Da! Da-da-da-da! ”

The dense bullets shrouded like a steel storm, and the Japanese soldiers who finally rushed to the edge of the Sand River were shot and fell down one after another.

"Heavy machine guns, cover!"

A devil officer shouted loudly, he is the captain of this brigade. It's just that the targets of the Japanese troops carrying heavy machine guns are too big, and when the mortars of the Jilin Army are firing, these heavy machine guns are the key targets. By the time they reached the Sand River, only three of the eight heavy machine guns remained.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Two explosions sounded in succession, and the Japanese troops, who had just set up the heavy machine guns, were immediately shelled by mortars on the opposite bank, and the two heavy machine guns were shot and directly blown into parts, while several heavy machine gunners were even more bloody and blurred, leaving only the last one.

It's just that the last heavy machine gun has just fired a few rows of bullets, and it also follows in the footsteps of the two heavy machine guns in front of it.

At the same time, the Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to rush to the river had already rushed into the Sand River with small wooden boats. They jumped into the boat, paddling their oars desperately, and the small wooden boat rushed quickly to the other side of the river.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The shells exploded in the river, splashing high columns of water and drenching the Japanese soldiers into soup.

A cannonball, which hit exactly a small wooden boat. The wooden hull of the ship was torn apart by the violent explosion, and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers sitting on the boat fell into the water. Some people were killed before they fell into the water. But there were still people who were not killed by the shells. However, it was almost impossible for the heavily armed soldiers to swim in the river, and they only saw the Japanese soldiers sink into the water and never get up again.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

Light and heavy machine gun bullets shot in the water, making a loud noise. Many Japanese soldiers were unfortunately shot and fell into the river. Blood flowed from their bodies, staining the river red.

The Sand River was not wide, which allowed the Japanese to cross the Sand River quickly. However, the Japanese troops, who finally landed ashore, found that they were greeted by bullets pouring down like a torrential rain. Many Japanese soldiers had just rushed to the river beach and were then knocked to the ground and lost their lives. In addition, the mines planted by the Jilin Army on the river beach also became a nightmare for the Japanese army.