THE SHORT AND THICK 280MM SIEGE GUN SLOWLY AIMED AT THE TARGET, AND THE ARTILLERYMAN PUT THE HEAVY 217MM HEAVY GRENADE INTO THE BREECH, AND THEN ADDED THE POWDER BAG TO CLOSE THE BOLT. WITH THE WAVE OF THE SMALL FLAG IN THE HAND OF THE ARTILLERY COMMANDER, THE 12 280MM SIEGE GUNS THAT JAPAN HAD TRANSPORTED AFTER A LOT OF HARD WORK FINALLY SHOWED THEIR DEADLY FANGS!

"The decisive battle has begun. The Navy has won, and it's up to our Army. Feeling the shaking of the ground, Peng Yi, the commander of the Chinese brigade, looked at the smoke rising in the distance and said.

The heavy 11-inch cannonball streaked across the sky with a thunderous sound, and the sound of the roar of the cannon seemed to suppress everything in the heavens and the earth, and only the sound of the cannonball crossing the sky and the earth-shaking explosion after landing could be heard. From the mirror of the Japanese Army's artillery team, in the formula group outside Jinzhou City, there are clusters of smoke from time to time, and then the smoke columns gradually spread in the wind, forming mushroom-like air masses.

"It's spectacular, there's nothing to survive the cannon." Yuki Wada whispered in admiration. But this Japanese artillery elite may have forgotten a little, this attack is a fortress that has been prepared for a long time in Beiyang, you have heavy artillery, and others also have heavy artillery!

"Let's get started." Zhang Wenxuan said with confidence. As the former commander of the Weihai Protector Army, Zhang Wenxuan once led troops to garrison 6 turrets in Weihai, including Huangdao, Qidingshan, and Nandao. This time, Zhang Wenxuan led his troops and 14 240 artillery pieces transferred from Weihai to Jinzhou to garrison, and its main task was to suppress the Japanese army's long-range artillery. These heavy guns differed from the Japanese 11-inch guns with large calibers and short barrels, and in order to ensure range and power, these guns had a barrel length of 35 liters. AT AN ELEVATION ANGLE OF 25 TIMES, A 140KG SHELL CAN BE SENT 13KM AWAY! (Because I can't find the information, the parameters are based on the data of the German-made 24CMSKL35 gun)

In order to give full play to the power of these artillery, the Qing army specially set up observation posts at commanding heights such as Da Monk Mountain and Potou Mountain, and set up special telegraph lines to transmit information. And in order to prevent being knocked out by the opponent's hidden long-range artillery, Zhang Wenxuan specially divided the 14 heavy guns into the left flank. There were 3 artillery groups in the center and on the right flank, and strong artillery bunkers were built, and the distance between the ammunition depot and the gun emplacements was far enough to avoid the danger of ammunition detonation.

"Fire!" With Zhang Wenxuan's order. THE SIX 240MM GUNS OF THE MID LANE ARTILLERY GROUP LET OUT AN EARTH-SHATTERING ROAR! The long barrel spewed orange flames into the sky, and the huge flames spewed out more than 1 foot out of the barrel. From afar, it looked like a fiery dragon roaring into the sky. THEN A 140KG HIGH-EXPLOSIVE GRENADE FLEW OUT OF THE BARREL AND FLEW TOWARDS THE JAPANESE 280MM GUN POSITION 9KM AWAY!

"Your Excellency, what do you think is there?" Follow the fingers of a staff officer. Yuki Wada (this guy was promoted) saw a few fiery red points of light flying from the sky in the distance, about a few seconds later. A rumbling sound reached his ears, and powerful sound waves stimulated his eardrums!

"It's a fortress cannon, everyone be careful!" As soon as Yuki Wada shouted a word, he was thrown to the ground by the entourage next to him, and then lying on the ground, he felt a violent shock to the earth, and a huge column of smoke rose from the gun emplacement 500 meters away from him, and a 140KG heavy grenade fell on the edge of the No. 6 gun position. A picric acid charge of 20+ KG in the shell exploded under the action of the fuse. The raging flames, mixed with a large amount of shrapnel and sandstone, covered the nearby gun emplacements indiscriminately. Because the heavy artillery was placed in a semi-closed bunker. The energy and shrapnel generated by the explosion cannot be quickly released. Therefore, the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced and the shrapnel that constantly bounced through the breastwork caused a huge blow to the entire gun position.

ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME AS THE EXPLOSION, SHRAPNEL AND AIR PRESSURE HAD ALREADY KILLED ALMOST ALL THE COMBATANTS IN THE GUN POSITION, AND UNDER THE HUGE IMPACT, THE JAPANESE 280MM HEAVY GUN BODY WAS ALSO SCARRED. To make matters worse, the hydraulic equipment that controlled the pitch of the gun was damaged by shrapnel, and the barrel of the gun at the front gate hung down like a defeated rooster.

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At this time, Yuki Wada was fully aware of the seriousness of the problem. The Japanese did not have heavy artillery with a long enough range to suppress the opponent's fortress artillery. AT THIS TIME, THE PLAN TO SLOWLY CLEAN UP THE OPPONENT'S DEFENSE SYSTEM THROUGH 280MM HEAVY ARTILLERY IS NO LONGER FEASIBLE. Under the blow of the opponent's superior firepower, the 280MM heavy artillery could only wait for death if it continued to fire. If they didn't open fire, they could only let the Japanese infantry use their flesh and blood to storm the defense line of the Beiyang Army. What to do?!

"Do you want to continue? Your Excellency. Is it for the artillery to be evacuated immediately? The remaining unfired 11-inch guns canceled firing? An officer asked anxiously, looking in the distance at the positions that were occasionally shelled.

"All the artillery crews that have already fired continue to fire, and in addition, contact the general of Shan County, if our army's plan for today remains unchanged, the heavy artillery units directly under our army are willing to live and die with the imperial soldiers!" After thinking about it for 3 minutes, Yuki Wada squeezed out these few words from between his teeth!

"Dazuo, are you crazy? After this battle, the essence of the army. The heavy artillery unit directly under it is all over! A staff officer next to him shook Wada Yujiu like crazy and said.

"If you lose, Japan will be finished, what will you do with heavy artillery?" Yuki Wada punched the subordinate.

And at the same time. In the former enemy command post of the First Army of the Japanese Army, Yama County Youpeng and others were also fully aware of the predicament faced by the Japanese army! The Qing State already had an advantage in long-range firepower. What should the Japanese army, which has no range and suppression superiority, do now? Do you really want to add human lives?

"Your Excellency, let the infantry prepare for the attack, order all artillery groups to fire all shells in the shortest possible time, and then the infantry will charge immediately. If it drags on any longer, the slimmer the chances of the empire will win! Katsura Taro said excitedly. If the Qing State suppressed the Japanese artillery on top, there would be no chance at all!

"All artillery was ordered to open fire as planned, and the infantry to strike quickly as soon as the artillery began to extend. Ladies and gentlemen, we only have one chance, as long as we lay down the Golden State, the door of Lushun will be open to you. Shan Youpeng said with a flushed face, although he knew what his order meant. But now it's time for him to back down!

With the order of Youpeng in Shanxian County, all the first-line artillery began to fire at the Jinzhou defense line, and many highlands such as Daheshang Mountain and Potou Mountain were instantly covered by a dense rain of bullets! "The Japanese army is going to fight hard." Peng Yi sneered. "Tell all the soldiers that the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road! Since the Wako wants to go crazy, then we will accompany him. Let those little dwarfs know what is called unyielding will, what is called baptism of blood and fire! ”

With the full force of the Japanese artillery group, the artillery of the Beiyang Army also began to carry out a comprehensive suppression! The 6-inch, 4.7-inch cannon group, hidden in the heights and artillery bunkers, began to launch counter-suppression against the already exposed Japanese artillery positions! Orange fires and rising plumes of smoke became the eternal hues of the battlefield. Hundreds of artillery pieces were constantly spewing deadly flames, firing devastation shells from the law to enemy forces several kilometers away. Representatives of humanity's highest technology are used for killing. The deafening roar could be heard even in Lushun.

"Is there a problem with the Army?" Xu Jie asked in the direction of Jinzhou City.

"The telegrams that have come back so far say that the Japanese have concentrated almost all of their artillery in several breakthrough areas, and that our 6-inch and 4.7-inch artillery positions are somewhat scattered comparatively. And now if we want to change positions, I am afraid that we will not find enough men and horses. A staff officer on the side said.

"Luckily, we also have some 8-inch train guns mounted on small trains that can be used to maneuver along the makeshift railroad. These mobile artillery units were fully capable of cooperating with the garrison to defeat the Japanese attacking forces. Ma Yukun on the side looked at Xu Jie, who had a somewhat bad face, and comforted.

"It's nothing. The advantage of the attacker is that they can concentrate their forces and attack at a time and place of their choosing. The temporary advantage in firepower is not a big deal, not to mention that the current Japanese army is also at the end of its strength. Tell Huang Jianxun and Hannagan, who are in charge of mobile artillery, that after cleaning up the annoying 280MM heavy artillery and 120MM cannon of the Japanese army, they will focus on anti-personnel personnel, and I want to make the Japanese shudder when they think of Jinzhou! Xu Jie sneered.

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That's right, you read that right, it was Huang Jianxun and Hannagan who held the heavy artillery seconded to the army by the Beiyang Naval Division. Huang Jianxun has been "semi-unemployed" since losing his ship. It's a pity that there is such a talent, and your family was specialized in artillery in the UK back then! As for Hannagan? This guy is a real artillery expert. With them, there shouldn't be any problems with gunnery.

At the same time, he told Peng Yi not to rely too much on the defensive line and cover, the key to fighting positional warfare is to have a sufficient amount of reserves in hand, and the so-called position is just a way to consume the opponent. Especially for such a key attack by Japan, even if the gap is closed and the artillery is continuously attacked by the opponent's follow-up forces, the key to victory. "For all kinds of new troops, Xu Jie still attaches great importance to them. Battles that can be resolved with shells or bunkers without blood should be done without blood. Isn't the so-called elastic defense inferior to the gains and losses of a certain line of defense, and the depth of the opponent's vitality in exchange?

And just when Xu Jie's order was conveyed, on the battlefield, the battle between the two sides had also entered a white-hot state. The artillery of both sides rained down on each other's positions like crazy. THE 6-INCH HOWITZERS AND 120MM CANNONS OF THE BEIYANG LAUNCHED A FIERCE CONFRONTATION WITH THE 107MM CANNONS AND 120MM CANNONS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY. Both sides constantly searched for each other's artillery through observation posts, discovered, calculated, and destroyed. The various artillery positions are like delicate machines. Repeat this process of discovery and destruction. Whether it is the Beiyang Army Division or the Japanese Army.

The last land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. Well, everyone, support me a lot. It's good to give some collection and recommendation tickets in time.