Chapter 585: Defeat Hengshui
The Type 92 infantry cannon was not heavy, only a few hundred catties, and there were wheels to move, Qiao Youhua and a dozen gunners with big shoulders and round waists easily pushed them to a position about two hundred meters away from the city wall.
This distance is the absolute effective range of the Type 92 infantry gun, and the artillerymen skillfully loaded the armor-piercing blasting shells into the breech, and then the three main gunners began to follow Qiao Youhua to adjust the muzzle firing angle.
Under their adjustment, the four Type 92 infantry guns began to slowly aim at the city gate and the city gate building.
"You and I will fight the city gates, and the others will fight the city gates and towers to clear the way for the cavalry to charge." Qiao Youhua pointed to a main gunner on the left and commanded.
"Yes! Got it! The gunner replied in a low voice, and the other two gunners began to continue to adjust their firing Zhuyuan, and soon, the four Type 92 infantry guns were all adjusted, aiming at the city gate and the city gate tower respectively.
Qiao Youhua looked at the other artillerymen, gritted his teeth, and pulled the hair rope with his right hand, the Type 92 infantry cannon he personally controlled made a muffled roar, the fire and gunpowder flashed, and an armor-piercing blasting bomb whistled out, accurately shooting into the city gate hole at a speed of nearly a kilometer per second.
The armor-piercing projectile pierced the iron-clad wooden gate, and a violent explosion ensued.
With a bang, the wooden gate was blown apart, and the flames flew in the blast.
Tom tom tom ...... Three other Type 92 infantry guns also fired one after another, and three shells were fired at the city gate and the city gate tower on the city wall.
Rumble! Boom! Three violent explosions sounded almost at the same time, and the city gate hole, which had been torn apart by Qiao Youhua's cannon, burst into flames again, and the remaining city gates were blown to ashes and disappeared.
The other two shells accurately hit the city gate tower, and the violent explosion burst out like two brilliant fireworks, and the fire and gunpowder smoke instantly submerged the Japanese puppet army standing guard at the head of the city.
The raging shock wave and shrenchnel tore through their bodies, killing them instantly.
Just this round of shelling, the south gate of Hengshui has been opened, the Japanese puppet army on the head of the city has also been killed, and the entire gate of Hengshui City has been opened.
In the distance, the Japanese puppet army patrol was shocked by the explosion, and they ran away from the city wall in panic in the direction of the accident.
However, the soldiers of the Dragon's Tooth Cavalry Battalion, who had been waiting for a long time outside the city, were faster than them.
As Liu Jianhua, the commander of the cavalry battalion, drew his saber and swung forward, hundreds of dragon tooth iron horsemen suddenly rushed towards the city gate like a flood that burst the embankment.
The horses' hooves were numerous, the horses' heads were moving, and the dull sound of knocking on the earth was accompanied by the terrible shouts of the dragon's tooth cavalry that resounded in all directions.
"Kill! Come on! Zhao Tiezhu and Liu Jianhua took the lead, and the prancing horse took the lead through the smoke left by the explosion and rushed into the city gate.
Qiao Youhua commanded the artillerymen to divide the four Type 92 infantry guns into two and launch artillery bombardment on both sides of the south gate to prevent the Japanese puppet army from hearing the news from the city wall from approaching the south gate.
This was used to cover the charge of the cavalry battalion.
Under the control and command of Qiao Youhua, a super artilleryman, the power of the Type 92 infantry cannon was brought into full play, blocking the road leading to the south gate on the city wall.
The bombing killed and wounded dozens of Japanese puppet troops who came to the scene, blocking the remaining Japanese puppet troops and effectively ensuring the charge of the cavalry battalion.
Soon, all the seven hundred dragon tooth iron horsemen swarmed into the city, rushing down the streets towards the city.
It just so happened that there were about 200 Japanese puppet army infantry on the streets of the city who were rushing to the south gate after hearing the news, and Liu Jianhua was like a shark in the sea that smelled blood, brandishing his saber and riding his horse to take a shower.
Before they got close, they pulled the trigger of the submachine gun in their hands one after another, and poured a large number of dense submachine gun bullets towards the Japanese puppet army.
The Japanese puppet army, which was shocked by the terrifying momentum of the dragon tooth cavalry, and did not know how to advance or retreat, was suddenly attacked head-on, and dozens of people fell on the spot.
The screams were incessant.
The remaining Japanese puppet troops saw that the situation was not good, and where there was still any sense of resistance, they turned around and ran away.
Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu led the soldiers of the cavalry battalion to chase after them immediately, and they didn't even bother to use submachine guns.
Occasionally, I found the Japanese puppet army hiding on both sides of the street, and the dragon tooth cavalry roaring past the street, raising their hands to strafe a burst.
In this way, in less than half an hour, the dragon tooth cavalry sprinted back and forth in Hengshui City and swept both sides, basically leveling the Japanese puppet army in the city.
The Japanese puppet army in the city was basically wiped out, and those who were lucky enough to escape from the city also lost their armor.
Qiao Youhua led the artillery into the city, and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion had already cleaned up the battlefield in the city in twos and threes, and by the way, they searched for and suppressed the possible remnants of the Japanese puppet army.
In front of a Japanese military warehouse, Qiao Youhua met Liu Jianhua.
"Jianhua, how's it going?" Qiao Youhua asked.
Liu Jianhua turned around when he heard this, and when he saw Qiao Youhua, he immediately saluted and said: "Commander, it seems that we are right, the Japanese puppet army has indeed hoarded a lot of military supplies in Hengshui City, you see, all kinds of materials in this warehouse alone are piled up." ”
"That's good, hurry up and arrange for all the people to blow up, and we'll withdraw immediately." Qiao Youhua said: "By the way, pick out some canned cigarettes and the like, take them away, and let the brothers make tooth sacrifices." ”
"Yes!" Liu Jianhua received the order and immediately ordered his soldiers to do the same.
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On the battlefield east of Shimen City, the noisy sound of guns, shouts and explosions finally stopped, and the remnants of the puppet army retreated like a tide, and it was obvious that the attack of the puppet army was once again thwarted by the Dragon's Tooth Column.
The entire battlefield was littered with the horrors of the fierce battle, corpses everywhere, remnants of various weapons, and large and small craters left behind by the explosion.
Some of the craters were covered with blood and emitted a pungent stench of blood, which mixed with the smoke of gunpowder, which was particularly disgusting.
On the dirt mountain in front of the Japanese headquarters, Sakai Tatsuzo put down his binoculars in frustration, and couldn't help but sigh deeply, the attack failed again, and Sakai Tatsuzo's mood at the moment can really be said to be annoyed and tired.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave Tushan and return to the headquarters, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and he turned around to see his communications adjutant running towards him with a hurried expression.
Seeing the adjutant's anxious expression, Sakai Ritsuzo's heart couldn't help but sink, and he didn't ask, waiting for the adjutant to come to him and saluted: "General, something is wrong, I just got the news that the cavalry of the Dragon's Tooth Column suddenly appeared in Hengshui and attacked the city, my garrison was caught off guard, and there were heavy casualties, and Hengshui City has been captured by the Chinese army." ”
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