In order to maximize the power of these two weapons that can be called national treasures, Wada Yujiu has not put much thought into it, such a huge weapon is definitely not installed in the open air, this thing is very powerful, but the range is close. THE BEIYANG KRUPP 75MM CAMP GUN IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN COMPLETELY COVER THE 280MM HOWITZER WITH A RANGE OF MORE THAN 7KM. Therefore, in the arrangement of artillery positions, it can be described as painstaking with Tanaka Sawa Yamachi Genji.

For the sake of secrecy, all work is carried out at night. First of all, a large number of sappers and requisitioners were drawn from the Wonsan group and a huge pit was dug in the selected location. It is used to place the gun mount and artillery, then build the breastwork and other fortifications around it, and then use horses to transport the disassembled cannon to the selected gun emplacement for assembly. At the same time, ammunition depots for storing ammunition and propellants were set up. Whether it is a 217KG heavy grenade or a dozens of kilograms of propellant packs, this is not a joke, a little explosion, the entire position will fly into the sky.

For this purpose, the bunker was built quite strongly, first with a large number of logs to build the frame and the top, then with a layer of rammed earth, and on top of it a layer of tarpaulin and lime. After the most rear, a layer of rammed earth is added. After repeated reinforcements, this strong fortification is enough to withstand the attack of 4.7-inch high-explosive shells! (1) This is how the construction of bunkers was carried out in general during World War II. And the grenades at that time mainly relied on the force of the explosion to damage the bunker. So at that time, the artillery used to deal with bunkers was generally 6-inch or even 8-inch guns. This paragraph was arrived at after occasionally asking a certain great power, if it is not correct, I hope you will bear with me. ）

After more than ten days of preparation by hundreds of sappers and conscripts, the artillery position was finally constructed, and after overtime installation and commissioning, Wada Yuku's "Osaka Baby" finally showed its hideous teeth! Today, the impregnable fortifications and those annoying mortars and machine guns on the Peony Terrace Heights are a thing of the past! IN FRONT OF A POWERFUL 280MM HEAVY GUN AND SHELLS WEIGHING UP TO 217KG. Everything on the peony platform will be turned to ashes!!

"Let's get started." With an order from Wada Yuki, a heavy 217KG shell was turned to the position of the gun's loading port by the boom, and then pushed into the chamber by a group of gunners. Then fill in the projectile pack. Immediately, the giant cannon was slowly raised, and the black muzzle was aimed at the Peony Terrace Heights, which locked the path of the Japanese army's advance!

"Open fire." As a small blood-red flag moved quickly, a huge fireball protruded between the huge artillery! Then the fireball dragged the long orange trail through the launch site full of gunsmoke, and flew like a meteorite to the Peony Terrace Heights. If the roar of a train passing by suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield.

"What's that?" Seeing a huge fireball approaching rapidly in the distance, the Japanese army and the Qing army who did not know the situation invariably looked at something flying at high speed in the distance. [Literature]

"It's a cannonball, everyone be careful." I don't know who shouted a word, and people subconsciously looked for cover to dodge. But all this is useless! This 217KG heavy shell smashed into the bunker on the Peony Terrace Heights with a thunderous force! The huge reinforced bunker was instantly punched out of a large hole of about 3 square meters by the powerful impact force. Then the shell plunged into the bunker, and under the action of the impact, the fuse was triggered, and after a loud bang, it seemed that the entire Peony Terrace Heights were shaken in the explosion, and a column of smoke mixed with black dust and gravel and sawdust rose into the air! Form a mushroom cloud that heralds destruction! Through the gradually dissipating smoke, only a huge crater can be seen left on the ground, telling people that an extremely horrible thing once happened here!

Although the power of the "Osaka Baby" is huge, the reloading process is also extremely cumbersome, and during this intermittent period of shelling. Zuo Guigui was able to take a closer look at what this shelling brought to Peony Terrace! (Zuo Guigui temporarily replaced Shao Yu in charge of the Peony Terrace Heights) A crater with a diameter of more than 20 meters and a depth of 3 meters appeared on the high ground. The original bunker in this location has been reduced to gravel, wood chips and other materials scattered in an area of more than 200 meters. Next to this bunker, other bunkers were also affected to varying degrees, some collapsed and some were lifted off the top cover. When you walk in, you can see that the ground is full of the very fine powder and the small stones that will crumble at the slightest touch. Everything trembled in the face of this immense power. …,

The sturdy bunkers were all beaten to flying ashes. The people around can imagine, not to mention that there is not a single complete corpse within a radius of more than 30 meters, even in those seemingly "fairly intact" bunkers, all the garrisons have been killed and wounded, and the blue and purple faces, as well as the blood left from the seven orifices and the bulging eyes, Zuo Guigui can feel how painful they were before they died.

"It can't be sorcery, right?" A soldier next to Zuo Precious said in horror.

"This man died after the overpressure from the explosion crushed his lungs." A staff officer said. You then point to the other person and say, "This person should be on the wall." Then he was shocked to death by the vibrations that came to him. Actually, the shell was not that powerful. However, the place where the hit was hit was an ammo storage point. ”

"The rate of fire of this gun does not seem to be very fast, and the distance is not very far." Zuo Guigui slowly came back from the shock.

"That's right, judging from the observation records just now, this gun should be placed in this position, and the straight-line distance from the high ground is no more than 5KM." A technical officer said, pointing to the map.

"What are you waiting for? THERE IS ALSO A 75MM KRUPP GUN ON THE MOUNTAIN TO BLOW IT UP. "Left precious breath straight jumping feet.

WITH A FEW DULL CANNON SOUNDS, FOUR 75MM CAMP GUNS COUNTERATTACKED THE EXPOSED 280MM HEAVY ARTILLERY POSITIONS IN THE DISTANCE, AND COLUMNS OF SMOKE ROSE FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE DISTANCE. THE JAPANESE ARTILLERY, WHETHER IT WAS THE MORTAR AND CAMP GUNS IN THE FRONT OR THE 107MM HOWITZERS OR 120MM HOWITZERS IN THE BACK, REMAINED SILENT. Just when Zuo Guigui was wondering. The thunderous roar was heard again!

This time it was two shells, a few dozen seconds later. Two huge craters appeared again on the Peony Terrace Heights, and gunpowder smoke and ash filled the entire Heights. From a distance, it looks like a foggy patch. Many soldiers could not withstand such a powerful blow, and they cried out, some pounding the walls of the bunker like crazy, and some could only sit on the ground in vain. The blow to morale of such weapons is fatal, when some kind of powerful force is beyond the comprehension of people. The resulting fear can completely break the will of an army to resist!

"Looking at a group of subordinates who were in a state of panic, I knew that Pyongyang was about to be unable to hold it, maybe although this result was expected, but I really didn't expect that the defense line that the Beiyang Army Division had been operating for months would be crushed by this absolute force in one fell swoop." Afterwards, Zuo Guigui made the following record of the loss of Peony Terrace in his memoirs.

Nie Shicheng, who was in Pyongyang City, had also learned about this situation, facing this unknown weapon of mass destruction. He was also very nervous, after all, once the Peony Terrace Heights were lost, it meant that the Japanese army could condescend to shoot the whole city. The defense along the Datong River is already at its limit, and once the Mudantai position is lost, there is a possibility that the entire line will collapse.

FOR THIS REASON, NIE SHICHENG GRITTED HIS TEETH AND DECIDED TO ADVANCE THE TWO 105MM LONG-BARRELED HOWITZERS IN CONCEALMENT. Risking an artillery strike at the Japanese heavy artillery positions on the forward positions, hoping that the most powerful artillery of these Beiyang troops stationed in Korea would save the occupation. To this end, Nie Shicheng specially dispatched elite engineers to build artillery bunkers at pre-selected locations. And try to reinforce it. At the same time, a certain amount of smoke canisters was arranged for covering the transfer and firing of gun emplacements. AFTER MORE THAN TWO HOURS OF PREPARATION, THE TWO 105MM HOWITZERS WERE FINALLY MOVED INTO THE GUN POSITIONS PREPARED IN ADVANCE.

With the artillery in place and the firing of the Zhu Yuan was calculated. The counterattack of the Beiyang heavy artillery unit has finally begun, maybe 3 minutes after the fire, their position may be covered by the Japanese army's 107MM heavy artillery or 120MM heavy artillery, but they have no time to care about their own safety, which Japanese weapon to destroy as soon as possible The safety of the Pyongyang defense line is the most important thing!

WITH THE TRUMPETS OF SOLDIERS AND THE ROAR OF ARTILLERY, 105MM SHELLS FLEW TOWARDS THE PREDETERMINED POSITIONS. As red fireballs landed, columns of smoke rose from the target area. Macadam. Dust and fragments of wood flew in all directions. "Success?" Looking at the situation in the distance, the officer in charge of directing the shelling muttered to himself. …,

"Are all the artillery of the 1st Division blind? Let the enemy's large-caliber artillery be pushed to this position? Yuki Wada yelled loudly. At that time, he was not in the artillery bunker, but observed the effect of the shelling of the Peony Terrace with a telescope on a commanding height made of earth, and watched his gun position hit by the enemy's artillery shooting at close range, and couldn't help but be angry.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, asked the subordinate to inquire about Your Excellency. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS 280MM GUN? At this moment, a staff officer asked worriedly.

"You underestimate the sappers of the heavy artillery unit directly under the army." Yuki Wada put down the telescope in his hand and said quite conceitedly: "We can completely block the heavy artillery of the 120MM class with logs, sandbags and steel supports, as well as a bunker reinforced with multiple layers of rammed earth, as for the 280MM gun itself, as long as it is not a direct hit, some shrapnel is just an itch for the giant cannon." It's not going to be a big deal. (Historically, even the 11-inch siege guns that were destroyed.) There are quite a few that can be repaired as well. ）

"That's good. That's good. The staff officer wiped his cold sweat and said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, our heavy artillery unit of the 1st Division will soon be able to dispose of those flies that disturb your work. Your heavy artillery will soon be ready for battle. ”

"I hope so, go back and tell Your Excellency, the commander of the division, that by this time tomorrow, Your Excellency can lead your troops to occupy this mountain." Wada Yuki said proudly.

The counterattack of the 107MM guns and 120MM guns belonging to the 1st Division soon came, and even though they knew the fatal ending, the officers and men of the Beiyang Heavy Artillery Unit responsible for destroying the giant artillery still did not choose to retreat, but fired 105MM shells at the target. In their opinion, the whole meaning of their lives at this time is to destroy their opponents. As for survival? It has long been left behind by these fearless warriors.

But the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. THE LOSS OF TWO HEAVY GUNS OF THE BEIYANG ARMY DIVISION PLUS MORE THAN A DOZEN OFFICERS AND MEN DID NOT ACHIEVE THE EXPECTED RESULTS, AND AFTER THE 107MM ARTILLERY OF THE FIRST DIVISION ANNIHILATED THIS ARTILLERY TEAM, IT WAS MAINTAINED AND CLEANED UP FOR MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. THE JAPANESE ARMY'S 280MM HOWITZER FINALLY FIRED AGAIN, TWO LONG COLUMNS OF SMOKE ERUPTED FROM THE MUZZLE, AND TWO 217KG SHELLS CROSSED THE SKY AGAIN, AND FINALLY FELL ON THE ALREADY DEVASTATED PEONY PLATFORM!!

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