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72 155mm heavy howitzers of the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, and artillery regiments under 6 infantry divisions, each with 12 155mm heavy howitzers and 36 105mm howitzers. 18 75-mm field guns of the artillery battalions of the infantry regiments, a total of 144 155-mm howitzers, 216 105-mm howitzers and 324 75-mm field guns.

In total, more than six hundred cannons, scattered along a line of sixty kilometers long, with more than ten cannons per kilometer. Such a ratio is already quite high.

On the battlefield in Burma, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army relied on powerful firepower to fight the Japanese army and suffered heavy losses. Although, this made the logistics pressure of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army very great, and a large amount of war materials were consumed. But at the same time, this undoubtedly played a great role in the defeat of the Japanese by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. At least, after suffering from the powerful firepower of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, the Japanese army had suffered heavy losses. Under such circumstances, the difficulty of defeating them by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was naturally reduced a lot.

Compared to the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, which had such a powerful artillery, the Japanese army and the Thai* army on the other side of the Weng River were much weaker. The two divisions of the Japanese army only had a total of 108 75-mm field guns, and as for the two armies of the Thai* army, a total of ten infantry divisions, they only had more than 100 cannons. And all are almost cannons with a caliber of less than a hundred mm. Such weapons and equipment may be effective against weak enemies. However, if you want to fight against the powerful Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, this is undoubtedly far from enough.

On January 19, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the attack of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army officially kicked off. More than 600 howitzers and field guns began to pour shells on the Japanese positions. One cannon after another, began to roar. Shells rained down on the Japanese positions.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

When the sharp whistling sound sounded in the sky, the faces of the Japanese soldiers on the position changed drastically, and they drilled into the nearest anti-artillery hole, trying to avoid the fierce shelling from the sky. The Thai soldiers, on the other hand, were still at a loss.

Although, the soldiers of the 15th and 22nd divisions of the Japanese army are all reserves, and they are not as good as the real elite. However, they are well trained in the military and know what that means.

But Thai soldiers, it's different. Before the outbreak of the war, Thailand had only 100,000 troops, which was relatively modern, better equipped and well trained. However, after the alliance between Thailand and Japan, the Thai army snowballed from 100,000 to 600,000. While the rapid increase in the number of troops, not only did it not improve their combat effectiveness, but on the contrary, it also caused a sharp decline in the quality of the army. If the previous Thai * army was considered a second-rate army in the world, then now, the Thai * army can only be regarded as a third-rate army.

"Quick, shelling, concealment!" Some officers in the Thai* army also found out about the situation and hurriedly shouted.

It's just that it's a little late at this time. The shells have fallen.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The continuous sound of explosions sounded on the positions of the Thai* army, and countless Thai soldiers were torn to pieces. After the shells exploded, craters were left on the positions of the Japanese-Thai forces.

The shells of the powerful 155-mm heavy howitzer and the shell of the 105-mm light howitzer blew up the trenches dug by the Japanese and Thai forces. Some machine-gun firing points and machine-gun bunkers were destroyed in the explosion.

"Buddha is above, bless the Chinese's shells and do not fall into the trenches." A young Thai soldier prayed sincerely.

However, his prayers were of no use at all. In a matter of seconds, a shell smashed into the trench. After the shell exploded, the Thai soldier had turned into a pile of minced meat. At the same time, the trenches were blown up.

The Thai soldiers, who had no time to dodge, paid extremely heavy casualties in the shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Countless people were killed and injured by the bombing. The remaining Thai soldiers had to quickly burrow into the anti-artillery holes or trenches to avoid the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. It's just that when their defense lines were destroyed in the shelling of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, those Thai soldiers would also be killed.

The Japanese soldiers who took refuge in the anti-artillery holes or trenches were also not much better. Although they dodged the first wave of shelling, when the anti-artillery hole was blown up, all the Japanese soldiers inside were buried alive.

Although the Japanese army carefully built the fortifications. However, their fortifications were usually civil structures made of local materials. Reinforced concrete fortifications are very scarce. Because for the Japanese themselves, steel and cement are important strategic resources, and on the battlefield on the front line, except for capture, it is often difficult to distribute.

And the fortifications of the civil structure could not withstand the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. In particular, heavy artillery with a caliber of more than a hundred millimeters could easily destroy the fortifications of the Japanese * himself. Even if it is an anti-artillery hole, it can easily be blown up.

"Yaga! There is a crack in the top. This anti-gun hole is going to collapse. ”

Inside an anti-artillery hole, a Japanese soldier yelled in horror.

Immediately, the Japanese soldiers in the anti-artillery hole frantically rushed to the exit of the anti-artillery hole, trying to escape from the anti-artillery hole that was about to collapse.

It was at this time that a 105-mm shell hit the roof of this anti-artillery hole. A violent explosion sounded, and the entire anti-artillery hole collapsed at once. Large chunks of dirt, smash down. The Japanese soldiers inside screamed even more.

Except for a few lucky ones who were originally at the entrance of the cave and escaped from the anti-artillery hole, the rest of the Japanese soldiers were buried alive inside.

This is not the only anti-artillery hole that has been blown up, under the heavy shelling of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, there are many more fortifications of the Japanese and Thai forces that have been destroyed. There are naturally a lot of bombed-out anti-artillery holes.

"Damn the China, how can they have so many cannons? Could it be that they are planning to drown us directly with shells? Many Japanese soldiers, before they died, expressed such feelings. However, they can't change this outcome, they can only passively accept this fact.