All in all, when the "Meteor Shower" intelligent rocket artillery system erected by the chengguan 15 kilometers away included the entire camping camp of the Kuomintang Supplementary First Brigade into the firing range, Major General Wang Yaowu, who was squatting on the bank of Changhua Creek to wash his face, was still ignorant of the fate he was about to face.

So, when the sky suddenly sounded with a sharp whistling of the air being torn, all disasters were irreparable.

“…… Whoa-whoa-"

“…… What is this sound? ”“…… I've never heard—"

“…… Not good! It's shelling! Lie down!! ”“…… A fireball fell from the sky!! ”

Rows and rows of rockets pierced the sky with lightning speed, swooped down with long tail flames, and roared and pounced on the panicked officers and men of the Kuomintang Supplementary First Brigade. A stormy carpet saturation bombardment swept across the valley in an instant......

As a result, the entire campsite of the Kuomintang Supplementary First Brigade on the bank of Changhua Creek erupted violently like a volcano, and the deafening sound of a huge explosion became one! And the wall of flames that goes straight to the sky seems to engulf all the heavens and the earth!

The unsuspecting officers and men of the 1st Brigade of the Kuomintang Replenishment suffered heavy losses for a time, and were blown up to the ground and scattered. When they finally got up one after another and stumbled out of the fire, the screech of a second round of rockets sounded in the sky......

Some of them, howling with their hands and feet, stumbled out of the open area at the bottom of the valley and desperately climbed to the densely vegetated cliffs on either side of the valley. I thought I would be able to escape in this way. Unexpectedly, the temperature of the thermite incendiary bomb fired by the other party was too high, and it quickly ignited the dry grass and trees on both sides of the valley, causing a large-scale forest fire...... Thereupon. The "smart people" who hid in the mountains were quickly burned to the ground, either suffocating in the billowing smoke or burning to death in the flames, and there was not a single survivor who could save his life.

When all the rockets prepared in advance were launched, Wang Qiu and others sent drones to reconnoiter the battlefield again, and the drone hovered over the canyon. It was already possible to photograph a purgatory of smoke and fire in the photoelectric probe - unextinguished flames and charred corpses everywhere; The remaining soldiers scurried around in terror like ants, as if they were suffering in the cruel baptism of Shijie's last days......

I have to say. When dealing with such unprotected targets, long-range rocket artillery is indeed a cheap and easy-to-use weapon of mass destruction. A volley was fired, and the area of dozens of acres of land in a radius was turned into scorched earth, which was used to sweep away the infantry. It's just overkill. Even early tank clusters. Under the cover of such a density of firepower, most of them have to be turned into scrap metal, and as for the infantry with no protective power, there is almost no reason to live!

On the other hand, the Kuomintang soldiers who were bombarded by rocket artillery were almost on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Rao is a veteran of warlord melee for many years, and they have never experienced such a terrifying and strange scene...... For example, because it was swept into the Changhua River by the air waves. Major General Wang Yaowu, who narrowly escaped his life, leaned out of the water wet at this time. Dumbfounded, he stared at the rockets that fell like a meteor rain, and kept muttering, "...... Damn it! When did the Red Bandits have such powerful heavy artillery? Could it be that Lao Tzu encountered a meteorite rain? ”

-- In fact, such a scene as a rocket-covered bombardment would have been the case in the eyes of the armies of the Western powers at this time, especially in the Battle of Verdun, which had experienced the "purgatory of 100,000 shells per hour...... But in China, which is poor and weak, although it has fallen into a state of warlord melee for a long time, no warlord has such luxurious artillery firepower.

What makes many "Republic of China fans" hard to believe is that from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, after so many years of fighting, the equipment and firepower of the Chinese army have not kept pace with the times, but have regressed more and more. Especially in terms of artillery, many small warlords with tens of thousands of soldiers simply do not even have a modern artillery, and can only use the earth-raised artillery that inherits the medieval craftsmanship to make up the number, and the red-coated cannons of the Ming and Qing dynasties are still being used to bombard in the Republic of China.

At that time, there was a saying in the warlord troops of the Republic of China, "Veterans are afraid of machine guns, and recruits are afraid of artillery." What about weishenme? The reason is that the number of cannons attached to various armies in China at that time was very small, and the quality was relatively poor, and most of them were second-hand goods eliminated by foreign countries.

What's worse is that the quality of Chinese artillery in the Republic of China era is also amazingly inferior, and many artillery can't even shoot at direct sight, because most of the warlords' shells need to be imported, not only are they very expensive, but sometimes they can't be bought, so the quantity is very scarce. For example, during the first Great War of Zhifeng, the Feng army in the northeast obviously had an absolute superiority in artillery fire, but it almost failed to contain it on the battlefield......

As a result, in the melee of the warlords in China at that time, the shelling was often only symbolic, and it was the horse team outflanking and the infantry attacking each other that really decided the victory - the new recruits had not heard the sound of the artillery, did not know where the shells would fall, and the sound of the artillery was very loud, so they were very afraid. But the veteran knows that this kind of inaccurate artillery fire has a lower probability of hitting someone than winning the lottery, and is far worse than a machine gun.

As a result, however, the Chinese warlords became less and less interested in purchasing such expensive things as artillery. So much so that in the 128 Incident and the Songhu War of Resistance, the 19th Route Army was helpless with the Japanese army's armored cars - because the 19th Route Army was extremely short of anti-aircraft guns that could knock out such cars! And in the 21st century, such an armored car, which is purely a specimen, can be easily dealt with even by the guerrillas of the third shijie country.

Of course, the situation of Chiang Kai-shek's troops was not much better. Many army divisions simply do not even have a single cannon, and if an army can have a battalion of 12-gun 75-mm mountain artillery, it is particularly awesome. The defense of Changsha during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The Fourth Army, known as the Iron Army during the Northern Expedition, had only one artillery battalion attached to the army, 12 75-mm mountain guns, and none of its divisions had a single cannon. In addition, the Ninth Theater assigned a part of the artillery to the army, totaling 6 105-mm howitzer battalions and 11 76.2-mm field artillery battalions. There are 12 75-mm mountain guns in a battalion, 4 37-mm defensive guns in a company, plus 12 75-mm mountain guns in the army. In total, there were no more than 45 guns.

On the battlefield of the 21st century, there are only 45 artillery pieces of this caliber like the above, even if they are assigned to a PLA infantry company that is mainly attacking. The company commander will probably be dissatisfied. However, at that time, an army that was responsible for the main defense task could have such artillery equipment, but in the eyes of Chen Hongzhang, chief of staff of the artillery of the Ninth Theater, it was portrayed as "the artillery firepower is quite powerful...... For the People's Liberation Army, which has long been equipped with 122-mm howitzers to infantry regiments, such a weak artillery equipment is really unimaginable, but it also shows the tragic firepower of the Kuomintang army.

In general, artillery fire of the regular army of the Kuomintang. Put it to the level of the Western powers at that time, that is, the guerrillas and even the militia.

And Chiang Kai-shek's opponents from all walks of life encountered in the domestic melee. In terms of battlefield artillery fire, I am afraid it is weaker than the Central Army.

Therefore, after encountering the long-range firepower coverage of the "meteor shower" intelligent rocket artillery system, and after being bombarded intensively by hundreds of rockets in just a few minutes, the officers and men of the Kuomintang Supplementary First Brigade, who were originally coaxed and claimed to be elite, were immediately stunned by this round of "map artillery...... The tragic scene of "a wall of fire in the sky pushed over, and a sea of fire spread over the ground" was completely beyond the imagination of these soldiers!

However, the Supplementary First Brigade is also a regular army in any case, and even if the ordnance and equipment are a little worse, in terms of the will and perseverance to endure casualties, it is not comparable to the kind of African black uncle who can be defeated by a single artillery fire and can turn around and run hundreds of kilometers after a setback...... Therefore, after a long-range bombardment, Major General Wang Yaowu was able to gather the officers by the throat, let his subordinates kick the soldiers' butts, and drive these guys out of the various places, and at the same time count the losses, assemble the whole team, and prepare to meet the enemy who will attack from nowhere in the next moment......

-- It was only at this time that Major General Wang Yaowu began to vaguely feel that the ridiculous remark that "the Soviet ironclad convoy occupied Changhua" in the mouth of the local official of Changhua County, whom he considered to be a mentally ill person, may not be the babble of a madman...... It's a pity that he didn't pay much attention at the time, after a day, this guy is now gone, even if he wants to ask this insider for more details, there is nowhere to find someone.

As a result, Major General Wang Yaowu had no choice but to work hard to gather the troops that had been blown up everywhere and re-establish order; At the same time, he instructed his subordinates to organize labor and tools as soon as possible, and quickly dig some trenches and bunkers in the valley to deal with the possible onslaught of the "Soviet ironclad vehicles".

However, he did not know that the "red bandits" on the opposite side had not only heavy artillery and tanks, but also aircraft...... Some kind of plane that he has never seen before!

Moments later, with an ominous rumbling noise, Major General Wang Yaowu did not see the imaginary "Soviet ironclad convoy", but saw three hideously shaped helicopter gunships flying from the north -- on the side of the helicopter, a striking sickle and hammer badge was deliberately painted......

-- Obviously, Wang Qiu and the other traversers who could hardly bear the bloodshed and sacrifice were determined to persist in "non-contact combat" to the end!

Then, under the stunned gaze of Major General Wang Yaowu, the three helicopter gunships began a covering attack on the ground one after another.

Next, another round of "grand and enthusiastic" rocket baptism instantly shrouded the head of the hapless Kuomintang Supplementary First Brigade......

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“…… Accompany you to watch the meteor shower fall on this earth, and let your tears fall on my shoulder......"

Under the accompaniment of nostalgic classic songs reverberating in the cabin, Wang Qiu, who was sitting in a helicopter gunship, photographed the scorched earth created by the previous "Meteor Shower" intelligent rocket artillery system on this battlefield, as the basis for the evaluation of this "live-fire test"; While continuing to fire rockets from helicopters to the ground, the Kuomintang officers and soldiers who had just assembled the whole team were beaten to the point of crying wolf. Blown up in a hurry......

After firing the random rockets, it seemed that the supplementary 1st Brigade on the ground was unable to return fire, and the three helicopter gunships continued to fan fire with their cannons. Sparks splattered on the hard-fought gravel river beach, blasting the flesh and blood of the infantry who couldn't dodge!

And in the face of this death that slaughtered from the air, the Kuomintang officers and soldiers on the ground really had no way at all.

-- Since the birth of the helicopter gunship, it has been the natural enemy and nemesis of all kinds of ground forces.

For the original "King of Land Warfare" tank, the maneuverability and speed of movement of the gunship far surpassed it, and it was difficult to get rid of it once it was discovered. And after the real fight, the main guns of the tank could not bombard the helicopter gunships in the air. The firepower of the vehicle-mounted machine gun is too weak, and the anti-aircraft missile needs a large volume of radar to be effective, so it can only be hit by a helicopter. But rockets, cannons and anti-tank missiles fired from helicopter gunships. However, it can attack the most vulnerable position of the tank - the top of the turret, and directly detonate the tank's oil tank and ammunition depot...... So, when it comes to dealing with bulky tanks, helicopter gunships have an inherent advantage. It can be called the nemesis of tanks.

Therefore. During the Vietnam War, the ground forces of the Vietnamese had enough of the suffering of the US helicopter gunships, and they were beaten to the point that they could only resist by consuming human lives. In the Gulf War, the US-led multinational forces actually engaged in ground attacks with only a few hundred helicopter gunships, and as a result, more than 3,700 of the Iraqi army's more than 4,000 tanks were wiped out in one go, but only one helicopter gunship was shot down by the multinational forces......

The nightmare left by this brutal and unprecedentedly tragic situation for Iraqis is so horrific. So much so that twelve years later, when the war in Iraq began. On the road leading to the forward position in Basra, many Iraqi ground troops who had been ordered to reinforce saw the US Apache helicopter gunship flying in, and they were immediately frightened, and simply laid down their weapons on the spot and surrendered to the Apache helicopter gunship in the air!!

Tanks in strong armor are still so embarrassed in the face of helicopter gunships. If the infantry with only light weapons were attacked head-on by helicopter gunships, it would be a one-sided and tragic massacre -- if it were infantry and guerrillas in the 21 st century, they could still try to counterattack with individual anti-aircraft missiles. And at this time, the Kuomintang replenished the 1st Brigade, not to mention any individual anti-aircraft missiles, not even anti-aircraft guns and submachine guns!

-- In order to be "diligent and thrifty," the vast majority of Kuomintang troops before the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression were not equipped with submachine guns that were "wasting ammunition."

As for the only machine guns that the Kuomintang supplemented the 1st Brigade, they did not have time to raise their guns and fire at the air at this time, so they became the key targets of the armed helicopters, and they were soon bombed to the brink of absence...... What's more, even if you are lucky enough to hit a few machine gun rounds, it is equally ineffective.

You must know that modern helicopter gunships are not the kind of biplanes made of wood and canvas during the First World War, which are so fragile that they can explode at the first time, but use a variety of new protective armor such as ceramic materials and composite materials; The fuselage, cockpit, rotor and transmission system, and fuel tank are all armored protection, and it is claimed to be able to resist the attack of 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns and 23 mm high-explosive shells......

As a result, in the face of the sparse net of fire barely formed by the Kuomintang infantry firing rifles and pistols into the air, Wang Qiu, who was sitting in the helicopter gunship, said that there was basically no pressure...... It was just a matter of raising the flight altitude and plowing the remaining few points of fire again with the cannon.

As soon as the Kuomintang officers and men who had survived the tiger mouth raised their heads, they were desperate to see the second batch of "red bandits" armed helicopters flying from the north, and they were also arrogantly playing the "Soviet March" on loudspeakers -- a new round of crushing massacres on the ground had begun again, and the entire command system of the First Brigade was completely shattered......

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Under a cliff on the bank of Changhua Creek, the gray-faced and unkempt Major General Wang Yaowu stretched his neck and looked at the helicopter gunships that were constantly pouring bullets and fire from the air, especially the sickle and hammer party emblem sprayed on the side of the helicopter, and his eyes were almost spewing fire:

This group of red bandits with advanced equipment is completely unscientific, where did they come from!

Faced with the collapse and collapse of the whole brigade and the defeat of the army, Major General Wang Yaowu was so angry that he almost wanted to rush out and look up to the sky and howl, but his adjutant and several loyal guards crushed him to the mud and did not let him stand up, in case His Excellency the Major General was killed by a stray bullet.

These dutiful subordinates thought they had made the most important decision of the moment - the only problem was that their superiors were very dissatisfied.

To be precise, Major General Wang Yaowu is already furious.

“…… Let me go! He glared at the guards, "...... Are you going to let me command the battle on my stomach? ”

“…… I beg your pardon, Brigade, but for the sake of safety, we have to lie on our stomachs. "His adjutant won't give an inch," ...... Our troops simply can't deal with enemy aircraft! Rather than rushing out to your death, you might as well leave your useful body behind and wait to deal with the enemy's infantry following up! ”

This not-so-clever appeasement quickly calmed the major general - in fact, his previous anger was just trying to find a step down.

However, when the ground troops of these "high-tech red bandits" finally gradually appeared from afar, Wang Yaowu was still frightened again!

“…… Niang Xipi! What are these weird iron men?!! (To be continued......)