Section 91 Fierce artillery fire

At 7 o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army began to attack Gao'an City, and after calming down, the Gao'an battlefield rose again.

Chawu Dujun was ordered to command the first brigade to attack Gao'an City, but when he personally rushed to the front line about two miles in front of the north gate of Gao'an, he did not attack rashly, he carefully observed everything at the head of Gao'an City, and constantly used the telescope in his hand to observe the dilapidated Gao'an City in front of him.

For Gao'an City, Chawu Dujun is not familiar, but it is by no means unfamiliar, when they occupied Gao'an a few days ago, he had been stationed in the city, although the time was not long, but it was enough for them to understand a rough idea, of course, then because of the attack in the direction of Chazi Mountain, they were transferred back to garrison, and did not participate in the subsequent Gao'an offensive and defensive battles, compared to the second brigade, their familiarity was not as good. This is also where Chawu Dujun is a little dissatisfied, and it is obvious that the battle in front of him is more suitable for the main attack of the second team. But the order has been handed down, and he is helpless even if he is a little dissatisfied, compared to the third brigade that is now basic, their current situation is not too bad.

Cha Wu Dujun thought as he carefully observed the northern defense line of Gao'an City.

The wall wall has not changed much from when they withdrew, the gap opened by the artillery is still there, which gives them an extra breakthrough when attacking, as long as a breakthrough is formed in this gap and the city gate, they will be able to occupy the entire north gate smoothly, by that time, the defense system of Gao'an City has collapsed, and their mission has been achieved. Although the idea is simple, but the actual operation is not easy, the city wall fluttering a number of enemy battle flags, in this case the enemy does not retreat, it is obvious that the enemy's morale is very strong, plus there is a city wall to rely on the condescending shooting, their frontal advance must be very difficult.

Looking at the high city wall, Cha Wu Dujun couldn't help but feel a little helpless, if it was an attack by a large army, with enough artillery support, the city wall would not have much effect under the attack of artillery, but at the moment, their troops were insufficient, and the number of artillery was not much, and the city wall was a little troublesome for them.

What's more, the sun has come out, although it is not too dazzling at the moment, but as time goes by, this unfavorable condition will become more and more obvious, under this dazzling light, the vision will be greatly affected, this battle is not easy to fight!

At this time, the Battle of Nanchang has basically ended, the main force of the 101st Division and the 116th Division are pursuing the enemy's deserters in the southeast direction, constantly expanding the results of the battle, in the northwest direction, Wuning has the 6th Division in the main attack, their 106th Division is divided into two, one to attack Fengxin, the other to attack Gao'an, to ensure that in the case of capturing Nanchang, to expand the scope of defense to the greatest extent, and stabilize the results of the battle.

I heard that the 136th Brigade in the direction of Fengxin offensive is very smooth, under the command of General Aoki Seiichi, the defenders are retreating one after another, there is no longer the ability to hold on, Fengxin will not take long to take, and the results on the south bank of the Jinjiang River are also brilliant, the 101st Division has completely defeated the Nanchang defenders, only their Gao'an line is more complicated, not only the loss of troops, the two wings together have lost nearly half of the troops, but also almost by the enemy's counterattack to break through the defensive line, If the enemy army is killed under the city of Nanchang because of their unfavorable operations, or even loses Nanchang, then the consequences do not need to be thought about to know.

Chawu Dujun can imagine the pressure on His Excellency the Wing Commander at this moment, and can imagine the crisis of the two wings of the Capital Wing and Kagoshima at the moment, as one of them, he also has no way to retreat, no matter how difficult it is to fight Gao'an City in front of him, he must also capture it, so that their 111th Brigade can arrange a defensive line along the front line of Gao'an.

Thinking of this, Chawu Dujun no longer hesitated, and immediately put down the binoculars and shouted to an officer beside him: "Let the artillery brigade attack immediately, sweep the city wall first, and let the first squadron prepare for the attack." ”

"Boom" With the order of Chawu Dujun, a fierce cannon sound exploded outside Gao'an City, and the artillery brigade that received the order did not hesitate to launch a fierce artillery attack on Gao'an City, and its strong firepower even made the entire Gao'an City tremble, and after this cannon sound, more shells frantically roared down towards Gao'an City, and in a short period of time, Gao'an City fell into a sea of fire.

The 123rd Wing itself has an artillery squadron, equipped with 6 70mm 92 infantry guns, and after the situation in the Gao'an area fell into passivity, especially after knowing that the troops in front of Gao'an were the 74th Army, the division headquarters directly transferred the two brigades of the field artillery wing, leaving only one artillery brigade to attack Fengxin with the 136th Brigade.

At this moment, the commander of the 106th Division is still Matsuura Junrokuro, he was in the battle of Wanjialing, because of the ferocity and decisiveness of the 74th Army, his division was almost annihilated in the continuous mountains of Wanjialing, although the reorganized 106th Division performed prominently in the Battle of Nanchang, but this still can not wash away his shame, he knows in his heart that although he is still the division commander at the moment, but that is because of the tense situation and the need to reorganize the army, so he has been retained until now, once the Battle of Nanchang is over, his military career is probably over, now that he has met his old opponent here again, he will naturally not let go of the opportunity for revenge, not only sent a chariot to support, but also sent an additional artillery brigade over, but unfortunately the 74th Army withdrew too quickly, and these artillery have not yet exerted their corresponding power.

However, today's battle against Gao'an came in handy, the 24 75mm field guns of the 2 field artillery brigades were lined up, plus the 6 infantry guns of the 123 Wing Artillery Squadron, and the strong attack power of 30 guns, which suddenly made Gao'an City completely submerged in artillery fire in just a few breaths.

The Japanese artillery fire was too fierce, and it didn't take long for the north city wall to become a pile of debris in the explosion, and the fortifications relying on the north city wall disappeared in the raging artillery fire, not to mention the houses near the north city gate, not to mention the houses that were blown up by the shells, not to mention the other houses on the side, also collapsed in the shock wave formed by the explosion, just a meal, Gao'an City was completely shrouded in smoke and dust, wrapped in smoke and dust, and collapsed under the destruction of artillery fire.

However, the Japanese artillery fire did not stop because of this, but became more and more intense. Whether it was the field artillery brigade or the 123rd Wing, all units of the entire 106th Division burst out with a thick flame of revenge when facing the troops of the 74th Army, and they were eager to take this opportunity to flatten Gao'an City.

This near-devastating artillery coverage lasted about an hour, and in the course of two hours the 30 guns had almost all the shells, and if it were not for the frightening red barrels, they would not have hesitated to use up the few spare shells at once.

Gao'an City finally calmed down, and in just an hour, this city that was originally tightly choked in the middle and upper reaches of the Jinjiang River was wiped out!

Looking into the distance with a telescope, Cha Wu Dujun couldn't see through the heavy smoke screen, and the thick smoke and dust shrouded the front like a demon, which was daunting. However, Cha Wu Dujun showed a satisfied look, waved his hand behind him without hesitation, and suddenly, an infantry squadron that had been prepared for a long time quickly rushed forward.

The Japanese soldiers opened a long line of skirmishers and wrapped themselves in the ruins, and soon approached the ruined wall, which was not far away, and they were getting closer and closer in the eyes of everyone.

One mile, four hundred steps, three hundred steps......

There was no movement in the ruins, and the only remaining foundation of the city wall was silent, and on a surviving section of the city wall, I don't know if it was because of the wind or itself had been destroyed to the extreme, suddenly fell down a large piece of dust, piling up a pile of rubble at the same time, but also raising a cloud of dust.

This change of events brought several Japanese soldiers to a halt as they were advancing, but when they saw that there was no other movement, they emboldened themselves to move on.

Two hundred and fifty paces, which is already a very dangerous distance, and a soldier with accurate marksmanship can already accurately hit the target at this distance. This made the advancing Japanese troops can't help but slow down, and everyone involuntarily bowed up to reduce the exposed area, from their guarded expressions, it is obvious that as long as there is the slightest mistake, they will instantly lie down or pull their legs and retreat.

Cha Wu Dujun, who was from a distant point of view, also held his breath, and at this time it was already the critical moment of victory and defeat, and he did not dare to miss any detail.

Two hundred paces, the Japanese troops who advanced safely not only did not have the slightest excitement because of their proximity to the city wall, but felt dry mouths one by one, their advance speed became slower and slower, their bodies became lower and lower, and even the squadron leader, who personally commanded the battle, was silent at this moment, and did not dare to make the slightest sound.

One hundred and fifty steps, the city was still quiet, and the Japanese troops who were assaulting at this time could already smell the scorching smell coming from the city, which was mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur, which made people smell sick, however, everyone's eyes widened, and they did not dare to be distracted in the slightest, for fear of missing any detail, and their lives would be in danger.

The Japanese army advanced again, one hundred and twenty steps away from the city wall, which was already an extreme distance, such a short distance, as long as they sprinted, they could break into the city in just ten seconds, and at this distance, the shooting accuracy of the rifle was needless to say, even the recruits who had just learned to aim were already able to hit the target.

However, there was no movement in the city, and at this moment, even the Japanese soldiers wondered if the defenders of the city were really finished.