Nearly 400 Japanese soldiers bravely jumped into the icy river water, proving to the arrogant navy fools that they were actually amphibious landmasses.
Watching the infantrymen rush onto the sandbank through splashing water despite artillery fire, Lieutenant Colonel Akita nodded with satisfaction.
Although the army and the mainland are very scummy, they still have nothing to say about their execution ability on the battlefield.
The next moment, water splashes exploded all around the gunboat, blowing Commander Akita's heart straight to his heels.
"Avoid!" the Navy Lieutenant Colonel roared like a chicken with its neck cut off.
Because the rumbling explosions that kept ringing around the gunboat had long since annihilated his terrified roar.
The three gunboats looked like frightened fish, swinging their huge bodies as hard as they could to leave the shoal.
What frightened the most handsome Japanese in the Songhu War was not how terrifying the mortars raining down on them were, but that the Chinese who had been struggling with them for more than ten minutes had only used a small number of rapid-fire cannons.
, after they put down their infantry and landed, they suddenly used an unknown number of large-caliber mortars. What was their intention?
This was a trap. Anyway, from Lieutenant Colonel Akita Koto to the Japanese navy lieutenants on the other two gunboats, they all instantly came to such a horrifying judgment.
In particular, when the muffled sounds of "bang bang bang" occurred continuously, sparks flew from the gunboat armor, and many cabins with weak steel plates were directly penetrated by large-caliber bullets, they became more convinced of this conjecture.
The damned Chinese, in addition to hiding large-caliber mortars, also hide high-level dual-purpose machine guns.
The raindrops of cannonballs fell on the water, and the huge splashes of water reminded these once most handsome Japanese guys that if they didn't run away, it would definitely be a disaster when those iron lumps hit the gunboat.
This is a game created by the Chinese.
The most handsome boys suddenly woke up and twisted their fat bodies to escape, but it was obviously too late.
After holding back for a long time, the Chinese artillerymen had been aiming at the coordinates of the shoal next to Jiangxinzhou for who knows how long. The first, second, and third test fires of the Chinese artillerymen may miss the target, but it does not mean that they will always deviate from the target.
Moreover, in order to maintain stability, the three Japanese gunboats had lowered their engines to the minimum power. Now it was not easy to suddenly increase the power to the maximum and turn around.
What determines life and death on the battlefield is often just a moment.
Ten seconds later, the deck of one of the gunboats burst into flames one after another, and three consecutive mortar shells hit the deck. The mortar shells falling from the sky may not be as penetrating as the cannons, but the explosive impact
The power is not weak at all.
At least five or six Japanese sailors who were hiding in the machine gun emplacement on the side of the ship and trying their best to shoot out were directly thrown into the river by the air waves caused by the explosion, and were embarrassed by the machine gun fire that was still spitting flames into the hilly areas.
Soldiers have the least respect for martial arts on the battlefield. What they like to do the most is to kill a drowned dog while he is sick.
Four of the six machine guns targeted the gunboat, which was accurately hit by the mortar.
The cannonballs as thick as a thumb swept towards the superstructure of the gunboat with such ferocity.
If we can't penetrate the deck and side of the ship, can't we penetrate the cabin as well?
Machine gun shells capable of penetrating 20 mm steel plates within a distance of 500 meters wreaked havoc in the gunboat cabin.
The most handsome boy in Japan who was hiding among them burst into miserable howls.
This also includes the unlucky Lieutenant Colonel Akita Satoshi. Four machine gun shells hit the gunboat's command room at the bow. One shell did not hit the Japanese Navy Lieutenant Commander directly, but unfortunately hit various instruments in front of him.
, the various debris exploded directly turned the Japanese Navy Lieutenant Colonel into a little hedgehog.
The kind of hedgehog whose body is covered with pieces of various materials.
Lieutenant Akita, who covered his face with his hands, was writhing in pain in the cabin, but no one could save his life.
Because the fate of several other Japanese naval officers in the command room was much more miserable than his, three shells almost pierced them in one fell swoop.
Fresh flesh and blood smeared the entire command room into a hell on earth.
By the time the medical soldiers crawled in, holding back their nausea, their lieutenant commander could only exhale too much and take in too little.
The Japanese gunboat formation exchanged fire with four rapid-fire cannons for a long time, which only resulted in a few more holes in the hull. However, 30 seconds after ten mortars and six machine guns began to fire, they lost their own.
Supreme Commander.
The gunboat that lost control began to move erratically along the river, and its speed suddenly dropped. The other two gunboats also noticed the abnormality. While desperately fighting back with their 80mm naval guns, they bravely moved closer and tried to use their hulls to help fend off the opponent.
The artillery fire continued on the companions.
This kind of tactics is no problem in naval battles, and his actions of rescuing his comrades are even praised by his opponents for his courage and sacrifice.
However, what they faced was not only flat-fire artillery, but also land-based mortars.
The closer the Japanese ship is, the higher the probability of hitting it.
The reason why the 150-caliber mortar is called a heavy mortar is because although its maximum range is only 3,000 meters, its dedicated explosive grenade weighs 22 kilograms. The terrible kinetic energy from high altitude plus the weight of the gunpowder inside it
, its power can be imagined.
During the Central Plains War, the artillery of the Northeast Army shocked the whole country and made a certain big boss jealous. He ordered the Gongxian Arsenal to imitate this large-caliber mortar. Even after the September 18th Incident, the Japanese army seized this artillery in Fengtian City.
Later, he regarded it as a treasure and was incorporated into the Kwantung Army's active service. In the Battle of Nomenkan, he also used it to fight against the fighting nation.
It's powerful, and the gun is naturally heavy. That's not the tens of kilograms of an 81-caliber mortar.
The 150 mortar body and mount weighed more than 200 kilograms. In order to transport these ten heavy mortars, the cavalry used a full 40 horses. Each gun prepared a full 30 rounds of shells, and 300 rounds of shells were added.
Nearly 20 war horses were used, plus 80 artillery troops were carried. This mortar battalion alone used the spare horses of two cavalry companies.
To use the words of the two lieutenant generals, they are really pretty.
But Lieutenant Colonel Tang Daotang said that since it is a "big stick" plan, it must look like a big stick. If it doesn't take much effort, then just call it the "Little Didi" plan.
Although he didn’t understand what Tang Dao meant by ‘little Didi’, even Tantai Mingyue could tell that this guy was driving. He threw his two big eyes at him, but they were much brighter than the headlights.
How the hell can this be achieved through flirting? Two people who have experienced this are confused about the world of young people.
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Along with the bravery of the other two gunboats, within ten seconds, more than ten shells hit the gunboat, causing smoke to billow from the gunboat. One of them was even unlucky enough to be hit in the engine room. Although the huge explosion did not
The engine was destroyed by tearing the steel plate, but it was damaged, and its power was suddenly reduced sharply. Like their command ship, it was spinning dozens of meters away from the river bank.
If at this time, another gunboat sees that the situation is bad and turns around and flees to the center of the river, as the distance becomes longer and the gunboat becomes more flexible, there is at least an 80% chance of escaping.
But as the most handsome boy in the Songhu Battle, apart from two of their ships being damaged due to bombing by the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese Navy had never encountered a real battle on the water, and its losses were minimal. Even in September
The artillery battle on the Yangtze River in Jiangyin also turned into a one-sided situation because of the participation of Japanese naval fighter planes.
Escape? Abandon friendly forces and flee? I'm afraid it has never occurred in the mind of the proud Japanese navy. Even now, the opponent's shells are falling like raindrops, and the counterattack of three 80mm naval guns has no effect at all. 6.5mm heavy machine gun comparison
The opponent's 20mm machine gun is not in the same level.
Therefore, amidst the roars of the Japanese commander, the three gunboats reluctantly lined up in a straight line and counterattacked with the 80mm naval guns turned from the turrets. Some silent heavy machine gun firepower points roared again, beating the most handsome boy who refused to admit defeat.
His royal temperament is fully displayed on the Huangpu River in China.
Unfortunately, what they were shooting at were four rapid-fire cannons that could break through 50mm steel plates, machine guns with 20mm steel plates, and large-caliber mortars that were not designed to break defenses but to kill people.
When they stopped, they became a living target.
The Japanese were very courageous, but the Chinese, who had been forced into a desperate situation, had the intention of making money from the very beginning, so they naturally shot at them without hesitation.
Even if a rapid-fire cannon was unfortunately overturned by the blast of a shell exploding six or seven meters away, at least three of the seven or eight artillerymen died on the spot, and all the artillery did not stop shelling and move their positions.
The Northeastern Army, which was extremely eager to clear its name, showed unparalleled tenacity in this moment of courage competition.
In the white fog that was gradually receding in the early morning, fireworks continued to rise from the three gunboats. The miserable howls of the Japanese army could be clearly heard even by the cavalry hundreds of meters away.
The gunboat that could have run away but didn't was even more intensively cared for. Six machine guns fired at the protruding cabins and riddled them with holes. No one knows how many of the most handsome boys inside were beaten into the rottenest flesh.
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Tang Dao had reason to believe that the Japanese military officer who ordered the gunboat to stay would be scolded like a dog by his few remaining subordinates.
No one knows the desolation in the hearts of the Japanese navy, which was decimated by mortars and machine guns, but the Chinese soldiers on the shore can guarantee that there are many people who are more sad than the Japanese navy, who is being beaten with big sticks.
The amphibious millipedes were in a daze on the sandbar.
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