The howitzer's gunnery skills are quite proficient. After quickly setting up the base of the Japanese-style 89-type grenade, he held the launch tube of the grenade and prepared to adjust the adjustment rod to the corresponding scale according to the distance of the target, and then according to the
My own experience is to manually adjust the deflection angle of the gun barrel.
It's just that... the little devil suddenly stopped firing. It seemed that he realized that Kong Jie and his party were hiding behind the gentle slope and continued to fire. It was a waste of bullets.
"Captain, I need the Japs to continue firing in order to determine the specific direction and distance of the Japs' machine gun firepower point." The howitzer spoke.
Kong Jie nodded, "Old Hao, give me the hat."
"Yes!" Although Hao Daguang was a little confused, he still took off his military cap and handed it to Kong Jie.
Kong Jie took off the bayonet from his body again, and then placed Hao Daguang's military cap on the bayonet from the inside like a hat.
The height of this gentle slope is not low. Then Kong Jie quickly approached the slope of the gentle slope and pulled some vines on the slope. After approaching the top of the slope, he slowly raised his bayonet and slowly exposed the military cap on the bayonet to the gentle slope.
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The hat almost emerged from the gentle slope.
Tu tu tu tu——
A series of bullets were fired over, some of which penetrated the general's cap and knocked it off the bayonet.
"Damn it, this stupid little devil's shooting skills are really good. The distance was estimated to be one or two hundred meters. From such a long distance, I was stunned to knock off the hat I pushed out with a light machine gun.
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Kong Jie cursed a few words and slid down the gentle slope. When the machine gun bullets fired by the Japanese grazed the top of the gentle slope, they scattered the soil and splashed all over his face, which made him feel quite embarrassed.
After scolding the little Japs, Kong Jie looked at the other soldiers and said, "Why are you so stunned? Just do what I just did and draw out the Japs' firepower."
"Yes!"
The soldiers responded and immediately followed suit. They climbed up the gentle slope one by one, put their hats on their bayonets, and slowly stretched out the gentle slope.
The machine gunners on the Japanese side were always waiting for the Eighth Route Army to show up, and then suppressed it with light machine gun fire. When they saw heads wearing military caps suddenly protruding from the gentle slope, they hesitated and opened fire immediately.
The howitzer took advantage of the Japanese machine gun fire to close his eyes slightly and listen to the direction and distance with his ears. After a while, he opened his eyes, nodded and said: "Commander, it's done! There are four machine gun fire points, distance and direction."
It’s all in our hearts.”
"Then hurry up and knock off the Japanese machine gun."
"Yes!"
Just when it was about to launch the grenade, the howitzer frowned again. At this moment, the position of the grenade was close to the slope wall of the gentle slope.
Although the howitzer did not understand the concept of a reverse slope, as an experienced artilleryman, he knew very well that in this blind spot close to the gentle slope, the Japanese's direct-fire artillery could not hit it at all, and there was nothing we could do against the curved-fire artillery.
The ballistic trajectory of a light direct-fire artillery such as the Japanese grenade is a parabola. The nearest impact point is more than ten meters away from the dead end of the gentle slope where Kong Jie is hiding, so it is not a threat at all.
But the problem is that mortar fire is bidirectional.
The Japs are not threatening Kong Jie and his party for the time being, but on Kong Jie's side, there is a large gentle slope in front of him. The howitzer wants to fire the Type 89 grenade. When it is close to the broken wall, the elevation angle of the grenade is very high.
After crossing the gentle slope, the impact point of the gun will be very close, and the enemy will not be able to reach it at all.
Thinking of this, the howitzer picked up the grenade and moved back. He said, "Squad leader Hao, the gun's position is out of reach. We have to move back."
Kong Jie was startled, pressed down the shoulder of Fatty Grenadier, and cursed: "Howitzer, what are you doing?"
"Captain, this place is blocked by a slope, and the angle is so that we can't reach the Japanese. We have to move back with the grenade."
"Wait!" Kong Jie said.
"Captain, what are you waiting for?"
The situation was urgent, and Kong Jie did not explain it. He just asked the howitzers and several people to stand by temporarily.
At this time, the soldiers stopped what they were doing, and the enemy's light machine gun fire returned to calm.
Kong Jie closed his eyes for a moment and seemed to hear some different noises. While he was guessing, he suddenly heard a roaring sound.
Then, a dozen or so meters below the gentle slope on Kong Jie's side, four or five rapid-fire artillery shells from the Japanese suddenly crashed down. Amidst the deafening explosions, craters were blasted out of the loose dirt road.
The sudden appearance of the scene made everyone feel scared. Fortunately, the group leader took everyone to hide in the dead corner of the gentle slope early in the morning.
Howitzer and deputy squad leader Zheng Ze were stunned. If the regiment leader hadn't stopped them just now, they would probably be under fire now.
Kong Jie said: "The little devils are not stupid. We are hiding under the gentle slope. Their machine guns can't reach them, and grenades can't be thrown over. Naturally, we will use the direct fire grenade to fire a few shots. We are done now.
The firepower is exposed. I don’t think the Japanese will continue to fire any more. Howitzers, you can pass by.”
"Yes!" Howitzer responded, full of admiration in his heart. This judgment of the regiment leader is really amazing.
Not only that, when Dong San, with deputy squad leader Zheng and ammunition hand Jiang Dao, set off in the direction of the bomb crater previously blown by the Japanese, the howitzer said happily: "I am still hesitant about where to choose as the firing point.
Now, it’s okay, the Japs’ cannonballs are coming, so we’ll have less trouble.”
"The grenade in the hands of the Japanese is exactly the same as our grenade. Therefore, since the little Japanese can use the grenade to hit the impact point of the bomb crater in front of us, we can also hit the enemy from this impact point back to where the enemy is."
Location point, this is the best place to fire."
"It seems that we can not only complete the task assigned by the regiment leader and knock out the Japanese machine gunners, but also take advantage of the Japanese grenade positions."
After arriving at the bomb crater, the howitzer greeted Lao Zheng and skillfully set up the grenade.
Then he told Lao Zheng the location and direction of the Japanese machine gun firepower points that he had just memorized in his mind.
At this time, the distance to the target to be hit has been determined and the direction is clear. The howitzer quickly turns the handle of the grenade and reaches the corresponding length of the adjustment rod. "Dong San, fire the shell!"
Dong San quickly followed the instructions of the howitzer, adjusted the direction of the grenade shells, and loaded them along the wall of the launch tube. Then, after roughly aiming the howitzer, he directly pulled the belt on the firing rod to launch the grenade.
Got out.
Boom——
After a shot was fired, the experienced howitzer didn't care about the result at all and continued to shout: "Ammunition hand, cannonball!"
Dong San quickly took the shells and loaded them again.
The deputy squad leader Zheng on the side also fired a howitzer.
The howitzer shouted: "Old Zheng, keep firing. This Japanese grenade is different from the mortar. The impact point of the gun is not accurate. If you want to hit the target accurately, there is no other way. You can always hit it by firing a few more shots."
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"We must destroy the Japanese grenade positions as soon as possible, otherwise, the Japanese shells will fall on our heads soon."
Lao Zheng nodded and quickly continued firing.
At the bottom of the gentle slope, listening to the continuous sound of artillery on the back of the gentle slope, some soldiers from the seventh squad couldn't help but want to poke their heads to see the situation of the Japanese, but Kong Jie stopped them immediately.
Kong Jie was also a little helpless. The little devil's marksmanship was not bad, but he did not dare to let the soldiers risk their lives at will.
But at this time, if there is a forward observation post to adjust the impact point of the howitzer with the grenade, the effect will definitely be the best.
Thinking of this, Kong Jie suddenly had an idea in his head. He thought that after the repair shop was built, he could see if he could modify a curved and extended viewing mirror so that he could see the Japanese soldiers behind the hillside without sticking his head out.
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On the howitzer side, the shells did not stop. After presumably knocking out the Japanese grenade positions, they called on Lao Zheng and quickly dealt with the Japanese machine gun firepower.
Kong Jie also cooperated with the howitzer, allowing the soldiers to push their hats up the gentle slope with bayonets.
The enemy's machine gun fire resumed, but as the howitzer shells were fired, the machine gun fire in two places seemed to stop abruptly.
Kong Jie couldn't help but look back at the stern-faced Howitzer, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, he really is a damn talent...