"Rumble" a roar of cars reached the ears of the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division.
When the Fifth Division was attacking the core bunker group of the Thirty-sixth Division of the Japanese Army, a long convoy drove up behind them. The convoy was filled with five-ton trucks. Behind their vehicles
There are also many vehicles carrying many things.
As soon as they arrived, they began to get busy more than ten kilometers away from the Japanese army's position. This team was led by Wang Qinglong himself. Wang Dayong and several staff officers from the division headquarters hurriedly greeted them.
"Qinglong, why are you personally leading the team this time? Why don't you just send your subordinates to come in person?" Wang Dayong smiled and punched Wang Qinglong on the shoulder.
"There is no way. Commander Su personally called me and asked me to destroy this bunker complex within three hours. I dare not neglect it, otherwise you know Commander Su's temper." Wang Qinglong smiled bitterly.
said.
"Okay then, move faster." Wang Dayong nodded and said.
This is a heavy artillery regiment specially used for siege, equipped with six 305-caliber heavy howitzers. This heavy artillery is the first artillery jointly developed by Chahar artillery experts and several Jewish artillery experts.
Its purpose is to capture positions that are difficult to capture with ordinary artillery.
This 305mm heavy howitzer, named Heavy Hammer, is currently Chahar's most intimidating artillery. Its shells weigh 330 kilograms and can penetrate at a sixty-degree angle at a distance of one thousand meters.
As for concrete 2.5 meters thick, the gun has a range of 16,500 meters and a muzzle velocity of 530 meters per second.
After hundreds of artillerymen were busy for nearly an hour and a half, these six men were finally served. Following Wang Qinglong's order, the loaders shook the gourds and loaded the artillery shells weighing hundreds of kilograms one after another.
After the pulley was hoisted, the three loaders immediately used the feed rod to push the 330-kilogram shell into the barrel of the flattened 305mm heavy howitzer.
"Bang"
There was a dull sound, and a gunner closed the heavy running bolt.
"Ready"
"Target, enemy fortress group"
Hearing the roar of the gunners, the commander immediately raised the red flag in his hand, blew the whistle in his mouth, and waved the red flag at the same time.
"put"
"Dong dong"
A heavy sound sounded almost at the same time, and the heavy shells flew out of the barrel at extremely fast speeds, roaring towards the Japanese bunkers.
"Boom boom"
The Japanese army's position was filled with smoke. The Japanese army in the bunker only felt a shaking under their feet, as if a giant was beating the ground.
This shock spread all the way to the headquarters of the 36th Division, not far from the core bunker group. The violent sound of artillery shocked everyone in the headquarters.
"Your Excellency General, the Chinese have used siege artillery. They are now using their artillery to attack our bunkers."
"Nani, they actually have giant cannons," Muranaka Kajiro sighed in a low voice: "Originally, I had estimated them very high, but now it seems that it is still not enough."
"Your Excellency General, the concrete thickness of our core fortress has reached three meters, and the Chinese cannot attack it." A staff officer comforted.
"I hope so." The worry in Muranaka Kajiro's eyes became more intense.
The explosive power of a 305 mm caliber cannon can be described as terrifying. As long as the thickness of the outside of the bunker it hits is not more than three meters, it cannot stop its explosive power at all.
The core bunker group of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army is based on three hills, connected by three large bunker groups and hundreds of bunkers. It is very hidden and has a very tricky angle.
There are dozens of 35mm anti-aircraft guns on board, and it is not easy for aircraft to destroy them from the air. Originally, Kajiro in the village was confident that Chahar's troops would meet here with bloodshed and corpses everywhere, but he did not expect that,
In less than a day, I was approached by others towards the central area.
The 305mm giant cannon fires very slowly, taking almost ten minutes to fire a shell, but every shell seems to hit the hearts of the Japanese soldiers. Seeing the opponent using the giant cannon to fire one shell after another
Your own group of bunkers is called, but you can't hit them. You want to fight the opponent's infantry. They don't want to play with you anymore and retreated to a place one kilometer away to watch the scenery. Such a battle has never happened in Thirty-Six.
I have never experienced it before, but everyone remembers hitting the wall, and can only watch helplessly as their bunkers are reduced one by one.
Just when the Thirty-sixth Division was helpless and desperate, the Japanese Army's Twenty-fifth Division was also fighting in full swing.
"Swish, swish"
The sound of soldiers shaking could be heard in the land that had been softened by artillery shells. On the smoke-filled position, a group of Japanese soldiers in yellow military uniforms, holding rifles and bending over, were approaching the front under the command of the officer. There was a sound coming from the front.
The explosions told them that a bloody battle might be raging ahead.
There were constant whistling sounds in the air as artillery shells flew overhead, and dense explosions continued to come from the front and behind. Craters of various sizes blown up by artillery shells could be seen everywhere on the position. These were traces left by heavy artillery.
The 70th Regiment, which was marching with a shallow foot depth, was dragging two 37mm caliber combat anti-aircraft guns. A dozen soldiers struggled to push the nearly 400 kilograms of combat anti-aircraft guns out of the crater. This was the 70th Regiment.
The team's only two combat defense guns.
"Pass it on without making a sound"
Colonel Inoue Yu commanded the soldiers of the two brigades to rush towards the original position of the 14th Regiment. His regiment had been split by the division commander and given to a brigade of the 40th Regiment. Now there are only two remaining
Team up.
"I hope the 14th Regiment can hold on until I arrive, Nakai-kun, you have to hold on," Colonel Inoue Yuu thought silently in his heart while looking at the gray sky.
Inoue Yuu, who was marching forward with heavy steps, prayed in his heart that if the position of the 14th Regiment was lost, then his regiment on the way to reinforcements would be in a situation with no fortifications to defend. At that time, it would definitely become the enemy of the China Army.
A living target under artillery fire. At this time, the dense explosions coming from the west and the monotonous clicking sound of machine gun fire somewhat reassured Tasaka. The sound of gunfire at least proved that there were still people in the 14th Regiment fighting.
The hunched-over Inoue Yu and the soldiers of the 70th Regiment who were immersed in marching did not notice a lone dive bomber passing by in the sky beside them. The aircraft tilted slightly as if to confirm.
He grabbed something and then flew away.
Tens of seconds later, the whistling sound from the air became more and more sharp. When the cannonballs tore through the sky, the whistling sound almost made the earth tremble. Inoue Yu's face instantly turned pale, and he immediately realized that these cannonballs were aimed at him.
"Under shelling, lie down quickly"
At this time, there was a panic in the marching Japanese army, and the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in very ugly postures.
"boom"
The moment they lay down, bullets rained down immediately. Inoue Yu felt the ground shaking, and the originally silent land was suddenly shrouded in thick smoke and black soil that was blown into the air.
"Baga, we have been discovered, hide quickly, hide quickly," Inoue Yuzai shouted loudly, but his call was blown away in the wind.
Dense artillery shells continued to bombard the place where there was no hiding place for their troops, and the rain of bullets became more and more dense. This level made Inoue Yuya feel a little unbearable. Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent again, and the rain of artillery was as if he had arrived before.
It usually stops without any warning.
"Chariot"
The soldiers of the 70th Regiment, who had not yet woken up from the shock of the shelling, heard dozens of frightened screams coming from the front.
Inoue Yu stood up from the crater and lay on the edge of the crater. Before he could rush, he shook off the dirt all over his body. He quickly grabbed the telescope on his chest and looked into the distance. He just flicked it.
At a glance, Inoue Yuu could sense the danger he was about to face. The low and trembling roar of the diesel engine from the slope not far away came through the smoke. The square outline of the tank could be vaguely seen in the smoke.
Through the telescope, you can see the leading tanks rushing over slowly while rolling over the ground. The soil kicked up from the ground is constantly shaking off the tracks and falling to the ground.
"idiot"
As soon as he turned around, Inoue Yu felt angry. His messenger was crouched and trembling, his lips were a little purple, and he was just muttering "chariot, chariot" to himself. Apparently he was frightened.
"Pah, pah." Inoue Yuu slapped the orderer twice hard. The pain on his face made the orderer come back to his senses. "First-class soldier, please immediately notify the combat artillery team to dispatch the artillery and try to use the crater to conceal it."
emplacement"
As soon as the orderly soldier came to his senses, the commander's order came out.
"Fortify yourself in place and prepare for battle"
As the order was issued, nearly 3,000 soldiers of the 70th Regiment deployed on the spot. The crater caused by the previous artillery shell now became their best bunker. The soldiers who were leaning against the crater immediately opened the safety of their 38 rifles.
The sights were aimed forward. Although they were usually very confident in the Type 38 rifles in their hands, they were really not sure whether they could deal with the monster roaring in front of them.
Listening to the roar of the diesel engine getting louder and louder, the gunners of the Sanqi Anti-gunners rubbed their hands. Some anxious faces showed a little excitement, while the infantrymen holding rifles next to the artillery positions were nervous at this time.
Aiming his rifle at the looming oval-shaped tanks painted dark green, the gunner holding the gun bolt couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva to moisten his dry throat.
"Fire"
At this time, the gunnery commander heard the order from the distant commander and pulled the running bolt hard. The 37th War anti-cannon made a thud and the shell quickly rushed out of the barrel.