In fact, it was not only Ikegami Kenkichi who was surprised by the artillery fire, but Chu Yunfei was also surprised.
At this time, Chu Yunfei had assembled his troops in the south of Yuncheng. From his position, he could see patches of fire and thick smoke rising to the west and east.
Chu Yunfei asked Fang Ligong next to him in surprise: "Is that a rocket launcher? Why can't we produce such power, but the Eighth Route Army can do it easily?"
No wonder Chu Yunfei asked this question. What Li Yunlong sold to him was a single-shot rocket launcher.
Rocket launchers are inherently inaccurate and will fly around in the air. It would be better if the starting point is more concentrated...for example, if 12 barrels are assembled together and fired at the same angle, the scattering area of the rocket after it hits the destination will not be too large.
If all 12 gun barrels are single-shot, and they are fired at different angles and heights in different places, the wind force they receive after flying into the air will also be different, so there will be a "thousand-mile difference" in the scattering area after hitting the destination.
It's so big that it's unimaginable, and it's not very accurate.
Fang Ligong put down the telescope and said thoughtfully: "Commander, I think the Eighth Route Army may have kept something. The rocket launchers they kept are different from the rocket launchers they sold to us!"
Chu Yunfei nodded, he had thought of this just now.
This made him a little frustrated, but it was not because he had been fooled by Li Yunlong.
Chu Yunfei thought to himself: If the Eighth Route Army can unleash such firepower in an instant, what if the Shanxi-Sui Army can monopolize Yuncheng? One day, if the Eighth Route Army is displeased, they will shoot Yuncheng with a rocket launcher...
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment is also equipped with rocket launchers. Of course he knows that this thing is not on the same plane as the artillery, and its advantages and disadvantages cannot be measured by its range.
Comparing artillery with artillery, an enemy with a range of 10 kilometers can usually defeat an enemy with a range of 6 kilometers, because it is more advantageous to shoot farther, and you can use maneuverability to keep the opponent passively beaten.
But the rocket launcher won't play with you like this. It sneaks up close and fires all the shells in one go, leaving you with no chance to fight back.
At this time, Chu Yunfei suddenly understood why Li Yunlong was willing to sell Yuncheng door by door to Jinsui Army. He suffered a big loss but thought he had taken a big advantage.
but……
Thinking about it, Chu Yunfei sighed secretly again, what other choice does the Jinsui Army have besides occupying Yuncheng?
Now we can only take one step at a time.
Another person who was surprised was Sun Ming.
He was the one who dealt with the single-shot rocket launchers of the Jinsui Army before. Now when he saw such violent rocket shells hitting the enemy's position, he couldn't help but look back curiously...
Then I saw several cars behind them firing rockets in the direction of the enemy.
Sun Ming immediately understood that he had been deceived.
At this time, Sun Ming didn't know whether to be happy or angry.
Be happy, being deceived is certainly not something to be happy about.
Be angry. Looking at this from the perspective of the Eighth Route Army, you should not be angry but should be happy. Otherwise, the Jinsui Army and even the stubborn army will know that rocket launchers can be used in this way and turn around to deal with the Eighth Route Army.
But before Sun Ming had time to think about it, the charge bugle had already sounded.
Sun Ming waved his hand and led his men to follow the tank troops in front and advance towards the enemy's position.
The sound of gunshots and explosions soon became audible. Due to the suppression of the rocket launchers, the number of Japanese mortarmen and grenade launchers was instantly reduced.
But of course, it was impossible for the rocket launchers to clear out these targets, and many shells and grenades were still thrown towards them.
But this will have little effect.
The Eighth Route Army advanced at intervals of 30 meters, which spread out the infantry followers. After artillery shells and grenades hit the tanks, it would be difficult for the soldiers to fall down in time and injure anyone.
The biggest threat is actually the 92 Infantry Cannon that the Japanese have moved onto the city wall... The 92 Infantry Cannon is small in size and light in weight. It can be dismantled and moved onto the city wall. It can be used to attack the infantry behind the tanks from a high position, making it difficult for the infantry to provide fire reinforcements for the tanks.
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However, this problem was quickly resolved.
The infantry followed and used rocket launchers to fire several smoke bombs in the direction of the city wall in time. Soon, a stream of smoke was laid in front of the city wall, making the 92 infantry artillery lose its target.
The most threatening thing is actually the Japanese artillery.
But until now, the Japanese artillerymen still did not dare to fire easily.
This may be because the Japanese are afraid of the artillery fire of the Jinsui Army, or they are waiting for the opportunity... waiting for the opportunity for the tanks to gather more due to the battle.
This is why Wang Xuexin requires tanks to be thirty meters apart from each other.
This spacing can prevent a heavy artillery shell from coming over and killing and injuring too many tanks and accompanying personnel.
This distance is slightly different for the armies of various countries on different occasions.
For example, when the Japs fight in China, because the Chinese army does not have much artillery fire, even if there is artillery fire, it will usually be suppressed by the Japs. Therefore, the Japs usually require tanks to be 30 steps apart...about 15 meters.
When Hans attacked the Mao Xiong, because the Mao Xiong's artillery fire was very fierce, the tanks were required to be 50 meters apart.
The 30 meters required by Wang Xuexin was a middle number... In the battle of attacking bunkers and filled with thick smoke, the distance should not be too wide, otherwise the tanks would not be able to cover each other and it would be too much.
At this time, Wang Xuexin's nerves were on edge, he was worried that the Japanese would launch a sudden bombardment regardless of his bunkers and gun towers.
However, Wang Xuexin estimates that this is unlikely to happen.
The reasons come from two aspects:
One is the intimidation of the opening rocket launcher.
Although the Eighth Route Army had rejected the plan to use rocket launchers to hit targets in the city because it was worried about hurting the people, the Japanese artillery did not know this. Therefore, when the Japanese artillery fired, they must consider whether they would be covered and suppressed by a wave of rocket launchers.
The second is the intimidation of the artillery of the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Although the artillery of the Shanxi-Sui Army had lost contact at this time... the Japanese did not know this either.
Li Yunlong was at the regiment headquarters desperately calling for the artillery of the Jinsui Army, but the artillery unit of the Jinsui Army seemed to have disappeared. There was no news. Li Yunlong was so angry that he yelled: "When will these sons of bitches be returned to you?"
Trouble! Don’t you know that the people in Yuncheng are the Japanese who drove them out?"
Although Li Yunlong had been mentally prepared for this, he was still angry at this moment.
On the battlefield, tanks one after another rumbled to the bunker under the cover of soldiers, and then adjusted their gun barrels to blast the bunker, blowing the target into ruins.
But two tanks were still blown up by the Japanese. One was hit by an anti-tank mine, and the other was blown up by the Japanese carrying explosives.
When Ikegami Kenji saw this scene, his heart was half relieved.
If the situation continues like this, it will be almost impossible for the Eighth Route Army to capture Yuncheng within ten hours.
When it got dark after ten hours, the tanks were unable to attack because they did not have the ability to fight at night.
By then, the Eighth Route Army would have no choice but to wait and be surrounded by imperial reinforcements the next day.