Wang Xuexin set the launch time at five o'clock in the morning.
The reason why it is set at this time is because "high fire" launches have a characteristic... In fact, long-distance firecrackers have this characteristic, because their range is far beyond the visual range, so the target cannot be seen anyway.
There is no difference to the artillery between not being able to see and not being able to see at night.
But the difference is huge for the target being attacked... Being hit at night will cause psychological panic that cannot be compared to that during the day.
After He Zhimin was ready, he asked: "Batalion Commander, do you want to test-fire?"
The "high fire" troops do have the conditions to test fire. The reason is that there is already a scout lurking in the front, near the Japanese heavy artillery position, and they are also scouts with radios. They can feed back the results of the test fire to
The high-fire force, for example, if it fires far or close, then the high-fire force can adjust the angle and conduct batch test firings.
However, at this time, the Eighth Route Army only had ten "high-fire" missiles in total, so what was the point of testing three rounds? Then there were only seven rounds left, which can also be called a "batch".
Therefore, Wang Xuexin decided to try his luck.
"No need to test fire!" Wang Xuexin ordered: "Just fight like this!"
He Zhimin nodded, then picked up the phone and hesitated for a moment. He swallowed nervously and took a breath before giving the order: "Attention, all units, follow my command, ten, nine, eight..."
After the countdown seconds ended, He Zhimin gave the order: "Launch!"
I saw several flashes of fire in the darkness, and each "high fire" was ejected into the air one after another, then ignited the engine and flew towards the target direction.
Since the fuselage could not be seen in the dark and only the rocket engine could be seen, this gave Wang Xuexin the illusion that it was just launching ten rockets... Who would have thought that each of these ten rockets was carrying a rocket?
A big guy carrying 80 kilograms of explosives.
The fire quickly faded away, first turning into a small dot, and then disappearing into the night without a trace, but the correspondent kept reporting:
“After Dayang Village, the direction is right!”
“After passing Ningming Dam, the direction is right!”
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Before Yuncheng was an area controlled by the Eighth Route Army, Wang Xuexin could set up tracking points along the way, but once he left Yuncheng, he could only leave it to fate.
Wang Xuexin took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It took about six or seven minutes to cover more than 30 kilometers. He only cared about the result.
On the other side, Colonel Ryo Hasani, commander of the Japanese 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment, knew nothing about this. At this time, he had been up all night, either inspecting the preparations of the artillery or calculating ballistic trajectories.
There is a reason why Hase Ryo is so nervous.
The 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment has always been called the "most cowardly unit" by the Imperial Army.
This is not because the 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment often runs away or behaves cowardly on the battlefield.
In fact, the 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment, under the command of Haseli Ryo, has always had a brilliant record, attacking Peiping, Shanghai, Nanjing, Changsha, etc., and the 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment was present in many tough battles.
The reason why they are called the "most cowardly force" is because this force is the safest force in the empire, even safer than the aviation force.
You must know that China has almost no fighter planes. For a long time, the imperial aviation force can run rampant in China.
But the 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment is safer than them.
This is not surprising. The wing's 23 Type 89 150mm cannons have a maximum range of 18 kilometers, which is far beyond the range of all Chinese army artillery. In addition, the Chinese army has no air superiority... so the heavy artillery wing is basically not needed.
Worry about safety issues.
There is nothing wrong with safety, but Haseori Ryo didn't like it.
Because, once the troops are safe, a strange phenomenon will occur: ordinary soldiers who have been brainwashed by the bushido spirit do not like to stay in such "unchallenging" troops. Instead, the sons of officials are arranged one by one to prepare for promotion.
It's ironic when I think about it. Aren't those so-called "spirits" promoted by those officials? Why don't they send their children to the most dangerous places where they are most needed!
Over time, at least one-third of the officers and soldiers in the 293rd Regiment came in through various connections.
This also resulted in the 293rd Regiment being filled with an official style. Sometimes even the commander of the Regiment, Hase Ryo, would be concerned about the background of his subordinates when giving orders.
Ryo Hase is a veteran of the 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment. He rose from captain to captain step by step. He does not want the 293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment to continue like this.
Originally, Haseura Ryo thought that his wish would not come true, and he would most likely have to live in China in the future.
However, after the Battle of the Coral Sea, a sudden turn of events occurred: Yingjiang entered a strategic counter-offensive posture, and Haseli Ryo heard that heavy artillery troops would be transferred from China to the Pacific Islands for defense.
So why not go?
Haseriya was not a militant, and he did not want to die.
But he did not want to command a group of subordinates with background to fight timidly. He wanted to go around the Pacific Islands and use this excuse to "drive away" those subordinates in the army.
If you want to fight in the Pacific, it means that you have to end the battle in front of you as soon as possible, that is, bomb Yuncheng.
This is not a difficult task, it is just observation, calculation, and then firing the cannonball.
The problem was that there was not much ammunition, and Hase Ryo needed to use the limited ammunition to deal maximum damage. So Hase Ryo had never been as serious as he was today. He ran before and after, and as a regiment leader, he even calibrated the artillery himself.
After sorting out all the steps again, Haseli Ryo felt that there should be no problems in this answer. As soon as Okamura Neiji gave the order, he fired the artillery shells into Yuncheng batch by batch and blew up the enemy to pieces.
After relaxing, Haseli found that he had a splitting headache and a sore neck. He rubbed his temples with one hand and unbuttoned his military uniform with the other to rest for a while. However, at this moment, a strange roar came from the air...
Hase Ryo, who has been dealing with artillery fire for many years, immediately realized that something was wrong.
He immediately grabbed the binoculars and ran out of the bunker.
In fact, there was no need for a telescope at all, because before Haseori Ryo ran out of the bunker, there was a loud "boom" and a wave of air carrying sand and soil like a tide hit the cover. He was unprepared.
Hase Ryo turned over several somersaults and fell back to the bunker again.
This time, Haseori Ryo didn't dare to lift himself up. He hurriedly raised his torso with his limbs in the bunker like doing push-ups.
Then, I heard loud noises one after another. It was like an earthquake was happening outside. Wave after wave of energy was transmitted to the bunker. The sand above my head fell "swish" like rain, and the oil lamp "swish"
It fell down with a "snap" sound, and the surrounding area immediately fell into terrible darkness.