Chapter 1010 Not the most poisonous, only more poisonous
In fact, mountain artillery is not a special type of artillery, it is a small-caliber light howitzer, and it is the kind that can be detached and camel into the mountain. Even though it is only 75 caliber and the shell only weighs 6.5 kilograms, it is definitely not small, especially in the artillery battalion.
What was fired was a high-explosive bomb specifically designed to kill personnel.
The killing radius reached a terrifying 20 meters or more.
Ordinary people have no idea about this and think it is only 20 meters. However, as long as you know a little bit about mathematics, you will know the relationship between area and radius. This 20-meter killing radius actually represents a killing range of nearly a thousand square meters.
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The scary thing about cannonballs is that, in addition to the terrifying air waves that can lift people into the sky, there are also shell fragments flying everywhere that can tear people into pieces. Even the sand and gravel on the ground are accelerated by the explosive power of the explosion.
, can also become a murder weapon.
Of the six shells, except for two that hit the mountain 20 meters below the top of the mountain and exploded, the other four all hit the top of the mountain. Nearly half of the 9,000-square-meter area on the top of the mountain was covered with horrific damage from the shells.
What's even more frightening is that Jiuguan is a stone mountain, and the stone fragments blown up by the cannonballs are scattered everywhere, which is much more than the number of cannonball fragments themselves.
To avoid the crazy shrapnel and air waves of these shells, trenches were the only option for the Japanese troops on the top of the mountain.
However, the nearly 1.7-meter-deep trench originally dug by the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment through blasting seemed to be slightly shallow at this time, not to mention that it took them two hours to fill it up to more than 70 centimeters with sand.
.But can a small trench of more than 90 centimeters really be effective in preventing artillery?
The answer is, it still can.
Even the people hiding inside were almost scared out of their wits.
Except for a few unlucky ones who were blown into pieces by artillery shells because they were too close and were flying around, most of the rest of the Japanese troops escaped the madness of these four artillery shells. That is, the manic air waves passed by and they stayed in the trenches.
When they touched the little buttocks of the Japanese soldiers, they felt that their buttocks were cold.
Hopefully, the Chinese who have artillery will not have many shells. The Japanese soldiers lying in the trenches can't wait to imitate the Western priests and make the sign of the cross on their chests. If they can't do it like the Chinese, they can put their hands together and expect the Buddha to appear in the west.
As for Amaterasu, go to hell! This guy is not a good god if he lets 200 of us get bombed here.
To be honest, the Japanese soldiers who were praying and their Excellency Lieutenant Colonel Okazaki Shoichi, whose face was as pale as paper at the foot of the mountain, did not think so.
When the fireworks from the four cannonballs exploded on the top of the mountain, the cavalry captain, who had just raised his lips slightly and pretended to be unstoppable, went dark. If the soldiers around him hadn't held him up, he would have definitely grabbed the ground with his head.
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By this time, if he still doesn't understand that he has been deceived by the Chinese, then he is really a pig. Two squadrons plus a squad, a total of more than 200 people, accounting for half of the entire cavalry regiment.
In this way, the Chinese deceived them to reach the top of the mountain, and then bombarded them with artillery.
What will be the consequences?
I'm afraid, the Japanese Lieutenant Colonel used his own penis, which is very short, to do whatever he can think of.
"Baga, order the real first lieutenant and the young captain to leave the battlefield quickly." He didn't even have time to regret it at this moment. At the first moment, he quickly ordered the four teams that were feinting on both sides to withdraw quickly and move closer to him. The Chinese were extremely insidious.
During the bombardment, he seemed to have seen a larger conspiracy of the Chinese.
Compared with this thought that chilled his heart, half of the main force of the regiment on the mountain seemed not that important. He would be sent back after losing his troops. He might be punished and slapped by the division commander, but he was a living person.
To enjoy the rights, he must first return alive.
Otherwise... Okazaki suddenly remembered the dozen colleagues he saw hanging to dry like dried salted fish more than an hour ago...
A sudden urge to urinate came over me quietly.
Unfortunately, attacking is easy, but retreating is also a technical task.
To retreat, you have to retreat slowly and alternately with fire cover. The only result of handing your back to the enemy is death. No matter how fast you run, can you outrun bullets?
What's more, the number of bullets suddenly increased by at least three times.
While the artillery shells were still flying in the sky, Commander Ye, who had been looking solemn at the front line, finally showed a hint of joy on his face. He slammed his hand on the ground and said, "Command the front line to fire with all your strength and leave the little one behind at all costs."
Japs, mortars, fire for me, kill the little Japs’ heavy machine guns and then shoot off their grenades for me.”
Almost as soon as the order was issued, the four mortars equipped by the 772nd Regiment began shelling the Japanese heavy machine guns 600 meters away. The artillerymen ambushing the artillery positions behind the ridge had already attacked the arrogant Japanese soldiers on the left and right flanks.
The two heavy machine guns had been measuring the firing range for nearly an hour.
Even if you can't kill him with one shot, then use a few more shots. At this time, the heavier the machine gun, the more useless it is. There is nothing that cannot be solved by artillery shells.
At the same time, the two Maxim heavy machine guns that were still hidden on the left and right flanks started roaring wildly.
Compared with the Maxim heavy machine guns, which have perfect bunkers, are condescending and have a higher rate of fire, the four Japanese light machine guns equipped on both wings have a rate of fire of only 400 rounds per minute and a magazine capacity of only 20 rounds per minute. They need to be fired upwards.
What a scumbag.
In an instant, the situation of suppressing firepower from both sides was reversed.
Seeing that the Japanese heavy machine gun misfired and the light machine gun was suppressed, Hanyang Zaike, who was on the front line with a hundred guns, became much bolder. He tried his best to lie down lower and aimed at the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the rocks at the foot of the mountain.
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There are more than a hundred Hanyang-made rifles that can shoot with accuracy that is not inferior to the Japanese army, plus four light machine guns. Although it does not mean how much damage it can do to the suppressed little Japanese, it is impossible to leave the bunker and run back.
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Including several grenadiers who were extremely arrogant before, they are now hiding behind rocks and not daring to show their faces easily. However, there are at least two light machine guns staring at them and firing in the direction where they are hiding as a reminder.
As long as they dare to show their bodies, they will sweep you away.
With their own firepower completely suppressed, those old Japanese who were skilled at playing with grenade launchers only dared to hide behind rocks and estimate their shots. However, the accuracy was far worse than before.
Okazaki Shoichi almost vomited blood.
Of course, it wasn't because the two wings were pinned down and he couldn't retreat. What made him vomit blood was that the Chinese were really vicious.
In addition to mountain artillery, there are also mortars.
Four consecutive mortar bombs exploded within fifteen meters of the two heavy machine guns, causing several shooters to lie down on the spot to take cover. At the same time, more than eight mortar bombs flew from behind the main Jiuguan position.
It landed directly on the four heavy machine gun positions beneath Jiuguan, who was still in a daze.
The violent explosion directly blew two heavy machine guns into pieces, and also blew six shooters and ammunition handlers into the sky.
However, compared to the six terrifying fireworks that bloomed again on the mountain, what made Lieutenant Colonel Okazaki Shoichi feel cold and desperate was that his guess was right.
Although he didn't expect his prediction to be that accurate.
A few miles away behind him, there was the sound of gunfire that made him extremely desperate.
The Chinese actually sent troops to block his retreat.
Although there were 100 imperial warriors in the position three miles behind him who he once thought could withstand two Chinese battalions, but at this time, he no longer had any illusions.
The Chinese artillery on the opposite side was much more than he imagined. Even if the mountain artillery with a range of up to 7,000 meters did not extend the bombardment, just the few large-caliber mortars that had been exposed on the Chinese position here would have already destroyed our position.
It's within range.
The captain of the Japanese Cavalry Regiment, who had extremely rich combat experience, had already judged through the explosion effect of the Chinese mortar shells that it was the 82-caliber mortar with the most equipment in the Chinese army. The range of that thing was as high as 2,500 meters.
How could the temporarily set up field fortifications be able to withstand the bombing of such large-caliber mortars? Moreover, there was not a single heavy machine gun on the Asada Unzan side. The only ones left for them were 6 light machine guns and
6 grenade launchers.
Can they really withstand the insidious and crazy Chinese attack and persist until the arrival of the infantry regiment? Okazaki Shoichi simply dare not have such an illusion.
Compared to the extreme despair of their supreme commander at the foot of the mountain, Endo Funa and the 200 Imperial warriors under his command on the top of Jiuguan Mountain may be even more desperate.
At any rate, Okazaki Shoichi still had a chance to stand there frozen, with despair tumbling in his mind. However, their minds went blank under the violent explosion of the shells.
Just ten seconds later, six more shells exploded on the top of the mountain. This time, there were six solid shells. The entire top of the mountain was covered by air waves.
Trenches have never been the best place to avoid shelling. Otherwise, do we have to use wool to protect the shell holes? Although that was already the best place the Japanese army could find.
Once a shell explodes in the trench, not only the people in that section of ten meters will be unlucky, but also the crazy air waves will rush along both ends of the trench, which is the most terrifying thing.
At this time, hiding in the individual gun-proof holes dug in the trenches is the most reliable option.
Unfortunately, all the anti-gun holes had been filled in with sand by Chinese soldiers. They could only lie down in the shallow trenches and hope that their luck would not be so bad.
However, there was not only a chance that artillery shells would fall there, but the Bofors Mountain Cannon was also accurate enough. As a result, it aimed at our own trenches and fired hard. At least one shell fell into the trenches in every round.
The dozens of rounds of live ammunition fired by each artillery squad of the Independent Regiment Artillery Battalion every year are not for nothing, and the artillery results are definitely excellent.