Floyd was completely unaware of the danger. He and his men slept for only three hours at night before continuing to march under the moonlight.
This regiment passed through the devastated ruins of Homnich, and behind it was another regiment of the 722nd Division advancing. Because it was a standard infantry regiment, it was also equipped with some artillery. There were ten Krupp Fk16na field guns, which
Exactly the same as those captured and used by Doronin.
Because the equipment was heavier, the progress of that group trip was not fast.
In order to join forces with his comrades as early as possible, Floyd marched very fast, and they had already left the people of the 722nd Division far behind. But the biggest disadvantage of this was that the soldiers were very tired, and because they were preparing to attack
After receiving the order, most of the soldiers were worried, "How can we get into the next battle without a good rest?"
The troops were still walking quickly, completely unaware that their every move was being watched by Soviet scouts.
The first platoon observed in the dense forest and reported the point to the position nine kilometers away. Its approximate location has been informed to Doronin.
"The enemy's position has changed again." Doronin marked another origin point on the spread map with a pencil in hand.
Then the artillery was ordered to immediately adjust the elevation and direction of each gun, but the order to fire was given by Yang Mingzhi.
There are five field guns in total, and each one is served by five artillerymen. Doronin's veterans are very good at playing with cannons, and the trained recruits also look very reliable. Doronin is responsible for all the complex mathematical calculations, and each gun position
Just adjust it according to the specific data.
The artilleryman worked hard to turn the muzzle, and then frantically turned the bolt to adjust the elevation.
Yang Mingzhi was observing every move of the artillery position and couldn't help but shook his head: "The artillery of this era is very bad. If there were fire control radars and satellite guidance, there would be no need for the soldiers to work so hard."
Yang Tao and Natasha were squatting around him with guns on their backs, and behind the girl were soldiers who stepped forward to prepare. He just said it in Chinese. Yang Tao didn't understand the meaning of these terms, but she could see clearly that the artillery was coming.
It was about to fire, so I subconsciously covered my ears.
Yang Mingzhi also turned his head sharply and couldn't help laughing when he saw his wife's actions. "You two, cover your ears quickly. The sound of artillery is louder than the sound of gunfire!"
Zhuyuan has finished adjusting, and Doronin personally holds a small red flag, which is the order flag to open fire.
He then reported to Yang Mingzhi via the radio.
"Sir, the artillery is ready. Please give instructions."
Doronin spoke in a decent manner, Yang Mingzhi grabbed the microphone and ordered: "Permission to bombard!"
Got the order! The order flag suddenly fell, and Yang Mingzhi immediately covered his ears.
He and others were watching from a hundred meters away, because the shock of the artillery fire was very powerful. This kind of war king had a rough temper. They fired almost at the same time, and a huge flame suddenly appeared at the muzzle. This kind of artillery was equipped with a retractor.
The weapon was controlled, gunpowder gas spurted out from three directions, a cannonball flew out at a speed of 600 meters per second, and it began to move in a parabolic motion.
At the same time, the gun barrel suddenly retracted, the artilleryman immediately opened the escape bolt, and the smoking shell casing fell out.
The sound of cannons frightened the birds in the forest, and also woke up the hibernating Hoffmann's troops. These sleeping guys were simply uncomfortable. They knew exactly what they heard, and immediately prepared their weapons, as if they were about to
To go to war.
The sound of cannons echoed in the forest, and twenty seconds later the explosion came!
The Floyd Regiment was marching step by step. When the sound of cannons was heard, many people stopped. Just when everyone was still confused, there was a violent explosion to the east of the entire team. The dust was kicked up and the explosion
The hot wind blew into the faces of the soldiers in line.
"It's an attack! Everyone take cover!" Floyd ordered, and the soldiers of the entire regiment fell to the ground. Even Floyd was the same. Although he didn't know where the shell came from, it must have been from Ben
Came by myself.
The best way to avoid artillery fire in the wilderness is to lie down on the ground, and then cross yourself desperately on the chest, hoping that God will bless you as the lucky one who will not be killed by artillery fire.
The first platoon in ambush in the forest found that the artillery fire had missed, and immediately reported to the position, "Shorten the distance by one hundred meters, and adjust the angle to the east by fifty meters." The scout's words were very vague, and Doronin quickly calculated.
New adjustment data.
"I didn't expect that the first salvo of the test artillery almost hit the enemy's column!" He immediately ordered Zhu Yuan to adjust.
The artillerymen loaded the second shell as quickly as possible. According to the new order, the artillerymen made slight adjustments to the elevation angle. The majority of the artillerymen were extremely confident now. They almost won the prize during the test. Wouldn't it be nice to do it again now?
"Each gun has five rapid fires! Fire!"
Doronin gave an order, and artillery fire was fired again. One shell was fired, and the artillery immediately began to load the second one. Six shots were fired in a very short time, which placed great demands on the load of the gun barrel. Doronin estimated that
After this, either the enemy will be blown to pieces, or most of their survivors will hide in the forest, so the artillery fire will be of little significance.
After firing the six-gun barrel, it must be very hot, and then let it cool down slowly.
Therefore, in Yang Mingzhi's ears, there was completely rumbling artillery fire, and the artillery shells after correcting their trajectory flew towards the target one after another.
While correcting the elevation of the artillery, Floyd's soldiers lay on the ground. After dozens of seconds passed without another round of artillery shells flying over, they gradually dropped their vigilance and stood up one after another.
"Maybe this is a random fight by the enemy? But why do they have cannons?" Not caring about so many, Floyd ordered the troops to reorganize their queues. Just when almost everyone stood up, a very sharp sound came from the sky.
Whistling sound.
"It's a cannonball! Get down!" After shouting, Floyd, who had just stood up, crawled to the ground again.
This time, it was serious. The artillery simply hit the crowd, causing huge damage immediately.
Logically speaking, the 75mm field artillery is not very powerful, but these shells are very accurate. The accuracy of these artillery made by Krupp is very high, and the person who captured them was Doronin, who has specialized in artillery for ten years.
The veteran artilleryman is still very good at mathematics, and the soldiers of the reconnaissance company are close to the enemy's precise reporting points.
A total of twenty shells hit Floyd.
The distance of nine kilometers was about to reach the limit of artillery, and the impact point of the artillery shells was also spread out. This resulted in a very good effect-almost covering the entire dispersed formation of the German army.
The first platoon of the reconnaissance company was overjoyed. The platoon leader immediately shouted into the microphone: "Well done, the enemy has been blown up to the sky!" Then he raised the headset, and Doronin and Yang Mingzhi, nine kilometers away, heard the message.
of explosions.
The shock wave and Arrancar swept through the crowd, and the people lying near the center of the explosion were also blown away by the air wave. The pressure of the powerful shock wave directly broke the human bones, and those soldiers were bleeding from all their orifices.
Floyd knew that lying down was the safest, but he helplessly watched his soldiers dying. The instinct to escape drove him to stand up, but he was blown down by the air wave.
He was not dead, but fell into a coma. But when the deputy commander Kubrit saw the leader falling, he subconsciously thought that the leader had been sacrificed. (To be continued.) 8