Chapter 1013 Open the bow without turning back the arrow
At the enemy headquarters in front of the garrison, Li Hao stood in front of the map, his eyes unblinking.
There are only a few minutes left before the attack. There is no turning back when the bow is fired. Once the battle begins, there is no point in regretting it.
Therefore, Li Hao must take into account all the problems that may arise after the attack begins, and remain unchanged in response to any changes.
"Captain, it's almost time..." Hong Linfeng reminded standing nearby.
"Are the artillery and offensive troops in place?" Li Hao asked, staring at the map without moving his eyes.
"Everything is in place and ready for battle." Hong Linfeng replied.
"The observation post reported that there was no movement by the Japanese and puppet troops in the city. They should not have noticed our actions tonight."
"Let's start!" Li Hao no longer hesitated.
"Start..." Hong Linfeng ordered the telephone operators next to him.
As soon as they finished speaking, these people shouted into the microphone in their hands: "Start attacking..."
"One round of test firing...fire..." the company commander shouted at the top of his voice from the heavy artillery position of the garrison in the south of the city.
As soon as he finished speaking, the six heavy cannons lined up in a row roared "Rumble...". The shells rushed out of the gun barrel wrapped in flames, flying into the night sky with a harsh scream, and flew to Lai a few kilometers away.
Source City.
It took almost ten seconds for the artillery shells to cross the Laiyuan city wall and hit the Japanese and puppet troops' garrison in the south of the city.
Balls of fire rose in the middle of the station, more than ten meters high, and were particularly dazzling.
The artillery observation post guarding the high ground outside the city saw it clearly and immediately shouted into the microphone: "The shell is hitting the target, keep firing..."
"Continue to fire, each gun will fire rapidly for five minutes, then extend the fire for two minutes, and finally reinforce the troops to attack Laiyuan City." The company commander who was waiting for news by the phone quickly ordered.
Of the six shells, three hit the training ground, creating three huge craters with a radius of five meters. Three hit the barracks area. At the moment of the explosion, the houses were blown down together. Some masonry and rubble hit the ground.
were blown up and flying everywhere in the sky.
The rising smoke and dust quickly spread to the surrounding area.
The little Japanese who was sleeping soundly in the barracks was buried in the ruins before he woke up from his dream. His life and death were unknown and he lost his combat effectiveness.
"Woooooooo..."
Alarms quickly sounded in the camp, and screams, curses, and orders...were all heard together.
Before the second round of shells flew over, there was already a kid rushing out with a rifle.
Because the incident was so sudden, many people didn't even wear military uniforms and rushed out with rifles and armed belts, not wanting to be buried in the barracks.
"What are you doing standing still? Leave the camp immediately, disperse into the street fighting fortifications, and seize the time..." shouted the squadron leader who rushed out together, nervous and anxious.
"Woooooooooooo...boom..."
The harsh sound of breaking through the air came from far and near, and the sound became louder and louder, directly interrupting the commander's order, and then exploded in the camp area.
A cannonball fell right near them.
In the violent explosion, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers were like paper toys, thrown high into the sky by the air waves, and they withstood the damage caused by the shock wave while flying.
After Tian Er Jian was smashed to the ground, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers had turned into corpses and fell motionless on the ground.
In addition to these dozen Japanese soldiers, five more barracks were blown up.
There were ten Japanese soldiers in each barracks, which meant that after only two rounds of shelling, the camp had already suffered more than a hundred casualties.
The Japanese brigade headquarters was not spared either. They were stared at by four heavy guns in a heavy artillery room.
The shells came down with a scream, and two houses were destroyed on the spot, more than a dozen guards were blown away, and some people were blown to pieces and no trace was left.
"Guards, go to the backyard immediately to protect the brigade leader from here. This place is being targeted by heavy artillery.
The brigade commander reacted quickly. He woke up as soon as the explosion sounded. He climbed out of bed, put on his military uniform and rushed out. He happened to bump into the guard captain who was rushing over.
"General, the brigade headquarters has been targeted by heavy artillery from the garrison. We must leave here immediately," the guard captain reported.
With a wave of his hand, he shouted to the guard behind him: "What are you doing standing still? Protect the brigade commander immediately and leave here.
Just as dozens of people rushed out of the backyard surrounded by the brigade leader, the screams sounded again, getting closer and louder.
"Rumble..."
There was an explosion, right in their ears, and one of the shells hit the room where the war room was.
The house was directly blown down, leaving a ring of broken walls around it.
In the war room, the soldiers, staff officers, and radio operators who had not yet had time to retreat...
Either they were blown to pieces, or they were blown away and hit heavily on the surrounding masonry and broken arms, losing their lives.
There was also a bomb that happened to land in the backyard, and four or five people were blown away along with the rising fireball and black smoke.
Although they were separated by a thick courtyard wall and the distance was not close, the aftertaste of the shells was gone here. The brigade commander still felt that his ears were buzzing from the shock wave, and it took him a long time to wash them off.
"General, the war room is finished, and all connections between the headquarters and surrounding garrisons have been cut off..." the deputy chief of staff hurried over and reported with a sad face.
The brigade commander was also frightened by the sudden shelling, but he did not lose his calm.
He ordered in a deep voice: "We continue to move and leave the headquarters."
"All the remaining people in the command center must be withdrawn as quickly as possible."
"When the telephone contact was interrupted, we sent communications troops to get in touch with the troops. From the sound of explosions, we should not be the only one in Laiyuan City to be shelled."
"Immediately set up a temporary headquarters next to the original headquarters. The communications unit will find a way to connect the blown telephone lines to the temporary headquarters, and then get in touch with the garrison troops from all directions."
"The observation post went directly to the roof, found the highest roof nearby, observed the surrounding situation with the naked eye, and figured out which parts of the city were being attacked, and how many heavy artillery the defense group had assembled to attack us."
"Also, order the city defense troops to strengthen their vigilance."
"No one can guarantee whether the garrison will use artillery to launch a direct attack on Laiyuan City tonight."
The little devils around the brigade leader are all the most elite, with strong combat effectiveness and rich combat experience.
As soon as the order was given, the subordinates who rushed over began to take action, like a war machine that had been launched.
"General, a fireball rose from the garrison camp south of the city, and they were also attacked by heavy artillery..." an observation post reported.
"Report to the general, the garrison camp in the east of the city was also bombarded..."
Soon, the news that all four infantry brigade stations were shelled reached the ears of the brigade commander.
Including the brigade headquarters, a total of five targets were attacked by heavy artillery at the same time, which was equivalent to the garrison using all the heavy artillery it could use.
"Bageya Road, this is definitely not an ordinary artillery strike, this is a conspiracy, an attack!" the brigade commander judged with a stern face.
Then he began to issue orders: "The city defense garrison has strengthened its vigilance, and all four infantry brigades have entered the street fighting fortifications. The garrison regiment has engaged in such a large formation. It must be more than a simple shelling."
