Chapter 1416 Don't want to repeat the same mistakes
"Report to the battalion commander, the No. 1 gun is ready for test firing!" a gun commander shouted from a distance.
"Test firing a shell, fire immediately..." Yuan Qingfeng ordered calmly.
As soon as the gunner waved the signal flag in his hand, the dull sound of artillery fire rang out.
The hundred-colored smoke ejected from the muzzle instantly enveloped the entire gun emplacement, filling the air with gunpowder smoke.
Four kilometers away, the artillery shell screamed and hit the ground, causing an earth-shaking explosion.
The impact point of the bullet was at least two hundred meters away from the Japanese artillery position, and it still shocked the gunners inside.
They are the people who are most familiar with artillery. They know the caliber and power of artillery by listening to the sound.
Many people were so frightened that they trembled all over and lay on the ground subconsciously. Then they looked at the commander, waiting for him to give the order to move.
The commander looked at his superior, also waiting for orders.
They all knew that the shells just fired were just test firings.
In three minutes at most, more shells will definitely hit.
If the opponent only has a few artillery pieces, everyone will still have a chance to move by taking advantage of the gaps in the shelling.
If the opponent is equipped with more than ten heavy artillery pieces, an area the size of a football field will be covered by artillery fire when one round of shells hits it, leaving you with nowhere to run.
The best way is to move now, before the opponent has modified the new shooters, leave here quickly, and run as far away as possible.
Disappointingly, several artillery squadron commanders did not make a prompt decision, but waited for orders with hesitant faces.
The last round of attacking the Imperial Army failed miserably. The result of the defeat analyzed after the war was: if the artillery had been a little more determined and less focused on preserving their strength, they would have killed one of the Eighth Route Army's artillery units a few minutes before the defeat and freed up some artillery pieces.
To support the attacking troops, everyone has broken through the Chentouling defense line.
But there are not so many ifs in the world.
In this round of attack, in addition to learning from the experience and lessons of the previous round of attack, everyone dispersed the artillery to reduce losses in the artillery battle. The biggest change was that they fought more resolutely than before.
Now is the critical moment of the second round of attack. If the artillery loses control, it will abandon the infantry and move positions in order to protect itself.
The offensive troops will be completely exposed to the firepower of the Eighth Route Army and suffer heavy losses.
Maybe the second round of the offensive, which the chief of staff had high hopes for, would fail.
Even if everyone saves the artillery personnel and equipment because of this, it will still be the main culprit for the defeat.
If the chief of staff is ruthless enough, he can send several artillery squadron commanders to military courts.
In order to avoid this situation from happening, no matter how much they wanted to retreat, they did not dare to make the decision without permission. They reported to the superiors as soon as possible and only dared to move after receiving orders from the chief of staff.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, fighter opportunities are fleeting, and opportunities to save one's life are no exception.
At the heavy artillery battalion position, after the test shells were fired, battalion commander Yuan Qingfeng stood by the radio station and waited for news.
Two minutes later, there was finally movement on the radio station. After another half a minute, the operator put down his earphones and started reporting excitedly.
"Battal Commander, the observer has sent over the corrected shooting personnel."
While reporting, he handed the two sets of data he had just translated to Yuan Qingfeng.
Yuan Qingfeng took it, glanced at it, and handed it to the deputy battalion commander, giving a serious order: "Re-set all the artillery pieces. Each gun will fire five rounds rapidly. After the firing is completed, the artillery fire will be extended. Each gun will fire another fifteen rounds."
, then end the shelling and move positions."
The artillery position immediately became busy, and the company platoon commander shouted at the top of his lungs for new gunners.
The gunner turns the joystick to adjust the gun.
"The No. 1 gun is ready!"
"The No. 2 gun is ready..."
"The first company is ready and ready to fire at any time!"
Various reports began to echo in the artillery position. When all artillery preparations were completed, the deputy battalion commander decisively ordered. "Everyone fire!"
"Woooooooo..."
Sixteen shells flew towards the Japanese soldiers together.
As soon as the piercing scream reached the artillery position, the gunners inside panicked.
Artillerymen are cultured and thoughtful, and are least likely to be poisoned by the spirit of Bushido.
Compared with ordinary infantry, they are very afraid of death.
Facing the coming death storm, many people forgot all about military discipline, dropped their artillery and rushed to where they could hide people. Their reaction speed was definitely faster than ever.
The screams were so dense that not even ten cannonballs could make such a loud noise.
So many artillery shells hit the artillery position at the same time, and they were all heavy artillery shells.
As you can imagine, the surrounding area of two to three hundred meters will be shrouded in artillery fire.
In this case, it is definitely too late to run.
No matter how fast it is, it can't compare to the flying speed of a cannonball.
What's more important is that if you don't lie down when the shell explodes, you will be killed by the shock wave even thirty or forty meters away from the shell due to the large force-bearing surface.
Only by lying on the ground, keeping your body as far away from the ground as possible, and opening your mouth can you minimize the threat posed by the shock wave.
If the cannonball is a little further away, you will have a chance to survive.
"Rumble..."
The shell exploded, and the nearest gunners were instantly torn into pieces.
The soldiers and equipment a little further away were like paper toys, flying into the sky together with the splashing firelight in the face of the powerful air waves and shock waves.
The Japanese chief of staff was more than 400 meters away from the artillery position and was temporarily safe, but was stunned by the sudden artillery fire.
He received the artillery's request to move its position. Although his subordinates assured him that the shells that had just exploded were heavy artillery shells, the chief of staff did not believe it.
The Eighth Route Army in Datong was rarely equipped with even mountain artillery. How could it possibly have heavy artillery?
At that moment, a very bold idea came to the chief of staff's mind: "What exploded just now was not a heavy artillery shell at all, but a bluff conspiracy by the Eighth Route Army to block itself."
Besides, the second round of attack has reached a critical moment. If the artillery stops firing in order to shift positions, this round of attack is likely to repeat the mistakes of the first round of attack and end in a disastrous defeat.
The troops have been delayed here for more than half an hour. If the second round of attack fails, they will have to stay here for another half hour.
By the time the troops tried their best to reach the Eighth Route Army's hiding place, they had long since disappeared.
After much deliberation, the chief of staff decided not to move the artillery units for the time being and to continue covering the infantry attack.
Surprisingly, the Eighth Route Army not only had heavy artillery, but also a heavy artillery group.
Just one round of artillery bombardment filled the artillery position with smoke.
If something happens to the artillery here, we won't even be able to rush past Chen Touling, let alone find the main force of the Eighth Route Army for a decisive battle.
The chief of staff became anxious and quickly ordered: "Quickly give orders to several artillery squadron leaders to disperse and move the troops."
"The attacking troops will retreat immediately. Without artillery cover, they will definitely not be able to reach Chentouling. There is no point in continuing the attack."
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