The commander of the Japanese artillery is a captain, a low-level officer who climbed up step by step in the war, and has very rich combat experience!
The moment the first round of test-firing shells hit me, my face turned pale!
He shouted out loud: "Baga, the enemy retains its strength. They have at least one artillery brigade on standby and are not moving!"
"We have been targeted by them. The troops must be moved immediately, otherwise everyone will be blown to pieces!"
Two squadrons of mountain artillery were engaged in a bombardment with at least one of the opponent's mountain artillery groups. Even a fool could guess the result, let alone the professional gunners and officers under his command!
The moment the order was issued, more than a hundred Japanese soldiers panicked!
A group of about ten people pushed the mountain cannon out of the emplacement, and then prepared to move!
Their response speed is very fast, but the response speed of the artillery battalion of the garrison regiment is even faster!
After fine-tuning, the eighteen mountain cannons roared again in less than twenty seconds!
"Woooooooo..."
The screams quickly reached the ears of the Japanese captain!
His already pale face turned even paler. He threw away the guards guarding him and threw himself on the ground, shouting uncontrollably!
"Shell attack... lie down!"
"The shells are flying towards us..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Before he finished speaking, an explosion rang in his ears, hot air waves began to sweep over his back like a storm, and screams also sounded around him!
It lasted for a full five seconds before the explosion stopped!
The captain quickly got up from the ground and ran away from the artillery position!
The one attacking me was a mountain cannon, and its shooting speed was at least twice as slow as that of a mortar! No matter how powerful the gunner was, there would be ten seconds between two rounds of shelling!
The captain knew this very well and had already calculated it!
The shelling lasted for five seconds just now, which means that the second round of shells will hit you one after another in five seconds at most!
As long as you can seize these five seconds and rush out of the bombardment area, you can avoid the next round of artillery fire and survive!
It's a good idea, but he ignored one problem!
He is the commander, he has no worries, he can stand up and run!
But not the subordinates behind you!
Artillery is what keeps them alive on the battlefield. Without artillery, they cannot be called artillery!
Even if you have to run away or retreat, you must take the artillery with you!
Unless the captain gives a direct order to abandon the artillery, no one will dare to escape alone and bear the charge of a deserter!
Mountain artillery and infantry artillery are not mortars. They are too heavy and can only be pushed!
Coupled with the fact that a large number of craters have just been blasted out of the ground, it will be even more difficult to take them away from the battlefield!
"Woooooooo..."
Just after walking less than ten meters, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky came over!
"Get down..."
Faced with the threat of death, the Japanese gunners had to stop, lie on the ground with their heads in their hands, and wait for the shelling to end before moving!
This time the bombardment was uninterrupted!
Because the gunners have different shooting speeds, when someone starts to fire the third cannonball, someone only fires the second cannonball!
There are a total of eighteen mountain cannons, which directly gives the Japanese the feeling of being attacked by a group of artillery guns, with shells flying continuously towards them!
The violent explosions kept ringing in their ears!
Hot air waves hit one after another, bullets were flying everywhere above the head, and soldiers were constantly being hit!
A total of twelve mountain guns and infantry guns were not spared!
Those who were directly hit by artillery shells were blown to pieces on the spot!
The artillery shell hit the side, and the artillery was not spared. It was blown over directly and hit the ground heavily. As for whether it can still be used, only God knows!
After more than a minute, the shelling stopped!
The captain who luckily escaped collapsed on the ground on the spot, his face was very pale and there was no blood at all!
The artillery position in front of us can definitely be described as tragic!
There were corpses everywhere, the wounded were screaming in agony, and there were only a few soldiers who could still move at a glance!
Dozens of bomb craters are scattered in the middle, and there are several artillerymen lying around each crater!
Twelve mountain cannons and infantry cannons, not one of them is standing!
Two doors were directly blown into parts, with no prototypes visible!
Two gun barrels were bent and completely scrapped!
The rest fell to the ground. Only by checking will you know whether it can still be used!
But being able to blow up the mountain cannon directly means that the cannonball exploded right next to him!
Powerful shock waves and shell fragments will 80% cause damage to the artillery!
"It's over, the artillery is over!" This was the first thing the captain said after he opened his mouth!
Then he ordered with a look of despair: "Immediately organize nearby security forces and gunners who can still move to treat the wounded!"
"Also, report our damage to the headquarters!"
After saying that, the captain stood up with force, like an old man whose life was about to come to an end, and staggered towards a nearby barracks!
The Japanese garrison headquarters, Colonel Aoki, also heard the explosion coming from the city. His nerves that had just relaxed became tense again, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat. He immediately sent people out to investigate the situation!
"Jingle Bell!"
Before the people sent out came back, the phone rang!
The staff officer picked up the phone and listened for less than half a minute before his face slowly turned pale. After putting down the phone, he reported nervously: "Sir, the artillery position reported that they were retaliated by at least one artillery brigade of the garrison regiment!"
"The troops suffered heavy casualties, and only three of the twelve artillery pieces were available!"
"Also, the artillery commander Captain Hanada just committed suicide by caesarean section to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Nani?" Colonel Aoki was so frightened that he almost lost his balance and fell to the ground!
He asked anxiously: "What did you just say? Say it again!"
"Hi!"
The staff officer gritted his teeth and repeated what he just said!
"Kang Dang Dang..."
Colonel Aoki became furious at that time. He threw everything on the table to the ground with a flick of his hand and cursed loudly!
"There are no artillerymen on Bageya Road. What's the use of asking him to commit suicide and apologize!"
"He is just a coward and a stupid pig. He was beaten by the enemy within five minutes of firing!"
"When did the Imperial Japanese Army become so cowardly that it was suppressed and defeated by the Chinese army and the poorly equipped Eighth Route Army!"
"Immediately tell the front-line combat troops that our artillery is finished. All troops must defend their positions! Without my order, no one can take a step back, otherwise military law will be imposed!"
"Also, although we no longer have artillery, we still have aircraft!"
"Tell the front-line troops that as long as we hold on until dawn, the aviation reinforcements will arrive on the battlefield! Even if the garrison uses their secret weapons by then, they will only be bombed and wiped out by us outside the city!"
"I will send a telegram to the military headquarters now to request aircraft reinforcements!"