The soldiers stopped shooting, and other soldiers who were ready immediately came up to catch up. Such a rapid bombardment put a lot of pressure on the soldiers.
In the artillery company, only a few soldiers had conducted live-fire firing. This shelling of the Japanese artillery position was the first time for most of the soldiers to fire live ammunition. During this period, some soldiers also made mistakes, but Liu Gen, the company commander,
Now, there haven't been any problems.
Replacement of a new group of soldiers to control infantry artillery, this battle, in Liu Gen's view, is a good opportunity to experience the artillery company. Liu Gen will also try his best to let every soldier in the artillery company control the infantry cannon for live firing
At the opportunity, the replacement soldiers were ready. During this period of time, Liu Gen also asked the soldiers to adjust the angle required for the artillery attack.
"Boom" a cannonball suddenly landed less than 200 meters away from the hillside, still some distance away from the artillery battery.
Liu Gen's face changed drastically. He found that he had overlooked one thing, that is, the Japanese brigade was also equipped with Type 97 81m mortars. Quickly stepping forward, Liu Gen led the soldiers to quickly adjust the angle of the bombardment.
After Liu Gen used his ranging skills, he roughly knew the area where the Japanese mortars were located.
"Rapid fire two rounds!" Liu Gen said in a deep voice.
The soldiers reloaded quickly, the artillery ejected from the chamber, and crashed towards the location of the Japs. At the same time, the two 81mm mortars located in the original position of the first battalion also adjusted their angles and crashed towards the location of the artillery company.
Come on. The shells just now were just a test firing by the Japanese.
The artillery battery continued the artillery bombardment for five minutes, and after the Japanese reacted, they calculated the general area where the artillery battery was located. The test firing just now was the Japanese adjusting the corresponding angle to ensure that the artillery battery could be hit.
"Boom" "Boom"
Two mortar shells fell, landing less than fifty meters away from the artillery company. Liu Gen ordered the soldiers who did not control the infantry cannon to disperse. He came to an infantry cannon and personally controlled the infantry cannon to fire.
The firing range of the Japanese Type 92 81mm artillery cannon is almost the same as the firing range of the artillery battery's Type 92 infantry gun. The Japanese artillery has undergone specialized training, making the artillery battery dangerous.
Liu Gen's face turned ugly. He used his range-finding skills again and made quick calculations in his mind. Three seconds later, Liu Gen adjusted the angle of the infantry gun he controlled. He loaded and fired, and the shells were directed at the Japanese's two 81mm mortars.
Fly away.
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
The Japanese mortars were constantly bombarding, and the rate of fire was very fast. Liu Gen knew clearly that the rate of fire of the 81mm mortar in the hands of the Japanese was much faster than the Type 92 infantry gun. Several shells fell on the artillery battery again.
Around them, the nearest one landed less than ten meters away from the artillery battery. Several soldiers were injured by shrapnel, and blood poured out quickly from the wounds.
Liu Gen was not affected. He ordered the soldiers who controlled the infantry cannon to adjust the angle and then continued to control the infantry cannon to fire. Liu Gen originally wanted to control the infantry cannon to provide artillery support to the first battalion, but now he may have the will but no strength.
You need to use the remaining shells to kill the two 81mm mortars of the Japanese.
In the original position of the first battalion, the high-explosive bombs fell suddenly not far from the two 81mm mortars, causing the Japs controlling the mortars to slow down. The Japs who were close to the high-explosive bombs were directly
He was blown up into the sky, with blood and flesh splattering everywhere.
The Japanese artillerymen had a good psychological quality. They did not stop the bombardment and soon launched the bombardment again. The shellings made the Japanese artillery more and more sure of the area where the artillery company was located. However, they did not have Liu Gen's range-finding skills, so they could only
Find a rough angle to shoot from.
Just after another round of shooting, the high-explosive bomb belonging to the Type 92 infantry gun suddenly landed less than ten meters away from the two 81mm mortars, and the Japanese manipulating the two 81mm mortars were immediately blown away.
, the mortar shell placed aside was also scratched by fragments of the high-explosive bomb and exploded.
"idiot!"
The Japs' artillerymen noticed this, and before he could get down in time, the mortar shells exploded, and the scattered shrapnel left wounds on the Japs who were close. The shrapnel entered the Japs' body, and many of them
The Japanese fell to the ground and groaned in pain.
At this time, in the artillery battery, Liu Gen's face was not good-looking. Even though the Japanese only found a rough angle and locked the general area where the artillery battery was located, a shell still landed on a Type 92 infantry gun.
Next to it, the five soldiers manning the infantry cannon were unable to withstand the power of the mortar shells, and the Type 92 infantry cannon was also directly destroyed.
It was also when Liu Gen arranged the infantry cannon that he dispersed the three Type 92 infantry cannons and did not gather them together. Otherwise, one Japanese artillery shell might destroy the three infantry cannons, and the soldiers controlling the infantry cannons would also be destroyed.
They will all die.
"Keep on fucking! Damn it! Shoot out all the remaining shells!" Liu Gen shouted loudly. The sacrifice of the artillery company soldiers made Liu Gen extremely angry. He still wanted to wait for the soldiers to grow up.
!
The soldiers who controlled the infantry cannon in the artillery company were speechless. All their anger turned into strength. How could the soldiers not be angry when they saw the comrades who had been with them day and night dying? After clearing the infantry cannon as quickly as possible, the artillery company was left with nothing.
The two infantry guns under the gun roared again and crashed towards the area where the Japanese 81mm mortars were located.
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
High-explosive bombs exploded in the original position of the first battalion. The scattered shrapnel killed the Japanese who had not had time to escape! The Japanese squadron leader was hiding in the trench. He was extremely aggrieved. When would it be the Eighth Route Army's turn to bombard?
Suppressed them?
"Baga! Baga! Inform the rear and request fire support! Request aviation support!" The squadron leader issued an order. He wanted to let these Tubal Road hiding in the mountains know how powerful the Imperial Japanese Army is!
"boom"
A high-explosive bomb exploded behind the squadron leader, flipping the squadron leader to the ground, and blood gushed out from his mouth. The squadron leader who had been shouting just now was directly killed by the high-explosive bomb! And in
After the death of the squadron leader, no more artillery shells came. That was the last artillery shell of the artillery company.
"Collect the remains of our comrades! Retreat!" After all the artillery shells were fired, Liu Gen immediately gave the order! The artillery company needs to move quickly!
Some soldiers pushed the Type 92 infantry gun and retreated first, while Liu Gen led other soldiers to cover behind. Only the traces of shelling left on the spot can prove that an artillery battle once took place here. When the small troops sent by the Japanese were
When we got here, the artillery company had successfully retreated, and no trace of the artillery company could be found.
Along the way, the soldiers of the artillery company did not say anything and moved forward in silence. The death of their comrades had a great impact on them.