"Captain, 10 kilometers further ahead are the enemy's 5th and 6th divisions. They occupied a small high ground and built simple trenches and artillery positions. There is a tank company on the right side of the defensive position with 22 95 vehicles. Light tank.”
"There was a cavalry cordon around. The brothers from the sharp knife squad encountered a few. They were afraid of exposing their targets, so they didn't alert them."
The adjutant said to the commander of the artillery regiment.
"I remember they were all carrying mountain cannons, right?"
said the artillery regiment commander.
"The main force is the 75-meter mountain artillery, and there are also some heavy artillery, but because the speed is too slow, they are all behind."
the adjutant said.
"Move forward two kilometers and use the distance advantage of the artillery to kill them."
The artillery regiment commander's eyes were filled with light.
The truck guns in his hands mainly use the new 75mm gun which is improved based on the Japanese 75mm mountain gun.
The Japanese army's mountain artillery was mainly transported by mules and horses, so the weight of the artillery had to be controlled.
The easiest place to reduce weight in a gun is the barrel.
But after shortening the barrel, the range of the artillery will be reduced.
Therefore, the maximum range of the Japanese artillery is only six to seven kilometers.
However, the 75 guns of the Communist Army are all integrated into trucks.
In terms of weight, there is no need to worry about the physical strength of mules and horses like the Japanese army did, and they can be relaxed appropriately.
Therefore, when the Communist Army renovated the 75-gun, it enlarged the barrel and increased the range.
The mainstream maximum range of the Communist Army's 75-inch truck gun is about 10 kilometers.
If extreme operations such as adding propellant are used, the launch distance can be increased by two kilometers.
To put it simply, with the same caliber, the communist truck gun has a farther range than the Japanese army.
The commander of the artillery regiment wanted to stay outside the Japanese army's ultimate firing range and use artillery shells to smash the Japanese army's positions.
"Have all the ammunition trucks come up?"
the artillery commander asked.
"I came up here and brought three bases of ammunition, enough to blow these little devils into the sky."
the adjutant said.
"Let's raise the observation balloon."
The artillery commander said.
Although the research and development of the aircraft has not yet produced results, there is no problem with ordinary hot air balloons.
Although this thing is not effective in bombing, it is excellent for observing the enemy's situation and correcting the bombardment.
Especially if the enemy does not have aircraft and anti-aircraft weapons.
Simply invincible.
At this time, Hisao Tani and Seishiro Itagaki were inspecting the position.
"How is the construction progress of the position?"
Hisao Tani asked a supervising captain.
"Three trenches have been dug, machine guns and artillery have been deployed, and the tank company is ready to meet the 20th and 109th Divisions at any time and deal a devastating blow to the Communist forces pursuing behind them."
The captain said quickly.
"Xinxi, do your best and let everyone conserve their energy. After we have secured the 20th and 109th divisions, we will work together to retake the Yangtze River defense line and show those idiots what a first-class division is like."
Hisao Tani said.
However, at this moment, Itagaki Seishiro looked into the distance in confusion.
"what is that?"
Hisao Tani looked in the direction of Itagaki Seishiro's finger.
A gray-blue balloon was found floating in the sky.
If the weather hadn't been great, it wouldn't have been easy to spot.
"Balloon? Why are there balloons here?"
Hisao Tani seemed to have thought of something, and his expression suddenly changed.
As a senior general of the army, he studied many classic battle cases when he was in school.
The World War I, which was closest to them, was the focus of research.
He remembered that during World War I, the German army used a large number of hot-air balloons, whose main function was to help artillery correct their firing angles.
"There are balloons here. Could it be that..."
Hisao Tani thought of a terrible possibility.
"That's not right. How can there be artillerymen with such capabilities here? It shouldn't be."
Just when Hisao Tani was confused, a sharp whistling sound came from the horizon.
The cannonballs in the sky were like raindrops, rapidly dilating in his pupils.
"Shell attack! Get down quickly!"
Hisao Tani turned over and jumped into the nearest trench. He squatted down and covered his head with his hands.
Boom, boom!
A volley of shells exploded around the position.
Many soldiers did not have time to hide in the trenches and were beaten into pieces by the exploding shrapnel.
The body fell slumped to the ground.
"Quick, calculate the direction of the artillery shells, and the artillery will counterattack!"
The artillery squadron leader shouted loudly.
"calculating."
Several observers are looking for data with comparison tables.
"Nani?" When they saw the data, they had shocked looks on their faces.
"what happened?"
the artillery squadron leader asked.
"The enemy's position is too far away from us and we can't reach it."
The soldier said with a sad face.
"Baga, what are you talking about? It's obviously the sound of a mountain cannon. How could it be possible to fire a cannonball at a position beyond our shooting range? You pighead must have made a mistake in your calculations. Go back and recalculate immediately!"
The squadron leader roared angrily.
"Squadron Commander, my calculation is indeed correct. I have checked twice. The enemy is eight kilometers away!"
The soldier turned pale.
The squadron leader grabbed the comparison table and calculated it himself. The results were the same as those of the soldiers.
"Why didn't you fight back? Didn't you see that our team was being shelled?"
Hisao Tani didn't know when he was escorted to the rear of the position.
"Division commander, the enemy is beyond our shooting range, we can reach them."
The squadron leader said with a sad face.
"asshole,"
Hisao Tani cursed.
"I will take you up with my men, and be sure to kill the enemies. Otherwise, you will all commit seppuku and commit suicide!"
Hisao Tani drew his command sword.
"The whole army listens to my order, advance one kilometer and send the artillery up!"
"Give me the press!"
A group of Japanese soldiers raised their rifles, rushed out of the trenches, and rushed forward.
The artillerymen also began to push the mountain artillery forward.
Their actions were naturally seen clearly by the artillery observation post in the hot air balloon.
"The enemy's position has moved forward, and it seems that they want to bring us within their range."
The artillery observation post reported.
"It's quite a beautiful thought."
The commander of the artillery regiment had a sneer on his face.
"Inform the troops to retreat one kilometer and continue to attack the enemy along the way. Note that the main attack is on the enemy's infantry. Do not attack artillery for the time being. We must leave them some hope."
said the artillery regiment commander.
If you leave artillery to the enemy now, the enemy will have an illusion that they can defeat the enemy with artillery, and they will continue to increase their chips.
But if the artillery is knocked out, the enemy will most likely disperse and retreat after losing their illusions.
The number of their artillery regiments is limited and they cannot achieve total annihilation.
If these enemies are allowed to escape, and they want to deal with them again, they will not have such a good chance.
Therefore, they must leave as much room for the enemy's imagination as possible, and then take the opportunity to eliminate the enemy's vitality.
When the enemy wakes up from his dream, he will be completely destroyed.
