The Japanese army was marching rapidly on land, and their surface ships also appeared on Poyang Lake.
"Yeah~ Yeah~"
There was a sound of steel rubbing together, like a steel door rubbed without butter, making a very unpleasant sound.
This is the buzzing sound made by the Japanese naval guns raising their heads.
The huge and hollow muzzle was aimed at Gutang Town on the river bank, and in a flash, "Boom!!!"
A huge artillery shell spun out from the muzzle, drew an arc in the air, and then hit the national army's position hard.
"boom!!!"
The soil was flying and the sound of cannons was deafening.
With the firing of this naval gun shell, the Japanese artillery fire began to intensively bombard Gutang Town.
Under this horrific bombing, the Nationalist officers and soldiers on the position began to hide one after another. Occasionally, the wailing sounds of a few officers and soldiers whose legs were accidentally blown off were also completely silenced by the overwhelming sound of explosions. covered.
"Regiment seat! The artillery fire ahead is so fierce, should we request artillery support?" A combat staff officer panted and ran to the commander of the 66th Regiment, Chen Jianzhong, to report.
I saw Chen Jianzhong's face sinking like water. After thinking for a while, he said: "The enemy's artillery fire is so fierce. Our army's artillery force is small. Just now, the friendly artillery force has given our regiment such great help. If the friendly artillery force is The firepower is exposed. But it’s really not good.”
"But, Tuan Zuo! Do we really want to risk the lives of our brothers to withstand the Japanese artillery fire?!" The combat staff seemed to be unable to believe his ears. Tuan Zuo, who usually loves his brothers so much, is not like this.
A trace of hesitation flashed on Chen Jianzhong's face, and then he became firm again and said: "Let's see again in a while. After the Japanese artillery fire stops, their troops should come up. When their troops come up, then Give them a slap in the face. Execute your orders!"
After hearing the regimental leader's resolute tone, the combat staff had no choice but to respond: "Yes! The regimental commander!"
In the concrete bunker, Chen Jianzhong was looking into the distance with a telescope in his hand, fearing that the Japanese army would take advantage of the sound of artillery fire to launch the most violent attack.
What no one expected was that the Japanese artillery offensive lasted for half an hour!
Seeing that the position that had been bombed was full of craters, but was still flying around under the dense Japanese artillery fire, Chen Jianzhong finally couldn't help it: "Call the artillery position immediately and ask for artillery support!"
"Yes! Regiment!" After receiving the instructions from the regiment commander, the combat staff officer immediately picked up the phone and said: "This is the headquarters of the 66th Regiment of the 11th Division in Gutang Town. Pick me up immediately. Artillery emplacement!”
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Back to five minutes ago, the ninth theater guarded the artillery position of the first regiment.
The artillery pieces were still positioned towards the front line of Gutang Town, and their positions had not even been moved.
"Regiment leader, the artillery fire from the Japs on the front line is so fierce now, I'm afraid it's not going to be easy on the 11th Division..." Liu Houming, who was smoking next to Zhang Tianhai, said insinuatingly.
"Are you uncomfortable? There's nothing you can do about it." Zhang Tianhai leaned behind the small slope and said, "They should still be able to hold on now. Unless it is absolutely necessary, our artillery position cannot be exposed like this. The artillery's Life is much more valuable than infantry gold."
Although Zhang Tianhai didn't want to admit this fact, the fact was that the infantry was the main force in ground combat, but they were far from replacing the artillery.
"Hey, who made our country poor and weak, so we can only be bullied by the big powers." With that, Liu Houming pinched out the remaining cigarette butt.
"Don't worry! Our soldiers are working hard, and it won't be long before we can drive little Japan out of China." Zhang Tianhai sighed.
Although he already knew the outcome, Zhang Tianhai still wanted to do his part to eliminate one more enemy.
The debt of 300,000 lives in Nanjing cannot be offset by the little devil's emperor shouting "We surrender".
He has long since integrated into this era and is no longer a cold spectator!
Not long after, the phone rang, and a soldier hurriedly ran out of the bunker and reported to Zhang Tianhai: "Report to the regiment, the 66th Regiment is requesting artillery support!"
"The 66th Regiment requests artillery support?" Zhang Tianhai put down his cigarette butt, "Call Zhao Chengge over immediately."
"Yes! Regiment seat!" the soldier stood at attention and saluted.
After a while, Zhao Chengge walked up to Zhang Tianhai, stood at attention and saluted: "Reporting to the group, I am here to report to you, please give me instructions!"
"So, Battalion Commander Zhao, can you provide some artillery support to the front line? After the artillery support, our artillery will immediately retreat and change positions." Zhang Tianhai didn't hesitate and asked directly.
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Zhao Chengge's face, and then he asked: "Commander, our brothers have been ready to fire on the Japs for a long time, and are now waiting for your order, but it will be no problem if the fight lasts for a while. But it’s boring to hit and then retreat.”
"I can understand that you want to annihilate and kill the enemy. After all, these little Japanese and I are sworn in. But our sacrifice must also be valuable." Zhang Tianhai stood up from the ground and looked at Zhao Chengge , "You are an officer with an artillery background. You should know very well that once our position is exposed, we will face overwhelming Japanese artillery fire. If we don't leave, the artillery camp will be gone."
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Tianhai patted Zhao Chengge on the shoulder, looked at his honest face and said: "Gutang Town cannot be defended. It is too close to the river and can be hit by Japanese naval guns. Ours If the artillery is gone, the next battle will be difficult to fight. We must not repeat the mistakes of Shanghai!"
The regimental leader had already said this, and Zhao Chengge had nothing to say. He could only respond dejectedly: "Yes, regimental leader. I humbly carry out orders."
Following Zhang Tianhai's order, the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment of the Ninth War Zone took action one after another.
The only difference from usual times is that some of these artillerymen are loading shells into the artillery, while others are transporting ammunition into the cabin.
It was obvious that this was preparation for retreat.
Looking at this busy scene, Zhang Tianhai stood with his hands behind his hands and sighed: "Brothers of the 11th Division, I, Mr. Zhang, can only help so much. War always requires sacrifices. Our Ninth Division The focus of the first regiment of theater guards is at Wanjialing. I hope you can reduce your sacrifices and fight with me in Wanjialing."
Zhang Tianhai was sighing, but Liu Houming next to him couldn't see clearly. He murmured to himself: "Wanjialing? Where is Wanjialing? What's so special about it?"
The corners of Zhang Tianhai's mouth twitched slightly, but in the end he said nothing.
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PS: The first update of this month is here.
It has been irregularly updated for two months. It needs to be updated for at least one month this month!
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