The ring fortification is only fifty or sixty meters away from the bungalow. The outermost is an iron fence, and the inner is the ring fortification. The innermost is the church with a three-story spire.
With such fortifications, it would be really difficult for the Japanese army to capture them without using artillery.
Just imagine, if the Japanese army wants to attack the circular fortification, they must first break through the outermost iron fence.
It's just that the defenders also tampered with the iron fence and hung barbed wire on it. When the Japanese troops rushed through the iron fence, their speed would definitely slow down, and then they would be shot by the defenders in the fortifications.
But when the Japanese army used artillery, how long could such fortifications last?
The old man in the bungalow who had not left Nanjing City no longer dared to say a word under the scolding of the soldiers.
For him, tonight is destined to be a difficult night.
The rest of the family had left Nanjing a few days ago when the city was not yet surrounded, but he was reluctant to leave his ancestral property and stayed after all.
It was just that the fortifications next to it had been shelled by the Japanese army before, and the exploding rocks smashed the windows of his house. But now the officers and soldiers guarding the city broke in again. He didn't know if he could survive the night. .
But at this time, naturally no one would pay attention to him.
"Boss, do you think the people inside will break out?" Bai Zhan, who was lying on the window looking out, asked Shang Zhen.
Bai Zhan had only been hanging out with Shang Zhen and the others for a few days, but he was following their example, and he also learned how Shang Zhen and his group called Shang Zhen.
"It depends on whether the little devil's firepower is strong or not. It can't be too strong, and it can't be too strong." Shang Zhen replied in a low voice.
"What do you mean by this?" Before Bai Zhan could ask again, Yu Zuolong asked from the side.
Shang Zhen didn't want to explain, and in fact there was no need for him to explain, because at this time the Japanese army fired again.
With the "boom" sound, Shang Zhen saw another explosion on the second floor of the church. But this time, the cannonball hit the middle of the second floor. Since the caliber of the cannonball was not too large, the bricks and tiles of the church wall prevented it from flying over.
It's still the kind of three-legged cannon that looks like a water spider, Shang Zhen sighed inwardly.
Since the explosion was estimated to have occurred in the middle of the church, it must have been caused by direct fire from the Japanese army. And since he did not hear the roar of Japanese tanks nearby, the bombardment of the church could only have been caused by direct fire from the Japanese army.
I hope the defenders in the ring fortifications can overcome the difficulties and break out. Otherwise, if the bombardment continues like this, regardless of how many officers and soldiers there are in the church, they are destined to die!
And what Shang Zhen said just now about whether the Japanese army's firepower was strong or not meant that if the Japanese army's firepower was very strong, it would directly destroy the church, and the people inside would not matter whether to break out or hold on.
The Japanese army's firepower showed a powerful side, but it could not kill all the defenders inside for the time being. Only then would the defenders inside think about breaking out.
While Shang Zhen was thinking, the Japanese artillery fired again, and this time the Japanese artillery hit the ring fortification outside the church. In the explosion, there was smoke and dust rising sharply, and there were even some fine particles. I don't know if debris such as bricks flew towards Shang Zhen and the others, and then there were "dang" and "crack" sounds on the roof above their heads.
"With a few more cannons, not to mention whether this church can be blown down, but maybe the top of that church can be destroyed." At this time, a soldier in the military police sighed.
"Not necessarily. The little Japanese's cannon has a shooting angle, so it can't be raised that high." At this time, the officer said.
Shang Zhen was moved when he heard what the officer said. He instinctively thought that what the officer said was right.
Yes, the Japanese direct-fire artillery looks like a large heavy machine gun. How high it can shoot depends on how high the bracket is. He remembered that the bracket is not very high. It seems that the Japanese gun is not very high. There is really no way to hit the church steeple.
Shouldn’t the church belong to Europeans and Americans? Shang Zhen then thought again, why did we Chinese occupy that place and build fortifications, and the Japanese army did not go to war with Europe and the United States, so why did we dare to attack the church.
Doubts arose in Shang Zhen's mind, but he was relieved immediately. There were many unexplained things in the war, so what if you couldn't figure them out? After all, it has nothing to do with their purpose of saving people today.
And while Shang Zhen was thinking wildly, the dusk became darker and the visibility began to decrease.
If the defenders wanted to break out, they might be waiting for darkness, but it wouldn't work even if it was dark, because the Japanese army had flares! Shang Zhen thought again.
But at this moment, Shang Zhen suddenly heard the sound of machine gun fire.
Not only Shang Zhen, but also other officers and soldiers were inspired by that voice. Sure enough, there were people of their own in that church!
Because they saw the red lines and bright lights of bullets flying through the darkening twilight toward a place to their right front.
The red line is produced when the bullet flies in the dark night, but the bright light is more like a bright meteor, it is a tracer bullet!
And when they looked at the location where the bullet flew out, it was somewhere on the church steeple. Shang Zhen knew that there was a small window there and it should be the attic of the church.
But just when the defenders started shooting, gunfire rang out around the church, and the Japanese army also started shooting.
As bystanders, Shang Zhen and the others could see clearly that the Japanese bullets were converging towards the spire of the church like locusts.
But at this time, the shooting on the church steeple was sparse compared to the Japanese army, but it was also non-stop. It seemed that the defenders also knew that holding on tightly was not an option. Maybe they wanted to use up all the bullets that had not been used at all. So as to vent the hatred towards the invaders!
"No one should shoot, I hope they can come to us." At this time, the officer said loudly.
Surrounded on three sides, they are the only ones who have opened up one side. So if the defenders want to break out, where will they go if they don't come here?
The officer's idea was not bad, but at this moment, Shang Zhen suddenly said: "I think we should shoot a few shots there to show that the firepower is very weak.
In this way, the Japanese army will not be suspicious, and our people will break out here because they think the firepower here is weak.
Otherwise, if no shots are fired here, will they think this is a trap set by the Japanese army? "
"You think so much!" Just after Shang Zhen put forward his opinion, someone from the military police said sarcastically.
Shang Zhen stopped talking. After all, there were higher-ranking officers here and no one of his own. He only had the right to make suggestions.
The officer frowned. He thought for a while and finally thought that what Shang Zhen said made sense.
Maybe Shang Zhen was overthinking it, but if the defenders really didn't break out in this direction, then their defense here would be in vain.
If gunfire rang out from all sides, as long as their gunfire here was weak, the defenders would definitely have no other ideas and would definitely break out here.
In this way, it is a foolproof strategy!
"Go out and pick up two guns from the little Japs we killed." The officer ordered.
Since they want to pretend to be the Japanese army, they naturally have to use the Japanese Army's Type 38 rifles. All of them are currently using either Chinese-made rifles or fancy weapons.
