I don’t know who invented artillery in the world. After the emergence of real artillery in the modern sense, the simultaneous firing of thousands of artillery guns in war may seem spectacular, but it also sprinkles the fire of hell on the world.
To be honest, in this Sino-Japanese War, the infantry artillery used by the Japanese army was not a great artillery.
However, in today's weak China, when the Japanese army fired artillery shells, it still caused panic among the officers, soldiers and civilians.
With a "boom", a cannonball hit the outside of the Gaocheng city wall and exploded.
Although this time the cannonball did not cause casualties among the officers, soldiers and civilians, the cannonball this time was too close. The exploded rubble hit the city wall, making a "dang" and "dang" sound.
"It's a test fire from the Japs. Go down and hide from the cannon!" shouted the company commander who was responsible for guarding the city gate.
So the officers and soldiers on the top of the city hurriedly ran down the slope.
When the people who had already entered the city saw the soldiers starting to hide from the cannons, they became even more frightened and panicked, and the scene became increasingly chaotic.
It was indeed a test launch.
After a while, the scream of artillery shells in the sky sounded again.
Although there was no such thing as the chirping sound of the Katyusha rocket launchers that appeared later, the panic still spread in the city with the explosion of the shells.
This time the Japanese army fired most of their artillery shells near the city wall.
This is the preparation for the Japanese army to launch a large-scale attack, and the shelling is just their prelude.
Although in the eyes of the Chinese military and civilians, the Japanese army's shelling was terrifying, in fact the Japanese army was very stingy. They only bombed near the city wall for a few minutes before extending their artillery fire into the city.
So the people who had just hid in the city started running randomly again, feeling that they were not safe anywhere.
But at this moment, Shang Zhen, who also entered the main street, heard the scream of a cannonball above his head. He hurriedly pulled Chen Mugen, who was beside him, to lie down.
And when he looked up, he saw a corner of a house more than sixty meters away diagonally in front of him exploded with a bang. Bricks and tiles were flying everywhere, and the corner of the house collapsed.
At the same time, among the group of people in front of Shang Zhen, several people were hit by the splashing stones, but they didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
But at this time, when Shang Zhen saw this tragic scene, he did not have the usual sympathy for the people on his face, but instead showed a sarcastic smile.
"I finally know what it means that cannonballs don't have eyes. This little devil can even blow up his own people!" Shang Zhen muttered to himself.
"Company commander, what did you say?" Shen Mugen didn't hear clearly what Shang Zhen said. That was because as a soldier, it was the first time that he was so close to the explosion of a shell. He felt that his ears were filled with the sound of the explosion. buzzing.
"Nothing." Shang Zhen replied casually. At this time, he saw that the group of people in front were also getting up, and some people turned their heads to look at them.
"Lie down and don't move, pretend to be dead." Shang Zhen said hurriedly.
Upon hearing what Shang Zhen said, Shen Mugen quickly lowered his raised head, and even put his face to the ground.
Shang Zhen would not be as exaggerated as Shen Mugen. He glanced at the Japanese soldiers in front of him with his own eyes.
right!
The people in front were Japanese troops, definitely not civilians. Now Shang Zhen could confirm it.
It is said that when Wu Song was hunting tigers in Jingganggang, he drank eighteen bowls of wine and then lay down on a large bluestone.
When the tiger appeared, Wu Song jumped up from the bluestone with his whistle stick in hand.
According to the analysis of Lian Jiazi in later generations, Wu Song's dodge while holding the stick was Lian Jiazi's skill.
They are all well-trained, and they have the means to counterattack when retreating.
Now the same is true for the so-called common people in front.
For people who have never experienced war, when the invaders bombarded them, they were described as headless flies. It was a derogatory meaning and it didn't sound very nice, but the actual situation was almost the same.
But looking at the group of people in front of him, the moment Shang Zhen lay down, he saw that the group of people also lay down directly, no, fell down directly.
Just saying that they are Chinese people with their well-trained appearance is really overstating the military quality of the Chinese people nowadays!
And now he didn't know who was the leader among the common people. After saying something, Shang Zhen saw that the group of "common people" pulled out all kinds of short guns in unison!
Smaller guns, such as the Wangba box, are hidden on the body, while larger guns, such as the box gun, are hidden in the baggage or even the earthen basket that is carried with you.
What is extremely exaggerated is that Shang Zhen found that several people were holding a gun that was slightly longer than a box gun in one hand, and inserted the magazine into it with the other hand. It turned out to be a flower trap!
The little devil actually has a flower trap! Shang Zhen hasn't seen Hua Guan in a while.
After all, the number of flower mechanisms imported from abroad is limited, and most of the flower mechanisms are imitated by domestic warlords.
As the war continues, due to the quality of firearms and the supply of bullets, the flower trap has become increasingly rare.
Shang Zhen didn't even know where this group of Japanese plainclothes troops disguised as ordinary people came from.
Seeing this situation, even though Shang Zhen had always had a good temper and rarely used foul language, this time he said "fuck me" in his heart!
"Company commander, come in quickly, these little devils are probably going to attack." At this time, the sound of strings of money came from the window of a house next to Shang Zhen.
Qian Chuan'er was quick to see the opportunity. He had already hid in the house before the Japanese artillery fire, just because he felt that the Japanese army was very close to the place where Wang Laomao and the others were ambushing.
But even though Qian Chuan'er was calling, Shang Zhen still didn't move. He was still observing the situation around him.
Due to the Japanese shelling and the people entering the city, the scene on the main street was very chaotic.
On the streets right now, there are not only the Japanese soldiers disguised as common people that Shang Zhen identified, but also real common people, as well as Northeastern troops like him who are pretending to be common people.
Moreover, even though some civilians did not take out their guns, who can guarantee that they are not Japanese soldiers? This is a mixed bag.
The Japanese shelling continued sporadically, and the shelling had already made the scene very chaotic. Once the Japanese infantry attacked the city, the scene would become even more chaotic.
If a fight breaks out, the casualties among the people will definitely not be small.
And, most importantly, Shang Zhen did not think that this group of Japanese plainclothes soldiers who had sneaked into the city would immediately start fighting openly.
After all, the Japanese artillery fire continued even though it was sparse, and the Japanese infantry did not attack the city.
So what does this mean? This shows that the sporadic shelling of the Japanese army is to create chaos, thereby providing cover for the Japanese plainclothes team entering the city!
If the Japanese plainclothes team dared to start the battle now, it would be too early, and they would definitely be besieged by the 337 Brigade troops inside the city.
But at this moment, Shang Zhen suddenly noticed that fifty meters in front of him, a young man suddenly turned around and gestured towards another young man right behind him.
Because they were a little far apart, Shang Zhen didn't know what the young man said, but then he saw the two young men turned around and came back!
It would be fine if the two of them just came back, but Shang Zhen clearly saw the expressions of fear on the faces of these two young people.
The two young men were wearing shorts and shorts, and there were no signs of weapons hidden on their bodies. Moreover, when Shang Zhen saw these two young men at first sight, he judged from their temperament that they should be Real Chinese.
The Japanese shelling has not stopped, even though the shell just hit has been fired elsewhere.
But under the threat of the shell explosion, all the people ran along the main street towards the city, and these two people turned around and walked back in the direction of the shell fire. This was swimming against the current. On this street, it looked very eye-catching at that time!
Then Shang Zhen saw that just as the two young people turned around and came towards him, several people behind the two young people were already chasing the two young people with their arms lowered.
Shang Zhen was a veteran. He just glanced at it and saw that the people behind him had something in their sleeves.
Shang Zhen immediately realized that if he guessed correctly, the men behind these two young men must be from the Japanese plainclothes team, and they should have daggers or bayonets hidden in their sleeves.
At this time, the little Japanese devil still didn't shoot, but actually wanted to silence him with cold weapons!
At this moment, Shang Zhen knew that his judgment just now was correct.
So what if you little Japanese devil pretend to be a Chinese citizen?
Don’t we know that there is a poem in ancient China called “Who in the world doesn’t recognize you!”?
The word "Jun" is definitely correct, but here the "Jun" refers to the king who is not a "gentleman", but the "jun" of "Taijun"!
(End of chapter)
