"This is the sound of the Xiaojiizi Type 96 150mm heavy cannon. The shrieking sound of the shells it emits is different from other 150mm howitzers, because it has the longest range among the 150mm artillery, more than 25 kilometers. It has the fastest speed, up to 860 meters per meter, and the heaviest shell, up to 50 kilograms, so it is also the most powerful."
"We have almost no artillery to deal with them. If there is no air force, just this artillery and heavy artillery wing, we will suffer heavy casualties."
Gao Jianwu, who was observing the enemy's situation outside the position, said solemnly to Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei and others who were following him.
This was a killer weapon that also appeared on the system's weapon exchange list. Of course Gao Jianwu knew its parameters very well. As Gao Jianwu came into contact with more and more things, the system's exchange weapon list became longer and longer. Everything Gao Jianwu has ever come into contact with will appear.
After listening to Gao Jianwu's introduction, everyone looked at the flying fireball-like cannonballs that pierced the night sky from time to time, and listened attentively for a while. "There are 24 such cannons in total." Chu Yunfei confirmed after listening for a while.
"The little Japanese also deployed another type of artillery this time. If I heard correctly, it should be the Type 96 150mm field howitzer. There should be 36 in number."
"That is to say, this time the little devil invested in a real heavy artillery brigade. According to Chu's understanding, there should be only one heavy artillery brigade in this area of Nanyang. If I am not wrong, it is the one that just arrived. The Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Tenth Army of the Little Japanese Army in Nanyang!"
Chu Yunfei is indeed an expert who has a thorough study of the Little Japanese. His usual hobby is to collect all kinds of information and study the Little Japanese opponent in an all-round way.
At this time, he could analyze so many things just by listening to the gunfire of the Japs, which was similar to the information Gao Jianwu obtained through the system.
"We don't have any artillery that can compare with the Little Japanese's 96 heavy cannon. However, this heavy artillery is not without its shortcomings. At least its weight is very unsuitable for movement, and it must be moved along the road." Gao Jianwu nodded. Although the Japanese take this heavy artillery seriously, they are not particularly afraid of it.
Because now there are airplanes and tanks. For these heavy artillery that cannot move flexibly, aircraft and tanks are their biggest killers.
"Brother Jianwu is absolutely right. These heavy cannons weigh more than 20 tons and cannot be towed on roads with poor road conditions. As long as they reveal their deployed positions, we can completely destroy them through air strikes. After all, The advantage in the air is now on our side." Chu Yunfei agreed.
"Speaking of which, Brother Jianwu's leadership has enabled us to have complete equipment in the air and on the ground. In addition, the Allied air force is also very effective here. In this way, our last shortcomings have been made up. Otherwise, we have made up for it. We don't have air superiority, and our artillery can't keep up, and we might end up making the same mistake again."
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Being prepared, all troops were withdrawn from the position without causing any casualties.
Just a waste of more than a week of hard work by thousands of workers.
From the observation point two kilometers away from the position, Chu Yunfei's eyes were profound and he was even more convinced of Gao Jianwu's command.
Although I don't know where Gao Jianwu got the news that the Japs were going to use heavy artillery to attack, the facts proved that Gao Jianwu used an empty position to allow the enemy to bombard them indiscriminately for half an hour, wasting countless ammunition, but gained nothing.
"Let's all retreat to the second alternative observation point and continue to watch the battle. We won't leave until the Japs rush over. It might be a bit late." After the Japs bombarded the empty position for seven or eight rounds, Gao Jianwu said to everyone said.
According to the tactics of the Japs, after the artillery bombardment, the infantry should rush up. Although there is a big river across the river, Gao Jianwu and the others did not destroy the bridge over the Xidan River. This is also a gate to hell specially reserved for the Japs. .
It's easy to get in, but there's no chance of getting out.
By observing the impact points and flight trajectories of the Little Japanese artillery shells, Gao Jianwu and Chu Yunfei were both experts. With their two swords combined, they had basically locked the approximate position of the enemy's heavy artillery position.
It's just that the little devils are not stupid either. Their heavy artillery positions are set up in places that even the heavy artillery regiments of the expeditionary force can't reach.
So tonight, Gao Jianwu didn't even think about destroying the enemy's heavy artillery position now.
It's dark at night. With the current level of air force equipment, there is definitely no way to conduct bombings at night.
And now there is only one bridge connecting it to the other side, and it is difficult for tanks to rush across it, so the little Japanese heavy artillery can only be allowed to be arrogant for a while.
"1st Battalion, hurry, hurry! Everyone enter the position!" Wei Guodong watched the enemy's heavy artillery stop, and hurriedly called for the team to sneak back to the forward position through the tunnel, and re-deployed the defensive line in the large pits one after another at the front.
On the other side, four 75mm howitzer battalions began to enter combat status in predetermined positions. The commander of each artillery company nervously guarded the walkie-talkie waiting for orders.
The main force responsible for the first round of fighting against the Japs was the four 75mm howitzer battalions that were decentralized to the attack group. However, at this time, they were gathered together by Gao Jianwu and distributed in four different locations for unified command and use.
According to the prior plan, when the Little Japanese infantry brigade rushes over, the 1st Battalion defensive troops will conduct a period of interception operations at the bridgehead and must retreat immediately to avoid being bombarded by the extended artillery of the Little Japanese.
Among them, the one that performed the post-interruption mission was the indiscriminate coverage bombardment of these four howitzer battalions.
After the artillery repulses the first wave of the Japs, the four howitzer battalions will immediately withdraw from their original positions to avoid the Japs' heavy artillery counterattack, because their positions are also within the strike coverage of the Japs' 150mm heavy cannon.
Only by making good use of the time difference could Gao Jianwu repulse or even annihilate the first wave of attacks from the Japs. Only when the first wave of counterattacks are fierce will the little devils think that the expeditionary army has invested its main force for defense here. It is really unable to withstand it and only allows them to break through, so that they can rest assured to press all the real main force.
It can be said that both advance and retreat are very particular. It is not an easy task for Gao Jianwu to catch the main force of the little devil Mao Danmian like fish.
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In the darkness on the other side, General Kimura and Chief of Staff Shimodasaku, who were hiding somewhere and observing secretly, were also carefully observing the situation on the other side.
"Shimoda-kun, the bunker of the expeditionary force on the other side has almost been destroyed. Order the commander of the 111th Regiment, Takaharu Shiki, to start the attack." After the shelling almost covered the positions on the other side, General Kimura ordered.
Although you can't see it very clearly at night, there will be a huge flash of fire when the shell explodes. General Kimura still assessed from across the bank that the bunker on the opposite position had been completely lost, and there were almost no protrusions left.
General Kimura has no doubt at all about the lethality of the 150mm cannon's 50kg heavy shells. Now a total of five to six hundred heavy bombs have been thrown into the opponent's position.
. According to this intensity of firepower coverage, everyone in Kimura believes that there should be almost no survivors on the opposite side.
The commander of the 111th Regiment, Shiki Takaharu, left, received the order. He had been on standby for a long time and ordered the first brigade to set off immediately!
Honma Daisaku, who had a sinister face, raised his command sword and howled, "Kill him!" and took the lead in rushing across the bridge with the first squadron.
More than a thousand little devils originally had the courage to charge. In their expectation, the bridge would definitely be attacked by artillery from the expeditionary force group.
But it didn't happen. Until the entire group of Japs rushed across the bridge and launched an attack formation at the head of the bridge, the artillery fire from the expeditionary force group did not fall on the bridge.
Seeing the First Battalion occupying the bridgehead, the 111th Wing Captain Shiki Takaharu, left, realized that this was a good opportunity, and hurriedly ordered the other two brigades under his command to continue the attack!
Seeing that the enemy had entered the forward position, Wei Guodong, the commander of the first battalion of the expeditionary force's first attack group, who had been waiting for an order, fired the first shot and lurked back into the tunnel of the forward position with light and heavy machine guns. They opened fire almost at the same time, spitting tongues of flames towards the groups of little devils. The originally confused Daisaku Honma, Shao Zuo, breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally entered the normal fighting mode, otherwise he would have suspected that he was fighting in the air, and there would be no one here at all.
Now the enemy has finally appeared. Although it is not clear how they survived under the heavy artillery bombardment, at least Daisaku Honma believes that things are back to normal now.
Faced with the attack of the first attack group of the expeditionary force, Daisaku Honma also began to counterattack. Grenades and heavy machine guns began to suppress the flashing fire points. These well-trained little devils immediately caused damage to the 1st Battalion. casualties.
However, as the forward artillery observation post reported the location of the Japs, overwhelming shells began to fall on the crowd of Japs.
Not only were there four howitzer battalions commanded by Gao Jianwu, but the artillerymen of Wei Guodong's own 1st Battalion also set up a mortar position about 2 kilometers behind the position. At this time, they received the forward artillery target and immediately launched artillery attacks to reinforce the front line. position.
More than 20 81mm mortars opened fire with all their strength, pouring more than 300 shells on Daisaku Honma's position in one minute, which made Daisaku Honma's scalp numb. In just one minute, his troops were on the ground. It shrunk by nearly half due to the shells!
However, this was just the beginning. Following Gao Jianwu's command, two of the four howitzer battalions opened fire. Each round consisted of 36 75mm artillery shells covering the bombardment area, which was enough to cover all the troops of Honma Daisaku!
"Ahhh!" Mr. Honma Daisaku Zuo raised his command sword and roared incompetently for a while, but was directly torn to pieces by artillery fire. The well-layered multi-layered firepower set up by Gao Jianwu at the forward position played a huge role at this moment. In a very short period of time, Within a short period of time, the tentative attack of a large group of little devils was directly crushed!
"The 1st Battalion immediately retreated from the position and returned to the second line of defense!" As Wei Guodong saw that the Japs' leading troops were almost completely wiped out, he knew that the enemy's shelling would soon start again, so he immediately ordered the troops to retreat again. This time they would Retreat directly to the second line of defense.
Since the second line of defense is a full five or six kilometers away from the first line of defense, it has not been exposed yet, and the bombardment of the Japs cannot extend there.
As for the first line of defense, only a few frontline artillery observation posts are left to monitor the attack dynamics of the Japs at any time and indicate the targets for artillery bombardment.
The firepower deployment of the entire position designed by Gao Jianwu is clearly layered and dispersed. If the little Japanese's long-range heavy artillery cannot counterattack in time when the first battalion is on the position, they will soon disappear.
For the attacking little Japanese Honma Brigade, their deaths were meaningless, and they did not even provide enough observation time for their artillery observation posts to deduce the location of the enemy's artillery.
"Baga! Order the heavy artillery brigade to bombard the enemy's position. Damn it, why are there so many people alive on the position!" General Kimura saw that the first round of tentative attacks on his side was completely defeated, and he couldn't help but start to feel a little upset. .
This time the expeditionary force group's counterattack was extremely sharp, causing almost all the soldiers in Honma's brigade to
The army was destroyed!
The commander of the 111th Regiment, Takaharu Otsuki, who was following behind, was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe. The enemy was too stubborn and there was no artillery bombardment on the bridge. They waited until the people were released and gathered in an array at the bridge head before they began to bombard. And as soon as they were dispatched, they were overtaken. With 50 doors of powerful firepower, isn’t this bullying?
The commander of the 111th Regiment, Takaharu Ozuo, placed the artillery squadron in the middle this time. The 6 92 infantry cannons followed the infantry directly in front. If the enemy mortars dared to appear again, then these 6 92 infantry cannons would Launch a counterattack as soon as possible!
The commander of the 111th Regiment, Koharu Shiki, had a good plan on the left. Unfortunately, Wei Guodong and the others had already moved their positions, carrying weapons and ammunition, and now began to calmly retreat to the second line of defense.
Here, the mortar company of the 1st Battalion re-established its artillery position.
The first line of the heavy artillery brigade's bombardment was empty at the moment, but it took at least three hundred rounds of heavy artillery shells from the two Japs to stop!
After asking the captain of the 111th Regiment, Takaharu Shiki, to check the position, he almost died without vomiting blood!
But before he could react, raindrop-like shells began to appear in the sky again!
There were no mortars this time. They were all shells fired by 75mm howitzers, but the number was twice as many as before, reaching 72 in one round!
The captain of the 111th Regiment, Koharu Ozuo, almost went numb when he heard the sound of shells roaring all over the sky!
Compared to previous Honma masterpieces, 111th Regiment Captain Shiki Takaharu Ozuo feels even more desperate at this moment! You must know that they have just come off the bridge, in front of the beachhead of the endless bridge. Except for the cannon crater that was just blown up, the surrounding area is unobstructed flat land!
In this round of shelling alone, he may have lost nearly a third of his men!
Gao Jianwu chose to block the attack here, so he had naturally calculated that the artillery's lethality to the troops could be almost maximized!
Tonight, Gao Jianwu selected 5 different gun positions for the howitzer artillery battalion in advance, changing one gun position every time a round was fired, so that the little Japanese heavy artillery could not find its target at all.
For the artillery that has achieved mechanized transfer, it can quickly change to a new position one kilometer away.
This greatly ensures the mobility and safety of the howitzer battalion.
One shell after another fell into the crowd of the 111th Regiment, but Shiki Takaharu felt powerless. He couldn't even see the enemy who was several kilometers away, so how could he fight against it?
"Your Excellency, General, the enemy has used tactical artillery very skillfully. Our people are too passive in the position." On the other side, Shimodasaku, who was watching the battle, said to General Kimura with a very ugly look on his face.
"Shimoda-kun, there is no other way. The enemy is too cunning. Their artillery is constantly changing positions. Our artillery observation post cannot lock the target at all. The 92nd Infantry Artillery at the front is close to the enemy, but the distance is not enough. Come on!" General Kimura also saw fire in his eyes, but now the arrow was on the string and he had to fire.
"Order the 121st Regiment and the 154th Regiment to attack directly. The 111th Regiment cannot stay in position and be passively beaten. Immediately order them to disperse and attack westward! Don't gather together."
General Kimura ordered while watching.
"The heavy artillery brigade extended the enemy's position for 3 kilometers and continued shelling! Create a safe space for the troops crossing the river!"
General Kimura was preparing to use artillery shells to create a safe world for the little Japanese. He did not believe that the enemy's artillery could accurately bombard any area. After all, on a night like this, who can accurately estimate the location of the artillery.
At most, we can have an approximate location probability, and if we can calculate a deviation of four to five hundred meters, it's pretty good.
But at present, General Kimura has never thought that Gao Jianwu is not an ordinary person. He has set up dozens of observers nearby. As long as the little devil enters the observation range of these observers, he will quickly appear on his accurate map. Confirm the enemy's target location to get specific coordinates.
With these coordinates, it can conduct precise bombardments.
Everything about the current rhythm is based on Gao Jianwu's calculations.
But watching the enemy begin to increase their troops, Gao Jianwu gradually reduced the intensity of the bombardment.
This aspect is the transfer of artillery.
On the other hand, Gao Jianwu was also afraid that such shelling would make the Japs so heartbroken that they would not cross the river again.
In that case, the main force may disappear.
Just like a fish, Gao Jianwu now starts to close and release, allowing the little devil to find some confidence.
Watch them find a so-called safe area on this side of the bridge. Begin to establish positions to provide defense for the following troops.
"Let's go, today's first line of defense, we will fight here." After Gao Jian's 111th Regiment was crippled, he saw at least one division of the Japs crossing the river. He no longer missed it and led the entire front line to command. The regiment moved to the observation point of the second line of defense.
"Lao Gao, you are well-deserved to be called the King of Artillery War!" Ding Wei sighed on the side. He witnessed with his own eyes how Gao Jianwu commanded the artillery to ravage the Japs.
It seems very simple, but Ding Wei knows that he will never learn it. Because he didn't know the enemy's precise location at all. He didn't know how Gao Jianwu judged it.
But judging from the results. Artillerymen like Gao Jianwu are very sharp.
On a beachhead like the west bank of the trough, the enemy cannot deploy its forces.
Without the enemy's long-range heavy artillery to harass, Ding Wei suspected that as long as his 1st Battalion held the first position and Gao Jianwu commanded four artillery battalions to provide artillery support, even an enemy with 100,000 troops would not be able to rush over.
But the heavy artillery brigade of the little devil crushed Ding Wei's idea directly. This feeling that the enemy can hit you but you can't fight back.
He had encountered Ding Wei often before. At that time, there was no other way to deal with him except retreating into the deep mountains and forests. So I often feel very frustrated.
But now, everyone no longer has to hold back on themselves. Once dawn comes, there are many ways to deal with them.
So even if the enemy's heavy artillery is very aggressive now, Ding Wei doesn't think it's a big deal. After all, our side had been prepared for a long time, and the enemy's heavy artillery caused no casualties at all.
"Don't talk nonsense, I just know a little more than you." Gao Jianwu said modestly.
In fact, he wasn't lying. If he hadn't failed, he would really be a little better than them.
But in the eyes of everyone, Gao Jianwu was a bit too modest.
"Brother Jianwu, Mr. Chu is considered a somewhat knowledgeable person in the military world, but among current domestic artillery commanders, Mr. Chu really has not seen anyone more superb than Brother Jianwu." Chu Yunfei said sincerely. said.
For Gao Jianwu, Chu Yunfei admired his overall view and ability to develop weapons. The weapons and equipment of the expeditionary force group now far exceed that of any domestic ace force.
It can be said that compared with the main force of the beautiful country, the current weapons and equipment of the expeditionary force group are not much different.
On the other hand, what Chu Yunfei admired was Gao Jianwu's artillery command ability, which was simply miraculous.
It can be said that 80% of the expeditionary force group's achievements were achieved by artillery.
While everyone was moving around in a relaxed and happy manner, the little devils were trembling with fear one by one, and kept moving westward under the path opened by long-range artillery fire.
It's just that Gao Jianwu now intends to let them go, so the artillerymen are hidden one by one.
General Kimura, who had been tortured to the point of death at the beginning of this game, was a little confused.
However, after the main force of two divisions successfully crossed the river overnight, General Kimura was finally relieved to mobilize the main force. Except for the 111th Regiment, which was crippled, all four reorganized divisions set up offensive positions in the south of the valley, directly Coming towards the trough of the wave, the first one to bear the brunt is the second line of defense of the 1st Battalion!
