Chapter 235 The Tentative Artillery Bombing of the 18th Division
Chapter 235 The exploratory artillery bombardment of the 18th Division
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 235 The exploratory artillery bombardment of the 18th Division
When the Japanese army saw that the Mitsubishi Type 97 reconnaissance aircraft they had sent out for reconnaissance were almost completely destroyed in the sky above Cangcheng,
Suddenly, all the Japanese troops were stunned and stunned.
Whether it was the Japanese 18th Division or the Japs troops of the Kunisaki Detachment, they were all shocked by the battle situation that was beyond their expectations.
For the national army, which has always had little anti-aircraft weapons and equipment, the Japanese troops did not take them seriously at all.
However, the air defense firepower displayed by He Feiyang's headquarters and the Northeastern Army is completely different from the national troops without air defense weapons and equipment that these two Japanese forces are familiar with.
"Baga! These Chinese troops are indeed not just simple Chinese troops!"
"They actually have such ferocious anti-aircraft firepower? If our reconnaissance aircraft group hadn't conducted reconnaissance, I'm afraid they wouldn't have known that the air defense weapons and equipment of these Chinese troops were so complete! If it was our fighter group that just attacked them
, or a bomber group, I’m afraid it will suffer a big loss!”
"It's so cunning! Where did these Chinese troops obtain so many anti-aircraft machine guns for air defense operations?"
"I made a mistake!"
"But it's also lucky. Although we lost a group of reconnaissance planes this time, we were able to test out all the opponent's firepower!"
"Otherwise, if a group of fighter jets is really dispatched, the losses will be even more severe! The value of fighter jets is more important than the value of reconnaissance aircraft!"
When the commander of the Japanese 18th Division, Ushijima Sadao, saw that most of the Japanese reconnaissance planes had been shot down, he suddenly looked solemn and cursed a few times.
"Inform our aviation force that the next time they conduct bombing operations, they must be careful of the attack of these Chinese army's anti-aircraft anti-aircraft machine guns. They must not be shot down by them!"
"In addition, let our heavy artillery troops and artillery troops prepare for artillery bombardment!"
"I want to conduct a tentative artillery fire coverage bombing to test the combat effectiveness of these Chinese troops this time!"
"By the way, did the Intelligence Department find out for me the serial numbers of the Chinese troops who are holding on here, as well as our frontline reconnaissance troops?"
Then, the division commander of the Japanese 18th Division, Ushijima Sadao, turned around and issued orders to the Japanese staff officers around him.
"Hai!"
"They belong to the Northeastern Army and the Sichuan Army. The Chinese Army on the Cangcheng and Songjiang City sides were handed over to these two Chinese Army to hold on, because their military flags have been hung on the city walls!"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander!"
As soon as the order from Ushijima Sadao, the commander of the Japanese 18th Division, was issued, Japanese staff officer Tanaka Keito immediately responded.
"Hmm? Northeastern Army and Sichuan Army?"
"Is it that damn Sichuan Army unit? Is it the unit of the 20th Sichuan Army that sneaked up on us on the Jinshan Guard side? Is it the damn Sichuan Army officer He Feiyang's unit?"
However, when the commander of the Japanese 18th Division, Ushijima Sadao, heard that it was the Sichuan Army, his face suddenly became gloomy and murderous intent boiled over.
"Hai! They are troops from the 26th Division of the 43rd Army of the Sichuan Army. They should be the remnants of the Sichuan Army that were defeated in the Great Battle!"
Japanese adviser Tanaka Keito quickly agreed loudly.
He was frightened by the murderous intent of the division commander Ushijima Sadao.
I am afraid that I will be used by the other party as an example to scare the monkeys.
He had rarely seen the division commander Ushijima Sadao be so murderous, especially in front of so many Japanese officers.
"Sigh! Are you sure you're not from the Sichuan Army on the Jinshan Guard side?"
But the division commander Ushijima Sadao asked rhetorically.
"The temporarily obtained intelligence and reconnaissance reports are not from the Sichuan Army unit that sneaked up on us on our Jinshan Guard side!"
"But the follow-up situation is still under investigation for the time being!"
Japanese staff officer Tanaka Keito responded timidly.
"Hey! Then let's first cover the city with artillery fire and air strikes to test whether it is the same Chinese army we encountered on the Jinshan Guard side!"
"If so, then this time we must capture this damn China Army officer alive and torture him to death. We cannot let this damn China Army officer live so easily!"
"Because not only did they bring shame to our 10th Army, they even cast a shadow on the glory of our empire!"
"So this China Army officer must be tortured to death by us. We cannot let him have an easy life!"
Division commander Ushijima Sadao narrowed his eyes and made his decision.
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
All the Japanese officers nodded and bowed in agreement.
Including the Japanese adviser Tanaka Keito also quickly agreed.
Subsequently, 12 105 howitzers, 12 75 mountain guns and 12 75 field guns, a total of 36 artillery pieces.
Immediately, according to the coordinates sent back by the Japanese artillery observers, they targeted the city on the Cangcheng side and prepared for exploratory artillery bombardment.
The division commander, Ushijima Sadao, didn't even look at the direction of the residential area, and was already preparing to bombard the city of Kura Castle first.
However, the captain of Kunisaki Detachment, Kunisaki Detachment, was holding military binoculars and observing the residential area on the other side of Cangcheng, thinking about whether to send his own Kunisaki Detachment to attack.
I am afraid that the entire Japanese 10th Army is the only one who hates He Feiyang's unit.
He wished he could cut He Feiyang's body into pieces and feed it to fish or dogs.
So if he knew that the garrison in Cangcheng was He Feiyang's command, the Northeastern Army, and the remnants of the Sichuan Army's 26th Division, who were assisting in defense operations,
I believe he will go crazy and command his troops desperately to attack Cangcheng.
Of course, he still doesn't know where He Feiyang's headquarters is in Cangcheng.
When the artillery unit of the Japanese 18th Division, together with the heavy artillery unit, had locked up Cangcheng and prepared for artillery bombardment,
The Japanese fleet on the Huangpu River also dispatched two destroyers to assist in the artillery bombardment. One destroyer has six 127 mm caliber naval guns.
The two ships had 12 127 mm caliber naval guns, and they all aimed their guns at Songjiang City 10 kilometers away.
When the Japanese 18th Division was preparing to bombard Cangcheng, they bombarded Songjiang City.
Conduct a two-pronged bombing attack,
At the same time, the Japanese aircraft group had also launched an attack to assist, preparing for air strikes and bombings.
As for the carrier-based aircraft groups of the Japanese fleet, they waited for the naval artillery bombardment to stop before launching combat air strikes.
soon,
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The muzzles of 36 artillery pieces spit out dazzling flames,
There are also 12 large-caliber naval guns, which also fire and bombard at the same time, spewing out blazing flames.
One after another, shells from howitzers, field artillery, and mountain artillery exploded hundreds or even tens of meters in front of Cangcheng. The sound of the artillery became increasingly dense and violent.
As for the side of Songjiang City, it was also subjected to 12 large-caliber naval guns, shelling and bombing, with smoke rising everywhere and flames reaching into the sky.
Facing the sudden artillery bombardment by the Japanese army,
He Feiyang's command was well prepared and quickly prepared the artillery units on his side to counterattack the artillery bombardment, preparing to destroy most of the Japanese artillery positions.
However, it was the first time for the citizens of Cangcheng and Songjiang City to witness such a terrifying heavy artillery bombing and artillery bombardment. They were frightened and shivered with bloodless faces.
They were all hiding in a corner, with expressions of fear on their faces. Many of them were worried about being covered by such ferocious artillery fire and being blown up.
Especially timid people and children were frightened to tears, including some girls and women.
However, they had no choice but to continue to find ways to hide and endure the fierce exploratory artillery bombardment from the Japanese army.
Although it was a probing artillery bombing, the probing this time was completely different from the usual probing.
They were relatively fierce and intensive artillery bombings, but the number of bombings was relatively small.