After thinking about it, I still feel a little...horrified.
It didn't stop much in the middle of the night.
The entire Fen city was shrouded in the dark clouds of war.
Under the moonlight, the commander of the Japanese 1st Imperial Army, Shinozuka Kaiko, was riding in an armored vehicle, with his head exposed from the top of the armored vehicle, with a comfortable smile on his face at this moment.
The Japs around him at this moment all looked exhausted.
The Japanese soldier Shinozuka was very proud of himself, with a smile on his face.
This group of Japanese soldiers marched 130 kilometers in a hurry, with only a few hours of rest in between, so they were already exhausted.
It was as if his whole body was falling apart.
But since the Shinozuka Japanese had been riding in armored vehicles, they naturally could not feel this pain.
Staff officer Ono was given special care and came all the way by car. Apart from some back pain, everything else was fine.
"Report to the Commander!"
"The artillery regiment of the 36th Division and the artillery brigade of the 17th Composite Brigade have occupied favorable terrain and established artillery positions."
"All artillery can bombard the Fencheng front line at any time!"
"Please give the order, Commander!"
Snap!
A Japanese major general came over to report.
"吆西."
"As expected of the elite of the empire!"
“Well done to everyone!”
"When this battle is over, I will personally lead you all to hold a grand celebration banquet in Taiyuan! Celebrate your success!"
"This commander will report to His Excellency Commander-in-Chief Okamura and His Majesty Tian Locust to apply for military medals for you!"
"It is the empire's greatest honor to have you!"
Shinozuka Jaiko took the lead in blowing up a wave of energy, letting everyone feel this breath...
For the rest, just follow the established guidelines.
Overall, it's not a big problem.
"Order the Artillery Regiment of the 36th Division and the Artillery Brigade of the 17th Composite Brigade... to fire! Fire! Fire immediately!"
"Capture Fencheng as quickly as possible!"
"Let the Locust Alliance Army's 93rd Division, 103rd Division, and 55th Mixed Brigade prepare for the charge."
"As soon as the artillery fire stops, let them launch a full-scale charge!"
"Tell those Locust Alliance troops that our Locust Army is sure to win this battle! After the battle, each soldier will be rewarded with ten oceans! Those who fight bravely will be rewarded with fifty yuan! The officers will be rewarded with one hundred oceans!"
"Let them! Charge!"
"Fencheng is the headquarters of the Jinsui Army..."
"Take Fen City, jewels, gold, oceans, women, as much as you want!"
"Tell that group of Locust Alliance troops! They will take half of Fen City's gains!"
"Locust Army, have fun with them!"
Shinozuka Jaiko's eyes were filled with excitement.
Dry!
Just do it!
This is a hammer!
Just go up and beat!
"Your Excellency, Commander, give half of the loot to those cannon fodder?"
"Your Excellency Commander, is this...isn't it too cheap for them?"
The Japanese commander on the side said with some reluctance.
"idiot!"
"madness!"
"There is a saying in the Xia Kingdom that a brave man will be found under heavy reward!"
"Things that can be solved with the ocean are nothing!"
"Besides, after taking Fencheng, we will be the first to count the spoils ourselves."
"Aren't we the ones who have the final say on how much reward we will give to the Locust Alliance Army?"
"The most important thing now is to arouse the courageous fighting spirit of the Locust Alliance Army."
"After all, the Imperial Locust Army is not strong enough. There are only fifteen thousand people..."
"We still need to rely on the 20,000 Locust Alliance Army..."
"Special occasions call for special things."
"These must be clear!"
"Don't worry about the small profits!"
"snort!"
"It's so stupid!"
"Go and give the order to fire."
The Japs Commander Shinozuka Jaiko waved his hand and said indifferently.
boom!
boom!
The artillery regiment of the Japanese 36th Division and an artillery brigade of the 17th Mixed Brigade began an artillery bombing tour
The artillery wing of the 36th Japanese Division is equipped with 12 75mm Type 95 field guns and 24 75mm Type 41 mountain guns. The artillery brigade of the 17th Mixed Brigade is equipped with 6 75mm Type 95 field guns and 6 75mm Type 41 mountain guns...
Plus more than forty 70mm Type 92 infantry guns, more than fifty 90mm Type 94 mortars...
Put together in a mess, there are more than a hundred cannons.
There are also dozens of heavy artillery among them.
The Japanese 1st Imperial Army was fully prepared this time, so they had enough artillery shells and used all their resources to fight.,
In addition, the Shinozuka Japanese specifically took out all the inventory of the Taiyuan Arsenal.
A total of 10 150mm caliber heavy cannons and 10 Type 90 240mm caliber heavy mortars...
The power of these twenty heavy artillery can completely crush the average Japanese artillery regiment.
When these artillery pieces are put together, the power... explodes instantly!
Fencheng front line.
Because time is urgent, there is only one line of defense outside Fencheng...
If this line of defense is breached, the Japanese can directly bombard Fen City.
At this moment, the line of defense facing the Japanese was comprehensively blocked by the 1st Brigade of the 45th Division and the 2nd Brigade of the 99th Division of the Shanxi-Sui Army, a total of more than 9,000 soldiers...
In order to meet the needs of the war situation, the commander of the Jinsui Army specially dispatched a heavy artillery regiment and an anti-aircraft artillery regiment to them.
This heavy artillery regiment and anti-aircraft artillery regiment have always been stationed in Fencheng, mainly because they are afraid of something unexpected...
This anti-aircraft artillery regiment, in particular, had a considerable artillery reinforcement effect in the last battle of Fencheng.
Originally, the Jinsui Army's anti-aircraft artillery regiment was equipped with a total of 27 37mm anti-aircraft guns, 15 20mm machine guns, and 35 13.2mm anti-aircraft machine guns...
However, after the last Battle of Fencheng, more than half of these weapons were basically lost, and now only about half of the anti-aircraft guns, machine guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns that can be used are left.
Even if only half of it is left, the firepower is still there.
In addition, the heavy artillery regiment is also equipped with thirty or forty 75mm field guns and 105mm caliber howitzers...
Among them, there are mostly 75mm field guns and only about a dozen 105mm howitzers. These were all equipped by the commander of the Jinsui Army who spent a lot of money...
A half-disabled anti-aircraft artillery regiment.
Plus a heavily armed heavy artillery regiment...
I thought I could withstand it for a while...
The commander's order is for them to hold this front for ten hours.
In ten hours, 100,000 reinforcements will arrive.
However, after the war started...
Full front coverage...
Rumble!
Rumble!
An overwhelming barrage of artillery shells!
Round after round...
More than 9,000 soldiers from the 1st Brigade of the 45th Division and the 2nd Brigade of the 99th Division of the Shanxi-Sui Army, plus more than 3,000 soldiers from the Heavy Artillery Regiment and the Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment...
The total military strength is about 13,000...
But at this moment, I can only watch and be beaten passively...