Chapter 317 The power of heavy artillery (please subscribe, please vote!)
To test the quality of an army, it is never about the size of the equipment or the number of personnel.
What matters is combat effectiveness.
Do you dare to fight? Can you fight?
Nirvana's security battalion did not face a battle first, but instead faced scalp-numbing Japanese heavy artillery.
The Japanese army did not attack from noon to the afternoon until the evening.
Autumn rain takes a break!
Although the sky is still a little gloomy, red clouds are already appearing in the distant sky.
The cavalry batteries scattered outside the city sent telegrams, and a large Japanese force, escorted by at least 2,000 Japanese infantry, arrived on the north bank of the Huangpu River.
The roar of the car engine and the neighing of the packhorse could be clearly heard by the sentry hiding on the hill even though they were nearly a kilometer away.
That was the arrival of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade.
A fire support force similar to a strategic level is coming.
On the battlefield of World War II, it was nothing, but here, it was the most terrifying artillery that the Chinese and Japanese armies had ever seen.
The Songjiang headquarters immediately issued an order: "In the entire city of Songjiang, except for the fortifications within the city walls, where sufficient warning posts are left, everyone else must enter the air-raid shelters and bomb-proof fortifications that have been dug long ago.
Including the entire headquarters, they were transferred to the underground warehouse of the headquarters. If there is an emergency situation such as the telephone line being blown out and unable to communicate with the headquarters, each brigade and regiment will decide to fight the invading enemy on its own without reporting to the headquarters.
In addition, without a military order from the Songjiang Headquarters, each division, brigade, and regiment can choose its own fighting method, but it is not allowed to evacuate the position, even to the last person. Anyone who disobeys the military order will be killed!
The mountain field artillery battalions and heavy mortar battalions of the 108th and 107th divisions are temporarily under the command of the two divisions' headquarters. The mountain field artillery battalions, heavy mortar battalions and machine gun battalions of the 67th Army are still under the direct command of the headquarters.
The remnants of the temporarily rested security regiment have newly established a security battalion under the direct command of the headquarters and are temporarily on standby at the air raid shelter!"
Facing the various types of heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 200 that the Japanese army was about to bombard Songjiang, the two generals in the headquarters did not dare to neglect. They even delegated the command to each infantry regiment. Except for the bottom line of not taking a step back except to stick to the position, the rest were decided by each individual group.
The group decides on its own.
This was also preparation in case of bad luck, and the command post, which was already three to four meters underground, collapsed due to heavy artillery bombardment and lost the ability to command.
Of course, except for the two lieutenant generals who stayed at the headquarters, the lieutenant general and deputy commander of the 67th Army went to Nancheng, the lieutenant generals of the 107th and 108th Divisions each went to one city, and the lieutenant generals of the 26th Division went to Xicheng where Tang Dao was located.
I don’t want to be blamed by the Japanese.
Needless to say, the order of succession of command authority had already been announced by Lieutenant General Wu at the highest-level military meeting in Songjiang.
Six army lieutenant generals were enough to withstand the misfortune of six top commanders dying in battle. After the death of lieutenant generals, there were also major generals. Even Wang Gongyu, the nominal major general, was ranked, although he was also ranked last among major generals.
However, listening to Lieutenant General Wu read out the list of nineteen people who would take over the command of the entire Songjiang army, that scene was absolutely shocking to Commissioner Wang Gongyu.
That means that in addition to him, the nominal Army Major General, there are still eighteen generals who are ready to be shrouded in horse leather.
Generals are prepared to die in battle, let alone soldiers?
The siren sounded shrilly, and the soldiers who hurriedly left their positions and ran towards the bomb shelter were afraid of death. However, they were not afraid of death, but they were afraid that they would die too easily, without even seeing the faces of the Japanese.
Being in the air wave of exploding artillery shells was really frustrating. If you could fire a shot at the Japanese, it would be worthwhile to kill one of them and then die.
Of course, this does not mean that the Songjiang garrison suddenly reached a new level and became passionate about defending the country and vowing not to fight back the Japanese invaders until they were defeated.
How can many soldiers who have no national concept have this awareness?
Rather, there is no way to survive.
Looking around, outside the city walls are all Japanese busy digging trenches. No matter where you go, you will die.
If you are forced into this situation, you can't fight to the death! Even the gangsters in the Songjiang Security Group understand this truth, especially when Wang Laoshi was dragged behind an armored vehicle by the Japanese.
The entire army was waiting in fear for the overwhelming Japanese artillery fire.
The Japanese are much more eager than they thought.
Not 20 minutes after the news came from the cavalry, Japanese heavy artillery came over.
It was really like landslides and earth tremors.
Not to mention the positions that were exposed on the ground and piled with sandbags. Even on the top of the air-raid shelter, which could withstand 500 pounds of aerial bombs, the lights were swinging desperately, and dust was falling from the top of the head. Sitting on the ground felt like sitting on the sea.
On the boat inside, the ground was shaking and it was leaning towards the corner unconsciously.
Even the veterans from Sichuan Province who loved to joke the most had lost the mood to set up a gantry formation and started smoking with their heads down.
No one here probably has a deeper understanding of the power of large-caliber heavy artillery than they do.
Because, in the Battle of Dachang Town, the Japanese army also used large-caliber heavy artillery to bombard them.
"Platoon leader, you said that you were on the battlefield and could only huddle in the trench. Artillery shells were exploding all around. Are you afraid?" Wu Xiaohu huddled next to Qian Dazhu, looking at the light bulb above his head that kept shaking.
His face turned pale.
The power supply has long been cut off in the air raid shelter, and the light bulbs are just decorations. The lighting mainly relies on torches plugged into the wall.
I had heard that large-caliber artillery was very powerful, but this round of artillery fire was so frightening that even the air-raid shelter with a reinforced concrete roof was shaking. It was still beyond the expectations of this veteran who had experienced Japanese mountain artillery shelling in the neighborhood.
In particular, if he was scared to death even if he stayed in the air-raid shelter, what would happen to the people who stayed outside? Wu Xiaohu didn't even dare to think about the situation in the outside world.
"Are you afraid?" Qian Dazhu glanced at Wu Xiaohu, who he appointed as deputy squad leader and submachine gunner. "I'm afraid you are not a fool!"
"Ala Na is stupid, platoon leader, you can't say that!" Wu Xiaohu became a little anxious.
There are many people in Jiangnan who are well-educated. To put it bluntly, they are better educated. The most taboo thing is being called a fool, which is a lower level than a bad guy.
"The artillery shells were blasting over, but you could only huddle in the trench and hold your head. Do you think I'm afraid? I was so kind that I told you the names of all the gods I could know several times." Qian Dazhu grinned.
Mouth.
"Also, I tell you the truth, this is nothing. I was in Dachang Town at the time. When the Japanese heavy artillery came, I saw half of the infantry platoon brothers on the other side were blown up. I couldn't hold it back for a moment.
The crotch is wet.
That's it, you ask me if I'm afraid, and if you don't say you're stupid, who is stupid?"
"So you're scared too, platoon leader! That's okay, that's okay, I'm also very scared now." Hearing that the platoon leader was once so scared that he peed his pants, Wu Xiaohu no longer struggled with the question of whether he was stupid, so at least
Prove that he is not the timid one.
"Platoon commander, have you ever encountered such heavy artillery? How did you survive without an air raid shelter?" Someone next to you was very curious.
The other soldiers also temporarily forgot their fear of heavy artillery, and turned their attention to the second lieutenant platoon leader who had experience being bombarded by heavy artillery, waiting for his answer.
This is valuable battlefield experience. For soldiers who have no such experience, it is extremely valuable and may very well help them escape.
"There's no way to hide from this kind of cannon!" Qian Dazhu closed his eyes in pain.
Because Songhu is rainy and has extremely rich underground water resources, their trenches are only 1.5 meters deep at most. If they dig deeper, water will continue to leak out, making the entire trench look like a ditch, let alone digging a bomb shelter.
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If a heavy artillery piece falls and does not land on the position, if it lands twenty meters around the trench, the soldiers approaching will be shocked to death. And if it happens to land in the trench, the terrible air wave can even knock out half of the trenches.
The soldiers flew away.
The Sichuan Army, which entered the battlefield for the first time, was inexperienced. In order to save time, the trenches dug were very straight and there was no obstacle to the air waves escaping to the surroundings.
There was even a situation where a cannonball hit and most of the infantry company was destroyed.
For a person to reach the age of eighteen, it takes eighteen years of hard work from his parents, but under the heavy artillery of the Japanese army, it only takes a moment.
"The trenches you build must be curved, and when you hide, you must lift your chest and abdomen off the ground..." Although he once again fell into painful memories, Qian Dazhu still talked about the methods that veterans had taught him to avoid such heavy artillery.
experience.
This is inheritance.
The inheritance of experience and spirit.
"Do your best in what you can do. The rest depends on God's will." Qian Dazhu glanced around, with a touch of bitterness on his face. "Otherwise, what do you think of our infantry division?"
Lighted?"
"Fortunately, Songjiang City has air-raid shelters. When the commander came, he urged everyone to build fortifications. Otherwise, this round of artillery would come at once..." A soldier who originally belonged to the 67th Army was extremely happy.
He didn't need to explain it too clearly. Everyone present understood that without this, half of you here might have gone to heaven, let alone squatting here in fear.
It was blown up to the sky.
Under the power of the heavy artillery of the Japanese army, the entire Songjiang City was like a garden full of flowers. The city with fluffy flowers was completely covered in gunpowder smoke while trembling.
Including the Xicheng neighborhood where the Japanese army had a tragic experience, at Kunisaki's request, it was also included in the heavy artillery bombardment range.
Although there are no Chinese there anymore, Major General Kunisaki just dislikes this area so much that he won't be able to sleep well at night unless he blows it up.
Perhaps, this is the legendary Hate House and Crow! The more proud a person is, the smaller his mind is.
The 203 caliber heavy artillery is essentially different from the 105 howitzer.
When that shot went down, the entire house was annihilated. The escaping air waves also washed away surrounding houses. The power was much more powerful than that of future urban management demolition of illegal buildings.
Seeing that their strategic support troops were so powerful, Songjiang City was pinned to the ground and ravaged, and the Japanese army also released airships for aerial reconnaissance.
The observation post sitting inside can see through the telescope that the smoke-filled neighborhood gradually becomes mottled.
The neighborhoods that have been hit by several shellings and brimstone bombs are no longer as neat as before. More than 50% of the houses have been turned into ruins, and some houses are barely holding on. But judging from their crumbling appearance, maybe a gust of wind will blow over them at the next moment.
If it blows, it will completely collapse.
Of course, the Japanese are not as generous as Westerners. It is better to call it an airship than a hot air balloon. A rope must be tied dozens of meters into the air, otherwise it will fly so hard that it will be impossible to find it.
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The key observation target of the airship is inside Songjiang City.
The Japanese army wanted to find out the location and coordinates of the artillery positions, which was the biggest threat to the Japanese army that was about to launch a large-scale siege.
However, the thick smoke on Songjiang City, which was the focus of the attack, blocked the sight of the Japanese observation post, and the artillery positions were also sufficiently camouflaged. The observation post's eyes almost popped out, but nothing was found.
So, the angry Hisao Tani ordered the airship to move forward.
The distance from the city wall that was originally more than 2,000 meters became 1,000 meters.
Do you really think that the more than twenty heavy cannons are just a big stick, and Songjiang City can only be pressed to the ground and rubbed under the threat of the big stick?
The Japanese really think highly of themselves.
Tang Dao has set up organic machine guns and artillery fire points within each city wall. Unless there are artillery that can blow up the six-meter-high and three-meter-thick city wall, those fire points will be effective.
Then, the soldier who acted as both an observation post and a machine gun shooter discovered this rustic thing in the sky.
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