The momentum of the volley of more than 20 cannons cannot be said to be devastating, but they are all concentrated in a shelling area of less than 5,000 square meters, which can also make the scalps of onlookers numb.
Especially when a group of onlookers are on the edge of the shelling area.
Although they were still 300 meters away from the soldiers of the 20th Army Corps lying on the ridge, the scorching air waves still hit their faces. The soldiers inside did not stare blankly at the mountain forest ravaged by shells like their commanders.
, but a group of very sensible people buried their heads hard and acted like ostriches.
Yes, Tang Dao still stayed a little cautious after all, and did not directly bombard the hilltop where the garrison was located. The first round of shelling area was a forest several hundred meters away from the top of the hill.
As for where the second round of bombardment area is, perhaps only he knows. The military order he has signed is in the hands of the communications platoon leader. Only when he gives the order, the communications corps will issue military orders to the two artillery companies.
Perhaps, not only were the two artillery companies using all their artillery to bombard designated areas, but the fire support companies under the three infantry battalions also each received several mortars. In addition to the original, each company had six 82-caliber mortars.
The cannons, 18 in total, were all fired.
In this case, more than 40 artillery pieces would be shelling the designated bombardment area.
But the current fire support company and the two artillery companies are no longer the highly professional troops on the battlefield. Because of the expansion, the originally highly professional artillery company was split into several parts. More than half of each company
They were transformed from infantry. Even if the main shooter is still a professional artilleryman, the level of the auxiliary personnel is different, so the accuracy of the artillery fire will naturally be much worse.
The designated area is large enough, and it is 300 meters away from the top of the mountain. However, there are still shells that do not obey the rules and explode outside the designated area. The nearest one is probably only a few dozen meters away from the top of the mountain. It almost grazed the scalp of the garrison on the mountain.
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"Madman, Tang Dao is such a madman!" the infantry division commander muttered to himself as he held his binoculars and looked at the flaming hell only 600 meters away.
Until now, he has not said anything to ask the troops stationed on the mountain to evacuate first, but perhaps only he knows that his eyes covered by the telescope were already full of hesitation when the first shell fell.
Two voices were constantly fighting in his mind.
It is easy to give the military order to retreat, but what will he face after retreating?
His face is small, but the legion commander's face is a big deal, especially after the left cheek has been severely slapped once, is this equivalent to stretching the right cheek to get beaten again?
What is the role of the younger brother? He is to win face for the boss rather than lose face. You know, it was precisely because he was valued by the regiment commander and strongly recommended it to the Ministry of Military Affairs that he was directly promoted from infantry brigade commander to division commander due to the expansion of the army.
, if you withdraw today, your original confidant status will definitely fall quickly.
But if they don't retreat, what will this madman Tang Dao do? Will he order the artillery fire to extend to the top of the mountain? His subordinates can't give him an answer, and neither can he himself.
But this person has been in official circles for a long time, and he knows one thing very well. Now, the artillery fire has not fallen on his position. No matter how fierce the artillery fire is, there is still room for change. But as long as the artillery shells explode and people are killed, this
It's a big deal.
He, Tang Dao, was the instigator and the culprit, and he could not escape the blame, but what about him? What would happen to him, the one who was the target of the bombardment? Will he be comforted by the higher-ups because he was wronged and injured?
Dream on! Let’s not talk about Tang Dao being a fighting hero promoted by the propaganda department. He also has the support of an infantry commander-level boss behind him. Although they are all miscellaneous armies, they involve two major factions, the Sichuan Army and the Northeast Army.
And it's still a war like this, even the boss of the boss would never dare to ignore it casually.
Most likely, his younger brother will be thrown out as a scapegoat by his immediate boss.
No matter which choice you make, there will be no good results!
In the battle between heaven and man, the infantry division commander was unable to make a choice, but the artillery fire did not stop. The flickering firelight intertwined with the uncertain light and dark on the expressionless face of the infantry division commander.
But the army colonel beside him could no longer remain calm.
If his head is buzzing, this infantry regiment commander is far more powerful than his immediate superior.
It was not the rumbling sound of artillery that shocked me, but the power of the artillery while the Four Lines Regiment was in progress.
As a school-level officer who has experienced battles for a long time, the power of the blazing artillery fire hundreds of meters away has told him that if these shells fall on the hilltop, the entire hilltop will turn into scorched earth.
He has seen small-caliber artillery such as mountain artillery, mortars, and infantry artillery, but the artillery that fell down all the trees in a radius of more than ten meters with one shot was far beyond his imagination. It was definitely a heavy artillery with a caliber exceeding 150 mm.
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He didn't have time to think about how an infantry regiment in the Fourth Line Regiment could have such heavy artillery that was only installed by legion-level troops. All he could think about was evacuating and evacuating immediately.
On the top of the hill is his first infantry battalion. Due to the expansion into an army, half of his infantry regiment is made up of recruits who have been in the army for less than two months, let alone the battlefield, and they have not even fired more than 30 rounds of live ammunition. Where is the combat effectiveness?
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the infantry regiment, he retained 70% of the veterans in the first infantry battalion. If these veterans were consumed here, his infantry regiment would be completely destroyed.
"Master, please let the brothers evacuate immediately! Those people in the Si Xing Regiment are all lunatics. God knows if they will really fire at the top of the mountain!" The army colonel finally couldn't help but beg his superiors.
"Shut up! I don't believe they really dare to fire on the hilltop where our headquarters is!" The infantry division commander looked extremely ugly, but he still scolded his general. "Even if they have artillery, a mere infantry regiment doesn't have enough artillery shell reserves.
How much, maybe after this round, it will be gone."
Yes, this is the only reason why the infantry division commander can still stand firm.
However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is very skinny!
"Regiment headquarters orders, after each artillery company and fire support company's guns have fired 20 rounds of artillery shells, the artillery fire will extend 150 meters toward the top of the mountain, and 20 rounds of artillery shells will be ready! The remaining combat units are temporarily on standby!" Tang Dao put down the telescope in his hand and said coldly.
Give an order.
"Yes!" the communications platoon leader immediately took the order.
Five of the dozen cavalrymen on standby at the regiment headquarters received the military order and immediately urged their horses to rush towards several company headquarters that were firing.
Due to time constraints, the communications platoon did not set up telephone lines between the various positions, and simply asked the cavalry company to transfer a cavalry platoon to temporarily act as communications troops.
The infantry division commander and army colonel in the mountains also saw through their telescopes the cavalry running wildly in the wilderness on the opposite battlefield, and their hearts thumped with disappointment.
They knew that this was a new military order issued by the Fourth Army Regiment Headquarters, but they didn't know whether it was a ceasefire or something else.
If there was a ceasefire, I wouldn't be able to sit down and talk with his four-pronged regiment. The infantry division commander actually had such a strange thought in his mind.
This shameful thought was not possible twenty minutes ago, but now it keeps rising. Even the dignified infantry division commander feels that this is the most correct way to open it.
After all, he was facing a group of lunatics, a group of lunatics who would do anything to push both parties into the abyss.
If you can, don't meet these lunatics again.
Then, all the beautiful illusions were shattered.
The artillery fire extended again!
The blazing firelight was enough to dazzle people's eyes. Although they were still a mile apart, both officers seemed to feel the burning heat of the air waves.
The only good thing is that, probably because of the live firing of dozens of artillery shells, the gunners of the Fourth Row Regiment were much more accurate than before, and no shells accidentally landed on the temporary position of the 1st Infantry Battalion.
"Master, let the brothers withdraw! They have heavy artillery, and the brothers don't have trenches. They are all soldiers you brought out! The Army Colonel has almost begged his immediate superior.
There was silence for a full minute!
The infantry division commander finally put down his telescope, with a look of dejection on his face, and waved his hand: "Withdraw!"
Like Feng Lunyin, the Army colonel immediately ordered to the signal soldiers beside him: "Send a signal flare and have the first battalion retreat immediately, one mile, no, two miles!"
This is not only to withdraw to the area where he is currently, but also to stay away from the area where he is currently. This shows how much the army colonel attaches great importance to his first infantry battalion and how anxious he is.
Later it turned out that his order was correct.
In the telescope, I saw the figures of infantry gradually appearing on the hilltop that was almost shrouded in gunpowder smoke. Within two minutes, green flares were fired from the infantry positions on both wings, proving that the infantry of the 20th Army Corps on the hilltop were quickly evacuating. Tang Dao and Gong Shaoxun looked at each other.
, they all breathed a sigh of relief involuntarily.
Finally, in this psychological tug of war, they won.
However, just retreating is not enough!
"Pass me an order to temporarily reduce the intensity of the shelling. Ten minutes later, the shelling will stop. All the light and heavy machine guns, grenades, rifles, etc. of the first and second battalions will be aimed at the top of Baima Mountain and hit me. Since it is a live ammunition military exercise, then
To give me the momentum of a live ammunition military exercise, the entire army must not hold anything back. If half of the ammunition is consumed as the base, if there is not enough fire within the specified time, the chief officers of each company and platoon will go to the Military Law Office to lead the military law!" Tang Dao ordered again.
Under the threat of artillery fire, the infantry battalion of the 20th Army retreated at an unprecedented speed. In 10 minutes, fully armed, they had to go down the mountain and then up the mountain. They also withdrew at least 400 meters. Therefore, they missed the almost brilliant sight of the Si Xing Regiment.
'Pretentious'.
The frightening more than 40 artillery pieces gradually stopped bombarding, but the two infantry battalions, which were not yet fully staffed, assembled at least 40 light machine guns, 18 heavy machine guns, 40 grenade launchers, and nearly 600 guns.
The rifle rained bullets on the deserted hilltop.
Looking at the bright shells that kept flashing, the faces of the two senior officers of the 20th Army Corps who still insisted on not retreating were ashen.
Now, they finally know the real purpose of the Four Elements Group, armed intimidation!
Use the cannon first, then the gun, show off your muscles like crazy!
But, she really has muscles!
Not to mention the 150-caliber heavy artillery with huge destructive power, the troops deployed in front of Baima Mountain have so many light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. The light firepower alone is enough to make people tremble.
But this may not be all of the Four Lines Regiment. There are still unknown numbers of troops on both sides of Baima Mountain. They have a large number of people, with a strength of nearly 10,000 people. But under this level of firepower coverage, it is enough to
Can an army of nearly 10,000 people, half of whom have never been on the battlefield, be able to stop those lunatics?
No wonder, they were able to annihilate more than 2,000 Japanese troops in one battle on the Guangde battlefield. It was not a fluke, but they were really powerful! It’s because the two men of the 20th Army looked up to the Four Lines Regiment too highly. If the Four Lines Regiment hadn’t gone
The Northeastern Army's secret arsenal has acquired a large number of arms, but they never have such intensity of firepower.
If there were these light and heavy mortars in Laojinkeng, it would not have taken as long as Takeuchi Yunshan. Six 150-heavy mortars and more than twenty 82-heavy mortars could completely cover a three-kilometer radius.
Fire coverage was formed within the range, and the Japanese troops located in the valley either desperately attacked the mountains on both sides, or they could only be covered by artillery fire.
The four-line regiment was covered with bullets for a full 20 minutes, consuming ammunition like a prodigal, but this prodigal behavior made the two officers' faces look as pale as paper.
They knew that this was the Four Lines Regiment using massive amounts of ammunition to prove to them that this was their crazy capability. Not only were there more cannons and machine guns, but the ammunition reserves were beyond their imagination.
However, it seemed that the crazy Four Elements group was not showing off enough. The rain of bullets stopped, the rumble of cannons sounded again, and the hilltop of Baima Mountain, which was only 2,000 square meters, was instantly covered by artillery fire. The once dense evergreen vegetation all year round
The artillery fire completely destroyed it. Looking from a distance, the entire mountaintop in the smoke was black and yellow, which was very ugly.
The infantry division commander and the army colonel had lost interest in watching the Si Xing Tuan flex their muscles. With pale faces, they left the temporary bunker and hid further away.
After another round of shelling, the infantry of the Fourth Line Regiment began to advance towards the hilltop that had been continuously ravaged by bullets and shells. The infantrymen occupying the hilltop were watched in horror by the 20th Army Corps who had already hid several hundred meters away.
Start building fortifications along the ridge.
At the same time, the infantry on both wings also began to advance, and there were originally two infantry companies standing in front of them, but they had just witnessed the rounds of crazy shelling thousands of meters away. No matter how iron-clad the two infantry company commanders were,
They didn't dare to give the order to shoot, even if this was their defense zone.
They could feel the opponent's determination from the firm pace of the four-line regiment's infantry advancing in skirmish lines. As long as they dared to shoot, the opponent would dare to fire back, and the artillery position not far away would definitely pour shells on their heads.
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And if you don't respect military orders and let the opponent advance, you will definitely be punished by military law, but that is a matter for the future after all. If you shoot now, you will die now.
Fortunately, the two infantry company commanders did not suffer for long.
A signal bomb was fired in the mountains, which was a signal for all troops to withdraw.
"Send someone to the Four Elements Regiment and say that I want to talk to Tang Dao personally. If he dares to come, then I will let their people go. If he doesn't dare, come and attack our Mangshan Mountain defense line if you can! I
The 20th Army Corps is not that easy to manipulate." The infantry division commander looked into the distance and finally said.
PS: Sorry, today the college held meetings for most of the day. There was also a student football match in the afternoon. The leader insisted that I be the coach. I didn’t go home until after 7 o’clock. I hurriedly finished writing these 4,000 words. The update is late.
