"fire!"
After the artillery positions were prepared, the chief of staff of the North Road Attack Group's headquarters issued the order to fire artillery.
The tone was harsh.
As soon as he finished speaking, there were bursts of huge muffled sounds from various artillery positions.
Accompanied by an almost continuous barrage of muzzle fireworks and the sharp whistling sound of artillery shells piercing the air, artillery shells instantly rose into the air, arced across the sky, and fell towards the Japanese and puppet positions at high speed.
Boom boom boom…
Explosions like landslides and earth-shattering rumbled across the sky, like thunder.
In the headquarters.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie raised their telescopes and looked. The entire Japanese and puppet army's outer positions in Zhangjiakou had been completely enveloped in smoke and fire.
I saw huge plumes of gunpowder smoke rising from the Japanese and puppet army's positions, and huge plumes of soil debris rolling up.
When it exploded, you could still see the Japanese and puppet soldiers flying up after being blown up.
This is the full artillery firepower displayed by the North Road Attack Group since the beginning of the war.
In the past, an artillery regiment or an artillery battalion carried out artillery bombardments on Japanese and puppet positions.
Then send tanks, armored vehicles and infantry to attack the Japanese and puppet positions.
It has to be said that this tactic of charging with tanks and infantry after the artillery blast is very effective.
It is only necessary to protect the two wings of the army so that the Japanese cannot outflank. The Japanese cannot stop the Eighth Route Army's attack from the front.
If the Eighth Route Army's attack is repelled, it will shell the Japanese positions again and call for air support.
Therefore, the North Road Attack Group's offensive has been going very smoothly.
They cut all the way from Shanxi and killed thousands of Japanese and tens of thousands of puppet troops.
And now, all artillery over 105 mm and tank guns are concentrated to launch bombardment.
Facing this level of shelling, the Japanese and puppet troops' defensive positions simply could not withstand it.
Among them are many new 122mm howitzers and 150mm howitzers.
The civil fortifications built by the Japanese were directly blown up, and even some bombproof holes were directly blown open.
Of course, Li Yunlong also allocated a heavy howitzer battalion to Ding Wei and Kong Jie, equipped with 24 203mm howitzers.
Reinforced concrete fortifications used to bombard the Japanese, as well as the city wall of Zhangjiakou.
If Ding Wei and Kong Jie pull out the 203mm heavy howitzer.
The power will be even more terrifying.
But now Li Yunlong ordered them to quickly capture the outer positions of Zhangjiakou.
Then go and attack Peiping.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie were ready to wait until they attacked Beiping City.
Then pull out the heavy howitzer battalion to show its power.
In this era, there are few roads, let alone roads.
If the North Route Attack Group abandons its heavy artillery and tanks, it can reach the North China Plain by following the path.
But that way, many more soldiers will be sacrificed when attacking the city.
With heavy artillery and tanks, enemy concrete fortifications and city walls can be easily destroyed.
"The bombardment is scheduled to last for 2 hours, and a flight group will provide two air supports."
Ding Wei smiled slightly:
"Enough for a devil to drink from a pot."
Beside him, Kong Jie was also smiling, with a killing intent in his smile.
"This is called modern warfare. Compared with what we are now, we can't even compare to beggars."
Ding Wei nodded, feeling the same.
In the past, their troops either fought against the national army or against the Japanese.
That's called being poor. On average, each soldier only has a few bullets. After a few bullets, he has to rush forward to fight with the national army or Japanese soldiers on the bayonet.
"The miserable days of the past are gone forever."
Kong Jie said with emotion:
"As long as Lao Li hugs Boss Chen's thigh, our lives will get better and better in the future."
There was a big gap between the equipment of the Eighth Route Army and that of the Japanese army.
There is a huge gap between the equipment of the Japanese army and the equipment of the Eighth Route Army.
"This feeling of being covered by artillery fire... is very refreshing." Ding Wei smiled slightly.
A group of high-ranking officers from the North Road Attack Group also smiled.
Ding Wei immediately walked down the ladder, handed the binoculars to the guard, and then lowered his eyes to look at the map on the table.
At this time, the war between Germany and the Soviet Union was in full swing, and the Soviet army did not have many troops in the Far East.
After recovering North China, are you considering recovering the entire Mongolia?
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Zhangjiakou.
On the city wall.
Compared to the smiles on the faces of the officers at the Eighth Route Army North Attack Group Headquarters.
The officers of the Japanese military headquarters, including Mitsuo Nakazawa, Shigenori Kuroda and Noboru Toyama, looked at the artillery fire in front of them, but their expressions were solemn, as if they were mourning for their heirs.
The Japanese army had long guessed that the Eighth Route Army would attack Zhangjiakou.
Therefore, the Japanese army was very well prepared for the defense of Zhangjiakou.
There are various foxholes, trenches, and bombproof holes, civil engineering works, and even some reinforced concrete works.
Even if you are extremely well prepared.
But the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army still shocked all the Japanese.
"China is a backward agricultural country with no strong industry and no steel production. Where did they get so many heavy artillery and artillery shells?"
A commander of the Japanese 71st Division couldn't help but say.
The Eighth Route Army not only has a large number of heavy artillery, but also a large number of tanks, and even advanced fighter jets, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft!
For a long time, the top brass of the Japanese military have been propagandizing to the bottom layers of the Japanese military.
It is said that China is a poor country, the people here are ignorant, and there are constant civil wars between warlords.
It won't take long for the locust army to occupy this place and turn it into the land of the Japanese Empire.
From now on, the Yamato people no longer have to crowd on that earthquake-prone small island.
But this war has been going on for several years, and now Japan is at a disadvantage, which is outrageous.
The strength of the Eighth Route Army puzzled many Japanese officers, including the Japanese commander.
The artillery wing of the 1st Division is currently equipped with more than 10 heavy artillery pieces.
The caliber is also very large, with 10 240mm howitzers and several 150mm howitzers.
but!
Compared with the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army, the power of this artillery firepower is simply the difference between firecrackers and heavy aerial bombs.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! What’s more, Mitsuo Nakazawa did not dare to use heavy artillery easily.
Once discovered by an Eighth Route Army aircraft, it would immediately suffer a devastating blow.
At this time, the shelling continued.
At this time, the positions outside Zhangjiakou City had been blown beyond recognition by the Eighth Route Army's artillery shells. Bomb craters were everywhere, communication trenches and foxholes were blown up. Most of the fort's civil fortifications were also directly blown up, and some anti-gun holes were blown down.
To be continued...