In the history of the Xuebing Army, this is the first time that artillery has been used on such a large scale. Since Ouyang Yun traveled through time, he has worked hard to build the Xuebing brand weaponry, and now he finally shows his fangs for the first time.
Nearly five hundred 150mm howitzers fired at the same time. What is the concept? Moreover, the enemy formation was so dense, with two divisions of Japs, plus a regiment of troops directly under the corps. , minus the battle losses, there are still nearly 40,000 people jumping around now. 40,000 people. Mianchuan Island is only a big place, so many people came up at once, almost filling the entire island, which lasted for a moment. Because Zhong's artillery bombardment was an unreserved rapid fire, Zhang Tianquan's troops fired almost all the artillery shells. Each gun of the Xuebing Army carried two bases of artillery shells, one of which was loaded on the vehicle, and one base was returned to the heavy troops. For transportation, the base number is fifty rounds. Excluding the shells consumed in the first stage, that is to say, each cannon still has nearly ninety shells available for use. If they are divided among the heads of each Japanese soldier, there will also be one shell.
After five minutes of shelling, at least 15,000 shells rained down on Mianchuan Island, almost cutting off a layer of this small island in the middle of the river. There were originally patches of poplar groves and other vegetation on the island. , but now it has been completely destroyed by artillery fire, and in places where there is no vegetation, the soil has been dug out, and in many places, there is a big pit connected to another big pit.
Shells were coming in overwhelming numbers. Many of the Japanese who were lucky at first and thought they were good enough to escape with regular evasive moves saw the ground they could stand turn into a sea of flames, and a familiar figure appeared. They were torn into pieces in an instant, and they no longer had any luck. Each and every one of them was so horrified that their faces were as pale as earth, and their legs were like sieve chaff. They were not dead, but the energy of death was already growing in their hearts. The Yamato race is the most superior race in the world. One day The people of the empire who were protected by the great god were more brave than the Chinese. In front of the artillery fire, all these were just clouds. The artillery fire came so suddenly, so violently, and so densely. Many Japanese were completely stunned and stunned. They were therefore They forgot to dodge, and just stared blankly at the direction in which the shells were flying, as if their brains were on fire, and then, they were torn into pieces in the violent explosion.
The bunker group was still the scene of the most intense fighting. A Japanese officer woke up from his initial panic and found that the bunker group was the only place nearby that had not been bombarded. He immediately organized a team of about 2,000 people and launched an attack on the bunker group. He launched a fierce attack and said, "Take down the bunker group and capture Ouyang Yun alive. Only then will we have a way to survive. The Chinese people have used rat weapons. They dare not bombard the bunker group. This is our opportunity." It became more and more intense,
More Japs didn't notice this. Even if they did, they had no chance to get close because of the distance. Zhang Tianquan consciously blocked the area near the bunker group. If the Japs want to get closer, they can, as long as you can pass. Artillery fire blockade, but can they run as fast as the artillery shells? Therefore, the vast majority of the Japanese chose to evacuate wisely.
"Run." I don't know which Japanese soldier was the first to shout this sentence. This immediately became the voice of all the Japanese soldiers. More and more Japanese soldiers joined the fleeing ranks. Finally, the Japanese army began to flee collectively. Nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers survived. The Japanese ran to the beachhead from various places, and their escape only increased the combat efficiency of the artillery of the Xuebing Army.
When the bunkers were bombarded around the area, the Japs who stayed at the beachhead became worried and prepared to escape. Then, when the rout occurred, they got closer to the water first, and immediately rushed out of the boat. Then, they didn't care. If you don't know how to sail a boat, you won't show your spirit of friendship. You will pull up the sails, pump the oars, and sail the boat away from the shore.
Soon, all the boats were driven away from the river, and more Japanese soldiers rushed to the beachhead with dusty faces. Many people looked back at the rapidly approaching explosive barrage while shouting: "Ba Ge, wait a minute." "Me." He jumped into the water, and it was not safe to escape to the river. Zhang Tianquan observed the effects of the bombardment through high-powered binoculars. At this time, he seemed to be the representative of the God of Death in the world, and his bombardment targets began to be very clear. Simply, it is to drive the little devils away from the bunker group, and then to carry out concentrated area attacks. Now, it is to group area attacks, with regiments as units, and each regiment is responsible for clearing out the enemies in a certain direction. Among them, there are One regiment is specifically responsible for attacking the enemy on the river.
"Boom." As the first cannonball exploded on the water, causing huge waves more than ten meters high, the next moment, more and more cannonballs hit the fishing boats, motors and sailboats that were struggling to move forward like turtles on the river. One fishing boat after another was directly blown to pieces, or was overturned by huge waves. Immediately, hundreds of human heads were floating on the water near Shengzhou and Zhoutou, many of whom did not know how to do it. Water, they screamed and waved their hands wildly, but in the end they could only be swallowed by the river...
Compared with most of the Japanese who chose to escape from the water, Okamura Neji was undoubtedly lucky. Because of Yamamuro Sotake's order, he was knocked unconscious by a military policeman and then put on a fishing boat. When he woke up When he arrived, he was already at the Wu family's mansion and was under the protection of a brigade of military police there.
At this time, more than half an hour had passed since the bombardment ended. Okamura Neji woke up from his nightmare. His first reaction was that he was already in hell, "I don't want to give in, I don't want to give in." He sat up half-way, He murmured, still looking like a legion commander,
"Your Excellency, the matter has come to an end, please forgive me." Katamura Yoshihachi stood upright in front of the bed. He said respectfully, but there was a mocking look in his eyes.
Guang from Zhangang Village, Siba, Piancun, was able to cross the river under the protection of many troops. On the way across the river, he even wielded his command knife and cut off at least five wrists and several fingers.
The Japanese who fell into the water because their boat was blown up saw the small boat they were riding in, and it was like they saw a life-saving straw. They didn't care about Katamura's yelling and scolding, they just struggled to cling to the gang of the boat and wanted to get on. Katamura had Gangcun to protect him. The commander held up the tiger flag and didn't care about the life or death of these soldiers. He waved his command knife coldly, cutting off the hope of escape one after another of the Japanese soldiers...
Neji Gomura didn't notice Katamura's eyes. He didn't know the specific casualties of the troops at this time. He regained some clarity. Thinking of this, he asked him with luck: "How are the casualties? Where is General Yamamuro?" .”
Katamura said expressionlessly: "The casualties are very heavy. Currently, only more than 4,000 people have crossed the river. Fighting is still taking place on Mianchuan Island. One of them is commanded by General Yamamuro."
"Yamushi, he stayed on the island," Gangcun said, suddenly a little moved. At that time, it was one thing to express his position, but now, since he has evacuated the battlefield, there is no need for him to die in the line of duty. He can It can be imagined that the situation was so urgent at that time. If Yamamuro had not volunteered to take charge of the overall situation, he probably would not have been able to withdraw.
"Yes, the commander of the Yamashita Division still stood up when our army was at an extreme disadvantage. He is a role model for our generation of soldiers."
"Gather the troops and call the combat staff. I want to know the specific battle situation and progress."
"Your Excellency, there is no operational staff. If you want to know the situation of the battle, the fact is that our army has been defeated."
"What..." Okamura Neji stared at Katamura, straightened his waist suddenly, and then froze there. With this surprising movement, he actually dodged to his waist.