Chapter 166 Heavy artillery against mountain artillery
As if feeling Jutaro Amazu's gaze, Kenichi Yoshida loudly announced a series of numbers on the Japanese artillery position, then slowly raised his right hand and asked, "Are you ready?"
"Hai." A chorus of shouts came from behind him. He suddenly chopped down his right hand and shouted loudly: "Let go."
Thirty-six 75mm-caliber field guns roared at the same time. In a moment, a sheet of fire fell on the position of the artillery regiment of the Academy Army, causing a rumbling explosion.
When his own side was carrying out artillery bombardment, Wu Jingxiang looked at the Japanese position with a telescope. Smoke started to rise from behind the Japanese position. He felt slightly shuddered and immediately pressed the send button and shouted: "Machine gunner, observer, get back to the car as quickly as possible." , cover the top cover." After shouting, he retracted himself first, and then closed the top cover along with it.
As soon as he finished all this, there was a crisp "dang" sound, and then a "rumbling" explosion. The self-propelled artillery Wu Jingxiang was riding on suddenly began to shake violently. He felt as if his head had been hit hard, and then Feeling dizzy, he couldn't help but open his mouth, and vomited amidst the "squeaking", "ding-dong", and "clang-dang" sounds from the metal parts in the car. Wu Xiangjing was lucky, and the driver sitting in front of him , hit the fender in front of him directly, and then fainted,
After vomiting for a few times, Wu Jingxiang forced himself to calm down, picked up the microphone and shouted: "Lao Du, organize yourself and fight back."
Lao Du was his deputy. Lao Du was luckier. The tank he was riding in was not affected by the explosion. He immediately replied: "Yes." Two ticks on the left, hit."
When the artillery position of the Xuebing Army was flooded by artillery fire, Amanami Jutaro squinted his eyes, picked up the binoculars and looked over. A smile appeared on his face at first, but the smile only lasted for a few seconds before he changed into a pair of With an expression of confidence, although the thirty-six field guns accurately hit the target area, the damage caused was really unsatisfactory. The enemy's gun barrels, which were still covered by gunpowder smoke, rotated gently, and the next moment, they sprayed neatly. out of the flame,
The advancement of self-propelled artillery is not only reflected in its terrifying moving speed, but also in the frequency of its firing. Every time the Yoshida Wing's artillery fires a gun, it must push the gun back to its original position, recalibrate it, and then manually After loading the shells, it can be fired again. Even the most skilled and well-coordinated artillery team still needs minutes of preparation to complete a shot. The self-propelled artillery of the Wu Jingxiang Regiment is different because it has an automatic loading device. And because the shooting angle can be easily adjusted through the turret, and because it is equipped with a special gripping device, there is no need to worry about changing the gun position due to recoil, so firing three to five rounds every minute is no problem at all.
Neither Jutaro Amami nor Kenichi Yoshida expected that the enemy's artillery would react so quickly and the retaliatory firepower would be so fierce. According to their understanding, even if one's own rapid fire could not completely wipe out the enemy's artillery, then at least it would We can also defeat them and cripple them. Next, it will be a process of accumulating and expanding advantages. Our side will have more and more numerical advantages and will eventually gain complete control.
The 33rd Division really needs this control. Only in this way can it suppress the infantry of the Xuebing Army. Next, the special attack tactics of the Watanabe Cavalry Regiment can cause damage to its tank troops.
Wu Xiangjing's counterattack was quick and sharp. Within minutes, more than 300 artillery shells hit the Yoshida Regiment's position headlessly. The Xuebing Army was all heavy artillery. After this round of shelling, the Japanese army's More than half of the thirty-six field guns were destroyed immediately, and more than half of the soldiers were killed. It can be said that in just an instant, the Yoshida Regiment was crippled.
Many people in the 33rd Division saw this scene. Among them, the ones who were hit hardest were the captains of the 214th Regiment, Sato Ken and Watanabe Kentaro. Just after a round of shelling, the 214th Regiment was stationed in the first trench. At least one squadron of the brigade was killed. If the Yoshida regiment could not contain the enemy artillery and allowed it to repeatedly bombard the infantry positions, then this battle would be unwinnable. Thinking of this, Sato cursed angrily. : "Ba Ge, why is this happening?" He looked at the Xuebingjun position opposite, his teeth almost shattered.
The artillery battle only lasted about ten minutes. In the end, Kenichi Yoshida personally operated a field cannon and fired at the cadet army. Then, the cannonball beside him was hit and exploded. The man and the cannon were blown to pieces.
"Your Excellency, the Yoshida Regiment is gone." A staff officer reported to Amami in a superfluous manner.
Gan Can looked at the artillery fire that was still rising on the Xuebingjun position and sighed: "Planes, tanks, and cannons were once the trump card of the imperial army. When did these become the strengths of the Chinese people?"
"Your Excellency, look quickly." The staff officer suddenly became excited.
Gan Can followed the direction of his finger and turned around to look up, and saw a string of black shadows flying from the northeast. An expression of relief finally appeared on his face.
"The fighter plane is our fighter plane. The aviation force is here to support us." The young staff officer shouted. His cry infected many Japanese soldiers, and many people cheered. Watanabe and Sato also had mournful expressions on their faces. Finally there was a hint of blood,
At the top of the Lion Gate Mountain, Feng Lanshan also saw the incoming enemy planes. His face changed slightly and he said: "NND, this battle is difficult to fight."
"Master, look over there," a staff officer pointed at the string of black shadows and said to Liu Zheliang on the Second Xue Division's position,
Liu Zheliang looked up with a sharp look in his eyes,
Liu Zheliang had detailed information about the Japanese army in front of him. Therefore, when the 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment opened fire on Wu Xiangjing's troops, even though the momentum created was quite scary, he was not worried at all.
Xuebingjun's self-propelled artillery is the chassis and body of a heavy-duty relay tank, with first-class armor protection capabilities. Not to mention that the 33rd Division only has a mountain gun with a caliber of 75 mm, but its caliber is even larger, reaching 120 mm. Ten millimeters, as long as special artillery shells are not used, it is impossible to cause much damage to Wu Xiang Jing Tuan.
Facts have proved that his prediction was correct. In the artillery exchange between the enemy and ours, although the 33rd Mountain Artillery Regiment got the opportunity to strike in the first round, it was the Wu Xiangjing Regiment that ultimately won.
The artillery was completely victorious, and the 33rd Division's most threatening combat force to the Second Xue Division was eradicated. The division was like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, and would only be passively beaten in the future.
Liu Zheliang was calculating how to end the battle as soon as possible. Japanese fighter planes appeared. The sudden increase in variables also made the Battle of Lions Gate complicated and confusing. At this time, Liu Zheliang did not dare to conclude that his troops would definitely be victorious.