Zhang Rentian's Xue 11th Brigade is said to have three regiments and one battalion, but because the artillery regiment was bombed by Japanese bombers two days ago, he can actually put into the battlefield only more than 2,400 people. Before the flight.
In the sniper battle, the 204th Regiment under his command has been wiped out. The reason why the defense line is still maintained now is entirely due to the help of the three self-defense brigades.
When Ni Chunsheng took the initiative to contact Zhang Rentian with the help of Du Linzi, the latter was organizing the evacuation of the townspeople of Wucun Town. Just after the New Year's Eve, it was the Spring Festival, but he was asked to leave his home. The townspeople of Wucun Town
Many civilians could not understand the good intentions of the cadets, which resulted in the slow progress of the retreat and increased the difficulty of the frontline sniper unit's operations.
Zhang Rentian was very familiar with Du Linzi. When he first heard that it was him, he thought he was leading the 15th Brigade to help. After Du Linzi introduced Ni Chunsheng, he understood what was going on. Zhang Rentian didn't have much impression of the special artillery unit.
, but he was deeply impressed by the "Wanfu-type" rocket launcher, the predecessor of the "Thunderbolt". Hearing that Ni Chunsheng came with a brigade of rocket launchers for reinforcements, his tense heartstrings relaxed a little, and he said: "Commander Ni, you guys
The artillery positions can be set up, and I can take the people out in half an hour at most!"
Ni Chunsheng contacted Zhang Rentian with only two concerns. One was whether the 11th Xuexi Brigade could withstand the Japanese attack and buy them enough time to perform. The second was whether the Japanese army's strength and attack density were worthy of using rocket launchers.
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The first question is easy to explain. It is more troublesome to load rocket launchers. A salvo only takes a few seconds, but loading takes three or four minutes, and requires the cooperation of many people. If Zhang Rentian's troops can't stop the Japanese from breaking through,
, then the 1st Special Artillery Brigade may be in such a dilemma, having to fire one shot and have no choice but to run away.
The second question is related to the cost of using rocket launchers. The cost of a rocket is more than fifteen times that of an ordinary 150 mm caliber artillery shell, and it is already a strategic weapon. Moreover, since the Battle of Nanjing, the "Thunderbolt" has been
Hidden away as a secret weapon. This determines that if the "Thunderbolt" comes out again, it cannot be used in small offensive and defensive battles. "It is enough if the 'Thunderbolt' is not released. Once it is released, it will be able to defeat the enemy."
Take the lead and influence the outcome of a battle" - this is Ouyang Yun's expectation for the "Thunderbolt Fire" to join the combat sequence, which is what the students in the Special Artillery Brigade and the Special Warfare Section say before training every day.
As the saying goes, "Use me in the first battle, and you will win if you use me."
At about half past four, the liaison force sent by Du Linzi arrived at the evacuated villagers in Wucun Town. Ten minutes later, Zhang Rentian called Du Linzi on a walkie-talkie and asked him to ask the 1st Special Artillery Brigade to prepare for battle: "...the Japanese are in danger.
Large. According to the reports of the self-defense team members and my observations, the size should be around a division... The leader is a mixed tank and infantry unit... Our brigade reconnaissance company is still lurking on the front line of Wucun. I asked the company commander Qiao Xianglong
To contact you, the codename is New Year’s Eve and New Year!”
At 4:53, the restless Du Linzi heard a call coming from the mail: "New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, I am the New Year! Please answer if you hear me!"
Du Linzi pulled Ni Chunsheng over, then picked up the microphone and replied: "I received it on New Year's Eve, what's going on?!"
"On New Year's Eve, most of the Japs have entered the town. I repeat, most of the Japs have already entered the town - bang!" Before he could finish saying "New Year", he was interrupted by the sudden sound of gunfire.
Du Linzi let out a heavy breath and said to Ni Chunsheng: "Fight!"
Ni Chunsheng nodded.
At the east end of Wucun Town, in front of a street fortification built by the 11th Academy Brigade, Naoji Sakai looked at the corpses of the defenders on both sides of the bombed fortification, and said to Obaofu next to him: "It seems that we are opening the Wucun front.
Correct, look at the clothes of these defenders, they should be local guerrillas."
Opov nodded, picked up a 38-type rifle from the ground, played with it skillfully, and said: "The Xuebing Army is really wealthy. The guerrillas actually use 38-type rifles."
The 38-type rifle was once the pride of the Japanese army, but now, as the understanding of the cadet army increases (mainly due to too many defeats), front-line officers such as Naoji Sakai have become aware of the 38-type assault rifle and the Wei Qing assault rifle
Naoji Sakai frowned slightly and said: "It won't be long before we will also use automatic rifles. The Sanba Gai has completed his historical mission!"
"Sir, do you also think that the 38-gun is inferior to the Chinese Weiqing assault rifle?" Obaofu suddenly asked in a low voice.
Sakai Naoji glanced at him sideways and said: "Okubo-kun, to be honest, I look down on the Chinese people, but I can't deny everything about them. The Weiqing assault rifle is indeed better than the 38-gai! As a
Teito, I don’t think there’s anything shameful in admitting one’s own shortcomings—what is that?”
As Naoji Sakai spoke, he cast his eyes towards the cedar tree shed where a fierce exchange of fire was taking place. Suddenly, he noticed that the sky in the west was flashing with red light, and he couldn't help but be startled.
Opov followed the sound, and then exclaimed as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake: "Artillery attack!"
In the previous artillery battle, Opov was deeply impressed by the sharpness of the artillery of the cadet army. He was so impressed by the scene of the sky flashing red that he immediately made the most correct judgment.
Naoji Sakai also woke up. He opened his mouth and was about to shout something to show his identity as the commander-in-chief. When he saw hundreds of fireballs coming from all over the sky, he held a sentence in his mouth, but he suddenly forgot it because of fear.
Spit it out.
Fifty-four "Thunderbolts" fired in a salvo, with a "duh" sound, and all 864 rockets soared into the sky within a few seconds. This scene was really spectacular. A continuous chain of rockets was dragging
The orange-red tail flames smashed towards Wucun Town, turning the sky red wherever it passed.
Let alone Du Linzi, it was the first time he saw such a scene, and his heart was shocked - his mouth opened wide, and he let out a half-shriek stuck in his throat, until continuous explosions came from the direction of Wucun Town.
Then, with tired lips, it slowly came out and turned into a long exclamation - "Ah!"
Du Linzi is so rare and weird, so it’s not surprising that he would have such a reaction. And Ni Chunsheng also had a stunned expression, which seemed a bit unreasonable. It is actually understandable that Ni Chunsheng would have such a reaction, because so far,
It was also the first time for him to see such a spectacular rocket launcher salvo scene. Ni Chunsheng was the "turtle" that Gu Lianyun dug back from the United States for Ouyang Yun. After he exclaimed "mygod", he suddenly realized his responsibility and hurriedly
He held the send button and shouted: "All units are here! Reload, quick! Quick! Quick!" Then he ran to the nearest "Thunderbolt", stood in the cadet room, and took charge of delivering the message.