Jiang Hongming and Chang Zhiguo each held a telescope and stared nervously at the other side. The war broke out again. They found Ye Zhao's figure on the river beach. While the two breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts tightened even more.
, Ye Zhao, as the commander of a division, went to the dangerous front line, but the two auxiliary officers stayed in the relatively safe rear, which made them feel uncomfortable. It would be fine if Ye Zhao didn't get into trouble, but if something happened to Ye Zhao
If so, they couldn't imagine how they would face the Commander-in-Chief in Madang.
The illumination flares rose into the sky again. The difference from the previous times was that this time, when the illumination flares shone over the Xuebingjun position, illumination flares also rose over the Japanese charging formation.
These are the flares that Ye Zhao and the others brought across the river, and they are also the only inventory of the 12th Xuexi Division. While these flares illuminate the Japanese troops, they are also sending a message to Jiang Hongming and the others, fire.
This was an agreement Ye Zhao made with Jiang Hongming and the others before boarding the ship. Once the Jiangbei troops started firing flares, the Jiangnan artillery could open fire.
Under the light of the flares, Chang Zhiguo and the others could see both sides of the war at a glance. Through the telescope, the distance between the two sides in the fierce exchange of fire was so close that they could almost see the overlapping figures of the soldiers on both sides. In this case,
Whether to fire and where to fire has become a very tangled issue for Jiang Hongming and Chang Zhiguo.
Jiang Hongming put down the telescope, gritted his teeth and sighed heavily, and said to Chang Zhiguo: "I don't know much about combat, you can make up your mind."
Chang Zhiguo put down the telescope and frowned so hard that he could almost squeeze out water. Jiang Hongming was the political director and was only responsible for the spiritual aspects of the army's civilized construction. Although his words seemed to be prevaricating, the reason was legitimate.
However, as soon as he thought about the possible consequences of issuing this order, he felt a sense of resentment in his heart. This old Chang was not kind. He was entangled in his heart, and after a few minutes he said: "I think.
, let’s fire in depth. If the Japs still have ambushes, they can also be used as a deterrent so that they don’t dare to act rashly.”
Jiang Hongming actually thought so too, but in order to avoid suspicion and, of course, fear of taking responsibility, he acted rudely. Chang Zhiguo's decision was exactly what he wanted, and he said: "Listen to you."
Ye Zhao's order must be carried out, but if he fires on the battlefield as he said, no matter how accurate the shooting measurement is, because the accuracy of the artillery is only this, accidental damage will definitely be inevitable, and considering that
What is being controlled now is the artillery that was taken from the Japs, and it is not controlled by professional artillery. So, the probability of accidental damage is really too high. If a cannon is fired, the Japs are not hurt but one of the own people is blown up, then
Wouldn't it be a big joke? In this case, firing in depth is undoubtedly the best choice. This wave of attacks launched by the Japanese soldiers has more troops than the previous ones, but it is only a little more, so even if
Without artillery support, I believe the division commanders can handle it,
Chang Zhiguo thought about it and finally issued this order,
The rumbling sound of artillery started, and nearly twenty 150mm heavy artillery fired at the same time. The noise caused by it was spectacular. Dozens of huge fireballs roared toward a field about a kilometer away behind the Japanese charging column.
The poplar forest was smashed, and the poplar forest was instantly leveled to the ground.
This round of bombardment had almost no accuracy. In Chang Zhiguo's planning, it was purely perfunctory in order to cope with Ye Zhao's order. However, the effect achieved by this round of bombardment made him stunned. In the telescope, the The poplar forest was blown up into a fire, and under the light of the fire, there were actually many khaki figures jumping and running away,
There is actually a Japanese ambush hidden there,
When Nishio Juzo just gave the order to retreat, a considerable number of Japanese soldiers in the 10th Division were still puzzled. No wonder, after paying huge casualties, they had firmly gained the advantage and could completely annihilate the river beach. The Chinese had to "escape" despite the situation. Not to mention the radical young and middle-aged officers, even the Japanese soldiers were very puzzled. And after experiencing this round of shelling, they realized that the commander had already Having foreseen the danger, this is a timely adjustment of strategy.
For Xuebingjun, this was an unexpected surprise. Chang Zhiguo immediately woke up from the shock. He hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, good job, keep beating me hard." .”
The artillery commander was a guard battalion company commander who had stayed in the artillery regiment for a month. After he observed the effect of the first round of ballistic correction through the telescope, he was a little unbelievable at his grandma's and my character. That's great, this will work. Immediately, he was awakened by Chang Zhiguo's words, immediately dropped the telescope and shouted: "Quick, push back to the original gun position, pay attention, increase the height by one unit, and launch."
Because the retreat order was initially questioned by young and middle-level officers, the 10th Division retreated very slowly. This directly gave the amateur artillerymen of the Nan'an Cadet Army an opportunity to expand their results. At this moment, what was possible? The common sense of encountering retaliatory shelling was also forgotten by Chang Zhiguo and the artillery commander. They just urged the trainees to speed up the artillery fire. In just ten minutes, a basic number of artillery shells were consumed.
"Boom." "Boom." The explosions came one after another, causing the little devils to cry and howl. The grove where the 10th Division was hiding was instantly razed to the ground. Their organization was instantly disrupted. When they reacted, they finally When they realized that it was necessary to retreat, more than a brigade of Japanese soldiers perished in the flames.
The explosion was loud and earth-shattering. When Ye Zhao discovered that the explosion site was far away from the battlefield, he was very angry at first. He thought that Chang Zhiguo had failed to live up to his expectations and failed to carry out his orders truthfully. He looked back at Jiangnan, He cursed bitterly: "This bastard, does he want us to die worthless in the battle?"
A staff officer suddenly tugged at the corner of his clothes, handed over the telescope, and said, "Master, take a look quickly."
The staff officer's tone was a little excited. Ye Zhao glanced at him in surprise, raised his telescope and looked at it. The next moment, he was stunned, and then laughed "haha": "Hit his mother, this Chang Zhiguo, how did he find out about it?" .”
Ye Zhaoyou guessed that the Japanese army still had troops in ambush, but he did not expect that they were so close and on such a large scale. Close-range artillery fire. The denser the enemy troops, the greater the efficiency of the artillery fire. This is common sense in artillery warfare. On the opposite side, Thousands of Japanese soldiers were bombarded by heavy artillery within a range of two to three kilometers. The losses can be imagined.
The fire zone that suddenly appeared blocked his realization. He didn't know that there were not only a few thousand Japs there, but nearly 20,000 Japs there.