Rise From Eight Hundred Chapter 319

Chapter 319 The power of heavy artillery (please subscribe, please vote!)

The test of the quality of an army is never about the size of the equipment or the number of personnel.

It depends on combat effectiveness.

　Do you dare to fight? Can you fight?

Nirvana's guard camp did not face a battle first, but instead faced scalp-numbing Japanese heavy artillery.

The Japanese army did not attack from noon to the afternoon until the evening.

The autumn rain takes a break!

Although the sky is still a little gloomy, red clouds are already appearing in the distant sky.

The cavalry companies scattered outside the city sent a telegram that a large Japanese force, escorted by at least 2,000 Japanese infantry, arrived on the north bank of the Huangpu River.

The roar of its car engine and the neighing of the packhorse can be clearly heard by the sentry hiding on the hill even though they are nearly a thousand meters away.

That was the arrival of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade.

Similar to the strategic level fire support troops are coming.

On the battlefield of World War II, it was nothing, but here, it was the most terrifying artillery that the Chinese and Japanese armies had ever seen.

Songjiang Command immediately issued an order: "In the entire city of Songjiang, except for the fortifications within the city walls where sufficient warning posts are left, everyone else is waiting to enter the air-raid shelters and bomb-proof fortifications that have already been dug.

　　Including the entire headquarters, it was transferred to the underground warehouse of the headquarters. If there is an emergency such as the phone line being blown out and unable to communicate with the headquarters, each brigade and regiment will decide to fight the invading enemy on its own without reporting to the headquarters.

In addition, without a military order from Songjiang Headquarters, each division, brigade, and regiment can choose its own combat method, but it is not allowed to evacuate the position, even to the last man. Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed!

The mountain artillery battalions and heavy mortar battalions of the 108th and 107th Divisions are temporarily under the command of the two divisions' headquarters. The mountain field artillery battalions, heavy mortar battalions and machine gun battalions of the 67th Army are still under the direct command of the headquarters.

˜The remaining members of the temporarily rested security regiment and the newly established guard battalion are under the direct command of the headquarters and are temporarily on standby in the air raid shelter! "

Facing the various types of heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 200 that the Japanese army was about to bombard Songjiang, the two generals in the headquarters did not dare to neglect, and even delegated the command to each infantry regiment. Except for the bottom line of holding the position and not taking a step back, the rest was decided by each individual group. The group decides on its own.

This is also to prepare for the possibility that if we are unlucky and the headquarters, which is already three to four meters underground, is still collapsed by heavy artillery bombardment and loses the ability to command.

Of course, except for the two lieutenant generals who stayed at the headquarters, the lieutenant general and deputy commander of the 67th Army went to Nancheng, the lieutenant generals of the 107th and 108th Divisions each went to one city, and the lieutenant generals of the 26th Division went to Xicheng where Tang Dao was located. It was also because they couldn't be blamed by the Japanese.

Needless to say, the order of succession of command power had already been announced by Lieutenant General Wu at the highest-level military meeting in Songjiang.

Six army lieutenant generals are enough to withstand the misfortune of the death of the highest commander in battle six times. After the death of a lieutenant general, there are also major generals. Even the nominal major general Wang Gongyu is ranked, although he is also the last one among the major generals.

However, listening to Lieutenant General Wu read out the list of nineteen people who would take over the command of the Songjiang army, that scene was absolutely shocking to Wang Gongyu, the commissioner.

That means that in addition to him, the nominal Army Major General, there are still eighteen generals who are ready to be shrouded in horse hides.

Generals are prepared to die in battle, let alone soldiers?

The siren sounded shrilly, and the soldiers who hurriedly left their positions and ran towards the bomb shelter were afraid of death. However, they were not afraid of death, but they were afraid that they would die too easily, without even seeing the faces of the Japanese. Being in the air wave of exploding shells, it was really frustrating. If you could fire a shot at the Japanese, it would be worthwhile to kill one of them and then die.

Of course, this does not mean that the Songjiang garrison suddenly became more advanced. They were passionate about defending the country with their own bodies and vowed not to return the Japanese invaders until they were defeated.

How can many soldiers who have no national concept have this awareness?

But, there is no way to survive.

Looking around, outside the city wall are all Japanese busy digging trenches. No matter where you run, you will die.

If you are forced to this point, you can't fight to the death! Even the gangsters from the Songjiang Security Group understood this truth, especially when Wang Laoshi was dragged behind an armored vehicle by the Japanese.

The whole army was waiting in fear for the overwhelming Japanese artillery fire.

The Japanese are much more eager than they think.

Within 20 minutes after the news came from the cavalry, Japanese heavy artillery came over.

That is really causing the mountains to collapse and the earth to shake.

Not to mention the positions that were exposed on the ground and piled with sandbags. Even on the top of the air-raid shelter, which could protect against 500-pound aerial bombs, the lights were swinging desperately, and dust was falling from the top of the head. Sitting on the ground felt like sitting on the sea. On the boat inside, the ground was shaking, and it was leaning towards the corner unconsciously.

Even the veterans from Sichuan Province, who love to joke the most, have lost their mood and started smoking with their heads down.

No one here may have a deeper understanding of the power of large-caliber heavy artillery than they do.

Because, in the Battle of Dachang Town, the Japanese army also used large-caliber heavy artillery to bombard them.

"Platoon leader, you said that you were on the battlefield and could only huddle in the trench. Artillery shells were exploding all around. Are you afraid?" Wu Xiaohu huddled next to Qian Dazhu, looking at the light bulb shaking above his head. His face turned pale.

The power supply has long been cut off in the air-raid shelter, and the light bulbs are just decorations. The lighting mainly relies on torches plugged into the wall.

I have only heard that large-caliber artillery is very powerful, but this round of artillery fire was so frightening that even the air-raid shelter with a reinforced concrete roof was shaking. It was still beyond the expectations of this veteran who had experienced Japanese mountain field artillery shelling in the neighborhood.

Especially, if you are scared to death even if you stay in the air-raid shelter, what will happen to the people who stay outside? Wu Xiaohu didn't even dare to think about the situation in the outside world.

"Are you afraid?" Qian Dazhu glanced at Wu Xiaohu, who he appointed as deputy squad leader and submachine gunner. "I'm afraid you're not a fool!"

“Alana is stupid, platoon leader, you can't say that!” Wu Xiaohu became a little anxious. People in Jiangnan are more educated. To put it bluntly, they are more educated. The most taboo thing is being called a fool, which is a lower level than a bad guy.

"The shells were blasting over, but you could only huddle in the trench and hold your head. Do you think I'm afraid? I was very good at telling you the names of all the gods I could know several times." Qian Dazhu grinned. Mouth.

"Also, I tell you the truth, this is nothing. I was in Dachang Town at the time. When the Japanese heavy artillery came, I saw half of the infantry platoon brothers on the other side were blown up. I couldn't hold it back for a moment. My crotch is wet.

　That's it, you ask me if I am afraid? If you are not stupid, who is stupid? "

"So you're scared too, platoon leader! That's OK, that's OK, I'm also very scared now." Hearing that the platoon leader was so scared that he wet his pants, Wu Xiaohu no longer struggled with the question of whether he was stupid, so at least Prove that he is not the timid one.

"Platoon leader, you have encountered such heavy artillery! How did you survive without an air raid shelter?" Someone next to you was very curious.

The rest of the soldiers also temporarily forgot their fear of heavy artillery, and turned their attention to the second lieutenant platoon leader who had experienced being bombarded by heavy artillery, waiting for his answer.

This is valuable battlefield experience. For soldiers who have no such experience, it is extremely valuable and may very well help them escape.

“There's no way to hide from this kind of cannon!” Qian Dazhu closed his eyes in pain.

Because Songhu is rainy and has extremely rich underground water resources, their trenches are only 1.5 meters deep at most. If they dig deeper, water will continue to leak out, making the entire trench look like a ditch, let alone digging a bomb shelter. .

As long as a heavy artillery piece does not land on the position, if it lands twenty meters around the trench, the soldiers approaching will be shocked to death. And if it happens to land in the trench, the terrible air wave can even knock out half of the trenches. The soldiers flew away.

The Sichuan army, which had just entered the battlefield, was inexperienced. In order to save time, the trenches they dug were very straight and there was no obstacle to the air waves escaping to the surroundings.

There was even a situation where a cannonball hit and most of the infantry company was destroyed.

It takes eighteen years of hard work for a person to reach the age of eighteen, but it only takes a moment under the heavy artillery of the Japanese army.

“The trenches should be curved, and the chest and abdomen should be lifted off the ground when hiding.” Although he fell into painful memories again, Qian Dazhu still talked about the experience that veterans had taught him about avoiding such heavy artillery.

This is inheritance.

The inheritance of experience and spirit.

“Do the best you can, and the rest depends on God's will.” Qian Dazhu glanced around, with a touch of bitterness on his face. "Otherwise, how do you think we can defeat all of our infantry divisions?"

“Fortunately, Songjiang City has air-raid shelters. When the commander came, he desperately urged everyone to build fortifications. Otherwise, this round of artillery would be fired.” A soldier who originally belonged to the 67th Army was extremely lucky.

He doesn't need to explain it too clearly. Everyone present understands that without this, half of you here might have gone to heaven, not to mention that you are scared to squat here.

　　It was blown up into the sky.

Under the power of the heavy artillery of the Japanese army, the entire Songjiang City was like a garden full of flowers. The city with fluffy flowers was completely covered in gunpowder smoke while trembling.

Including the Xicheng neighborhood where the Japanese army had a tragic experience, at Kunizaki's request, it was also included in the heavy artillery bombardment range.

Although there are no Chinese there anymore, Major General Kunizaki just dislikes this area so much that he won't be able to sleep well at night unless he blows it up.

Perhaps this is the legendary Henwujiwu! The more proud a person is, the smaller his mind is.

The 203-caliber heavy artillery is essentially different from the 105-caliber howitzer.

With one shot, the entire house was annihilated. The escaping air waves also destroyed surrounding houses. That power is much more powerful than the future urban management demolition of illegal buildings.

Looking at the strength of their strategic support troops, Songjiang City was pinned to the ground and ravaged, and the Japanese army also released airships for aerial reconnaissance.

The observation post sitting inside can see through the telescope that the smoke-filled neighborhood gradually becomes mottled.

The neighborhoods that have been hit by several shellings and brimstone bombs are no longer as neat as before. More than 50% of the houses have been turned into ruins, and some houses are barely holding on. But judging from their crumbling appearance, maybe a gust of wind will blow over them in the next moment. If it blows, it will completely collapse.

Of course, the Japanese are not as generous as the Westerners. It is better to call it an airship than a hot air balloon. A rope must be tied dozens of meters into the air, otherwise it will fly so hard that it will be impossible to find it. .

The key observation target of the airship is Songjiang City.

The Japanese army wanted to find out the location and coordinates of the artillery positions, which was the biggest threat to the Japanese army that was about to launch a large-scale siege.

However, the thick smoke on Songjiang City, which was the focus of the attack, blocked the sight of the Japanese observation post, and the artillery position was also sufficiently camouflaged. The observation post's eyes almost popped out, but nothing was found.

So, the angry Hisao Tani ordered the airship to move forward.

The distance from the city wall that was originally more than 2,000 meters became 1,000 meters.

Do you really think that the more than 20 heavy cannons are just a big stick, and Songjiang City can only be pressed to the ground and rubbed under the threat of the big stick?

The Japanese really think too highly of themselves.

Tang Dao has set up organic machine guns and artillery fire points within each city wall. Unless there are artillery that can blow up the six-meter-high and three-meter-thick city wall, those fire points will be effective.

Then, the soldiers who acted as both observation posts and machine gun shooters discovered this rustic thing in the sky.

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