Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 156: The Power of Artillery

The temporary command post located at a high place can overlook the entire battlefield. Although I am mentally prepared and know the power of artillery on the battlefield from the memories brought by time travel, when I am immersed in the battlefield,

, Tang Qiuli was still deeply shocked.

On the long and narrow plain of Laoyagou, there were indistinguishable bomb blast points. The shelling reached its most violent level almost instantly. The three to four kilometers long front was completely covered by artillery fire. The violent explosions were indistinguishable.

The clear sound was like a hurricane, suddenly blowing across the earth, and hundreds of artillery shelling at the same time, like burning magma, suddenly poured on the heads of the Japanese.

The command headquarters was shaken violently by the shock wave, and the plight of the Japanese soldiers under the flames can be imagined. This shelling, the ferocity of its firepower and the degree of damage left a strong and deep impression on Tang Qiuli.

It also affected his views on the future weapons and equipment of the army.

The three to four kilometer long front was blasted into the sky by ferocious artillery fire. Within this range, there was a death vortex composed of steel fragments. The dense explosion points of the artillery shells left no safe corners at all. More than 10,000 Japanese were trapped.

The place of death.

The Japs who were under sudden shelling, their forward troops quickened their pace, trying to pass through this deadly hail of bullets. Unfortunately, they were greeted by a dense burst of artillery shells. Seeing that the situation was not good, the rearguard troops tried to seize the way regardless of casualties.

As we retreated, our pockets were already sealed, and the retreat road was turned into a wall of fire by artillery shells.

The Japanese artillery was finally well-trained and managed to fight back despite the artillery fire. However, the opponent's artillery position stretched very long and contained only eight field guns, which was of no avail. They could only choose a little artillery fire and make a final futile struggle.

There was only a chance to fire one artillery shell, but the field artillery group of the Blood Hand Regiment found the location of the position based on the ballistics. Dozens of artillery shells were fired at them, blowing up all the Japanese artillery and canceling their right to speak.

Unable to advance and with no way to retreat, the Japanese counterattacked desperately, frantically attacking the artillery positions on both sides and launching a group charge. The Japanese knew very well that only by destroying the opponent's artillery could they have a chance of survival.

Under the command of the surviving commander, the Japs launched a desperate attack on the artillery position. There were about 3,000 Japs on each side, forming two attack arrows, trying to open a gap in the artillery position of the Bloody Hand Regiment. As long as they entered the artillery

With a blind spot for shooting, artillery is like a lamb to the slaughter.

It must be said that the Japs made a very wise choice. Unfortunately, what they encountered was the Blood Hand Regiment. Nearly a thousand light and heavy machine guns roared suddenly, and the dense rain of bullets knocked down the charging Japs in pieces. The Japs behind were hit by fire.

Suppressed, lying on the ground unable to move.

Above the lying Japanese soldiers, screaming metal projectiles formed a barrage of death, stimulating the nerves of the Japanese soldiers who were already on the verge of collapse. They escaped the bullets of light and heavy machine guns, but could not escape the death of the shells.

inevitable outcome.

Each group of guerrilla artillery blasted the Japanese like radishes in piles from the ground and threw them high into the air. Their limbs and arms were broken, and the scarlet rain of blood stimulated people's visual nerves.

The Japanese shouted in despair: "Where is our artillery fire?" Unfortunately, there is no artillery. The Japanese artillery is the focus of Zheng Yong's detachment. Even if it is a Japanese mortar, he has just fired a

After firing the artillery shells, they will immediately be hit by dozens or even dozens of artillery shells in retaliation. The number of artillery pieces in a Japanese brigade is not proportional to the number of artillery pieces in the Blood Hand Regiment.

All in all, not long after the bombardment started, the Japanese artillery became the first target to be eliminated. The arrogant Kwantung Army, the elite force of the Japanese army, always likes to smash the artillery shells on other people's heads and watch them fall under the rain of bullets.

, desperate struggle, panicked flight, today, they finally tasted what real shelling is.

Zheng Yong's artillery fire plowed back and forth in the enemy pile. The black soil and rocks on the Laoyagou Plain were plowed over and over again. No piece of land could completely maintain the original landform, not even a tree.

Slightly taller plants, which can be upright or intact, have been blown into several sections.

When the bombardment just started, Tang Qiuli was still carefully observing the effect of the fire strike. The specific situation of the Japanese could not be clearly seen through the telescope. He could only see the dust covering the sky flying high, the smoke pillars rising one by one, and the Japanese corpses being buried in the air.

Throwing them into the air, they couldn't tell the number anymore, only the thick smoke covered the sky and the sun.

The loud rumbling sound made my eardrums hurt, and my hair kept flying due to the shock wave. Later, I simply couldn't stand it anymore, my heart trembled, and the shock wave was like a hammer, hitting my heart heavily.

Tang Qiuli quickly left the observation port because he was afraid of being shocked to death by the shock wave.

If the staff officers in the headquarters wanted to speak, they had to get close to each other's ears and shout loudly before they could barely hear what was being said. Such a large-scale bombardment was also the first time for the commanders of the Bloody Hand Regiment.

, were all obviously shocked. Only Zheng Yong smacked his lips and shook his head, and it was impossible to hear what he was mumbling.

It seemed that the density of the artillery fire was not enough. Unfortunately, the bombardment lasted for a full hour before gradually stopping. 70,000 to 80,000 shells fell within a radius of only six or seven kilometers. The firepower was

Density has reached an unprecedented level.

A fully manned field brigade, with more than 11,000 Japanese soldiers, was blasted to pieces by artillery fire within an hour. The battlefield was searched all over the battlefield, but not even a single Japanese wounded soldier was found. The complete corpse of the Japanese soldier was not found.

As you can tell, there are minced meat mixed with soil everywhere. The originally dark soil was soaked in blood and turned purple.

The big bosses of the Blood Hand Regiment were silent for a long time without speaking. The scene of overwhelming artillery fire was deeply imprinted in their minds. Only Zheng Yong was beaming and high-spirited, with one foot on the shell box.

He stood with his arms akimbo and shouted into the intercom, asking each artillery group to report the number of casualties and ammunition consumption.

The soldiers of each infantry detachment were not even in the mood to clean the battlefield. Under such circumstances, it would be a miracle to find a complete 38-gun. However, under Deputy Commander Liu's order to learn to live a tight life,

The soldiers still walked around the battlefield casually.

Of course, both hands were empty, but there were many soldiers who rushed to places that were not under bombardment and vomited profusely. They did not stop until they vomited out all their morning meals.

Later, according to these soldiers, we are veterans who have fought many big and vicious battles, but we have never seen such a terrifying battle scene. There were body parts everywhere and the internal organs of the Japanese flying everywhere.

, if you are not careful, you may step on a piece of lung with your foot.

After these veterans finished speaking, they still had lingering expressions of fear on their faces. The recruits who had not participated in this battle were horrified. From now on, when they saw the soldiers of the artillery detachment, they all looked a little scared and looked at monsters.

, looking at these soldiers who play with scary guys all day long.

Since this battle, Zheng Yong's artillery detachment has become famous. Zheng Yong raised his little neck high in front of several other detachment captains and said at every turn, if there is another battle, your detachment will not be able to withstand it.

, No matter how loud you are, we sent a few cannons over and it was done in a few hits. These old guys were so angry that they united and gave Zheng Yong a good beating before giving up.

The strange thing is that the battle lasted for more than an hour. The Japanese planes, which were always sharp and quick, unexpectedly did not appear on the battlefield. This made the anti-aircraft machine gun brigade, which had been prepared for a long time, very depressed. Maybe it was because of the initial

, the little devil's radio station was blown up, and no message was sent out. The artillerymen ate a big piece of fat, and the infantry also took a small advantage.

I just stared at the lively fighting of others, but the cavalry detachment found a psychological balance. Liu Chun's cavalry detachment was also depressed. Originally, after the bombardment, more than a thousand cavalry rushed to the battlefield like a tsunami, giving the remaining survivors

The Japanese soldiers used a devastating blow to show off their faces in front of the brothers and let them see how majestic our cavalry can be in battle.

But this kid Zheng Yong is not interesting enough. He didn't even give him a chance. He had to deal with more than 10,000 Japanese soldiers on his own. It was so unscrupulous. According to the battle plan, after the bombardment, the cavalry charged. You can't eat meat.

I'm so greedy, I have to leave some soup for my brothers to drink.

Therefore, Liu Chun had a droopy face, and the cavalrymen were also listless, sulking with their heads down. It happened that the nearby artillerymen were packing up their artillery and preparing to evacuate the position. Some naughty artillerymen joked at the cavalrymen: "

Alas, my cavalry brothers, you have four legs and cannonballs can't run as fast as ours. Do you want to come to the artillery detachment? I know the detachment leader well, how about I give you a back door?"

Liu Chun heard the black lines on his face, and the cavalrymen gritted their teeth, but Liu Chun was not easy to deal with these ordinary soldiers. He was the leader after all. It happened that Zheng Yong was humming a tune in his mouth, and his face was full of joy.

Bring several staff officers and correspondents to check the progress of the evacuation position.

Now Liu Chunke found someone to vent his anger on, and shouted at Zheng Yong, "Old Zheng, take care of your soldiers from now on. If you look like that, isn't it just a cheap fight? What's the use of it?"

I'll see you on the way back to the base. I won't leave you alone. I'll walk around the base with my head down."

Zheng Yong was fired upon for no apparent reason, "Why did this old Liu take the wrong medicine?" After learning about the situation, he criticized his soldiers, but he could not hide his pride.

These scenes were all seen by Tang Qiuli, Liu Tiehan, Feng Jiwu and others, and several of them couldn't help but laugh. This is a good sign. The leaders of each army are very competitive and are afraid that they will not win the battle. The army needs

In this kind of atmosphere, this is howling troops.

The troops gained nothing from cleaning the battlefield. Liu Tiehan thought for a while and asked all the soldiers to take back all the empty artillery shell casings. He said that even though the family had a big business, they had to learn to live frugally. These empty artillery shell casings could be used by the base arsenal to recycle ammunition.

Pretend, Tang Qiuli was very happy to see it.

Feng Jiwu came over to report that the casualties, ammunition consumption and results of the battle were calculated...

To be continued

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