Age of Conquest Reborn

Regarding the friendly troops on the left, Lieutenant General Oshima, commander of the 53rd Division, ordered the attached artillery regiment to open fire, Lieutenant General Kaga, commander of the 37th Division, was filled with contempt. In this

Firing artillery from a distance will not only fail to achieve a good artillery bombardment effect, but will expose the location of the artillery position early. The independent division tank group has not yet entered the optimal artillery bombardment range.

"Oshima, you idiot!" Lieutenant General Kaga cursed fiercely. "Order the Nakajima Field Artillery Regiment to carry out intensive shelling on the attacking independent division tank group. In addition, tell Captain Nakajima Regiment to be ready to move at any time.

Position!" Kaga had to order the artillery fire, because he found that as the artillery of the 53rd Division on the left wing opened fire, the tanks of the attacking independent division spread out even further, but he did not forget to remind the artillery unit

Team, be careful of retaliation from the independent division artillery.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battlefield that had been silent for more than ten minutes began to become noisy again with the bombardment of two Japanese field artillery regiments and more than a hundred artillery pieces. One after another, artillery shells roared and fell on the attacking enemy.

Waves of smoke and dust arose around the tanks of the Independent Division. However, in the face of the tanks of the Independent Division that adopted an extremely loose offensive formation, the effect of such shelling can be imagined. Not only did it not pose a threat to the tanks, it also accompanied the tank attack.

The infantry also suffered no losses.

"The Japanese army has begun shelling! According to the report from the forward artillery observation post, there are at least two regiments of Japanese heavy artillery. OK, the artillery of the little devil finally showed up. Now, my two artillery brigades are going to start firing! Little Japs.

The Japanese soldiers are very good with artillery, it will be fun to fight together!" After putting down the phone, Ma Chaoyang said excitedly to Tang Qiuquan, who closed his eyes and rested.

Tang Qiuquan opened his eyes and asked calmly: "Have you captured the location and coordinates of the Japanese artillery position?"

Ma Chaoyang shook his head and replied: "Most of them are still undetermined. This is the Japanese artillery conducting a test firing! The forward artillery observation post is being determined!"

"Order the attacking tank troops to continue approaching the Japanese positions and wait for the order to retreat at any time. The forward artillery observation post determines the location and coordinates of the Japanese artillery positions as quickly as possible and reports them to the fleet in a timely manner! Order the fleet to bombard the Japanese troops.

Prepare the artillery positions!" Tang Qiuquan said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo.

Then, he turned around. Tang Qiuquan said to Ma Chaoyang again: "Ma Chaoyang, it's time for your two heavy artillery brigades to show off their power. According to the division of labor, your artillery will be responsible for bombarding the Japanese positions. The naval guns are responsible for the Japanese.

Artilleryman! Why do you look like you're eating a spoonful of food?"

Ma Chaoyang said cheerfully: "It's the same, it's just a game of chess anyway, but I don't have any problem with the ground artillery doing more work!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The Japanese artillery fire began to intensify. The heavy artillery of the two field artillery regiments hit the front line of the Japanese second line of defense in Mokpo, sending smoke and dust billowing. However, from the perspective of Lieutenant General Kaga, the shelling was

The effect was very unsatisfactory. Major General Kaga only saw three independent division tanks, which were hit by artillery shells, emitting billowing black smoke. There were more than 150 tanks. Only three were hit, and the hit rate was

Shockingly low.

Lieutenant General Kaga discovered that it was not the artillery techniques of the Imperial Army that were too bad, but that the tanks of the independent division were too dispersed. Most of the artillery shells landed in the open space between tanks. Lieutenant General Kaga also discovered that along with

The number of independent infantry divisions in the tank attack was pitifully small. There was probably less than a squad behind each tank. As a result, the lethality of the imperial army's artillery was even less able to be exerted.

Lieutenant General Kaga's mind quickly flashed a question. The number of tanks dispatched by the Independent Division in the first round of attack was to break through the imperial army's position in one fell swoop. However, the number of infantry accompanying the attack was so small. Could it be that the Independent Division

Does the commander want these tanks to occupy the breach?

As the Imperial Army's artillery shelled more and more fiercely, Major General Kaga's doubts became more and more intense. At this moment, he was shocked to find that the attacking independent division tanks suddenly turned around and drove back.

The independent division infantry accompanying the tank attack seemed to be repelled, and even ran in front of the tank. The whole scene was as realistic as the attack of the independent division troops. They suffered heavy losses from the fierce artillery fire of the imperial army and had to retreat.

generally!

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Empire of Japan! Well done to the Empire's artillery! Beat up those inferior Chinese people!" A burst of cheers erupted from the division headquarters. It was the staff officers who fought for the Imperial Army's artillery.

Brave and shouting at the top of your lungs, it’s like winning a battle!

Lieutenant General Kaga was not infected by the fanatical atmosphere within the division headquarters. Looking at the rapidly retreating tanks and infantry of the Independent Division, the doubts in his mind became more intense. "Not good!" A terrible thought suddenly passed through him.

His mind suddenly trembled, "Quick! The fierce bombardment on Nakajima is immediate, stop the bombardment, move positions, and order the troops on the ground to enter the underground fortifications immediately!" Lieutenant General Kaga shouted like crazy.

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The wild shouts within the division headquarters were cut off by the anxious voice of Lieutenant General Kaga. All the officers looked at the crazy division commander in astonishment, "Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!" There was a shrill scream.

, came from the distant sky from far to near, and the experienced Japanese officers' faces suddenly turned pale. It was the sound of large-caliber artillery shells streaking through the air, and it was also intensive shelling.

"I've been fooled!" Lieutenant General Kaga covered his head in pain. Immediately, he was knocked to the ground by a huge shock wave caused by an overwhelming explosion. In contrast, the Japanese soldiers who were waiting on the ground suffered a much worse

For misery.

The ground fortifications that were razed to the ground, the floating soil that did not reach the feet, and the originally dug trenches and fortifications were all gone. The Japanese soldiers could only dig out simple fortifications desperately on the soft floating soil, and they did not even have firepower points.

Decent protection.

The two 155mm caliber howitzers belonging to the Southeast Mobile Corps, plus the heavy artillery regiments of each brigade, and the artillery battalions of the regiments, fired more than 1,600 artillery pieces of various calibers, and groups of artillery shells roared in.

Then, one

It hit the Japanese position, with a loud "Boom!" and a ball of flames mixed with soil and black smoke burst out. Shrapnel roared and flew in all directions. The remaining broken arms of the Japanese soldiers were mixed with the bursts of soil.

In the pillar, flying into the air.

Behind Mokpo's second line of defense, on the positions of two Japanese field artillery regiments, more than a hundred Japanese artillery pieces were firing vigorously. The barrels continued to expand and contract, firing out shells one after another. Many Japanese artillerymen were simply fired.

With arms stretched out, sweat dripping down his back, and a look of excitement on his face, he stuffed shells into the cannon with all his might, as if they were all pumped with chicken blood.

I couldn't help but be excited. The report from the forward artillery observation post said, "The Imperial Army's artillery is powerful!" It not only repelled the Chinese attack of hundreds of tanks and thousands of infantry, but also beat the Chinese troops to pieces and retreated in embarrassment.

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Praise from the infantrymen is the best encouragement and reward for the Imperial Army's artillery. Therefore, now the Japanese artillerymen of the two regiments, from the regiment captains to the ordinary soldiers carrying the artillery shells, are all excited on their faces.

,Proud! Proud!

However, the pride and pride of the Japanese artillery did not last long. There was a piercing scream in the sky, and then the artillery shells fell on their position, and the hit rate was extremely high.

It looks like an eye, and it is not an ordinary artillery shell. It is an independent division warship on the sea. The shells fired by large-caliber naval guns. The power of one shell after explosion is greater than the field artillery currently equipped by the Japanese army. Four or five shells combined.

The power is much greater!

For the Japanese artillery, it was a disaster. The dense naval gun shells fell one after another, knocking off the Japanese artillery and shattering the bodies of the Japanese artillery. Although many Japanese artillery were not hit by the shells, the huge shock wave

, throwing them into the air as lightly as straw. When they fell, they had become corpses with bleeding mouths and noses, and the shock wave shattered their hearts alive.

The explosive ammunition exploded continuously, and the parts of the artillery were scattered everywhere. Colonel Nakajima stared dumbly at what was happening in front of him, watching his artillery pass through the soldiers, amidst the smoke clouds raised by the explosion.

In the middle, it becomes a pile of minced meat, one by one.

Colonel Nakajima understood that it was too late to move our position immediately. The independent division's large-caliber naval guns had completely covered his position. "Go ahead, the artillery fire began to counterattack. Before we are shattered, we must give it to the Chinese."

Artillery, with the greatest heavy damage, the Imperial Japanese Army is invincible!" Colonel Nakajima shouted loudly, since it cannot be diverted, then fight back with all your strength!

The huge explosion filled every space around him. No one heard Colonel Nakajima's wild shouting. His eyes were blood red. He grabbed a staff officer next to him, stared at the frightened eyes of his subordinates, and roared viciously,

"Baga! Convey my order immediately and fight back with all your strength!"

"Boom! Boom!" There were two loud noises, and two large-caliber artillery shells exploded at close range, sending up a burst of smoke. In the smoke, broken shrapnel, with a metallic vibrato, rotated and roared, cutting into Nakajima and Osaka.

The body of the subordinate staff officer.

When the smoke and dust cleared, there were a bunch of broken limbs on the ground, bright red blood, huge craters, and a Japanese military hat. Miraculously, they avoided the fate of being shattered into pieces. They were blown far away by the powerful shock wave and fell into a pool.

In the turbid muddy water, it was soon submerged by the exploded soil, and like its owner, it became fertilizer on the land of the Korean Peninsula.

Under the attack of the independent division fleet's naval guns and ferocious artillery fire covering all directions, the two Japanese field artillery regiments quickly disappeared in the earth-shattering explosions. As for Colonel Nakajima, who had the same idea of ​​fighting back even if he died.

The Japanese artillery is by no means a minority, but they have no chance. The naval guns of the Independent Division fleet do not give the Japanese soldiers any chance!

(To be continued)