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Chapter 788: Heavy artillery! Where did the heavy artillery come from! (Please subscribe!)

Heavy artillery! Where did the heavy artillery come from?

Outside Taizhou City, with the arrival of the guard column, artillery column, special operations division and other troops. As the commander-in-chief, Liu Hua, without any surprise, took over the overall command of the entire siege battle, commanded the troops, and besieged Taizhou City.

In the former enemy headquarters of the East China Field Army outside Taizhou City, after several hours of careful deployment, except for the artillery column commander Chen Guangrong, who needed to command on the front line, the remaining corps-level commanders, with Liu Hua as the center, all surrounded

Surrounded by a huge combat sandbox, the order for the final general attack was awaited.

After a quick glance at the sand table to see the latest deployment of troops between the enemy and ourselves, Liu Hua spoke first.

"Commander Deng, although the arrival of the guard column and the special operations division has relieved a lot of pressure on your 7th Corps to a certain extent. However, the main attack mission to capture Taizhou City this time is still on your 7th Corps.

How about the Seventh Corps? Can the troops launch a general attack immediately..."

"Commander-in-Chief, after three full days of rest and recuperation, the entire siege force, both the morale of the soldiers and the ammunition, has been well restored. I am here to express my position to you, as long as there is artillery support from the artillery column,

"Our Seventh Corps will definitely break through the enemy's fortifications and break into Taizhou City within one day..." Deng Hua assured with a confident look.

"Okay, before we came here, both the political commissar and the chief of staff said that the troops brought out by Deng Hua were capable of fighting. Today, I want to see if your new recruits account for 70% of the troops.

After a month of training, what kind of combat effectiveness can you show..." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and said.

After a brief reflection, he said to a combat staff officer in front of him.

"Commander Li, there is no news about Commander Chen of the artillery column yet..."

"No…."

"Ding Ling Bell ... .." The sound of the tone of the combat staff had just fell, and a crisp telephone ringtone passed to everyone's ears, followed closely, and behind, there was a sound of communication staff.

"Commander-in-Chief, fellow commanders, the phone number of Commander Chen of the Artillery Column..."

"The wait is finally here..." Liu Hua couldn't help but murmur to himself. Then, he quickly walked to the phone and said to the communications consultant in front of him.

"I want to have a phone call with Commander Chen in person..."

"Chen Guangrong, four hours have passed. How is the preparation of your artillery column? Can you guarantee that it will participate in the battle on time and hit the target with the first shot..."

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the artillery column, totaling six artillery regiments, has been fully prepared. According to the latest deployment, the 100mm cannon regiment, as the concealed firepower of our army, is responsible for destroying the artillery positions deployed by the Japanese army in the city. Two 75mm field

The artillery regiment provides artillery support to the east gate and west gate respectively. The 120mm howitzer regiment provides artillery support to the north gate siege troops. The 150mm howitzer regiment serves as an artillery reserve and participates in battles at any time. The 150mm heavy mortar regiment,

Take the battalion as a unit and disperse it among the three siege troops to provide artillery support to the infantry at close range. So far, all artillery is ready to fire and can be fired at any time..." Liu Hua's voice just finished.

, the very confident voice of Commander Chen Guangrong came from the receiver.

"Chen Guangrong, I don't care how you arrange it, I only have one request, that is, destroy the Japs' artillery position for me as soon as possible, and not let a single enemy artillery shell hit our position.

Another request is to use artillery shells to create an attack path for the siege troops. How about it? Are there any problems..." Liu Hua didn't seem to be very interested in Chen Guangrong's answer and asked directly.

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"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, the artillery column promises to complete the mission..."

"Very good, I believe in your command ability. In this way, according to the original battle plan, at eleven o'clock in the evening, we will fire on the Japanese position on time, showing the prestige of our artillery force... Of course, in order to guard against the possible appearance of the Japs

During the air raid, before dawn, the various artillery units that should be moved must still be moved. Don't let the artillery that I worked so hard to get for you turn into scrap metal after just one use..." Chen Guangrong affirmed.

Answering, Liu Hua's face was immediately covered with a smile.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, at eleven o'clock, we will launch an artillery attack on the Japanese positions on time..."

Liu Hua hung up the phone with satisfaction and walked to the combat sand table without any hesitation. He spoke straightforwardly to the senior commanders around him.

"Comrades, Commander Chen of the Artillery Column has given me a guarantee. The next step will be up to you... Okay, now I order all combat troops to follow the scheduled combat plan at 11 o'clock in the evening.

Launch an attack on Taizhou City on time. The first unit to attack Taizhou City, I will award this unit the title of 'Tiger' in the name of the East China Field Army Headquarters. Are you clear?"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I promise to complete the mission..."

An hour of waiting passed in the blink of an eye. Just as everyone was staring attentively at Taizhou City not far away, which had been completely shrouded in darkness. Balls of fire, with Taizhou City as the center, quickly moved from east to west, north to west.

Three sides soared into the sky. Immediately afterwards, deafening roars reached everyone's ears.

Three heavy artillery regiments, plus mortars directly under each combat unit, totaling hundreds of artillery pieces of various calibers, almost at the same time, let out a thunderous roar at the Taizhou City in front of them.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Just when huge fireballs began to rise into the sky on the city wall, the explosion of the artillery shells also reached everyone's ears for the first time. In an instant, the ancient city wall of Taizhou City,

It was completely enveloped by dense and fierce artillery fire...

Seeing the shocking scene in front of me, among everyone, the one who was most moved was, without any surprise, Commander Deng Hua, who had just been transferred to Liu Hua's command. As the bombardment fully unfolded, Commander Deng Hua held up his

The hands holding the telescope could not help but tremble with excitement.

"Commander-in-Chief, I really didn't expect that our army's artillery force would develop to such a level. With the support of such fierce artillery fire, our forward troops could rush into Taizhou City in just one night, three hours at most...

." Deng Hua, with an excited look on his face, vowed to Liu Hua beside him.

Of course, at this moment, the only ones who were really surprised and shocked, apart from the commanders and fighters of the East China Field Army at all levels on the siege side, were the Japanese 9th Division who were standing in Taizhou City...

The North Gate, as the main attack direction of the infantry, of course also received extra care from the artillery column. Under the joint bombardment of 36 120mm howitzers and hundreds of mortars, only less than two rounds of fire were fired, and the area was nearly a kilometer long.

The city wall was completely covered by artillery fire.

Seeing the city wall in front of him, which instantly fell into a sea of ​​flames, the face of Major Ichi Nakamura, captain of the Second Battalion of the Japanese 9th Division, who was responsible for guarding the north gate, immediately showed a look of despair. Then, he let out a cry of pain.

, while rushing towards the city wall, hoping to save his second brigade from the sea of ​​​​fire...

"Baghe Road, heavy artillery, why do the Japanese have large-caliber heavy artillery? My second brigade, my second infantry brigade..."

However, just as he took his first step, he was held back by the guards around him. Then he persuaded: "Captain, the Japanese artillery fire is too fierce. Such fierce artillery fire,

The troops cannot withdraw at all. It’s over, our second brigade is over…”

Of course, compared with the pain of losing the troops, there was another person in the city who was even more desperate than Major Nakamura. And this person was Lieutenant General Sawada, the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Taizhou and the commander of the 9th Division.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the forward troops reported that our defending position was suddenly hit by fierce artillery fire from the Japanese. Preliminary statistics show that the artillery involved in this artillery attack reached the size of three entire heavy artillery regiments... only

In less than ten minutes, the three infantry brigades I held at the front were completely destroyed by Japanese artillery fire..." A combat staff officer rushed into the office with a look of horror on his face and reported loudly.

"Nani, where are the three heavy artillery regiments and our artillery troops? Why don't you fight back..." Lieutenant General Sawada turned to the combat staff in front of him with a livid face and asked incredulously. After all, three days ago,

, the headquarters also informed itself that the Japanese did not have any siege artillery.

Just as he finished speaking, another combat staff member rushed in panting.

"Division Commander, something happened. Our artillery position was suddenly hit hard by Japanese artillery and has lost its combat capability. According to the artillery unit report, the Japanese used at least one regiment of large-caliber guns in the shelling just now.

Cannon….”

"How is it possible for a large-caliber cannon? How could the Japanese have a large-caliber cannon..." The expression on Lieutenant General Sawada's face immediately changed from unbelievable to shocked now.

"Reporting to the division commander, the North Gate Second Infantry Brigade reported that the North Gate was shelled by at least one large-caliber howitzer regiment of the Japanese. The troops suffered heavy losses and requested reinforcements..."

"Chief of Staff, what is going on? The headquarters did not report that the Japanese did not have any siege artillery. But now, the Japanese suddenly took out the artillery of several heavy artillery regiments. These heavy artillery,

Where did it come from…”

Faced with one fact after another, and listening to the constant explosions outside the city, Lieutenant General Sawada had to accept this ironclad fact. Then, he asked the chief of staff beside him loudly. At the same time, it was still a

The livid face slowly revealed a look of panic as the reports came one after another.

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