Chapter 228 Infantry Infantry is still Infantry!
This is what Wei Mingyang specifically requested: the first round must be a salvo.
Only in this way can it be sudden and catch the Japanese who are completely unprepared.
After the first round, free fire.
This is because the firing speed of infantry guns and tank guns is much faster than that of 150mm howitzers.
The three types of cannons do not have to wait to fire together.
Commander Liu Ying had already hid in the regiment headquarters when the Japanese opened fire.
This is not the time to be a hero.
I just heard the Japanese fired the first artillery piece, and then I heard the continuous sound of artillery fire from my position.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A string of cannonballs flew towards the distance with a long tail.
After a few seconds, another "rumbling!" explosion was heard in the distance.
After the soldiers of the second battalion fired the first round of artillery shells, they did not stop and fired one after another.
Commander Liu raised his telescope and could only see clouds of gunpowder smoke rising in the distance: they were rising from behind a mountain.
Wei Mingyang sent the guards of the 583rd Regiment to look for the Japanese artillery positions. Captain Liu knew this.
"Is the Japanese artillery position behind the hill?"
The company commander, battalion commander, and regimental chief of staff of the 215th Regiment all had the same idea.
Many soldiers had already stood up from their defense lines and looked from high places, hoping to see the scene when the shells exploded.
However, they were disappointed. No matter how high they stood, they could only see clouds of smoke rising.
Li Cheng led the guard platoon, but from this position he had an excellent view of the Japanese artillery positions.
I watched a Japanese howitzer jump up from the ground and then fall heavily.
The barrel of the cannon flew far away, and it was obvious that the cannon was useless.
And the 70mm field gun that finally arrived was blown up by the shell and all its tires flew away.
"Good fight!" Li Cheng shouted excitedly.
"What a great fight!" Peng Jia also roared, he had never seen anything so enjoyable.
Peng Jia knew in his heart: If there was such an explosion today, the Japanese artillery regiment would not be able to get up for ten days and a half.
The Japanese attack on the Wusongkou fort may have to be postponed.
Without artillery to prepare firepower for attacking fortresses, the price to pay is very high.
The Japanese did not have the advantage of artillery, so it was much easier to defend the Wusongkou fort.
Of course, the location of Wusongkou Fort is too awkward, not only the Japanese infantry can come to attack.
The Japanese fleet and air force can both bomb the forts.
If you want to defend the fort, you have to withstand the attacks of these two groups of Japanese.
Since the Battle of Songhu began, the Chinese army has been fighting with their flesh and blood against the Japanese bombings.
This is also the reason why even the most elite troops of the entire national army suffered heavy casualties when fighting on their own soil despite having the three favorable conditions of time, location, and people.
This is really not because the soldiers did not work hard, but because the Japanese artillery bombardment was too severe.
Today, Peng Jia was really happy to see his side's artillery blowing up the Japanese artillery positions.
No matter what, it is great to be able to blow up a wave of Japanese artillery.
As for the bombs dropped by the Japanese air force and the large-caliber naval guns of the Japanese warships, we will talk about it when the matter comes to a close.
The National Army soldiers on the Wusongkou Fort, whether they were the officers and soldiers of the 215th Regiment or the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, did not know at this time what the effect of cluster bombing would be.
Zhang Peiqing graduated from the artillery school. He was able to fire only one artillery shell from the Japanese, but he never made any follow-up actions.
He guessed that the Japanese artillery positions must have been hit. As for the extent to which they were hit, he could not guess.
Zhang Peiqing saw He Zhengda's face also filled with excitement and pride.
I knew he was thinking of the same place as me.
But now Zhang Peiqing has to command the howitzer to continue the bombing, so he cannot go over to communicate with He Zhengda.
He is now following Wei Mingyang's instructions and constantly fine-tuning the parameters.
In Wei Mingyang's words: The 150mm cannon is the treasure of the entire fort. It is necessary to ensure that every shell hits the most suitable place.
What is the most suitable place?
Of course, every shell must be rewarded.
Peng Jia was extremely excited as he watched the shells falling one after another on the Japanese artillery position.
He kept saying: "Well done! The shot was so accurate."
The most recognizable thing among them is the marks made by the 150mm howitzer. There is no way, the power of this shell is too great.
A big crater explodes on the ground, which is highly recognizable.
The key thing is that by now, Peng Jia has already figured out: the impact points of the 150mm cannon are in a row from left to right.
Then they started blasting through the second row of Japanese artillery from right to left.
Platoon Leader Li also saw some tricks: "Fuck! The camp is going to plow the Japanese artillery position next to it!"
Yesterday, he was on the fort and saw the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet plowing a hilltop.
Seeing the same scene again this time, my mood was completely different.
Captain Takeda Seiichi saw the cannon groaning under the fire inside the headquarters, and roared loudly: "Fire! Fire!"
It no longer cares that it just fired a test projectile and has not yet adjusted the shooting parameters.
The fort is right there, motionless. Its cannons have roughly set parameters, and the test firing is just to ensure that the shooting is more accurate.
Now it no longer cares about accuracy. The call back from the artillery observer on the mountain already knows: the national army's cannon is on the top of the fort.
"It's time for the Third Field Artillery Regiment to show its power." Captain Takeda Seiichi ordered loudly.
However, no one from its three artillery brigades responded.
"Ba Ge! Answer the call from Captain Yoshida Yuki!"
Captain Yoshida Yuki is the captain of the 150mm howitzer. He first received the call: "Hai! Your Excellency, the commander! The artillery bombardment of the national army is extremely accurate.
Twelve cannons were under fire, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were unable to fight back!"
"Ba Ge! Fight back! You must fight back!" Captain Takeda Seiichi was going crazy.
"Hai!" Captain Yoshida Yuki stood at attention and nodded.
He put down the phone and immediately gave the order: "Give me the order, all of them are here! Keep shooting!"
This order can only be an empty order, and no Japanese in the whole brigade dares to carry it out.
There was continuous artillery fire outside, and shells kept falling.
Those of them who could still hear the orders were all very lucky Japs. Most of the Japs in the whole brigade had already died in the bombing just now.
Chapter completed!