My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 374 Heavy Firepower Coverage

"Bombardment! Quickly hide..."

boom!
boom!
boom!
boom……

Before Long Dao could finish his sentence, his voice was completely covered by a deafening explosion.

The violent waves covered one layer after another, and the shells kept hitting the ground like raindrops. All the Japanese soldiers in the position had a dazzling sound in their eardrums. No matter how deep you hid, you would be shocked by the earth-shattering explosion. Both ears rang.

Many Japanese soldiers who had no time to dodge were blown into the air on the ground, and if they were hit by a German-style steel ball high-explosive bomb at close range, their bodies would be torn to pieces in an instant, and nothing more than smashing their bodies to pieces.

More than 300 artillery pieces of various calibers vented their anger non-stop, and countless impact points covered all the Japanese positions. It was a purgatory-like scene, and even the same crater was hit by several shells in a row.

How could this be bombardment? It was like a rain of shells. Countless muddy tiles and mutilated corpses had just fallen from high places and were blasted into the air by other shells.

Everywhere is full of gunpowder and blaze and crazy shouts. The enemy's artillery fire is so dense that there is no safe place in the entire Bhamo town.

"Ah! いらない! I want to go home..."

"Koizumi!?"

"Come back soon! You don't want to die?"

A young Japanese soldier who was stunned by the explosion jumped out of the trench crazily despite the persuasion of his companions, and ran desperately under the violent artillery fire.

"boom!"

A 155mm artillery shell hit the head, and the huge flame covered everything within 30 meters. The Japanese soldier evaporated on the spot without making a sound. overturned.

The little devil only knew that the enemy had a lot of artillery, but he never expected that there would be so many. If Long Island had known in advance that the enemy's artillery was so terrifying, he would never just sit and wait for death.

They had never seen such a terrible artillery attack. In order to deal with these three thousand people, Chen Jize spent three days mobilizing tens of thousands of artillery shells, and only then did he give them a fatal swan song at once.

The little devils on the battlefield were so frightened that their heads were raining blood and pieces of meat. When they realized that they could not save their lives even if they stayed in the trenches, the team suddenly became chaotic.

It didn't take a while for the casualties of the Japanese army to approach four digits, and it was still rising. The little devils on the front line evacuated their positions like crazy, planning to get into the permanent fortifications to avoid the attack of artillery fire. It seems that only those fortresses with reinforced concrete structures Can dodge a bullet.

However, the height of the magic is one foot, and the height of the road is one foot. The four P40s in the sky are not here to watch the battle. Each fighter plane has two 300-pound napalm bombs mounted under the wings. Their targets are those exposed on the mountain. Strong fortress.

Phew...boom!

As the gasoline bombs were dropped, the reinforced concrete fortifications below that were impenetrable by shells suddenly fell into a sea of ​​flames, and the pervasive flames and thick smoke devoured every sinful life.

The Japanese thought that their fortress was indestructible, but now it has turned into a furnace to scorch the people inside. The bone-piercing high temperature makes people scream, and the flames from napalm bombs cannot be extinguished in a short time. If the body touches a little bit, it will continue to burn until the flesh and blood turn into coke.

This short 10 minutes was as difficult as a lifetime. Every minute and every second, people were blown to pieces, and countless little devils felt the fear like hell.

The shelling finally came to an end, and the whole of Bhamo was almost turned into ruins. The positions outside the town were also in a mess. There were many broken guns and guns on the ground, and there were scorched earth and broken corpses everywhere.

Before the surviving Japanese soldiers had time to breathe, the tank battalion and soldiers from the second regiment who had been waiting for a long time launched an attack immediately.

The assault force led by four Shermans and composed of 35 Sdkfz251 armored vehicles was advancing at a constant speed of 25 kilometers per hour, followed by the second regiment and an infantry battalion. The distance between the two waves was less than 30 meters.

Although the terrain around Bhamo is not as flat and open as Mangshi, it is also the traffic artery of the Myanmar-India Highway. The highway runs through the town from south to north, and there are still a lot of flat terrain on both sides, which also gives the armored troops a clear direction of attack.

The attacking troops have rushed to a distance of 80 meters from the enemy, but the little devils who were blinded by the bombing have not yet recovered, and only a few are running in a hurry in the position.

"Stop advancing, the chariot battalion waits for the infantry to catch up, white phosphorus smoke bombs are ready, single-shot salvo, let go!" Yuan Li on the lead car grabbed the walkie-talkie and gave an order.

The convoy stopped, and all the vehicles with barrel guns fired a wave of white phosphorus bombs at the Japanese position. The white smoke from the explosion carried some burning fire points, which could not only kill the enemy troops below, but also Play an excellent cover role.

Taking advantage of this gap, the infantry behind quickly followed, and accompanied by armored vehicles, they pressed towards the Devils' position from left to right.

The four Sherman tanks stepped up their accelerator pedals, and rushed to the front in a few breaths from a distance of 80 meters. The Japanese army at the front had no time to react. A lot of equipment was destroyed, and there were no anti-aircraft artillery left It's too late to stop the enemy at this time.

"Da da da da da...!" The machine gun on the tank opened fire first, and as the turret rotated, the vehicle also fired recklessly as it moved forward. Regardless of whether it was accurate or not, it was good to scare the enemy.

Unsurprisingly, the front of the Japanese has lost its function, and several openings were torn open by the armored convoy, while the infantry behind also maintained the fastest follow-up, breaking into the defense line and penetrating in depth.

The remaining two infantry regiments of the Second Regiment also launched a charge at this time, and the recovered Japanese army hurriedly organized a defense line to counterattack, and fierce battles broke out at various strongholds.

The Japanese army arranged quite a few trenches and forts around the Bhamo. They originally planned to rely on these fortifications to play a defensive role in delaying the enemy's attack. However, a large number of soldiers were killed and injured by the bombardment just now. Now there are serious problems on the defense line. gaps and loopholes.

Although there are still some hidden bunkers and dark forts actively counterattacking, the enemy does not need to charge on a large scale at all, even if they have so many advantages.

The soldiers were still fighting steadily. In order to reduce casualties, Chen Jize had issued an order before the battle that they must not be impulsive when dealing with the enemy's firepower fortresses, and it gradually became clear that they should use tanks and armored vehicles as breakthrough points to concentrate their firepower.

The four P40s did not leave immediately after completing the air strike mission, but locked onto the Japanese airport first, destroyed the fighter planes parked on the ground, and immediately returned to the sky above the battlefield, and continued to shoot at the Japanese army below with machine guns, helping the ground troops to expand their advantages .

The battlefield has become a pot of porridge, and Hong Mu, who was ambushing in the flanking woods, hastily spat out the grass roots in his mouth, his eyes condensed and his anger skyrocketed:
"His grandma, little ones! It's time for us to perform, let's fight with Lao Tzu!"

"kill!!"

Countless soldiers of the third regiment rushed out from the two wings, clutching their rifles tightly, blushing and shouting loudly, and rushed forward to kill.

This group of soldiers, who were like tigers descending down the mountain, had a proud fighting spirit and no fear on their faces, but in the eyes of the little devil, they were like the last straw that broke the camel's camel, and their already precarious morale collapsed instantly.

……

Two hours later, the soldiers of the second regiment pulled out all the fortifications on the hillside, and the third regiment also drove the little devils back to the rear. After the two teams joined forces, they slowly attacked the outer positions of Bhamo Town.

This is a low valley where many Japanese soldiers are waiting in battle. It is because of the mountains in front that they are not covered by shells. It can be said that this area should be the only intact place in Bhamo.

The Japanese were still too naive. They thought that this line of defense could somewhat stop the Chinese offensive momentum, but the result was astonishing.

Knowing that the forward attack was blocked and the heavy artillery could not reach it because of the angle problem, after discussing with Xing Fuquan, Hong Mu and Xing Fuquan immediately mobilized all the 60 mortars in the two regiments to equip them together for another round of artillery shell washing.

The current infantry support unit standard for the main regiment of the third division is that a company has a mortar platoon with four 4mm mortars, while the two regiments have a total of 60 60mm small steel guns. Mu set up a position directly on the top of the mountain.

The American M2 small steel gun is famous for its flexibility, lightness and shooting speed. The theoretical rate of fire is 1 rounds per minute, and the actual combat rate of fire can also guarantee that it can fire at least [-] shells per minute, which is almost every three seconds.

It is conceivable how much panic these 72 mortars caused to the little devil. Although they are not as powerful as heavy artillery, the terrifying rate of fire still brings great visual effects.

Screaming sounded everywhere, as if dumplings were being dropped from the sky. Except for the impact point, almost no other objects could be seen. Suddenly, countless Japanese were killed and wounded. They were still fighting back with infantry artillery, but the weak counterattack like a woman beating her breast did not work at all. , but was soon overwhelmed by artillery fire.

Yuan Li Genghu, who had been waiting a little impatiently, said hello and led the tank convoy directly into the artillery fire.

"Damn it, are you fucking fiercer than me?"

Hong Mu on the hill widened his eyes, ah!Today is an eye-opener. These guys from the Chariot Battalion are all masters who are not afraid of death, and they are more fierce than each other.

Yuan Li didn't care about this. Anyway, 60 force is useless to the M4E2 Sherman with thicker armor. , Tear off the last fig leaf of these bastards.

"Stop shooting, everyone charge!"

The soldiers could not bear the urge to kill the enemy for a long time, and rushed forward without saying a word, holding up their weapons, scrambling for the first, as if they were afraid that if they ran too slowly, they would not be able to pick up the head.

Seeing that the general situation was over, Chang Daozheng had no choice but to give up the outer defense line, and the rest of the people all entered the town, using the last force to start street fighting with the enemy.

But now the center of Bhamo City has been turned into ruins, and most of the buildings have been damaged. Facing the soldiers of the Second Regiment with their huge armored strength, they are completely lambs to be slaughtered...

(End of this chapter)