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Chapter 373 The Allies Haven't Arrived!

The shell slides into the shell, and the tail end contacts the ball shaft striker. The propellant instantly activates deflagration, releases a high amount of energy that spreads to the narrow space around, and finally converges at the tail end of the shell body, generating a propulsion force based on the laws of physics. Push the cannonball to accelerate forward.

In one thousandth of a second, the shell weighing about 100 kilograms was accelerated to a speed of more than [-] meters per second.

"boom!"

A brief flame burst out from the metal muzzle, and the metal shells that inherited the exclusive mission shot out like arrows from the string, tearing through the air and flying towards the target.

"Sing!" In an instant, the familiar and sharp sound of cannonballs piercing the air was heard again in the sky that was already gradually brightening.

"Nani?!" Sakai Masazumi, who was shifting his shooting position with his waist down, felt something was wrong when he heard the screaming shells approaching his ears. He looked up and saw three high-speed shells flying along the Different ballistic trajectories flew towards their own positions respectively.

Seeing such a scene, Sakai Masaizumi's whole body was icy cold, and his soul was frightened. He stood up abruptly, his body burst out with all the energy, his legs swayed wildly, and he ran at the fastest speed in his life.

No rules!

These Chinese people don't play by the rules!
Despicable, rough, unscrupulous, completely without the sense of honor of a special shooter!
Under normal circumstances, if one side of the battlefield attacks and dispatches a special shooter, the other side usually also dispatches equivalent arms to engage in fierce duels between high-end arms. This is one of the unspoken rules of the battlefield.

Although this artillery tactic is conducive to suppressing a large number of infantry groups of the Japanese army, it is not so powerful for suppressing the battlefield.

Eight professional artillerymen set up the [-]-type infantry artillery at the fastest speed in their lives, adjusted their shooting elements, and aimed at the mortar battalion position directly in front of the mountain ridgeline division.

It is extremely fatal if the friendly army does not come. The Japanese army only needs to occupy the Laoye Temple Highland to establish a defensive position, and the battlefield situation between the enemy and the enemy will be reversed instantly. Then wait for work with leisure, and stick to the arrival of reinforcements.

Immediately afterwards, the regiment leader Li You transferred the group's mortar company, two heavy machine guns and two Czech-style light machine guns, and also joined the battle sequence to block and intercept the Japanese attacking troops.

The four mortar companies quickly changed their tactics, and the 24 [-]-year mortars adjusted their shooting elements at the fastest speed, aiming at the large number of Japanese infantry who were moving fast on the road, entered the rapid firing mode, and began to pour ammunition crazily.

Li You's complexion changed drastically, and he was extremely angry. He gritted his teeth and kept calm: "No, something big is going to happen, Lao Yang, you should immediately contact Battalion Commander Zhao and request to suppress the Japanese attacking team, and we must not let these devils reach Laoye Temple. The mortar company directly under the regiment and the first battalion continued to block the Japanese attacking team, and then reported to the brigade headquarters the news that the friendly troops at Laoyemiao Heights had not arrived, hurry up."

This price... may be as high as 70% of their own casualties.

If there is no way to make the opponent change its bombardment tactics, the third brigade must pay a very heavy price to escape from this ambush area.

The high density of firepower has reached the highest level since the outbreak of the Qiaogou ambush.

The left and right pincer attack at the Ranzhuang intersection has now become a frontal fight between the 685th regiment and the Japanese vanguard.

"Regimental Commander, a large number of Japanese infantry are moving towards Laoyemiao Highland, intending to seize the commanding heights." Deputy Commander Yang Yong quickly observed the movement of the 686rd Battalion at the headquarters of the [-]th Regiment in the Qiaogou position, and hurriedly reported to the regimental commander Li You.

In terms of combat benefits, the suppressed shooting of 60mm mortars is far inferior to the current free-fire shooting tactics.

A smart super-shooter never shoots once from the same position, not three times.

Cangshan Yuanye knew how terrible the free fire tactics adopted by the division's mortar battalion were. More than 7% of the heavy weapons of the Third Battalion were lost to this tactic.

It is definitely not Cangshan Yuanye's character to sit and wait for death. Even if he is in a desperate situation, he must look for a chance to survive.

"What, the friendly army didn't come?! What the hell are these people doing!" The situation on the battlefield was constantly changing. When Zhao Zhangcheng received the notice, he was dumbfounded. Fire shooting tactics, switch to the fire suppression shooting mode.

Hearing these words, Li You immediately took out the binoculars, walked quickly to the observation port of the headquarters, looked at the large number of Japanese infantry marching in the smoke, and then looked at the still quiet Laoye Temple highland in the distance, and asked with a slight frown Said: "What's going on, why is there no movement on Laoye Temple Heights, where are the friendly troops?!"

The surrounding Japanese infantry did not hesitate, and strictly followed the order, lying on the road and crawling forward. Although the enemy's firepower was very fierce, as long as they left the effective range of the mortar, it meant escape.

Originally, after the battle started, the 685th Regiment and the Jinsui Army Regiment should attack the Japanese army from left to right, but so far there is still no movement on Laoyemiao Heights.

When the commanding heights are won, the game of chess is considered to be alive.

Breakout!

"The friendly troops don't seem to be here." Yang Yong shook his head and replied, "The 685th Regiment is fighting alone, and there is a big hole in our encirclement."

For the 686 regiment, the combat objective is very simple. In a word, this group of Japanese troops cannot be allowed to go to Laoyemiao Heights.

"Now, infantry artillery unit, set up artillery to attack the enemy's artillery positions on the ridgeline!" At this time, after discovering that the enemy's mortars were fully suppressing the attacking troops, the third captain Cangshan Yuanye seized this opportunity without hesitation. He yelled at the infantry artillery unit that was ready not far away.

Laoye Temple Highland is located on the left side of the intersection of Ranzhuang and Weidai Highway. According to the Pingxingguan attack plan, this place belongs to the ambush position of the two regiments of the Jinsui Army. Before the war, the 115th Division did not deploy troops here, only at the foot of the Laoye Temple Highland Mountain. The area is minefielded.

However, the battle situation has changed, and Zhao Zhangcheng had to make adjustments.

Must break out immediately!

Let the first squadron and the second squadron attack the unnamed high ground ahead. Cangshan Yuanye has two intentions in doing so. One is to really prepare to seize the commanding heights, and the other is to take this opportunity to try to divert the attention of the opponent's artillery and fight for a chance to counterattack.

Now, with the passage of time, the field of vision has become clearer, and both sides of the entire Qiaogou battlefield have entered a white-hot state. All the soldiers of the 686th regiment are shooting more and more fiery, and they can be said to be handy. The number of casualties on the third brigade continues to rise. More than 300 people have come.

"Use the car cover to crawl forward, and the enemy's mortars have a limited range!" Facing the extremely fierce fire suppression of the entire division's mortar battalion and the 686 regiment, the Japanese captain in command was not timid at all, holding the command knife tightly in his right hand, and roaring loudly .

"Enemy shells! Lie down!!!" Zhao Zhangcheng, who was always watching the battlefield on the mountain edge, caught the firing of the [-]-type infantry cannon, and an extremely dangerous meaning enveloped his whole body, and he roared extremely anxiously.

In this Qiaogou ambush, the biggest threat faced by the third brigade was not light and heavy machine guns, but the 60mm mortar group located on the ridgeline.

But what is the reality?
The opponent directly uses mortars to attack!
The threat of death is getting closer, the adrenaline is soaring, the sound of shells neighing in the ear is sharp and rapid, and Sakai Masazumi, who has been running with all his strength, has no time to think. The next moment, a black spot that moves at a high speed and leaves an afterimage suddenly appears In line of sight, it landed two meters ahead.

……

In the sky, the steel torrential rain when the ambush started appeared again. Cannonballs that symbolized death slammed down and exploded, easily covering the road area where more than 400 Japanese soldiers from the first and second squadrons were located. The soldiers had no time to escape and were killed on the spot.

If the weapon is good and there are enough bullets, who wants to fight hand-to-hand?

"Bang!" In an instant, the Japanese gunner pulled the rope decisively, and the inconspicuous Type 70 infantry gun, which was only tens of centimeters in height, shook suddenly, and a [-]mm high-explosive shell flew out.

Fortunately, after throwing out the bait of a large number of infantry, the opponent's artillery took the bait smoothly.

Although the Chinese didn't train special special shooters or snipers, they should at least send sharpshooters to confront him.

Under the cover of the firepower of the third squadron, the first and second squadrons gathered about [-] Japanese soldiers, put on gas masks, and moved forward using the smoke and burning car wreckage.

As the order was issued, eight Japanese artillerymen from the infantry artillery unit not far away quickly pulled out the last Type [-] infantry artillery hidden behind the wreckage of the car, and built a launch position as quickly as possible.

Do not!
The Japanese army must not be allowed to capture Laoyemiao Heights!
This opportunity is only once, if you can't grasp it, there will never be such a precious fighter that can wipe out [-] Japanese troops in the future.

Now, as long as they can successfully counter the enemy artillery and seize the opportunity when the opponent loses long-range firepower, the remaining troops of the third brigade can all break out to the unnamed high ground ahead, leave this ambush area, join the Kurokawa brigade, and lay a solid foundation for the capture of the commanding heights. Base.

"Damn it! I know this group of bastards are unreliable!"

Load the shells and lock the breech breech.

It is no joke that artillery dominates the battlefield.

"Bang bang bang!" Mortar shells fired one after another as if they were free, and the density of firepower projection reached the highest level in an instant.

What is the concept of more than 300 people?
For the 30-strong Japanese brigade, the casualty rate reached [-]% within an hour of the battle, which has never happened since entering the Chinese battlefield.

The goal is to point directly at Laoye Temple Heights.

The so-called suppression shooting, as the name suggests, gathers a large number of artillery fire to cover the enemy's target with firepower, preventing it from moving or using road movement.

The death of a top marksman made no waves.

And this means that the main combat goal of completely annihilating the Japanese reinforcements failed.

It is obvious that the smart and cunning Japanese will never stumble twice in the same place.

Accompanied by a familiar and loud explosion sound, Sakai Masazumi felt that his body lost all consciousness in an instant, no strength, no pain, hot blood gushed out from the wound, and vitality was passing away at an extremely fast speed. At the last moment of life, Various images quickly flashed through his mind, and then left with an idea——

Since the 686 regiment has far more weapons and bullets than in history, it did not blow the charge to pull the distance between the two sides to start a hand-to-hand battle. Instead, it continued to use the terrain and the long-range firepower of its absolute advantage to suppress the Japanese third brigade on the road. , advancing steadily.

why?
The reason is very simple. The power and range of the 105-year mortar are not enough to achieve the desired effect of suppressing shooting. The artillery used for suppressing shooting combat missions on the European battlefield usually has a caliber of more than 150 mm, and the mainstream caliber is 203 mm. The big brother uses a [-]mm large-caliber heavy gun.

Careless.

Zhao Zhangcheng didn't expect the little devil to hide a Type [-] infantry artillery.

There was no time left for Zhao Zhangcheng to regret or reflect. The voice fell. In the entire artillery position, only the soldiers with four nearby cannons quickly fell down. The rest of the soldiers did not hear it because they were too far away. The flying 200mm high-explosive bomb was already at the end of its trajectory, cutting through the sky like an arrow, and hitting the right side of the artillery position hard.

"Boom!" The shell exploded and released shock waves and metal fragments, the sound was deafening, a black smoke column rose from the position, and the two guns in the adjacent area were immediately affected, six or seven soldiers fell down, and the division mortar battalion appeared for the first time casualties.

(End of this chapter)