The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 687 Special 24 Pomegranates

In blocking, the initiative is in the hands of the enemy.In attacking tough situations, the initiative is in your own hands.

Xia Yuan likes to keep the initiative in his own hands. Even if the Japanese army attacks first, he will choose to fight guerrillas on the periphery to wrest the initiative back from the Japanese army.

In addition, the bunker fortifications inside Du's residence were severely destroyed by Japanese bombers. If they stayed in Du's residence, they would be subject to huge restrictions. It would be better to fight guerrillas on the outside and attack the enemy.

This time the Japanese army dispatched a small team of troops to enter Du's house.

The captain of the third battalion of the No. 11 Cavalry Regiment, with the rank of major, held an internal meeting after the meeting of his regiment commanders, and passed the incident code-named "Ghost" to several battalions and squadron commanders. , it was not until the afternoon that the squadron leader who attacked Du's house reacted belatedly.

The reason why there were such huge casualties in the Du family house must be the work of the Chinese codenamed Ghost.If not, how to explain that in the past few days, the Chinese defenders had a lot of troops, but their combat capabilities were not good. Although the progress of capturing the position was slow, it also eroded the national army's position bit by bit.

It was not like today. Three squadrons of troops were dispatched throughout the morning, but they all suffered heavy casualties, and the position could not advance at all.

Although this kind of thing is a bit hard to believe, the facts are before our eyes. He sent several squads of troops to attack Du's house in turns, but they failed to defeat him. Even though he dispatched his trump card troops, he failed to defeat them. There is no return.

Such a result had to convince him that the Chinese people, codenamed 'Ghost', had truly terrifying combat capabilities.

The arrival of Major made him more convinced of what he was thinking.

The captain of the third brigade, Major Kawai came with a Japanese sword on his shoulder. He stood on the second floor and looked at the Du family house in the distance. The smoke rose into the sky, making the whole sky gray. Major Kawai stretched out his hand and said: The adjutant immediately understood, took off the telescope from his body, and placed it in Major Kawai's hand.

Major Kawai observed the ruins and terrain ahead, put down his telescope, "I didn't expect that the ghost would appear on the path of our attack, so let's eliminate him. Go, notify the artillery, concentrate all artillery fire, bombard the Du family residence, and launch the attack before the troops Before the attack, I want to watch the Du family house turn into ruins!"

Although the focus of the Japanese army's attack was two houses, it does not mean that capturing the houses would be beneficial to their defense, but that the national army's forces were concentrated around these two houses. If they wanted to advance their positions, they had to go around them. Don't open these two houses.

The ghost is of great importance and is a stumbling block in the way of the Japanese Empire's invasion of China. If the ghost is allowed to continue, the casualties he will cause will be immeasurable.

No matter how high the price is, the ghost must be killed.

This is not his personal idea, it is the idea of ​​the division commander. If the artillery shells are gone, they can still be made, but the soldiers of the Empire of Japan cannot die here in vain. To deal with such an enemy with accurate marksmanship and strong individual combat capabilities, the Japanese army He has his own solution, which is nothing more than bombing with cannons.

Sending a large number of troops to encircle and suppress the opponent will only increase casualties.

After a while, a sharp whistling sound sounded in the sky. The shells dragged in arcs, rubbed the air, and hit the Du family house like raindrops.In an instant, there was a feeling of the earth shaking. Under the huge vibration, many crumbling walls fell to the ground, and thick smoke billowed out.

The huge roar continued to spread, tearing the world apart and shaking the Sun family residence in the south. The disgraced Platoon Leader Li looked up at the Du family residence and murmured to himself: "What did they do? The Japanese devils actually used heavy artillery." .”

Veterans who have been on the battlefield can basically hear this sound. Mortars cannot make such a sound. The only thing that can make such a sound is the Japanese heavy artillery.

The roar of heavy artillery could be heard clearly from hundreds of meters away, especially the earthquake on the ground. The house in Sun's house where they were located was shaking with the bombardment, and there were ropes of dust on the roof. fall.

The Japanese army used a heavy artillery called the 'Special 24'.

It is a rare heavy gun with a caliber of 305 mm. Its power is comparable to that of a naval gun, with a range of over 9 meters. It took the Japanese 1918 years to build it until [-]. It can fit a human head into the muzzle. Gotta get in.

Among them, during the Dachang defense battle, the Japanese army used it. The solid city wall could not withstand a single shot of this thing, not to mention that the Dachang garrison was a temporary fortification and could not withstand the Japanese heavy artillery. Indiscriminate bombing can only be filled with flesh and blood. The Chinese defenders' positions have been completely destroyed in two consecutive days of fighting.

The power of this thing is quite terrifying. If you get close to the Du family house, you can feel its terrifying power. The shell falls in the center of the yard, and the shock wave that sweeps away blows away the surrounding ruins, and the walls that are closer are all shattered. , dumped.

This scene shocked the veteran and others.

"What kind of cannon is this? It's simply too scary. Fortunately, we ran out. If we had stayed in Du's house, this cannon might have killed us all."

This was the first time for the veteran to see such a terrifying heavy artillery. When the heavy artillery with far more power than other calibers fell, the movement and power produced, and the dug bunker fortifications were razed to the ground by the roar of this artillery. The walls of the building also fell to the outside due to the fluctuations of the shock wave, filling the air with dust and smoke.

The shaking of the earth did not stop, and the surrounding ruins of houses, which had not collapsed originally, also collapsed under this deafening roar.

The Japanese bombardment lasted only 5 minutes and used many large-caliber heavy artillery. Among them, the Special 24 grenade fired only one shot and caused huge damage. All the houses facing the east side of Du's residence were destroyed, and many wooden The ruins of the structure burned, and the floating white smoke mixed with black smoke, blocking the sky and the sun.

"The Japanese devils are so crazy. In order to destroy us, they have used such powerful artillery." Niu Qian was still frightened. He asked: "Company commander, do the Japanese devils have many such artillery pieces? If there are many cannons, then we How can you beat the Japanese?"

Such a powerful cannon, let alone the fortifications in the yard, even the firepower point they built with logs would be turned into ashes under the bombardment of such a powerful cannonball.

Not only Ushimae was worried, but the idiots and veterans were also very worried. After fighting the Japanese for so long, they had seen most of the Japanese artillery. The sound of shells of various calibers when they fell was different, and they exploded and caused concussions after landing. The feeling is also different.

This was the first time they had seen the Japanese using heavy artillery with such a large caliber, and they were somewhat frightened.

"The Japanese don't have too many guns of this caliber. If they really have that many, will they hide them all the time?" Xia Yuan looked at the Du family house that collapsed under the Japanese artillery fire, holding a bullet in the palm of his hand. , "They have been fighting for so long without knocking us down. If the number of these cannons really increases, how can they bear to use them."

He pointed at the ruins of the Du family house and said, "The Japanese only fired one shot of this kind of cannon. This shows that the Japanese cannons are quite precious and are not used on us." The veteran was surprised: " If it’s not used on us, is it possible that they still keep this kind of cannon?”

"This kind of cannon is so powerful that it can play a huge role when attacking a city." Xia Yuan calmly analyzed it in his heart and said: "They even used small groups of troops to harass us when they attacked us. Moreover, they used They bombarded us but did not bombard the Sun family home in the south. This shows that the Japanese did not want to use artillery, and they were beaten by us and had no choice."

With Xia Yuan's explanation, everyone basically understood.

"So, the Japanese devils were forced to make this choice, hahaha!" A smile appeared on the veteran's face. After suppressing his smile, he breathed out fiercely, "Now, Lao Qi and the others are watching from the sky. Now I can walk safely."

Er Lengzi and Niu Qian showed sadness on their faces.

After they captured Dujiazhai, they found that all the defenders of Dujiazhai had been sacrificed. Lao Qi's body was blown to pieces by a grenade. It was black and bloody, and there were also the remains of other soldiers. They took the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers. Bodies were buried in bomb shelters.

Before the day was over, they fought like this. The Japanese army used heavy artillery to bomb the Du family residence.After a round of Japanese bombings, the Du family home was hit again by heavy artillery and was basically in pieces. All the defenses they had built previously were also destroyed in this bombing.

After the Japanese attack ended with the artillery fire, they came, a small team of more than 50 people.

Although not as many troops as the last time the Japanese army invested, this time the Japanese army invested a lot of heavy artillery. The main reason was that the Japanese army did not dare to invest more troops in the Dujiazhai battle for fear of causing huge casualties.

At present, it is inevitable for the Japanese Army Commander-in-Chief to support the Songhu Battle. The reinforcements are already on the sea, and it will not take long to arrive at the Songhu battlefield. During the period when the reinforcements are about to arrive, what they have to do is , expand the position as much as possible, push the position forward, and formulate a plan for the NO. 20 general attack.

There are still a few days left before NO.20, so there is no need to fight head-on with the Chinese at this juncture.

If you can't defeat them, just wait for the horn of the general attack to sound.

As for why we don't counterattack now, the reason is very simple. The general offensive must be coordinated across the entire front, with artillery in the rear and aircraft in the sky.

Now that they are concentrating their forces on the attack, they have no support. Once the casualties increase, the counterattack on the [-]th will be detrimental to them.

The attacking Japanese army did not know much about the situation at Du's house. When they attacked, they were very careful and seemed to be wary of something.At this time, the Du family residence had been turned into a pile of ruins, and the threat to them was reduced to a minimum. However, these Japanese troops were still very careful. When attacking, they were divided into two echelons. The scouts were in the front, responsible for reconnaissance, and the Japanese infantry were in the rear. The squad formed a skirmish line and stayed with the Japanese troops hiding in the ruins along the way.

Xia Yuan has never seen such an offensive method. The future data will not record all the tactics used by the Japanese army. A large part of them is missing. Some reconciliations of the Japanese army may be based on the original combat tactics. Above, add some tactics for use in combat.

Many times, these impromptu combat tactics are generally not recorded.

"Trouble is, the Japanese army left soldiers in the ruins, just like nails, stuck in the position, which will have a great impact on the guerrillas."

"If we pull them out one by one, it will be a waste of time. If we don't pull them out, after the war begins, these Japanese troops will quickly gather and outflank them."

Xia Yuan only led three people to fight against the Japanese army of the same team. He was sure of surviving, but he was not very sure of letting the veterans and others survive.

Veterans, Niu Qian and Er Lengzi have also experienced many battles. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are veterans, but for the Japanese devils, they are still far behind. In terms of physical fitness, they are no match for the Japanese army.

Xia Yuan thought about the action plan. The Japanese scouts had arrived at Du's house and the smoke had not cleared. Using the cover of gun smoke, the Japanese scouts quickly rushed into Du's house, loaded their bullets, and searched the Du's house. When we came down, no trace of the national army was found.

Soon, the Japanese troops in the rear also arrived in the open area.

Xia Yuan has not come up with a good way. Guerrilla warfare is already the best way at present. Other ways are not feasible for them. The gap between military strength and combat capabilities cannot be shortened. Their upper limit is very low, and it is different from their own. is completely different.

Your upper limit is brought by the system.

"We can't wait any longer. If the Japanese invade the Du family's house and start fighting again, it will actually be quite troublesome."

Xia Yuan put the captured crooked handle on the bunker, asked the two fools to pour engine oil, and aimed at the Japanese soldiers entering the open area. The muzzle of the gun moved slightly downward, and then he pulled the trigger. There was a click-click sound, and rows of bullets roared. Then, he sprang out of the ruins. The Japanese soldiers on the side were unable to guard against them. They were hit by machine gun bullets and fell to the ground.

The veterans threw grenades vigorously and quickly consumed the number of grenades they had on them. They seized a lot of grenades from the Japanese soldiers, and the number was quite large. If the Japanese army came over, the grenades would affect their actions. They consumed the grenades first, and then used them until they were released. Being on the body will not affect one's own actions.

The Japanese army began to fight back, and the impact points left by the shells thrown by their artillery became their best bunkers.

"You fool, I'll shoot you with a machine gun. Use burst fire, just like using a rifle. Pull the trigger three times, pause for a moment, and then pull the trigger again. Remember!"

Xia Yuan pulled Er Lunzi over and stuffed him crookedly into his arms.

The Japanese returned fire, and bullets came crackling.

"Company commander, be careful of the Japanese grenades!" the veteran shouted in the distance.

"Got it!"

(End of this chapter)