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Chapter 104 70 locust troops attack the stronghold!
"emission!"

On the artillery position [-] kilometers away from the Xiazhuang stronghold.

Following the order of the captain of the temporary artillery brigade of Shandao Regiment, the Japanese artillery commander waved the command flag in his hand heavily.

boom···

The muzzle of a Type [-] mountain cannon roared.

A plume of gunpowder smoke suddenly rose around the Xiazhuang stronghold three and a half kilometers away.

It's just that the landing point is far away from the Xiazhuang stronghold.

"The landing point is 300 meters away, bearing to the left..."

A report on the coordinates of the artillery observation post came quickly to the brigade staff's phone call.

"To the right, secret position..."

"emission!"

The artillery staff commanded the artillery fire.

Finally, after three rounds of calibrated firing, a shell accurately landed on the Eighth Route Position of the Xiazhuang stronghold. With the help of a telescope, one could even see the blown up sandbags and wooden boards.

"Hit."

Feedback came immediately from the observation post.

"Yo Xi!"

The temporary artillery brigade captain was immediately overjoyed.

At a distance of [-] kilometers, three calibrated rounds accurately hit the target, which proved the elite artillery of the Locust Army and the sophistication of the Type [-] artillery produced by the empire.

"Fire at full speed!"

"Half ammo base."

"Total destruction of enemy positions."

The temporary artillery battalion captain continued to order.

After all, the Shandao Regiment is a C-level infantry regiment equipped with only one artillery squadron. This time, after the reinforcement of the brigade and regiment headquarters, it has six Type [-] mountain cannons and can form an artillery brigade.

Therefore, this can only be a temporary artillery captain.

Therefore, he cherishes the rare time as captain.

boom boom boom

Following the order of the temporary captain, the muzzles of the six Type [-] mountain guns roared, and shells accurately landed around the Xiazhuang stronghold. Some shells even hit the main body of the circular stronghold, exploding out A gap.

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boom··

A 75mm mountain gun shell accurately hit the top of the gun-proof cave. After the smoke and explosion, a layer of soil was lifted off the gun-proof cave, revealing the first layer of wooden beams inside.

But that's about it.

It failed to penetrate even the first layer of wooden beams, and even only scratched a little of the wood skin.

However, the strong vibration still caused a series of soil debris to fall down in the anti-blast cave.

"Pooh··"

In the bomb-proof cave, Ma Rongshun spit out the dirt and debris that fell into his mouth, and couldn't help but regret a little:
"Should use more sandbags."

Three layers of soil, three layers of thick log beams, and the shell-proof hole with wooden beams and wooden boards on the sides and bottom was indeed thick. He didn't know whether it could prevent a direct hit from a 105mm grenade as taught in the tactics course.

I don't want to know either.

But blocking the 75-meter mountain cannon has been determined to be no problem.

Not to mention blocking it, when it was hit by the Japanese's 75-meter mountain cannon, it didn't even shake much.

My ears don't feel as bad as before.

The only thing I didn't like was the bits of dirt that fell after rinsing.

very annoying.

In fact, what can be avoided is to use more sandbags and less scattered soil. There is no limit to the number of sacks in the regiment. However, he found it troublesome and thought that the effect would be the same anyway. This was taught in the infantry tactics class.

So I was lazy.

Now that I have suffered a lot, I regret it.

Between thoughts.

boom,
Another artillery shell hit the top of Ma Rongshun's anti-gun cave. This time the explosion almost lifted off all the first layer of soil on the top, and even some of the wooden beams on the first layer exploded.

Sawdust flying.

Sandbags and debris of dirt were scattered.

But that's about it.

The second layer of thicker soil and sandbags completely weakened the power of the artillery shells. In the anti-aircraft cave, Ma Rongshun only felt the vibrations were greater and his ears felt a little uncomfortable.

"fine."

After a little inspection, Ma Rongshun smiled triumphantly:

"The little devil's artillery is not very powerful."

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"Yo Xi."

Different from Ma Rongshun and other grassroots soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.

More than a kilometer away, the captain of the Guizishandao regiment held up his binoculars and looked at the Xiazhuang Eighth Route Army position where sawdust was flying under the bombardment of his regiment's artillery brigade.

The old devil from Shandao was very proud.

Yo West non-stop.

At this moment, all the worries and panic in his heart because of the heavy damage to the Beijing Brigade were dissipated.

Next to them, several staff officers found the right opportunity and flattered them non-stop:
"This time, our unit will definitely let the Eighth Route Army know what truly powerful artillery is."

"Instead of thinking that just because there are some infantry artillery, they are real artillery."

In the Japanese military circles, mortars with a caliber less than 90 mm are classified as infantry artillery.

"The number of guns means nothing."

One flattery after another, the old devil from Shandao suddenly swelled up and said in a disdainful tone:

"No matter how many shells you have, if they can't hit or penetrate, it can only be a waste."

Although Shandao is a new generation officer, he is obviously also a supporter of the so-called precise and efficient operations. He believes that one shell can destroy a position and one bullet can destroy an enemy. Like the old antiques in the upper echelons of the Japanese, he is a firm opponent of mortars. By.

It is precisely because of the existence of this group of people that although the Japanese have developed mortars long ago, they have not been able to equip them on a large scale.Even after three years of full-scale war in the Republic of China and suffering countless losses from mortars, they still did not correct themselves.

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"Things don't look good."

The top brass was elated.

But the ominous premonition was most serious among the lower-ranking officers, especially Ogami Tomo, the squadron leader who had been reinstated and served as the first wave of attack.

As the squadron leader of the Locust Army who once stationed at the Xiazhuang stronghold, Male Shangzhi knows every plant and tree in the Xiazhuang stronghold.Through the telescope, he could see the main body of the Xiazhuang stronghold one kilometer away. It was true that Tubal Road had not been reconstructed and was directly hit by several mountain artillery shells, destroying more than half of it.

But except for this lonely body, almost all the others have been greatly transformed by Tubal Road.

Especially the surrounding ring formation.

The rolling machine gun fortress was completely different from what it looked like when he was stationed at the Xiazhuang stronghold.

The scale is several times larger than before, and the thickness has also increased a lot.

Although it seemed that the Eighth Route Army's position was severely damaged after being bombarded by the Shandao Regiment Artillery Brigade. The flying wood chips and wooden boards were proof that the position was severely damaged.

But too much.

Too much sawdust on the boards!
In this case, either the position was severely damaged, or the position was very strong and used a large amount of wood for support.

The male superior looked around.

There are very few trees suitable for building positions around Xiazhuang. According to recent aerial reconnaissance photos, there are no obvious signs of trees being cut down within a dozen kilometers of the surrounding area.

Logically speaking, Tubal Road's position would not be very strong.

The civil fortifications constructed with a small amount of wood and a large amount of sandbags filled with soil cannot withstand the bombardment of the 75 mountain artillery.

But still the problem,
There were too many sawdust blown up by the shelling!

There shouldn't be so many!

"attack!"

Before Ogami could continue to think deeply, the attack order from the brigade headquarters had been issued.

"attack!"

Taking a deep breath, Ogami drew his katana and began to lead the attack.

If it had been before, Ono Shangchi would have taken the lead and rushed to the front of the team with a loud shout. But this time he learned the lesson and just rushed to the front, surrounded by the soldiers of the squadron.

Like a layer of protection.

The reason is also very simple,
His squadron is full of new recruits with little experience and needs his close guidance.

But the male Shangzhi had just jumped out of the front position and charged more than 300 meters. At this time, he was still one kilometer away from the positions around Xiazhuang, when he saw black shadows rising from the ground behind the Eighth Route Army positions.

"Mortar!"

The male superior's expression changed drastically.

"Lie down!"

After he roared, he completely ignored his soldiers, found the best bunker, and was the first to lie down.

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boom boom boom

A dense explosion exploded around Ogami, and its power was almost as powerful as the Type [-] mountain cannon.

And the number per unit time is greater.

In just one minute, nearly a hundred shells fell.

Ogami's squadron was originally newly formed. Except for a few experienced officers, most of them were supplementary Class C soldiers. Faced with such bombardment, the first wave of offensive was pushed back just as it started, and because of lying in bed Unfortunately, more than a dozen Japanese were killed or injured.

One squadron lost a tenth.

Seeing this scene, Colonel Yamadao's expression suddenly changed from smiling to gloomy.

Several Japanese staff officers who were still flattering him also shut up.

The Eighth Route Army artillery in front of them was obviously a mortar, but it was far from being as bad as they said. Not only was its accuracy quite good, but it was also powerful, no less powerful than the Empire's mountain artillery.

It's just that the destructive power on the battlefield is lower.

"Command the mountain artillery brigade."

Shandao old devil immediately issued an order:
"Destroy enemy artillery positions."

Although he was shocked and angry, the situation before him did not exceed Shandao's expectations.

"Hi!"

The staff officer immediately went to convey the order.

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"The enemy's attacking troops have been defeated."

Yu Jindou, who formerly belonged to the headquarters artillery regiment and is now the squad leader of the third squadron of the third artillery company of the independent regiment, couldn't help but grin when he heard the order from the platoon leader.

"Put the shell back."

He first told the loader to put back the shells to avoid accidents, and then he looked at the Japanese camp in the distance with his binoculars, grinning even wider.

Although he had been directing the firing, he could still see clearly.

A squadron of Japanese troops launched an attack, but were repulsed before they even touched the position and without even a shot being fired.

were repulsed by their artillery.

After joining the army for so many years, this was the first time Yu Jindou had such an experience.

"This battle of wealth is fought with vigor!"

He waved his hands fiercely to vent his excitement.

One hundred rounds fired in one round!

They are all 82 mortar shells.

In the past, the brigade commander could kill them alive, but now, it's just a round of artillery fire to block them.

"hidden!"

"Enter the bombhole."

"Be careful not to drop any shells on the position!"

The correspondent received an order from the company headquarters, asking them to remove the shell holes.

"Evacuate, take the mortars and enter the bomb hole!"

"The Japanese are going to launch a bombardment!"

Yu Jindou immediately led his artillery squad into the anti-gun cave.

As a veteran artilleryman, Yu Jindou knew very well that the Japs were notorious for repaying their flaws. The Japs suffered heavy losses from their artillery company and would definitely bombard the artillery company's positions.

So retreat quickly.

The new 82 mortar not only weighs only 55 kilograms, but is also very easy to disassemble.

Just two minutes later, all three artillery companies hid in the artillery holes.

It took more than three minutes for the Japanese artillery to fall around the original artillery position.

The artillery position is located on the right side of the Xiazhuang stronghold. It is not far away, but it still took the Japanese more than five minutes to react. It is not that the Japanese artillery technology is not online, but - as an old artillery more than 30 years ago, the Fourth Not only did the range and accuracy of Japanese mountain guns fail to keep up with the times, but so did their response speed.

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