The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 475: Artillery fire cleanses the ground
At present, the width of the defense line in this area is about 50 kilometers.

Four mountains were used as the main defensive positions.

The first mountain range is 50 kilometers long from north to south and 14 kilometers wide at its widest. There is a lake on the east side, which is 500 to 2000 meters wide and generally 3 to 4 meters deep. The deepest one is over 10 meters. It is a natural barrier that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only a small number of troops need to be deployed on the east side to withstand the overwhelming force.

The west side is only about 15 kilometers away from the second mountain. The two mountains can block this 15 kilometers. The enemy is completely exposed at the high observation posts, and every move is difficult to conceal. If the high ground is not conquered, they will be exposed to the firepower points of the defensive positions.

The two mountains were blocked by firepower, and this 15-kilometer passage became a death passage.

第一座山最高点海拔1200米，1000米高地有5座。道路那里海拔200米，也就是说这第一座山足足有1000米高。

The second mountain runs 33 kilometers from north to south, and is about 9 kilometers wide from east to west. The highest point is 1000 meters above sea level. The county town below is 200 meters above sea level, and the mountain is 800 meters high.

The third mountain is 10 kilometers away from the second mountain, with a north-south length of about 25 kilometers and a maximum east-west width of 5 kilometers. The highest point is 400 meters above sea level, and the county seat below is 200 meters above sea level. The mountain is 200 meters high and has a gentle terrain.

The terrain like the third mountain is actually not very suitable as the main defense position, but there is no other way, because apart from this, there is no other high ground that can be used as the main defense position.

Even though the three mountains formed a defensive position, the situation was not favorable for the Annan army.

Because the mountains in the north are higher, the Annan army is at a low point in terms of terrain. The artillery on the mountains in the north can be high above and observe their every move clearly, and can even use heavy artillery to attack their positions.

South of Beiguang County, a medium-sized combined brigade is gathering, and this time its target is the third defensive position.

The terrain here is very flat, with a slope of 13 degrees!
The enemy's 304th Division was defending this mountain.

As long as this mountain is not taken, the surrounding area will inevitably be threatened and may be attacked by the 304th Division at any time.

It was almost five o'clock and it was still dark.

The artillery battalion was adjusting its angle, and all the tanks were also adjusting their angles.

Technicians are monitoring the wind direction and wind speed at all times.

There is no rain today, so the shells originally prepared were temporarily replaced.

One by one, fuel-air explosive bombs were loaded into it.

This is the perfect time to use fuel-air bombs.

The use of fuel-air explosive bombs was not very suitable before, so the fuel-air explosive bombs brought by the medium combined brigade had never had a chance to be used.

And today is very suitable.

The time has entered the 60-second countdown.

At five o'clock in the morning, when people are most tired of the day, they sleep the deepest and most soundly.

As for those on guard duty, they are the least energetic at this time and some are even dozing off.

"Fire!"

The battalions issued orders almost simultaneously.

“Boom~~Boom~~Boom~~”

120 Type 81 medium tanks and other self-propelled artillery, including self-propelled howitzers, self-propelled mortars, self-propelled rockets, etc., fired one after another, rapidly streaming out of the gun barrels, fiercely pouring towards the defensive positions of the enemy's 304th Division.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh"

The one with a long range attacks the distance, the one with a shorter range attacks the middle, and the one with a shorter range attacks the nearby defensive positions.

The scene was extremely bad.

One after another, fuel-air bombs were fired.

Mushroom clouds rose up, which was very spectacular and extremely shocking.

"Woo~~"

At the defensive position, when a faint roar was heard from the sky, the hand-cranked air defense alarm installed on the position sounded shrilly.

"Everyone enter the fortifications and avoid the attack!"

The commanders of various units issued orders while moving towards the fortifications.

Without any orders, the experienced soldiers rushed into the nearest fortifications.

"Boom~~"

The first fuel-air bomb landed and exploded.

A ball of light like a small sun spread in the darkness.

This was like the beginning of the curtain call, and dense fuel-air bombs instantly covered the entire defensive position.

"Boom boom boom~~~"

The night sky around the entire position was illuminated extremely brightly.

Those were rays of light like little suns, dispelling the darkness and bringing light.

But this light is not the dawn of hope, but the light of destruction of death.

Each little sun sucks out all the oxygen around it, creating a scorching high temperature.

I don’t know how many people were burned to death, how many died of suffocation due to lack of oxygen, or how many died of scratching their throats with their hands.

This is the terrifying power of the fuel-air bomb, which is the most powerful weapon after nuclear weapons. It is even known as a "sub-nuclear weapon", and this is definitely not a false reputation.

When the little suns dispersed, the shelling did not end. After all the fuel-air bombs were used up, ordinary shells were still left.

Li Hua did not order a ground attack on the enemy's defensive positions, but instead ordered the use of artillery shells to plow the ground.

In order to wipe out the enemy's 304th Division in one fell swoop, a full fuel-air bombs were fired. After the fuel-air bombs, a total of artillery shells of various calibers were fired.

Li Hua looked at his watch and saw that the time was almost up, so he gave the order to attack.

120 Type 81 medium tanks dispersed and launched an attack on the defensive positions, coordinated with a number of infantry fighting vehicles.

The soldiers were wearing camouflage uniforms, bulletproof vests, bulletproof helmets on their heads, and holding Type 78 automatic rifles in their hands.

A slope of 13 degrees is as easy to navigate for both heavy tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

At this time, the soldiers who were still alive in the enemy's defensive positions began to counterattack, trying to stop the attack of the medium-sized combined brigade.

fast!
The attack speed of the medium-sized combined brigade is very fast!

In terms of mobility, the medium combined brigade has higher mobility than the heavy combined brigade.

The previous artillery bombardment was based on the positioning of reconnaissance satellites and Beidou navigation satellites, and corrections were made by reconnaissance aircraft, bombarding the artillery positions and main defense positions of the enemy's 304th Division.

It can be said that fuel-air bombs and various artillery shells caused huge damage to the 304th Division.

Many armored vehicles and cars were directly destroyed in the shelling.

The smell of blood and burning in the air proved the power of the shelling.

When the medium-sized combined brigade launched an attack and attacked the first line of defense, they could see artillery pits one after another.

Many enemy soldiers were killed or wounded by the artillery fire.

There are not many who are truly capable of combat.

"Da da da~~" The machine gunner operated the machine gun and fired continuously.

In this kind of close combat, cannons are no longer effective. Machine guns are more useful and have greater lethality.

Cannons are mainly used to attack distant targets.

Soldiers were constantly shooting through the holes in the infantry fighting vehicles, and some soldiers got out of the infantry fighting vehicles to eliminate the enemy in the tunnels.

The flamethrower comes in handy at this time.

Flamethrowers are more useful than rifles and machine guns in dealing with the remaining soldiers in the tunnels.

As for the tanks, they did not stop at all, but crossed the trenches and continued to attack the second line of defense.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted!

We must quickly cut into the battlefield and annihilate the enemy before they can organize a corresponding resistance.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to attack after the enemy has completed an organized defense.

(End of this chapter)