Age of Rebirth

Those Japanese observation posts lying in front of the high-powered telescopes even saw that on the sea, the huge naval guns on the bows of the warships of the Independent Division began to slowly rotate, the long barrels were raised, and the black holes pointed In the direction of Lushunkou.

Colonel Kiyosaki's face was covered with cold sweat, and he came down immediately, and yelled at the staff next to him: "Baga! You haven't ordered the shelling to stop, do you want our artillery positions to be exposed to the Chinese bombers?" The roar was over , Picked up the phone again, "I'm Captain Kiyosaki, Lao Tieshan Artillery Observation Station? Report immediately, what is the effect of the shelling just now?" He was eager to know that the shelling he carried out by sacrificing the service life of the shore artillery How's the effect?

"Report to your Excellency, Captain, the shelling effect is very bad. What we observed is that the shells all fell outside the berth of the independent division fleet, and none of them hit!" Lao Tieshan Japanese Army Coastal Artillery Observation Office, truthfully reported arrive.

"Haney? - Baga! I'm so mad! Damn the Chinese people!" Kiyosaki slammed down the phone and cursed viciously. In his opinion, even the round of shelling just now had no significant effect , but at the very least, several troop carriers of the Independent Division should be sunk, but now they have found nothing. Next, their own artillery positions are waiting for the bombs dropped from the sky by the bombers of the Independent Division!

In the sky, the rumbling sound of the engine was getting closer and closer, "Dingling!" A phone in the Coastal Artillery Regiment Headquarters of the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army rang hastily. A staff officer answered the phone. After saying a word, his complexion changed drastically, and his waist straightened, "Ha Yi! Report to the captain immediately!" He replied with trepidation.

"Commander, it's Commander Hengshan calling for you!" the staff officer said to his regimental leader with pitiful eyes.

Kiyosaki Colonel answered the phone in confusion.It's about this time, what's the important thing, Commander, looking for yourself? "Your Excellency, Commander, I am Kiyosaki Yamatomo, what instructions do you have?" He asked.

Lieutenant General Hengshan's roar came from the phone receiver: "Baga! You are such a pig! The shelling just now had no effect at all, and instead exposed the position of the artillery positions! We knew that the range of our shore artillery was not enough, why did you still attack?" Want to order the firing? Your behavior is a serious dereliction of duty!"

Colonel Kiyosaki opened his mouth.He was nothing more than answering Commander Hengshan's questions. According to the rules of the Imperial Army, it would be disrespectful for an officer to ask questions without answering.The consequences are serious!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!—Boom, boom, boom!" A loud explosion sounded above the underground command post of the shore artillery regiment.This underground command post.Immediately there was a violent shaking, the soil on the roof fell down "swipe", and the bombers of the Independent Division began to bomb the Japanese shore artillery positions!

Kiyosaki Osamu was worried and didn't know how to answer Lieutenant General Yokoyama's question.It happened to be an opportunity, "Your Excellency, Commander, what are you talking about? I can't hear clearly, the Chinese bomber dropped the bomb on the top of my command post. The explosion was too loud, what did you say?!" He pretended to play charades.

Colonel Kiyosaki didn't care about the other end of the phone, and Lieutenant General Yokoyama became angry and roared, "Dah!" He hung up the phone involuntarily, and if he couldn't explain it, then he didn't explain it at all. Under the bombing, to ensure the safety of the 48 large-caliber coastal artillery, as for the commander's question, I will explain it after repelling the attack of the independent division troops!

"Boom boom boom!" One after another, heavy aerial bombs fell from the sky and plunged into the ground. The first to bear the brunt was the beachhead of the Japanese army. The blasted sand and concrete blocks, mixed with the smoke column, rushed into the air, and the broken shrapnel flew around, with a metallic trembling sound. Starting from the line of Laotieshan to the mouth of Lushun, the whole land trembled and was shattered. Thick gunpowder smoke shrouded.

When the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army built the fortification system of Lushun Port, it had already taken into account the factors of heavy artillery shelling. All shelters and underground bunkers were made of solid concrete and steel structures, which were very strong and designed to the standard , It is based on the fact that it can withstand large-caliber artillery with a caliber of 120 mm or more, and it has been bombarded continuously for two hours. However, the Japanese army did not expect the threat from bombers.

The bomber unit of the Independent Division carried heavy aerial bombs, which were much more powerful than large-caliber artillery. Those Japanese bunkers and firepower points exposed on the surface were blown away one by one by the huge explosive power of the heavy bombs. , the Japanese soldiers hiding inside were blown to pieces, their broken arms mixed with fragments of buildings, flying around, they could withstand the continuous bombardment of large-caliber artillery, but they could not withstand the heavy aerial bombs, such a dense crowd bombing.

Lieutenant General Hengshan was lying in the lookout hole with a livid face, looking at his surface position, which was destroyed and smashed under the indiscriminate bombing of the independent division bombers. The soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army were torn into pieces. The command headquarters of the Seventh Army is naturally the key object of protection. No matter how many bombs are dropped, it will not hurt the fundamentals. , The rickety boat, violent bumps, but there is no danger of sinking.

What made Lieutenant General Hengshan unbearable was that in the sky, the bombers of the independent division who wantonly dropped heavy bombs entered without fighter escort. Once upon a time, the Chinese bombers were allowed to wreak havoc over the positions of the Kwantung Army of the Imperial Japanese Empire?Lieutenant General Hengshan's chest was blocked by a cloud of hot air, which made his chest feel as if it was burning. Although the bombing of the independent division's bomber group could not cause any serious damage to the third army's defense troops on the front line of Lushunkou. A devastating blow, but the impact on the morale of the soldiers is immeasurable!

"Shame! Shame to the Imperial Air Force! Shame to the Kwantung Army!" Lieutenant General Hengshan gritted his teeth.

The Japanese soldiers hiding in the concrete fortification squatted helplessly on the ground, listening to the violent explosions outside. The ground under their feet seemed to be churning violently. The huge shock wave penetrated the soil and concrete , shocked the hearts of the Japanese soldiers, beating violently uncontrollably. The Seventh Army was a fierce division that fought head-to-head with the Soviet Red Army on the battlefield in the Far East. However, on the battlefield where millions of people were fighting, there was no experienced such a violent bombing.

On the roof of the reinforced concrete fortification, concrete blocks kept falling down, as if they might collapse at any time. The Japanese soldiers held their rifles nervously, staring helplessly with terrified eyes. The superiority in firepower has left a huge shadow in the hearts of these brave Kwantung Army soldiers!

Tang Qiuquan put down his binoculars and said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo: "Xiguo, have the coordinates of the 48 large-caliber coastal guns of the Japanese army been locked?"

Xin Xiguo replied: "Commander, when the Japanese shore artillery bombarded, the main guns of each ship had already locked on the target. After the bombing by the carrier-based bombers was over, the second bombardment was carried out. If you can grasp it, you can destroy the Japanese coastal defense artillery position!"

Colonel Kiyosaki was worried. He didn't know whether his coastal defense artillery positions would be unscathed under such a violent bombing. The confidence he had just now was gone at this moment. Now, it was really with the military, with the All artillery positions lost contact, and the telephone lines laid before the war were all blown up by the damn Chinese bombers. Listening to the earth-shaking explosions outside and the continuous bombs coming from the sky, Dazuo Kiyosaki finally There is no madness, send a communication soldier to check the line.

The independent division's carrier-based fighter group and aviation bomber group, the first round of bombing of the Japanese positions on the Lushunkou line, did not last long. After more than 40 minutes, the independent division's bomber group began to return one after another. The sound of the motor went away. Although the gunpowder smoke had not cleared away, the strong sea breeze blew in and the smoke soon faded. The Japanese commanders and soldiers on the ground all breathed a sigh of relief. The nightmare experience just now , Make them feel terrified!

The Japanese army's communications soldiers quickly dispatched to search for and repair the blown-off telephone lines. Soon, the Seventh Army headquarters and the various positions were restored. From this point of view, the efficiency of the Japanese army's communications department is It's pretty good, but these Japanese signal soldiers, patronizing the sweaty maintenance lines and connecting the blown telephone lines, didn't notice that dozens of ships of the independent division fleet were circling at high altitude. Carrying fighter jets.

Although most of the Japanese signal soldiers were covered by the smoke because of the smoke covering the battlefield, there were also a few Japanese signal soldiers who were keenly captured by the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft. The Japanese army's communications soldiers who were busy knew that wherever telephone lines lead, there must be a headquarters of the Japanese army, no matter how big or small, it is also a headquarters.

One by one, the news was quickly gathered at the escort fleet headquarters, and the combat staff members were so happy that they could not hear from ear to ear. On the defense plan of Lushunkou of the Japanese army provided by the intelligence department, they filled in the data reported by the carrier-based aircraft pilots. The above, then, promptly made a report to Fleet Command.

As the phone call to the front line resumed, just now, the bombing group of the Independent Division bombed for 10 minutes, and the losses of the Seventh Army were also summarized one after another. He never wanted to hear any casualty reports, because he knew very well that under the heavy bombing of the independent division's bomber fleet, the casualties of the two front divisions of the Seventh Army would definitely not be small. It is undoubtedly worse.

A senior staff officer with the rank of Major came over with a folder and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, the loss of the frontline troops has been counted!"

Lieutenant General Hengshan took a deep breath, mentally prepared to bear the blow, "Read!" he said dryly.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)