Age of Rebirth

Regarding the left-wing friendly forces, Lieutenant General Oshima, the commander of the Third Division, ordered the attached artillery unit to fire. Lieutenant General Kaga, the commander of the No. 30 Seventh Division, was full of contempt and fired at this distance , not only can't achieve a good shelling effect, but it will expose the position of the artillery position early, and the tank group of the independent division has not yet entered the best shelling range of the artillery.

"Oshima, you idiot!" Lieutenant General Kaga cursed viciously, "Order the Nakajima Field Artillery Regiment to conduct intensive shelling of the attacking independent division tank cluster. In addition, tell the Nakajima Regiment Captain to be ready to transfer at any time. Position!" Kaga had to order to fire, because he found that with the firing of the artillery of the third division on the left, the formation of the attacking independent division tanks spread out, but he did not forget to remind the artillery regiment to be careful The Retaliation of the Independent Division Artillery.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battlefield, which had been silent for more than ten minutes, began to be noisy again with the shelling of more than a hundred artillery pieces by two Japanese field artillery regiments. Around the tanks of the Independent Division, puffs of smoke and dust were stirred up. However, facing the tank clusters of the Independent Division in an extremely loose offensive formation, the effect of such shelling can be imagined. Not only is there no threat to the tanks, it is accompanied by the tanks attacking The infantry also suffered no losses.

"The Japanese army has started shelling! According to the report from the artillery observation post at the front, there are at least two regiments of heavy artillery from the Japanese army. Well, the artillery of the little devil has finally shown itself. Now, my two artillery brigades are going to be sloppy! The devil's soldiers are good guns, and it's fun to fight together!" After putting down the phone, Ma Chaoyang said excitedly to Tang Qiuquan with his eyes closed.

Tang Qiuquan opened his eyes and asked calmly, "Have you captured the position and coordinates of the Japanese artillery positions?"

Ma Chaoyang shook his head.He replied: "Most of them have not been confirmed. This is the Japanese artillery conducting test firing! The forward artillery observation post is being confirmed!"

"Order the attacking tank unit to continue approaching the Japanese position, waiting for the order to retreat at any time. The forward artillery observation post will determine the position and coordinates of the Japanese artillery position as quickly as possible, and notify the fleet in time! Order the fleet to do a good job of bombarding the Japanese army Prepare the artillery positions!" Tang Qiuquan said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo.

Then, turn around.Tang Qiuquan said to Ma Chaoyang again: "Ma Chaoyang, shouldn't it be time for your two heavy artillery brigades to show their power? According to the division of labor, bombard the Japanese army's positions. Your artillery is in charge, and the naval artillery is in charge of the Japanese artillery! What do you think of your expression? Do you want a spoonful of stew?"

Ma Chaoyang said happily: "Same. Anyway, it's a game of chess, but I have no problem with the ground artillery doing more!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The artillery fire of the Japanese army began to intensify, and the heavy artillery of the two field artillery regiments pushed the second line of defense of the Mokpo Japanese army to the front.The smoke and dust were billowing, but from Lieutenant General Kaga's point of view, the effect of the bombardment.It was very unsatisfactory. Major General Kaga only saw three tanks of the independent division, which were hit by shells and billowing black smoke. Of the more than 150 tanks, only three were hit, and the hit rate was frighteningly low.

Lieutenant General Kaga discovered that it wasn't that the Imperial Army's artillery techniques were too smelly, but that the tanks of the independent division were too scattered. Most of the shells fell on the open space between tanks. Lieutenant General Kaga also discovered that with The infantry of the independent division attacked by the tanks was pitifully small. Behind each tank, there was probably not even a squadron of troops. As a result, the lethality of the Imperial Artillery was even more unable to be exerted.

Lieutenant General Kaga's mind quickly flashed a doubt. The number of tanks dispatched by the Independent Division's first round of attack was to break through the Imperial Army's position in one fell swoop, but the number of infantry accompanying the attack was so small. Commander, do you want these tanks to occupy the breakthrough?

As the imperial artillery bombarded more and more violently, the doubts in Major General Kaga's mind became more and more serious. At this moment, he was shocked to find that the attacking independent division tanks suddenly turned around and drove back. The infantrymen of the independent division who accompanied the attack of the tanks seemed to be repelled, and even ran in front of the tanks. The whole scene was as realistic as the attack of the independent division troops. They were hit by the fierce artillery fire of the imperial army and had to retreat. generally!

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Imperial artillery, well done! Beat up those inferior Chinese!" In the headquarters of the division, a burst of cheers erupted. It was the staff officers who supported the imperial artillery Brave, shouting at the top of his voice, it's like winning a battle!

Lieutenant General Kaga was not infected by the frenzied atmosphere in the division headquarters. Looking at the tanks and infantry of the independent division retreating quickly, his suspicions became more intense, "Not good!" A terrible thought flashed across him. "Quick! Hit Nakajima, stop the bombardment immediately, move the position, and order the troops on the ground to immediately enter the underground fortification!" Lieutenant General Kaga shouted crazily .

The frantic shouts in the division headquarters were cut off by Lieutenant General Kaga's anxious voice, and all the officers looked at the crazy division commander in astonishment, "Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!" There was a shrill scream , from far and near from the distant sky, the experienced Japanese officer's face suddenly turned pale. It was the sound of large-caliber shells piercing the air, and it was still intensive shelling.

"I've been fooled!" Lieutenant General Kaga covered his head in pain. Immediately, he was overturned to the ground by a huge shock wave brought by an overwhelming explosion. for miserable.

The ground fortifications that were razed to the ground, the floating soil below the feet, the trenches and fortifications dug out before, all disappeared. The Japanese soldiers could only dig out the simple fortifications desperately on the soft floating soil, even without firepower. Decent protection.

The two 600mm caliber howitzers belonging to the Southeast Mobile Corps, plus each brigade belonging to the heavy artillery regiment, and the regiment belonging to the artillery battalion, more than [-] artillery pieces of various calibers fired salvos, and groups of shells roared. , smashed his head on the Japanese army's position, and there was a loud "Boom!", a flame mixed with mud and black smoke erupted, shrapnel roared and flew in all directions, and the remaining broken arms of the Japanese soldiers were mixed in the violent explosion. In the pillars of soil, it flew into the air.

Behind the second line of defense in Mokpo, on the positions of the two Japanese field artillery regiments, more than 100 Japanese artillery pieces were firing vigorously. shoulders, sweating profusely, with an excited look on his face, he ruthlessly stuffed shells into the barrel, all of them seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.

Can't help but be excited, the report from the forward artillery observation post, in one sentence, "The imperial artillery is mighty!" Not only repelled the attack of hundreds of tanks and thousands of infantry from the Chinese, but also beat the shit out of the Chinese troops and retreated in embarrassment The praise of the frontline infantry is the best encouragement and reward for the artillerymen of the imperial army. Therefore, the Japanese artillerymen of the two regiments, from the captain of the regiment to the ordinary soldiers carrying the artillery shells, are all on their faces. Come on, be proud!Proud!

However, the pride and pride of the Japanese artillery did not last long. There was a piercing scream in the sky, and then the artillery shells fell on their positions, and the hit rate was extremely high, just as long The eyes are like eyes, and they are not ordinary shells. They are independent division warships on the sea. The shells fired by large-caliber naval guns, the power of one shell after exploding, is more powerful than the field artillery currently equipped by the Japanese army. Four or five shells added together The power is much greater!

For the Japanese artillery, it was a disaster. The dense naval artillery shells fell one after another, flying the Japanese artillery, and shattering the Japanese artillery. Although many Japanese artillery were not hit by the shells, the huge shock wave , flung them into the air like straws, and after they fell, they became corpses bleeding from their mouths and noses, and the shock wave shattered their hearts alive.

The martyred ammunition exploded continuously, and the parts of the artillery were scattered all over the place. Colonel Nakajima stared dumbfounded at what happened in front of him, watching his artillery pass by and the soldiers, among the smoke puffs from the explosion. In the process, it becomes piles of minced meat, one by one.

Colonel Nakajima understood that it was too late to move his position immediately. The large-caliber naval guns of the independent division had completely covered his position. Artillery, with the greatest damage, the imperial army of the Imperial Japanese Empire is invincible!" Nakajima Nakajima shouted loudly, since it cannot be transferred, then fight back desperately!

The huge explosion sound filled every space around him. No one heard Colonel Nakajima's screams. His eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed a staff officer beside him, stared at his men's terrified eyes, and roared viciously, "Baga! Immediately convey my order and fight back with all your strength!"

"Boom! Boom!" Two loud noises, two large-caliber artillery shells exploded at close range, and a burst of smoke and dust rose up. In the smoke and dust, broken shrapnel, with a metallic vibrato, whirled and whizzed, cutting Nakajima and Nakajima. The body of the subordinate staff.

The smoke and dust fell, and on the ground, there was a pile of broken limbs, bright red blood, huge bomb craters, and a Japanese military cap, which miraculously avoided the fate of being smashed into pieces, and was blown into the distance by a powerful shock wave, falling into a pool In the turbid muddy water, it was submerged by the blasted soil immediately, just like the fate of the owner, and became the fertilizer on the land of the Korean peninsula.

Under the attack of the independent division fleet's naval artillery, the fierce artillery fire covered all directions, and the two field artillery regiments of the Japanese army quickly disappeared in the earth-shattering explosion. Japanese artillery is by no means a minority, but they have no chance. The naval artillery of the independent division fleet does not give Japanese soldiers any chance!

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