Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The headquarters of the [-]rd Brigade of the Japanese Army in Anshan, Major General Nishimura, the head of the brigade surrounded by a group of officers.Standing on the city wall, holding up the binoculars, looking at the Qianshan defense line several kilometers away, where puffs of black smoke continue to rise.

Although because of the terrain, Major General Nishimura could not see the specific situation of the Qianshan Defense Line.However, the constant rumble of artillery from the Qianshan defense line told Major General Nishimura all the time: the Qianshan defense line guarding the south gate of Anshan is being ravaged by the artillery fire of the Chinese army, and its future is bleak...

Major General Nishimura, with a dignified expression, stood motionless on the city wall, listening to the sound of the guns, and it lasted for a full 5 minutes.Finally, under the expectation of all the subordinates, there was a slight movement.

After throwing the binoculars to the guard behind him, he turned to the adjutant and asked impatiently, "Has the Fifth Regiment, which is sticking to the Qianshan line of defense, not sent a battle report to the brigade headquarters? The position has been under attack for so long , I haven’t even reported to my superiors, what is Captain Yamamoto doing?”

"Brigade Commander, I will immediately call and inquire... >

And at this moment, a combat staff officer with the rank of Major on his shoulder rushed up the city wall panting, just in time to collide with his adjutant.Seeing a telegram shaking in the opponent's hand, Major General Nishimura's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously asked, "Is this a specific battle report from Captain Yamamoto..."

"Romper...>

"Reporting sir, the Fifth Wing has just sent an urgent message: the position was attacked by at least one field artillery regiment of the squadron. The troops suffered heavy losses. I hope that the headquarters can provide some artillery support to the front line and destroy the Chinese artillery unit..."

For the subordinate Captain Yamamoto.Major General Nishimura is still very familiar with him.In his eyes, unless it is really a matter of life and death.Otherwise, according to Captain Yamamoto's proud and confident character, he would never bow to his superiors for help.

Thinking of this, the solemn expression on Major General Nishimura's face gradually became thicker.Facing the chief of staff who hurried to the side, he asked: "Chief of staff, has the Special High School investigated the specific strength and equipment of the squadron on the opposite side, especially their artillery unit. Except for the field artillery that is currently shelling Regiment, is there any other larger caliber heavy artillery..."

The chief of staff who had just rushed up the city wall.Before he had time to take a breath, he had to say: "Brigade commander, according to intelligence, the squadron stationed in Sinuiju and confronting us showed no signs of mobilization. In addition, the ninth The main force of the group army is still in Shandong due to military performances, and has not yet completed its troop build-up. Therefore, the squadron that launched an attack on us is still a main force division of the original garrison in Haicheng...>

"In terms of artillery, according to the equipment ratio of the Ninth Army, one main division is equipped with a regiment of field artillery. The mountain artillery of the three battalions shows no signs of large-caliber heavy artillery..."

The head of the brigade, Major General Nishimura, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.Rarely said in a relaxed tone: "Yoxi, very good. As long as the squadron on the opposite side is not equipped with heavy artillery. Their mountain artillery. No matter how many are equipped, in front of my heavy artillery team, they can only be passively beaten."

After finishing speaking, a strong majesty of the superior quickly enveloped Major General Nishimura's face.He ordered to the chief of staff: "Since the other party has no artillery units that can threaten our heavy artillery regiment, why are we still doing it in a daze...>

The former Northeast Army Nuoda training ground in Anshan, with the arrival of the Japanese army, has become the garrison of the Japanese Heavy Artillery Wing.

In an empty training ground, a series of large-caliber howitzers, under the control of the little devil gunner, quickly took off their gun covers.Then, a group of more than a dozen people slowly pushed the heavy artillery out of the warehouse and pushed it to the artillery position not far away...>

In less than 5 minutes of panic, the large-caliber howitzers with high and black muzzles have formed three rows of divisions, standing very neatly in the artillery position.

A gunner, under the command of the commander, began to adjust the firing angle and shooting distance of the artillery.A famous ammunitionist ran back and forth between the artillery position and the ammunition depot, constantly sending rounds of large-caliber shells to the gun positions...

In the blink of an eye, another 3 minutes passed.

Colonel Shimizu of the Heavy Artillery Squad, glanced at the watch on his wrist, when an anxious expression slowly appeared on his face.The figure of the chief of staff of the wing finally appeared in front of him.Of course, Colonel Shimizu's long-awaited report also came from the Chief of Staff's mouth to his ears.

"Report to the captain, all artillery positions are ready..."

Colonel Shimizu's face was immediately enveloped by a bloodthirsty expression.Facing the chief of staff's burning eyes, he said: "Yoxi, very good...>

"Chief of staff, this is the first battle of my heavy artillery unit after going abroad. You must tell all the warriors in the unit that for the honor of the Imperial Artillery Unit, you must let the Chinese know how powerful our Heavy Artillery Unit of the Imperial Japanese Army is. ...>

The quality of the Japanese heavy artillery is definitely not comparable to the new artillery unit of the Ninth Army.Although it was also a trial firing of shells, the shells fired by the little devil artillerymen directly hit the center of the field artillery regiment's position based on the artillery staff's calculation of the shell's flight trajectory. [

The cannonball hit the target accurately, the little devil gunner who had already prepared, without the slightest softness, quickly pulled the gun rope tightly in his hand...>

The sound of the shell explosion sounded, and more than 30 orange-red fireballs quickly rose from the surface of the position, and rolled up a large amount of soil and gravel.Even a few field cannons that happened to be around the point of impact were quickly overturned to the ground by the blast as the shells exploded.more than this.Two field guns were hit directly by shells.In a blink of an eye, it was blown into a pile of parts.Even the two-meter-long black hole barrel.It was also blown into a twist... >

However, what all the little devils didn't expect was that this round of shelling, a total of more than 30 large-caliber howitzer shells, did not kill even a single Chinese soldier...

It turned out that the wild artillery regiment that was exposed to the little devils for the first time was not for the purpose of killing and wounding many little devils on the battlefield.Instead, it was used as a bait to lure out a heavy artillery unit assigned to the Anshan garrison from the Kwantung Army headquarters.

Therefore, when building artillery positions.Next to each artillery position, a tunnel with a depth of more than five meters was dug out to hide soldiers.

The artillery shells that the Japanese army was testing "fired" just exploded, and hundreds of gunners in the entire field artillery regiment.As if it had been rehearsed in advance, after only five seconds, it disappeared completely from the surface of the artillery position.

Of course, the Japanese army was not aware of these situations.

In the eyes of their forward artillery observers, there are field artillery on the field artillery regiment positions that are full of artillery fire.Under their shelling, they were constantly being destroyed.The long barrels were quickly blasted into the sky amidst the sound of shell explosions.Eventually it becomes a twist.

The Qianshan defense line, which was being ravaged by the artillery fire of the field artillery regiment, never suffered even a single shell attack with the counterattack of the heavy artillery regiment.

The heavy artillery unit shot.One piece of good news quickly spread to the ears of Major General Nishimura from the front and artillery positions.Plus in the hands of the squadron.There is simply no artillery of the same caliber that can confront heavy artillery.Major General Nishimura, head of the Third Brigade, is confident: this attack by the Chinese squadron will definitely end in heavy losses for them.

Listening to the continuous rumble of artillery from the position of the heavy artillery regiment.Facing the compliments of all his subordinates.The head of the brigade, Major General Nishimura, said with a high-spirited face: "In the face of the powerful force of the Great Japanese Empire, any enemy will be torn to pieces. The Ninth Army of China is no exception... >

After finishing speaking, he said to the chief of staff with a smile on his face: "Chief of staff, in my opinion, the final winner of this artillery battle must belong to us... What do you think...>

The officers directly under him all gave affirmative answers, and as a subordinate, of course, he had no objection.Without even thinking about it, he complimented: "The humble job fully supports the analysis of your Excellency the head of the brigade..."

Then, facing the brigade commander in front of him full of spirits, he asked: "Brigade commander, since the result of the artillery battle is beyond doubt. Look, should we report the battle to the Kwantung Army headquarters quickly..."

"Of course...>

"Since the war between the Kwantung Army and the Ninth Army, I have not achieved such a huge victory. Now, our army finally won a victory, which can be used to boost the morale of the entire Kwantung Army. Of course, it must be reported... >

In fact, this is just an idea in Major General Nishimura's mind.

In the eyes of Major General Nishimura, it is one aspect to improve the morale of the imperial army through this victory.However, there is another aspect, and that is the huge benefits that this victory can bring to oneself... >

Countless senior military officers of the empire ended in failure in front of the Ninth Army, and their halberds fell into the sand.Under such circumstances, he actually won the first battle against the Ninth Army.Major General Nishimura believes that once this matter is publicized, it will definitely be a huge political capital for him.What's more, I will be promoted to lieutenant general and division commander because of this military exploit.

Thinking of this, Major General Nishimura's eyes immediately revealed a burst of fiery gaze.Facing the chief of staff, he decisively ordered: "Of course, we must not only report the victory to the division headquarters, but also report the victory to the Kwantung Army headquarters. Let the entire Kwantung Army know that my Third Brigade will fight against the Ninth Army again. , won the first battle...>

"Romper...>

Although the shelling was not over yet, in the eyes of Major General Nishimura and others, it was certain that the field artillery regiment of Luo Qiyuan's department under attack would be wiped out within a certain distance.Therefore, as soon as Major General Nishimura's order was issued, the chief of staff rushed to the telecommunications room not far away amidst the sound of rumbling guns...>

Major General Nishimura's victory telegram drifted to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army along with the radio waves.

In a mountain depression about ten kilometers away from Anshan, two 150mm caliber heavy howitzer regiments, with a total of 72 large caliber howitzers, are slowly raising their black barrels under the control of the gunner.

The joint headquarters of the two artillery regiments located on the mountainside.It happened to be condescending, overlooking the artillery position.

In addition, Yu Xiansheng, the commander of the Heavy Artillery Division, came to the battlefield in person.The commander-in-chief of this bombardment fell on Yu Xiansheng without any surprise.

Yu Xiansheng, who carried the rank of major general on his shoulders.When holding up the binoculars and observing the artillery unit created by myself at the foot of the mountain.A staff officer walked over quickly and reported: "Reporter, the battalions have just called: the two heavy artillery regiments are all ready and ready to fire at any time."

"Very good...>

"In terms of bombardment technology, we may not be as good as the little devils. However, we have an advantage in the number of artillery. A total of 72 howitzers of the same caliber are enough for the little devils heavy artillery unit to drink a pot... >

After finishing speaking, a sharp murderous aura began to emanate from Yu Xiansheng.Facing the dozens of staff officers who were waiting for orders behind him, he ordered with a dignified expression: "Send the order, all artillery positions, shoot ten rounds rapidly. Aim at the Japanese heavy artillery position, and fire immediately..."

"Yes, Master..."

"Attention one regiment and one battalion. Ten rapid shots, fire immediately..."

"Second Regiment Attention...>

A loud voice of orders rang out from the headquarters, and the division commander Yu Xiansheng's order to fire quickly passed through the phone room.It was passed to the ears of every battalion and company commander in the artillery position.

For a moment, the small red flags held high in the hands of the battalion and company commanders seemed to have been discussed in advance.Swipe down hard.At the same time, there was a loud shout.It yelled out from the mouths of these officers in a very timely manner.

"Boom..." The bombardment order was issued, and the division commander Yu Xiansheng.Just when I was about to raise the telescope again.A series of ground-shaking roars sounded very abruptly from the artillery position at the foot of the mountain.

The high muzzle pointed directly at the sky, and the thick and thin barrels of the bowl mouth quickly sprayed an orange-red flame into the sky.Immediately afterwards, a sharp whistling sound rang out on the battlefield.The large-caliber shells spewing out from the muzzle, under the action of inertia, quickly flew into the sky and disappeared from everyone's sight.

A round of shelling ended, and a large amount of white smoke that pushed the shells out of the barrel quickly scattered from the muzzle, covering the gun positions one by one.In the blink of an eye, the artillery positions at Nuoda at the foot of the mountain formed a layer of white smoke...>

Of course, facing the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, the gunners distributed around the artillery seemed to have become accustomed to it.As soon as the shell flew out of the barrel, several gunners quickly rushed to the artillery that was close at hand, and started their own work... >

With the cooperation of the deputy gunner, the tightly closed bolt was quickly opened.

"Kang Dang..." There was a dull and crisp sound from the barrel, and the shell shell, which was still exuding white smoke, quickly exited the barrel and fell to the ground.Afterwards, the gun bore should be cleaned, and the gun should be loaded. In a blink of an eye, the cannon was in the "firing" state again...>

"Fire...>

At this moment, on the artillery position completely covered by white smoke, the gunners guarding the artillery are like robots, firing very mechanically and quickly, cleaning the barrel, reloading, and continuing to fire. This series of familiar and cumbersome actions.

Ten rapid shots, for artillerymen who have undergone hundreds of thousands of trainings, they can all be fired within [-] seconds at the latest.Therefore, in Nuoda's artillery position, most of the artillery had just found the feeling of firing, and all ten shells had been "shot" by themselves at the Japanese heavy artillery formation.

In Anshan City, which was heavily defended by the Japanese army, although Major General Nishimura, the head of the brigade, did not see the specific situation of the Heavy Artillery Wing with his own eyes.However, Major General Nishimura faintly felt that the entire heavy artillery unit was over...>

Sure enough, the continuous rumbling of the heavy artillery regiment had not yet ended, and a staff officer rushed over with a face full of horror.Facing Major General Nishimura, he reported with a look of despair: "Brigade Commander, Heavy Artillery Regiment, our Heavy Artillery Regiment is over...>

I had high hopes just now, and I have already asked the headquarters of the Kwantung Army to give credit to the Heavy Artillery Wing.In the blink of an eye, he was dealt a devastating blow by the opponent.It is conceivable that if this matter is publicized, he will definitely become the laughing stock of the entire imperial world.Let's not talk about whether he can win this blocking battle after losing the heavy artillery unit.Just relying on false reporting of military achievements is enough to send him to a military court and completely ruin his military career that has been fighting for half his life.

Faced with this dramatic change, Major General Nishimura, who looked astonished, immediately petrified on the spot, dumbfounded.

And at this moment, the chief of staff who had just been ordered to report victory to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army happened to hear the report of this subordinate.Facing the shocked brigade commander and the desperate artillery staff officer.He rushed up directly, grabbed the collar of the artillery staff officer, and roared loudly: "Did you just say yes, say it again...>

"Chief of Staff, under the attack of two Chinese heavy artillery regiments, our heavy artillery regiment was completely destroyed..."

The chief of staff who was also petrified on the spot, as if hearing a big joke, muttered to himself with a dull face: "How is it possible, how could the Chinese army have two heavy artillery regiments. Impossible, it is absolutely Impossible, our heavy artillery regiment is invincible, absolutely impossible to be attacked, you must be lying... >

As the saying goes, taking advantage of your illness will kill you... >

So, less than 2 minutes after receiving the news of the whole army of the Heavy Artillery Regiment, the two directly subordinate officers of the Japanese Third Brigade hadn't recovered from their astonishment. Another combat staff officer rushed over with a face full of horror... >

"Brigade Commander, the Fifth Regiment sent an urgent call. The Qianshan defense line was attacked by at least two heavy artillery regiments of the Squadron. It is in danger. Request reinforcements, request reinforcements..." (To be continued.)

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