The 1st Battalion's position was covered in artillery fire. The soldiers could not enter the tunnels to hide, and the damage continued to increase!
There was no other way. The Japanese were cruel. During the battle, they bombarded the enemy and did not even care about their own soldiers.
In the command post of the First Regiment, Zhao Yonggang could not help but pick up the walkie-talkie and say,"This is Zhao Yonggang, I order you to destroy the Japanese artillery immediately and then bombard the Japanese rear units, understand?”
"I promise to complete the mission."
Although the Japanese still had large-scale artillery that had not been exposed, Zhao Yonggang could not wait any longer. His commander's principle was 'people-oriented.' He did not dare to joke around with the lives of his soldiers!
The Iron Blood Army's artillery position had been prepared for a long time, but they had not received any orders.
"Report, the Japanese artillery position has been marked. Requesting to fire.”
The battalion commander of the first regiment ordered without hesitation,""Fire!"
"Dong dong dong…"
Eighteen American M1105 howitzers let out a deafening roar, and the angry shells quickly smashed into the Japanese artillery position.
"Boom boom…"
The Japanese's artillery formation instantly turned into a sea of flames. The artillery and cannons were all blown up into the sky!
The American Type 105 Howitzer was extremely powerful. It was not something that the Japanese's 75mm mountain cannon could compare to.
"Nani, the China Iron Blood Army actually has heavy artillery?”
Whether it was Beiye or Kunizaki, neither of them could believe that the small China Iron Blood Army actually had a heavy artillery group. How was this possible?
However, the artillery formation that had turned into a sea of fire was the best proof. They had to believe it!
"Order the artillery regiment to spread out on the spot and immediately destroy the Chinese cannons.”
Although Kunizaki's idea was not bad, his chief of staff gave him a hard blow. He could not destroy the Iron Blood Army's artillery position, which was far beyond the range of their cannons!
"Baka, requesting aerial support!"
"Swoosh swoosh…"
Kunizaki's expression changed drastically. He could not be bothered to give orders anymore and hurriedly shouted,"Cannon, anti-cannon…"
"Boom boom…"
The Iron Blood Artillery Corps began to take care of the entire Kunizaki Division. Wherever there were more people, they would attack!
The power of the 105mm caliber howitzer was absolutely amazing. The Japanese were crying for their parents, but it was useless. The bombardment continued.
The Iron Blood Army's artillery position was set up on the mountainside, with a maximum range of 15000 meters. It would not be a problem to cover the roads along the river from the mountain, let alone the Guoqi detachment at the foot of the mountain!
The Japanese were in chaos. Although the casualties were not serious, their formation was messed up and they were fleeing in all directions.
Originally, they had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. Now, the situation was beyond the Japanese's expectations. However, there was no other way. The power of the heavy artillery was like a BUG. With one shot, there would be no one within a radius of five to ten meters. How could they deal with it?
"Baka, if we can't destroy the Chinese heavy artillery group, we can't fight this battle!”
" I'm sorry!" Kunizaki shouted angrily." Messenger, call for the Empire's aerial support immediately! Hurry up!"
In the command post of the first regiment on the mountain, Zhao Yonggang was hesitating whether to take the initiative to attack and expand the results of the battle. However, after careful consideration, they finally held back. Although the Japanese were in chaos, their combat strength was still there. Even if they could achieve the desired results, their losses would not be small. It was not worth it!
His commander often said,'Use the smallest price to exchange for the greatest victory'. He could not act impulsively and attack rashly.
The artillery battalion chased the Japanese everywhere. It was so good that the infantry brothers were envious!
The artillery was sweating profusely as they loaded and fired shells that weighed more than ten kilograms. The loud roar was very uncomfortable even with earplugs, but no one complained because the value of the artillery was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, the bombardment continued. However, when a buzzing sound came from the distance, the bombardment was forcefully stopped. The battalion commander quickly ordered the camouflage net to be pulled up and concealed for air defense.
The Japanese planes were attacking, and the Iron Blood Army's air defense troops were waiting with their nets, ready for the ultimate contest of spear and shield.
At the anti-aircraft artillery position on Golden Bull Peak, the observer kept reporting: "Direction southeast, speed 200 km/h, fleet number 18, aircraft type identification, altitude 2300 meters, descending."
"Model identification complete. There are six Type 96 fighter jets and twelve Type 97 bomber planes.”
The fighter jet was not a threat to Golden Bull Peak, so the air defense commander ordered,""Set the cannon signal fuse to 1500 meters. Attack the bomber first. Prepare…"
In the Japanese military flying formation, Major Suzuki was flying his beloved fighter jet in the blue sky." The sky is too beautiful. Such a beautiful sky should belong to our Great XX Empire. The Chinese people don't deserve it!"”
"Major, the fleet will reach the target in two minutes.”
Two minutes? He would be able to make another contribution, and the day of his promotion to lieutenant general was not far away!
"All planes descend. The fighter planes are responsible for searching for the Chinese artillery positions. The bomber is ready to drop bombs. We will complete the mission and return in one wave.”Suzuki said.
"Yaoxi, the Chinese flower girl is very tasteful.”
The fleet began to descend. 2000 meters, 1800 meters. When the fleet descended to 1500 meters, Suzuki felt a slight vibration from the plane. The sound of explosions entered his ears at the same time.
"Boom!"
The shell exploded at an altitude of 1500 meters, and the wanton shrapnel attacked everything in its range. The bomber was huge, and the area of impact was wider. Its flight speed was slow, so it was difficult to avoid a large-scale, random shrapnel attack.
Suzuki's eyes were about to split open when he saw three of his side's bomber planes plummet with black smoke." Baka, there's anti-aircraft fire. Everyone, raise the altitude. Quick, quick."”
Fighters were agile, and they could roll up and down easily. However, the huge bomber was not so lucky. It was constantly hit, and it either fell down while emitting black smoke or exploded in the air, turning into pieces and falling down.
"Enemy fleet pulling up, height 1600 meters, continuing, suggest setting the fuse at 1800 meters.”
"Set the signal fuse to 1800 meters and fire.”
The anti-air artillery fire chased after the fleet and exploded. Sometimes it was below, sometimes it was above. The number of the fleet was reduced. When they successfully escaped the range, Suzuki almost peed his pants!
There were four fighter planes left, three of which were intact. The bomber planes were in a terrible state. There were only three left, two of which were seriously injured. It was difficult to say if they could fly back to the airport. It was a heavy loss!
"Baka, I want to complain to the Kunizaki Division. The China Iron Blood Army has such powerful anti-air firepower, but they didn't inform us in advance, resulting in the loss of the dynasty's precious fighter aircraft.”
The losses were too great. Suzuki had to find someone to take the blame. Anyway, he would not bear the responsibility himself, and he could not afford it!
Since the start of the war, the Japanese air force had been suppressing the national air force. Although there were losses, they were not as heavy as today, when they were hit by ground anti-aircraft artillery.
Moreover, the Iron Blood Army's anti-air artillery fire was very strange. It could shoot down a fighter plane even if it did not hit. It was simply a nightmare!
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