Dark clouds pressed down on the city, and the golden scales of the armor shone in the sun.
On November 18th, the warm sun shone on the earth, and the cold morning air brushed past. In the blink of an eye, thick clouds covered the sun, and the sky and earth were enveloped in a layer of darkness.
The Japanese 114th Division and Guoqi detachment arrived in the suburbs of Jiaxing one after another. Major General Ishida Baodao led the Japanese Army Field Heavy Artillery Sixth Brigade to make a grand debut. This exploration team was equipped with 20 Type 96 150mm field howitzers and 20 Type 89 150mm field cannons.
What followed was the "Butcher" of the Japanese Army's 6th Division Commander Shoufu Guan Gu and his Chief of Staff, Ichiho Xiano.
Shoufu Taniya's bald head was shining with oil. He solemnly walked down from the military jeep. Sadao Ushijima went up to him with a smile on his face, but Shoufu Taniya scolded him," Baka, Ushijima, what kind of battle are you fighting? You're being chased and chased to the Seven Star Bridge. Are you still a Japanese soldier?" You can commit suicide to apologize!"
" You're right, Lieutenant General. I'm incompetent."”
Megumi Koto explained," Lieutenant General, the Chinese army guarding Jiaxing City is the 1038th Regiment of the 170th Division of the National Army. The commander is Lee Benyi, who is known as the 'General Landa'. This person is not afraid of death in battle and is brave in battle. His soldiers are also brave in battle and are not afraid of death. These Chinese people are indeed difficult to deal with…"
Gu Shoufu's anger was still lingering." Idiots, a bunch of good-for-nothings. No matter how powerful the Chinese army is, can they withstand the aircraft and cannons of our Japanese Imperial Army?" What 'General Rotten Beat'? Today, I'll let you see how I beat him up. Did you see that? The Imperial Army's Field Artillery 6th Brigade is here to support us. Just wait and see!”After saying that, a smug smile appeared on his face.
Company Commander Du was observing the enemy situation with binoculars by the trench. Suddenly, he saw some Japanese soldiers moving some big things. It should be some heavy artillery. What the hell is this? He handed the binoculars to Fei Long and said," Brother Fei Long, you're very knowledgeable. What cannon is this?"”
Fei Long looked through his binoculars and immediately understood that this was the heavy artillery regiment of the Japanese army. They were equipped with heavy weapons that could destroy solid buildings, city walls, bridges, and so on. Fei Long went through the relevant parameters of these two cannons in his mind.
Type 96 150mm Field Howitzer
Age of service:1937-1945
Caliber:149.1mm
Barrel length:3523.0mm (L23.6)
Weight:4140kg
Equipment: Grenade, Arsonist, and chemical bomb
Cannon pitch angle: -5 to 65.0 degrees
[Bullet weight:31.3kg]
Initial velocity:540m/s
Maximum Range:11900m
Type 89 150mm Field Cannon
Age of service:1929-1945
Caliber:149.1mm
Barrel length: 5963mm (L40)
Weight:10422kg
Equipment: Grenade, Arsonist, and chemical bomb
Cannon pitch angle:-5to43.0 degrees
[Bullet weight:40.2kg]
Initial velocity:734m/s
Maximum Range:18100m
Fei Long replied," These are the Type 96 150mm field howitzers and Type 89 150mm field cannons that the Japanese heavy artillery regiment is equipped with. These two types of heavy artillery are very powerful. We're going to have a hard time!"”
Commander Du scolded," Hateful little Japanese. You guys only have advanced weapons. What else do you have?" If you have any tricks up your sleeve, feel free to use them!"
In the temporary command center of the Japanese army on the outskirts of the East Gate, the impatient Gu Shoufu ordered,"Call Major General Ishida Yasudo to me!”
A moment later, Ishida Baomichi came over.”
"Come in!"
"Ishida Kun, I order your troops to immediately fire heavy artillery at the Qiujing Bridge and kill those Chinese soldiers!”Gu Shoufu was domineering and had a condescending aura.
"I'm sorry, Lieutenant General, but the Field Heavy Artillery Brigade is an independent brigade under the jurisdiction of the Tenth Army. We are only cooperating with you, not following your orders! "Moreover, our Heavy Artillery Brigade's mission is mainly to attack and destroy important fortresses, city walls, bridges, buildings, and so on. We are not going to attack small trenches. There is no need to use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. Your light mortars are enough for the artillery bombardment!”Ishida Bodo retorted slowly.
"Baka, you're so cocky, right? Do you believe that I'll kill you?”Shoufu Tani revealed his butcher's face and drew his sword to slash at Ishida Yasumoto.
The Chief of Staff, Ichiho Shimino, hurriedly tried to persuade him." Lieutenant General, what Ishida said is not without reason. Heavy artillery shells are quite expensive to our resource-scarce Japan. If we want to use them, we have to use them wisely!”
"If that's the case, Ishida Kun, use the heavy artillery to bombard the city walls or gates of Jiaxing City. Open a gap for me!"”
Ishida Bodo remained humble and polite in front of his superior." Alright, I can do that. This is also my duty!" Just wait and see!"
Heavy artillery barrels rose into the sky.
The heavy artillery shells were loaded and ready to go.
Following Ishida Bodo's order, dozens of heavy artillery shells flew into Jiaxing City in a perfect parabola. Everywhere they went, thick smoke billowed and dust filled the sky. A large number of houses were razed to the ground, and some bridges collapsed, but the city walls and gates were not hit. They were intact.
Ishida Yasumichi cursed at his subordinates,"A bunch of idiots! Can't you aim more accurately?!" Another round of bombing, adjust the angle, load, ready, fire!”
The flames in Jiaxing City soared into the sky, and thick smoke rose everywhere. A large number of buildings collapsed, but the city walls and gates were still not hit.
Gu Shoufu used his binoculars to observe the situation of Jiaxing's city wall. He was very disappointed and shouted angrily,"Call Ishida over!"”
A moment later, Ishida Baomichi trotted all the way to the Japanese temporary command center. Shoufu Tani was so angry that his nose was crooked." Ishida, what kind of shell did you shoot? Why are the city walls and gates safe and sound?" Blast him again!"
" This kind of heavy artillery might be powerful, but it has a large margin of error," Ishida explained with an aggrieved expression." It's easier said than done to accurately hit the city wall from a long distance! This kind of heavy artillery was very precious and could not be easily bombed.”
Gu Shoufu was so angry that he jumped up and roared," Baka! How dare you talk back to me? Get lost! You bunch of trash!"”
Ishida Bodo was full of grievances and had nowhere to complain. He could only return to the field heavy artillery brigade resentfully. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't figure it out. He tried his best but was still scolded. He thought to himself, if you don't leave me here, I'll leave you somewhere else! I went to Teng Shanjun's place outside the western city gate to help him. You butcher, I'm not going to serve you. He then ordered," Everyone, gather. We'll shift our position to the outskirts of the western city and bombard them from a different angle.”
Commander Du used his binoculars to see that the heavy artillery of the Japanese was nothing more than this. He smiled and said to Fei Long," It looks scary. It's just a paper tiger!"”However, Fei Long was not happy." Don't underestimate the Japanese's heavy artillery. Although the accuracy is low, if the city wall is hit, it will definitely collapse. The consequences are unimaginable. The Japanese will not give up. We have to be mentally prepared. What if the city wall collapses?”
"Brother Fei Long, what you said makes sense. Go and report to Commander Li that I have no problem defending here.”Commander Du suggested.
Fei Long came to the east gate and saw Commander Li. He said," Commander Li, although the enemy's heavy artillery hasn't blown up the city wall, the Japanese won't give up. What if the city wall collapses?"”
Commander Li praised," Brother Fei Long, you're very thoughtful. Just now, I used binoculars to observe the movement of the Japanese field heavy artillery brigade and found signs of shifting. If I'm not wrong, the enemy should be bombing from another angle. How about this, Brother Fei Long, you're responsible for selecting some brothers with good marksmanship in our regiment to form a sniper team. After you've selected them, you'll wait here for orders. After you've confirmed the location, you can ambush them. If a certain wall is blown up, we won't have to be afraid!”
After Shoufu Taniya scolded Ishida Yasumichi and drove him away, he ordered Ushijima Sadao," Ushijima, I order you to launch an attack on the Akijing Bridge! Ishida's Heavy Artillery Brigade is unreliable. We can only rely on ourselves here!”
Jiaxing city four positions outside the city gate were also fiercely attacked by the Japanese army, 1038 regiment brothers heroic resistance, the devil difficult to advance half a step.
At around 2 pm, the scout reported urgently,""Regiment Commander, the Japanese Heavy Artillery Brigade has moved to the outskirts of West City.”
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. I can see it clearly with binoculars on the western city wall!”
"Alright, continue scouting!"
"Brother Fei Long, immediately lead the Mad Strike Snipers to the west gate. Arrange for the members to lie in ambush in the buildings near the west gate.”Commander Li ordered.
"Alright, I promise to complete the mission!" Fei Long replied.
A moment later, Fei Long led a dozen Sniper Assault Team members to the west gate. Everyone quickly found an advantageous sniping position and hid.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Ishida ordered,"Prepare to fire!"”
Thick smoke rose from the place where the shells landed. Large areas of buildings fell to the ground, debris flew everywhere, and dust filled the sky.
The ancient western city wall was still standing upright.
Ishida Baodao scolded,"Baka, a bunch of idiots, can't you hit the target?" One last round! If you miss again, there will be no more shells.”
"reload, aim, get ready, fire!”
Another row of heavy cannons whistled as they flew towards Jiaxing City. Instantly, the city was filled with smoke. The last heavy cannon unfortunately landed on the right side of the city wall, causing a large hole in the wall.
Ishida Bodo used his binoculars to see that a corner of the western city wall had collapsed. He laughed wildly. He hit it!"
The Japanese Tengshan troops that attacked the position outside the West City immediately launched a crazy attack. The guards were difficult to resist and immediately retreated into the West Gate and closed the gate.
The Japanese army swarmed in from the gap in the collapsed city wall. The snipers lying in ambush nearby immediately blocked them, staring at the gap. One knock down one, two knock down a pair. The Japanese soldiers in front were all killed. The Japanese behind had no choice but to retreat.
The brothers guarding the west gate opened the west gate and gave chase for a while before retreating back to the west gate. They piled up bunkers at the gap and built fortifications.
All the other gates resisted the fierce attacks of the Japanese army.
The mission for the second day of the Jiaxing defense battle was successfully completed.
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