"Whoosh!"
A series of artillery shells exploded around Guanghua Gate. After adjusting the coordinates, the huge artillery fire of the Japanese kept pouring down on Guanghua Gate.
The cannonballs flew in the air and finally smashed around Guanghua Gate.
Immediately, the city wall was smashed with rocks flying everywhere. Zhou Weiguo frowned.
Guanghua Gate was the last gate in Nanjing. If Guanghua Gate was lost, the devils would be able to march straight in. Therefore, the devils 'artillery attacks were also very fierce.
Through the binoculars, one could see that rows of 70-caliber infantry cannons had smashed into the city wall.
Moreover, the Japanese's artillery bombardment had aggravated the chaos in the camp. There was no decent cover on the city wall, and the defenders could only rely on the city wall to defend.
However, the city wall was designed for the cold weapon era and could no longer keep up with the situation.
The hastily built bunker could only serve as a cover. It was still a little lacking compared to the base.
The only advantage was that he had a commanding position.
Fang Shengli's defense was crushed by the Japanese's artillery shells.
Bullets were flying in the air. The seasoned soldiers lowered their heads and did not dare to look up.
There was a saying that old soldiers were afraid of stray bullets, and new soldiers were afraid of artillery shells. This was because they could tell the location of the explosion by listening to the sound, so there was no need to worry.
However, stray bullets were flying everywhere and there was no way to hide. Sometimes, even lying down could end one's life.
"Ding!"
A crisp and pleasant sound rang out. Zhou Weiguo knew that the barrel had been emptied.
Five shots hit five Japanese officers who were at least second lieutenant, disrupting the rhythm of the Japanese's attack.
"F * ck, these damn Japanese are firing non-stop.”Xu Hu said gloomily.
It was not a solution to always be suppressed like this. The enemy was not at the front, and the soldiers could not easily shoot. After all, no one was a sharpshooter. One bullet could kill an enemy.
Zhou Weiguo loaded his bullets and took out his binoculars to observe the situation outside the city.
This was a Zeiss 8*30 high-powered military telescope. Its resolution was very high, and it could instantly pull things in the distance into view.
These high-powered military binoculars were all equipped with high-ranking officers. Zhou Weiguo borrowed his family's financial resources to buy them from the Germans.
As the glasses moved, Zhou Weiguo suddenly found a few suspicious targets.
He slowly adjusted the button of the telescope, and a clear image appeared in front of him.
On a flat ground 800 meters away, rows of infantry cannons were firing their shells with all their might.
"Damn it, I finally found it.”Zhou Weiguo said fiercely.
The devil responsible for attacking Guanghua Gate was the 6th division, and also one of the future murderers of the Nanjing Massacre.
The 6th division's attack was very smooth, and they were invincible. No troops could stop their attack.
The vanguard troops took advantage of the situation and directly attacked Guanghua Gate. They had almost taken Guanghua Gate and then marched straight into Nanjing City, but they were caught off guard by the reinforcements that suddenly appeared.
In order to prevent being attacked from both sides, they had to retreat from Guanghua Sect and miss the opportunity to take down Guanghua Sect in one fell swoop.
When the main force of the 11th regiment arrived, they realized that the reinforcements were only a small group. They were so angry that they shot the captain of the vanguard and ordered the troops to continue attacking.
The brigade in charge of the attack had the regiment commander provide cover fire, and the commander had given the order to take down Guanghua Gate and make the 6th division the first to break into Nanjing.
In order to achieve his goal, the regiment commander agreed to his request and gathered all the artillery of the regiment to be responsible for artillery cover.
Shozo Yamada led the First Infantry Brigade and rushed towards Guanghua Gate. The Artillery Unit provided cover, but the effect was not ideal.
Especially the Yamada Battalion, they lost five squad leaders, all killed in one hit.
Guanghua Sect still hadn't been taken down and was firmly in the hands of the Chinese people.
Gu Shoufu, who was commanding from the rear, was instantly enraged. He ordered the 11th Regiment to take down Guanghua Sect before evening, or he would commit suicide to thank the Emperor.
Colonel Yamashita's eyes were red with anxiety. He personally urged the Yamada Battalion to charge forward. He did not care about casualties at all. He just wanted to take down Guanghua Gate as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, other than the hundreds of corpses below the city wall, they still did not take a step forward.
The only reward was that the artillery had blown up a section of the city wall. An infantry squad from the second brigade rushed in, but they were quickly destroyed by the Chinese.
The once prosperous Nanjing City had been blown beyond recognition. From afar, the originally clear moat water had become turbid. There were corpses floating on it, some from the 88th Division, and some from the Japanese.
"You, hurry up and kill the Chinese pig on the other side, or you'll commit suicide.”Colonel Yamashita said with a gloomy face.
"Ha Yi, don't worry, sir. I will personally command the troops to blow up the city walls of the Chinese people into ruins.”The captain could only lower his head and admit his mistake.
"Youxi, whether or not our alliance can be the first to attack Nanjing City depends entirely on you.”Colonel Yamashita's expression became a little better after hearing his promise.
"Ha Yi, thank you for your understanding, sir. I will personally lead the team to blow up the city walls of the Chinese people into ruins.”After saying that, the captain of the artillery squadron pulled out his commanding knife and shouted at the artillery in front of him.
"Order the artillery to advance 300 meters forward and blast the Chinese into ruins.”
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