The cannonballs were piled up beside the cannon.
Placing the cannonballs next to the cannon would undoubtedly increase the firing rate.
"Reporting, the commander has ordered us to blast them!”The signalman relayed the command from the division headquarters.
"Order the battalions to fire!”The regiment commander ordered.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
24 105mm light howitzers opened fire first.
Orange-red flames flashed at the muzzle of the cannon. One by one, cannonballs flew out of the barrel and whistled towards the bandits outside the city.
The 48 75mm field cannons followed closely behind and began to fire fiercely.
For a moment, the sound of artillery fire echoed in the camp.
"Xiu! Whoosh!"
Many bandits had never experienced large-scale artillery attacks. As a result, when the cannonball flew over their heads, they still looked up at the sky in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
"Boom!"
A cannonball landed on the ground and exploded.
Several bandits were directly swept into the sky by the shock wave.
Shrapnel shot in all directions, harvesting the lives of the bandits without any restraint.
More and more shells fell, and the sound of explosions rose and fell.
One by one, craters appeared on the ground, and countless bandits lost their lives in the explosions.
Even though they had been training with live ammunition before, was it fun to fire at an open space and a real target?
That was obviously a no.
Therefore, the soldiers of the 7th Artillery Regiment, from the regiment commander to the ordinary artillery, all cherished this opportunity.
"Hurry, hurry up. Fire all the cannonballs! I'll let those bandits know how powerful I am.”
The soldiers of the 7th Artillery Regiment were sweating profusely as they moved the shells. Many people simply dragged the clothes and carried them bare-chested.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The main force of the bandits gathered at the west of Lushan County. Naturally, this became the main target of the 7th Artillery Regiment.
The bandits here were fortunate enough to witness what it meant to rain bullets.
"Oh my god! Is this the end of the world?" A bandit shouted in despair. If he was given another chance, he would never choose to be a bandit again. In other words, they would never attack Lushan County.
The dense artillery shells rained down like raindrops, reaping the lives of the bandits.
Not only did this cause great casualties to the bandits, but it also dealt a devastating blow to their morale.
"Very good, the 7th Artillery Regiment did a good job. Such firepower was comparable to the artillery of the European powers.”
Yuan Baocen stood on the city wall and commented on the artillery regiment's bombardment.
"In terms of the number of cannons we have, we are no worse than the world's first-class army. Even the Japanese army can't compare to us.”Jiang Baili studied in Japan, so he naturally knew the Japanese army very well.
"With the current strength of the 7th Infantry Division, they should be able to take on a Japanese army.”Zhang Xiaozhun said.
Yuan Baocen smiled and didn't say anything.
Through powerful firepower, they made up for the gap in individual quality. The 7th Infantry Division might not be able to defeat a division of the Japanese army, but they should be able to defend.
However, this was not Yuan Baocen's goal. He hoped that in the near future, the 7th Infantry Division would be able to defeat a division of the Japanese army.
If the Chinese army used the 7th Infantry Division as a blueprint and built a dozen or twenty of them, they would be able to compete with the guide pole army.
"Get the cavalry ready! The Artillery Regiment's mission was about to be completed. Next, it was up to them!”Yuan Baocen ordered.
The 7th Infantry Division's fierce bombardment had already caused the bandits to suffer heavy losses, and their morale was low. If the cavalry regiment attacked at this time, it would definitely make the bandits collapse.
Now that the other four infantry regiments had arrived, it was no longer a problem for them to encircle and annihilate these bandits.
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