Chapter 50
The Japanese test firing also meant that the Japanese army was about to officially bombard.
Sure enough, after a round of test firing, the Japanese artillery began to tilt their shells at the position on a large scale after adjusting the parameters.
"Young Master! Should we get the Heavy Artillery Regiment to counterattack?"
Old Man Li looked at Zhao Wenbin and asked.
"Wait a little longer! Wait a little longer! Wait until the Japanese army is halfway across the river before firing! He ordered the heavy artillery regiment to divide half of the artillery to suppress the Japanese heavy artillery, the rest of the artillery to attack the Japanese on the river, and the rest of the infantry regiment to bombard the Japanese on the other side!”
Zhao Wenbin said coldly.
"Good! I'll immediately get someone to pass on the order!"
Old Man Li pulled over a staff officer next to him. After whispering a few words to him, the staff officer quickly left the place.
At this time, the Japanese artillery was still firing at the Infantry Regiment One's position. The Japanese army began to take boats and float on the river, rowing towards the Infantry Regiment One's position.
When the Japanese troops arrived at the river, the heavy artillery began to fire.
Artillery reconnaissance balloons rose from the rear, and 36 150mm K18 howitzers aimed at the Japanese artillery positions and fired. If one wanted to know the specific parameters of this cannon, they could directly search for '150mm K18 howitzer.' I won't go into the details of this cannon in the article, lest I say too many words.
The other 36 150mm K18 howitzers aimed at the Japanese ships in the river and began to fire.
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
"Boom ~"
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"Whoosh ~"
"Whoosh ~"
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The 150mm heavy artillery shells continued to fall into the river, causing countless water pillars to rise up. At the same time, countless Japanese ships were blown to pieces. The Japanese soldiers were either killed or fell into the water.
Although the snow had melted and the river had also thawed, the river was still cold. The bone-chilling water made it impossible for the Japanese soldiers to survive in the river.
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Lin Xianzhi stood on a small hill in front of the command post, holding a telescope to watch the effect of their artillery and the process of the Japanese army crossing the river.
The sudden bombardment made Lin Xianzhi's heart tremble. The hand that was holding the binoculars slowly slid down, and his neck seemed to stiffen. He picked up the binoculars shakily again and looked at the water column that exploded in the middle of the river and the explosions coming from the artillery position.
"150mm heavy artillery!"
After a long time, Lin Xianzhi spat out these words in disbelief.
"Impossible! This was impossible! How can a Chinese have heavy artillery?"
Lin Xianzhi roared hoarsely. He didn't believe it! He did not believe that Zhao Wenbin's troops would actually have heavy artillery.
Heavy artillery! Moreover, it was a 150mm caliber heavy cannon.
His 1st Regiment had two heavy artillery regiments, but how many 150mm heavy cannons did they have in total? There were only 24 in total, and he only brought 12 this time.
Why did he dare to cross the river in such a situation? Wasn't he just thinking of bullying Zhao Wenbin's troops for not having heavy artillery?
He knew that Zhao Wenbin's troops had cannons, but he knew that the cannons of Zhao Wenbin's troops were all 75mm light cannons. They could not compare to the 150mm and 105mm cannons at all.
That was why he dared to cross the river so brazenly. However, he did not expect Zhao Wenbin to have a heavy artillery unit in his hands, and the number was several times that of him.
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of explosions suddenly sounded from the artillery position.
Lin Xianzhi looked in the direction of the artillery position. His body swayed as if he was about to fall.
"Your Excellency Major General!"
Chief of Staff Aranoshi Younai ran out of the command center at this time and supported Lin Xianzhi.
"These damn Chinese people! They actually have heavy artillery."
Lin Xianzhi gnashed her teeth in hatred.
"They hid too well. They actually didn't show themselves before!”
Yunoi Asamura said helplessly. No one would have thought that Zhao Wenbin would have a heavy artillery unit in his hands.
Just as Lin Xianzhi was gritting her teeth, intense gunshots came from the railway bridge a few kilometers away.
"The 49th Regiment's 1st Battalion is fighting with the China Army!”
Lin Xianzhi's spirits were lifted again. He picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of the railway bridge. Unfortunately, due to the distance and the facilities on the railway bridge, he couldn't see the battle clearly. However, judging from the gunshots, he could tell that Zhao Wenbin had deployed a lot of troops at the railway bridge.
"Mr. Asamura-kun, immediately send a signal to the First Heavy Artillery Regiment in Fengtian and have them take the train to Mudanjiang. You have to be fast!"
Lin Xianzhi said after a while.
"Ha ~ Yi ~"
Yunoi Asamura knew that Lin Xianzhi was going to use the last heavy artillery regiment of the 1st division. Now that Zhao Wenbin had so many heavy artillery in his hands, it would be difficult for them to fight without them.
As soon as Yoshii Okamura left, countless explosions occurred on the riverbank in front of them. Countless wails came from afar.
Lin Xianzhi picked up her binoculars and looked at the river bank again. Countless cannonballs fell on the crowd as if they were free.
"Damn it! What a cunning Zhao Wenbin!"
Lin Xianzhi cursed.
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"Haha! Lin Xianzhi's real target was indeed the railway bridge. The troops that crossed the river seemed to be only about two squadrons. The number of troops gathered on the riverbank seemed to be quite large, but in reality, there were only about two squadrons.
From the direction of the railway bridge, there was actually a large group pressing forward. No wonder Lin Xianzhi, this old devil, was in such a hurry to attack. It seemed that he wanted to create a diversion.”
Zhao Wenbin put down the binoculars in his hand and laughed softly.
"However, their feint troops have already suffered heavy losses. From the explosion just now, their artillery is gone. What do they have to fight us now? Do you want to rely on infantry to break through our defense line on the railway bridge?”
Old Man Li added.
"That's right! What are they going to use to fight us? However, we have to be careful. After all, the Japanese army has more troops than us. Their current losses, other than the destruction of their artillery, are nothing to them.
This battle was still possible. He ordered the heavy artillery to focus their firepower and bombard the Japanese barracks. The rest of the artillery battalions and infantry battalions gathered their artillery and aimed at the Japanese army. We will only stop when the Japanese stop attacking!”
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