"Conceal! Lie down!"
The captain was still giving orders in vain. In fact, from the moment the Katyusha rockets and K3 heavy artillery were aimed at their field hospital, they had no choice but to pray to the illusory Amaterasu God.
"Boom!"
The first to arrive was the 240mm heavy artillery shell. With just one shell, it could blast out a huge pit with a diameter of more than 20 meters and a depth of half a meter. The killing radius could reach 80 meters.
To put it in another way, if there was no cover, a 240mm heavy artillery shell could clear a vacuum area of 17 acres. (The effective range of a howitzer is rectangular, while a mortar is circular.)
Unfortunately, the pirates in the center of the impact point were directly vaporized, those slightly further away were cut into meat scraps by the iron sheet, and those further away were penetrated into a hornet's nest. Only the pirates at the edge had a slight chance of survival.
"Boom! Boom!"
Before the pirates could catch their breath, the 132mm Katyusha rockets arrived. If the eight heavy artillery shells were the appetizer, the 768 rockets were the real main course!
To bombard the field hospital of a division, one only needed a round of Katyusha rockets to achieve carpet bombing, turning the pure white hospital into a living hell.
The artillery soldiers lying in the hospital had no chance of survival. They were lucky to have a decent corpse. Although it was inhumane to bomb the hospital, he didn't need to worry about fighting the most inhumane Japanese pirates. As long as he could completely destroy the artillery force of the Shanghai army, Wang Qiangguo would do anything.
"Boom! Boom!"
Not long after, the sound of artillery fire could be heard from afar. Odagi Shigemei knew that he had survived. The moment before the artillery shell arrived, he crawled into the metal box that stored the large equipment and closed the door with all his might, ignoring the cries for help and knocks from his comrades outside.
He knew that he was not a brave person and that he was afraid of death. Otherwise, he would not have chosen to be a military doctor.
However, there were still some metal pieces that passed through the hard metal box and scratched Odagi. Fortunately, the injuries were not serious, and he quickly stopped bleeding.
Now he was locked in the box by himself and could not get out. However, he was not worried. Instead, he was glad that someone would come to rescue him sooner or later, because he did not have to see the hellish scene outside for the time being.
"Save me! Save me!"
Hearing the rescue team's voice, Odagi Halcyon quickly patted the box and shouted loudly to attract the attention of the rescue team. After searching for a long time, they finally saw a living person. The captain in charge of the search and rescue personally came over.
Who knew that after Odagi Halcyon was rescued and saw the ruins of the field hospital, the intense fear made him delirious.
"Where are the others? Tell me, where are the others?"
The captain did not care about Odagi Halcyon's injuries. He grabbed Odagi Halcyon's collar and shook him violently. He even slapped Odagi Halcyon in an attempt to wake him up.
"It's all over! It's all over!"
Finally, Odagi Halcyon woke up from this hell. Everywhere he looked was a mess. Broken bodies hung in various places, black blood turned the ground into mud, and rotten meat that had been shredded and roasted by hot shrapnel scattered everywhere, turning the former field hospital into a demon's dinner plate.
When did he ever think that he would see such a scene?
"Baka! What do you mean finished?"
"We, we were suddenly attacked by a cannonball. We didn't have time to run…"
"These despicable Chinese people actually blew up the hospital!!”
When he was cursing, he never thought that they had bombed a lot of field hospitals.
16th division headquarters…
"Report! The enemy bombarded the surrounding positions.”
"Baka! Can't I hear you? What I want is the losses!"
The 16th Regiment Commander Nakajima Kinjago cursed again, the scene in the binoculars made him tremble in fear. The artillery fire of the Sixth Army covered almost every inch of the surrounding position. The fortifications that were not completed were not of much use.
" All the regiments have reported their losses, and they are still counting them. In addition, the field hospital is almost completely wiped out…"
"Nani? Where are our artillery? Where's our Air Force?"
The field hospital of the 16th Regiment was responsible for a portion of the injured soldiers of the 5th Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade. Every single one of them was a precious asset of the empire. Now that they had been wiped out, and with the matter with Cao Cao Chenyi, his position as the Regiment Commander was basically over.
Shanghai Dispatching Army General Command…
"Matsui-kun, don't worry too much. The reason why the Sixth Army is bombarding us without any regard for ammunition must be because they have run out of food. They will only be able to hold on for another three days at most before the Sixth Army falls on its own.”
"Lord Fan Zhao, I hope your guess is correct. Otherwise…Sigh!"
A total of four elite divisions had lost their artillery and aviation. They had no choice but to tremble in fear as they were bombarded in the fortifications. Ordinary artillery shells were still fine, but if it was a 150mm howitzer or even a 240mm heavy artillery, one shot could easily penetrate the fortifications and send everyone into the sky.
"Where's Hainan Airlines? Can't we provide support?"
"They said that without the cooperation of the artillery of the army, they would not be able to fight against an anti-aircraft artillery division and an unbelievably advanced fighter jet group at the same time.”
"Baka! This bunch of trash! He had taken away so much steel for nothing! He ordered the divisions to display the tenacity of the Great Wei Pirates and Locust Army. They only needed to endure for a few more days before the most elite troops of the Chinese would starve to death.”
"Hey!"
If there was another choice, Matsui Ishigne would never use four elite divisions to block the cannon holes. However, if they did not destroy the Sixth Army, it would become a huge threat sooner or later. Now, they had no choice but to sacrifice.
"Where are the reinforcements sent by the headquarters?”
"They're already on the way. The 5th, 10th, 20th, 26th Divisions, 2nd Independent Tank Brigade, 1st Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade, 3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment, etc. will form the 11th Corps, a total of 160,000 people.”
Itagaki Seishiro, the demon, was released in advance to take on the role of the 5th division's major general. The 26th Division was expanded from the 11th Brigade and only had three regiments under it. The 1st Independent Heavy Artillery Brigade, which was originally under the 3rd division, had finally arrived at the Songhu battlefield.
"Very good. Order the 11th army to immediately head to the Nanjing frontline to support the attacking forces!”
Due to the loss of five elite divisions and an independent heavy artillery brigade, the attack on Nanjing became very weak. Most of the time, they were on the defensive, and there were even some cases of partial loss. Matsui Ishigane was criticized by the headquarters for this.
"Hey!"
History had already changed. In the original Battle of Shanghai, the pirates had only sent 270,000 people. However, because the Sixth Army had held back 120,000 elite pirates, Matsui Ishigen had no choice but to ask for help from the base camp many times, which was why he had sent the Eleventh Army.
"Boom! Boom!"
Asami Masao and Goto Koichi had been hiding in the fortifications for an entire day. The bombardment would be interrupted from time to time, but it would not last long. Moreover, it was impossible to predict when the next bombardment would come.
The few pirates who were not afraid of death tried to move around in the gaps between the bombardment, but they were already blown up. Having learned their lesson, the two of them decisively chose to settle their urine and feces in the fortifications, which filled the narrow and airtight fortifications with a stench.
"Gu ~~ Gu ~~~"
Their stomachs were growling with hunger. They had not eaten for a whole day. Because of the bombardment, no cooks could deliver food to the front line.
"Asami-kun, how much longer do those damn Chinese people want to bombard us?”
"Goto-kun, bear with it for a while longer. This kind of intense bombardment can't last for long.”
"Sigh, I really miss the rice balls, I really miss the hand rolls…"
Everyone present pursed their lips. They didn't even have much water left, let alone food. Because he did not know when the supplies would arrive, he had to carefully drink the water.
"Boom!"
A loud bang caused a large part of the wall to collapse. No one complained that the dust choked them, because everyone was glad that they had survived the disaster.
It was obviously a heavy artillery shell. The impact point was less than 20 meters away from the roof of their shed. If they had come any closer, they would have been injured or buried alive even if they had not been killed.
"Cough! Cough! God Amaterasu, please bless your subjects!”
With someone taking the lead, the pirates took out their spiritual sustenance and prayed for survival. They didn't know when it started, but the Japanese locust army was actually suppressed by the enemy and could only struggle to survive in the fortifications.
The headquarters said that they had surrounded the sixth army, but what about the current situation? It was obvious that the 6th Army could break out of the encirclement at any moment. It was obvious that the 6th Army was holding back the 4 elite divisions!
P.S. GG another chapter and is constantly complaining, sigh...
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