The Artillery Regiment of the First Infantry Division of the Feng Army had 36 new 75mm infantry cannons. All of them were produced by the Yingkou Artillery Factory. Compared to the old models that Zhang Yuting had bought, they were much better in terms of firing speed and accuracy. Therefore, the cannons of the 27th Division were all used for training. It was worth it.
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The Artillery Regiment that received the order from the division also fired the first shot of the war at 9:32 PM. A total of 36 75mm infantry cannons spat out flames according to their respective positions. The powerful cannonballs whistled across the sky, bringing with them a huge orange flame that quickly broke through the cannon barrel. The intense energy was converted into kinetic energy in a few seconds. An earth-shattering fireball appeared…
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tong tong tong!
The earth-shattering sound of the cannons made all the devils in the military camp stare blankly at the lit night sky. There was only one thought in their minds. They hoped that the artillery shells on the other side would not hit them. The enemy had mobilized all their artillery.
This was merely the first round of artillery attacks, yet the Feng army had already displayed an incomparably powerful firepower. In the dark night, they formed a perfect parabola. Finally, when they landed on the ground, the detonation device was activated. After which, these artillery shells violently exploded.
Rumble!
For a moment, the magnificent explosion was like an extremely gorgeous fireworks feast. The flames soared into the sky. Although the caliber of the new and improved high-explosive shells produced by Yingkou was the same as the original, the explosion range was increased by at least 15%.
However, the quality of the defensive structures built by the Japanese infantry camp was not bad. They did not suffer any devastating damage from the first round of bombardment.
Some unlucky Japanese were at the center of the explosion, and their bodies were blown away. The high temperature and the terrifying impact made them die no matter how brave they were.
The Artillery Regiment didn't know where the Japanese Army's command center was, so the next few rounds of bombardment filled all parts of the camp. After five consecutive rounds of bombardment, the Japanese Army's infantry camp fell silent. It seemed that after the bombardment, these Japanese had lost the will to fight.
It made sense. In a war where both sides were not on the same level, even the Japanese devils, who were known as the number one army in the Far East, were not in the mood to continue.
"First regiment, second regiment, third regiment, immediately launch a charge and take turns to cover. We'll pass through and approach the barracks. If we find the Japanese returning fire, immediately suppress them with fire!”
The Feng Army's infantry charge was trained by Zhang Hanze and formed its own unique charge method. Simply put, it was a kind of mutual cover, and the people had to spread out to avoid the enemy's heavy machine guns or artillery bombardment. After one round, countless casualties were caused.
In fact, the Feng army's charge was not mature at this stage. At least in many positions, some soldiers would still overlap. However, every squad would have a deputy squad leader to change the position. The Feng army was actually using the Japanese to train.。
If a Japanese army officer was watching the charge of the Feng army, he would definitely notice that the Feng army was basically in groups of three, constantly moving forward. At the same time, each of them was using various movements to command the other two.
If there was a flaw, it would be that the entire army was not familiar with charging…
However, this didn't stop the charge from weakening the enemy's artillery and heavy machine gun attack range.
Sure enough, after the artillery stopped attacking, the Japanese infantry brigade, which had a chance to catch their breath, also began an orderly counterattack from the already destroyed defensive positions.
The sound of sporadic bullets could be heard from the Japanese's camp. Bang bang bang
Many of these soldiers were new recruits. Usually, they would only be tasked with raiding bandits. They had never encountered these fearless Japanese soldiers. They were like lunatics. They could actually launch an orderly attack despite the few rounds of artillery fire from the Feng army.
Da da!
Da da!
Soon, the Taisho Type 3 heavy machine guns and light machine guns on the Japanese army's position began to spit fire snakes. The metal bullets were like a storm. The turbulent and violent bullets killed several young soldiers in a few breaths.
Someone died…
This was the first thought that came to many recruits 'minds. Although they knew that people would die in war, the soldiers who had been by their side a moment ago were now riddled with bullets from heavy machine guns. This kind of change was still unbearable for them.
Once there was a problem with their mentality on the battlefield, they were not far from death. Therefore, this was also the combat strength of veterans. It was several times stronger than the new recruits. For example, the Japanese army was a veteran who had survived the Russo-Japanese War. They had seen all kinds of formations. At most, they could only hear the sound of those artillery shells.。
Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to launch a counterattack in such a short period of time. If it were the Fengjun troops, they would probably have completely collapsed...
"Find cover immediately. Brothers in a company, get down!!”
Sun Jiancheng, the Company Commander of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Company of the 1st Infantry Regiment, quickly signaled the soldiers around him to lie down immediately to deal with the heavy machine gun fire. Without cover, it was safer to crawl forward.
Moreover, there were many new recruits in his company. They had to slow down. If there were really large-scale casualties, it would definitely affect the morale of the army.
"Where's the grenade launcher? Buttface, get rid of the heavy machine gun position on the other side!!”
"A few people come with me. I'm going to blow up the defensive bunker on the other side!!”
"Heavy machine guns, light machine guns, cover fire!!”
Soon, Feng Jun's 50mm grenade launcher also shot out grenades with special trajectories and accurate hits. At the same time, Sun Jiancheng also made a hand gesture. The three soldiers behind him followed closely behind him, maintaining their formation and quickly interweaving to the nearest position.
Da da!
The sound of the rapid fire snake was like the arrival of the Grim Reaper. The firepower of the Maxim Heavy Machine Gun was almost suppressing the Japanese Taisho Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun.
As the company commander, Sun Jiancheng led the charge, which indeed made some of the recruits less afraid. At most, they would just die. Anyway, the major would support them. Their parents, their families, even if they died in battle, the major would definitely be able to make arrangements.
Confidence was contagious.
At such a close position, the voices could no longer be heard clearly. Sun Jiancheng also used hand gestures to get a few people to quickly throw out all the grenades that each person carried. At this position, even a woman could throw them into the position.
Sun Jiancheng was considered a veteran. The Japanese's fortifications in this position were almost at the highest point in the southwest. As long as their company controlled this fortifications, a gap would be opened in the southwest. The Japanese's infantry camp would also be truly opened.
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