The stars gradually rose and the moon hung in the sky. The night sky was very moving. The soft moonlight sprinkled down and shone on the snow. The faint silver light reflected made people think that they had entered a paradise on earth.
Somewhere on the mountainside platform of Qinglong Mountain, Yan Jue asked the young men of the security platoon to adjust a ferocious steel beast, the K3 240mm howitzer, to bombard the Japanese arsenal later.
"Commander, we have secured the cannons.”
Wei Qinghai wiped the sweat off his forehead and stood up to report to Yan Jue loudly.
"reload!"
Yan Jue adjusted his angle and waved his hand.
Kacha... Kacha...
Four strong soldiers clamped a cannonball that was as thick as a bucket and nearly 1.5 meters tall with iron pliers. They shouted and placed it on the transmission track to push it into the cannon's barrel. In addition, they added two gunpowder bags to increase the range.
Ding dong... Closing the base of the gate and pulling out the fuse rope, Yan Jue adjusted the angle coordinates and stood up more than ten meters away from the cannon to choose.
"3, 2, 1, fire!"
With a command, the soldier pulled the fuse rope. With a thud, the entire mountain seemed to shake. The ferocious muzzle of the K3 240mm howitzer spewed out more than five meters of crimson flames. The choking smell of gunpowder and smoke quickly filled the entire fort.
"Quick, clean up the cannon and prepare for the next round!”
"What did you say? Louder!"
"I said clear the cannon and prepare the next shell!”
"Louder, I can't hear you!"
Xiang Donglai waved his arms and legs as he gestured to the soldiers. However, the soldiers were dumbfounded and did not hear what he was saying.
"F * ck, if the 240mm howitzer is already so powerful, what would happen if the 406mm main cannon of the top battleships at sea fires?”
Yan Jue's head was buzzing. He tried his best to control his legs from trembling. Without experiencing it for himself, one would never know how terrifying a large-caliber cannon was.
In Anji County, almost everyone heard a thunderous sound. The commoners walked out of their homes and looked up at the sky. It was very strange. There were no clouds in the sky, so how could there be thunder? Moreover, it was still winter.
"Father, what is that?"
A little girl on the street raised her head and tugged at the clothes of a middle-aged man beside her. She pointed at the sky with her little finger.
"Hmm? What's that? It's bright?"
The middle-aged man raised his head and looked at the glowing thing with a puzzled expression.
Chirp... Tong... A strange ear-piercing sound rang out. At the same time, a mushroom cloud that was more than 20 meters tall rose somewhere in the county.
Boom... The entire county seemed to have an earthquake. All the houses shook violently for a few seconds. In the military police unit of the Great Japanese Locust Army, Squadron Leader Yoshida Jiankang was sitting in his office drinking tea. Suddenly, an explosion sounded and the house shook. In the southwest direction, the sky-high flames lit up the night sky.
"Bagaya Lu…What happened?"
Yoshida Jiankang roared. Then, a Japanese soldier in a yellow military uniform pushed open the door and ran into the office to report.
"Lieutenant Colonel, the arsenal has exploded!”
"Nani? How could fireworks suddenly explode in the armory?”
Yoshida Jiankang's forehead broke out in cold sweat. He ran out of the office without even putting on his military coat.
Damn it, the armory had just transported an entire division's worth of military supplies, as well as more than 30 heavy cannons and a dozen new tanks and armored vehicles. If anything happened, he would definitely commit suicide.
This kind of loss was not something that a lieutenant like him could bear. If things went wrong, Lieutenant General Shinozuka Yoshio of the First Army might have to bear the responsibility.
"Quick, quick, let's go to the armory to put out the fire!”
Yoshida Kensei shouted at the soldiers of the military police. He did not even sit in the car as he ran towards the armory.
On the third floor of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Tian Hu used binoculars to check the arsenal hundreds of meters away. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
As expected of a 240mm super-heavy cannon, the shell created a crater with a diameter of more than 20 meters and detonated a lot of ammunition in the arsenal.
" Activate it. Send a signal to the commander. Tell him that the turtle shell has cracked and that two more eggs are needed to completely shatter the shell.”
"Yes, sir!"
At the dining table, a soldier in his early twenties chuckled when he heard Tian Hu's words. The small military transmitter in his hand began to beep.
"Company commander, the report is complete. The commander wants us to leave the county town during the chaos. There are trucks picking us up ten kilometers away.”
Shi Feng put down his headphones and reported to Tian Hu.
"Alright, let's retreat!" Tian Hu nodded. That's right, they should indeed retreat.
"Baka Yalu, quick, quick, quick!”Yoshida Yasuyo ran with his face red and his neck thick. At the same time, he did not forget to urge the soldiers behind him.
Chirp... Boom... A meteor flew across the sky and hit the burning arsenal again. Soon, a mushroom cloud rose up again.
"We're finished!"
Yoshida Yasuyo's body went limp when he saw this. He looked in the direction of the armory and knelt on the ground. It was over. He was an artillery officer before. Just by listening to the sound, he knew that it was a super-heavy howitzer shell with a caliber of at least 200mm or even 210mm. Ordinary shells would never have such power.
"Lieutenant General!"
A lieutenant quickly walked over and helped Yoshida Jiankang up from the ground.
"Send a message to the captain. Tell him that I, Yoshida Jiankang, have failed to protect the arsenal, so I have decided to commit suicide to thank His Majesty Tianhuang! In addition, report the information that the enemy possesses heavy artillery of the Yamato Soul level.”
"Haiyi!" The Japanese lieutenant looked at Yoshida Jiankang, who was walking towards the military police in a daze after giving the order. A hint of sympathy flashed across his eyes.
To be honest, Yoshida Jiankang was a little wronged to be the scapegoat for the explosion of the arsenal. After all, no one would have thought that the enemy would use heavy artillery to bombard the arsenal.
However, after such a major dereliction of duty, the higher-ups urgently needed someone to take the blame in order to get away from the crime. Yoshida Jiankang, who was the captain of the military police in Anji County, was a very good person, so Yoshida Jiankang would definitely die.
Chirp... Boom... Another shooting star appeared in the sky, and then it crashed in the direction of the arsenal. At this moment, the mouth of the Japanese captain who witnessed the scene in front of him twitched a few times. The enemy was really vicious, His Majesty the Heavenly Locust Emperor. They were afraid that there would be a little left in the arsenal.
Forget it, the arsenal was already destroyed when the second shell exploded, so it didn't matter if there were a few more. However, the super-heavy howitzer weighed dozens of tons, and it was extremely inconvenient to move it. Yes, this was an opportunity to make a contribution.
"Men, drive out of the city and search. You must find the enemy's artillery position!”
The captain turned around and shouted at the soldiers behind him.
"Haiyi!"
The hundreds of soldiers carrying the 38 large covers responded and turned to run towards the city gate.
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