The accuracy rate of the cannons on the Japanese warships that had lost their optical rangefinders had dropped significantly.
This made the attacks from the three artillery positions even more difficult for the Japanese fleet.
Ten minutes later, more ships were hit by the artillery shells. Many Japanese soldiers on the ships died under the artillery shells.
When the two W90 203mm howitzer battalions joined in the bombardment, the pressure on the Japanese fleet became even greater. The fleet that entered the Huangpu River immediately sent a message to the commander of the Third Fleet, Kawakiyo Hasetani, requesting to withdraw from the Huangpu River.
At this moment, the Third Fleet was active outside Hangzhou Bay, using aircraft carriers to support the battle that broke out in Shanghai.
At this moment, the Japanese Navy was in Shanghai, and Kawakiyo Hasetani was almost the highest commander.
" The Chang Jiang Squadron has sent a message saying that they have been attacked by the Fire Country's heavy artillery. More than half of the warships have already suffered damage, and a large number of sailors have been smashed to pieces. The optical rangefinders on all the warships have been destroyed by the Fire Country's snipers. In order to prevent the Chang Jiang Squadron from suffering even greater casualties, they request to withdraw from the Huangpu River!”
Kawakiyo frowned when he heard the message read out by the adjutant. He asked in confusion,""Where did the Fire Country get their heavy artillery from?"
"I'm very sorry, Commander. The reconnaissance plane is still searching. There's no news yet.”
Kawakiyo did not get angry when he heard the adjutant's words. Instead, he said seriously,""Order the Changjiang Squadron to temporarily withdraw from Huangpu River to rest. At the same time, have the reconnaissance planes increase the search range and find the heavy artillery of the Chinese people.”
For Kawakiyo Hasetani, the difficulties were temporary.
As long as they could find the Fire Country's heavy artillery position and dispatch the aerial forces to destroy it, there would be no firepower to stop the fleet from supporting the Marine Corps.
However, what Kawakiyo did not know was that this battle had only just begun.
Ten minutes later, the Japanese's Yangtze River Fleet quickly withdrew from the Huangpu River with a lot of injuries.
Hao Luo also quickly arrived at the front line of Hongkou Park.
In just half an hour, Hao Luo had gained several hundred points.
He originally only had a few hundred points left, but now he had a thousand points.
Hao Luo didn't stop. He bought an air defense camp recruitment card and sent one of the two heavy artillery battalions in Jiading to the air defense camp.
The Japanese were gradually gaining control of the air. He had to ensure continuous firepower in order to destroy the Japanese's defense line as soon as possible.
As for the retreating Changjiang Fleet, the artillery could not chase after them, but it was still a good defense line against the Japanese.
The heavy artillery group that had shifted their target also began to fire at the Japanese's defense line in Hongkou.
This time, there was not just one Heavy Artillery Battalion, but three Heavy Artillery Battalions attacking together.
Immediately, the Japanese defense line from Hongkou Park to the Marine Corps headquarters was engulfed by dense artillery fire.
The smoke-filled shells landed around the area, and a large number of houses collapsed under the gunfire.
Especially the 203mm howitzer shells, which were extremely powerful. One shell could easily blow up a reinforced concrete building.
The terrifying shockwave spread through the streets and alleys, and could easily send an adult flying.
Hao Luo didn't care about the target, whether it was a concession or not, and the attitude of the foreign devils in the concession.
In any case, the foreigners and civilians in the target area had already evacuated. There was nothing they could do if they were accidentally injured.
At the very least, the cannonball did not fall off course, nor did it land where it should not.
The Fire Country's artillery fire was unexpectedly ferocious, causing many people in the nearby International Settlement and the Great Britain Kingdom to cry out in alarm.
In fact, in the North District of the International Settlement, those who should have evacuated had already left. Only the various armed forces of both sides were left.
A large number of people were on the south bank of the Shuzhou River.
Moreover, the landing point of the cannonball was still a long distance away from Shuzhou River.
However, the explosion of the heavy artillery shells was not small. Even the glass in the concession on the south bank of the Shuzhou River shattered under the shock of the explosion.
This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many foreigners in the concession and they immediately protested to the Fire Country.
However, it was useless to protest until Hao Luo.
Amid the gunfire, the M38 Wolfhound armored vehicle appeared at the end of the smoke.
Even though the M38 Wolfhound was only an armored vehicle, it was not inferior to the Japanese tanks of this era. It also had a main gun, a front guided machine gun, and a commander's machine gun.
A cannon and two machine guns, the firepower was quite fierce.
The artillery fire began to extend to the headquarters of the Marine Corps. In the ruins destroyed by the artillery fire, many Japanese survived tenaciously.
Seeing the M38 Wolfhound appear in front of them, the Japanese launched a fierce counterattack.
Grenade launchers and a small number of mortars began to return fire.
A lot of shells landed beside the tank, and the explosion kicked up a lot of dust. The grenade launchers weren't very effective, but the Japanese's mortars could definitely pose a significant threat to the M38 Wolfhound armored vehicle.
In addition, there were still a lot of wreckage on the road, which made the M38 Wolfhound armored vehicle move slower. This also gave the Japanese time to organize an attack.
However, the machine guns on the armored vehicles and the mortars in the rear were not to be trifled with.
The Japanese had just opened fire on the mortars, but before they could fire a third round, a large number of shells fell.
The mortars deployed behind the armored vehicles began to suppress them.
In the ruins of the park, a Japanese hiding in a crater shouted as he rushed toward the tank that was less than 15 meters in front of him.
At this moment, the grenades and explosives that the Japanese were carrying had been deactivated.
It was obvious that they wanted to die together.
However, before the Japanese could get close to the M38 Wolfhound armored vehicle, the sniper in the distance opened fire.
The bullet pierced through the Japanese's head, and the Japanese who was charging forward fell to the ground.
Two seconds later, the explosives on the tank exploded, and the Japanese soldiers were killed. However, the shockwave from the explosion also knocked the infantrymen who were advancing behind the tank to the ground. However, it was not a big problem. The soldiers who got up shook the soil off their camouflage uniforms and continued to follow behind the tank.
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