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    July 9, 1940 Mawei Town, Fuzhou

    The last remaining more than 10,000 troops of the Japanese Second and Third Divisions have been suppressed in this rectangular area of ??only more than ten square kilometers.  The east and south here face the sea, and the other two sides are a highland with a height of less than 200 meters. The Japanese army relied on this highland for their final resistance and struggle.

    Now, Zhou Huangzu is commanding five security brigades, the 170th Division and the 400th Division, a total of 100,000 troops to surround this place.  Three artillery regiments with a total of more than 200 artillery pieces of 105 caliber or above are constantly bombarding this highland.

    More than 3,000 meters behind the artillery position, a huge observation balloon is suspended in the air at a height of more than 900 meters. Under the observation balloon, something like a hanging basket is fixed under the balloon, and below it is  It is a long steel cable that firmly fixes this helium-filled prayer.

    Inside the spider plant, two artillery observers, both carrying dark green parachute bags, were each holding binoculars to observe what was going on below.  One of the observers also wore a palm-sized headset on his head, with a microphone extending to the corner of his mouth.

    After looking down for a while, an observer turned on the call switch and said loudly: "Hornet, I am Eagle Eye. I am Eagle Eye. I found a Japanese artillery position and observed six artillery pieces. They are heading towards me.  Please fire the artillery, please destroy the artillery position immediately! Now report the location of the artillery there, their direction is xxxyyy, six grenades are fired rapidly!"

    "Bearing 326! Distance 576o! Shell timing 7! Six rounds of high-explosive grenade rapid fire!"

    On an artillery position, the artillery officer wearing headphones received the distance reported by the observer on the reconnaissance balloon, and immediately skillfully used the shooting vernier to calibrate the shooting elements of the howitzer.

    The gunner who received the order then lowered the barrel of the 105mm field gun and used a direct sight to aim at the high ground several kilometers away that had been covered by artillery fire once.

    "Bang" After the gun bolt was opened, the loader dragged the 105mm howitzer shell, pushed it into the gun chamber and then closed the gun chamber.  The two ammunition handlers behind the gun emplacement each held a grenade and were ready to hand the shells to the loader at any time in the county seat.

    "Fire!" The officer holding the earphone in his left hand waved his right arm and shouted loudly!

    Following the officer's roar, the twelve 105mm howitzers on the artillery position immediately roared and fired uniformly, accompanied by violent recoil that shook the ground. The thunderous sound of the guns tore through the long silence.  In the sky and on the earth, the Japanese artillery positions immediately flashed with clouds of black and white explosive gas.  They were intertwined with the flashing orange-red muzzles of the Chinese artillery positions. With the sound of thunder, the sky above the Japanese positions became an airtight death zone.  The sky was filled with the sharp sound of shells piercing the air, flying straight to the high ground several kilometers away.

    The infantrymen not far from the Japanese artillery position were all stunned. They stared blankly at the spectacular scene that suddenly appeared on the artillery position. The clusters and blossoms of white smoke and flames stunned countless people.  people.

    A Japanese soldier who was so frightened that his face turned pale suddenly shouted: "No, the Chinese artillery fire is about to be transferred! Run away!"

    After a second or two, there was shock at first, and then the Japanese soldiers screamed in horror from the position, "It's an artillery fire! The Chinese are firing artillery again!"

    At this time, they could even hear the harsh "swish, swish" sound in the air. It was the whistling sound of the shells tearing the air, and it was the ferocious laughter of the god of death.

    "Boom, boom, boom"

    On the infantry position, which was only more than two hundred meters away from the anti-aircraft artillery position, the roaring artillery shells exploded in the air just before they were about to hit!  Dozens of clouds of thick black smoke appeared in the mid-air in front of the Japanese infantry position accompanied by dozens of explosions.  This is the smoke produced when a grenade explodes. Each 105 mm shrapnel contains more than 600 steel bullets with a diameter of 12 to 17 mm.  The very small amount of explosive in the middle of the shrapnel only exploded the thin wall of the projectile. At the same time as the explosion, the projectile exploded, and the scattered projectiles were scattered several meters wide under the action of the explosive explosion and inertia.  The barrage flew straight towards the target.

    After the first round of twelve shrapnel shells exploded, more than 7,000 projectiles with a diameter of more than ten millimeters formed a dense barrage that sprayed towards the Japanese positions at precise high angles.  The rain of bullets instantly covered an area of ??several thousand square meters above the Japanese army. The fragile bodies of many Japanese officers and soldiers who had not escaped were torn into pieces by the steel projectiles flying at high speed.

    And those Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough to hide behind the parapets and trenches heard the piercing screams around them, and all they could see was that their bodies were torn apart by shock waves or projectiles, or their heads were smashed by projectiles, and their bodies were splashed everywhere.  The flying white brains and black-red blood spread all over the battlefield, everywhere.The soldiers groaned and howled.  The wounded soldiers lay on the battlefield struggling and screaming in pain.

    A Japanese soldier lay on the ground, holding his head for dear life.  At this time, a black projectile hit a hard rock, bounced a few times, and then rolled down in front of him.  The Japanese soldier who had been stunned by the explosion picked up the projectile in a daze. The surface of the pig iron projectile was very rough.  At first glance, it looked like a shoddy thing, and the projectiles even felt a little hot when you held it in your hand.

    Before the soldier could see clearly the shape of the projectile in his hand.  The soldier felt a whistling sound coming from behind him. It was the whistling sound made by the rain of bullets tearing the air. A projectile similar to the one in his hand flew towards him.  It hit him in the head instantly.  This sudden steel shot rushed into the back of his head at high speed. The projectile, which was more than ten millimeters and weighed twice as much, sank into his head in an instant.  His head exploded like a ripe watermelon, and red blood and white brains spilled all over the floor, and the soldier was unable to make a sound even until he died.

    Scenes like this are not limited to this one place, but are happening everywhere. It seems that the entire world has been torn apart by hundreds of artillery pieces of the Chinese army. The positions that are more than ten kilometers long are full of rising guns.  Amid the thick smoke and shock waves, human life seemed so insignificant at this moment.

    In an inconspicuous depression a few miles behind the Japanese army's position, two officers wearing khaki general's woolen uniforms were quietly watching the heroic and cruel shelling scene ahead, but their faces were  Faintly twitching.

    After a long while, a voice that seemed to come out from between teeth said: "According to the Chinese people's fighting style, our remaining troops can last for two days at most, and this is if the Chinese people don't use the air force. Yoshimoto-kun,  I know that you have a good relationship with Prime Minister Tojo, could you please ask Prime Minister Tojo to urge the navy to speed up our expedition?"

    It was Fusutaro Toshima, commander of the third division, and Teiichi Yoshimoto, commander of the second division, who spoke. At this time, the two men had long lost their former demeanor.  The originally clean and straight military uniforms had long since turned black and yellow, and the white gloves had been thrown away. Their faces were full of exhaustion. What was even more striking was the concealment revealed in their eyes.  Constant fatigue and a hint of fear.

    Yes, it¡¯s just fear.  It stands to reason that as the two division commanders of Japan's most elite division, the word panic should never appear on their faces. However, after these days of continuous fierce fighting and setbacks, the originally confident confidence has long been destroyed by the overwhelming artillery fire and  The roar of planes and the bombing strafing that often resounded in the sky were abruptly eliminated.

    Looking at the depressed Toshima Fuotaro, Yoshimoto Sadatari cheered up and patted him on the shoulder: "Toshima-kun, you don't have to worry, the base camp will not look at us, the two most elite divisions of the empire.  were wiped out by the Chinese. The task force sent by the navy to pick us up has already set off. It is estimated that it will arrive at Mawei Port tonight. By then we can board the ship under the cover of night. Once on the ship, we will be safe. As long as we can withdraw  On the mainland, our two divisions will be able to regain their strength in less than three months. Whydon't you have confidence in the empire's navy?"

    Toshima Botaro smiled bitterly: "I don't know what's going on. Logically speaking, although I have always disliked those guys who only hide on strong warships and fire cannons, the empire's navy is inferior to the Chinese.  The contrast between a strong man and a baby, but I always have an uneasy feeling in my heart, maybe I am too suspicious, in short, I cannot relax for a moment until I see the arrival of the fleet."

    Yoshimoto Teiichi also thinks that Futaro Toshima¡¯s worries are justified. The discord between Japan¡¯s army and navy has long been a secret known to everyone on earth.  Naturally, they would not have the guts to sit back and watch the Second and Third Divisions being completely wiped out, but if the Navy did something worse, it would be very possible to wait until the Second and Third Divisions had almost all their casualties before reappearing to clean up the mess.  Moreover, the Army has no way to accuse the other party. After all, there is no use in using this to accuse the other party. On the contrary, it will appear that it is too incompetent and will not make others laugh at itself.

    The two of them looked at the shelling in front again, and their mood became more and more depressed. Toyoshima Botaro said to Yoshimoto Seiichi: "Yoshimoto-kun, the casualties in the front positions will definitely be inevitable due to such a shelling just now. Your second division is still there."  How many troops can be spared to support them?"

    Yoshimoto Seiichi thought about it in his mind before saying slowly, "The most troops I can mobilize now are less than two brigades. If it's still not enough, I can only organize all the miscellaneous personnel from the division and regiment headquarters. Toshima  What about you, Jun?"

    "My third division is about the same." Toshima Botaro smiled bitterly and was about to continue saying something. Suddenly a staff officer stumbled over from behind and said loudly: "Your Excellency, division commander, it's not good, the Navy Ministry  Call us and come to meet us.??The task force was attacked by the China Air Force and suffered heavy losses!  "

    "Boom"

    The staff officer¡¯s words stunned everyone (To be continued)
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