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Text Chapter 218 The Effect of Shelling

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    Speaking of this, Yasuhiro Takada gritted his teeth and said: "Tell the guys in the artillery squadron that even if I have fired all the shells, I will destroy all the machine gun firepower of the defenders, especially the damn anti-aircraft guns."  The machine guns and that weird artillery thing have to be eliminated."

    "Tell the troops at Yamashita that I will give them another half hour. If they are unable to break through the defenders' position despite the artillery cover, then there is no need for him, Captain Miyamoto Musashi, to come back. He will directly commit seppuku to express his apology to His Majesty the Emperor.  And that damn Cui Sihu, if his subordinates are hesitant and afraid to move forward, they will all die."

    "With such a large number of troops, the distance is only more than 200 meters, but they have not been able to get close to the defender's position despite four attacks. The Imperial Army of Japan has been completely humiliated by these losers. If Miyamoto Musashi is really powerless,  If you can't break through the defender's position, just raise it as soon as possible, and I will go down and take over his command position personally. "

    After receiving his order, even though the few remaining subordinates who were also in a state of embarrassment behind them were a little confused, why did the previously formulated combat plans change so quickly, and it was not yet time to launch the planned attack from the direction of Muranishi?  , and the original plan of the artillery was to cover the offensive to the west of the village, not to provide fire support to the north of the village.

    These combat plans were originally negotiated and subject to change. If the firepower originally planned to support the west of the village is transferred to the north of the village, will this affect the combat in the west of the village? Without the support of artillery fire, even if the terrain to the west of the village is favorable,  , this breakthrough will probably be quite difficult.

    They were just doubts, but under the tough attitude and livid complexion of Major Yasuhiro Takada, who was ordered to command everything, the few subordinates who were lucky enough to escape did not dare to take out their flare guns without any hesitation.  Three red flares were fired into the air to herald an all-out attack order. At the same time, an order was given to the artillerymen to change their original plan and turn the muzzle of the artillery, and transfer the planned bombardment range from the west of the village back to the north of the village.

    After receiving the order from Yasuhiro Takada, although this order was somewhat different from the previous plan, the two infantry guns deployed behind the ridge of the mountain immediately moved the artillery without any hesitation and adjusted the artillery from the original anti-slope position to the surface position.  On the hillside facing the north front of the village.

    Taking a direct aim approach, the infantry artillery was changed to flat-firing artillery, and the artillery was fired at the defenders' positions at the foot of the mountain, trying to suppress the seemingly abnormal firepower of the defenders at the foot of the mountain, and to cover the troops at the foot of the mountain for another attack. Anyway, the 92 infantry cannon was also equipped with a howitzer.  It has two functions as a cannon, and its ability to shoot at high elevation angles is comparable to that of a mortar. As a direct-aiming artillery, it is equally powerful.

    It can be used as a light howitzer with direct fire, or as a cannon with horizontal fire. Now the battle plan has changed, and the method of direct horizontal fire is more powerful. Anyway, the maximum downward fire capability of this kind of artillery is about ten degrees, and it can be used on hillsides.  The tactics of downward shooting and direct aiming do not hinder the use of this artillery.

    Although the Japanese army has a small number of artillery, only two 92 infantry cannons, and the power of these artillery shells is incomparable with mountain field artillery, the threat to the defenders' positions has greatly increased. After all, it is not an offensive built with reinforced concrete.  No matter how strong these fortifications were, which were simply transformed from stone walls built by ordinary people, they could not withstand the continuous bombardment of more than a dozen 70mm grenades in one location.

    Yasuhiro Takada shot down more than half of the artillery shells in one go, and finally saw the results. Under the Japanese bombardment, the firepower density of the defenders dropped significantly, and the stone wall they relied on as a bunker was also destroyed during this period.  The artillery fire opened several large gaps.

    Although it is still unclear whether the small-caliber artillery position was destroyed, the large-caliber machine gun position was hit by two shells at the same time. According to the current quality of the Japanese artillery, Takada Yasuhiro has reason to believe that it is quite abominable.  The large-caliber machine gun has been destroyed.

    Looking at the situation at Yamashita, Yasuhiro Takada touched the snot under his nose, and finally a smile appeared on his tense face. Although the Chinese army at Yamashita had new weapons, modern warfare does not rely on one or two new weapons.  Weapons can lead to victory.

    In the final analysis, it still depends on strength and national power. Without the support of artillery, even one or two new infantry weapons cannot save the war situation. How about you having new weapons? The empire has cannons. I will use artillery to suppress you. Look at those of yours.  What about infantry weapons that don't have very long range.

    But is the actual situation really what he imagined? I'm afraid not necessarily. When the Anti-Union company took over the defensive position in the north of the village, Yang Zhen reminded them repeatedly that although the Japanese army did not use it in the previous offensive  Artillery, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they don't carry artillery. During the battle, you must pay attention to guarding against artillery.

    In addition, so far, the 92nd Infantry Artillery has?The standard regimental-level artillery configuration of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and among the Japanese army, it is the Japanese-standard brigade artillery. This company commander is quite familiar with the performance of the Type 92 infantry gun. He knows that under the current situation,  Next, what should be most guarded against is this kind of light artillery equipped by the Japanese standard brigade.

    Therefore, when the company was deployed, he placed a platoon reinforced with two platoons of general-purpose machine guns at the forward position, and the rest of the troops were not hidden in the houses in the village, because if the enemy was equipped with artillery,  Troops inside the house are likely to suffer heavy casualties.

    The houses in Rehe are not made of reinforced concrete, which has become quite common in rural areas in later generations. The houses in this small mountain village are basically the typical adobe houses in northern China, and there are very few houses with brick structures.  , this kind of adobe house has extremely poor anti-cannon capabilities.

    Not to mention large-caliber mountain artillery, it is a light mortar or a shell fired by the 92 Infantry Artillery with a low muzzle velocity. With one shot, the entire house will basically be completely destroyed, putting the troops away.  In a house like this, the casualties from a shot would never be that small.

    The company commander who led the team, except for a platoon at the front, placed the rest of the troops in several larger courtyards behind the front that were connected to each other. One courtyard placed a squad, that is, it served as the second line.  The blocking position may also be killed by possible Japanese artillery fire because the troops are too concentrated.

    As for the Japanese and puppet troops who launched the attack, they were intercepted by dozens of machine guns. It was just the automatic rifles in the hands of this platoon of defenders. As for the rest of the firepower, it was just three squad light machine guns plus two general-purpose machine guns.  , but the continuous firepower of these general-purpose machine guns that use ammunition belts and the squad machine guns that use seventy-five-round drum magazines made the Japanese and puppet troops feel that they were being swept away by more than five heavy machine guns.

    Yasuhiro Takada placed the main artillery firepower on the walls and machine gun positions, which had almost no impact on the troops behind. Even two of the three infantry squads in a platoon at the front were firing.  When the sound rang out, they quickly retreated behind the stone wall to hide in a half-man-deep trench dug by the advancing army guard regiment.

    Although this trench is not deep, only half a person deep, it is built in a snake shape, which is enough to avoid the Japanese artillery fire. In fact, it is not a trench specially dug for combat, but after the advancing army stationed its headquarters in this mountain village,  It was dug in order to strengthen the outer defense line and build fortifications. It was just dug into a snake shape in case it was needed in case of emergency.

    It is impossible for the headquarters to be stationed in one place for a long time, so no special fortifications were built here. After the headquarters was stationed here, it only connected the stone walls built by the villagers, and built slopes suitable for combat behind the stone walls, forming a  It's just a circular fortification. This so-called trench was dug behind the stone wall in order to obtain soil nearby.

    For this matter, the person in charge of the security group was severely criticized by the political commissar. The reason is very simple, because most of the courtyards of each household are their own vegetable plots. If you dig the soil there, the vegetable plots will basically be used.  Ruined, this kind of action, for the advancing army that does not take the masses one step at a time, is undoubtedly an act that destroys the mass discipline of the army and destroys people's vegetable fields. If these Japanese and puppet troops come one day later,  These so-called trenches will probably have to be filled in.

    However, although this approach is suspected of violating the discipline of the army, these shallow trenches are playing a role in preventing artillery. As soon as the sound of the artillery fire, most of the troops at the front immediately evacuated into the trenches, basically  There was no damage on the ground. The only wounded person was bitten by a snake that swooped in at some unknown time while he was lying down.

    As for the machine gun position, it was immediately moved after repelling the first attack by the Japanese and puppet troops. The machine gun position that was directly hit by two grenades was just one of the many positions for this machine gun.  Yasuhiro Takada knocked out half of the number of portable artillery shells in one go, causing only one soldier to be slightly injured, and several big holes in the wall. This was the sacrifice of the Anti-Japanese Alliance company during the bombardment by the Japanese and puppet troops.  the full price.

    The firepower dropped. Of course, only one squad and one machine gun were left to block the subsequent intrusion of the Japanese and puppet troops. Could the firepower not have dropped? If it were not for the Japanese and puppet troops charging ahead, they would have been killed by their own artillery fire.  It is dangerous to launch a charge immediately following the explosion point of the artillery shells. During the Japanese bombardment, it is enough to leave only one or two observers.

    Although the defenders at the front were changed from a platoon to a squad, the charging Japanese and puppet troops still did not gain much advantage. However, the Japanese and puppet troops who launched the charge this time took advantage of the temporary decrease in the firepower density of the defenders.  opportunity, unlike the previous few times, they were not driven back to the starting point at the foot of the mountain after each failed attack.

      Instead, under the cover of artillery fire, they pushed the starting point of the attack forward more than a hundred meters regardless of casualties. Even if they could not move forward, they did not retreat. Instead, they used corpses and wounded soldiers to build fortifications on the spot, and fought with  The defenders fired at each other, and when the artillery fire behind them came again, they launched another charge under the cover of the artillery fire.

    Although this attack method seems a bit embarrassing, it can even be said to be forward one meter after another, and the casualties are also larger. Using corpses and wounded soldiers to build fortifications has a great impact on morale, but the effect is still  What is more obvious is that with successive attacks, the gap opened by Japanese artillery fire is getting closer and closer.
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