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    Chapter 292 The Myth is Broken (11)

    All the insults, cover-ups and calculations are over. Two thin declarations of war have replaced everything. After the disguise is torn off, China and Japan no longer have to rack their brains every day to figure out how to deal with various problems. Diplomats  I am also happy to let the army and artillery do the talking.

    In the Japanese Kanto State Governor's Palace in Lushun, there was even the sound of wine glasses being touched.

    "The Empire of Japan has a long-lasting military destiny."

    Several brigade leaders who came to Guandong Prefecture to prepare in advance raised their wine glasses and cheered, looking wildly at the vast and fertile land outside the window. Three months, three months at most!  This place will forever be incorporated into the empire's territory. What could be more worth fighting for than this?

    Next to him, as the commander of the Manchurian Army, Tang Jiyao and several Manchu and Mongolian officers also got the opportunity to attend the cocktail party, but most of the Japanese officers present did not bother to clink glasses with them. Only Kawashima Hayami and Kanto Prefecture Governor Fukui Masataro showed up.  Yu Wenli laughed and chatted a few words.

    "Your Majesty the Governor, I heard that a regiment of your army is trapped in Motian Ridge" Since the little emperor came back, Prince Su has completely changed. He seems to be dozens of years younger all of a sudden.  Only occasionally did he show nervousness when talking about the military situation.

    Masataro Fukui said secretly that these local snakes were really well informed, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Araki Osasaku and his regiment are one of the most elite troops in our country. If you want to trap him, you must dispatch several times the force. In this way  Once the Chinese Army arrived, it would be impossible for the Chinese Army to invest more forces into Haicheng and Shaozi River, so the Imperial Army Ministry had decided to take this opportunity to let Colonel Araki hold back the enemy's main force, and then other troops would launch an attack to capture Fengtianjiao.  Give it to you as the capital."

    When the Manchu and Mongolian officers around heard that Japan would make Fengtian its capital after taking back Fengtian, they nodded happily and bowed their heads. Prince Su¡¯s eyes turned red, the land of Longxing!  The Land of Longxing is finally coming back!  Only Tang Jiyao was not optimistic. He had encountered the National Defense Force, whose combat capability was far higher than that of the domestic army. After absorbing the elites of the Beiyang and then after a year of crazy recruitment, it was no longer Wu Xia. Amon reminded: "Your Excellency, Governor,  I still think we should send reinforcements to Motian Ridge immediately. I would rather give up the attack on Haicheng temporarily and rescue Araki Osaka first, because"

    Before he finished speaking, Fukui Yataro snorted coldly in his nose and glanced sideways at the defeated general: "Tang Jun, don't worry, Araki has promised that it can last for half a month. Half a month is enough for us to reopen the South Manchuria Line.  ¡±

    Tang Jiyao wanted to say more, but several Manchu and Mongolian officers who were usually trained by him used this to attack him, saying that he was making a fuss out of a molehill. How could the elite Japanese army be dealt with by Yang Qiu's miscellaneous army.  Seeing these people praising the Japanese army to the sky, Tang Jiyao felt uncomfortable. He, the commander of the Manchu Army, was just a dog under his command, so he simply hid aside and drank.

    People like Zaitao usually couldn't stand Tang Jiyao. After forcing him away, they were about to compliment him with a few words such as "Long Live the Emperor" when they saw a major officer running over and whispering a few words in the ear of Masataro Fukui. The corner of the latter's mouth  With a slight hook, he raised his hand and looked around: "Everyone, there is good news. The Fifth Division is about to set off!"

    "Onboard!"

    Knowing that the elite Fifth Division was going to return to Southern Manchuria, the Japanese officers were even more excited and raised their glasses and cheered. But they didn¡¯t know that the myth of the Japanese army¡¯s invincibility was being punctured bit by bit.

    "For His Majesty the Emperor Kudan Sakami!"

    In the early morning light, a Japanese sergeant yelled around like crazy, then raised two grenades and rushed towards the Xiaoguling position a hundred meters away. The sergeant looked well-trained and swerved left and right to avoid the attack.  There were a lot of bullets, but after throwing a grenade, it was still locked by two light machine guns at the same time.

    Boom boom¡­.

    The thrown grenade and the one held in his hand exploded almost at the same time. The flying gravel in front of the trench cut a large gash in the cheek of a soldier of the 22nd Regiment. At the same time, the Japanese sergeant's upper body was also blown to pieces and fell to pieces.

    From yesterday's chants of "Long-term military success" to the "Kudanzaka See" voices one after another now, the Japanese army's mentality has undergone a 180-degree turn. They already know that they are surrounded, and they also know that they must open Motian Ridge to have a chance of survival.  The Japanese soldiers entered the craziest state, and many simply took off their shirts, picked up bombs, and rushed into the trenches.

    Xiaogu Ridge is still the center of the battle. This position located to the east of the main position has become the winner of the Motian Ridge defense line because of its higher terrain. If you win here, you can overlook the entire Motian Ridge, so you are eager to drag the cannon.  The Japanese troops who came up to bombard the National Defense Forces launched attacks here almost all the time.  The trenches had long been torn apart by shells, and under the dust there were grotesquely bent corpses with their heads or hands stretched out.  The hillside in front of the entire position was covered with corpses, big trees were uprooted by shells, and fireThe light has not stopped since last night, and there is a burning smell everywhere.  Seeing that a section of the position was crumbling again, a company commander simply led the soldiers to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Blood and flesh were spattered. When the Japanese army was gradually losing ground, artillery shells suddenly fell.

    Sadao Araki, who had already been killed and his eyes were red, untied his collar and ordered an artillery attack on Xiaoguling, even though there were many of his own soldiers above, he didn't care.  Boom The powerful 150mm heavy artillery was still the main force of this bombardment. The shells exploded among the hand-to-hand soldiers without any warning. Their bodies were torn into pieces, and their flesh and blood were completely mixed together.  Coupled with the 75mm field artillery that assisted the attack, a company of the 22nd Regiment and more than a hundred Japanese infantrymen in the attack were all killed in less than a few minutes.

    "**Your grandma!"

    Fang Wei bit his lip until it bled. Due to the special terrain of Xiaogu Ridge, only about one battalion of troops could be deployed at most. Therefore, after the 22nd Regiment arrived, they could only move up one battalion after another. One battalion was not strong enough to begin with.  How can anyone keep calm when an entire company has been blown up?  "Captain! The overall situation is the most important thing. The most important thing now is to cover the gap of the 4th company!" Pointing to another wave of Japanese infantry coming up, the instructor and staff had to suppress this angry brown bear.

    "Eighth Company, come on!" Fang Wei wiped his tears and said with heartbreak: "Stop them and kill these little Japanese!"

    The Eighth Company, which had already been red-eyed by the ferocity of the Japanese army, quickly rushed up from the attack position behind the ridge. The Japanese team, which was just about to use the cover of artillery fire to seize the position in one go, was beaten by dense machine guns and grenade launchers before it got close.  Can't hold my head up.  At the foot of the mountain, Sadao Araki saw that the 22nd Regiment had blocked the gap so quickly. He had always regarded General Nogi Nogi as his idol. He pointed at Xiaoguling and jumped: "Have you forgotten the assault tactics? Assault, I need to keep assaulting."  , don¡¯t care about the casualties!¡±

    "Assault, assault!"

    After the continuous attacks failed, and even the artillery was helpless, Araki Sadao finally launched the Japanese heirloom pig charge. In an instant, the entire Xiaoguling hillside rang with the slogan of assault, and the Japanese infantry who received the order all let out wild beast-like charges.  Howling, the formation quickly spread out like injured wild boars, bending down and lowering their heads to launch a desperate charge towards the Wehrmacht position.  This crazy tactic that became world-famous after the Russo-Japanese War is indeed shocking. Although I have heard about it many times, this is the first time I saw the pig charge tactic of thousands of Japanese soldiers charging with their heads down regardless of their own lives. The soldiers of the 22nd Regiment couldn't help but feel numb.

    "Machine guns, gather all the machine guns!"

    "Grenade, I need a grenade!"

    "Artillerythe target is directly in front of Xiaoguling"

    Yu Dehai, who quickly noticed something strange, grabbed the field phone and ordered all the few remaining infantry artillery pieces to turn towards Xiaoguling. At the same time, Fang Wei also organized all the machine guns. An imitation MG0815 Han II heavy machine gun was the first to scream.  Standing up, the speed of 600 rounds per minute formed a metal barrier in front of the position, and then more than ten light machine guns joined in the roar.  The infantry also knew that the most dangerous moment was coming, so they picked up all the combat equipment and piled it on the trench in front of them, and the caps of the grenades were unscrewed one after another.

    "Be careful not to let them burst in! Beat me!"

    After a loud shout, all the light and heavy weapons in the position were opened. The rushing Japanese infantry fell like wheat. However, the Japanese army was known for its tenacity. They continued to rush forward regardless of casualties. When they were about to break into the position, the division's guard company  The submachine guns were showing their power. They were regarded as the last barrier. Because they did not have much ammunition, coupled with the distance and range, they were hidden after the first support. Naturally, no one cares about the supply problem at this most dangerous moment.

    The front of Xiaoguling itself is not wide. According to the deployment of one submachine gun every 5 meters, the 32-round double-row magazine provides much higher firepower and speed than the 20-round Sten magazine. Those who are about to complete the assault in an instant  The Japanese soldiers fell one after another, causing Sadao Araki and other officers at the foot of the mountain to gasp Are the Chinese already rich enough to have a machine gun in hand?  This **** is so protruding!

    Seeing his elite infantry fall down in one fell swoop, Major Hanada's teeth were almost broken.  However, the second wave of charges that followed gave everyone hope. Nearly a hundred charging Japanese infantrymen suddenly broke through the left side of the defense line. Seeing that the gap there was getting bigger and bigger, Araki Sadao was about to order to concentrate his forces.  At this moment, groups of fireballs suddenly rose into the sky from not far away!

    "what happened!"

    "Where did the artillery come from?"

    "Damn it, why didn't the cavalry company report back!"

    After learning that the National Defense Forces had heavy artillery, Sadao Araki expanded the cavalry reconnaissance circle to 12 kilometers to increase early warning of heavy artillery. But now the cavalry actually showed up without reporting the heavy artillery. What happened?  And the experienced gunner immediately judged based on the whistling sound of the shells and the fireball after the projectile exploded that this should be a 105mm cannon.

      The Japanese army has not yet equipped the 105mm caliber, but judging from the models from European and American countries, it only has a range of about 10 kilometers, which is completely within the early warning range of the cavalry. How could it not even send back a little signal?  The hundreds of cavalrymen couldn't all be killed silently, right?  At this moment, Sadao Araki no longer cared about continuing to tear apart Xiaoguling's defense line. He immediately ordered all the troops to retreat and swore at the cavalry captain before hiding in the bunker.  But the cavalry captain was also very innocent, because the artillery position of the National Defense Force was 15 kilometers away at the moment!

    A hill 15 kilometers away on the east side of Motian Ridge has been leveled by engineers to create a clearing. At the end of the deep tractor wheel marks are 12 of the latest Hubei-produced Warhammer 14 B 105mm cannons that the 3rd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment directly under the 101st Division has just prepared.  This kind of gun imitates the famous Japanese Type 92 105mm cannon. Although the caliber is small, it is the longest-range cannon of the same caliber in the world at that time, with a range of 18,200 meters!

    What¡¯s even more rare is that with such a large range, the Japanese designers reduced the weight to 3.7 tons, while the similar Czech Skoda m1935 105mm cannon weighs more than 5 tons.

    When he was building the artillery, Yang Qiu had considered in detail what weapons were needed. Taking into account the need to face opponents, finance, logistics and industrial levels, etc., first of all, after the emergence of the 70mm improved infantry gun, he eliminated the weapons that actually had poor performance.  The 75mm field gun, which is in urgent need of development, is supplemented by infantry guns and mortars as infantry firepower, while the division-level suppression task is handed over to the lighter 105mm caliber.

    There are many 105mm caliber guns. He chose the German le.fh18 105mm howitzer and the Japanese Type 92 105mm cannon and handed them over to Hubei for imitation. Since the latter¡¯s 45-fold barrel did not have the processing capability in China, he purchased it from Germany a year ago.  250 L45 gun barrels and 250 L31 gun barrels were imported. The latter was mainly to supplement Hubei's insufficient manufacturing capacity. The gun mounts and mechanical sights were imitated domestically, and were finally finalized four months ago, and were named Warhammers respectively.  Type 14A 105mm howitzer and Type 14B 105mm cannon.

    As for the important 150mm level, since domestic road and logistics problems are not very urgent, and Yang Qiu himself is hesitant between choosing 150mm and 155mm, only eight battalions of s.lh13 models have been temporarily imported to Germany.  First, I took it into consideration, and then considering the lack of long-range suppression means, I ordered an additional L43 150mm gun barrel from Skoda when purchasing two armored trains with a total of 10 cars. However, this kind of gun barrel is too expensive, and this caliber is already on the arms market.  Because of the huge profit, even Skoda, which had a good relationship, cost US$80,000 per unit after a discount, and in the end, only 16 units were ordered.

    Except for the Navy, which still has two calibers of 76 and 120 mm, the other calibers have been temporarily eliminated or changed to technical reserves. After all, the current domestic steel production is less than a fraction of Europe and the United States. Without strong steel capital, no country can afford armor and  Artillery.

    Warhammer 14B is one of the core long-range suppression forces of the National Defense Force. In addition, the manufacturing speed of gun mounts and accessories is not fast, so it is currently equipped with only two mobile artillery regiments and four central guard divisions. Even the 1st and 2nd Divisions want to get it.  Have to wait a while longer.

    The power of the artillery battalion firing at full speed is scary. Major Jerome from the US Marine Corps next to him is one of the observers sent by the United States. When the first round of artillery shells hit him, he raised his binoculars and his mouth was already wide open.

    It seemsits range exceeds 16,000 meters?  !

    God!.

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