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.    ?Chapter 293 The myth is shattered (12)

    Artilleryis the king of the army in this era, the soul of the army, and the courage of the infantry!

    From the beginning of the establishment of the National Defense Force, Yang Qiu, who was deeply influenced by later generations of artillery, was trying every means to build his own powerful artillery. As the most important technical arm of the army, artillery cannot be developed in a day or two. Excellent gunners decide  In addition to the number and capabilities of the artillery, sometimes even he envied the Japanese artillery talents who were trained in the Russo-Japanese War. In this regard, the National Defense Forces have no comparison for the time being. Fortunately, there are data machine drawings, plus European procurement of gun barrels and other major  Technical advantages can be achieved after components.

    This battle can be said to be a struggle for national destiny at a larger scale, or a major test for various military services at a smaller scale. No one knows whether the new equipment piled up with hundreds of millions of dollars will be effective. Although the army has been focusing on night school and military camp culture since its founding,  He took various forms such as classes to enhance the soldier's personal qualities, but he was still unsure whether he could pass the exam.  For an army, there is nothing more convincing than actual combat. Therefore, in order to test the training results, the 3rd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment directly under the 101st Division directly set up the cannon 15,000 meters away. This distance has exceeded the visual distance.  It is completely necessary to rely on field telephones and artillery observation posts on distant hills for blind firing.

    "Wind speed correction"

    The officers were writing and making calculations based on the data on the other end of the phone. They seemed to have forgotten the incessant sound of artillery nearby. Soon the new coordinates were provided to the gun squad, and then the gunners calculated the cannon based on a series of numbers.  Make fine adjustments.  For the Chinese artillerymen with poor mathematical foundation, this way of working is obviously difficult. Not only Jerome saw this, but also the other two German observers, but they were different from Jerome who stood by and watched.  Instead, he actively participated in the artillery's actions, and one of them took advantage of the artillery adjustment opportunity to observe the details of the artillery in detail.

    Germany also has a similar 105mm cannon. Although the range is not much different, the weight is much larger than this one, so they are very interested in this cannon, especially the two-wheeled and open-footed design. If not for wartime, it may be used  Find a way to test your own identity and experience it yourself.

    An ordinary ballistic correction took the 3rd Battalion more than a minute, but the German army only needed thirty seconds, and this was the reality of the gap.  However, what made the three observers nod was that the artillerymen were very attentive and adaptable quickly. After getting over the initial nervousness, they were able to perform freely.  Experimental data shows that Warhammer 14 Type B can reach 6-8 rounds per minute at the fastest. Although it maintains a constant speed of 4 rounds per minute, 60 15kg high-explosive grenades per minute still cause great damage to the Araki Alliance, especially  The artillery positions that had not received early warning suffered a devastating blow.

    When the shells just fell, many Japanese artillerymen tried their best to drag and evacuate their field artillery. There were even army soldiers to help. It was good to rescue the artillery, but they still misjudged the intensity of the opponent's firepower, and the killing radius was as high as 20 meters.  After the high-explosive fragmentation grenade explodes, it often sweeps across a large area, and most of the exposed soldiers are killed by the fragments and embedded steel balls.  The most terrible thing is the two 150-meter heavy artillery. Although efforts were made to reduce the weight during the imitation, the weight of two tons was too heavy for the infantry when the mules and horses could not come up. In addition, they were taken care of, so  In less than five minutes, the two 150-meter heavy guns were reduced to scrap metal.

    Fortunately, due to the large amount of artillery shells consumed in three days, the Japanese artillerymen who learned from the British habit of piling artillery shells next to the artillery positions did not suffer large-scale explosions. Several 75mm field guns were finally dragged into bunkers and hidden.  But this does not mean that things have gotten better. Instead, as the artillery regiment directly under the 1st Division arrived at the predetermined position from Linjiatai, and the infantry quickly cleared away the surrounding Japanese cavalry and set up a defensive line, Araki Sadao finally experienced the pain of the Yamazaki Brigade.

    The tripled amount of firepower projection caused the Araki Regiment, which urgently switched from offensive to defensive state, to suffer. Numerous battle examples in later generations have proved that if sufficient preparations are made, the Japanese Army's defensive battles are extremely tenacious, but in field battles  In China, it is completely the opposite, especially when the artillery is completely suppressed by the opponentit is almost a disaster!  Araki Sadao is in this situation now. Although he strengthened the outer fortifications after receiving the news from the Yamazaki Battalion and was ready to meet the enemy, there were not enough materials in the remote areas for a while, so many fortifications were built using demolished residential buildings.  , the places that should have been made of cement were replaced with loess, and the slates were replaced with bricks, which could not withstand such a violent bombardment.

    "Too much firepower was spilled."

    At the foothills on the north side of Motian Ridge, Jiang Zuobin, who had just climbed up to the main peak with him, saw the smoke-filled Japanese military garrison Qijiapu a few miles away. He couldn't help but lament the changes in the world. Who would have thought that China, which was still completely weak a few years ago, could actually  With such an artillery force gathered in a short period of time, it is no wonder that Yang Qiu dared to take the initiative and join this war.

    Yue Peng agreed with his statement.?It is a good thing to have strong artillery firepower, but it is always the infantry that solves the problem. However, when he walked into the 2nd Brigade position with his officers and staff, he immediately gave up the idea of ??saving artillery shells!  Several officers who could not bear it almost shed tears.  At a glance, there are almost no upright trees visible on the entire southern slope of the main peak. There are craters and gravel everywhere, and corpses and blood cover the entire slope!

    The special smell of Shimase gunpowder still permeated the air. The corpses of soldiers from both sides were twisted together in strange shapes. Due to the high temperature and the inability to dispose of the corpses in time, many of them had signs of decay.  Yue Peng's eyes were red as he stood in front of the body of a dead battalion commander. This 27-year-old young man was a veteran of the Hubei Army. He walked out of 42nd Battalion with him until now, and it was he who recommended him to the officer training class.  From squad leader, company commander to battalion commander, he is a decorated combat hero.

    But now he is lying quietly on this deserted hill, with a three-finger-wide piece of shrapnel stuck in his stomach, and his intestines are flowing everywhere from the wound. It can be seen that he was still breathing at that time, so his nails are still there  There were white marks on the rocks, but no one could save this injury with the current medical conditions. The military doctors could only watch him howl and die.

    There are many, many soldiers who died like him, many of whom Yue Peng knew. These young men who were alive and kicking in the street and whistling to the older girls a few days ago, and then went home and were detained in solitary confinement and enjoyed it for the sake of  The country and ideals have dedicated their young lives. Who else can touch people's hearts more than them?  Two reporters accompanying the army shed tears and took the last photo of these soldiers.

    And the main peak is not the worst. When everyone set foot on Xiaogu Ridge, even the strongest Ke Shao burst into tears. There were only 147 people left in the 3rd Battalion of the 23rd Regiment, and the 22nd Regiment that came to support had more than 466 casualties!  On this position alone, more than 700 soldiers died!  Later, it was calculated that the entire 2nd Brigade suffered more than 1,500 casualties in the Motianling Blockade, with the total casualties exceeding 30%, and countless minor injuries. This also forced the 2nd Brigade to return to Fengtian and did not recover until the end of the war.

    However, they also took away nearly 3,000 elite infantrymen of the Araki Regiment and left them in Linjiatai. Even if the Araki Regiment was a large unit with hidden strength of the Japanese Army, they had lost almost half of their strength, and this did not include almost all of them.  The artillery that destroyed the army greatly depleted the enemy's effective strength and laid a solid foundation for the general offensive.  However, although the Annihilation Araki Regiment has settled down, the heavy losses of the 2nd Brigade still make Yue Peng feel that the troops in his hands are somewhat stretched. Now it depends on when all the 101st Division will arrive. If he does not have two or three cores,  As the main force, he could not guarantee whether he could block the Japanese counterattack.

    Hearing that he was being withdrawn to Fengtian for rest, Yu Dehai, whose eyes were already red with blood, roared: "Commander, let's go! If we don't wipe out these little Japanese, I'll be sorry for my dead brothers!"

    "After cleaning the battlefield, continue to hold on until the whole battle is over, and then withdraw!" Looking at Yu Dehai, whose arm was pierced by a bullet and wrapped in thick gauze, Yue Peng pointed to the shoulder.  General: "This is an order!"

    "But" Yu Dehai originally wanted to argue, but after seeing his actions, he could only grit his teeth and nodded.

    Motianling, which had been shouting to kill Zhentian a few hours ago, was temporarily quiet. The soldiers took advantage of the gap between the brothers' troops to launch an attack on Qijiapu, where the Japanese army was stationed. While cleaning the battlefield, they spat hard at it, wishing they could immediately  Rush over and fight together.

    Qijiapu, three kilometers away, has gone completely crazy. The 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the National Defense Force, the 41st Brigade of the 14th Division, and the 38th Brigade of the 12th Division came from the east of the river bank by train from Changchun to Fushun, a total of three brigades.  Launched the final general attack on the Araki unit that penetrated deep into Qijiapu in Motian Ridge.

    "Your Majesty, Master Dazuo, the east side of the villagehas been lost!"

    "Report, heavy artillery, their infantry and heavy artillery"

    "The western position has been breached, they have too many machine guns!"

    In the half-buried regiment command post, soldiers rushed in from time to time to report the situation outside. Sadao Araki sat on the ground, the sharp saber beside him had been unsheathed, and the flag guard major behind him held the regiment flag and listened to the growing number of people outside.  The machine gun and explosion were so close that his palms were already filled with sweat.

    ¡°Colonel¡­¡­.¡±

    Major Hanada rushed into the command post with blood on his face, looking panicked: "Major Yamazaki, he died."

    Araki Sadao didn't say anything. He waved his hand to let the flower field leave and suddenly unbuttoned his collar. If this was a city or a fortress, it might be able to block it for a while, but there was no terrain sufficient to support defense in the wilderness, and all the artillerymen were killed in the battle.  Against at least one hundred machine guns and cannons from three brigades, the small Qijia Fort could not hold its own.

    "Shame! This is my shame!" Sadao Araki looked up to the sky and shouted several times, glancing at the flag guard Major behind him.  From JiawuThe army had never lost a battle flag before, but they never expected that the first loss would be in their own hands, and the target was the Chinese whom they had looked down upon before!

    "Broken jade See you at Kudanzaka!"

    Araki Sadao shouted his last words before committing seppuku and committed suicide, and the flag guard major followed suit and lit the regiment flag.  When smoke came out of the bunker vent, several 120mm mortars also discovered the target at the same time.

    ¡°Boom, boom, boom¡­.¡±

    In a series of explosions, the Araki Regiment command post was blown to pieces. Although the dust extinguished the flames on the regiment flag, the main body of the flag was still completely burned, leaving only the flagpole and a few broken flower spikes.

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