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Text Chapter 309 Gaizhou, my life!  (five)

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    Off the coast of Shanghai in the evening, the British cruiser HMS Edinburgh slowly adjusted its course to the Yangzijiang waterway.

    On the deck, there was a pair of thin eyebrows that were rare in Europe. Bernard, who was in charge of the Far East affairs of the British House of Commons, glanced at the Japanese cruiser at the estuary over and over again. As a commoner who had squeezed into the House of Commons through his own struggle, he had enough flexibility.  Diplomacy and service ability. When Germany began to aggressively challenge the British Navy two years ago, he was the first to shout out in the House of Commons the idea of ??maintaining colonial stability and solving Europe first through blood transfusions, making him a shadow staff member of Prime Minister Asquith.  .

    As a member of the Conservative Party, he has been deeply disturbed by the turbulent situation in the Far East over the past three years. However, the New Republic of China government has not yet destroyed the interests of the British Empire, but the fact that they have entered into the conflict with Germany has made the country deeply worried.  Worry was just worry, but at that time no one felt that there was much of a crisis.  However, after it was revealed a month ago that Japan suddenly abducted the little emperor who stepped down and started a war in the Far East, things suddenly became troublesome.

    Whitehall is particularly angry about Japan's rash action this time, because it is tantamount to pushing China completely towards Germany. Especially after Fengtian was almost swept, the whole world saw a new type of army that was completely different from the previous Qing army.  Even the United Kingdom has begun to pay attention to the combat capabilities and equipment of this army. If they are allowed to disrupt the entire Far East and finally drag Russia into the water, it will be a tragedy for the diplomats of the British Empire.

    So he hurriedly set off from the UK and came as quickly as possible in the hope of finding a way to bring the Chinese government back into British orbit But the Japanese cruisers rampaging at the Yangtze River estuary obviously made things very difficult.  What Japan has done in recent years has shown signs of being out of Whitehall's control, so is it better to make them suffer?  Should we immediately go to Nanjing to intervene and make the two ceasefire, or should we let them consume some of each other's strength first?

    The night fell quickly in Bernard's thinking. To the soldiers who were engaged in a fierce battle at this moment, the politics outside the field were completely nonsense. Who dared to put down the gun first among the two sides who were jealous of each other?

    A series of bullets erupted from the muzzle of the gun. Ke Shao killed two Japanese soldiers who were trying to get closer, put away his submachine gun, and pointed at the machine gun at a group of Japanese soldiers running towards here in the night in the distance.  The machine gunner did not hesitate. The planned ambush at the camp entrance did not allow standing, so all upright targets were within the attack range!  Hoho After a magazine was quickly consumed, the few Japanese soldiers who had just been gathered together fell down.

    As soon as two brigades of Japanese troops entered Gaizhou, they were overwhelmed by the staggered firepower. The power of the triangular formation was that each group could support each other, forming a local advantage in firepower and numbers. Those who had never fought in street fighting before  Before the Japanese troops could gain experience, they were cut off by the dense rain of bullets and had to disperse to fight on their own.  When the team's disadvantage is too great, a close encounter would be a massacre!

    Boom¡­.

    Uchiyama Hide, who could no longer endure the casualties, ordered the artillery fire. The 74th Wing, which attacked again to no avail, could only resume its artillery. 12 75 field guns aimed at Gaizhou City and bombarded Gaizhou City indiscriminately. Fireballs spewed out from the muzzles in ten seconds.  It can be seen clearly from several kilometers away.

    "Hurry up!"

    A few kilometers away, soldiers unhooked four Warhammer A-type 105mm howitzers from their horses and opened the gun mounts without waiting for fortifications to be built.  While the artillerymen were busy, more than a hundred wheelbarrows came out of the night behind them. These transport brigades that spontaneously came from all over Fengtian have become the most important logistics component of the National Defense Forces this time, with as many as 10,000 wheelbarrows of each type.  All kinds of horses, carts and wheelbarrows are the key to winning the battle of Fengtian.

    The night obscures the sight of both sides, but even during the day, the flying team with absolute superiority can dominate the sky, preventing Japan from even flying observation balloons, so the artillerymen can leisurely set up cannons and stuff them with shells.

    The rumble of dry thunder made the transportation brigade behind look pale. They had never seen the power of the 105 howitzer. When all four guns opened fire at the same time, the ground shook, and the eardrums were completely filled and no other sound could be heard.  The flickering fireball from the Japanese artillery position a few kilometers away was simply the best coordinate. In just a few rounds, the artillery successfully locked in and fired at full speed.

    Violent explosions spread out from the center of the Japanese artillery position. The 105-caliber suppressive fire showed its power that was different from that of the 75-caliber. One shell after another soon exploded the Japanese artillery position into a mess.

    After quickly throwing 150 rounds of artillery shells, the artillerymen began to retreat. The nearly two-ton cannon required four horses to pull it, and the soldiers also needed to work together to push it forward. They could barely walk on the dirt road. When they saw the Japanese position opposite was blazing with fire,  Many civilians from the transport brigade rushed forward and happily helped the soldiers push their cannons to retreat.  The remaining people were lightly armed, carrying cloth bags filled with various ammunition and running with reinforcements towards Gaizhou City in the night.

    Suddenly coveredThe rain of bullets caused heavy losses to the Japanese army. Three 75mm guns were destroyed in this round of shelling. When the artillery abandoned Gaizhou and turned to the Wehrmacht artillery positions that were bursting with flames, Uchiyama Hide still didn't know that greater losses were still waiting for him.  .

    In the dark night, Zhou Futang led six 80mm mortars and a full infantry company toward the Japanese artillery position, which was in flames. In order to enhance the continuity of firepower, when he came out of Xiuyan this time, every infantryman asked  Discard the grenades and carry two mortar shells.  As the first-generation artilleryman of the National Defense Forces in 1911, he has been completely conquered by mortars.  A slightly stronger soldier can carry it. Is there any equipment more suitable for this artillery raid?

    Six artillery squads quickly set up mortars, and the infantry quickly spread out to prevent sneak attacks by small groups of Japanese troops. After the mortars were set up, the Japanese artillerymen in the telescopes were still busy putting out the fire.  Zhou Futang raised his eyebrows and cracked the corners of his mouth full speed!

    Bang bang bang¡­.

    Six 80mm artillery shells rushed towards the Japanese artillery position that had just been ravaged by the 105 heavy artillery battery without warning.

    Uchiyama Hide held his saber and gritted his teeth. He hated and was helpless about the enemy's long-range heavy artillery. When the range was farther than his own and the projectiles were more powerful, it became a joke to rely on artillery to support the infantry.

    But without artillery support, he couldn't imagine how the war would continue.

    While he was inspecting, a fireball suddenly exploded from dozens of meters away. The clever guard couldn't help but block it in front of him: "Colonel, be careful."

    "Enemy attackleft, artillery!"

    In the darkness, a glimmer of light flashed on the hilltop more than 2,000 meters away. Artillery shells exploded one after another, causing the artillery position to fly wildly. The Japanese artillerymen who were putting out the fire and cleaning up the mess did not expect that another shell would fall, and because of the mortar attack,  The cannon had almost no muzzle flash, so it took a long time to find the opponent. When he saw the position clearly, his nose suddenly turned wrong.  Unexpectedly, the enemy would take a detour so close!  If you can¡¯t hit 10,000 meters, can¡¯t you hit 2,000 meters?

    The angry Japanese artillerymen began to twist the muzzle one after another. However, the field artillery was heavy and placed in the fortifications, so it would take time to turn around. Moreover, the shells were still falling, so it took nearly ten minutes to complete the muzzle pointing.  , Zhou Futang had already put away the mortar, and the two of them carried one and left the position without dismantling it.  The Japanese artillery shells fell, and the fierce firepower not only did not make everyone nervous but also laughed, because the position was already empty.

    Twenty minutes later, Zhou Futang moved around 1,000 meters to the right side of the position just now. When the Japanese continued to bombard the old position crazily, the mortar squad re-locked its position and opened fire.

    The Japanese soldiers who were venting all their anger on the hilltop did not expect that the artillery shells would come from next door. When the artillery shells landed in the position, they discovered that there was another position 1,000 meters away to the left of the enemy position that they were being bombarded by!  How can it be?  Judging from the power of the falling shells, the opponent was clearly a 75mm field gun, but both the muzzle flame and the transfer speed were surprisingly fast!  Could it be said that the enemy has two positions?

    Lying in the bunker, Uchiyama Hide became more and more confused, imitating the beard grown by Westerners and trembling constantly.

    The power of the 80mm mortar shell is no weaker than the Japanese standard 75 field gun. To be precise, one can completely destroy a field gun. However, the enemy artillery in the darkness on the opposite side does not seem to consider accuracy at all.  It disappeared when the muzzle of its own gun was turned, but emerged from another place a moment later, and then continued to scatter cannonballs

    There¡¯s no way to fight!

    Several Japanese staff officers covered their eyes. Artillery shells landed in the position where the muzzle was rotating back and forth, which would always cause some damage. Therefore, in less than half an hour, nearly half of the artillery brigade of the 74th Wing was lost.  There were more than a hundred soldiers.

    It¡¯s chaos!  Complete chaos!

    An entire division, including naval heavy artillery and army artillery, bombarded them indiscriminately for a whole day. Not only did they fail to capture Gaizhou City, which had been razed to the ground, but they also lost more than a thousand soldiers.  When the 19th Division was preparing to take Haicheng at night, a brigade of the Xiuyan Defense Line was broken into pieces and the battalion was used as a combat unit. It launched an attack on the 19th Division from the flank. Mortars and light machine guns abruptly destroyed the battle.  The siege battle ended in peace!  On one side, Gaizhou continued to defend tenaciously, and on the other side, news of attacks kept coming from all around, leaving the 19th Division exhausted.

    With the firepower of the squad clearly inferior to that of the opponent, the few remaining artillery pieces had to be dispersed and used. However, the field artillery, which weighed twice as much as the 70 infantry cannon and ten times as much as the 80 mortar, could not face the incoming attacks from all directions.  After the National Defense Forces took the initiative to evacuate after a piecemeal attack or harassment, the Japanese 19th Division discovered that the casualties had reached 2,000 early the next morning.

    Fully half of the infantry regiment's strength was consumed in this way. Faced with this battle report, Terauchi Masaki's face turned pale.  You know, the 19th Division has?Have you broken through Gaizhou yet?  According to this consumption rate, even if we wipe out all the divisions in our hands, we still won't be able to reach Fengtian.

    what to do?

    At this point, Masaki Terauchi had to consider the cost of a frontal breakthrough, so he ordered the 19th Division to concentrate its forces to break through Gaizhou, and ordered to collect all ships to prepare for an early landing in Jinzhou. He also ordered the 20th Division in the direction of Baima Mountain in Sinuiju.  Attack Jiulian City with all their strength, hoping to disperse the enemy's forces.

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