The earth-shattering shelling finally stopped, and the soldiers of the national army quickly prepared for battle, not daring to delay for half a minute.
This little devil came up as soon as he said it, and he couldn't tolerate any sloppiness.
The fat man picked up the telescope and looked vigorously towards the river, but it was dark in front of him, and he couldn't see anything.
Suddenly, the fat man developed a fear, a fear of the unknown.
No matter how strong the opponent is, as long as he can see it and touch it, he will not be afraid.
But now the devil knows nothing but a cannonball that slashes his head and covers his face, like a ghost, and this is where the fat man is afraid.
Through the radio, he asked Zhang Ercheng to quickly fire flares at the place where the shelling had just begun, and Zhang Ercheng did as he was told.
Three dazzling flares hung high in the sky like three bright gasoline lamps, illuminating the earth.
The fat man's eyes stared over there without blinking, and in just a while, there were already many devils crossing the river that was two hundred meters wide, and I don't know how these devils did it.
But at this time, the fat man couldn't care about so much, he hurriedly ordered Zhang Ercheng, and said: "Old Zhang, immediately fire vigorously in the middle of the river five hundred meters to the right in front of our position, two kilometers away."
Zhang Ercheng was not interested in the positional parameters provided by the fat man.
To be honest, in this case, the position error observed by the fat man through the telescope will be very large, and he may be able to go 108,000 miles, which is not reliable at all.
It wasn't until he heard the fat man say that he fired a cannon in the middle of the river, and Zhang Ercheng knew it.
Because before this, he had already personally led people to measure the nearby terrain and landforms, and the parameters obtained were even more familiar.
Without too much hesitation, Zhang Ercheng issued a series of artillery orders.
Immediately, four 100-millimeter howitzers and about 30 other mortars quickly turned their muzzles and prepared to launch a deadly shelling of the river.
The artillerymen skillfully adjusted the shelling parameters, and only heard a burst of roar, and the howitzers and mortars sprayed hot flames one after another.
Large and small shells screeched into the two-hundred-meter-wide river, and they exploded in the water and on the shore, setting off a huge column of water that soared into the sky.
Although Zhang Ercheng could not see the effect of the shelling, he would bomb the shelling target back and forth several times according to the original plan before he received the fat man's order to stop firing.
At this time, the fat man shouted on the radio: "Lao Zhang, you missed the shot, two hundred meters to the left, a little closer" Hearing the fat man's correction of the position, Zhang Ercheng hurriedly ordered all artillery to stop firing, and first tested firing from an 82 mortar, and further adjusted the orientation according to the feedback.
There was not much time, and the mortar, which had changed the parameters of the shelling, fired the first shells.
Immediately, the fat man's voice came out of the radio again: "Lao Zhang, this time it's finally next to the side, you go fifty meters to the left, and the distance is nearly three hundred meters, so as to surprise the little devil lying on the ground." ” Hearing this, Zhang Ercheng immediately ordered all artillery to immediately adjust to the latest shelling parameters, and in order to ensure that he could hit the devils to the greatest extent, he used 30 mortars to bombard the open space between the fortifications and the river.
Zhang Ercheng accurately calculated the impact point of each mortar, taking the mortar in the middle as the center of the circle, and the other mortars as the center in turn, gradually expanding outward in a radial shape, so as not to miss any gap.
In addition, Zhang Ercheng also arranged for four 100-mm howitzers to be responsible for filling the corners that were not blown up by the mortars, and at the same time, if the devils were found to be firing back, they would immediately suppress the fire.
Not only that, in order to strengthen his own firepower superiority, Zhang Erguo decided to order the Krupp fortress artillery arranged in the national defense fortifications to be ready to fire, and to deal a devastating blow to the invading enemy at any time, so that the little devils who have always been conceited can also taste the taste of large-caliber artillery.
Everything was arranged, and Zhang Ercheng issued a series of artillery orders.
Soon, the first wave of shelling began, and a dense burst of shells exploded in front of the positions, covering half of the sky with sky-high flames and thick gunsmoke.
Through the thick smoke, the fat man saw that there were constantly devils being blown up to the sky, and the flesh and blood fell back to the ground in a blur, and he shouted excitedly: "Lao Zhang, this time it's accurate, it's a good fight, yes, just fight like this, it's best to clean up all the little devils, so that we don't have to rush out and fight with the devils again."
After listening to the fat man's words, Zhang Ercheng was angry and didn't fight anywhere: "Fatty, do you think that there are a lot of shells in our howitzer battalion, and I can't tell you the truth, up to now, the remaining shells have almost hit, and it is estimated that they will be gone after two salvos, so let's save some use." ” "But don't worry, if the little devils dare to return fire with cannons, I will call them to Krupp in the fortifications."
After speaking, Zhang Ercheng told the artillery to stop firing and wait for the little devil's reaction.
To be honest, since the retreat to Changshu, there are not many shells left before.
The combat warehouses of the defense fortifications were not replenished with this type of artillery shells, and the military supplies that the military department promised to send them were still missing.
Therefore, Zhang Ercheng had to order to stop the shelling, try to save a little shells, and use them on the blade.
Seeing that the artillery support had stopped, the fat man just wanted to order everyone to rush out of the fortifications and fight the enemy at close range.
Unexpectedly, they were preempted by the devils, and they took the lead in launching a fierce attack on them.
Seeing this scene, the fat man was completely dumbfounded, he couldn't figure out how the little devil survived such a dense artillery fire, and looking at the scale of this charge, it was obvious that not many devils died under the shelling.
Not only did the fat man feel incredible, but the soldiers of the national army in the fortifications were also full of confusion and surprise, and they lay on the ground one by one, staring at the big round eyes, watching the devil rush towards this side.
After all, the fat man is a battle-hardened veteran, and after being stunned for a while, he immediately came to his senses: "Brothers, the devil is here, rush me" As soon as the words fell, a sharp whistling sound came from the opposite side, and the fat man just wanted to lie down, but he was slammed to the ground by a soldier beside him.
Bang The shell exploded near them, and the fat man got up from the ground to find that the brother who had fallen him was silent.
He hurriedly crawled over and pushed the man's body with his hand, but he didn't move.
The fat man shouted for help, but at the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a shocking wound on the soldier's back, and red blood was pouring out of it.
It can be seen that the shrapnel from the explosion hit the brother directly in the heart, and he died instantly. t1706231537: