After the sound of the cannons, the dust and smoke were quickly blown away by the breeze, and the forward village that reappeared in sight was full of potholes.
After the baptism of the cannonballs, there was no longer an intact house in the whole village, and the village was lying scattered everywhere.
There were corpses and severed limbs of Japanese soldiers.
Broken earth bricks pressed down on his body.
Mikukawa Sakuro's red face showed a look of pain, and the soil on his body was stained red with blood.
With at least four or five pieces of shrapnel in his body, Mikugawa was struggling to crawl out of the bricks beside him.
Boom, the footsteps of the brigade sounded.
Miku Kawasa looked up helplessly, and what he saw were several groups of Northeastern Army soldiers coming to clean the battlefield.
"Damn it, there's still one alive here."
A soldier from the Northeast Army swung his bayonet.
Blood splattered.
News that "Baga" Qianjin Village had been lost soon appeared in Amano Rokuro's temporary headquarters located in a wealthy man's compound in Honglingbao Town.
What makes Rokuro Amano even more angry is that half of the division's artillery was damaged in Fengtian the night before yesterday.
Now he only has 12 75mm mountain guns available on his side.
The Northeastern Army on the opposite side mobilized 4 guns, as well as varying numbers of mortars, and two infantry squads in a small village.
They were collectively killed in the Qianjin Village before they could even hold on for an hour.
Honbanzhuang is still on his way over, so there is no use sending a telegram now.
Rokuro Amano looked gloomy, I am afraid Honbanzou is here.
Although a field heavy artillery brigade with 12 105 cannons can relieve a lot of pressure, judging from the current situation, it cannot change the situation where the Japanese army's firepower is suppressed.
But the precedent of retreating without a fight must not start from his hands.
No matter how hard he gritted his teeth, he had to wait until Ben Fanzhuang arrived.
As for the deaths of those soldiers, they don't care so much for the time being.
It is their honor to be loyal to the emperor.
The offensive momentum of the 7th Brigade will not be halted by Rokuro Amano's difficulties.
Before cutting off the Japanese army's retreat, it has to inflict pain on the Japanese army.
At 11 o'clock in the morning on September 19, Honbanzhuo led the division headquarters to meet with Rokuro Amano near Fengtian.
At this point, all the main forces of the Kwantung Army were present, and the strength once exceeded 9,000.
However, after the initial rest of the 7th Brigade, all the artillery mobilized from the arsenal were transported across the Hun River.
This time Jiang Li assembled 72 artillery pieces, mainly 75mm mountain artillery and field artillery, 24 150mm mortars, 37 Flat-fire artillery, 50 grenade launchers, and 82 mortars are not included.
The firepower of a brigade of this size is a breakthrough on the domestic battlefield.
Even the German weapon masters in Nanjing are not so shameless.
This is because all those in the 7th Brigade who have some artillery knowledge have been mobilized, otherwise this number can be increased further.
Anyway, there are hundreds of artillery pieces lying there in the arsenal.
With sufficient fire support, Jiang Li commanded the 7th Brigade to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese army from Cao Zhongtun, Xiawanhe, Xiaoxibao, Shangxian Village and other directions at the same time.
Nearly a hundred artillery pieces were concentrated on a five-kilometer-long front.
For a time, the rumble of artillery fire resounded on the west bank of the Hun River, and the thunder-like sound could be heard as far away as Shenyang City, seven or eight miles away.
Coupled with the Japanese army's 12 105mm cannons and 12 75mm mountain guns, the movement caused was like shaking the earth.
The people on both sides of the Hun River stared at the center of the battlefield with their jaws raised.
The artillery fire was so fierce that even a piece of steel would melt if it was thrown onto the battlefield.
The power of the 105 cannon is not comparable to that of the 75 field artillery of the 7th Brigade.
One shot will create a huge hole.
The commander of the artillery regiment, Xiao Weiguo, was also very impressive at this time.
An artillery group of this size was no more than an artillery brigade.
"Damn it, hurry up, the little devil's 105 cannon is blasting our brothers.
We must show these little devils something powerful.
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The Japanese army used this cannon to blow up our Beida camp before.
Now let the little devil Know what it means to treat others in their own way."
Xiao Weiguo jumped up and down in front of the 240 cannon.
In his words, being able to command a cannon of this caliber was the only thing that could be done in the Republic of China.
If there was no war in the future, there would still be bragging rights.
Unfortunately, it was too troublesome to transport this kind of cannon. , and the Japanese brought not many artillery shells to Fengtian City, and only 31 rounds were found.
There is no need to transport both cannons.
"What do those guys in the secret service do?
This is what they call the weak China Army.
It is just an infantry brigade.
Even the most elite divisions do not have such strong firepower."
The imperial soldiers on the front line were experiencing the baptism of the metal storm from the 7th Brigade.
The calls for help and cries from all fronts reached the command post of Honbanzhuang one after another.
Honbanzhuang was so angry that he cursed loudly.
Listening to the movement outside, on such a narrow front, even in the Russo-Japanese War, there was no shelling density of this scale.
The opponent's shells were shot down as if they were free of charge.
For a full quarter of an hour, except for intermittent breaks, the gunfire never stopped.
Even Japan would not abuse artillery shells so unscrupulously.
This is simply a waste.
The effect of such a violent bombardment is also very significant.
In addition to Shangxian Village and the west side of Xiaoxi Fort where the heavy artillery brigade was holding the line, several other key defensive areas were bombed to a painful extent, and calls for emergency fire support came one after another.
The headquarters can't even pick it up.
On the contrary, Amano Rokuro breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
The burden now rests with Honbanso.
Even if he suffers a defeat, the biggest responsibility will not fall on him.
From the current point of view, the reinforcements from North Korea are temporarily It is impossible to reach the Fengtian battlefield, and the possibility of the main force of the Kwantung Army suffering losses is quite high.
"Fight back, fight back."
Colonel Bai Ze, the captain of the heavy artillery battalion, waved his command knife.
Although the firepower of the Chinese army on the opposite side was fierce, the power of the dozen 105 cannons in his hands was not comparable to that of the opponent.
Honbanzou kept exerting pressure.
Colonel Shirasawa was an experienced artillery expert.
He soon saw that although the opponent's firepower was fierce, the quality of most of the artillery was very low.
Under the fierce artillery battle, in just nearly an hour, Colonel Shirasawa commanded and destroyed four of the opponent's artillery pieces, while the Japanese army only lost one artillery piece.
This is a very impressive record.
With the rapid expansion of the number of artillery, it was not possible to train enough artillery at once.
This was the shortcoming of the 7th Brigade.
However, Jiang Li also expected this in advance, so in addition to the professional artillery regiment of the 7th Brigade Headquarters, In addition to the artillery of the headquarters, other less capable firepower is aimed at the Japanese infantry.
Just when Honbanzhuang was fortunate to still have the heavy artillery brigade to support his appearance, a shell soared from the 7th Brigade's position and fell across a distance of several kilometers to the Japanese army on the opposite side.
Even in the daytime, the fire was dazzling enough, and the strong earthquake could be felt several miles away.
Although due to technical problems, this shell failed to cause substantial damage to the Japanese army, but the 240 mortar cannon The deterrent effect in the enemy's mind is unparalleled.
The people in the headquarters were staggering for a while.
Both Amano Rokuro and Honbanso had pale faces.
Under such artillery fire, it didn't matter whether they hid in the temporary bunkers set up in the headquarters.
If they hid in, they would just be buried alive and shocked to death.
If you are unfortunate enough to be affected by a cannonball, the huge energy emitted can directly evaporate the person.
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Maybe the quality of the opponent's artillery is not high, but there are times when a blind cat encounters a dead mouse.
Who can guarantee that the opponent's population will not suddenly explode.
Once, as long as one shell lands on the division headquarters or the Japanese artillery position, all will be lost. enough to cause devastating consequences
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