Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

When Li Jiayu heard the sound coming from the reserve artillery position, his body tensed up.

"The rocket artillery regiment will fire immediately! Quick!"

It turns out that when the artillery division was first formed, it was code-named X Artillery Regiment, and it was equipped with 40 rocket launchers! And it was a copy of the famous "Katyusha" 16-tube rocket launcher, named "Chang'e".

Just as the Japanese artillery was preparing to take revenge, 40 Katyusha rocket launchers made an earth-shaking sound, and 640 rockets came towards them with brilliant tail flames.

In an instant, the Japanese artillery position turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Nakaike Sanfu, who was five kilometers away, was also stunned by the huge explosion.

There is no doubt that this distance and this direction is the heavy artillery division that he is proud of!

"Hahaha! The Japs are in trouble now!"

Standing on a high slope, Li Jiayu looked at a cloud of black smoke and endless flames coming from afar, and his mood became more cheerful.

This rocket artillery regiment is the core secret of the independent column, and this battle is their debut.

The range of this improved "Chang'e" rocket launcher is as high as 150 kilometers, which exceeds the effective range of 8800 meters of the Japanese Taisho 120-year Type 5800mm howitzer, and is four times the range of meters of the Japanese Type mm howitzer.

Therefore, this "rocket launcher" with the longest range was named "Chang'e". If it can reach the moon, how can its range not be far?

As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger. The additional range of more than ten kilometers is enough to bring devastating suppression to the Japanese artillery.

Therefore, the rocket artillery regiment of the Fourth Army's artillery division hid in the ravines, which was both safe and comfortable, and they could easily "shoot the cow from across the mountain."

In addition, "when you are poor, you should use tactical infiltration, and when you are rich, you should use firepower coverage", but no matter how much you infiltrate, it can't compare to the "washing the ground" type of artillery coverage.

The "Chang'e" rocket launcher uses its violent aesthetics to explain what firepower coverage is. It can fire 16 rockets at a time, which is more than ten times that of ordinary artillery!

Currently, the firing rate of artillery has always been a headache for countries around the world. After a shell is fired, even if the fastest gunner swings his arm as hard as he can, it will take at least ten seconds to replace the second shell. At most, he can fire six shells per minute, and this does not take into account the possibility of overheating of the barrel.

According to comprehensive estimates, ordinary single-barreled howitzers, mountain cannons, and field guns can only fire a maximum of 100 shells in half an hour.

This speed is acceptable when fighting infantry, but if it is like the duel between artillery this time, the outcome can often be decided in one minute.

Using a howitzer, you have to hesitate for a long time, and your arms are bruised, but you can only fire dozens of shells after a long time. However, the shells fired by "Chang'e" are not on the same order of magnitude.

Without considering the overheating of the gun barrel, the Chang'e rocket launcher can fire at least 60 rockets per minute, which is more than rockets in half an hour.

Whether it is suppressing the enemy's artillery, or attacking the enemy's infantry cluster targets, or even the armored cluster, every hit is accurate.

In addition, the gap in power between rockets and traditional artillery shells is huge.

Let me put it this way, the killing radius of a single 132mm rocket explosion is 30 meters, which is equivalent to an area of ​​2826 square meters. This is just a single rocket. If 16 rockets are fired at the same time, the killing area will be as high as square meters, which is equivalent to 80 standard football fields!

The killing radius of other traditional artillery shells is pitifully small in comparison. Even the 150mm howitzer has a killing radius comparable to that of a rocket, but there is only one. The difference is obvious.

There is also the "Chang'e" rocket launcher which is mounted on the chassis of an armored vehicle. Its marching speed is amazing. It can fire and then run away, which is faster than a self-propelled howitzer.

Some were happy and some were sad. Zhongchi Sanfu looked at the fire not far away and completely lost his temper.

Without firepower support, what else can he fight with? What can he fight with?

"Retreat! All retreat!"

"Nani? General, where should we retreat to?"

"Get out of the range of the independent column's artillery, or we will be torn to pieces by their guns!"

Nakaike Sanfu is now particularly calm. He has put aside his so-called pride and arrogance and is ready to retreat eastward at all costs.

"General, do you need to ask General Okamura Yasuji for instructions or inform the North China Front Army Headquarters?"

"Damn it! If they hadn't been unable to provide air support, our heavy artillery brigade wouldn't have lost most of its troops! Baka!"

Nakaike Sanfu was still furious and no longer had any respect for Okamura Yasuji. He blamed Okamura for the destruction of the heavy artillery brigade!

But after thinking for a while, he finally called the radio soldier over.

"Forget it. Send a telegram to General Okamura and tell him that we were attacked by an army group and suffered heavy losses. We were forced to retreat to the Yellow River Bridge. From now on, we will go into radio silence!"

Without any hesitation, all the troops of Zhongchi Sanfu retreated to the Yellow River Iron Bridge immediately.

At this time, the 27th Division and the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, which had crossed the river as planned, had already crossed the Yellow River and launched a fierce attack on Zheng County!

Okamura Neiji looked at the battle reports coming from the Yellow River Iron Bridge front with a smile on his face. Compared with the independent column, these central troops were really like a group of mob.

"Yoshi! Although their soldiers are fearless and brave, their chaotic command and poor weapons and equipment have completely consumed their only advantage of courage!"

"General, according to the current situation, it is estimated that it will only take two days to capture Zheng County!"

“Well, the Chongqing government’s Central Army has placed its precious troops on the south bank of the Yellow River, intending to prevent our troops from crossing the river from any point west of the Yellow River Iron Bridge, to prevent the fall of Luoyang and the encirclement of Zheng County.

However, after the Kwantung Army's 1st Division was bombed by the Independent Column's aircraft, I realized that perhaps the Central Army was not just trying to prevent us from crossing the river.

What is the current situation of the First Division?"

Just as Okamura Yasuji was asking the question, the operations staff came hurriedly, looking panicked.

"Report to the Commander and Chief of Staff, there is a call from the First Division..."

When Okamura Neiji saw the strange expression on the operations staff's face, he felt that the situation was not good and immediately took the telegram.

When he finished watching it, he almost fainted and nearly died on the spot.

Okamura Neiji's face turned blue, his limbs were paralyzed, and he stood there in a daze.

"General! Can you let me see the telegram?"

Okamura Neiji handed over the telegram tremblingly. When the Chief of Staff of the North China Front Army saw it, he immediately cursed.

"Baga, what the hell is the First Division doing? Isn't the Kwantung Army known as the flower of the army? Isn't the First Division known as the Emperor's sword? Shameless!"