Draw the sword and cure the fear of insufficient firepower

"Commander, call from the front line!"

In the command center, a communicator stood up and reported to Lin Tian.

"Hello! Weiguo? How's everything?"

"Report to the commander! A brigade of the Japanese vanguard is heading towards us. They are now less than 5 kilometers away from us. We are ambushing them. Please give us your instructions, commander!"

Zhou Weiguo's excited voice came from the phone.

"Okay, send the Japs' coordinates to the artillery camp!"

"Let's give the devil an appetizer first!"

Lin Tian smiled.

A brigade, faced with such an elaborately arranged pocket, would have no way of escaping.

Two minutes later, the Japs' coordinates were determined.

Wang Chengzhu’s artillery battalion has adjusted the angle of the gun muzzle.

"Attention all units! Prepare to reload!"

"fire!!!"

Wang Chengzhu waved the red flag in his hand, gave a loud order, and then covered his ears.

"Whoosh whoosh—"

"woo woo woo woo……"

All the guns in the artillery battalion opened fire at once.

It was already evening. Thousands of rockets, trailing flames, cut through the sky and whistled towards the heads of the Japanese.

The commander of the Japanese 15th Brigade was still chatting and laughing with his chief of staff.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the sky, and the Japanese soldiers clearly saw the spectacular scene.

"Nani?!"

"What is this?!"

Yamaguchi Gojiro exclaimed.

"Oh no, it's a shell!"

"Bagya Road!"

"Hidden! Hidden!"

"Protect the artillery!!"

Yamaguchi Gojiro was the first to react. Although he had never seen such a situation, he knew that this was definitely not a good thing.

Yamaguchi Gojiro had just finished speaking.

"Boom-boom-boom!"

“BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!”

"Boom!!!"

Thousands of artillery shells of various types fell among the Japanese.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of devils were blown into a bloody mist...

A huge explosion sounded instantly. The blast wave even blew off the hats of the soldiers from the first and second regiments not far away. The place where the Japanese were was a sea of ​​fire.

"Ahhhhh!!"

“My arm!!”

"Ahh, my second brother!"

"Help! Help!"

The Japs were screaming and wailing everywhere.

All this happened so unexpectedly. The Japs were chasing a poor and rustic group of the Eighth Route Army and thought they had victory in their grasp.

Naturally, there was a look of contempt.

Now they are being hit by artillery fire that they have never seen before, and even their own mothers can't recognize them.

And the bombardment continued, the enemy showed no sign of stopping...

The Japanese soldiers were in a panic, hiding everywhere and fleeing in haste. Fallen limbs and arms kept hitting them. The air was filled with smoke and the smell of blood, which was sickening.

Even blood began to rain from the sky.

The clothes of countless devils were stained red with the blood of their compatriots.

Fear enveloped every devil...

"Bagya Road!"

"Send a message to the division commander! Request support!!"

"Tell the division commander that we have encountered the main enemy force!"

"I don't know the number of enemies, but they have at least a thousand artillery pieces!"

"Let the division commander and his men find out the location of the enemy's artillery positions and destroy them in one fell swoop!"

Gojiro Yamaguchi and the staff of the command center hid in a valley, shouting in panic.

"Where does the sound of gunfire come from?!"

The commander of the 36th Division, Inujiro Yamagami, also heard the rumbling sound of artillery fire not far away.

He asked fearfully.

He had never heard such a terrifying sound in his life...

The fire coming from afar lit up the sky red, just like a sunset cloud.

"Report to the division commander! The 15th Brigade is calling!"

A communications staff officer ran over with a telegram and said respectfully.

"Nani?!"

Yamagami Inujiro looked at the telegram in his hand with an incredible look on his face.

"One...a thousand cannons?!"

"What a joke!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!"

"When the Chinese army fights, even the Central Army can't concentrate a thousand artillery pieces in one battle!"

"Not even our Locust Army!"

"How could Yamaguchi Gojiro, this idiot, send such a telegram!"

"Bagya Road!"

Yamagami Inujiro tore the telegram to pieces and cursed.

But from what he saw and heard just now, there was indeed a strong artillery fire. Judging from the location, it should be his 15th Brigade that was bombed...

"Nofu-kun! Send out scouts to investigate the enemy's artillery positions and firepower configuration!"

"Also call the 15th Brigade and have them hide in place and build a defense line. We'll be there soon!"

Yamagami Inujiro ordered the Chief of Staff.

"Hai!"

Ye Fengyong bowed and replied.

Two and a half hours later, it was dark.

The shelling of Division 1 finally ended.

Wang Chengzhu and others were so tired that they sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

"Boy, today's cannon shot was so awesome!"

"My legs are shaking..."

The pillar said.

"Ouch, Captain, my hands are covered with blisters from loading the ammunition..."

"Captain, my ears are numb from the vibration, and my head is still buzzing..."

The soldiers wiped the sweat from their foreheads and talked in unison.

Although it was tiring, it was really fun.

Front direction.

The Japanese 15th Brigade also suffered heavy casualties because they were in pursuit and had no time to build defensive fortifications.

When the shelling occurred, they all hid behind some nearby rocks and earth mounds.

What’s worse, some Japanese soldiers had nowhere to hide and could only lie on the ground, praying that the shells would not fall near them.

But with that kind of dense bombardment, no matter where you hide, the outcome will be the same.

The poor 15th Brigade, which had more than 8000 people full of confidence before departure, now has only more than 1500 people left who are struggling to survive.

There are also a large number of wounded people inside, some of whom are so seriously injured that they cannot hold on for more than a few hours.

You can only die in pain and despair.

At this time, after finally holding out until the shelling ended, Yamaguchi Gojiro was commanding his men to retreat.

The Japanese have always had the habit of taking the bodies of their compatriots with them when they retreat.

But this time, not only the corpses, but even the seriously injured who had lost the ability to move were not taken away.

There is no other reason, just not enough manpower.

Just think about it, with only so few people, they have to collect the bodies and carry the wounded, how can they handle it?

So it’s better to give up. Yamaguchi Gojiro must first ensure his own safety and retreat.

The seriously wounded Japanese soldiers lying on the ground could only watch in despair as their compatriots walked further and further away.

Finally, they closed their eyes powerlessly, ending their sinful lives.

Zhou Weiguo and Fang Zheng on the Liujiashan position could clearly see the movements of the Japanese invaders at the foot of the mountain.

"Hahaha, we've been lying here for the entire afternoon without firing a single shot..."

"This artillery coverage is very effective. Let the comrades take a rest and eat something first."

"Let's not alert the enemy."

Zhou Weiguo said with a smile.