Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

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During the armistice period, the Japanese army made great preparations for the attack and dispatched a large number of ground forces to Shanghai, including the 24th Division, the th Mixed Brigade, and the st Special Marine Corps.

However, our 19th Route Army soldiers received no support from the Nationalist government and the armistice time was wasted in vain.

The Nationalist government continued to put pressure on General Cai Tingkai to withdraw the 19th Route Army from Shanghai, saying that the Japanese side had expressed its willingness to resolve the Shanghai issue peacefully.

But during the armistice, Japanese soldiers fired hidden guns from time to time, jumped out to throw grenades, and attacked the soldiers of the 19th Route Army. General Cai Tingkai understood that the devils would not cease fire, and all signals of a peaceful solution were smoke screens!

Just as General Cai Tingkai thought, before the end of the armistice at 2 o'clock on February 2, the Japanese used a large number of aircraft to launch a surprise attack, bombing the artillery positions of the 8th Route Army stationed in Tiantong'an, destroying a large number of precious artillery. Zhang Fupu, the company commander of the 19th Company, 5rd Battalion, 3th Regiment, was seriously injured and died.

The Japanese's behavior of launching a surprise attack in advance in violation of the armistice agreement angered the 19th Route Army. Weng Zhaoyuan ordered two artillery pieces to be transferred from the rear to indiscriminately bomb the Japanese military stations, primary schools and Japanese headquarters on Sichuan Road!

"fire!!"

Company commander Wu Dan roared, and the two mounted artillery pieces fired at the same time. Two shells hit the Japanese headquarters building and blew down a wall.

They kept firing to vent their anger towards the Japanese invaders, and the Japanese responded to their artillery fire and launched a second attack.

However, this time the attack was not joined by Japanese infantry, but was also carried out by artillery.

That night, both sides bombarded each other's positions non-stop, but the 19th Route Army only had a small number of artillery pieces and was at a disadvantage. Li Qinwu was overjoyed when he saw the artillery battle server was open! Damn artillery battles were his strong point!

He immediately sent out special forces members including Li Jianfeng to sneak behind the Japanese to find the location of their artillery and to provide the coordinates.

Then he opened a long portal on the roof of a five-story building, revealing the Type 105 mm gun barrel.

Li Jianfeng and other special forces members were agile and had thermal vision so they could see even at night. They maneuvered quickly to avoid the positions where the Japanese infantry were stationed, and following the sounds of artillery fire, they quickly found the area around Hongkou Park.

There is a large amount of open space in Hongkou Park, where the Japanese set up artillery positions. Li Jianfeng climbed onto the lightning rod of a building and saw an artillery position consisting of 8 Type 150 mm howitzers.

The Type 150 6mm howitzer is an old weapon. Its performance is very backward, its barrel is very short, and its range is less than km. The Japanese also realized that the performance of this type of artillery could not keep up with the changes on the battlefield, so they stopped production of it very early.

However, this gun has a great advantage. The 150mm caliber gun can fire 36 kg projectiles, which is extremely powerful. It is a magical weapon for demolishing buildings! Therefore, the Japanese troops did not retire the guns they had already made, and they are still using them.

Now these eight Type 150 19mm howitzers attacked the urban area in rounds, eliminating a large number of defense lines controlled by the th Route Army and blowing up some important residential strongholds.

Judging from the Japs' non-stop bombardment, they will never stop before dawn. They want to use artillery to destroy the 19th Route Army's confidence and fortifications in preparation for the general offensive in the morning!

Li Jianfeng reported the location of the Japanese artillery position to the rear, and the four Type 4 105mm guns located on the island quickly adjusted their coordinates and aimed at the Japanese artillery position.

Just before opening fire, Li Qinwu used mind sharing to ask Li Jianfeng.

"Is there any chance to seize these guns? After all, these are 150mm cannons, and we in the Punishment Army don't have such big guns yet."

Li Jianfeng shook his head directly in denial.

"No, the Japanese have taken the artillery position too seriously. There is at least a regiment of Japanese infantry stationed in the surrounding buildings. If we try to seize them, these buildings will become machine gun bunkers and swallow us up.

The city's terrain is too complex, and it's impossible to quickly seize the enemy's artillery. It takes time for our soldiers to get out of the portal, and the enemy will attack us before they can deploy, and many people will die."

Upon hearing the high price, Li Qinwu had no choice but to give up the spoils.

He nodded to Li Dapao who was controlling the artillery. Li Dapao immediately raised the small flag and waved it down fiercely.

"put!!"

The four artillery pieces installed in the island space fired immediately. Four 4mm shells were fired out of the island space through the portal, drew a graceful arc in the air, and then fell onto the Japanese artillery position.

The sudden artillery attack caught the Japanese off guard. The first round of four 1mm shells deviated a little, with three falling on the surrounding buildings and one falling within 4 meters of a 105mm howitzer, reducing it to parts. Of course, the dozen or so artillery members operating the gun were also reduced to parts.

The Japanese artillery officer was very anxious and immediately shouted: "Quick! Fire back!"

Their heavy artillery was very slow to deploy and retract. Now that they were being targeted by enemy fire, they could not escape and could only immediately return fire based on the trajectory of the enemy's shooting. Either they successfully destroyed the enemy's artillery or they would die. There was no way for them to retreat.

The Japanese artillery was also quite elite. After Li Qinwu fired the second round of artillery according to the corrections provided by Li Jianfeng, the Japanese immediately discovered their position based on the trajectory. The Japanese artillery quickly turned the gun wheels and fired a round of shells in the direction of Li Qinwu.

It's a pity that Li Qinwu's four 4mm guns were installed in the island space, with only the gun barrels sticking out of the island space. Moreover, when he learned that the Japanese were using Type 105 150mm howitzers, Li Qinwu directly retreated to 6 kilometers away and fired outside the enemy's range, so the Japanese could not do anything.

At this time, Li Dapao had already fired two rounds, the artillery correction was completed, and the third round of artillery was ready.

"put!!"

Li Dapao shouted loudly, and this round of artillery fire was launched. Four shells accurately hit the Japanese artillery position. Three Type 150 30mm howitzers exploded at the same time, and more than Japanese artillerymen were blown into pieces. Another shell fell into the position where the shells were piled, causing a violent and rapid explosion. A large number of Japanese artillerymen were killed or shocked to death.

Li Dapao ordered another 6 rounds of fire, and all 8 Type 150 mm guns on the enemy's artillery position were destroyed.

After destroying the Japanese heavy artillery, Li Dapao did not stop.

"Bombs are leveling the four seas! Bombs are leveling the four seas!"

Li Dapao shouted wildly and pointed his cannon at the Japanese headquarters, primary school, military station and other places.