Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

After daybreak, the Japanese warships used telescopic observation and aiming equipment to investigate the condition of the Wusong Fort. The fort was still full of potholes, just like the surface of the moon.

The Japanese couldn't understand it. The heavy firepower of the defenders of Wusong Fort had been almost destroyed, so why did so many of them appear again last night?

The Japanese fleet sent out a small destroyer, which was heading towards the mouth of the Huangpu River. When it approached within 5km, it was immediately bombarded by six artillery pieces from the Wusong Fort.

The 105mm artillery on the position fired with considerable restraint, confirming that the aim was firm before firing, but there were still a lot of Type mountain artillery shells in stock, so they could fire freely.

A column of water exploded around the Japanese destroyer, and they were so scared that they immediately turned around and retreated. Fortunately, this guy was maneuvering at the limit of the range of the Type 41 mountain gun, so he fought back and did not get hit.

This guy's provocation was successful. Observers on other Japanese warships locked onto the artillery bunkers of the Punishment Army. After a careful and quick calculation, the Japanese warships immediately opened fire and bombarded the artillery bunkers of the Punishment Army.

The Punishment Army was not to be outdone. They aimed two 10mm guns with a range of 105km at the warships within range. The two sides fought for more than ten minutes. The Japanese blew up the artillery bunker into holes, but it was of no use. The one-meter-thick ceramic steel plate provided a protective strength that exceeded that of steel, and the Japanese naval guns could not break it at all.

Now the largest warship of the Japanese First Fleet is the Izumo cruiser, which serves as the flagship. It is equipped with four 4mm main guns, four Type 152 4mm anti-aircraft guns, and three Type 127 3mm anti-aircraft guns. None of these guns exceeds 76mm and poses no threat to the artillery bunkers of the Punishment Army.

During the artillery battle, a Japanese 152mm shell fell on the top of the artillery bunker. It only blew up the half-meter thick soil on the bunker, and nothing happened. It did not cause any damage to the one-meter-thick main body of the artillery bunker below.

The Punishment Army also took into consideration that the shock waves from the Japanese artillery shells would injure the soldiers inside, so they spread half a meter of soil on it as a buffer. Now it seems to be very effective.

After a long artillery battle, both sides stopped to rest.

The achievement of the Japanese was that a shell hit the front of the bunker, bending the barrel of a Type 1 mountain cannon. The shock wave also rushed into the bunker through the firing port, breaking the ears of several gunners and causing internal bleeding.

They were soon sent to Li Qinwu for redemption, and the broken artillery was replaced with a new one. It can be said that the Japanese only wasted a lot of artillery shells and made no progress.

The Punishment Army used more than 10 105mm shells, and two shells hit the hull and chimney of the light destroyer. The shell that hit the hull bit off a piece of armor, which was not even a minor injury.

The bullet that hit the chimney blew a big hole in it, and the boiler was also affected. The light destroyer began to shake irregularly and spewed out black smoke. It quickly withdrew from the battle and was probably going to return to the port for repairs.

The battlefield fell into a brief calm, but the Japanese headquarters was not calm. The Japanese commander Yoshisaburo Nomura learned from spies operating in the city that the punitive troops had entered the battlefield.

This made him angry and anxious. He naturally knew about the Punitive Army, which was the fierce army that forced the commander of the 2nd Division of the Kwantung Army, Jiro Tamon, to resign at Jiangqiao.

But aren't the Punishment Army only active in the north? Why are they in the south?

Yoshisaburo Nomura couldn't figure it out, but he had to solve this problem. The enemy had new troops entering the area, and the subsequent Shanghai attack plan would become more difficult.

Under his command these days, the front line has made no progress. If he does not achieve a breakthrough, he will soon lose his status as commander.

His connections have already told him that the Army has selected Lieutenant General Kenkichi Ueda and plans to replace him if he still fails to capture Shanghai in a few days. He absolutely cannot let the credit for the Navy slip away from him and go to the Army!

Then, Nomura Kichisaburo went crazy. He roared in the headquarters: "Attack! Attack with all your might! Do not retreat! Do not be timid, die on the battlefield! Go and serve the Emperor!"

He launched the most violent offensive since he took over the command. On land, the infantry adopted radical tactics and fiercely attacked the 19th Route Army's defense line. On the sea, 30 gunboats bombarded the Wusong Fort fiercely. The Fengxiang and Kaga aircraft carriers parked near the coast released all their aircraft. A total of more than 60 carrier-based aircraft carried bombs and flew to the Wusong Fort!

In an instant, there were loud gunshots in the city, artillery fire at sea, and a swarm of planes in the sky, creating the scene of a super-large battle.

It seemed as if a steel rain of fire mixed with artillery shells and aerial bombs was raining down on the ground from the Punitive Army's formation. The entire ground was shaking, and the tops of the six bunkers were continuously under artillery attack. The half-meter thick soil was all blown away. Then artillery shells fell one after another, gnawing at the ceramic steel armor and shattering layer after layer of ceramic steel.

These artillery bunkers could still hold on, but the punitive soldiers inside were shaken to death.

A bunker was hit by three consecutive artillery shells, and then a Japanese plane flew over and a large bomb fell, landing accurately on the top of the bunker. After a loud bang, a big hole appeared on the top of the artillery bunker.

Although the artillery bunker was not completely destroyed, the dozen or so crew members inside were knocked down, all of them were bleeding from the mouth and nose, and all died on the spot.

Seeing that the Japanese were serious, Li Qinwu immediately opened the portal and sent people back to the island space one bunker at a time, allowing them to avoid the artillery fire first.

Li Qinwu looked at the 10 Punishment Army soldiers who were shocked to death and scattered a handful of Redemption on them, but they still didn't get up and were completely dead.

Li Qinwu was furious. He turned around and looked at the giant 3-story turret standing in the center of the island space. He shouted to Li Zhi and Li Hui who were tinkering with the turret: "Hasn't the debugging been completed yet?!"

Li Zhi and Li Hui were sweating profusely as they were inspecting the turret.

"Give us 10 minutes and get it done!"

Li Qinwu looked at the twin-mounted 240mm turret with a gloomy face. The turret was as high as a three-story building and had two thick and long ceramic steel gun barrels on the top.

This giant cannon is the product of the two intelligent clones of Li Zhi and Li Hui.

After Li Qinwu selected them, the task he assigned to them was to measure the data of the Japanese tanks in order to accumulate experience for the Punishment Army to produce and manufacture tanks on its own in the future.

They completed this task long ago, and then began to survey other weapons, such as 37mm guns, 75mm guns, and 105mm guns. They measured them all. According to these data, the Punishment Army will be able to easily replicate the same qualified products with ceramic steel in the future.

After mapping the conventional artillery, they turned their attention to the 240mm artillery.