afterglow

Chapter 28

With the end of the air strike, the Fourth Artillery Battalion, which had been bombarded to the ground before, was also reorganized. Although the efficiency was reduced due to the death and injury of many officers, it is not difficult to simply bombard a fixed target.

"哃—哃哃哃——"

With the completion of the school firing of the artillery of the British and Indian Army, more than a dozen QF 4.5-inch howitzers that had been re-corrected by Zhuyuan roared; Followed by fire.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom—"

For the first time in his life, Liu Qidong experienced the shock of the world falling apart in his anti-blasting hole. Before that, he had at least witnessed a fixed target being bombarded by thousands of guns, but now he became a living target being bombarded.

People who have not experienced it may feel that the power of the medium-caliber howitzer is not great, and it cannot be compared with the six-inch heavy howitzer, but that is also the case!

A 5-pound 33-inch grenade containing 4.5 pounds of explosives is indeed far from being comparable to large-caliber artillery or aerial bombs, but it is deadly enough.

The previous air strikes cost the entire position as many as 20 people, but how many casualties will the continuous fierce shelling cause now?
Under the cover of enemy artillery fire, Liu Qidong felt that even 76.2mm mortar shells were enough to make people frightened, let alone 4.5-inch grenades.

Unlike the reinforced shelter, the so-called anti-bunker hole can't actually resist the direct hit of the shell, its function is to avoid the damage of the flying shrapnel.

What's more, even if a piece of log that has been cut off reinforces the multi-person shelter at the top, it can only resist 76.2mm mortar shells, and it will also fail if it is hit by a 4.5-inch grenade.

During the non-stop bombardment, the soldiers of the Ming army huddled in foxholes, traffic trenches, and artillery holes covered their ears and closed their mouths tightly. Of course, some bold people chose to open their mouths without covering their ears.

Some people say that the modern army is just a group of guys digging soil, digging wherever they go, this is indeed a true portrayal of the army.The officers and soldiers felt that as long as they were given a day and a night, they could build a more solid and complex position, but it was a pity that they did not have enough time to prepare this time.

Perhaps in order to vent the grievances accumulated in the past two days, the British and Indian troops fired wildly as if they were not sparing ammunition at all. Countless shells fell on the hills like a thunderstorm.

"Huo Ri, the British are more generous in firing cannons than they are in drinking alcohol. I am afraid that two thousand shells, large and small, have fallen in this quarter of an hour!" A sergeant complained casually, smoking a cigarette.

Although everyone had the foresight to hide in the second-line positions to avoid the shelling, the shelling was not very accurate, and there would always be some long-range ammunition falling on the second-line positions.

And because the second-line positions were built more hastily and sloppily, the casualties caused were not small.

"Medical soldiers! Help!"

A soldier was injured by a 3.7-inch mountain artillery grenade. Due to the close impact, not only his left leg was blown off, but also his seven orifices were bleeding due to internal injuries caused by the shock wave.

The ruptured femoral artery was gushing blood at an exaggerated speed, soaking the soil below in an instant.

The medical soldiers who rushed over immediately turned him over on his back, and then asked others to help hold down his groin, "Press here! Push hard!"

The medical soldier, who had only learned from textbooks and dummy before, was also in a hurry when he saw this scene for the first time, but he didn't dare to panic, because he knew that at the speed of femoral artery bleeding... as long as he waited for a while, he couldn't be saved.

Broken arteries obviously cannot be stopped by bandages alone, and tourniquets are not suitable now, because the lower limbs of this unfortunate man are gone from the thighs.

From his oversized shoulder bag the young medic brought out an aluminum box full of little steel clips with which he would clip ruptured blood vessels.

Just as a shell fell not far away, another soldier who had been helping to hold down the groin near the heart subconsciously let go, and then the hot blood sprayed out all over the face of the medical soldier.

"Don't let go!" the medical soldier yelled, his hand was also shaking, and he tried a few times before clamping the blood vessel.

After bandaging the severed limb and taking another injection for pain relief, it was finally dealt with.

The blood on his face dripped down his chin, and before he had time to wipe his face, he heard another miserable cry for help.

The soldiers felt the rumbling sound in their ears and the waves of heat. At this time, all they could do was pray that they would not be unlucky. If the shells fell beside them, even the gods would not be able to save them.

At this time, everyone noticed that the enemy's artillery fire seemed to have weakened, and the landing point was gradually shifting back?
Some observation posts were left on the forward position and the main position. Those who were lucky enough to survive noticed that the British and Indian troops [-] meters away were ready to go.

"Puff puff puff" more than a dozen times, a series of smoke bombs were fired to the foot of the hill, and a circle of smoke rose from west to south.

Seeing this, a soldier fired a yellow flare into the sky, which meant: the enemy was found to be attacking, and the distance was greater than two miles.

In this case, there is no rush to enter the position immediately, because if the enemy is cunning, there may be another round of firepower attack suddenly, which will cause a big loss to the side that has just entered the position.

Zhou Changfeng named the mound that the team defended, whose elevation was not even clear, as Heightland Zero. At this moment, he also saw the signal flare going up over there, so he made a phone call.

"Hello? Headquarters? I'm Liu Qidong."

"How's the situation over there? The enemy's smoke screen obscures the line of sight, and I can't observe it here."

"Battalion Commander, don't worry, if I can't survive a round of attack, I might as well find a piece of tofu and kill me." Liu Qidong coughed a series of coughs from the other side of the microphone, "Ahem! However, if you need help from artillery fire later, you must Just in time."

About half a quarter of an hour later, the observation post concealed on the periphery of the front line discovered the British and Indian troops turning to the flank under the cover of smoke.

As a result, two consecutive yellow flares rose from the south of Height Zero.

While continuing shelling to suppress the defenders, tanks accompanied the infantry in the front, and infantry units detoured to attack the flanks of the position?
This is a common tactic in ancient and modern China and abroad, old-fashioned but practical. After being beaten up, the Wilson task force finally made a real move.

Zhou Changfeng felt that these British and Indian troops were really stupid and upright, or too contemptuous—just concentrate on besieging the high ground?The urban area is not here to sit and watch a show, you should at least send an infantry detachment to check it out.

No wonder the devils have beaten the crap out of them in history. The colonial army of the British Empire is really good.

Zhou Changfeng reached out his hand and clicked on the map, and said casually with a calm expression:

"I guess it's the B12 area and the B NO.[-] area. Let the artillery platoon get ready, and it will be spotted and fired directly later."

"The third team immediately organized a platoon team with heavy machine guns and mortars. After leaving the city, go directly south and go around to the side of their roundabout team."

"Think we will be passive defensive? It's too funny. I don't know how much tuition they will have to pay in the end to learn flexible offensive and defensive warfare."

(End of this chapter)