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Chapter 51 The firepower of the brigade is under my command
This sissy-talking guy's surname is Zhu Minglishuo, and he is a serious clan of the Zhu family.

It is natural to take history as a mirror. No matter how much the later Ming Dynasty did not dare to follow the rule of hereditary succession of princes and grandchildren, it was changed to "degrade to inherit the title and get rid of the fifth generation" similar to Li Tang and the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Interestingly, after the Gaozu dynasty established this system, there was a large-scale clan rebellion, and the reason was naturally that other Zhu clans were not happy.However, the descendants of the Zhu family continued to pull their hips as usual. Although the momentum was huge, they were suppressed within a few months, and they could only hold their noses and let them go.

At that time, it was a scene of "thousands of descendants of the Zhu family were expelled from the clan, the jade plate was removed from the name, and they were given property to make a living for themselves, and they bid farewell and left home with tears".

At this moment, Zhu Lishuo said with some surprise: "Hey? Do you want to show off? Okay, let's open our eyes."

Guiding long-range shelling is by no means as simple and casual as it is shown in film and television dramas. The process of indirect shooting can be described as very cumbersome.

There are four main indirect shooting methods: simple method, precise method, result method, and superior supplementary method; before firing, artillery must make a series of preparations such as reconnaissance coordinates, humidity and temperature, querying shooting tables, and calculating various elements.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Changfeng asked Xiao Li to hold the telephone and rangefinder, while he held the artillery steering wheel in one hand and the map and slide rule in the other, and the two of them ran to a window on the second floor of the post office.

He put the microphone on his right face with his shoulder, tilted his head and asked while looking at the map, "Hello? Report the coordinates of the command post."

"Horizontal and vertical, 3503, 2150."

The indirect aiming method is similar, the only thing to note is that the Ming army’s secret bit system is the same as the Western army’s 6400 mil for a week, instead of the 6000 mil for a week used by the Soviet Union and China.

Zhou Changfeng picked up the small optical rangefinder, measured the distance from himself to the enemy's circular position, and the distance from his own artillery command post, then used the steering wheel to determine the shooting direction, and then quickly completed the continuous measurement battle formation.

He took a deep breath, and said: "The viewing distance is 1780, the elevation is 32, the enemy's second-line artillery position, kill explosive bombs, and shoot."

"receive."

After a while, the staff officers and calculators in the Artillery Command Post immediately began to calculate the shooting elements. The calculators and slide rules were slid and rattled, and the pencils creaked.

After all the calculations were completed, the Mountain Pao Battalion and the Field Pao Battalion immediately organized test firings.

After two bangs, a 112mm artillery shell and an 80mm artillery shell roared out one after another, and hit the front of the enemy's position after a few seconds of flight.

Seeing this, Zhou Changfeng, who was holding a telescope, immediately shouted: "It's off, correct the 60-mil position, kill the explosive bomb, set the fuze instantly, and fire with eight rounds!"

Zhu Lishuo, who was drinking water from a water bottle, was surprised when he heard the words: "Is this just effective archery? Are you kidding me? Continue to practice archery."

The data obtained through the simple method is not accurate. After all, it is called "simple". In this case, it needs to go through several calibrations and corrections to confirm that it can accurately hit the target before firing effectively. Otherwise, it is tantamount to wasting shells.

If you want to shoot directly without calibration, you have to use more complicated methods, such as the precision method and the optimal compensation method, but it is very troublesome-determining the shooting front, direction, depth, interpreting weather reports, determining the deviation of conditions, and modulation diagrams table etc.

"Since you agree with my command, stop talking nonsense, hurry up!" Zhou Changfeng on the other end of the phone urged.

Zhu Lishuo, who was not at ease about this, hesitated for a while, but complied according to the trust between the brothers.

"Each cannon corrects the elements!"

"Eight shots in a hurry, kill explosive bombs, get ready!"

Now, although the bright stars are still dotted on the night, the sky in the east has already revealed a fish belly, and soon those shining stars will come to an end.

The figures of the communication soldiers flashed back and forth on the artillery positions, constantly conveying the latest orders, and the officers of the artillery units also listened and gave instructions with their phones.

The sun slowly revealed the horizon, and the first ray of morning light sprinkled on the earth at a speed of 30 kilometers per second. On the artillery position four kilometers east of Dmagee, eighteen 112mm howitzers and eighteen 80mm cannons The words were lined up, the muzzle pointed obliquely, and the gunners next to them covered their ears one after another.

"哃哃—哃哃哃——"

The ground shook for a while, and the 36 barrel artillery roared in unison, and the muzzle flames gushing out were like fiery flowers blooming.

Howitzer shells and cannon shells take different times to fly from the high and low trajectories to the target, but because the distance is not far, it is not obvious.

In an instant, Zhou Changfeng, who was squatting behind the artillery mirror, saw a series of blooming fireworks, and they bloomed evenly on the artillery positions in the enemy's circular position.

At 46:288, after a total of [-] shells fell in eight rounds, the [-]th British-Indian Artillery Regiment (Battalion) was declared destroyed.After being suppressed by the Ming army's mortars for a long time, they were completely annihilated on their own positions before firing a few shots.

As the ammunition exploded, all kinds of metal fragments and stumps and arms scattered in all directions. The always proud Lieutenant Arik died quickly and painlessly.

After witnessing all this, Zhou Changfeng, who was full of interest, continued to guide the shelling. To the north, northeast, and southeast, in less than 10 minutes, the ring position of the Wilson task force was smashed into three big openings by fierce artillery fire.

The sharp and piercing whistle and the shrill suona sounded again. Facing the surging Ming army, the terrified British and Indian soldiers had no fighting spirit, and they began to flee westward involuntarily with nothing to rely on. , completely disregarding the yelling and screaming of the officers and non-commissioned officers.

"Sir, we must break out! Immediately!"

"plz follow me!"

Just before the troops collapsed, Major Sampson and several staff officers took Major General Wilson into off-road vehicles and trucks, preparing to break through.

They were escorted by the well-organized Gurkha battalion, with a dozen remaining tanks as the core, rushed westward, fired blue smoke bombs along the road, and forcibly broke through under the cover of the British-Indian Air Force.

In line with the principle of not chasing the poor, the fifth battalion that rushed over did not forcefully stop them. After destroying four tanks and killing and wounding dozens of enemy soldiers, they let the defeated soldiers flee westward in a panic.

When the sun was high, the sporadic gunfire finally ended.

Standing on the second floor of the post office, Zhou Changfeng looked at the battlefield in the distance. Within an eccentric circle centered on No. [-] Heights, there were corpses of both the enemy and our army everywhere. The wreckage of more than a dozen tanks was still burning. to the sky.

In the northeast direction where the battle was most intense, a total of hundreds of corpses of Ming soldiers fell in a square area about one mile long. Self first aid pose.

Seeing this, Zhou Changfeng murmured, "Hey, the inevitable price..."

"Grandma, I've been holding back for a few days, and I feel elated." Xie Wancheng, who was beside him, spat, and said happily: "The establishment no longer exists, and this can be reported as a complete annihilation."

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[Chapter 49, the layout diagram of the heavy machine gun has been sent out. 】

(End of this chapter)