Bright Sword: Heiyunzhai was closed at the beginning

Chapter 283 Beating the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Army Violently

"This is the sound of the Little Devil's 96-type 150mm heavy cannon. The screaming sound of the shells it makes is different from other 150mm howitzers, because it has the longest range among the 150mm cannons, exceeding 25 kilometers. The speed is the fastest, up to 860 m/m, and the shell is the heaviest, up to 50 kg, so it is also the most powerful."

"With this one we have almost no artillery that can deal with them. Without the air force, just this artillery and heavy artillery wing, we will have a lot of casualties."

Gao Jianwu, who was observing the enemy's situation outside the position, said to Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei and others with a solemn expression.

This is a killer weapon that also appeared in the system's weapon exchange list. Of course, Gao Jianwu knows its parameters well. As Gao Jianwu comes into contact with more and more things, the system's exchange weapon list is getting longer and longer.As long as Gao Jianwu has been in contact with anything, it will appear.

After listening to Gao Jianwu's introduction, everyone looked at the meteor-like cannonballs piercing the night sky from time to time, and listened intently for a while, "There are 24 such cannons in total." Chu Yunfei confirmed after listening for a while.

"The little devil also deployed another type of artillery this time. If I heard correctly, it should be the Type 150 36mm field howitzer. There should be as many as [-] of them."

"That is to say, this time the little devil is investing in a real heavy artillery brigade. According to Chu's understanding, there should be only one heavy artillery brigade for the little devil in Nanyang. The Sixth Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Tenth Army of the Little Devils in Nanyang!"

Chu Yunfei is worthy of being an expert in the study of little devils. His usual hobby is to collect all kinds of information to study the opponent of little devils in an all-round way.

At this time, so many things were analyzed just by listening to the little devil's gunfire, which happened to be similar to the information Gao Jianwu obtained through the system.

"We don't have any artillery that can compare with the kid's 96 heavy cannon. However, this heavy cannon is not without its shortcomings, at least its weight is not suitable for movement, and it must be moved along the road." Gao Jianwu nodded, for the small Although the devil's heavy artillery is also very important, it is not particularly scary.

Because now there are planes and tanks.For these heavy artillery that cannot move flexibly, aircraft and tanks are their biggest killers.

"Brother Jianwu is right. These heavy cannons weigh more than 20 tons, and they can't be dragged on roads with poor road conditions. As long as they reveal their positions, we can completely destroy them through air strikes. After all Now the air superiority is on our side." Chu Yunfei agreed.

"Speaking of it, Brother Jianwu has a good leadership. Now we are equipped with complete equipment in the air and on the ground. In addition, the Allied Air Force is also very capable here. In this way, we will make up for our last shortcoming. Otherwise We don’t have air superiority, our artillery can’t keep up, and we could end up in the same boat.”

Tonight, the main goal of the expeditionary army group was to retreat, so whether it was Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei or Zhang Dabiao, they all ran to the front to observe the enemy's offensive very leisurely.

At the same time, it is also an on-the-spot assessment of the real combat effectiveness of this wave of little devils.

After all, they will surround this group of little devils and beat them fiercely. Although they can despise them strategically, they must pay attention to them tactically.

The little devil's start was quite amazing. The heavy artillery shells fell on the position, facing the soft land on the Burmese and British sides, directly blasting a large pit of tens of meters. If Gao Jianwu hadn't been prepared, he would have defended If the troops are really deployed on the ground, the first wave of attacks may suffer a lot.

These dozens of 150mm heavy artillery bombarded fiercely, and the positions constructed by ordinary civil engineering could not stand it.

From Chu Yunfei's point of view, if such intense artillery fire was placed in the inland battle, at least thousands of people would have been killed or injured on the battlefield.

But now, because the expeditionary army group had already prepared, all the troops were withdrawn from the position, and no one was injured or injured.

Just wasting more than a week of hard work by thousands of workers.

From the observation point that was two kilometers away from the position, Chu Yunfei had deep eyes and was even more convinced of Gao Jianwu's command.

Although I don't know where Gao Jianwu got the news that the little devil was going to use heavy artillery to attack, but the facts proved that Gao Jianwu used an empty position to let the enemy bombard him indiscriminately for half an hour, wasting countless ammunition, but getting nothing.

"Let's all retreat to the second alternative observation point and continue to watch the battle. It may be a little late for us to leave when the little devil rushes over." After the little devil bombarded the empty position for seven or eight rounds, Gao Jianwu faced everyone Said.

According to the little devil's tactics, after the artillery bombarded, the infantry should rush up. Although it is said that there is a big river, Gao Jianwu and the others did not destroy the bridge on the Xidan River. This is also a gate to hell specially reserved for the little devil. .

It is easy to come in, but there is no chance to go out.

Gao Jianwu and Chu Yunfei were both experts by observing the landing point of the little devil's shells and the trajectory of the flight in the air. The two of them combined their swords and basically locked the general position of the enemy's heavy artillery position.

It's just that the little devils are not stupid, and their heavy artillery positions are set up in places where the heavy artillery regiments of the expeditionary army can't reach.

So tonight, Gao Jianwu never thought about destroying the enemy's heavy artillery position now.

The lights are dark at night, and with the current level of air force equipment, there is definitely no way to send out bombing at night.

But now there is only one bridge connecting to the opposite bank, and it is not easy for tanks to rush over, so the little devil can only let the heavy artillery be arrogant for a while.

"1st Battalion, quick, quick! All enter the position!" Wei Guodong watched the enemy's heavy artillery stop, and hurriedly called the team to sneak back to the front position through the tunnels, and re-deploy the defensive front in the large pits one after another at the front.

On the other side, four 4mm howitzer battalions began to enter the combat state at the predetermined position, and the commander of each artillery company was nervously guarding the walkie-talkie waiting for orders.

The main force responsible for the first round of shopping with the little devils was the four 1mm howitzer battalions that were distributed to the attack group, but at this time they were gathered by Gao Jianwu and distributed in four different locations for unified command and use.

According to the plan in advance, when the little devil infantry brigade rushed over, the 1st Battalion defensive troops would conduct a interception operation at the bridgehead position and must retreat immediately to avoid being bombarded by the little devil's heavy artillery.

Among them, the indiscriminate coverage bombardment of the four howitzer battalions performed the post-break mission.

And after the artillery repelled the first wave of the little devils, the four howitzer battalions would immediately withdraw from their original positions to avoid the counterattack of the little devils' heavy artillery, because their positions were also within the strike coverage of the little devils' 1mm heavy cannon.

Only by making good use of the time difference could Gao Jianwu repel or even annihilate the little devil's first attack.Only when the first wave of counterattacks are fierce, the little devils will think that the expeditionary army has invested the main force to defend here, and let them break through if they can't resist, so that they can rest assured that all the real main forces will be overwhelmed.

It can be said that both advance and retreat are very particular.It is not an easy task for Gao Jianwu to catch the main force of the little devil Maolamian like a fish.

In the darkness on the other side, General Kimura and Chief of Staff Shimoda, who were hiding somewhere and secretly observing, were also carefully observing the situation on the other side at this moment.

"Shimoda-kun, the bunker of the expeditionary force on the other side has almost been destroyed, order the commander of the 111th Regiment, Yagi Koji, to start the attack." After the shelling almost covered the position on the other side, General Kimura ordered.

Although it is not very clear at night, there will be a huge fire after the shell explodes.Let General Kimura still assess from the other side that the bunker on the opposite position has been completely lost, and there are almost no raised places to be seen.

General Kimura has no doubts about the lethality of the 150mm cannon up to 50 kilograms of heavy shells. Now five or six hundred heavy bombs have been thrown into the opponent's position.According to such firepower coverage, everyone in Kimura believes that there should be almost no survivors on the opposite side.

Captain Takaji Yagi of the 111th regiment received the order, and he ordered the first brigade to set off immediately after being on standby!

Major Daisaku Honma, who was full of flesh, raised his command knife, "Kill it!" After a howl, he took the lead and rushed across the bridge with the No. [-] Squadron.

The more than 1000 little devils had the courage to charge. In their expectation, the bridge would definitely encounter artillery attacks from the expeditionary army group.

But no, until the whole brigade of little devils rushed across the bridge and launched an attack formation at the bridgehead, the artillery fire from the expeditionary army group did not fall on the bridge.

Seeing the first brigade occupying the bridgehead, the captain of the 111th regiment, Yagi Takaharu, who realized that this was a good opportunity, hastily ordered the other two brigades under his command to continue the attack!

Seeing that the enemy had entered the forward position, Wei Guodong, the battalion commander of the first attack group of the Expeditionary Army, had long waited for an order to fire the first shot, and then lurked back in the tunnel of the forward position, armed with light and heavy machine guns. The fire was fired almost at the same time, and tongues of flame were sprayed on the groups of little devils. Major Daisaku Honma, who was originally puzzled, heaved a sigh of relief.

Finally entered the normal combat mode, otherwise he would have suspected that he was fighting against the air, and there was no one here at all.

Now the enemy has finally appeared. Although it is not clear how they survived the heavy artillery bombardment, at least Daisaku Honma believes that it is still normal now.

Facing the attack of the first attack group of the expeditionary force, Dasaku Honma also started to counterattack. The grenadiers and heavy machine guns began to suppress the flashing firepower points. These well-trained little devils immediately caused great harm to the 1st Battalion. casualties.

However, as the forward artillery observation post reported the location of the little devils, the overwhelming shells began to fall on the crowd of little devils.

Not only the 4 howitzer battalions commanded by Gao Jianwu, but also the artillery of Wei Guodong's 1st Battalion also set up a mortar position about 2 kilometers behind the position. position.

More than 20 81mm mortars fired at full force, pouring more than 1 shells on Daisaku Honma's position in one minute, and Daisaku Honma's scalp felt numb. In just one minute, his troops were on the ground. The shell shrunk by nearly half!
However, this was just the beginning. Following Gao Jianwu's command of two of the four howitzer battalions to fire, each round consisted of 4 36mm shells covering the bombardment area, which fully covered all the troops of Dasaku Honma!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Master Honma raised his command knife and roared incompetently for a while, before being torn apart by the artillery fire. Here, the tentative attack of a brigade of little devils was directly crushed!
"The 1st Battalion immediately retreated from the position and retreated to the second line of defense!" As Wei Guodong saw that the vanguard of the little devil was almost wiped out, he knew that the enemy's shelling would start again soon, and immediately ordered the troops to retreat again. This time they will Retreat directly to the second line of defense.

Since the second line of defense is a full five or six kilometers away from the first line of defense, it has not been exposed yet, and the little devil's shelling cannot extend there.

As for the first line of defense, the sparse front-line artillery observation posts are now left to monitor the attack dynamics of the little devils at any time and indicate the targets for the artillery.

The firepower deployment of the entire position designed by Gao Jianwu is well-defined and scattered. If the little devils' long-range heavy artillery cannot counterattack the first battalion in time when they are on the position, they will disappear soon.

For this attacking little devil Honma brigade, their deaths are meaningless, and they have not even provided enough observation time for their own artillery observation posts to calculate the position of the enemy artillery.

"Baga! Order the heavy artillery brigade to bombard the enemy's position. Damn it, why are there so many people alive on the position!" General Kimura saw that the first round of tentative attacks on his own side was completely defeated, and he couldn't help feeling a little restless. .

This time the expeditionary army group's counterattack was extremely sharp, and almost all the soldiers of the Honma brigade were wiped out!

The commander of the 111th regiment, Koji Yagi, who was following behind, was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe. The enemy was too stubborn, and there was no shelling on the bridge. The shelling began after the people were let go and lined up at the bridgehead, and as soon as they were dispatched, they exceeded 50 The powerful firepower of the door, isn't this bullying?

The captain of the 111th Regiment Yagi Koji placed the artillery squadron in the middle this time, and the six 6 infantry artillery directly followed the infantry and walked in front. Immediately launch a counterattack!

Captain Yagi Takaji of the 111th regiment had a good plan, but unfortunately, Wei Guodong and the others had already moved their positions, carrying weapons and ammunition, and now retreated to the second line of defense in a calm manner.

It was here that the mortar company of the 1st Battalion re-established its artillery positions.

The first line of bombardment by the Little Devils Heavy Artillery Brigade was empty at the moment, but at least three hundred heavy shells were wasted by the Little Devils before they stopped!
After letting the 111th regiment captain Koji Yagi check the position, he almost vomited blood and died!

But before he could react, shells like raindrops began to appear in the air at this moment!

This time there were no mortars, and they were all shells fired by 75mm howitzers, but the number was doubled compared to just now, reaching as many as 72 rounds!
The captain of the 111th regiment, Yagi Takaharu, heard the sound of shells whizzing all over the sky, and he almost went numb at that time!
Compared with the previous Honma masterpieces, Captain Takaharu Yagi of the 111th Regiment feels even more desperate at the moment!You must know that they have just come off the bridge, in front of the beachhead at the end of the bridge that stretches as far as the eye can see.Except for the gun crater that was just blown out, the surrounding area is unobstructed flat land!
In this round of shelling alone, nearly one-third of his subordinates may have been lost!

Gao Jianwu chose to block the attack here, so he had already calculated that the lethality of the artillery to the troops can be almost maximized!
Tonight, Gao Jianwu had selected 5 different gun positions for the howitzer artillery battalion in advance, and changed a gun position every round of fire, so that the little devil's heavy artillery could not find the target at all.

For the artillery that has achieved mechanized transfer, it can be quickly replaced to a new position one kilometer away.

This greatly guarantees the mobility and safety of the howitzer battalion.

One after another, the shells landed in the crowd of the 111th Regiment, but Koji Yagi felt helpless.He can't even see the enemy who is several kilometers away, so how to fight?
"Your Excellency, the enemy has already mastered tactical artillery. Our people are too passive on the ground." On the other side, Shimodasaku, who was watching the battle, said to General Kimura with an uneasy expression.
"Mr. Shimoda, there is no other way. The enemy is too cunning. Their artillery is constantly changing positions. Our artillery observation post can't lock the target at all, and the [-] infantry artillery at the front is close to the enemy, but the distance is not enough. Go!" General Kimura also stared at him, but now he had no choice but to fire.

"Order the 121st Wing and the 154th Wing to attack directly. The 111th Wing cannot stay in the position and be beaten passively. Immediately order them to disperse the assault to the west! Don't gather together."

General Kimura ordered while watching.

"The Heavy Artillery Brigade extends the enemy's position for 3 kilometers and continues to shell! Create a safe space for the troops crossing the river!"

General Kimura is planning to use artillery shells to create a safe world for the little devil. He does not believe that the enemy's artillery can accurately shell any area.After all, on such a night, who can accurately estimate the position of the artillery.

At most, there can be an approximate position probability, and it is not bad to be able to calculate a deviation of 500 meters.

But at present, General Kimura has never imagined that Gao Jianwu is not an ordinary person. He has set up dozens of observers nearby. Confirm the enemy's target position to get specific coordinates.

With these coordinates, it can conduct precise shelling.The current rhythm is all in Gao Jianwu's calculations.

But watching the enemy begin to increase their troops, Gao Jianwu gradually reduced the intensity of the shelling.

This aspect is the transfer of artillery.

On the other hand, Gao Jianwu was also afraid that such shelling would make the kid so heartbroken that he would never cross the river again.

In that case, the main force may slip away.

Just like slipping a fish, Gao Jianwu is now starting to take in and let go, so that the little devil can find some confidence.

Watch them find a so-called safe zone on this side of the bridge.Begin to establish positions to provide defense for follow-up troops.

"Let's go, today's first line of defense, we will fight here." After Gao Jian's general 111 regiment was disabled, he saw at least one of the little devils from the division crossing the river. The regiment moved to the observation point of the second line of defense.

"Old Gao, the title of the King of Artillery War is well-deserved in your hands!" Ding Wei sighed on the side. He witnessed how Gao Jianwu commanded the artillery to ravage the little devil.

It seems to be very simple, but Ding Wei knows that he will never learn it.Because he doesn't know the exact location of the enemy at all.He didn't know how Gao Jianwu made the judgment.

But judging from the results.Artillery soldiers like Gao Jianwu are very sharp.

In a beachhead like the west bank of Po Valley, the enemy cannot deploy its forces.

If there is no harassment from the enemy's long-range heavy artillery, Ding Wei suspects that as long as his 1st battalion guards the first position and Gao Jianwu commands the four artillery battalions to provide artillery support, even the enemy's 10 troops will not be able to rush through.

But the little devil's heavy artillery brigade directly shattered Ding Wei's ideas.This kind of feeling that the enemy can hit him, but he can't fight back.

He had encountered Ding Wei often in the past. At that time, he had no other way to deal with it except retreating into the deep mountains and old forests.So I often feel very aggrieved.

But now, everyone no longer has to hold back on themselves, and when dawn comes, there are plenty of ways to deal with them.

So even if the enemy's heavy artillery is very aggressive now, Ding Wei doesn't think it's a big deal.After all, my side had already been prepared, and the enemy's heavy artillery did not cause any casualties at all.

"Don't talk nonsense, I just know a little more than you." Gao Jianwu said modestly.

In fact, he wasn't lying, if he didn't hang up, he was really a little better than them.

But in the eyes of everyone, Gao Jianwu is a little too modest.

"Brother Jianwu, Mr. Chu is quite knowledgeable in the military field, but among the current domestic artillery commanders, Mr. Chu really has not seen anyone who is more brilliant than Brother Jianwu." Chu Yunfei sincerely Said.

On the one hand, Gao Jianwu, Chu Yunfei admired his overall view and ability to handle weapons.Now the weapons and equipment of the expeditionary force group far exceed any ace force in the country.

It can be said that compared with the main force of the beautiful country, the current weapons and equipment of the expeditionary army group are not much different.

On the other hand, what Chu Yunfei admired was Gao Jianwu's artillery command ability, which was simply amazing.

It can be said that 80% of the record of the expeditionary force group was achieved by artillery.

Amidst the relaxed and happy transfer of everyone, the little devils kept moving westward under the long-range artillery fire.

It's just that Gao Jianwu intends to let them go now, so the artillerymen are hidden one by one.

General Kimura, who was tossed so hard at the beginning of this game, was a little confused.

However, after the main force of the two divisions successfully crossed the river overnight, General Kimura was finally relieved to mobilize the main force. The four reorganized divisions, except the disabled 4th Regiment, all set up an offensive formation in the south of the wave valley. Coming towards the trough, the first to bear the brunt is the second line of defense of the 111st Battalion!
(End of this chapter)