The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 68 Annihilation battle within the formation [-]
"Grandma's, there are so many tricks"

All the actions of the Japanese army were observed by He Wei with a telescope. It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire attack process of the Japanese army was smooth and smooth. First, artillery fire was used to destroy obstacles to open a path for the infantry. At the same time, the infantry set off, under the cover of artillery fire. Next, occupy the attack launch line, and use signal flares to notify the artillery to start extending. When the artillery fire extends, the infantry releases a smoke screen as a cover. The blasting team uses the smoke cover to carry out blasting operations, completely opening up the infantry charge path in the obstacle area.

Yes, it was indeed good. He Wei watched a good show just like watching a play. But when the show reached the extended shooting stage, he ran back to the hidden trench.

Because it's going to be bombed.

"Platoon leader, why is there no movement?"

In the cat-ear-shaped shelter trench, the messenger Tao Heiwa asked He Wei beside him. He Wei smiled helplessly and helped the little messenger adjust the helmet on his head without saying anything. As a result, Tao Heiwa As soon as he finished speaking, the shells fell.

Artillery shells equipped with delayed fuses fell on the open ground of the main firing range of the position, and extended towards the main position at an extremely fast speed. The [-]-caliber mountain artillery shells penetrated into the soil, detonated in the soil, and the earth They all seemed to be shaken by it, and small pieces of dirt kept hitting He Wei's helmet, but He Wei was not worried, because from the vibration of the shells, he could roughly judge that the impact point was getting farther and farther away from him, and the Japanese had a high probability Nor did he find the diagonal position he had constructed.

The firepower of the shelling was obviously extending in the direction of the main position. The first one to bear the brunt was the Fang Jing platoon guarding there. Fortunately, the Fang Jing platoon took over the strong fortifications they had built, and He Wei was extra careful last night. The fortifications of the main position have been strengthened, and a bomb-shielding layer composed of trees and covering soil has been added to each hidden trench, which greatly enhances the bullet-proof ability of the fortifications.

He estimated that the Japanese artillery shells were 75 mm caliber mountain artillery shells. Even if they were hit directly, they should be able to withstand them.

When the artillery shells were raging on the Chinese army's positions, the first squadron of the Japanese infantry was already ready for the assault. After the smoke cleared, the infantrymen carrying large destructive shears rushed into the two attack channels after the blasting and used destructive shears to remove them. After the remaining obstacles, he reported to squadron leader Lia Jiuxiong that the passage had been completely opened.

Overjoyed, Riakuo immediately ordered preparations for an attack. In order to deal with the large anti-tank trench behind the obstacle area, several groups of Japanese infantrymen carrying ladders crawled to the front. The remaining infantry followed, waiting for the order to attack. Riakuo raised his binoculars. Observing the impact point of the shelling, he silently recited the distance.

"40 meters, 50 meters, 60 meters!"

When the missile hit 60 meters away from the obstacle area, Liu Jiu stood up fiercely, brandished the command knife, and looked as ferocious as a wild beast.

"First Squadron, attack!"

Then, there was the sound of sergeants, commanders, and corps commanders standing up to cheer.

"assault!"

"Attack!" More than 200 Japanese soldiers screamed and launched a charge. They charged along the two open passages. Three infantry squads quickly rushed through the obstacle area. The Japanese soldiers carrying ladders charged forward and rushed through the obstacle area.

Next was the anti-tank trench. The Japanese soldiers carrying ladders put the ladders with door panels on top of the trench. The following infantry stepped on the ladders directly and rushed across the trench. The impact time was shortened, and everything went very smoothly. However, not even a single Japanese infantryman noticed anything strange under his feet.

In the anti-tank trench, Hu Zhaowu wiped the cold sweat from his face. Small dirt kept falling from the top of the dark trench. He could clearly hear the sound of Japanese infantry stepping on ladders to cross the trench. Above his head were the feet of Japanese infantry. .

If there was no trench to block it, Hu Zhaowu could be sure that if he stabbed it with a rifle with a bayonet, it would definitely hit the Japanese soldier's buttocks. The shell gun in his hand was held tightly. Hu Zhaowu even felt that he was the first The first time I charged against the enemy's heavy machine guns on the battlefield in the Central Plains War, I was not as nervous as I am today.

"Calm down, calm down, don't move until you hear the trumpet."

I kept reciting the battle instructions agreed with He Wei last night in my heart, and gradually calmed down.
Wait, now just wait.

The barrage formed by the high-speed firing of the four mountain cannons is still very spectacular. The power of the [-] grenade explosion is not small. In addition, the soil near Xinkou is soft, and the wind will blow the sand everywhere, not to mention It was a grenade. The Japanese army's delayed fuse had a better effect due to soil quality problems. When the shell hit the ground, it penetrated deeper and the explosion effect was better.

The Japanese infantry lived up to these extraordinary grenades. The attacking infantry displayed the spirit of "tracking the last bomb." The first squadron of the assault had fully expanded into a standard attack formation with a frontal width of 200 meters and a depth of 200 meters. The soldiers carried out a low profile attack and advance according to the principle of three lines and three advances. The infantry was in front and the heavy machine gun unit was in the back. They advanced quickly with the help of the cover of artillery barrages.

Only the [-]nd Infantry Artillery Unit assigned to the [-]st Squadron did not rush in. Instead, it cautiously occupied a shooting position near the opened passage. When the infantry fire battle began, this artillery would begin to search for and annihilate the Chinese army's light and heavy machine guns. Firepower point.

Compared to Hu Zhaowu, who was a little frightened, Fang Jing, who was guarding the front line, was much more down-to-earth. Although shells continued to fall on his head, hitting the trenches and exploding hard, Fang Jing remained calm and just looked after himself. He wiped his shell gun freely.

Boom-boom

Another 1.5-mm grenade hit his head and exploded. Fang Jing was too lazy to count the number, because he knew that the Japanese artillery shells were unlikely to destroy the fortification he was in. He took over the position of He Wei's first platoon. He admired He Wei's construction skills from the bottom of his heart. Last night, at He Wei's suggestion, the fortifications were reinforced, and each hidden part of the shell hole was reinforced with There is a [-]-meter bulletproof layer composed of wood, floating soil and sandbags.

Fang Jing suddenly remembered the lectures given by Hunostein, a German artillery instructor who participated in World War I, when he was a student in the eighth class of Nanjing Central Military Academy a few years ago, and the contents of the draft field fortification teaching manual that infantry students must learn. : The shelling resistance of field bunkers and concealed parts is calculated in units of 150mm howitzers. If the concealed part has forty centimeters of soil covering, it can withstand artillery shell shrapnel. If there is ninety centimeters of covering soil, it can withstand the use of instantaneous shells. 150 mm grenade with fuse.

He Wei has reinforced 75-meter bullet-shielding layers for all concealed areas. In addition, most of the Japanese fired [-]mm-caliber artillery shells. Fang Jing is not worried at all. What he has to do now is to hold the front line position. Hold the main position!
(End of this chapter)