Chapter 533: Railway Cannon, I Want It Too

The next morning, the sun rose as usual.

After a whole night of rest, the Kwantung Army launched another attack.

In short, the tactics adopted by those five divisions are still the same as before a few days ago. It is obvious that one move is to implement it all.

The book first concentrated all artillery corps under its command, with the 105mm Type 91 howitzer as the absolute main force, and a small number of 150 prunes as supplements, and continued to output to the last line of defense of the Shandong Provincial Military Region.

It seemed that in order to end the battle in one go, the Japanese prepared firepower this time was surprisingly strong, and lasted for more than an hour.

Looking at the Jiaolai Plain, which was like a purgatory volcano, the lieutenant general commander of the 23rd Mechanized Division, Guanzhi Nishihara's face was extremely flushed.

With a sharp head and a big blushing face, anyone can see that the old Japanese have been giving medicines recently.

"Okay, very good. It seems that in this last battle, all the division commanders took out their treasures from the bottom of their boxes, and no one hid their weaknesses."

"Tsk, this scene is really spectacular. For the current brother country, more than 100 large-caliber body-barrier artillery attacks at the same time, even if it is not unprecedented, it is a last resort."

"By the way, I remember when the siege of Maipaopao at the beginning of this year, the 14th Army only used less than a hundred 105 howitzers. With the current firepower, the tiger in the forest can be regarded as a grand funeral."

Nishihara Kanti's feelings immediately resonated with the division's staff.

They nodded one after another, and each of them looked as if they could kill all the senior commanders of the Shandong Provincial Military Region in the next second.

Just when the Japanese had an orgasm in their skulls, the general attack officially began.

"There's a black card! On-board!"

Accompanied by the classic Showa charge slogan, three infantry regiments under the 23rd Mechanized Division took the lead in attacking. They drove tens of thousands of line-filling babies to get together and head into the battlefield first.

Behind the attacking queue of each infantry brigade, each squadron of the First Division of the War Tanks was slowly advancing.

These light and medium tanks, armored vehicles and artillery tanks are always ready to stop and fire to solve their problems for the human reaction of the armored people.

In a moment, more than 40,000 people poured into the front battlefield of the Jiaolai Plain.

From a bird's eye view from a high altitude, the Japanese were like locusts passing through the border, and rushed towards the Eighth Route Army's defense line from multiple angles and batches.

"Baga! Seventeenth Squadron, are you all blind? Brighten my eyes! If you crush the infantry of friendly troops to death, you will all get out and teach the brigade to return to rebuild."

"The Thirteenth Squadron, your unit is about to enter the range of enemy anti-aircraft artillery. Reload high-explosive bombs, and once the Eighth Route Army's anti-tank position is discovered, stop and fire immediately."

"All squadrons must strictly follow the route of artillery fire. We must not only wipe out the enemy completely, but also use a beautiful exchange ratio to mourn Major General Yutian's spirit in heaven!"

In the direction of the Japanese army's main attack, the major general of the Second Brigade of the War Tanks, Ryoichi Shibata roared repeatedly.

In order to lead the overall situation, the old Japanese were in charge of radio, flags and lights, and they were almost busy and became a top.

Seeing that the squadrons gradually got on the right track, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it is cruel, Shibada Ryoichi had to admit one thing: actual combat is really better than any simulation training.

In response to the problems exposed in the previous offensive and defensive battles, the combat system of the First Brigade of the Tanks has become much more mature.

When the artillery gangs under the division were shelling, they deliberately used artillery shells to clear the anti-tank mines on the offensive front line, opening up relatively safe passages for each squadron.

Similarly, with the previous few running-in, the warriors and friendly forces have become much more tacit understanding. After a battle, the bicycles could kill at most a few infantry soldiers.

Of course, war is equal to both sides. They are making progress, so the Eighth Route Army in Shandong Province naturally did not stagnate.

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Fighting to the death, the battle became fierce from the beginning.

Without the restrictions on luring the enemy into the deep, the main divisions and security brigades of the Shandong Provincial Military Region can finally let go of their hands and feet.

Every step forward of the Japanese have to pay a heavy price. The battle officially started less than an hour, and tens of thousands of cannon fodders were lost to two-thirds.

Miss 75 that stretches out from trenches, fortifications, and even some corners are simply unprepared for defense.

Facing the rapid-fire cannon in the squat pit, not to mention the ordinary flesh and blood body, even the chariot in the Type 97 cannot be spared.

In a sense, the orthodox French chicken is really in TG.

At that time, M1897 was frequently defeated on the battlefield of World War I and did not launch the rapid-fire gun revolution envisioned by the army's senior management. And in the battlefield of the Republic of China more than 20 years later, this old cannon actually rejuvenated by chance.

"These Japanese are really crazy. I don't know how much medicine they took?"

Looking at the battlefield in the distance and looking at the suicide squads rushing up while shouting onboard, Commander Liu of the Third Division couldn't help but frowned.

When we fought against the 12th Army's B Division, the Security Division, and several independent mixed brigades, although the enemy could be called crazy, they were more or less rational.

Not like now.

Without heavy fire support, the opponent dared to rush forward with the explosive bag with only the cover of smoke bombs, grenade launchers and small-caliber field cannons.

He's completely crazy.

As soon as these words came out, the chief of staff of the Third Division cast his eyes over. After a brief thought, he immediately gave a sharp answer.

"It's not enough to just rely on medicine. These Japanese who use human bodies to clear the way must be staunch militarists."

"I heard from Chief of Staff Liu some time ago that there were similar situations on the Eastern Front in Europe. Those extreme SS really want to pull you to self-destruct if they don't agree with you."

"Yeah."

The commander of the Third Division nodded in agreement, and then he changed the subject and said to the staff behind him:

"Let the artillery regiment in the rear prepare for battle. We can't let the Japanese continue to rush down. We have enough ammunition and there are fortifications on the front. I don't want to fight any hand-to-hand combat with the enemy."

"By the way, take over the battle command for me."

"According to the current situation, the Japanese 105 and 150 howitzers will definitely join the battle again. After holding back for so long, I believe the comrades in the military artillery are also eager to fight."

As soon as the voice fell, a group of large fireballs suddenly rose from the front position.

Judging from the destructive power, this is obviously not the work of the Type 41 mountain gun, the Type 90 field gun or the Type 1 artillery tank.

Affected by the bombardment, the firepower of the first regiment of the third division was weakened. The devils also seized the rare opportunity and rushed forward with the support of their own artillery.

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Divisional artillery, as the name suggests, is the direct artillery of the division-level unit. In the sequence of the Eighth Route Army, the main force divisions are generally equipped with 105+155 howitzers.

A very small number of small Gundams with strong mobility and fast motorization progress will even pull a company of 105 plus.

In battle, this kind of divisional artillery regiment needs to gnaw on the position, suppress the Japanese infantry, and occasionally have to fight with the same level of artillery on the opposite side.

Of course, there are really not many opportunities for artillery in the middle.

After all, the Second Air Division of the Eighth Route Army Air Force is a world-renowned close support force, and it will be collectively dispatched to pick up French fries every time there is a major battle.

The nature of the army-level artillery, this kind of support unit is relatively special.

In theory, the artillery has no fixed organization, not even a fixed framework. Most of the time, they are in a state of allocation according to demand or flexible allocation according to the family's wealth.

Take the army-level troops of Guojian for example. Most of the local troops and some central troops are poor, and the whole army may not be able to put together a fully staffed and fully equipped howitzer regiment.

Let's look at the 54th Army of the 11th Army of the German III in the same period.

In order to capture the Sevastopol Fortress and to crack the turtle shell of the old Russians, the artillery of this unit can be said to be a variety of skills.

They are equipped with an 800mm Gustav, a 420mm Gamma howitzer, a battalion of Karl mortars, and a company of 280mm Bruno railway guns.

In addition to the above-mentioned unconventional artillery, the German III also transferred two 305mm howitzer battalions, two 240mm howitzer battalions, and three 150mm howitzer battalions.

This level of firepower is not available in TG, but it is indeed not used.

However, the artillery of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong Province is not bad either. The Tigers in the Forest now have six battalions of M1932 155mm cannons.

Looking at the towering cannons with a barrel length of 8.5 meters, the artillery soldiers temporarily transferred to the Shandong Provincial Military District sighed again.

"Principal Zhu, we should be able to fight enough this time. The Japanese have no air superiority, and their division-level artillery regiments have insufficient range. We don't even have to move our positions."

"Tsk, six battalions, 72 155mm cannons that can fire more than 20 kilometers, this battle is really rich."

"By the way, will our Eighth Route Army have thicker cannons in the future, such as more than 200 mm, or even the legendary railway cannon?"

As soon as this was said, Principal Zhu immediately glared at his students.

In the battlefield of the Republic of China, the deployment standard of a Japanese division was about 5 kilometers wide. As long as we are not facing any independent heavy artillery brigade, the range of 15~20 kilometers is definitely enough.

For example, the 155 plus equipped by our own troops is a big killer that is considered a treasure in the European battlefield.

That's it, are you not satisfied?

Thinking of this, Principal Zhu raised his eyebrows and said in a teasing tone:

"Yes, of course. Is 203 mm thick enough? If not, there are 356 mm, 410 mm and 460 mm guns for you to choose."

"Let's do this. After the Ludong Campaign is over, I will send you to the Navy to report. What kind of gun you want to shoot at that time depends on what you capture yourself."

Speaking of this, Principal Zhu paused.

He suddenly thought of one thing, that is, the Weapons Experimental Research Bureau really has the design drawings and construction plans of the railway gun. It is said that it is a killer weapon prepared for the battle outside the border a year later. (End of this chapter)