AWB Chapter 191 Bombardment of Yangquan City
Chapter 191 Bombardment of Yangquan City
After receiving the order, Li Dazhuo and Zhuzi turned around and returned to the artillery position.
When the artillery soldiers on the Second Artillery Regiment's position saw their commander coming back, they all asked.
"Captain, what do you say when the brigade commander hits someone? When can we open fire?"
"We can't wait to have some fun."
The soldiers were very excited. When they were in the independent regiment before, they had never fought such a rich battle. There were twenty or thirty boxes of shells piled next to each cannon on the position, which was enough for them to have a good time.
Zhuzi walked up to the crowd and spoke loudly.
"Comrades, the brigade commander just gave the order to fire at 5:40 on time. The brigade commander has only one request, which is to accurately fire the shells at the enemy positions."
"Yes, Commander. No problem." The soldiers responded loudly.
"Okay, everyone, hurry up and get ready. We only have 5 minutes left to leave the cannon."
The artillery soldiers scattered and ran towards their cannons.
the other side.
The soldiers of the 1st Artillery Regiment were also making emergency preparations. Their goal was to bombard the Japanese on Hill No. outside Yangquan.
Li Dazhu walked on the position to check the preparation of the 107 rocket launchers. The real killer of the two artillery regiments is the 30 107 rocket launchers they carry. The power of a salvo is equivalent to the power of a heavy artillery division's salvo. 360 rockets can instantly cover an area of tens of thousands of square meters with artillery fire.
Time passes minute by minute.
Everyone was nervously waiting for the order to fire.
5:40 am.
The order to fire sounded on the battlefield, and the gunners excitedly pulled the gun cords.
“Boom boom boom….”
The cannons on the artillery positions fired in unison. The sound was deafening, smoke rose up, and shells flew out of the barrels at high speed towards the Japanese position.
After firing the gun, the loader quickly unloaded the bullet, reloaded it, and fired the gun, not wasting any time.
The rocket launchers on the artillery positions roared at the same time.
“Swish, swish, swish….”
One rocket after another was fired, spewing long flames and flying into the sky, flying towards the Japanese positions. The noise caused by the rockets was much greater than that caused by cannons, and the deafening whistling sound resounded through the sky.
at the same time.
Many Japanese soldiers on the outer positions of Yangquan were still asleep. They were awakened when they heard the loud whistling sound coming from the sky.
Suddenly, a lot of shouts were heard on the battlefield.
"Enemy attack, run."
"The enemy is firing. Find cover quickly. Be prepared for the enemy's artillery fire."
"Bagaya road!"
The Japanese soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep became awake instantly. They hurriedly got up and ran outside without even having time to put on their clothes.
“Boom boom boom…”
Countless artillery shells and rockets hit the Japanese positions hard, causing violent explosions. Just as the Japanese were about to run out of the positions, they were ruthlessly killed by the shells.
They had nowhere to run. The entire position was completely covered with rocket fire. Explosions were happening everywhere. Countless Japanese soldiers were scared silly when they saw this scene.
When had they ever seen such a horrific bombing? Explosions were happening everywhere on the battlefield, as if the end of the world was coming.
Every rocket that exploded on the battlefield would create a large crater. The Japanese soldiers hiding in the trenches were directly killed by the shock wave of the rocket. The scene was extremely horrific.
A large number of the Japanese soldiers hiding in the anti-artillery holes were buried directly inside the anti-artillery holes. The anti-artillery holes they dug could not withstand direct attacks from rockets.
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The countless explosions that occurred outside Yangquan City instantly spread throughout Yangquan.
Countless Japanese soldiers rushed out of the barracks, picked up their weapons and ran towards the city wall.
Inside the Japanese command center, the commander of the 9th Brigade, Saburo Nakano, was awakened the moment the explosion sounded. He hurriedly got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and strode out of the room.
"Guards, go check quickly. Who is firing outside the city?"
"Hi."
After giving the order, Nakano Saburo strode towards the command center.
At this time, the Japanese command center was in chaos, and the countless explosions outside the city made them realize that the attacking enemy was extremely powerful.
The only army in Shanxi that could possess so many cannons was the Central Army.
Could it be that the Central Army is attacking Yangquan?
Saburo Nakano asked loudly as he walked into the command center.
"Everyone, does anyone know what the explosion outside is about?"
Everyone in the command center looked at each other in confusion; they didn't know who was attacking Yangquan.
A staff officer spoke up.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, could the attacking troops outside be the Eighth Route Army?"
"No way, absolutely impossible."
"It's impossible for the Eighth Route Army to have so many cannons," said Saburo Nakano affirmatively.
At this time, a Japanese officer ran in.
"Reporting to the brigade commander, the No. 1 high ground and the outer positions outside Yangquan have been attacked by a large number of artillery fire. The soldiers on the positions have suffered heavy losses. The enemy has used a large number of large-caliber artillery."
"Bagaya road!"
"Pass my order, the Second Battalion urgently supports Hill No. 1. This is the commanding height of Yangquan City and must not be lost."
"Hai."
The Japanese officer turned around and left the command center to inform the troops.
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On a small hill outside Yangquan City.
Li Yunlong used a telescope to see that the Japanese soldiers on the outer positions of Yangquan were fleeing in all directions after being blown up, and the positions were full of bomb craters.
"Well done, Zhuzi. It's so damn cool to blow it up."
"I never thought that one day, Lao Li would be able to fight such a rich battle."
"Tnnd little Japanese, you were always bombed in the past, but now the situation has changed, it's time for you to have a taste of being bombed too."
Li Yunlong turned and looked at Zhao Gang.
"Political Commissar, did you see that? The Japanese were blown away by our artillery fire. It was so damn cool."
Zhao Gang smiled and said, "Commander, I saw it. You know what, this scene makes my blood boil and my heart surge."
"Hahaha, that's right, this is the charm of the cannon." Li Yunlong said excitedly.
After 10 minutes.
The entire outer position of the Japanese had been plowed by artillery, and countless Japanese soldiers had been directly killed. There were no complete trenches and bunkers left on the entire position, and there were dense bomb craters everywhere.
Seeing that the artillery position was still firing, Li Yunlong turned and shouted to the guard.
"Guards, go and notify the artillery positions to stop shelling. Tell the two regiment commanders to save their shells for me and not use them all up."
"Yes, Brigadier."
After the guard left, Li Yunlong said to the communicator.
"Communicator, contact all regiments immediately to launch an attack on the enemy positions."