“Second Platoon, Third Platoon, target Shuzhou city wall, three rapid shots, fire!”
Outside Shuzhou city, on a reverse slope, the Second and Third Platoons of the artillery battalion had set up their positions.
At this moment, Liu Zhengyang, the newly promoted deputy battalion commander of the artillery battalion, was directing the Second Platoon's eight 80mm mortars and the Third Platoon's six 60mm mortars.
They were firing at the Shuzhou city wall, targeting the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the battlements and using rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers to suppress the fortifications outside the city, preventing the soldiers from getting close to the wall.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Dozens of shells whistled towards the Shuzhou city wall. Thanks to the addition of artillery personnel from headquarters, the accuracy of the Second and Third Platoons' fire was excellent.
With the firing elements adjusted beforehand, most of the shells accurately hit the city wall, inflicting considerable casualties on the Japanese defenders.
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“Hey, Lao Kong, look at that, those cannons are great! Holy crap, they're making the little devils scream and cry!”
At the position outside the city, Li Yunlong was holding binoculars, watching the carnage of the Japanese soldiers on the city wall.
He even saw a shell accurately hit a Type 92 heavy machine gun deployed behind the battlement, completely destroying the machine gun.
The entire machine gun crew was also wiped out!
The machine gun position, which had inflicted significant casualties on the attacking soldiers, was completely silenced!
“Yeah, Lao Li, it used to be the Japanese who shelled us, the 18th Army, with their cannons, when will it be our turn to shell them? It feels good, it feels good!”
Kong Jie was also holding binoculars, observing the casualties of the Japanese on the city wall, his mood was as pleasant as drinking a cool well water on a hot day.
While happy, the two couldn't help but imagine how great it would be if their own regiment had artillery units.
They would be able to attack strongholds that they dared not attack before, and they would be able to provoke the Japanese they dared not provoke before, just thinking about it was enjoyable!
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“Quick, quick, dismantle the guns, move to the designated location!”
At the reverse slope artillery position of the Second and Third Platoons, after firing three rounds, Liu Zhengyang immediately ordered the soldiers of the Second and Third Platoons to move.
The soldiers, who were already prepared, disassembled the mortars in a few steps, carrying the barrels, carrying the base of the mounting.
They quickly retreated from this reverse slope position. As for the shells, there were none, they only had the amount they had just fired.
It was only because the mortars were relatively lightweight, if it had been other artillery pieces, even the Type 92 infantry gun, known for being lightweight and compact, couldn't move so quickly.
It's worth mentioning that the ordinary soldiers were responsible for carrying the barrels and the base of the mount, while the gunners needed to conserve their precious strength!
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“Major, we've detected the enemy's artillery position!”
In Shuzhou city, at the Japanese artillery position, six Type 92 infantry guns were lined up in a row, but they didn't fire a single shot under the Major's order.
They were waiting for the artillery units of the 399th Brigade to get impatient and start shelling first after their attack stalled.
The Japanese artillerymen were well-trained. As soon as the Second and Third Platoons of the 399th Brigade's artillery fired, they had already calculated the position of the reverse slope artillery position through the trajectory, which was exactly within their range!
“Yo-shi, those damn 18th Army couldn't hold back their temper, target the 18th Army's artillery position, fire!”
The Japanese Major nodded with satisfaction, a smile blooming on his face.
He hadn't expected these damn 18th Army to be so unprofessional and reveal their artillery position so easily!
But on closer thought, it seemed reasonable, after all, everyone knew that the 18th Army was poor and had poor weapons.
Although they managed to get some guns, it's not easy to cultivate excellent artillery personnel.
The commander of this 18th Army artillery unit must be an outsider, it's understandable that he would make such an unwise decision!
Well, let the Imperial Army's artillery teach these damn 18th Army a lesson, let them know that they shouldn't easily reveal the enemy's position before the enemy's artillery has been exposed.
As for the tuition fees?
Let it be their lives and the few artillery pieces they managed to scrounge up!
Thinking about how their shells would explode at the 18th Army's artillery position, turning it into a sea of fire, the Japanese Major couldn't help but feel a little excited, and a twisted, cruel smile appeared on his face.
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At another reverse slope, the First Platoon's four Type 92 infantry guns were deployed.
Meanwhile, the Second and Third Platoons, which had moved from the first reverse slope position, were busy setting up their mortars.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
A series of explosions rang out at the deserted first reverse slope position.
“The Japanese are taking the bait, quick, quick, quick, the First Platoon, calculate the position of the Japanese artillery, the Second and Third Platoons, hurry up and assemble and adjust!”
Zhang Jixian, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, was so excited he was almost jumping for joy.