Niu Dazhuang's artillery battalion is ready, but the Japanese in the Huangnipu stronghold are still unaware.
Shojiro Iida is still trying to figure out why the Dameishan Independent Regiment surrounded the Huangnipu stronghold but did not attack it.
"Could it be that the real purpose of the Dameishan Independent Regiment is to encircle the stronghold for reinforcements?" Iida Shojiro was puzzled, so he said to Okamura Kotaro, "The siege of our Huangnipu stronghold is a fake, and the ambush of Bengbu and Huainan reinforcements is Is reinforcement their real purpose? Is it really to encircle a point to gather reinforcements?"
Encircling a point for reinforcements is a common tactic used by anti-Japanese guerrillas, but Shojiro Iida always felt that things might not be that simple, because this time the opponent is Xu Rui! Xu Rui was able to come up with some new tricks almost every time he made a move, so Iida Shojiro did not dare to make any judgments.
Chief of Staff Kotaro Okamura became a little impatient and said: "Detachment Captain, is the Dameishan Independent Regiment encircling the area for reinforcements or has some other conspiracy? Wouldn't you know if you beat him? Please allow the detachment leader to lead an infantry brigade in a humble position. Attack and reveal the true intentions of the China Army!"
"No." Shojiro Iida shook his head categorically and said, "Okamura-san, have you forgotten? The ending of the two infantry squadrons that were out of the stronghold to counterattack was not very happy!"
Prior to this, Shojiro Iida could not withstand Kotaro Okamura's repeated pleas, and sent an infantry squadron twice to conduct tentative counterattacks. However, all of them were defeated. The infantry squadron sent out for the first time was mostly destroyed, and most of the infantry squadron sent out for the second time was lost. The infantry squadron sent out this time was completely destroyed.
Of the more than 180 officers and soldiers, not one of them could escape alive.
However, Kotaro Okamura still insisted on his opinion and said: "That's because there are too few troops. If more than one brigade of troops can be dispatched, the results will be completely different."
"I'm afraid it won't be any different." Shojiro Iida said displeasedly, "Okamura-san, I know that you want to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and make contributions to the empire. I will never stop you from your loyalty. But I’m afraid that’s not possible now. I will satisfy you after daybreak.”
"Hai." Kotaro Okamura nodded heavily and said no more.
Shojiro Iida once again raised his telescope and looked at the enemy positions outside the stronghold.
Unfortunately, it was pitch dark outside the stronghold and nothing could be seen. The Mountain Artillery Regiment of the Iida Detachment did have flares, but Iida Shojiro did not intend to use them now. The old devil was not only cautious but also very stingy. The Dameishan Independent Regiment The offense has not really started, and it has not yet been used.
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Outside the stronghold, the artillery battalion was ready.
Under the night, Niu's strong right arm was quietly raised.
Seeing Niu Dazhuang raise his right hand, Qiao Dun, who was standing behind Niu Dazhuang, immediately roared at the top of his lungs: "There are them at every gun position, get on the flying thunder!"
The two hundred artillerymen guarding the two hundred heartless cannons immediately measured several kilograms of gunpowder from the gunpowder barrel behind them with a special measuring device. They first poured the gunpowder into the oil barrel, flattened it, and then tied it into a cylinder. Stuff the yellow explosive bag into the gasoline barrel, and then insert the lead wire through the reserved wire hole.
This external fuse is specially used to ignite the gun. As for the launched thunder, it is a yellow explosive package bundled into a cylinder, and there is also a fuse.
There is a **** at the end of the fuse, otherwise there is no way to detonate the yellow explosive.
These two thousand **** were purchased from Shanghai by the Dameishan Military Division at a high price.
But this will no longer happen in the future. After the explosives workshop of the Dameishan Arsenal is completed, you can produce yellow explosives and explosives yourself. By then, you will not only be self-sufficient, but you can even sell them to the National Army in exchange for cotton. , rice and other military supplies.
Closer to home, the artillerymen of the artillery battalion were quickly ready to launch.
Niu Dazhuang turned around and looked back, and saw under the dark night sky, two hundred heartless cannons opened their huge dark muzzles, just like two hundred giant beasts opened their greedy bloody mouths, trying to choose people and devour them. , just looking at this posture is very scary.
The next moment, Niu Zhuang's right arm raised high quietly fell down.
As Niu Dazhuang's right arm fell, Qiao Dun immediately howled at the top of his lungs: "Let go..."
Following Qiao Dun's hoarse howl, two hundred artillerymen struck matches one after another and ignited the half of the fuse left outside the fuse hole.
As soon as it was picked up by the match, the fuse immediately burst into flames.
The next moment, the two hundred artillerymen turned around and squatted down at the same time, with their buttocks facing forward, and covered their ears with their hands. This was not only to avoid being burned by the flames of the gunpowder, but also to avoid being burned by lightning. Nearby, the sound waves from the thunder explosion shattered the eardrums.
After a while, the short fuse letter was burned out.
In the next moment, the gunpowder in the oil barrel was ignited. With a bang, the explosive package in the first gasoline barrel was pushed out by the airflow generated when the gunpowder burned violently. Then, in less than three minutes, In the space of seconds, another one hundred and ninety-nine bundles of explosives were pushed out one after another.
Looking from a distance, I saw two hundred dazzling red flames blooming from the artillery position one after another. Then these two hundred red flames quickly disappeared. However, along with the destruction of these two hundred red flames, two hundred bundles of ten kilograms appeared. The yellow explosive bag had been pushed into the air, rolling and flying towards the Huangnipu stronghold.
Two hundred bundles of yellow explosives flew in the air for a few seconds and then fell one after another.
This kind of heartless cannon made in a local workshop has no accuracy at all. Just like the ancient mortars, the impact point is basically uncontrollable. However, it is extremely powerful when used in critical battles against fixed targets, because the coverage formed by quantity The type of killing is enough to make up for its lack of accuracy!
A few seconds later, two hundred yellow explosive packets fell one after another. Except for a few explosive packets that flew too far or too close, most of the other explosive packets fell into the Japs’ Huangnipu stronghold. Then, the yellow explosive packets fell The fuses also burned out and exploded one after another...
"Boom boom boom..."
The entire Huangnipu stronghold was completely enveloped by a huge series of explosions in an instant.
This huge series of explosions came so suddenly that the Japanese who were huddled in the stronghold had no idea what was happening. They were suddenly blown up to the point where they were crying and swaying.
Iida Shojiro, who was standing on the top of the turret to observe the enemy's situation, was also blown to pieces by the sudden big explosion, especially a flying thunder that fell directly on the wall of the turret. In an instant, he was in the turret. A huge gap opened in the middle, and the entire turret was crumbling.
"What's going on? What happened?" Shojiro Iida reacted quickly and instinctively reached out to grab the crenel beside him, barely avoiding falling from the roof of the building. However, he was still a little dizzy from the huge sound caused by the explosion. , then looked around and shouted, "Okamura-san? Okamura-san?"
Kotaro Okamura crawled to Iida Shojiro's side, and said in panic: "Captain, I don't know what's going on, I don't know what happened specifically, damn, what happened to the explosion just now?" Who knows? Who knows?"
At this time, a Japanese second lieutenant climbed up from the passage and reported in panic: "Captain, it seems that the Chinese Army used some kind of secret weapon to launch a large number of explosives at our stronghold. Yes, that's right. , it’s explosive packets, a lot of explosive packets, at least hundreds of them!”
"Nani? Explosive packs? Hundreds?!" Shojiro Iida's pupils suddenly shrank.
Explosive packs are generally used to blast solid fortifications. The direct damage to infantry is actually not as effective as artillery shells, because artillery shells have fragmentation damage and the killing radius is much larger than that of explosive packs. However, explosive packs used by engineers are generally It is a ten-pound charge, or at least a five-pound charge. Even if there are no fragments, the shock wave generated during the explosion is extremely terrifying, which means the killing radius is smaller.
But now, hundreds of explosive packets exploded at the same time!
What's more, this is only the opponent's first round of attacks!
The next moment, the Japanese second lieutenant who had just rushed over to report screamed loudly: "Detachment leader, here we come again, here we come again, so many explosives..."
Shojiro Iida and Kotaro Okamura suddenly looked up, and this time they finally saw it.
Because in the first round of explosions just now, many materials and wooden fortifications in the stronghold were ignited. With the firelight emitted when these materials and facilities burned, Iida Shojiro and Okamura Kotaro could see clearly, and only one person could be seen. Bundles of explosives fell into the stronghold like a heavy rain.
"Baga! Hidden..." Iida Shojiro's pupils shrank sharply, and he only shouted half a sentence of Hidden before the explosive packets that fell into the stronghold exploded one after another.
In an instant, the entire Huangnipu stronghold was once again completely enveloped by a huge series of explosions.
"Boom..." A bundle of explosives exploded very close to the turret where Iida Shojiro was located. A huge gap was originally blasted in the middle of the turret. Now it was hit by a huge air wave again and collapsed with a bang. Come down.
Fortunately, Shojiro Iida and Kotaro Okamura were lucky enough to survive. Because they stayed on the roof of the turret, they did not suffer much damage except for minor scratches. However, the dozens of Taiwanese soldiers guarding the turret did not. He was buried alive in an instant, and he didn't even have time to escape.
Kotaro Okamura was young after all. He was the first to crawl out of the rubble pile formed after the collapse of the turret. He didn't bother to brush off the dust on his body, and began to rummage through the rubble while shouting loudly: "Detachment leader, detachment leader? Detachment leader, are you there?" Where? Captain, are you okay?"
A moment later, a faint response came from the smoke pile: "Okamura-san, I'm here, my right leg is trapped by the rubble, help me, come here and help me."
Kotaro Okamura immediately rushed into the smoke and quickly found Shojiro Iida. He first removed the brick pressing Shojiro Iida's right leg, and then helped Shojiro Iida up while shouting: "Military doctor, call quickly. Come here, call the military doctor quickly..."
However, before he finished speaking, Okamura Kotaro raised his head without any comment, and saw bundles of explosives falling from the sky like raindrops. (To be continued.)\+The latest official mobile phone reader app of this website is now available! New products are updated every day with massive novel content. It is small in size, saves traffic, and has no ads. It is more convenient to find novels. Come and follow the WeChat official account jiakonglishi (press and hold for three seconds to copy) to download the mobile client]