In order to maximize the power of these two national treasure-level weapons, Wada Yuji put a lot of thought into it. It would definitely not work to install such a huge weapon in the open air. This thing is very powerful, but its range is closer. In Beiyang, Mt.

The Krupp 75 battalion gun can completely cover the 20 howitzers with a range of just over 7k. Therefore, Tanaka Saku and Yamachi Motoharu took great pains in arranging the gun position.

In order to keep confidentiality, all the work was carried out at night. First, a large number of engineers and soldiers were mobilized from the Wonsan Group to dig a huge pit at the selected location. This was used to place the gun mounts and artillery, and then built parapets and other equipment around it.

fortifications, and finally use horse generals to divide them

The dismantled cannon is transported to the selected gun position for assembly. At the same time, an ammunition depot is set up to store ammunition and explosives. Whether it is a 2g heavy grenade or a tens of kilograms of explosive packages, this is no joke.

, one point explodes, and the entire position will fly into the sky.

For this reason, the bunker was built quite solidly. First, a large number of logs were used to build the frame and top. Then there was a layer of rammed earth on top, and a layer of raincloth and lime on the top. Finally, a layer of rammed earth was added for reinforcement. After repeated reinforcements

, this kind of strong fortification is enough to withstand the attack of 4.7-inch high-explosive bombs

! During the First World War, bunkers were generally constructed in this way. Moreover, the grenades at that time mainly relied on explosive force to damage bunkers. Therefore, the artillery used to deal with bunkers at that time was generally 6-inch or even 6-inch artillery. This paragraph was asked by a certain general.

I can come up with it later. If it is wrong, I hope you will forgive me.

After more than ten days of preparation by hundreds of engineers and soldiers, the artillery position was finally completed. After overtime installation and debugging, Lieutenant Colonel Wada Yu’s "Osaka Baby" finally showed its ferocious teeth! Today,

The impregnable fortifications and those annoying mortars and machine guns on the Mudantai Highlands will be a thing of the past! In the face of the powerful 20-meter heavy artillery and shells weighing up to 2g. Everything in Mudantai will be reduced to ashes!!

"Start." Following Wada Yuji's order, a heavy 2g shell was adjusted by the boom to a position flush with the artillery loading port, and was then pushed into the barrel by a group of gunners. Then it was filled with explosives.

Bao. Then the giant cannon slowly raised, and its dark muzzle was aimed at the Peony Terrace high ground that firmly blocked the Japanese army's path forward!

"Fire." As a small blood-red flag moved quickly, a huge fireball suddenly protruded from the huge cannon! Then the fireball dragged a long orange trail through the firing position full of gunpowder smoke, like a meteorite

Usually it flies towards the Mudantai Highlands. If the train passes by, the roar will immediately resound throughout the battlefield.

"What is that?" Seeing a huge fireball approaching quickly in the distance, the Japanese and Qing troops who were unaware of the situation invariably looked at something flying at high speed in the distance. Updated

"It's a shell, everyone, be careful." I don't know who shouted, and people subconsciously looked for bunkers to escape. But all this was useless! This 2g heavy shell hit the Mudantai Highlands with thunderous momentum.

Bunker! The huge reinforced bunker was instantly punched out by the powerful impact, creating a large hole of about 3 square meters. Then the artillery shell plunged into the bunker.

, Under the impact of the impact, the fuse was triggered. After a loud noise, it seemed as if the entire Peony Terrace was shaking in the explosion. A column of smoke mixed with black dust and gravel and sawdust rose into the sky! Forming a mushroom cloud that heralded destruction!

Through the gradually dissipating smoke, only a huge crater can be seen left on the ground, telling people that an extremely horrific thing once happened here!

Although the power of "Osaka Baby" is huge, the loading process is also extremely cumbersome. During this interval between bombardments, Zuo Baobao was able to take a closer look at what this bombardment brought to Mudan Terrace! Zuo Baobao temporarily replaced Shao Yu in charge of the high ground of Mudan Terrace.

A crater with a diameter of more than 20 meters and a depth of 3 meters appeared on the high ground. The original bunker at this location has been reduced to pieces.

Stone and wood chips and other objects were scattered in an area of ​​more than 200 meters in radius. Next to this bunker, other bunkers were also affected to varying degrees. Some had a corner collapsed and some had their roofs blown off. When I walked in, I saw that

The ground was filled with extremely fine powder and small stones that would break into pieces at the slightest touch. Everything was trembling in the face of this huge power.

The solid bunkers were all reduced to ashes. People around could imagine that not even a single complete body could be found within a radius of more than 30 meters. Even in those seemingly "fairly complete" bunkers,

All the garrison personnel were dead and injured. With their blue and purple faces, the blood from their seven orifices, and their eyeballs bulging outward, Zuo Guigui could feel the pain they were in before they died.

"Could it be witchcraft?" A soldier next to Zuo Guogui said in fear.

"This person died after his lungs were crushed due to the overpressure generated by the explosion." A staff officer said. Then you pointed to another person and said: "This person should have been pressed against the wall. Then he was shaken by the vibration that came over.

Damn it. Actually, the shell was not that powerful. But the place it hit was an ammunition storage point."

"The speed of this artillery doesn't seem to be very fast, and the distance isn't very far either." Zuo Guogui slowly recovered from the shock.

"Yes, judging from the observation records just now, this artillery should be placed at this location. The straight-line distance from the high ground is no more than 1,000 meters. The technical officer pointed to the map and said.

"What are you waiting for? There are still 75 Krupp cannons on the mountain to blow it up." Zuo Guoguo jumped to his feet in anger.

Accompanied by several dull gunshots, four 75-meter battalion artillery counterattacked against the 20-meter heavy artillery position exposed in the distance. Pillars of smoke rose from time to time in the distance. The Japanese artillery, whether it was a front-mounted mortar or a battalion gun,

Whether it was the 107 howitzer or the 120 howitzer at the back, they all remained silent. Just when Zuo Guogui was wondering, a loud noise like thunder came again!

This time it was two artillery shells. Tens of seconds later, two huge craters appeared again on the Mudantai Highlands, and smoke and ash filled the entire highland. From a distance, it looked like a foggy area. Many soldiers finally couldn't bear it.

Such a powerful blow, they shouted, some

They were beating the wall of the bunker like crazy, and some could only sit on the ground in a daze in vain. This kind of weapon has a fatal blow to morale. When a powerful force exceeds the scope of people's understanding, the resulting fear

It can completely destroy an army's will to resist!

"Looking at a group of panicked subordinates, I knew that Pyongyang was about to lose its defense. Perhaps this result was expected, but I never expected that the defense line that the Beiyang Army Division had been operating for several months would be defeated in one fell swoop by such absolute power.

"Afterwards, Zuo Guogui recorded the fall of Peony Terrace as follows in his memoirs.

Nie Shicheng, who was in Pyongyang City, had also learned about this situation. He was also very nervous when facing this unknown killer weapon. After all, once the Mudantai Highlands were lost, it meant that the Japanese army could dominate the city from above. Datong River

The defense along the line is already at its limit. Once the Mudantai position is lost, there is a possibility of the entire line collapsing.

For this reason, Nie Shicheng gritted his teeth and decided to advance two 105 long-barreled howitzers covertly. He risked launching artillery bombardments at the Japanese army's heavy artillery positions from the forward position, hoping that these most powerful artillery pieces in the Beiyang Army stationed in Korea could save the occupation.

Therefore, Nie Shicheng specially selected Jin

The sharp engineers built artillery bunkers at pre-selected locations and reinforced them as much as possible. At the same time, they arranged a certain number of smoke cans to cover the transfer and firing of gun positions. After more than 2 hours of preparation, two 105 howitzers finally

was moved into a prepared gun position.

With the artillery in place and the calculations of firing Zhuyuan completed, the counterattack of the Beiyang heavy artillery force finally began. Maybe 3 minutes after firing, your position may be covered by the Japanese 107 heavy artillery or 120 heavy artillery.

, but they have no time to care about their own safety. The most important thing is to use the Japanese general's killer weapon to destroy the security of Pyongyang's defense line as soon as possible!

Accompanied by the soldiers' chants and the roar of artillery, rounds of 105-mm artillery shells flew towards the predetermined position. As red fireballs landed one after another, columns of smoke, gravel, dust and wood rose up in the target area.

Debris scattered in all directions. "Success?" the officer in charge of directing the artillery attack said to himself as he looked at the situation in the distance.

"Are all the artillerymen of the First Division blind? Let the enemy's large-caliber artillery be pushed to this position?" Wada Yuji yelled loudly. He was not in the artillery bunker at the time, but piled it up in one place.

From the commanding heights, he used binoculars to observe the effects of the shelling of Mudantai. When he saw that his own artillery position was hit by the opponent's artillery fire, he couldn't help but said angrily.

"Your Excellency, the division commander, has asked your subordinates to ask you whether there is anything wrong with these 20 artillery pieces?" At this moment, a staff officer asked worriedly.

"You underestimate the engineers of the heavy artillery force directly under the Army." Wada Yuji put down the telescope in his hand and said with great pride: "We can completely block level 120 with bunkers reinforced with logs, sandbags, steel supports, and multiple layers of rammed earth.

Heavy artillery, as for the 20-inch artillery itself, as long as it is not a direct hit, some shrapnel will just scratch the cannon. It will not be a big deal." Historically, even a considerable part of the destroyed 11-inch siege cannon can be repaired.

"That's good. That's good." The staff officer said while wiping cold sweat: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel, our heavy artillery unit of the First Division will soon be able to deal with those flies that disturb your work. Your heavy artillery is very

We’ll be ready to fight soon.”

"I hope so. Go back and tell the division commander that at this time tomorrow, you can lead the troops to occupy this hilltop." Wada Yuji said arrogantly.

The counterattack of the 107 artillery and 120 artillery pieces belonging to the first division came quickly. Even though they knew the inevitable outcome, the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Heavy Artillery Unit responsible for destroying the giant artillery still did not choose to retreat. Instead, they fired one 105 artillery shell at a time.

She is heading towards the target. In their view, the whole meaning of their lives at this time is to destroy their opponents. As for survival? They have long been forgotten by these fearless warriors.

But the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The loss of two heavy artillery pieces and more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Army Division did not achieve the expected results. After the 107th Artillery of the First Division annihilated the artillery team, after more than ten

After minutes of maintenance and cleaning, the Japanese army's 20-meter howitzer finally fired again. Two long smoke columns erupted from the muzzle, and two 2g shells streaked across the sky again, and finally landed on the already devastated Mudantai Highlands!!
Chapter completed!