Chapter 16 Machine Gun Hell Two

"Woo boom boom"

Dozens of bombs shook down from under the wings of Japanese aircraft, and whistled and rushed straight to Qian'an County from a thousand meters above the sky. In a blink of an eye, violent explosions sounded loudly. In the blink of an eye, a fireball filled with huge lethality rose up in the small county town. Hundreds of houses were blown up in an instant. The raging fire was swallowed up in pieces of old houses in a blink of an eye. The thousand-year-old ancient city ushered in another blood and fire attack.

The Japanese army obviously had no idea of ​​aiming. As soon as the fighter jets arrived, they dropped bombs randomly. As long as they hit the county town, it would be fine, no matter what they were blown up, because then, heavy artillery shells in the distance were whistling one after another.

All the high-explosion bombs exploded violently at the moment when they fell between the old houses. The killing fire balls with 30 meters radius and sharp fragments were mixed with each other horizontally and vertically cutting everything they encountered. The huge impact force brought by the high-explosion gunpowder instantly expanded tens of millions of times swept across the stone tiles, smashing the sky and the earth and dust flying. The ground of the entire county town was trembling like an earthquake. The few people who refused to believe that the Japanese army would kill the door were immediately affected, and shrill screams and shouts spread throughout every corner of the county town.

"The Japanese who killed thousands of swords" the local young and strong man hid in the anti-cannon hole covered his head and shouted loudly. The frustrated veins burst out, and the pupils were bloody. He questioned the soldiers with his head, "Sir, our cannon also has cannons, it's a damn thing that blows him up."

The soldiers patted their shoulders apologetically and comforted them, and promised repeatedly: "Our cannon will definitely blow up the Japanese devils hard. Be patient first and make sure they will pay their blood debts."

The young and strong men had no choice but to clench their fists tightly, and the jaws they wanted were bouncing around.

At the foot of Chengshan, ten kilometers west of the Luan River, Shang Zhen observed Qian'an City through a high-power telescope, where fireworks rose and flames soared into the sky. He was bombarded by the Japanese air force and artillery for ten minutes and there was no movement. He frowned and muttered, "What happened to Zhu Hanchen? He didn't have cannons, why didn't he fight back?"

He knew that in the convoy that he had just left, only six heavy artillery pieces were pulled away, plus six fake wood made of wood to fool people. In the position below, at least 24 heavy artillery pieces remained silent, wearing disguised nets. If you don’t know the exact location, you can’t see it at all. According to his idea, the Japanese army began to attack wildly, so you must fire the cannon and get them to do it.

Although Zhu Bin reported to him was quite comprehensive, when it comes to the specific command of the battle, he could only watch that the battlefield was changing rapidly and could not follow the plan. How to grasp the rhythm depends on the commander's level and art.

Is this guy doing something dangerous again?

Not only did he not make any mistakes, but Lieutenant General Sakamoto Masaemon, the commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, also frowned with a look of confusion.

Originally, as a senior commander, Sakamoto Masaemon did not need to risk running to the opponent's heavy artillery range to command the battle. If several 152 cannons lurked in Qian'an and suddenly attacked, it is very likely that he would be killed directly on the spot.

However, Lieutenant General Sakamoto did not seem to have much concern about this. As the highest general of the Kumamoto Division, he had the same perseverance and decisive and brave combat qualities as the entire division. Even when the division was frostbite, he still commanded the capture of Rekawa, attacked the 29th Army at Xifengkou, and fought against the 32nd Army at Lengkou. It can be said that so far, the biggest damage to the Chinese team was mainly his troops, with great military achievements and unparalleled.

This time, according to his plan, he should have attracted the attention of the defenders with a small number of troops. After the main force defeated the 29th Army, he suddenly interspersed and detoured from the Luan River, completely dismantling the defense on the western front of the Great Wall, and completing the victory of the entire battle. However, the orders of the base camp and the headquarters and the provocation of Zhu Bin forced him to shift his target, and to the person in front of him, the imperial class attached great importance to him.

Even several important members of the General Staff Headquarters, such as Ishihara Kanir, Doihara Kenji, Koiwara Kanaki, etc., claimed that killing Zhu Bin was of great significance, even more than destroying an enemy army.

If it were in the past, Lieutenant General Sakamoto might have scoffed, but after more than a month of fighting and collision, he knew very well how great Zhu Bin's influence was. His personal lead could kill the mixed 14th Brigade, and combined with the weak original defenders to withstand the attacks of the main force; the large amount of weapons, arms and other supplies he funded greatly enhanced the strength of the defenders and greatly delayed the overall combat progress. This person was a big disaster.

So Lieutenant General Sakamoto was willing to come forward without hesitation, just to see with his own eyes what kind of dangerous guy this is, and whether he is as difficult as the legendary one.

The heavy artillery brought by the entire division and the 26th Brigade, as well as the remaining artillery that mixed the 14th and 33rd Brigades, fifty or sixty cannons were bombed for ten minutes, plus the bombs of the Air Force, the entire Qian'an was completely shrouded in fireworks. In terms of density, it was probably possible to cover most of the buildings, but strangely, there was no sign of a counterattack.

"Are the Chinese people making empty city plans? They are actually not stationed in the county town at all?" Chief of Staff Sasaki Yoshira was a little uneasy. The entire combat plan was formulated by him, but the first round of attacks received unexpected results. How can we proceed next?

"No, they must be in the city." Sakamoto Masaemon shook his head firmly, but his eyes never left the telescope. He said in a low voice, "There will be no error in the information. The Chinese man Zhu Bin is there, but he is even more calm than he imagined."

What should I do? Colonel Sasaki is a little contradictory. As expected, under a violent bombardment, the opponent will definitely expose several combat deployments, either heavy artillery counterattack, air defense firepower, or other things, but there is no movement at all. This is abnormal. You must know that there are new 150 cannons here. How strong fortifications can the opponent build in just half a month? Can't stop it?

"Don't stop continuing to reconnaissance in the firepower." Lieutenant General Sakamoto issued a clear order.

"Hi" Sasaki agreed vigorously and quickly conveyed it. A few minutes later, the shelling that had just begun to weaken became fierce again. The deafening explosion sounded higher and higher. The entire Qian'an County seemed to have encountered a strong earthquake, and the bumps and trembled continuously.

In Qian'an County, Zhu Bin sat on a chair calmly, letting his head beside him, like a hundred cowhide drums beating, shaking sand and soil on the roof of the tent, electric lights, tables and chairs, and all the decorations kept shaking, and his ears were buzzing so hard that he was almost deaf, but he was nervous and anxious at all. On the surface, he observed the amplitude of the Japanese army's attack in the north through the extended periscope, but in fact he received real-time images from the lifeboat.

Next to him, Li Xingcun, the 142nd Division Commander who was taking the risk of watching the battle, was not as steady as him. He looked up at the ceiling from time to time, for fear that he would "crash" and bury himself alive in it.

Zhu Bin left the periscope and grinned at him, "Are you worried that the city wall will collapse and smash us to death? Haha, don't worry, it's solid."

Their command center was in the cave in the north gate. After temporarily supporting and strengthening it with steel bars, they drove the command car directly in. The front was blocked tightly with reinforced concrete blocks and sandbags, and they couldn't understand any cannons. There were thick loess and bricks up to five or six meters above their heads. If the Japanese army wanted to blow it up, they would not be able to fire the main guns of the battleship.

Li Xingcun didn't think so. The Japanese army's heavy artillery seemed scary enough to him. Seeing Zhu Bin making way out, he rushed over and observed carefully, and saw the scene that reflected the lens that penetrated the city wall and poked under the battlements of the city wall at a high place.

After seeing it, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Captain Zhu, why haven't you ordered a counterattack? The Japanese attacking striker has approached the defense line less than one kilometer."

Zhu Bin shook his head and said, "Don't worry. They are testing this. We only have one chance, and we must leave as many as possible."

He has a clearer understanding of the battlefield. The Japanese attack surface was several miles wide, and the soldiers were scattered like something. Each of them was twenty meters away from each other. Unless hundreds of snipers fired together, or there were huge groups of rocket launchers, super bombs, etc., they would not kill a few people at all.

As soon as the fire is opened here, the horse will expose its firepower point and will be passive next. The Japanese are smart.

"Isn't you going to fight?" The commander of Li Xing Village was puzzled. He knew that 36 75 mountain cannons had been deployed in the city, which could reach a target of less than 9 kilometers. He could have long been able to hit the Japanese heads with a head-on bombing. The bombing above the head seemed fierce, but in fact it was scattered. Anti-aircraft fortifications could be avoided.

Even if you don't move this, there is no problem with the mortar, the 37th war defense cannon and heavy machine gun in front? Then put the Japanese in. Is he really brave enough to say something suddenly, and be ruthless?

The commander of Li Xing Village doesn't understand, and most people don't understand either, but they either hid in the fortifications with their heads in their arms or took the courage to arrange things. The entire Qian'an battlefield was silent except for the Japanese bombing and the rampage of planes.

The attacking Japanese infantry advanced very slowly, and thousands of people were scattered out to a mile of thickness, and they rushed forward like walking. When they looked at the front, they seemed to be scary, but from a high altitude, they were sparse like cactus in the desert.

The tanks and armored vehicles that were scattered at the front of the attack were a little unsustainable. This distance was the force point of the opponent's mortars, war defense cannons and other weapons. Even the powerful pointed bullets can be knocked open like cans. This has been verified in the previous battles, but why, there is no movement yet?

A high-pitched roar behind the "Assault", followed by a sharp whistle sound. The slowly moving soldiers suddenly burst out with heart-wrenching howls, completely driving away the anxiety and fear in their hearts, bent down and raised their rifles, and rushed towards the high trench ahead.

At the same time, the artillery fire that had been hitting towards the county town suddenly retracted, and the dense artillery shells as dense as hail hit the defense line of the castle. In an instant, a thick fog of fireworks blocked the view of the entire trench.

Zhu Bin raised his lips, grabbed the phone and shouted: "Master gun No. 1 A, fire."

In the twenty castles on the front, twenty Browning 7 water-cooled heavy machine guns emitted long flames almost at the same time. Bullets like heavy rain turned into hot sickles over a thousand meters long, sweeping towards the Japanese army who were unknown in the smoke ahead.
Chapter completed!