Chapter 427 The Doom of the Sixth Division (4)
The poor performance of the entire Japanese Navy Army's fleet for many years has made traditional soldiers on both sides dislike the appetite. Over the years, the total number of casualties and injuries has exceeded 500 and 600 fighter jets. The elite Japanese pilots have been almost killed and half of them. Now, the navy is almost unable to gather all aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, and the elite pilots of seaplanes are not even trained quickly.
This time, one meeting killed more than 200 people. In addition to the other flight crews in the bomber, the main force of the Kwantung Army Air Corps killed more than half. The newly transferred rookies who have only been training for a year have been here. If this continues, the Japanese army's air supremacy will be handed over to others!
Without the support of the air force, the army was half a leg. Of course, Tani Shouo was unhappy. Fortunately, the number of air forces on the other side was not rich. Every time they were dispatched, they could barely resist the attack power on their side. I guess most of the defense at home should be retained. The entire Shandong and the surrounding coastal areas are too large. Without hundreds of aircraft, it is impossible to defend. Well, maybe this is the limit of the Chinese Air Force?
Tani Shouyu can only make such a judgment, but it does not mean that he is willing to accept it like this! The war has just begun, so what if the 14th Division is destroyed? Isn’t that guy Doi Hirahara greedy for merit and rashly launching an attack without understanding the situation, which leads to such a result?
Although I am a little more brave, I am never so reckless, and I will not be in a messy manner like a guy who has been engaged in intelligence work all year round!
Look at the front battlefield. Almost all the elites of the 29th Army were displayed. All 100,000 troops were displayed outside the battlefield. As long as they were eliminated, the two cities of Pingjin were at their fingertips. According to the requirements of their Chairman and Commander-in-Chief Jiang, they must defend them, so they must fight the imperial team head-on battle. This is exactly what he needs most and what the Japanese Imperial Army is best at!
So what if there are some strange fighter jets and weapons? That will definitely not affect the big battle situation!
Gu Shoufu gritted his teeth and was fierce. A heavy artillery corps staying behind was quickly dragged out of the bunker with 24 150mm field cannons, and made a slight adjustment in the position next to Shunyi. He immediately aimed at the main defense line of the 37th Division in the distance to launch a fierce bombing!
The excitement of Feng Zhian, Wang Zhibang and others lasted less than half an hour, and was immediately blown back by the heavy artillery shells that roared. The powerful explosion was at least twice as fierce as before. It almost wiped out all the prominent bunkers exposed outside. Whether it was a sandbag and a wire mesh trench, it immediately collapsed like sand under the deep penetration of 150 shells. The first line of defense was in a hurry and the intensity could not withstand such a large scale. Thousands of people rolled and crawled out. Entering the deep anti-aircraft shelter behind, listening to the deafening explosion sounds raging!
Tansuo stood proudly at the top of the city, pinching a telescope to watch the earth-shaking positions from afar, then turned to look at the 88-type 75mm air defense cannons hidden inside and outside the city. He couldn't help but smiled and looked at the corners of his mouth, rolled his eyelids to watch the sky. He muttered secretly: "Chinese plane, come if you have the courage. There are many delicious ammunition here, waiting for you!"
A group of peregrine falcons and aerial tanks had exhausted their ammunition and left. The battlefield in Peking seemed to have returned to its previous appearance. The defenders were still struggling, and the Japanese offensive was immediately restored after being replenished. After the 132nd Division on the ground took advantage of the gap when the Japanese army was leaving, Nanyuan was once again surrounded by the Japanese Niushima brigade, and the offensive became more and more fierce!
Wang Zhang's tank regiment, which successfully acted as bait, left the remaining soldiers who were ignorant of life and death on the side of Zhengsan by the river and rushed to Fangshan with the remaining troops. At 10 a.m. on the 20th, he bombarded most of the Japanese mixed brigades who came to rescue with various artillery, causing nearly 2,000 casualties. After the Japanese army was forced to retreat, they were attacked by reinforcements along the Pinghan Line Railway and surrendered out of Liangxiang. They crossed the Yongding River and joined forces with Niudaoman brigades, stationed in Daxing, and launched a new round of attacks on Nanyuan and Fengtai respectively.
Wang Zhang did not continue to pursue. His regiment of armored troops had tormented for several days. The oil and materials needed to be replenished, and various vehicles also needed temporary maintenance, and people had to rest temporarily. It was not worth it if they were exhausted. They just had to keep an eye on the front line of Fangshan and the Japanese army were not allowed to attack. Of course, some people would take care of their remaining work, and the ones came were still a group of unusual goods.
Along the Pinghan Line, the 53rd Army of Wanfulin defended Shijiazhuang to build a second echelon defensive position. The person who let him go was not someone else, but special troops from Jinan. However, the scale and appearance were beyond others' expectations, because of the unconventional mechanized infantry, they were two heavy trains wrapped all over!
Wang Zhang went and took a look and shouted with toothache when he came back: "This time, the boss is not afraid of playing with it! Why did he even get such a guy out? Do you think the Japanese are not comfortable enough? Good guy, I have fun!"
The tightly wrapped train was escorted into Wanping by a group of heavily-equipped infantrymen and stopped near the Lianhua Pond north of Fengtai. Feng Zhian, who was confused and didn't know what was going on, came down from the mountain and rushed all the way. He found that the two trains were unpacked, and what was revealed was two 280mm naval guns!
Looking at the thick cannon barrel that could fit his head in, the slender cannon body sitting on a huge chassis like a century-old giant tree, a large set of large hydraulic mechanical structures for braking and retreating, and the dense air-resistant cannons that were standing like forests in the front and rear compartments, Feng Zhian felt dizzy and almost blurted out again!
Fortunately, he was quite self-control, so Ma Rulong, who was escorting the car, asked: "What are you doing? What's the point of getting two of these things?! With that skill, pulling two groups of 152 howitzers is serious!"
Ma Rulong was covered in heavy armor, lifted his armor and said condescendingly: "Everything should be there! This time, in order to give the Japanese a memory, he specially invited two generals to cheer. How about it, Commander Feng, we are so good!"
Feng Zhian hummed unhappily: "Enough bird's hair! I still have to worry about scaring my own people when firing the fire! I must be optimistic. If this is discovered by the Japanese, it may affect the safety of the capital!"
Ma Rulong grinned: "Don't worry! Guarantee they are powerless."
Feng Zhian quickly arranged for people to spread the news to all directions and cleared the surrounding area in two kilometers, because he had personally seen the power of such a big guy when he opened fire. It was simply earth-shaking and terrifying!
When building the first phase of the amphibious assault ship, two 6 280mm German giant cannons were saved. After acting as a fort at the Guzhenkou for a period of time, they were replaced by the updated shore defense artillery. They were then disassembled and decomposed. They were re-transformed into two big guys with the two steel frame trains left by Han Fuju as a model. In terms of the power of tonnage, they were more than a layer of power than the guys in Lao Han back then!
The preliminary preparations for the train gun fire are long-lasting. First, unload the front and back hangers, arrange the anti-aircraft firepower and surrounding cordons, strengthen the rails and buffer belts under the main gun vehicle, add a giant hydraulic retreat system, stabilize the back of the gun, and help slowly lift the muzzle and aim at the rotation.
At four o'clock in the afternoon of July 20, the main forces of the 6th Division of the Japanese army attacked from three directions and launched the fourth attack today under the protection of cannons. On the front of Tangshan, more than 3,000 Japanese troops reunited. Without tanks and chariots to suppress the formation, they lengthened the scattered line along the positions that were bombarded by the cannons on both sides and extended the scattered line and continued to attack!
Tani Shouo waited for most of the day, but he did not expect the air to strike his heavy artillery position. The old 75mm anti-aircraft guns that had worked hard to transport from the local area were never used. He even wanted to flatten it as an anti-tank gun and had no chance to call it. He was so depressed that he almost roared.
Seeing that the first defensive position of the defenders had been completely destroyed under the bombardment of heavy artillery in the front, the entire Tangshan defense line was about to be broken, and his mood gradually improved. He felt that the key was to win the battle.
Just when he thought he would make great progress today, he suddenly heard a rumbling roar in the sky galloping past. The movement was like the howling of a train passing through the tunnel at high speed. Tani Shoufu was stunned, and then suddenly realized what that was, a giant cannon!
As an outstanding officer of the Great Japanese Empire, he is very familiar with all kinds of weapons and equipment in the world, especially large-caliber heavy artillery, which is the type he loves most. Those guys with huge caliber and super lethality are not unfamiliar with the sound when firing. However, what I heard this time is so similar to the navy's large-caliber naval guns?! It's so far from the seaside, how could there be such a thing coming here...
Gu Suofu couldn't figure it out for a moment, but he didn't need to think about it anymore. A few seconds later, a shocking explosion suddenly came from the northwest of Shunyi City near Niulan Mountain!
"Boom!" It seemed as if the thunderstorm at a low altitude suddenly came, and the vibrating ground trembled, as if a bombshell was lit up by his ear, which made Tani Susuo's hair stand up!
"What's going on! What's going on?!"
Tani Shoufu hurriedly asked with a roaring call from behind, and then the captain of the heavy artillery troupe there screamed with the sound of seeing ghosts: "Heavy artillery! Super heavy artillery of the Chinese army!"
Tansuo rushed out of the command center and saw a huge cloud of mushrooms rising from the sky in the distance. Looking at the posture, it was like a huge bombshell that exploded. That power could probably sweep the huge ground within a radius of one mile!
Chapter completed!