Chapter 164 Death! Matches!
Wu Fei has gained a lot today. He knows what landmines are, distinguishes the difference between grenade launchers and mortars. Now he has heard the name of Type 92 infantry cannon for the first time, and has seen the demon who killed countless Chinese soldiers with his own eyes.
The Type 92 Infantry Cannon is a weapon among the Japanese weapons and equipment. It is often equipped in brigade-level Japanese troops. It was developed in November 1928 and was widely put into use by the Japanese army in March 1930. Its firing boundary is very wide, with a transverse firing boundary of 90 degrees and a high and low firing angle of nearly 90 degrees. This is mainly because of its small size and light weight, and its low center of gravity, it can withstand a relatively large firing angle adjustment range and flexibly apply firing angles, especially the elevation angle of more than 80 degrees.
Type 92 infantry cannons can shoot almost all types of targets. Flat fire can be used as cannons and can deal with many targets. Although the initial velocity of the shells is a little lower, its power is enough to attack rock pile positions; curved fire can be used as howitzers, which itself is a howitzer, and the shells used are also howitzers. When shooting at a high elevation angle, it can be used as a mortar, and the maximum firing angle of many mortars is only 85 degrees. Compared with the Type 92 infantry cannons from howitzers, it is simply from the sky and the ground. Not only is the ballistic more stable than the mortar, but the accuracy is much better than 80 mm of the mortar of the same caliber. At the same time, with the help of high firing angle, Type 92 infantry cannons can be conveniently configured on the reverse slope position when fighting in mountains. In this way, it can not only provide timely support firepower for the troops on the edge or frontal positions, but also conceal itself well.
It is this kind of multi-purpose melee infantry artillery, from the three eastern provinces to North China and East China, which has caused many Chinese troops to suffer and countless Chinese soldiers to hate. If the light tanks of the Japanese, which are nicknamed "bean tanks", is a nightmare for Chinese soldiers, then the Type 92 infantry artillery is definitely called the god of death that harvests life.
The senior officials of the National Government tried every means to purchase a batch of similar infantry artillery, but due to one or another, they have not been implemented. They just missed millions of grassroots soldiers, who had to withstand the bombardment of heavy Japanese artillery from a long distance, and faced the Type 92 infantry artillery, known as the God of Death, at close range.
Of course, Wu Fei didn't know this, but he could see from Li Sanjin's terrified voice and the trembling faces of the brothers on the position that these two short cannons with wheels were so terrifying.
The muzzle of the 38th large cover was aimed at again, but no matter from any angle, the Japanese soldiers hiding behind the bulletproof board could not be shot. Wu Fei was unwilling to accept it and took advantage of the fact that a Japanese soldier slightly exposed the upper edge of his helmet and fired.
In the sun, you can clearly see the sparks coming from the bullet hitting the helmet, but you can't see whether the owner of the hit helmet was killed or injured.
Boom! Boom!
Two balls of fire emerged from the guns of two Type 92 infantry guns that were lined up side by side. Then two rocks on the rock-stacked position were hit. Amid the deafening explosion, two small rocks were blown into powder.
Wu Fei's ears buzzed. The moment he exploded, he felt the ground under him trembling. That was not counting. When he saw the originally extremely strong rock, he only got shot one shot and turned into a pile of pieces and powder. This power was so shocking that he couldn't even close his mouth.
Now he knew that although he had chosen a perfect position, he still seemed vulnerable in front of the Japanese. He also understood why so many national troops were still losing cities and land, and half of China occupied the Japanese. How could human flesh and blood be withstood in front of the Japanese armed to the teeth?
"Brother Li, this cannon is too powerful. They must be destroyed. Otherwise, not only our position cannot be defended, but the position behind it cannot be defended either." Wu Fei shouted to Li Sanjin: "I'll go and get some fuses, and you and your brothers are ready to return to the position at any time."
The 92 infantry cannon weighs seven or eight kilograms, so naturally it cannot be used to launch continuously and quickly like a grenade launcher. Wu Fei used it to load the gaps in the shells, lying flat on the ground, and found the unlit torch brought by Li Sanjin from the position, and crawled towards the stone at the edge of the position, and placed the head of the fuse there. As long as the fuse is lit, not only the explosive bag buried in the pass will explode, but even the explosive bag buried under the boulder in the middle of the road will be lit.
Wu Fei climbed very quickly. Before the Japanese gun was fired, he had already climbed behind the stone on the edge of the position. He found the head of the fuse from the gravel, but found that he did not carry a match. Not to mention the fuse, it was impossible for the unlit torch in his hand to light the fuse.
Just when he was anxious, the Japanese infantry cannon fired a second gun, and the sound of the bomb reached his ears. Wu Fei then heard two loud explosions.
Having been hiding behind, he had already felt the power of the Japanese gun. Now he was on the position, Wu Fei finally knew what it means to be disappointed and what it means to be despair.
When it was hidden behind, my ears were buzzing for a while, but now my whole head was ringing, as if the whole sky was spinning, as if my neck was heavy, I couldn't bear it, and I seemed to be drowsy and wanted to walk out of the position.
He obviously did not get injured in the explosion, but Wu Fei felt extremely uncomfortable from the inside of his body. Not only did he not, but his chest, abdomen and limbs. In other words, Wu Fei felt that his whole body was not his own at this moment.
Seeing Wu Fei staggering and trying to stand up from behind the rock, Li Sanjin could no longer calm down. He told a brother beside him: "If Wu Fei and I are both glorious, you will lead everyone to guard this position until you shoot the last bullet and fight the last person."
After giving this sentence, Li Sanjin followed Wu Fei's example and slid down from the ground. However, he was not as lucky as Wu Fei, so he slid to the rock pile position. Before he turned around, he was discovered by the Japanese and shot him in a random shot. There was no rock to cover the slide. Although Li Sanjin reacted quickly and made some evasive actions, he was still shot several times.
Blood fell on the rocky position for the first time. The counterattack of the Japanese when they were repelled failed to hurt anyone on the position. Howitzers and mortars were shot in the air and the Type 92 infantry cannon, which was known as the God of Death, only shattered a few rocks. But this seemingly least threatening spear injured Li Sanjin, and it seemed that the injury was not light.
"Fire, fire...make!" Li Sanjin shouted vaguely, with blood flowing out of his mouth. He stretched out his hand desperately to Wu Fei, and a box of matches was tightly grasping in the blood-stained hand.
Chapter completed!