Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

At the artillery position, because Battalion Commander Wang Zixian stayed in Shouyang with the Close Combat Guard Company and the Third Company, Shi Peican, who had the best skills and the longest qualifications, became the actual commander.

Since Zheng Changfeng spared no effort to help carry the shells, and some soldiers even carried shells on their backs during the march, Shi Peican had quite a lot of shells, including 170 grenades, 14 pepper shells, and 8 flares. Note that this refers to 120mm mortar shells, not 82 mortar shells.

Last night, after learning about the current situation, and even when Zheng Changfeng personally handed over the main regiment artillery company to him and asked him to lead it, Shi Peican was already prepared for a big battle! Then, not long after, he received an order to carry out a large-scale bombing in front of the position.

The content of the order was very simple, starting from 200 meters in front of the position and ending at 500 meters. In this area, it was necessary to ensure that enough shells fell, leaving no blind spots!
Yangtou Cliff is actually a village, but now the people have been relocated, and the main position is on the high ground west of the village. In addition, some troops are stationed on the high ground on the south bank of the Xiao River. Well, one of the two local regiments is guarding there. In the middle of the river valley, the comrades also dug and built a position directly connected to the north and south defense positions.

The position in the middle of the valley spans more than 300 meters from east to west. There are four trenches running roughly north-south, and there are communication trenches between the trenches. The first and second companies are responsible for guarding this place. However, the position is a little further back, because the positions on the north and south sides are roughly east-west based on the terrain. Well, the composition of the position is a pocket formation arrangement from the position.

Although the east-west span of the middle position is more than 300 meters, the span of the river valley on the west side of the position is not that wide, only more than 200 meters. It is precisely because the span of the river valley is so short that the positions on the north and south sides can cross fire. Even submachine guns can sweep the entire battlefield.

The area that served as the battlefield was all wheat fields. The green wheat seedlings had just turned green and were still growing vigorously. It was a pity that they were damaged by the battle.

But that's how battles work. Only by repelling the enemy can we develop better! Even if the wheat fields are destroyed, we can still plant spring crops...

Of course, farming was not something Shi Peican and his team were considering. Shi Peican developed an extremely effective bombing plan based on the terrain map drawn by the artillerymen, the existing data and some general directions observed in last night's battle.

In front of the position in the middle of the valley, six 6 mortars were used as the main bombing method, directly using the explosion radius to suppress the explosion radius, and they were fully deployed 82 meters in front of the position. The advantage of this is that the aftermath of the explosion will not harm their own position, and it can also kill the Japanese puppet troops in the largest area.

And 18 heavy mortars? Isn't the span of the middle of the valley about 200 meters? You have to understand that the explosion radius of the heavy mortar is as much as 50 meters! So, three shells in a line, radius after radius, from the north bank of the Xiao River to the edge of the hillside in the north, the effect is absolutely amazing!
Moreover, Shi Peican also warned the comrades at the front of the position in advance that if a battle really broke out, they must not show up casually, must not be curious and wait and see, and must pay attention to the whistling sound of artillery shells...

Well, Shi Peican had never seen the terrain, and he was really unsure, because everything was blind shooting! In order to have more energy to deal with the battle, Shi Peican also arranged for all the artillery groups to sleep in two batches, sleeping in the homes of the people in Yangtouya Village. Well, the people have moved to the underground tunnels, but the devils did not hit the village, and some young people came out again, and happily arranged accommodation for the artillerymen.

The time moved to the early morning, and it was the time when Zheng Changfeng gave the order. The artillerymen who were on high alert heard the phone ringing, and saw Shi Peican answer the phone, and then they all looked at him with burning eyes.

"Okay, everyone..." Shi Peican turned sideways and saw his own position illuminated by many flashlights. He picked up a loud speaker in his hand and said, "The Japanese did launch a sneak attack, but it won't hinder us! So, according to the previous arrangement, three shots, rapid fire! Start..."

Shi Peican's voice was transmitted to each artillery group through the iron trumpet. So, under the command of their respective artillery commanders, the second gunners bent down, picked up the 16-kilogram shell, stood up, and then held both sides of the shell with both hands and placed the shell on the muzzle.

"Ready...fire!" Seeing the second gunner in position, the gunners shouted the order, then naturally turned their heads to the side, covered their ears with their hands, and closed their mouths tightly. Others in the same artillery group did the same thing. Even the second gunner, after letting go of his hands, quickly squatted down and covered his head with his hands and ears.

"Boom boom boom..." The muzzle of the heavy gun emitted a burst of fire, and the comrades in the artillery group felt the tremors under their feet. Of course, they were well-trained and knew that the shell had been fired, and now it was the second round...

The noise from the firing on the artillery position was not small, but it was much less than the sound of gunfire in front of the position. After all, it was dark, and no one knew how many soldiers the Japanese had sent in front of the position. But judging from the muzzle flash, there were no less than 1000 enemies in front of the position! In order to open the road to the east, the Japanese really risked everything.

However, just as the soldiers were fighting fiercely, firing at the enemy in the dark, and letting the bullets interweave into a web at dawn, the movement of the artillery position finally reached their ears. Well, it can't be said that it was the position, but the movement in the air, above their heads, reached their ears.

Chirp, chirp, chirp… The shells whizzed past, and the whistling sound of breaking through the air came from overhead. Then, the shells exploded on the ground according to their respective trajectories.

Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom... Actually, there aren't that many shells, only 24 in one round! But from the position, the effect and deterrence of the explosion are absolutely amazing!
Well, the reason why it was so bright was because of the flashes when the shells exploded, which instantly brightened the entire battlefield. In the reflection of these flashing lights, the soldiers on the battlefield clearly saw the Japanese soldiers whose bodies were blown up and were still waving their arms in the air; they also saw the puppet soldiers wearing puppet army uniforms, but only the upper half of their bodies were left. Of course, if you have good eyesight, you can also see the flying swords and the plaster flags burning into ashes in the air... (End of this chapter)