Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

At one o'clock in the morning that night, the main force of the New Fourth Division finally arrived, along with the artillery regiment of the New Second Division.

In order to deal with the Japanese naval guns, Jiang Haoran took great pains. He was worried that the firepower of one artillery regiment was not strong enough, so he specially transferred the artillery regiment of the New Second Division.

The standard configuration of the No.40 Army Artillery Regiment is seventy-five mountain guns, twelve field guns, twelve 105mm cannons, and twelve [-]mm howitzers.This configuration, not to mention the Japanese army, is a bit higher than that of the German army in the same period.

Therefore, the victory of the No.40 Group Army does not depend entirely on the bravery of the soldiers, the excellent tactics of the commander, and the solidity of the guys in the hands. The key is the magic weapon for victory.

Nearly a hundred large-caliber cannons of the two artillery regiments were placed in front of the positions, and they came out before the battle was over, and the soldiers had enough confidence.

Yuan Dongyi, the commander of the New Fourth Division, was not in a hurry to attack when he arrived outside Jiujiang City. He first learned about the attack situation of the troops in front and had a general understanding of the Japanese military points in the city. Then he ordered the artillery regiment to set up artillery fire. March 21, 24, bomb it for an hour. As for the enemy's naval ships, [-] [-]mm cannons were quietly transported to the riverside to ambush them, specially used to deal with them.

The artillery fire here began to bombard, and the Japanese naval guns turned to the side to attack their artillery positions, and the 24 cannons in ambush suddenly opened fire.For a while, shells rained down on the river, and the Japanese army lost a number of warships before they could turn their guns.

Immediately, the 24 105 howitzers on the artillery positions also concentrated their firepower on the remaining naval ships. The two intersecting artillery positions made the Japanese ships lose their helmets and armor. Flee in the direction of Wuhan.

Of course, the Japanese naval guns were not vegetarian. Although they fought back hastily, they also caused great losses to Yuan Dong's artillery regiment, especially the cannon positions in ambush, which lost nearly half of them.Although the caliber of the Japanese inland naval guns is not as good as that of the national army, the most important thing is that it is mobile and quite flexible. Once the guns are fired intensively, the impact on fixed positions on the shore is also quite terrifying.

Fortunately, the artillery fire of the national army is not only large in caliber, but also large in number. 48 cannons fired in salvo, and the shells fired can be described as dense as rain. The conflagration caused by the Chinese ship almost burned half of the sky red, and the scene was spectacular.

After packing up the naval ships, Yuan Dong set his target in Jiujiang City. All the cannons were aimed at Jiujiang City for bombing, and the brigade artillery battalion and regimental artillery company were not idle. One or two hundred cannons blasted for nearly an hour before Finish.These guys are all rich and powerful now, and they are willing to squander it. In fact, this is also in line with Jiang Haoran's combat style. Veterans are the greatest wealth of the army, and everything else is bullshit.So these guys would rather consume a lot of shells, first completely destroy the enemy's military points, even the will to fight, and then let the soldiers charge, which can minimize the casualties of the soldiers.

The one-hour bombardment caused the entire Jiujiang City to be filled with flames and smoke.Not to mention the military points, the entire city wall is in ruins, and more civilian houses have been razed to the ground.

During the entire artillery attack, the Japanese army also organized artillery fire to fight back, but basically they would be covered by the artillery fire of the national army without firing a few shots. The high position of the Lushan Mountains outside the city allowed artillery observers to easily see all the firepower points in the city. At night, the flame mouth of the artillery fire is particularly conspicuous, and there is simply nowhere to hide. A concentrated salvo is enough to annihilate the enemy's artillery positions.

But the nightmare of the Japanese army did not end here. As soon as the artillery attack stopped, more than a dozen Tiger tanks rumbled into the city along the collapsed city wall, followed by more than 2 wolf-like soldiers, one by one. With a ferocious face, he rushed forward.In less than half an hour, more than 2 soldiers poured into the city. Fierce gunshots and explosions advanced all the way from the south of the city to the north, farther and farther away.

Just when Jiujiang City was turned upside down, more than a hundred fishing boats were launched into the water in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River about ten miles away from Jiujiang City. As the black shadow boarded the fishing boat, two white waves began to be drawn on both sides of the fishing boat, and the fishing boats shot towards the opposite bank of the Yangtze River like arrows leaving the string.

Of course they were the New Fourth Army led by Wang Shanhu. The troops crossing the river this time were all elite soldiers selected from the most elite Second Detachment of the New Fourth Army. The total number was 2000, led by the famous President Su.

It was precisely because the Japanese army in Jiujiang suffered an unprecedented attack that the Japanese army supported Jiujiang with all the forces they could mobilize, even the patrol boats on the river. This gave the New Fourth Army an absolutely safe and secret opportunity to cross the river.

Although the Japanese army went all out, Jiujiang still fell, not because the Japanese army was incompetent, but because the national army was too strong.

When the news that the New Fourth Division had fully occupied Jiujiang reached the headquarters of the No. 40 Army, it was already past eight o'clock the next morning.

There was jubilation in the headquarters, and the staff generals with red eyes and dark circles all smiled and celebrated with each other. The fatigue of two consecutive nights of sleepless nights was swept away at this moment.

Everyone was so excited beyond words, but Jiang Haoran was very calm. Although his face was full of smiles, his eyes were a bit blurred, as if his thoughts were far away.

Leng Rushuang on the side looked at Jiang Haoran and couldn't help shaking his head secretly, thinking that Jiang Haoran was worried about the casualties of the troops again, lightly touched Jiang Haoran's arm, and said with a wry smile: "President, don't worry, the new second The division had only less than [-] casualties against a full-scale division of the Japanese army, and the new fourth division faced a miscellaneous army composed of Japanese and puppet troops, and the casualties would never be greater than the new second division."

"Oh??????" Jiang Haoran seemed to be startled suddenly, stared at Leng Rushuang for a moment, then smiled and said: "You think I am still the same me who lacked everything before, after going through so many battles, My heart has already been as hard as a stone, and besides, I have already been vaccinated against casualties in such a big battle."

"Oh?????? Then I know." Leng Rushuang suddenly realized.

Jiang Haoran couldn't help smiling, he was indeed thinking about something, but what he was thinking about was whether the New Fourth Army had taken this opportunity to cross the Yangtze River. It can be said that he arranged all the things by himself, and the New Fourth Army went straight to Pengze, Hu At the mouth of the river, the New Fourth Division made a long-distance attack and stormed Jiujiang overnight.A large part of the reason for all this is the preparations for the Eighth Route Army to take Lu'an as scheduled.Although Leng Rushuang is smart, it is impossible to even see this, "What do you know, you really think you are a roundworm in my stomach?"