The Japanese artillery is setting up positions.

The Liu regiment of the National Army had only two cannons, which were located not far from Li Yuan's station.

There is an artillery position in the square in front of the town hall. Many soldiers from the support association wanted to go over and have a look after hearing the news. However, they were blocked by the national army's outposts from a distance. How could they stop the enthusiastic soldiers, who climbed up one by one?

Wall house.

The cannon was hidden in the bamboo forest. Forty or fifty national army soldiers who had already received the order pulled the cannon to the square. They were very fast. They had rehearsed it several times. The surrounding area was under martial law. It was impossible to see it unless it was within a hundred meters.

arrive.

The artillery observer was standing on the roof, holding a telescope, looking at the busy Japanese artillery from a distance. The parameters of each position on the other side of the river had been clearly marked, and the shooting parameters had been calculated long ago.

Although Commander Liu only had two Krupp cannons, they were huge killers.

The flag was waved down, and the artillery opened fire. There was a loud bang, and the artillery shells roared out of the barrel. Several Japanese squadron leaders who were directing the Japanese and puppet troops to assemble were stunned for a moment: the guerrillas on the opposite side have artillery!

I have never seen any guerrillas with artillery, so those firing artillery on the other side of the river should be regular troops of the national army.

The Japanese captain who was at the brigade headquarters heard the sound of the cannon and immediately realized that the group of Chinese troops who ambushed the day before yesterday did not escape. They should be regular national troops. This war has been going on for so long. In the occupied area, I used to think that there were only small groups.

The Nationalist army was defeated. Unexpectedly, when I was stationed near the deserted county town, regular troops of the Nationalist army appeared. I was not surprised, but instead felt excited.

There is no chance to participate in the battle in Shandong in the north. It would be interesting to fight the regular army of the national army at this time.

Immediately ordered all ministries to prepare to cross the river.

The impact point of the artillery shells was not ideal. The closest point to the Japanese artillery position was nearly two to three hundred meters away.

Seeing the shells exploding, the Japanese artillery captain realized that his position was so close to the front line. He cursed in his heart why the squadron leader had to set up his artillery position in this place.

The shells penetrated into the mud and exploded into a large cloud of mud. Shrapnel flew in all directions, inflicting disaster on several Japanese soldiers on the outskirts. The explosion frightened the Japanese artillerymen and aroused their ferocity.

Just one shell, it must be a test fire. The Japanese also got angry and started setting up the artillery with all their strength. The Japanese 92 infantry cannon was quite simple to set up. The Japanese observer was using binoculars to look at the position of the artillery team on the opposite side and calculating the position of the opposite artillery team.

The location of the National Army artillery positions.

The Japanese infantry artillery had a range of 2.8 kilometers. Observers sadly discovered that the National Army's artillery position was a little over three kilometers. The army on the opposite side had artillery experts, and the artillery on their side could not hit it.

He quickly reported it to the Japanese captain. The artillery captain was horrified and hurriedly ordered a retreat.

Before he could give his order, the national artillery on the opposite side began to fire continuously. This time the shells landed closer to the Japanese artillery position. Although it did not achieve much effect, it still set off gusts of wind on the battlefield.

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Bursts of Chinese artillery shells were moving closer to the Japanese artillery positions. The Japanese also knew that the continuous shelling would eventually hit the artillery positions. Japanese cars had already driven over and were preparing to take away the unloaded cannons.

The national artillery on the opposite side did not fire very fast, so the Japanese artillerymen could only passively take beatings. The captain of the Japanese artillery had already asked dozens of Japanese soldiers to push the four guns away. The speed was like a snail compared to the shells' extension.

At the Japanese battalion headquarters, the radio soldiers were calling for tactical guidance from the aviation forces.

The national army artillery observers in the town were constantly modifying the artillery parameters.

The two cannons roared alternately, and one shell hit a 92 artillery piece on the Japanese artillery position. The Japanese mortar had been carried away by the Japanese. After continuous bombardment, no one of the 92 infantry artillery was spared, and the tractor also ignited.

There was a blazing fire.

Seeing a cannon firing for the first time, the soldiers from the support association climbed up the wall one after another and looked at the two cannons that were still smoking early in the town hall square next door.

A large ball of fire was continuously sprayed out along with thick white smoke. Two cannons and more than a hundred national soldiers were waiting around.

The soldiers of the support association looked at the wealthy national army with envy in their eyes: I wonder when their own troops will have such weapons.

The artillery fire continued to extend, approaching the gathering place of the Japanese and puppet troops. The Japanese squadron was so frightened that they could not cross the river like this, so they ordered to retreat northward.

Near the Tanggang Bridge, on the south bank of the canal, a platoon of the Chinese army was divided into two echelons. When the cannon sounded, three machine guns started firing. The Japanese on the opposite side were too far away, and the rifles were basically unable to hit them. After finishing the two magazines, they started to move backward.

retreat.

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On the same south bank of the canal, in the reeds east of Lijia Lane, a company commander of the National Army and more than a hundred of his soldiers were divided into two echelons, lying in the wet trench, with all the heavy firepower in front.

The second echelon was to wait for the brothers in front to die for the country and come up to supplement them. The task they received was to block the Japanese motorboat coming from the east.

The sound of shelling could be heard in the distance in front of Peng Xi. Hearing the familiar voices made him feel more at home.

The sound of a motorboat engine could be heard from the east, and three Japanese motorboats, hoisted with plaster flags, slowly drove westward in the canal.

The regiment headquarters chose this place to ambush. After careful consideration, there was a pier beside the canal. There was no pier in the reeds. It was very difficult for the Japanese on the motorboat to find a place to land. The plan was to strike before the Japanese came ashore.

The national army company was lying in ambush about five or six hundred meters in front of the dock. The trenches were dug nearly one hundred meters long, all in the reeds. More than a hundred people worked alternately for a whole day, with the purpose of waiting for the Japanese and puppet army motorboats to arrive.

Open fire in front of the pier, either to wait for the Japanese to land from the pier before launching an attack, or to catch the Japanese by surprise.

The Japanese motorboat at the front was not big. There were only a dozen or so Japanese soldiers on board, and there was a crooked machine gun on the bow. The company commander whispered to the messenger next to him and asked three groups of two-person precision shooting riflemen to explain.

:After a while, when the three ships are close to a range of about fifty meters, be sure to shoot down the machine guns that hit them first.

The three motorboats kept approaching. A group of riflemen put the Japs machine gun glove into the sight and pressed the trigger. Two bullets flew out of the muzzle at the same time and screamed into the Japs machine gunner's body. Then there was a loud gunshot, and the Japs

The machine gunners on the ship were watched by specialized riflemen. As long as the Japanese sub-shooter got close to the machine gun, he would be hit by the rifle immediately, and he would be seriously injured even if he was not dead.

A company of six machine guns of the National Army fired three-point firing sounds at the same time. The bullets hit the body of the Japanese and puppet soldiers lying on the motorboat. More bullets hit the Japanese motorboat, making a loud noise, but it was of no use.

, the frightened puppet soldiers jumped directly into the river.

The Japanese motorboat was not high and was on the same level as the shore. The Japanese lying on the deck could not fight back at all. The firepower of the national army was too fierce.
Chapter completed!