Outside the city, the Eighth Brigade of the Northeast Army launched a formation, and the county seat of Yucheng was besieged.

Zhang Chunya, commander of the Eighth Brigade, was making final preparations before the battle. Zhang Chunya was an old man who followed Feng Yong to the north back then, and was one of the first officers valued by Feng Yong, although his own cultural level was not high. But the spirituality of fighting is very good on the battlefield. Later, the Changchun Army Military Academy was completed, and he was the first batch of high-level officers to be transferred by Feng Yong, and graduated from the three-month officer crash course with very good results. He was then appointed by Feng Yong as the brigadier general of the 8th Brigade of the 4th Division. The 8th Brigade and the 4th Brigade are the fist units of the 4th Division, the old units of the entire Southwest Military Region, and the well-deserved elite units of the Northeast Army. Now, after the Fourth Brigade followed Guo Shanhu to the south, the Eighth Brigade was the most outstanding on the entire Luzhong battlefield. Therefore, the hard bone of Fu Liangzuo, who is entrenched in Yucheng, deservedly fell on their heads.

Although the 8th Brigade had only about 12,000 men. But the level of armament is very strong. The 8th Brigade had two infantry regiments of 3,000 men, a mixed mortar mountain artillery regiment, a cavalry battalion, a heavy machine gun battalion, an engineer battalion, a special service battalion, a guard battalion, and a logistics baggage battalion. The 8th Brigade itself is an independent combat unit. Units like the 8th Brigade are currently only twelve in the entire Northeast. It is Feng Yong's old army that rose in the Northeast, numbered from the 1st Brigade to the 12th Brigade. The other forces were more or less extended from these twelve units. In addition, after the improvement of the military industrial capacity of the Northeast, especially after a large number of 16th rifles went off the production line, these 12 troops were the first to change their equipment. And after completing the basic rearmament, these troops are also constantly strengthening their firepower. It can be said that none of these 12 troops can be compared with its Northeast Army Brigade and Regiment. These 12 troops are the seed troops of the Northeast and the real essence of the Northeast Army.

There are 30,000 Beiyang troops in the county seat of Yucheng County, but these people are not in the eyes of the Eighth Brigade. They believed that if in a field battle, even if the 8th Brigade was only a third of the enemy's number, it would definitely be the 8th Brigade that won. It's a kind of self-confidence built with a lot of money. It is the self-confidence of the Northeast Army that has accumulated countless blood.

Of course, in order to speed up the Eighth Brigade's siege of the city, Jiang Baili equipped the only half of the heavy artillery regiment of the Shandong combat unit to the Eighth Brigade. In order to rely on the sharpness of heavy artillery, quickly complete the assault operation. At the same time, it is also to test the combat effectiveness of the heavy artillery units, after all, the heavy artillery units have just arrived on the battlefield and have not yet experienced the baptism of war.

Eighteen heavy artillery pieces were erected by artillery and aimed at the head of Yucheng. Without exception, these heavy cannons emit a faint blue light. And if you look at the paint on it, you can see that it is something new that has never been used before. These heavy guns are the 105 mm caliber heavy guns produced by the Northeast itself. This is the largest caliber heavy artillery that the Northeast can produce with its current industrial capacity. It's not that the Northeast can't produce heavier caliber heavy artillery. It is the lack of high-quality steel in the Northeast that produces a larger diameter. And the larger the caliber of the artillery, the greater the requirements for steel. At present, with the steelmaking capacity of Northeast Banjiaozi, it is difficult to produce more high-quality steel. It's these heavy artillery. The Northeast also produced only two regiments. A regiment was assigned by Feng Yong to the Southeast Military Region to strengthen the firepower gap between the Northeast Army and the Japanese. Such a large-caliber heavy artillery. There is also very little equipment in the Japanese army, and the idea of a small resource country in Japan is manifested in all aspects. And the caliber of the weapon is a big show. According to Feng Yong's intelligence, in the entire Japanese Korean army, there was only one brigade of heavy artillery units. Moreover, the caliber of the weapons is different, the smallest is 105mm, and the largest has reached 220mm super-large caliber heavy artillery, although many of them have a larger caliber than the caliber of the Northeast, but it has not opened a complete gap. At present, scientific research institutions in Northeast China are organizing technical breakthroughs. It is necessary to produce the Northeast's own super-large-caliber heavy artillery in a short time. Since it is impossible to achieve an advantage in quality, Feng Yong can only find a balance in quantity, and Japan's iron ore resources need to be imported from abroad, the Northeast is a famous industrial base in later generations, but also a base for non-ferrous metals, after occupying Fengtian Province, Feng Yong set up the largest military enterprise in the Northeast in Anshan area. Once this arsenal is completed and put into operation, with the abundant coal and steel resources in Anshan, the military capacity of Northeast China will definitely be able to reach a higher level. Under the present circumstances, the only thing that Tohoku is more powerful than Japan is its vast territory and inexhaustible resources.

Da - There was a sudden commotion on the walls of Yucheng, followed by fierce gunfire.

"Huh?" Zhang Chunya's face turned pale, and then a look of ecstasy appeared.

"Order the artillery to attack." The gunfire on the head of the city must have mutinied among the soldiers of the Beiyang Army, but I don't know the specific scale, but no matter what the situation is, Zhang Chunya will not let go of such a good opportunity to attack.

Boom ——!

There was a loud bang, and the entire battlefield trembled. Zhang Chunya, who was waving his arms and preparing to attack, was also taken aback.

"Quite a few guys! Such a big move! Zhang Chunya couldn't help but admire.

Boom——!

Then there was a bang!

The city walls of Yucheng County did not move at all.

"Huh? How is it possible, could it be that this heavy cannon is a silver-like pewter spear head? Zhang Chunya rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Brigadier Commander, don't look at it. Artillerymen, these bastards, missed the first shot. Hit directly into the county! Guo Wei, political commissar of the Eighth Brigade, said. Although Guo Wei's surname is Guo, he has nothing to do with Guo Shanhu, the commander of the Southwest Military Region, and he is not from Guojia Village, he is an old man who followed Feng Yong to the north back then, and he is the first batch of political workers valued by Feng Yong.

"Grandma, there is such a big oolong. It seems that the artillerymen owe these bunny cubs to clean up! Zhang Chunya said with bared teeth. These artillerymen are the treasures of the young marshal, and they are usually one level higher than the infantry wherever they go. After all, artillery is a technical branch, and in the face of modern warfare, it is impossible to fight without artillery. Therefore, it is also appropriate for people to coax and coax. But such a performance is too embarrassing.

"Order our mountain artillery battalion to open fire, and let these rabbit cubs with eyes above the top see what artillery is!" Zhang Chunya roared. As the artillery of the 8th Brigade wielded, the black smoke of my aunt appeared on the city wall, and the city wall even had a crumbling feeling.

"Grandma's, it's a pity that the caliber of Lao Tzu's artillery is a little smaller, otherwise this bullshit city wall would have been killed by Lao Tzu a long time ago." Zhang Chunya snorted fiercely and said. You must know that his artillery mainly uses 60mm mountain guns, although they are all produced by the Northeast itself, and the performance is quite good, but it is still a little weak to deal with the city wall. After all, mountain artillery shells are mostly flowering shells. The lethality is great in the plane, but it is far worse in penetration.

The artillery battalion of the 8th Brigade fired only one round, and all the shells, without exception, hit the walls, although they did not cause much damage to the walls. But the Beiyang soldiers on the city wall have fallen into blood mold! Shrapnel from flowering shells scrapped countless soldiers. There was a wail at the head of the city. The original gunfire was gone. I don't know if it was suppressed. And be scared silly.

Heavy artillery positions!

"That shot was fired by that dog! It's a shame on Lao Tzu. See, the Eighth Brigade is our old army in the northeast, and its reputation is outstanding, and people are using actions to express their dissatisfaction with us. You dogs, who are usually coaxed by cowhides, are embarrassed by Lao Tzu at critical times. This time I aimed at Lao Tzu, if anyone doesn't fight well, where will you go back to Lao Tzu! Heavy artillery regiments do not raise waste! Shi Jian, deputy commander of the heavy artillery regiment, roared loudly. The entire heavy artillery position was silent. The artillerymen, who were usually awesome and coaxing, bowed their heads in shame.

"This time it's all aimed at Lao Tzu! This time, we want to show the majesty of our heavy artillery regiment. We are the most powerful firepower in the Northeast, and we must use practical actions to hand over a glorious answer to the young marshal! Listen to my command and now start adjusting the focus. Shi Jian scolded a few times to vent, and then quickly re-aimed all the artillery.

"One, two, tentative attack!" In order to determine the exact focal length. Shi Jian said in a deep voice.

Boom ——!

Boom ——!

Two loud bangs.

Boom——!

The first shells fell in front of the city walls, and after a loud roar, a large crater with a diameter of five meters was left in front of the city walls. Another shell accurately hit the upper half of the city wall, and the city wall that was helpless with just 60 mm mountain artillery was cut in half in an instant, and the people on the head of the city naturally took a back earthen plane, and no one pursued it after landing. Both the soldiers of the Beiyang Army and the Northeast Army stared blankly at the terrifying power of the heavy artillery.

"Well played, just like that. Quickly adjust the shooting elements! Strive to blast a path at once! Shi Jian said excitedly.

Rumble...... The cannons began to wield fire, and the eighteen cannons sprayed fire, and the already weak defense of the city wall collapsed as quickly as a papier-mâché. In some places, foundations were blown up.

"Goo-dong!" Zhang Chunya swallowed and foamed unconsciously.

"No wonder Zhang Dashuai, who is directly subordinate, conquered a fortified city like Shijiazhuang so quickly, with some heavy artillery, what else can't be done!" Zhang Chunya said excitedly.

"Brigadier Commander, you're mistaken. When Zhang Dashuai besieged Shijiazhuang, the heavy artillery troops had not yet arrived. Shijiazhuang was blown up by the Northern Military District death squad with explosives bags. However, seeing the powerful power of today's heavy artillery, this battle is really much easier. Guo Wei said with a sigh. Under the powerful firepower of modern technology, manpower is really small.

"Not bad! But are these rabbit cubs of the heavy artillery regiment addicted? Grandma's, the walls are about to be blown into moats by them. Chief of Staff Liu, send a telegram to the heavy artillery regiment, extend the artillery fire, and cover the attack of our 8th Brigade. Such a powerful fire cover is not comparable to the 60mm mountain gun in his hand. Of course, it is not that the lethality of small-caliber mountain artillery is not good, but compared with heavy artillery, mountain artillery alone is far worse in momentum.

(To be continued)