Chapter 239: The Warrior of the Crushing Plate

In order to maximize the power of these two weapons that can be called national treasures, Wada Yujiu has not put much thought into it, such a huge weapon is definitely not installed in the open air, this thing is very powerful, but the range is close. The Beiyang Krupp 75mm camp gun on the mountain can completely cover the 280mm howitzer with a range of more than 7km. Therefore, in the arrangement of artillery positions, it can be described as painstaking with Tanaka Sawa Yamachi Genji.

For the sake of secrecy, all work is carried out at night. First of all, a large number of sappers and requisitioners were drawn from the Wonsan group and a huge pit was dug in the selected location. It was used to place the gun mounts and guns, then to build the breastwall and other fortifications around it, and finally to transport the disassembled cannons to the selected gun emplacements by horses to assemble them. At the same time, ammunition depots for storing ammunition and propellants were set up. Whether it's a 2g heavy grenade or a projectile pack of several tens of kilograms, this is not a joke, a little explosion, the entire position will fly into the sky.

For this purpose, the bunker was built quite strongly, first with a large number of logs to build the frame and the top, and then with a layer of rammed earth...... On top is a layer of tarpaulin and lime. Finally, a layer of rammed earth reinforcement is added. After repeated reinforcements, this strong fortification is enough to withstand the attack of 4.7-inch high-explosive shells! (1) This is how the construction of bunkers was carried out in general during World War II. And the grenades at that time mainly relied on the force of the explosion to damage the bunker. So at that time, the artillery used to deal with bunkers was generally 6-inch or even 8-inch guns. This paragraph was arrived at after occasionally asking a certain great power, if it is not correct, I hope you will bear with me. ）。 …。

After more than ten days of preparation by hundreds of sappers and conscripts, the artillery position was finally constructed, and after overtime installation and commissioning, Wada Yuku's "Osaka Baby" finally showed its hideous teeth! Today, the impregnable fortifications and those annoying mortars and machine guns on the Peony Terrace Heights are a thing of the past! In front of a powerful 280mm heavy cannon and shells weighing 2g, everything on the Peony platform will turn to ashes!!

"Let's get started." With a command from Wada, a heavy 2G shell was moved to a position that was flush with the gun's loading port by the boom. Then it was pushed into the chamber by a group of gunners. Then fill in the projectile pack. Immediately, the giant cannon was slowly raised, and the black muzzle was aimed at the Peony Terrace Heights, which locked the path of the Japanese army's advance!

"Open fire." As a small blood-red flag moved quickly, a huge fireball protruded between the huge artillery! Then the fireball dragged the long orange trail through the launch site full of gunsmoke, and flew like a meteorite to the Peony Terrace Heights. If the roar of a train passing by suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield.

"What's that?" Seeing a huge fireball rapidly approaching in the distance, the Japanese army and the Qing army who did not know the situation invariably .........looked at something flying at high speed in the distance.

"It's a cannonball, everyone be careful." I don't know who shouted, people subconsciously looked for cover to dodge. But all this is useless! This 2g bombshell smashed into the bunker on the Peony Terrace Heights with a thunderous force! The huge reinforced bunker was instantly punched out of a large hole of about 3 square meters by the powerful impact force. Then the shell plunged into the bunker, and under the action of the impact, the fuse was triggered, and after a loud bang, it seemed that the entire Peony Terrace Heights were shaken in the explosion, and a column of smoke mixed with black dust and gravel and sawdust rose into the air! Form a mushroom cloud that heralds destruction! Through the gradually dissipating smoke, only a huge crater can be seen left on the ground, telling people that an extremely horrible thing once happened here!

Although the power of the "Osaka Baby" is huge, the reloading process is also extremely cumbersome, and during this interval of shelling, Zuo Guigui was able to take a closer look at what this shelling brought to Peony Terrace! (Zuo Guigui temporarily replaced Shao Yu in charge of the Peony Terrace Heights) A crater with a diameter of more than 20 meters and a depth of 3 meters appeared on the high ground. The original bunker in this location has been reduced to gravel, wood chips and other materials scattered in an area of more than 200 meters. Next to this bunker, other bunkers were also affected to varying degrees, some collapsed and some were lifted off the top cover. When you walk in, you can see that the ground is full of the very fine powder and the small stones that will crumble at the slightest touch. Everything trembled in the face of this immense power. …………。

The solid bunkers were all beaten into flying ashes, and the people around them could be imagined, not to mention that a complete corpse could not be found within a radius of more than 30 meters, even in those seemingly "fairly intact" bunkers, all the garrisons had been killed and wounded, and the blue and purple faces and the blood left from the seven orifices and the bulging eyes were outward, Zuo Guigui could feel how painful they were before they died.

"It can't be sorcery, right? A lot of words," said a soldier next to Zuo Guigui, trembling.

"This man died after the overpressure from the explosion crushed his lungs." A staff officer said. You then point to another person and say, "This person must have been stuck to the wall and then died by the vibrations that came to him." Actually, the shell was not that powerful, but the place where it hit was an ammunition storage point. ”

"The rate of fire of this gun does not seem to be very fast, and the distance is not very far." Zuo Guigui slowly came back from the shock.

"That's right, judging from the observation records just now, this gun should be placed in this position...... The straight-line distance from the highlands is no more than 5km. A technical officer pointed to the map.

"What are you waiting for? There's also a 75mm Krupp gun on the mountain to blow it up. "Left precious breath straight jumping foot ..........

With a few dull cannon sounds, four 75mm camp guns counterattacked the exposed 280mm heavy artillery positions in the distance, and columns of smoke rose from time to time in the distance. The Japanese artillery, whether it was the mortar and camp guns in the front or the 107mm howitzers or 120mm howitzers in the back, remained silent. Just when Zuo Guigui was wondering, a loud noise like thunder came again!

This time it was two shells, and dozens of seconds later, two huge craters appeared again on the high ground of Peony Terrace, and the smoke and ash filled the entire high ground, which looked like a foggy patch from a distance. Many soldiers could not withstand such a powerful blow, and they cried out, some pounding the walls of the bunker like crazy, and some could only sit on the ground in vain. The blow to morale with such weapons is fatal. When some kind of powerful force is beyond people's comprehension, the resulting fear can completely break the will of an army to resist!

"Looking at a group of frightened subordinates, I knew that Pyongyang was about to be unable to hold on, maybe this result was expected, but I really didn't expect that the defense line that the Beiyang Army Division had been operating for months would be crushed by this absolute force in one fell swoop." Afterwards, Zuo Guigui made the following record of the loss of Peony Terrace in his memoirs..........

Nie Shicheng, who was in Pyongyang City, had also learned about this situation, facing this unknown weapon of mass destruction. He was also very nervous, after all, once the Peony Terrace Heights were lost, it meant that the Japanese army could condescend to shoot the whole city. The defense along the Datong River is already at its limit, and once the Mudantai position is lost, there is a possibility that the entire line will collapse.

For this reason, Nie Shicheng gritted his teeth and decided to advance the two 105mm long-barreled howitzers in concealment. Risking an artillery strike at the Japanese heavy artillery positions on the forward positions, hoping that the most powerful artillery of these Beiyang troops stationed in Korea would save the occupation. To this end, Nie Shicheng specially dispatched elite engineers to build artillery bunkers at pre-selected locations. And try to reinforce it. At the same time, a certain amount of smoke canisters was arranged for covering the transfer and firing of gun emplacements. After more than 2 hours of preparation, the 2 105mm howitzers were finally moved into the pre-prepared gun emplacements.

With the artillery in place and the firing of the Zhu Yuan was calculated. The counterattack of the Beiyang heavy artillery unit has finally begun, maybe 3 minutes after the fire, their position may be covered by the Japanese 107mm heavy artillery or 120mm heavy artillery, but they have no time to take care of their own safety, which Japanese weapon to destroy as soon as possible The safety of the Pyongyang defense line is the most important thing! …。

Accompanied by the trumpets of soldiers and the roar of artillery, 105mm shells flew towards the predetermined positions. As red fireballs landed, columns of smoke rose from the target area. Rubble, dust, and wood fragments scattered in all directions. "Success?" Looking at the situation in the distance, the officer in charge of directing the shelling muttered to himself. …。

"Are all the artillery of the 1st Division blind? Let the enemy's large-caliber artillery be pushed to this position? Yuki Wada yelled loudly. At that time, he was not in the artillery bunker, but observed the effect of the shelling of the Peony Terrace with a telescope on a commanding height made of earth, and watched his gun position hit by the enemy's artillery shooting at close range, and couldn't help but be angry.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander asked the subordinate to ask Your Excellency, is there anything wrong with this 280mm gun?" At this moment, a staff officer asked worriedly.

"You underestimate the sappers of the heavy artillery unit directly under the army." Yuki Wada put down the telescope in his hand and said quite conceitedly: "We can completely block the heavy artillery of the 120mm level with logs, sandbags, steel supports, and bunkers reinforced with multiple layers of rammed earth...... As for the 280mm gun itself, as long as it is not a direct hit, some shrapnel is just an itch for the giant cannon. It's not going to be a big deal. (Historically, even if the 11-inch siege guns were destroyed, a considerable part of them could be repaired.) ）。 …。

"That's good, that's good." The staff officer wiped a cold sweat and said, "Your Excellency, please rest assured, our heavy artillery unit of the 1st Division will soon be able to dispose of those flies that are disturbing your work. Your heavy artillery will soon be ready for battle. ”

"I hope so. Go back and tell Your Excellency, the commander of the division, that by this time tomorrow, Your Excellency will be able to lead your troops to occupy this hill. Wada Yuki said proudly.

The counterattack of the 107mm guns and 120mm guns belonging to the 1st Division soon came, even if they knew this mortal end, the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Heavy Artillery Unit responsible for destroying the giant artillery still did not choose to retreat, but fired 105mm shells at the target, in their opinion, at this time all the meaning of their lives was to destroy the opponent, as for survival? It has long been left behind by these fearless warriors.

But the idea is beautiful. The reality was cruel, the loss of two heavy guns of the Beiyang Army Division plus more than a dozen officers and men did not achieve the expected results, after the 107mm artillery of the 1st Division annihilated this artillery team, after more than ten minutes of maintenance and cleanup. The Japanese 280mm howitzer finally opened fire again, two long columns of smoke erupted from the muzzle, and two 2g shells again streaked through the sky, and finally fell on the already devastated Peony Terrace Heights!。 …。

The battle for Pyongyang is coming to an end. At the same time, I said that the author was very depressed, and the subscription for many days in a row was always 100+ lower than normal. Which one you have an opinion can be raised. But it's good to give the author some support~~~......,.