Chapter 10: Anqing (9)

The 38-type 75MM field gun, one of the heavy artillery of the Japanese army, is also one of the most heavily equipped field suppression artillery of the Japanese army, with a caliber of 75mm, a barrel length of 2325mm, a weight of 947 kg, and a maximum firing range of 8350 m. Most of the artillery of the Japanese army was born from Kluber, and the Republic of China military factory had a special production line of shells for supply, so many were retained. Li Baicheng's artillery regiment was directly under the 48th Army when it was reorganized, and there were 36 Kruber Mountain guns under its command, as well as four 38-type 75MM field guns, these four guns are the private property of Li Baicheng's artillery regiment, and do not belong to the basic structure, which are weapons saved in the 1056 regiment, which have history, stories and commemorative significance.

When he came to Wangjiang this time, he took these four field cannons with him.

FIELD ARTILLERY AND MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY ARE DIFFERENT THINGS, EVEN IF THEY ARE BOTH 75MM CALIBER, THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT, THE BARREL OF MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY IS SHORT, LIGHT WEIGHT, SHORT RANGE, EASY TO MANEUVER, SUITABLE FOR MOUNTAIN COMBAT, BELONGS TO LIGHT * ARTILLERY. Field artillery has a long barrel, heavy weight, long firing range, and is not as mobile as mountain artillery, also called cannon. The Japanese army also had a 75mm gun, and the mountain gun weighed 400 kilograms lighter than the field artillery, the barrel was one meter shorter, and the firing range was two kilometers closer. The biggest difference is that mountain artillery is a curved artillery, while field artillery is more used for direct fire, and can be aimed directly with the barrel, and at a distance of three or five thousand meters, you can basically see where to hit.

The width of the Yangtze River in front of Xiaogushan is only less than two thousand meters, and it is completely within the strike range of the 38 field artillery.

Known as "the first pass of Haimen", "Yangtze River Tianzhu", "Penglai on the river" the reputation of the small lonely mountain, also known as the small lonely rock, the lonely peak stands alone, surrounded by water on three sides, straight into the heart of the river, the momentum is steep. The boulder hangs strangely steep, and there is a tendency of "obstacles to hundreds of rivers in thousands of miles, and mountains under the feet". "Look at the Taishi chair in the east, look at a pen in the south, look like a hanging bell in the west, and look at the roaring dragon in the north." Today, it has been given a new mission, to serve as a cover for four 38 field guns from Japan.

At the foot of the mountain on the west side of Xiaogu Mountain, four field guns were lined up, covered with air defense nets, and ships coming up from the downstream could only discover their existence when they sailed through Xiaogu Mountain.

"It's only an hour, no problem!" Mo Di asked Li Baicheng.

"It's a bit of a problem, it's not too short, it's too long, and I wish the ship would appear in front of me right now, and I'll go back to drinking when I'm done." Li Baicheng said with a smile.

"Hehehehehe!" Mo Di smiled and said, "Then it's better to take this opportunity and go up the mountain for a walk." ”

Li Baicheng nodded, at the top of Xiaogu Mountain, he had already arranged an observation post, as long as the sightseeing ship appeared in sight, immediately notify the artillery array below, and make first-class preparations, so he had already walked back and forth on the mountain a few times, but those so-called scenery were automatically ignored. He also smiled and said: "I came here early this morning, climbed up and down three or four times, and I didn't even go sightseeing, it's really a waste." ”

Mo Di laughed and said: "The so-called mood determines the artistic conception, and the artistic conception determines the environment. ”

Walk to the east facing the river pavilion, face the river, the sea and the sky are the same color, magnificent, the Yangtze River flows quietly, and gradually disappears in the sky. With such a beautiful scenery, Mo Di unconsciously opened his mind and said with a smile: "The so-called famous mountain monks in the world occupy the majority, in fact, there are really many famous mountain monks in the world!" If there were no monks for many years and generations, this place would be just a wild mountain, and there are such secluded paths and stone steps, which make people climb comfortably. ”

"Boss, I sometimes really envy you, when the big war is coming, you can still be so Yaxing, don't you feel a little nervous?" Li Baicheng smiled and leaned out of the Linjiang Pavilion, as if he wanted to spread his wings and fly.

"Nervous! Hahahaha. Mo Di laughed, and the laughter startled the two water birds in the grass by the pavilion, perhaps disturbing the peace of the birds, and circled around Mo Di's head twice, and then flew away. Why should I be nervous? ”

"Aren't you afraid that I made a mistake and got a cannonball on the ship, killing a few Westerners?" Li Baicheng replied very seriously.

"It's the Westerners who died, it should be the Westerners who are nervous, why should I be nervous?" Mo Di asked, yes, the people on the boat are not in a hurry, why are the people on the shore in a hurry, and Mo Di himself couldn't help laughing.

"I've been wondering what would happen if we did kill a few foreigners." Li Baicheng said a little worriedly: "From the big up, it's an international incident, and since it's a small one, we have to take responsibility, of course, the main responsibility lies with you, I am an accomplice, and I can be lenient." ”

"What? Scared? Mo Di shook his head, looked at the Yangtze River in the distance, and said: "For many years, the water of the Yangtze River has been flowing like this, and there are not a few people who have died in the Yangtze River. The main reason why we hit this sightseeing ship is to show our attitude that no matter who it is, whether it is Japanese or Western, as long as they enter our land without our consent, it will be far away. There is a saying that when friends come, treat each other with good wine, enemies come, guns and cannons greet each other, where to go, we must show our own attitude and let Westerners choose for themselves. We just want to tell the other side that in order to resist foreign aggression, we, the sons and daughters of China, do not hesitate to spill all our blood. The war has been going on for more than two years, and I am ready to put my hundred or ten catties of vegetables into it at any time, do you dare? If you dare, you won't be nervous. ”

"Huh! Since I left Guangxi in the 26th year of the Republic of China, I never thought that I would be able to go back alive. I have seen a lot in the military headquarters, and the one that can survive the most is our 1056 regiment, and other units have changed more than one stubble. Even so, we still died a lot, Liu Bolong, Li Shiqi, Zhang Qingzhu...... They can die if they can be generous, and what can we not die! Li Baicheng found a small stone bench and sat down, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit it, took a heavy puff, and spewed out a thick cloud of smoke, and then said: "It's just that Liu Bolong's death is deserved, and he died in the bloody battle with the Japanese, although he died a glorious death." Our trick, not only can't we get good, we don't get it well, but we also have to bear the infamy of a lifetime, life is better than death, boss, aren't you worried? ”

"Worry! I'm worried too. Mo Di took out a cigarette from Li Baicheng's cigarette case, sniffed it twice under his nose, and then stuffed it back, saying: "The Qing Dynasty poet Lin Zexu once said that if the country lives and dies, how can it be avoided by misfortune and fortune!" You are here to tell me who else on this Yangtze River is brave enough to fight this boat besides us. If you don't fight, let the Westerners go around comfortably, to say small, it is to underestimate my Chinese no one, to say big, I think we are the Ming Dynasty after the Manchu Dynasty rode through Yangzhou, and it is hopeless. If that is the case, we are really fighting alone, and if the Westerners fall to the Japanese side again, we will lose this war of resistance and have no power to return to the sky. If the above didn't see this, was it necessary to let Chief Liu come to Lihuang in person? Lao Tang and Lao Wei are both Chengjing characters, if it weren't for the stakes, would they come to this trip? ”

Li Baicheng nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Boss, I don't pay attention to this, I only know that what you have to do, I must do it together, otherwise, I will not be a brother in life and death." ”

Mo Di patted Li Baicheng on the shoulder and said: "Thank you Baicheng, you can come, it is my most surprise, I really didn't expect you to come, you are now directly under the military department, acting without authorization, it is difficult for you!" Thank you very much, Bai Cheng, as soon as you come, my plan will be fully formed, you know, these four cannons are the final palace. ”

Li Baicheng said with a smile: "The military seat is a graduate of the Baoding Artillery Department, and he is very partial to artillery, and I am also highly valued in the military department. I'm happy to be able to help you with your plans! ”

Mo Di didn't speak, his eyes looked at the northeast blankly, and he said with a smile: "I'm afraid that something that interrupts our conversation is coming, look at it, isn't it?" ”

Li Baicheng threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, stood up violently, put his hand on the pergola and looked at it, before he could see it, there was already a result in his ears: "Report to the head of the regiment, the target has appeared, and the distance is eight and a half kilometers." ”

"Prepare for battle." Li Baicheng turned around and was about to go down.

Mo Di grabbed him and said, "It's their business to shoot cannons, let's watch the excitement here." ”

Li Baicheng paused for a moment, then laughed, and said to the correspondent: "Tell them, fight as you like, and fight as much as you like!" It's okay to repel and sink. ”

The correspondent answered, ran away with a smile, and just took two steps, only to hear Li Baicheng shout again: "Wait, let someone bring some food, if there is wine, it's better to get some up, the boss and I are here to drink while watching you fight, be serious, don't make a mess for Lao Tzu to throw Lao Tzu in front of the boss." ”

"Yes!" The correspondent grinned, turned and ran away.

The boats on the river are getting closer and bigger and bigger, looking at the small lonely mountain, the boats do not look too majestic, and on the side of the port, there are four big characters written: China Merchants No. 1. High in the center of the flagpole is a huge Japanese sun flag, and below the flag, a large number of colorful flags are decorated. Maybe the sun was a little shining, and there was no one on the deck, only the huge chimney belching with smoke, and it felt like a living thing.

This is a merchant ship, there are no weapons on board, and there is no escort ship, Mo Enemy scolded: The Japanese in dog days really regard the Yangtze River as their family's waterway, and if there is no one around, hold it up! This time, I'll give you some color.

The steamer bypassed in front of the small lonely mountain, Mo Di felt a little nervous, holding a wine glass in his hand, but he didn't know how to put the wine in his mouth, his eyes were staring at the ship tightly, and he made Li Baicheng next to him laugh secretly.

Suddenly, the huge hull shook violently, and I saw a cannonball hit the foreside, which hit the anchor chain, breaking the chain, and the huge iron anchor fell into the water, and then the first cannon sound was heard from the foot of the mountain.

Then, a second shell hit the high chimney, breaking a large section of the chimney and causing it to fall into the Yangtze River along with the high flagpole and the sun flag on it.

The third shell hit the foredeck, blowing up some of the mess on the deck.

The fourth shell hit the rear rudder, not far from the tail rudder, and scared Mo Di out of a cold sweat, who did this, really want to knock out the tail rudder and let the ship stop here, but it is troublesome! A whole bunch of Westerners on it, to kill or not to kill?

There were men on the sightseeing ship, and when the first shot was hit, the captain immediately reversed the thrusters, and the ship quickly stopped, followed by a full speed retreat, and when the fourth shell exploded, they already knew where the gun position was. They knew that as long as they retreated to the lower reaches of Xiaogu Mountain, they could avoid shelling. However, the boat is small to turn around, the boat is big and good for surfing, and the thousand-ton river ship also needs a process from advance to retreat. In the process of retreating, the four shells of the second round all hit the right side of the ship, making several huge craters, but they could not penetrate it, and it was indeed quite thick, and the things on the water were indeed larger than those on land.

Li Baicheng on the lonely mountain also stood up in surprise and shouted: "75 field artillery, one cannon can overturn a tank, and the ship is too strong!" ”。 Mo Di laughed when he heard it, he had heard the old boatman of Gushan say before, and there was not much surprise, seeing Li Baicheng's surprised expression, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Before it was his turn to play the third round, the sightseeing ship had already retreated to the lower reaches of Xiaogu Mountain, retreating at full speed, and he was stunned to see the invincible in the mountain, and he knew that the original steamer was going faster than going forward.