Volume 1 Deserter's Bloodbath Chapter 31: Reduced to ashes under heavy artillery?
The continuous explosions boosted the morale of the National Army brothers in the trenches. After hiding in the trenches and being bombed by the Japanese for so long, they finally saw their own artillery in action. Watching the Japanese groaning, running and wailing in the artillery fire, that kind of refreshing feeling was much more comfortable than eating braised pork.
Feng E only felt the overwhelming roar of artillery fire outside the trench. He was still breathing hard, and then slowly came back to his senses from his obsession.
"Hey! Brother, the Japanese have been beaten back. Come and see how miserable they are. They can run away too!"
The old soldier turned around and called out loudly, asking Feng E to get up quickly and take a look. This kind of cheerful scene could not be seen at any time.
Feng E tried hard to adjust his breathing and calm himself down as much as possible. His mind was now echoing the words of the German instructor about snipers. For a sniper, the biggest taboo is impulse, which is the devil that destroys all snipers.
The artillery fire came suddenly and disappeared suddenly. The mortar had to fire six shells very quickly. With the gunner operating at full speed, it took less than twenty seconds from the start of the firing to the end.
"Order the artillery to counterattack and destroy the Chinese artillery positions!"
The Japanese commander stared with trembling eyes and pointed in the direction of Xinzhen.
" fire !"
The Japanese infantry artillery squadron quickly turned the muzzle towards the mortar position, because the Japanese mortars found that they could not reach the National Army's mortars...
“Boom, boom, boom…”
The Japanese's 70mm infantry artillery shells landed inside Xinzhen, on the mortar platoon position of the 62nd Regiment. Unfortunately, the reaction time of the Type 92 infantry artillery was a bit long, and the brothers ran away carrying the mortar after firing the shells.
That’s right, it ran away and ran into the fortifications. Cannons are very precious in China and it would be very difficult to replenish them if they were lost!
"Everyone, don't worry about the dead, take the wounded with you, and get into the bunker, don't f*cking seek death!"
Officers are different from ordinary soldiers. They are always observing the reaction of the Japanese in front of the position. If the Japanese retreated and there was no movement, it would be impossible for them to be blown up by a mortar. The only possibility is that the Japanese are preparing for large-scale artillery coverage. At this time, staying on the position is seeking death!
"Stop gasping and go!"
The veteran pulled Feng E's clothes, holding the rifle in his left hand, and ran madly towards the communication trench with the stumbling Feng E. In this situation, staying in the front line would be seeking death!
"Boom, boom..."
The violent roar was deafening, and the sound of shells hitting the ground and exploding rang out on the position of the Xinzhen National Army. The rising smoke and dust enveloped the entire position, and an overwhelming air wave swept across. The soldiers running in the communication trench were violently swept to the ground, and their wailing was drowned out by the rumbling of artillery.
The Japanese increased the density and power of the artillery fire. It was not just the Type 92 infantry gun that was firing. More and more powerful shells flew in from places that the brothers could not see, and there was a huge roar when they landed.
"It's a 150mm heavy artillery, everyone get down, don't lie down!"
The officers roared at the top of their lungs, but their voices could not be heard. The brothers around them could only see the officers' mouths opening and closing, and their ears were filled with buzzing sounds. The power of the heavy artillery fire was too great!
The position was shaking violently, the sky was full of mud and fog, and shrapnel broke free from the restraints of the shells and flew wildly in the air, occasionally embedding into trenches and human bodies. Blood and there were endless wailing.
"boom!"
The crude command post of the 1st battalion headquarters was hit by a shell and exploded. The wood was torn into pieces and flew into the air, then fell heavily to the ground. The crude fortifications could no longer withstand the shock and collapsed.
Facing the bombardment of 150mm heavy artillery, the crude fortifications were simply unable to withstand it. Everything on the position was reduced to powder in the explosion. As long as one was within the range of the explosion, the flesh and blood body would be torn to pieces in an instant.
Feng E was dragged by the veteran and jumped into a huge bomb crater. In such a bombing, one could only rely on luck. Running around in the trench would be seeking death.
"Boom, boom..."
The continuous explosion of shells was like something falling on his heart. Feng E felt so frustrated that he wanted to vomit!
"ah!"
Finally unable to bear it any longer, Feng E began to shout helplessly towards the smoke-filled sky...
"Don't be afraid, the Japanese can't bomb us, we can't go out at this time!"
The old soldier and Feng E squatted together, seemingly praying, or perhaps trying to comfort Feng E, although his voice could not be heard at all.
The sandbags on the position were blown away, and the trenches that remained in the last bombing were all reduced to ruins. Piles of corpses were blown into pieces of flesh and blood, and fell again under the action of gravity, only to be blown away by shells again. After repeated cycles of this, the surface of the position had become ruins, ruins where even corpses were no longer there.
The 150mm heavy artillery was pouring shells towards the Kuomintang positions in Xinzhen, roaring violently, as if the Japanese would not stop until the positions were reduced to ashes.
The position had become a mess, the grass and trees were burning, the soil had turned black, and there were no trenches in a line on the position. There were only shell craters, but they were of different sizes.
After the Japanese bombing lasted for half an hour, the rumbling sound finally died down. On the smoke-filled battlefield, the fluffy new soil was mixed with broken limbs and arms, and the entire battlefield fell into dead silence.
"If you are still breathing, get into position immediately and prepare for battle. The enemy is coming!"
The officer came to his senses and yelled, looking blankly at the empty position. In this kind of bombing, he couldn't imagine how many casualties there were on the position.
In the ruins-strewn Xinzhen, among the countless ruins, the Kuomintang soldiers covered in dust slowly climbed up. Without shouting, they kept jumping into the large and small bomb craters on the positions. At this time, there were no trenches.
"let's go!"
The old soldier shouted loudly and called out to Feng E.
"Keep your voice down, what are you yelling about?"
Feng E frowned. The old soldier almost shouted into Feng E's ear. He was still shouting amid the sound of artillery fire, and Feng E finally came out of his trance at this time.
"Let's go!" Feng E nodded, gripped his rifle tightly, and followed the veteran.
“Boom, boom…”
The shelling that had just stopped started again, but it was not as loud as before. It was the Japanese mortars and infantry guns that were shelling. A squadron of Japanese infantry had appeared in sight, and they were ready to attack!
"Climb up, be careful!"
The old soldier had already gotten out of the crater . The continuous exploding shells on the battlefield forced the old soldier to climb down. He stretched out his hand to Feng E, telling him not to come out in a daze, or he might be killed by the Japanese shells!
"Thanks!"
Feng E didn't want to die, so he put the rifle on his back, stretched out his right hand, and then used his left hand and feet to climb up.
"boom!"
Perhaps their good luck ran out, as a shell from an infantry gun exploded next to the crater. Feng E, who was trying hard, felt his hand go soft, and the old soldier's entire body was dragged into the crater by him.
