Looking down from the perspective of Yoshio Shinozuka.

The entire battlefield is completely exposed to view.

The puppet cavalry in front was under fierce machine gun fire from eight directions. The horses and cavalry were continuously hit by bullets and bloody arrows.

The Japanese and puppet troops behind were even worse. The large amounts of dust thrown up by the running cavalry in front were originally eating up the dust behind the cavalry.

Coupled with the mud mist raised by the shell explosion, the soldiers' sight was seriously obstructed.

Most of the Japanese soldiers had extremely high fighting skills and immediately lay down on the ground to avoid shelling and machine gun fire.

But those puppet troops did not have such good fighting qualities. They were scurrying around like headless flies, and the entire battlefield was in chaos.

Another round of artillery shells hit, and countless Japanese and puppet soldiers were lifted into the sky. It was comparable to the artillery of a reinforced artillery regiment firing at the same time. The power was terrifying!

Not only Yoshio Shinozuka, but also the Japanese and Japanese puppets, the Japanese and puppet soldiers on the tower were also dumbfounded, and stood there stunned.

Such a dense charge is a perfect target.

According to Yoshio Shinozuka's expectations, even if the Eighth Route Army dug cat-ear artillery holes, they would still be vulnerable to heavy artillery.

But he never dreamed that the armored train would actually return and fire at the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army.

Did Prince Akamoto commit treason?

Was he the one who was arrested last time and was instigated by the Eighth Route Army to rebel?

How else to explain the scene before me?

Or is it that the armored train was hijacked by the Chinese army?

Yoshio Shinozuka's face was filled with disbelief, his mind was confused, and his whole body was completely frozen.

Different from those on the city tower, everyone in the Eighth Route Command of Shuangta Temple looked excited.

Even Brigadier Chen, who has experienced hundreds of battles, has never seen heavy artillery and so many artillery salvoes.

And there are plenty of shells.

What was even more frightening was that as the artillery fire spread, groups of Japanese soldiers and puppet troops were blown away by the artillery shells, smashed to pieces, and their mutilated limbs and flesh were scattered on the ground, which looked very horrifying, terrifying and disgusting.

Facing the heavy firepower composed of artillery fire and machine guns, the puppet cavalry could not break into the defensive position of the independent regiment. They were all shot and killed. Only a small number of horses without cavalry crossed the position.

Even if the cavalry who paid a heavy price rushed into the position, the Japanese and puppet soldiers behind could not keep up and were blocked by fierce artillery fire.

As the smoke and dust kicked up by the cavalry charge dispersed, one could see that the entire land was covered with Japanese and puppet troops.

Some were corpses, some were lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and some were lying on the ground begging to pray that artillery fire and bullets would not hit them.

The entire battlefield is like purgatory on earth.

Inside the armored train, artillerymen and machine gunners operate heavy artillery and light machine guns respectively.

Wang Chengzhu personally operated the 150mm howitzer. Its full name is the Taisho Fourth-year Type 150mm Howitzer.

Through the scope of the gun, I could see the Japanese and puppet troops escaping in a swarm toward the city gate.

Wang Chengzhu gave an order, and each gunner turned the handle, corrected the shooting elements, and quickly turned the barrel to aim at the direction where the Japanese and puppet troops were escaping.

At this time, the angle between the barrel and the ground was 20 degrees. Two gunners with big muscles and round waists took out a 72-pound shell from the shell box and stuffed it into the barrel.

After each unit was ready, the artillerymen covered their ears one after another, and Wang Chengzhu pulled the match rope.

With the vibration of the entire mortar carriage, the barrel suddenly retracted, and a powerful wave of air swept away, blowing off the artillerymen's hats.

The artillery shell had already escaped from the gun. Because it was aimed straight, it landed in the middle of the fleeing Japanese and puppet troops and exploded suddenly.

Boom - a deafening explosion that seemed to destroy the world rang in my ears. Dozens of Japanese and puppet soldiers were blown to pieces. There was no grass growing within a hundred meters around the explosion area!

When the smoke cleared, a deep crater larger than the fish pond appeared at the impact point.

The 105mm cannon can blow up a fish pond, and the 150mm howitzer is several times more powerful than the 105 howitzer, and even more terrifying!

The Japanese and puppet soldiers were frightened to death on the spot by this formation, their faces and eyes full of fear.

This powerful weapon can not only destroy the enemy's physical life, but also destroy the enemy's courage and morale!

Wang Chengzhu was about to fire again, but Wei Dayong said on the phone.

"Pillar!"

"Stop fighting infantry."

"Aim the barrel at the city wall and fire!"

"Machine gun fire continues in each carriage!"

Wang Chengzhu had no choice but to stop, and immediately ordered each gun position to rotate the turret and point the gun barrel in the direction of the city wall.

The heavy machine guns on the armored train continued to fire, spitting out long tongues of flame and raining bullets on the fleeing Japanese and puppet troops.

This is a modification based on the Type 92 heavy machine gun, changing the 30-round bullet plate into a 300-round bullet belt.

Although there are only 7 heavy machine guns on one side, the modified 7.7mm heavy machine guns have more powerful firepower because they can continue to output.

The machine gunners in the special operations battalion are all [Proficient] and [Legendary] levels, and their accuracy is not comparable to that of ordinary machine gunners.

Under intense machine gun fire, the Japanese and puppet troops who came out of the New South Gate fell into a pool of blood row after row.

The heavy machine gun was smoking from the muzzle, and the barrel was hot and red due to the continuous output of bullets. The machine gun deputy cooled down with water and continued shooting.

"Commander, no, the heavy artillery is aiming at the city wall!" An Teng Shangzhi's sharp eyes saw the turret on the armored train rotating, and he immediately exclaimed.

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka, who came back to his senses, quickly picked up the telescope and looked at it, his face suddenly changed.

What I was worried about just now finally happened. The Eighth Route Army wanted to use heavy artillery to destroy the city wall!

Although this scene was unbelievable, Yoshio Shinozuka had no time to think about the cruel reality before his eyes.

"Quickly order mountain artillery and field artillery to destroy the armored train!"

"We must not let heavy artillery fire at the city wall!"

The flag-ordering soldiers hurriedly waved flags on the city wall. The six mountain cannons and field guns turned their muzzles one after another, and the Japanese artillery began to measure the distance and calibrate the shooting at Zhu Yuan.

Before the Japanese artillery could fire, the heavy artillery on the armored train opened fire first.

Because it was aimed directly, the shell hit the wall above the left side of the new south gate.

With a loud bang, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and after the smoke dispersed, a U-shaped gap was opened in the upper half of the wall, including two or three crenels.

The Japanese and puppet troops at the three machine gun fire points behind the crenel were instantly blasted into the sky!

Countless rubble fell, killing a group of Japanese and puppet soldiers who were swarming into the city.

The entire city wall shook like an earthquake. A group of puppet army officers standing on the city tower became unsteady and almost fell down.

An Teng Hisashi quickly supported Yoshio Shinozuka: "General, your Excellency, it's too dangerous, get out of here quickly!"

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't pretend to be cool. Under heavy artillery bombardment, he would be courting death if he stayed any longer.

"Hurry up," said Yoshio Shinozuka, "go back to the headquarters!"

"Order the mountain artillery and field artillery to destroy the armored train!" Yoshio Shinozuka did not forget to give the order when he went down the wall ladder.

Iteng Hisashi asked: "But what should we do if there is Prince Akamoto on the armored train?"

"We can't worry about that anymore." Yoshio Shinozuka looked grim, "If we don't destroy the armored train, Taiyuan City will be breached."

An Teng Shangzhi quickly paused: "Hi!"

After seeing off Yoshio Shinozuka, Hisashi Andeng returned to the city wall and ordered mountain artillery and field artillery to fire on the armored train.

Although there are more than ten mortars and more than twenty grenade launchers on the city wall, the mortars and grenade launchers obviously pose no threat to the armored train.

Only mountain artillery and field artillery can possibly destroy armored trains.

A mountain gun and a field gun took the lead in firing test fire, and two shells landed near the armored train and exploded.

Seeing in the periscope that heavy artillery could threaten the city wall, Wei Dayong couldn't help but feel slightly happy.

Wei Dayong immediately gave an order to the artillerymen on the phone: "Aim all five heavy artillery pieces at that gap and fire them!"

If one heavy artillery shell can't break the city wall, then a hundred!

Even if all the artillery shells are used, the city wall will be blown open and a hole will be opened for the siege troops!

As for the Japanese shelling, Wei Dayong was not worried because he trusted Yao Shangwu.

Each gun position received Wei Dayong's order at the same time and turned the turrets one after another to aim the muzzles at the U-shaped gap.

Yao Shangwu on the Eighth Route Artillery position was always observing the movements of the Japanese on the tower and saw the Japanese artillery firing at the armored train.

Immediately, he ordered the mountain field artillery and infantry artillery to rotate their muzzles, and at the same time reported the shooting elements and parameters of the city wall that had been memorized in advance.

Before the Japanese artillerymen waited for the second round of correction to fire at Zhu Yuan, the Eighth Route Army's artillery group opened fire first.

The shells hit the city wall in pieces and exploded, instantly suppressing the Japanese mountain artillery. They had to quickly move their position under the gunfire to find an opportunity to fire again.

This allows the heavy artillery on the armored train to fire without restraint.

A huge boom-boom dull sound sounded on the armored train, and artillery shells weighing dozens of kilograms hit the U-shaped gap.

Most of the cannonballs landed on the wall near the gap and exploded, causing the entire city wall to tremble and shake violently.
To be continued...