Following the brigade commander's order.

More than a thousand cavalry moved from a distance toward the north of the city.

When the cavalry was in place, the new regiment abandoned its original position and came outside the east city.

At this time, the 358th Regiment in the west was still continuing to attack the city, and the independent regiment was fighting fiercely with the Japanese and puppet troops in the city.

On the artillery position, the artillery pieces were ready.

The Kamikaze armored train then continued to drive slowly north from the train station.

Unlike the railroad tracks in the south of the city, which are at an angle of ninety degrees to the city wall, the railroad tracks outside the east city are parallel to the east city wall.

And the distance is only about 2 kilometers. Both the distance and the shooting range are much better than at the southern city wall.

After the armored train was in position, the artillery group took the lead in firing towards the city wall.

The brigade commander and Zhao Gang were sitting in the periscope car.

I saw swarms of cannonballs hitting the city wall and then exploding with a bang.

In less than a moment, the east city wall was riddled with holes, and fire and smoke rose into the sky.

Artillery fire was used all the time to suppress it, and the artillery did not need to move its position, because the artillery on the city wall could not raise its head at all.

This is the disadvantage of mounting mountain artillery, field artillery and infantry artillery on the city wall.

Because in almost all previous battles, the Japanese army's artillery and machine gun firepower overwhelmed the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese and puppet troops originally thought that the Eighth Route Army did not have many artillery shells and artillery and could counter-suppress the Eighth Route Army's artillery.

Even when the Eighth Route Army attacked the city, it was able to cause large-scale destruction.

But the Japanese and puppet troops never expected that the Eighth Route Army artillery they faced would not only be numerous, but also all of them would be used together.

The total number of Japanese artillery pieces on the east wall was only a dozen, and they were unable to suppress the artillery outside the city.

Even the four infantry guns and four mortars of the special operations battalion were handed over to the artillery battalion, and the number of artillery pieces in the artillery group exceeded 70.

If the Japanese army placed the artillery positions under the walls of the city, it would have the same effect as setting the artillery positions on the reverse slope.

However, it was not perfect. The Japanese army placed their artillery positions under the city wall, which did not pose a threat to the siege troops.

Even once the Eighth Route Army invaded the city, the artillery positions had no time to move. The artillery would either self-destruct or be captured by the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong came to the mortar compartment and personally observed the firing of the 150mm howitzer.

"Zhuzi, you're fucking useless!"

Li Yunlong tilted the brim of his military cap to one side, his eyes full of expectation: "We used to use 60-caliber mortars, but now we use 150-caliber howitzers."

Wang Chengzhu looked through the shooting hole and measured the distance with his thumb. He found that the distance to the city wall was about two or two kilometers.

Although he had only fired less than 10 guns, Wang Chengzhu felt that he was becoming more and more proficient in using the 150 howitzer.

What Wang Chengzhu didn't know was that Wei Dayong quietly spent 8,000 merit points to upgrade his howitzer skills to the [Proficiency] level.

This is equivalent to a master artilleryman who has fired no less than 2,000 rounds of artillery.

Wang Chengzhu asked: "Commander, have you seen the city wall?"

"Such a big wall." Li Yunlong said, "I'm not blind, how can I not see it?"

"Captain, I'll make a bet with you." Wang Chengzhu chuckled, "If my first shot hits the city wall, how about you reward me with 2 kilograms of sweet potato roasting?"

Wei Dayong did not allow members of the Langya team to drink or smoke, but other commanders and fighters in the special operations battalion did not have this rule.

Wang Chengzhu, like Li Yunlong, likes to cook two bites of sweet potatoes whenever he has nothing to do.

"Is your market going up?" Li Yunlong looked Wang Chengzhu up and down, "You dare to make a bet with me?"

"What, Captain, don't you dare?" Wang Chengzhu said, "This is not like you. You are not afraid of anything."

Not many soldiers in the independent regiment dared to talk back to Li Yunlong, not even the first battalion commander Zhang Dabiao.

But Wang Chengzhu is an exception.

For no other reason than Wang Chengzhu's cannon fire.

"What is there that I don't dare to do?"

Li Yunlong hummed: "If you hit the target with the first shot, I won't reward you with roasted sweet potatoes, but I will reward you with 2 kilograms of Fenjiu!"

Sweet potato roasting is brewed by ordinary people at home. It burns your throat when you drink it, and the taste is rough and spicy.

Fenjiu is different. Not only does it taste good, but it is also as strong as roasted sweet potatoes.

Wang Chengzhu looked happy: "Captain, please don't regret it?"

Li Yunlong said: "Every spittle is a nail! Hehe... If you miss, I will scold you!"

Wang Chengzhu: "Then just take a look!"

Later, Wang Chengzhu personally shook the handle, turned the turret, and pointed the muzzle in the direction of the city wall.

Wang Chengzhu shouted: "Cannonball!"

Two gunners with big muscles and round waists picked up a heavy 72-pound artillery shell from the shell box.

Stuff it into the barrel and close the gate.

Wang Chengzhu held the match rope in his hand, turned to look at the regimental leader, and said: "Commander, you have to stand farther away and open your mouth."

Li Yunlong quickly took four or five steps back and opened his mouth wide enough to swallow an egg.

Wang Chengzhu gently pulled the match rope.

Bang——

A muffled sound that was ten times louder than when the mountain cannon was fired rang in my ears.

As the entire carriage trembled, a wave of air swept across and instantly lifted the military cap off Li Yunlong's head.

If this were in the wild, the air waves generated when firing can instantly roll up the soil on the ground, and the artillerymen who opened their mouths would have their mouths filled with mud.

Li Yunlong's face was full of surprise. The sound of the 150 howitzer firing was so loud.

Regardless of picking up the army horses, Li Yunlong quickly picked up the telescope hanging on his chest and looked towards the east wall.

A moment later, the cannonball landed in the middle of the city wall and exploded, followed by the entire city wall shaking violently.

Rumble——

After a few seconds, it exploded like thunder in the vast sky. The movement was so loud that it was like shaking mountains and shaking the sky and the earth.

Although Li Yunlong had already seen the power of a 250kg aircraft bomb explosion.

But seeing that the artillery alone could achieve such movement, the shocked look on his face was clearly revealed!

When the smoke cleared, through the telescope, Li Yunlong saw a huge black hole blown out of the city wall.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although this shot failed to collapse the city wall, the Japanese and puppet soldiers directly above the impact point were killed by the huge explosion shock wave on the spot.

"Haha, hit!" Wang Chengzhu said happily, "2 jins of Fenjiu, leader!"

"It's worthless, isn't it just 2 kilograms of Fenjiu?" Li Yunlong said, "Look how happy I am!"

"Zhuzi, fuck me a few more times!"

Wang Chengzhu: "Well done!"

Wei Dayong, who was commanding the carriage, also saw the city wall being hit.

He said on the phone: "Zilla, you did a great job! The other gun emplacements, aim at that hole, and blast me like crazy!"

The city wall of Taiyuan is no better than that of the county town. The city wall of the county town is very short, and a TNT thunder cannon can blast a gap.

The city wall in front of us was high and thick. In order to save artillery shells, we could only concentrate our artillery fire on one location.

After receiving Wei Dayong's order, two 105mm cannons and two 75mm anti-aircraft guns in the three artillery carriages A, B and C rotated the turret under the operation of the artillery and pointed the muzzles at the impact point of the 150mm shells.

Then the five heavy guns began to fire freely.

"Captain, would you like to have a shot?"

After withdrawing the shell case and stuffing another shell into the barrel, Wang Chengzhu turned to Li Yunlong and asked.

Li Yunlong was about to shake his head and refuse.

Wang Chengzhu encouraged him: "Just one shot, just one shot."

"Okay! Then... let me take the shot instead!"

Li Yunlong rolled up his sleeves, spit into his hands, and then rubbed them again.

Wang Chengzhu said: "Just hold on to this rope and pull it back."

Li Yunlong took the match rope from Wang Chengzhu's hand and asked, "Just pull this one, right?"

Seeing Wang Chengzhu nodding, Li Yunlong stood to the side, opened his mouth wide and then pulled hard.

The same sound and air waves as before burst out at the same time.

The cannonballs instantly rushed out of the barrel and headed straight for the city wall.
To be continued...