However, with the howitzers, field guns, and mountain gun shells exploded hundreds or even dozens of meters in front of Cangcheng, the sound of cannons gradually became sparse.

"As I said before, hide, the real Japanese bombardment is coming." Tighten his helmet belt, the young deputy squad leader hid his body deeply in the fortifications and said to the two communication soldiers whose faces were already pale.

The storm is about to come and the wind fills the building. This terrible tranquility indicates that a bigger storm is coming.

Sure enough, after almost five minutes, there were endless roars of shells over the entire Cangcheng!

Moreover, the screaming sound of shells that sounded this time was short and sharp, as if they were screaming directly in their ears!

He is a little timid, not to mention waiting for the shell to fall to the ground and explode, even hearing the whistling of the shell on his head can scare you.

The young deputy squad leader had already put his fists under his chest, and at the same time he curled up desperately and pressed against the ground.

He had taught two communication soldiers this tactical action before going up to the city wall to observe the post. If he was not killed by the bomb but was shocked to death by the violent shock of the shells, it would be really unfair.

This action was also obtained through bloody lessons in the battle of Dachang Town. There, the 43rd Army also encountered artillery bombardment of 105 grenades or even 150 howitzers. In the early days of the war, many Chinese soldiers were not hit by the shock wave of shells, but they still lay in the trenches and even in individual gun holes and died quietly.

They were shocked to death by the shock waves generated by the large-caliber shells at close range.

As for closing your eyes, it has nothing to do with tactics, and it is not because you are afraid of being disgraced. It is simply that closing your eyes to ask for blessings from your ancestors is a nation's habit.

Isn't that Chinese man staring at his big eyes silently thinking about the blessings of his ancestors in his heart?

He did everything he could do, but whether he could survive this level of shelling cannot rely on courage or tactics. It can only be luck.

Not only was he gambling, but all Chinese soldiers within the range of Japanese artillery were betting that they would not have been so bad that they would not be hit by shells to avoid bullet holes.

Those bullet-proof holes dug in haste can protect against 75-caliber artillery or even 105-caliber howitzers, but they can never resist 127-caliber naval guns. The projectiles weighing dozens of kilograms flying in the air at a high speed of 800 meters per second can be protected by only permanent fortifications poured by reinforced concrete.

The next moment, the young deputy squad leader had already stuffed his cotton and suddenly burst into a buzzing sound. The huge sound wave was like a spike, and it instantly pierced his eardrum, causing his head to suffocate!

If he hadn't plugged his ears in advance, he would have been sure that even if he wasn't dead, his ears would have become decorations from now on.

The young deputy squad leader hiding in the fortifications of the observation post did not see that clouds formed by thick smoke rose inside and outside the Cangcheng, just like wild flowers constantly emerging from the grass in spring, and in the end, they formed a piece.

The entire Cangcheng inside and outside was completely covered by gunpowder.

An orange-red flame with black smoke exploded on the city wall about 120 meters away from him.

The bricks and stones fly across the wood, hitting the fortifications like raindrops. You can hear continuous impacts in the fortifications, just like the end of the world.

The two communication soldiers were obviously lucky. If they had not chosen to hide in this fortification with their deputy squad leader because they were afraid of choosing to hide in this fortification with their deputy squad leader, one of them would have been blown into pieces together with the fortification closer to the explosion point, and they would not even find a bone residue.

However, this means that all of them have not had good luck.

This was just the first round of Japanese artillery bombings, and the city wall that was only three meters wide was hit by shells.

Once the Japanese army starts shelling, it usually takes more than 20 minutes.

Sure enough, as time goes by, artillery fire continues to explode on the city wall.

The ancient city wall, which was originally quite majestic and full of vicissitudes of time, gradually began to shake. The people stayed on the city wall were like sitting on a small boat in the huge waves of the sea.

The whole person feels violently wanting to vomit, which is the consequence of strong vibrations in the internal organs. If it is not for the correct posture, I am probably not trying to vomit, but vomiting blood at this moment.

The continuous loud explosions sounded inside and outside the Cang City, but the three Sichuan soldiers in the fortification could not hear anything.

Because their ears were temporarily deaf when the shell exploded on the head of the city wall.

This temporary deafness caused by huge sound waves may not immediately cause three disabled people, but hearing loss is certain.

The conversation between soldiers has always been loud, and it is inevitable that it has been associated with participating in similar battles. Even in peaceful times, the genes that sound like a loud bell have been passed down.

What allowed them to judge whether the Japanese army was still bombarding was not the sound, but the violent trembling of the city walls under them.

At this moment, the young deputy squad leader was not worried about whether he would be hit by a shot and turned into a slag, but more worried about whether the city wall would collapse because he could not withstand the bombing of shells. It was not him and a few companions who died, but also four infantry companies and a fire support company responsible for the defense of the entire Cangcheng City.

If the defense of the city wall is lost, all firepower points will have to be exposed to the open air and let the various Japanese artillery rage...

But in fact, when the 105 howitzer, which had a grenade of more than 22 kilograms exploded on the top of the city wall, the battlements of the city wall and the fortifications within 30 meters were swept away, and a gap was also exploded.

A large gap exceeding three meters in height and four meters in width.

From a distance, it looks like a belt that is about to be completely broken.

If the Japanese shells could hit this part accurately like they had eyes, it would probably not be used too much, and they could tear apart enough infantry to attack the flat land here.

Fortunately, there are no laser-guided artillery shells in this era, and the shells rely on the same probability. If two shells fall into the same crater, it is not much different from spending two pieces in the future.

However, the Japanese shells seemed to be too many to use, one after another, one after another, one after another, one after another, one after another, endless.

Not to mention that inside and outside Cangcheng were already covered with smoke, the residential areas where the Songjiang security team was brought into the Songjiang security team reminded by Tang Dao were also covered with fireworks.

The elegant Jiangnan building with white walls and black tiles was like cheap building blocks in the face of raging artillery fire. It was easily pushed into ruins by the shock wave. If it was hit by the artillery fire, it would be full of debris. Only the remaining foundation also proves that there was a house here once.

Jun Watanabe reported to Shimoji Momatsu that the Chinese also set up defense lines in the houses outside Songe City. The commander of the 114th Division, who was angry and wanted to give the Chinese a big gift, simply included the entire city of Songe City in the artillery corps with full firepower.

Including Songjiang City, terrifying mass of smoke gradually rose, which was the masterpiece of the 105 howitzer and 127 naval gun with a range of up to 10 kilometers.

Fortunately, the six large air raid shelters are used to resist more terrible bombs, which is enough to ensure the safety of the soldiers hidden in them, that is, the artillery that can only be hidden in semi-permanent fortification bunkers is somewhat worrying.

Fortunately, the strategic depth of Songjiang, with an area of ​​2 square kilometers, is sufficient for the artillery density of more than 40 artillery pieces. The Japanese artillery, which does not have too specific artillery coordinates, is just a few blind shots to Songjiang City, which is not small...

In addition to Kura Castle, other locations are actually more just Japanese artillery soldiers using artillery fire to vent the anger of their lieutenant generals.

In a trance, I don’t know how long it took, but in the senses of the three young soldiers curled up in a ball, it seemed that it had just passed for a moment, and it seemed like a hundred years had passed...

Until, the young deputy squad leader felt the trembling of the city wall below him, and the sound of cannons seemed very close, and as far away.

What fills the nose is full of burnt and extremely choking smell of gunpowder.

He stood up in a daze and opened his eyes.

I pinched my arm a few times and could feel the pain, so I dared to be sure that I was really alive, rather than meeting the Jade Emperor.

Really, the air was filled with rich and substantial smoke, which was so white that it was hard to tell the difference between heaven and earth. When it was breathing into the lungs, it made people cough violently so hard that tears were almost coming out.

When you walk out of the fortifications, you have to be careful when you fall down, for fear of accidentally falling off the city.

It was not until the autumn wind blew for a while that the smoke covering the city finally dispersed and the vision gradually became clear.
Chapter completed!