Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 310 Unexploded Bomb

Of course, the first shell didn't land very precisely; it landed directly on the road near the Water Gate Bridge on the Gutuli side, a distance of about 500 meters from the bridge.

The explosion of such a shell, weighing over 800 kilograms, directly blasted a crater six meters deep into the entire road.

Of course, even at a distance of 500 meters, it was still a heart-pounding experience for Wang Gensheng, who had already occupied the Shuimen Bridge position.

Even at a distance of over 500 meters, the powerful shockwave caused discomfort to everyone. At that moment, Li Xiu, who was on lookout duty, immediately ran over to Wang Gensheng and said:
"Si Ling, the US military may have used large-caliber naval guns to bombard us. The explosion just now happened about 500 meters away from us, creating a crater more than 10 meters in diameter and over 6 meters deep!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Gensheng's expression immediately changed, and he said:

"Quickly, notify everyone to evacuate the Shuimen Bridge area immediately! We can't stay here any longer, or we'll all be gone in a shot or two!"

Following Wang Gensheng's order, the Marines who had only occupied the Watergate Bridge for a few hours began to withdraw from it.

While Wu Qianli regretted Wang Gensheng's order, he carried it out very quickly.

Just as Wang Gensheng led his men to evacuate 500 meters along the water pipes of the Shuimen Bridge, a second explosion suddenly occurred.

This time, the explosion landed at the Watergate Bridgehead, completely destroying it. The reinforced concrete bridgehead appeared utterly vulnerable in the face of such a massive cannon.

Then the third and fourth shells came crashing down one after another.

Looking at the immense power of the cannonball, Li Xiu couldn't help but swallow hard and say:
"Si Ling, that shell was incredibly powerful! Luckily we ran fast, or we would have been reduced to ashes!"

Wang Gensheng naturally understood that this must be the main guns of the Iowa-class battleship firing, so he immediately said:
"This should be the main gun of the Iowa-class battleship, the largest battleship in the US Navy. Its caliber is 406 mm, and the shells alone weigh nearly a ton, so it is not surprising that it has such great power!"

But as soon as Wang Gensheng finished speaking, Duan Peng, who was standing to the side, asked in surprise:
"A ton! How many people would it take to lift that?!"

However, before Duan Peng could finish speaking, Baili Xiu interjected:

"It's a naval gun, so naturally it has a hydraulic loading mechanism. Don't forget the turret of the Congqing battleship that we dismantled before! It had many mechanical feeding mechanisms inside, so this ton of shells naturally also has a mechanical feeding device."

That's right. Out of curiosity, when he disassembled the turret of the Congqing battleship back then, Baili Xiu also studied the structure of the Congqing turret in great detail, and naturally understood what the internal structure of the battleship turret was like.

However, Wang Gensheng had no time to care about how the main guns of the Iowa-class battleship were fed. What he was concerned about now was how many shots the Iowa-class battleship would fire.

And given the current situation, it seems impossible to retake the Watergate Bridge.

After traveling one kilometer through the pipeline inside the Watergate Bridge, he used a grenade to break through the reinforced concrete pipe and climbed out.

At this moment, the American battleships seemed to have completed their mission and ceased firing. Otherwise, even at a distance of one kilometer, Wang Gensheng would have easily felt the deafening roar of the cannons and the tremors of the earth. After a moment's thought, Wang Gensheng asked Li Xiu:
"Li Xiu, go and check on the Shuimen Bridge. Is it still there?"

Upon hearing Wang Gensheng's order, Li Xiu immediately ran to the water gate bridge to observe.

Not long after, Li Xiu ran back to Wang Gensheng and said:
"It's gone, it's all gone. The entire Watergate Bridge is gone, including the bridge deck and even the bridge foundations on both sides. The sluice gate buildings next to the Watergate Bridge have also been blasted away!"

Wang Gensheng was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized that since the water weighing room had been blown up, the water diverted from Changjin Lake was flowing away!

But why is there no water flowing down now?
Wang Gensheng could only attribute this to either the tunnel being frozen solid or the presence of a sluice gate at the tunnel entrance on the Changjin Lake side, which had been closed, thus preventing water from flowing down here.

Regardless, Wang Gensheng decided to go and check it out himself.

At the same time, he was thinking about how to fight next, but the sudden bombing completely shattered Wang Gensheng's plans.

It's worth noting that before the Watergate Bridge was bombarded by naval guns, Wang Gensheng had considered using the Watergate Bridge's fortifications to fight a defensive battle against the advancing Smiths!
However, it seems fortunate that Smith couldn't wait to bombard the Watergate Bridge with naval guns that night, thwarting Wang Gensheng's plan.

Otherwise, Wang Gensheng's marines would have suffered heavy casualties. After all, during the day, with Smith's troops entangled with them, retreating would not have been so easy.

Imagine if Wang Gensheng's troops were unable to withdraw from the Shuimen Bridge position in time due to the entanglement of Smith's troops, how many artillery shells could Wang Gensheng's less than a thousand men withstand?

However, as soon as Wang Gensheng arrived at the scene and began a mental scan to assess the situation, Wang Gensheng was immediately invigorated.

Because there is a pit about half a meter in diameter on the mountain less than fifty meters above the water gate bridge.

When Wang Gensheng used his spiritual power to probe inside, he discovered that the pit was about fifteen or sixteen meters deep.

At the bottom of the crater lay a high-explosive shell fired from the 406mm gun of an Iowa-class battleship.

The reason it didn't explode was clearly because the impact fuse of the shell malfunctioned, which is why such a large naval gun shell failed to detonate.

Wang Gensheng was also very pleased with the unexploded naval gun, because if handled properly, this unexploded shell, deeply embedded in the mountain, could bring Smith a huge surprise.

One can imagine that after Smith repaired the destroyed Watergate Bridge, he was preparing to open it to traffic and evacuate!
Then there was a loud bang, and part of the mountain collapsed, instantly burying the newly repaired bridge and part of the vehicle in mud and rubble. What a scene that must have been!

It has to be said that Wang Gensheng also has some protagonist luck, as he was just worrying about how to stop Smith's troops from retreating!
Such a big surprise came so quickly. Wang Gensheng had originally considered blasting the mountain to bury the road with the debris and soil, thus slowing down Smith's troops.

However, blasting down a mountain is difficult. First of all, drilling a hole is a big problem, since rock is not like soil where you can just dig a big hole.

(End of this chapter)