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"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth?"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter!

Four artillery regiments?

48 105mm howitzers?

If it were in the past, they could have been blasted to their deaths!

But now…

"Damn it, the Japanese have 48 105mm howitzers? That sounds impressive, but it's only equivalent to 3 Katyusha rocket launchers!" Li Yunlong shouted.

Kong Jie counted on his fingers and chimed in, "Old Li was right! It's just three Katyusha tanks! We have a full 36 now!"

Besides the 36 Katyusha rockets, there were also dozens of 107mm guns!

It can be said that this is a battle of immense wealth that they have never fought in eight lifetimes!

The brigade commander quickly weighed the options, a sharp glint in his eyes.

The Japanese wanted to use artillery fire to bombard the ground in order to avoid infantry losses. This idea was indeed vicious, but it also exposed the weaknesses of their relatively fixed artillery positions and the lack of timely infantry follow-up.

This is the perfect opportunity for their heavy rocket artillery to unleash its power!

"Mr. Shen is right!" The brigade commander slammed his fist heavily on the map.

"The Japanese don't want a direct assault, and we don't need to engage in a war of attrition with 100,000 troops!"

"Although we have 80 new tanks, even a tiger can't withstand a pack of wolves. A hundred thousand enemy troops can also wear us down."

"Since the Japanese want to bombard us, then we'll bombard them back!"

Immediately afterwards, the brigade commander began to give orders:

"First, notify all frontline reconnaissance teams to, under the premise of ensuring safety, conduct final precise coordinate calibration of all discovered Japanese positions, whether artillery or infantry. Once completed, immediately withdraw from the danger zone and assemble at the second line!"

"Second, order the Katyusha battalion and the 107mm rocket artillery battalion to immediately calculate firing data based on the coordinates transmitted by the reconnaissance soldiers and adjust the launchers! All rockets are to be loaded and ready for deployment!"

"Third, all infantry and tank units are to enter Level 1 combat readiness and be ready to act at any time!"

The strategy was very clear: first, use rockets to bombard the ground, and once the Japanese are stunned and crippled, then deploy ground troops to expand the gains.

In fact, this plan had already been in the brigade commander's mind for a long time.

The order was quickly relayed.

"Quickly! Coordinates confirmed! Azimuth 108°, Elevation 37°! Loader in position!"

On the Katyusha battalion's position, the gunners who had been temporarily selected and trained were almost hoarse from shouting.

Each soldier stared intently at the latest coordinate parameters that had just been rushed over by the communications officer, and quickly checked and verified them together with the other equally tense soldiers beside them.

The metal gears meshed with a soft "creak," and the long launch tube slowly rose, pointing towards an unseen target beyond the distant horizon.

Next to a Katyusha rocket that had just been calibrated, several young loaders were lifting the thick, long 132mm rockets off the ammunition truck and carefully aligning them with the slide rails.

"One, two, three... Let's go!"

The bullets were heavy, making the veins on their arms bulge and their foreheads covered in sweat, but their eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

The projectile slammed into the slot, and the latch clicked shut. Only then did they dare to catch their breath, wipe their sweat, and rush off to move the next one.

"Be careful! These are all Mr. Shen's precious treasures! More valuable than our lives!"

A squad leader who looked like a veteran whispered instructions, but he couldn't help but reach out and touch the cold bullet himself, his face a mixture of awe and excitement.

"My God, this one shot is equivalent to so many mortar shells..."

In many people's subconscious, there is a conventional concept that the larger the size, the greater the power!

The 107 firepower is powerful, but it's too small; it's like a mountain cannon.

But Katyusha is different!

A single Katyusha rocket is nearly 1.5 meters long, taller than many Japanese soldiers!

These people had never seen such terrifying shells in their lives.

……

Not far away, the 107th Rocket Artillery Battalion was also making the same preparations.

Compared to the Katyusha, the 107mm rocket launcher is lighter and easier to operate.

"Marker height 379! Wind direction corrected!"

"Ammunition check complete! All twelve rounds loaded!"

"Loading complete!"

……

Meanwhile, on the tank position, the driver, gunner, and loader were conducting final equipment checks.

"Main gun ammunition: three armor-piercing shells and five high-explosive shells!"

"Engine warm-up is normal!"

"The observation and aiming equipment is clearly visible!"

……

On the infantry positions behind the tanks, there was a different kind of suppressed excitement.

The soldiers conducted a final check on their Type 56 assault rifles, repeatedly inserting and removing the magazines to ensure they were in perfect working order.

"Erzhu! Stay close to my vehicle! Don't fall behind! Wait for me to fire first before you open fire!"

"Did you hear that? Follow the tanks! Fire hard!"

"I never imagined our county brigade would be able to use such a fancy device!"

"Zhu Zi, you're out of touch. This isn't called a machine gun anymore. Mr. Shen said it's a submachine gun!"

"That's right! Submachine guns! I'm going to charge in fiercely later!"

The soldiers held their new weapons, filled with excitement rather than pre-battle fear!

If I don't kill a few more Japanese soldiers, I'll be letting down the gun in my hand!

……

The entire defense perimeter of He County is like a powerful bow being slowly drawn, the bowstring taut, waiting only for the order to be given.

Shen Wang stood near the central command post of the entire Katyusha battalion, personally calibrating a launch vehicle that served as a reference.

Thanks to the artillery skills granted by the system, the extremely complex ballistic calculations and firing parameters that would be extremely complicated for Eighth Route Army soldiers were handled with ease by him.

"Base vehicle parameters set! Entire battalion, extend coverage according to base parameters, interval 5... final check!"

Shen Wang's voice was transmitted to each vehicle via walkie-talkie.

"Vehicle No. 1 verification complete!"

"Verification of vehicle number two is complete!"

……

"Vehicle No. 36 has been verified!"

Thirty-six Katyusha rockets, all their launch pads pointing proudly towards the sky.

Shen Wang took a deep breath, his voice not loud, but clearly carrying throughout the entire Katyusha position:

"Target: Japanese artillery position!"

"The entire battalion—"

"put!"

Shen Wang suddenly pressed the launch button.

Almost at the same moment—

laugh--! ! !

*Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!*

Thirty-six Katyusha rockets and nearly six hundred rockets roared out!

This scene stirred the blood of all the Eighth Route Army soldiers!

They've never fought such a rich war in their eight lifetimes!

. . .

At the same time, the Japanese set up artillery positions on the southeast slope of Hill 379.

The scene here is both "busy" and "orderly".

The barrels of the 105mm howitzers were already cranked up, pointing towards He County.

"Hurry up! Check the shell fuses! Prepare the propellant charges!" A major-ranking artillery battalion commander shouted.

"Hey!" the soldiers responded loudly and swiftly.

However, at that moment, a strange sound came from the sky, growing louder as it approached.

At first, it was a low, muffled rumble, like thunder.

But soon, the sound became sharp, shrill, and piercing.

The Japanese soldier instinctively raised his head.

"What's that sound...?"