You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you brought out a Tiger tank?

Half an hour later, time flew by.

All preparations have been completed on the Japanese artillery positions.

Eight Type 96 150mm howitzers, their dark muzzles pointing southeast.

The ammunition handlers around the artillery had already moved the first round of shells into place, the golden shell casings reflecting the light in the morning sun.

The artillery battalion commander stood solemnly beside the observation post in the center of the position.

He took a deep breath, pulled a small red command flag from his waist, and raised it high.

All the gunners' eyes were fixed on him.

"Cannon number one, test fire one shot!"

The sound was quickly transmitted through the whistles and gestures of the commanding soldiers.

The gunner of the No. 1 gun immediately repeated the order, and the gunner quickly completed the final aiming and fine-tuning.

"Ready!"

"put!"

The artillery battalion commander suddenly waved the small red flag in his hand downwards.

"boom!!!"

The muzzle of the No. 1 cannon spewed out a blazing tongue of fire several meters long, the cannon recoiled violently, and the heavy gun carriage sank deep into the ground.

A 150mm high-explosive shell weighing 36 kilograms, with a piercing whistle that tore through the air, pierced through the morning mist and flew toward the position of the Provisional 50th Division.

The sound was much deeper and heavier than that of a 75mm gun.

It was as if the gods had beaten the war drums.

Meanwhile, in the distance, in front of Kunisaki Noboru's command post.

All the Japanese officers, including Kunisaki Noboru himself, who were holding binoculars, held their breath.

They stared intently at the trajectory of the shell, watching the black dot trace a perfect parabola in the air, and then…

"BOOM—!!!"

On the distant horizon, a bright orange fireball rose up, far more spectacular than a 75mm shell.

The fireball was over ten meters in diameter, tumbling and expanding upwards, followed by thick black smoke shooting into the sky.

Soil, gravel, and broken wood were thrown dozens of meters into the air by the shockwave of the explosion, and then fell back down like raindrops.

Even from several kilometers away, the ground beneath my feet vibrated noticeably.

It felt like a minor earthquake.

"Target area hit!"

The voices from the forward observation post came through the telephone line, filled with excitement:

"About 50 meters to the right, about 30 meters away."

The bullet impact point was located at the forefront of the first trench of the Chinese army.

"very good."

The artillery battalion commander's face showed satisfaction, and he quickly did some mental calculations:

"Attention all gunners, make unified corrections based on the test firing data of gun number one."

Correct the direction to the right by 0-02, and increase the distance by 40.

Load high-explosive shells; fuse detonates instantly.

"Loading complete!"

"Ready..."

The artillery battalion commander raised the small red flag again.

This time, it was a salvo from all eight cannons.

His gaze swept over the gunners of each cannon, confirming that they were all in position.

"put!"

The small flag suddenly swung down.

"BOOM ...

Eight 150mm howitzers roared simultaneously, creating a deafening roar.

The eight blazing muzzle flashes almost merged into one, illuminating the artillery position as bright as day.

The immense recoil caused the heavy gun barrel to bounce violently, and the spade plowed deep trenches into the ground.

Eight heavy artillery shells, like eight meteors from hell, tore through the air with destructive force and slammed into the defensive line of the Provisional 50th Division.

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On the position of the Provisional 50th Division.

Before the test shells even landed, the piercing shouts of the observation post had already echoed through every trench via the messengers inside:

"Artillery fire! Heavy artillery! Everyone take cover!"

Apart from the necessary observation posts that remained firmly hidden behind the reinforced observation holes, all the officers and soldiers on the entire position had already taken cover in the anti-artillery holes and shelters that were reinforced with layers of steel plates, logs, and sandbags, as ordered.

But even so...

When the first 150mm shell exploded at the front line, the earth-shattering roar and shock still made many soldiers huddled in their bunkers turn pale and tremble uncontrollably.

Soil from the top of the bunker fell in a soft rustling sound onto the helmets.

Some recruits covered their ears tightly and opened their mouths wide to reduce the damage to their eardrums from the shockwave, their eyes filled with fear.

"Stay calm, everyone stay calm."

The veterans whispered their reprimands, but their palms were sweaty.

They fought many battles and were also hit by Japanese artillery.

But many people are experiencing such a powerful and heavy cannon for the first time.

Then, the real steel storm descended.

"BOOM ...

Eight heavy shells landed almost simultaneously.

The entire earth was trembling violently.

The bunker was like a small boat in a storm, which could be capsized at any moment.

"BOOM!!!"

A shell hit a semi-underground machine gun bunker directly.

The fortress had a double-layered log roof, covered with half a meter of soil and sandbags, and had an armor plate taken from a Japanese tank embedded in the front.

It was unharmed after being hit by a Japanese 75mm mountain gun.

But at this moment, under the direct hit of a 150mm high-explosive shell, it was like a walnut being smashed by a giant with a hammer.

"Crack—Boom!"

The log at the top snapped and shattered instantly.

The blast wave blew up all the soil and sandbags.

The thick armor plate was twisted and deformed, like a crumpled piece of tin foil, and along with the machine gun, ammunition, and three brave machine gunners inside, it was buried deep in the collapsed ruins.

Thick smoke and dust billowed into the sky.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two more shells, one from the left and one from the right, landed at the corner of a zigzag trench.

The explosion's flames completely dispelled the pre-dawn darkness.

The terrifying shockwave, like an invisible giant hand, completely flattened the ten-meter-long trench.

The solid breastwork was torn apart, and the collapsed soil instantly filled the trench.

An infantry squad of eight soldiers, who were hiding inside, were buried alive before they could even let out a scream.

Or to be more precise, their internal organs were shattered by the overpressure the instant the shells hit the ground.

He bled from all seven orifices and died instantly.

Soil, gravel, broken guns, tattered uniforms, and mangled limbs of unknown origin... were thrown high into the air by the blast wave and then scattered like dirty raindrops within a radius of several dozen meters.

The smoke, dust, and the burnt smell of flesh and blood mingled together, forming a nauseating wall of smoke.

The entire position was shrouded in a fog of death and destruction.

This is the power of a 150mm heavy artillery piece.

In this era, it is the king of land warfare, the absolute ruler of the battlefield.

In its presence, individual bravery, flesh and blood, and even ordinary field fortifications appear so small and fragile.

Everything in the area directly hit will be erased.

Even a near miss, the terrifying shockwave and high-speed fragments can easily wipe out all exposed lives within tens of meters.