After learning that the Red Army Independent Division gathered in Hanyuan, the troops rushed straight to Xingjing. Although the Sichuan Army guarding Xinghong was afraid, they also knew that this battle had to be fought. If they were afraid and not fighting, they could not explain it to Liu Wenhui.

Although Liu Wenhui stationed a division's main force in Xingjing, there was only one main force in Xingjing City. The other two main forces guarded two important channels entering Xingjing.

Leading the main force of the division headquarters to He Zhengdao outside Xingjing City, he looked at the defensive position set up by the Sichuan Army in front of him and frowned and said with a slightly frown: "It seems that Liu Wenhui has really invested a lot of money. This defensive position is well built!"

Through the telescope, He Zhengdao can clearly see that in addition to having a complete defensive trenches, the defensive position in front of him has also built machine gun castles. Such castles are probably not easy to deal with with just mortars.

Zhang Cheng, the commander of the first regiment who also conducted pre-war reconnaissance, said somewhat with a bit of a grin: "Teacher, if you attack with a strong force, you're afraid that the casualties will be difficult to control! I tried it before, and our mortars couldn't bite those turtle shells!"

Regarding Zhang Cheng's concern, He Zhengdao smiled and said, "It's okay. When the reconnaissance battalion was conducting enemy reconnaissance, he had already reported this news to me. So, I have prepared magic weapons for you!"

‘Those cannon tubes are they?’

When he went to Xingjing, many officers and soldiers of the Independent Division saw that Zhu Ding, the artillery battalion commander of the Independent Division, marched with more than a dozen weird cannon tubes. For this weird thing, Zhu Ding said it was a cannon!

Because the first regiment met with the division headquarters at the latest, Zhang Cheng didn't know about the new weapon experiment. But He Zhengdao believed that the killing weapon he had fiddled with in advance would completely invalidate these machine gun castles.

He smiled and said, "Old Zhu, bury these cannon tubes in front. Zhang Cheng ordered the troops to provide fire cover for the artillery battalion. Lao Zhu, don't push it too close. We don't have to hurry, move forward little by little, and slowly knock on his turtle shell."

‘Yes, division commander! Just take a look, I, Lao Zhu, will definitely let them know. This turtle shell is ineffective against our Red Army!’

The other officers and soldiers of the first regiment who were waiting for the attack soon saw Zhu Ding carefully pushing these iron barrels that had been used to load oil onto the offensive position with the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion who assisted the first regiment to fight.

The defenders of the position who also saw this scene said in surprise: "What is the Red Army going to do? What do they want to do when they bring a few oil barrels over? Could this oil barrel still be able to fire shells!"

If Zhu Ding heard this, he would definitely smile and say, "This oil barrel cannot fire shells, but it can fire explosive packs! Although the range cannot match the mortar, it can also shoot explosive packs two or three hundred meters away!"

If there were people from later generations at this moment, they would definitely know that they saw this kind of weapon of Jianlu. This was the alternative heavy artillery developed by the Eighth Route Army, which had no powerful weapons in the siege during the War of Liberation.

As for this kind of Jianlu artillery, He Zhengdao and Zhu Dean, it is called the Flying Thunder Cannon. But in fact, He Zhengdao prefers another name, that is, the "Conscienceless Cannon". This thing seems Jianlu, but its power cannot be underestimated!

As these oil barrels were buried one after another, eight artillery soldiers holding ignition objects also seemed very quick when Zhu Ding shouted the order to "ignite" and ran to a place dozens of meters away from the oil barrel.

Such a move made the Sichuan Army who were watching this scene feel inexplicable. But at this moment, after a loud "bang" sound, many soldiers on both sides staring at the oil barrel saw a pot-shaped object flying out of the oil barrel.

When the pot lid flew to the Sichuan Army's defensive position, the sudden violent explosion sounded, which made many Red Army soldiers who were preparing to attack feel a little unbearable. The reaction of the Sichuan Army on that position is conceivable!

This seemingly simple weapon has a very amazing lethality. Although it is not very accurate, if the enemy within a radius of 20 meters will completely lose its combat power when it is caught by an explosive pack.

Until a explosive pack accurately hit the machine gun bunker in the defensive position in front. After a loud bang, the bunker that was not very useful before hitting the mortar, but turned into a ruin and collapsed.

Seeing this situation, the attacking Red Army soldiers didn't have to think that the enemy in the bunker would not survive. The lethality of this kind of shell with a slight leak was beyond their imagination.

Just when the Sichuan Army on the position was blown away by these dozen thunderbolt shells, the mortar with a range of further than the thunderbolt cannons was launched again to attack the front position.

Zhang Cheng, who had been paying attention to the battle situation, said happily: "First Battalion, prepare for the assault!"

The two machine gun castles that threatened them the most were completely turned into ruins. The defenders in front of the front line of defense were also packed by these bombs, which seemed to have lost their fighting spirit. If they don’t attack at this time, when will they attack again?

He Zhengdao, who was fighting with the same regiment, said cautiously: "The enemy's defensive position is very long. When the first battalion attacks, don't rush to break forward. Just control the enemy's front-line position first.

We must take the approach of breaking the surface to completely defeat the fighting spirit of this defender. We should fight steadily and do not have to be too eager to win. Compared with the fighting spirit of our soldiers, these Sichuan troops do not have much determination to defend themselves."

‘Yes, teacher! I understand!’

After modifying the orders, the mortars of the artillery battalion had just stopped and the first battalion was ready to charge and assault. The battalion commander launched the first charge amid the roar of the battalion commander.

‘Comrades, go for it!’

Under the leadership of the company platoon leaders, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion quickly assaulted the position along the route blocked by the enemy. The machine gun castle, which had been worried, seemed to have really hit the fire after the previous shelling.

On the position alone, those defenders who had lost their fighting spirit did not dare to resist the charge of the first battalion. Soon, except for the Sichuan Army that fled to the second line of defense, the Sichuan Army left behind the position surrendered to the first battalion.

I have always thought that the machine gun castle could effectively kill and injure the independent division troops that attacked Xingjing with the machine gun castle. However, with the emergence of thunder cannons in advance, these machine gun castles became living targets.

Zhang Cheng, who came to the front line of the position, looked at the bodies of the Sichuan Army on the position, and there was no scar on the bullet on the outside. However, the bleeding appearance of the seven orifices really made the officers and soldiers who took over the position feel afraid of the oil barrel.

Even the remnants of the army who fled to the second-tier position, looking at Zhu Ding, who had begun to bury the oil barrels, said panic: "Let's shoot, shoot quickly, and you can't let them mount such cannons again. Otherwise, we will all be done!"

However, when they launched a counterattack, the Red Army, which had already seized the front line of positions, naturally would not make them easy to live. In this process, Zhu Ding led the artillery battalion and once again laid out this oil barrel cannon.

Looking at the oil barrel cannon that was ignited again, the soldier who had been lucky enough to save his life before immediately ran away without saying a word and said, "Run quickly! If he was bombed by such a shell, he would have no chance of survival!"

He Zhengdao, who saw this scene in the telescope, nodded with satisfaction: "Zhang Cheng, you can take down this defensive position later. These Sichuan troops have lost the courage to fight with us!"

Compared with the lethality of the flying thunder cannon, He Zhengdao feels that this weapon has stronger shock and vibrating power. As long as you have heard of this kind of artillery launch, the terrifying consequences formed by it, I believe that no officer or soldier will feel that he is not afraid.

In this way, I originally thought that these two blocking positions with complete fortifications could reach the Independent Division for at least one day. As a result, the battle that started in the morning was announced to be over before lunch could be eaten.

The independent division of the Red Army, who followed the defeated troops at the two positions, also launched an internal and external attack with the reconnaissance company that was infiltrated into the city at the same time. In this case, the commander of the Sichuan Army, who was guarding Xingjing, also knew that the situation was hopeless.

With this Sichuan Army Commander, he led his confidant troops to break through and fled towards Ya'an. He Zhengdao, who had already taken down Xingjing, also truly felt the importance of weapons to a unit.

If he hadn't made this batch of unconscience-free cannons in Hanyuan in advance, it would be unlikely to take down Xingjing like this today. Even if he could take down Xingjing in the end, he would have been afraid that the independent division would have paid a heavy price.

But now, with the help of more than a dozen unconscientious cannons, the battle has undergone a fundamental change. In addition to greatly reducing casualties in the offensive troops, the independent division has also completely destroyed the fighting spirit of this defender.

When I came earlier, the main team leaders who thought these oil barrels were too ugly immediately said with anticipation: "Teacher, can this flying thunder cannon be used in our team? This guy looks inconspicuous, but the effect is amazing when used!"

‘What are you doing? Are you planning to take this gun on the road? This thing is not easy! Compared to this, I think of a solution that I can come up with incompetent troops, and I hope that in the future, our independent division can equip large-caliber howitzers as soon as possible, which is the truth!’

Indeed! Even though the two mountain artillery battalions of the Central Army were captured, these mountain artillery were buried on the spot due to inconvenience in carrying. Even occasionally attacking a city, it made people feel that it was so difficult. These flying thunder cannons were built in advance to reduce casualties in the army's offensive!
Chapter completed!