"Fire!" Following the command of Colonel 4th Field Artillery Regiment Wing Commander Moritoshi Riho, 4th Field Artillery Regiment's 12 120mm Howitzer and 36 75mm Field Gun, as well as a total of 16 75mm mountain guns of the four subordinate infantry regiments, took the lead in opening fire.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Artillery shells roared towards German 226th Infantry Division's defense line one after another.
Several other field artillery regiments also followed closely and started shelling.
For a moment, the sound of artillery rumbled, and the artillery shells hit German military's position like raindrops.
"Boom! Boom!"
The shells kept hitting German defensive line, falling like raindrops. Dense explosions sounded on German defensive line, and smoke and fire almost enveloped the defense line, which was less than five kilometers long.
Behind German defensive line, Major General Friedrich, commander of the German 226th Infantry Division, was watching the battle with a telescope.
"Tsk tsk, there are more than two hundred artillery pieces, right? The Island Nation people are really willing to spend money this time and actually pulled out all the artillery. Aren't they afraid that we will seize this opportunity and kill all their artillery?" Major General Friedrich had no worried look on his face. He is still very confident in his own defensive position.
"General, maybe the Island Nation people don't know that the artillery of 221st Mechanized Infantry Division and 222nd Mechanized Infantry Division has been strengthened for us. That's why they dare to launch artillery attacks so unscrupulously. However, this is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for us!" Brigadier General Georg also had a smile on his face.
"Give the artillery an order to seize this opportunity and launch an attack! This time we must kill all the Island Nation people's artillery. After killing their artillery, we will have much less pressure in the next battle. Especially at night, strong artillery support can allow us to successfully resist the Island Nation people's attack!" Major General Friedrich said.
German military's generals have a very clear understanding of the Island Nation's Army's tactics. Once they cannot win in the daytime battle, they will inevitably choose to attack at night. In that case, the Island Nation people can take full advantage of their military strength.
"Yes, General. However, it is best to send a Telegram message to the Air Force. It is difficult for our artillery alone to catch all the Island Nation people's artillery. Once they are in a disadvantageous situation, their artillery will definitely avoid it.. If the Bomber of the Air Force launches an attack, the effect will be different. Even if all the Island Nation's artillery can't be eliminated, there won't be much left for them," Brigadier General Georg suggested.
Major General Friedrich nodded. "Then let's do this, send Telegram to the Air Force to request support!"
"Yes, general." Major General Georg immediately went to send Telegram.
At the same time, German artillerymen also launched a counterattack.
The 150mm heavy-duty Howitzer and 105mm Light Howitzer rely on their advantage in range to directly suppress the artillery position of the Island Nation's Army with firepower. As for the huge number of 75mm Field Gun, they remain silent for the time being. Due to range reasons, these field guns are not quite able to reach the artillery position of the Island Nation's Army. Only when Island Nation's Army launches an attack will their power be better demonstrated.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The shells flew out of the gun barrel one after another, and the chemical energy was converted into kinetic energy, allowing these shells to quickly hit Island Nation's Army's position.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
When the sharp and ear-piercing whistle sounded overhead, the faces of the Island Nation's Army's artillerymen all changed drastically.
"Large-caliber heavy artillery! Baga! This is the large-caliber heavy artillery of the Germany people!"
"Boom! Boom!"
The explosion sounded on the Island Nation's Army's artillery position, and the shock wave swept across the entire artillery position. Island Nation's Army's artillery was constantly being swept into the sky, just like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
One after another, the cannons were staggered in the explosion, or even directly destroyed. The barrels of some cannons have been twisted into twists.
German military's artillery shells, as if they had eyes, kept hitting Island Nation's Army's artillery position. One artillery position after another was destroyed in the explosion. Not only the artillery suffered heavy losses, but the artillery also suffered very heavy losses.
"Baga! How could this happen? How could a Infantry Division from Germany have so many heavy artillery?" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said through gritted teeth. You don't need to think about it to know that German artillerymen obviously has much more artillery than a Infantry Division.
"Your Excellency Commander, the Germany people have obviously mobilized other artillery to strengthen 226th Infantry Division. The German military artillery we face is more powerful than we imagined!" Major General Haruki Isayama had a wry smile on his face.
"Let our artillery suppress German artillery. We can't let them continue to attack like this unscrupulously." Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida ordered.
If they continue to be attacked by German artillerymen like this, they may lose all their artillery and artillery before long. In that case, this battle will be even more difficult to fight.
However, Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida soon received a reply that the German artillerymen position was far beyond the range of their artillery and they could not reach it at all. If they want to pose a threat to the German artillerymen position, their artillery must continue to move forward. But in that case, German military will definitely have more artillery join in to attack them.
This result made Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida very angry. However, he had no other choice.
At this moment, German Air Force fighter planes rushed to the battlefield. Thirty-six Dive Bomber and thirty-six ground-attack Attacker, under the cover of 48 BF-109 fighter jets, launched an attack on the artillery position of the Island Nation's Army.
"Woo!"
With a sharp and ear-piercing whistling sound, Dive Bomber accurately threw the heavy Aerial Bomb onto the artillery position of the Island Nation's Army.
These Aerial Bomb weighing 500 kilograms are extremely powerful. The explosion of a bomb can often severely damage an artillery position, destroy Island Nation's Army multiple artillery pieces, and kill countless artillerymen.
On the ground Attacker, they constantly used machine guns and light Aerial Bomb to attack the artillery positions of the Island Nation's Army, destroying them one after another.
After German Air Force joined in, Island Nation's Army's artillery losses began to rise sharply. A large number of artillery pieces were destroyed and the artillerymen were killed.
"Retreat! The artillery will take cover immediately!" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida immediately issued the order. He knew that if he didn't order the artillery to retreat, they might really be wiped out by German military.