Chapter 49: Cannon Fire

  "Little ghost, little ghost, I am Eagle, I am Eagle. Can the artillery below hit position five? Please respond, please respond."

  "Received, received, inquiry in progress, please wait."

  "Captain, how far can this captured cannon shoot?" Xiaodong put down the intercom and asked Yang Wei immediately.

  "Captain Qin, hello," "Ah, hello, who are you?" Yang Wei and the others had been marching for a long time, their faces and bodies covered in dust. Captain Qin couldn't recognize them anymore. "Hehe, Captain Qin, don't worry if you can't recognize us. I just want to ask, is there anyone with an artillery background among you?"

  "Ah, yes, yes, Old Liu, Little Sun, and you, you, come over here." He casually pointed to a few people who walked over.

  "Company Commander, what brings you to us?" "It's this comrade who has come to find you, ask him yourself. You must listen carefully to what he has to say." Captain Qin had witnessed the combat capabilities of Yang Wei and his men, so naturally he wouldn't think they were bad people anymore.

  "I just want to ask you, what kind of cannon is this? Do you know?" Yang Wei asked, pointing at the twelve large cannons lined up in front.

  "Oh, I know, this is the US-made 75mm recoilless rifle, its maximum range is 8,600 meters, and effective range is 7,000 meters, I don't know why you're asking about this, comrade."

  "Will you use it?"

  "Yes, yes, when I was in the National Army, we used this kind of cannon."

  "Alright, call a few people to operate these cannons. I'll give you the target, can you hit it accurately?"

  "Yes, I absolutely can hit it accurately."

  "Alright, Xiaodong, let the eagle report the distance and direction of the opponent." "Yes, eagle, eagle, you can now report some accurate data on position 5."

  "Understood, orientation, distance..." Li Da quickly reported a series of data. "You all heard that clearly, immediately adjust according to these data, there's a big target in the distance."

  "Company Commander, this," "Follow the command of Comrade, and make sure to hit it accurately," Qin Company Commander glared with his eyes, didn't I tell you to listen to Comrade's words? It seems like I don't trust Comrade. And judging from this position, isn't it obvious that the enemy is firing cannons from over there?

  At this time, Qin Lianchang was anxious, and even some people in the command post behind him were also anxious. The artillery fire in front was very fierce, but their own side had only a few small-caliber mortars that couldn't reach that far. Fortunately, they had captured some cannons here, but there was no one to direct the target at the front line, and the division commander was not in the command post either. Now that such an opportunity had arisen, wasn't it just right?

  "Yes, Lian Chang, we must complete the task!" Old Liu shouted excitedly. "Xiao Wu, Lao Song, and you, come over and help me." These people all understood some basic artillery knowledge, which was taught to them by Old Liu in his free time. Old Liu had always had an idea - he still wanted to be an artilleryman, but when he went onto the battlefield, he never got the chance. Unexpectedly, this battle turned out to have cannons that could be used, although it was unclear which unit they belonged to.

  "Bearing, bearing, range, range, elevation, elevation." Old Liu shouted out a set of data, and the others followed suit, shouting out their own sets. Then they made some adjustments to the cannons. After all the cannons had been adjusted, Old Liu went around checking each one again, making some corrections as he went.

  "Eagle, eagle, can launch?" "Launch." Li gave the order, "Launch." Immediately afterwards, Old Liu also gave the command. "Comrades, ask the comrades in front whether they hit the target." "Eagle, eagle, what's the effect?" "Not bad, adjust an angle and continue to launch."

  Then Old Liu checked the indications on the gun again, adjusted an angle, and fired the shell again. "Good, good shot, continue."...

  "Dongyao, dongyao, was it you who fired the cannon and hit well? The radio in front of us sounded again, but they were destroyed by the distant cannons and had no power to counterattack. They could only attack the nearby targets on the mountain, which made them very frustrated. At this time, the rear radio was still silent, so both near and far were eliminated, and they didn't have any pressure anymore. At this moment, their regiment commander appeared, and he actually ran to the front line to fight with the soldiers together. It can be seen that this commander is not qualified at all, clearly a commander but acting like a small soldier."

  "Damn it, it's been over a year since I've had such a thrilling battle! You rabbits, make sure to wipe out those enemies below for me!"

  "Comrade Commander, you are a commander, not a fighter. Hurry up and come back with us." "Put the Commander down for me!" "You rabbits, what are you doing? Put me down, put me down quickly!"

  "Little ghost, little ghost, switch target, target direction..." Just as the captain was being carried away, Li Da started to grab the task from him. At this time, a group of enemies that the captain had been eyeing were spotted by Li Da.

  "Brothers, quick, adjust the position." Old Liu was so excited that he forgot to use the comradely title and directly called out "brothers" again. Awesome! The 12 cannons fired simultaneously, and he had never commanded so many cannons before. Now his hands were shaking with excitement.

  "Boom, boom, boom." "Good, hit well, hit another round." "Rabbit son, who is competing with us to shoot artillery? Telegrapher, find No. 1 and ask why they are firing at our target."

  "Dongyao, dongyao, don't fire at these targets, they're ours, don't fire, these targets are ours." "Little devils, little devils, keep going, keep going, hit them a couple more times, it's so cool!" "Old Liu, I'll come and have some fun too." Qin Lianzhang was watching from the side, feeling a bit envious, so he casually pulled Old Liu to one side, then pulled down the firing cord.

  "Boom, boom, boom..." A burst of cannon fire shook the earth, making it tremble. "Ah, refreshing! Come on, Old Liu, again!" Qin Lianchang, a non-artilleryman, also got his fix for a while.

  "Hey, that rabbit stole our enemy." The battalion commander was so angry that he stomped his feet. "Battalion Commander, look, there are still some people who haven't died down there, hurry up and have the radio report it, don't let them open fire again, we're going to attack." "Ceasefire, ceasefire, stop firing, our men have gone down."