After saying that, he explained to everyone how to use these gasoline barrels.

It turned out that what Gao Jiu asked Du Shengxi and others to send was the famous flying thunder cannon during the War of Liberation.

The flying thunder cannon is a homemade weapon created by the People's Liberation Army. It also has a more famous name - the unconscience-free cannon. During the Liberation War, the People's Liberation Army had few artillery. When the weapons and equipment were at a disadvantage, the officers and soldiers created a fearsome weapon - an explosive pack launcher using gasoline barrels as gun barrels.

The main body of this weapon, also known as the explosive ejector, is an empty gasoline barrel. After filling it with the launching medicine, put the explosive pack tied into a disc-shaped shape in it, and then ignite the launching medicine, and the ten kilograms of explosive pack can be ejected to a distance of 150-200 meters.

After Gao Jiu's introduction, everyone was shocked.

The generals became interested in this super cannon and asked to share it with them.

Gao Jiu asked Du Shengxi to divide the flying thunder cannons brought by him into four parts and deployed them in four attack directions.

Tanaka Toshita led his troops back to his original defensive position. After the battle last night, he had lost hope of breaking through. From this morning, he sent several telegrams to his superiors for help. His superiors replied that they were trying to find a way to make the 42nd Division stand by and wait for help.

Toshita Tanaka sent another telegram, urging him to ask when the reinforcements could arrive. The superior replied to him that he would have to hold on for another week no matter what. The Central China dispatched troops to do their best to draw troops to rescue the 42nd Division.

Hearing this, Toshita Tanaka felt a little relaxed. Although he did not succeed in breaking through, he firmly believed that he could hold the position, not to mention a week, even half a month.

He told the superiors' reply to the officers at all levels of the division that as long as they persist, the superiors would definitely send reinforcements. The Japanese officers and soldiers were very confident in defending the position, because the enemy did not have large-caliber artillery, and as long as the officers and soldiers hid in the ears of cats, the enemy would have no way to deal with them. They now hope that the enemy would launch an attack so that they could use fortifications to eliminate these hateful enemies and avenge the heavy losses last night.

At two o'clock that afternoon, the sound of cannons suddenly came from the enemy's positions, and then the shells of mountain cannons and mortars continued to fall.

Except for leaving a small number of observation posts, the rest of the Japanese officers and soldiers hurried into the cat's ear piercing. They patiently waited for the enemy's shelling to end, and then went out to destroy the enemy's attacking infantry.

Seeing the enemy's attack, Tanaka Toshita didn't take it in his heart. He was too lazy to go out to observe. He firmly believed that the brave Huang army soldiers under his command would be able to repel the enemy's attack.

The enemy's observation posts in the trenches were very responsible. They risked their lives to observe the movements of the enemy.

Suddenly, an observation post heard a muffled sound from the enemy's positions that was different from the sound of ordinary artillery. He found thick smoke coming out of the enemy's trenches. Then, he found that many millstone-sized things were flying in the sky.

The things flew slowly to the Japanese positions and landed on the ground.

The Japanese army's observation post saw the thing falling not far away. After careful observation, he found that the thing was flat and round, as if tied with a rope. He didn't know what the thing was for. Suddenly he widened his eyes because he saw white smoke emitting from the thing.

He understood and knew that this thing might be an explosive like an explosive pack, so he hurriedly lay in the trench.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom." The explosive packs kept exploding, and the 15-kilogram explosive packs exploded violently. The strong vibration and shock waves were transmitted through the ground to the surrounding Japanese officers and soldiers, shattering their hearts and their internal organs. The Japanese officers and soldiers were intact, bleeding from their mouths and noses, and losing their lives.

The flying thunder cannon first bombarded the first trench of the Japanese army. After this round of artillery stopped, the other artillery continued to suppress the second and third trenches of the Japanese army. At the same time, in four directions, the coalition forces each dispatched a battalion of troops and rushed towards the first trench of the Japanese army.

The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces encountered almost no resistance and rushed into the enemy's first trench.

Witnessing the power of the thunder cannon, the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces cheered for victory. The troops immediately dispatched two battalions of troops, rushed into the first trench, and used firepower to suppress the Japanese army in the second trench.

The special forces members loaded the flying thunder cannons onto a large chariot, pushed the big chariot and ran into the first trench of the Japanese army, and then immediately digged in the trench, placed the flying thunder cannons, and prepared to bomb the second trench of the Japanese army.

The officers and soldiers of the coalition forces finally understood what Gao Jiu said to reduce casualties. Seeing that the flying thunder cannon was so powerful, the officers and soldiers were full of confidence and followed the flying thunder cannon to occupy the enemy's trenches one by one.

The commander of the 42nd Division, Toshita Tanaka, was originally full of confidence, and was stunned by the sudden changes on the battlefield. He didn't know where the enemy got such a powerful artillery, but even the officers and soldiers hiding in the cat's ears could not be spared. For a moment, he was at a loss when he stayed there.

The Chief of Staff was anxious and said, "Secretary Commander, this is not a solution. Hurry up and organize troops to launch a charge to destroy the enemy's giant artillery."

Tanaka Toshita waved his hand and said, "Just do what you said, go and organize it."

The Chief of Staff immediately answered the phone number of the commander of the frontline position and asked them to organize troops to launch a counterattack.

The Japanese commanders on the frontier positions also knew that the situation was critical, so they organized troops to launch a counterattack against the coalition forces.

The Japanese officers and soldiers rushed forward in the rain of bullets. However, under the strafing of the enemy's large number of machine guns, artillery and submachine guns, the Japanese officers and soldiers fell in large numbers, and few could rush to the enemy's trenches.

At this moment, the special forces members fired thunder cannons again, and one by one fell swoop into the charge of the enemy group. An explosion occurred in an open place, and the power of the thunder cannon was even more revealed. The explosion shock wave swept across everything around. Whether the living or dead Japanese officers and soldiers were blown into the sky, turning into a pile of minced meat. Almost none of the Japanese officers and soldiers who launched the charge were spared.

Immediately afterwards, the thunder shells continued to fly to the enemy's trenches.

The Japanese officers and soldiers guarding the trenches saw flying thunder and shells flying over in black. They could not bear it. Many people threw down their guns, climbed out of the trenches, and fled desperately towards the trenches behind.

Seeing the enemy's army exposed to the open area, the soldiers of the army fired violently at them, knocking the deserters to the ground.

The tragic scene on the battlefield greatly shocked Toshita Tanaka. He knew that the trenches outside the county town could not be kept, so he continued to persevere and could only sacrifice the lives of the Japanese officers and soldiers. So he ordered a small number of troops to be left to cover and led the rest of the troops to retreat into the county town.

When the officers and soldiers of the coalition forces saw the enemy fleeing, they jumped out of the trenches, shouted, and rushed forward to annihilate the remaining Japanese troops left in the trenches. Then, they surrounded the Lan County County.

After Tanaka Toshita retreated into the county town, he immediately asked the Chief of Staff to send someone to count the number. Soon, the situation was reported. The 42nd Division originally had 24,300 officers and soldiers, but now there are only more than 8,700 people left.

Although Tanaka Toshita was mentally prepared, he was still shocked to see such heavy casualties. While ordering the troops to strengthen defense on the city wall, he reported the situation here to his superiors.

The commander of the Sixth Army of the Army really did not expect that the 42nd Division would lose all the positions outside the county town in just a few hours. If this continues, it will be difficult for the county town to defend it. He hurriedly reported the situation to the Central China Expeditionary Army Command.

The commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army truly believed that Gao Jiu was the nemesis of the Japanese army. No matter which unit of the Japanese army was, he was not his opponent.

Now, the Central China Expeditionary Army has no troops to send in a short period of time, and the 42nd Division may really not be able to save it.

The commander of the Central China Expeditionary Army had no choice but to convene a meeting of senior generals to discuss the battle situation in Lanxian.

After the coalition forces completely surrounded the county town, Gao Jiu and Li Fengming led the command headquarters to the outside of the county town.

Li Fengming was very excited that the coalition forces had made progress so quickly. He said, "Jiu Ye, the Japanese army can no longer hold on, so just strike while the iron is hot and attack the city directly."

Gao Jiu shook his head and said, "There are still many people in the city. If you attack strongly, it is likely to cause serious casualties to the people. My opinion is to force the Japanese army to surrender."

Li Fengming said with some concern: "The Japanese army is very tenacious, and it is probably not easy to make them surrender. Negotiating with them will waste a lot of time. The longer the time delays, the more unfavorable it will be for our army. It is better to take advantage of the high morale of the troops, directly attack the city and annihilate them."

Zhou Mingshan said confidently: "I have reported to the Military Command Headquarters for this battle. The Military Command Headquarters instructed that the Military Command in various places monitored the movements of the Japanese army, which is certain that the Japanese army will not be able to reach the battlefield within a week."

Zhou Mingshan also made great contributions to this battle. The information he provided to Gao Jiu provided an important basis for Gao Jiu to make correct battle decisions.

Li Fengming was relieved when he heard this. He said with some expectations: "This is a field division of the Japanese army. If they can really force them to surrender, it will definitely be a big news that shocks the world. Master Jiu, I agree with your opinion."

Gao Jiu said: "Chief Li, Chief of Staff, notify the command center's intentions, and shall not launch an offensive without authorization, strictly guard against the death, and shall not let an enemy go."

All the troops of the coalition forces are now convinced by Gao Jiu. After receiving the order to stop the attack, they all guessed that Gao Jiu would have new actions in the future. Everyone is looking forward to what Gao Jiu is going to do.

Not long after, Gao Jiu asked Du Shengxi and others to send six 88mm anti-aircraft cannons, and blasted at the city wall in Lan County. Not long after, a large hole more than 40 meters wide was blown up.

After receiving the report, Tanaka Toshita immediately organized troops to come near the gap in the city wall to prevent the enemy from siegeing the city.

However, Gao Jiu only blew up the enemy's city wall, but did not order the troops to launch an attack.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the 37th Division of the Japanese Army, asking for a radio call from the 42nd Division, and then sent a telegram to the commander of the 42nd Division.

Toshita Tanaka was holding a combat meeting to discuss how to stay in the county. At this time, the communications section chief sent Gao Jiu's telegram.

The telegram reads: "Your Excellency, your army has been surrounded by groups and cannot receive reinforcements to rescue them. If you continue to hold on, you can only destroy the entire army. In order to protect the lives of the soldiers, I hope your army can surrender to our army.

If your troops put down their weapons and surrender, our army can guarantee the lives and safety of all the officers and soldiers of your troops. Gao Jiu, Taohua Mountain."

After discussing with the Chief of Staff, Tanaka Toshita decided to announce the content of the telegram to all officers.

During the battle this afternoon, the Japanese officers and soldiers were greatly shocked, which made them feel fear of the enemy's powerful strength. The city wall was blown up by the enemy, which also made the Japanese officers and soldiers lose their confidence in sticking to the county town.

Gao Jiu's telegram came in time, and many Japanese officers present were shaken.

Many Japanese troops have surrendered to Gao Jiu. Gao Jiu's reputation is completely convincing. All the surrendered Japanese troops have saved their lives and even preserved their basic dignity. Faced with a powerful enemy like Gao Jiu, surrendering is no longer an unacceptable thing.

The Japanese officers and soldiers did not want to die here just like this, so many people had the idea of ​​surrendering to Gao Jiu.

Among the Japanese army, there were still many deadly members. A corps captain jumped up and said, "How can he surrender to the enemy? I firmly disagree."

Another wing captain also agreed with his opinion, saying that he would rather commit suicide by cesarean section than surrender to the enemy.

However, most of the officers remained silent and cast dissatisfaction eyes on them.

A brigade commander had made up his mind to surrender to Gao Jiu. He said, "It's stupid to do it even though he knew it was impossible to kill the lives of the Huang army soldiers in vain. Since you two are willing to fight Gao Jiu to the end, then lead your troops out of the city."

These two regiment captains didn't even think that they were shouting happily, but they really asked them to go out to fight the enemy. Thinking about the enemy's terrifying firepower, their momentum suddenly weakened a lot. The two looked at each other and didn't have the courage to go out to fight the enemy's decisive battle.

However, the captain of the regiment who first opposed surrender was still dissatisfied. He said: "I admit that the enemy's firepower is strong and its troops are numerous, but we are not unable to deal with the enemy."

Tanaka Toshita actually didn't want to surrender, but he just couldn't find a way to deal with the enemy. Hearing the convoy captain say so affirmatively, he asked hopefully: "What's the good way do you have?"

The corps captain said: "Don't Gao Jiu claim to be caring for the people? There are many people in the county now. Let's mix those people with our Huang army soldiers. No matter how powerful the enemy's artillery fire is, will he still dare to blow those people to death?
Chapter completed!