12dz Chapter 483 Nian Ancient Temple
Chapter 483 Nian Ancient Temple
Monk Wei became more and more excited the more he listened. If they could destroy this ammunition depot, the Japanese on the front line would be cut off from their supply of artillery shells and bullets. What would be the point of fighting the war then?
"Attack! We must take down this ammunition depot! If we can take down the ammunition depot, the pressure on the front line will definitely be reduced a lot!"
Seeing that Monk Wei had made up his mind, Wang Xikui clenched his fists tightly, squatted down, and started gesturing on the ground with a branch.
"Captain, the Japanese ammunition depot is in the valley three miles north of here. There are guard posts one mile outside, but they are sparse and the gaps are big!"
"How long does it take to change positions?"
"Two hours!"
"As long as we get the timing right, two hours will be enough to kill the Japanese sentries!"
Wang Xikui then continued to gesture.
"There is a road running through the valley from east to west, leading to Zhangjiakou and Beiping in the east and Datong in the west. The Japanese warehouse was renovated based on a thousand-year-old temple, occupying about three or four acres of land!
The north side is built against the mountain, and the south side is an open area, about 300 meters away from the mountain forest in the south. There is a highway on the east and west sides, which is even more open! ”
Monk Wei touched his chin. This was an important Buddhist site. If the Japanese's ammunition depot was really destroyed, the Bodhisattva inside would be lost.
"Besides the Japanese, are there any other Chinese people inside? Where are the monks?"
Wang Xikui nodded. Before the three scouts set off, he specifically instructed them to make sure to find out whether there were any Chinese people among them to avoid accidental injuries.
"Our scouts searched the place and found no trace of anyone else. Commander, this is a temple. How about we...kill the devils, take out the ammunition and then destroy it?"
Monk Wei shook his head. It was a pipe dream to kill more than 300 Japanese soldiers in broad daylight without firing a single shot.
Once you open fire, even if you kill all the Japanese, by the time you move all the ammunition out of the temple, the Japanese reinforcements will all arrive. By then, not only will the Japanese ammunition depot be indestructible, but even the 100 of them will have to die here.
"Tell the comrades, respect for the Buddha must be kept in your heart. The Bodhisattvas in this temple are all Bodhisattvas who eat the incense of our Chinese country. Can they watch the Chinese people being bullied by the Japanese? When the battle is over, we will build a temple for these exiled monks in Datong to pray for the people!"
Monk Wei quickly formulated a battle plan.
The south, east and west are all open areas, and the large force cannot achieve the purpose of a surprise attack. The only direction that can be attacked now is the north.
Monk Wei decided to have three combat platoons, each with three sniper teams, all lurking in the forest south of the temple. In case of any unexpected situation, they would suppress the Japanese outside the temple wall.
The remaining soldiers went back to the north mountain from the east, and then descended into the temple by climbing rocks and using ropes. After finding out the situation inside the temple, they immediately installed the bomb and then evacuated and detonated it!
"Captain Wang, the other squads of our 201st Airborne Regiment have sent a telegram, asking them to immediately launch raids in various locations to attract the attention of the Japanese!"
"Yes!"
"action!"
Following Monk Wei's instructions, Wang Xikui issued combat orders to other teams, then led nine sniper teams into the mountains and forests south of the temple and found a hiding place in the mountains and forests.
Wang Xikui lay on the grass, cleared the firing range in front of him, then took out the observer's walkie-talkie and began to report to Monk Wei:
"Captain, we have entered the designated location, everything is normal!"
"Got it, we'll cross the road right now! Stay alert!"
In the forest 200 meters away from the road two kilometers east of the temple, Monk Wei saw more than a dozen trucks looking towards the west.
Looking through the telescope at the wooden box on top of the truck, the word "cannonball" was clearly printed on it.
"It seems that the consumption on the front line is very high. Speed up!"
As soon as the Japanese convoy left sight, more than 90 soldiers immediately crossed the road, quickly went up the mountain, and marched quickly towards the temple in the west!
After walking for about ten minutes, the vanguard brought news that there were two Japanese soldiers on guard three hundred meters ahead.
Monk Wei looked at his watch and estimated that the Japanese would change shifts in twenty minutes. Only by waiting until they did so could he make the most of the two hours.
"Everyone, send out guards to the surrounding areas. The rest of the soldiers will rest. We will start the operation in twenty minutes!"
After Monk Wei settled the soldiers, he led six or seven agile soldiers forward.
Sure enough, twenty minutes later, a group of six Japanese soldiers arrived.
Monk Wei gave a wink, and the soldiers of the 201st Airborne Regiment followed.
The six Japanese soldiers were divided into three guard posts, more than 200 meters apart.
When the Japanese soldiers finished changing shifts and were about to take out their rice balls to enjoy the coolness away from the artillery fire on the front line, they suddenly felt a tingling pain in their neck.
In less than a minute, all six Japanese soldiers were killed, and then they were stripped deep into the woods, covered with dead branches and leaves.
"action!"
Monk Wei led the soldiers to the edge of a cliff in the northern forest. The lush trees and weeds made the nearly ten-meter-high cliff quite beautiful.
After tying a rope to a big tree and throwing it, Monk Wei filled his backpack with explosives and led the way down.
There are about ten ropes, and dozens of people can go down each time.
More than 30 soldiers, armed with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, all stayed on the mountain. The more than 50 soldiers who went down, in addition to the necessary weapons and equipment, had their backpacks filled with explosives.
When Monk Wei reached the foot of the mountain, he immediately squatted down and looked around vigilantly. Fortunately, the Japanese did not set up positions outside the north wall.
The one-meter-wide wall and the small passage in the mountain were packed with soldiers from the 201st Airborne Regiment.
"Go up and have a look!"
One of them took a horse stance, while the other stepped on his knees, slowly stretched his head over the wall, and began to make gestures:
Inside the wall there was a Japanese machine gun position with four Japanese soldiers. At the east and west corners there were mobile Japanese sentries, with three people in each team.
Monk Wei waved to the soldier and asked him to go down first.
"How did you three get in just now?"
The three soldiers who had just entered pointed to a big locust tree fifty meters to the left. It was probably the treasure of the temple and was hung with faded red ribbons.
"Captain, we climbed up the tree and followed the branches to the roof of the main hall of the temple."
Monk Wei climbed up to the top of the wall himself, took a look quietly, and found that it was indeed true.
This big locust tree is so thick that it takes two people to hug it, and its crown is bigger than a house. Half of it is outside the courtyard wall, half is inside the wall, and part of it covers the main hall.