12dz Chapter 478: Even More Powerful Than the Death-Taking Impermanence
Chapter 478: Even More Powerful Than the Death-Taking Impermanence
Li Yunlong took a stroll and saw some soldiers fell asleep with their bowls in hand. He felt heartbroken.
He also didn't want to fight with the lives of Chinese men, but the Japanese invaders kept invading and he really couldn't live a peaceful life.
In this case, let’s drive the Japs out of Shanxi, out of North China, and out of China!
Wang Meng ordered the logistics department to transport weapons and ammunition to the front line in the highest configuration, ensuring that the soldiers had grenades on their waists, semi-automatic rifles in their hands, and individual rocket launchers on their backs!
The sky in the east gradually turned pale. Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida of the 30th Army glanced at the gray sky and cast a satisfied glance at the staff officers who were waiting for orders.
"Gentlemen, now that everyone has rested, let's start a fair fight!"
Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida took a deep breath, as if he had exhaled all the depression of the night!
"Orders: The 39th, 125th, and 138th Divisions will attack Jule Township, Yunzhou, and Huairen respectively. These positions must be captured within two hours! No mistakes!"
"Hayi!"
At about five o'clock in the morning, the Japanese soldiers stuffed the rice balls in their hands into their mouths and then pushed forward towards the position, grunting like wild boars that had woken up early in the morning.
The 30th Army of the Kwantung Army had studied the situation around Datong in advance and did not carry large-caliber howitzers. Instead, it chose small-caliber mountain artillery and infantry artillery to facilitate mountain marches!
However, the Japanese were indeed thoughtful and climbed the mountains and hills in the east and south of Datong without any effort.
As two red flares streaked across the sky, the Japanese artillerymen put all their might into firing frantically at the positions in front of them that had been impossible to capture for a long time!
The bombardment lasted for twenty minutes until the vanguard of the Japanese infantry arrived at the position!
"Humph, this intensive attack method can be regarded as respect for the independent column! It is also their honor to be defeated by the Empire's artillery! Kill them!"
The Japanese infantry rushed to the position impatiently as if they were going to the toilet, only to find that they did not encounter any attack!
As a result, a group of Japanese soldiers stood stupidly in front of the trench, looking at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond.
At the 39th Division headquarters right in front of the Jule Township position, Lieutenant General Sasaki Shinnosuke was looking at the telegram sent from the front line, his mind filled with disbelief.
He thought it would be a tough battle and prepared countless body bags, but he never expected that he could take the position so effortlessly?
"Tell the vanguard to search the position carefully and not miss any clues! The independent column is very cunning and will not give up the position!"
The Japanese began to search the position in Jule Township, and finally they found seventeen or eighteen explosive packs and a large number of booby traps.
After receiving the telegram, Sasa Shinnosuke proudly handed it to his chief of staff.
"Yoshi, it's a good thing that our vanguard conducted a thorough search, otherwise we would have been fooled by the Japanese again! Immediately report to Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida and notify the other three divisions to search the position!"
As expected, on various positions, the Japanese found more or less explosive packs, booby traps, electric shock devices, etc.
After the Japanese cleared these bombs, they began to rush to the positions one after another and began to celebrate their "unprecedented great victory"!
Lieutenant General Sasa Shinnosuke of the 39th Division, Lieutenant General Imatoshi Tatsuo of the 125th Division, and Lieutenant General Yamamoto Mutsugu of the 138th Division jointly sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Iida Shojiro, commander of the 30th Army:
They have captured the positions of Jule Township, Yunzhou, and Huairen, and defeated the independent column! And after a short rest, they are ready to launch an attack in Datong!
Just after the Japanese entered the tunnels of various positions, they discovered that all the anti-artillery holes had collapsed inexplicably?
Just as the Japanese were suspicious, invisible radio waves were triggering the walkie-talkies hidden under various positions, and the device connected to the walkie-talkies was quietly emitting sparks!
In Jule Township, Yunzhou and Huairen, three positions more than ten miles apart, deafening explosions occurred at the same time!
As expected, the Japanese soldiers who were celebrating on the battlefield were either blown to pieces by gunpowder, or vomited blood by the shock wave, and many were knocked unconscious and buried in a pile of earth.
Li Yunlong looked at Wang Meng and glanced at him.
"You are really ruthless, how many explosives did you ask them to bury?"
Wang Meng scratched his head. He really didn't know how much explosives were needed, because he only gave one order to each division commander, which was:
Make sure it is not detonated by the Japanese artillery fire, make sure it is not easily discovered, and make sure all the Japanese are overthrown!
To sum up, there are three things to ensure!
Most of the explosive packs and booby traps left on the battlefield were "plank roads" that were deliberately built to guard the battlefield!
The real fun is buried underground!
The Japs found those little gadgets on the surface, and they actually thought they could sit back and relax, but they didn't expect that there were still surprises to come!
Although Lieutenant General Sasa Shinnosuke did not witness the flames rising into the sky and the small mushroom cloud, just by hearing the sound, he knew that something big was going to happen!
However, what he didn't expect was that this was just the beginning.
After the explosion, the Japanese soldiers began to pull out their companions, who were vomiting blood, from the edge of a 20-meter-diameter pit that was more than 200 meters long.
"Stop pulling, he can't be saved!"
"No!"
"Baka! There is no chance of survival within a 300-meter radius. Save the others first!"
The Japanese swarmed in and filled the empty position with minced meat all over the ground.
However, suddenly there were bursts of whistling sounds coming from the sky!
The 105mm howitzers of the howitzer battalions of the artillery regiments of each armored division are announcing their presence!
The Japanese soldiers who had experienced these howitzers yesterday had long forgotten the original agreement of "living and dying together" and fled from their positions in panic!
It’s a pity that their running speed could not keep up with the speed of extended shooting.
The Japanese formation was ruthlessly engulfed by flames and shock waves!
Wang Huaibao's 150mm howitzer regiment and 150mm self-propelled howitzer regiment, assigned to the eastern and southern positions of Datong respectively, also joined the artillery bombardment.
Wang Huaibao felt a little elated as he listened to the artillery observation post constantly reporting on the effects of the bombardment.
He is now more powerful than the soul-demanding Grim Reaper. They demand lives one by one with hooks, while Wang Huaibao attacks with shells one by one.
Every time a shell hits the ground, it will kill at least seven or eight Japanese devils!
150mm howitzer, ignores simple fortifications!
But soon, a rumbling sound was heard in the sky...