NCCnovel Chapter 204 Jiang Taigong
Chapter 204 Jiang Taigong
The Japanese soldiers had been making trouble for several days in a row and finally relaxed. Some of them fell asleep while eating rice balls.
Taiyong Takeshita looked at the tired Japanese soldiers and actually started to show his love for them.
"Let them rest for a while!"
Just when Takeuchi Taiyong loved his soldiers like his own sons, a dense swarm of planes appeared in the sky and flew towards Longxiang Mountain.
"Damn it! These guys from the Air Force are just hanging around over our heads instead of bombing the Eighth Route Army!"
But Taiyong Takeuchi did not see that there was no sun on the wing at all.
Huang Rongfa, captain of the First Flight Squadron, was looking down through the porthole at this moment.
"Already reached the target, attack freely!"
Waves of roars came from far away and got closer. Heavy aerial bombs kept exploding at the foot of the mountain. The Japanese soldiers' limbs and arms flew everywhere. It was like the end of the world.
Taiyong Takeuchi shook his head, totally unable to believe the gusts of air and flames before him.
He had heard that the Eighth Route Army's planes shot down forty Imperial planes over Pingshun, but due to his habitual thinking, he never expected that he would end up being bombed.
Wang Ming, who had foresight, looked at the rubble rolling down the mountain, smashing the Japanese soldiers and making them scream, and he couldn't help but laugh so hard that his stomach hurt.
"Hahaha, these little devils didn't even prepare anti-aircraft weapons? Ridiculous!"
"Captain, it seems they haven't adapted to the reality that we have airplanes!"
"You'll get used to it after a few more explosions!"
The aerial bombs carried by thirty planes and hundreds of rockets directly turned the long marching column of the Japanese into a dragon of fire.
Huang Rongfa, captain of the First Flight Squadron, felt that it was not enough, so after clearing out the rockets and bombs, he started another round of dive strafing.
Six M2 Browning heavy machine guns swept over like whips.
Dozens of other planes followed suit.
Then, they formed a formation and flew north towards Changshun.
Wang Ming looked at the sea of fire and made a preliminary assessment of the bombing effects.
"Send a message to the military fortress. It is estimated that the enemy will lose half of their number and no less than 2000 will be killed! Retreat!"
Taiyong Takeuchi fell to the ground, looking at the defeated 219th Regiment, feeling hopeless.
"Gather the troops!"
A few hours later, statistics showed that the 219th Infantry Regiment had more than 1200 killed and more than 1300 injured.
Fortunately, the 37th Tank Regiment hid and escaped.
Only one battalion of troops was left in the entire infantry regiment.
"Baga! Send a telegram to General Qing Sanpu of Jincheng immediately. Our troops will arrive in Jincheng at noon tomorrow and launch a general attack to avenge the fallen soldiers!"
Taiyong Takeuchi had lost his mind. He handed the wounded Japanese soldiers over to the garrison, then assembled his troops and marched towards Jincheng without stopping.
Kenjiro Kei Miura, who received the telegram, also clenched his fists. He had endured humiliation for many days and had been stuck in the turtle-like Jincheng for so long that he felt suffocated.
"Yoshi! Order the troops to make final preparations and launch the general attack at noon tomorrow!"
The special forces outside Jincheng originally thought that if the old Japanese soldier Qing Sanpu could not hold on and opened the city gate, they could take the opportunity to sneak in and cause sabotage.
But unexpectedly, they refused to open the door.
And according to the latest intelligence, the Japanese will launch an attack within two days.
"Let's retreat. Once the Japanese leave the city tomorrow, we will be in danger!"
Leaving behind two observation posts, the remaining special forces soldiers all retreated to a regiment's defensive position, ready to wait for an opportunity to move out.
At the independent column headquarters, Li Yunlong held the final pre-war mobilization.
The division of labor is simple, and everyone has their own responsibilities.
The first regiment held the front line and refused to let the Japanese invaders take even a single step forward.
The artillery regiment first destroyed the enemy's howitzer position and then supported the first regiment to block the enemy.
At the critical moment, the armored division will cut into the enemy's formation from the flank and deal a devastating blow to the enemy.
The aviation division was responsible for intercepting possible enemy air reinforcements and attacking the Japanese ground forces.
The New 1st Regiment monitored the Japanese movements in Linfen, and the New 2nd Regiment monitored Jincheng, ready to cut off the Japanese's retreat at any time.
The other directly affiliated troops of the Independent Column will obey the command of the Independent Column Command and fully support the Gaomiaoshan, Niushan and Longdingshan fronts.
Zhang Dabiao received the order and returned to the front-line position. His regiment was composed of four-four units. The first to third battalions were stationed on the three hills of Gaomiao Mountain, Niu Mountain and Longding Mountain respectively, and the armored reconnaissance battalion served as the general reserve.
"Brothers, our regiment is really awesome this time! One regiment has to hold off more than 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops! Although we have the support of the artillery regiment and the engineering battalion, we still have to play the most important role! Only if we hold off the Japanese attack, will the armored division have the possibility of counterattack!"
"Captain, don't worry! As long as we have a breath left, we will be able to withstand the attack of the Japanese!"
"That's right. We were not afraid of the Japanese when we fought hard with the old Hanyang-made cartridges. Now we have so many new weapons, what are we afraid of?"
"Fuck them!"
Zhang Dabiao was very satisfied. The soldiers he led did not need pre-war mobilization, they only needed weapons and ammunition!
"Alright! According to the nature of the Japs, they will definitely bombard them first. Let's do the same as before. If we want the artillery regiment to fight them, we will go into the cave first, and when the Japs' artillery is finished, we will slowly break their bones!"
After Zhang Dabiao finished speaking, he entered the regiment headquarters located on the middle hill.
Due to the delay of the aviation division and the special forces, the positions on the three hills were basically covered with reinforced concrete with the help of the engineering camp.
Now Zhang Dabiao is like Jiang Taigong sitting on the Diaoyutai, waiting for the tired Japanese soldiers to run into his gun.
The next morning, the Japanese 219th Regiment and the 35th Tank Squadron arrived in Jincheng ahead of schedule, and Kenjiro Kei Miura also stood in the city early.
"Captain Takeuchi Lian, thank you for your hard work!"
"General, the Eighth Route Army is really cunning and equipped with airplanes. Our 219th Regiment suffered heavy losses! However, the samurai spirit of the imperial warriors will never be extinguished. Let us avenge them with bayonets and bullets!"
"Yoshi! Let's go!"
More than 8,000 people from the Pingshun Security Brigade took the lead and walked at the front of the team.
The commander of the Security Brigade, Hu Damazi, was born a bandit. He used to rob and kill people in the mountains. Later, when the Japanese came, he started to eat the "imperial grain" of the Japanese.
After Keisuke Miura retreated to Jincheng, he gathered all the puppet troops from other areas under the command of Hu Damazi.
Hu Damazi also transformed himself from a security regiment commander to a security brigade commander.
Hu Damazi rode on a tall horse. He gently pulled with his white-gloved hands and clamped his shiny leather boots, taking small steps forward.
"Brigade Commander, are the Imperial Army using us as cannon fodder?"
"What are you afraid of? We have a secret weapon!"