frightfiction Chapter 613 Takeoff before Dawn
Chapter 613 Takeoff before Dawn
boom! Boom boom boom!
The power of the naval gun was extraordinary. A 60-meter artillery platoon of more than 30 people was very unfortunate. They were hit by a shell at the artillery position, and the platoon disappeared along with their guns.
Huang Shanhe urgently ordered the attacking team to retreat. By the time the attacking special operations battalion and artillery were all withdrawn, more than 60 members had been lost, and all of them were killed.
The losses were too great, Huang Shanhe ordered the artillery and special forces to continue to disperse the attacks. Although bombing was possible tomorrow morning, they could not put all their hopes on planes. The best chance was at night, and it would be more difficult to fight after daybreak.
The Japanese army did not call for naval artillery fire again. The firepower below was too dispersed, and a salvo of naval artillery fire was too uneconomical. They would rather hold out until dawn at the risk of some losses. At dawn, they would show their power.
In the middle section of the Jinpu Line, at Jianshan between Teng County and Zou County, dozens of mountain and field artillery of the Guards Regiment were deployed, and the attack sequence of the First Regiment also arrived.
A signal flare was raised, and the artillery aimed at the Japanese bunker and opened fire. The position was beyond the range of the mortar, and the Japanese mortar was helpless. Although the bunker was strong, it could not withstand the cluster explosion of large-caliber shells.
boom!
After two rounds of salvos, one bunker collapsed. After another round of salvos, the second bunker was blown up. After clearing the four bunkers, a regiment of rocket soldiers went up carrying rocket launchers.
The dense explosions of rockets blew up the barbed wire and flattened the minefields.
The commandos went up, some of them cleared out the remaining enemies in the bunker, while the other part began to install explosives. There were hundreds of explosive packs, all detonated with time bombs.
The Japanese army received a call for help, and reinforcements from two regiments set out from Zou County and Teng County. A few kilometers away from the accident site, flames rose into the sky. More than ten seconds later, violent explosions were heard. The Japanese knew that the railway line in that section was finished.
Twenty minutes before dawn in Qingdao City, ten bombers took off. At the same time, Japanese planes at Jinan Zhangzhuang, Shanghai Airport, Nanjing Airport, Hefei Airport and Bengbu Airport were on full alert and ready to take off at dawn, either for cover missions or protection missions.
The sequence attacking the Lunan detachment has stopped moving, and the sequence attacking Linyi is under siege, with heavy losses.
The only good news is that the sequence for attacking Lanshan and Shijiu is still maintaining a circular defense, but this is the top priority. The enemy's planes take off from Qingdao or Mengshan and can arrive early in the morning. The Shanghai airport is responsible for protecting the sequence for attacking Lanshan. Their task is to take off at dawn and circle after arriving at the position. Any air threat must be eliminated.
At Cangkou Airport, ten fighter jets took off. It was pitch dark before dawn and the only reference was the fire at the end of the runway.
Concerned about the safety of night flights, Chen Rongwei, together with two warships, the New Fourth Division, and Tian Heiwa of Dashipi Mountain, redid the guidance plan. Three huge bonfires were lit from Cangkou Airport to Tuandao. From Tuandao to the west coast opposite Jiaozhou Bay, two warships were responsible for lighting bonfires for guidance. Leaving the west coast, there were huge bonfires on Tuo Island and Lingshan Island, and then there were Zhaitang Island outside Langyatai and Dashipi Mountain north of Shijiu.
The planes flew in no formation, following the fire all the way south. It must be said that Chen Rongwei was very thoughtful.
When they reached the sky above Dashibi Mountain, there was a glimmer of light in the east. The planes formed a formation during flight. Captain Jennings ordered the bombing squadron to speed up immediately via walkie-talkie.
At the same time, Japanese planes from Shanghai Airport also took off and reached the sky above Wenmiaoling Mountain in more than half an hour.
At Wenmiaoling, the main force of the 3rd Regiment has withdrawn to the north bank of the Pocket River. More than a dozen special forces members are also ready and will build a fire and evacuate in five minutes.
The Japanese commander, Major General Abe, stretched his body in submission. The enemy on the other side was like flies, buzzing and bombing all night long. What was the point of wasting shells like this? Especially after listening to Oguri Linshan's report, the troops suffered only more than 900 casualties in one night, and only more than 500 people died in battle. It was not a big deal! Yimeng Guerrillas, Third Regiment, it's time for us to attack!
"Order the soldiers to eat at 7 o'clock, start the action at 7:30, coordinate the naval artillery bombardment on the north bank of the Pocket North, and they must enter Arashiyama before noon."
"General, what is that?"
The sky in the east was turning pale, and a huge fire suddenly broke out at the foot of the mountain, not just one fire, but a circle.
Abe surrendered and was a little confused. Want to attack with fire? Are you kidding? This little fire is only enough for the soldiers to warm themselves!
Chief of Staff Oguri Hayashiyama suddenly shouted:
"Target guidance, it's target guidance, we have heavy artillery, defend quickly."
Oguri Hayashiyama didn't think about the planes. If planes came to bomb at this time, unless they flew at night, flying at night would basically be like sending lives. It must be that the Third Regiment had been unable to attack for a long time, so they pulled heavy artillery from somewhere.
Abe surrendered and drew his sword:
"Order: Mountain artillery and field artillery build positions around the hillside. No matter which direction the artillery fires from, immediately map the positions and begin counterattack."
"Order the surveyors to immediately go to the top of the mountain to prepare for surveying. Once the data is out, immediately inform the ship's artillery and request fire coverage."
After giving the order, Abe looked at the panicked Oguri Hayashiyama and said calmly:
"Mr. Oguri, don't get excited. Even if they have heavy artillery, our naval guns will teach them a lesson."
With the cover of naval guns, the artillerymen simply unloaded the mountain guns and field guns from the horses without making any preparations. When they received the order, there was no time to tie up the horses. They started climbing the slope, carrying the wheels and gun barrels and carrying the shells.
Buzz! Buzz!
The ghosts of Oguri Linshan were everywhere. Plane? How could there be a plane at this time? It wasn't mine. It would take at least 20 minutes for mine to arrive.
"Enemy planes are attacking, air defense, quickly!"
Abe surrendered and lost his composure. Why? Why was there a plane at this time?
Jennings led the formation to fly at low altitude, and when he saw a circle of fires as a guide, he immediately gave the order to bomb.
"Guys, do you see the circle of fire and that hill? Throw the bomb into it and go back to claim your reward. Anyone who fails, don't join in the celebration. It's too embarrassing."
The Japanese army was completely thrown into disarray and had no idea about air defense. Light and heavy machine guns were set up on the inner edge of the outer positions. The covering aircraft would arrive in less than twenty minutes, and the two commanders still didn't understand why the enemy aircraft appeared so early.
call out! Whoosh!
The planes arrived in a flash, and the first wave of three bombers dropped their bombs together.
boom! Boom boom boom!
The Japanese army locked themselves up. With more than 12,000 troops, nearly 10,000 of them were stationed around the hilltop. The artillery was also confused. Did they still need to build a reverse slope position? It seemed unnecessary.
The violent explosion caused the entire Wenmiaoling Mountain to tremble.
As soon as the first wave of planes passed by, the second wave of attack came again. The first wave was already circling and would return after dropping bombs. They had to get back to Cangkou Airport before the Japanese combat power arrived.