Chapter 173: Gridded bombardment shows its might
At around three o'clock in the morning, Zhang Junhao received a call from the guard captain Xie Xinming, saying that about a thousand Japanese infantry came from Songyang. After Zhang Junhao instructed Xie Xinming to continue surveillance, he spoke with Major Huang Yongjun, Major Yang Jianhu and Major Jack, instructing them to be prepared for the fight.
At around five o'clock in the morning, Xie Xinming reported that the Japanese army began to move towards the area where the special melee team was located.
Zhang Junhao asked Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong to talk to the three team leaders.
After Zhang Junhao had breakfast quickly, he walked out of the cave with a semi-automatic rifle and looked out at the east from a high place. Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong and Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Boliang kept in touch with the three team leaders in the cave made of huge rocks.
The sun has risen, the vast mountains are covered with sunlight, the fog is steaming, and the scenery is very magnificent.
The sky in China is being controlled by the Japanese army, and Japanese planes can come as soon as they want. For the special melee team, the ground poses a great threat, but the sky poses a greater threat.
There is a huge risk that Zhang Junhao will not allow the special melee team to shoot planes with machine guns, and Zhang Junhao will focus on the sky.
Wang Jinxian and Li Li stood behind Zhang Junhao, and they observed the sky with telescopes.
At around six o'clock in the morning, more than a thousand Japanese troops arrived two or three miles away from the position of the Special Melee Team and stopped advancing.
Zhang Junhao judged that the Japanese army was preparing for the attack.
Because the reconnaissance work was in place, the Japanese army's every move was under control. With just one order, Jack's team could bomb the Japanese army with twenty mortars.
Zhang Junhao's concentration was beyond the reach of ordinary commanders. He did not order the bombing of the attacking Japanese army, but ordered the squads to remain calm and wait patiently.
Two infantry detachments were ambushed in the mountains, and each fortification was camouflaged. After a night of renovation, the fortifications became tighter and the camouflage effect was better. As long as the infantry detachments did not fire, the Japanese army could not find it at the foot of the mountain because of the distance.
The main purpose of Zhang Junhao doing this is to prevent air defense, and he wants the Japanese plane to fly over and cannot find the bombing target, so he can lose the air.
After the Japanese plane flew in and flew away, they attacked the Japanese infantry.
Zhang Junhao lay at the entrance of the cave, used a telescope to observe the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain and the sky at the other moment.
In the cave, Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong and Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Boliang were talking loudly with relevant personnel on walkie-talkies.
The war is approaching and the air is getting heavier and heavier.
Suddenly, Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong ran over and said loudly: "Captain, a large number of Japanese aircraft appeared in the east."
Zhang Junhao used a telescope to observe the east, but he couldn't see far because of the terrain.
Zhang Junhao shouted to Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong: "Remind all departments to stay calm."
After Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong shouted, he ran to continue talking to the relevant personnel on the walkie-talkie.
A few minutes later, the roar of planes came from the sky.
Zhang Junhao used a telescope to observe the sky, and groups of Japanese planes flew over in black.
Japanese planes circled in the sky.
Zhang Junhao laughed. The disguise made by each fortification of the Special Melee Team had an effect, and the Japanese plane was trying to find the bombing target.
More than 20 Japanese planes flew in the air for two laps and began to throw bombs into the mountains, and the earth-shaking explosion sounded immediately.
Zhang Junhao did not retreat to the cave and continued to observe the sky with a telescope.
Zhang Junhao knew that Japanese planes were throwing bombs randomly, and Zhang Junhao was still worried that the bombs dropped by Japanese planes might happen to fall on the fortifications of the Special Melee Team.
The bomb dropped by the Japanese plane landed in the mountains, as if it was in Zhang Junhao's heart. As the commander, Zhang Junhao hoped that all the officers and soldiers of the special melee team would be safe and sound.
The Japanese plane bombed for twenty minutes before leaving.
Zhang Junhao quickly ran back to the cave, and Lieutenant Colonel Luo Zhong reported to Zhang Junhao that all the fortifications were safe, Zhang Junhao couldn't help laughing.
I was so nervous just now, my nerves were very tense. Once I heard that as I expected, as long as the special melee team was not exposed, the Japanese planes really failed to hit the target, how could Zhang Junhao not be ecstatic?
Zhang Junhao immediately ordered the teams to prepare for battle and put the Japanese infantry closer and then fight. He ordered Wang Jinxian to command the guards and protect the security of the guards.
Zhang Junhao and Li Li walked out of the cave together, walked into the mountains, and came to Major Jack's location.
Major Jack reported to Zhang Junhao that his squad was ready to bomb the Japanese army.
Zhang Junhao watched the mortars in the woods and nodded, saying, "Please communicate with the sighting personnel to find the location of the Japanese artillery and command center, and first attack the Japanese artillery and command center."
After Major Jack shouted yes, he immediately communicated with the viewing staff in front of him using a walkie-talkie.
The Japanese commander of the offensive operation, Colonel Watanabe, set up his command post in the woods on the hillside. After Colonel Watanabe arrived here in the early morning to meet with Colonel Ito, the two began to study the methods to attack the positions of the special melee team.
Since the special melee team occupied the mountains on both sides of Songyin Creek and formed a horn, the attack must be carried out at the same time. After Colonel Watanabe and Colonel Ito conducted research, they decided to send two infantry squadrons, one machine gun squadron and one artillery squadron to attack the mountains on both sides respectively.
As soon as the Japanese plane bombing stopped, Colonel Watanabe issued an offensive order.
The third battalion brought by Watanabe is very powerful. It is not counted as heavy machine guns provided by the infantry squadron. There are 12 heavy machine guns owned by the machine gun squadron alone. Each squadron also has 9 light machine guns, 9 grenade launchers, and 2 90 mortars. The artillery squadron is equipped with 4 infantry cannons.
Colonel Watanabe was very arrogant. He said to Colonel Ito: "Colonel Ito, the purpose of our mixed brigade group is to deal with Zhang Junhot melee team. Zhang Junhao is right in front of us. If we want to fight for a battle, we will eliminate Zhang Junhot melee team."
Colonel Ito also became more confident and said with a smile: "After the Zhang Junhao melee was bombed at such a strong force by the Japanese Air Force, it is probably already defeated. As long as we press the team up, we will definitely be able to eliminate all the Zhang Junhao melee."
Although the two colonels did not sleep all night, they were all energetic and full of confidence in the great victory that was about to come, as if the Japanese army would be able to be eliminated immediately as soon as they launched an attack.
The battle will officially begin soon.
First of all, bombardment, mortars, infantry artillery and grenade launchers violently bombed the fortifications of the self-righteous special melee team, and the Japanese heavy machine guns opened fire, and the infantry slowly touched the mountain in small groups.
The mountain was very quiet, as if there was no army. The Japanese advance was very smooth in the early stage. Soon the Japanese army arrived not far from the infantry detachment of the Special Melee Team. The ground was full of rotten Japanese corpses and flies flying.
The Japanese officers and soldiers looked at the rotten corpses, and they all looked like a dead man, heartbroken and burst into tears.
"Avenge!" The Japanese infantry shouted and launched a charge towards the fortification of the Special Melee Team in the form of a scattered formation.
Suddenly, heavy machine guns emerged from both sides, dense rain of bullets poured over to the Japanese army. The group of Japanese troops rushing to the front were beaten to the flesh and blood, falling down like a broken reed.
The heavy machine gun bullet is too powerful. If you hit the Japanese arm, your arm will be interrupted and even fly away from your body. If you hit any part of your body, you can kill the Japanese army.
Shortly after the heavy machine gun fired, assault rifles appeared from various fortifications, shooting continuously at the Japanese army. Grenade launchers fired shells at the Japanese army's heavy machine gun.
Half an hour later, in front of the two infantry detachments of the Special Melee Team, the Japanese army each dropped more than 100 bodies and fled in a hurry.
Colonel Watanabe and Colonel Ito observed with a telescope after a huge rock. Colonel Watanabe gave a loud order to the staff beside him and used artillery to strike the fortifications of the Special Melee Team.
Various Japanese artillery fired immediately.
Colonel Watanabe looked at the shells flying towards the fortifications of the Special Melee Team, and his face was full of pride.
This star commander is confident in the firepower of his team and thinks that the casualties in the early attack are worth it. Their deaths have exposed all the firepower points of the Special Melee Team. Once the artillery fires, the Special Melee Team will definitely be done.
But what star commander Colonel Watanabe never dreamed of was that as soon as the Japanese artillery fired, a series of shells flew from the mountains. These shells seemed to have eyes, flying towards the location of the Japanese artillery.
In an instant, a "rumble" explosion sounded everywhere.
The star commander Colonel Watanabe was stunned, his smile froze on his face. Every explosion of the shells flew in the special melee team made him furious.
The star commander of the Japanese army, Colonel Watanabe, wanted to use his fist to beat the stone. After hesitating, he changed the beat to the slap, and shouted like a loss of his parents: "Retreat!"
How to retreat? Where to retreat?
Jack's mortar has already calculated the relevant data. As long as the Japanese artillery dares to fire again, it is seeking death.
Jack's team's artillery was not firing at the beginning, with the purpose of waiting for the Japanese artillery to be exposed!
Twenty mortars fired at the same time, and twenty shells fell almost at the same time. Even if the Japanese artillery was ready for evacuation, it would be too late!
A few minutes later, the bombing stopped, all the Japanese artillery was blown up, and the Japanese gunners and auxiliary personnel were almost wiped out.
Chapter completed!