Chapter 1147: The Grand Performance (Part 2)(1/2)
Mejiro Umezu knows more than anyone what kind of team he is facing. If he cannot occupy this place before dawn, then the unquestionable Air Force and heavy artillery units of the National Defense Force will launch a comprehensive strike on him.
Meijiro Umezu was not sure that he could take the position under the artillery fire and bombing of the National Defense Forces, and even if he had a strong attack, he might not be able to take it.
The most important thing in this battle is to take down the defensive position of the National Defense Forces. If you can't win this battle, you will lose half of it.
"Where is the division behind?! Haven't the divisions that have detoured to the scheduled combat position yet?! What are they doing?! Order them to arrive immediately and launch an attack immediately!!"
Meijiro Umezu was full of anxiety, and time passed by minute by minute. The Japanese army made almost no progress in the front position. Now Meijiro Umezu's only reliance is the Japanese army that detoured to the rear.
Only by relying on them to open the positions of the National Defense Forces can we have the opportunity to win.
"Kerala..." In order to ensure victory in the Japanese attack, Mijiro Umezu spared no effort to drive out all the Japanese tanks in the last thirty.
The order Mijiro Umezu gave them was: Even if all losses were lost, a hole must be torn open. Only by tearing a hole can the Japanese army break into the position of the National Defense Forces.
Then the detoured troops had the opportunity to launch an attack from the rear while taking advantage of the chaos, thus laying the victory in one fell swoop.
This is also the only chance for the Japanese army to win. If it were not for this, it would be almost impossible to break through the position of the National Defense Force. Even with the determination to make huge casualties, it would be difficult to capture the position of the National Defense Force from the front.
"Huh~ Boom!" A moor bottle was thrown out of the National Wehrmacht's position and directly hit the Japanese tank. The flames immediately swallowed up the entire tank, and the Japanese army in the tanks screamed.
"Tutu...dadada..." The sound of machine guns and explosions sounded. In the flames, the Japanese army kept trying to break through the positions of the National Defense Forces, but they were repeatedly blocked by fire and had to lie down on the spot.
The Japanese army has been operating on the 38th parallel for a day or two. The same National Defense Force has not been stationed on the 38th parallel for a day or two. Both sides have built a large number of fortifications here.
High and low machine gun shooting world, cross-fire blockade, dead-end shooting holes... etc. The National Defense Forces need to pay huge casualties to take the Japanese position.
At the same time, isn’t the case for the Japanese army?! They need to spend a huge amount of time and casualties on the front line to break through the defense force’s position.
"Quick! I'm about to enter the position! Commander Umejin has issued the order to attack the general attack. Now the imperial warriors in front are giving their lives! We must launch an attack as soon as possible!"
General Ryoo, the commander of the 17th Front of the Kanto Army, roared loudly last time, while his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Juntaro Ihara, commanded the troops without saying a word.
Major General Kim Cheol-kwang didn't understand what these Japanese were doing so anxiously?! Now the 38th parallel is still in their hands, and the situation in North Korea has been controlled.
The Northeast region is now extremely empty. These 38th-level defense forces without support and logistics are like turtles in a jar. They don’t even have to attack, and they can be trapped to death by just siege.
But unfortunately, he did not let the battle decide. And the final order given to him by Seung-man was to let him do his best to assist all the Japanese army's actions.
Therefore, even though Kim Cheol-kwang was extremely dissatisfied with the Japanese army's actions, he could only help with all his strength. They are now grasshoppers on a rope, and they can't escape Euzu Mijiro even if they can't escape.
And even if the troops who followed Umezu Mijiro and Rhye Seung-moon were dissatisfied, they could only go all the way to the dark...
"Have you asked..." Wang Yajiao looked at the Japanese division gradually approaching outside the city, and asked calmly to Xiao Shu. The latter nodded and said, "We have obtained their password book. With the cooperation of several insiders, most of the passwords have been found..."
"There are a few key words that are still being sorted out." Xiao Shu paused and said, "Now we can also send them in the tone of the Japanese army. Of course, we must avoid those extremely critical words..."
Wang Yajiao smiled and said, "Then generate electricity now. Scare all those kids into the jar, and the matter in Pyongyang should be over..."
After a pause, Wang Yajiao continued: "The telegram command and the 38th line position troops are planned to enter the final stage."
"Yes!!" Xiao Shu responded and rushed out excitedly.
"Report! Pyongyang lurkers call, 'Qiao' has blown up the presidential palace. Now he is searching for Jin Jiu, who is unknown. But some of the defense forces have appeared in the city. They are trying to expel them from Pyongyang..."
Soon after, Yanze received a telegram from Pyongyang. The content of the telegram made his face turn blue. He growled at his adjutant: "I don't want anything! Order the troops to move forward at full speed. We must control him before the National Defense Force reoccupied Pyongyang!"
"Order the liaison officer and ask him to tell Lee Seung-man that we will arrive in Pyongyang within half an hour! They must hold on for half an hour, half an hour!!"
"Hayi!!" The adjutant responded loudly, then hurriedly ran down to pass the order.
At this time, a small number of small troops of the Korean People's Army appeared on the road and began to attack or block the Japanese army. They were trying to delay the marching speed of the Yanze troops.
Based on this, Yanze judged that these squads were buying time for the city. This shows that his troops had been discovered by the National Defense Forces and the Korean People's Army.
They can only arrive in Pyongyang at the fastest speed before Rhee's troops are annihilated. Otherwise, once Pyongyang is lost, the efforts of the Japanese army until now will be in vain...
"Order the troops! Don't pay attention to anything, attack! Attack!!" Yanze twitched at his team and ordered: "Snatch it! As long as you occupy Pyongyang, it will be our victory! Don't get entangled with them. You just need to move forward! Go forward!"
"Hayi!!" The Japanese army almost ignored any attacks, and the reconnaissance troops only drove away the small troops that blocked and harassed. Then they continued to march towards Pyongyang in a frantically...
Bai Chengwen, the chief of the 55th Army of the Korean War Theater of the National Defense Force, continuously dispatched his troops to the designated combat area. In Pyongyang, a regiment from the 38th Division cooperated with the Korean garrison to clear out Rhee's soldiers. All the rest of the people withdrew from Pyongyang and began to set up positions outside the city.
Yan Ze didn't know that the National Defense Force had opened its big net and was waiting for him to get in. On the contrary, he excitedly led his troops to rush towards Pyongyang frantically.
In his opinion, Pyongyang is already under control. It must not be thrown away from his own hands...
"Tell Yanze that he must end the battle for me within an hour! Then comprehensively clean up all the defense forces and Jin Jiu forces in the North Korean region. I don't want to hear that North Korea still has these two forces again..."
Meijiro Umezu put down his telescope. He looked at his watch and said, "There are two hours left. If you cannot capture this place within two hours, the 17th Front immediately rushed to Pyongyang, and then joined Yanze and attacked the Yalu River line immediately..."
After a long period of attack, Mijiro Umezu could only begin to adjust his strategy helplessly. The first thing to change is the sequence of attacks. If the position cannot be taken down for a long time, the main force of the Kwantung Army can only withdraw from the 38th parallel position and retreat.
At the same time, he will divide some troops into Pyongyang and then attack the Yalu River line. In the end, the Japanese army's troops will directly target Northeast China.
Defeating North Korea is not their ultimate goal. It is their ultimate goal to completely destroy the industrial foundations of the three northeastern provinces. They really want to do. Even if the National Defense Forces reacted, in order to ensure the safety of the pass, they could only let the troops strengthen their defense at Shanhaiguan.
Then, from the border between North Korea or the Soviet Union, the main force was transferred back to clear the Japanese troops from the three northeastern provinces. This period will definitely not be short, and it will take at least one month for them to complete the most optimistic estimate.
One month was enough for the Japanese army to carry out sabotage in the three northeastern provinces. Meijiro Umezu even thought about it. Once the Japanese army invaded the three northeastern provinces, they did not need supplies at all.
The three northeastern provinces themselves are a huge granary and ammunition depot, and even a huge arsenal. The Japanese army that attacked them could rely entirely on seizure and self-sufficiency.
"Oh?! Did Uncle Jiuguang start?!" Tu Mengben opened his eyes slightly in his command center, with a faint smile on his face.
"Then let's start too!" Tu Mengben quietly curled his smile and slowly stood up. Everyone in the command center stood up with their heads raised, quietly waiting for his orders.
"Notify the troops. Launch a full-scale attack on the 38th Line! Night attack aircraft and bombers are dispatched in full! Heavy artillery troops and Second Artillery troops carry out full-scale artillery bombardment on the positions..."
The orders were spoken from Tu Mengben's mouth, and the staff members recorded the orders and sent them continuously through telephone and telegrams.
The National Defense Force, which was about to be on the verge of war, was like a dormant beast, and all suddenly emerged at the moment of receiving the order.
"Jiuchi...boom!boom!boom..." Countless fighter planes took off, and there was a burst of crazy bombing and strafing at the Japanese position.
The Japanese bunker groups were lifted up in pieces, and countless Japanese troops, together with the rubble of the bunker, were torn into pieces. The splattered corpses and blood dyed the land red in one go...
"Bangbangbangbang...boombo..." The bombing lasted for nearly twenty minutes, and then the Second Artillery Rockets of the National Defense Force began to sweep the Japanese positions.
Countless rockets dragged their tail flames and rushed towards the Japanese position. The Japanese position, which had just been bombed, was once again hit with a nearly devastating blow.
The 107mm caliber rockets hit the Japanese sham castle, which was only one meter above the bottom, and the Japanese soldiers who had no time to hide in the anti-aircraft artillery hole were blown to pieces in the raging artillery fire.
These rockets were all improved by the National Defense Forces Research Institute and have stronger penetration than the first generation rockets. So these Japanese troops were in trouble.
Just the first round of bombardment caused 70% of the Japanese bunkers to be destroyed. Due to the huge power and coverage of rockets, more than 30% of the Japanese anti-aircraft shelters were directly destroyed during the first round of shooting.
The Japanese troops who were hiding from shelling in the cave were buried alive without even having time to react...
"Boom boom boom..." The artillery was not over yet. The National Defense Force's heavy artillery troops began to bombard the Japanese positions wildly. At this time, the artillery reconnaissance team had already sneaked into the Japanese positions.
Most of the Japanese positions, which had been destroyed, began to be subjected to precise artillery attacks from the National Defense Forces. A large number of shells fell on the Japanese positions like raindrops.
Every time there was a blow, countless Japanese soldiers were directly killed. The tunnels and shooting holes of the positions, as well as the exposed fortifications and bunkers were completely hit.
This time, more than 90% of the bunkers were directly bombed. The Japanese army in the anti-aircraft artillery holes were forced to withdraw and retreated towards the second-line position in alternate cover.
"Report! The artillery reconnaissance team reported that the Japanese army was withdrawing towards the second-line position..." The National Defense Force soon received the news from the front, and Tu Mengben seemed to have expected all this.
"Order the artillery and the Second Artillery Force to extend the artillery attack. The main target is the second-line position..." Tu Menghu ordered without looking back: "Order all fighter jets and bombers to start hot air. After dawn, fly to the front position to support the army's attack..."
"The Third Armored Guards Heading to the position. After dawn, it launches a raid on the Japanese position! Their mission is to tear open the gap in the Japanese position, but don't fight in love. Just attack below the 38th line..."
"The 10th Army Yan Chenghan's unit and the 6th Army Zhang Xueliang's unit will launch a strong attack on the Japanese positions! Before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, we must seize all the Japanese positions outside the 38th parallel..."
After a series of orders were heard, the National Defense Army, the ferocious beast that had been dormant for a long time, finally showed its extremely ferocious fangs to the Japanese army. With just a slight mouthful, they had torn the Japanese army's serial bunker group to pieces.
At this time, Mejiro Umezu also received news that the National Defense Forces had attacked the 38th Line position. At this time, he was a little hesitant because the Japanese army also tore open the National Defense Forces front on the 38th Line.
After several hours of hard battle, only four of the thirty tanks were left. The Japanese army finally broke through the position of the National Defense Force, and the National Defense Force began to retreat to the third line.
The Japanese army behind the detour also began to launch a strong attack on the positions of the National Defense Forces. Seeing the positions of the National Defense Forces shaking, Mijiro Umezu felt very unwilling to accept it!
The position is about to be broken. At this time, should I withdraw...
"Order the Third Front Army, the Fourth Army is not allowed to attack at will. They only need to strictly guard the defensive positions of the 38th parallel!" Meijiro Umezu finally made a decision, and he decided to continue attacking here!
"Order the rest of the troops to attack the defense force's positions! It must be taken down immediately, and do not take into account casualties! The entire army attacked!!" Umezu Mijiro almost gave the order with a roar. He had decided to bet on everything from the Kanto Army to win the battle.
The Third Front Army left behind on the 38th Parallel is almost a well-known weak brigade in the entire Japanese combat sequence. They are only troops organized by young people from the North Korean settlement households with temporary signs.
Its combat effectiveness can be imagined. The only combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army has lost its spirit after several hard battles. Umezu Mijiro could only pray that these two troops could support themselves to completely annihilate the National Defense Forces...
"Jiuchi...boom!boom!boom..." Yan Ze was completely stunned now. He ordered the troops to march desperately and finally brought bitter consequences.
Without even turning, Yanze led his troops into the pocket of the National Defense Forces. The location of the communication station was immediately clear, and the first one to be knocked out was the radio team.
Yan Ze and his large army were cut into small pieces step by step, and it was obvious that the enemy had figured out their combat force and weapon ratio. They were now constantly bombarding the Japanese army without any shelter with artillery.
Yan Ze knew that he was finished when he looked at this posture. The 119th Division was completely finished...
"Order all departments to end the battle within half an hour." Bai Chengwen looked at his watch and said, "Please check it carefully and move it quickly. There are still a large number of prisoners waiting to be arrested on the 38th parallel!"
"Yes!!" The adjutant straightened his body and replied loudly.
At this time, Mejiro Umezu finally saw what he wanted to see. In the slightly rising morning light, a large number of Japanese soldiers began to howl and rushed to the position of the National Defense Force.
Finally, he won! Mejiro Umezu breathed a sigh of relief and was preparing to order the troops to gather before dawn. Some went to Pyongyang to implement the next combat plan, and the other part was to directly withdraw the 38th parallel and continue to defend against the possible attacks of the National Defense Forces...
"Boom!!!" Suddenly, a shocking explosion sounded! The huge shock wave caused by the explosion directly knocked Meizu Mijiro who was far away from the outside of the position and fell to the ground.
All the Japanese soldiers looked at the mushroom cloud slowly rising on the position in a daze. In the slightly rising morning light, the mushroom cloud seemed so dazzling and charming...
"Kill!!" Just after the explosion, a shout of killing sounded around the Japanese army. The troops that could not see the end were roaring towards the Japanese army in the slight morning light!
To be continued...