Nanyang 1931: From piglets to giants

Chapter 213: Great Victory, the Japanese Army's 25th Army is completely destroyed
Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~
The sound of the dense and continuous rockets was like an exciting and high-pitched symphony, or like the long cry of a giant beast awakening, ready to devour its prey.

In the pitch-black sky, countless candle-like flames flew up into the sky, sending blessings to the 25th Army of the Japanese Army.

This thing is naturally the famous BM-13 rocket launcher in history, but it is generally called Katyusha.

Of course, this time and space would definitely not be called this name. Zheng Yi has temporarily named it Fury.

This thing was originally developed by the Second Central Bureau of the Soviet Union. As early as when Zheng Yi invited them, the rocket part was basically mature.

Zheng Yi just made some slight improvements on this basis.

It’s just that after this thing was made, it was originally designed to be used on airplanes.

Then Zheng Yi naturally proposed the idea of ​​using trucks to pull the gun carriage, but the chassis of Soviet trucks were not very suitable. Historically, it was not until the middle and late stages of World War II that they received a large amount of sponsorship from the United States and installed the gun carriage on Catapult trucks. Only then did they come up with this thing that shocked the world and was enough to change the entire history of human warfare.

The Nanyang-made multiple-barrel vehicle-mounted rocket launcher Fury has a maximum range of 10KM. Each vehicle is equipped with 16 rounds of bombs, 8 on the top and 8 on the bottom, with a caliber of 132mm. It can complete all firepower launches within 10 seconds.

170 trucks equal 2720 rocket launchers.

In ten seconds, all 2720 rocket launchers can be delivered to the Japanese devils.

If there is any disadvantage, it's that it's expensive, or that it ejaculates too damn quickly.

It was really cool when the rocket was launched. The whooshing sound made Zheng Yi's blood boil. He wanted to jump up, wave his fist and shout.

On the battlefield, since this thing was produced in secret and all the training was done by Tao Jun's old subordinates brought back from Pattani, most of the soldiers, whether Chinese or Malay, saw this thing for the first time.

Seeing this thing buzzing and then ejaculating for a while, everyone couldn't help but stare in amazement for a moment.

Standing on a relatively high ground, you can vaguely see that the place where they landed is already a sea of ​​fire.

"Ah~~!!!"

"Long live!!"

It took a long time before the soldiers realized what had happened and started dancing and jumping excitedly.

You know, the range of a rocket launcher is much longer than that of an artillery.

In addition to the Japanese air force, the entire 25th Army's rear artillery positions, headquarters, logistics support bases, and even ammunition depots were actually within the range of this thing, and their locations had long been known to the Yugoslavian Allied Forces.

So while the rocket launchers were firing at the charging Japanese troops, the Japanese ammunition depots, headquarters, artillery positions and anti-aircraft gun positions in the rear were all within the attack range of "Rage".

Although this "anger" was good, it came too quickly. Before Zheng Yi could fully enjoy it, he ejaculated.

Ejaculated too quickly.
It felt good for a moment.

Then it became boring.

This is naturally the biggest disadvantage of this thing: it is expensive.

Zheng Yi didn't buy this thing, but the production cost is indeed there. Because there are no CNC machine tools, the production of something with high precision requirements can only be done by hand.

The company that currently produces this thing seems to have Taiyou Machinery with more than two years of experience and a group of the best engineers, and they also take their time to produce fine work.

Even Zheng Yi didn't dare to use those Japanese engineers.

For more than two months, all the engineers in Penang who had the ability to do this worked together in secret to rub the strands by hand, and only managed to rub a total of more than 2720 strands.

Less than half a minute.

Zheng Yi lit a cigarette but before he could even smoke it, it was gone.

This is also the reason why he kept this secret weapon and hid it, never dared to use it, and even tried every means to lure the snake out of its hole.

In the short term, this is his only chance, and those gun barrels are unlikely to stand up again.

It will probably take a long time before I can collect so many rockets for another round.

Besides, any new weapon will definitely be most effective when used for the first time. Zheng Yi must of course create as many opportunities as possible to use this thing, so for such a long time, he has been fighting wits and courage with Yamashita Fengwen.

Just as Zheng Yi ordered the launch of "Rage" and confirmed that most of it had landed in the target area.

In Penang, Wang Qiaoyun also received the battle report.

"Mr. Doolittle, I think it's time we teach those arrogant and ignorant Japs a lesson and let them see how powerful the great Americans are."

Doolittle: "It's us Americans, working together with you Southern Alliance people, who are so powerful. Commander Wang, are you really sure you want to go with us on the bombing? You know, night bombing is still very dangerous. You are the commander of the aviation group now, so there is actually no need for you to fly the plane yourself."

"Of course, my flying skills are at least no worse than any other pilot in the Southern Alliance, right? If I miss this opportunity today, I will regret it for the rest of my life. You know, someone has already offered a million dollars to trade this mission with the young man in the team."

"Hahaha, yes, some people have found us American soldiers, but our answer is, absolutely not. Hahahahahaha, guys, let's go, follow me and drop bombs on the heads of those damn Japs!"

"Oh~~"

As he was speaking, countless black fighter planes that had been specially modified and equipped with clearance lights slowly took off, led by the legendary pilot Doolittle. Like a group of neatly arranged geese, they slowly and gently glided towards Alor Setar.

At this time, the Japanese army was really completely confused.

No one has ever seen this thing.

Those army idiots who originally planned to make a detour and charge into the military positions of the Yugoslav Army and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Yugoslav Army did not do so at all. In order to move secretly and make a quick assault, they even adopted a rapid advance man by man.

They are relatively dense and arranged in clusters in different directions.

Wasn’t it agreed that there would be no artillery fire on this road?

So what is this?

Although this doesn't look like a cannon, but...

There is nothing but.

The Japanese army was not given even an inch of time to react. The rockets landed with a sharp whistle like the god of death. The place where the Japanese army was immediately turned into a sea of ​​fire, illuminating the originally pitch-black night.

Within half a minute, more than half of the three armies, which originally had at least 30,000 people, were killed or wounded. Some of the unlucky ones who did not die immediately ran around everywhere with their bodies on fire, screaming as they ran.

The remaining survivors, after being stunned, instinctively turned around and ran.

As a result, he had not run a few steps before he saw that his own camp, command center, and ammunition depot in the rear were also turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The fire ignited the surrounding woods and almost dyed half of the sky red.

"Ah~~~!!!"

An unharmed Japanese soldier suddenly dropped his gun, clutched his head, and burst into tears. As if contagious, the remaining Japanese soldiers began to scream loudly one after another.

No one knew what was happening. Just now, they were full of confidence in finding the weak point of the Yugoslav Army's firepower and were going to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Yugoslav Army. Many people had already begun to fantasize about the pleasure of burning, killing and looting in Alor Setar.

Suddenly, in less than a minute, they were all gone.

I can’t bear it mentally either.

As for Yamashita Tomoyuki himself.

Although he also came to the front line with the main force, he was always sitting in the command vehicle at the back.

It's safe, quite safe, the rockets don't cover his area.

However, facing this sudden sea of ​​fire, Yamashita Tomoyuki, who always prided himself on being a famous general, could only stand there like a wooden man.

Looking at his troops that had suffered heavy losses for no apparent reason, or even been completely destroyed, he had no thoughts at all, and he couldn't even hear any other sounds in his ears for several minutes.

It was all the sharp tail sound of the rocket landing: whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~.

He turned his head and looked at the raging fires burning in the command center and ammunition depot behind him, and he was stunned.

"Ha~, ha~, hahahahahahahahaha."

Just as he was laughing wildly, he suddenly heard the rumbling sound of propellers from the sky and a faint light was approaching from afar.

"It's a Confederate plane! General, take cover!"

Unexpectedly, Yamashita Tomoyuki suddenly drew out his saber.

He shouted to the planes in the sky: "Come on! Come on! I'm not afraid of you! Come and fight me! The Imperial Army of the Empire of Japan is invincible!!!"

Just as he finished shouting, a super heavy bomb fell not far from him.

"Boom~~~"

The huge explosion brought with it shock waves that spread directly to the surrounding area within ten meters.

One, two, three, four, five.

A total of five bombs fell one after another, blowing to pieces the Japanese soldiers who were still turning on their car lights in the middle of the night and didn't even bother to hide.

Wang Qiaoyun couldn't help but mutter, "What are those Japanese devils down there yelling?"

Of course, these bombs were just a matter of convenience.

Today, she was driving the newest and most advanced bomber in the world, the B25.
Although it was dark and the bombing was quite dangerous, the entire Japanese camp was now a sea of ​​fire, and it was actually quite brightly lit.

Almost all the anti-aircraft guns were destroyed. Even if there were people left in the camp, they would not be able to organize any decent defense.

You just need to lower the fuselage and try to throw the bombs towards places that are not reached by the rocket launcher and where there are dense crowds of people.

Boom, boom, boom.

"Kill! Blow up all of you bastards!
On the other side, the Yugoslav Allied forces in the trenches also excitedly launched a counterattack against the Japanese army.

Under the illumination of the powered delta-wing lights in the sky, they began to charge towards the Japanese army.

At this time, the Chinese were no longer afraid of fighting. When they charged, they seemed to be afraid that if they ran too slowly, others would snatch their heads away. In the end, they didn't care about the formation or not. In the dark, after barely seeing the Japanese army, they started shooting indiscriminately.

The tanks that the Japanese army originally used to advance now became iron cans waiting to die.

Although there was a road on the battlefield, it was extremely narrow, and the tanks were almost in a long snake formation when charging.

The sudden drop of rockets failed to destroy them all, because after all, it was not a precise strike but a rough coverage.

But if one car in the front breaks down, the ones behind it will be difficult to move.

In a panic, he dodged and tried to find a way out, but found that piano wire specially used for winding tracks had been laid out everywhere.

"Kill!!"

The paralyzed tanks began to fire frantically with heavy machine guns, hoping to prevent the Yugoslav forces from approaching.

However, this time the Yugoslav troops seemed to have been injected with adrenaline. They were not afraid at all when facing the heavy machine guns firing at them. They rushed forward with the heavy machine guns on their heads, and excitedly fired at the tanks with rocket launchers on their shoulders.

If this is the case even when facing tanks, what about infantry?
At least the tanks could still resist and fire back with heavy machine guns.

Those infantrymen who had lost their souls after being blown away by rockets did not even dare to resist. Most of them turned around and ran away, while a small number simply dropped their guns and knelt down to surrender. Some were even completely frightened to the point of insanity, and they were still smiling foolishly at the Confederate Army.

The sporadic resistance was completely useless. The so-called invincible Japanese army, with five Type A divisions, suffered a complete defeat in this battle alone.

The fighting lasted from late at night until the early morning. The Yugoslav Allied Forces pursued the defeated army for more than three hours. Several motorcycle units even chased the people all the way to Kuala Lumpur.

As for the Malay and Indian divisions, Yamashita Tomoyuki did not bring them with him in this battle, so he left them in the rear. Except for some who were killed by rockets or burned to death, most of them managed to surrender successfully and at least saved their lives.

According to statistics, during this battle, the Yugoslav Allied Forces killed nearly 20,000 Japanese soldiers, more than 14,000 were killed, and more than 8,000 were captured.

191 Japanese tanks and more than artillery pieces and howitzers of various types were seized.

The 25th Army of the Japanese Army was destroyed.

Almost everyone was immersed in this great excitement. This was the first organized corps of the Japanese army to be destroyed since the war.

The Yugoslav Allied Forces were able to achieve such a great victory at the cost of minimal casualties. For the Chinese who had been severely bullied by the Japanese army, how could this not make people excited?
For a moment, there were people on the battlefield crying loudly, laughing, jumping up and down, and some who had not drunk any alcohol but were acting crazy with flushed faces.

"Long live the Southern Alliance!"

"Long live the Southern Alliance!!"

"Long live Mr. Zheng!!"

“Nanyang Chinese, stand up from now on!!”

At the horizon, the rising sun cast scales of golden light, illuminating every Nanyang Chinese on the battlefield, and of course the Malays as well, like a beautiful oil painting.

Zheng Yi was facing the bright sky, facing the rising sun, with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.

He muttered softly, "Myanmar, Sakata Seishirō, it's time for us to clash."

(End of this chapter)