I fought guerrilla warfare in the Yimeng Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War

At 7:30 in the evening, two heavy artillery pieces and dozens of mountain and field guns opened fire at the same time. These large-caliber guns had not been seen in the past few days because they had been guarding against aircraft. Even at night, there was no artillery fire because the Japanese troops were on the reverse slope. Now the opportunity had come, and after a round of test firing, the coordinates were adjusted according to the report from the forward observation post, and indiscriminate air bombing began at the Japanese forward defensive positions.

The Japanese regiment soldiers stationed in the north were all lying in the snow, with only a row of sacks filled with coal gangue in front of them. Every explosion of the 75-caliber artillery shell would take away a group of Japanese soldiers, not to mention the heavy artillery, which could shock the Japanese soldiers to a state of despair even if they were dozens of meters away.

The Japanese on the position could only retreat helplessly. Ten minutes later, the artillery fire extended. The Japanese did not want to abandon their position and wanted to wait for the shelling to end before moving forward to defend. However, they did not expect that the artillery shells seemed to have eyes and followed them as they retreated.

The flying flesh and blood caused the Japanese to begin to collapse, and the regiment commander's sword was almost broken, but he could not stop the soldiers from fleeing.

With a loud bang, a 150mm grenade blew a big hole where the captain was standing, and blood spread among the flying snowflakes.

The Japanese army finally collapsed on all fronts. What about defending positions and stopping artillery bombardment? The commanders were just idiots. They had never heard of asking soldiers to defend under artillery fire without trenches. At this time, they just wanted to run back to a safe area, hide and wait for the shelling to end.

The artillery fire extended, and the soldiers of the special operations battalion immediately rushed forward. After a round of rocket bombardment, there was no movement on the Japanese position. It was a waste, as they had already run away.

The artillery followed closely behind the special operations battalion. Seeing that the special operations battalion continued to advance following the artillery fire, they crossed the Japanese defense line and began to set up artillery.

There were gun craters everywhere on the ground, and the snow was blown into a mess. The artillerymen used wooden boards carrying boxes of shells to clear the snow, and the guns could be set up anywhere on flat ground.

Four hundred mortars of three calibers were set up within ten minutes. There was no need for test firing. The muzzles were aimed at the mining area and a massive bombardment was launched.

In the Zhongxing Mining Area, seeing that the regiment defending the north was bombarded back, Fujita Susumu and Nakayama Sadake's souls were scared. Can't a regiment hold a line of defense?

"Hide, disperse and hide, go down into the mines."

The mining area was in chaos, with heavy artillery and mountain cannons extending over. The soldiers just wanted to find a gap to crawl into. They didn't dare to enter the tents or stay in the houses. The only places they could hide were under large equipment and in the mines.

At exactly eight o'clock, a red flare was launched into the air, and four hundred mortars began rapid firing, with each mortar firing thirty shells. After they were done, they could retreat and go back to eat, sleep, and do whatever they wanted.

boom! Boom boom boom!

If the explosion of grenades was shocking and frightening, then the continuous explosion of mortars was more like the coming of death. The entire mining area was hit by more than 10,000 mortar shells in two minutes. The mining area was like a magma eruption, and everything in sight was bright.

The Japanese army paid a heavy price for their arrogance. The two commanders who had hidden in the strongest mine were trembling as they watched the falling coal rocks. The entire mine was shaking. It was horrible.

The wounded were all gone. Thousands of them had no time to be evacuated and were waiting for death in the tents. No one notified them and no one cared about them. The shelling came so fast like a tornado. When the shells hit the tents and exploded, a flame rose up and the wounded inside finally stopped wailing.

There were many mines, and most of them had been blown up by the previous guard regiment. Even if it was still possible to go down into the mines, it was not safe. The violent explosions caused the entire mining area to shake, and coal gangue and coal blocks kept falling down.

boom! boom!

Finally, a mine collapsed, unable to withstand the vibration caused by the explosion of two howitzers. A cloud of black smoke and dust emerged from the wellhead, and hundreds of Japanese soldiers inside were buried alive.

The bombardment came quickly and ended quickly. In just two minutes, the dense explosions stopped, and all that remained were scattered rumbles.

Fujita Susumu and Nakayama Sadake felt despair. At this time, the guard regiment rushed in and blocked the mine, which meant a massacre. The two did not dare to stay and rushed out with the hiding soldiers. Even if there were terrible explosions outside, it was better than being trapped in the nest by Wu.

The Japanese soldiers in various mines were called out. After several mines collapsed, groups of Japanese soldiers gasped when they saw the tragic scene on the ground.

Everything was burning as far as the eye could see. There were broken limbs everywhere, black coal ash, white snow, and red blood. A mixture of the three colors covered the entire mining area. Steam was rising from the ground. This didn't look like hell on earth. This was purgatory on earth.

"Help!"

"There is someone in the well."

"Defend and build positions."

Orders were issued one after another, and the remaining Japanese troops built positions under the fire of rescue. If the enemy was allowed to rush in at this time, it would be a terrible massacre.

The Japanese army did not know that the artillery and the three special operations battalions had already made a magnificent turn. Chen Feng had no intention of taking over the mining area. He had already exceeded his mission by destroying the artillery group and crippling the Japanese in the mining area. If he let the soldiers rush in and fire at the possible tens of thousands of Japanese, the losses would be uncontrollable.

In more than an hour, all troops and artillery were withdrawn to the previous defense line. The Lunan Detachment withdrew directly to the village. Although there was no wind, the coldness of the night penetrated into the bone marrow. The guard regiment's position started a fire again. Unlike the previous few days, the mood tonight was particularly good.

Chen Feng fulfilled his promise and accompanied Howard to drink some wine around the stove. The side dishes were simple, a pot of canned food with cabbage and a lot of red peppers. The spicy food and the spicy wine were particularly comfortable in the cold night.

"Baosi, how was the result of the battle tonight? Did we beat the Japanese to the point where even their own mothers wouldn't recognize us?"

Howard's Chinese is getting better and better, and he likes to show off whenever he has time.

"Huohuo, the battle result is good. It's all thanks to you that you destroyed their artillery positions. The Japanese are temporarily unable to attack."

"Baosi, what does Huo Huo mean? Are you talking about me?"

"Yes, it's a familiar name, for example I call her Yanyan and he Chuanchuan."

Li Yunyan and Lin Chuan's faces were filled with pain. The captain would always behave in a somewhat unserious manner when meeting foreigners, especially after drinking two taels of wine.

"Thank you, Baosi. This is my luck. If you need us to bomb anywhere else, I can ride a fast horse back to Mengshan. Although there are only nine bombers at Mengshan Airport, I know there is a Zero fighter in the hangar. Baosi, I heard that is your car. Do you allow others to drive it?"

"No problem! I don't have time to drive, but there is no mission now, so there is no rush to go back. After we defeat these devils, the snow on the road will be almost melted, so we can go together."