GBP Chapter 614 Desperate Oguri
Chapter 614 Desperate Oguri
Two waves of bombers flew over, flames shot up into the sky on the enemy's positions, there were violent explosions everywhere, and black smoke rose into the sky, seeming to cover the sky.
The last two echelons were two-aircraft formations, both heavy bombers.
call out! Whoosh!
The shells fell from the cabin with a sharp sound and landed on the devastated position in more than ten seconds. The explosion from north to south almost covered the entire position.
Seeing the last two planes turned around, Huangshanhe put down his binoculars on the north bank of the Pocket River.
"Get on your horses and run! The Japanese planes are coming soon."
On the galloping horse, Huang Shanhe was extremely excited. It was so shocking and so enjoyable. All the frustration he had felt throughout the night disappeared completely. With the scale of the explosion just now, it would be a blessing if the Japanese army could reduce its artillery fire by one-fifth.
We are not afraid anymore. Even if the Japanese army has crossed the Pocket River, we are not afraid anymore. Unless we keep marching along the coast, we will be able to deal with as many of them as possible.
The planes here returned to Dashibi Mountain. The Japanese planes arrived and took turns to provide cover. There were not many planes, and two-thirds of the more than 20 planes were fighters.
What's going on underneath? Why is it burning so violently? It looks like it has just been destroyed.
The ships on the sea opened fire. After a salvo, explosions appeared on the north bank of the Pocket River. A shell fell into the Pocket River, blowing up black mud into the sky.
The command plane had a target and sent out flag signals during flight to indicate preparation for attack.
Oguri Hayashiyama had a look of despair on his face. Major General Abe had half of his head cut off by a piece of shrapnel. There were deep pits of explosions everywhere on the mountain and there were fires everywhere. Artillery shells were still exploding. The wails of the wounded soldiers reached the sky and at one point covered up the roar of the planes.
"Order, all groups immediately go to Wenmiaoling Mountain, take away all that can be taken, and assemble on the south bank of the Pocket River."
The ship's guns fired for fifteen minutes. The circling bombers waited for the ship's guns to stop firing and immediately launched a bombing on the north bank of the Pocket River. A few minutes later, the bombers dropped their bombs and returned, while the fighters were still circling nearby.
The communicator in the command plane received a telegram from the ship's guns, saying that a wave of planes had just bombed the positions on Wenmiaoling Mountain and were retreating to the northeast. It was up to the aviation formation to decide whether to pursue them.
The Japanese flight formation commander was puzzled. Planes? Why did they arrive so quickly? There was no hope. They couldn't catch up. It was estimated that the enemy's planes had already returned to Qingdao by now! That place was a restricted area. Don't go there if you have nothing to do.
After more than half an hour, the Japanese attack sequence assembled on the south bank of the Pocket River. Major General Abe was lying on a stretcher covered with a white cloth. Oguri Hayashiyama was heartbroken as he looked at the embarrassed team.
There were not many casualties, at most over a thousand, but there were too many wounded. Some had their arms and legs blown off, some had blood oozing from their bodies and heads, and some looked fine but were coughing up blood.
Oguri Hayashiyama understood that their problems were more serious than those with broken arms and legs. Their internal organs were damaged and the mortality rate was a terrifying number.
South of Linyi City, when Japanese planes arrived, the Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment had already evacuated. After more than four hours of uninterrupted siege and attack, the Japanese army attacking Linyi also suffered heavy losses.
Fearing that the Japanese planes would not be able to find their targets after arriving and would bomb the city of Linyi, the Second Regiment launched a saturation fire in the trenches before daybreak. Taking advantage of the darkness before dawn, the Second Regiment evacuated the trenches. The door panels that were not damaged were also carried away by the recruits, leaving behind densely packed dummies stuffed with straw.
Japanese planes arrived, more than 30 planes circled above the battlefield. No enemies were seen around, only the defenders crawling in the trenches on the northern position. The Japanese position commander gave instructions on the ground, and the planes formed a formation and began dive bombing.
After more than ten minutes, the bombing was completed and the bombers turned around and flew away. The northern position was in a mess and a fire broke out in the trenches. The fighter planes launched another round of supplementary attacks, diving from east to west, and bullets puffed into the trenches.
The Japanese pilots discovered something was wrong. The fire seemed to be bigger. The enemy below was actually burned like this. I've never seen anything like this before! No, the enemy didn't react at all when the machine guns were strafing the trenches. Is this fake?
The Japanese pilot contacted the commander below by radio, saying that the position was fake and requested to send soldiers to test it.
Yuichi Nakamura was almost going crazy. He also realized that something was wrong. The fire seemed to be burning more vigorously. There shouldn't be any flammable materials in the enemy's trenches. Even a human body would flutter for a few seconds if it caught fire!
Five minutes later, a squadron reached the position on the north side. There was no sound of gunfire. The squadron leader turned around and sent a flag signal, saying that the position was fake and there were no enemies.
After being angry, Nakamura Yuichi organized his troops to prepare to enter the city. The 75-caliber mountain artillery and field artillery were blown up, and the rapid-fire firepower was also very limited. When they came, they had troops, and they almost lost two regiments in the attack on the northern front of Qilin Mountain. Last night's attack lost two regiments again. Now they have only more than troops, and at least one-third of them are seriously wounded. Nakamura Yuichi is also very desperate!
"General, Linyi City is right in front of us. We can rush in in more than half an hour, and the wounded can be accommodated after we rush in."
Seeing that Nakamura Yuichi was a little hesitant, Chief of Staff Inoue Shimizu was helping Nakamura with advice.
"Mr. Inoue, let's take care of the wounded first! Send a telegram to the Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters, requesting tactical guidance."
"General~".
"Okay, stop talking. Judging from the firepower of last night's attack, the enemy has more than just the Second Regiment stationed in Linyi, there are at least two regiments with firepower that is almost four or five times that of ours. Although we have aircraft support, you are aware of their anti-aircraft firepower. Do you really think that we can rush into Linyi City with more than 10,000 troops? That is the largest city under Leng Qiang's command."
"Hey, Inoue understands. Let's go and set up the power generation right away."
In the south of Linyi City, new recruits are evacuating civilians. It is impossible for the Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment to let the Japanese invaders enter the city, and they are preparing to use the streets in the south of the city to launch street fighting. Anti-aircraft fire has been set up, and rockets have been transported from the arsenal. As long as there is no problem with the safety of the people, Wu Tianxiang of the Second Regiment and Lu Feihu of the Independent Regiment are absolutely not afraid.
"Old Wu, the Japanese don't seem to be reacting?"
"Let's wait and see! They may be waiting for the second wave of bombers, or they may be resting and treating the wounded. I don't think the Japanese will miss such an opportunity."
"Old Wu, do you want to clear another section of the street?"
"That's enough, that's enough. If our two regiments can't defend two kilometers of streets, there's no point in clearing them out. Have the special operations battalion and artillery been arranged?"
"Everything has been arranged. No matter which direction the Japanese army wants to break through from, the special operations battalion and artillery will be able to launch an artillery attack before the Japanese army enters the city."
"That's good, let's have breakfast first"!