Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 641 Yoshio Shinotsuka panicked!

The flames burned for several dozen seconds before the three Japanese soldiers were reduced to charred remains.

Even after being burned to a charred state, the solidified gasoline adhering to it continued to burn.

Flamethrower gunners were in a very dangerous position, becoming the most feared and hated targets of Japanese soldiers, and were often the first targets of the Japanese.

However, the artillery of the new regiment had already inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and destroyed their fortifications.

This greatly reduces the danger to flamethrower soldiers and warriors.

"Continue the attack!"

Wang Yousheng nodded in satisfaction and led his soldiers to continue their attack on Niutuo Village Fortress.

At the same time, the battalions and companies of the 1st Column attacked the Niutuo Village Fortress from all directions.

"Commander, the Eighth Route Army is attacking!"

More than half an hour later, Major Fumino rushed into the underground bunker in a panic and reported to Masao Yamazaki.

Although the fortifications were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army's heavy howitzers, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties.

However, some Japanese soldiers, officers, and staff officers escaped by hiding in underground bunkers.

These Japanese soldiers stubbornly resisted, relying on the ruins and rubble of the destroyed fortress.

"Shh-"

Along with the sound of a sword being drawn, Yamazaki Masao's frantic voice rang out:

"The time has come to serve the locusts wholeheartedly."

At this moment, Colonel Yamazaki held the Colonel's Sword bestowed by the Heavenly Locust, his eyes wide with rage, his voice frantic, like a samurai from the Warring States period about to charge into battle.

Although other fortresses desperately tried to reinforce them, the Eighth Route Army blocked the roads with artillery fire, preventing reinforcements and supplies from getting through.

Colonel Yamazaki never dreamed that his elite infantry regiment of the Locust Army, with a strength of 3000 men, would collapse so quickly.

At this moment, he had no other choice.

Although the Eighth Route Army used Japanese to call for their surrender, they treated the prisoners well.

He did want to surrender to save his life.

Surrendering to the Eighth Route Army would indeed save one's life, but relatives back home would be imprisoned at best, and publicly executed in the street at worst.

For the sake of his wife, children, and elderly parents, Colonel Yamazaki had no choice but to fight to the death.

"Burn the regimental flag!"

Under Colonel Yamazaki's orders, the flag-bearing company commander took a flag out of the box and then burned it.

"Attack!"

Colonel Yamazaki then gave the order, and his staff officers, officers, and soldiers shouted "Banzai!" and rushed out of the tunnel entrance with their Type 38 rifles.

Once the Eighth Route Army infantry cornered them in the tunnels, the enemy had a hundred ways to burn them to death.

Rather than be burned to death, it's better to take the initiative.

……

at the same time.

Outside the fortress tunnels.

Wang Yousheng had led the 12th Company in the fiercest offensive. He led his soldiers to this place and discovered the entrance to the Japanese tunnel.

"Flamethrower ready!"

Wang Yousheng issued the order.

Although the range of a flamethrower is not as far as that of a flamethrower tank, it has the advantage of being able to reach even the most complex terrain.

Flamethrower tanks couldn't be driven up to Niutuo Village Fortress.

Moreover, this thing is far more effective than bullets at dealing with the Japanese's reinforced concrete fortifications and tunnels.

If we relied on soldiers to clear the tunnels and concrete fortifications one by one, who knows how many soldiers would have sacrificed their lives.

However, they used a flamethrower to spray the Japanese fortifications.

The Japanese soldiers rushed out to greet them with great enthusiasm.

As Wang Yousheng issued his order.

A nearby flamethrower soldier quickly ran over with his flamethrower on his back.

However, at that moment, several gunshots rang out from the tunnel entrance.

"hidden!"

Wang Yousheng shouted loudly, and the soldiers immediately took cover.

"Xinei!"

Just then, one by one, Japanese soldiers with bayonets at their sides rushed out of the tunnel.

"Fire!"

Wang Yousheng issued the order.

"Da da da……"

One Japanese soldier rushed out and was killed on the spot. Then another Japanese soldier rushed out and was killed as well. One Japanese soldier after another rushed out and was killed.

It wasn't until the 12th Company had wiped out more than 200 Japanese soldiers that no more Japanese soldiers rushed out of the tunnel entrance.

Outside the tunnel entrance lay a pile of Japanese corpses, including a colonel and several majors.

All the soldiers looked at each other in disbelief; some couldn't believe that the Japanese soldiers had actually come out of the tunnels to their deaths. "Comrades!" Wang Yousheng was the first to react: "Charge!"

The soldiers stormed the Niutuo Village Japanese fortress on the mountain peak and captured it in one fell swoop.

"Bring over the bodies of the Japanese regimental commander and those majors, and have someone keep a close watch on them. This is a meritorious achievement for our company."

Wang Yousheng, with a PPSh submachine gun on his chest, his face smeared with soot, and a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, gave orders to the deputy company commander.

The deputy company commander straightened up: "Yes, sir!"

Afterwards, Wang Yousheng looked at the corpses of the Japanese officers and thought to himself that it was fortunate they hadn't been burned.

Otherwise, if the Japanese soldiers are burned to a crisp, it will be difficult to identify the bodies, and the battle achievements will be lost.

With the corpses of these Japanese officers still around, the 12th Company is guaranteed a collective second-class merit award.

"Company Commander Wang, congratulations!"

"One colonel and three majors, Old Wang is pretty lucky!"

"Wang Yousheng, you've done a great job this time!"

Upon learning this, the other company commanders who had led their troops up the mountain offered their envious congratulations, and Wang Yousheng's smile widened even further.
"A mere colonel and a few majors are not worth mentioning."

Company Commander Wang flashed a gleam of white teeth, his eyes also revealing a hint of disdain.

……

Meanwhile, in the front-line command post, Li Yunlong was also secretly observing the Niutuo Village fortress using the artillery scope.

Seeing the troops of the New First Regiment charge up the mountain and plant their battle flag on the summit of Niutuo Village Fortress, Li Yunlong nodded in satisfaction.

"Zhang Dabiao, which unit was the first to reach the summit of the fortress?"

Li Yunlong said without turning his head.

"Reporting to the regimental commander." Zhang Dabiao, who was also observing the battle situation, immediately replied, "It should be the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Column."

Li Yunlong instructed, "This unit is doing alright in combat. Go investigate them and give them a commendation."

Li Yunlong had been observing the battle situation and saw that this unit was fighting the fiercest and attacking the fastest, killing many Japanese soldiers, but with few casualties.

"Yes, leader!"

Zhang Dabiao replied with a smirk.

If the regimental commander considers a unit to be "not bad," then its combat strength should be considered top-notch.

After giving the order, Zhang Dabiao turned around and asked, "Commander, do we need to adjust the deployment for the upcoming battle?"

"Need not."

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said:

"However, we must be wary of nighttime attacks by the Japanese."

Even with the current logistical support capabilities of the new regiment, it would still take a day to prepare for the three-hour firing of more than 700 cannons at full power.

Moreover, this was only one battlefield in Taiyuan. Including the battlefields of Xishan and Wohushan, there were more than 1300 cannons.

This doesn't even include the 60mm and 82mm mortars.

Zhang Dabiao: "Yes!"

……

"Nani?"

"Has Niutuo Village Fortress fallen?"

Inside Taiyuan City.

Upon hearing this news at the First Army Headquarters, Yoshio Shinotsuka and Renya Mutaguchi immediately felt a tightness in their anuses.

"Hi."

"Colonel Yamazaki has pledged allegiance to His Majesty the Locust."

The communications officer bowed his head and answered, trying his best to suppress his inner panic and keep his voice fluent.

"waste!"

Yoshio Shinotsuka's face was gloomy.

At the rate at which the Eighth Route Army captures one fortress per day, it would probably take at most four days for the four major fortresses of Dongshan to be captured by the Eighth Route Army.

Meanwhile, the main force of the First Army still needs to break through from the Dongshan direction towards Zhengtai Road!

Yoshio Shinotsuka originally thought that the Eighth Route Army would attack the Wohushan Fortress first, and then attack the four major fortresses of Dongshan.

But to his utter surprise, Li Yunlong did not follow his plan at all.

In other words, Li Yunlong once again displayed his unconventional style. When attacking Taiyuan, such a fortified city, he did not decide on the main direction of attack, but instead evenly dispersed his troops to attack the three positions of Dongshan, Xishan and Wohushan simultaneously.

This completely violates common military knowledge.

As for Wusu Airport?

It has already been captured by the Eighth Route Army of the 129th Division.

Meanwhile, the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army was attacking the Shuangta Temple Fortress, blocking the route for a breakout to the south.

"Damn it, the four major fortresses of Dongshan must not be captured by the Eighth Route Army."

Yoshio Shinotsuka's tone was harsh, but his hands were trembling slightly.

At that moment, the old Japanese soldier panicked.

(End of this chapter)