The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 590 A Tough Thing (Part 3) [Bonus Chapter for the Headmaster]

The situation they encountered was the same when they were responsible for attacking the north city wall, along with AT, Chen Tang, the contractor, and Ji Shouxing.

When Hu Biao and his men attacked the south and west walls, they faced a large number of Japanese troops and a defensive line built against the walls, making the attack very difficult.

Fortunately, the heroic deaths of AT and the foreman tore a hole in the Japanese army's shell.

After sensing that the northern city wall had been breached and that a large number of Nationalist troops were pouring into the city like a tidal wave amidst deafening battle cries, they realized that the city was being breached.

The morale of the Japanese troops defending the city walls on the south and west sides was inevitably greatly affected.

Just then, an even more deadly threat arrived; Mina's Hawk-3 fighter jet also arrived at the battlefield in Xiangyin County.

After circling briefly in the air and getting a clear view of the battle below, the girl made a decisive move, sharply nosediving and diving towards the western city wall.

When the Japanese 6th Division began setting up the city's defenses at dusk, they had considered everything.

Unexpectedly, even when the Nationalist army's aircraft had disappeared from overhead, they would still be attacked from the air.

They immediately paid a terrible price for such a negligence.

After diving to an altitude of seventy or eighty meters, the plane leveled off and began to fly forward along the city wall, firing machine guns at the enemy.

The Hawk-3 fighter jet, equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, immediately demonstrated its formidable firepower.

The narrow width of the city wall left the Japanese soldiers with no room to dodge when bullets flew from the sky.

Besides! Even if they had room to dodge, could the Japanese soldiers' short legs possibly outrun the speed of an airplane in the sky?

In a very short time, after Mina piloted the plane to complete a dive and strafing maneuver, the western city wall was turned into a bloody alley.

Looking around, the ground was littered with fallen Japanese soldiers, flowing blood, broken limbs, and even bodies cut in two.

It could be said that by sheer luck, Mina's barrage of fire was brought to its fullest potential.

So Mina didn't even need to circle in the air and turn around to unleash another round of fire; the remaining Japanese defenders on the western city wall had already collapsed.

They all fled into the city, disregarding everything.

Some of the Japanese soldiers, probably terrified by the devastating consequences of the air raid, jumped off the city wall when they saw that the passage down the wall was crowded.

With the Xiangyin County city wall at a height of 4.8 meters, jumping down wouldn't necessarily kill you.

However, injuries such as twisted ankles and broken legs were unavoidable, and the screams grew louder and louder.

Hu Biao, Annie, Shizi, and 803, who were responsible for attacking the city wall from this direction, were not about to miss such a perfect opportunity.

The moment Mina began her dive, they shouted the command to charge, leading the attack.

Then, with little resistance, they easily stormed the city walls.

They calmly unleashed their ten or so rocket launchers, targeting the dilapidated or damaged sections of the city wall.

In the blink of an eye, two breaches were blasted in the city wall, filling in the moat, allowing Hu Biao and his men to storm into the city.

There was even plenty of time; they could easily kill those Japanese soldiers who had twisted their ankles or broken their legs and couldn't run fast, just like hunting rabbits, from behind.

As a result, of the vast city of Xiangyin, only the southern city wall remains under the control of the Japanese.

However, this section was breached only a little over a minute later than the western city wall.

Mina also didn't have time to start her own dive and strafing attack on the south city wall, the kind of attack that would make her soul fly.

He was furious to find that the Japanese soldiers had already retreated, so he ran towards the city.

Under such circumstances, the transmigrators, including Lao Yu, Huang Yizhi, the wizard, and Dali, who were in charge of attacking from this direction, also entered the city with considerable ease.

At this point, the Japanese defenses built against the city walls were completely breached by the attacking forces.

So here's the question: at this point, even if Hu Biao and his men have basically cracked the tough nut of Xiangyin County, what's the point?

After that, the battle turned into an easy mob-sweeping affair.
You're overthinking it! Besides the city walls, the Japanese had other defensive measures in place in Xiangyin County. And all the veteran hunters knew perfectly well that wild animals are most dangerous when they are wounded or cornered…

By the way! One of the commanders of the 58th Division of the 74th Army, who was working with Hu Biao and his men to tackle the tough challenge of Xiangyin City, was Zhang Lingfu, the deputy division commander.

I was a bit distracted when I rushed into the city and almost twisted my ankle.

The reason is quite understandable. His men suffered heavy casualties in the face of the Japanese's fierce firepower from the city walls.

Overwhelmed with grief, Zhang Lingfu was prepared to go all out and carry a bomb to blow up the western city gate.

At this critical moment, Mina appeared like an angel in her plane, and with just one dive, she completely shattered the will to resist of the defenders on the city walls.

In Zhang Lingfu's eyes, this was a life-saving act.

The heart that had been completely dead to Mina suddenly became active again uncontrollably; in modern terms:
Who wouldn't want a girl who could fly in and come to their aid when they're fighting with someone?

*****
"Rocket launcher team, how much longer are you going to reload?"

The wizard yelled at the top of his lungs without turning his head, his tone filled with indescribable frustration.

The wizard was doing this because he was currently lying behind a pile of bricks, feeling bullets whizzing past his head.

Every time I look up, I get knocked to the ground, which makes me feel incredibly frustrated.

To be more specific, once they stormed into the city, they found that the battle was still incredibly difficult.

The fundamental reason is that, apart from a very few buildings that have survived, the rest of Xiangyin City is nothing but ruins.

After constructing the defensive line on the city wall, the Japanese used these ruins to set up many bunkers and firing positions.

In other words, after the wizards and others finally broke into the city, they not only failed to easily mop up the remaining Japanese soldiers, but instead entered into an even more brutal street battle.

Even some of the Japanese troops' arrangements, when observed by the group of veteran transmigrators, felt strangely familiar.

After a moment's thought, it suddenly dawned on him: Damn it! Didn't they use these urban warfare tactics in Tengxian, Taierzhuang, and many other areas before?

I don't know when it started, but those shameless Japanese devils started imitating it.

Even if they didn't capture all the essence of their style, it still made them quite uncomfortable.

Shortly after entering the city, the troops on both sides lost their organizational structure and became a pattern of multiple small units entangled and fighting each other.

The wizard, leading a hundred or two brothers, chased after a small squad of Japanese soldiers.

Just as he was about to rush into an intersection, the wizard suddenly sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted, "Stop! Lie down!"

Thanks to the wizard's timely reaction, they were not caught off guard and ended up in a small encirclement by the Japanese.

However, the Japanese soldiers' crossfire network, consisting of several machine guns, still kept them somewhat pinned down.

In addition, the Japanese machine guns were also placed in some makeshift bunkers, making them difficult to shoot down with firearms.

Using a rocket launcher would be quite effective.

Unfortunately, reloading this thing is too troublesome. It takes at least two minutes to reload after you finish firing. Normally it wouldn't matter, but now it's quite a problem.

Sure enough! Faced with the wizard's question, a hurried voice rang out from behind:

"Commander Wu, we haven't finished cleaning the debris from the inside of our rocket launcher. It will take at least another minute to refill it."

Upon hearing this, the wizard sighed and could only continue lying on the ground, raising his submachine gun high to suppress the Japanese firepower.

This classic pose is like the kind of faith-based shooting used by those black men in modern dimensions.

Meanwhile, the wizard gritted his teeth and made a decision in his heart:
Next time I travel through time, I absolutely must replicate the PLA's 'sniper grenade launcher'; with such a thing, taking down Japanese machine gun bunkers would be a piece of cake...

(End of this chapter)