Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 267 Mushroom Cloud

boom!
boom!
boom!
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Amidst the watchful eyes of the crowd, twenty Hellfire missiles struck the ground.

Although some Hellballs deviated from their targets, most of them hit their targets.

The explosion of the Hellfire missile was very loud, comparable to the explosive power of a medium-sized howitzer.

The ground was blasted into a large crater, and sand and gravel flew everywhere.

However, if a larger secondary explosion occurs, the explosive power of the Hellfire missile will seem extremely small.

The ammunition exploded, and the ground trembled violently, as if a massive earthquake had struck.

Boom.

Mushroom clouds billowed into the sky below the cliff.

The explosion was deafening, and the shockwave spread rapidly in all directions like a whirlwind.

The supplies and equipment were destroyed in a devastating attack.

Many Japanese soldiers and traitors were swept into the sky by the shockwave, like autumn wind sweeping away yellow leaves.

The rivers on both sides of the snow slope, their rushing waters swept away by the powerful energy, revealing the riverbeds beneath.

Once the upstream waters flowed back down, the river resumed its original rapid flow.

After the shockwave subsided, the corpses of these Japanese soldiers and traitors, along with fragments of their supplies, fell like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

That's right, they were killed by the shockwave in mid-air before they even landed.

The shockwave spread to the top of the cliff. Although Liu Weidong, Cheng Xiazi, and the others tried to keep their bodies low, the strong wind from the shockwave still made their heads ache, and their hats were blown away.

"What a huge blast wave!" Blind Cheng exclaimed, his eyes wide with shock.

Although this was the explosive power of a secondary explosion, not a Hellfire missile, it was still extremely surprising.

Even at such a great distance on the cliff, the air currents are still so strong.

Under the cover of smoke and dust, the casualties of the Japanese logistics troops must have been extremely heavy.

The other soldiers were also excited:

"Haha, with such a powerful secondary explosion, the Japanese must have lost most of their supplies. Hell missiles are really useful."

"Yes, without the Hellfire missiles, we'd probably still be worrying about how to attack the Japanese supply lines."

"We completed the mission with just twenty Hellfire missiles, and even with zero casualties. It's unbelievable."

"Yes, the mission was completed with zero casualties. Director Li's creation of this self-flying Hell Missile is truly amazing."

"Yes, Director Li is amazing. It is a blessing for our country and a good fortune for our nation to have such a military expert in our arsenal."

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At this moment, the soldiers' admiration for Li Muzhi, the director of the border region's arsenal, reached an unprecedented level!
With such outstanding military experts, how could we not drive out the Japanese devils!

"Hurry up and retreat along the rope, get out of here quickly!" Liu Weidong was also horrified; the power of the secondary explosion was simply too great.

He even saw that many parts of the cliff had been cracked by the powerful shockwave.

This snow-covered slope has become a dangerous place; we must evacuate as soon as possible.

Of course, even if the snow slope didn't become a dangerous place, the Japanese would definitely be furious that we'd taken such a big advantage of them, so we'd better hurry up and get out of there.

After Liu Weidong gave the order, he quickly picked up a pen and started writing in his notebook.

His Hellfire missile missed its target, veering off course by about fifteen meters. The exact kill radius after the explosion is unknown.

Liu Weidong quickly took notes.

As for the other nineteen Hellfire missiles, they were memorized by the other nineteen people.

Once they were in a safe place, Liu Weidong made a final record.

"Yes, yes, yes, retreat quickly, we must retreat quickly." Cheng Xia realized what was happening and immediately ordered a retreat.

After Liu Weidong finished recording, the soldiers all climbed down the rope halfway down the cliff.

Blind Cheng urged Liu Weidong, "Scholar, if you can't finish writing, don't write anymore. Just memorize it and write it down when you get back. The Japanese will definitely be furious and try to outflank us. We don't have much time left."

"I'm done writing." Liu Weidong quickly closed the notebook and said, "Let's go."

Liu Weidong and Blind Cheng quickly slid down the rope towards the bottom of the cliff. When they landed, Blind Cheng accidentally twisted his ankle.

Seeing this, Liu Weidong joked to Blind Cheng, "Commander Cheng, you've greatly diminished the results of this battle."

"Why is it so heavily discounted?" As the two soldiers quickly carried him away, Blind Cheng turned to ask Liu Weidong.

“Our attack on the Japanese supply lines should have been a perfect zero-casualty operation,” Liu Weidong pointed out. “But your sprained ankle has ruined that zero-casualty record. Wouldn’t you say that’s a blow to our reputation?”

"Haha, that's how it is. I'll accept the punishment when I get back, I'll accept the punishment." Blind Cheng laughed heartily.

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Now let's talk about Fujita Ichiji and Kitano Chuuji.

Since the two were positioned on the front of the snow slope for defense, they did not stay with the supplies at the rear.

Therefore, neither of them suffered fatal injuries when they were attacked by the Hellfire missile and the ammunition exploded.

The two were knocked down by the shockwave and rolled on the ground like gourds.

It was just some minor, superficial injuries.

But their minds were still buzzing, like a swarm of mosquitoes buzzing around their ears. This wasn't caused by the rolling gourd, but by the massive explosion resulting from the secondary detonation.

They were both alright; their heads were just buzzing.

Those soldiers who were close to the explosion were unlucky enough to have their internal organs shattered by the blast.

In some cases, the eardrum suffers irreversible and permanent damage, resulting in hearing loss or even permanent deafness.

At the scene of the explosion, all the bodies were calm and quiet.

The injured were screaming and crying for help, creating a chaotic scene.

The Japanese soldiers quickly turned their cannons and fired at the cliff.

boom!
boom!
boom!
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The cliff was blasted open, leaving it scarred and broken.

"Baka! How did the enemy manage to fire a cannonball down a cliff?!" Fujita Ichiji was the first to come to his senses, staring blankly at the cliff. Even after seeing it with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe that anyone could move a cannon up a cliff and fire it.

"Baka! Surround this cliff immediately! Surround it! Don't let a single enemy escape!" Kitano Chuuni shouted wildly at the combat troops like a madman.

With all supplies gone, Kitano Chuni knew he would inevitably have to commit seppuku for the Emperor, but before that, he had to find and eliminate these despicable enemies.

Upon hearing this, the combat troops surged forward like a tidal wave to encircle them.

The logistics personnel suffered the most casualties in this explosion, with almost one in ten surviving.

However, the combat troops were on the front line and were building fortifications, so their losses were not significant.

It didn't take long for nearly ten thousand Japanese soldiers and traitors to completely surround the cliff on Luoxuepo.

"Colonel, there are still a few ropes left behind by the enemy. They must have climbed up from here." Fujita Ichiji followed along and quickly found the ropes left behind by Liu Weidong and the others as they retreated.

"You lot, immediately send men up the rope!" Kitano Chuuji immediately pointed at several of the puppet army officers.

Although Kitano Chuuni is currently in a state of extreme anger and rage, he has not lost his rationality.

If you climb up this rope and the enemy is still above you, and they open fire, then the target on the rope is in danger.

These puppet army officers were not stupid; they immediately picked out unlucky men from their own ranks.

The Imperial Army was furious, and the unfortunate fellow dared not disobey, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and climb up the rope toward them.

"Someone come here!" Seeing the puppet army soldiers climbing the cliff, Kitano Chunji called over the communications officer and said, "Send a telegram to Division Commander Kumamoto immediately and tell him that the logistics supplies have been destroyed by the enemy."

We need to deal with the enemy on the cliff and figure out how they transported the cannons up there, but we also need to report the attack on our supplies to the Kumamoto Division Commander immediately.

The Kumamoto Division Commander only brought two or three days' worth of rations. Although the operation to pursue the Eighth Route Army and seize tungsten ore was important, the rations were even more important, and they couldn't run out of food beforehand.

Moreover, we must immediately order military trains to transport supplies and ammunition from the rear.

Otherwise, if these 60,000 to 70,000 troops go hungry and are then surrounded and attacked by the Chinese, it would be no joke!

The communications soldier asked one more question: "Should we write down how the enemy destroyed the supplies?"

"I won't write it." Kitano Chuuji waved his hand dismissively.

How do you write this?
Did you tell the Kumamoto Division Commander that the enemy had transported artillery to the cliff and was firing from there from a high vantage point?

I don't even believe it myself, so how can I make the other person believe it?

"Yes." The communications soldier nodded and hurried off to generate the signal.

Although these unfortunate collaborators were terrified and nervous, worried that the enemy on the cliff would open fire.

But they still climbed very quickly.

Why is this.

After all, when people are nervous and scared, their movements are already slow, so how could they be fast?

the reason is simple.

Because the Japanese soldiers under Kitano Chuji were firing, they felt that the unlucky guy was crawling too slowly and was just dawdling.

Two unlucky guys were even hit and fell off the cliff screaming.

The remaining few unlucky souls had no choice but to desperately climb upwards.

In fact, it took them more than half as long to climb the cliff as Liu Weidong's soldiers.

These unlucky guys climbed to the top of the cliff, but didn't see any enemies firing their guns.

They couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the enemy on the cliff was no longer there?

These unlucky fellows carefully searched the cliff, looking in the bushes, behind the rocks, and everywhere else where people could hide.

Indeed, no trace of the enemy was found.

We didn't see any enemy cannons either.

All that could be seen were twenty pits dug along the edge of the cliff.

These unlucky guys looked at each other, clearly completely baffled as to what the pit was for. Surely it wasn't for the enemy to use for relieving themselves?
Even if you're just taking a dump, you can't do it on the edge of a cliff; that's too dangerous.

One of the unfortunate souls looked utterly bewildered: "Even if the enemy managed to retreat quickly, there's no way they could have taken those cannons so fast, right?"

Another unfortunate soul nodded in agreement, saying, "Even if they threw the cannons directly off the cliff, there would be deep impact marks on the ground. But there are no impact marks at the bottom of the cliff, and we haven't even seen any wheel tracks. How did the enemy manage to take the cannons away?"

"Let's hurry up and inform the Japanese officers below. There are no enemies or cannons up there."

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(End of this chapter)