Courtyard House: Home Alone

Not long after, a burst of gunfire came from the direction of the city gate. A moment later, a phone call came in from the city gate. Sure enough, it was the military police captain returning from vacation, trying to enter the city with a few trusted men. Before they could even see him, they were blocked by the brothers guarding the city gate.

Within minutes, they were reduced to several corpses, serving as a warning to all the Japanese soldiers who still harbored any illusions.

The Japanese merchants in the city were quickly organized. Instead of attacking the police station and the military police, they split into two groups: one rushed towards the city gate, and the other rushed towards the dock.

Soon after, intense gunfire erupted from the roadside, including the sounds of Type 38 rifles and Mauser pistols, but the most soothing sound was that of chainsaws.

Lin Yifan used his mental power to "look" at them, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. These brothers had all trained in Northeast China some time ago.

With machine gun suppression and rifle precision kills, the brothers used less than half their firepower to suppress the Japanese soldiers charging on both sides. The streets more than 200 meters away were littered with the corpses of those armed merchants.

Gradually, the gunfire subsided. The Japanese merchants who were preparing to storm the checkpoint had never seen such a bloody scene before. Even if they had, they had only seen Chinese corpses. The sight of so many Japanese corpses scattered on the ground instantly broke them down. They threw down their weapons and ran back to their homes.

Apart from a limited number of retired Japanese soldiers who were still fighting back against Lin Yifan's men, most of them hid in their shops and residences, keeping their doors tightly shut and no longer daring to show their faces.

Lin Yifan wasn't in a hurry to clear them out one by one. He ordered his men to guard all the intersections in the city first, and wait for the main force to land before slowly closing in. For now, he wanted to conserve his strength and prepare to deal with the approaching Japanese reinforcements.

Just then, the walkie-talkie on the police chief's desk crackled to life. "Young Eagle, Young Eagle. This is Hawkeye 8. Please respond if you hear me."

"I am a fledgling eagle, I am a fledgling eagle, Hawkeye No. 8, please speak."

"Japanese reinforcements spotted! Japanese reinforcements spotted! They're eight kilometers from our city gate, about a regiment's worth, with six armored vehicles and the rest trucks. There are also two artillery companies behind them. They're moving very fast. Please prepare."

"Young Eagle, received. You continue to monitor. Leave the arriving Japanese reinforcements to the brothers defending the city." After saying that, Lin Yifan switched the walkie-talkie to Shen Jingbo's side.

Shen Jingbo is now in charge of the city's defenses. "Jingbo, Jingbo, this is a fledgling eagle. Please respond if you hear me. Please respond if you hear me."

After a hissing sound, Shen Jingbo's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Speak, young master, I'm listening."

"The Japanese reinforcements are here. Tell everyone to get ready. The Japanese have a regiment with six armored vehicles and two artillery companies. All of them will be mobile by truck."

Tell your men to be careful and try not to damage the vehicles; the main force behind them is severely lacking in vehicles.

Those armored vehicles should be dealt with by snipers. Let them aim through the observation scope and fire. Don't blow them to pieces. They can be repaired and reused by our armored forces.

Your firepower is sufficient. Let the Japanese get closer and attack them first, don't scare them away. Today, we must wipe out this entire regiment in one go, don't let a single one escape.

I'll go there right away. I'll figure out how to deal with their artillery company."

"Understood, young master. I'll make the arrangements right away. I guarantee we'll keep them all here, not a single truck will escape the Japanese." Shen Jingbo replied loudly.

Lin Yifan turned off the walkie-talkie, took a sip of her cold tea, and with a thought, reappeared at the foot of the walkway beside the city wall. He quickly walked up the wall and saw Shen Jingbo arranging the guards on the wall.

He used his mental power to "look" at the bunkers below the city wall. He saw that the brothers inside the bunkers were all ready. Each MG42 was loaded with ammunition belts, and each sniper rifle was set up at the firing ports that had been selected beforehand.

The mortars on the city wall were all adjusted to fire, ready to open fire as soon as the Japanese entered their range. Lin Yifan walked along the city wall to the observation post on the outer side in the middle. Dust could already be seen rising on the road in the distance, and the Japanese convoy was speeding towards the city gate along the road.

He narrowed his eyes, his spiritual energy sweeping over the Japanese reinforcements. Sure enough, the military vehicles behind them carried six Type 41 75mm mountain guns and six Type 95 75mm field guns. The Type 41 mountain guns had a range of 6500 meters, while the Type 95 field guns had a range of 10850 meters.

The 81mm mortars we prepared on the city wall had a range of only 4800 meters. They were only good for bombarding infantry, and if we were to engage the Japanese artillery in a direct firefight, it would be pure torture.

However, with Lin Yifan, who has an unfair advantage, none of this matters. His domain now spans twenty kilometers, and within its boundaries, he is the master of everything.

Sure enough, the Japanese artillery stopped six kilometers from the city wall. The roadside was barren farmland with very flat terrain. With a little repair, it would be the perfect artillery position.

After the artillerymen disembarked, they immediately began constructing artillery positions. Meanwhile, the trucks and armored vehicles carrying the soldiers continued forward until they stopped three kilometers from the city wall.

At this moment, a group of Japanese officers got off the armored vehicle, all with binoculars around their necks. The highest-ranking officer among them was a colonel, followed by a lieutenant colonel and three majors. After getting off the vehicle, they lined up and raised their binoculars to look towards Lushun.

How could he miss such a good opportunity? With a thought, Lin Yifan released five bullets from the still warehouse. Blood spurted from the chests of the five Japanese officers, and they fell straight to the ground.

The Japanese staff officers and guards around them were instantly terrified. They screamed and rushed to save the people, but the hearts of all five men had been pierced by bullets, and there was no way to save them.

Taking advantage of the Japanese troops' disarray, Lin Yifan had already silently maneuvered the warhead and fired it towards the Japanese artillery position six kilometers behind them.

The Japanese artillerymen were busy dismantling gun covers, tidying up gun mounts, and calculating firing parameters, completely unaware that death was quietly approaching them.

Lin Yifan controlled the warhead, precisely piercing the temples of each artilleryman, one after another. Without the slightest movement, the Japanese artillerymen fell straight down. In less than half a minute, all of the more than one hundred Japanese artillerymen in the twelve artillery squads were killed, leaving no survivors.

After eliminating all the artillery, Lin Yifan didn't rush to remove the cannons; he simply collected all the shells the Japanese soldiers were carrying. Then, he turned his attention to the infantry in front of him.

The Japanese soldiers were quite well-trained. After the regimental commander and battalion commander fell, a group of captains stood up and quickly organized the Japanese soldiers. On one hand, they sent people to search the surrounding 500-meter area, assuming that their superiors had been killed by snipers lying in ambush nearby.

On the other hand, two companies of Japanese soldiers were arranged to form an attack formation three kilometers away, and more than thirty mortars were also set up, ready to launch a probing attack on Lushun.