Four huge fireballs turned into mushroom clouds and soared upward.
The sound of the explosion was like an earthquake, causing the entire Qinglong Mountain to shake.
In a tunnel in Qinglong Mountain, the headquarters of the Japanese 21st Regiment.
"How many times has this been shelled by the Eighth Route Army?"
Listening to the intensive explosions outside, Colonel Yoshio Sasaki, captain of the 21st Regiment, frowned slightly and asked.
Although the artillery shells could not hit the Japanese hiding in the tunnels, the Eighth Route Army would use large-caliber heavy artillery to attack the Japanese positions every time, and the Japanese hiding in the tunnels were also very uncomfortable.
Some of the Japanese at the entrance of the tunnel were shocked to the point of vomiting blood and died.
"Report to the commander, this is already the 33rd time for the Eighth Route Army!"
A combat staff officer looked at the notebook in his hand, lowered his head and replied:
"The Eighth Route Army fires at least three artillery shells at our position every day, with at least several thousand artillery shells each time. In these days, the Eighth Route Army fired at least 120,000 artillery shells at our position!"
Another combat staff officer said in a mocking tone: "The Eighth Route Army is really a bunch of idiots. Doesn't the Eighth Route Army know that the Locust Army is hiding in the tunnels?"
"Even if it fires 1 million artillery shells, the Eighth Route Army will not be able to capture our Qinglong Mountain position."
Colonel Keio Sasaki narrowed his eyes and looked solemn.
The wealth of the New Regiment of the Eighth Route Army was beyond his imagination. Even the American and British troops in Southeast Asia were not as wealthy as the New Regiment.
Bombard empty positions with 120,000 bombs?
If any Japanese commander dared to do this, he would definitely be brought to court-martial.
"Don't be careless!" Sasaki Yoshio said sternly, "Eighth Route Army Li Yunlong is by no means an ordinary person. He can't be stupid enough to waste 120,000 rounds of artillery shells casually. He is probably playing some kind of tactic."
"Hi!"
All the Japanese officers shouted and bowed their heads.
As soon as the Japanese officers finished speaking, there were several huge explosions coming from the southeast, and then a huge shock wave suddenly came from deep underground.
Sasaki Yoshio suddenly staggered and subconsciously held on to the edge of the Eight Immortals table, while several combat staff members beside him fell to the ground.
Even the telegraph soldiers and radio stations who were sending messages nearby were suddenly shaken and staggered to the ground.
"Baga!" Sasaki Yoshio's expression changed, "There's an earthquake!?"
If it were an earthquake, not only the Japanese troops in the tunnels of Qinglong Mountain, but also the tens of thousands of Japanese troops in the tunnels of Wohu Mountain, Tianlong Mountain and Taigu Line of Defense would all be buried alive.
After a while, Sasaki Yoshio didn't notice the vibration, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not like an earthquake.
But what's going on?
A combat staff officer reported with a frightened expression: "Captain, this noise seems to be coming from position 12..."
The shelling of the Eighth Route Army outside was still continuing, and the rumble of artillery could be heard through the ground, but it was not as loud as the previous ones, nor did it feel like an earthquake.
"Bagaya road!"
Sasaki Keio ordered angrily:
"Get me to position 12 immediately and ask what happened there!"
Position 12 is defended by a Japanese squadron with relatively strong firepower. Most of the soldiers are hiding in the tunnel, so logically nothing will happen.
But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
"Hi!"
A combat staff member suddenly lowered his head, walked quickly to the telephone table, picked up the phone that had fallen on the ground, and quickly shook the handle.
"Moxi Moxi, pick me up from position 12 immediately..."
"Moxi moxi, moxi moxi, moxi moxi..."
Because the Japanese army had a short preparation time and was not fully prepared, not all the enemy positions and tunnels were connected within the mountain.
However, the Japs' wing headquarters had telephone lines connected to each position, and there were two telephone lines and one backup telephone line.
The combat staff called for a long time and used the backup phone line to call, but found that the call could not be connected at all.
The combat staff officer looked at Colonel Yoshio Sasaki who was walking over and smiled bitterly: "Captain, the phone can't be connected. It's possible that the phone line has been blown up."
"Bagaya Road!" Sasaki Yoshio suddenly noticed something bad, "Immediately send out communications troops to see what happened at Position 12 and whether reinforcements are needed!"
"Hi!"
The combat staff officer lowered his head and walked quickly outside to arrange for the communications troops to go to position No. 12.
Although the Eighth Route Army has been shelling the front slope position, the artillery shells cannot reach the Japanese anti-slope position, so the Japanese communications troops can reach No. 12 position directly from the reverse slope position.
…
On the hilltop about 3 kilometers away from the Japanese position No. 12, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Wang Dehou looked at the view in the artillery mirror with wide eyes.
His face was full of shock and excitement.
In the field of view of the artillery mirror, the smoke slowly dissipated, and four large craters appeared on the Japanese position.
The diameter of each large crater is no less than 30 meters. As for the depth of the explosion crater, Li Yunlong and others cannot see clearly, but it is at least 20 meters.
"It is indeed a large-scale ground-penetrating goblet aerial bomb produced by Boss Chen!" Wang Dehou was so excited that he was a little incoherent. "This is so powerful that even the earthquake will kill the Japanese in the tunnel."
If the enemy's tunnel is not too deep, the shock wave and shock wave will kill the enemy in the tunnel.
"This power..."
"interesting!"
Li Yunlong looked extremely satisfied. Even if this goblet aerial bomb could not kill the Japs in the tunnel, it would still be a great weapon to deal with the Japs infantry in the future.
When it exploded, the Goblet bomb showed a tornado-like shock wave and concussion wave.
There was no vegetation within a hundred meters of the explosion, and there was hardly any living thing within two to three hundred meters.
It is definitely a must-have item for traveling at home, killing people, defending the country, and making your opponents cry for their parents.
It can be called a powerful medicine to treat "fear of insufficient firepower".
Zhao Gang smiled slightly: "This is not over yet, there are still 4 Goblet aerial bombs that have not been dropped yet."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang quickly raised the telescopes on their chests and looked at the sky.
The four bombers that dropped bombs before have already left this airspace, and the other four bombers are circling looking for opportunities to drop bombs.
The mushroom cloud rising into the sky and the lingering thick smoke somewhat obscured the bombardier's sight.
After a while, the smoke became thinner, and the bombardier saw the target on the ground, and even the four large craters blown by the previous four aerial bombs were clearly visible.
Four Goblet aerial bombs were dropped again, and under the radio guidance of the bombardier, they again accurately hit the Japanese positions.
Amid the mountain-shaking explosions, four large pits appeared on the Japs' position again.
Li Yunlong's tone was categorical: "Order the artillery to destroy the Japs' turrets, tanks and infantry units to press up, and use the fastest speed to outflank the Japs' anti-slope positions!"
"yes!"
Wang Dehou responded, picked up the walkie-talkie, and issued combat orders.
Following the order from the regiment headquarters.
A 203mm heavy howitzer battery took the lead in firing at the Japanese gun towers. After several rounds of artillery fire, the two thickened Japanese gun towers instantly collapsed in the fireball.
Li Yunlong raised the telescope and looked, and the scene on the front line immediately appeared in the telescope's field of view.
Tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers from a combined battalion entered the attack position. Under the guidance of more than 20 tanks, they attacked the Japanese positions beside the highway.
With the crashing sound of tank tracks, the Eighth Route Army's attack formation was like a gray water line, like rising sea water, rushing towards the Japanese position.
Until the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army arrived at the Japanese positions, only sporadic fighting broke out.
The Japs' position was not that big. Eight goblet aerial bombs fell, causing heavy casualties to the Japs in the tunnels. The few Japs who were lucky enough to survive could not stop the attack of tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops.
After seizing this position with lightning speed, the tanks and infantry of the Eighth Route Army immediately moved along the foot of the mountain to outflank the Japanese's anti-slope position.
If there were no Goblet aerial bombs, the new regiment would have to pay at least hundreds or even thousands of casualties if they wanted to take this position.
Although there is only one Japanese squadron defending this position, the Japanese reinforcements can come in a steady stream along the tunnels and reverse slopes.
However, after using the Goblet aerial bomb, most of the cabinets in the position were destroyed.
Before the other Japs understood what was going on, the Eighth Route Army occupied their position.
More than half an hour later, the Eighth Route Army successfully completed the encirclement of the 21st Japanese Infantry Regiment, and then began to build positions and assume a long-term siege posture.
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"Nani?"
"Are we surrounded?"
More than half an hour later, at the headquarters of the Japanese 21st Regiment, after listening to the combat staff report, Colonel Yoshio Sasaki looked in disbelief.
Because after every artillery attack by the Eighth Route Army, infantry and tanks would be sent to attack from the front slope.
Therefore, during the artillery bombardment, the Japanese army focused almost all of its attention on the front slope position, and even the artillery on the reverse slope position was hidden in the tunnel.
The Japanese artillery positions were also afraid of being destroyed by Eighth Route Army aircraft.
"Hi!"
The combat staff officer suddenly lowered his head.
"Bagaya road!"
"Why are you reporting now?"
Sasaki Yoshio grabbed the combat staff officer's collar, and his expression suddenly became extremely ferocious.
But soon, Sasaki Yoshio laid down his operational staff again.
So what if we could detect the Eighth Route Army's roundabout outflank earlier?
Abandoning the tunnel position without authorization?
You will die faster if you leave the tunnel.
Relying on tunnel tactics, the Fifth Division could barely achieve a casualty ratio of 1:1 with the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army. If they left the tunnel, they would probably suffer a casualty ratio of 1:10.
"Request tactical guidance from the division commander immediately!"
Sasaki Yoshio's voice was very loud, but the attentive Japanese could detect a tremor in his voice.
Yoshio Sasaki is well aware of the situation facing the 21st Wing.
Now that the Eighth Route Army has surrounded Qinglong Mountain, it only needs to encircle Qinglong Mountain and cut off the logistics supplies of the 21st Regiment. There is no need to do anything. Sooner or later, the 21st Regiment will be defeated or even annihilated.
The consequences are serious, even catastrophic.
However, the 21st Regiment is not without a chance. As long as it concentrates its forces at night and breaks through to Crouching Mountain in the shortest possible time, the situation can be turned around. At worst, the Qinglong Mountain position will be abandoned.
Now it depends on whether the division headquarters can allow the 21st Regiment to break through.
This chapter has been completed!