diskusbooks Chapter 486: The Airborne Regiment Shows Its Power
Chapter 486: The Airborne Regiment Shows Its Power
At the foot of Wuzhou Mountain on the west side of Huairen, the vanguard of the 148th Division was passing through the pass.
Lieutenant General Suemitsuharahiro was in the middle of the team. Seeing that the vanguard had safely passed the pass, he muttered to himself:
"It seems that the independent column did not plant bombs here. In this case, we should pass through quickly and directly cut into the south of Datong and attack Datong!"
When Suemitsuharahiro looked at the smoke in the south of Datong, he knew that the 138th Division had already engaged in a battle with the Independent Column.
If his troops could safely reach the southern part of Datong and then join the attack on Datong, it would be the last straw that broke the camel's back for the independent column.
"Kill them! Pass quickly!"
At this moment, on the Hengshan Mountains opposite Wuzhou Mountain, more than 2,000 soldiers from the independent column were staring at the Japanese soldiers at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain.
"Captain, the Japanese troops have entered our ambush range!"
Duan Peng took the telescope and compared it with the map at hand, and it was indeed true.
"The Japs were only busy digging holes on the ground to see if we had any explosives buried on the ground, but they forgot about the bombs in the sky! Detonate them!"
At Duan Peng's command, a huge explosion was heard on Wuzhou Mountain.
Suemitsuhara Hiro was startled and followed the sound, and saw smoke from an explosion on the mountain on the left.
"Yoshi, is this the level of the independent column's artillery now? It can even go up the mountain!"
Before he put down the telescope, he discovered that the mountain had begun to collapse. Millions of cubic meters of rubble rolled down the mountain like hail and hit the heads of the Japanese soldiers at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain.
The unfortunate Japanese soldiers were either directly smashed in the head by these rubble, or had their limbs broken by the stones, and finally were buried alive. In short, Wuzhou Mountain is their grave!
Suemitsuharahiro's face turned pale. He didn't expect that the sudden attack and direct approach he had planned would turn into a series of suicides.
"General! General! What should we do now?"
The chief of staff of the 148th Division shook Suemitsuhara Hiro's arm and warned him sternly.
It took Suemitsuharahiro a while to recover. He focused his eyes on the foot of Wuzhou Mountain again, but it seemed that he could no longer see the shadow of the imperial warriors, as if nothing had happened!
"Baga! How many soldiers were lost in total?"
"Preliminary estimates show that at least two infantry battalions were wiped out!"
"Baga! Cunning independent column! Order all follow-up troops to march close to the Hengshan Mountains on the right, and remember to keep an eye on the situation on the top of the mountain at all times!"
"Hayi!"
The remaining Japanese soldiers once again stumbled through the pass over a pile of rocks.
After finally breaking through this narrow pass full of gravel and loose soil, they marched north again along the foot of the Hengshan Mountains, but were once again targeted by the 202nd Airborne Regiment.
A barrage of grenades and mortars hit the Japanese soldiers below.
Suemitsuhara Hiro was puzzled. How come the 138th Division passed through unscathed, and instead they, the passers-by, became the protagonists?
In fact, this can only be blamed on his bad luck for not checking the almanac before going out.
Just before dawn this morning, Wang Meng ordered the 202nd Airborne Regiment to set off with light weapons and a large number of bombs, with part of the troops airdropped to Wuzhou Mountain and the other part to Hengshan Mountain.
However, because the preparation time for the explosion at Wuzhou Mountain was relatively long, the 135th Division had to be spared and the opportunity was left to the 148th Division.
Suemitsuharahiro angrily ordered his troops to stop advancing and march along the rugged mountain road, preparing to clear the enemy on the mountain before taking any further action.
The artillery company of the 148th Division set up infantry guns and mountain guns at the foot of the mountain to suppress the firepower points on Hengshan Mountain. Duan Peng left a series of Broadsword mines in the fortifications and left several soldiers to detonate them, while the rest retreated to the Hengshan Mountains.
Half an hour later, the Japanese soldiers who entered the fortifications sent a signal to Suemitsuhara Hiroshi at the foot of the mountain:
The enemy has been repelled and the fortifications have been occupied, so we can pass safely!
Just as the flag bearer finished signaling down the mountain, a violent explosion broke out in the tunnel again.
Dozens of Broadsword mines hidden in the weeds fired a hail of bullets, killing and wounding countless Japanese soldiers, and those who were close were turned into sieves!
However, the Japanese soldiers in the blind spot of the Broadsword mine all pressed their chests, thankful that they did not enter the tunnel.
This wave took away hundreds of Japanese soldiers.
However, the loss of these one hundred or so Japanese devils was no big deal to the 148th Division!
The most important thing for Suemitsuhara Hiro now is time, because it is almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
According to the intelligence, the remaining two armored divisions and one infantry division of the Independent Column are expected to arrive in Datong around eight o'clock in the evening!
“Pass quickly!”
But how could Duan Peng let the 148th Division pass so easily?
The Japanese soldiers in the fortifications on Hengshan Mountain were still frightened and their heartbeats had not yet slowed down when they heard overwhelming shouts of killing behind them.
Rockets and mines hit the small tunnel one after another.
The 202nd Airborne Regiment even brought flamethrowers. These flamethrowers, which could turn in trenches, were like hell on earth, turning the Japanese soldiers into roasted suckling pigs.
Suemitsuharahiro had just ordered the artillery regiment to dismantle the guns and prepare to load them onto mules and horses to wade through the gravel area.
Seeing the charming little fire dragon on Hengshan Mountain, they had to order them again to dismantle the mountain artillery and infantry guns, reassemble them, and prepare to cover the Hengshan fortifications!
But in just this short period of time, the 202nd Airborne Regiment threw thousands of grenades to the foot of the mountain!
After throwing them, they ran away. The 202nd Airborne Regiment disappeared again in the mountains.
However, Suemitsuhara Hiroshi did not dare to stop the artillery and continued to cover Hengshan with artillery fire.
The artillerymen certainly had a blast, but the rocks that were shaken down made the Japanese infantry below scream in pain. You could see Japanese soldiers covering their heads with their hands and bleeding at any time.
Duan Peng divided his troops into three groups and attacked separately.
The first battalion on Wuzhou Mountain advanced northward, preparing to ambush the vanguard of the 148th Division.
The Second and Third Battalions on Hengshan Mountain separated. The Second Battalion guarded the pass and continued to harass when the Japanese artillery stopped.
He took the Third Battalion to attack the 148th Division and attack their supply lines in the direction of Huairen.
"Comrades, we, the elite airborne troops, should not engage in positional warfare with the Japanese. We should be flexible and maneuverable, and killing more Japanese is the kingly way! The 201st Airborne Regiment is watching us, and the commander and the chief of staff are also watching us. We must fight brilliantly!"
"Yes!"
The three battalions disappeared into the vast mountains and wilderness, like three cats, pouncing on the giant snake of the 148th Division, dragging it and biting it to death!