noffsinger Chapter 847 Conquering Nantianmen
Chapter 847 Conquering Nantianmen
The commandos looked at the "armed Taoist priest" in astonishment, feeling a little out of place. What kind of Taoism was this?
"What are you standing there for? I told you about my fortune before I came out. Everyone, lift your left foot first and follow my steps!"
Dong Dao nodded. He believed in Taoist Xuanji's words without a doubt, and followed Taoist Xuanji in exactly the same steps.
Taoist Xuanji walked while holding up a small flag, which made Dong Dao stunned.
"Master Xuanji, is this the Tiangang Step? Or some other Taoist technique?"
"Haha, not really. As long as there are mines, just follow me!"
"Then these flags must be a way of doing things, I bet!"
"Not really. The place where the flag is planted has the mark of our Dahengshan guerrillas and there are mines. By the way, pass the message on. If you don't want to die, don't touch the land where the flag is!"
Dong Dao now understood that the Taoist priest was also afraid of landmines.
Half an hour later, the sun came out and the fog dissipated.
The Japanese soldiers looked at the quiet Nujiang River and sighed that the years were peaceful.
On the north side of Nantianmen, more than a hundred soldiers wearing gas masks and rubber sealing suits were ready to go. They were divided into three teams and attacked three lines of defense respectively. Their ultimate goal was the tree fort on Nantianmen.
In order to cover the assault team's attack, the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army, with a total of two artillery divisions and five artillery brigades, launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the first and second lines of defense of Takeuchi Mountain.
The Flying Tigers also sent two fighter squadrons for air support.
For a moment, the entire Jieqi Slope, and even Zenda, were shaking.
Bombs weighing dozens of kilograms fell on the Japanese bunkers. Although the effect was minimal, they were enough to kill many Japanese soldiers.
The most important thing is that taking advantage of the rumbling sound of artillery, the commandos have successfully entered the fortifications.
Listening to the rumbling of artillery fire, Yu Xiaoqing lamented that his artillery bombardment yesterday was like a joke. The firepower he was proud of was just a small play.
Because he seemed to see the soldiers who were preparing to build a pontoon bridge on the river bank, all carrying new rifles, yes, the Type 81 rifles.
The sound of artillery fire gradually stopped, the Japanese troops quickly returned and the commandos wearing Japanese military uniforms also mixed in, throwing time bombs everywhere, and specifically throwing them on the artillery shells.
Ten minutes later, the first team led by Dong Dao successfully opened the lock on the gasoline barrel and directly attacked the tree fort.
Dong Dao arranged the defense while checking the watch, waiting for the second and third teams to arrive.
Finally, as intensive explosions were heard from the first and second lines of defense, the last soldier came out of the tunnel entrance.
"Exploded!"
Several grenades were thrown in and then covered with sandbags.
After an assessment on the east bank of the Nujiang River, the destruction rate of the first and second lines of defense was as high as 90%, and they no longer posed a threat.
And with the third line of defense, tree forts, it would be difficult for the Japanese to cause trouble on the Nujiang River again.
Chu Yunfei sneered, just a Nantianmen, he took it down!
"Artillery divisions and artillery brigades, provide fire support according to the coordinates provided by the commandos to ensure the absolute safety of the crossing team! Engineer battalions from each division will build bridges to cross the river!"
The engineering battalion, which had practiced hundreds of times, immediately built more than a dozen pontoon bridges across the Nujiang River within half an hour by towing with speedboats.
Chu Yunfei's mountain infantry division crossed the river first and left enough engineers to clear the mines. The remaining troops quickly moved towards Nantianmen to prepare to build defensive positions.
The Independent Column also kept its promise, and the 20th Army of the Central Army also crossed the river in batches. After three consecutive days, the first batch of troops had all crossed the river.
With the help of the tree fort, Chu Yunfei's mountain division wiped out the Takeuchi Regiment without even digging a trench.
"Amitabha, Master Shihang, now is the time for us to take revenge. Launch an attack on all the targets of the Japanese devils!"
"Good, good, may the Buddha have mercy on me..."
Before Master Shihang could finish his words, Taoist Xuanji roared and rushed towards Dahengshan Town carrying a general-purpose machine gun.
"Little devils, I am here to save you!"
Chu Yunfei found it hard to accept as Master Shihang also rushed out impatiently.
“Are all monks nowadays so wild?”
According to Chang Guangzhou's strong request, the independent column only needed to open a passage across the river, and all other matters were left to the Central Army.
Chu Yunfei also had some free time. After cooperating with the Dahengshan guerrillas to eliminate all the Japanese forces nearby, he ordered the engineers to build bridges and roads to ensure that their armored troops could cross the river and advance southward along the Burma Road.
In addition, Chu Yunfei also planned to build a fuel depot and warehouse in Nantianmen to ensure that the armored troops could have enough food.
Now everything is ready, except for the East.
Looking at the Northeast battlefield, the independent column's advancement was unusually smooth. Within five days, the First Army had advanced to the Harbin line and was preparing to rest in Harbin for three days. After replenishing sufficient ammunition and fuel, it would launch the final attack on Yichun and Mudanjiang.
At this time, the former Northeast Independent Division, now the 16th Army, officially launched an attack on Xing'an East Province, Xing'an North Province and Heihe Province in the Greater Khingan Range area.
Looking at the Greater Khingan Range behind him, Zhou Baozhong, commander of the 16th Army, was filled with emotion:
"Before, we were trapped in the mountains by the Japanese and had to hide from here and there. Now we have finally fought our way out! This is the first battle of the 16th Army, and it is also a battle of revenge. Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Ten days later, on September 1944, 9, the 16th Army captured Heihe Province and assembled towards Sanjiang Province in the easternmost part.
Because all weapons are airdropped, the 107th Army is composed entirely of light infantry, but it is equipped with a large number of rocket launchers, so its firepower is not inferior.
After seizing a large number of trucks, the commander of the 16th Army, Zhou Baozhong, loaded all the captured howitzers and infantry guns and rushed directly to Fuyuan, the easternmost point.
The First Army also advanced to the Hunchun and Yanji lines, and basically all the land in the three northeastern provinces was conquered. Only two places were still resisting stubbornly, namely the Dongning Fortress and the Hutou Fortress.
The Kwantung Army built the Hutou Fortress with the intention of using it as a strategic base for attacking Country E.
Because Hutou's military strategic position is extremely important, it is located at the center of Blagoveshchensk and Vladivostok, strangling the throat of the Ussuri Railway in the Far East of E country. At the same time, it is a shortcut for the Far East E army to enter the hinterland of Northeast China.
Therefore, the Kwantung Army built a huge military fortress here.
The Hutou Fortress starts from Huoshi Mountain in the west and ends at the Wussuri River in the east. It faces the city of Yiman in Country E across the river. It starts from Bianlianzi Mountain in the south and ends at Hubei Mountain in the north.
The central area is 12 kilometers wide and 30 kilometers deep.
Within a radius of dozens of kilometers, there are more than ten fortresses of various sizes, consisting of five positions: Menghu Mountain, Hubei Mountain, Hudong Mountain, Huxi Mountain, and Huxiao Mountain.
Among them, Menghu Mountain is the main position, Hudong Mountain and Hubei Mountain are its frontline positions on both wings, forming a pincer shape with two lines of defense in the north and south. Huxi Mountain and Huxiao Mountain are located to the west of the main position of Menghu Mountain and are the second-line positions behind Menghu Mountain.