noffsinger Chapter 301 Hot Dishes
Chapter 301 Hot Dishes
The three infantry divisions have taken full control of the city wall and rearranged the city defenses on it, dividing the Japanese inside the city and the Japanese outside the city guarding the moat into two parts.
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng at the Pingshun military fortress stood in front of the sand table of Linfen City and planted the red flag of the independent column on the city wall.
"Mencius, now that the city wall has been taken down, let's see how to clear out the Japanese inside and outside the city!"
"Old Li, according to the battle results just reported by Division Commander Ding Wei, we killed less than 5,000 enemies on the city wall. According to intelligence, there are at least 25,000 Japanese soldiers inside and outside the city!"
Li Yunlong pondered for a moment, then drew a circle in the city with his hand.
"Let all our soldiers retreat to the city walls or near the base of the city walls, and then order our bombers to take off and serve hot meals to the Japanese!"
In less than an hour, the 17st Bomber Squadron of the Aviation Division and the Bomber Squadron of the Flying Tigers, a total of fifty B- Flying Fortress heavy bombers loaded with bombs, arrived at Linfen City.
"Command, I'm Lu Tianlong. My bomber and fighter fleet has arrived. Can we drop bombs over Linfen City?"
"You can drop bombs, but be careful to avoid the area near the city walls!"
"understand!"
The Flying Tigers bomber squadron changed from a box formation to a bombing formation. All the doors of the bombers were opened, and they began to pour ammunition at the Japanese, dropping high-explosive bombs into the city of Linfen.
After dropping the bombs, the Flying Tigers' bomber group of twenty B-17 Flying Fortress bombers began to return.
At this time, thirty bombers of the aviation division began to deploy and dropped thousands of bombs on the Japanese.
Wherever the bomb hit, there was no huge explosion, but instead balls of blazing fire rose up.
It turned out that the aviation division's bombers were not loaded with high-explosive bombs, but the latest incendiary bombs, the purpose of which was to roast the Japanese.
The Japanese soldiers who did not have time to evacuate the underground bunkers had just luckily avoided the high-explosive bomb, but ended up being hit by the incendiary bomb.
Each one is roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The soldiers of the independent column on the city wall were chewing compressed biscuits while looking at the blazing flames of Linfen City.
"Captain, if I get burned by this thing, will it hurt?"
"Well, I think so! If you really get touched by this stuff, I think whoever kills you with a single shot will be your great benefactor!"
The soldier swallowed a mouthful of water and swallowed the sweet compressed biscuits into his stomach, as if he was feeling the burning pain.
“I feel hot now!”
"Stop talking nonsense and eat quickly, there will be a big action soon!"
As night fell, the raging fire in Linfen City was still burning.
Ishida Keio, who was working in the underground fortification, was sitting upright at the conference table, holding a rice ball.
"Send a telegram to General Shinozuka Yoshio. My 69th Division has held Linfen for eight days. Today, the city wall has been occupied by the enemy. Please provide support as soon as possible!"
Ishida Keio stuffed the rice ball into his mouth and closed his eyes in enjoyment.
"The rice from Manchuria is indeed better than that from our island. We must ensure that our descendants can eat Manchuria rice!"
This rice ball gave Ishida Keio more courage. The fatigue in his eyes disappeared and was replaced by enthusiasm.
"Send a telegram to the 59st to th Infantry Battalions of the th Brigade stationed in the east, west, south, and north respectively, and ask them to hold the moat. As long as the moat is in our hands, Linfen City will not fall!"
"Also, send a telegram to the 60th to th Independent Infantry Battalions of the th Brigade and the various Imperial Army units defending the city, and ask them to break up into smaller units and prepare to engage in street fighting using underground bunkers and houses."
After eight days of fighting, the 59th Brigade defending the city wall suffered the greatest losses, with more than heads left.
The defenders on the city wall were completely wiped out, leaving only the Japanese soldiers in the moat fortifications, who hid in there and dared not show their heads.
The 60th Brigade and miscellaneous puppet troops in the city were bombarded by high-explosive and incendiary bombs, and only about Japanese devils and more than puppet troops were left.
Ding Wei, the commander-in-chief on the front line, took a deep breath when he saw the casualties reported by various divisions in the command center.
6 Tiger tanks were damaged;
3 Panzer Vs were destroyed and 7 were damaged;
More than 1600 people died and more than 3000 were injured.
"Our losses mainly came when we were attacking the city. The Japanese were in a dominant position and had the upper hand!"
The biggest problem Ding Wei is facing now is how to deal with the strong fortifications within the moat.
If we rely on a frontal attack, we will still be hit by crossfire and suffer heavy losses.
He also thought about throwing bombs from the city wall to blow up the Japanese fortifications, but the concrete of the enemy's fortifications was too thick and basically had no effect.
"Ask Lao Kong and Lao Xing for any suggestions. Right now, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang!"
Kong Jie, who was patrolling on the city wall, was suddenly stopped by one of his regiment commanders.
"Commander, I have an important report to you?"
"Say!"
"Some puppet troops want to surrender. Can we accept that?"
Kong Jie waved his hand. These puppet soldiers were opportunists. They didn't surrender before the siege, but now they want to surrender? It's too late!
"These traitorous dogs are more despicable than the Japanese devils. Their hands must be stained with the blood of Chinese people. Tell them and our cadres that the Second Infantry Division will not accept surrender!"
"The commander said they never fired a gun or killed any Chinese."
Kong Jie became interested. He didn't expect there would be such puppet soldiers. He wanted to see how thick-skinned this guy was.
"There are still such irresponsible traitors? Bring them up here so I can see them!"
Five minutes later, a thin man with glasses, side-parted hair, and gentle manners was brought up.
"Who is Master Kong? I have something to say!"
Kong Jie looked at this dog traitor who seemed a little different, and waved at him, motioning him to come over.
"That's me. Go ahead and tell me what you, a traitor and puppet soldier, have to say."
The young man straightened up, with a hint of coldness on his face.
"I am Zhu Ziran, the head of Linfen Municipal Office. I am not a puppet soldier. I was forced to wear this leather suit by them a few days ago!"
Kong Jie walked around him twice, lit a pipe and started puffing smoke.
"Really? What? You don't want to join them as puppet soldiers? Are you scared to death?"
Zhu Ziran looked straight ahead, ignored Kong Jie's sarcasm, and didn't take it to heart. He just continued talking to himself.
"I've already said that I'm not a puppet soldier! I was just threatened by them with my family, so I helped them build fortifications outside the city!"
When Kong Jie heard this, he knocked his pipe against the soles of his feet.
"Bring me a knife! Damn it, it's you who built so many perverted fortifications, causing so many of our comrades to die! Today I'll let you go down and be buried with them!"