kingnovel Chapter 243 Clifftop Blocking Battle
Chapter 243 Clifftop Blocking Battle
500 meter
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The special forces members silently estimated the distance between them and the Japanese.
They were all hiding behind big rocks, and the Japanese search team in the front row didn't find them at all, and there were already a large number of guns pointed at them.
At 100 meters, the team members opened fire.
Da da da!
Bang bang bang!
The battle is about to break out.
The Japs appeared below very punctually, but they were faced with intensive bullet attacks.
The two captains of the Japanese team, Shigeru Fujita and Kazuo Kishikawa, had no idea that there were Chinese on the top of the cliff. Their mission was to occupy this place and block the Chinese in the prisoner-of-war camp.
But they didn't expect that the Chinese here were so fast and occupied the top of the cliff before them.
The dozen or so search teams in the front row suffered heavy losses at the first moment, with seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers killed directly.
Because the terrain above is open, the enemy's formation is relatively open.
The special forces were in a commanding position, and it was very comfortable for them to fight the Japanese soldiers coming up the mountain.
"Captain, the Chinese above have strong firepower, but they are few in number. I suggest a coordinated attack by infantry and artillery."
A Japanese squadron leader put forward his own suggestions.
"Yoshi, Chiba-kun, you go and give the orders!" Shigeru Fujita nodded with satisfaction.
This time he did not bring any infantry artillery with him, but instead brought ten 81mm mortars, which he thought was enough.
This is because they don't understand the situation well enough. You have to know that Gu Changfeng's artillery company has twelve guns on the top of the mountain, so it is inevitable that they will suffer losses.
Another point is that they were at the bottom of the hill and could not see what was happening on the top of the cliff.
On the artillery company side, Lu Daya did not choose to build an artillery position on the spot. Instead, he walked to the left for more than a few dozen meters, with his back against the cliff.
He made such arrangements because he was afraid that it would affect the soldiers going up the mountain. In case the Japanese brought a large number of infantry artillery, this would also prevent them from being wiped out in one fell swoop.
Both sides were making intensive preparations. Twenty minutes later, the Japanese artillery took the lead in completing the debugging.
Ten grenades flew towards the special forces team in an instant.
Boom boom boom!
The shells exploded as they landed, blowing away a large amount of rocks.
Four or five special forces soldiers were pierced by shrapnel and instantly lost their combat effectiveness.
Some team members were scratched by gravel and bleeding continuously.
It was also because of the large number of big rocks blocking their way that their casualties were not so heavy, otherwise the special forces team that had been trained with great difficulty would have been seriously injured again.
Zhao Ziqing had no choice. The special forces had to go first, otherwise they would not be able to make it in time with the speed of the Japanese.
If the Japanese occupied the top of the cliff first, they would be trapped.
"Re-deploy, target the Japanese artillery positions." Lu Daya became anxious when he heard the movement below.
As a killer of the Japanese artillery, he would not allow any Japanese to be arrogant in front of him.
The Japanese artillery bombardment continued, with 15 shells per minute, and the suppressed special forces soldiers had no choice but to lie down.
Two minutes later, the artillery battery launched an attack.
Twelve shells whizzed towards the Japanese artillery position, causing a violent explosion in an instant.
Then continue with the second round.
After two rounds, the Japanese artillery position completed the mission perfectly.
For Lu Daya, he had even defeated the Japanese artillery regiment on the Jinling battlefield, so this small Japanese artillery position was no problem at all.
The Japanese artillerymen did not expect that they would be knocked down on the battlefield after just a short while of being arrogant, leaving behind a pile of corpses and a large number of wounded soldiers.
Shigeru Fujita was dumbfounded, standing on a big rock and looking in the direction of the artillery position in shock.
He never expected that not only did the Chinese come up to the top of the cliff, but even cannons were transported up. The question was how did they do it so quickly?
At this time, Shigeru Fujita was full of confusion.
"Fujita-kun, what happened?" Kazuo Kishikawa, who came anxiously from behind, looked at Shigeru Fujita and asked.
Two teams went up the mountain. He was originally in charge of the team at the back, but he didn't expect to hear a loud explosion on his side, which made him unable to sit still and he went straight to the front.
"Kishikawa-kun, the Chinese have an artillery camp on the mountain, so it will be difficult for us to fight them." Shigeru Fujita said bitterly.
He knew very well that the artillery position had been destroyed. In this high position, grenade launchers alone would be useless and they could not rush up at all.
Kazuo Kishikawa was also shocked. He didn't expect to receive such a difficult task.
But the order came from the commander of the brigade, and we must block this place, otherwise we will suffer the consequences when we return.
After hesitating for a moment, Kazuo Kishikawa gritted his teeth and said, "Send a message to the regiment headquarters, requesting tactical guidance."
They had to do this. Without artillery, they would have no chance of defeating the Chinese on the mountain unless they used a large number of warrior corpses to pave the way.
Shigeru Fujita looked at the front line for a while. The warriors kept falling on the way to charge, which made him feel heartbroken.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Kishikawa-kun, it's not good to ask for tactical guidance now.
Our two battalions will work together. I will be responsible for holding these Chinese in the front, while your battalion can make a detour and launch a surprise attack from the right. This may yield unexpected results."
Upon hearing this, Kazuo Kishikawa looked around the terrain and agreed immediately.
He also found that although the firepower from above was strong, the number of people was not large, so a surprise attack from the side was also a good idea.
There is another main point. The artillery position was destroyed just after the fighting started. If you report this, you will most likely be scolded. It is better to wait until there are results before reporting them. By then, the mission will be completed and the regiment commander will not say much.
At the top of the cliff, the artillery company that destroyed the Japanese artillery position did not slack off and bombarded the Japanese who were climbing the mountain until the remaining 60 or so shells were used up.
"Leave one team behind to dismantle the mortar, and the others will come with me to help."
Lu Daya knew his mission. He had to suppress the Japanese first and then help pull the heavy artillery down the mountain.
It just so happened that at this time all the soldiers of the second company had reached the top of the cliff and began to enter the positions one after another.
With the help of Zhao Ziqing, Lu Daya successfully contacted the bottom of the cliff.
Heavy artillery weighing more than 200 kilograms were tied to ropes one after another. As the soldiers of the artillery company exerted force, the infantry guns slowly rose upwards.
Half an hour later, the infantry artillery successfully reached the top with the joint efforts of everyone.
The artillerymen collapsed to the ground exhausted, gasping for breath.
It was indeed too heavy, and the altitude of more than 160 meters made all the artillerymen sweat profusely.
"Brothers, hurry up and pull up the shells. The Japanese are coming." Lu Daya began to urge. He was also sweating, but he did not lie on the ground to rest like the others.
He knew very well that two battalions of Japanese troops were eyeing the mountain covetously. The artillery company had a heavy task and had to suppress the Japanese troops to buy time for the people below.
On the battlefield, as the soldiers of the second company joined the battlefield, the sound of M60 reappeared, and the Japanese soldiers did not dare to stand up.
In addition, there are many snipers in the second company, so the Japanese soldiers who enter the shooting range are like targets.
"Sir Captain, the warriors have suffered heavy casualties. Please ask for tactical guidance!" A Japanese squadron leader had an extremely ugly expression on his face.
The soldiers rushed forward, but were killed soon. The grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns didn't fire many times. How could he lead the battle?