jdhmnovel Chapter 883 Artificial Rainfall
Chapter 883 Artificial Rainfall
Chu Yunfei looked at Wang Meng's stern expression and nodded vigorously. The actions of the 18th Division were clearly stated in the first ideological education class after entering the independent column.
"I have arranged it a long time ago. The soldiers are now eager to peel off their skin and pull out their tendons. Do they want to take them prisoners?"
"Well, that's right. But I still have to remind you that the Japanese 18th Division is not weak in combat power, and has been rooted in Southeast Asia for many years. They are also very good at jungle warfare. You have to be careful!"
"I see. Just wait and see!"
There is an endless jungle outside Mandalay. The Japanese 18th Division spent the New Year crawling in the jungle, burning, killing, raping and looting, doing all kinds of evil, and thus earned the title of "Jungle Devil".
Since entering Southeast Asia, the Japanese 18th Division has been specially equipped with a large number of bicycles in order to cope with the mountains. This makes it particularly convenient to travel between jungles, so it is also called the "Silver Wheel Force."
In order to resist the attack of the independent column, Shinichi Tanaka of the 18th Division scattered half of his troops in the jungles around Mandalay, using their expertise in jungle warfare and the high mobility of bicycles in an attempt to annihilate the enemy on the move.
Moreover, according to Tanaka Shinichi's idea, the jungle is not convenient for artillery attacks, so a duel between individual soldiers in the jungle can bring out the advantages of the 18th Division.
However, Shinichi Tanaka was stupid after staying on the small island in Southeast Asia. He had never seen the soldiers of the mountain division who grew up in the mountains and were moving around in the jungle like agile cheetahs.
The Japanese devils of the 18th Division still followed the old rules.
He tied himself to a towering tree with a rope and did everything from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating on it, preparing to launch a sudden attack from the tree, just like he did against the American soldiers, and launch a surprise attack on the soldiers of the independent column under the tree.
The towering trees and dense vegetation serve as natural camouflage.
The day before the attack, the Independent Column dispatched twenty bombers to fly over Mandalay.
Shinichi Tanaka has become accustomed to the bombardment of three meals a day, so he no longer makes a fuss about it as he did at the beginning.
As a result, Shinichi Tanaka, who was hiding in the underground fortification, found that there was no sound of a bomb explosion outside.
"What's going on? Has the Independent Column started distributing leaflets? Go out and take a look!"
The Japanese bravely walked out of the fortifications, but found that there was no smoke from the bombing. Instead, there were three independent column bombers lined up in a row, trailing smoke, flying over the jungle around Mandalay.
Not long after the plane left, a drizzle began to fall in the jungle.
"Nani? Is it here to bring rain?"
At the frontline command center, Chu Yunfei looked at the smoke in the sky and asked doubtfully:
"Chief of Staff, is this thing reliable? Will it work over such a large area?"
"Don't worry, this is a new thing developed by the Institute of Biochemistry. It will only cause one-time harm to the human body, but it is a disaster for green leafy plants."
The smoke that the airmen just dropped was the improved "Agent Orange", which Wang Meng got the inspiration from the Vietnam War. After further processing, "Agent Orange" eliminates the long-term effects on the human body, but can make all the leaves in the area where it is dropped wither overnight.
Of course, the Japanese soldiers who came into direct contact with "Agent Orange" would also suffer a certain degree of skin ulceration, but it was not fatal.
Chu Yunfei and Tanaka Shinichi both spent an torturous night, but Wang Meng snored loudly in his sleep.
At dawn the next day, Chu Yunfei and Tanaka Shinichi almost took out their telescopes and were surprised to find that the jungle around Mandalay had turned yellow overnight, with dead branches and leaves scattered all over the ground.
Those little Japanese soldiers squatting alone on the trees looked like monkeys being visited in a zoo, which was particularly funny.
"Baga, why didn't you notify me!"
"Your Excellency, the division commander, only a few soldiers have contacted the headquarters to explain the situation. We thought it was an isolated incident. And you ordered that no soldier should leave his position for any reason, otherwise he will be subject to military law!"
Tanaka Shinichi slapped the 108th Division Chief of Staff in the face. He was so old-fashioned that it was no wonder that people said he was a top student and a nerd at the Army University.
"How can they contact the headquarters if they don't have a radio or telephone? Didn't your servant notice that the leaves are withering?"
"Commander, the Infantry Drill Manual clearly states that we must observe the enemy's movements and changes in their equipment or positions, but it does not require us to report changes in our own positions!"
Tanaka Shin gave a flying kick, hitting the chief of staff in the stomach and kicking him three meters away.
"No wonder the General Staff sent you to the front line! Baka!"
Tanaka Shinichi didn't have time to argue with him anymore. The most important thing at the moment was to withdraw all the soldiers who were running naked.
"Order, all troops around Mandalay withdraw into the city and engage in street fighting!"
"Hayi!"
But the order came too late and the rockets arrived too quickly.
Two "Chang'e" rocket artillery regiments, with 80 rocket launchers, fired more than a thousand Longwen rockets within five minutes, turning the area around Mandalay into a sea of fire.
Those dead leaves became the best fuel, and they roasted the Japanese devils on the trees into skewers.
When the smoke cleared and the flames died down, the armored division of the independent column covered the infantry armed with automatic rifles and advanced forward.
Fortunately, these Japanese devils have not yet learned to dig holes underground, otherwise the armored forces would suffer a lot of losses in the attack.
The soldiers of the independent column, like hunters, searched for prey among the ashes and scattered jungles.
The Japanese soldier who was roasted on the tree was shot down by a volley of bullets before he could raise his Type 38 rifle to aim.
After a whole day's effort, the 142nd Armored Division of the 143th Army of the Sixth Army and the rd Mountain Infantry Division of the th Army finally cleared the outskirts of Mandalay and approached the city of Mandalay.
Mandalay is not a big city, but because of the large number of buildings, it is very suitable for street fighting. And according to intelligence, Tanaka Shinichi has already prepared for street fighting, so he built a large number of underground fortifications in the city, waiting for the independent column to enter.
"Old Chu, how are you going to fight this battle?"
"If you are poor, you can use tactics to infiltrate. If you are rich, you can use firepower to cover the area. Fighting street battles? What street battles are we fighting? If there are no alleys left, what are we fighting for?"
The next day, Chu Yunfei handed over all the captured M Army aerial bombs to Xu Gun of the Air Force Western Front Corps and asked him to drop all the bombs in Mandalay.
The bombing lasted a whole day, which was the longest day for Tanaka Shinichi and the Japanese soldiers of the 18th Division. One after another, the underground fortifications collapsed under the heavy bombs, and several or hundreds of Japanese soldiers were buried alive.
At dusk, Chu Yunfei was not in a hurry to launch an attack, but continued to surround Mandalay, preparing to give the Japanese another meal in the middle of the night.