jdhmnovel Chapter 304 Underground Headquarters
Chapter 304 Underground Headquarters
There is still one way left for Yoshio Shinozuka, and that is how to keep Taiyuan and Yangquan. As for the outcome of Linfen, let it be!
After all, Taiyuan is more important than anything else, and Yangquan's steel mills supply the entire North China and even the main island of Japan, and there are countless resources such as coal, iron ore, and non-ferrous metals.
Yoshio Shinozuka was ready to cut off his wrist to save himself.
"Order the surrounding troops to immediately move towards Taiyuan and Yangquan to ensure the safety of these two cities."
"General, what about Linfen?"
Sighing, Yoshio Shinozuka slammed his fist on the table.
"They only have two choices: one is to fight Linfen City to the bitter end, the other is to break out!"
"Hayi!"
Ishida Keio, who was in the underground fortification, received a telegram from the First Army Headquarters and his face turned pale.
It turned out that he was bragging loudly and wanted to hold Linfen for 30 days so that the independent column would never return.
Now thinking about it, this is a complete joke. According to his estimation, in less than ten days, he will completely merge with this land and meet his Amaterasu.
In extreme despair, Keio Ishida waved to the Japanese officers who were gathered together.
"Everyone, there is only one outcome for us to stay in this underground fortification. That is, we will be burned to death, starved to death, or shot to death by the bullets of the independent column! So..."
Before he could propose any other options, he was interrupted by these fanatical militarists.
They didn't care at all about the "heartfelt words" from Ishida Keio's mouth, and their eyes were filled with scarlet madness.
"General, we are willing to die in battle!"
"Yes, be loyal to the Emperor!"
Ishida Keio showed a look of astonishment. These young Japanese officers were really brainwashed by their superiors and became so stupid and fanatical.
And he reaped what he sowed. He was carried away by these young officers and will die in battle on this land!
"Everyone, let us serve His Majesty the Emperor with all our loyalty!"
The tunnels in Linfen city were cleared one by one, and in the end only the Japanese Linfen headquarters, which was about the size of a football field, was left.
Ding Wei, Kong Jie and Xing Zhiguo all came to the front of the yard and looked at the dilapidated wall. It seemed that there was a rustling sound coming from inside.
"Old Ding, get started! If our three infantry divisions can't finish cleaning up the moles in one day with the blueprints, we will be laughed at!"
"That's right, Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan must be waiting in the east!"
"Okay, let's get started!"
At Kong Jie's command, infantry artillery, 81mm company mortars, and 50mm platoon mortars began to fire ammunition into the yard, basically ensuring at least one shell per square meter.
The dust and smoke cleared, and the dilapidated courtyard wall disappeared.
In order to prevent a sneak attack from the Japanese soldiers hiding in the ruins, the flamethrower companies of each infantry division advanced together, spraying flames of thousands of degrees high towards the ruins, burning the bricks red.
Sure enough, the cries of the Japanese devils were heard from some of the ruins, and then one by one, burning men rushed out.
"Da da da!"
"The damned Japanese really have no good intentions. Keep burning them!"
When the whole yard became dark and without any sign of life, Ding Wei waved his hand and opened the blueprint.
The Japanese Linfen Headquarters had two underground floors, and the reinforced concrete on the top was more than two meters thick.
The first underground level is a war-preparation facility equipped with a large number of machine gun and rifle firing ports to block the entrances and exits with cross-fire.
The second underground floor is the underground command center, which has generators, first aid stations, combat meeting rooms, radio stations, etc.
The entire underground fortification has a complete ventilation system, as well as plenty of food and fresh water. If it is not breached, it will definitely last for seventeen or eighteen days.
However, Ding Wei didn't have the patience to wait another seventeen or eighteen days.
"Old Zhu, do you have the blueprints here?"
Zhu Ziran shook his head. They, the "puppet army", were not qualified to build such a top-secret underground command post. It was all designed by the Japanese devils' own troops.
Of course, a large number of laborers were recruited during the construction process, and after the project was completed, all of these laborers were stabbed by the Japanese with bayonets without exception.
"Damn the Japs! Lao Zhu, you are an expert in this area, what good ideas do you have?"
"The best way to deal with underground fortifications is to use water or smoke!"
Ding Wei thought for a long time and found some red peppers and wet wood, ready for use at any time.
Then he began to search inch by inch in the yard. According to Zhu Ziran's observation, although he didn't know where the exact entrance to the cave was, it was definitely in this yard.
After more than an hour of searching, they finally found a steel plate of about one square meter under the rubble, and under the steel plate was the entrance to the Japanese underground command center.
To be on the safe side, Ding Wei asked the flamethrower to disinfect the entrance of the cave first, and then threw red peppers and wet wood in, quietly waiting for the Japanese.
Sure enough, a strong coughing sound came from far away.
A Japanese soldier wearing a gas mask tiptoed to the entrance of the cave, holding a bucket of water in his hand, ready to pour water on them.
Who knew that the independent column soldier, who was also wearing a gas mask, would directly fire a volley of bullets at him.
"The damn Japanese have gas masks? It seems that the smoke trick won't work. How about using water?"
Zhu Ziran shook his head. If one had to carry water manually and then fill such a large mask, it would take at least 17 or 18 days.
Besides, if the Japanese dug a deep well in the tunnel, then any amount of water would flow into the underground river.
"No more waiting! Attack with force!"
Ding Wei organized a reconnaissance platoon, wearing gas masks, and prepared to go down to explore the way.
"You must be careful. Your main purpose this time is to investigate me. You can't force it. If it doesn't work, retreat and we will find another way!"
The entire reconnaissance platoon switched to MP40 submachine guns and then entered the tunnel one by one.
Going down the stairs for six or seven meters, you will enter a long passage with many openings on both sides. It is not known whether they are for ventilation or shooting.
In order to achieve the effect of surprise, the reconnaissance platoon did not throw grenades into the opening, but continued to move forward.
But who knew that at this moment, a number of melon grenades were thrown out from the shooting port, and the fragments swept down a large number of soldiers. Then the Japanese machine guns also spit out flames at the reconnaissance platoon.
The soldiers of the reconnaissance platoon opened fire one after another, but in such a hurry it was difficult to shoot bullets into the openings on both sides.
"Fuck it, retreat!"
A reconnaissance platoon went down, and only a dozen soldiers came up.
Ding Wei was in a dilemma and walked back and forth at the entrance of the tunnel, thinking about it.
"Master Ding, what trouble are you in?"
Looking up, I saw Wang Mingzheng coming with an elite special forces team in a graceful and elegant manner.
"Captain Wang, you are finally here, come and give me some advice!"