RPAGF Chapter 79 Large Incendiary Bombs Burn the Japanese Soldiers
Chapter 79 Large Incendiary Bombs Burn the Japanese Soldiers
Whether it's infantry guns, field guns, mortars, cannons, howitzers, heavy howitzers, etc., they were all mobilized.
If the range wasn't enough, Li Jianghe had no doubt that these Japanese soldiers would love to include grenade launchers in their bombing firepower as well.
After the shelling ended, large blocks of buildings were reduced to dust by the bombardment.
The breach in the city wall was widened again.
Before the smoke of battle had even cleared, the Japanese army, with the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, launched a general offensive into Nanjing.
The Japanese had deployed armored units in all directions, clearly intending to tear apart Li Jianghe's painstakingly constructed defense line in one fell swoop.
Through his binoculars, Li Jianghe watched as Japanese tanks and armored vehicles covered a large number of infantry as they moved forward, like a swarm of wriggling locusts.
"We can see large numbers of Japanese soldiers attacking from Zhongshan Gate and Guanghua Gate simultaneously from four directions. They're really giving us face."
Wang Dayong said excitedly, "Commander, this time we're going to have a good fight!"
Li Jianghe said coldly:
"How's the situation with the engineer battalion?"
"A total of twenty tunnels have been dug, and we've been working overtime to finish them."
Wang Dayong said, "We can use the tunnels to get behind the Japanese soldiers at any time."
"That's good. These tunnels will be our guarantee for outflanking maneuvers against the Japanese."
Li Jianghe said this.
Previously, he had summoned a large number of engineering troops to build some defensive fortifications in the city and to dig tunnels.
Many of these tunnels utilized the city's existing sewer system, while others were excavated separately.
The engineering corps worked in three shifts, almost non-stop, digging tunnels under Nanjing City, and a total of twenty tunnels were excavated.
The tunnels weren't very long, just one block to another, but they could bypass some key Japanese defenses and appear unexpectedly behind Japanese lines.
Of course, this is on the premise that a tunnel entrance and exit can be found.
Jiqing Road was abandoned by Li Jianghe's troops because there were no buildings left to use as cover. Instead, they built new defensive positions in the streets behind the road.
The Japanese troops were extremely satisfied with the effect of the artillery bombardment, looking at the many blocks that had been reduced to dust.
"Keep moving forward!!!"
"The forward commander of the 6th Division, Battalion Commander Kiyoaki Yoshikawa, sat in his tank and shouted coldly."
The order was relayed through loudspeakers, and the Japanese troops quickly dispersed after passing through the breach in the city wall.
Some tried to climb one side of the city wall, while others quickly moved to the side streets to encircle the Zhonghua Gate and attack its rear.
Some continued forward, crossing Jiqing Road and advancing deeper into the neighborhood.
These Japanese soldiers walked through the ruins but found no trace of the enemy, as if the bombing had wiped them out as well.
However, the Japanese soldiers, who had experienced many bloody battles, were not so naive.
They knew perfectly well that those enemies were unkillable cockroaches, and were surely still hiding in some corner, pointing their sinister gun barrels at their heads.
After advancing another block, gunfire finally broke out.
The sound of gunfire actually put the Japanese soldiers at ease.
Sure enough, those guys didn't give up the fight.
Alright, let's fight to the bitter end and see if your broadswords are more powerful or our samurai swords are sharper.
Yoshikawa Kiyoaki stared coldly ahead and roared:
"Infantry and tanks work together, advance steadily, construct firing positions within the captured buildings as springboards to continue forward!!!"
This time they need to proceed steadily and surely, instead of trying to achieve everything at once.
The vanguard advanced under the cover of tanks, while the rear troops quickly constructed firing positions using buildings, both to cover the advance of the troops and to defend the existing positions in case of an enemy counterattack.
"Boom!!!!!"
A loud bang came from the tank cannon.
But the next moment, the flying anti-tank gun had already pierced through the armor of the Japanese tank and exploded with a bang.
At the same time, oil drums suddenly rolled down from the rooftops on both sides of the street, landing near the Japanese tanks.
The instant the oil drum hit the ground, machine gun fire was aimed and the trigger was pulled.
"Da da da!!!!"
Fuel spilled out and flowed across the ground.
The next moment, the Molotov cocktail fell from above.
"boom!!!!"
A loud bang was heard instantly, and the gasoline in the oil drum exploded, turning the entire block into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye.
The Japanese tanks on the street, along with more than twenty Japanese soldiers nearby, were engulfed in flames in the blink of an eye.
Screams rose and fell, their piercing cries echoing through the streets.
Those Japanese soldiers engulfed in flames either ran frantically or rolled on the ground until their life force was completely consumed. They lay on the ground groaning in pain for a long time before their lives truly ended.
As for the Japanese crew members inside the tank, they were in utter despair.
The raging flames and thick smoke instantly poured into the cabin from the gaps in the chariot.
The intense heat quickly ignited their clothes and hair, and the thick smoke made it impossible for them to breathe, causing them to cough violently.
Some people tried to climb out of the tank, but the outside was also engulfed in flames, so they had to retreat and were eventually burned alive.
Similar scenes were not occurring in just one place, but across multiple neighborhoods.
The fuel that Li Jianghe exchanged with his merit points was now being used as a large petrol bomb.
Yoshikawa Kiyoaki's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly:
"Calling in artillery fire to cover the area ahead! Reserve troops, continue advancing!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, artillery fire quickly came from behind.
As for the remaining Japanese soldiers in the area, Yoshikawa Seimei completely ignored them.
"Boom!!!!!"
The neighborhood was engulfed in an instant by the explosion.
The Nationalist soldiers who had not yet been able to evacuate were also engulfed in the flood.
Li Jianghe's heart tightened; the Japanese had gone completely mad.
To combat this madness, they also need to become mad.
From the direction of Zhongshan Gate, Long Wenzhang ordered his troops to fight and retreat, luring the Japanese tank units deep into the city.
He then led his main force to launch a surprise attack from the flank, directly cutting off the retreat route of this force from the side and rear.
At the same time, Wang Chengzhu's artillery battalion began to roar in, continuously pouring shells at the Japanese-besieged streets.
Japanese tanks and armored vehicles attempted to break out with their infantry.
Ke Longwen's troops had already prepared contingency plans in advance.
Anti-tank guns and the anti-tank firepower provided by the Panzerfaust 60 became a persistent nightmare for these Japanese tanks.
Without tank protection, Japanese infantry faced a barrage of fire from MG34, MG42, Maxim, Czech-made, and even Type 92 heavy machine guns, as well as a large number of submachine guns, making them like moving human targets.