Predator Reborn

Chapter 650: Change of combat plan

Immediately, Lieutenant General Lotte, as the temporary commander of the two divisions, nodded and ordered: "Nakajima-kun, in this case, we will strictly implement the order given to us by the former enemy headquarters and the Chief of Staff. Tomorrow morning at eight

At o'clock, attack on time, attack the Mengshan base of the Eighth Route Army, and completely destroy it in three days..."

After speaking, Lieutenant General Lotte turned to the chief of staff beside him and ordered: "Now I order the troops to have breakfast on time at seven o'clock. Then, immediately replenish ammunition. At eight o'clock sharp, except for the baggage regiments belonging to the two divisions,

Stay in Baishan County and garrison outside Baishan County. The remaining troops will immediately attack the Mengshan base area. The cavalry regiment of our 132nd Division, as the vanguard of the entire army, set off half an hour in advance for reconnaissance...

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"Hai, your Excellency, the division commander, I will go and deliver the order right away..." the chief of staff nodded and replied.

And at this moment, in a dense forest four kilometers away from Baishan County, with the efforts of hundreds of artillery personnel, three 150 mm caliber heavy howitzers have raised their dark muzzles high.

, aiming at Baishan County, which was already crowded with Japanese soldiers at this moment.

And right next to these three large-caliber howitzers, dozens of artillerymen were waiting solemnly, waiting for regimental commander Li Guanghui to issue specific attack orders. At the same time, each weighing dozens of kilograms was polished to a bright finish.

The shells are neatly placed directly behind the artillery...

"Captain, according to the scout's report, in addition to about 20,000 infantry, engineers and cavalry, all Japanese artillery and heavy equipment are stationed in the city. At the same time, the two Japanese divisions command

All of them were set up in the center of the county. We used the equipment of a large-caliber howitzer company, plus dozens of rounds of large-caliber artillery shells, in exchange for the lives of 20,000 little Japs and all the heavy weapons. We made a lot of money from this deal.

..." The political commissar of the regiment of Baishan County, holding a telescope and looking at the bright lights a few kilometers away, looked like daylight, said with excitement.

"Yes, the commander-in-chief is still planning and buried tens of thousands of kilograms of explosives under the little devil's feet in advance. Otherwise, I will never believe that I can exchange a Japanese division for such a small price.

The result of destruction. Chief of Staff, daybreak is coming, is the artillery company ready?" the regiment leader Li Guanghui said with emotion on his face.

"Report to the commander, the first company of the howitzer battalion has been prepared. The three artillery pieces have been set to fire at Zhuyuan and can fire shells into Baishan County at any time..." the chief of staff replied affirmatively.

"Okay, very good, order the first company to fire all 120 artillery shells into Baishan County in the shortest possible time. Then blow up all the artillery and withdraw from the position immediately. Now I order the artillery bombardment to begin...

"The group leader Li Guanghui ordered decisively.

"Yes, commander..." the chief of staff replied loudly.

In the blink of an eye, three huge roars sounded in the dense forest behind a few people. Immediately after, three sharp whistling sounds reached everyone's ears. The first round of three rounds fired by the artillery battery

The shells, with a huge whistling sound, quickly passed through the dense forest where everyone was, and hit the brightly lit Baishan County a few kilometers away...

"Boom, boom, boom...|" Three huge explosions sounded in the center of Baishan County. Immediately after, three huge fireballs rose into the sky in the center of the county. The soldiers screamed in horror.

Wails and yells from officers immediately began to sound in the county...

Facing the sudden shelling, the sleeping little Japs immediately fell into chaos after a brief shock. Countless Japs soldiers didn't even have time to put on their own military uniforms, so they rushed in with their own weapons.

They walked out of the cold streets and prepared to flee out of Baishan County, escaping from this area that was completely covered by artillery fire.

However, they seem to have forgotten one thing at this moment, that is, there are more than 20,000 soldiers stationed in the entire Baishan County. What would it look like if more than 20,000 soldiers poured into the narrow streets at the same time?

Such a situation... There is only one result, and that is chaos, falling into infinite chaos...

Of course, it is understandable that ordinary infantry, faced with heavy artillery attacks, would want to evacuate the bombardment area as soon as possible and end up falling into chaos. However, the two artillery regiments of the Japanese army, which have undergone rigorous training, have more than 6,000 soldiers.

A famous artilleryman. Faced with the sudden artillery fire, there was no confusion.

Instead, under the command of commanders at all levels, the troops were divided into two groups: soldiers on one group quickly set up artillery on the spot and prepared for artillery counterattack. As for the soldiers on the other group, this was calculated at the first time based on the trajectory of the artillery shells.

The specific location of the Eighth Route Army artillery positions, preparing for artillery counterattacks...

However, just when a heavy artillery brigade of the Japanese army, with 12 heavy howitzers, raised their black muzzles at the command of the commander, preparing for a counterattack. Almost five days had passed since the first round of shells exploded.

minutes of time.

Five minutes were enough for a company of soldiers to use the three artillery pieces in their hands to accurately fire almost sixty rounds of artillery shells into the overcrowded Baishan County.

Sixty large-caliber heavy artillery shells were all concentrated and exploded on less than one square kilometer of soil in the center of Baishan County. Its power can be imagined.

Just when sixty artillery shells exploded one after another, and all the buildings were razed to the ground in the center of Baishan County, which was completely covered by artillery fire. As for the hundreds of Japanese soldiers in the area, at this moment, there was not even a complete corpse.

None of them can be seen. What's more important is that in this area, several large craters several meters deep have been blasted by flying artillery shells.

As for the engineering battalion, it took two days to bury more than 10,000 kilograms of gunpowder in the center of the county. As the bombardment continued, it was slowly revealed in front of everyone. Finally, with another large-caliber shell, another

It accurately fell into a large pit several meters deep. There was only a layer of explosives less than one meter thick in the middle. Finally, it could not withstand such a huge blow and was quickly detonated...

"Boom, boom..." An earth-shaking explosion quickly covered the sound of the explosion of artillery shells, reaching the ears of everyone within a few kilometers. And at the same time as the explosion sounded, a huge group of

The fireball, like a mushroom cloud, soared into the sky in the center of the county seat, and stood tall in the center of Baishan County...

Of course, the simultaneous reaction with the explosion of explosives is an 'earthquake'. The simultaneous explosion of more than 10,000 kilograms of explosives, although its lethality is not as powerful as the small atomic bombs of later generations. However, it can't even destroy a medium-sized city.

In the Baishan County town, it was still enough.

The sound of the explosion was accompanied by the shaking of the earth. The air wave generated by the explosion of more than 10,000 kilograms of explosives was like a powerful wave. Centered on the explosion point, it quickly rippled and spread to the surrounding areas. As for blocking the road along the way,

The seemingly indestructible house was torn apart easily like a toy in the face of the powerful air waves and turned into a pile of rubble.

As for the tents set up by the Japanese army in the streets and alleys, it couldn't be simpler. They were directly pushed high into the sky by the huge air waves.

The panic-stricken Japanese soldiers in Baishan County were faced with the sound of explosions that shook the ground around them. Those who were luckier were directly shocked by the shock wave generated by the explosion, causing their orifices to bleed, and turned into corpses that looked like they were dead.

Or the collapsed houses were directly crushed into the ruins and then smashed into meat patties. However, these little devils who were smashed into meat patties were lucky, because after they were killed in battle, they would not be like other people.

Abandon the corpse under the scorching sun.

Of course, some are lucky and some are unlucky. I don’t need to tell you the explosive power of more than 10,000 kilograms of various explosives. As the explosives explode, they are buried above the explosives to a depth of several thousand.

Meters of soil and rocks were thrown into the sky one after another. Then, like rain, they hit the Japanese soldiers in the streets and alleys heavily.

Facing various rocks and earth falling from an altitude of tens of meters, weighing several kilograms, and as dense as raindrops, the Japanese soldiers had no chance to escape. Either their brains would burst out, or they would be blown up.

So bloody...

In the county town, all the artillery units were ready for battle. Before they could fire a single shell, the large-caliber artillery with their muzzles raised high was pushed by the huge air waves.

He fell heavily to the ground. Then, he was buried deep underground. As for the thousands of artillery personnel in the center of the county, they also did not escape the end of the entire army being annihilated...

An hour later, the smoke and dust caused by the explosion finally slowly dissipated. At this moment, a trace of light appeared in the sky.

Outside Baishan County, almost a division of Japanese soldiers were holding their heads high and looking eagerly at Baishan County. Although the city walls were intact, the inside of the city walls had turned into a hell.

.I want to know what happened with the explosion an hour ago. What is the situation in Baishan County at this moment?

Of course, the Japanese commanders at all levels stationed outside the city did not publicize what happened in the city. However, in their minds, through the reconnaissance of the scouts, it was very clear that what happened in Baishan County

What kind of big event is this? And if this big event is publicized, without any accidents, it will definitely cause a huge blow to the morale of his subordinates.

As the smoke and dust that shrouded Baishan County slowly dissipated, and the sky gradually became brighter, the Japanese commanders at all levels, thinking that there would no longer be any ambush, immediately issued an order to dispatch troops to investigate the specific situation.

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Reconnaissance troops, one after another, quickly attacked under the orders of commanders at all levels, and rushed towards the silent Baishan County at this moment...

However, when they climbed over the city wall and had a panoramic view of the scene in Baishan County, everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them... Looking around, before the explosion, Baishan County was still neat and tidy. At this moment

, has turned into a ruin, not even a trace of the ruins of the house can be seen.

What shocked everyone even more was that right in the center of the entire county, a large pit with a radius of several hundred meters and a depth of tens of meters appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Seeing the scene in front of them, these believers

The Japanese soldiers of the gods knelt on the city wall almost at the same time.

Because, in the eyes of these ordinary soldiers, being able to create such a huge crater in an instant was almost beyond the reach of human beings except for gods. Everyone knelt on the ground, facing the center

Dakeng began to talk non-stop. He completely forgot that at this moment, the 20,000 imperial soldiers stationed in Baishan County had disappeared and became history and the past. What's more, he forgot that there were countless lightly and seriously injured people in the county.

Waiting for them to rescue...

However, the ignorance of ordinary soldiers did not affect the judgment of Japanese officers at all levels. After a brief observation of the entire county, they quickly issued orders to enter the county to their ignorant soldiers.

"Bagoya Road, this big hole was not caused by gods, but by explosives. It was caused by the explosion of a large amount of explosives. Quick, messenger, report to the commander of the company immediately that the county town was attacked by a large number of explosive explosions. I am stationed at

The life or death of the 20,000 troops in Baishan County is uncertain. I request you, the commander of the regiment, to immediately send troops to reinforce Baishan County and search for and rescue the casualties of our Imperial Japanese Army...Go and convey the order immediately..."

As the messengers quickly rushed down the city wall, commanders at all levels immediately issued orders to their subordinates to enter the city to search for and rescue the wounded... However, to their disappointment, as the soldiers rushed in one after another,

The Baishan County town was in ruins. The tragic scene in front of them also made these battle-hardened soldiers unable to help but start vomiting and diarrhea.

Because when the Japanese soldiers entered the county town, what they saw in their eyes was not only corpses scattered everywhere, but also corpses. At this moment, they felt as if they had entered a slaughterhouse. Everywhere they looked, they were dead, staring with a pair of big eyes.

The corpse of the eyes left these little devils who entered the city without a place to stay...

In the former enemy headquarters of the Japanese army in Shenyang City, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotarō, and Major General Kuroda, were sitting opposite each other, fighting on a chessboard, and chatting and laughing. Because of their self-confidence, they believed that their forward

The troops, the strength of the two divisions, will definitely be able to completely destroy the Eighth Route Army base area within three days.

However, the dreams of all the Japanese soldiers are destined to be shattered today... Just as the two people were fighting fiercely on the chessboard, the sound of rapid footsteps reached everyone's ears. Following closely, a

A panting and panic-stricken communications staff officer appeared in front of the two of them.

"Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from Baishan County. Our vanguard unit was attacked by the Eighth Route Army two hours ago, and the unit suffered heavy losses. Including the two lieutenant general division commanders and the chief of staff, there are a total of 8 officers above major generals.

All were killed. Currently, the entire forward force is commanded by Captain Matsui, the commander of the 189th Regiment..."

In an instant, just as the communications staff officer finished speaking, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro, a black chess piece fell on the chessboard in his hand. After a brief shock, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro asked with a dull look on his face.

road.

"Baga, how is it possible? Two divisions, with a total strength of 40,000 troops, how could they be attacked by the Eighth Route Army, and so many generals were killed. Tell me, what is going on? So many generals were killed.

How could the troops be attacked by the Eighth Route Army..."

"Hai, according to Colonel Matsui's report, before the Eighth Route Army withdrew from Baishan County, they planted at least 10,000 kilograms of explosives in the middle of the county. Just last night, the county town was shelled by the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery unit, which detonated the explosives.

The explosives under the county seat...In the end, the entire Baishan County was razed to the ground. No one of my 20,000 troops stationed in Baishan County escaped the net, and the entire army was destroyed..."

"What, the entire army of 20,000 was destroyed...Haga..." At this moment, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro could no longer care about his rudeness, pushed down the chessboard in front of him, and cursed loudly...

"Communications staff officer, how is the situation of our forward troops now?" Faced with the anger of Lieutenant General Kimura Hyotarō in front of him, Major General Kuroda did not hesitate and immediately questioned the communications staff officer in front of him.

"Report to the Chief of Staff, Colonel Matsui: The artillery regiments, baggage regiments, and division command organs of the two divisions were all buried in Baishan County. At present, there are still five infantry regiments left in the entire vanguard force, and two

One engineering regiment, two cavalry regiments, a total of more than 21,000 troops..." the communications staff member quickly replied.

"Without the cover of artillery, the strength of our five infantry regiments, under the attack of the Eighth Route Army's superior artillery fire, can only be passively beaten... Mr. Chief of Staff, it seems that our forward troops have lost the ability to attack the Eighth Route Army base area.

Advantage. Therefore, I think we should retreat immediately before the Eighth Route Army completes the encirclement of our army...0." Major General Kuroda quickly suggested to Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro beside him, who still had not reacted to his anger.

"Well, for now, it seems that this is the only way..." After a short period of thinking, Lieutenant General Kimura Hyōtaro, who really had no other choice, could only helplessly shake his head and replied.

"It's your Excellency the Chief of Staff. I will immediately summon the operational staff of the General Staff Department to draw up a complete retreat plan in the shortest possible time and give it to you for review. Please rest assured..." was affirmed by the Chief of Staff.

, Major General Kuroda replied confidently...