ebookland Chapter 201: Who is attacking whom?
Chapter 201: Who is attacking whom?
In the city of Mudanjiang shrouded in darkness, Saito Yaheita's emotions surged like the tide.
Tonight, General Ueda personally talked to him and promised him that as long as he could eliminate the King of Hell, he would have the opportunity to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General regardless of life or death. This tempting reward made Saito Yahei very excited, but at the same time it also made him feel pressured.
However, a series of fierce attacks recently launched by Yan Wang's troops on Ning'an, Tokyo Town and other places have caused Saito Yaheita to suffer heavy losses and his military strength has been greatly reduced.
Facing the upcoming crusade tomorrow, he is fully aware of the huge risks involved. The combat effectiveness of this unit is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary anti-Japanese forces.
This is a mysterious and powerful opponent. Major General Saito is excited at the thought of having a decisive battle with this opponent tomorrow.
With too many thoughts in his mind, he went to bed very late that night, more than an hour later than usual!
Who knew that he was woken up by the orderly after only sleeping for 20 minutes?
"General, this is a call from the Hailin County garrison!"
"Ba...Gah!"
Saito Yahei came to the office with extreme dissatisfaction, sat down on the chair, and picked up the phone suddenly.
"What? What! How many enemies are there? Boom!"
As a loud noise came from the receiver, Saito Yahei jumped up in shock. The sound on the phone stopped abruptly, leaving only a harsh noise and deathly silence.
Saito Yahei stared at the receiver in his hand with his eyes wide open, as if he had not yet recovered from the shock. His face was as pale as paper, and beads of sweat on his forehead rolled down his cheeks and dripped onto the desk.
He looked at his watch. In six hours, he would lead his troops to attack Jingpo Lake!
"Hurry up and call Chief of Staff Koizumi over to me!" Saito Yahei roared at the top of his voice like an enraged beast.
After a while, Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi, the chief of staff, hurried to Saito Yaheita. He was disheveled, sleepy, and looked miserable.
"General, what happened? What brings you to me in such a hurry?" Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi asked in confusion while tidying up his clothes.
"Damn it, Hailin County was attacked! Captain Kawakami has died!" Saito Yahei's eyes were wide open, he glared at Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi and roared loudly.
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi took a deep breath and a look of disbelief appeared on his face.
"Hailin County is under attack now? Who is attacking whom? We will be going to war soon, so how can we have extra troops to rescue!"
Saito Yahei walked up to the map.
"In the past month, the enemy has been attacking us non-stop. Now they are attacking Hailin again. What on earth do they want to do?"
Koizumi sighed.
"You can only withdraw the troops from the Jingpo Lake expedition to rescue Hailin. Your Excellency, if the Binsui Railway is destroyed on a large scale by the enemy, General Ueda will not easily give up his anger!"
Saito closed his eyes. Ever since the Tujia Railway was cut off, he was severely criticized by Ueda Kenkichi every day. The soybeans, coal and timber shipped to the mainland all relied on this railway!
In the words of General Ueda, the recent suspension of the Tujia Railway has caused prices in Japan to rise by 5%!
If the Binsui Railway suffers large-scale damage again, he cannot afford the consequences!
Hailin County,
After the soldiers defeated the enemy, they "seized" a large number of artillery shells and canned food at the station.
According to the predetermined plan, Peng Yuan and Ding Shan, respectively leading their teams, rushed towards Hengdao River in the west!
Yin Xinjun walked eastward from the station alone. Along the way, he used 37mm flat-fire cannons and destroyed 500 meters of railway!
He was still wondering, had Saito Yahei really given up on Hailin?
He went eastwards and came to Tent Mountain, a small mountain with an altitude of more than 300 meters, located to the east of Hailin County!
When they reached Tent Mountain, they had used up all the shells for his Type 1 flat-fire artillery. The attack destroyed 20 kilometer of railway. This time, on average, he fired one shell every meters. The entire railway line, including the tracks, buildings and bunkers along the line, were all destroyed by his bombing!
There are 20 Type 100 shells in the space! There are mortar shells!
Yin Xinjun was about to finish his work and head to Jingpo Lake when he heard the unique humming sound of a steam locomotive!
The enemy is coming again!
Yin Xinjun’s plan was that if the enemy did not come, it would mean that they would still go to Jingpo Lake, and he would return to Jingpo Lake alone!
If the enemy comes, he will fight and retreat at the same time, attracting the enemy to Hengdaohezi!
Yin Xinjun quickly climbed up the mountainside and began to set up the Type 41 mountain artillery.
The train was moving very slowly and soon discovered something unusual on the railway.
After the train stopped, several Japanese soldiers jumped off the train. Under the searchlight on the front of the train, they saw:
Ahead, the originally straight railroad tracks had become twisted and deformed, as if they had been ravaged by a gigantic monster. One couldn't see the end at a glance, and large holes had been blown out on the track bed, with earth and rocks splattering everywhere.
The leading officer was none other than Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi, who felt deep despair!
"Chief of Staff, what should we do?"
A major asked anxiously,
With a loud bang, several Japanese soldiers seemed to be unable to stand steadily.
The train car behind had been hit by a shell.
A big hole was torn in the entire carriage!
The cave was filled with bloody and screaming Japanese soldiers!
"Baga, get out of the car!"
Boom, another loud noise, another carriage was hit!
"Damn it! We've been ambushed. Let's send a message to the commander immediately and ask for tactical guidance!" Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi yelled at the top of his lungs.
Yin Xinjun fired only five shots, cleaned up the situation, and ran westward!
He wants to move to a safe place and continue shelling!
After all, Tent Mountain is too close!
He, who always cherished his life, just recorded the location!
Near the railway tracks, more than a thousand Japanese soldiers were hiding in concealed places, even away from the carriages.
After Koizumi sent the telegram, the Japanese battalion commander, Major Yamazaki Seiichi, who was following him, asked,
"Mr. Chief of Staff? Why don't you attack Hailin?"
"Baga, what if we're ambushed? I'm increasingly feeling like this is a trap!"
"Sir, the railway line has been damaged. If you don't attack, we will be court-martialed!"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a whistling sound breaking through the air, and a shell landed near the carriage and exploded suddenly!
"Damn it, it's a trap. Fortunately I didn't take any action just now!" Lieutenant Colonel Koizumi said with lingering fear.
Yamazaki Seichi no longer insisted, but lay tightly on the ground and hugged his head!
The shells fell one after another, and it took 10 shells in total before the fire stopped!
However, these Japanese devils still didn't dare to move, not even a bit!
Mudanjiang City, Fourth Garrison Command,
Not long after the first telegram for help arrived,
Then came the second one.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we have been ambushed. Please provide us with tactical guidance!"
"Baga, give me the order. The second, third, and fourth squadrons must rush to Hailin immediately. No delay! Prepare the vehicles! I want to go there myself!"
"Hayi!"