The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 769 It hurts
Seeing Fengwen Yamashita's panic and panic, the Chief of Staff of the 15th Army was in a trance.

In his impression, Yamashita Fengwen is a wise, calm and decisive general.Since the outbreak of the war, he has commanded countless battles, and each time he was able to achieve a major victory that could even be called a brilliant victory.

His ability to win the title of Malay Tiger is enough to prove his talent.He was usually so gracious, it was unimaginable for panic to appear on him.

However, since Fengwen Yamashita came to South Asia, the chief of staff felt that he had changed a little, and he seemed at a loss when facing Gao Jiu.

At this moment, after Fufumi Yamashita issued a series of orders angrily, he sat down on the sofa, looking very tired, as if he had suddenly aged a few years, and the chief of staff felt a little distressed.

He said with concern: "Your Excellency, Commander, why don't you rest for a while, I'll take care of anything."

Fengwen Yamashita shook his head, and asked suspiciously: "What's going on? The mighty Japanese Yellow Army has come here, and its combat effectiveness has dropped so much."

The chief of staff knew what he was referring to. Most of the division heads of the 15th Army are not of the same mind as Yamashita Fengwen. In addition to the 18th Division brought from the Malay Peninsula, the newly formed 144th Division and 145th Division are still under command. The other Japanese troops acted in every way, and they could not command at all.

In this case, no matter how high command ability Yamashita Fengwen has, what role can it play?

He said: "Your Excellency, the bad situation in South Asia has a lot to do with these corrupt senior generals.

Under such circumstances, hastily launching a battle against the Golden Triangle has no chance of winning at all.

I suggest that after the rescue of the 144th Division, temporarily stop the attack on the Golden Triangle.To rectify the troops of the 15th Army, first eliminate internal hidden dangers, and then launch an attack on the Golden Triangle. "

Yamashita Fengwen nodded silently, and said: "Your opinion is correct, but the 144th Division may be more dangerous than good, and this loss is too heavy."

At the foot of Mount Malagon, the Allied Forces surrounded the Japanese 144th Division.

They did not launch an attack, but used a large number of infantry fighting vehicles as cover to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through, and then used various artillery to bombard the Japanese army's position continuously.

The Japanese army also counterattacked with artillery, and the two sides launched a fierce artillery battle.

However, the density of artillery fire of the coalition forces greatly exceeded that of the Japanese army. The artillery of the Japanese army was continuously destroyed, and the strength of the counterattack became weaker and weaker.

Not only that, the Japanese army carried limited artillery shells, which could not withstand the consumption of long-term artillery battles, and gradually became unable to fight back.

In order to annihilate this Japanese army as soon as possible and minimize the casualties of the coalition troops, Gao Jiu not only sent a telegram to the air force to let them airdrop a large number of shells, but also ordered the bomber troops to take off to bomb the 144th division of the Japanese army.

Back then, when Gao Jiu was in Kaifeng, he produced a 550kg super bomb, which was used against Japanese infantry with excellent results.

At that time, the production process of super bombs was extremely simple. Now in the arsenal of the Golden Triangle, standard aerial bombs have been developed, and the standard weight of each bomb has reached 623kg.

These bombs have not been used on the battlefield since they were manufactured.

Gao Jiu decided to use the 144th Division of the Japanese Army for the test first.

24 B24 Liberator heavy bombers took off from Ma Wan Airport, each bomber can carry six such bombs, and they quickly flew over the battlefield.

The commanders of the bomber brigade knew the power of these heavy bombs. They used wireless telegraphs to report to the ground, reminding the coalition troops to protect their ears and stay away from the complicated terrain, so as to prevent accidental injury from the huge bombs and the vibrations caused by the ground. .

When the ordinary officers and soldiers of the 144th Division of the Japanese Army heard the roar of the plane, they thought it was the Japanese Air Force coming for reinforcements, and they couldn't help cheering.

The head of the division and those senior officers knew that the Japanese air force could not come for reinforcements. This must be an enemy plane, so they hurriedly notified the troops to prepare for air defense.

However, it was too late, not to mention that the air defense order was too late to be conveyed to the soldiers, even if they knew it in advance, they would have nowhere to hide.

The B24 Liberator heavy bomber flew over the Japanese positions, opened the magazine under the belly of the aircraft, and dropped giant bombs one after another.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The giant bomb fell on the ground, exploded violently, and made a loud noise.

Even though the officers and soldiers of the coalition army covered their ears, the eardrums still felt a little tingling, and the ground shook like an earthquake.

The power of a giant aerial bomb weighing 623kg is too great. After a bomb explodes, it can blow up a crater as deep as one meter on the ground. The scope of the explosion shock wave exceeds two basketball courts, with a radius of hundreds of meters. All the vehicles and buildings inside were destroyed, and the people were not spared. Even if they got into the cat's ear hole, they would be killed by the earthquake.

24 B24 Liberator bombers flew over and dropped a full 144 giant aerial bombs.

After the bomb exploded, a blank area of ​​several square kilometers was formed in the middle of the Japanese defense position, and all the Japanese troops in this area were spared.

Liao Tong was stunned and very excited. He said with emotion: "The power of this giant bomb is really too great. This round of bombing has killed at least one regiment of the Japanese army. If we do this a few times, the Japanese army will The regiment is over."

Liu Zhanying also said excitedly: "Yes, Master Jiu, quickly send planes to bomb him a few more times, and this battle will be over."

They were all very happy, but Gao Jiu felt a pain in the flesh.

He gritted his teeth and said: "A giant bomb is worth 2500 oceans, and 144 giant bombs directly blow up 36 oceans."

"Ah, it's so expensive, so save it." Liu Zhanying stuck out her tongue and said in surprise.

Liao Tong was also very surprised, and said: "After the bombing just now, the large Japanese army has been blown up, and it would be a waste to use such bombs. Let's use bombardment."

Gao Jiu was feeling distressed. When he heard Liao Tong's suggestion, he took it into his heart and said, "You are right. The Japanese army's defense has basically collapsed. Our artillery is enough to deal with them."

Gao Jiu was right. During the bombing just now, a giant aerial bomb dropped near the headquarters of the 144th Division of the Japanese Army. command.The command organs of the brigade and regiment were also incompletely bombed. Except for individual units, it was impossible to organize a large-scale defense.

The explosion of the giant bomb also caused a huge psychological shadow on the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army.

Under the fierce artillery fire of the coalition forces, the Japanese officers and soldiers tried their best to find cover, hoping to survive the artillery fire, and basically lost the will to fight.

The shelling went on for another full hour. Gao Jiu felt that it was almost done, so he gave the order to attack.

The coalition troops, led by more than 500 infantry fighting vehicles, rushed to the Japanese defensive positions.

The artillery of the Japanese army has been basically destroyed, and the defensive positions are also incomplete under the bombardment of artillery fire. Only a small number of Japanese troops counterattacked in vain.

The troops of the coalition forces captured the forward positions of the Japanese army without hindrance, and continued to develop in depth.

The coalition forces quickly broke down the enemy's resistance. Two hours later, most of the Japanese troops were wiped out. Only a brigade commander of the Japanese army led some remaining Japanese troops to guard on a hill and continued to resist stubbornly.

The coalition troops surrounded the Japanese army, and there was another burst of violent shelling.The vegetation on the top of the hill was completely blown away, exposing the white rocks below.

Seeing that the Japanese army showed no signs of resistance, a group of soldiers from the Yuanzheng Army climbed to the top of the mountain to search for the remaining Japanese army.

Liao Tong held up the binoculars and watched the soldiers of the Yuanzheng Army. When they climbed to the top of the mountain, there was an explosion and gunshots.The soldiers fell down one after another.

Liao Tong felt a little puzzled, since the mountain had been flattened, why did the Japanese soldiers survive?He immediately ordered someone to go up and check.

A combat staff officer who went up quickly reported to him on the radio that a cave was found on the mountain, and there were still remnants of Japanese troops inside.

Liao Tong suddenly remembered something, commanded the troops to temporarily stop attacking, and then he climbed up the mountain himself.

Gao Jiu and the others didn't understand what he was going to do, so they followed him.

Everyone saw that there was a cave more than ten meters away from the top of the mountain. The cave was as tall as a person and more than one meter wide. There were people firing guns from time to time.

Liao Tong said, "Go get the flamethrower."

Only then did everyone understand that Liao Tong wanted to test the power of the flamethrower.

A fire-breathing soldier came to the side of the cave. Several soldiers of the Yuanzheng Army first threw a few grenades into the cave, and then fired into the cave. Covering the fire-breathing soldier, he stood in front of the cave entrance and walked towards the inside of the cave. Pulling the trigger, a fiery snake swiftly rushed into the cave.

There was a shrill scream from inside the cave, and after a while, there was no movement.

The officers and soldiers of the Yuanzheng Army shot and threw grenades into the cave, but no one inside fought back.

A squad leader of the Yuanzheng Army led two soldiers into the cave, and they came out not long after. The squad leader had a frightened expression on his face, obviously frightened.

He said: "Reporter, all the devils inside have been burnt to coke, so I can't read it." After speaking, he vomited.

The two soldiers behind him looked much like him, also vomiting non-stop.

Fengwen Yamashita received the farewell telegram sent by the head of the Japanese brigade before he died. Although he had a premonition that the 144th Division was in danger, he did not expect that from the 144th Division's report that it was surrounded by the enemy to the destruction of the entire army, it was only a matter of time. It took five hours, but the enemy's fighting power was far beyond his expectations.

In order to avoid the same fate of the 65th and 66th Divisions, he immediately gave them an order to retreat.

After giving the order, Yamashita Fengwen felt dizzy for a while, shook his body a few times, and fell down slowly.

Yamashita Fengwen is a very proud person. He did not expect that after coming to South Asia, he first lost a brigade, and then lost a division. Such a blow made him unbearable.

He fell ill and developed a high fever.

The chief of staff was very depressed, and he was carried back to Hanoi with Yamashita Fengwen.

The destruction of the 144th Division of the Japanese Army caused a huge shock among the Japanese troops in South Asia.

The commander of the 16th Army of the Japanese Army gloated and said to the Chief of Staff: "Fongwen Yamashita refused to listen to my advice and caused such a huge loss to the Huang Army. It is really abominable."

The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I also hate this guy with his eyes above the top. If you kindly advise him, he doesn't appreciate it, thinks he's smart, and suffers such a disastrous failure. It's his own fault.

I heard that a new front army is going to be established here in South Asia, and the base camp intends to let Yamashita Homofumi be the commander of the front army. His ability is far worse than yours, and the base camp doesn't know how to judge people.You should be the commander.

This time, Fengwen Yamashita caused Huang Jun to suffer such a disastrous defeat. I want to see how the headquarters will treat him? "

The commanders of the 65th, 66th, and 67th Divisions of the Japanese Army were very fortunate that they had communicated with Gao Jiu in advance, otherwise, they would have ended up in the same fate as the 144th Division.

After the 18th Brigade of the 35th Division of the Japanese Army was wiped out, the head of the 18th Division was still a little unconvinced, thinking that the 35th Brigade was surrounded by heavy enemy troops and was not familiar with the terrain and enemy conditions, which led to its failure. .He still has the idea of ​​wanting to compete with Gao Jiu.

The 144th Division of the Japanese Army was wiped out in just five hours, and he completely dispelled his extravagant hope of defeating Gao Jiu.

The hardest hit was the 145th Division of the Japanese Army. Both of them and the 144th Division had just been formed and traveled from mainland Japan to South Asia.

What happened to the 144th Division shocked them greatly.Most of the officers and soldiers in the division have not been trained in actual combat.

Seeing domestic newspapers constantly bragging about how brave Huang Jun was, he was full of confidence and wanted to make contributions in South Asia. The cruel reality shattered their illusions, and the morale of the entire army was very low.

Successive failures aroused dissatisfaction in the Japanese base camp, and Yamashita Fengwen was severely reprimanded.

A friend of Fufumi Yamashita, who was in the Japanese army base camp, revealed a message to Fengfu Yamashita, saying that it was originally decided to let Fengfu Yamashita serve as the commander of the upcoming South Asian Front Army, and now some people have raised doubts.

He asked Yamashita Fengwen to quickly find a way to shirk responsibility for the failure, otherwise, the candidate for the commander may fall to others.

There are only two ways for Yamashita Fengwen to change the passive situation in front of him. One is to quickly defeat Gao Jiu. Yamashita Fengwen thinks he does not have this ability.Then there is only one way left, and that is to shirk responsibility and find someone to take the blame.

(End of this chapter)