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Chapter 193 Crow’s Mouth (Second update, please subscribe)
  4 month 28 day.

Under MacArthur's repeated urging, the garrison troops launched "Operation Oboe" under the cover of the US Seventh Fleet and the Army Air Force, launching an attack on Borneo from the east.

The landfall on May 5 was at Tarakan in northeastern Borneo. The landing operation on May 1st went very smoothly under the cover of naval guns. The Japanese naval garrison guarding Linga Beach on Tarakan Island retreated after a slight resistance.

The Third Reinforcement Brigade suffered almost no casualties during the entire landing operation. The exchange of fire between the two sides on the first day was more of a test than a landing and counter-landing. This was also in line with the initial judgment-in order to avoid the Allied artillery superiority, the Japanese army would deploy all its main forces in the inland areas.

Although it was his first time to command a landing operation, under the advice of the American staff, Chen Chendong did not advance rashly. Instead, he further consolidated the beachhead and sent tanks and large troops ashore before further expanding the results.

On May 5, the 2rd Reinforcement Brigade began to advance north along the traffic route towards Tarakan Airport. The remaining troops carried out expansion operations to the west and south of Tarakan Town and advanced the front to the outskirts of Tarakan Town. According to the combat plan, after landing, go north to capture Tarakan Airport, and then continue north along the road to capture the fuel plant.

It was at this time that both parties finally figured out each other's identities.

“He’s actually Chinese!”

When Major Tadao Tsunei, captain of the 455th Independent Infantry Group guarding Tarakan, learned that the troops on the island were Chinese, not the "Australian Army", his instinctive reaction was - how is this possible?

"How did the Chinese get here?"

Chang Jing has been to China. In fact, the first time he went to the battlefield after graduating from the military academy was in China, and he went to...Nanjing.

The arrival of some old friends will awaken people's memories of friendship. But the reunion of some old friends awakens...well, grudges.

This situation was perfect. Through the interrogation of Japanese prisoners, it was learned that after Chang Jing had been to Nanjing, Li Yi'an's order was very simple.

"Do your best to eradicate evil and try to annihilate them all."

Some grievances cannot be resolved.

Of course, some inherent opinions cannot be resolved. After learning that the landing force was Chinese, Tsunei, who was originally afraid of the Allied firepower, immediately became nervous.

"There is nothing to fear from the Chinese! Tonight, we will drive them all into the sea!"

Tsunei's words were full of arrogance. He even chatted with Lieutenant Colonel Hiroshi Hiroshi of the Second Marine Guard about the good old days and the days when he had just joined the army to capture Nanjing.

"...The Chinese soldier, let him kneel on the ground, and then, I use the samurai sword, hey! With one strike, the body will be cut in two..."

Recalling past victories, Chang Jing became more and more arrogant. He even forgot about the Allied planes overhead and the Allied artillery fire.

That night, in the dense rainforest, groups of Japanese soldiers were preparing for the final charge. The officers hung strips of white cloth on each other's backs to enable the soldiers to follow them in the dark.

Under the cover of dense rainforest, nearly two thousand Japanese soldiers cautiously advanced towards the Chinese soldiers' camp. According to previous reconnaissance, the Chinese heavy artillery positions were right ahead. During the daytime battle, those heavy artillery caused them too many casualties. As long as their heavy artillery was eliminated, the Chinese had nothing to fear!

Major Tsunei was walking under the pale moonlight, holding his command knife and stopping to observe from time to time. Although he was arrogant, he was also cautious.

From time to time during the march, someone slipped and fell to the ground, making a light metal clang sound. As he cautiously passed through the woods, Saoten, who was following the captain, saw orange light flashing from time to time on the horizon in the distance. There was a deafening roar.

"It's a heavy artillery!"

The light and the sound of artillery made Tsunei happy, that was his target, and he immediately issued an order to divide his troops. The troops were divided into two groups and outflanked the target in the distance, while the accompanying mortar soldiers were left behind in the woods by the river. .

"Sir, don't call me a crow's mouth..."

Fang Shizu, who was lying behind the sandbag, hugged STG44 and blinked hard. Ever since he had dinner in the evening, he had always felt a little unsteady. He had always believed in his sixth sense that he had had since he was a child. Of course Fang Shizu didn't know anything. Sixth sense, his family called this ability of his as the crow's mouth. He was often beaten for this when he was a child. Later, he stopped expressing this feeling.

But on the battlefield, he had to say that after all, sometimes the crow's mouth was still very effective.

"I always feel uneasy. Something must have happened tonight..."

"You kid, come on, your bad talk has never been effective..."

The veteran who was about to scold his subordinates said this, but he couldn't help but raise his head and look ahead.

As far as the eye can see, there is dense rainforest. The vegetation blocks the view, and no movement can be seen at all.

Quiet, it's very quiet in the forest, it seems like there aren't even frogs chirping.

"There seems to be something wrong. ..." In the rain forest, a pair of eyes were staring ahead. Saoten, holding a bayonet in his hand, stared straight ahead. When the captain gave the order and moved forward, suddenly, There seems to be something on the leg.

Maybe it’s just a branch!

When this idea came to Saoten's mind, there was a "bang" and a ball of fire popped up from the ground in the darkness. Before he could react "boom", a violent explosion broke the silence in the rain forest.

"There are mines!"

Amidst the screams, the S-shaped jumping mine exploded in the air, shooting hundreds of fragments horizontally in all directions at a fatal speed. Saoten only felt numbness in his waist and hips, and he fell down, just like everyone else. , when he screamed and groped his crotch, his empty crotch was wet and full of blood.

"No, no more..."

As the frightened cries came out, gunshots rang out.

"The enemy's attack... is stupid, let me just say..."

Fang Shizu shouted, picked up his weapon, and fired at the Japanese in the dark.

Amidst a burst of shouting, tracer bullets like fire sickles were fired from the position with green and red trails. From time to time, the screams of the soldiers who were hit could be heard around Chang Jing.

The silent midnight was immediately broken by the sound of "Tuss" and machine gunfire that resounded through the sky.

Several Japanese mortars also started bombarding. The 81mm mortars were not very powerful, but they also caused a lot of trouble to the defenders.

Led by Lieutenant Colonel Hiroshi Koharu with a white cross hanging on his back, more than a thousand soldiers on the naval guard circled around from the flanks. They would seize the artillery position while the Chinese attention was attracted by Tsunei.

The Sixth Battalion was responsible for guarding the artillery positions. Although on the surface it seemed that the number of troops was one to three with the Japanese army, the scattered deployment made the defense line weak, so Xiang Chunbo faced only half a company and two half platoons. Less than a hundred defenders.

One thousand against one hundred, the advantage is mine!

When the fighting started on Changjing's side, Xiang Chunbo's side was still quiet, without any movement. However, the defenders were already alert, aiming their rifles at the soldiers in front. They all opened their eyes wide, trying to see what was happening in the darkness. movement.

In the darkness, Zhao Yaozu cautiously called through the radio.

"I need lighting, coordinates..."

As soon as he put down the phone, he picked up the assault rifle and aimed it forward.

"Whoosh..."

As soon as the shells with whistles flew over, the flares exploded in the sky one after another. People under the dazzling white light could hardly open their eyes, but with the light of the flares, they could see everything clearly - Teams of Japanese soldiers were rushing towards them quickly with their waists bent, and the swarming Japanese soldiers were pressing over them like a black mass.

Now it's too late even to use a machine gun.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yaozu immediately shouted.

"Be careful, Death's Scythe..."

The moment he finished speaking, Zhao Yaozu and his other comrades all lay down under the bunker. At the same time, he pressed the trigger.

Suddenly, the front of his position seemed to be attacked by heavy artillery. With two explosions in succession, the swarming Japanese troops fell like wheat being harvested.

Reaper of Death is another name for heavy directional landmines. This is a gift specially prepared by Li Yi'an for his small life. After all, night attacks have always been the specialty of the Japanese army, and their "Long Live Charge" is even more shocking.

But it is not worth mentioning in front of the "Reaper of Death" - it was developed by Li Yian based on the MON200 directional mine of later generations, and the overall weight reaches 30 kilograms! The explosive charge is 15 kilograms - several times that of a 150-level grenade. Its fragments contain about 15000 steel balls. With the propelling force of 15 kilograms of explosives, its killing range is basically impossible for enemy infantry within a 200-meter radius fan to escape. of.

The dense rain of bullets formed after the two Death's Scythes were detonated swept the earth like Death's scythes. More than [-] steel balls swept across the entire battlefield, knocking hundreds of Japanese soldiers to the ground one by one on the spot.

But in just the blink of an eye, most of the swarming Japanese troops fell. As for Lieutenant Colonel Xiang Chunbo, he didn't even have time to shout out "Give me Tuss!" when he was hit by dozens of steel balls and fell to the ground, covered in blood. It was blood, and his eyes were full of shock when he saw the dead fish.

This, what's going on, how could this happen...

(End of this chapter)