Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2946 Artillery Attack on Japanese Supply Depot!

Just as General Maruyama was fleeing in disarray and the Japanese troops were in chaos, Ma Ping'an had already led his artillery unit to quietly infiltrate the flanks of the Japanese supply train, tank units, and artillery units.

The Japanese supply trains, tank units, and artillery units moved very slowly. As a result, when Maruyama led his infantry in pursuit of Dango, the supply trains and other units fell far behind.

Ma Ping'an stayed behind precisely to bombard these three units, and it was a long-range bombardment using large-caliber mortars.

Furthermore, Duanwu had instructed that after firing all the mortar shells he was carrying, he should simply abandon them.

Although Ma Pingan felt it was a bit of a pity, he believed that the captain's decision was correct.

After all, these cannons are not as important as the artillerymen they have painstakingly trained.

Therefore, Ma Ping'an strictly followed Duanwu's orders.

He stared intently at the Japanese trucks and tanks still slowly moving along the mountain road ahead. Once they were within the effective range of his mortars, he immediately ordered, "Fire!"

At Ma Ping'an's command, the mortars roared deafeningly.

Shells flew like arrows, whistling sharply as they hurtled towards the Japanese convoy.

boom! boom! boom!
A series of earth-shattering explosions rang out, and the Japanese supply corps was instantly engulfed in flames.

Trucks loaded with supplies were blown to pieces, with supplies flying everywhere, flames shooting into the sky, and thick smoke billowing out, blotting out the sun.

Even the ammunition boxes that were originally neatly stacked on the truck exploded one after another in the shell explosion.

At that moment, as if a chain reaction had been triggered, explosions began one after another, one after another.

The Japanese tank units were not spared either.

One after another, Japanese tanks were hit by artillery shells, their armor was twisted and deformed, their tracks were broken, and their turrets were overturned.

Inside the tanks, some Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces, while others were burned alive, their screams echoing across the battlefield.

The artillery units also suffered devastating blows.

The few remaining cannons were blown to pieces, and their carriages were scattered all over the ground.

The Japanese artillerymen panicked and fled in all directions.

However, under this intense artillery fire, the Japanese soldiers had nowhere to hide.

"Baka! What's going on? Where did this artillery attack come from? Wasn't General Maruyama leading his men to pursue the Anti-Japanese Alliance? How come there are still enemies?"

"Quickly, return fire! Hurry! Go find the infantry and tell them we've been attacked!"

A Japanese officer shouted in shock, trying to organize his soldiers to resist, but in the chaos, his orders could not be conveyed.

Seeing the Japanese soldiers on the mountain path in complete chaos, Ma Ping'an was overjoyed. He shouted, "Comrades, keep bombarding! Fire all the shells!"

"Yes!"

The artillerymen's morale soared, and they loaded shells even more diligently before firing. Shells rained down on the marching Japanese troops, the explosions shaking the very ground.

By this time, the Japanese soldiers in the supply corps were already terrified by the intense artillery bombardment. They abandoned the supplies on the trucks and fled in all directions.

Some Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground and lost control of their bladder and bowels.

The Japanese tank units were attempting a counterattack, but most of their tanks had been destroyed. Only a few tanks that were still operational were completely helpless against the enemy artillery positions more than 600 meters away.

One Japanese tank even plunged off the mountain road and became completely immobile.

At this point, the Japanese artillery units were completely unable to resist. Their heavy artillery was all on trucks, some of which caught fire or were overturned, making it difficult to remove the artillery pieces. One truck carrying mortars was unexpectedly hit by a shell, causing the shell to detonate and almost completely destroying the mortars.

Artillerymen without cannons to use became toothless tigers; they could do nothing but flee like rats in the street.

When Ma Ping'an saw this scene, he truly felt that he had missed a golden opportunity.

If the anti-Japanese brigade had more men, he would definitely have led a charge. What kind of Japanese Second Division was this? When faced with continuous artillery bombardment, they were no different from ordinary Japanese soldiers.

It's just a pity that there are no "what ifs".

The Anti-Japanese Brigade currently has only three main forces: Chunjiang Hao Team One, Chunjiang Hao Team Two, and the Black-Clad Troops. At this moment, the Black-Clad Troops are keeping an eye on the Fujino Regiment of the Second Division.

The one-eyed man stared intently at the slowly advancing Fujino Regiment.

He gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly, "That old Japanese devil is very cautious, he's been careful the whole way, he doesn't give anyone a chance to make a move."

At this moment, the one-eyed dragon saw that the Fujino Regiment was well-organized in both offense and defense, and that there were very few places to ambush them on the way from the Tiger's Mouth Outpost to the Triple Pass, which gave him a headache.

Although he had instructed them to only act when the opportunity presented itself, he was now almost at the third level and still hadn't had a chance to make a move. It would be strange if he wasn't anxious.

At this moment, a soldier from the black-clad unit asked, rather inappropriately, "Captain, this old Japanese devil is so vigilant, what should we do? We can't just sit here and wait, can we?"

One-Eyed Dragon frowned, thinking to himself: How should I know? The captain told me not to act rashly and to wait for the right opportunity to strike.

One-Eyed Dragon knew that this was because the captain cared about the Black-Clad Troops and didn't want them to suffer too many casualties.

Therefore, he cannot easily make a move.

After thinking for a long time, he said, "Don't rush, let's wait and see. No matter how cautious that old devil is, there will always be times when he lets his guard down. Our task is to keep a close eye on them. As long as they don't get past the three checkpoints, our mission will be accomplished."

Time passed slowly, and the Fujino Regiment remained highly vigilant, marching at a steady pace.

The one-eyed man's eyes never left them, even as sweat streamed down his face and almost flowed into his eyes, he remained completely unaware.

However, just then, the vanguard of the Fujino Regiment suddenly heard a screeching sound of brakes and shouts of alarm from the Japanese soldiers.

One-Eyed Dragon's eyes widened even more, staring intently at the direction of the Japanese vanguard.

Suddenly, the lead vehicle of the Fujino team broke down for some unknown reason, blocking the entire team's route.

The Japanese soldiers behind them stopped and surrounded them, seemingly asking what was going on.

"Captain, your chance has come!"

A soldier in black standing next to the one-eyed man seemed even more excited than the one-eyed man himself.

The one-eyed man glared at the other party, but he also felt that this was a golden opportunity.

So he whispered, "Prepare for battle! Once the Japanese are completely off guard, we'll catch them off guard. Then immediately retreat towards Sanchongguan!"

The soldiers nodded and quickly checked the weapons in their hands.

They loaded their submachine guns and machine guns, their eyes gleaming with excitement, for they were finally ready to make their move.

Meanwhile, seeing that the group had stopped moving, Fujino, the old Japanese man, also got off the bus.

Actually, this was such a small matter that he didn't need to investigate what was going on.

But he had been sitting in the car for too long, so he decided to take a stroll and go to the front of the line to see what had happened!