Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2954 The general attack begins!
After killing two Japanese soldiers on Duanwu, he did not stop there, but paused to continue observing and looking for the next target.

At that moment, he noticed a flickering light about thirty meters away.

He crept over quietly and saw three Japanese sentries resting and chatting at the corner of the trench.

This was a golden opportunity, and Duanwu acted almost without hesitation.

He lunged at the Japanese soldier from behind, covering his mouth with his left hand while his right hand pierced the soldier's neck with a dagger.

The Japanese soldier only had time to let out a muffled groan before collapsing limply to the ground.

Hearing the commotion, the other two Japanese soldiers were about to get up when Duanwu suddenly grabbed their heads with both hands and slammed them together. With a loud bang, the two Japanese soldiers saw stars and collapsed to the ground.

Duanwu quickly delivered two more blows to ensure they were completely lifeless before continuing his search for the next target.

And so, with his superb fighting skills and calm mind, Duanwu took down the sentries on the western outskirts of the Japanese positions one by one.

His movements were clean and swift, without making any noise that could alert the other Japanese soldiers. As a result, all thirty-odd people on the outer perimeter were killed by Duanwu.

But it would be difficult for them to penetrate further during the Dragon Boat Festival. These outer positions were only used by Japanese sentries for lookouts; most of the Japanese soldiers were holed up in the second line of defense.

In other words, these sentries on the outer perimeter were practically cannon fodder. Once they detected an enemy attack, they would immediately raise an alarm, and the Japanese soldiers on the second line of defense would instantly arrive at the outer perimeter positions.

From the Japanese perspective, this was a very good tactic, since the enemy was very likely to shell the front-line positions, and if there were too many people on the front lines, the casualties would definitely increase significantly.

Little did they know that this gave the Dragon Boat Festival an opportunity.

Given Duanwu's capabilities, the Japanese defenses on the perimeter had far too many weaknesses.

Of course, it's impossible for Duanwu to kill thousands of people all by himself.

His goal was to capture the outer positions and create an opening for the attacking forces.

In other words, the fact that the Fujino Regiment remained in the wild sealed its fate of destruction.

After identifying all the targets, Duanwu took the Japanese soldier's flashlight and sent a long signal followed by two short signals down the mountain.

Down the mountain, One-Eyed Dragon and Ma Ping'an, who were already prepared, saw the signal and immediately led the black-clad troops, like a black tide, to silently climb to the top of the mountain.

Duanwu smiled slightly, then turned back to keep an eye on the Japanese soldiers.

In the Japanese second defensive position, the number of Japanese sentries and patrolmen was two to three times that of the outer perimeter, making it extremely difficult to infiltrate.

Therefore, a large-scale offensive will likely be needed next. Once the enemy is defeated and the Japanese are driven down the mountain, the Fujino Regiment will be finished.

The black-clad troops quickly made their way up the mountain. Since Duanwu had cleared out all the sentries and Japanese soldiers in the outer positions, they made their way very easily and quickly occupied the outer positions on the west side of the Japanese lines.

At this time, the Japanese soldiers were unaware of the danger and continued their patrols and sentry duty as usual.

Ma Pingan, One-Eyed Dragon, and Duanwu meet.

Duanwu quickly explained to the two what he had observed about the enemy's deployment.

Duanwu lowered his voice: "This second Japanese defensive position is impenetrable. The number of Japanese sentries and patrols is two to three times that of the outer perimeter, and the defense is extremely tight. Moreover, their patrol routes all intersect, and the sentries' positions leave almost no blind spots." As he spoke, Duanwu picked up a twig from the ground and roughly outlined the Japanese position on the ground, then continued:
"Look, these are the Japanese machine gun strongpoints, distributed around the perimeter of the position. Their crossfire can cover most of the area. Remember, we must take out these strongpoints first, otherwise we will suffer heavy casualties."

Also, this location on the north side was likely the Japanese ammunition depot. To throw the Japanese into disarray, this ammunition depot had to be blown up first, creating panic and making them think they were running out of ammunition and couldn't hold out any longer.

After thinking for a moment, Ma Ping'an asked, "Captain, what should we do next? If we launch a direct assault, the casualties will probably be quite high."

Duanwu nodded and said, "That's right, we can't force it. I plan to arrange it like this: One-Eyed Dragon, you take a team and sneak in from the south. After the main force opens fire, you'll draw the Japanese attention south. But remember, don't get caught up in the fighting. Your mission is just to draw the Japanese fire and attention."

One-Eyed Dragon immediately accepted the order, saying, "Don't worry, Captain, I'm good at this!"

Duanwu then looked at Ma Ping'an, "Old Pan, you take another team and circle around to the vicinity of the Japanese ammunition depot from the north. Once the fighting starts on One-Eyed Dragon's side, find an opportunity to blow up the ammunition depot. Without ammunition, the Japanese are like a toothless tiger."

Ma Ping'an nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, leave this to me. I will definitely blow the ammunition depot to smithereens."

Finally, Duanwu continued, "The rest of you follow me. We'll launch a feint attack from the front. The bigger the show of force, the better, so the Japanese think we're going to launch a full-scale attack. Once Lao Pan's side succeeds, we'll all rush up together and drive the Japanese down the mountain."

The orders were passed down orally from one soldier to another, and the soldiers quickly received them.

After the order was relayed, Duanwu suddenly waved his hand, signaling an attack.

Then, Duanwu, along with all the soldiers, jumped onto the trenches at almost the same time and pulled the triggers at the Japanese soldiers in the position directly in front of them.

In an instant, gunshots rang out like popping beans, raining down on the unprepared Japanese soldiers.

Bullets whistled through the air. A Japanese soldier was leaning against the trench wall, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, squinting his eyes, enjoying a moment of leisure, when a sudden bullet pierced his head.

The Japanese soldier fell down like a dead dog, the cigarette in his hand still burning.

Upon hearing the gunshot, a Japanese soldier nearby immediately stood up and assumed a fighting stance.

But before he could even raise his gun, several bloody holes appeared in his chest, and he could only return to meet their Amaterasu Omikami in fear and confusion.

Under the guns of Duanwu and the Black-Clad Troops, the Japanese soldiers at the forefront had almost no chance to fight back before falling one after another.

In despair, a Japanese officer shouted, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

But before he could finish speaking, a bullet struck his throat.

The Japanese officer covered his neck with both hands, blood gushing from between his fingers, making gurgling sounds in his throat, but he could no longer utter a word.

But by this time, some of the Japanese soldiers had realized what was happening and picked up their guns to return fire.

The Japanese machine gun positions near the west side also quickly turned their guns around, preparing to intercept the black-clad troops.

Unexpectedly, before they could even fire a few shots, a grenade was thrown at them.

Boom!

The immense force of the grenade explosion knocked all the Japanese soldiers to the ground.

With the Japanese machine gun positions silenced, no Japanese soldier could stop the advance of the Black-Clad Troops!