sbdcsierra Chapter 489: Quickly tear down the door of the Japanese bank, and empty the Japanese vault within 1
Chapter 489: Quickly tear down the door of the Japanese bank, and empty the Japanese vault within 1
As soon as the artillery battalion began to bombard, 18 Fat Baby ground attack aircraft swooped down fiercely from the sky, frantically strafing the enemy barracks and puppet army bases in the city. The shells fired by the 20mm and 30mm machine guns were very powerful, directly penetrating the roof of the barracks and hitting the enemy who was sleeping.
The commander of the Shuiquan County garrison was Colonel Jiro Ogawa, who had extensive combat experience and had participated in many large-scale sweep operations, making outstanding military achievements. He was transferred to the local garrison because he was injured before, otherwise he would have been transferred to Southeast Asia with the army.
Jiro Ogawa, who was awakened by the sound of artillery shells, stopped and, enduring the pain in his back, shouted miserably: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Quickly sound the air defense alarm and concentrate all the light and heavy machine guns in our hands to fire into the air. We must drive away the enemy's fighter planes."
"Mr. Aso, you must immediately call the nearby garrison for help. At the same time, you must send an emergency telegram to the headquarters, asking the commander to quickly send air force support!"
"Jingchuan Jun, you must lead your troops to support the defenders at the city gate immediately. The Chinese army has deployed heavy artillery and fighter planes to attack us. This is definitely not a small fight. The goal should be to seize Shuiquan County. No matter how much it costs, we cannot let Shuiquan County be lost to our Xiaochuan Regiment."
Jiro Ogawa reacted very quickly and gave what he thought was the most correct order. He led a small team in the headquarters, carrying a Type 99 light machine gun, and fired wildly into the air. Jiro Ogawa, who had just left the house, saw the ugly fat attack plane in the sky and exclaimed in disbelief: "Masaka, how is this possible? What the hell is this? Why is the firepower so fierce? And it can fly so low?"
What happened next shocked Jiro Ogawa even more. It was the first time he saw a Fat Baby ground attack aircraft. He was very surprised that the ground attack aircraft dared to fly so low. But when the bullets fired by the light and heavy machine guns could not break the defense of the Fat Baby ground attack aircraft, he opened his mouth in shock and screamed in disbelief: "This is absolutely fake, I don't believe it is true. Our heavy machine guns can't break the enemy's fighter defense. I must be dreaming."
Jiro Ogawa pinched his thigh hard. Feeling the severe pain, he knew he was not dreaming. Facing such a ground attack aircraft, he was still confused. He wiped his sweaty forehead and ordered frantically: "Baga Yalu! Immediately push out the anti-aircraft gun in our hands. We must shoot down the enemy's new fighter plane at all costs, otherwise our wing will not be able to defend Shuiquan County at all."
After making the arrangements, Jiro Ogawa immediately rushed back to the telegraph room, grabbed the telegraph operator's clothes, and said anxiously: "Send a telegram to the commander immediately. The enemy has a low-altitude, low-speed, and highly defensive fighter that can pose a huge threat to our ground infantry. It is equipped with six machine guns and four large-caliber machine guns. Please send nearby fighters to support us immediately. If we cannot shoot down this enemy plane, Shuiquan County will most likely fall today. I am not talking nonsense. I must ask the commander to send reinforcements as soon as possible."
After finishing what he was about to say in one breath, Jiro Ogawa quickly left the headquarters. A Japanese soldier had already pulled out the 20mm anti-aircraft gun in stock. Jiro Ogawa quickly rushed over and ordered the loader to start loading. He quickly shook and adjusted the muzzle of the anti-aircraft gun. After adjusting the shooting position, he took the lead and fired the first shot, shooting wildly at the fat baby that was shooting at low altitude and the ground attack aircraft.
Gao Yuntian, a pilot who was conducting a ground attack, immediately turned the muzzle of the Japanese anti-aircraft gun after discovering it. Four machine guns plus two machine guns formed a dense firepower network and fired at Jiro Ogawa.
Bullets and shells whizzed past Jiro Ogawa's head. Fortunately, he was not injured at all, but the Japanese soldiers beside him suffered heavy losses. Six of them were killed, two were shot in two, and six were slightly injured. The entire anti-aircraft gun position was basically abandoned. The barrel of the 20mm anti-aircraft gun was hit directly and almost fell to the ground.
"Colonel, it's too dangerous here. We can't stay here any longer. The enemy's firepower is too fierce. We can't change the situation with just this anti-aircraft gun. What we should do most now is to reinforce the defenders of the city gate. We just heard fierce gunfire at the city gate. We have to lead our troops to support them quickly. Otherwise, once the city gate is lost, we will have no choice but to retreat." Ichiro Aso persuaded earnestly.
The madness on Jiro Ogawa's face faded away, and he led the remaining Japanese soldiers out of the command center and rushed to the direction where the gunfire came from the city gate. However, it was too late. Zhang Dabiao had already blown up the city gate with the armored troops. Tanks and armored vehicles entered one after another and attacked the Japanese reinforcements from Shuiquan County head-on.
"Quick, speed up. Tank Battalion 1 immediately launches an attack on the enemy's headquarters. Armored Vehicle Battalion 1 immediately disperses and goes to intercept the enemy's reinforcements. Tank Battalion 2 and Tank Battalion 3 immediately begin to encircle and detour from the left and right. Armored Vehicle Battalion 2 and Armored Vehicle Battalion 3 follow closely behind to provide fire support. Tank Battalion 4 and Armored Vehicle Battalion 4 immediately launch an attack on the puppet army camp. We must not let these evil puppet soldiers escape."
It took a full twenty minutes for the four tank battalions and four armored vehicle battalions to completely enter Shuiquan County. The anti-aircraft battalion that followed closely behind also acted very quickly. It took only eight minutes for all of them to enter the city and help the armored forces pursue the Japanese and puppet troops.
The last two mechanized infantry battalions to arrive quickly entered the city and helped the armored forces to clear out the remaining enemies. After a full half hour of fierce fighting, they completed the occupation of Shuiquan County.
After realizing that the situation was hopeless, Jiro Ogawa led the remaining Japanese soldiers and puppet troops to evacuate Shuiquan County. The armored regiment took only one hour to complete the occupation of Shuiquan County, and their own casualties were not heavy. This was indeed a great victory worthy of mention.
"Commander, the Japanese's material warehouse has fallen into our hands intact. The soldiers are urgently moving the materials in the warehouse. Twenty-eight transport planes from the base have landed on the open space outside Shuiquan County. I have arranged for the soldiers to transport the guns and ammunition. It is estimated that the loading will be completed in an hour, and it will definitely not affect the safety of the transport planes." Zhang Dabiao reported with confidence.
Li Yunlong patted Zhang Dabiao on the shoulder and praised him with a smile on his face: "Zhang Dabiao, you are really quick in reaction. I thought the battle might not be over within an hour, but I didn't expect you to surprise me. You ended the battle at the scheduled time and occupied the enemy's material warehouse. This battle was fought perfectly. I will recommend you for credit when I go back."
Lin Zhenhua also rushed over from the rear. Considering that there was a large amount of spoils to be received, he sent an urgent order to the base, asking Maoershan Airport to urgently mobilize 28 transport planes to transport the spoils. Facts have proved that his judgment was not wrong. The spoils in Dashuiquan County were indeed very rich.
"Old Li, hurry up and bring your men with me to the vault of the Bank of China. We have to take away all the banknotes and gold bars that the Japanese have stored in there. We have to be quick. It's already 6:30 in the morning. We have to leave in two and a half hours."
"Zhang Dabiao, you must not sit idle either. Immediately mobilize two battalions of tanks and start patrolling Shuiquan County. If you encounter any hidden Japanese or puppet troops, kill them immediately. Keep a close eye on those ruffians. If they dare to cause trouble, kill them resolutely. There is no need to hesitate. If anything goes wrong, I will be held responsible!"
"Old Zhao, I'll leave all the logistics matters to you. Immediately mobilize all our transportation forces to empty the enemy's warehouses. Any food that can't be taken away will be distributed to the people, and any supplies that can't be taken away will be burned directly. Not a single hair can be left for the enemy."
After the tasks were assigned, Lin Zhenhua and Li Yunlong, under the leadership of Wei Heshang, took ten minutes to reach the location of the Japanese Specie Bank's vault.
"Duan Peng, tear down the door of the Japanese's room immediately. We need to act quickly. We must empty the Japanese's bank vault within an hour."
Duan Peng brought two 60mm machine guns and fired rounds at the Japanese iron gate, destroying the chain and the internal lock, and the entire iron gate fell directly to the ground. Immediately, six soldiers carried the fallen iron gate out and threw it on the road outside. Then Duan Peng led his men to shoot again with submachine guns at the internal door locks. After opening three door locks in succession, they really arrived at the Japanese bank's vault.
Lin Zhenhua came to the vault, took out the yellow explosives from his backpack, set the detonation time, and immediately retreated. A loud explosion sounded three minutes later, and the door of the vault was directly blown open, but the banknotes inside were not damaged.
Monk Wei took the lead and threw two smoke bombs directly into the vault, and then closed the vault door. Then there was a violent coughing sound from inside, which really scared Monk Wei. Fortunately, he strictly followed Lin Zhenhua's instructions, otherwise he might have been tricked!