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Chapter 284 Taiwan Trivia (3)
"Oh no, we've been discovered!" Gangcun Yanbu roared fiercely with a ferocious look on his face, and then gave the order to attack on all fronts.
Like hungry wolves, these remnants of the Japanese army and the immigrants rushed out recklessly. They were now only about 50 meters away from the town. The enemy had only a few machine guns and some automatic weapons at most. Attacking from all sides, while there would be some losses, taking the town seemed easy. Clearly, both Gangcun and Gushan, and even the attackers, shared the same idea. As long as they could penetrate the town, they would have the advantage of terrain and location. Combined with the pre-prepared underground passages and bunkers, defeating this group of Chinese should be a piece of cake.
However, all this was just wishful thinking. Thanks to the unexpected factor of Abe Shushiro, Colonel Li and his men had been well prepared. As the companies and platoons entered the town to search, they had already carefully searched the tunnels and underground bunkers meticulously prepared by the enemy, following the intelligence provided by Abe, and had formulated corresponding countermeasures. These underground passages and bunkers now became the perfect locations for the advance battalion to ambush and kill the enemy.
As expected, some of those who had escaped the fire and entered the town rushed unprepared to their own tunnels and bunkers, hoping to use them to enter the town and launch a deadly attack on the Chinese. Unfortunately, their wishful thinking was thwarted in an instant. Just as they were peeling off the outer decorations and preparing to enter the tunnels and bunkers, the sudden attack hit like a storm.
The advance battalion, an elite unit of the 3rd Army, was well-versed in tunnel warfare and traps. Despite the tight deadline, they fully utilized the enemy's existing tunnels and bunkers, skillfully modifying them. Coupled with the enemy's self-belief in their foolproof plans, these complacent enemies suffered a ruthless blow in their carefully prepared positions.
The small leaders commanding the front watched helplessly as those who had entered the underground tunnels and bunkers quickly fled in panic. Moreover, the number of people escaping was more than half that of those who had entered. They immediately sensed something was wrong and were about to approach and question them, but unexpectedly, the fleeing people were once again "targeted" by the advance battalion in the town. In an instant, more than half of them fell.
The survivors fled desperately, shouting in fear: "Run! They have an ambush! This is terrible!"
Those resistance fighters who had not received much formal training, looked at their companions running towards them and heard the miserable screams. The fear in their hearts was instantly magnified. The confidence to resist collapsed instantly. They fled in all directions and retreated back to the attacking hill like a tide.
"What happened?" Gangcun grabbed a squadron leader and shouted, furious. The leader's frightened heart had not yet calmed down, and he stammered, "They entered... the tunnel... and were ambushed. They... died miserably. The Chinese ambushed them!"
"What?" Gangcun's face was filled with confusion. He couldn't understand how these Chinese, who had just arrived, had discovered his carefully planned underground fortifications. He hadn't yet suspected his own people. He muttered to himself, could these Chinese be so lucky that they had found his underground fortifications in such a short time?
Gushan also learned about the situation at this time. He immediately realized that the matter was serious, and hurried to Gangcun to discuss countermeasures with Gangcun.
Suddenly, signal flares went off one after another in the dense forest behind them. Colonel Li understood this as a signal that the units had arrived at their designated positions. Without hesitation, he picked up his walkie-talkie and gave the order to the advance battalion commander: "Artillery company, follow the preset parameters, open fire!"
"Boom boom boom boom!" Countless mortar shells shot up into the air like meteors, drawing beautiful arcs as they sped towards the enemy on the hilltops. "Swish, swish, swish!" The sound of the shells piercing the air and falling was particularly clear in the night. Upon hearing this sound, the veterans who had experienced the battlefield screamed in fear: "Mortars, scatter! Get out of the way!"
It was too late! "Boom-boom-boom-boom--" countless shells exploded all around, raising huge clouds of dust. Although these mortars had a small caliber, on such a battlefield, the damage they inflicted on the enemy was extremely deadly. Those so-called loyal subjects who had never experienced a major war and the improvised Japanese survivors had no idea how to respond to such an attack. They began to flee in panic.
However, in such complex terrain and chaotic formations, their flight made them perfect targets for artillery fire. Small-caliber mortar shells landed precisely among the crowd, instantly claiming countless lives.
Some experienced people, such as Gangcun and Gushan, quickly hid behind boulders and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Spread out and find a place to hide!"
But it was all to no avail. More shells rained down, not only small-caliber mortars, but also artillery pieces larger than 76mm, and even 102mm and 107mm rockets. Intense gunfire rang out all around, and the chilling sound of Chinese bugles echoed incessantly.
Gushan groaned in his heart: "It's over!" His legs seemed to have lost their strength and could no longer support his body, so he collapsed to the ground.
The battle raged until dawn. The enemy numbered over 3000 men, some of them battle-hardened veterans. Though their movements were limited, these veterans, hiding and fighting with all their might, still posed a considerable threat. For example, a veteran with a broken leg manned a Type 95 machine gun, tenaciously holding off a squad of Chinese soldiers from a particularly challenging natural location. Numerous shells exploded around him, sending up clouds of dust and smoke, but none of them could reach him.
At this time, a flamethrower team consisting of three Chinese soldiers circled around the flank of this stubborn enemy. With a command, a ball of blazing flames shot straight over like a fire dragon.
The flames quickly ignited the surrounding area, and the enemy's gunfire abruptly ceased. Then, a series of heartbreaking screams erupted, and a figure tumbled out from the pile of rocks, writhing on the ground. Unable to bear the consequences, a young soldier raised his carbine and fired several rounds, killing the enemy. However, the stench of the charred body beneath the flames made the soldiers present retch.