Chapter 589: Battle of Jinling
Chapter 589: Battle of Jinling
Jinling City.
After being captured by the invading Japanese devils and occupied for two years, the day of recovering the lost territory finally arrived.
In the large area between the outer city and the inner city, there was continuous artillery fire, bullets flying everywhere, and the sound of large troops shouting and killing.
Two divisions of the underground party broke into the city and continued to advance, engaging in fierce fighting with the Japanese Kwantung Army.
The two sides fought fiercely for every road, every house, and every street.
The corpses on the ground were piled up layer upon layer.
At the forefront was still Ye Feng and the three hundred elite veterans carefully selected by him.
Behind them, a division led by Song Yu was fighting in a fan-shaped battle. Another division, led by Zhou Qingshan, who was steady and cautious in fighting, was guarding the city gate behind them and digging trenches on the spot to prepare a defense line. After all, it was impossible to capture the entire Jinling in a short period of time. Both the enemy and us needed time to rest and adjust after the bloody battle. The position where the trenches were dug was the camp they controlled.
The battle lasted until almost dawn, and in the end, the anti-Japanese armed forces failed to push the front line into the inner city.
The area between the outer city and the inner city, where there is a vegetable market and residential area, was completely blocked.
Of course, with Ye Feng's powerful individual combat capability, he can break through the enemy's hail of bullets and rush forward to kill, but what's the point?
No matter how powerful he is, he is only one person. Even if he conquers a small area, he will not be able to hold it.
In order to deal with him, the Japanese definitely put in a lot of effort, using a large number of incendiary bombs to create walls of fire and seas of fire, and also sending many death squads consisting of more than 20 people to carry out suicide charges. Many times, Ye Feng was in danger and was almost killed by the crazy Japanese soldiers. He was at the gates of hell several times.
After dawn.
Logically speaking, it is time for both sides to tacitly cease fire, withdraw their troops to rest, and replenish food and water.
However, the Japanese seemed to see an opportunity. When they observed that Ye Feng was almost exhausted, they immediately gathered heavy troops and pulled out cannons, launching a frantic attack on the positions of the anti-Japanese armed forces. At the same time, they also sent out more than a dozen tanks to advance in a crushing manner, trying to drive Ye Feng and his men out of the city.
In the area within a few thousand meters around, the two sides once again launched artillery attacks.
The devastated land was shaking once again. In the terrible artillery explosions, countless corpses that had no time to be cleaned up were blown up one after another. In addition to the strong smell of gunpowder, the air was filled with the disgusting smell of rot and blood.
Look around.
There were bloody corpses everywhere, as well as shattered skulls after the explosion, bleeding severed hands, burnt severed feet, and tattered internal organs mixed with mud, all over the ground.
Buildings are collapsing.
Houses are burning.
Flames were raging mercilessly across the land. Thick smoke was filling the entire sky overhead. In the dark sky, the smoke was surging and floating in the strong wind.
"Huhuhu~~~~"
The tragic and terrifying sound was as if there were thousands of dead souls floating above, emitting bursts of shrill cries.
Human life seems so fragile at this moment.
Death is everywhere.
The cries of seriously wounded soldiers could be heard everywhere.
On the tragic battlefield, life and death are playing out every second, like a bloody meat grinder.
"Where are the veterans? They're not all dead yet, right?" Ye Feng, covered in blood, shouted to the people around him.
The next second, amid the deafening sound of artillery fire all around, many soldiers shouted in response. The company commander of the sharp knife company in charge of the veterans approached Ye Feng. After a night of fierce fighting, the company commander Jiang Heng was also injured. His injured arm was simply bandaged, and the blood flowing from the wound had not dried up yet. However, the murderous aura on Jiang Heng's face was still strong, and his bloodshot eyes were still fierce.
"Report, of our 300 veterans in the Sharp Blade Company, 230 were killed, 15 were seriously injured, and 55 are still able to join the battle."
Ye Feng's heart sank, but he had no time to show sadness on his face because the enemy tanks were already approaching.
Behind the tanks, there were thousands of elite Japanese soldiers charging.
If it was at the beginning of the war, Ye Feng could rely on his strong physical strength and energy to blow up all the tanks while braving the enemy's bullets, but now, Ye Feng was more tired and exhausted than the other soldiers.
Moreover, all his storage space and explosives had been used up.
It's not that Ye Feng didn't want to control the consumption of explosives. The truth is, for the sake of the lives of other soldiers, he could only rush forward, kill the enemy, rush again, and kill the enemy again...
In order to fight their way out and concentrate most of the Japanese firepower on themselves.
Ye Feng has risked his life.
While charging, in order to break the enemy's incendiary bombs that restrained him, he could only use explosions to clear a path.
It can be said that the explosive packs, grenades, cluster bombs, etc. that Ye Feng placed in the storage space did not kill many enemies throughout the process. They were basically used to clear the way or for cover.
"Commander, bullets can't penetrate the enemy's tanks, and we have run out of explosives."
Jiang Heng continued, "The positions of both sides are too close, and our artillery fire has no advantage. To blow up the Japanese tanks, we only have some grenades left."
Can a grenade destroy a tank's tracks?
Of course it is possible, but the throwing position must be extremely tricky and the timing of the grenade explosion must be controlled well.
If you open the safe and throw the grenade immediately, it will enter the track and take several seconds to detonate, and will be crushed to pieces by the track. Even if it finally explodes, it will almost become a dud and the power it produces will not be enough.
"Gather all the grenades, tie five of them together, and wrap up all the fuses."
Ye Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Call twenty brothers who are not afraid of death and assemble and wait for orders."
Jiang Heng understood, but without any hesitation, he immediately prepared to blow up the enemy tanks.
Both of them understood that whoever rushed forward with a grenade would basically never come back.
Is anyone willing to die?
Not long after, Jiang Heng came with twenty veterans, and each of them was covered in blood.
Ye Feng was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and said with grief:
"Blow up their damned Japanese tanks. Each of you is a hero of our Shenzhou Huaxia. Do you dare to go?"
"dare!"
"Why would I be afraid? Commander, just wait and see. I will never come back until the Japanese tank explodes."
"All my brothers died in the war, and I don't want to live in vain. Before I die, I can pull a tank with me as a scapegoat. It's worth it."
"Commander, when you recapture Jinling City, remember to tell the villagers that our underground party soldiers are fearless of life and death, and dare to fight the invaders. They are all brave and heroic heroes of China."
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