Chapter 542: Occupy the Philippines (II) Ask for Subscription!

PS: Gorgeous seems to have the feeling of playing a single-player game. After begging for a long time, there is no reflection in the slightest, is no one watching?

As the shells were unloaded, a gunner ran to the back of the gun, pulled the bolt, and cleared the steaming shells out of the chamber. At the same time, another small shell weighing more than a dozen kilograms was pushed into the chamber by the gunner. The running bolt was turned off, and once again the gun was ready to fire.

The artillery of the 61st Field Army's heavy artillery brigade also has a lot of artificially loaded heavy artillery, and this heavy artillery brigade is also one of the only three heavy artillery units in the Southeast Asian theater. Because of the nature of its battles, there are few places in Southeast Asia where heavy artillery can exert its power. Therefore, there are not many heavy artillery equipment, and it is not very advanced. Compared with the self-loading heavy artillery equipped by the northern troops, the heavy artillery brigade in the Southeast Asian theater is a cut behind.

If it is in the face of heavy artillery agreed by the Soviet Union, such a heavy artillery brigade is actually nothing at all, but in Southeast Asia, in the face of the artillery of the little devils, it is a first-class killing weapon. Of course, if it weren't for the fact that there was enough room for heavy artillery to be used next to Singapore, and there were roads to transport heavy artillery from land and sea, I am afraid that these heavy artillery would not have appeared here.

As the most elite field army in the Southeast Asian theater, the 61st Field Army has attached great importance to this battle since it received the order to capture Singapore. Not only did they invite the Marine Corps and the Air Force to help, but they also took out all the strength of the 61 Field Army. After all, the city in front of him was a famous fortress.

If it weren't for the fact that it was limited by many factors. Only a maximum of 155 mm caliber howitzers can be transported, and Peng Xuefeng even wants to move the 203 mm howitzers in the logistics warehouse in the war zone. Of course it's basically hard, and he doesn't really do it.

As the roar of the heavy artillery cluster sounded one after another, a shell from a heavy howitzer must have flown to the northeast corner of the city wall with a huge whistling sound. At this time, the entire northeast corner of the city wall was completely covered by artillery fire.

With a loud explosion, the sandbags that had just been blocked in the small gap turned into a sky of sand and gravel. Even the strongest city wall, under the continuous bombardment of two hundred heavy guns, especially concentrated on one point of the city wall. It has slowly become slack.

Finally. After two hundred heavy guns poured shells for almost half an hour. With a loud roar, a section of the city wall with a length of more than ten meters finally collapsed completely because it could not withstand the continuous explosion of shells. A gap more than 10 meters wide. Suddenly appeared in front of the soldiers.

"Heavy artillery brigades carry out extended firing. The armored brigade immediately attacked. The 2nd and 3rd regiments followed up and began to attack. Seeing the city wall that had been blown up, Peng Xuefeng breathed a sigh of relief. A loud command.

In front of you is Singapore, with its mighty coastal forts and fortified bunker walls. If it weren't for the fact that air supremacy had been mastered very early, it would have been difficult to break through such a defense with ordinary ground heavy artillery under the constant attacks of bombers and fighters. Because as long as the defensive artillery on the city has not been cleared, the army has no chance to approach here. This is also a more direct reflection of the importance of air supremacy.

Soon, the heavy artillery of the heavy artillery cluster immediately raised the muzzle elevation angle and began to extend its fire to the interior of the city wall. At the same time, the twenty-four Chinese King Tiger main battle tanks of the pioneer battalion of the armored brigade, which had already moved to a distance of less than a kilometer from the city wall, also sounded the roar of engines at the same time.

Like heavy artillery, the Chinese King Tiger main battle tank, weighing more than 40 tons, is nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Because this is Singapore, which is a major colony of the Malay Peninsula, there is a strong road to Kuala Lumpur. And because there is less rain in winter and the roads are very strong, there is naturally no problem at all when the Chinese Tiger King, which is more than 40 tons, goes up.

The tank units of the pioneer battalion crossed the offensive positions and entered the eyes of the remaining Japanese troops on the city walls, while the huge Chinese Tiger King did not pause in the slightest and rushed directly towards the collapsed city walls.

"Hurry up and attack and knock out the Chinese tanks." On the city wall of Singapore, I don't know who shouted, and at this time, the little devils who were shocked under China's huge Chinese Tiger King tank all reacted. And they all found that the Chinese artillery fire began to extend, and there was no artillery fire here except on both sides of the gap. At the first moment, some bold little devils began to take up arms and start attacking.

"Jingle Bell!" It was as if raindrops were striking on the thin sheet of iron in a torrential rain, and bullets kept flying out of the walls and hitting the armor of the tank. But for the Chinese King Tiger tank, let alone these toy rifles, even if it is a Japanese small-caliber anti-tank gun, the Chinese King Tiger tank does not care, unless it is a German 88mm battle defense gun, which has a certain threat.

There are a lot of 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, all of which were exported by Germany to Japan when they were in the honeymoon period with Germany. There were also a lot of anti-aircraft guns in Singapore before, but they were already in the past, under the intensive artillery fire of the air force. All of them are more than a ton of penetrating bombs, and no matter how hard the little devil's turtle shell is, it is of no use in the slightest.

So, on the walls at this moment, there is simply nothing capable of threatening tanks.

Twenty-four tanks of the pioneer battalion of the armored brigade, with a loud roar, lined up in a neat offensive formation. While moving towards the breakthrough in front of him, spraying a dense rain of bullets. Behind them were all infantry fighting vehicles, and thirty infantry fighting vehicles followed closely behind the tanks, rushing towards the breach of the city wall. In each infantry fighting vehicle, there were twelve heavily armed field soldiers, who, through the firing holes, hit the brave guys on the city walls.

Looking at the Chinese army and tanks outside the city that were stunned and attacking the breakthrough, although there were still nearly 1,000 defenders on the city wall at this time. However, on both sides of the breakthrough, heavy artillery shells, mortar shells continued to fall like raindrops. All the soldiers on the walls were terrified. Because, in the midst of this dense artillery fire, how many people are rushing in. Just as many people were killed.

"Baga immediately asked the division commander for support, the artillery fire of the Chinese army is too fierce, if there is no artillery support, there will be ten minutes at most, and the city wall will be broken through." An Jiushun, who was guarding the city wall, looked at the Chinese army that was getting closer and closer, and looked at the dense artillery fire in front of him, although he was also very anxious, but there was no way, the only thing he could do was to ask the company headquarters for help.

However. What he didn't expect was. Just when the heavy artillery regiment outside the city concentrated its fire and shelled the northeast corner of the city wall. The soldiers of a platoon of the reinforced battalion of the Marine Corps, which had already begun to advance here, penetrated from the line of fire like a kitten smelling fish. Rushing towards the headquarters under the Japanese city walls. Even a few spies who have already completed their respective missions. They are also holding weapons. The marines who converged this platoon rushed to the headquarters of the Japanese division.

In less than ten minutes, the headquarters of the Japanese division under the city walls was completely surrounded by a platoon of marines. But. In the face of the surrounding Chinese soldiers, only one squadron was left to protect their Dizhou soldiers, and they did not blindly order the troops to charge and eliminate these forces.

Because he knew that it was the famous marines of the Chinese army who surrounded him. For such a unit, it is not the Imperial Army that can solve it with a squadron in its own hands. And if you want to live longer, the only thing you can do is to hold on, relying on the strong fortifications of the division headquarters.

"Report to the platoon commander, the enemy headquarters has been completely surrounded by us, and a little devil can't escape. It's just that the enemy relies on the headquarters to build under the base of the city wall, relying on the inner city wall to hold on. If we had attacked, the casualties of the soldiers would have been very heavy. After encircling the entire Japanese wing headquarters, a veteran Marine Scout came to the platoon commander Wang Guoshun and reported loudly.

"It's a tough bone to gnaw, if it weren't for the fact that the gunship returned to the ship to replenish fuel and ammunition. By now, these grandsons would have been killed directly. The scene in front of him made Wang Guoshun frown, in front of him was under the root of the city wall, even if he called a fighter to come, there was no angle to attack. And his platoon did not carry any heavy weapons, which was very difficult.

In fact, the defense here is not very high, because it is an inner city wall, and it is very weak. Because no one thought that the attack would come inside. If the outer wall is an iron shield, then the inner wall is a piece of paper. The exterior walls are made of reinforced concrete, and here they are only made of bricks. However, even if it is, it is not something that can be penetrated by a bazooka or something.

"I know that there are a few mountain cannons of little devils in a secret warehouse not far from here, and because of the defense of the city wall, they can't use them at all, so they have been stuck in the arsenal." At this time, a man next to Wang Guoshun wearing a Japanese military uniform spoke, but he spoke in Chinese, and he was also holding a Chinese assault rifle. Although his clothes and the camouflage uniforms of the surrounding marines felt out of place. But neither he nor the Marines around him felt awkward.

He is a Chinese spy hidden in Singapore, and at this moment he has completed his task, compiled the locations of various major military facilities in Singapore into a map, and successfully handed it over to Peng Xuefeng, the commander of the 61st Field Army outside. Otherwise, Peng Xuefeng would not have been able to hit the Japanese army's arms so accurately.

The spy who completed the mission did not continue to hide, and immediately made contact with the marines who entered the city using the code. And with a platoon of marines, they went straight to the Japanese city wall headquarters. He did not lead them to attack Yamashita Bongbun, because he knew very well that Yamashita Bongbun was surrounded by very strong defensive forces, and it was difficult for a small army to succeed under high alert.

"Great, it's really a master of intelligence who comes and goes without a trace. Then bother you. After Wang Guoshun heard this, he laughed, patted the spy wearing the uniform of a Japanese officer, and then whispered to the soldiers beside him: "Fire team, go with this comrade, transfer a few mountain guns for me, and fire a few guns at his headquarters." I see if these little devils want to die in their own turtle shells, or rush out to fight us. ”

"Yes!"

The spy didn't say anything, but turned around and left the place directly, and the twelve fighters of the fire squad also followed him, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

"Immediately take a favorable firing position, check the ammunition. After the shelling, the little devils will definitely rush out. When the time comes, let the soldiers not show me any mercy for the little devils who rushed out. We will destroy as many as we want. Clear? Looking at the departing soldiers, Wang Guoshun once again said to the other soldiers around him.

Less than a kilometer away, the old fire squad had returned, and it was still pushing two mountain guns. On the potholed and rocky road, two mountain guns weighing several hundred kilograms, each pushed by five Marines, were not very slow. The remaining three, each carrying a box of shells.

The Marines who stayed here saw that the mountain artillery had arrived, and several of them also ran over to help. Under the manipulation of the crowd. The two mountain guns were quickly prepared. The muzzle of the cannon was placed at the flattest level, aiming directly at the inner city wall not far away. There was a small iron gate there, and inside was the division headquarters where the Dizhou soldiers were located.

"You don't need to do a test shot, you can fire right away. Our mission is to scare the little devils out. It doesn't matter if you don't shoot accurately. "Ready. Wang Guoshun faced the fireteam fighters standing behind the mountain artillery. The order was given to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two roars rang out, two shells, with a sharp whistling. Flew towards the divisional headquarters of the Japanese army. However, two shells except for one. Directly hit the division headquarters of the little devils, and the remaining shell fell on the ground in front of the inner wall, making two explosions.

It was clear that the fighters of the fire squad could not control the accuracy of the mountain artillery with direct fire. In fact, it is the same for everyone, the mountain cannon is not a cannon, and if it is fired directly, the trajectory of the shell cannot be accurately calculated.

Still, it was enough to fall into one shell. Hear the loud explosion on the wall of the headquarters and feel the huge wave of air from the explosion of the cannonballs. The Di Zhou soldiers, who had already made up their minds to defend to the death, immediately turned pale with their whole faces. Because, at this time, he thought of the shelling and bombardment of Singapore these days, and he did not plan to experience it once.

"Baga, the enemy has heavy artillery support, hurry up, rush out immediately and mix with the Chinese army outside." Thought of the officers who were buried in the rubble. Di Zhou couldn't help but be afraid for a while, he didn't want to be buried in the ruins without even seeing the shadow of the enemy.

The Di State soldiers, who were tormented by fear, did not realize that the sound of the shelling was not heavy artillery, but the Di State soldiers, who were like frightened birds, did not think about these things carefully at this time. The pressure of death has made him lose his basic ability to think.

The little devil who got the order to charge, without any hesitation, shouted, picked up his rifle, and rushed out. Equally. They didn't want to be blown up for nothing, without even killing a single enemy.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, onboard! Kill give! Immediately, the entire division headquarters resounded with the shouts of little devils. At the same time, the door of the division headquarters, which had just been closed, was immediately opened. Dozens of little devils rushed out of the headquarters in a swarm and rushed towards the Marine platoon a hundred meters away.

"Da! Da! Da! ......" However, the wishes of these devils have not been fulfilled. Just as they rushed out of the headquarters shouting bold slogans, they were greeted by a dense rain of bullets composed of assault rifles and machine guns.

"Ahh A burst of soldiers' screams immediately sounded at the entrance of the Japanese headquarters. One, two, ten, twenty, the sound of falling to the ground, the sound of popping bullets into the body, did not stop.

However, for the little devils who had decided to rush out and fight to the death with the land battle outside, not to mention the dense firepower network at the door, even if it was a sea of fire, they did not have any intention of retreating. Instead, he continued to shout the slogans of bushido, and one after another he was more fearless and rushed towards the dense network of fire. Gradually, nearly 100 corpses were piled up at the entrance of the Japanese headquarters.

"Baga, order, blow up the wall, everyone rush out together, disperse the firepower of the Chinese army, hurry up." Looking at the imperial soldiers in front of him who were constantly in a pool of blood, the Di Zhou soldiers immediately changed their tactics and ordered loudly.

However, looking at the soldiers who fell one after another in front of him, after giving the order, he seemed to suddenly remember something. Looking back at the short-bladed katana with a chrysanthemum pattern on the knife holder in the headquarters, he was stunned.

Chrysanthemums and cherry blossoms are both national flowers of Japan, but chrysanthemums are different from cherry blossoms, chrysanthemums are a symbol of the Japanese imperial family, and civilians are not allowed to wear anything with a chrysanthemum pattern except for major happy events. This katana was handed over to the Dizhou soldiers by Hirohito himself. In fact, basically each of the division commanders of the permanent divisions has a handful. This weapon is usually offered, because it is an honor. But when it comes to critical moments, it is used to seppuku and be loyal to the emperor.

Gently stroking the katana representing honor and death in front of him, Di Zhou's heart calmed down inexplicably. Thirty years of military career has opened his eyes very much, but there has never been a moment that has made him so calm.

Outside, there was a constant sound of gunfire, and the Di State soldiers seemed to have suddenly abandoned everything around them at this moment. All I had in my mind was the katana in front of me. Slowly kneeling in front of the knife. After three bows, he solemnly raised his katana with both hands.

"General! ...... "Everyone has already gone out, but there is one more person left in the command. Divisional communications of the young man. See the movements of the Dizhou soldiers. Hurriedly spoke.

"Send a farewell message to General Yamashita, commander of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Force." Don't wait for the communication Shaozuo to finish speaking. Di Zhou Libing spoke. Then he slowly drew his katana, and the snow-white blade reflected his calm face.

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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Several loud explosions rang out. Just a city wall that was still intact. In the midst of a few explosions, several gaps immediately appeared. At the same time, more than a hundred little devils, along the gap that had been blown up, swarmed towards the location of the Marine Platoon.

However, although the Marine Platoon did not have a large number of heavy machine guns in its hands, there were quite a few light machine guns, and the firepower of the assault rifles was not too much for light machine guns. As a breakthrough exploded, at least two light machine guns immediately turned their muzzles and sealed the little devil's exit with an airtight firepower net.

As the minutes passed, almost every minute passed, and nearly 100 little devils died at the guns of the Marines. However, in the face of such terrible casualties, there was still no little devil who retreated, and they all continued to charge without hesitation. Finally, after five minutes, the gunfire of the entire headquarters finally stopped, and the battlefield slowly fell silent.

However, at this time, nearly 100 corpses lay in almost every place at several breaches of the Japanese army and at the entrance of the headquarters.

Next to the machine gunners who were guarding the position, next to each machine gun and assault rifle, there were piles of bullet casings, constantly steaming. Because the cartridge case collector can no longer fit the cartridge case, it can only roll aside. There were several fighters who were shooting on their stomachs, and their faces were burned red by the hot bullet casings from the weapons of their comrades, but this was nothing compared to the dead bunch of little devils.

When the soldiers of the Marine Platoon entered the division headquarters, the Dizhou soldiers had already cut themselves.

At the end of the battle in the city, the attack of the armored forces was also in full swing, and with the support of the heavy artillery regiment's heavy artillery fire, it can be said that there was almost no resistance, and they rushed to the opening of the city wall.

With a puff of black smoke coming out of the back of the tank, the three tanks at the front charged. Together along the ruins, rushed to the breach. Immediately, the three tanks, like a strong movable pillbox, continued to rush forward, carrying heavy machine guns and tank guns and tracks to crush all resistance, killing and wounding all the little devils who dared to approach the breakthrough.

One after another, the tanks had already entered the city and began to scatter in all directions, fanning out the offensive surface and continuing to advance. The soldiers on the infantry fighting vehicles also jumped out of the combat vehicles in an orderly manner, and under the cover of the infantry fighting vehicles, they began to attack the city walls from the inside of the city.

Seeing that the armored troops had successfully crossed the breach, the infantry fighting vehicles that followed closely behind the armored forces immediately turned over the gap like a flood that had broken the embankment. At this moment, the heavy artillery brigade, which was acting as cover, also stopped firing. On the entire battlefield, in addition to the shouts of the fighters, there was the sound of light and heavy machine guns, rifle fire, and grenade explosions.

Behind the tank pioneer battalion and armored vehicles, the remaining tanks and armored vehicles of the armored brigade also poured into Singapore. At the rear of the armored corps, the remaining soldiers of the 2nd and 3rd regiments, who did not board infantry fighting vehicles, trotted behind the tanks and armored vehicles.

Facing the Chinese army, which has several times its own strength and firepower density. Nearly 1,000 little devils and two devils who were still sticking to the city wall collapsed at the touch of a touch under the fierce attack of the soldiers. And the soldiers followed closely behind the little devil's rout, constantly using fierce fire to kill and injure the little devil's vital force.

Even in the process of pursuit, when encountering a small group of Japanese troops, the fighters used the cover of tanks and armored vehicles to eliminate the little devils in front of them in the shortest possible time and continued to charge.

In this way, one army after another, following behind the rout of the little devils, quickly penetrated the walls on the left and right sides of the entire Singapore.

Because the city wall headquarters has been completely destroyed by the Marine Platoon. These little devils who defend the city walls. After losing the unified command, the little one could say that they were headless flies, scurrying around the walls of Singapore. In the end, under the blow of the absolute superiority of the Chinese army, the defeated troops were wiped out by the soldiers in the shortest possible time.

When the little devils on the city wall were completely wiped out, as for the thousands of second devils under the city wall, they were surrounded by the Chinese army and lost their commanders. In the face of the 20-mm heavy machine guns that could not be fed on the rumbling tank units and infantry fighting vehicles, except for a few commanders who were resolutely traitors, who were killed by the soldiers, the remaining thousands of people laid down their weapons one after another and became prisoners of the soldiers.

However, the war is not over yet, as there are still a large number of imps in Singapore who are dying. (To be continued......)