NFBE Chapter 370 Ignite the fire!
Chapter 370 Ignite the fire!
According to the monk's plan, it is really feasible.
Don’t consider other places for now, at least the firepower outside the ammunition depot fortress itself does not need to be considered, at least these peripheral firepower does not need to be taken into consideration.
If the surrounding forests can really be ignited, how long will it take for the fire to develop into a raging fire?
If you simply start a small fire from a small spark, it may take about 20 minutes. It takes about 30 minutes for a small fire to grow into a fire visible late at night, and it takes only ten minutes for a fire to grow into an unextinguishable fire.
Once it develops into a fire line, it is almost impossible to extinguish it with just a few people.
It was winter at the time, and the biting northwest wind blew continuously. Especially at night, it felt like a knife scraping on the face, causing severe pain.
This northwest wind is the greatest help that the Liangshan Special Forces of the Independent Regiment can rely on!
With the help of the northwest wind, the fire can spread at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour. Once it breaks through the threshold of explosion, the speed will probably exceed 20 kilometers per hour.
The four trucks behind the monk were loaded with 4 large barrels of gasoline, which were originally the fuel for trucks and helicopters. If two or three barrels were allocated, with the help of the yellow branches and leaves in winter, they would directly skip the stage from sparks to the front of fire and directly cause a raging fire in the mountains and forests.
From ignition to the formation of a fire line, it would probably only take a few minutes.
This would not give the Japanese any chance to react. Apart from running away, the Japanese at the outer fire points could only stand there and watch the raging flames spread over them, draining all the oxygen around them and suffocating them.
Or, every breath of air these devils inhale will be extremely hot, and the high-temperature air will burn the chests of these beasts until their lungs are cooked.
After discussing for a few minutes, the four people decided on this action plan, and the next step was to start deploying firepower based on this plan.
Duan Peng led six soldiers to start a fire in the northwest direction of the mountains around Tangjiabao, and Duan Peng was given three barrels of gasoline.
Xizi was responsible for turning off the enemy's searchlights and suppressing their machine guns, mortars and possible mountain artillery from 800 meters away.
The remaining soldiers followed the monk and Wang Gensheng to attack the gate of the Japanese bunker, looking for an opportunity to blow up the Japanese arsenal and fuel depot.
After the plan was finalized, the three teams began to distribute ammunition and make all preparations for battle.
"Duan Peng, be careful when you lead the team, so that you won't be surrounded by the fire." The monk advised.
"Don't worry, I will definitely run faster than a rabbit after setting the fire, Captain."
Duan Peng patted the monk on the shoulder and said.
"Captain, we must fight quickly this time. We consumed too much ammunition in the battle against the 4th Brigade the night before yesterday. Now we only have half of it left."
Wang Gensheng reminded at the right time.
"I know. Let's finish this battle first."
The monk nodded. In fact, he knew very well where the difficulty of this mission lay. This battle was a battle without logistics. There would be no supplies after each battle, so the strength of their side would be weakened after each battle. They had to do a good job in firepower configuration and ammunition management.
At this moment, the monk missed the time when they followed Yu Ye to fight the Japanese. No matter what the situation was, there were enough ammunition and equipment. He just had to deliver the ammunition in his hands to the Japanese's heavenly senses without having to think too much.
It is true that war is all about logistics.
Everyone in the Liangshan Special Forces Detachment increasingly felt the importance of Minister Yu to the entire Eighth Route Army.
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Hunyuan, the Japanese Tangjiabao ammunition depot.
The Japanese Shimizu Battalion was guarding the Tangjiabao ammunition depot. Their captain was Shimizu Saburo, and he had a very comfortable life during this period.
This kind of work of guarding the arsenal is the job that the Japanese who don't want to continue to be promoted are most willing to do at this stage.
There is no pressure at ordinary times. You only need to follow up the daily guarding and maintenance of the ammunition depot. If you are brave enough, you can steal some equipment and sell it to the Chinese armed forces, and make a lot of money again.
However, Shimizu Saburo did not have such an idea. He just wanted to live a stable life.
He had just put down a telegram from the Taiyuan Command. This was a telegram sent in the name of General Yoshio Shinozuka, the highest commander of the Locust Army in Shanxi, requiring all troops to strengthen their guards, especially ammunition depots, military railway stations, airports, and garrison camps, in order to guard against sneak attacks by the Eighth Route Army.
The night before yesterday, the 4th Brigade was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army of China and suffered heavy losses, with many middle and senior Locust Army officers killed.
Shimizu Saburo didn't care at all. He casually put the telegram on the desk beside him and muttered, "Who are you trying to scare? The Eighth Route Army? A regiment-level unit? No matter how powerful they are, how powerful can they be?
Those pigs in the 4th Brigade must be too stupid. How could they suffer such a huge loss?
Let's let these Chinese troops attack our Tangjiabao ammunition depot and see what happens?
With the equipment of the Eighth Route Army, I am not afraid even if they send a division, let alone a regiment."
As he spoke, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. It still didn't taste as good as sake.
In other words, the garrison troops were not allowed to drink alcohol, otherwise I would definitely bring some sake with me, but it didn't matter, because it would be a vacation in three days, and I could leave this hellhole and return to Taiyuan, where I could have a good rest. Each officer was equipped with a special comfort woman, which could slightly relieve the fatigue of the garrison.
Thinking of this, Saburo Shimizu was full of anticipation.
He was going to make one more round of inspection and then go back to rest, but when he stood up and glanced at the telegram, he decided to call a few junior officers over to give them some instructions, as a sign of respect for General Yoshio Shinozuka.
If anything unexpected happens, I have conveyed the instructions, and the execution action is still very important.
Since entering China, they have been unstoppable on every battlefield. The Japanese army from top to bottom has inevitably developed a mentality of underestimating the enemy. Even though the independent regiment has recently caused great chaos in the entire Shanxi area, these Japanese soldiers stationed in the marginal ammunition areas still view China's resistance forces with the old mentality.
While Saburo Shimizu was still looking forward to returning to Taiyuan for vacation three days later, Duan Peng brought six soldiers carrying three barrels of gasoline to the forest 6 kilometers away.
The seven of them walked very quietly along the way, and were very careful with every step they took, for fear that they would break a dead branch and alarm the enemy.
After more than an hour's walking, the three barrels of gasoline were evenly scattered into a line at a distance of two or three kilometers. These three line segments formed an encirclement of the mountains and forests outside the entire Japanese ammunition depot.
Three of the seven-member team are hunters and have a very keen sense of wind direction. The three gasoline lines were carefully chosen to ensure that once ignited, they will explode within ten minutes.
At the agreed time, the three lines of fire were lit at the same time.
With the help of gasoline, the three lines of fire surged up almost instantly. The surrounding fallen leaves and dry branches were the best ignition materials.
In a flash, a raging fire broke out.