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Chapter 1,120 Heavy Casualties

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    Dozens of trebuchets worked at the same time, firing intensively at the Japanese positions below from the positions on both sides.  In just a few minutes, hundreds of napalm bombs bombarded the Japanese position.

    Those napalm bombs, after exploding, will splash the burning napalm bombs to any corner of the position.  Even if it is hidden in the trench, it will have no effect.

    The burning napalm was difficult to extinguish when it stained the bodies of these Japanese soldiers.  Many Japanese soldiers rolled crazily on the ground, but could not extinguish the flames. They could only scream and endure the pain of being burned.

    In fact, facing the Japanese troops below the valley, the weapon Xia Yang wanted to use more was cloud explosive bombs.  This is an extremely terrifying weapon that is very effective at killing enemies in narrow terrain.

    It¡¯s just that Xia Yang¡¯s level is not high enough at this time to purchase such a powerful weapon.

    Sasaki looked at the burning positions around him, as well as the Japanese soldiers screaming on the ground and in the trenches, and yelled for the soldiers to take cover.

    But at this time, there were too few places for them to hide, so they could only run around and look for areas that were not bombarded by napalm bombs.

    Xia Yang used his binoculars to look at the burning Japanese positions below, and then said: "All heavy machine guns, as long as they see the Japanese troops approaching the mountains on both sides of us, they will directly use their heavy machine guns to shoot, killing as many Japanese troops below as possible.  "

    "Yes, Master."

    Those heavy machine gunners had already itched their hands. After receiving Xia Yang's order, they immediately opened fire and strafed the Japanese troops who escaped from the protection of the ditch.

    This kind of strafing does not require aiming. After all, the target is five or six hundred meters away from them. However, under the coverage of a dense enough firepower network, the probability of Japanese troops lacking bunkers being shot is very high.

    The napalm bombardment lasted for half an hour.  Also mixed in are white phosphorus incendiary bombs fired by mortar units, as well as other high-explosive bombs.

    The Japanese troops gathered in that narrow area did not even have a place to hide, and suffered huge losses.  In just half an hour, hundreds of people were directly burned to death, or because they couldn't bear it, they ran to the area on the hillside that had not been bombarded, and were hit by heavy machine gun bullets.

    In addition to the dead, a large number of Japanese soldiers were severely burned.  In the Japanese positions, burned people could be seen everywhere, lying in the trenches and wailing.

    But at this time, they lacked medical personnel and medicines, so the way to deal with these burns was to simply bandage them.  However, the low temperature weather at this time also reduced their risk of bacterial infection a lot.  If it's a hot summer, I'm afraid more people will die from injuries and illnesses due to infection and other factors.

    Sasaki was lucky enough not to be burned in the bombardment just now.  But that terrifying scene, like Shura Hell, still left a psychological shadow on him.

    "The casualty count is out, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." His staff officer ran over along the trench and said.

    At this time, the napalm burning outside has gradually extinguished.  However, the black smoke was still shrouding their position, together with the wails of the Japanese soldiers and the sense of despair that they might be destroyed at any time.

    "Read it." Sasaki let out a long breath.

    The staff officer said: "Two hundred and seventy-two people died and 581 were injured. More than a hundred of them were seriously injured and unable to continue fighting."

    Hearing the number of casualties, Sasaki sighed.  Because for him, the most terrifying thing is not the number of casualties, but the further loss of morale behind this number.

    He inspected the troops immediately after the bombing to boost morale, but he could see that this kind of morale could not be restored with a few words.

    Fortunately, the Japanese troops were tough enough and did not collapse at this time, but continued to maintain organization and discipline.  But the frustration has indeed begun to spread.  Especially the screams of the wounded soldiers had a greater impact on the emotions of these soldiers.

    Generally speaking, on the battlefield, the wounded barracks and the combat soldiers' barracks are separated. This can ensure that the depression and sadness permeating the wounded barracks will affect the soldiers who are still able to fight. But now they do not have this condition.  Wounded soldiers can be put together with ordinary combat soldiers.

    "Is the enemy making any offensive moves?" Sasaki asked the staff officer next to him.

    The staff officer said: "No, they don't seem to have directlyAttack us.  "

    Sasaki said: "It should be because we still have combat capability and we don't want too many people to die. Order the soldiers to dig the trench deeper, otherwise we will suffer heavy losses from the next wave of enemy bombardment."

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." said the staff officer.

    However, Xia Yang on the hillside did not intend to allow the Japanese army time to dig trenches.  In fact, even if the trench is dug that deep, the protection against napalm bombs is still very limited.

    "Continue to use napalm bombardment, and at the same time let the other soldiers continue to rest and recuperate. The real battle will be at night." Xia Yang said.

    "Okay, Master." Ma Siyuan said.

    The soldiers who fought all night last night were still resting.  They watched the play for a while and then went back to sleep.  The fighting for the past few days had made their bodies very tired.

    On the other hand, the Japanese army did not have that much time to rest.  After all, those napalm bombs flying overhead might fall into the trench where he was. By then, let alone sleeping, he would probably be dead.

    So compared to the soldiers of the Fourth Division and the Eighth Route Army on the top of the mountain, these Japanese soldiers were really very tired.

    We dug trenches in the morning and planned to take a nap at noon, when Xia Yang¡¯s bombing began.  Who can withstand this?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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