Chapter 267: Mushroom Cloud
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
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Amidst the gazes of the masses, twenty Hell Missiles struck the ground.
Although, in fact, some Hell Missiles deviated from the target, most Hell Missiles hit.
The Hell Missiles’ explosions were very loud, comparable to the explosive power of a medium howitzer.
The ground was blasted into large pits, with sand and gravel flying everywhere.
But greater detonations occurred, making the explosive power of the Hell Missiles seem extremely insignificant.
Ammunition detonations caused the earth to tremble violently, as if a major earthquake had struck instantly.
Boom!
Towering mushroom clouds bloomed below the cliff.
The explosion sounds were deafening, and the shockwave spread rapidly in all directions like a wind sweeping away clouds.
Supplies were destroyed like dry weeds and rotten wood.
Many Japanese Invaders and Traitors were directly swept into the sky by the shockwave, just like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
The rivers on both sides of Luoxue Slope had their raging waters swept dry by the powerful energy, exposing the riverbeds below.
When the upstream river water flowed down, the rivers resumed their original raging flow.
After the shockwave passed, the corpses of these Japanese Invaders and Traitors and fragments of supplies fell like dumplings.
That’s right, they hadn’t even landed yet and were already shaken to death in mid-air by the shockwave.
The shockwave spread to the top of the cliff. Although Liu Weidong, Cheng Xiazi, and others tried their best to lie low, they still had their heads hurt by the strong wind of the shockwave, and their hats were blown away.
“What a huge explosive blast.” Cheng Xiazi’s eyes were full of shock.
Although this was the explosive power produced by the detonation, not the Hell Missile, it was still extraordinarily astonishing.
Even at such a great distance on the cliff, the blast was still so strong.
Below, covered in smoke and gunpowder, the casualties of the Japanese Invaders’ logistics troops were undoubtedly extremely heavy.
The other soldiers also became excited one after another:
“Haha, with such great detonation power, the Japanese Invaders’ supplies definitely didn’t have much left. Hell Missiles are indeed very useful.”
“Yeah, without Hell Missiles, we would probably still be worrying about how to attack the Japanese Invaders’ supplies and logistics right now.”
“Just twenty Hell Missiles and we completed the mission, even with zero casualties. It’s simply unbelievable.”
“Yeah, zero casualties to complete the mission. Factory Director Li made these self-flying Hell Missiles; it’s really amazing.”
“Yeah, Factory Director Li is amazing. Our Border Region Arsenal having such a military industry expert is the fortune of our country and the luck of our nation.”
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In the hearts of the soldiers, their admiration for Factory Director Li Muzhi of the Border Region Arsenal reached an unprecedented height at this moment!
With such a powerful military industry expert, how could we worry about not driving away the little Japanese Invaders!
“Hurry and withdraw along the ropes, withdraw quickly.” Liu Weidong was also full of horror; the power of this detonation was truly too great.
He even saw that many places on the cliff had been cracked by the powerful shockwave.
Luoxue Slope had already become a dangerous place; they had to hurry and withdraw.
Of course, even if Luoxue Slope hadn’t become a dangerous place, after taking such a huge advantage from the Japanese Invaders, they would definitely be furious, so they still had to hurry and slip away.
After giving the order, Liu Weidong still quickly took out a notebook and wrote.
His Hell Missile had not hit the target, deviating by about fifteen meters, and then the post-explosion kill radius and so on.
Liu Weidong quickly recorded it all.
As for the other nineteen Hell Missiles, the other nineteen people would remember them in their hearts.
Once withdrawn to a safe place, Liu Weidong would record them one by one.
“Yes, yes, yes, withdraw quickly, let’s withdraw quickly.” Cheng Xiazi reacted and immediately ordered the withdrawal.
After Liu Weidong finished recording, the soldiers had all descended halfway down the cliff along the ropes.
Cheng Xiazi urged Liu Weidong: “Scholar, if you can’t finish writing, don’t write anymore. Remember it in your head and record it when we get back. The Japanese Invaders will definitely be furious and encircle from the rear; our time is limited.”
“Finished writing.” Liu Weidong quickly closed the notebook and said, “Let’s go.”
Liu Weidong and Cheng Xiazi quickly slid down the cliff along the rope. When landing, Cheng Xiazi was careless and sprained his ankle.
Seeing this, Liu Weidong joked with Cheng Xiazi: “Regimental Commander Cheng, this battle result has been greatly discounted by you.”
“How has it been greatly discounted?” Cheng Xiazi was quickly supported away by two soldiers, but he still turned his head to ask Liu Weidong.
“We attacked the Japanese Invaders’ supplies and logistics; it should have been a perfect zero-casualty record.” Liu Weidong pointed out, “You sprained your ankle, breaking the zero-casualty record. Isn’t that a discount?”
“Haha, that’s right. When we get back, I’ll accept punishment; I’ll accept punishment.” Cheng Xiazi laughed heartily.
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Now, speaking of Fujita Ichi and Kitano Chuji’s side.
The two were in the frontal defense at Luoxue Slope and hadn’t stayed with the rear supplies.
Therefore, when they were attacked by Hell Missiles and it caused ammunition detonation, they didn’t suffer fatal injuries.
The two were knocked down by the shockwave and rolled on the ground like tumbling gourds.
They only suffered some superficial wounds.
But their heads were still buzzing, like a large swarm of mosquitoes flying around their ears.
This wasn’t caused by rolling like tumbling gourds, but by the huge explosion from the detonation.
The two of them were still relatively fortunate, merely having buzzing heads.
Those soldiers closer to the detonation, if unlucky, had their internal organs directly shattered.
The luckier ones had irreversible permanent damage to their eardrums; some had reduced hearing, others permanently lost their hearing.
At the detonation site, all the corpses were emotionally stable and very quiet.
The injured let out shrill screams and cries for help, in complete chaos.
There were also Japanese Invaders quickly turning their cannon muzzles toward the cliff and firing.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
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The cliff was bombed with explosions everywhere.
“Baka, these cannonballs fired down from the cliff—how exactly did the enemy do it!” Fujita Ichi was the first to sober up, staring dazedly at the cliff. Even having seen it with his own eyes, he still couldn’t believe someone could move cannons up the cliff to fire.
“Baka, immediately surround this cliff for me, surround it—don’t let a single enemy escape!” Kitano Chuji shouted madly at the combat troops like a madman.
With the supplies gone, Kitano Chuji knew he couldn’t avoid committing seppuku for the Emperor, but before that, he had to find and kill all these hateful enemies.
The combat troops, upon hearing this, swarmed forward to encircle.
In this detonation, the logistics personnel suffered the heaviest casualties, with almost none surviving out of ten.
But the combat troops, being at the front and building fortifications, didn’t suffer great losses.
Nearly ten thousand Japanese Invaders and Traitors quickly made the cliff at Luoxue Slope airtight with encirclement.
“Colonel, there are still a few ropes left by the enemy here; they must have climbed up from here.” Fujita Ichi followed along and soon discovered the ropes left by Liu Weidong and the others during their quick retreat.
“You few, immediately send people up along the ropes for me!” Kitano Chuji immediately pointed at several Puppet Army officers.
Although Kitano Chuji was now in a state of extreme rage and madness, he hadn’t lost his reason.
Climbing up this rope, if the enemies were still up there and opened fire, the targets on the rope would be in danger.
These Puppet Army officers weren’t stupid either; they immediately selected unlucky ones from their subordinates.
With the Imperial Army in a rage now, the unlucky ones didn’t dare refuse and could only brace themselves to climb up the ropes.
“Person.” Seeing the Puppet Army soldiers climbing the cliff, Kitano Chuji called over the signalman and said: “Immediately send a telegram to Kumamoto Division Commander, tell him that the logistics and supplies have been destroyed by the enemy.”
The enemies on the cliff needed to be dealt with, and they needed to figure out how the enemy transported cannons up the cliff, but the attack on the supplies also had to be reported promptly to Kumamoto Division Commander.
Kumamoto Division Commander had only brought dry rations for two or three days; this pursuit of the Eighth Route Army to seize tungsten ore was important, but dry rations were even more important—they couldn’t be eaten up in advance.
Moreover, they urgently needed the rear to use military trains to hurry provisions and ammunition over.
Otherwise, with these sixty to seventy thousand troops having no food, if surrounded and attacked by the Chinese People, it wouldn’t be a joke!
The signalman still asked one more time: “Should we write how the enemy destroyed the supplies?”
“No.” Kitano Chuji waved his hand directly.
How to write it?
Tell Kumamoto Division Commander that the enemy transported cannons up the cliff and fired down from above?
He himself didn’t believe it now—how could he make the other believe it?
“Yes.” The signalman nodded and hurriedly went to send the telegram.
Although these Puppet Army unlucky ones were very afraid and nervous in their hearts, worrying that the enemies on the cliff would open fire.
But they still climbed very quickly.
Why was that?
After all, when people are nervous and afraid, shouldn’t their movements slow down? How could they be fast?
The reason was simple.
Because the Japanese Invaders under Kitano Chuji were firing; they thought the unlucky ones were climbing too slowly and slacking off.
Two unlucky ones were even hit and fell from the cliff screaming.
The remaining unlucky ones had no choice but to climb desperately upward.
They even reached the top of the cliff in less than half the time it took Liu Weidong’s soldiers to go up.
These unlucky ones reached the top of the cliff and saw no enemies firing from the cliff.
They couldn’t help but be suspicious: Could it be that the enemies on the cliff were already gone?
These unlucky ones carefully searched the cliff top, in the bushes, behind rocks, and everywhere a person could hide—they searched it all.
Indeed, no trace of any enemy was found.
There were no enemy cannons in sight either.
Only twenty dirt pits dug at the edge of the cliff were visible.
These unlucky ones looked at each other, clearly completely baffled—what were these dirt pits for? They couldn’t be for the enemies to relieve themselves, right?
Even for relieving themselves, it was impossible on the edge of the cliff—that was too dangerous.
One of the unlucky ones, full of question marks: “Even if the enemies hurried to withdraw, they absolutely couldn’t have taken the cannons away that fast, right?”
Another unlucky one nodded in agreement: Even if they directly threw the cannons down from the cliff, there would be deep impact marks on the ground, but there were no such impact marks below the cliff. There weren’t even wheel tracks from the cannons—how exactly did the enemies take the cannons away?
“Better hurry and notify the Sir below: no enemies up here, no cannons either.”
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