105: Chapter 105 Fierce Battle at Yuhuatai
Wang Ye didn't need to think twice to know that the people outside were likely in grave danger.
With this density of artillery fire, it was impossible to even poke one's head out.
The Little Devils' bombardment had lasted for over an hour, with each wave consisting of continuous explosions lasting twenty to thirty minutes.
After pausing for a few minutes, they would start bombing again.
Wang Ye was lucky; although the bunker he was in had been shelled, it hadn't sustained much damage.
Staying inside the bunker, they suffered no casualties, other than feeling a bit dizzy from the vibrations caused by the shell explosions.
After seven or eight minutes had passed without any artillery sound, the Chinese Soldier next to Wang Ye finally realized that the Little Devils' bombardment had stopped.
As soon as the shelling stopped, the young Chinese Soldier stood up angrily and cursed viciously:
"Damn it, these Little Devils' artillery has finally stopped. They've dazed the hell out of me."
Hearing the young Chinese Soldier's curse, Wang Ye nodded with a smile; he completely agreed with what the soldier said.
"By the way, what's the situation with our brothers outside? The Little Devils' artillery was shelling so fiercely earlier, are they alright?" the young Chinese Soldier asked with concern.
"I'm not sure. Let's go out and take a look." Wang Ye shook his head, then prepared to walk out of the bunker to check the situation outside.
Their bunker was on the mountain. As Wang Ye stepped out, he saw the scene around him at a glance.
Charred trees lay on the ground, the soil was blackened by artillery shells, and the top layer of black earth was incredibly loose.
Judging by the situation, at least several dozen centimeters of soil had been blasted off the mountain.
It was a scene of devastation; everywhere he looked, there were traces of destruction left by artillery shells.
Seeing this, Wang Ye couldn't help but gasp.
Even the audience in the livestream room was greatly shocked by what they saw.
"My god, what is this? How did it get bombed like this?"
"How many bombs must they have dropped to blast the whole mountain into this state?"
"At least several thousand, I'd say. The Little Devils' bombardment earlier barely stopped; it was so dense that I can still hear the artillery fire in my ears."
"If there were any surface fortifications on this mountain, how could the people in them survive? There's simply nowhere to hide!"
"Blasted like this, even crouching in a bunker might not be safe, let alone being in surface fortifications with no protection."
Wang Ye recovered from his shock and looked around.
The surroundings were scorched earth. Suddenly, Wang Ye saw a person crawling out from the charred ground not far away; it was a bloodied figure.
At this moment, a few more people walked out from behind them.
They looked at the scene around them and immediately told Wang Ye and the others to return to the bunker and not to linger outside.
"Stop looking. Why did you few run out here? Don't you know you aren't allowed to run around without orders?" The person who arrived was a Company Commander, and upon seeing Wang Ye and the other, he scolded them immediately.
Their mission was to hold this bunker.
They were to use the bunker to intercept the enemy, and as for the situation of other positions, as long as they weren't lost, it wasn't their concern.
On the contrary, compared to the surface positions, the defenders inside the bunker had it even tougher.
The plants on the mountain had been plowed over by artillery shells, and basically nothing was left.
The bunker fortifications on Yuhuatai were suddenly exposed right in front of the Little Devils.
If the Little Devils continued their bombardment next, they would definitely focus their strikes on these concrete fortifications.
By then, they would be the ones receiving focused attention from the Little Devils' artillery.
Hearing this, Wang Ye didn't dare to continue lingering outside.
It was now December, nearing winter, and the weather was beginning to turn cold.
However, the Chinese Soldiers were all wearing thin military uniforms.
Returning inside the bunker, Wang Ye went to the machine gun firing port.
They didn't have many heavy machine guns; Wang Ye took a look and it seemed there were only three or four in the entire bunker.
Of course, for them, that wasn't a small amount.
The Chinese Soldiers in those surface fortifications would probably be lucky to have even one.
Being inside the bunker, the heavy machine guns could unleash even greater power.
With the bunker's defense, it wouldn't be easy for the Little Devils to destroy this firepower point.
At the same time, the bunker could also attract quite a bit of the Little Devils' artillery fire, making things a bit easier for the comrades on the surface positions.
Time slowly passed, and several tens of minutes had already gone by since the artillery fire stopped.
Wang Ye still hadn't received any news about the Little Devils.
"That's not right. Why haven't the Little Devils arrived after such a long time? Normally, shouldn't infantry charges follow the bombardment?"
Wang Ye was puzzled and talked about this with the audience in the livestream room.
"Indeed, the Little Devils are being too quiet. To be honest, this excessive silence isn't a good thing."
"Could it be that they haven't arrived here yet? That's why they haven't come after so long."
"That shouldn't be it. Normally, the Little Devils would definitely be heading this way while the bombardment was happening. Why wouldn't they attack right after the shelling, before the defenders could react, instead of waiting until the defenders have reacted?"
"Maybe that's exactly what the Little Devils were thinking. Now that the Chinese Soldiers are surely alert, if the Little Devils attack now, they likely won't get the upper hand."
Just as the audience was discussing, there was a new development on Wang Ye's end.
"Squad Leader, look over there, are those the Little Devils?" the young Chinese Soldier next to Wang Ye asked.
Wang Ye instinctively checked his name: Chen Zheng.
That's a good name.
"Damn, it seems it really is. Chen Zheng, you kid have really good eyes."
Wang Ye looked over. At first, it wasn't very clear, but soon he could see dark shadows moving at the foot of the mountain through the observation port.
Needless to say, Wang Ye knew that these dark shadows below were definitely the Little Devils.
"The Little Devils are here."
Wang Ye gave a warning.
The group of Chinese Soldiers beside him immediately became alert.
The bunker wasn't very big, but there were quite a few Chinese Soldiers inside.
The Company Commander heard the news and immediately came to Wang Ye's side. He took out a pair of binoculars and looked through the observation port.
Through the binoculars, he could clearly see the figures of the Little Devils.
After confirming it was the Little Devils, he put down the binoculars, looked at the group of Chinese Soldiers behind him, and nodded.
"The Little Devils are here. Everyone, prepare for battle."
After saying this, the Company Commander instructed a Chinese Soldier to notify the comrades at the nearby positions of this news.
After all, not all Chinese Soldiers at every position would be able to spot them. It was still necessary to send word.
After giving the instructions, he continued to observe with the binoculars.
The Little Devils' speed of advance was not slow; in just a few minutes, they had covered quite a distance.
However, Yuhuatai had more than just bunkers; there were even more trench fortifications dug into the ground.
Yuhuatai had several defensive lines, and the Little Devils soon approached the first one.
The defenders at this position had spotted the Little Devils' figures quite early.
When the Little Devils got within fifty meters of the position, they immediately opened fire fiercely.
The sudden gunfire caught these Little Devils off guard.
These vanguard Little Devils reacted quickly, and after dozens of them died, they immediately lay on the ground, seeking cover, and began to counterattack on the spot.