Chapter 31 Victory in the first battle (1)
At 6:25, night fell.
Due to the long journey, exhausted, the vast majority of officers and soldiers, including the battalion commander, were still sleeping soundly. The airport was silent inside and outside, and there was no feeling of even a little tension before the war.
The bunker at the end of the left side of the runway was brightly lit, and the lookout and searchlights on the top of the fort have been removed, replaced by two antennas up to nine meters high.
The third floor under the top of the fort was transformed into a telecommunications office. Several Nanyang brothers who had just joined the "corpse collection group" were concentrating on operating the five radio stations lined up, and the ticking sounds were endless. Mayhong, the director of telecommunications, who knew nothing about "high technology", actually grabbed a stack of untranslated telegrams and shuttled through it.
On the second floor is the combat room. Four Japanese retired officers, Zhang Xiaoguo, Liang Weihua, Yamazaki, Kobayashi, Hattori and Sazaki, based on the intelligence sent back by the Intelligence Department and the search team, formulated marching routes and combat plans around the map. The command center is located on the first floor. Master Chen, who had just arrived from the city, was lying halfway in a rattan chair, shaking with an almost leisurely expression.
"Search for the first team Lin Shankui's report, it has confirmed that the location of Zhang's third regiment is less than 900 troops, and the defense is lax."
"The Second Regiment of Zhang's troops occupies a good location and complete village fortifications, which is not conducive to our troops' strong attack. The second team is approaching for reconnaissance."
"The third team search report has captured two tongues and is under trial."
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As if he was singing a ticket, Adong took one newly translated message after another from Mayhong, stood on the wooden ladder on the third floor and read out the latest information sent back by the intelligence department and the search team.
Li Xiangmei brought a bowl of hot noodles and said with a kind look: "Group, eat something. If you really can't bear it, go to the Groupe headquarters for a while. If you have any questions, let them call you."
Like Mayhong, she married a chicken and followed the chicken. She would rather stay at the airport and endure hardship with her newlywed husband than go to the city's uninvited garden to enjoy happiness.
Master Chen got up and took the dishes, shook his head and smiled, "No need, I slept for a long time in the afternoon, and I'm much better now."
"The eyes are red like that, and the mouth is stubborn!"
"Even if you lie down, you can't sleep."
"Why do I go and call Cheng Song up?"
Young Master Chen shook his head without thinking, "Don't shout, let them have a good rest until forty-five minutes before departure."
"Okay, let him sleep for a while."
Li Xiangmei nodded and then changed the subject, "Zu'er, logically speaking, I am not a member of the Chen family now, so I shouldn't ask you again. But you have done a little too much today. You don't look at monks but Buddha's faces. How can you treat Miss Zheng like a prisoner? Shuping will feel disheartened."
Master Chen sighed lightly, and smiled helplessly, "Two thousand four to three thousand, even A Biao's baggage team is going to the battlefield. How can I leave a whole row of people in the city to see her?"
"Then you go and explain it to her."
"What's the explanation?"
Li Xiangmei was about to speak up and say something, but the Japanese Ishikawa suddenly opened the wooden door and walked in, "Jizu-jun, the matter has been completed, all twelve guides are in place. In order to prevent those bastards from informing them, I asked Sakamoto and Hasegawa to stay at the police station until the troops entered the designated position before notifying them to withdraw."
"That's great, so we have more chances of winning."
"Have you called back?"
This operation is equally important to Ishikawa. Whether Zhang Shaohua's troops can be beaten up in one place is directly related to his status in Wujincheng. So Master Chen raised his hands to agree with him as soon as he mentioned it, and even sent a urgent telegram to Sahara Haradana, asking the "Going the Force" intelligence room to coordinate the Japanese Navy stationed in Jiangyin to cooperate with the operation to ensure that Zhang Shaohua's troops could not roam to Jiangbei like the time he was surrounded by the 49th Infantry Brigade.
Master Chen nodded slightly and said meaningfully: "I've called back, Senior Harada has fully supported it. The three gunboats and twelve patrol boats of the Jiangyin Navy are ready to go. Ishikawa Jun, we are now suppressing our future. If we really lose everything, I really don't know how to end tomorrow."
The police station was under the jurisdiction of the military police force. He, an outside monk, called more than a dozen police officers from him as a guide without saying a word. Morita would definitely be furious when he found out.
Wealth and honor are in danger. Thinking of famous seniors such as Ishihara Kanji and Kawamoto Dasaku, Ishikawa gritted his teeth, "Shizu-jun, he has no turning back. Since he has done it, then do it well. Only by fighting a beautiful annihilation battle can we truly gain a foothold in Wujin."
"Senior Harada said the same thing."
As soon as Master Chen finished speaking, Adong's excited shout suddenly came from the upstairs, "Report to Staff Zhang, search for the call from the third team, and the target number one has been determined! Target number one has been confirmed!"
"A Dong, bring the telegram over! Staff Wei, mark the target position immediately!"
Zhang Xiaoguo was ecstatic and after giving two orders in a row, he ran down the stairs quickly. "Royal seat, Lieutenant Ishikawa, given that the intelligence department and the search team have captured six tongues in a row, our intentions are easily exposed, and the fighter planes are fleeting, I suggest taking action immediately."
It's good to be surprised, but it's dark and does not have an absolute advantage in military strength, so it's hard to catch them all in one go. Master Chen pondered for a moment and asked, "When should we launch the attack?"
"Now, wake up all the officers and soldiers of the regiment, set out in forty minutes, enter the pre-determined position at 11:15, complete the attack preparation at 12:00, launch the attack at 12:00, and resolve the battle before dawn."
Before Master Chen could speak, Ishikawa looked up and asked, "Yamazaki, what do you think?"
Yamazaki looked at the map again and replied: "March late at night, the road conditions are not familiar, and the officers and soldiers of the headquarters are not in the best condition. They agree to set off early, enter the predetermined position to rest, and determine the attack time depending on the situation."
Thinking that nearly a hundred brothers from the Intelligence Department and the search team were in danger, Master Chen nodded heavily, "Since everyone thinks so, then act immediately."
"yes!"
One minute later, the military law captain Chen Changfu blew an emergency assembly whistle. The officers and soldiers of the "corpse collection group" who had been training for nearly four months rushed to the runway from three rows of wooden houses and gathered in an orderly manner.
Master Chen quickly walked to the queue surrounded by Master Shi, Ishikawa, Zhang Xiaoguo, Liang Weihua and others, raised his trumpet and shouted: "Brothers, in a few hours, our regiment will be engaged in the first actual combat since the army was formed. I know you are very tired, so you will wake everyone up until the intelligence department and the brothers in the search team determine the target position. And our target... Some brothers should have heard of it. He is Zhang Shaohua, who is cruel, kills people like numb, and is bloodthirsty, and does everything evil!
At the same time, we also clearly tell everyone that their troops are more than us, up to three thousand, but this group is a mob. Some time ago, they were killed by the "Big Sword Association" holding a machete and fled in panic. So for us, it is not a question of whether we can win, but a question of whether we can defeat them in one place. Do the brothers have confidence if they have a thousand days of raising troops and using them for a while?”
The rewards and punishments of the "corpse collection group" are clearly marked. The price of shooting, wounding, seizing, and capturing has been clearly marked. As soon as Master Chen finished speaking, he was training in addition to training. The veteran who had been holding it in for nearly four months shouted at the same time: "Yes!"
"Staff Officer Zhang..."
"have!"
"Give orders."
At the same time, the third team of searches had arrived close to a small river that was only 400 meters away from the Wujin Self-Defense Regiment. There was a small wooden bridge on the left, which was the only passage to enter the village that could be found. Both ends of the bridge were heavily guarded and machine gun fortifications were built. When there was a turbulence, Zhang Shaohua would definitely order the bridge to be destroyed and then escape from the waterway by boat.
Since he had already set his sights, the team leader Lin Shanbao naturally didn't want him to slip away from his hands. He pointed to the quietly flowing river water and whispered to the brothers beside him: "I just borrowed the moonlight and found that the water was blue and black, which means that the river water was not very deep, but not too shallow, and it was probably at least to the waist. But the river was covered with reeds, which meant that there was mud below. If the water flowed over, it would definitely suck his feet. The sound of water raising his feet could easily attract their attention. As long as we shot a flare, we would all be exposed."
"Captain, what should I do? If I don't control the ship and take down the bridge, it won't work if the large army comes."
"You can take a few people there to see if you can find other bridges. If it really doesn't work, catch a villager and ask."
A veteran came up and said confidently: "Captain, don't worry, I have a way to let everyone go."
"What's the solution?"
"Follow me," he pretended to make a mysterious gesture, got up from the ground, and walked through the grass with his waist. The brothers got up one after another and followed him with his waist.
When he walked to the river about 250 meters away from the wooden bridge guard, he took off his clothes and whispered: "Captain, Hu Zi and Lao Si come with me, and I will wait a while. I will send you a secret code. You can take my gun and wade across the river from the place just now, and control the boat first."
Those who can be selected into the search team are all elites. Since he said this, he must be very confident. Lin Shanbao nodded slightly. Hu Zi and Lao Si realized what Ge Juncheng wanted, so he took off his pants and shoes like him, leaving only a pair of shorts.
The three of them put the flower mechanism on the grass, and only put a sharp dagger on their pants. Then they tiptoed to the river, picked a reed stalk gently, turned their heads and waved their hands, bit the reed stalk, and carefully got into the water. Seeing them silently hiding into the water, there were only circles of ripples left on the river surface, Lin Shanbao smiled knowingly.
The river water was particularly cold at the end of October. Hu Zi was soaked in the water and felt that the heat on his body was quickly taken away by the biting cold river water. The old wounds on his shoulders and body were soaked in the cold water, and felt a burst of tingling pain.
The night wind blew gently, swaying so that the reeds rustled, sounding like someone was walking through the reed marsh. The reed tube exposed to the water slowly moved forward. If you were not careful, you wouldn't be able to find this plant that cuts the water surface and breaks a thin stream of water marks.
As the enemy guarding the wooden boat got closer and closer, the three of them were getting nervous.
It is really difficult to attack the enemy sitting on the boat from the water without making any noise. If all previous efforts are wasted, it will not only cause Zhang Shaohua to escape, but even the search third team will be wiped out.
It was a while since then, Ge Juncheng suddenly emerged from the water and pulled out a dagger from his pants. The two guards did not expect that the god of death had approached him and were still talking and laughing.
Suddenly, the two heard a slight and almost inaudible sound in the water. When they turned their heads, they found a big man suddenly appeared behind them, standing in the waist-deep river water, and the dagger in their hands was swept towards their throats.
The movement was so fast that they didn't even have time to react.
With a "puff", it was like a ball was cut, and a blood arrow spurted out from a guard's neck. With this knife, the blood vessels and vocal cords were cut, and the entire neck was cut to a point where only a little skin was left. I felt that my whole body suddenly became cold, and my life was quickly lost, but I couldn't speak at all. Another defender had just reacted, and Hu Zi's dagger had already penetrated his mouth, which was about to open.
Chapter completed!