Four hundred and twentieth chapters counterattack (twelve)
Led by the worker, a group of people walked through the sewers and alleys, and actually escaped most of the Japanese garrison. The worker pointed to a group of extremely solid-looking buildings in the distance and said, "This is the command of the Japanese army."
We are here, we can’t get any closer, the enemy’s defensive positions are in front of us, there’s no way we can get in.”
The commander said excitedly, "Enough, enough, that's enough. Come on, who brought flares, grenades or mortars?"
A soldier carrying a mortar shell said, "I have it. I specially brought a red shell of the highest grade, right now."
As he said that, the soldier adjusted his position and fired a red flare at the building complex. The flare flew into the building complex with a whistling sound, and soon a burst of red smoke appeared, and the thick smoke went straight to the building complex.
It floated straight up. The Japanese soldiers around were so frightened that they rushed up to try to cover it with clothes and cloths, but the thick smoke could not be blocked. The observer lying on the tree immediately shouted to the people below, "Red smoke is found."
Model, position C 7 A 9.”
After the position was transmitted to the rocket launcher unit, the rocket launcher immediately changed its position and fired the rocket launcher into the red smoke. Hearing the sound of whooshing again, dozens of rocket launchers turned into meteors and flew past.
The troops were nervously commanding the troops in the basement. Suddenly, they felt the ground shaking, followed by continuous explosions. A Japanese non-commissioned officer rushed up to block Washijin Tohei. Washijin Tohei pushed him away and looked at the ceiling where dust kept falling.
I felt dizzy and said, "Is the Eighth Route Army already about to attack our headquarters?"
After a while, the soldier came to report and said, "Report, the enemy bombarded our headquarters with heavy artillery. One-third of the superstructure of our headquarters was destroyed, and there were more than a hundred casualties."
Washijin Tohei nodded and said, "Is it a heavy artillery? When will the troops from Xuzhou and Linyi arrive?"
Another staff officer replied, "The troops on both sides are moving towards us at full speed, but both sides have encountered the defensive positions of the Eighth Route Army. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through within 24 hours."
Washizu Tohei looked at the dusty ceiling and sighed, "I hope we can hold on."
--115th Division Headquarters
Lin Sanhu and his staff were constantly issuing orders to adjust the attack sequence of the troops. Jiang Cheng walked in shaking his head, patting the raindrops on his body and saying, "It's raining really hard. How is the situation now?"
When Lin Sanhu saw it was Jiang Cheng, he waved his fist and said, "The Japanese warships have been wiped out. Our soldiers from the 115th Division are making the final attack on Lianyungang. I estimate that Lianyungang will be captured within 24 hours."
Jiang Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard this. He looked at Li Qian and smiled and said, "Then are our warriors back?"
Just as he was talking, Jiang Guoping and Wang Ling walked in together, saluted Jiang Cheng and Lin Sanhu and said, "Report to the leader, the torpedo boat team has returned from completing its mission. This battle was completely won. Our army destroyed eight Japanese warships and six transport ships.
, seventeen other ships, our army’s losses - zero!”
Lin Sanhu returned the greeting to Jiang Guoping and Wang Ling and said, "Congratulations to you, your action is enough to be recorded in the history of war. You go and rest, the war is not over yet."
Jiang Guoping and Wang Ling looked at each other, and Wang Ling said, "Report, we hope to continue fighting. If the Japanese army fails in Lianyungang, it is likely that some important personnel will be stolen through the sea, so we hope to patrol the sea to prevent the Japanese army from
Escape."
Lin Sanhu was a little moved, but Jiang Cheng stopped him and said, "No, even if some Japanese soldiers escape by sea, there won't be many of them, it's harmless. But if your warships are completely exposed, we will be very passive strategically."
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Lin Sanhu immediately realized that these warships had signed confidentiality agreements. If it was exposed and the weapons and supplies were no longer provided in the end, it would be a huge loss. Lin Sanhu also said, "That makes sense."
, I think we can only operate at night, and we can repair it at the dock during the day. Do you also need to rest?"
Although Jiang Guoping and Wang Ling were a little disappointed, they did not dare to say anything and could only retreat. Jiang Cheng turned back to Lin Sanhu and said, "I think there is nothing for me to do here for the time being, so I will leave first and within three days."
return."
Lin Sanhu nodded and said, "Okay, the overall situation in Lianyungang has been decided, and there will be no problems."
Jiang Cheng returned to Black Iron Island with the blizzard. To the north of Lianyungang, a group of Japanese soldiers fighting in the mud felt helpless when they looked at the blue sky and white sun flags erected high around them. God knows when they were hung on the trees along the way.
With the Chinese national flag nailed on the mountain and a large number of New Fourth Army logos, it was as if I was walking under the surveillance of the New Fourth Army. This army set out from Shandong. In fact, after Ganyu was captured, Peiping concentrated troops from Shandong.
A reinforced brigade went south, but before they could board the train, the railway along this stretch was blown into more than a hundred sections by the guerrillas. The people from the Japanese railway department just looked at it and said, "If you can wait a month, you can
Wait." This forced these Japanese soldiers to march only by foot and cars.
There were guerrillas constantly appearing along the way, not to mention landmines and so on. At first, the Japanese army didn't want to pay attention and just scared them off. But later, attacks would occur every few hundred meters, and even
After leaving a county for a day, I looked back and found that I could still see the city wall of that county... It was simply a shame for the imperial army.
Now, this unit has finally arrived at Heilin Town, which is less than 40 kilometers away from Ganyu. Heilin Town has Zhuxi River on the left and Tashan Mountain on the right. The terrain is dangerous and it is the only place to go to Ganyu. Here,
A regiment of the 115th Division has been preparing for more than ten days. The entire Tashan Mountain has been dug into tunnels and fortifications. The artillery fire is enough to cover the road from Heilin Town to Ganyu. This means that the Japanese army must conquer Tashan Mountain if they want to save Lianyungang.
A reinforced Japanese brigade of more than 7,000 people faced an Eighth Route Army infantry regiment of less than 2,000 people. It seemed that there was no suspense at all. Even the Japanese frontline command team leader was preparing to charge to resolve the battle, but when it really started fighting
, he discovered that it was not at all what he imagined.
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
In the rain, where the Japanese artillery shells hit, muddy water and earthworks flew everywhere, and the high-hanging military flags were blown to pieces, but there was no smile on the faces of the Japanese soldiers. Such shelling was no longer enough.
I don’t know how many times they have thought that there should be no one up there, but every time they go up there they find that they are all full of people!!
"Attack!" A Japanese sergeant shouted loudly, leading the soldiers to climb towards Tashan. If anyone could see through it, they would find that the Eighth Route Army only had thirty or forty observation points outside Tashan, and the shelling just now only wounded people.
He was just an observer, and all the main forces were hiding in the mountain through the tunnels. Once the bombardment was over, the observers shouted, and these soldiers immediately emerged from the mountain like soldiers and generals from heaven.
"Come closer, damn, the grenades are ready." A squad leader of the Eighth Route Army said in a low voice. The rain had turned the tunnel into a damp place. Everyone felt uncomfortable, and they were holding back a breath. This breath was He wanted to take it out on the Japanese soldiers who were climbing the mountain.
After giving an order, there was first a rain of grenades like locusts, and then the sound of machine gun fire. I saw only a series of explosions on Tashan Mountain. The machine guns knocked down the attacking Japanese troops to the ground layer by layer, and the Japanese soldiers were covered in blood and water. The rainwater mixed together and turned into a disgusting brown color and flowed down the mountain. Several Japanese soldiers who were waiting for the attack saw the water left behind turn from yellow to brown, with some pieces of meat floating from time to time. They felt sick in their hearts.
"Baga..." The Japanese commander slowly put down his telescope, looked at the heavy rain that seemed to fall forever, and looked towards Lianyungang. He could only silently wish that the imperial warriors over there could hold on.
"Hold on? Hold on, what the heck?" Jiujin Tianhei finally couldn't bear it and cursed. The map on the wall showed that there were already many blue flags planted on the map, which represented the Eighth Route Army units one after another. Entered the urban area of Lianyungang and captured Japanese positions one by one.
Another burst of explosions came from above. The rocket launcher troops were extremely mobile. Although the Lianyungang defenders wanted to counterattack, every time they calculated the trajectory and attacked again, the rocket launcher troops had already run far away. This was already the fourth bombardment. The buildings above the headquarters have been completely destroyed, and the passage from the basement to the upper level cannot be opened due to the buried rubble. We can only go out through another small door. However, seeing that the Japanese army has never completely lost command, the rocket launchers will fire every hour. After one bombardment, Jiujin and Ping almost got used to it.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we should evacuate Lianyungang. The heavy rain will not stop for two days. The Eighth Route Army just realized that our planes can't get through, the battleships have sunk, and they don't have the advantage in strength. That's why they launched a crazy attack." Yes, but it will always be sunny that day. We still have many battleships. We can use plane bombs and battleship shells to level Lianyungang. Why risk the lives of the Imperial Army warriors here?" a The staff officer gave a low-pitched suggestion.
Washijin Tohei's eyes twitched and he said, "Our Imperial Army has never been defeated in a port."
The staff officer continued, "This is also because the navy did not support us properly. The blame should be on the navy. If there were naval gun cover, how could we be so passive, so..."
Washijin Tohei looked at the staff officer. At this time, a communications soldier stood up and said, "Report, the Huaguo Mountain position has been completely lost, and the enemy is moving artillery to Huaguo Mountain."
The staff officer shouted loudly, "Once the Huaguoshan position is defended, all our army's positions will be under the overlook of the Eighth Route Army. Division commander, make a decision quickly!"
Washijin Ehei turned around a few times and finally asked, "Can the enemy fleet be seen on the sea now?"
Someone immediately replied, "The report has been checked by someone. No trace of the enemy fleet was seen. They must have fled because they were afraid of our retaliation."
Washizu Tohei nodded and said, "Okay, retreat slowly, gather all the heavy artillery at the port, and blow it up immediately after we leave. Contact the navy in Qingdao and let them cover us. We..."
Saying that, Washijin Tiehei hesitated. If he wanted to go to Qingdao, he would have to cross the sea of Ganyu. Now he had no battleships to protect him. Who knows what would happen. He said again, "No...order those Imperial Alliance troops to sit down." The ship will go to Qingdao, and the imperial army will go to Shanghai by ship. It has been decided, and the order should be issued immediately."
"Charge!" "Kill!"
"Don't let a Japs get away!"
In the evening, the troops of the 115th Division finally reached the port. Lin Sanhu saw the artillery that had been destroyed by the Japanese army and the port that looked like it had been ravaged by giants and said, "We finally defeated it. It's not easy..."
Luo Ronghuan nodded and said, "Yes, there is really no danger. The troops from Donghai and Tashan have also blocked the Japanese troops who came to the rescue for a day and a night. It is really a long day."
At this time, the Japanese flag at Lianyungang Port was lowered, and a blue sky and white sun flag was hung high. Lin Sanhu looked at the flag and said, "Go, hang up the flag of our Eighth Route Army and the flag of the First Front Army of the Red Army." !”
Luo Ronghuan said quickly, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? If this spreads to Chongqing, it is easy to cause misunderstandings."
Lin Sanhu hummed, "Have you forgotten how the National Army dealt with our New Fourth Army troops? If it weren't for the Japanese, I would have gone to Chongqing and hanged up. Not only did I have to hang up, I also wanted to be sent to Get the newspaper!"
Speaking of the New Fourth Army, Luo Ronghuan also felt uncomfortable and stopped blocking Lin Sanhu's move.
The news that Lianyungang had been captured spread throughout China and even overseas.
--Chongqing
"Lianyungang was captured by the Eighth Route Army? Who did it?" Agent Jiang looked at Dai Li in shock and asked.
"It's Lin Sanhu." Dai Li lowered his head and said.
"Lin Sanhu...that's from my Huangpu sect." Jiang Jie's lips curved slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a hint of pride, and asked, "How did the Eighth Route Army defeat the Eighth Route Army? Doesn't the Japanese army have battleships?"
Dai Li shook his head and said, "The specific situation is not clear yet. I just know that the Eighth Route Army launched an attack at night. In addition, before the attack, the Japanese warship staying in the port was blown up. It is suspected to be a torpedo or underwater explosion."
Agent Jiang nodded. He didn't care that the Eighth Route Army occupied Lianyungang. He clearly knew that Lianyungang was a port and the Japanese navy had an overwhelming advantage. The Eighth Route Army's attack on Lianyungang should only serve as a containment.
After thinking about it, agent Jiang slapped the table and cursed, "We are all from Huangpu. Even Lin Sanhu can conquer a port. What on earth is he, Xue Yue, doing? Niang Xipi, the more he lives, the more he goes back."
