Seeing the "reinforcements" suddenly appearing from the woods on both sides, Ah Fu was inevitably a little confused.
The clothes of these people are all in tatters. Most of them are still wearing single cloth shirts in the winter, and they are even wearing straw sandals. Many people don't even have straw sandals, they are just barefoot, and most of them still have weapons in their hands.
The rifles were made in Hanyang, or they were old sleeve rifles from the former Qing Dynasty, or even firecrackers.
Ah Fu saw a child who was as skinny as a bean sprout. After firing a shot, he quickly loaded paper-wrapped gunpowder from the muzzle of the gun into the barrel, and then compacted it with barrel strips. Even though he was young,
But the child's movements were extremely agile. Obviously, this was not his first time participating in the war.
Of course, there was also a machine gun. A strong man with a stature comparable to that of Li Hai was holding an imitation Czech light machine gun and shooting wildly there.
Who are these people?
A huge question mark appeared in Ah Fu's mind.
These people are obviously not as poor as they are. Even the Sichuan Army is not as poor as they are.
When Ah Fu was confused, a petite but heroic girl had already approached him and asked: "Are you the people who are temporarily assigned to the 79th Division?"
Ah Fu nodded blankly.
"Thank God, it's not too late after all." The girl breathed a sigh of relief and said to Ah Fu, "Well, let's leave this place to us. You can quickly retreat with your brothers."
"Withdraw" Ah Fu looked around with a miserable look on his face.
Just now, the last two remnants were killed. Now, after excluding the few people who escorted the arms to the fork of the river, the remaining people, including the platoon leader Hei Qi, are all dead. Only the remaining
He was the next one. At this time, how could he have the nerve to retreat from Mother Dului and fight with those little devils?
Ah Fu didn't say anything at that moment, he just jumped up with the Sanba Gaigai with the bayonet on it.
However, before Ah Fu could launch a charge, the girl caught up with him, turned the mirror box over, and hit Ah Fu with the handle of the gun on the back of his neck. Ah Fu immediately whimpered and collapsed softly, but his meaning remained the same.
Remaining awake, he saw the girl put him on the ground, and then ordered the strong man like a mountain: "Soldier, lead the Japanese away."
"Yes." The strong man responded, holding the machine gun and yelling, "Team 1, Team 2, follow me."
Then, Ah Fu felt himself being carried on someone's back and began to stagger forward, but the sound of gunshots gradually faded away.
Ah Fu really wanted to ask the man who was carrying him to put him down. He wanted to fight the Japanese. He wanted to fight the Japanese to the death. Even if he died, he would die with Brother Seven and his brothers.
Dividing line
Throughout the afternoon, the Japanese in Nantong did not launch another attack.
Xu Rui was not idle, and took the veterans around to patrol.
"Look at the camp, the tunnel has been dug." Li Hai led Xu Rui to a well, then pointed at the wellhead and said with some pride, "The exit of the tunnel is in the well. It's hidden enough. The little devil is a god."
, and it’s impossible to find it.” As he spoke, Li Hai had already stepped over the edge of the well and slid down the wheel of the water cart.
Starting last night, the battalion began to find land next to the dock to dig a tunnel.
Fortunately, we found several blacksmith shops in the ruins, and there was no shortage of people.
This morning, even when the fighting was at its fiercest, Li Hai and his temporary 2nd company never participated in the fighting, but kept digging tunnels.
After a while, Li Hai's voice came from the bottom of the well: "Yingzuo, you guys can come down too."
Xu Rui and Lao Laing also slid along the wheels to the bottom of the well, only to find that the bottom of the well was dry.
On the edge of the well wall, a half-person-high opening was opened. Bend down and get into this opening. Inside, there is a narrow corridor that is only accessible to one person. Walk forward about ten meters along the corridor, and the space in front of you suddenly becomes clear.
It's a cheerful, yet quite large space, and it can accommodate at least a hundred or so people without any problem.
Xu Rui said happily: "Dahai, you can do it. You actually dug this tunnel in one night."
"Actually, it's not all us who dug it." Li Hai scratched his head and said, "No, at Camp, didn't you say that the tunnel should be as close as possible to Nantong Pier, and it should be hidden enough? So I found this well.
, I thought, digging a tunnel under this well would not meet your requirements in the camp. As a result, I went down to the bottom of the well. Guess what?"
The veteran touched the four walls that had obviously been compacted, and said suddenly: "It turned out that a ready-made tunnel was discovered."
"How do you know, battalion deputy?" Li Hai widened his eyes and said, "What a coincidence. When I went down to the bottom of the well, I found that a tunnel had been dug out of the well wall, and it went straight to here. This
I don’t know who dug the tunnel, so it saves us the trouble. Take a look at the camp, there will be no problem hiding hundreds or ten people."
Xu Rui snorted slightly and added: "However, we still need to dig more tunnels and hide more ambushes. This principle is the same as setting fire. The more fires we light, the faster the fire will burn. We can only start from more fires."
Only by launching attacks from two directions at the same time can we create greater chaos for the Japanese more quickly."
Li Hai nodded repeatedly.
After leaving the dock, Xu Rui took the veteran to the top of the mud mountain.
On the reverse slope of the mud mountain facing away from the Yangtze River, there is a piece of flat land less than fifty meters away from the top of the mountain, with a radius of about fifty meters. The terrain is open and the shooting range is good. This is the heavy machine gun position selected by Xu Rui.
If heavy machine guns are added to this platform, the Japanese naval guns on the Yangtze River will not be a threat at all, and the Japanese who land on the beach will only be brutally massacred.
The old soldier stood on the top of the mud mountain, looked at the platform on the reverse slope, and then looked at the vast Yangtze River in front of him, and said: "Old Xu, I must admit that your entire plan is full of extraordinary imagination, but it requires a prerequisite
There are too many conditions, and as long as one of the prerequisites is not met, all efforts will be immediately wasted."
Xu Rui stood on the top of the mountain with his hands on his waist and said calmly: "Then do you think any condition is difficult to achieve?"
The veteran shook his head and said solemnly: "I think you should not ask me which condition is difficult to achieve. You should ask me which condition can be achieved. To be honest, I am really not optimistic about this plan. If you change your mind now, then
It’s still too late, but once the entire plan is launched, it will be difficult to change it.”
Xu Rui said heyly: "So, you are completely unfavorable about my battle plan."
"Of course." The veteran continued, "First of all, Shigeto Chiaki may not be fooled, and he may not be deceived by your stratagem; secondly, even if Shigeto Chiaki falls into your stratagem, he may not be fooled by your plan.
Arrange the order for crossing the river. As long as he leaves two infantry brigades in the north of the river, your plan will fail."
Xu Rui smiled slightly and said calmly: "There is more, keep talking."
The veteran nodded lightly and continued: "The third point is, if the information intercepted by the Fuxing Society is fraudulent, or simply the Japanese meteorological observation soldiers are wrong, tomorrow will be a sunny day, and the Japanese aviation force will be able to rush to the battlefield.
, the Japanese only need one heavy aerial bomb to blow up the heavy machine gun position you rely on."
Xu Rui's expression remained unchanged, looking at the vast Yangtze River in front of him, he asked calmly: "Is there any more?"
"Also." The veteran continued, "Even if you were lucky to be right on the first three points, if I were Chiaki Shigeto, after the first wave of beach landings was repelled, I would never be stupid and invest more troops.
, continue to seize the beach, I will seize the beach and land on the upper and lower reaches far away from the mud mountains. By then, what use will your heavy machine gun positions have?"
Xu Rui took out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket, took one out, put it in his mouth, struck a match and lit it.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Rui squinted his eyes and said coldly: "The three points you said earlier are all nonsense, and the last point is the key point. I admit that your worries are justified, and I am also a little worried.
But what I want to say is, veteran, you have overlooked a very important point."
The veteran said blankly: "What point did I overlook?"
"Time," Xu Rui threw the cigarette he had just taken a drag on the ground and stamped it out, he said, "You ignored time. When Chiaki Shigeto, an old Japanese devil, was trapped at Jiangbei Pier, when the old Japanese devil was in danger, what do you think about the Japanese devil on the south bank?
I would also consider taking a detour upstream and downstream to cross the river calmly, and then come back for rescue.”
"This" the veteran was suddenly speechless.
The general is the soul of the soldier, the soldier is the courage of the general, and the general is the soul of an army.
The general is in danger, but as subordinates, how many of them can still be calm and calm?
When Chiaki Shigeto is trapped in the north of the Yangtze River, there is a danger of being shot and killed at any time. It is completely conceivable how many of the Japs on the South Bank can handle it calmly. By then, the little Japs on the South Bank will definitely be desperate for their lives, and they will rush to come back frantically, because Chiaki Shigeto
If he is killed by their battalion, it will be a shame that Taiwan's mixed brigade will never be able to wash away.
However, the veteran was not so easily persuaded, and immediately said: "But, how can you be sure that Shigeto Chiaki will definitely stay in Jiangbei? What if he follows the infantry to cross the river first? By then, Shigeto Chiaki might still be there
The general will use his plan and use the headquarters and directly subordinate departments as bait to trap and kill the camp."
"No." Xu Rui said firmly, "Even if the old Japanese soldier Shigeto Chiaki crosses the river first, the Shigeto detachment will still be defeated this time."
The veteran said awe-inspiring: "You are really so confident."
"I'm so confident." Xu Rui said happily.
The veteran looked at Xu Rui deeply and said in a deep voice: "You are called blind confidence, and to put it worse, you are arrogant."
"Arrogant, veteran, I have to tell you, you are not the first person to say this about me, and I'm afraid you won't be the last person to say this about me, but I am who I am, and I am Xu Rui." Xu Rui said.
He paused for a moment and then said, "Why don't we make another bet? If I win, you will tell me where you came from. You are not allowed to cheat again this time."
"Okay." The veteran said solemnly, "If you still win this time, I will tell you."
"I'm leaving, I'm back." Xu Rui smiled slightly and added, "Counting the time, it's time for Xiao Qi and the others to come back. Those weapons and ammunition are the real key to determining the victory of this battle."