Soon, the twelve 75-caliber mountain guns of the artillery team directly under the Chongteng detachment began to adjust their firing range, pointing the black muzzles at the Nantong Pier, and the observation hot-air balloon also began to inflate in preparation for liftoff.
On the Nantong Pier, the Chinese did not realize that the danger was coming.
Fortunately, it takes time to observe whether the balloon is inflated into the air or to measure the shooting elements.
Oda Nobuyoshi said: "This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes. The squadron suddenly crossed the river south. Although it was beyond our expectations, they made a mistake in the middle of the rush. They also made a big mistake. The squadron should not have lit the torch.
Their torches created opportunities for the imperial army's artillery to target and fire at Zhu Yuan."
However, before Oda Nobuyoshi could finish his words, a small commotion suddenly occurred on the pier ahead.
When Chiaki Shigeto and Nobuyoshi Oda hurriedly raised their binoculars to look, they saw a lieutenant officer had already arrived at the dock. Without any explanation, he grabbed a torch and threw it into the water with all his strength.
"Baga, this cunning Chinaman" Oda Nobuyoshi cursed and immediately realized that something was wrong.
The next moment, on the Nantong Pier, dozens or hundreds of torches lit by the squadron were extinguished one after another.
In less than a moment, the entire Nantong Pier was plunged into darkness and nothing could be seen. However, Shigeto Chiaki seemed to still be able to see groups of Chinese soldiers lining up to board the ship in the dark.
Although the torches were extinguished, the squadron's crossing of the river was not over.
Obviously, the squadron has realized that the torch will bring convenience to the Japanese artillery.
"Baga, Baga Yalu" Shigeto Chiaki gritted his teeth in anger, but there was nothing he could do. Without the guidance of the torch, the eyes of the artillery team of Shigeto's detachment were darkened. There was no way to calibrate and shoot at Zhuyuan. How could they block Nantong Pier?
Prevent the remnants of the temporary 79th Division from crossing the Yangtze River south
In an era without infrared measurement technology, night bombardment was pure nonsense.
Of course, large-scale artillery fire coverage is another matter, because that is a range of damage.
Sure enough, Captain Yamada, the artillery commander, quickly came over with a dark face and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, due to the lack of lighting equipment, the artillery cannot calibrate and shoot at Zhuyuan."
The squadron's torch was extinguished too quickly, and the artillery team didn't even have time to launch the observation hot air balloon. How could it be possible to calibrate and shoot Zhu Yuan?
Chiaki Shigeto said fiercely: "Are there no flares? There are not even any flares."
If there are flares, one flare should last at least a few minutes, and a dozen flares is almost enough.
"Hai." Captain Yamada paused heavily and said helplessly, "The illumination bombs and brimstone bombs have been exhausted, and even the high-explosive bombs only have less than half the base left."
"Baga, Baga, Baga" Chiaki Shigeto became furious and slapped Captain Yamada in the face. Then he pointed at Yamada and cursed, "You don't know how to use sparingly, you idiot, a waste."
, a bunch of rubbish, all rubbish, rubbish, all rubbish, rubbishâ
In his rage, Shigeto Chiaki no longer cared about his image.
"Hai." Captain Yamada could only admit his mistake with a bitter pause.
After a long while, Chiaki Shigeto sighed and said, "If I had known better, I should have brought more flares."
Captain Yamada had a bitter look on his face when he heard this. Before the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese artillery did not even have flares in their ammunition preparations. It was because they were attacked at night during the Battle of Songhu and suffered heavy losses that the base camp was urgently transported from China.
We have brought a batch of flares over, but there are too many people. This amount of flares is simply not enough for the nine divisions. The Chongteng detachment has received even less. How can you bring more if you want?
Chiaki Shigeto stared at the dark night sky in front of him, with a look of reluctance on his face.
Do you really want to watch the remnants of the temporary 79th Division cross the river and then escape?
Do you really want to comment on the incompetence of the newly arrived Commander Shan Shanyuan?
If Shan Shanyuan receives an evaluation of incompetence, even if he catches up with the battle to capture Nanjing and achieves military exploits in the Battle of Nanjing, it will be difficult for him to be promoted.
No, absolutely not, Shigeto Chiaki waved his fist viciously and let out a silent roar.
Then, Shigeto Chiaki suddenly turned around and shouted at Oda Nobuyoshi: "Oda-san, I order you to launch an attack on Nantong Pier immediately. At any cost, you must cross the river before the remnants of the temporary 79th Division can do it.
Before, stop them, stop them, stop them"
"Hai" Oda Nobuyoshi bowed his head heavily and took the order.
Shigeto Chiaki turned his attention to another messenger and shouted: "Immediately send a report to the Fourth Fleet of the Navy and request tactical guidance from the Jiang Defense Team, tactical guidance, tactical guidance."
"Hai." The messenger nodded heavily and turned around.
Dividing line
Nantong Pier.
The torches went out, and the entire dock fell into darkness.
Although the little devil did not launch flares and the entire dock was still dark, Xu Rui still did not take it lightly and decided to keep up the appearances.
Under the cover of darkness, small boats filled with battalion officers and soldiers sailed away from the pier and slowly sailed into the river. Only when they reached the center of the river did the small boats quietly turn and sail towards the lower reaches of Nantong.
We went ashore at a river bay about five kilometers away from Nantong, and then hid the boat.
After hiding the boats, the battalion officers and soldiers rushed back to Nantong city by land.
Time passed quietly in the suffocating waiting, and half an hour passed quickly.
Seeing one small boat after another leaving the dock and sailing towards the dark center of the river, the veteran looked back at Xu Rui and said solemnly: "It seems that the little devil's flares have been exhausted. Now, I don't know whether Shigeto Chiaki
Will this old devil send troops? If he doesn't send troops, it means he has not been fooled. If he wants to send troops, then he has been fooled."
"Don't worry." Xu Rui smiled and said confidently, "This old devil like Shigeto Chiaki will definitely be fooled."
The veteran took a deep look at Xu Rui and said, "Sometimes I'm really confused. Where do you get your confidence?"
Xu Rui smiled and said to the veteran: "Because I am Xu Rui. As long as someone like me, Xu, is the prey, no matter if he is the Jade Emperor, a god, or a monster, I can only catch him without mercy."
The veteran was awe-inspiring when he heard this. He could feel the confidence emanating from Xu Rui's body.
The officers and soldiers of the battalion standing nearby were all in high spirits. They were sure to win this battle.
"Let's go." Xu Rui threw the cigarette he had just taken a puff on the ground and stamped it out, then picked up the 38 cap and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, this old devil Shigeto Chiaki is probably jumping around. He won't be out for five years."
In minutes, the Japanese infantry should launch a fierce attack on Nantong Pier. In order to make this scene more realistic, we may have to block it."
As soon as Xu Rui finished speaking, the shriek of cannonballs came from the dark night sky ahead, but the shriek of the cannonballs seemed long and distant, indicating that the impact point of the cannonballs was still some distance from the dock.
The Japanese artillery did not have clear guidance on flares, so it was completely reasonable that they would not be able to fire accurately.
Xu Rui chuckled and said, "The little devil's reaction seems to be a few minutes faster than I expected."
While he was talking, the first row of shells landed on the ruins far away from the dock, and then exploded.
While the Japanese were preparing for artillery fire, Xu Rui summoned all the officers from the platoon and above in the general camp, the Southern Jiangsu guerrillas and the remnants of the 67th Army. He said in a deep voice: "I will review the discipline one last time. I don't care whether you are...
What party or army, what kind of personal grudges did you have in the past, but here you must listen to me and I say go east. You are never allowed to go west. If I tell you to stop shooting, even if the little devil's bayonet points to your chest, you will not.
"Go ahead and shoot"
After finishing speaking, Xu Rui Lengjun's eyes swept over the faces of Deputy Wan Ying and Xiao Yanyue, and said in a deep voice: "You two, you have no objections to this, right?"
Deputy Wan Ying snorted in reply.
Xiao Yanyue said readily: "No objection."
"Very good." Xu Rui said, "As agreed before, the brothers from the 60th Army and the Southern Jiangsu Guerrillas will temporarily return to the camp for unified command. Now I give the order."
The officers of the battalion all drew their feet back and stood at attention.
The officers of the 67th Army seemed careless.
Xiao Yanyue and the two captains of the guerrillas showed no reaction at all and were not happy with this.
Xu Rui didn't take it seriously, and then issued an order: "The battalion is temporarily organized into 1 company, the 1st squad of the guerrillas, and the 1st company of the 67th Army are temporarily organized into the first team to follow me to block the attack; the battalion is temporarily organized into 2 companies, and the guerrillas are
The second team of the team, the Fuxing Society Rangers and the 67th Army temporarily formed the second company into the second team. They were divided into three teams and were ambushed in three tunnels. They were commanded by Li Yi, Li Hai and Heipi. The battalion machine gun company
and the machine gun company of the 67th Army as the third team, guarding heavy machine gun positions."
Xu Rui's eyes finally fell on Deputy Wan Ying, Xiao Yanyue, Jiang Nan, and Cui Jiu, and said: "As for the four of you, please go to Nishan and observe on the spot."
Xu Rui directly relieved the command of the four people, which is also the meaning of the title.
Deputy Wan Ying snorted and did not object. Xu Rui seemed domineering, but he was also sincere, because Xu Rui had promised that after winning this battle, they would be the first to pick out all the weapons and equipment seized. So, Wan Ying
The deputy now looks forward to winning this battle more than anyone else. It will be beneficial for them to win.
Xiao Yanyue smiled slightly and didn't say much. Let's not talk about it. They were ordered by their superiors to help the temporary 79th Division break out. Even without the orders from their superiors, they would never fight the Japanese.
It's vague. What's more, Battalion Commander Xu has given them enough benefits. They eat people with weak mouths and take people with short hands, right?
As for Jiangnan and Cui Jiu, they have no reason to object.
