Chapter 77: A dilemma
Huishan Wharf is located on the west bank of the Huangpu River, south of Tilanqiao, and a large number of supplies of the Japanese army are on the road from here. Although it was only a cargo terminal, the Japanese army built it into a strong military stronghold. There is a thick wall around the perimeter of the pier, and the large iron gate in the middle has been closed.
Hu Jiaji took the vanguard to arrive at Huishan Wharf first, and the news came back, and the morale of the whole army was greatly boosted. However, in order to completely occupy Huishan Pier, you must climb over the wall. So, the regiment commander Hu Jiaji personally led the troops over the wall.
"Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "......"
Inside the wall, the Japanese had already set up several heavy machine guns, forming a dense network of fire on the wide field. A large number of soldiers died under this fire net after climbing over the wall, and Hu Jiaji quickly hid with the remaining soldiers.
"Don't come in!"
Hu Jiaji leaned against the obstacle and kept shouting at the people outside the wall.
"Boom Boom" "......"
Not long after, the Japanese ships on the Huangpu River launched intensive artillery bombardment of the peripheral troops. The cannon roared, and the earth trembled. Outside the wall, there was a fire, thick smoke obscured the sky, and the attacking troops suffered numerous casualties.
In desperation, the vanguard was driven back to the neighborhood by heavy artillery fire, and the battle gradually reached a stalemate. And their regimental commander is still behind the wall, and his life and death are uncertain.
At this time, Ye Lei quickly arrived with the follow-up troops and learned about the situation.
"Damn, didn't you scout before the fight!?"
This was another stupid battle, and Ye Lei felt helpless while being angry.
If it is an objective factor that cannot be changed, it is understandable that it will eventually lead to casualties. However, this time it was completely negligence that led to the death of a large number of soldiers. Indeed, before the battle, Zhang Zhizhong did not send people to investigate, which led to this result.
Just as the two sides were facing each other, the sky "buzzed". The Chinese Air Force dispatched 24 aircraft to launch an air attack on the Japanese fleet on the river, so that the artillery fire in front began to weaken.
Ye Lei commanded the troops on behalf and immediately ordered the troops to march quickly towards the dock.
There is a wall more than 200 meters long around the perimeter of Huishan Wharf, and the wall is extremely strong. Ye Lei took a company of the 216th Regiment and a platoon of his own spies leaning against the wall. In this way, the Japanese artillery shells did not pose much of a threat to them.
"Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "Da Da Da" "......"
Dense gunfire was heard from inside the wall, and Hu Jiaji was still fighting with the remaining soldiers.
At this time, Ye Lei didn't know the situation inside at all. The order was given to immediately start blasting, blasting several large holes in the wall. Maybe Hu Jiaji should have done this a long time ago, I don't know if he was in a hurry to occupy Huishan Wharf, or for other reasons, he chose to climb over the wall.
The sapper squad immediately began work with shovels, digging several holes in the fence wall at twenty-meter intervals, and then placing a large number of explosives.
"Hidden!"
Ye Lei gave an order, and the surrounding soldiers quickly dispersed.
"Boom!" "Boom!" “……”
Immediately, five violent explosions exploded beneath the wall. When the smoke cleared, five gaps appeared in the wall, spaced more than ten meters apart.
Ye Lei came to the gap and looked inside.
Visually, the fence is more than 150 meters away from the warehouse. The Japanese seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and cleared all obstacles in this large area of one hundred and fifty meters. The warehouse opposite was full of gun holes, and there were several earthen forts on the periphery of the warehouse.
The regiment commander Hu Jiaji and more than a dozen soldiers hid behind a dirt slope with a certain slope, and there was no room for counterattack at all.
Ye Lei shouted: "Grenade ready!" ”
The soldiers behind the wall pulled out their grenades one after another, and Ye Lei continued to shout: "I'll count to three and pull it together, and then throw it in front of Commander Hu." One, two, three, pull! ”
"Hiss~" "Hiss~" "......"
A dozen soldiers rang out the grenade and threw it through the gap with all their might.
Taking advantage of the delay of the grenade, Ye Lei shouted again: "Captain Hu, prepare to withdraw!" ”
"Boom Boom" "......"
More than a dozen grenades exploded in front of Hu Jiaji, and then smoke billowed from the gas. Hu Jiaji and a dozen soldiers bent down and quickly withdrew safely from the gap.
Hu Jiaji leaned against the wall and had palpitations, and could only sigh that his life was big. At this time, he already had no wounds on his body, but he was still fighting on the front line.
Ye Lei didn't know what to say, he only felt that he was Liu Hongshen's second. In order to boost morale, the main commander did not even want his life. I have seen it on TV before, how afraid the national army is of death, and it seems that it is not necessarily the case when the official runs away as soon as he becomes an official.
Now that the chariot can't pass, the inside of the wall is all empty, and there is no rock mass on the ground, Hu Jiaji said after relieving himself: "It seems that there is nothing to be done." Huishan Pier is in front of us, and we can only rush hard. ”
Ye Lei leaned against the wall and said loudly: "You are still here, don't die!" The regiment commander died, what to do with the troops? ”
Hu Jiaji's eyes were full of dust, thinking back to the soldier who died just now, and suddenly yelled at Ye Lei: "Then what do you say!?" ”
Before Ye Lei could speak, a communication officer ran over in the face of artillery fire and reported: "Report to the regimental seat, the division commander ordered you to evacuate immediately and start a confrontation with the enemy!" ”
Hu Jiaji stared at the big eyes and shouted again: "What!? ”
The front was covered by dense fire, and there was artillery bombardment by Japanese ships on the flanks, and Song Xilian learned of the situation and ordered the troops to withdraw so as not to cause unnecessary casualties to the troops.
Ye Lei said loudly: "Can't be withdrawn!" If you withdraw, your work will be wasted! ”
Hu Jiaji was in a dilemma, with such a strong firepower covering the front, not to mention the more than 100 people behind the wall, even if the whole regiment was pulled over, it would be useless.
"Military orders are difficult to ......"
"I said, I can't withdraw!"
Ye Lei roared loudly and exuded an amazing momentum. If you evacuate easily, you don't know how many soldiers will die when you come back.
Hu Jiaji asked, "Do you have a way?" ”
Ye Lei said: "Yes, sappers!" The field in front is made of earth, and the soil near the river is soft, and the sappers dig tunnels to shorten the attack distance. ”
"How long is that going to be dug up?"
"Sixty meters is enough, but the tunnel has to be curved."
Ye Lei told Hu Jiaji about the new battle plan, and Hu Jiaji repeatedly decided to implement Ye Lei's plan, because he didn't want to give up the victory in front of him, otherwise hundreds of soldiers under his command would die in vain.
After Ye Lei finished explaining, he left first.
Back in the block, Ye Lei gathered his team, more than 200 people lined up horizontally on the street, Ye Lei said: "You are a commando, I am going to form a commando team in the commando team now." I need players who are very water-based and hold their breath for at least two minutes. ”
"I'll go!"
Li Hu was the first to stand up from the team, and then someone stood up one after another, and finally a total of eighteen people stood up.
Ye Lei stood in front of the eighteen people and asked loudly: "This operation is nine deaths, are you afraid!" ”
"Don't be afraid!"
Eighteen people spoke in unison, and when they took their first step, they were already enlightened. Commandos are similar to daring to death, and the commandos in commandos are naturally nine deaths.
"Change your gear and go!"
Ye Lei took the eighteen to the southwest, this operation is indeed nine deaths, which is also the fate of special forces.