Chapter 114: The Sea of Fire Burns
The Japanese army, who had finally retreated to the tidal flats after several hours of fierce fighting, no longer seemed to intend to continue the attack. In the opinion of the commander of the infantry brigade, since he has already tried and failed, why not stick to the tidal flat position and wait for the resumption of the war tomorrow?
In one night, it may be possible to clear the mines laid in the harbor. Even if the platoon is not clean, it can call in for air reinforcements after dawn. When the time comes, I believe it will be much less difficult to attack.
Although the idea is good, they seem to have forgotten that it is not their decision to fight or not, but the wolf army that has been waiting here for a long time. It is also telling to see that the Japanese army no longer organizes an offensive, but instead builds fortifications at the front of the position.
Seeing this, Hu Biao immediately said: "Notify the front-line combat troops and start cleaning up the battlefield." The wounded officers and men were immediately transported to the rear hospital for treatment. Officers and men who have sacrificed their lives should do a good job of bereavement and aftermath work in accordance with the system. ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
"Inform the heavy artillery battalion and the mountain artillery battalion, and prepare to cover the little devil with artillery fire! At this time, it is estimated that the little devil will also find a way to send divers to manually remove the mines we have laid in the port, but the little devil will not succeed! ”
"Yes!"
"Since the little devil does not plan to continue the attack tonight, then the whole army will retreat after the shelling. Keep a small number of alert troops and withdraw from the battle before dawn. The rest of the garrison troops left the city as soon as possible with the last batch of supplies.
If it really waits until dawn, the little devil will definitely send a large number of warplanes to carry out the bombing. In order to avoid more casualties, this city should be left to the little devils! However, before leaving, remember to plant more tricks in the city! ”
"Understood!"
After everything was settled, Hu Biao didn't say anything more, and under the protection of the guard platoon, he took the car transporting supplies and began to return to the rear. As for Haiphong City, Hu Biao does not plan to defend it until tomorrow. And he believes that the little devil does not dare to chase.
When the artillery units begin to exert their might, the little devil infantry that has landed at present is afraid that there will not be much left. The supplies they have already transferred ashore should also be consumed a lot. Without soldiers and ammunition, how can they pursue?
It is true that there are warships with little devils outside the harbor, but the warships cannot go ashore, and the artillery positions are also set up outside the range of the ship's guns. If the warships of the little devils want to destroy the artillery positions in the city, they must attack at close range, but they must be prepared for the consequences of being bombed by mines.
Looking at Hu Biao, who had already left early, Lei Xiong, who was still staying in Haiphong City, was doing the final work. In the face of the Japanese army working overtime at the port and trying to remove the mines laid in the port, Lei Xiong naturally would not let it succeed.
Anyway, those mines are the latest good things developed by the arsenal, and if you really let the little devils pick them up, it will still be very troublesome to crack them. Moreover, he heard Hu Biao say that this kind of mine is of the world's advanced level.
"Pass my order, and in ten minutes the heavy artillery battalion will begin to cover the harbor with artillery fire! Inform the reconnaissance battalion that they only have ten minutes, and give me as fast as possible to empty the fuel prepared for them. ”
"Yes, Commander!"
"The artillery battalion directly under the division simultaneously carried out artillery shelling on the Japanese troops on the tidal flat positions after the shelling of the heavy artillery battalion began. I'd also like to see where the little devils can go. Defenders in the forward positions, get ready for engagement! ”
"Yes, Commander!"
After issuing several orders in a row, Lei Xiong also smiled and said, "White Bear, after watching this performance of burning the sea, we can also retreat!" Did Peake inform them? Change the time of retreat, they don't have any opinions, right? ”
"If I had a choice, I'm sure many of them would have wanted to slip away a long time ago!"
"Haha! Aren't you afraid that Pique will feel sad when he hears this? ”
Through the previous coordinated operations, everyone knew that the combat effectiveness of the colonial army was mediocre. Even if they were quite calm in the end, their battle loss ratio was significantly higher than that of the wolf army. Those servant mercenary armies, the combat effectiveness is even more unbearable!
When Lei Xiong calmly deployed the matter of retreating overnight, in the bushes near the port, the scout team members who had been lurking for a long time were also very happy: "Quick! Fortunately, our pipe is buried very deeply, otherwise it would be really troublesome! ”
Looking at the pit dug in advance, the scout team next to him poured buckets of prepared diesel fuel into the pit. And a pipe was buried in the pit. Along this pipeline, countless diesel fuel began to gush from the sea to the sea.
In order to completely destroy the military port and wharf of Haiphong City, Hu Biao saw that a large amount of oil could not be transported away when he was arranging the defense plan. In the end, it was decided to dump all this oil into the port and put on a show of burning the sea for the little devils.
Even Hu Biao, who came from later generations, knew that doing so would cause huge pollution. The question is, who cares so much in this day and age? This port, no matter how broken Hu Biao is, the Japanese army will not be able to give up.
This also means that the next time Hu Biao leads the team back, he may be able to recover a coastal defense city that has been rebuilt by the Japanese army. Now that he knows that there will be such a result, what does Hu Biao have to worry about?
Following the drainage pipes that had been buried in the sea earlier, Hu Biao dumped all the diesel fuel that could not be taken away into the sea at the port. Ten minutes was not much, but the diesel fuel that could be dumped into the port was spreading rapidly.
As soon as ten minutes came, the heavy artillery battalion that had been on standby for a long time included the artillery of the wolf army and the artillery of Falansi. All of them had solemn expressions and began to enter the position. As the shells slipped into the chamber, the commander roared: "Release!" ”
A dozen heavy guns with a caliber of 155 and a maximum range of twelve kilometers roared almost at the same time. The Japanese troops, who were busy at sea, soon heard the sound from the shore and the imminent arrival of artillery shells.
The warship that entered the port first but was paralyzed by the bombing, the little devils on the ship originally felt that there seemed to be something strange in the air. When someone saw that there was a lot of diesel floating on the sea, they looked a little nervous.
As a result, before they could make any moves, they heard the sound of shelling from the shore. As these shells fell into the sea, there were shells ready to hit the warships that had lost power. The sparks from the explosion came into contact with the diesel fuel that had already spread.
With a loud 'boom', many little devil infantry who had already landed on the beach saw that the originally calm port instantly turned into a burning fire. As long as there is oil, the surface of the sea is covered with fire.
The officers and men who stayed in the defensive positions, as well as Major Peake's men, saw the spectacular scene of the burning of the sea in the harbor. Compared to the wolf army's subordinates raising their arms and shouting, Major Peake and the others were full of awe.
"Oh God! Those dwarf gongs in the harbor are finished! If you burn like this, even the steel will be melted, right? ”
"This is God's punishment for their aggression!"
Through this battle, Hu Biao believed that it would also be a heavy blow to the Japanese fleet, and it would also give a warning to the colonizer army like Pique. Only by letting these people know how serious the consequences of going against themselves are, will they become honest.
What happened to these little devils today may be their scene one day!
Compared with the little devils who stayed on the warship, some of the little devils who took the dinghy watched the dinghy surrounded by flames burning on the sea. When the flames burned on their bodies, these little devils also howled and jumped into the sea.
Unfortunately, the fire at sea will not be extinguished for a while. Unless they can breathe in the sea, once they surface, they still can't escape being burned alive. What's more, there are also shells that fall from time to time!
The commander of the Japanese fleet, who was standing outside the sea of fire, was also completely stunned when he saw this scene. Looking at his subordinates who were crying and screaming in the raging fire, as well as the officers and men on those warships, the fleet commander felt like crying.
Clenched his fists and said, "Baga! Who exactly are our opponents? Remembering such a cruel tactic! ”
No one gave an answer to such an inquiry. But for Hu Biao, compared with the little devil's use of special ammunition in the course of combat, this reduced version of the incendiary bomb attack tactic is not cruel in Hu Biao's opinion!
Looking at the continuous spreading fire, the little devil warship in the rear, instead of daring to approach, desperately retreated, for fear that the raging fire would burn to their location.
Don't look at the fact that their warships are made of steel, but after a long time of burning in the fire, the officers and men on the warships are still in danger of being burned to death or suffocated. And the Japanese infantry who had already landed were not in a better situation at the moment.
Faced with the shelling of the mountain artillery battalion of the 2nd Division, they could not escape back into the sea, so they could only scatter and flee, hoping to get away from this damn tidal flat position as soon as possible. When the heavy artillery battalion joined the shelling, the entire tidal flat became extremely bloody.
The remaining fleet, which was far away from the fire, countless little devil officers and soldiers felt that they were eager to find the enemy desperately. But in Hu Biao's opinion, wouldn't it be his honor to make the little devil hate him so much?
Since the day of his rebirth, Hu Biao said that he was fortunate to experience the Anti-Japanese War in his life, and he must kill a few more little devils and rescue some Chinese people who were bullied by little devils. If killing a little devil is a sin, then he would rather be an unforgivable sin!
Lei Xiong, who also quietly watched the tidal flats and the sea situation, although he felt a little cruel. As a veteran of the Anti-Japanese War, Lei Xiong has seen countless scenes of little devils bullying and slaughtering innocent people. Therefore, he felt that the little devil did not deserve sympathy!
Even thinking of the tragic tragedy he had seen, Lei Xiong said with tears in his eyes: "Wakou, you also have today!" ”
It was only at this time that he finally understood why Hu Biao left early. Perhaps this scene could have been predicted from the moment he laid out the battle plan. If you don't look at it, you don't feel unbearable, but because Hu Biao is confident.
"Order the troops, prepare to withdraw!"
"Good! With this shelling, I believe that these dwarf gongs should be honest for a few days! ”
"Wrong! If you really think like this, then you are underestimating the character of these Japanese robbers, a people who know how to forbear and are very vindictive. That's why we have to be vigilant at all times, and we have to behave more ruthlessly than them! ”
"Thank you! I'll remember what you said! ”
Listening to Lei Xiong say these words, Nuvic also took note of it carefully. But in his heart, he still felt that the Japanese army launched this war of aggression, which would sooner or later become a tragedy. In that land, there are countless patriots similar to Hu Biao and Lei Xiong!