Chapter 19 Swimming to the island
Compared with the wind and wave resistance of ordinary fishing boats, the tonnage of the cargo ship that Hu Biao purchased for the Sea Eagle Commando is naturally much stronger than that of fishing boats. Even though the sea was already windy, the freighter was still heading towards its destination.
Lin Haoyuan and his comrades-in-arms, who had already figured out the route a few days ago, were already able to sail without turning on the lights. Weizhou Island itself is not too far from Haikang City, and Hu Biao didn't think about it, so he asked the freighter to send them directly to the island.
Standing on the undulating freighter, Hu Biao looked at the sea in the distance with a calm face. All the task forces that had already boarded the ship also began to paint special operations oil paint under Qin Tianyou's order. Later, they had to swim some distance to the island.
In order to avoid detection by the Japanese troops on the island, the freighter stopped at a distance of nearly five nautical miles from Weizhou Island. Standing on the freighter, you can already faintly see the lighthouse on the island ahead. This is enough to show that Lin Haoyuan did not deviate from the boat.
As the freighter stopped advancing, Hu Biao immediately said: "Prepare to go to sea!" Press the previous rehearsal and start disembarking! ”
Swimming nearly five nautical miles is also a great physical burden for the combat members of the task force. Even if they were in the sea before, they had already previewed it several times. Preview and actual combat are different after all.
Secondly, the wind and waves and the sea area during the preview are completely different from the sea area at the moment. Coupled with the rising waves, the danger of going into the sea in the dark can be imagined. If they are not careful, they may die in the sea before they reach the island.
But Hu Biao's order had already been given, and the task force, who had become accustomed to obedience, could not allow any hesitation at all, and began to throw the tied tire raft off the boat, and then the team members followed the rope and began to jump into the rough sea.
These rafts, tied up with tires, were also the tools that Hu Biao used to intercept weapons. In the era when rubber boats had not yet been used in the field of military operations, Hu Biao could only make simple rubber tire rafts in this way.
In addition to these tied tire rafts, Hu Biao also prepared an inflatable tire for each of the task forces. With such a rubber tire, you can also borrow strength when swimming, so as to avoid the team members being buried in the sea when they are in danger.
When Hu Biao went to the sea, Lin Haoyuan said with a little worry: "Wolf head, be careful!" ”
"An-la! This little wind and wave can't stop me! When we are gone, you quickly return to the ship and bring the reserves over. Remember, you are not allowed to enter the island without seeing my signal. Did you hear me clearly? ”
"Clear! Take care! ”
Originally, according to everyone's intentions, they didn't want Hu Biao to take this risk. But everyone else knows that in terms of combat and command ability, Hu Biao is definitely the strongest among them. Except for Hu Biao, none of them had much confidence in completing the task.
Only Hu Biao, the commander, often achieved unexpected results and victories every time he led everyone to fight against the Japanese army. In order to take the Japanese army on Weizhou Island, everyone could only choose, let Hu Biao continue to serve as the vanguard and commander-in-chief.
After entering the sea, looking at the task force floating in the waves, Hu Biao immediately said: "Each team reports the situation!" ”
After confirming that all the team members entered the sea safely, Hu Biao did not hesitate and immediately said: "Let's go!" ”
Along the ocean current, Hu Biao and his entourage pushed the tire raft and began to swim towards the isolated island in the distance. During the swimming, many team members inevitably suffered the taste of choking. Fortunately, with the squad as a unit, it will not leave the team.
As Hu Biao and his entourage got closer and closer to the island, the waves became more and more turbulent. Feeling the impact of the waves, Hu Biao said loudly: "Hold on to the tire raft, don't let go, float along the waves!" Don't rush away! ”
"Understood!"
Waiting for Hu Biao to push the tire raft and successfully step on the beach swept by the waves, looking at Tian Tiezhu and others around him, Hu Biao quickly said: "Lift the tire raft and land quickly!" I'm going to see the others! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
Although it didn't take much time to swim across the river, it took a lot of physical strength to fight the waves. Fortunately, each task force member is carefully selected and trained hard, and this is still the ability to bear it.
As the tyre rafts washed ashore one by one, the soaking wet task force quickly carried the tyre rafts and ran away from the sea water and waves, regardless of the cold that was shivering from the sea breeze.
After confirming that all the personnel had landed safely, Hu Biao immediately said: "Take off the clothes on your body and change into clean clothes!" Take a 10-minute break before you get started. It's still a long way from the little devil's airport! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
Landing safely, all the team members who participated in the battle breathed a sigh of relief. When drifting at sea before, many team members were worried about being swept to the bottom of the sea by the waves. Fortunately, the rubber tires are buoyant well, so even if they are submerged in the water, they will eventually be able to float up.
Removed the sealed clothing and weapons from the rubber tire raft, and all the fighters began to change out of their wet clothes. But now it has begun to rain on the island, and wearing raincoats will affect the battle, and I am afraid that the clothes I change will be soaked again.
Fortunately, after changing into dry clothes and warming up their bodies again, many team members felt that their physical strength and spirit had recovered a lot. Seeing that the teams had finished changing their clothes, Hu Biao immediately ordered to dive towards the place where there were lights on the island.
As the largest island in the Qiongzhou Strait, this island is also inhabited by many people. Even on the island, there are churches built by foreigners. During the march, Hu Biao also sent corresponding reconnaissance troops.
Arriving outside the temporary airfield established by the Japanese army, looking at the little devils patrolling the periphery, Hu Biao called Qin Tianyou and several platoon commanders to his side and ordered: "Do you hear the barking of dogs?" The little devil has dogs, and those dogs must be dealt with first! ”
For the task force, the threat of dogs is also great. Many times, dogs have a more sensitive sense of smell than humans. In order to avoid early exposure, Hu Biao planned to deal with the Japanese patrols on the periphery first, and by the way, deal with the dogs that cooperated with the patrol.
After some planning, the combat team members scattered in platoons began to obliterate the patrol sentries on the periphery. Before the attack, the combat team members first sent a member of the team to lure the Japanese patrol to lead the dog in pursuit, and then rounded up and killed.
As the crossbow arrows pierced the chests and throats of the Japanese sentries, the pursuing hounds were also killed by the task force. Once a patrol has been resolved, the task force quickly changes outfits and reappears in the patrol area.
If you look closer, the patrol team that came out of the shadows again is no different from the previous patrol team, except that there is one less dog in their hands. In addition, there was a lot of wind and rain on the island tonight, and the Japanese troops who were not on duty basically hid in the barracks to rest.
After solving the patrol team and tearing open the defense, Hu Biao and his entourage smoothly entered the warning area set up by the Japanese army. Just when Hu Biao was curious about why he couldn't see the people living on the island, the scouts quickly made a discovery.
"Wolf head, there's an important discovery to the north! There are quite a few sheds built over there, and a large number of people are imprisoned inside, and there are sentinels of little devils on the periphery. In addition, there seems to be a situation on the church side! ”
"Keep an eye on the barracks and airports of the little devils, and report the situation at any time. The rest of the people follow me, and get rid of the little devils on the periphery first. Especially on the dock, those ships docked at the dock can't let the little devils pass! ”
"Understood!"
The task force was divided into two, Hu Biao was in charge of the core area centered on the church, and Qin Tianyou led a group of people to deal with the little devils stationed at the dock. Before that, Hu Biao also made some additional preparations.
Summoned Tian Tiezhu and his guard platoon to an open space next to the church, pointed to the dozen or so artillery pieces that suddenly appeared, and said, "Your task is to keep an eye on these artillery pieces and be ready to shell the little devil's airport at any time!"
If our raid is exposed, you must destroy the little devil's radio station as soon as possible. See that house with antennas? Once the battle starts, blow up that house for me as soon as possible! ”
"Understood!"
Seeing the sudden appearance of artillery, Tian Tiezhu and the officers and soldiers of the guard platoon were deeply shocked again. When they landed on the island, they did not carry heavy weapons, let alone bulky artillery.
But at the moment, a few mortars and infantry guns are extremely conspicuously placed in the open space, as if they appeared out of thin air, how can they not be shocked? Fortunately, they had experienced a lot of this kind of thing before, and they didn't dare to ask more when they were shocked.
For Hu Biao, he is confident that he will win the confidence of Weizhou Island, which is the space he carries with him. In the space, there are still a lot of heavy weapons and ammunition stored. If these weapons and equipment are brought out, the Japanese army will be defeated.
Finding an uninhabited house, Hu Biao found Zheng Jingwu and said: "Xiao Wu, let's start setting up a radio station now and see if we can get in touch with Haiying and them?" If you can get in touch, ask about the current situation at sea! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
Looking at the radio station placed in the private house, Zheng Jingwu, who had not seen the radio station when he got off the boat before, was naturally full of confusion and confusion. Fortunately, Zheng Jingwu knows that there are some things that you can't ask around, just complete your own tasks.
As Hu Biao's closest telegraph operator, Zheng Jingwu had time and often participated in the military training of the task force. His combat ability may be a little worse than that of the task force, but compared with many officers and soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War, his strength is not weak at all.
After the radio station was set up, Zheng Jingwu began to try to send a telegram, and sent it several times in a row before a faint reply came. This situation can only indicate that the weather conditions tonight have affected the normal transmission of telegrams.
Coming to this conclusion, Hu Biao also realized that whether or not he could take Weizhou Island tonight would depend more on the task force that landed on the island. The subsequent reserves, in such weather conditions, will become very difficult to land on the island.
"It seems that the plan is not thorough enough! I only hope that the current wind and waves at sea will not have too much impact on the landing of the follow-up reserves. Otherwise, even if you take Weizhou Island, it will be difficult to empty it in a short time! ”
With this awareness, Hu Biao immediately revised the combat order. Through encroachment and infiltration, the Japanese army on the island was wiped out. As long as the Japanese army on the island is settled, how to deal with the loot captured in this battle is a matter that needs to be considered in the future!
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