Chapter 257: Mentor

After the crisis, Bai Fei was soaked in sweat.

He sat on the deck, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead weakly, and thought that he was lucky, if the torpedo just now had deviated a few meters, he would really have to meet Marx.

At this time, the Japanese destroyers in the distance realized that the torpedo attack had not worked, so they quickly retreated into the depths of the sea. And Bai Fei was frightened by this, and he didn't dare to let the freighter go to chase anymore.

He slowed down for a moment, then commanded the boat to quickly sail towards the shore, and as soon as the boat landed, Bai Fei was the first to jump off, he didn't want to stay on the boat for a moment, it was too scary.

This was the first time Bai Fei had been so close to death since he had crossed over, and the fear of death had been born in his heart for the first time. This feeling was very bad, and it wasn't until he got off the boat and stepped on the land that his heart calmed down a little, and at the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he really didn't want to be a navy.

In a short time, other people on the ship, artillery equipment and other items were also unloaded one by one.

Everyone was also frightened by what happened just now, and they were a little silent at this time.

Seeing this, Bai Fei was about to say two inspiring words to cheer everyone up and dispel everyone's negative emotions, but he saw a team rushing over from the northeast, it was Wang Weiguo, Li Shuyang and others.

Moments later, the two sides had already met. Bai Fei and Li Shuyang and others haven't seen each other for half a year, and they have a lively greeting when they meet at this time.

After the greetings, Wang Weiguo asked about the explosion just now, and Bai Fei explained briefly.

Hearing that the cargo ship was almost hit by a torpedo, Wang Weiguo and Li Shuyang were also frightened and afraid.

Bai Fei patted Li Hu on the shoulder and said, "If it weren't for Li Hu and several brothers from the special combat team who came to the rescue in danger, detonated the ship, and used the blast wave to deviate from the torpedo's course, I'm afraid that our boatload would all be killed." ”

Wu Dazhong also said on the side: "What Tuanzuo said is true. To tell you the truth, Captain Li, I was really not so convinced by your special combat team in the past, but today, you did a really beautiful job, and my old Wu was completely convinced, not only saved the regiment, but also survived thanks to your blessings..."

Saying that, Wu Dazhong walked up to Li Hu, bowed to him, and said, "On behalf of the brothers of the artillery battalion, I would like to thank Captain Li for saving his life. In addition, I am a rough person, if there is something wrong in the past that offended Captain Li, I hope you don't mind, I will be useful to my old Wu in the future, you can squeak..."

Li Hu was embarrassed, and said with a red face: "What is Camp Commander Wu doing, they are all his own brothers, why bother to be so angry, today you save me, tomorrow I will save you, this is not normal." Besides, I also saw the urgency of the situation, and to be honest, I didn't know if the bombing of the ship would work..."

Bai Fei smiled beside him and did not speak.

Li Shuyang said: "Anyway, it is an indisputable fact that you saved Tuanzuo and everyone." ”

Wang Weiguo said to Bai Fei: "Zhenyu, Li Hu has made such a great contribution, we have to figure out how to reward it..."

Bai Fei nodded and said, "I have already considered this matter just now, including those two brothers who died in the line of duty, and I am going to personally give a reward and condolences to their families." But this matter will have to wait until the devils on the island are pacified..."

So, this matter came to an end temporarily, and the topic turned to the Japanese soldiers on Hainan Island, and without waiting for Bai Fei to ask, Li Shuyang began to introduce the situation on the island with a serious expression.

As mentioned above, in order to capture Hainan, Japan dispatched a mixed force consisting of the army, navy, and air force, headed by Toshiyoshi Ando, commander of the 21st Army, and Nobutake Kondo, commander of the 5th Fleet. Among them, the army has about 16,000 troops, including the Taiwan Mixed Brigade, the Hainan Island Dispatch Force, the Fifth Fleet Marine Corps, and more than 2,000 engineering units and medical rescue teams. On the navy, there are more than 30 large ships, including main ships, destroyers, frigates, and large troop carriers. There are more than 100 other small ships, such as destroyers, seasweepers, waterway opening teams, patrol gunboats, and gunboat teams. In addition, there are more than 50 airplanes and more than 10 flying boats. It can be described as a strong soldier and a menacing horse.

However, the First Battle of Haikou shattered the Japanese army's dream of attempting to land in Haikou. At that time, in order to ensure that Haikou was safe, Li Shuyang used most of Bai Fei's belongings left on the island, and then cooperated with the 463rd Brigade of the 64th Army sent by Zhang Fakui to assist in the defense of the island, held his position for several days without retreating, and finally repelled the Japanese army.

The Japanese attacked for several days without success, losing two warships and more than 1,500 men, but they had no choice but to turn south and relaunch the attack from Sanya, south of Hainan Island.

At that time, there was only one local security regiment in Sanya, which was not well staffed and under-equipped. And all the forces of Li Shuyang and the 463 Brigade were all placed in the Haikou area, so the Japanese army took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the loophole.

Li Shuyang said: "At that time, the Japanese army sent a small number of troops to continue to harass in Haikou, but the large army was transferred to Sanya, and when we got the news, we had no time to go to the rescue." ”

At this, he sighed, a little remorseful.

Bai Fei said: "This is not a crime of war, Brother Shuyang should not blame himself." It's just that I underestimated the Japanese army at the time, and I didn't expect them to come in such a big battle..."

Li Shuyang continued: "After the Japanese army occupied Sanya and Lingshui, I discussed with Tan Shenglin, the commander of the 463 Brigade, and prepared to go south to block the Japanese army. It's just that the Japanese army is too numerous, and the troops are divided into two routes, and it is difficult to supply ammunition on our side, so we can only harass on a small scale, so the blocking effect is not good, so that the Japanese army occupies so many places in such a short time..."

Bai Fei held his hand and said, "Brother Shuyang, don't say it, I know your ability, in the face of so many Japanese troops and lack of ammunition, it is already easy to hold out for so long." ”

Li Shuyang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Bai Fei asked again: "Yesterday I received a telegram saying that the Japanese army is now attacking Danzhou and Tunchang, I don't know what the situation is now?" ”

Li Shuyang said: "Danzhou is still in our hands for the time being, but Tunchang has been lost last night. Defending Tunchang was Tan Shenglin's 928th Regiment, which had poor firepower and was more difficult to defend. Originally, I was going to send artillery to assist them in their defense, but I heard that you were going to cross the sea by boat at night, so I temporarily changed my plan and let the 928th Regiment retreat to Ding'an County, where there is a Nandu River as a moat, which can temporarily block the Japanese army..."

Bai Fei understood that Li Shuyang must be afraid that they would encounter Japanese ships at sea, so he temporarily changed the battle plan and personally led the artillery to the Lingao beach overnight to wait, just in case of emergency. Moreover, thanks to him, Bai Fei and his party were chased by the little devil's destroyer at sea like the third grandson, if it weren't for him on the shore to cover with artillery and damage the Japanese destroyer, otherwise it would be difficult for them and his party to get off the ship smoothly.

Thinking of this, Bai Fei's heart warmed, and he said to Li Shuyang: "I understand Brother Shuyang's arrangement, I won't say anything about it here if I thank you, and when we get rid of the little devil, let's talk about it." ”