Chapter 135: Half Intercepting the River Embankment
"Hey!" Regarding Yamauchi's request, or order, the commander of the Kono Brigade had no way to raise any objections. He would not be able to cross the river without coming in a rubber boat, and he had to go to the other side of the Wuxi River as soon as possible to save his Yamaguchi United. Now the only hope was that the 15th Division could cross the river, or as long as any Japanese army could cross the river, General Kono would be thankful, so that his Yamaguchi wing would not be alone.
Lieutenant General Yamauchi was very happy to be able to refute the face of the commander of the Kono Brigade, who told this guy not to know that he had just embarrassed himself.
Masafumi Yamauchi's request to the military headquarters was strongly supported by Army Commander Shigeru Sawada and Commander Shunroku Hata of the Dispatch Army. Lieutenant General Yamauchi was the newly appointed division commander at the base camp, and he was appointed by the firing line when the previous division commander was killed in battle, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he was ordered to be in danger. For such a newly rising general star, and the new division commander who has a close relationship in the base camp, whether it is Sawada Shigeru or Hata Shunroku, he must take care of it. Since Lieutenant General Yamauchi strongly asked to kill the Wuxi River to find a decisive battle with the Chinese, then meet all his requirements!
In order to make Yamauchi Masafumi feel the kindness of the two commanders, these two generals not only sent planes to drop a large number of rubber boats to the 15th Division, but also sent a special flight squadron to escort General Yamauchi!
Looking at the Japanese fighter planes roaring and circling in the sky, and then looking at the soldiers of the 15th Division squeezing into rubber boats one by one, Major General Kono could not find any other emotions except envy and jealousy. Look at others, and then look at himself, this person is really incomparable!
The 15th Division of the Japanese Army was busy crossing the river, and the battle on Gaoquan's side had already achieved a phased victory. He gave Heitaro Yamaguchi a minor castration with a single shot, causing the commander of the Yamaguchi wing to be seriously injured and lose the ability to command the troops. Liu Qi on the front led his troops to stubbornly resist the Japanese army by using the fortifications temporarily dug by sappers, so that the Yamaguchi Wing lost troops but could not take a step beyond the thunder pool; The six assault detachments around the area were constantly harassing the Japanese troops, and the Yamaguchi Wing was at a loss for what to do.
The captain of the wing was seriously wounded and in a semi-comatose state, and the situation of the wing was so unfavorable, coupled with the fact that the reinforcements were shouting loudly on the radio, but there was not even a shadow of it until now, most of the middle and high-ranking officers in the Yamaguchi wing were worried about the future. The chief of staff of the wing discussed with several captains, forget it, let's not resist here, let's withdraw when it is time to withdraw! There is no shame in retreating, the Japanese army has retreated a lot, and I haven't seen any commander commit suicide as soon as he retreats, for the safety of His Excellency Dazuo, let's also retreat!
So, at the height of the battle, the Yamaguchi wing withdrew. As for where to retreat? The officers of the Yamaguchi Wing who gave the order to retreat didn't know either, anyway, no matter where they retreated, as long as they withdrew from this battlefield!
The Yamaguchi United was determined to retreat, but Gao Quan couldn't stop him, and he didn't have the heart to wipe out the incomplete wing of the devil now. Gao Quan's mind is now all on the embankment of the barrage, as long as Cao Bao builds this barrage, he can give the devil a good show of flooding the Seventh Army! The devils were all withdrawn, and all the sappers who had participated in the war returned to the construction site, and the manpower for the construction of the dams was once again sufficient.
The heavy rain was still falling, and watching the river rise inch by inch, Gao Quan stood on the barrage that was beginning to take shape, watching the water level gap between the two sides of the dam getting bigger and bigger. This barrage is not to cut off the Wuxi River, and the whole river is blocked from flowing downstream, but the embankment of Cao Wei only blocks half of the Wuxi River, that is, the embankment is repaired to a little more in the center of the Wuxi River.
Since half of the river is cut off, the remaining half of the river is much stronger than usual in terms of water level and velocity. As far as the naked eye can see, the section of the river near the barrage has a drop of two or three meters, and the river water passes through the embankment position like an additional waterfall. The rolling water of the Wuxi River from high to low is not rumbling, but rumbling, and the splash is more than ten meters high, which is shocking.
Gao Quan stood on the embankment, feeling that the embankment under his feet seemed to collapse at any time, the sense of vibration was very strong, and the quality of the project was definitely a very poor type, which was a standard tofu slag project. However, this kind of project is just right here, the barrage is too strong to repair, and it takes a lot of explosives to blow up, like this, it looks like the barrage can fall down with a single push, and it will definitely not take much explosives to make it collapse.
"Cao Bao, how long do you have to finish?" After standing on the embankment for a while, Gao Quan came down, and standing on it was one thing to be afraid, and he would also affect the work of the sappers while standing there. As soon as he stood there, he was surrounded by a large group of guards and staff officers, and Cao Bao was also accompanying him, and the sappers had to avoid him when they came and went. Gao Quan looked at it, then let's go down, and look at it on the shore, why do you have to make a pestle here?
"Half an hour to finish!" Cao Bao looked at his watch and gave Gao Quan an accurate time.
"Half an hour, so fast! Don't forget to install a remote-controlled bomb! Gao Quan asked another crucial question.
"Don't forget, don't worry, the bomb has now been transported to the embankment, as long as the sappers withdraw, the bomb will be planted immediately, and it can be detonated at any time!"
"Then I'll wait here to see when it's finished!" Gao Quan certainly wants to see the completion of this big project designed by himself, although this project is destined not to last long, maybe it will be blown up by the builders in the next moment, but standing on the shore and watching this project from scratch completed, the sense of accomplishment and pride in his heart is still indescribable.
"Kerala!" A flash of lightning and thunder followed, and with the lightning and thunder, the rain in the sky became a little heavier, and the river rose slowly but firmly with the rain.
Suddenly, with the sound of a whistle, the sappers on the barrage began to retreat in a hurry and orderly, and the project was completed! Sure enough, a few minutes later, Cao Bao ran over and reported: "Report to the military seat, the embankment has been completed, waiting for the order of the military seat, it can be detonated at any time!" ”
"Well done, great work! The Engineer Regiment has made a great contribution this time, and I will give you credit after the battle! Gao Quan patted Cao Bao's shoulder very emotionally. Liu Qi also came over to congratulate the commander of the engineering regiment. Cao Bao, an honest man, scratched his head a little embarrassed.
Looking at the rolling river, as well as the thin half-section of the embankment standing in the river, even Gao Quan, at this moment, he couldn't help but have a faint worry in his heart, if the devil wants to cross the river, he should cross it quickly, but don't drag on for a long time, his barrage can't last too long!