Chapter 381: Breaking through the Kashgar River
"Captain, let me try." Feng Jun, the team leader on the side, whispered. Feng Jun is the top soldier of their special operations team, all skills and tactics are very good, and the person is very stable, Cheng Hui is still very relieved of him, he nodded and said: "Okay, pay attention to safety, and give us a signal when you complete the task." ”
Feng Jun nodded, checked the equipment on his body again, and crawled forward. On the grass leading to the river, the weeds were only more than an inch high, and Feng Jun, who had already blackened his face, had to put his body completely on the ground, and slowly moved forward little by little, the blades of grass slid past him, drawing a series of invisible openings on his bare skin, and it hurt when he touched it.
The searchlights on the other side of the river were scanning back and forth, turning off for a minute with each scan, and then turning on again. Taking advantage of the time when the searchlight slid by, he slowly crawled forward, it was too close to the other party's sentry, he didn't dare to make too much movement, just moved forward little by little, and it took two hours for Feng Jun to get close to the riverbank.
On the bank of the river were patches of reeds, and Feng Jun carefully removed the reeds and hid in them. Feng Jun gently pushed away the reeds, not daring to show too much movement, once the reeds blocked the action was too big, it was easy to be discovered, he just took advantage of the wind, slowly pushed the reeds, and approached the river little by little.
Before entering the water, Feng Jun broke a half-cut reed rod and made a temporary snorkel from it. Biting the snorkel, Feng Jun silently rowed into the water.
On the grass at the edge of the woods, Cheng Hui and the others waited anxiously, more than three hours had passed, but Feng Jun still had no news, and suddenly Cheng Hui, who had been paying attention to the river, found a vague black shadow, quietly jumped out of the water, climbed the steel frame of the bridge pier, and began to climb up gradually.
"Go up, Feng Jun go up, everyone quickly prepare their weapons, Feng Jun will start attacking as soon as he gives the signal." Cheng Hui ordered softly.
At this moment, Feng Jun no longer has to worry about the irradiation of the searchlight, but he is not easy now. Gripping the iron corners of the steel beam tightly with both hands, Feng Jun's body was almost suspended in the air, all the weight was pressed on his two hands, he stepped forward with his feet, and stabilized his body with both hands, just a little bit closer to the lead of the explosives.
As soon as he climbed out of more than 30 meters, Feng Jun was already sweating profusely, he only felt that the muscles of his arms were sore, and his nails seemed to be sinking into the flesh. Trying to adjust his breathing, Feng Jun tried his best to calm down his mood and move forward little by little. Gradually, the explosives laid on the bridge were visible, but the fuses were attached to each piece of explosives, and he had to climb to the nearest near the opposite bank and cut the fuses from the very front.
His feet finally stepped on the pier in the center of the river, where the steel frame was connected by a lot, which could give Feng Jun a chance to rest. Standing on the steel beam frame with his feet in his feet, Feng Jun lowered his hands and let the blood flow back, and he only felt that his arms were numb for a while.
With a sigh of relief, Feng Jun didn't stop longer, he knew very well that he couldn't rest more when he was extremely tired, otherwise his body would become more and more tired. The soreness and numbness in his arm gradually disappeared, Feng Jun gritted his teeth and climbed onto the steel beam again and continued to climb forward.
Trying to maintain his balance, Feng Jun gradually climbed to the front of the explosives, he used his two legs to cross the steel beam, freed his right hand and shook it, and when his arm had returned blood, he took out a vice from the pocket on the side of his legs, the blade of the vice jammed the fuse, Feng Jun's arm was forced, and the fuse broke in response.
Seeing that the task had been completed, Feng Jun took out another pocket of whistle and blew it, this whistle did not make a harsh sound like an ordinary whistle, but made a sound similar to that of a cricket, and when he heard this sound, Cheng Hui immediately knew that he had succeeded.
"Recoilless cannon fire." Cheng Hui gave an order, and the muzzles of the five recoilless guns suddenly flashed, and several shells fell on the garrison position of the Kokand army on the other side of the river, blowing up the Kokand army closest to the bridge.
Taking advantage of the confusion of the other side, several machine guns blocked the two machine gun positions on the bridge with a dense rain of bullets, and the other special combat team members jumped up and rushed towards the bridge. Several Kokand soldiers hiding behind sandbag fortifications were suppressed and could not shoot at all, while the soldiers in the positions on the opposite bank were still in disarray.
Several recoilless guns fired continuously, bombarding the Kokand defenders on the opposite bank, preventing them from having time to support the bridge, and several machine guns also turned their guns and strafed the opposite bank.
The Kokand soldiers who were hiding behind the sandbags noticed that the opponent's fire suppression was weakening, and just as they wanted to raise their heads to operate the machine guns, the special combat team members who came to them had already approached quickly, and they swept with the submachine guns in their hands, and they were suddenly turned into sieves.
Dozens of special operators alternately covered the charge forward, quickly dismantling the defenders on the bridge and quickly approaching the hut guarding the bridge on the opposite bank. Seeing that the special operations team was unstoppable, the officer in the hut immediately ordered the bridge to be blown up, and a soldier shivered and lit the fuse.
The lit fuse emitted a bright light, and pungent smoke burned forward, slowly approaching the bridge, and the Kokand officers and soldiers in the house squatted in the corner, covering their ears and closing their eyes, waiting for the impending explosion.
The fuse quickly burned to the end, but the ensuing violent explosion did not appear, and the officers and soldiers of the Kokand Kingdom looked out in horror, the fuse had disappeared, but the bridge was still there, and the enemy soldiers who were rushing were already approaching the bridge.
"Shoot, hurry." The officer shouted and kicked the soldiers under his feet, and several soldiers immediately reflexively jumped up, grabbed their rifles and shot outside. Seeing resistance, the fighters who were running in front rolled on the spot and hid behind sandbag fortifications near this side of the bridge.
"What should I do?" One of the fighters asked. Cheng Hui smiled slightly: "We still have a good thing that is useless." With that, he reached out and pulled out a glare bullet, opened the safety and threw it out, and a bright light burst on the bridge.
"Ahh With a few screams, the soldiers of the Kokand Army on the other side of the river, who were still shooting vigorously, covered their eyes and fell to the ground wailing. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cheng Hui led a group of special combat team members to quickly rush across the bridge, they picked up their submachine guns, and fired at the Kokand soldiers who were still wailing on the ground, killing them all.
Quickly occupying the bridgehead, the special operators used nearby sandbags to confront some temporary fortifications, and transferred several recoilless guns and machine guns on the opposite bank, and now it was up to them to see if they could hold out until the arrival of the large forces.
The Kokand army reacted quickly, and when they learned that the bridge had been lost, they immediately launched a counterattack. The Kokand army hierarchy knew very well that if the Lepser Bridge was missed, their defensive line would collapse immediately, so the Kokand Army immediately drew two divisions from the reserve and pressed in the direction of the bridge.
The two powerful big hands were clasped together, and Cheng Hui used force in his hands to pull Feng Jun up from under the bridge. "Well done, how's it going, can your body still withstand it?" Cheng Hui smiled and patted Feng Jun on the shoulder.
In order to push the explosives into the river just now, Feng Jun delayed some time, and at this time he was already so tired that his face turned pale, he gasped and nodded: "It's okay, it's okay to rest for a while." ”
Cheng Hui nodded: "Rest for a while, and when the enemy comes up, there will be a big battle to fight." ”
This time, each person in the special operations team brought two guns, a submachine gun, a semi-automatic rifle or a machine gun, and the firepower was very powerful. A group of Kokand soldiers rushed towards the bridge brandishing rifles, howling as they charged, as if they were fighting in the age of cold weapons.
Seeing the soldiers of the Kokand Kingdom who looked like treasures, the special combat team members couldn't help but smile, and they raised their rifles and aimed at the charging enemy. The recoilless cannon opened fire first, and several shells landed in the charging ranks of the Kokand army, blasting several people into the air, and then a dense burst of bullets hit them, causing the Kokand soldiers who were running at the front to fall to the ground.
Seeing that their companions were knocked down, the charging Kokand soldiers were so frightened that they all fell to the ground and desperately released their guns into the open space. Such bullets pose no threat to the defending special operators, but the ensuing shells need to be dodged.
The artillery of Kokand was all Cossack volunteers, and the accuracy rate was still some, and several shells fell near the bridge one after another. Fortunately, the special combat team members dug improvised foxholes, and they also had a lot of experience in dodging artillery, so there were no major casualties.
Most of the artillery of the Kokand army was deployed to the section of the river where the Wehrmacht was attacking during the day, and there were only a few small mountain guns near the bridge, so the artillery fire that fell near the bridge was not intensive. The special operators nimbly dodged the shells while using the guns in their hands to accurately eliminate the Kokand soldiers.
Seeing that the bridge could not be recaptured, the Kokand army immediately sent additional manpower, and sent a group of artillery from other places to reinforce here, facing the enemy from several directions, the special operations team with too few numbers began to be a little busy, they desperately shot with the weapons in their hands, and stopped the enemy's attack wave after wave.
"Damn, the enemy's firepower is too dense, our recoilless guns have been blown up, and several brothers have been injured." Feng Jun cursed and reported to Cheng Hui, his face was already black with smoke at this moment.
"It's all right." Cheng Hui asked as he shot.
"It's not a big deal, everyone is hiding quickly, only a few are slightly injured. But without artillery, we're going to be beaten. Feng Jun said with a frown.
Cheng Hui sighed and said, "Hold on a little longer, it is estimated that the main force will come soon." ”
Relying only on small arms to hold their positions, the situation of the special operations group became more and more difficult, and gradually the casualties began to increase, the soldiers carried less and less ammunition, and the howling and charging Kokand soldiers gradually approached the position at the bridgehead.