Chapter 158 has a heart
In a cellar, Li Tie led two detachments to hide. With the troops exposed, they had the same problem as Ma Kai, and they took refuge in this cellar in the face of a carpet search by the American army. The cramped space made the players sweat profusely. "Damn, there are so many torches piled up in such a small space, the smell of paint is so bad!" One of the detachment leaders scolded. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps from above, and Li Tie hurriedly put his hand to his mouth and motioned for everyone not to make a sound. The atmosphere was extremely tense, and the team members were ready to fight at any time.
The sound of the American soldier's conversation was heard above, and soon the footsteps of the American soldier walked away. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and a detachment leader said: "Deputy captain, we have never been so cowardly, just rush out and kill him, even if you die in battle, you have to find a few to accompany him." The soldiers chimed in. Li Tie, who is usually impatient, is very calm at the moment. "Don't forget our mission, there are tens of thousands of troops fighting bloody battles on the sea, hundreds of thousands of troops are waiting, we must disrupt the enemy's deployment and cooperate with the landing operation."
"But we have been discovered, the enemy is searching for us, deputy captain, what do you say?" The other squad leader muttered at a loss. Li Tie picked up a torch and pondered, and suddenly had an idea: "Why can't we pretend to be the US military search force, and when the vision is blocked at night, we will swagger out with torches." "Deputy Captain, let's go out with a goal!" Li Tiedao: "You say that the captain will do in the face of this situation, what will he do?" "The captain will definitely look for the enemy's weak attack!" "I estimate that the captain will definitely lead his troops to the coastline, so that he can effectively cooperate with the landing operation."
Li Tie was overjoyed and said, "Well said. Now the enemy's vital point is at the front, and after dark we will advance to the coastline and then look for fighters to attack! "Maybe it's the heart. Li Tie and Ma Kai coincided. Faced with a predicament, the other detachments chose to penetrate deep into the enemy, and although they did not play a role in the landing operation, after the successful landing, their fierce attacks caused greater confusion among the enemy and indirectly contributed to the collapse of the US troops. After dark. Li Tie's trick really worked, and they swaggered forward with torches, and the American troops saw them in the distance. Just signaling with a torch did not arouse suspicion at all.
The landing failed, and the offensive was temporarily stopped. After a day of repeated study, a new landing operation plan was finally finalized. Zhuang Lei returned to the division headquarters from the battleship Peking. The division headquarters was located on a landing ship. The three brigade commanders were summoned and Zhuang Lei said majestically: "A general attack will be launched at 22 o'clock tonight." In order to avoid significant losses. The kayaks approached the enemy's artillery blockade, and the soldiers abandoned the kayaks and went into the sea. According to the feedback of the 3rd Brigade, the enemy's artillery blockade zone is two kilometers shallower from the sea, and in some places it is only more than 1 meter deep, so that we can avoid heavy losses. ”
Zhuang Lei continued: "The corps commander informed that if our 1st Army fails to attack tonight, the Front Army Headquarters will hand over the main attack task to the 2nd Corps. The army commander issued a military order to Commander Yue, guaranteeing to land on the beach this evening. I also issued a military order to the commander and launched an attack. My command was right on the kayak. Hu Biao stood up and said: "Division commander, hand over the assault task to our brigade, and resolutely complete the task!" "Good! I'll leave it to your brigade. ”
Dressed as an American military unit, it seems that he has a talisman, and Ma Kai led his troops all the way forward. Suddenly, a position appeared in front to block the way, and the real position was lined with sentry posts, and the barbed wire fence was dense, and trenches and pillboxes were criss-crossed. "This is the enemy's second line of defense for the U.S. military, and it seems to be heavily guarded." Ma Kai put down the binoculars and said. "Captain, let's rush over!" "No, it's too early to be exposed, we can't get close to the front line." At this time, the rumbling cannon sound of the front could already be heard, which seemed to be like a war drum beating to make the players uneasy. Just when everyone was at a loss, a U.S. military convoy appeared.
Ma Kai said decisively: "Keep up with them, and if there is an accident, listen to my command and be ready to fight at any time." At this moment, Ma Kai can only choose to get by. This transport team was to transport artillery shells to artillery positions, and due to the blockade by American artillery fire, the consumption of shells was huge, and shells were constantly transferred from the rear. Probably because the artillery shells in front were tight, and the second line of defense checkpoints were allowed to pass all the way to the green light. Ma Kai led his troops to accompany him to the left and right, and the American officers at the outpost thought that they were covering troops, so they passed the test in confusion.
Seeing the US convoy transporting artillery shells, Ma Kai immediately decided to attack the enemy's artillery position, so that he could most effectively support the landing operation. The team members followed the convoy and went all the way unimpeded, and soon reached the forward artillery positions of the American army. Ma Kai held up the binoculars and observed: "The artillery fire of the US army is so fierce, it seems that the landing operation has not achieved any results, and it has suffered a lot. "Captain, won't our artillery fire wipe out the enemy's artillery positions?" A detachment captain is confused. "Now I know that due to the shallow sea area, naval guns can only shoot in the deep sea area, and artillery shells cannot hit here, while the US artillery fire can easily cover the sea surface, and it seems that the landing operation has suffered heavy losses."
"Damn, the Americans are too cunning, there are more than a dozen artillery positions on this line, and with such fierce artillery fire, I'm afraid not a single seabird can fly," the captain of the first detachment scolded. "Captain, how can we attack so many artillery positions." Ma Kai said decisively: "We are divided into four groups, each group of 10 people, remember to use grenades to blow up shells, the action must be fast, destroy the enemy's artillery positions, 1 and 2 groups to the left, 3 and 4 groups xiangyou, continuously attack the enemy's artillery positions, kill as many as you can, and act immediately." ”
When the time for the attack arrived at 22 o'clock, Zhuang Lei stood on the kayak and issued the order to attack, and Hu Biao's first brigade took the lead in setting off, and soon the attacking troops arrived at the blockade area of artillery fire. The soldiers jumped into the sea one after another, swimming towards the shore in the face of the enemy's fierce artillery fire, and in the light of the explosion, Zhuang Lei saw that the soldiers' bodies were constantly thrown into the sky, and his heart seemed to be dripping blood. "Ma Kai, if you are the god of war, at this time you will kill the artillery positions of the US army, are you cowardly, what happened to you?" Zhuang Lei cursed and worried about Ma Kai, and he prayed that Ma Kai would appear and create a miracle.
In the face of the terrifying scene, Zhuang Lei gave orders to stop the attack several times. But the solemn face of Ma Kai flashed in front of him. As if to say, good brother, you have to trust me.
Just when the soldiers had to pay the price of blood for every meter they advanced, Ma Kai led his troops into action. The groups followed Jihua to the artillery positions. The U.S. artillery was fighting happily, but where did they think that a group of devils came up from behind. The positions of the American artillery positions should be absolutely safe, there are heavy forces in the rear, so the defensive units of the artillery mainly serve as frontal protection. This created an opportunity for Mackay. Suddenly, a grenade exploded on the shell box, and the nearby American artillery was dumbfounded, followed by an even bigger explosion, and the cannon, including the American artillery that fired, suddenly disappeared without a trace. Flames rose and splinters flew sideways.
In the blink of an eye, the sound of explosions was incessant, and the three artillery positions were in flames. After Mackay took out the artillery position on the left. He should have led his troops to continue the attack on the American artillery position on the left, but he suddenly had another idea. The captain of this kung fu detachment led 2 groups to rush over. "Captain 1, you lead 2 groups to continue the attack and advance, taking advantage of the enemy's lack of reaction. Punch and lunge. I will take out as many artillery pieces as I can, and I will lead a group to the front, and I will go to the forward position to cooperate with the landing force in attacking. ”
When Hu Biao saw the 1st Regiment, all of them entered the artillery blockade area, and was just about to order the 2nd Regiment to follow up. At this time, there was suddenly no sound of shell explosions in the front artillery blockade area, and the artillery fire was thinned out when observing both sides. "Brigade commander, what's going on, the frontal enemy actually stopped shelling." "I command. The 2nd Regiment advanced at full speed in a kayak, "Hu Biao gave the order without hesitation. The 2nd regiment was seen entering the artillery blockade. The U.S. troops still did not open fire, and Hu Biao decisively ordered the third regiment to follow up.
In the US headquarters, all the generals and officers seemed to be stunned when they heard a huge explosion coming from the direction of the artillery position. "Immediately figure out what happened?" Eisen roared. "Forward troops report that the shelling of the 22nd, 23rd, 24th artillery blockade areas has stopped!" At this time, an operational staff officer put down the phone and reported in a panic: "Report to the general, the 17th, 18th, 19th artillery positions have been attacked, and the artillery positions have been destroyed!" "Everyone was shocked when they heard it." It must have been done by the enemy's sneak attack force, who had secretly infiltrated it. "The Chief of Staff judged accurately.
"Immediately dispatch troops to destroy the enemy's sneak attack forces. The reserve artillery team was ordered to quickly enter the 17, 18, 19 artillery positions. Eisen seemed to be hoarse. General Eisen, the reserve artillery team entered the position, at least two hours, without an artillery blockade, the enemy landing force would smoothly cross the artillery blockade and go ashore. "As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, a call came from the forward position, and the enemy had landed, about a regiment of troops." The enemy's landing force was small, and the forward troops were ordered to hold out for two hours, as long as our artillery fire was again covered and the enemy's follow-up troops were cut off, the enemy who landed ashore became a live target. ”
The order was soon issued to the forward position, and the heavy fire of the US army began to strafe wildly, and the shore was 300 meters away from the US forward position, and there was no danger to defend. Although the naval artillery bombarded fiercely, the US army's position was a reinforced concrete fortress, and it was extremely strong, and the artillery fire did not have much effect. Since the troops had already landed, the naval guns had to stop firing for fear of accidental damage. The firepower of the US army is extremely ferocious, in terms of firepower configuration, the US army is far stronger than the Japanese army, and all the impact points are crossfire, it seems that the US army is very well studied in terms of firepower strikes.
The attacking troops, who went ashore, were pinned down on the beach, and the follow-up troops were trapped in the sea. The situation is extremely critical, and if the US military opens fire at this time, it will be a catastrophe, because there are too many soldiers in the sea. At this critical moment, Ma Kai led the group to appear at the rear headquarters of the US military fortifications at the forward position. "Captain, the fire on the left front is very strong, which means that the landing force has come ashore," said one of the team members. Ma Kai glanced at the flares in the sky and said, "You lead a person to kill the American cannons, and I will take people into the American fortifications." ”
In less than ten minutes, the sky became pitch black, but the American fire was still sweeping, and the landing soldiers were still suppressed. When Hu Biao came ashore, he wanted to organize a death squad to launch a decisive charge, no matter what the cost, there was no room for maneuver. Ma Kai jumped into the trench and casually killed one of the American soldiers, and then ordered the two to work together to quickly take out the heavy machine gun positions of the American troops. The team members scattered like lightning, and soon Ma Kai and one of the team members touched into a dark bunker, and at this moment two heavy machine guns in the dark bunker were firing wildly, and Ma Kai and another team member casually threw two grenades into it.
With the sound of explosions, the heavy machine guns of the American army were dumb. Another soldier immediately rushed in, followed by the sound of a pistol. "It's all gone!" "There are 8 U.S. soldiers in it, all of them are killed!" "The landing force has come ashore, but it is suppressed by the US firepower, and we must eliminate the heavy firepower of the US army as soon as possible and cover the landing force to quickly seize the forward positions of the US troops. At this time, Hu Biao had just formed a death squad and was ready to charge, when the enemy's heavy machine gun suddenly became dumb, and seeing the fire of the explosion coming from the dark fort, Hu Biao's spirit was greatly lifted.
"Brothers, our special forces warriors have appeared, charge me!" The soldiers leaped to their feet and rushed forward with a shout. The enemy appeared in the fortifications, and the American officers and soldiers immediately panicked. When a US battalion commander saw the Chinese troops rushing up like a tide, he was so frightened that he immediately fled, and the US soldiers also fled. After the loss of this position, the American troops defending on both flanks also quickly retreated. The General Command of the US Army was located in the 2nd line of defense, and when Eisen heard that the forward positions had been broken through, he immediately ordered the 2nd line of defensive troops to enter combat readiness.
Eisen knew in his heart that if he stopped the soldiers in the forward position from retreating at this time, the soldiers would not carry out the order, and on the contrary, he, the commander, would lose his command. One of the characteristics of the U.S. military is that when soldiers think they are going to die, they will not hesitate to refuse orders. Eisen had no choice but to calm down in the face of fear: "Even if the Chinese army goes ashore, their heavy weapons will not be able to go ashore, and we can still block the enemy's attack on the second line." The chief of staff said: "General Eisen, I'm afraid it's too late for our artillery to withdraw." (To be continued......)
PS: In the face of the dilemma, there seems to be telepathy between comrades-in-arms.