Chapter 475: Waterway Checkpoint
Seoul straddles the Han River, from east to west, and the Japanese army also divides the main force into two parts, from east to west, and guards at both ends, and in the middle of this east and west, there is a checkpoint for the Han River, guarding the road from the Han River to Seoul.
In other words, if you want to attack Seoul, there are only three ways to choose, attack from the east, attack from the west, and attack from the waterway checkpoint.
And it is this waterway that Wang Xiaoyong is planning.
Of course, no matter which way you go, it's difficult.
To the east of Seoul, there is a Japanese army garrisoned, and to the west of Seoul, there is another Japanese army garrisoned, and the checkpoint on this waterway is, of course, also garrisoned by Japanese troops.
However, the number of people stationed at this pass is not very large, about a battalion or so.
And with only one battalion of troops to guard such an important place, is it too little?
According to common sense, it is indeed a little less, but the Japanese army has its own reasons for doing this, which is completely determined by the unique geographical location here, and it is precisely because of this that the Japanese army does not need to station heavy troops here.
Speaking of geographical location, we have to talk about it in detail.
There is a dangerous peak on the east and west banks of the Han River, and the Han River flows into Seoul from between these two dangerous peaks, and more importantly, the distance between the two dangerous peaks is very close, about four to five meters apart, which gives the Japanese army the ability to build a checkpoint between these two dangerous peaks
The so-called level is also very peculiar, it is composed of hundreds of special iron chains from top to bottom, each iron chain is between the two peaks, densely arranged in parallel like a straight line, thus weaving a huge defensive net, and with the special geographical location here, forming a formidable barrier.
The Japanese defenders were stationed halfway up the two peaks, and built forts and arrow towers on them, condescending to guard the pass.
And the place where the Japanese army is stationed is also quite strange, the mountain peak is outward, is a steep mountain wall, if you want to climb from the outside of the mountain to the mountainside, it is almost impossible, and in the mountain, it is close to this side of Seoul, from the mountainside where the Japanese army is stationed to the foot of the mountain is to build a step, it is very convenient to go up and down.
As a result, the Japanese army can be said to be a one-man man, and it is impossible to open it.
It is indeed very difficult for the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces to fly over this pass.
Moreover, the location of the first attack of the Sino-Korean coalition army was in the east, which gave the Japanese army the impression that the Sino-Korean coalition army would still attack from the east, so as to attract the attention of the Japanese army to the east, so in addition to the Japanese army originally stationed in the east, the Japanese army also transferred a division of the Japanese army stationed in the west to the east to strengthen the defense of the east gate.
Of course, the Japanese army dared to mobilize the Second Army at the West Gate, and it was expected that the Sino-Korean coalition forces would not dare to attack from the west, because, if they wanted to attack from the west, the Sino-Korean coalition forces would have to cross the Han River and then make a detour.
This is clearly a challenge for the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces.
Therefore, the Japanese army had the audacity to concentrate most of its military forces on the east for defense.
Such a deployment by the Japanese army also gave the Sino-Korean coalition forces a good opportunity to carry out a sneak attack.
On the side of China and North Korea, after Wang Xiaoyong, Tian Xiaoer and others retreated, they quickly mobilized the special operations detachment and the main force of the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces that were preparing to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, and quickly advanced to the predetermined attack site for ambush.
On this night, the weather was good, although there was no moonlight, but you could see the stars.
At the foot of the eastern mountain outside the Hanshui checkpoint of the Japanese army, a group of black-clothed people in strong uniforms sneaked in, counting the number of people, there are about more than 1,000 people.
I saw that they were carrying short scars, daggers hanging from their waists, and a black bag in their hands, which looked quite heavy, but they were not sure what was inside.
"Captain Li, later, you and I will directly lead people to infiltrate the city, and then kill the garrison here from the inside, and seize the checkpoint here, if you are a good one, the army can attack Seoul tonight." I only heard the leader of the man in black whisper to the other man in black beside him.
When the man in black who was called surnamed Li heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly said: "Marshal Tian, you have to go in person, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, it's more appropriate for me to lead the team..."
But. The man surnamed Li in black was halfway through his words, but he was interrupted by the man surnamed Tian in black, and only listened to the man surnamed Tian in black: "Captain Li, don't say it again, I have made up my mind, I must go."
"But, the emperor is there, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
It seemed that he was in a difficult situation
"Don't worry, I'll explain to the emperor then." The man in black surnamed Tian seemed very calm, he didn't think it would be a big problem at all.
Since the words have been said about this, the man in black surnamed Li can only nod and acquiesce in this matter.
And the man in black surnamed Tian patted the shoulder of the man surnamed Li in black as if comfortingly, meaning that the man surnamed Li in black should not worry.
After saying this, both of them stopped talking, and both raised their eyes nervously to observe the movements of the Japanese troops at the checkpoint.
They wait for another opportune moment.
Preparedly, it is the moment to wait for the changing of the guard of the Japanese army.
However, their luck was not bad, and it didn't take long for the Japanese army to start changing the guard.
Seeing this scene, the people surnamed Tian and the black-clothed people surnamed Li who were in ambush outside were in high spirits, and they couldn't help but glance at each other, their eyes were full of joy, only to see the black-clothed man surnamed Tian wave his hand, and said to the black-clothed man surnamed Li: "Order everyone to prepare, watch me gesture and act."
As soon as the man surnamed Tian in black fell, the man surnamed Li waved his hand to the group of people behind him, and those men in black understood, and then quickly put the black bag in his hand on the ground, and then opened it, and took out a black leather dress with webbed feet from it.
This black suit is a thing that is used for diving.
In about the blink of an eye, the group of black clothes were all dressed in the water support, and the water support wrapped everyone's whole body tightly, revealing only two eyes, and the eyes were used to see things.
And where the water covers the nose, there is a thin cortical hose that bends upwards and vertically over the top of the head.
If you look closely, this hose should be used for breathing, and this hose should also have a certain telescopic function, which can be flexibly adjusted according to the depth of the water.
Really nice diving tool.
The black-clothed man surnamed Na Tian first dressed himself neatly, and then saw that the brigade was ready, so he waved his hand and shouted softly: "Action!"
After speaking, he first gently touched Han Shui.
In order not to alarm the Japanese people at the level, these black-clothed people moved lightly, trying to control every bit of sound to the lowest level.
The black-clothed man surnamed Tian, who was walking in the front, looked at the huge iron net, couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then the whole person slowly sank into the water, and then saw a waterline meandering forward, heading towards the iron net.
And the men in black behind him did the same, all of them sank underwater, letting the cortical hoses float on the water, and then slowly headed towards the iron mesh.
They were preparing to cross the barricade of the iron fence from the Han River and then attack the Japanese from behind.
Speaking of which, some things are clear, yes, the man in black surnamed Tian is the commander of the Sino-Korean coalition army, the marshal of the army aiding Korea, Tian Xiaoer, and the man in black surnamed Li is the captain of the first detachment of the special operations detachment, Li Shixian.
And not to mention the men in black behind them, it was the special operations detachment of the Taiping Army.
According to Wang Xiaoyong's plan, they are the vanguard of the army, preparing to seize this checkpoint and open the way for the army to attack Seoul. (To be continued......)