Episode 48 The Flood of Life and Death

"Do you want to get rich? Yes?! Do you want to get rich? Hey, let me ask you, that Miss Lin from the health company, do you still want it? ”

A lieutenant shoved a piece of artillery against the wall and shook it.

The artilleryman's face turned pale, and he avoided his gaze, staring nervously at the dim light bulb on the top of the hallway, listening to the roar of the earth shaking from above, licking his lips, and beads of sweat rolling down his face.

On the Yangtze River defense line, a few meters below a 210-mm cannon fortress is the artillery barracks area. The narrow corridor was flanked by only one person, flanked by a few small doors, where the barracks of the entire crew of this gun were located.

The lieutenant's name was Fang Zude, and he was the deputy leader of the fire control team. This artilleryman was a member of the transport group, Private Song Dabao. The battle above was in full swing, and they were replaced for a short rest, and soon they would return to their posts to rest for someone else. But the difference is that the other artillerymen who were replaced to rest were all extremely tired and threw themselves on the beds at the moment, and did not want to move. They were in the hallway, whispering something like crazy.

Fang Zude grabbed Song Dabao's neckline, glared at his eyes and shouted in a low voice:

"I ask you, do you want to get rich? Do you want to be promoted? Yes? Didn't you kid get hooked on that Miss Lin from the Health Company? Yes? You are a private, a few dollars a month for Mingyang's military salary, and Miss Lin is a second lieutenant, can she take a fancy to you? …… Think about it, as long as you do what I say, everything will come! The reward is at least tens of thousands of oceans, and it is not a problem to be promoted to three levels in a row, not to mention the Lin Xiaoniu in the health company, when the time comes, when the time comes, break through the Purple Mountain Fortress, and the female officers of the entire headquarters can pick and choose! That's a beautiful woman! …… What are you waiting for? ”

Private Song Dabao was short of breath by what he said, his face flushed, and he leaned against the wall and muttered:

"Yes...... Will it work? Some time ago...... The new emperor of the north came to power, after which he ...... At the place where the sticky rod was cleaned, even fourteen grids ran over...... Now that we have been cut off from the north for so long, who knows if people still know about our line? ”

Fang Zude listened to his loose tone, and his heart was happy, and he hugged his shoulders and whispered:

"Brother, listen, people don't know us, we have to make it and let people know...... Brother, since we have entered the sticky pole, we can't get rid of it in this life, so we simply followed Daqing intimately and fought for the second half of our lives! Now is a great opportunity, **I have brought it, and I will ask you to cooperate! Brother, you're from the transport team, and you can go down to the ammunition depot......"

Song Dabao's face turned red, his legs trembled, but he gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, okay...... When the time comes, it's really done, you...... You can't be greedy for my work! But you pulled me into the sticky pole, and we agreed to do it at the beginning......"

Fang Zude was overjoyed, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered:

"Brother, don't worry, my brother can't treat you wrong! …… Such a big credit, how can you let my brother eat it alone! Haha......"

……

In the cement battery, the 210-mm cannon had just finished letting out a roar, and the artillerymen wearing asbestos hoods on the side rushed up and quickly opened the chamber to clean up the remnants.

At the same time, a huge shell that had just been brought up was pushed out of the elevator by the trolley, and the personnel of the loading team were carrying it to the crane.

Song Dabao, who had finished resting, was already wearing a canvas coat and waiting next to the lift. The gun commander looked at his watch and drank:

"Okay, change shifts, Song Dabao!"

"Here!"

"Go to work!"

"Yes!"

The tired porter got out of the elevator, Song Dabao went in, pressed the button, "woo-" A motor beeped, and the elevator descended into the ground.

Song Dabao controlled his legs not to tremble, leaned against the steel wire, and the cement walls around him moved up quickly.

More than ten seconds later, the "bang" stopped, the wire door opened, and the underground ammunition depot appeared in front of you. A cannonball was already ready at the door, and two soldiers in overcoats pushed a cart to carry the cannonball into the elevator.

After the two soldiers withdrew, Song Dabao pressed the button, the wire door closed, and the elevator roared up.

However, halfway up, Song Dabao trembled and pressed the button, the elevator stopped, and the wire door opened. It is surrounded by the cement wall of the elevator shaft, and the turret above and the ammunition depot below are all about ten meters apart.

Song Dabao trembled and leaned against the steel wire mesh and took out a heavy oilcloth bag from his canvas coat. His face turned pale, hesitated for a moment, made up his mind, and slammed the oilcloth bag twice against the wire mesh.

He put the oilcloth bag to his ear and heard a "sizzling" sound coming from inside.

The chemical fuse of the glass has shattered, and the acid solution inside is corroding the detonator.

Song Dabao had no choice at this time. He flattened the oilcloth bag and threw it down the gap between the steel plate and the concrete wall under his feet.

…… A full two kilograms of plastic** fell down the elevator shaft into the ammunition depot. After six to eight minutes, it will explode.

The elevator was raised into the battery, the wire door opened, and immediately two soldiers from the carrying group rushed in and pushed out the shells.

At this time, the cannon had already been discharged and had been idle for a while. The gunner yelled at him:

"Why is it so slow this time? Delay what? Didn't you wake up?! ”

Song Dabao's face was pale and deaf, and he walked out with soft legs and walked towards the tunnel leading to the rest area.

"Hey, what are you doing?" The artillery commander was surprised and shouted, "Where are you going?" Come back, you'll have to carry the shells! ”

Song Dabao was stunned for a moment, and blurted out:

"I ...... My stomach hurts to death...... Yes! …… No, find someone to do it for me, I'll come when I go! ”

As he spoke, he ran into the traffic tunnel, leaving behind the stunned gun commander and the members of the loading team in the battery.

……

At the turn of the passage, Fang Zude was already waiting for him, and when he saw him, he hugged him and asked in a low voice:

"How?"

Song Dabao nodded:

"Throw it down!"

"Are you sure the fuse is broken?"

Song Dabao nodded again:

"It's broken, and it's heard."

Fang Zude didn't say a word, pulled him and ran away.

"Hurry up and run, it's going to explode in a few minutes!" Fang Zude was ecstatic, panting as he ran, "We have done a big thing!" Do you know that next door to the ammunition depot of this battery is the power room, and the power distribution of the two or three kilometers of defense line depends on this machine room...... Hehe, maybe it can crack the river embankment, and then the river water will penetrate again, and there will be no electricity pumping, and the entire defense line will be flooded! ”

Song Dabao was stunned, turned around and ran back.

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

Song Dabao said as he ran:

"Go to the health company!"

Fang Zude was stunned and said:

"Are you crazy?"

"I ...... I've got to take Miss Lin with me! I can't let her drown too! ”

Fang Zude stomped his feet, his eyes showed a fierce light, took out a pistol and aimed at Song Dabao's heart, and pulled the trigger.

Song Dabao fell to the ground, struggling twice and not moving.

The sound of explosions overhead drowned out the gunshots, and Fang Zude ran down the passage without looking back.

……

At Pukou Wharf, Emperor Guangwu was squatting in the trench, his eyes gathered in the periscope gun mirror to observe the battle situation on the opposite bank.

It is said that he is observing the other side, but in fact, he can only see the river. Now the fog is already very thin, but the visibility is only a few hundred meters, this section of the Yangtze River is less than a thousand meters wide, it is already very difficult to see the river beach, the Ming defense line can not see at all, only the flash of artillery fire behind the fog.

According to the report, the machine-gun fire on the opposite bank just now stopped inexplicably for a while, and a large number of their own infantry took the opportunity to seize the river beach, and some scattered small fortifications had been controlled. It's a pity that the gap in the fire of the Ming army was not interrupted for a few minutes, and it was quickly restored. The soldiers who had passed were left alone, presumably soon to be wiped out......

Suddenly, he felt the ground tremble violently under his feet, followed by a second and a third......

A few seconds later, he heard a series of loud thunderous noises, absolutely incomparable to the sound of artillery on both sides.

"Your Majesty, look!!"

The general beside him screamed wildly, and he didn't care about humility, and pulled at his sleeve.

Guangwu's eyes moved away from the cannon mirror, and when he looked at it with the naked eye, he was immediately shocked.

A huge fireball rose into the sky on the opposite bank, as if hell had cracked a hole, and a series of loud noises floated in, and thick black smoke covered the entire surface of the river.

Everyone here in Pukou couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Guangwu hurriedly leaned over to the gun mirror and looked at it, only to see several super huge cement blocks erected in the river, surging through the torrent, like a few reefs. In the middle of several "reefs", a cannon barrel sticks up from the water and stands tall, like a big tree growing in the water.

The generals around him reacted and said in ecstasy:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, their ammunition depot has exploded!"

"God bless my emperor! God bless the Great Clear! ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Guangwu was also ecstatic, and immediately said:

"Order a fierce attack! All the boats are launched! We can't live up to God's favor! ”

Four in unison:

"Huh!"

……

The Yangtze River defense line on the south bank.

The passages and fortifications near the explosion were completely destroyed, and none of the personnel survived. The passage far from the point of the explosion was pitch black, the lights were not on, the pumping machines were stopped, and the connected fans were not turning.

The passage was filled with the pungent smell of gunsmoke, and the raging river continued to overflow. Countless soldiers screamed, groping the walls, paddling their legs in the water, and struggling to reach the top of the stairs. The water level kept rising, and soon he lost his waist, and then his chest.

The lowest level of passage is the first to be completely submerged. The icy water rose inch by inch down the staircase, and a pale corpse kept drifting up.

When you get to this second floor, the terrain is higher, and the water rises more slowly. The soldiers who had already fled to this level supported each other, shivering, and climbed up the floor with difficulty.

The sound of sirens spread throughout the entire Nanjing section of the defense line. The defenders, who were far away, had already felt the earth-shaking explosion, and they heard the piercing sirens, and they were all terrified, and they didn't know what was going on.

Soon, a nervous voice came from the loudspeaker: the explosion of ammunition depot No. 6 shattered the river embankment, the flood water penetrated the passage of the defensive line, and ordered the defenders on both sides to quickly close the watertight door.

……

In the passageway, several soldiers desperately rotated the handle of the watertight door.

Deep in the tunnel, a low howl could be heard. Then a cold wind blew in.

Several soldiers turned pale, looked at each other, and knew what was going on.

One of the captains drew his gun, fired a shot at the ground, and shouted:

"Get to work! …… Whoever runs first, I'll kill whom! ”

Several soldiers bowed their heads in fright, prayed, and spun the handle desperately. The huge watertight door closed inch by inch.

The roar drew nearer, and the dusky water rushed over him, instantly flooding his feet and then his calves.

The more the watertight door closed, the more the flood gushed out, and finally it almost came through the crack in the door.

Just as the water flooded his chest, the watertight door closed completely.

Several people leaned weakly against the wall, shivering with cold. The captain also bit Tie Qing's lip and trembled:

"Well done, brethren...... Good...... Good ......"