Chapter 33: The Fuse
Submarine voyages. And you need to find your own route in the vast sea, which is self-defeating. The purpose of these two submarines is to completely muddy the waters of the Indian Ocean, so the hull is painted with the flag logo of the British Empire, and the torpedoes used are also painted with the logo of the British Royal Navy.
The Haikou base is located at a distance of about 2,000 kilometers from the port of Mersing. The cruising speed of Song-class submarines is about forty kilometers, so if nothing else, they can reach the battlefield in three days.
As Ouyang Yun expected, after Wavell took over the post of commander-in-chief of the British army in India, he never thought about completely defeating the Japanese army. He concentrated the bombing of warplanes and mobilized the army to launch an attack on Segamat, in order to attract the attention of the Japanese army in preparation for the next retreat of Kota Tinggi.
On the evening of November 26, on the Segamat front, amid the incessant sound of gunfire, a group of more than 500 British troops withdrew from the attacking front line in confusion. Two divisions of British troops attacked a 15-kilometer defensive line held by a wing of Japanese troops, and after a week's battle, the Japanese defensive positions were not lost, but the British troops were forced to retreat three kilometers from the front-line positions. The British, with their clumsy performances, once again performed a classic example of winning more with less.
There were more than a dozen British corpses lying in the woodland where the British troops were retreating, and when the British retreated behind the fortifications, one of the corpses moved, "Head, what did the British guy say just now?" ”
A few more corpses moved, a total of exactly eight, and it was the wolf tooth team led by Cui Lin. I don't know when they pretended to be British soldiers, and now they are even pretending to be British corpses.
"That major questioned his subordinates, why didn't he insist on half an hour as agreed before withdrawing!"
"Ha, are they fighting a war or acting?"
"I think it's about getting the job done. It's not a task to storm a city or a land, it's just how much time to hold on. ”
"Strange, aren't the British known as the number one military power? Why are you so unbeaten? ”
"The first military power, which dynasty is this? Brothers, hurry up and eat something, as soon as it gets dark, let's break through according to the opportunity. ”
"Yes!"
An hour and a half later, as the British army launched the Nth pretentious attack under the pressure of the commander, Cui Lin and other eight wolf fangs fell behind their ranks, and then took a fancy to a weak point in the Japanese defense line and killed them.
The commander of the British army, a regimental commander named Joseph, was staring down at his pocket watch to determine how long it would be before he could give the order to retreat, when he suddenly heard one of his men on his right hand shouting, "Oh my God! What happened? ”
"White, what's going on?" He asked, turning his head.
In the midst of the gunfire, the sergeant named White pointed to the place where the eight wolf fangs had disappeared and said: "Someone, someone has stormed the Japanese trench!" ”
"What? Who is it? Who is ignoring military orders? ”
"Oh my God! Incredible! Look, sir, the Japanese are beginning to run away! ”
With a loud "boom", a ball of fireworks exploded, and two Japanese soldiers wearing khaki uniforms crawled out of the trench and ran away, and several British soldiers rushed out after them, chasing the two Japanese soldiers.
Joseph rubbed his eyes, and the four advisors said, "Am I dazzled?" ”
"Sir, we've all seen it!"
Joseph became agitated and said, "So, we actually made a breakthrough first?" ”
"Yes, sir, we have done a great job!"
"So, then what are you waiting for? Rush up! ”
The two Japanese soldiers who escaped were naturally dressed up by wolf fangs. Cui Lin: They have been pretending to be corpses here for several hours, and they have already seen the distribution of Japanese troops in this place thoroughly. What made them feel unbelievable was that the Japanese army only stationed a small team here to prevent the attack of nearly a regiment of the British army. And what is even more incredible is that the British army never dared to launch even a slightly decent attack from the beginning to the end.
Eight wolf teeth, two disguised as Japanese soldiers and six disguised as British soldiers, escaped and chased, and soon disappeared into the depth of the Japanese defensive position. The next thing was to be happy, more than 500 British troops, led by the regimental commander Joseph, broke through the gap they had opened, followed all the way, and actually killed the headquarters of a Japanese brigade on the south side of Segamat.
The wolf fangs lurked outside the headquarters of this brigade again, and they were about to wait for an opportunity to infiltrate directly without swords and guns, when they suddenly found that the group of timid Britons had actually followed.
"The Brit are following."
"They don't treat us like their own, do they?"
"Definitely, look at what kind of uniform you're wearing!"
"What then?"
Cui Lin: "It's easy to do, let's act as a fuse!" Wu Gang, you go over there, the devil officer will be sniped as soon as he comes out! Xiao Yi, prepare the smoke bomb! Zhang Deliang, go to the front of the devil's barracks and put a few mines. Be careful, don't alarm the Devil Sentinels. The others get ready, and as soon as the British get close, we'll attack! ”
The Japanese army won all the battles against the British army, and this battle was fought without any psychological burden. In addition to placing a small group of soldiers on the front line, they only ambushed a few secret posts between the headquarters and several battle lines. If their opponent was really British, these few dark posts would be enough to serve as a warning, but their opponent this time was the wolf's tooth who was the most proficient in special operations. The dark whistles were all silently wiped by the wolf fangs, and they couldn't even make a snort.
The wolf fangs had just made their preparations when Joseph and his large group had already arrived about a hundred and ten meters away from them.
By this time, the gunfire elsewhere had stopped. It was already 300 meters deep into the Japanese defense line, and the hearts of the British soldiers were blown cold by the wind, and they couldn't help but feel a little hairy at this time. "Will there be an ambush?" More than one soldier raised such a question, leaving Joseph wondering what would await him. And just when they hesitated to retreat, Cui Lin and they launched an attack. Gunfire rang out suddenly, and the sentries at the entrance of the Japanese headquarters and the barracks were all killed. Then, Cui Lin shouted in English, "Rush! Offensive! Forward", and with his men, he disappeared into the jungle next to the Japanese headquarters.
The Japanese army's reaction was very fast, several officers immediately rushed out of the headquarters, and the next moment, the doors of several field tents were opened, and dozens of devil soldiers rushed out with loaded guns.
"It's a fight!" A soldier beside Joseph said.
"Commander, what should I do?" A company commander asked Joseph.
Joseph was struggling to make a decision, when a Japanese soldier stepped on a mine outside the barracks, and an explosion sounded, and several devils were lifted into the air. "Enemy attack! Sortie! A young man stood at the door of the headquarters and shouted with a command knife, and suddenly a gunshot rang out, and he fell to the ground one by one.
"The Japanese commander was killed!" A British second lieutenant shouted.
Joseph gritted his teeth and shouted with a gun: "Soldiers, attack!" ”
"Da Da Da!" The guns rang out in a coherent manner, and Joseph and his men were brave enough to charge with their guns fired indiscriminately.
"Gone!" When Cui Lin saw this scene, a sly smile appeared on his face and shouted.
The wolffangs made their way through the jungle and soon disappeared into the night.