Near Beiping.

The headquarters of the new 16th Heavy Battalion.

Since the new 16th Heavy Battalion completed the rotation mission, it was pulled back by train to the vicinity of Beiping for rest and training.

Although numbered 16th, the new regiment was a heavy battalion at the very end.

However, the new 16th Battalion made a name for itself in the Battle of Chengde and annihilated more than 10,000 devils, and the new 16th Battalion was the main force.

And Comrade Liang Daya, the battalion commander of the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion, also booked a position for the five tiger generals of the new regiment.

"Order the battalion commanders and direct company commanders of the heavy battalions to immediately go to the command post for a meeting!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Liang, who had just returned to the command post of the heavy battalion from a meeting at the regiment headquarters, gave the order in a resolute manner.

"Yes!" The communications staff officer immediately gave the order by telephone and walkie-talkie.

Nowadays, the Eighth Route Army has developed communications, and the higher-level command headquarters contacts the lower-level officers, and there is no longer a need for communication cavalry, and only a phone call or a telegram can be sent to convey instructions.

In less than half an hour, the battalion commanders and company commanders of the heavy battalion quickly gathered at the regimental headquarters.

As well as the political commissar and chief of staff who inspected the troops, they also quickly returned to the headquarters.

"Deputy Commander, is there a combat mission?"

The political commissar and the chief of staff walked into the headquarters together, and the commissar couldn't wait to ask as soon as he entered the door.

After the Chengde round battle of the new 16th Heavy Battalion, the commanders and fighters unanimously said that they had not enjoyed the fight, and at least they wanted to kill the first army of devils.

"That's right, there's a combat mission!"

"Comrades, a great thing has fallen on our new 16th Heavy Battalion!"

Deputy Head Liang smiled.

Although the current situation is very good for the Eighth Route Army, the devils are mainly concentrated in Manchuria, Central China, and South China, while the Eighth Route Army as a whole is in a state of rest, and at present, the devils have not attacked on a large scale, and there are not many troops that can get a fight.

Under the expectant eyes of the political commissar, chief of staff, and battalion and company commanders, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang spread out a map, pointed to Huludao on the map, and said:

"The mission of our newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion is to land at Wanghai Temple on Huludao by transport ship and capture and recover Huludao!"

"Great!"

Hearing this order, all the battalion and company commanders were eager to try, and even the battalion and company commanders had hot eyes.

This time, I can finally kill the devil happily!

"How is the strength of the Huludao devils?" The commissar asked.

Although the combat effectiveness of the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion is very strong, the devils are not so easy to deal with, and it is necessary to formulate detailed combat plans and emergency plans.

"The total strength is about 6,000." Deputy Head Liang said

, "The number is the Japanese Army's independent mixed 80th Brigade, including the 80th Brigade of the Japanese Fourth Army, which was previously responsible for the vigilance mission in the Qiqihar area, and fought with the Anti-Japanese Alliance, but did not have a decent large corps combat experience, and landed with us from Wanghai Temple with the main force of the 6th Heavy Battalion."

An infantry battalion commander said, "The 6th Heavy Battalion of the main force and our newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion are working together to deal with a mixed brigade of the Japanese army that does not have a large corps.

The combat effectiveness of the 6th Heavy Battalion of the main force has already been seen by everyone here during the Chengde Rotation.

All the veterans are elite, most of the soldiers are sharpshooters, and the tactical coordination between the various arms is perfect, and it is so fierce that it is not like words.

And it is said that the combat effectiveness of the 6th heavy battalion of the main force is not top-notch among the six main heavy battalions.

How strong is the top-notch main heavy battalion?

But the enemy is just a mixed brigade, and it has not gone through a decent large corps operation, and it is enough to dispatch the new 16th Heavy Battalion, and the 6th Heavy Battalion of the main force is also needed?

The combat effectiveness of the 6th Heavy Battalion of the main force is not comparable to that of the 16th Heavy Battalion of the new formation.

With the main heavy 6th battalion participating in the battle, how much meat can they get from the new 16th battalion?

Many battalion and company commanders are worried.

However, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang only glanced at everyone, and he knew the comrades' worries: "I know what everyone is worried about, this time the main attack mission of Huludao was handed over to our new 16th Battalion, which means that our new 16th Battalion is the first to land."

"In addition, don't just keep an eye on Huludao, there are still 2 divisions of devils in the direction of Jinzhou who can be reinforced at any time."

Hearing that the regimental headquarters had handed over the main attack task to the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion, the battalion and company commanders put their hearts back in their stomachs.

Deputy Head Liang glanced at everyone, and his tone became serious:

"After the meeting was dismissed, the battalion and company commanders immediately carried out the pre-war mobilization of the troops, but they should pay attention to secrecy."

"Tomorrow morning, assemble the troops, go to Beiping Station to take the train, take the train to Tianjin Binhai Port to take the transport ship, we have a warship to escort us."

"This is the first time that our entire Eighth Route Army has rushed to the beach and landed in battle, and it is a battle destined to go down in history.

"The commissar and chief of staff stayed, and the others disbanded."

After that, the company commanders directly under each battalion walked out one after another.

After everyone left, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang said: "Time is tight and the task is heavy, we must immediately formulate combat missions and emergency plans, as the vanguard of the landing operation, we must fight a brilliant battle."

"Our paratroopers of about 1,000 people are parachuted into the area of Tashan to block the reinforcements from the direction of Jinzhou and cut off the retreat of the devils in Huludao."

"We must eat the Japanese army as quickly as possible and independently mix into the 80th Brigade."

The combat mission is not complicated, and the chief of staff and the political commissar come forward, and you and I will make suggestions and suggestions

Combat missions and contingency plans have been gradually completed.

Meantime.

All heavy battalions that received combat tasks also convened a meeting of the company commanders directly under each battalion to draw up combat plans and carry out pre-war mobilization.

……

Two days later.

Tianjin.

Marina port.

Since the devils occupied Tianjin, they did not allow the Chinese people to go to sea to fish, and even if they went to sea to fish, most of the harvest had to be handed over to the devils and the puppet army.

The common people along the coast are living a miserable life, but the devils have machine guns, cannons and even warships, and the people dare not speak out.

But since the Eighth Route Army recovered Tianjin, the lives of the people in the coastal areas have been getting better day by day.

The landlords, bullies and gentry were overthrown, the land was distributed to the poor people, and they were free to go to sea to fish, and they did not have to hand in the harvest when they went to sea to fish, and their lives were beautiful.

Since yesterday.

Troops of the Eighth Route Army arrived at the coastal port one after another.

These Eighth Route Army camped not far from the port, which made the nearby fishermen think that there was going to be a war here, and they did not dare to go out to sea to fish.

"Is there another war?"

An old man said to himself:

"It's only been a few days since I had a peaceful birthday, hey..."

A young man shook his head: "I don't think it's going to be a war, the Eighth Route Army is still singing."

The old men and fishermen put their hands on their foreheads and looked in the direction of the camp of the Eighth Route Army, and all kinds of loud songs came with the wind:

"Drink this bowl of hometown wine, and the strong man will never return..."

"The iron flows twenty-five thousand miles, straight in a firm direction..."

"The hills in Hexi are ten thousand feet high, and the sorghum in Hedong and Hebei is ripe..."

「……」

Each Eighth Route Army sang a different song, and it seemed to be louder than whom.

This situation has left the fishermen a little confused.

In the end, the fishermen selected the old man and the young man, and went forward to ask the Eighth Route Army about the situation.

The old man and the young man approached the camp and were not driven away, but were warmly entertained with food, and a young officer of the Eighth Route Army welcomed them:

"Fellow, didn't the local government inform you, there are military exercises here these days, and you can't go out to sea to fish for the time being."

Today, a large warship is coming, and a single wave can overturn the fishing boat of the villager.

Capsizing a fishing boat is nothing, the compensation is enough, and if someone dies, it will be a big matter.

"We didn't

I've been notified!" The young man and the old man looked confused.

"The local government didn't notify you of such an important matter?" The officer of the Eighth Route Army said, "Please rest assured, I will definitely respond to my superiors, because our Eighth Route Army's military exercises have caused the villagers to be unable to go to sea to fish for the loss of work, and our Eighth Route Army will definitely compensate them."

"Can you still compensate for lost time?"

The old man and the young man were dumbfounded, they had never heard of such a thing after living for so many years.

In the past, whether it was a warlord, a *** or a devil, which army in charge of this port didn't want to pull out the skin of the common people?

The two had never seen a unit that had to be paid for lost work.

"Where can I get paid for lost time?" The young man asked expectantly.

These fishermen rely on the sea to eat the sea, and the suitable fishing season is only a few months every year, and they can't go out to sea to fish for a few days, and the loss is not small.

The officer of the Eighth Route Army had a very good attitude, and said with a smile: "Please wait a while, fellow villagers, and I will make a call to the local government here."

Not long after, the officers of the Eighth Route Army returned and first apologized to the two fellows.

Obviously, some people wanted to embezzle the lost time paid to the fishermen, so they did not notify the nearby fishermen, but the local government is already investigating.

In the end, the secretary said, "The villagers can go directly to the township government to receive the lost work pay."

"Thank you, boss..."

The old man and the young man were grateful.

Suddenly!

Just when the old man and the young man turned around and were about to go to the township government to receive the lost work pay, the young man's frightened voice sounded.

"Look, devil's ship!"

"The devil is coming?" When the old man heard the sound, his face turned pale and he almost fell.

Not far away, many fishermen also noticed the situation, and their legs trembled as if they were sifting chaff and ready to run.

I saw that on the calm sea, dozens of large warships suddenly appeared, heading towards the port.

Some of the surrounding Eighth Route Army jumped up when they heard this, and the officers of the Eighth Route Army also took out their pistols in an instant.

However, when the officer of the Eighth Route Army raised his binoculars and looked at it, he smiled and put the pistol back into the holster.

The officer of the Eighth Route Army smiled slightly: "Don't be afraid, fellow countrymen, this is our people's army's own warship, our navy."

"Our navy?"

"We have a navy too?"

The young man was stunned.

The old man wept with joy.

If we had a navy, how could the devils land so easily?

The old man and the young man left the camp

, come to the fishermen, and explain the matter to the fishermen.

But.

The villagers did not rush to the township government to receive the lost work pay, but stood in the distance and watched their navy.

It didn't take long for a fleet of more than 50 transports, frigates, and destroyers to sail into the harbor.

Followed by. Groups of the Eighth Route Army sorted out their equipment and began to board the ship.

Under the camouflage net, tanks, armored vehicles and cars were driven to the transport ship, and at the same time, artillery pieces were also pulled to the transport ship.

After watching this scene, the fishermen were completely boiling.

"This is our navy?"

Looking at the huge warship, one of the fishermen spoke with surprise and pride.

The fishermen who want to have a strong navy are undoubtedly the fishermen, because this can ensure that they will not be bullied by the enemy's navy when they go out to sea to fish.

But it's a pity that the *** navy is too crotch-pulling, and it is not the enemy of the devil navy.

Before the devils came, warships flying the national flags of the European and American powers flaunted their might in ports and on the seas, wantonly bullying and driving away and even arresting Chinese fishermen who went out to sea to fish.

After the devils landed, they committed too many bloody crimes and created too many sins in Tianjin, all because the motherland was too weak.

The fellows have more than once fantasized that one day the Motherland will be able to have a powerful navy of its own, and they even dreamed about it.

"I'm not dreaming, am I?"

A middle-aged fisherman, both old and young, slapped himself violently, baring his teeth in pain, indicating that he was not dreaming.

"The devil's navy is also very strong, can our navy beat it?"

A fisherman was both surprised and worried.

"Surely we can beat it!"

The old man who had just gone to the Eighth Route Army barracks to understand the situation spoke confidently.

……

A few hours later.

The 6th Heavy Battalion and the newly formed 16th Heavy Battalion of the Eighth Route Army have completed boarding.

The 2nd Heavy Battalion, the main force of the second echelon, and the newly formed 13th Heavy Battalion also arrived soon and began to board the ships.

In a heavy frigate, the four deputy commanders met with the commander of the Eighth Route Navy, who was in charge of the escort.

After everyone's greetings.

"It's going well, isn't it?" Zheng Yu, the commander of the 2nd Heavy Battalion of the main force, looked at the naval commander and asked.

"There is no danger." The naval commander smiled slightly, "On the way here, I encountered a devil submarine, but we killed it."

"Oh?" Deputy Regiment Leader Liang was surprised and worried, "Wouldn't our fleet be then

Exposed?"

Once the fleet of the Eighth Route Army is exposed, the devils are likely to send a fleet over, and maybe this landing operation will also be affected.

"There shouldn't be any exposure." The naval commander said, "Judging from the fighting, our sonar first spotted the devil's submarine, and then the destroyer sank the devil's submarine with depth charges."

"That's good!" The commander of the new 13th Heavy Battalion smiled, "Our navy has won the first kill."

"What about exposure?"

Wei Dayong, the commander of the 6th Heavy Battalion of the main force, snorted coldly, "The headquarters has deployed 200 planes in Lu Province, and the devil's fleet dares to come over to find death."

Naturally, the head of the headquarters was consulted first in the combat operations initiated by the new regiment.

After obtaining the consent of the head of the headquarters, the new regiment can mobilize troops to attack the devils, otherwise it will act without authorization.

Although Li Yunlong has made great achievements in battle now, he cannot violate discipline.

The head of the headquarters deployed four flying regiments at major airports in Lu Province to give Li Yunlong and the new regiment a backup to deal with the occurrence of sudden situations.

There are destroyers, there are land-based aircraft, and in the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea region, the Eighth Route Army is not afraid of the devil's fleet.

"Let's go from here." Deputy Regiment Commander Liang looked at the naval commander and asked, "How long will it take to reach Huludao?"

For this beach-rushing landing operation, Deputy Regiment Commander Liang was a little impatient.

"About 10 hours." "The total mileage is only 400 kilometers, and if we are at full power, the time will be even shorter. We'll set off when it's dark, and by tomorrow morning, we'll be at our target sea."

"Not bad!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Liang nodded with satisfaction, he and the soldiers only need to sleep on the boat, and they will wake up tomorrow and have breakfast to fight devils.

At this moment, the truck, covered with a camouflage tarp, was driven onto the deck of the transport ship by the auto crew.

"Our rocket artillery unit at this time."

Seeing the naval commander staring at these trucks, Zheng Yu, commander of the 2nd Heavy Battalion, said:

"There are 4 rocket artillery battalions, each of which is equipped with 36 Katyusha rocket launchers, which is comparable to a 152mm high-explosive grenade."

"I know this thing, except for the slower reload speed, there are no other shortcomings and shortcomings." This naval commander, who had previously been a staff officer at the headquarters, had naturally seen the Katyusha rocket artillery.

In addition to transports, frigates and destroyers can also carry a large number of infantry, so 30 transports and more than 10 warships, 4 heavy composite battalions, as well as 4 rocket artillery battalions and a large number of combat materials are no problem at all, and even some more can be pulled.

The naval commander pointed to the Katyusha rocket artillery vehicles that were boarding the ship: "You ordered these Katyusha rocket launchers to be placed neatly on the deck, and the muzzles of the guns are facing one direction, and we will surprise the devils when we land."

"What do you mean?" said Zheng Yu, "with these Katyusha rockets

The cannon is used as a naval gun?"

Naval Commander: "Clever!"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and the firepower of the landing was greatly enhanced.

Compared with shore howitzers, although the main and secondary guns of frigates and destroyers are relatively large and powerful, the rate of fire is relatively slow after all.

But the rate of fire of the Katyusha rocket launcher can fully compensate for this shortcoming.

The deputy regiment commanders suddenly became more and more confident in the beach-rushing landing operation.

"Why don't you put the 122mm howitzers and 75mm mountain guns of the heavy battalions on the deck?" Deputy Commander Liang suggested, "In this way, the firepower will be stronger."

"And tank guns." Wei Dayong also suggested.

"Don't!" The naval commander hurriedly said, "Putting howitzers and mountain guns on the deck can easily damage my deck, do you think you are attacking a beachhead heavily defended by some devils?" The firepower of the naval artillery plus the Katyusha rocket artillery is far exceeded."

Afternoon.

The new regiment, with four heavy battalions and two rocket artillery battalions, completed their embarkation at the Primorsky Harbor.

After dark, the fleet, fully loaded with infantry and heavy firepower, quietly sailed out of the port, first heading towards the southeast of the Bohai Sea, and after passing Caofeidian, it changed course and headed for Huludao in the northeast.

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