At two o'clock in the morning, Hongjiang Road, a Japanese stronghold, was heavily guarded. Searchlights illuminated the area as brightly as daylight, and barricades and bunkers could be seen everywhere.
The Japanese's long snake formation stretches from the naval headquarters at the snake head to the Jiangwan Road pier at the snake tail. The reason why it has not been breached is not only because the Japanese built a large number of reinforced concrete fortifications along the way, which are connected into one and can communicate with each other. The reason for sending troops for reinforcements is because there are a large number of warships docked on the Huangpu River, and naval gun support can be called at any time.
The key to the mutual support of the Japanese Snakehead and Snaketail is the Hongjiang Road stronghold in the center. This stronghold is composed of several concrete fortifications that can support each other. These fortifications used to be warehouses of some factories. The Japanese passed through several After years of renovation and reinforcement, it became the waist part of the steel snake extending from the Japanese Concession into the Chinese District. It was also a garrison point and material distribution center;
Materials and supplies from the Japanese concession can be transported directly to the naval headquarters as the head of the smugglers through here to support their long-term operations.
Because of the very important strategic position of this stronghold, the Japanese deployed a full brigade of troops here, strengthened a heavy artillery squadron, and deployed four Type 96 150mm heavy howitzers;
This is a big killer. If the Kuomintang army concentrates large corps to attack, these four heavy artillery will become a nightmare for the Kuomintang army. This is why the German consultants recommend that only small groups of commandos be dispatched. If there are too many troops, they will lose their lives. And it is easy to be discovered by the Japanese.
In order to ensure the suddenness of the attack, the commando team led by Luo Ying had already taken advantage of the night movement and was waiting to launch the attack at 2:15 in the morning;
At Luo Ying's suggestion, the launch time of the attack was temporarily advanced to dawn. One was to catch the Japanese by surprise, and the other was to leave more time for the commandos.
There is another reason why Luo Ying cannot explain, that is, he is worried that the plan will be leaked. This is not unfounded. With the Kuomintang army's colander-like confidentiality system, it is a high probability that the plan will be leaked. Let the 88th Division attack the Navy Headquarters. Devils. I have known this for a long time, and I am ready to wait for the 88th Division to crash into their iron wall.
The Hongjiang Road garrison headquarters was brightly lit, and in order to keep it secret, they even drew thick curtains and covered it tightly, showing that there was an ulterior conspiracy;
Several combat officers were shuttled back and forth, and the huge sand table was covered with blue and white flags. The captain, Major Shuichi Nishimura, kept staring at the sand table with a pair of wolf-like eyes, and occasionally glanced at the pictures on the wall. wall clock.
Next to him is Major Hidemasa Tanaka, a senior staff officer sent by the headquarters. He is here to assist the Nishimura Brigade in dealing with the National Army's Iron Fist plan;
Luo Ying was not worried at all. Not long after the 88th Division's plan was reported to the Military Commission step by step, the Japanese got a copy of the plan, word for word, so detailed that Major Tanaka Hidemasa couldn't help but praise Carl and Zhang Xianghao. :
"Nishimura-kun, I have to say that this plan is very sophisticated. Our allies are still a little dishonest. On the one hand, they withdrew most of their advisors due to pressure from the empire, and on the other hand, they left a few tails to help the Chinese people. To cause trouble for the empire, only they can come up with such an exquisite blitz plan;
In addition, the work on this picture is also quite beautiful. Look at this intersecting line. If the Chinese plan succeeds, our headquarters will be in trouble! "
Tanaka Hidemasa graduated from the Imperial Naval University and is an elite member of the Japanese Navy. His future prospects are much higher than those of Nishimura Shuichi, who graduated from the Naval Academy. However, in terms of actual combat ability, Major Nishimura can surpass the academic Tanaka by a few blocks;
The disgust on Nishimura's face flashed away, and then quickly returned to normal. He managed a smile and said to Major Tanaka:
"What Tanaka-kun said is absolutely true. That Bavarian corporal will definitely pay the price for his arrogance. Their conspiracy against the empire will not succeed. Instead, they will shoot themselves in the foot!
They don't understand the truth at all. No matter how sophisticated a plan is, it still needs people to implement it. If this plan is implemented by the mysterious special forces of Hans Cat Brandenburg, there will definitely be no problem. Now it is replaced by the Chinese group. It was too difficult for them for the farmer to carry out such an exquisite plan;
Besides, as for the Chinese people’s secrecy system, which is as good as slipping through the net, even Brandenburg’s mysterious army met the fate of being defeated. The war has to be solved with steel. In front of bunkers and machine guns, hundreds of soldiers can do What's the big deal? "
Nishimura appeared to be a die-hard fan of large-scale military operations, and he scorned and disapproved of small-unit special operations. Tian Zhongying was just the opposite. He had a deep interest in special operations. When Nishimura looked down on the special operations he admired, he retorted unconvincingly. road:
"Nishimura-kun, you should have heard Archimedes' famous saying, "Give me a fulcrum, and I can lift the entire earth. This is what special operations are like. If you give them a fulcrum, they can change a battle." Even the outcome of a war, so the important role of special operations in modern warfare can never be underestimated."
Major Nishimura couldn't stand people like Major Tanaka who thought they knew everything just because they had gone to school for a few more years. He couldn't help but start to attack him. He sneered and said:
"Tanaka-kun, Archimedes is an idealist. How long is the fulcrum that can lift the entire earth? The entire earth does not have such a long fulcrum, right? Let alone China!
I am a soldier and a realist, and my homework on the pictures is even accurate to two digits after the decimal point. You are a top student who graduated from the Naval University. Your homework on the pictures is already more precise than mine.
Just listen to those literary and artistic language. Special operations require strong national strength to support it. The cost of raising a special forces of 100 people can even raise a regiment of the Army Red Deer;
In North China, a regiment of the Red Deer Army could capture land as large as the empire itself!
Even a powerful empire can't afford special operations. What can beggar-like China do for fun? Just like today's commando team, which the Chinese have high hopes for, will soon be wiped out in front of the empire's reinforced concrete and machine gun fortress. "
What Major Nishimura said was very unpleasant. Major Tanaka had to admit that he was on to the point, so he said very bachelorly:
“Nishimura-kun, although I cannot accept your point of view in my heart, you are right, not everyone can afford special operations;
There is a saying in China: Oranges grown in Huainan are called tangerines, and those grown in North Huaibei are called tangerines. The leaves are similar, but the taste is actually different!
No matter how sophisticated the flash warfare and special operations formulated by our allies are implemented in Huaibei soil, the final result can only be the annihilation of the entire army.
Nishimura-kun, there's still an hour before dawn when they launch their attack. Do you want to go get some sleep? I'll just keep an eye on you here. "
After Major Tanaka finished speaking, he looked at Major Nishimura sincerely. It was obvious that Nishimura's discussion of special operations had won his respect, and he felt a bit sympathetic to each other.
Major Nishimura was indeed a little sleepy, and there were still nearly two hours before dawn. It was just a good time to rest and recharge to fight against the Chinese, so he did not refuse Major Tanaka's kindness and said immediately:
"Thank you Tanaka-kun for taking care of me. I'm really sleepy. I'll go to the camp bed next door to rest for a while. Just send someone over to wake me up at 3:30 in the morning."
Major Tanaka made a gesture of invitation and then said:
"Nishimura-kun, you're welcome. It's up to you to fight the battle. You go and rest for a while. The Chinese assault team has to wait for you to send them to the west."
After finishing speaking, Major Tanaka laughed, thinking he was very humorous, and Major Nishimura also laughed, but the taste of their laughter was different;
Major Nishimura didn't feel that smile at all, he just thought Tanaka's self-proclaimed sense of humor was so cute - after a few more years, he would become stupid.
A few hundred meters away, at the starting position of the commando team, Luo Ying looked at his watch again. There were still three minutes left before the attack. He turned to Hu Xiaoman and said again:
"Sir Hu, did you send the wrong parameters for the locations of the enemy's bunkers? If you are wrong for a minute or a second, someone will die!"
Hu Yiman rolled his eyes and said:
"Captain, you have told me three times, do you not believe in my professional ability?
I am in the sixth period and am your senior sister. You must have confidence in your senior sister! "
Luo Ying naturally knew about the sixth-term girls' class in Huangpu, which was full of talents. There were two female generals, and there were also familiar martyrs like Zhao Yiman. The key thing was that he had never heard of Hu Yiman. Apart from being beautiful, The one is outrageous, I don’t know if the others are reliable——”
Hu Yiman immediately protested:
"Look, you still don't believe me. Don't shake your head. Your eyes have already given you away——"
"Choo Choo Choo...."
The sound of shells piercing the sky interrupted their conversation, and the bombardment began...
Luo Ying looked at his watch. It was two quarter past two in the morning - quite reliable!
