Chapter 327: A Brilliant Plan to Break the Factory
"What the hell are you arguing about?" Ding Wei said coldly.
As soon as these words came out, all the guys in the temporary command post who were originally arguing with each other at their necks lowered their heads.
"That's the enemy's arsenal. Do you think it's just a walk in your own back garden and you can fight wherever you want?"
"Captain, just tell us what to do, and we will listen to you." Zhang Long said.
The other battalion commanders nodded.
"The enemy has now entered a full defensive state." Ding Wei then took a stone and placed it on the ground, treating it as the enemy's arsenal.
"Now we have completely surrounded the enemy and blocked all their retreat routes. The Japanese inside can't get out, and the Japanese outside can't get in.
For now, the advantage is still on our side, but we can't count on others for everything, so we have to capture this arsenal before the Japanese support arrives."
All the battalion commanders nodded.
Ding Wei also led people to attack the building in his previous life, but it was only because he had insiders who had spread the floor plan and knew what was going on inside the building.
But now in this arsenal, Ding Wei's eyesight could be said to be completely dark, and he could not figure out the situation at all.
Ding Wei's purpose was to take away the equipment, not to destroy it, so it was inevitable that he would have to use too much firepower when attacking.
Judging from the firepower response of each window, the Japanese firepower is very sufficient. After all, the most indispensable thing behind the arsenal is equipment.
Ding Wei drew several offensive lines on the ground.
"The first step we need is to suppress the enemy, suppress them severely, and then send troops to approach the factory and find a way to break in!"
When attacking a fortified building, you must not engage in firefights from a distance. The purpose is to get in first.
With heavy fire suppression, covering them is not a problem. As long as the firepower can be guaranteed to be uninterrupted, they will definitely be able to get close to the factory.
Under Ding Wei's order, all ministries quickly prepared for the attack and launched an attack towards the arsenal.
The positions of the troops of the 28th Regiment opened up their firepower, pouring bullets towards the arsenal to cover the advance of the troops.
The Japanese troops in the arsenal immediately began to counterattack, and the first wave of troops quickly approached the arsenal.
But the Japanese inside were not stupid. They soon discovered that a large number of troops were approaching the arsenal.
"Your Majesty Lieutenant Colonel, the Eighth Route Army troops opposite are attacking the factory!" The Japanese second lieutenant quickly ran to Mizuno Asahi.
"Nani?" Mizuno Asahi was stunned, and hurriedly walked to a window and looked out through the gap in the steel plate.
The 28th Regiment has a large number of people and fierce firepower. There are only a few hundred Japs in the factory. How can they withstand the attack of the 28th Regiment.
Outside, several Eighth Route Army troops were approaching the factory.
The troops in the arsenal were raising their guns to fight back, but due to the shooting angle, it was difficult for them to hit the target below.
"Your Majesty Lieutenant Colonel, what should we do now?" the Japanese second lieutenant asked: "If this continues, it won't be long before the Eighth Route Army can attack us."
"Idiot, since the machine gun is useless, then use a grenade. Take out the grenade and throw it down. I don't believe that these Eight Route Army soldiers are made of copper and iron and can't be killed by a grenade!" Mizuno Asahi said through gritted teeth.
Not long after this order was issued, the iron plates originally blocking the windows were removed.
Then, one grenade after another, like rain, was thrown out of the window.
"Grenade!"
A sharp-eyed warrior noticed the abnormality and roared.
But the next moment, a grenade exploded, and the shock wave of the explosion blew him away.
Immediately afterwards.
Rumbling explosions sounded one after another, and dozens of flames appeared in the air, blocking the Eighth Route Army in the attack route.
The attacking troops did not expect that the Japanese inside were such thieves. Many soldiers were injured by explosive shrapnel and fell to the ground injured.
"Fuck you, you stupid little devil!" Zhang Long said angrily.
When all the battalion commanders saw this, they yelled angrily.
Ding Wei was silent. As a commander, he must always remain calm.
There is no way to fight without sacrifice or death. If you are afraid of losing people, just surrender.
Using the human wave tactic to capture the arsenal was obviously more than a rational choice. Ding Wei directly ordered the troops to retreat and then think of other methods.
This is an arsenal in front of us. There are hundreds of thousands of grenades in it. Even if all 28 regiments are used up, it is impossible to gain any advantage.
"Captain, let me take people up!" Zhao Hu took the initiative to ask for orders.
"Captain, let me try too. Let me and Zhao Hu work together. Maybe we can capture it!" Shen Quan said anxiously.
"What are you thinking about?" Wu Ding scolded: "If we use the human sea tactic, the little devils will probably laugh at us for being stupid. This is exactly what they want.
With machine guns and grenades, two more 28th regiments will not be able to take down this arsenal."
As soon as Wu Ding spoke, several battalion commanders fell silent. After thinking about it carefully, it was indeed true.
Huo Guang looked at the arsenal carefully and said, "Captain, I have an idea that you can try."
"Oh, what can I do?" Ding Wei turned to look at Huo Guang.
The little guy in front of me rarely expresses his opinions. He basically just watches and learns.
Due to Huo Guang's personality, he couldn't talk too much. In addition, Ding Wei had also told him to learn more and read more.
"It goes without saying that the defense capability of the arsenal here is right, right?" Huo Guang said.
Ding Wei nodded: "Yes, unless we attack this factory to the death, it will be difficult to capture it.
But what we want is a complete factory, not a dilapidated ruin. If you say bombing it with heavy firepower, forget it."
"No!" Huo Guang shook his head: "I have been with you for so long anyway, how could I come up with such a stupid method."
"Tell me, how do you want to fight?" Ding Wei asked with a smile on his face.
At that moment, Ding Wei also thought of a strategy, an idea that guaranteed to surprise the Japanese inside.
"Wait a minute." Ding Wei said: "Let's write our own writing method on the ground, and we will uncover it together to see if we have the same idea."
Now that Huo Guang opened his mouth, he really wanted to hear whether this little guy had the same thoughts as himself.
The two of them made pens with both hands and wrote two words on the ground at the same time, underground.
Ding Wei and Huo Guang looked at each other and smiled.
"That's right, underground, attacking from underground!" Huo Guang said.
A smile appeared at the corner of Ding Wei's mouth, as expected.
Huo Guang is worthy of being his apprentice, and his fighting style is indeed the same as his own.
"What underground?" Zhao Hu was a little surprised.
Zhang Long spread his hands and said: "How to attack from underground? Is it possible to dig up this mountain?"
"It's just that you are a little kid with no hair. Why are you fooling around?" Shen Quan scolded.
"Keep talking." Ding Wei encouraged.
"The arsenal is an iron bastard. As long as we don't fight hard, they can continue to defend. The war is urgent, and delaying it will be very detrimental to us." Huo Guang said seriously.
Ding Wei nodded and said, "Keep talking."
"When we attacked just now, you saw that even if we had cover, the enemy could still use grenades to repel our attack," Huo Guang said.
All the battalion commanders nodded.
"So, we must take things by surprise!" Huo Guang said loudly.
Although he is not very old, he has no stage fright at all when he is surrounded by veterans.
"I understand the truth, but how do you attack from underground?" Zhang Long raised his own question.
"Yes, this mountain is full of rocks." Shen Quan said.
"Pipeline." Ding Wei said.
"Pipeline?" Zhao Hu scratched his head.
"Hey, it's the pipeline!" Huo Guang said: "We can approach the arsenal through the pipeline."
"Wait a minute, what kind of pipeline? The more I listen, the more confused I become." Shen Quan said urgently.
"This is an arsenal. At least a hundred employees eat, drink, and sleep here. Since there is a factory, there must be such supporting facilities." Ding Weidao said.
"In addition, the operation of some equipment also requires a large amount of water, so there must be a place for the enemy to drain water."
As he spoke, Ding Wei looked at Huo Guang and said, "This should be the method you are thinking of, Xiao Huo, to approach the enemy's factory through underground pipes."
Huo Guang nodded heavily: "Yes, if we fight from the outside, we have to fight until the end of the year, so why not change our thinking?
Judging from the enemy's firepower, they should have concentrated all their forces together. This is a good opportunity for us to get closer.
"What if we are discovered?" Shen Quan asked.
"No." Huo Guang shook his head: "Since it is an arsenal, it must be equipped with professional facilities.
Although the little devil is very stingy, he doesn't dare to be careless in this matter. If nothing happens, it will all be underground pipelines.
Even if it's an open drainage ditch, it doesn't matter. If we follow the drainage ditch, the Japanese won't notice it. Now they are all on passive defense.
How could we go into this smelly sewer? They probably wouldn’t have thought that this pipe could also be used as an attack path.”
After a pause, Huo Guang continued: "As long as we can find these drainage pipes, we can enter the factory through these pipes and give the devils a magic weapon from heaven!"
The easiest way to destroy a fortress is to disintegrate it from the inside!
"What a great boy," Wu Ding thought carefully, patted Huo Guang hard, and praised him.
Now that he had an attack method, Ding Wei did not waste any time and directly ordered to search for sewer pipes.
At the same time, the attack has not weakened. Ding Wei must keep the Japanese on their minds at all times and not let them have time to think about other things.
The troops quickly found the drainage pipe of the arsenal. Through observation of nearby facilities and the metal debris in the water, it was not difficult to analyze that this was the place where they discharged wastewater.
Now that he had discovered it, Ding Wei decisively ordered to send 500 soldiers carrying weapons and equipment along the pipeline and into the arsenal in batches.
Inside the arsenal.
Mizuno Asahi's face was full of pride, he had stuck to it for seven hours from the beginning to now.
The defense line is still very strong, and the facilities in the arsenal have not been damaged in any way.
Although there are no reinforcements now, Mizuno Asahi is sure that with his command, he will be able to persist until they arrive.
"I wonder how much contribution I will have after this is over." Mizuno Asahi thought happily.
Maybe the general, seeing that he had accomplished something against the enemy, would be happy and elevate himself to the rank of colonel.
"Your Majesty Lieutenant Colonel, the sound of gunfire outside seems to be a little quieter." The Japanese second lieutenant said.
Mizuno Asahi nodded: "It's probably because these Tubal soldiers are tired, and they probably don't have much ammunition, so maybe they will retreat on their own.
There are no airplanes on these Tubal roads, so I don’t believe they can come out of the ground and attack us!”
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, I have great respect for you, and I admire you greatly for your humble position!" the Japanese second lieutenant flattered him: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, commanded well. After this battle, you will definitely win the general's praise."
Mizuno Asahi laughed and waved his hands: "They are all trivial matters. Compared with the great achievements of His Majesty the General, my points are not worth mentioning."
"Your Majesty Lieutenant Colonel, you are still young. You may have a chance to be promoted to a general!" the Japanese second lieutenant boasted: "With your command ability, it is only a matter of time before you become a general!"
"Hahaha." Mizuno Asahi laughed.
He felt very benefited by being flattered by his subordinates.
It's a pity that this old devil can't be happy for long.
At Huo Guang's insistence, Ding Wei agreed to his mission of leading troops to fight.
A manhole cover on the ground was lifted, and a pair of spiritual eyes appeared in the darkness.
"Damn it, where did I go?" Huo Guang looked at this strange place in confusion.
I thought I could enter the arsenal, but why did I suddenly end up in a strange place?
This seemed to be a warehouse, and there were two Japanese soldiers guarding the door. However, they were chatting with their backs to the manhole cover and did not notice the strange behavior of the manhole cover behind them.
Huo Guang held the manhole cover with one hand and looked around.
Apart from these two, there are no other enemies around.
The place facing away from them is the arsenal.
After making sure everything was safe, Huo Guang gently removed the manhole cover.
He cautiously emerged from the sewer and quietly approached the two Japanese soldiers.
Behind him, soldiers continued to file out from below and spread out around him.
The battlefield is very noisy now, and not many people pay attention to these sounds.
Since the enemy has not discovered it, Huo Guang's team will not rashly alert the enemy.
Huo Guang quickly removed the bayonet from his rifle, held the bayonet tightly, and rushed towards the two Japanese soldiers.
First, he covered the mouth of a Japanese soldier, inserted the bayonet into his chest, and turned the knife edge hard.
The Japanese soldier was killed on the spot.
When the Japanese soldier next to him saw this, he obviously didn't react.
A person suddenly appears and kills his companions, and you will be trapped in the same trap.
But soon, he reacted. Before he could say a word, Huo Guang stabbed him directly in the throat with his backhand.
"puff…"
The Japanese soldier struggled to pull out the bayonet with both hands, and blood kept spitting out of his mouth. Not long after, the two Japanese soldiers lost their lives.
After dealing with these two little devils, Huo Guang cautiously approached the warehouse in front of him and carefully opened the door.
Huo Guang picked up his gun and aimed inside, but the scene inside made him a little confused.
These are not military supplies, they are all people, living people.
The person locked up in this warehouse is none other than the experts and workers of the arsenal who were shot together under Mizuno Asahi's order.
Originally, Mizuno Asahi wanted to burn down the warehouse under extreme circumstances, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by Huo Guang.
Seeing the flames of the guns, the people inside were also a little panicked. They squatted on the ground one by one, holding their heads and shivering.
"Eh? It's not materials, why are they all people?"
The soldiers who followed were a little strange when they saw all this.
"Who are you?" Huo Guang asked.
But those people did not answer. Instead, they looked at Huo Guang in confusion.
Japanese?
Huo Guang was a little confused.
When he was with Ding Wei, Huo Guang learned Japanese in order to study better, so Japanese is not difficult for him.
Huo Guang asked again in Japanese: "Who are you and why are you locked up here?"