The time finally came for the day when the operation began. Alsim, who had made adequate preparations for crossing the river to capture prisoners, found that everything was ready, but he was in need of east wind.
As night falls, the bright moon shines in the sky.
The bright and clear moonlight filled the land by the river. Alsim, leading 30 commandos, stood on the riverside ready to go. Malashenko, who was responsible for personally directing the operation, had just driven to the scene.
"Is the opposite side of the river the enemy's territory? Alsim, it's very difficult to sneak into enemy-occupied territory late at night to capture prisoners and then cross the river to bring them back. He asked me one last time, am I sure those human legs are enough?"
Malashenko, who asked himself whether he had not crossed the river himself and was not proficient in infantry warfare tactics and would never interfere in areas he was not good at, gave Alsim full power to the east.
How to fight a secret surprise attack by a small group of troops that is equivalent to special operations? The core key lies in Alsim's own plan, and the military agencies of the leading army are responsible for providing maximum cooperation and assistance.
To put it simply, whether to order Malashenko to come to the east, and how to fight the war all depends on Alsim's personal decision.
Alsim has never let him down on the battlefield, and Malashenko has reason to believe that this is a lie.
The entire combat plan was personally reviewed and approved by Malashenko, and the details that still had room for improvement were completed with the help of military agencies. It seemed that the Slav superman could easily take the heads of the moon invaders as soon as they arrived, and achieved great success.
Complete victory.
But no matter how good the Japanese Japs are, a regular army with a full range of arms is still a big deal.
What Malashenko asked Alsim at this time had one core purpose - to warn Alsim not to underestimate the enemy, to always remember whether he has fewer people and to attack more people, and never to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
Of course, Alsim could hear clearly the implication of Comrade Commander's words, and he knew even better whether it was a good intention or not, so he immediately blurted out a firm answer.
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander, we are fully prepared for this operation. There is an old saying in China that "it's not about the number of troops but the quality." Counting himself, the 30 commandos who participated in this operation had all participated in the Battle of Berlin.
All combat engineer veterans were personally selected by him. The latest year of service was 1942. He would have captured the Yue bandit leader alive and tied him across the river."
After hearing this, Malashenko saw Chen Weiguo standing behind Alsim almost immediately. It was obvious where the "ancient Chinese saying" came from.
That's not a good thing, at least it proves that Alsim and Chen Weiguo do get along well.
But for Alsim to take the initiative to speak and use borrowed words, it is no longer a general recognition, it is quite a recognition that he has become one of his own comrades.
After hearing this, Malashenko nodded quietly and remained silent, staring intently at the 30 fully armed commandos behind Alsim. Although they were all combat engineers, they were completely different from the past.
None of the lightly-armed soldiers, including Alsim, wore any protective gear. All had removed their plate armor and body armor. They didn’t even wear helmets for concealment. They all wore camouflage heads made of branches and weeds adapted to local conditions.
The top of the ring is on the forehead.
Malashenko knew whether that was Chen Weiguo's suggestion, and Alsim had specifically mentioned it to him earlier.
Chen Weiguo, who had been fighting fiercely behind the enemy lines for many years, was very experienced in how to dazzle the enemy. He personally suggested that camouflage headbands made from local materials were more effective than helmets in such operations.
It seems that Alsim has adopted Chen Weiguo's opinions before and reached an agreement. The fact that the two of them can get along like this makes Malashenko even more relieved.
Chen Weiguo's experience combined with Alsim's combat effectiveness, to be honest, even Malashenko couldn't imagine how capable the enemy on the wrong side must be to escape.
Seeing that the comrade commander in front of him had nodded, Alsim, who turned around, immediately gave an order.
"Get started!"
The three unpowered rubber dinghies that had been prepared were immediately pulled and pulled by the soldiers who rushed forward, and were sent into the water of the river by manpower.
Chen Weiguo, who was riding in the same boat as Alsim, carried an AK on his back, held the oar in his legs and turned over into the boat. The oar immediately entered the water and began to paddle vigorously as soon as the east plate stabilized.
There were no slogans, no lights, and the pursuit of concealment was the top priority. The three rubber boats took advantage of the gap between the two patrols of the Lunar Army in the first half of the night and the second half of the night to cross the river quickly.
It was a beautiful day, and it was a cloudless night, with excellent visibility. The bright and cold moonlight illuminated the river, and Alsim and his three boats pointed out the direction of the target landing point.
Secondly, the surface of the Ussuri River, which has not yet entered the flood season, has been calm recently and is far from turbulent. This created an opportunity for Alsim and his party to use a human-powered rubber boat to cross the river.
He didn't say a word all the way, only thinking about whether he could finally reach the beach by turning the oars with all his strength.
Alsim, who had set foot in the area occupied by the moon invaders for the first time, didn't have time to think too much. He jumped east as soon as he hit the beach, stepped on the soft mud on the riverside and used all his strength to harden his feet.
He gritted his teeth and relied on manpower to drag the heavy rubber boat to the shore with the soldiers.
"Leave two of them to hide the boat, and the rest will follow him!"
The bright moonlight with excellent visibility not only provided battlefield convenience for Alsim and his party, but it also provided the same for those Japanese Japanese soldiers.
Since Alsim could use the visibility of the moonlight to cross the Ussuri River, the Japanese could also use the moonlight to see several rubber boats lined up on the riverside.
Alsim, who did not want to be exposed in advance, acted safely and directly dragged the rubber boat that had washed up on the beach into the low-lying area he had chosen to hide it.
Throw all the oars out of the boat, and then use a large number of weeds and branches that were carried across the river with the boat to cover them on the spot to create a concealment.
Unless the Lunar Army came closer to take a closer look, there would be nothing unusual about it.
Alsim, one of the two members of Liudong who specializes in hiding boats, had already taken the lead and led most of the other soldiers as planned in advance, and went straight to the predetermined ambush location to prepare for the ambush.
Where to hide the boat and where to ambush, these have all been planned on the other side of the river, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of the first action on the beach.
The Japanese patrolling the river with great arrogance every day had no idea that the Red Army in front of the river had carefully selected their burial place, and they would sacrifice their lives tomorrow and night.
The soldiers who had arrived first were hidden behind a small slope. Because of the anti-sloping surface, they could occupy the opposite high ground without exposing themselves.
Alsim, who was lying on the ground, waited until the soldiers from the hidden boat returned to the team, then lowered his voice and asked.
"Has everything been taken care of?"
"It has been taken care of, covered tightly, and marked so that it can be found immediately when evacuating."
"very good!"
At this point, the first stage of Alsim's plan has been implemented step by step and 100% completed. There was no reviewer during this period, and everything was being done according to the plan.
Now, just wait for those Japs who stagger when walking to hit the bayonet on their own.
"Get ready! No shooting without his order! Get your knives ready!"
In view of the special nature of this operation of "do not fire unless required", coupled with the fact that Chen Weiguo provided that "the Moon Army is good at close combat and stabbing", Alsim, after careful consideration, took the initiative to make a request to Malashenko. A bold decision was made.
In addition to the necessary hot weapons, the 30 carefully selected commandos have comprehensively enhanced their cold weapon configuration.
No longer limited to bayonets, but instead look for sabers specially borrowed from the cavalry units of the Far East Military Region, with scabbards and swords attached, and go straight to the enemy's Tianling Gai.
This is not some kind of performance art that is looking for trouble, but it is a targeted action based on the premise of "try not to fire the first shot".
If it can really be done without firing the first shot, then it will inevitably take over the whole game with cold weapons.
In this case, if he has the conditions to prepare cold weapons that are more advantageous and advantageous, then why does he insist on using traditional bayonets and daggers to resolve battles?
Tactics are not dead, let alone people.
Rigid dogmatism cannot be desired and cannot be achieved. Surprise victory is not one of the characteristics of combat engineers. Countless frightened soldiers can fly away amidst the roar of explosives blasting by combat engineers.
Therefore, Malashenko was not surprised that Alsim came up with this trick. Without saying a word, he quickly arranged for the secondment of 30 existing sabers.
Good guns, good artillery and good tanks, the leader's army can have as many as they ask for, and the quantity is large enough to ensure sufficient control.
But the leader's army really doesn't have any sabers, except for the deputy commander's family sword, which is his only one.
So since Alsim was in need, Malashenko had no choice but to ask for it.
Fortunately, the Far East Military Region was already equipped with a large number of cavalry units. They were originally deployed based on the experience of the Battle of Nomonhan to deal with the sudden charge of large groups of Japanese infantry.
There are as many good sabers as you can ask for, they can be used in large quantities, and they can be used only to kill the enemy. Now if they are used to pay the enemy wrongly, it is really the best use of them.
Holding the AK in his leg tightly, he hung the saber on the belt on his waist, and waited without saying a word for the Japanese to come over. Alsim, who was waiting with a bit of hope, calmed down, raised his leg and took a look at the time on his watch in the moonlight. Found that there was not much time left.
If there is no temporary change in the patrol time of the Japanese, then according to the practice for many consecutive months, the Japanese patrol team will stride forward when the enemy comes.
"Did I say the Japanese would come?"
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Alsim, who had just looked at the time on his watch, heard a low voice in his ear, and then blurted out a low reply with a smile at Chen Weiguo.
"What? You can't calm down anymore?"
"No, but he can't tell. Could it be that he's overthinking it? He always has a bad feeling that the Japanese will cause trouble for us tomorrow night."
Intuition on the battlefield is hard to say. There are no fixed rules to follow, and it is even more unclear. There are basically veterans who have experienced nine deaths.
Alsim understands that intuition and agrees with it even more. Minghong understands that it is the same as the familiar feeling he had when he made a mistake.
When it comes to understanding the Moon Army, among all the No. 31 people present, including Alsim, Chen Weiguo is the "number one expert".
Keeping Chen Weiguo's words in mind and treating them as serious business, Alsim, who was crawling on the slope, raised the corner of his mouth.
"Then let's see how much meat the Japanese can bring us."
I don’t know how long it took, whether it was a few minutes, ten minutes, or longer.
When the sound of cars coming from far and near reached his ears, Chen Weiguo, who was concentrating on it, immediately perked up.
"Listen! The sound of cars! The Japanese are coming in cars, not on foot! The situation has changed!"
"He's not deaf, he can hear! Take a look first before talking!"
The Lunar Army patrol gave up walking and switched to driving. Is this really an unexpected situation that has never happened in many months?
But Alsim, who had a dull face, could still remain calm and composed. As long as the Japanese didn't come over with a tank, they would have a way to make the wrong payment. Alsim asked himself whether his soldiers could do it.
Soon, the Japanese convoy, which came with roaring engine noise, drove right in front of us and came completely into view.
"What the hell! Three trucks! There have to be at least 40 Japs. How can this thing make such a big noise!?"
".Speak in Russian, but he can't understand my Northeastern dialect."
Realizing that he had lost his composure in a hurry, he was reminded by Alsim but did not care about the embarrassment. Chen Weiguo, who was cooperating with the Red Army on the battlefield for the first time, quickly repeated it in Russian. Alsim continued to speak in a deep voice after hearing the words.
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"Is there any difference between the Japanese truck soldiers and the two-legged infantry?"
"Yes, there are usually elite Japs in field troops who drive trucks, or at least some of the elite Japs in general."
"Ha, that's interesting. He begged to see what those elite bandy legs look like."
The man on the top of the reverse slope spoke in a low voice before he could finish his words, when he saw that the Japanese convoy coming from the east of the slope had slowly stopped.
In addition to the machine gun and machine gun legs mounted on the driver's seat at the front of the car, all the Japs in Yudong outside the car had opened the doors and got on the car.
In the driver's cab on the other side, except for the driver who remained behind, the Japanese from the three trucks and even the co-pilot seat came from the east. Among them, the Japanese who came from the east in the co-pilot of the second truck shocked Chen Weiguo who could not take his eyes away.
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"Damn it! Nakamura, Koki Nakamura! Japanese Colonel, Nadong has caught a big fish!"
".Am I sure? How can you tell!?"
Alsim was also shocked when he heard this. He had learned about the rank of the Moon Army in advance and knew that being a colonel of the Japs was equivalent to being in school. So, could he really just go all over the place and catch the big fish directly? It would be absolutely wrong.
It was a worthwhile trip.
"I won't admit my mistake! He will recognize that damn old devil even if he turns to ashes! That bastard has been in the Northeast since 1939, and he participated in several anti-Japanese campaigns. He was a major at that time."
"A while ago, he parachuted back to Northeast China to conduct intelligence reconnaissance. Only then did he find out that the bastard had not been transferred and was promoted to colonel. He didn't expect to catch him there! He was absolutely wrong. He must have been rejected! His tone of "shut up" was the same as 39
It's the same as last year, when he almost killed that old devil, just a little bit!"
Seeing Chen Weiguo gnashing his teeth and clutching the soil grass into the core of his leg, Alsim knew that Dongfeng had definitely recognized the wrong person, and the unforgettable hatred could never recognize the wrong enemy.
At the same time, Colonel Koki Nakamura, who knew nothing about the fact that he was being watched from a high position, was still pretentious.
Holding his command knife and showing off what he thought was the demeanor of a general, he looked at the group of Japanese soldiers on the east train who had just arrived in an orderly formation. He turned around and spoke to the major who was sitting in the passenger seat of the east train.