Chapter 203 Minesweeping before the war (Merry Christmas everyone)
Chapter 203 Mine Clearance Before the War (Wish you all a Merry Christmas)
Author: Entertainment Cat
Chapter 203 Mine Clearance Before the War (Wish you all a Merry Christmas)
After a louder explosion sounded,
All the surviving Japanese soldiers immediately took control of their landing craft and boats and did not dare to move forward.
at the same time,
On the deck of the battleship "Kashima", the flagship of the Fourth Fleet, after seeing another unexpected battle situation,
The commander of the Japanese Tenth Army was Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, and the chief of staff beside him was Major General Tanabe Moritake, as well as the faces of all the Japanese officers. Their expressions changed drastically.
And he quickly focused all his attention on the source of the explosion sounds.
When they saw one landing craft after another and boats being bombed and sinking to the bottom of the sea,
All the Japanese officers looked very ugly,
Especially the commander of the Japanese Tenth Army is Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke, and the chief of staff next to him is Major General Tanabe Moritake, which is simply dark and scary.
"Baga Yalu! Damn the China Army, they actually deployed mine formations here?"
"Has the information about our landing operation been leaked? Otherwise, how could they deploy so many mine formations here in the open sea? They calculated that we must pass by here, otherwise they would never have worked so hard here.
Deploy such a large-scale mine array to trap us!"
"Bagayalu! Who the hell is it that leaked the news about my troops landing here to fight? I will definitely cut him into pieces!"
After seeing the Japanese troops not far away who had just landed in the sea, together with the landing craft and boats they were riding in, they were sunk into the sea.
Then, the Japanese commander's scolding for Lieutenant General Yanagawa Heisuke suddenly made people scream in horror.
"Quickly inform the Navy Commander to send minesweepers to clear mines and rescue the landing craft and boats that have launched an attack!"
The chief of staff next to him was Major General Moritake Tanabe, but after his expression changed in shock, he quickly ordered the Japanese officers to inform the Navy Commander Hosei Goko, and immediately dispatched minesweepers and minesweeping troops to clear the mines.
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"Hai!"
A Japanese officer agreed loudly.
Then he turned around furiously and went to inform the Navy Commander, Lieutenant General Xixuan Wuzilang,
Of course, in fact, at this time, the Japanese officer does not need to notify,
As the naval commander of the Fourth Fleet, Lieutenant General Hosoo Gojiro, he had already seen in the captain's room that the landing craft and boats were detonated by the mine array.
And six or seven ships were sunk one after another,
So he also looked gloomy and scary, and gave the order to clear mines.
Soon, minesweepers one by one began to clear mines.
Since it is late at night, the work of clearing mines is not easy.
The Japanese officers and soldiers who entered the mine array were also in a panic. They rode on landing craft and boats, waiting for the minesweepers to complete the mine clearing work. They waited motionless.
As for the Japanese landing craft and boats that did not enter the mine position, they were withdrawn to the fleet.
Minesweepers are also landing to clear mines.
However, the Japanese's sunk landing craft and the explosion of the boats alerted the entire Jinshan Guard's more than 100 defenders, as well as He Feiyang's troops.
Although He Feiyang was also on the coastline around Jinshanwei, where some reconnaissance troops were deployed to monitor,
But the distance on the other side of the sea is still a bit far.
And because of the heavy fog, the sight was even more unclear.
However, as the sound of successive mine explosions sounded,
The officers and soldiers of these reconnaissance troops immediately became vigilant and knew that a ship was approaching the sea outside Jinshan Guard.
Therefore, they immediately reported to He Feiyang the news that the Japanese fleet might have appeared in the offshore area.
And He Feiyang quickly received the news at their station.
"Everyone is immediately ready to enter combat mode and follow me to Jinshan Guard!"
"The Japanese fleet is here, almost at the time I scheduled!"
"But their landing craft probably need to clear out our minefields before they can reach Jinshan Guard!"
"But their landing operations still need to pass through our minefields and anti-landing obstacles!"
After receiving the news from the reconnaissance team, He Feiyang immediately summoned his troops and told them.
After hearing what he said, all the officers and soldiers of the army immediately obeyed the order and started to act.
All officers and soldiers were fully armed and followed He Feiyang towards the coastline of Jinshanwei.
For a time, the area around Jinshanwei was filled with clouds of war.
At this time, inside Jinshan Guard’s bunker,
The sound of explosions that destroyed six Japanese landing craft and boats by mines woke up the alarmed battalion commander Zhang Zilong, company commander Zhu Jinhua, and more than 100 officers and soldiers of the 62nd Division.
They also gathered immediately,
"Camp! It's the sound of an explosion, on the other side of the sea!"
"Is it true that there are Japs planning to come from the outer sea and prepare to land on us?"
"What should we do now? We only have such a small number of troops. Even if we add all the Sichuan troops who came for reinforcements, they are not enough!"
"I heard from the commander of the Sichuan Army that the Japanese troops attacking us this time seem to consist of several divisions!"
"We have been reporting the situation here to the group for several days, but there has been no follow-up?"
"Has he reported it to the commander and the others? Do we have any other reinforcements coming?"
After everyone gathered at the watchtower inside the bunker,
Company Commander Zhu Jinhua immediately turned to battalion commander Zhang Zilong in a panic, chattering endlessly.
At this time, the battalion commander Zhang Zilong was holding a military telescope, trying to see through the thick fog to see if the Japanese fleet was really coming, ready to attack their Jinshan Guard.
"How the higher-ups decide, we little ones have no choice at all, but if the Japanese fleet really comes, we will still have to fight, and we can resist as long as we can!"
"In addition, let people go immediately to prepare the villagers in each village to escape!"
"I heard that the Japanese have killed a lot of civilians during the Battle of Songhu, so I immediately sent someone to notify the villagers to escape. The sooner the better, including our family members, hurry!"
"Li Wangcai, please bring some brothers to me immediately!"
"All the other brothers, immediately get your weapons and equipment and prepare to enter combat mode. In addition, seal all the city gates for me. The devils cannot sneak in!"
"In addition, immediately notify Boss Dai's special agents and our group to tell them that the Japs' troops are coming and ask them to provide reinforcements!"
"As for whether there are reinforcements, it depends on the sky!"
However, after watching for a while, there was still no sign of the Japanese fleet.
So battalion commander Zhang Zilong issued orders to company commander Zhu Jinhua and Li Wangcai.
Soon, the officers and soldiers named by him quickly began to take action.
The person who reported the situation of the Japanese attack to the regiment leader and Boss Dai's special agent team was handed over to the company commander Zhu Jinhua, who had been worried about whether reinforcements were coming, to report.
Battalion Commander Zhang Zilong, holding a medium-sized formal rifle in his hand, commanded the rest of his subordinates to quickly enter their respective combat positions and get into combat mode.
For a time, the entire Jinshan Guard atmosphere fell into the solemn and tense atmosphere before the war.
At this time, He Feiyang had already led the Sichuan army, the clone troopers, and the female troopers to the defensive area they had chosen in a hurry to conduct covert observation.
And the reconnaissance troops also gathered here.
"Camp seat!"
"There's too much fog. I can't see if the Japanese fleet is coming from the other side of the sea!"
"But I did hear a lot of mine explosions just now, as well as the howls of the Japanese, and the chaotic screams of the Japanese!"
Zhang Mingyou, deputy battalion commander of the reconnaissance force, came to He Feiyang's side and immediately reported it.
He Feiyang also nodded to express his understanding, and quickly raised his military telescope to observe the environment outside the sea.