When fish belly white began to appear in the east, in a small forest to the west of Huangshan Mountain, Guo Haijun stretched out, rubbed his red eyes, and looked around: "It's dawn, it's impossible to work anymore."
Guo Haijun is a battalion commander of the 40th Regiment of the 14th Brigade of the 5th Division of the Second Military Academy. Because he worked as a carpenter before joining the army, he was entrusted with the important task of "supervising the construction" of their regiment.
When Ouyang Yun just conveyed this order, most of the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division had not received training in this area, so they thought that the junior commander was trying to trouble people again. The reason for this idea was that on the one hand, It's because they can't understand the purpose of making these wooden cannons. On the other hand, they have been tortured in this way. What impressed everyone most is the kind of civil engineering work. The standard of excellence is that one person can dig for half an hour. Take out a single-soldier artillery bunker,
Guo Haijun had participated in the officer's short training course and graduated with excellent grades, so he could understand the arrangements of the junior commander. Under his leadership, the brothers in the 40th Regiment who participated in this operation worked very hard and spent most of the night. , so far we have successfully built an air defense position with wood,
"The camp, I don't think it looks like it." One of his company commanders, Zhang Bancheng, looked at the work that his brothers had been busy working on for most of the night, frowning and saying,
Guo Haijun shook his head and said: "Of course it doesn't look like it if you look up close, but if you look at it from a distance, it is definitely an air defense position. By the way, are the firecrackers ready? The people setting off firecrackers must be screened. Don't adjust the number. What a fool to do this job, the commander said, this is a technical job."
"What kind of technical work seems like child's play to me." Zhang Bancheng muttered disapprovingly. According to his idea, instead of working on this thing here in the middle of the night, it is better for the brothers to recharge their batteries in order to prepare for the battle during the day. , because he knew that since he was busy enough at night, he would not be able to participate in the battle during the day. Although the brothers were very enthusiastic about participating in the exhibition, many of them even wrote blood letters and so on, but the anti-pathological general machine gun only lasted one shift. Two units, combined, are enough to form an anti-aircraft firepower, and three people are enough.
Although Zhang Bancheng's voice was very low, Guo Haijun still heard it. He glared at him fiercely and shouted: "You just don't have enough knowledge. Well, I will definitely get you into the short training class next time. Your kid's tactical literacy is so poor, you won't make any progress like this. Ah, it's the commander. Did you see it? The commander came to inspect it personally. He takes this very seriously."
Not far away, Ouyang Yun came over accompanied by Li Hanhun and others. He was very satisfied when he looked at the "air defense guns" standing in the forest and asked Li Hanhun: "Who is responsible for this? Yes, it's very good." picture."
"It's the 40th Regiment, and the construction supervisor is Guo Haijun. His carpenter skills are very good. He led others to make the furniture in my house."
"Ha." Ouyang Yun smiled: "I see, your feelings are overused."
While they were talking, Guo Haijun, Zhang Bancheng and others arranged their clothes, came forward to greet them, saluted, and shouted loudly: "Hello, Commander, hello, military seat."
Ouyang Yun and others saluted back, and he asked with a smile: "Who is Guo Haijun."
Guo Haijun took a step forward, saluted and said loudly: "Here we come."
Ouyang Yun stepped forward, punched him hard on the chest, and said: "Brother, you did a good job. I changed positions a few times. You guys did the best. Well, when this battle is over, I will promote you." job."
Suddenly receiving such a compliment, Guo Haijun's dark face turned red and he was so excited that he was sweating. He said excitedly: "Commander, I will certainly live up to your expectations in this humble position."
After patting him on the shoulder and asking about the actual combat arrangements, Ouyang Yun left with Li Hanhun and others satisfied.
There are seven such false positions in total, three of which are half-real and half-fake, with at least fifty anti-aircraft machine guns and nearly twenty anti-aircraft guns hidden in them.
The reason why Ouyang Yun arranged it this way was because his purpose of setting up these false positions was not entirely to confuse the Japanese army, but to create the illusion that under the fierce bombing by Japanese planes, the defenders' anti-aircraft firepower was severely damaged. So that it no longer poses a threat. In this case, the fleet can be used as bait to lure the Japanese army into a large-scale attack. And when that time comes, it is estimated that the Guangdong headquarters is ready to dispatch the L-19. At the same time, the rockets By the time the high-end weapons have been delivered,
Perhaps the losses suffered last night were too great. Not only did the Japanese army not send out warships to carry out long-range artillery raids in the morning, they did not even send out reconnaissance planes to conduct enemy reconnaissance.
The unusual calm made Ouyang Yun feel a little uneasy. He knew that this was most likely the short calm before the storm.
At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Ouyang Yun was communicating with Chen Shaokuan and other naval generals. Liu Zheliang suddenly ran in hurriedly. As soon as he reached the door, he shouted: "Commander, a large group of enemy planes have been spotted at the distant lookout post."
Ouyang Yun immediately stood up and said to everyone: "We are finally here. Generals, please prepare to fight as we have agreed."
The reason why Ouyang Yun wanted to go to the Navy Ministry was because he wanted the other party to cooperate with his actions as a bait. According to his plan, the Xuebing Army would shrink the thirteen air defense positions within three days depending on the size of the Japanese fleet. into three, in order to attract the Japanese army to dispatch ships to cooperate with fighter planes to carry out large-scale attack operations. Among the thirteen air defense positions, seven are fake. These are sure to be blown up by Japanese planes, and the six genuine ones are fake. Three will be gradually hidden to confuse the Japanese army. In the first two days of air defense operations, the firepower output will be mainly completed by ground forces, while on the third day, the navy will play the main role. At that time, the Xuebing Army will combine the two regiments. The anti-aircraft firepower was deployed on the ship, so that the Japanese army misunderstood that the ground anti-aircraft firepower of the fortress had been completely destroyed, and had to rely entirely on the firepower of the fleet.
Ouyang Yun's plan was opposed by almost everyone in the navy when he announced it. It's no wonder that it sounds like he's using a strategy to fend off the enemy, but the reality is that even if this strategy succeeds, the navy will suffer unprecedented consequences. The Japanese army only dispatched naval aviation a few days ago, and the fleet lost two capital ships. This forced the Chinese navy, which also had dozens of ships, to retreat into the fortress's air defense fire coverage. Even so, it still could not To avoid violent attacks from the air, just imagine that if the enemy attacks from both sea and air, the navy's wealth will not be enough to defeat the opponent. This plan was proposed by Ouyang Yun when he and Chen Shaokuan were drinking last night. Well, at that time, Chen Shaokuan agreed, but he obviously did not have the power to make a decision. Therefore, in the face of unanimous opposition from the captains of each ship, he only said, "Listen to Commander Ouyang." Voice,
Ouyang Yun understood their thoughts and was guided by history. He knew clearly that the destruction of the naval fleet was only a matter of time, because no matter how long the Battle of Nanjing lasted, it would eventually shrink across the board. By then, once they left the protection of the army, These naval ships, which could only enter the ports in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River at most, would definitely become live targets and be chased and bombed by the Japanese air force. However, after all, they were "partners" facing many suns and moons day and night, and this relationship was difficult to let go. He considered After some words, he said: "Everyone, the following words may not be pleasant to listen to, but it is a fact that we have to face. The fall of Nanjing is only a matter of time. By then, once the committee issues an order to retreat, let me ask, Can your ships survive alone? I am also quite sad in my heart. The navy of a great country is forced to this extent in its own home. Not only the ships of the navy, but also the ships currently fighting on the front line. For army officers and soldiers, there are more than 700,000 people. How many of them can survive is a sad question. Even for us, who knows how many of us can survive. I am not being alarmist. This is a national war. As a soldier, it is an honor to be able to sacrifice one's life for it. People are going to die anyway. Instead of dying on your knees, it is better to straighten your chest and pull up a few more pillows. You may think that I am talking sarcastically, but I can guarantee that, everyone Even if there is a sacrifice, it must be worth the money, and our Xuebing Army will definitely help you get it back with interest..."
What Ouyang Yun said is both a fact and a very simple truth. It is impossible for everyone here not to understand it, and their subconscious objections are actually just due to a kind of inertia that is unwilling to accept fate.
Yes, the navy of a great country was reduced to disgrace by the invaders at home. It is both sad and humiliating. Sadness can be healed by time, but humiliation can only be washed away with blood, the blood of the enemy. Regardless of whether it's your own blood, as a man, you should straighten your chest, and even if you die, you must be upright.
There was silence in the conference room for a while, but the smell of cigarettes suddenly became stronger.
The cigarettes were brought over by Ouyang Yun. They are products of the Great Wall Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of the Xuebing Army. Because they are equipped with filters on the tails, they are currently a luxury product in short supply. Chen Hongtai, the captain of the Ninghai ship, puffed on the cigarettes and looked at them. Ouyang Yun, after a few minutes, he took a deep breath, spit it out, and said: "Commander Ouyang, just follow your plan. I only have one condition."
Ouyang Yun smiled bitterly and said in his heart: "This battle is not for me, Ouyang Yun, but I even made conditions." His face remained calm as he looked over,
Chen Hongtai looked at the filter in his hand, raised his head and said, "Prepare some more Great Wall cigarettes for us. What do you think? It's not too much."
"Ha." Ouyang Yun and others laughed. Many people, including Chen Shaokuan, raised this question half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Ouyang Yun agreed without hesitation and said: "Let's do this. In the name of the headquarters, we brought a total of ten boxes for this expedition. I will divide them into five boxes for everyone."
Perhaps because there were cigarettes as a medium, the atmosphere was very harmonious when discussing the details. Just as everyone was finalizing the details of the order of battle, Liu Zheliang barged in,