The sky was dimming, and a wisp of red appeared in the distance where the water and the sky met. People who had been busy for a day put down their belongings under the command of the leading officer, and climbed onto the boats, rafts, and bamboo rafts one after another.
Ouyang Yun stood on a bamboo raft. The clothes on his body were all wet. He wiped the water droplets from his face and looked around. He saw a gasoline barrel on the river nearly two kilometers wide. A Jiangjiang chain has been formed. This Jiangjiang chain is for the upcoming Japanese ships. There are more than 3,000 gasoline barrels, of which more than half are filled with gasoline. As for those that are empty, they are for the following. It is used as a buoy for combat needs.
Underneath the empty gasoline barrels were hung heavy stones and the like. This was to allow them to temporarily sink to the bottom of the water so as not to expose their whereabouts.
Ouyang Yun was able to come up with such a vicious strategy, which was naturally attributed to the stimulation provided by the Japanese. Considering that the two L-19s could not deal a heavy blow to the Japanese fleet, he set up these gasoline barrels and prepared to attack the Japanese fleet on the wide river. , giving the Japanese army a hellfire blow,
The L-19's bomb load is sufficient, but because it cannot drop bombs at low levels, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. However, it is different with these gasoline barrels. By then, the weight on the gasoline barrels will be reduced. In addition to some, and then expelled one by one, those Japanese warships will surely be entangled. When the time comes, as long as one of them can be detonated, then what awaits the Japanese army will be fire and burning ships.
In yesterday's battle, the Xuebing Army's air defense force suffered heavy losses. Not to mention the personnel, countless anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns were blown up and deformed. Now, the equipment in Ouyang Yun's hands is only enough to equip one and a half regiments of air defense forces. The giant fireworks "rockets" were still in transit. Considering that this was probably the last battle of the Xuebing Army in Jiangyin Fortress, Ouyang Yun ordered them to return to where they were.
Chen Shaokuan originally wanted to return to Nanjing, but after realizing that today was destined to be a fierce battle, he stayed for some unknown reason.
The soldiers of the Xuebing Army came ashore one after another. What awaited them was a bowl of ginger soup for each of them. In addition, clean clothes had been prepared by the female soldiers.
After soaking in the water for four or five hours, no matter who he is, no matter how strong his body is, he is exhausted and cold at this time. If he is not careful, he may catch a cold or even get a serious illness.
A dozen tents were temporarily set up by the river, and dozens of large pots were cooking ginger soup on the river beach.
Wang Yifu and other officers and soldiers of the teaching group did not know that the cadet army had such an action until this morning. When they rushed to the river, they could only see the rafts and small boats carrying the dripping cadet officers and soldiers to the shore. Side,
The dozen or so officers in the training group were all well-dressed. On the other hand, everyone in the student army, whether they were generals or soldiers, were all of the same moral character, as if they had just been fished out of the water. Witnessing everything that happened on the river beach, Wang Yifu and others Although people don't understand what they mean by doing this, they still can't help but be in awe, and at the same time, they feel a little blushing for their neat attire.
Yesterday's offensive and defensive battle was a big shock to those who witnessed it. The power of the napalm bomb was really terrifying. "What an evil bomb." When I recovered from the shock, Come, Wang Yifu commented like this, and then he had some evil thoughts in his heart, and he expected that the Xuebing Army would be in ruins or even be defeated because of this.
The performance of the cadet officers and soldiers was beyond his expectation. Although the expressions on their faces were much calmer than before, their eyes became more determined, which made him have to sigh: From this aspect alone , the student army is indeed worthy of the title of "Anti-Japanese Pioneers". They have the basic qualities of a strong army.
The time since then has been a bit long. It is well known that the Japanese army will definitely launch an unprecedented attack today, and if the Jiangyin Fortress is lost, the negative impact on the entire front will be huge. After yesterday's battle, losses have been Can the huge student army still be able to withstand the attack of the Japanese army, which has both air and river advantages?
At around nine o'clock in the morning, as the first Japanese reconnaissance plane appeared over the river defense fortifications, a shrill siren sounded. In a bunker under the Huashan Fort, which serves as the headquarters, electric bells rang one after another.
"Discovered Japanese warship..."
"Japanese aircraft were found...a total of thirty-two."
The specific combat task assignments and procedures were all arranged as early as early this morning. Considering the combat needs, Ouyang Yun handed over the command to Li Hanhun, and he took the people of the Langya Special Forces Brigade directly down the river. ,
Whether it can be successful or not, the timely banishment of the gasoline barrels is destined to be the key to the success or failure of today's battle. Affected by the rise and fall of the tide, the banishment has a time limit, and this moment is still during the high tide, and the low tide will not start until half past ten. And because there are a total of thirteen Japanese warships, if you want to successfully damage most of them, the length of the gasoline barrel chain is also very critical... Because of these complicated details, Ouyang Yun is not worried about sending these ships. This task was handed over to others, and to complete this water operation, only the officers and soldiers of the Langya Special Operations Brigade were qualified, and commanding these soldiers also required special candidates. Based on these factors, Ouyang Yun made such an arrangement.
The timing of the "L-19" attack is also a problem, because it can only take off from Guangdong Airport. Taking into account the schedule, Ouyang Yun finally issued such an order after careful consideration. He ordered the "L-19" to take off at seven o'clock this morning. empty, and then cruise around Zhejiang,
Two minutes before ten o'clock, twelve Japanese fighter planes carrying out the first wave of bombing missions appeared at the southeast corner of Jiangyin Fortress.
Li Hanhun, who was standing in front of the Huangshan Fort and looking into the distance with a telescope, immediately put away the telescope, ran into the headquarters, picked up the phone, and directly asked for the divisional armor of the 3rd Xueyi Military and Scientific Division, which was responsible for the front-line air defense mission. regiment, he issued an order: "Chen Zheyu, I order your regiment to immediately take the initiative to intercept. Remember, the purpose is to attract the maximum attention of the Japanese army."
This time, the Xuebing Army brought out a total of two brigade-sized armored units. Ouyang Yun's original plan was to keep them for use in the defense of Nanjing, but now he had to change his mind and let them serve as cannon fodder.
"Guaranteed to complete the mission." In a field about fifteen kilometers south of Jiangyin City, Chen Zheyu said firmly in his tank. Then, he adjusted the frequency to the public channel of his unit and shouted: "You bastards, command headquarters The order has come, let’s start the fight. Listen up, everyone. No matter what kind of bombs the little devils use, our mission is to entangle them. Whoever knocks down the enemy plane first will get a box of Great Wall as a gift.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the headset exploded: "Tuan Zuo, just take a look at it, this song must be our 118's, 118, if you want to send it..."
"The honor belongs to the third company. The brothers of the third company. Here is the opportunity to avenge the brothers of the air defense force. Give them a damn."
"Fight." "Don't take my position. Damn it, what are you doing..."
The Japanese fighter planes in this formation were originally targeting Huangshan and other forts. However, the armored regiment of the Xuebing Army suddenly jumped out and attracted their attention. At this moment, the Japanese planes had not yet lowered their altitude. Ordinarily, Chen Zheyu and his group were here. Fired at random is actually a waste of ammunition, because except for a few guns with larger diameters, the ammunition fired by other guns simply cannot reach the flying height of the Japanese aircraft. However, when the leader of the team, Second Major Zhaocheng Lu saw After the regiment's flag had the obvious symbol of the Xuebing Army, he changed the combatant mission without authorization and ordered the entire formation to be divided into two. He personally led six fighter planes to bomb these "Xuebing Army China Pigs", leaving the other six The fighter planes still went to bomb the forts,
Chen Zheyu personally controlled a battery of anti-aircraft guns and fired more than ten shells. As a result, he found that even the buttocks of the Japanese fighter planes were not touched. He couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. He thought to himself who gave this order. If the Japanese didn't pick it up, Us, then if we use up all the ammunition, it will be for nothing. He was feeling sorry for himself when he suddenly found six fighter planes circling and then swooping down. He immediately became very happy, "Brothers, the little devil has taken a liking to us. Good thing. Let me sort things out, spread them out, don't get together, the little devil has a powerful bomb."
"See, haha, this little devil really can't stand teasing. Members of the group, let's compete to see who can beat him up first." The person who said this was Zhang Dayou, the deputy leader of the group, but he His luck seemed to be bad. Of course, this was also related to the fact that he rushed too far forward. Not long after he finished speaking, his car was affected by the shock wave caused by a bomb explosion and overturned.
In the air-to-ground battle, although they were at a numerical disadvantage, due to natural restraint factors, the Japanese planes were the first to achieve results. Six fighter planes dived, and the Chen Zheyu regiment lost three armored vehicles, and at the same time, one tank was bombed. paralyzed,
The troops suffered losses. Chen Zheyu should be sad and angry, but the fact is that when he found out that the Japanese planes dropped just ordinary bombs, he was overjoyed, "Brothers, the little devils don't have that kind of evil bombs, too." Okay, give me a good beating."
Zhang Dayou was riding in that unlucky tank. The protective ability of the relay-type tank was still very good. Although it was overturned, the crew inside did not suffer much damage. Zhang Dayou had a little scratch on his head and was completely injured. He didn't care, he climbed out first, then took out the machine gun, and asked the original machine gunner to press the bullet for him. He held the machine gun and stood up, shouting: "Damn it, if you dare to blow me up, I will kill you." I can't beat him like crazy."
At yesterday's military meeting, the staff made specific suggestions on the combat methods and procedures of each unit. Chen Zheyu's regiment has a total of forty-eight tanks and thirty-six armored vehicles. At this moment, they are divided into platoons, with three vehicles forming a "pin" shape. Small battle formations began to rise up against the enemy planes,