Age of Rebirth

Chapter 680 IX Wubao Ferry

Okamura Ningci gathered 6 troops, divided into two, and personally commanded [-] of them along the way, starting from Taiyuan, approaching the east bank of the Yellow River from Shanxi Liulin, opposite to Wubao Ferry, and the other way, crossing the west from Fengling Crossing the Yellow River and capturing Xi'an took a different route. It took more than ten days to travel from Taiyuan to southern Shanxi. Okamura Ningji couldn't wait for the two places to attack at the same time. His intention was to storm the willow forest and attract Tang Qiuli's river defense The main force of the troops is here, creating favorable conditions for the troops in the direction of Fenglingdu.

When he arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, he also saw the torrential water. When he counted the troops, he was taken aback. On the way from Taiyuan to Liulin, he was constantly harassed by small units of the Independent Division. All the way on Lvliang Mountain, the troops were scattered like sheep dung, and more than [-] people were used. The troops he could use to attack Wubao Ferry were only more than [-].

He thought about it again and again, thinking that this was Tang Qiuli's strategy to induce himself to divide his troops to reduce the frontal pressure on Wubao Ferry, and contacted the scattered troops. The replies he got were basically the same. There is no way to withdraw, and after annihilating the Chinese armed forces, return to the team as soon as possible.

This is indeed the case. Tang Qiuli ordered the troops to go deep into the enemy's rear and disperse the Japanese troops. More than 1 companies were all in the Luliang Mountains, dealing with the Japanese troops whose strength was more than twice his own. There are more than [-] troops fighting with more than [-] Japanese troops, and they are behind the enemy. The Japanese army can mobilize nearby troops to support them at any time. The pressure faced by the independent division troops can be imagined. They are lagging, exhausted, and scattered Japanese troops. The mission was completed, but it also brought difficulties and dangers to myself. [

Okamura Ningji's mood became lighter. The more Tang Qiuli did this, the more it showed that his troops defending the river defense were empty. In the telescopic lens, the Wubao on the other side of the river could not see any obvious fortifications, nor could he see all kinds of fortifications. The various bunkers and other firepower points seemed to be calm as usual, as if they had not seen the soldiers on the other side. Neji Okamura was somewhat puzzled. If he saw the fortified barriers on the other side, he would feel as if he was facing a big enemy. It made him somewhat puzzled, but he never believed that there was no defensive force at Wubao Ferry.

Okamura Ningji sneered, it was still Tang Qiuli's trick to make a fool of himself, then use cannons to speak, let the Chinese people understand what the invincible Imperial Army is, he ordered the artillery to shell Wubao on the opposite bank immediately, All sighted and suspicious targets were destroyed to open up a landing field for the troops crossing the river.

Two field artillery regiments, hundreds of cannons, bombarded at the same time, the whistling metal pellets, tearing the air, with piercing screams, crossed the wide river, and landed at Wubao Ferry. The smoke column rolled and rose, the only few buildings were turned into ruins, the ground trembled, and the deafening explosion sound echoed in the open field, Wubao was shrouded in a sea of ​​flames and gunpowder smoke.

The violent artillery fire stopped for more than an hour. Okamura Ningji was very satisfied with the effect of the shelling. He saw with his own eyes that just after the shelling stopped, many Chinese people panicked and ran back, even in places that had not been shelled. , some people ran away desperately, judging by the clothes on their bodies, they were very messy, and they were not regular troops at all. The sarcasm grew stronger.

The Japanese troops of the two regiments, as the first wave of attacking troops across the river, came to the bank in assault boats and rubber boats, and came to the bank like dumplings. The river became lively, and the powered assault boats quickly drove to the middle of the river. , followed by hundreds of rubber boats, Neiji Okamura suddenly became nervous. The troops crossing the river were the most vulnerable to attack. When the assault boat arrived on the shore, the Japanese soldiers had already started to board the west bank, and there were only extremely weak sporadic firepower to fight back. .

There was no threat to the Japanese soldiers who landed at all. The Japanese soldiers established a solid landing point on the west bank, and light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and [-]-style rifles began to suppress firepower. On the west bank, more than [-] Japanese soldiers flocked to the west bank like sheep, and began to develop in depth. The gunshots of resistance disappeared, and the Japanese soldiers chased after them, and soon disappeared behind the hillside on the west bank.

Neiji Okamura nodded with great satisfaction: "Yoxi!" He ordered the second echelon to cross the river. This time, he mobilized the strength of four regiments. Preliminary calculations show that the strength of the two landing troops has already It has reached about 5000 people, and it is completely possible to control the landing point and expand the results of the battle. Although the battle situation of the first wave of landing troops cannot be seen, judging from the gunshots, the battle was not very fierce. This shows that Tang Qiuli The so-called river defense force has extremely weak combat effectiveness.

The second wave of river-crossing troops, with more than [-] Japanese soldiers in four regiments, has reached the middle of the river. Neji Okamura walked down the hill. He is going to follow the third wave of river-crossing troops to cross the Yellow River. General, it is customary to be on the front line in person. Suddenly, a loud thunderous noise resounded in the sky, and a piercing scream got closer and closer. In an instant, groups of black cannons fell on the river and landed on the crossing river. In the queue of Japanese assault boats and rubber boats, a column of water soared into the sky.

Neiji Okamura's face suddenly turned pale, and his first reaction was "he was fooled". The artillery rained down on the Japanese troops crossing the river. With such intensive artillery fire, at least four artillerymen The wing was shooting salvos, which was extremely rare even for Okamura Neiji. A wall of water columns was blown up on the water surface. He saw with his own eyes that the outstanding people of the Great Communist Empire, the brave soldiers under his command, Help is struggling in vain.

The guns fell, and the assault boats and rubber boats of the Japanese army, like paper toys, were overturned by the huge waves rising from the sky. The soldiers who fell into the water only had time to stretch out their hands in vain, and they were hit by the whirlpool The turbulent water of the Yellow River engulfed the assault boats and rubber boats that were directly hit by the guns, and they were immediately blown into pieces, mixed with the corpses of the soldiers. They were first thrown high with the water column, and then fell heavily to the river surface, rolled and disappeared in a blink of an eye. not see.

Neiji Okamura watched the soldiers being swallowed by the river in front of his eyes, but he could do nothing. He muttered to himself, "Massacre, this is a massacre!" Accompanied by sharp pains like needle pricks, he suddenly shouted frantically: "The artillery fires back immediately!" A mouthful of scarlet blood was sprayed in the air suddenly, and he fell on his back. Before he lost consciousness, he only heard the panicked shouts of his subordinates The sound, and immediately, the vision went black, and I fell into the darkness around me.

The Japanese artillery began to bombard frantically. This time, the other side was no longer a silent lamb. As soon as the Japanese artillery fired a cannon, it drew back fire from several cannons. Neji Okamura didn't see it. Shrouded by the flames of the explosion, and the intensity of the independent division's artillery fire was beyond his imagination, his own artillery was completely suppressed, and there was no way to provide fire cover for the unlucky soldiers on the river.

Neiji Okamura hadn't seen it yet. On the other side where the gunfire had disappeared, behind the hillside, the gunfire became more intense, and there were still a few short "boom-boom" sounds from mortar fire. What happened?All the sober generals of the Japanese army did not know that they were busy treating the comatose Commander. However, for Neiji Okamura, this was also lucky. The plan failed at the very beginning, and countless soldiers were unlucky, and they might vomit blood and die.

The red sun is falling, the battle has stopped, the rolling water of the Yellow River has taken away all the evils, as long as the spring breeze can not disperse the gunpowder smoke, which is still in the air, Okamura Ningji slowly opens his eyes, Tiredly, he asked the Chief of Staff who was waiting by his side: "Nishio-kun, how are the casualties?" Chief of Staff Nishio lowered his head deeply, as if he did not dare to look at the Commander's expectant eyes, Okamura Ningji's heart sank suddenly, from With Nishio's expression on his face, he wouldn't get any good news. He asked a question, but Nishio still didn't answer.

Neiji Okamura suddenly raised his voice and asked: "Nishio-kun, I want to know the real situation!" The vicious voice was sinister and ferocious, with a trace of madness and despair of losing money, Nishio trembled and replied in a low voice: " Your Excellency, our second wave of troops crossing the river, only more than [-] people were able to return, and the rest were smashed, and half of the artillery regiment lost its combat effectiveness!" Xiwei's voice seemed to come from an illusory place, Clear but not real.

Neiji Okamura closed his eyes in pain. He believed that what Nishio said was the truth. Everything he saw before he fell into a coma gave him a premonition, but he was unwilling, opened his eyes suddenly, and asked eagerly: " What is the situation of the two regiments that have successfully crossed the river?" Xiwei seemed very reluctant to attack the frustrated commander again, but he could not help answering, "Your Excellency, after the shelling of the Chinese army began, the west bank seems to be A fierce battle took place and lasted for about four hours. Both the Nomura and Oshima Regiments lost contact with the headquarters, and no sporadic soldiers returned. I'm afraid..."

Nishio didn't say the second half of the sentence, but Ningji Okamura knew better than Nishio that those two regiments must have been bad luck, and they were all broken. In just one day since the war started, he lost more than [-] soldiers. , Half of the regiment's artillery, such losses were all caused by that China devil Tang Qiuli.

Neji Okamura felt that his chest was congested, and he couldn't breathe out. The veins on his forehead twitched violently, and he said bitterly: "Tang Qiuli" his throat was sweet, and he couldn't hold back his mouthful of blood. When it spewed out, Nishio was stunned, jumped up, and called out to the military doctor. This was the second time Commander-in-Chief vomited blood. Hearing that Nishio had changed his tune, Okamura Neiji clenched his fists tightly, and then again passed out.

(To be continued) [