Zhou Wu put down the binoculars and immediately called Zhai Daping's radio: "Old Zhai, the Japanese warships and landing craft are advancing towards your side, hurry up and notify the battery to prepare for battle, and I will report the location of the devil to you immediately." ” As soon as he heard that the little devil's warship was coming towards him, Zhai Daping was shocked, and hurriedly called the commander of the fort garrison and told him to hurry up and prepare to open fire.
Unexpectedly, the commander of the garrison said disapprovingly: "Battalion Commander Zhai, the situation I see is different from yours.
The little devil's warship was coming towards us, but just now, they suddenly turned around and went in the other direction. ” Hearing that the enemy's landing craft had changed the direction of attack, Zhai Daping frowned, how could this be, could it be that the little devils wanted to use a trick to lure the national army into being fooled, so they could take the opportunity to carry out a large-scale landing in an unexpected place "Oh no, if the little devil lands in a place where there are no national army troops stationed, it will be a big trouble, and I have to report this matter to the brigade seat quickly."
The more Zhai Daping pondered, the more scared he felt.
Not daring to delay in the slightest, Zhai Daping shouted on the radio: "Brigade, the big thing is not good, the landing craft of the little devils turned around halfway, I estimate that they may go towards you." ” At this moment, Zhou Wu finally reacted, all the confusion was solved, and Zhai Daping's timely call made him more sure that the target of the little devil's attack this time was actually the Huashan position.
As for the fort, it was just a feint, which was a trick for the Japanese army to confuse the national army, and once the national army was fooled into throwing most of its troops and firepower into the fort, they would be able to take the opportunity to carry out a large-scale landing at Huashan.
Fortunately, before this, Chief of Staff Ding Ning had already noticed it, so he made some arrangements in advance, so as to avoid the various units of the national army from messing up when the Japanese army landed, and giving the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.
"Lao Zhai, I saw it, the little devil is rushing towards us, but you don't have to worry, we are ready for battle.
In addition, you should not take it lightly, the devils may land from two places at the same time, and you and the battery must be vigilant in case the enemy makes a surprise attack. ” Zhou Wu put down the radio, picked up the binoculars and continued to look at the river.
I saw that on the white river, the little devil's warship had stopped moving, but the muzzle of the black hole was raised high, and the target was directly aimed at the Huashan position.
At the same time, about thirty or forty landing craft loaded with devil infantry were heading at full speed towards the river beach of Huashan, and the momentum was indestructible.
Zhou Wushen took a deep breath, and then ordered the howitzer battalion to fire at the Japanese landing craft on the river, and reported the corresponding position parameters to Zhang Ercheng.
After receiving the news, Zhang Ercheng immediately calculated the ballistic data and immediately issued a series of artillery orders to the artillerymen.
Since the four 100-mm howitzers that the howitzer battalion had lent to the special service battalion had already been returned after arriving in Jiangyin, Zhang Ercheng now has 10 100-mm howitzers and more than 20 82-mm and 60-mm mortars in his hands.
Although there are a lot of artillery, there are not many shells, and the average is less than ten rounds per gun.
He tried his best from Changshu, and the few shells he had worked so hard to carry had already run out.
When the military headquarters retreated, it did not bring the shells from the combat readiness warehouse to Jiangyin, which means that once the remaining shells were finished, if Zhang Ercheng could not get supplies, it was estimated that he would have to change careers to become an infantryman.
As for the replenishment of shells, Zhang Ercheng did not blush with the old Xu of the Quartermaster Department, and later Zhai Daping helped lobby and drew a batch of shells from Jiangyin Fort to save the emergency first, but it has not been shipped over yet.
At this time, Zhang Ercheng suddenly received an order that the front line needed artillery bombardment, and he knew that the little devil should start landing in Huashan, and the scale was not small, otherwise the brigade would not come up and use artillery support.
At this time, there was no time to think too much, Zhang Ercheng ordered all the artillery to shoot in order first, and gave the little devil a greeting gift.
As soon as the words fell, the 100-mm howitzer fired first, and the flaming red muzzle flame with a high-speed rotating warhead drew an elegant arc in the air, and quickly flew towards the Japanese troops who were rushing to land on the beach.
The shells exploded on the surface of the river, sending up sky-high columns of water mixed with broken bodies and fragments of landing craft.
Several landing craft were overturned by the air waves of the explosion, and almost all the little devils who fell into the Yangtze River were swept away by the rushing river, leaving only whirlpools in circles.
Soon, the Japanese warships on the river began to fire at the Huashan position, and the flames and smoke from the large-caliber shells made Zhou Wu cough incessantly.
Seeing this, Gao Xiangfa hurriedly pulled Zhou Wu into the fortifications and complained: "Luza, don't play with your life so much, if something happens, I can't afford it." ” The rumbling cannon sound completely drowned out Gao Xiangfa's voice, and Zhou Wu couldn't hear what Gao Xiangfa was saying at all, but he could see from his expression that he was a little unhappy.
Zhou Wu smiled helplessly, waved his hand, and signaled that it didn't matter, he would pay attention, and the battle was important now.
Gao Xiangfa slowly poked his head out, carefully observed the river surface with a telescope, and found that those devils who were not killed by shells were wriggling on the river beach like locusts.
Gao Xiangfa was so anxious about this scene that he asked Zhang Ercheng to hurry up and fire at the river beach, Zhang Ercheng said weakly: "The shells are finished, only smoke bombs and signal flares are left." ” As soon as he heard Zhang Ercheng say that the shells were finished, Zhou Wu was in a hurry, and hurriedly contacted Zhai Daping by radio: "Lao Zhai, you quickly ask Zhao Lijin to go to the fort to urge, and send the shells over quickly, otherwise you won't be able to use it if you want to." ” Zhai Daping heard the seriousness of the situation from Zhou Wu's tone, and he ordered Zhao Lijin to take a company to the fort immediately.
Zhao Lijin learned that the Huashan position was tight, so he didn't say a word, took the two Dabao brothers, and summoned a company of brothers to go to the Jiangyin Fort with a scolding.
In a short time, they reached the vicinity of the battery, which at this time was firing at the warships on the river.
The roar of the giant cannon resounded for miles in a radius, and Zhao Lijin and the others went directly to the fort warehouse, looking at the caliber and specifications of the shells outside the box, and each person carried a box of shells and left.
A soldier on the fort ran over and stopped: "Which part of you are that you dare to take the cannonball without permission?"
” Hearing this, Zhao Lijin was angry at that time, and scolded: "Lao Tzu is from the Independent Brigade of the 79th Army, why did you personally promise to give us these shells by your regiment commander, and now I can't repay the bill."
Zhao Lijin thought to himself that the commander of this fort was really untrustworthy, he had clearly said before, he sent someone to send the cannonball to Huashan, but not only did he not send it, but now he can't bring someone to get it, so how can he be reasonable.
At this time, the commander of the garrison of the fort came over, and when he saw Zhao Lijin's face and thick neck, he immediately knew what was going on.
"Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao, don't be angry first, I didn't handle the shell matter well, I'm too busy here to pull away.
I'm really sorry that when this devil came, I forgot about this again, or I'll send someone to help you transport the shells over now." t1706231537: