As soon as Lao Niu heard Zhou Wu like this, he didn't insist, Lao Xu's chief of staff was really good, although he objected to Zhou Wu's attack on Kinmen Island when he was not ready, but since a resolution was formed, he naturally obeyed it absolutely, so after the meeting was dismissed, he went to the countryside around Xiamen to collect boats, and he really couldn't find a larger boat, even if he got some small sampans, it was good, as long as he could float on the water.
Just when Lao Xu went to the countryside to collect ships, Zhou Wu received a call from the Corps Headquarters, and the commander Ye was very anxious in the middle of the call: "Comrade Zhou Wu, I have just received information that the two armies of the Hu Lian Division of the Kuomintang Army have set off from Shantou, Guangdong Province and are expected to arrive at Kinmen Island in two daysand now bring it up, we find a way to overcome it" When Zhou Wu heard this, he hurriedly raised his hand and looked at his watch, and found that it was already more than seven o'clock in the evening, and there were only seven or eight hours left before the general attack time.
"Commander Ye, it's been too long, the attack force hasn't been fully in place, I think this will cause chaos, can you delay the general attack?"
Zhou Wu hurriedly requested.
"The time of the general attack is postponed, then the current deployment of troops will have to be greatly adjusted, the enemy on Kinmen Island has been reinforced by the two armies of Hu Lian's department, which is even more unfavorable to our sea-crossing operation, and the speed of ship collection is too slow, if all the conditions are ripe, then at least we will have to wait until the spring of next year to launch a campaign to conquer Kinmen Island, I don't know what the situation will be at that time, it is a pity to lose this opportunity."
Commander Ye said.
As soon as Zhou Wu heard this, he hurriedly said: "Okay, I'll try my best to overcome the difficulties and strive to launch an attack in the early morning of tomorrow."
Zhou Wu put down the phone and hurriedly said to the Niu political commissar beside him: "Go to the front line immediately to prepare, start the operation tonight, take out all those ships and use them, and start the battle of crossing Haiden Island in the early morning tomorrow morning."
Political Commissar Niu was puzzled and hurriedly asked: "Why didn't you say that you should leave one-third of the ships in case of emergency, and take out all of them for use, in case of bombardment by enemy planes, what if our landing force can't be withdrawn?"
Zhou Wu shook his head and replied: "The offensive operation is all about a bang, now at this time, what is still thinking about the retreat issue, Hu Lian's two armies will arrive in at least two days, I believe that my men will be able to capture Kinmen Island in one day, and when the time comes, it will be replaced by the two armies we blocked Hu Lian on the island" Zhou Wu is still very confident in the combat effectiveness of his team, plus since the battle of crossing the river, all the way to the battle, like a bamboo, invincible, everywhere the Kuomintang army has abandoned the city and abandoned the land, One is faster than the other, and this should be the case here in Kinmen, so it is possible that the Kuomintang army suddenly became strong and brave Lao Niu saw that Zhou Wu's will had been decided, and he knew that he would not come back, but when Lao Xu was leaving, he repeatedly entrusted Niu's political commissar to insist that he insist on staying some ships in case of emergency.
"Lao Zhou, I have to insist on this question, you have to stay a few boats, otherwise I don't agree with your attack plan, although as a political commissar has no right to interfere with your military decision-making, but I have objections, I think it's too risky to do this, can you think about it carefully, I found that our minds are a little hot, and people are prone to problems at this time."
Commissar Niu insisted that Zhou Wu stay a few boats just in case.
It's really hard to say this thing, leave a few boats, and you can still get a few brothers back in case of an emergency.
Zhou Wu nodded and said: "That's it, leave fifty boats to be guarded by your old cow, and the rest of the ships are all used for the first wave of attacks, my thinking is this, after the first wave of troops landed ashore, the ships quickly returned, and the second wave of troops went to the island, and after the three reinforced regiments all got a firm foothold on the island, things would be much easier, and it was estimated that Lao Xu would be able to come back with the ships at that time." ” When Lao Niu heard that there were fifty ships left, he thought to himself that these ships could only carry more than a thousand brothers at most, which was still not enough, but seeing Zhou Wu's attitude, he no longer insisted, so he nodded and agreed.
At this moment, Shen Lina hurriedly ran in and said to Zhou Wu: "Old Zhou, I heard that the general attack is ahead of schedule, what is the task of our health battalion, do you follow the fleet to the island?"
As soon as Zhou Wu heard this, at this time, Shen Lina still came to annoy herself, and she felt a little annoyed in her heart, but because of the presence of Lao Niu, it was inconvenient to attack immediately, so she had to answer unhappily: "What are you guys doing when the health battalion goes to the front, there are not enough boats, you still come to join in the excitement and stand by in the rear field hospital, and when the large army captures Kinmen Island, it is not too late for you to go up again."
Shen Lina originally came to ask for the task with confidence, and she didn't want to be robbed by her husband this time, so she was so angry, but she was also hindered by the presence of Lao Niu's political commissar, so she didn't have an attack immediately, but hurriedly turned around and went back unhappy.
Lao Niu saw that the two finally got together, because Zhou Wu's attitude was not good, they were about to quarrel, and hurriedly said to Zhou Wu: "Old Zhou, it stands to reason that this is not under my control, but today I have to say you, we all know that you have pressure in your heart, but you can't spill your anger on Xiao Shen, you are also a senior commander of our People's Liberation Army, it is not okay to do this, it will affect family unity." ” "Lao Niu, when is it now, you are still a neighborhood aunt, I am used to it, you said that their health camp is making a lot of fun, give me a good treatment of the wounded and sick in the rear hospital, I have to go, run to the front line, is it possible that in addition to running to the front line, it is not the work of other places" Zhou Wu was in a very bad mood, and even said it like a cannonball.
When Lao Niu heard this, he thought that Lao Zhou's temper was still coming up, and he had to be with the mud at this time, but he couldn't affect his next military decision because of this factor, so he hurriedly changed the topic: "Okay, this is your private matter, I don't care, let's discuss the attack plan in the early hours of tomorrow morning and see if there are any mistakes." ” Zhou Wu gave an order, the fat man and Ge Sanmin and Xiao Zheng their team was busy, the first wave of the attack on Kinmen Island of the three reinforced regiments, the fat man's division out of two regiments, the rest of the two divisions from Ge Sanmin and Xiao Zheng, equipped with the new weapons and equipment that Zhou Wu's troops could get, prepared enough ammunition and three days of dry food, landing on the island to attack the fortification, fresh water is indispensable, for this reason, Zhou Wu specially pulled out the guard company around him, brought enough fresh water, and assisted the two regiments of the fat man to attack Kinmen Island, And instructed Fu Dahu, the commander of the guard company: "Your task is to ensure the safety of Division Commander Liu, in case of emergency, you can take all measures to ensure the safety of Division Commander Liu, as well as the fresh water you carry, but the water of life of the soldiers who landed on the island must be well protected." ” Fu Dahu hurriedly saluted: "Please the military commander, we promise to complete the task, but I'm worried about what will happen to the safety of you and the military department after our guard company leaves."
When Zhou Wu heard this, he hurriedly said to him: "You don't have to worry about this, here in Xiamen, no one has anything to do with me Zhou Wu, you just need to take the team to complete the task I assigned, go and prepare immediately, at four o'clock in the morning, I will see you off."
Sleepless all night, Zhou Wu was also quite conflicted and anxious in his heart, although he had fought there in Shanghai before, although he had won all the victories, but if he thought about it carefully, most of them were rout battles, and there was no annihilation war, mainly because his own ships and equipment were too far behind the Kuomintang Navy, but every time he relied on the heroism and tenacity of the soldiers to turn the danger into a disaster, and finally won the victory, he believed that this time it must be the same on Kinmen Island, and his men would not let him down.
In a daze, Zhou Wu felt that someone was pushing him, and hurriedly opened his eyes to see that it was Lao Niu Political Commissar, "Old Zhou, the time is almost up, Master Liu, they are waiting for you." ” When Zhou Wu heard this, he hurriedly got up from the marching bed in the military headquarters, washed his face, and said to Lao Niu: "Go, send the brothers of the first echelon" On the seaside of Weitou Town, the sea breeze is blowing, the waves are rolling, the sound of the waves is like a pine forest in the mountains, wave after wave, the fat man took the brothers of the two regiments to assemble on the coast, next to them are the fishing boats of different sizes that have been collected by hard work, these more than 5,000 brothers carefully selected from the 11th Army are about to board these fishing boats, heading towards Kinmen Island on the opposite side, looking at the foaming waves, Zhou Wu said to the brothers: "Comrades, we are about to launch a general attack on Kinmen Island, Although the place of Kinmen Island is not big, but the location is very important, occupy there, then we are equivalent to cutting off the gateway of Lao Jiang here on the mainland, as the vanguard of this campaign, you shoulder the heavy task of opening up the landing field and consolidating the beachhead, do you have the confidence to complete the task?"
It is estimated that the Kuomintang troops on Kinmen Island, more than 10 nautical miles away, will not be able to hear the shouts here, and if they do, they will probably be frightened by this formation, and maybe they will still tremble in the fortifications.
After Zhou Wu finished speaking, he waved his hand to the back, and immediately a few brothers brought up a few jars of wine, and several brothers poured a full wine bowl, and handed it to the fat man and several regiment commanders under him by Zhou Wu, Zhou Wu himself brought a bowl, drank it all, and threw it on the soft sand, and the fat man also drank it all, threw away the wine bowl, and saluted: "Commander, you just wait for Lao Liu's good news." t1706231537: