Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 551
At two o'clock in the morning on April 4, two newly developed biplanes were parked in an open area near an artificial pier in Busan. The engines of the aircraft were still roaring loudly, and they seemed to be waiting for Daisaku Kawamoto.

Soon three black cars came to the pier like ghosts, and then several people got out of the cars. The leader was very strong, but not tall. Obviously, he was a famous Suzuki Sadaichi, Director of Military Affairs of the Ministry of the Army, came to pick up Daisaku Kawamoto back to Tokyo, and Lieutenant General Shigeru Honjo, who came to replace Kawamoto as the new commander of the Kwantung Army. Shigeru Honjo is the future commander of the Kwantung Army.Major General Miyake Mitsuji is the new chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

On the pier, Hemoto, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, and then he turned around suddenly and said to Suzuki Sadaichi, "I am very worried now. General Tojo asked me to go back this time. I don't know what it is, but there is one thing What is certain is that I may never come back." After adjusting the rhythm of his words slightly, he continued: "Although I am gone. At that time, I am still very worried about the Kwantung Army. You know , Pyongyang has become a dead zone. This situation is very unfavorable to us, and now we have only two options. The first is to launch a breakthrough immediately, but as far as the current situation is concerned, this path is full of dangers. Because China has surrounded us in groups, and there are very limited routes for us to choose to break through. And their mobile troops are still defending the outer perimeter of Pyongyang. As soon as our troops break through, these troops will follow like wolves Therefore, breaking out is not the best option, and it cannot be used unless it is absolutely necessary." Hemoto paused for a moment and continued to Shigeru Honjo: "Now I think the best way is to continue to defend the troops and wait for the arrival of reinforcements, or the current situation. Change. Although our ammunition is almost exhausted and casualties are heavy, we still have the strength to last for 1 to 2 weeks. I think at this time, if the military can launch an attack on the mainland of China in time, the remaining troops in North Korea The Northeast Army may be the first to be transferred, as long as their troops are transferred away, the pressure on you will be reduced."

"Yes, I understand what He Ben-kun means, you can go at ease." Benzhuang Shige replied quickly.

What else was Hemoto going to say, Suzuki Sada looked at his watch and said, "Hemoto-kun, it's time. You know General Tojo's temper, he doesn't like others being late."

Hemoto sighed heavily, then shook hands with Shigeru Honjo, and said, "Take care! May God Amaterasu bless you."

"Take care, Kawamoto-kun." Honjo Shigeru and Miyake Mitsuji replied.

Heben slowly tugged at his collar, then turned around abruptly, and then rushed into the cockpit of the plane in three steps at a time. The plane spewed out a stream of white smoke, circled twice in the air, and headed west .

At the same time, on the other side of the Datong River in Pyongyang, the three divisions of the Northeast Army finally arrived at the designated location after a tense march, quickly dispersed according to the company and platoon, and then began to check and sort out ammunition, grenades, and a day's rations and supplies. water.

Guo Songling took the time to send scouts to conduct a careful reconnaissance on the opposite bank. After some inspections, he discussed with several division commanders and formulated a new combat plan, and communicated with the headquarters by radio.He believes that the current situation is very suitable for troops to attack, although it is night.But the night can block the line of sight of the defenders, so he decided not to wait for dawn. Although there is no air force support, this can greatly increase the suddenness of the attack.

After some discussion, the headquarters approved the plan, so Guo Songling immediately started preparations.After receiving the order to prepare to cross the river, all officers and soldiers felt nervous. In order to cover up the noise on the north bank, Guo Songling asked the headquarters to let the heavy artillery and strategic bombers of the Northeast Army start attacking other places in Pyongyang City.In this case, as soon as the enemy troops on the south bank send out any firepower, it means that they have discovered our actions, and immediately launch a violent bombardment on the enemy positions on the south bank.Command immediately agreed to the request.

In the twilight, the first advance party quietly boarded the ships moored on the shore.The boats were varied, mostly small gunboats, tugboats, barges, fishing boats, sampans, and even rowboats captured from the Japanese, and the people waiting on the north bank tried to calculate how long it would take for these boats to come back to pick them up time.

At 4:25 am on April 3, the first wave of troops from the Northeast Army began to cross the Datong River.The waves lapped gently against the bow, and the oarlocks creaked together.On the broad river, the crisp sound of rifle shooting and the roar of explosions in the distance sounded empty and far-reaching.However, the Japanese artillery, mortars and machine guns deployed on the opposite bank did not move.

However, the sky failed. When the advance team just arrived at Jiangxin, the cunning people still reacted, and the artillery fire on the other side began to shift their targets. people get drenched.Stunned fish floated on the surface of the water, their silvery white belly glistening.A gunboat used to cross the river was hit directly, and none of the twenty people on board survived.However, everyone knows that it is not possible to fire back at this time. Maybe the enemy is doing tentative shelling. If they fire back, the other side will confirm that there is a sneak attack.

Nervous, excited, fear God knows when those eyeless shells will fall on his head.Some of the team members were staring down at the water beside the boat, trying not to look at the far bank.Others kept watching the burning buildings on the South Bank, their helmeted heads instinctively tucked into their chests.On the opposite side, on the towering river bank, the outlines of some tall buildings were clearly outlined by the raging fire, casting strange and unpredictable shadows.The night sky is full of burning sparks, and the coast is littered with charred machinery and shipwrecks.The closer you get to shore, the stronger the stench of burnt buildings and rotting corpses in the ruins.They knew that this was the tragic situation caused by the Northeast Army's tentative bombardment to the opposite bank yesterday.

It was so easy to get to the other side, the enemy's cannon just fired twice and then there was no movement.The advance team did not use the weapons in their hands immediately, but put a bayonet on the tip of the gun.They jumped from the sides of the boat into the shallow water beside the river and fought their way up the steep, sandy bank.At this time, the scheduled landing site was only about 100 meters away from the Japanese troops stationed here.

All the advance team members know very well that the longer they stay here, the faster they die.Fortunately, those on the first outer line of defense did not dig trenches.After the advance team rushed ashore, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions and wiped out the enemies in this area with brutal close combat.

At this time, the Japanese and North Korean troops reacted, although Daisaku Kawamoto had already left.But Lieutenant General Honjo Shige who succeeded him was not an idiot either. After receiving the news of the attack on the position east of Pyongyang, he immediately mobilized a force from the reserve team closest to there to go to the location of the attack. There are not many enemy troops crossing the river. Although they occupied the first position, most of the positions there are still in his hands. Now, his only worry is that a large number of enemy troops will land smoothly and establish a A new fortification group, and then use this as a base to launch an attack on Suzaku Gate in Pyongyang City.Therefore, in addition to ordering the troops to continue to defend the position, he also mobilized all the artillery troops with a very clear purpose, to block the Datong River and prevent the enemy's follow-up troops from crossing the river!

Just as the Kwantung Army stepped up its deployment of troops, the heavy artillery of the Northeast Army also began to speak. Rows of artillery shells flew towards the Japanese position on the opposite bank with a shrill roar, and soon huge columns of smoke rose from the other side's position. , When the artillery fire was ready, the infantry regiments of the second wave began to prepare to cross the river.The infantry ran towards the river in small steps as a company, but at this moment, the silent opposite bank suddenly became agitated, and one shell after another fell on the road ahead of the soldiers of the Northeast Army, exploding in the grass on both sides. bloomed.

The cold night finally completely passed, a red gap opened in the sky, and the dawn slowly shone through the gap.

On the north bank, on the one hand, the bridging column was put into the icy Datong River for water operations, and the soldiers on the shore had also prepared assault boats and rubber rafts. Now their task was to cross the Datong River as soon as possible.Reinforce the advance team that is fighting there, and help the engineers build the pontoon bridge.As long as a bridge is built over the river, all heavy weapons, including tanks, will be able to cross the river in time, and the balance of the Pyongyang battle will instantly tilt towards us.

"Cover! Artillery cover, we are suppressed by the enemy's artillery fire." Guo Songling shouted loudly towards the radio.A few minutes later, the artillery of the Northeast Army spoke again.

"Quick, act quickly!"

The soldiers began to walk down the steep riverbed in batches, wading through the water and bringing the inflatable rubber rafts into the river.The inflatable rubber raft has limited space, and a dozen or so people huddled together in the rubber raft, and it was difficult to stretch their hands and feet. The bullets fired from the opposite bank passed by from time to time, and kept stirring up waves on the river. .

Soon those rubber rafts brought the second batch of commandos to the opposite river bank, and began to spread out to find their respective combat positions. At this moment, a shout came from the periphery: "Attention everyone, people are coming!" Sure enough , A convoy appeared to the east, and the vehicle-mounted machine guns continued to shoot at the commandos who had just landed.The smoke produced by the explosion of gunpowder when the bullet is ejected from the chamber can be seen everywhere.For a moment, he was suppressed by the opponent's fierce firepower, unable to move at all.

(End of this chapter)