Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Page 589

After thinking about it this way, Chen Changjie quickly ordered to concentrate all the self-propelled howitzers on hand, and under the guidance of the commander of the vanguard, cover and shoot deep into the bridgehead area that was attacked just now, in order to destroy the enemy artillery that may be deployed in that area. .

Since there are only three roads into the urban area, Chen Changjie decided to deploy only four tank platoons. Among them, two tank platoons were deployed on the main road passing through the urban area to guide two dismounted mechanized infantry companies to make assaults, and the other two roads were deployed on each of the two tank platoons. A tank platoon leads a dismounted infantry company to attack. Since the 37mm guns of the Wolverine tanks are not powerful enough in street fighting, three of the four tank platoons have "Spike" support with 75mm infantry guns. Chariot, this kind of chariot is equipped with multiple heavy machine guns in addition to being able to shoot more than 3 grenades, and its firepower is very powerful.

As soon as the "Spike Fang" was launched, the situation took a turn for the worse. It was unusual for the artillery to shoot at close range, and the several machine guns on the vehicle could shoot in four directions at the same time, without any dead ends.I saw that the wooden houses painted with white paint were either blown up by cannons or smashed into sieves by machine guns. The remaining American soldiers escaped from the houses in despair. The bullet in the eye was swept away, and blood was spilled on the street immediately, and the brains were smeared on the ground.

Pearl City is not very big, and the area of ​​Xicheng District only accounts for one-third of the whole city. The previous air raids have destroyed many buildings. At this time, there are not many houses for "Spike" to vent. Within an hour, Xicheng District was in ruins, and the captured American soldiers also formed a long line behind the marching troops.

Seeing that the "Spike" driving at the forefront rumbled past the American tank that had been beaten and paralyzed by the bridge just now, when it was about to drive to the bridge, a shell roared and knocked down the collapsed building a few meters away. The two-story building on one side was smashed with bricks and trees, and it was a mess.

The leading "Spike" did not stop, but increased its horsepower and rushed to the bridge deck, but the two "Spike" behind it stopped immediately. Search the opposite bank, and then turn the turret, a burst of intensive bursts, the other bank was shot into flames, the walls smashed and the house fell.

The rear of the "Spike" car in front spouted black smoke, drove across the bridge in the blink of an eye, drove to the bridgehead on the opposite bank, turned the turret and gun mount, and fired fiercely in all directions. The infantrymen of the marines followed closely behind. When they came up, one of the squads braved the sniper shots from the opposite bank, protected a light machine gun team, and rushed to the bridge first.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and the stone arch bridge, which was no more than [-] meters long, shattered and collapsed instantly under the feet of the infantry. The whole squad and the machine gun team were not spared. The vehicle body was still on the bridge, but it slid backward into the river along with the collapsed bridge surface. The river water penetrated through the opened upper hatch, forcing the amphibious chariot into the water surface.

In a large mansion in the eastern suburbs of Pearl City, Admiral Scully was enjoying the dinner provided by his master's house, including corn chowder, fish nuggets in tomato sauce, and mixed fruit cakes.The phone rang, and the adjutant at the side hurriedly threw down his knife and fork to answer it. Soon, he covered the microphone and reported back: "The enemy has started to attack. We can no longer control the situation. Please... retreat."

"Tell him that I have ordered the 7th Artillery Company to rush over and ask him to hold on. I will lead a large force to attack later, and we will surely break through."

The adjutant relayed the original text, but did not hear back.

"The phone is disconnected." Scully sighed, put down the knife and fork, and nodded to the host: "Mr. Cook, thank you and your family for your hospitality. I think I have to go back to my post immediately."

"God bless you, General." Mr. Cook, the owner of the house, showed a worried expression.

"Don't worry, we will call back." Scully nodded insincerely.

Dragon's Roar Chapter 968 The Abandoned Corner

As night fell, the battlefield not far to the south was booming with gunfire, sparkling flames, and bustling. The bridgehead area, which was the main battlefield during the day, became so lonely at this time. The night swallowed up the smoke of the day, leaving only a few dim bonfires Reflecting black-clothed soldiers lying in twos and threes with their clothes on.

A line of empty trucks pulled up at the head of the bridge with their headlights on.

"Brothers in the army, get in the car, I am ordered to take you to the beach." An officer poked his head out of the car window and shouted enthusiastically.

"Is this back?"

"It's really boring. I just got a feeling that I'm leaving."

"Is Pearl City already taken? Let's at least hit Honolulu as well."

"I haven't killed enough yet!"

"We are the representatives of the army here, how can we just let the navy take all the credit!"

Pearl City West.

Chen Changjie shrank his head from the gap in the ruins, put down the binoculars, and walked to the car, patting the dust all over his body.

"The bridge is hopeless, where is the nearest ferry point?"

Major Mafa Fifth, the staff officer, was leaning next to the chariot, holding a cup of coffee that he did not know where he got: "The downstream of the bridge reaches the sea, and the upstream reaches three or four kilometers east of the Pearl Bridge. Ordinary chariots cannot pass because the river bank is too large. It is so steep that an amphibious combat vehicle may not be able to climb it."

"I am afraid?"

"If you tell me that the tank data is fine, this 'I'm afraid' can be removed."

"Three or four kilometers to the east of the Pearl Bridge, isn't it the No. [-] crossing point of the left-wing detachment? I don't want to go around behind the left-wing detachment's buttocks to add traffic."

Chen Changjie walked back and forth a few big steps with arms crossed, and suddenly clapped his hands, isn't this near the sea?Is there a suitable landing point for an amphibious vehicle to bypass Pearl Harbor? "

Ma Fawu froze for a moment, nodded abruptly and said, "Yes, why didn't I expect that there are some, and they are located about two kilometers away from the outskirts of the Eastern District, probably, here!"

Chen Changjie rubbed his hands excitedly, "Come here, tell the battalion commanders to come here for a meeting."

His plan is simple: the two tank battalions of the headquarters, together with the attached ones, will deploy from the west bank of the Pearl River, and use fierce shelling to attract the attention of the enemy on the other side. The vehicle was launched from the mouth of the Pearl River, entered the outskirts of the eastern district of Pearl City and landed, catching the opponent by surprise.

The only difficulty in the plan is the darkness. Night has already fallen, and the scheduled ferry route and landing point marked on the map are all submerged in the dark night in reality.It is not that there are no electric lights on the amphibious combat vehicle, but it is easy to be exposed when the lights are turned on, and the effect of surprise attack cannot be achieved.

"If some navigation devices can be set up in advance, it may make the plan go more smoothly." Chen Changjie rubbed his sore temples, "Little Ma, are you willing to take the risk?"

Ma Fawu smiled and said: "I've been taking risks, you are the leader, just follow your orders."

"Well, you take a small group of amphibious vehicles and set out ahead of the large troops to mark the correct marching route. As for what to use for marking, I haven't figured it out yet."

Ma Fawu raised the kerosene lamp at hand: "Use this, wrap the life-saving gauze around the outside to dim the light, then tie a few floating rafts with your life-jackets, and fix this on it, it can be used as a The night buoy is used."

Chen Changjie's eyes lit up, and he patted Ma Fawu's shoulder excitedly: "This way, I will give you a company of people, and you will teach them how to make buoys. You can choose the vehicles and personnel you want to take."

"Leave it on me." Ma Fawu snapped his fingers confidently.

The preparatory work took less than half an hour. Under the demonstration of Mafa Wu, the company responsible for making the buoys moved swiftly, and quickly set up twenty pairs of night navigation buoys.The water route marked on the map is about four kilometers, and a pair of buoys are scheduled to be placed every 200 meters until they are near the landing point.

Mafa Wu asked for two "crocodile" personnel carriers and a "Spike" support tank. Since this squad will land in the enemy's hinterland, it is very likely that they will be caught in a huge number of troops before their own troops arrive. Therefore, the firepower of each vehicle was specially strengthened: in addition to the two heavy machine guns installed by itself, each vehicle was equipped with three light machine guns and two grenade grenades, and each vehicle had a submachine gun; In addition to adding submachine guns to the crew, "Ya" also tied a few more boxes of grenades and 75 infantry artillery shells outside the car.

In addition, the squad also brought a spare radio and a box full of colored flares for grenadiers.

When everything was ready, Mafa Wu climbed onto the lead "crocodile" and gave a military salute to Chen Changjie: "Let's go first."

"Wait, put this on." Chen Changjie took a helmet and threw it over.

"Thanks... I'm really not used to such hard things."

"The bombardment on the other side is about to start. You go first, and I will personally lead the assault troops to assemble at the seaside later. As long as you give the signal, the large troops will immediately launch into the water. This time we are going to play the tiger's heart and smash them with one paw. Internal organs, if you succeed, I will give you the first credit." Chen Changjie patted his chest and promised.

"There is no need for the first effort. After this battle, liberate Honolulu as soon as possible and save the compatriots trapped there. A few days ago, the U.S. military massacred Chinatown. The entire square is covered with our Chinese blood."

Chen Changjie immediately gritted his teeth and was furious: "How could this happen? Disrespecting his ancestors, what a shitty democratic country, freedom and human rights, I will give him blood for blood! Someone, send an order to the artillery company to fire on the opposite bank immediately, Hit me hard!"

Admiral Scully returned dejectedly to the villa where he had dinner two hours ago.The final counterattack failed, and finally put the dilapidated 5th and 53rd regiments on the battlefield, but watched thousands of officers and soldiers fall into the purgatory of artillery fire under the dazzling daylight created by the opponent's searchlights and flares. An unprecedented shocking and tragic scene that American officers and soldiers have never seen before.

How many cannons are the opponent firing?One hundred doors?Two hundred doors?Such a flash, such a shock, could it be a thousand gates?The sound of machine guns was mixed in the middle, as if a thousand gongs were being struck continuously.

Scully personally led a supervisory team equipped with machine guns in the rear, and finally stopped some of the routs and stuffed them into the trenches of the defensive position.The opponent took advantage of the victory to counterattack. Dozens of tanks lined up in two staggered lines and rushed towards the position with their headlights on. Scully ordered the only nine cannons to aim at the light source and fire, turning several of them into torches. The rest of the tanks turned off their lights one after another and retreated slowly. Then, the position was covered by enemy artillery fire, several cannons were blown up, the hastily dug trenches collapsed, and a scorched arm fell on the ground. In Scully's arms.So the general fled the position during the shelling, and ran all the way back to the villa in his Ford car.

"General, you're back so soon?" Cook was surprised.

"The breakout operation has been postponed. I need to requisition your house as a temporary headquarters."

"Please come in, please come in, in fact, we have prepared a room for you during dinner."

The master's hospitality made Scully feel very uncomfortable. Only then did he notice that the Pearl City area to the west was already in flames.

"Shortly after you left, the urban area became like that. It's terrible. That's how the Chinese attacked Japan at the beginning." The host shook his head and sighed.

As soon as Scully entered the gate, he saw a few more men and women with bandages on their heads in the hall.

The owner chattered and explained: "They came from the city, and they came to me for help after the shelling started. Although I am not a doctor, I am a devout Christian. God taught us to..."