NCCnovel Chapter 709 Armed Swimming
Chapter 709 Armed Swimming
Chu Yunfei closed his eyes, ready to take a nap to recover his strength, but his chief of staff would not give him this opportunity.
"Commander, the military headquarters is calling!"
Chu Yunfei opened his eyes, his gaze was sharp, he took the telegram, read it for a minute, then folded it into a small square and handed it to the chief of staff.
"Order the troops to set out immediately and reach the Yellow River before dark!"
"Yes!"
Chu Yunfei stood up and ordered all the soldiers to travel light, march secretly, and march quickly towards the bank of the Yellow River.
At around six o'clock in the evening, Chu Yunfei and the Mountain Infantry Division arrived at the bank of the Yellow River.
"Notify all team leaders to come to the meeting in fifteen minutes!"
In less than ten minutes, all the group leaders arrived as scheduled.
Chu Yunfei sat on the ground with the commanders of three infantry regiments and one artillery regiment.
"Commanders, don't you all want to fight a fierce battle every day? Now is your chance! The army group orders us to swim upstream from the lower reaches of the Yellow River tonight to remove the explosives placed by the Japanese on the bridge piers, and cooperate with the Liangshan Special Forces to capture the Yellow River Bridge!"
The captains of each regiment showed excitement. In the past, they had just boasted that they were elite infantrymen. But now they could carry out special missions together with the Liangshan Special Forces. Didn't this just prove how terrifyingly strong their combat effectiveness was?
"Commander, there are so many of us. Do we all have to swim across the river armed with weapons?"
Chu Yunfei shook his head. If these thousands of people really jumped into the water like dumplings, the Japanese would be able to smell it even if they were blind.
"The First Infantry Regiment will swim across the river and cooperate with the Liangshan Special Forces to dismantle the bomb. Then, after landing, they will change into the Japanese uniforms, control the bridge deck, and seize the opportunity to advance to the north and south ends of the bridge!"
Chu Yunfei looked at the proud expression of the commander of the First Infantry Regiment and the hungry eyes of the commanders of the Second and Third Infantry Regiments, and he was not going to keep them in suspense.
"After the First Infantry Regiment takes control of the bridge, we cannot use artillery fire, considering that the Yellow River Bridge cannot be lost. Therefore, the 119th and 120th Armored Divisions on the north bank of the Yellow River Bridge will launch a feint attack to cover our Second and Third Infantry Regiments to launch an attack from the flank and capture the north bank of the Yellow River Bridge."
"What about the south side of the Yellow River Iron Bridge?"
“那边由第201空降旅和202空降旅进攻，他们对付从洛阳撤下来的第1师团、第110师团还有战车第3师团的残部！”
The third regiment commander was a little unsatisfied. After all, according to intelligence, there were only 27 Japanese soldiers left from the 6000th Division on the north bank of the Yellow River Bridge. If the 119th and 120th Armored Divisions were divided, there would only be about Japanese soldiers left for them.
"Division Commander, why don't we let the 201st Airborne Brigade and the 202nd Airborne Brigade attack Zheng County directly? Our nd and rd Regiments will surround the Japanese on both sides of the Yellow River Bridge!"
"Haha, your courage is commendable! But in this battle, our superiors require us to fight quickly and decisively, and no mistakes can be made!
If we act too slowly and the Japanese take advantage of the chaos to blow up the Yellow River Bridge, and the Third Army cannot cross the river to provide support, then we will all be brought to court-martial!"
Several regiment commanders remained silent. They were just talking big just now. Who could really convince the headquarters to change the battle plan?
"Okay, at 8 o'clock tonight, the Liangshan Special Forces will set out together with the First Regiment. They will first deal with the soldiers guarding the bridge piers, and then go up the bridge first, and we will follow closely behind.
I will be operating with the First Regiment today. The Artillery Regiment should coordinate with the Second and Third Regiments in launching the attack. Be careful not to bomb the Yellow River Bridge!"
"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"
Now these team leaders finally understood why Chu Yunfei asked them to learn swimming and even diving.
If they are not good at swimming, how can they be entrusted with such a glorious mission? Dream on!
Night fell and there was no one around.
A large group of naked soldiers from the independent column, holding rifles and carrying backpacks, marched quickly along the embankment of the Yellow River. When they were one kilometer away from the Yellow River Bridge, they all turned over and walked down the embankment.
Chu Yunfei, wearing only a pair of shorts, stepped into the Yellow River. Then he put his waterproof backpack forward, lay on it, and swam upstream, following Duan Peng and the others towards the Yellow River Iron Bridge.
It has to be said that the soldiers of the Liangshan Special Forces had indeed undergone special training. Their armed swimming speed was extremely fast and they opened up a distance in a short while.
When they were one hundred meters away from the bridge pier, Liangshan Special Forces Captain Duan Peng looked at the Yellow River Bridge in the distance. There were several giant searchlights scanning back and forth on the river bank and the river surface.
Duan Peng put the oxygen tube in his mouth and dived down. The soldiers behind him also followed him in slipperily like little loaches.
Ten minutes later, Duan Peng climbed up along the bridge pier and quietly poked his head out. Coincidentally, a pair of yellow Japanese military leather shoes appeared in front of him.
The Yellow River Iron Bridge is brightly lit, but it is pitch black under the bridge piers, commonly known as "darkness under the lamp."
In order to ensure the safety of the bridge piers, the Japanese soldiers stood on each pier, and there was a bomb next to each soldier.
There are a total of one hundred holes in the Yellow River Iron Bridge, and almost every soldier of the Liangshan Special Forces is responsible for a bridge pier.
Duan Peng imitated the croaking of a frog twice, and then counted to ten silently.
When he counted to "1", Duan Peng stomped his feet into the water, rushed upwards, grabbed the Japanese soldier's legs with both hands, pulled him down, pressed him into the water, and no matter how the Japanese soldier struggled, he just stabbed him twice.
Wait until the Japanese are no longer making any movement, then drag them onto the bridge pier.
The Japanese soldiers under the Yellow River Iron Bridge suddenly disappeared, and on the bridge piers appeared the Liangshan Special Forces wearing black waterproof tights.
In order to facilitate maintenance, the Yellow River Iron Bridge was originally designed with a climbable staircase on each pier.
The members of the Liangshan Special Forces took off their backpacks, changed into the Japanese military uniforms, and then climbed onto the bridge in batches.
The Japanese defense focus was on the bridgehead, and there was only one Type 92 heavy machine gun position in the middle of the bridge.
Duan Peng carried a Type 38 rifle on his back, then smiled and led six soldiers towards the Type 92 heavy machine gun position.
"It's not time to change shifts yet, why are you here?"
"Haha, there's nothing to do today, so the commander asked us to go up to the bridge to take a rest. The bridge piers are full of toads and mosquitoes, which is disgusting!"
After Duan Peng finished speaking, he casually threw a pack of cigarettes towards the Type 92 heavy machine gun position.
"Yoshi! Your garrison brigade has it easy! Our 27th Division doesn't allow early shift changes, and we're not even allowed to smoke cigarettes!"
"You are an elite field division. How can you compete with our garrison battalion? Send us one!"
Duan Peng took out a match and approached. The Japanese soldier at the Type 92 heavy machine gun position also approached with a cigarette in his mouth, smiling.
"One day of comfort is better than another. You never know, you might die in this foreign land!"
"Haha, there's no need to tell you when, it could be today!"
"Nani?"