NCCnovel Chapter 210 What? The damned Japanese actually asked me to step on a landmine? 3-character chapter
Chapter 210 What? The damned Japanese actually asked me to step on a landmine? 3-character chapter
Wei Dayong hurried over from outside and said anxiously, "College student, go and have a look! The Japanese have captured a lot of civilians and are planning to send them to step on landmines. The squad leader asked me to call you over quickly!"
Lin Zhenhua put down the bowl of soup in his hand, wiped his mouth casually, put the half steamed bun in his hand into his pocket, and hurriedly followed Monk Wei into the car and rushed to the front line.
It took him less than ten minutes to rush from the front-line command post to the front line. Through the telescope, he could vaguely see hundreds of Chinese people dressed in ordinary people's clothes being driven forward by the Japanese!
"College student, last night, the Japanese had already cleared the minefield to a place three kilometers away from our front line, and the Japanese camp was arranged 30 kilometers away from our front-line position. This is completely beyond the range of any of our artillery. Even the rockets we have high hopes for are powerless. The Japanese commander on the opposite side is very cautious. This is not a chance for us. It seems that the next battle will be difficult. We have met a real opponent this time!"
Lin Zhenhua took the telescope handed over by Li Yunlong and looked carefully. Due to the distance, the view was a little blurry. The clothes worn by those figures were very similar to those worn by ordinary people, and their heights were also similar. However, Lin Zhenhua always felt uneasy. He felt that there was something wrong with these ordinary people in front of him.
"Old Li, I don't know if my feeling is wrong, but I feel that there is something wrong with these people. If ordinary people were forced by the devils to step on landmines, they would definitely look back from time to time and beg for mercy from the devils, asking them to spare their lives!"
"But I didn't see anything like this just now. Instead, they were all walking forward with their bodies bent, looking ready to die. Even if the devils threatened the lives of ordinary people and their families, they wouldn't be so obedient. I'm sure there's something fishy going on here. They're still nearly 500 meters away from our minefield, which is enough time for us to send out soldiers to rescue them. What's even more bizarre is that the devils in the rear don't seem to be anxious at all. Doesn't that prove there's something wrong?"
Li Yunlong took the telescope handed over by Lin Zhenhua and looked again, but due to the long distance and the occasional artillery shells fired by the Japanese, the smoke and dust produced by the explosions obscured his vision, making it difficult for Li Yunlong to see clearly!
Li Yunlong called Duan Peng over and asked in a serious tone: "Duan Peng, I asked you to scout the enemy before. You should recall what you saw before. We must make sure whether these civilians are puppet soldiers or Japanese in disguise. Otherwise, if we foolishly rush to rescue them, it would be like inviting a wolf into the house. You, damn good, think about it for me. Is there anything wrong with this?"
Zhao Gang stopped Li Yunlong from speaking any further. After comforting Duan Peng with a few words, he gave Duan Peng enough time to recall the incident. After all, this matter could not afford to make any mistakes. If the wrong person was rescued, it would have a great impact on the independent regiment and might even directly lose the first line of defense. This time they only had two lines of defense. Once the first line of defense was conquered, the second line of defense would not be able to hold out for long, which would deprive the independent regiment of its strategic depth of combat space.
"Old Li, don't worry. Let Duan Peng think about it carefully. After all, when we are investigating in the morning, our vision is limited. It's just dawn at that time, so it's normal that we can't see clearly!"
Duan Peng recalled it carefully, but he still didn't find anything wrong. The clothes those people wore were exactly the same as those ordinary people wore on a daily basis. How could they be fake?
"Captain, political commissar, college student, I just thought about it carefully again, and I think those ordinary people should be real. There are not only men but also women among them. They can be easily distinguished from a distance. But whether they are pretending to be people, I am not sure. After all, the distance is really far!" Duan Peng replied bitterly.
Now they are in a stalemate for the time being. Lin Zhenhua suspects that the common people are Japanese devils and are deliberately pretending to be them, but he has no evidence to prove it. Duan Peng cannot support him either, which makes Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang entangled for a while. This choice is really difficult to make. Once the wrong choice is made, it will cause huge losses to the independent regiment!
"Old Li, let's confirm it again. If it's really ordinary people, we must rescue them safely no matter how much it costs! If we really fire artillery, there will be big problems. Old Li, you can't fucking make any mistakes. This is a matter of principle and you must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, I, Zhao Gang, will be the first to disagree!" Zhao Gang said angrily.
When dealing with this matter, Zhao Gang would rather believe it than not. Their independent regiment fought the Japanese to protect the common people, and they must not let the common people die under the Japanese butcher knife. Even if they have to destroy all the minefields, they must rescue the common people safely. This is a matter of principle, and not a single bit of destruction is allowed!
Li Yunlong broke out in sweat on his forehead. The weather was a little hot, and this made him sweat profusely. He felt a lot of pressure in his heart. He knew that what Zhao Gang said was absolutely right. He had to be extremely careful in this matter.
Lin Zhenhua knew Li Yunlong's difficulties, but the uneasiness in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. Suddenly he remembered something and said hurriedly: "Monk, you f*cking call Wang Chengzhu over here right now, hurry up, or something bad will happen!"
Wei Dayong did not dare to delay and immediately went to call Wang Chengzhu over. Lin Zhenhua's behavior made everyone a little at a loss. They didn't understand why Lin Zhenhua did this?
Five minutes later, Wang Chengzhu hurried over and asked, panting, "College student, why are you calling me so anxiously? Is there something serious going on?"
Lin Zhenhua asked with a serious face: "Zhu Zi, do you know the range of the Japanese heavy artillery?"
Wang Chengzhu roughly recalled it, but he had no impression in his mind. He replied in confusion: "College student, how can I know this? The Japanese have never used heavy artillery against us. I know nothing about this!"
Lin Zhenhua's face changed slightly. He vaguely recalled one thing, that is, the range of the Japanese heavy artillery was very long. Without the help of extended-range shells, the heavy artillery in the hands of the independent regiment might not have as long a range as the Japanese heavy artillery. He vaguely heard his classmates talk about this, but because he did not listen carefully at the time, even he was not sure now.
In order to avoid unexpected situations, Lin Zhenhua decided to be more cautious. He ordered with a serious face: "Zhu Zi, immediately evacuate our 105mm howitzers from the position at all times, and leave six 120mm howitzers and 150mm howitzers behind. Don't just stand there stupidly, hurry up and do what I say. If you delay any longer, something serious will really happen!"
Wang Chengzhu was a little confused for a moment, but he knew that Lin Zhenhua would never joke about this matter, so he immediately ran towards the artillery position, yelling non-stop. When the soldiers of the artillery battalion heard the order from their battalion commander, they did not hesitate and immediately began to evacuate the heavy weapons.
After arranging for the heavy artillery to withdraw, Lin Zhenhua finally had time to explain to everyone: "Lao Zhao, Lao Li, we have been fooled by the Japanese this time. I can now confirm that the civilians who are rushing to the minefield are definitely Japanese and puppet soldiers in disguise. The puppet soldiers are pretending to be men, and the Japanese are pretending to be women. The Japanese's trick is really vicious. These puppet soldiers are not good people. They actually helped the Japanese to attack our independent regiment. Such a bad idea must have been thought up by the puppet soldiers!"
"The Japanese are very ambitious this time. They should have prepared two plans. The first plan is to sneak into our position by pretending to be ordinary people, so as to help the large Japanese army behind to seize the position. I estimate that the Japanese are ready to attack. As long as these fake ordinary people enter our position, with the cooperation from inside and outside, our position may not be able to be defended!"
"The second plan of the Japanese is to use heavy artillery to destroy our fortifications. According to the intelligence we got before, the Japanese are equipped with 120 and 150 cannon howitzers, and the range is similar to that of the German artillery with extended-range shells we used before. But we only have more than 100 extended-range shells. This puts us at a disadvantage in the artillery battle with the Japanese. By then, the Japanese will be able to hit us, but we can't hit them. In the end, our heavy artillery will be destroyed one by one by the Japanese, and we will lose our biggest killer!"
"I know you may not agree with my guess. In order to verify my guess, after the heavy artillery has completed its withdrawal, we can first fire a few rounds of shells to test the Japanese. In this way, you can understand whether my speculation is true or false?"
Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong nodded in agreement. After all, it was just as the college student said. They almost made a big mistake. Once the independent regiment lost the protection of the heavy artillery, it would be very difficult to win this blocking battle. The reason why everyone was so confident before was that the hundreds of heavy artillery gave them confidence. Once these hundreds of heavy artillery failed to play their due power, it would be a great blow to the independent regiment. More importantly, the Japanese heavy artillery could continuously bombard the fortifications they built. The number of soldiers who died in the artillery fire on the battlefield was much greater than the number of soldiers killed by guns.
"College student, I agree with your opinion. Just give me a few rounds of good fire. Our independent regiment has plenty of artillery shells. We don't need a few dozen shells. The key is to see through the devil's conspiracy and never let the common people become victims of this battle. I, Li Yunlong, have made mistakes in many things, but I have never made a mistake when it comes to the common people!"
"College student, Lao Li, I support your opinions. Let's fight first and test the Japs. If we can test them out, then everything will be fine. If we can't test them out, then we can send a company of soldiers to rescue them!"