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Chapter 167 Guarding the 5-mile Coastline
Tao Lu is also a very cunning guy.
He did not take Yuan Shuai to the division camp, but drove directly to the position along the coast.
After getting off the car, Tao Lu took him to inspect his position.
After all, their division headquarters was still stationed here, but their division was constantly transferred to other battlefields. At this time, only one brigade was left in their entire division.
The seawall is 23 kilometers long.
With such a long coastline, one brigade is obviously not enough.
Looking at such a long coastline.
Lu Huawei and Jiang Zhengwu, who followed, looked solemn.
"Master Tao, how many people are there here?"
Tao Lu sighed helplessly.
"Originally, my entire division was stationed at the coastline, but the Japanese never came, and the battle lines in other places were tight, so two of my brigades were transferred away! I only have one brigade left! Although our 62nd Division belongs to the Central Army, our weapons and equipment are far inferior to those of the real Central Army! Fortunately, your Black Wolf Army is here... Brother Yuan Shuai, tell me your suggestions!"
Tao Lu got straight to the point at the end.
Yuan Shuai pointed in the direction and said.
"The 15-mile-long coastline of Caojing, Jinshanzui, Jinshanwei, Jinsiniang Bridge, and Quangongting is very convenient for the Japanese to land. The Jinshanwei area has been a battleground for military strategists since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The coastline here is wide and can accommodate a large number of troops to land, making it easy to advance into the depths. There are roads and railways leading to Shanghai and Hangzhou, and it is also a major transportation route to the Jiangsu-Anhui border and Nanjing. Therefore, the Japanese will definitely land along this -mile coastline and then concentrate their forces to attack Jinshanwei!"
"We are few in number, so we just need to concentrate our forces to defend Jinshanwei. Lao Lu, Lao Jiang, arrange for people to take all the wooden boards and nails we brought to the beach, nail the wooden boards together and place them on the beach, and hide a grenade under each board! Use wild boar traps, hand grenades, land mines, explosive packs, and everything else that can be used. Put iron sand in bags and tie them to the grenades to increase the lethality!"
"Brother Yang De, all your artillerymen should aim in front of the trap on the shore! Heavy machine guns..."
Listening to Yuan Shuai's plans.
Tao Lu and his men looked at each other in astonishment.
Looking at Yuan Shuai personally leading his men to bury mines in the minefield, Tao Lu's staff officer couldn't help but praise him.
"Commander, it seems that this Yuan Shuai is really capable!"
Tao Lu gritted his teeth and sighed.
"He is indeed a talented person. I am just afraid that the higher-ups will ask me to transfer him again!"
The staff officer and others kept silent.
Because they are soldiers, and soldiers must obey orders unconditionally. If their superiors transfer people again, they must let them go.
Sure enough, in the evening, a transfer order came.
Zhang Fakui issued an order to transfer the 62nd Division to Chuansha and the 10rd Division of the 63th Army Group stationed in Zhejiang to Jinshanwei. Upon receiving the order, action must be taken immediately without delay.
Tao Lu was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed, but there was nothing else he could do.
After all, they still asked the 63rd Division to take over the defense line.
However, the order was urgent, the Pudong front was tight, and there were no other reserve troops, so he left Jinshanwei before the 63rd Division arrived.
But in order to guard the coastline, he still left behind a battalion headquarters and two companies of about 300 people.
Yuan Shuai was still commanding his troops to set up defenses here on the coastline.
Suddenly, one of Jiang Zhengwu's men ran over with an angry face.
"Boss, it's bad, the damn Tao Lu ran away with his men!"
"what!"
"Damn it Tao Lu, why did you become a deserter!"
"Son of a bitch, I'll bring him back!"
Jiang Zhengwu said this and was about to take his people away.
"Don't go. There must be a transfer order from above!"
Yuan Shuai gritted his teeth helplessly.
Because he knows history, but he cannot change it.
"Boss, what are we going to do if they leave?"
"There's no way we can defend a 15-mile coastline with just the number of people we have!"
Everyone was so anxious that they were sweating.
Yuan Shuai looked around at the brothers around him and nodded silently.
"You're right. We can't defend the place with so few people, but we can't just retreat like that! Even if we do, we have to kill some devils before we retreat! Otherwise, people will say that we, the Black Wolf Army, are deserters! Notice everyone to hurry up and set up all the traps and minefields, and then go to the rear position to eat and sleep!"
"Do we need to keep anyone here?"
The monkey immediately asked.
"No, as long as the devils come ashore, they will trip the mines! Let's go, the essence of guerrilla warfare is to retreat when the enemy advances!"
Marshal Yuan had no other choice. If Tao Lu's brigade could stay, he might be able to lead the brigade to fight a good battle with the Japanese before withdrawing.
But now, there is only his Black Wolf Army here.
Time passes slowly.
At six o'clock the next morning, Yuan Shuai woke up everyone on the battlefield.
All heavy machine gunners and infantry gunners are ready for battle.
At this time, the sun had not yet risen, and thick fog covered the earth. The visible distance was not far, no more than fifty meters.
"Damn, why is there such a thick fog!"
"Boss, the fog is so thick that the visibility is limited. The Japanese shouldn't be coming here!"
Fatty and the others looked worried.
After all, there are 15 miles of coastline.
There are only about 800 of them.
Moreover, their scalps went numb when they thought about the fact that the Japanese naval guns could fire twenty kilometers away.
Yuan Shuai lit a cigarette and exhaled a long puff of smoke.
"The fog obscured the enemy's vision, and it also obscured our vision. At this time, the 63rd Division has not yet come to take over the defense line. This is the opportunity for the enemy to attack. Just wait, the enemy will be here soon!"
Just as Yuan Shuai said.
Lieutenant General Yanagawa, commander of the Japanese 10th Army, commanded 11 people under his command, boarded 155 transport ships, and organized into three landing transport teams. They landed on the coast of Caojing, Jinshanzui, Jinshanwei, Jinsiniangqiao, and Quangongting, which was about 3 miles long from east to west. The main attack direction was Jinshanwei.
At this time, the Japanese warships were quietly approaching in the fog.
After landing, the Japanese soldiers charged forward silently.
Seeing that no one discovered them, these devils were extremely excited.
Some of the devils even murmured excitedly.
"Yoshi, the Chinese should still be sleeping!"
"God help me, this thick fog can block our vision. As long as we rush to their position in one breath, we can kill them all...ah!"
Before a few Japanese soldiers could finish their words, they suddenly stepped on the wooden board and iron nails and let out a scream.
They pulled up the iron nails along with the wooden board, and the grenade pull ring under the board was pulled.
Grenade explosion with time delay.
"boom!"
A grenade killed three Japanese soldiers on the spot and injured four.
"Damn it, there's a minefield on this road!"
There was a loud roar of devilish anger.
But the team continued to run wildly.
One after another, the Japanese stepped on the wooden boards and iron nails, some stepped on wild boar traps, and some stepped on mines made from grenades.
The mines exploded one after another, and the entire shore was filled with the painful wails of the Japanese.
"Bagayalu, stop moving forward, there are traps and minefields ahead!"
Many Japanese officers roared loudly.