878. Robbery of warships
At about eight o'clock in the evening of August 2, 1939, the commander of a company quietly took down the sentry at the entrance of the barracks, and the 226 people of the company slipped into the large courtyard in an instant.
This hour is the busiest time in the barracks. The little devil probably had just had dinner, and they were all talking in the room, and they couldn't understand it.
The horseshoe-shaped barracks structure has a total of 9 gates. The commander of a company stretched out his right hand and gestured three times by taking advantage of the light in the room, and more than 150 people in nine squads had already jumped out like a group of leopards, and each squad dealt with one door.
The remaining three squads left one and set up 4 machine guns, 2 howitzers, and 2 recoilless guns at the gate.
The commander of the first company led the other two squads to the barracks room, which was to prepare for the emergency.
The process was unexpectedly smooth and there were no surprises!
The deputy company commander came out of the room with an assault rifle and said, "Company commander, there are only 31 people here, and it is not a squad at all!" Without any defense, all of them were wiped out by the warriors in hand-to-hand combat. ”
Before the first company commander could speak, the platoon commander hurriedly came over and whispered: "I have found the passage leading to the inside of the fortress, and I have ordered the first and second platoons to touch it in, and strive to be able to take it down quietly, so I came to talk to you." ”
"My opinion is that now the battalion commander can be notified and asked to organize a large force to come over. Even if the little devil finds out that the situation is wrong, because of our interference, we can't fire at all now. As long as you send the navy brothers out of the customs, fuck, Lao Tzu has been holding back for four or five days, and you can have a good killing! ”
"it! It's better never to shoot a shot, that's what the commander-in-chief said. The company commander shouted at the platoon commander in a low voice, and then turned his head and shouted: "Operator, immediately inform the battalion commander that the passage through the hole in the city has been opened, let them hurry up!" ”
The platoon leader, but the original deputy squad leader, was promoted after the bloody battle in Jinzhou, and he is only 18 years old this year, so he is very impulsive: "The commander-in-chief is really true, he even said that he would never shoot a shot, so we have to be soldiers to do the ball!" ”
The deputy company commander laughed and scolded angrily on the side: "Lao Tzu sees that your skin is tight, and you dare to talk about the commander-in-chief in private!" Hurry up and command the capture of the fortress, less fucking nonsense here! ”
The platoon commander left, and the company commander shook the assault rifle in his hand: "I've always heard that the little devil's fortress is powerful, but I've never seen it." You command two squads here to serve as a guard, covering the battalion commander and their large troops to pass through, and Lao Tzu goes in to see what the fortress is! ”
It turned out that there was a gate directly east of the little devil barracks, and there were light railroad tracks on the ground. The commander of a company came here with a squad, only to find a huge arch, and the passage inside was brightly lit, and the railway extended all the way in.
The commander of the first company walked more than 50 meters along the railway, and the railway had come to an end, and the passage had also come to an end. But overhead is a large hole with a diameter of more than 20 meters that extends upwards, on which there is a winch, and a hook hoist hangs on it.
There was a depression on the left-hand side, where two little devils had already wiped their necks, and one had thrown a machine gun on the ground. The commander of the first company went over to see that the shooting hole was just facing the passage of the hole in the city.
When he turned around, the company commander found that the passage on the opposite side was unknown how long, and there were also street lights in it. The only bad thing is that the arched passage is only one meter five high and two meters wide.
"Follow me!"
The company leader bent down and entered the passage, but he had just walked less than twenty meters, and a hole appeared in front of him, with steps going down and steps going up to the passage opposite.
"I'm cāo, this cannonball weighs at least four tons!"
The first thing he saw was the artillery shell mount, the 460mm projectiles all pointed upward, and the yards were neatly stacked. At first glance, there are more than 100 of them. There are cap-piercing shells, incendiary bombs, and high-explosive shells.
Turning around, there was another basement, and the company commander understood very well that this was the medicine room. What shocked him the most was the third basement, which was the lifting loader. The entire reloading mechanism, all electric, is not a strong point of the Army.
The seven little devils all died differently, but they were all dead! It looks like the 460mm heavy gun should be on it.
The commander of the first company did not stop, and led a squad up the steps on the opposite side, and went all the way south along the passage, and soon found another basement, which was also a projectile room, a medicine bag room, and a loader.
"Operator, hurry up and call the division commander and ask his artillery regiment to come up immediately. Fuck, these heavy artillery can't be used, and if someone else gets rid of it, that's the worst thing! ”
Subsequently, 4 more basements were discovered, and an iron door appeared in front of this passage, which is currently closed. The commander of the first company had a realization in his heart, so he said in a deep voice: "Tell the division commander, the fortresses here are all connected together underground, and they are divided into three layers, and it is useless to just blow up the ground facilities!" ”
Wei Chong, the commander of the Fourth Division, did not hesitate at all when he received the report, and said directly on the radio: "Order you to stick to the spot!" I immediately give you an order to the regimental commander that the entire 1st Machine Gun Battalion is now tasked with protecting the fortress and the fortress heavy artillery. Before the artillery regiment comes up, it is not allowed to take half a step back! ”
This is indeed not a joke, 1 460mm heavy gun, counting the entire facility, is hundreds of thousands of dollars, which can be exchanged for three fighters.
Wei Chong knew very well in his heart that Pyongyang did not have the ability to produce 460mm barrels at present, so the largest main guns on the battleship were all 406mm (410mm) caliber. Even these barrels were bought and assembled from Germany, and they were not produced by themselves.
Press the machine gun company here to continue to use intrigue and tricks, and then plot the fortress of the little devils without mentioning.
It is said that after Guo Quanzhong received the report of the commander of a company at the front, he really ordered the whole army to march quickly, rushed out four kilometers in one go, and finally came to the territory belonging to the Soviet Red Army at 10 o'clock in the evening. On the water surface of the bay, sure enough, there were four huge black warships, and there were lights on them.
Guo Quanzhong did not hesitate, directly took out the flare gun, and fired three green signal flares in the direction of Kraskinno on the opposite side.
The third machine gun company directly waded across the Douman River to the opposite bank, and then with a shout, the guns and cannons suddenly rang out, and they rushed towards the opposite side.
The Soviet troops on the opposite side probably also had a company, and the submachine guns and light machine guns suddenly roared angrily, and even mortars began to bombard.
However, the soldiers on both sides tonight did not have good marksmanship, the bullets flew into the sky, and the shells did not know where they fell.
This sudden battle was definitely violent, because of the dense gunfire. It seems that the opposing sides are not comparing the accuracy of hits, but the rate of fire of the weapons.
Ten minutes passed in an instant after a violent clash of nearly 700 people, and it is estimated that more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition have been fired on both sides. As a result, the Soviet troops could not resist and began to retreat on all fronts, and the port of Karastino fell!
"Navy brothers, don't worry, first of all, put the medicine boxes in your hands neatly on the dock. Be sure to handle it with care, and don't fall it. The 3rd and 4th machine gun companies were all concentrated on the dock to serve as guards, and did not move around at will. ”
Guo Quanzhong led 2,400 sailors to the dock, it was already half past eleven in the evening, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Everyone pay attention to Lao Tzu, except for the four warships, you are absolutely not allowed to enter any room, and no items are allowed to be moved." Violators will be killed! ”
"Sui Youxiang and Xu Jiatai, the rest is up to you!" After Guo Quanzhong gave the order, he said to the two naval officers beside him: "This kind of behemoth, Lao Tzu can only stare dryly." If you need any help, just say it. ”
Sui Youxiang said loudly: "Battalion Commander Guo, I don't know what help I need now. We need to wait for the results of the preliminary inspections of the various teams, especially the results of the Marine Department, the Guns Department, the Communications Department, and the Navigation Department. Otherwise, the battleship would not be able to start, and without the most basic fire defense, we would not dare to drive out casually. ”
"Report to the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the operation: both aircraft carriers are of the same type, and they should be the Ark Royal class that the commander-in-chief said. Enclosed bow and the latest glide flight deck. Each carrier carries 99 carrier-based aircraft, a third of which are on deck. There were also 3 spare aircraft in the hangar, which did not carry ammunition. ”
Sui Youxiang nodded: "Cao Jingji, your flight team should carefully check to see what type of fighter it is, and can our pilots master the basic flight maneuvers?" ”
"Report to the commander-in-chief: I've seen it, it should be the Commander-in-Chief said that the I-15 fighter, using an open cockpit and a fixed rear three-point landing gear, two-bladed propellers. It's not comparable to ours, it's too backward! ”
"According to the instructions I have read, this aircraft uses an M25 nine-cylinder star-shaped air-cooled engine with a power of 578 kilowatts, a maximum level flight speed of 367 kilometers, a practical ceiling of 9,000 meters, and a range of 510 kilometers from takeoff to 5,000 kilometers."
"The biggest advantage of this aircraft is that it has good low-altitude performance and strong maneuverability, and it only takes 8 seconds to circle 360 degrees at an altitude of 1,000 meters. But the biggest problem is that two 12.7 mm caliber machine guns are installed on the wings, and the firepower is obviously insufficient. ”
Sui Youxiang shook his head and said, "Captain Cao, what we need is a battleship, not this plane. But without these planes, we did not dare to drive the aircraft carrier out. So let the pilots work hard and think about it. ”
"Report to the commander-in-chief: the Marine Department has completed the preliminary inspection, and the four warships are in a state of air pressure ready to start, ready to go. The turbine and drivetrain are working normally, at least for the time being, and nothing has been going on. ”
"Report to the commander-in-chief: none of the four warships are equipped with early warning radars, let alone fire control systems, and mainly rely on lookout posts on the bridges. The communication equipment is mainly a 150-watt high-power radio station and external contact, and the fleet is mainly high-power walkie-talkies. ”
"Report to the commander-in-chief: the gun systems of the two battleships are basically normal, the turret rotation is flexible, and the ammunition supply equipment is functioning normally. The weapons systems of the two aircraft carriers, which were not checked for the time being. ”
"The main long-range strike firepower of the two battleships is two quadruple 47 caliber 460mm main guns in the bow and two quadruple 406mm 406mm guns in the stern. Looking at this stance, the firing range should be more than 48 km, and even reach the maximum effective range of 55 km. ”
Sui Youxiang said helplessly: "We only have 2,400 people, and there are only 600 special positions on each battleship. It was only guaranteed that the main guns of the two battleships would be able to fire to deter the enemy, and it was simply impossible to operate all the weapon systems and auxiliary equipment. According to what we know so far, we only need to walk 120 nautical miles west to be able to get air reinforcements. ”
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.