Emergency Doctor Mercenary Road: Chapter 54 Race against the clock
Chapter 54 Race against the clock
Lu Fei reported to Turner that he was safe, and then chatted for a long time, until Turner got a little impatient, and then hung up the intercom. Lu Fei raised his hand and looked at his watch, it was only 10 o'clock sharp. After thinking about it in his heart, he walked to Colonel Hunter who was observing the jungle with his binoculars.
"Old Hunter, come and smoke a cigar and celebrate that our group of brothers is unscathed. I have nothing to do." Lu Fei handed Colonel Hunter a cigar and lit it. Hunter clapped his hand and smiled, "I especially hope you lose your job so my kids don't go to you to cry."
"Colonel, you are my old boss and friend. I have some gossip here to share with you, even if you have heard it." Lu Fei looked at no one to his left and right, and approached him mysteriously and said.
"How do you say? You always have some well-informed information. I urgently need some advice. Now the enemy's situation is unknown. I am preparing to wait for the large troops to come up, and then send a reconnaissance unit to explore and advance, but the troops are not safe on the beach." Colonel Hunter said anxiously.
"I got two important news from my brother-in-law just now. First, the carrier-based bomber bombed the airport on the island, and there was no ground fire resistance. It seemed that the Japanese ground troops were not many, and they even carried out low-altitude strafing through the field. The pilot saw Many Japanese soldiers don't even wear shirts, they don't look like combat troops, um, like sappers." Lu Fei deliberately stopped and took a cigar. "Cough cough cough", Lu Fei immediately choked up.
"Oh, this news is very interesting, and also, hurry up, I've captured the airport and invited you to drink rum."
"There is another news that is not very favorable to us. It is said that the Navy's General Fletcher is afraid of the Japanese aircraft carriers and wants to withdraw all the aircraft carriers. Our division commander, General Vandergrift, is very angry, but he can't stop it." Lu Fei said solemnly.
Colonel Hunter knew the inside story of the landing. The landing was very hasty. The Air Force found that the Japanese army had begun to build an airfield on Guadalcanal, so the Naval Headquarters hurriedly mobilized the First Marine Division and temporarily formed an attack fleet. So this information is very possible. However, this news was very unfavorable for the landing troops. A large number of personnel and materials did not go ashore, and they lost air cover. It was very unfavorable for the First Marine Division, especially the first regiment that had already landed on the island.
"I think your kid must have an idea, don't hide it, everyone is a group." Colonel Hunter said anxiously.
"There is indeed a suggestion for your reference, so that our regiment can get the first credit, and get air cover and protection. The only thing that can be done is to quickly capture the airfield! Capture the airfield today, and then let the carrier aircraft transfer from the aircraft carrier to the airfield. On the Guadalcan airfield, at least one squadron of reconnaissance aircraft and one squadron of medium bombers can go to the island. The evacuation of the aircraft carrier will not be so deadly for us." Lu Fei said in a low voice.
"It's a good idea, but I'm a little worried that the Japanese have traps in the jungle." Colonel Hunter said worriedly.
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward. We are all waiting on the beach now. If the Japanese planes or cruisers arrive today or tomorrow, and the carpet bombing or shelling of the beach, we have to finish." Lu Fei urged. .
Colonel Hunter nodded. He really understood the essence of the landing battle. He knew in his heart that he could not be beaten and waited to death at this stage. After making up his mind, he called the battalion commander of the first battalion.
"Major Anderson, now you lead the first battalion, I will send a light armored company to lead you, you attack and advance, the target airport, if there are Japanese wanderers on the road, don't pay attention, in case of stubborn resistance or complete The Japanese defense line, call the regiment immediately, and I will arrange air support fire or naval artillery support fire. You bring Dr. Jack, you don't need me to tell you his identity, you can ask him more if there is anything. The purpose is to occupy the airport as soon as possible. , preferably before 3 pm. Do you understand? Understand that immediately organize troops to move forward!"
During the war, you don’t need to ask your boss’s orders, just execute them. Anderson nodded and left (no salute is allowed on the battlefield to prevent snipers), shouting loudly to organize the troops. Ten minutes later, the 1st battalion and the lightly armored company were ready to go.
Lu Fei and Battalion Commander Anderson sat in the jeep in the middle of the team and started to head for the airport. The light armored company at the head, the Isshiki armored vehicle charged forward, stirring up billowing dust. The convoy made a centripetal assault towards the airport at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. There was no effective resistance along the way. The occasional gunshot or two in the jungle were immediately terminated by the 12.7mm Browning heavy machine gun on the armored vehicle.
The team progressed very smoothly. It was only 3 kilometers away from the airport when it was almost 12 noon. The road began to become difficult, and resistance gradually began to take shape. However, the Japanese army is at most a squad level. The first company and the armored company in front of them strictly enforced their orders, and the firepower was sprayed all the way, ignoring the stragglers.
After half an hour, I arrived at the periphery of the airport, and I could see the airport runway and control tower with the naked eye. Lu Fei took out his binoculars and carefully observed the situation at the airport. His purpose is to keep the airport intact, not to let the Japanese army destroy the airport, and even to leave the tower equipment, so that the transfer plane can be stationed immediately, and he can carry out his second step plan.
On the periphery of the airport and on the runway, the Japanese army turned into a mess. The devils garrison did not expect the landing of the US military at all, and they did not expect to reach the airport so quickly. Thousands of people were stationed at the airport, but only more than 200 were infantry, and the rest were Sappers or North Korean laborers who came to repair the airport, resistance was extremely weak.
"Major Anderson, the Japanese army has no organized resistance and is in chaos, let's go." Lu Fei turned Garland behind him to him.
Anderson probably guessed that this action was Lu Fei's suggestion, and he also liked this kind of battle that made meritorious deeds easily and had few casualties. With a wave of the hand, the troops formed a formation and began to attack and advance in the direction of the airport's core area - the tower.
Those sitting on armored vehicles and jeeps, running forward, the American soldiers killed them in various ways, and shot down the Japanese soldiers or North Korean laborers who were running around on the runway. Clear who is a threat and who is not a threat. It was about 300 meters away from the tower. The Japanese army shot down from the three-story tower, and the machine guns and rifles on the tower began to shoot purposefully.
A soldier was shot and fell to the ground. The heavy machine gun on the armored vehicle pointed directly at the glass window on the third floor of the tower, and the bullets shot like a storm. Like other soldiers, Lu Fei "boom blah blah" covered the tower. A few seconds later, the gunfire of the Japanese army on the tower stopped, and it was unknown whether the Japanese army retreated or was killed. A minute later, a group attacked under the tower, and the armored vehicles continued to sweep forward. The company was ordered by the battalion commander to stay and capture the tower. Lu Fei also jumped out of the car and prepared to participate in the battle. In his plan, the complete capture of the tower was the best result.
Some soldiers took out an explosive device, inserted the detonator into the round hole on one side of the one-pound TNT packaged in the metal box, and placed it on the ground of the only small door on the first floor of the tower, ready to explode to open the door.
Ten seconds later, the wicket was blown open. There was a loud bang, and before the blasting smoke dispersed, three soldiers rushed in.
I didn’t expect that there was a long, narrow and steep staircase after entering. At the end of the stairs, at the corner of the first and second floors, there were two Japanese soldiers with machine guns shooting at the door from top to bottom. The three U.S. soldiers who rushed in this time suffered heavy casualties. One was killed on the spot, and the two soldiers escaped and were shot several times. The other Marines were also unequivocal. They didn't show their heads, stretched out their guns, and shot frantically at the turn of the stairs.
Lu Fei and other soldiers pulled the soldiers who were shot aside while the gunfire in the tower stopped. I touched the carotid arteries of the two of them respectively, and there was no need to rescue them. Both of them stopped their heartbeats. They were hit by machine guns at close range, and the probability of surviving was too low. At the same time, at the corner of the stairs, the two Japanese soldiers were not stupid. After the machine gun fired a round, they withdrew and were not hit by the retaliatory fire of the marines. If the marines want to go in, the enemy will definitely point the muzzle at the corner of the stairs on the second floor, and whoever shows up on the cliff will be beaten into a sieve.
The eyes of Douglas, the company commander, were red, and he was ready to continue to lead people up to attack. He was grabbed by Lu Fei.
"Captain Douglas, we can't rush like this, you know. I have a way for you to listen?" Lu Fei said loudly.
"I've killed three good guys, and I'm going to **** them." The company commander shouted with a blue vein on his head.
"Listen to me, I will let you do whatever you want, you listen to me." Lu Fei explained his plans to the company commander and several other soldiers one by one.
Everyone listened to the plan and couldn't help but put on a black question mark face, but out of trust in their comrades, they did as he said, and it was not dangerous anyway. The soldiers took out water bottles, wet towels, and covered their mouths and noses. Lu Fei sneaked to the side of the wall at the corner of the stairs. He didn't stick his head out to observe. He took out a small mirror and stretched it out to take a look. In the mirror, he could see that machine guns and several rifles were erected at the entrance of the stairs on the second floor. Are waiting in earnest.
Lu Fei knew that these Japanese veterans would not be reckless. If he threw a grenade on it and the other party hid behind the door on the second floor, basically the grenade would not blow them up. But he has a wicked trick that can solve this problem.
Lu Fei was leaning against the wall at the corner. First, he pretended to take it out of his bag, but in fact, he took out the goggles, mask, and earplugs from the space ring, and put them on in an orderly manner. He took out three more kicks and lit one of the kicks with the Lanson lighter distributed by the army. When the fuse was almost burned, he threw it at the diagonally opposite wall.
"呯, 嗙" two loud noises echoed in the narrow staircase space. Then a cloud of red smoke began to fill everywhere. The stairs on the second floor were just upwind, and all the smoke drifted up.
"cough, cough, cough", there was a heart-piercing coughing sound from the second floor. These coughing sounds made you panic, as if someone was coughing out their lungs. Then there was the sound of gunfire, and the Japanese soldiers panicked and shot desperately.
Lu Fei didn't rush up, he continued to light the second one, and then threw it up.
"呯, 嗙" was repeated twice, the red smoke was thicker now, and no one could be seen. Lu Fei waited for 20 seconds. The bullets in the Japanese guns were all emptied, and he couldn't open his eyes. It was impossible to reload the machine guns. It was impossible in this life.
Lu Fei put the Garand back on his back, the M1911A1 pistol appeared in his hand, and he rushed forward in the lead. There was no Japanese standing on the stairs on the second floor. They couldn't see or hear. They squatted on the ground and coughed desperately.
Lu Fei ran up the stairs and shot the Japanese soldier who was crouching on the right side in the head. He didn't wait to turn the gun and continued to shoot. The brothers who rushed up afterward turned on their guns and extended their gun barrels from Lu Fei's side. All the ghost soldiers in front of them all thudded.
Lu Fei, regardless of what was in front of him, slowly leaned against the wall and walked up to the third floor. When he approached the corner, he lit the third second kick and threw it on the third floor stair landing, and then he quickly retreated. By the way, I patted a few comrades in arms and made a gesture to cover my ears. The soldiers turned pale when they saw the gesture, put down their guns, and covered their ears before speaking.
There were two loud bangs of "呯, 嗙", and the red smoke filled the third floor again. There was still the sound of "呯, 呯, 呯" shooting. The Japanese soldiers upstairs were shooting blindly. After waiting for 10 seconds, Lu Fei rushed up. There were only 2 Japanese soldiers at the stairs on the third floor, and they were all armed with Type 38 rifles. But they had no way to pull the bolt and load the bullet, and everyone squatted down with a cough. Lu Fei was wearing goggles, his eyes were still wide open, "Bah, ah", two shots were shot in the heads of the two, the two devils fell down in response, Lu Fei did not refill the gun, and took it out from his trouser pocket. A second kick was lit and thrown into the main control room of the tower on the third floor.
After the two loud noises this time, before Lu Fei rushed in, several comrades in the back rushed in! The American soldiers all had an idea in their hearts: What's the matter, the smell on the stairs can blind your eyes, it's better to rush into the room, at least the air between the general control room on the third floor and the outside is well circulated.
There were only 2-3 Japanese soldiers upstairs, and they were all technicians. After being choked to the point of being unable to breathe, they were knocked to the ground by the marines one after another, and all the attacking marines were unscathed. Lu Fei didn't care about the disposal of these enemies. Naturally, the company commander took care of them. He first went to see the situation of the equipment. Although the communication equipment of the US military and the Japanese army is not common, the control tower has a basic command and control system in the airport, which can be used quickly.
The equipment is basically intact, at least the building of the tower is intact and can be used quickly. Lu Fei pulled the company commander downstairs, walked to the open space outside, and took off the mask and eye mask. Please contact the battalion commander and the regiment commander quickly to inform them that the tower has been completely captured. At this time, the battalion commander drove back from the edge of the airport in a car far away.
"Batch commander, the control tower has been completely taken down, and the surrounding area of the airport has been cleared. Hurry up and call the regiment commander, he knows what to do next." Lu Fei said loudly.
"It's all taken, I've looked at the runway, it's 80 percent complete, the power plant has been built, a lot of grain, construction equipment, building materials have been seized, as well as hundreds of cases of Japanese beer and an intact freezer processing plant. I can't believe that we took down the airport so smoothly! I'll call the regiment commander, he should be on the way with the big troop. I'll congratulate you, and we'll talk about the details later." The battalion commander was excited. shouted.
(end of this chapter)