Chapter 116: The Day Before the Action (1)

Lying in the back of the car, I returned to the Dragon King Temple overnight, taking a hot bath in the Dragon King Temple spy base, and thinking about the days I had spent for a while was like a dream. His head rested on the camphor block, and his body fell asleep on the wooden fence of the hot pool, with a cup of Longjing tea resting beside him.

As soon as the sun showed his face, Hu Wenkai, who was dressed in military uniform, boarded the sparrow transport plane accompanied by Li Manqiang and Li Wenjun. When the plane landed in Qingpu, the officers and men of the 1st Brigade had already assembled.

Armored vehicles, artillery, trucks, horses, and soldiers wearing steel helmets stood in rows on the square with Type 20 rifles on their backs and camouflage uniforms. The observation students of Yanyang Military Academy formed three phalanxes at the back.

The commander of the garrison sounded the horn of the battalion, and the officer on duty shouted: "Chief Hu has arrived!" Salute"

The uniform hand salute and the earth-shaking roar: "Hello sir!" ”

Hu Wenkai raised his hand in return and strode onto the review stand, he did not say much nonsense but said directly: "The commanders of all regiments, battalions, and companies take a step forward. ”

Dozens of officers stepped forward and stood in front of their ranks, saluted with their hands, each reported their names, and loudly said that they were disdainful of their duties and obeyed the orders of Chief Hu.

"Do you have the confidence to recover Zhejiang?"

"Yes! The contemptuous general will lead his subordinates to recover Jiangsu for the sake of the re-advancement party and the Chinese people, even if one soldier is killed in battle, and the goal is not achieved, he will never retreat! ”

"Very good, I announce the resumption of Zhejiang, and immediately begin the soldiers, and I and the Fujin Party are waiting for your triumphant return."

"Please rest assured, Chief Hu, please rest assured that the Re-Progressive Party will not back down if the goal is not reached."

Tens of thousands of soldiers replied in unison.

"Board the car and set off," Hu Wenkai raised the flare gun in his hand and fired a shot into the sky.

The troops walked out of the review hall in an orderly manner under the leadership of the military management, and Wang Hongguo ran over to salute and said: "Report that Chief Hu's first brigade, one regiment, and one battalion have set off last night to go to Zhujiadun to block the Fourth Division. ”

"Let them keep their communications open and let the bombers be on standby to provide support. Now the airfield of the Dragon King Temple is at the command of your brigade at any time. If there is any situation, report it immediately to the General Staff, which only commands the tactical command at the strategic level, and it is up to you to do so. After Hu Wenkai finished speaking, he took Li Manqiang and Li Wenjun and left and flew to the Dragon King Temple.

A submarine had quietly left the port last night, and two warships were seen docked at the pier with French flags in the distance. Lu Dahai, the acting commander of the naval base, whistled, and the chaotic sailors on the dock instantly lined up in a uniform manner.

Wang Jiansheng and Zhang Hongwei, captains of destroyers No. 102 and No. 105, stood at the forefront of the procession, and when Hu Wenkai passed by, he said loudly: "Commander Hu, all the officers and men of destroyers No. 102 and No. 105 are ready to send a lecture to the commander. ”

Hu Wenkai waved his hand to signal a break, looked at the naval force he had built with a lot of money, and said loudly: "Ningbo Port is docked with the largest warship in China, the Hairong, the cruiser Yingrui, and more than a dozen gunboats, large and small, and Du Xiqi, commander of the Yangtze River Fleet, is in Ningbo. You have to adapt to the situation on the ground and strive to obtain these warships and sailors with zero casualties. ”

"This is the first time that our navy has gone to sea to fight, and we are only allowed to win and not lose."

"Please rest assured, Chief Hu, please rest assured that the Party will complete its task." Wang Jiansheng and Zhang Hongwei replied on behalf of the officers and soldiers.

Lu Dahai ordered all units to immediately take up their posts and wait for the order to set sail.

Wang Jiansheng and Zhang Hongwei followed Hu Wenkai, Li Manqiang, and Li Wenjun to the headquarters of the naval base.

Li Manqiang instructed again: "Wang Jiansheng and Zhang Hongwei must be careful in this mission, and the ship must not be exposed at all before entering the port." The French Consulate has sent a report to the Zhejiang side requesting that the two warships dock at the port for resupply, and the request has been granted. ”

Hu Wenkai picked up the plane with a cigarette in his mouth to reconnoiter and take photos, and the two cruisers with huge chimneys should be "Hairong" and "Yingrui", and next to them were more than a dozen small gunboats.

Hu Wenkai looked at the photo and said: "As long as you enter the port safely, half of the task is completed, and tonight the Ningbo local government labor army condolences to the Yangtze River fleet, and all their officers should attend the banquet." The Ningbo militia and the police will assist you, and the most perfect thing is to take all the warships and sailors, and the sailors at the very least. Did the people posing as French sailors find all? ”

"I found all of them, some of them were Russian non-commissioned officers and students, and some of them were French teachers of the Naval Academy." Lu Dahai replied.

"The French teachers have to pay 200 yuan per person before departure, and 100 special agents are also arranged to go on the ship?"

Lu Dahai said: "All arrangements have been made for them to enter the sailors' warehouse, and the 500 pairs of handcuffs have also been distributed. Boss, I don't think there is a big problem, the "Hairong" and "Yingrui" cruisers are boiler powered, and it takes half an hour to start the fire. So far yesterday, we have had three pre-drills. ”

"I don't just ask how to fight, the layman does not command, the insider is solely responsible for keeping the telecommunications unblocked. I wish you a victorious start and a triumphant return in advance. After Hu Wenkai finished speaking, he shook hands with the two captains who returned to the party members and said goodbye.

Submarine 902 is a German submarine in the late World War I, the submarine received the task immediately loaded with fresh water, ammunition and set sail to follow a company's freighter. On the way, the three lookout officers on the cargo ship took turns holding binoculars to scan the nearby sea area, and when they found the ship, they immediately picked up the phone to notify the signal man at the stern of the ship to wave the flag and signal the submarine behind to dive.

Falling and climbing, he continued to dive and surface, and finally arrived near the small island of Bijiashan off the coast of Ningbo at noon, separated from the cargo ship and sailed to Ningbo Port. The first actual combat instructor, Hessen, was not at ease and personally went on board to command.

"Parking"

"Levitation"

"Raise the periscope"

The submarine was suspended in the sea in a large form, and the periscope rose out of the sea.

The Yangtze River Fleet was peacefully docked in the harbor, and Hesson wondered why he hadn't even been so careless with a patrol boat.

Hessen muttered to the trainees to observe the records, and the trainees held the periscope and looked at it carefully and whispered: "Record the Hairong ship at the No. 1 berth on the left side of the No. 1 pier, the Yingrui ship at the No. 1 berth on the right side of the No. 1 pier, and the Jiangyuan gunboat at the No. 3 berth on the left side of the No. 3 pier ......."

The interrogation room shouted loudly that there was a ship coming from the right behind the ship, and the trainees in the command began to hurriedly order the dive, but Hesson immediately stopped: "Keep silent, put away the periscope." ”

As soon as the periscope was put away, the roar of the machine above the submarine was heard, and the submarine began to shake with the agitation of the propellers. It feels like the passing ships are passing by with their scalps.

"Raise the periscope," Hessen ordered

In the periscope, a small gunboat dragged black smoke into the harbor, and under the watchful eye of the periscope, the personnel who docked at the port mooring and extinguished the fire disembarked.

"The submarine is suspended at a depth of six meters, and the sound of propellers heard very close to the interrogation room should be a small boat, and the draft of a small ship should not exceed four meters, if it was a large-tonnage ship, the sound of propellers should have been heard a long time ago." Hesson was teaching the rookies a lesson.

"Reverse and return to the vicinity of Beacon Hill Island."

After driving slowly for 6 nautical miles, the submarine came to a bay near the small island of Beacon Hill, raised the ventilation duct and periscope, and sent a report to the rear to report the reconnaissance.

At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, two warships under the French flag anchored next to the small island of Beacon Hill, and Hessen's submarine set out to conduct a final reconnaissance in Ningbo Port.

Several restaurants in the urban area five miles away from the port were decorated with lights, and the governor of Ningbo, the chief of police, and celebrities hosted a banquet for the officers of the Yangtze River Fleet in Ningbo. Du Xiqi, commander of the Yangtze River Fleet, said to the adjutant next to him with a smile: "The governor of Ningbo is still a man, and it is rare to have an opportunity to learn from the local community after drifting on the sea for a long time." ”

"It's not that the commander is here, how can anyone in the navy compare with your prestige in Vladivostok to evacuate overseas Chinese, go to the Americas to participate in the US Navy parade, and go to Britain to participate in exercises."

"Wherever you are, you will say, this is mainly due to the hard work of the soldiers, how can it be my own credit."

Du Xiqi raised his wine glass and drank it every time he saluted, and his subordinates respected themselves when they saw that the commander was interested, and the singers of the entire Ningbo City were shouted by the police chief to sing and accompany the wine, and half of the street of the restaurant was filled with the smell of rouge and the shouting of fists.

Dozens of tables were set up on the wharf, and the sailors had already rolled up their cuffs and poured wine, and the officers on duty were holding their sticks and preparing to fight, but the officers of the garrison of the batteries on the side stopped them and said: "Brothers, these soldiers are floating on the sea all year round, and it is rare to get together for a small drink. ”

The officer on duty thought that there were a few 200-mm shore defense guns on the two batteries next to the port, and there was almost no danger at sea, so he immediately borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and said: "Listen to this commander interceding for you, everyone drink a little less and don't get drunk, otherwise I won't be able to deal with the commander when he comes back." ”

Two whistles sounded, and two warships approached the port berth, led by a harbor pilot boat.

"Where's the warship?" The officer on duty asked

"The French warship came to anchor and replenish, and the Overseer's Office called in the morning to arrange it."

"Then your port is very profitable, brother."

"That's that, a once-in-a-century thing. The militia had already purchased supplies and were waiting outside the port. ”

The officer on duty hurriedly said: "Brother, hurry up and let the militia brothers in, this is not suitable for us to eat and drink other people's people's and keep the people's militia out." ”

"I'm not afraid that these turtles will disturb your meal when they come in."

"Brother, it's okay, it's okay, hurry up and let the militia brothers in."

The garrison officer waved his hand to the adjutant and said, "Let those turtles in, and be careful not to give them their guns, these turtle guns are their lives." ”