Chapter 62: Two dozen river defense brigades

I thought that reinforcements were coming, but I didn't think it was an enemy who wanted to die. The Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info accompanied the two gunboats to launch a close-range sneak attack and strafing first, and the Japanese fleet, which was only escorted by two gunboats, was directly caught off guard.

Even on the merchant ships of the little devils, there are also guards with guns. But in the face of the two gunboats firing at the patrol boat, the armed guards on the merchant ship did not dare to raise their heads at all, and some of the crew members were even more frightened to lie on the deck.

When the camouflaged fleet succeeded in taking down the two gunboats escorting the escort, the guerrillas hiding in the reeds, and the fishing boats that had now come, also surrounded the merchant ships one after another. Seeing this scene, someone on the merchant ship soon chose to surrender.

After all, compared to the two gunboats, which were full of little devils, many of the armed guards and crews on the merchant ships were Chinese sailors. In the face of such a threat of death, how can they resist to the end?

With Yu Zhenghe's order to board the ship, all seven large merchant ships were controlled. Only then did he order: "Drive the ship to Liugou Bay, notify the nearby folks to come and help, and transfer the goods on the merchant ship as soon as possible, the speed must be fast!" ”

'Yes, Captain! ’

Looking at the seven cargo ships that had already been taken, the guerrillas who came by fishing boats first transferred the captives from the merchant ships. These captives are also to be held separately and await the handling of them by their superiors.

And in the case of these merchant ships, naturally there are members of the guerrillas who are responsible for driving away. Drive to the nearest place to shore and move the supplies away as fast as you can. With the help of people from nearby fishing villages, I believe it won't take much time.

With seven merchant ships driven by the guerrillas to Liugou Bay, in addition to the gunboats damaged by mines, one other captured gunboat was also received by the guerrillas. It wasn't long before the ships began to head downstream.

According to the previous operational arrangement, the Weishan Lake guerrillas were mainly responsible for hijacking the merchant ships of the little devils and destroying the gunboats that the little devils were responsible for escorting. The redundant gunboats captured earlier are now staying outside the river of the river defense brigade.

Zhao Tiehu, who had been staying outside the river defense brigade, looked at the Japanese ships that launched the gunboats and prepared to go to the rescue, and also looked forward to the scene when they hit the mine. This kind of combat method of fighting at the door of the house is believed to make the little devil very depressed.

As Zhao Tiehu expected, as the little devil started the gunboat and sailed away from the dock at the fastest speed, ready to enter the channel in the center of the lake. Before they could get close to their usual course, the gunboat at the head struck a mine.

The loud sound of 'boom' caught the Japanese ships following behind them somewhat unprepared. Immediately, an officer shouted: "Stop the boat, get out of the way!" Damn, how are there mines here? ”

Before their words could fall, a patrol boat with less tonnage also crashed into a mine buried under the water. Compared to the gunboat, which was blown open with a large hole, this thin-skinned patrol boat was blown over in an instant.

A group of little devils who stayed in the patrol boat were naturally thrown into the lake. And some of the ships that didn't come and stopped also began to ram the leading ship, and the entire dock area looked extremely chaotic.

From time to time, the Japanese ships that evaded and dodged also touched the mines laid by Zhao Tiehu and others before. The continuous explosions also mean that the ships of the little devils have also been damaged or completely lost their combat effectiveness.

At this time, Zhao Tiehu made a gesture and said: "Let our gunboats carry out artillery bombardment at the farthest distance!" These little devils, who used to bully our fishermen in the lake area with their gunboats, let them try the taste of being shelled today. ”

In the face of these Japanese ships crowded on the dock, Zhao Tiehu quickly ordered the accompanying gunboats to start shelling. Considering that the mines here have not yet been cleared, Zhao Tiehu naturally will not let his ship touch the mines.

The little devils, who were wondering why there were so many mines outside the docks, immediately realized that they had been attacked when they saw the two gunboats appear. And these two gunboats will definitely not be with them.

'Enemy attack! ’

After some officers shouted this at the top of their voices, they still couldn't give the order to fight back. The ships that had previously sailed out of the dock were now crowded together. Even if they wanted to fight back, they wouldn't be able to aim accurately!

In contrast, the two gunboats that stayed outside the dock began to launch a saturated shelling. The artillerymen in charge of operating the artillery fired one life-threatening shell after another as fast as they could, destroying the little devil ships huddled together.

The battle on the dock naturally can't escape the attention of the little devils in the barracks. Seeing his own fleet being beaten at the dock, the little devil officers who stayed in the barracks immediately realized that their river defense brigade had been attacked again.

When immediately sending a report to the Zaozhuang Garrison Headquarters to request support, the River Defense Brigade did not forget to ask for help from the higher-level River Defense Wing. It is hoped that the wing can send the nearest river defense force to Zaozhuang to support.

Even the officers of the river defense brigade can already guess the few merchant ships that have just entered Zaozhuang, but they are afraid that they are really more auspicious. After the news was reported, the river defense wing stationed in Jining was suddenly furious.

While instructing the upstream and downstream river defense troops to immediately rush to Zaozhuang for reinforcements, they also sent a telegram to the Zaozhuang headquarters, hoping that the garrison troops stationed in Zaozhuang could send reinforcements as soon as possible.

Looking at the news sent by the river defense brigade, Sataro Eguchi, who is now having a headache with reinforcements and still failed to arrive in Teng County, also really tasted the feelings of his predecessor Akiya Kobayashi. These Eighth Route Army are really unguardable!

But who told him that he was already in office? No matter how reluctant he is, this mess must be cleaned up. Otherwise, he will be the one who will be cleaned up by then!

'Order the garrison troops stationed in the territory of Weishan to immediately send troops to reinforcements. Warning the garrison troops in Weishan to be sure to pay attention to the sneak attack of Tubalu. These damn dirt eight roads will definitely take advantage of their lack of strength to launch a sneak attack. ’

Even if he realized this possibility, Sataro Eguchi still didn't have a good way. If he continues to be the same as Kobayashi Zhao, he will tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. The final result is that the entire Zaozhuang is completely messed up.

Under these circumstances, Sataro Eguchi could only send another telegram order to the garrisons of each city, strictly prohibiting the troops stationed in the city from going out at will. Before the infantry brigade arrived, all the defending troops had to defend the county seat where they were stationed.

From Eguchi Zotaro's order, it can be seen that the little devil should have accepted the lesson of the previous time. But at present, the big army of the little devils has not yet arrived, and the little devils want to find the Eighth Route Army to liquidate, but I am afraid that it is unlikely.

When the garrison troops in Weishan began to send elite gallops to the river defense brigade one after another. Not long after they walked out of the defense area, they were ambushed and blocked by the main force of the second detachment.

At the same time, the guerrillas and martial arts teams of the Eighth Route Army, which had already infiltrated the towns and villages, also launched a sneak attack on the little devils who stayed behind. Even many troops attacked directly during the day, which was really surprising to the defenders.

Receiving a call from the garrison in Weishan for help, Eguchi Zotaro said in frustration: "Damn, I knew that Tubalu would definitely take the opportunity to sneak attack." Yaga, where did they come from so many combat troops? ”

Even if he was aware of this danger, Sataro Eguchi also couldn't think of too many ways to crack it. Faced with the call for help from these defenders in Weishan, Sataro Eguchi could only order them to hold out as much as possible.

When they could not hold on, they were allowed to break through and rush to the nearest Japanese garrison to join up. After all, in this case, Sataro Eguchi can only choose a relatively small loss.

As long as these troops are kept, as soon as the main force sent by the division arrives, I believe that there should be no problem in recovering these towns and villages that were occupied by the Eighth Route Army. If the casualties are too great, where will the troops be replenished at that time?

At present, as the war of aggression against China has been going on for a longer and longer period, many recruits who have just completed three months of training in China have been dispatched to various divisions and regiments. Even in their colonies, the little devils had to forcibly recruit strong men and expand their combat units.

No matter how the troops are expanded, compared with the current expansion speed of the Chinese Anti-Japanese War troops, they are still weak and pitiful. After all, compared to a bigger Huaxia, even if they capture all the young and strong people in the island country, it is estimated that they can't compare!

Eguchi Zuotaro's distress, Zhao Tiehu naturally ignored it. Looking at the little devil ships that were constantly being destroyed, Zhao Tiehu, who was still sitting on the fishing boat, gave an order in time: "Commando, get on!" ”

Compared with ships with large tonnage, it is easy to touch the mines that have been laid before, and the waterline of fishing boats is not deep, so they basically do not hit mines. But even so, the fishing boats were careful to avoid the areas where they had previously been mined.

Looking at the Eighth Route Army in these fishing villages, they began to attack the wharf, and the little devils who were saving people at the wharf quickly realized what these Eighth Route Army wanted to do. For a while, an officer immediately ordered to prepare for a blockade.

If you really let these Eighth Route Army rush to the dock, then don't talk about these little devils who are dead at the dock now, I am afraid that the little devils of the entire river defense brigade will face another crisis of total annihilation.

The sniper took the lead, and the fishing boat cautiously began to enter the wharf of disarray. For some of the surviving little devils, the special operators sitting on the fishing boat also did not skimp on bullets and killed them all in the water.

This kind of massacre-like scene really made the little devil angry. But in the face of more and more Eighth Route Army soldiers who landed on fishing boats injured, many little devils knew that their next fate would not be too good.

At this time, no one cares about the life or death of the merchant fleet anymore, and many of the little devils who survived want most is for reinforcements to appear quickly. But they didn't know at all, and they were afraid that reinforcements would not be able to arrive in a short time.

The little devils who came from the land to reinforce the main force of the second detachment were responsible for blocking and ambushing. If the reinforcements coming from the water want to enter the territory of Weishan Lake, they must first find a way to deal with the mines laid earlier.

The mines can't be swept away, and the ships that are afraid of the little devils will not deliberately send them to death. After all, no matter what, the price of a gunboat is not cheap! There is too much damage, how can you explain it to the above?