Although many parts of Weishan Lake have frozen, in order to ensure the safety of passing transport ships, the Japanese River Defense Brigade stationed at Weishan Lake still opened a waterway that is convenient for gunboats and ironclad patrol boats. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that compared to the usual number of patrols, there are not many ships passing by now, and the little devil is naturally not as diligent as before. In addition, most of the lakes closer to shore are frozen, and fishermen living in the lake area are also unable to fish.

If there is a convoy of transport vessels passing, the river defense brigade will also patrol the route in advance. In addition to investigating the enemy's situation, it is more concerned about the freezing situation in the lake area. After all, large chunks of ice floe are also a danger to merchant ships.

As night fell, a cold wind blew on the wide lake. In this kind of weather, no one in the Japanese river defense brigade stationed not far from the lake will stay in the icy and biting cold wind, and more people will hide in the outpost to keep warm.

Compared with the vigilance on the lake, the Japanese River Defense Brigade also received a telegram from Zaozhuang, asking them to strengthen their vigilance recently and guard against a possible attack on them by the Eighth Route Army.

But in the eyes of the river defense brigade, this telegram did not pay much attention to it at all. Coupled with the previous time to cooperate with the Zaozhuang garrison troops, they lost hundreds of people. The captain of the river defense brigade was also full of complaints about the Zaozhuang garrison.

Even if the ultimate responsibility is borne by the Zaozhuang side, the direct superior of the river defense force is not the Zaozhuang garrison headquarters. In a sense, these ship-equipped river defense units are not under the jurisdiction of the local garrison.

Fortunately, this is not the busy season for the canal, and the remaining strength of the river defense brigade should be able to ensure the safety of the lake route. But no one expected that after some screening, Zhao Tiehu would actually target this river defense brigade guarding the river.

After some pre-war testing and screening, there were only thirty-five soldiers who finally attacked the little devil from the river with Zhao Tiehu. The remaining combat troops, still under the command of Li Chengwu, will launch a feint attack on the little devils at that time.

According to the situation detected before the war, the closest Japanese unit to the river defense brigade was only a Japanese squadron stationed in Weishan Town. Even if this squadron received a telegram calling for help, it was afraid that it would not be able to arrive in a few hours.

It can be said that, to a certain extent, the river defense force is a lonely garrison. As for the river defense troops deployed by the Japanese army upstream and downstream, this kind of weather condition and the freezing of the lake made it difficult for many boats to dare to sail in the dark.

It was precisely because of the full pre-war reconnaissance that Zhao Tiehu finally selected this river defense brigade. Once the river defense brigade is attacked, it is believed that the little devils stationed in Tengxian and Zaozhuang will inevitably send troops to reinforce them.

This also means that the little devil will continue to divide his troops to garrison. Before the arrival of the Japanese troops to take over the river defense, the local garrison had to ensure the safety of the lake area. At present, the number of Japanese troops stationed in Weishan is undoubtedly far from enough.

In order to ensure the safety of the soldiers of the raid team as much as possible, Zhao Tiehu used the captured tarpaulin tents to make a simple water jacket for each soldier. If you go into the water like this, you can provide some warmth for the fighters.

Before entering the water, Zhao Tiehu let the fighters fully move their hands and feet, and also let each fighter drink a sip of spirits. After wiping his body with snow by the lake, Zhao Tiehu ordered: "Get into the water and go!" ”

Zhao Tiehu, who was the first to slide into the water, was also stimulated by the icy lake water. The rest of the warriors who went into the water one after another also felt that the lake water was cold and biting. But every soldier gritted their teeth and swam behind Zhao Tiehu.

From the launching ground to the little devil's pier, there is also a distance of about five or six hundred meters. Zhao Tiehu, who had just started to swim in the front, also looked back from time to time, and he wanted to pay attention to whether these warriors in the lake were safe.

After all, in such cold lake water, a person's body temperature drops very quickly. If you are not careful, it can be cramping and paralyzing. If this happens, I'm afraid that some soldiers won't be able to swim in the dock area at all.

Fortunately, the preparations before launching were sufficient, and Zhao Tiehu also breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at all the commandos who arrived at the dock area. Just before going ashore, Zhao Tiehu asked the soldiers to continue to stay in the water and lurk for a while.

After handing over the unwet clothes on the raft to Li Hao, who was a little pale, Zhao Tiehu boarded the dock first. A closer look at the docks revealed that there were no guards in sight, as he had expected.

Except for the gunboats and patrol boats that swayed with the waves, only the sentry posts on the pier in the distance could be seen the movement of fire shaking. After making sure that there were no sentinels of the little devils in the mooring area, Zhao Tiehu beckoned the soldiers to go ashore one after another.

'Put on your clothes as quickly as you can, and get ready for battle!' ’

Seeing that many soldiers were shivering from the cold, Zhao Tiehu knew very well that he had to put on his clothes as soon as possible at this time. The cotton clothes and trousers, which had previously been wrapped in a raft, soon gave the extremely cold warriors a precious temperature.

After quickly changing his clothes and pants, Zhao Tiehu said again: "Everyone take another sip of wine, big head, you two will go with me to touch the whistle." Deal with the sentry set up by the little devil on the dock first, and then sneak into the little devil's military camp to launch a surprise attack. ”

took out the kettle containing the liquor and spirits, Zhao Tiehu took a sip, and handed it to Li Hao, who was also changing his clothes beside him. The other two team members moved their hands and feet, and after making sure that there was no problem, Zhao Tiehu waved his hand and ordered the operation to begin.

Compared to the little devils who built strong fortifications in front of the barracks, the Japanese army did not build any fortifications on the side of the lake. Perhaps in the eyes of the Japanese army, there were not many troops who could attack them from the lake.

After all, today's Huaxia troops simply do not have the so-called navy. Even if there were some remaining ships, they would not be able to compete with the Japanese army. In terms of river warships, the Japanese still have an absolute advantage.

When Zhao Tiehu led people to start touching the sentry, the rest of the soldiers who went ashore also began to move their hands and feet to warm up their bodies as much as possible. They all understood that the battle would soon begin. When the time comes, they will have to take part in the battle!

Leading the three commandos to the sentry post on the dock, listening to the conversation from the sentry post, Zhao Tiehu did not act rashly, but instead made a gesture to let the three members who cooperated with the battle disperse, and held the three-edged bayonet in his hand.

While waiting, Li Chengwu, who was in charge of the feint, first sent a squad of soldiers to wander in front of the Japanese river defense brigade. The intention of this is also very simple, that is, to attract the attention of the little devils in the barracks.

Sure enough, a little devil standing on the watchtower saw the figure in front of the barracks, and immediately said, "There is a situation!" There's someone ahead! Hurry up and move the searchlight over and see what the hell is going on! ”

With the sentry's exclamation, the rest of the sentries on the watchtower immediately moved the lights on the watchtower. Compared with Zaozhuang City, which has always relied on power plants for power, the river defense brigade is equipped with diesel generators.

Compared with the use of oil lamps in many places in China today, the little devils are equipped with generators in many occupied areas. The great role of the generator is to install searchlights, so that the alert troops can discover the enemy situation in advance.

In addition, when the guards are fighting, if they have a searchlight to provide illumination, it is also convenient for them to shoot. After all, it is easier for the defenders to shoot accurately than shooting blindly with a black light, and if there is a searchlight to provide illumination.

As the sentries on the watchtower began to move their searchlights, several fighters disguised as guerrillas soon appeared in the sight of the Japanese sentries. Seeing these men running with guns, the sentries in the watchtower immediately opened fire.

The sound of gunfire at the 'horn hook' undoubtedly startled the Japanese soldiers resting in the barracks. As the gunfire began to become fierce, many little devils who were resting also ran out of the barracks with their weapons one after another.

Zhao Tiehu, who also heard the gunshot, made a 'ready' gesture, and several little devils who were staying in the watchtower to keep warm really ran out of the watchtower. At this moment, Zhao Tiehu rushed out.

Holding the three-edged bayonet in his hand, Zhao Tiehu pierced the throat of a little devil, and quickly pulled out the bayonet to kill the second little devil. And Li Hao and the others, who were cooperating with the battle at this moment, also pounced very quickly.

In a short moment, the five little devils standing guard at the dock were killed by Zhao Tiehu and the four of them in front of the watchtower before they had time to send any signal for help. After killing the sentry, Zhao Tiehu made a gesture for the rest of the soldiers to hurry over.

Just when Zhao Tiehu was solving the sentry at the dock, looking at the troops who had already handed over the fire, Li Chengwu, who was standing in the artillery position, also said calmly: "Start shelling!" ”

With Li Chengwu's order, the eight mortars deployed not far from the barracks soon let out an angry roar. Eight shells flew into the air, and in a short time they fell under the horrified eyes of the Japanese soldiers.

'Shelling! Avoid! Shelling, dodge! ’

The river defense brigade, which originally thought that it was just a small guerrilla attack, instantly realized that the troops attacking them this time were not the troops of the Eighth Route Army, but the main force of the Eighth Route Army reminded by Zaozhuang.

Seeing that the barracks had become a place where artillery shells were raging, the captain of the river defense brigade immediately said: "Quick, immediately send a telegram to the Zaozhuang Garrison Headquarters, asking them to quickly send reinforcements." We need reinforcements now! ”

Even if it is not clear how many Eighth Route Army there are attacking them, this captain understands to some extent that the Eighth Route Army dares to blatantly attack the camp of the River Defense Brigade, which means that the Eighth Route Army must be sure to wipe them out.

While rescuing, the Japanese captain also sent troops to guard. Even for the sake of safety, the captain immediately said: "Dispatch a squadron, immediately launch our ships, and be ready to abandon the barracks at any time!" ”

In the opinion of the captain of the river defense brigade, if the Eighth Route Army is really fierce and they can't resist it, then they still have a way to retreat. That is, to enter the lake area by ship and avoid the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army.

As long as the ships of the river defense brigade are there, they still have a chance to make a comeback, and this is also the difference between the river defense brigade and other garrison units. But he didn't know that this retreat had been cut off by Zhao Tiehu.

Next, the fate that awaits them has been sealed, and it is almost impossible to escape!