Chapter 154: The Dawn of Terror
At about 8 p.m., Jiang Fangzhen, commander of the Shandong Column, arrived in Jimo. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info walked into the temporary headquarters, and a subordinate reported: "Report to the commander, Wen Biao, the commander of the 4th Brigade, has called, and the 5th Brigade of Hu Wanni has completed the encirclement of the 65th Wing of the Japanese Army, and the 5th Brigade has taken over the blocking positions of the 9th Brigade and the 17th Brigade. "The encirclement and annihilation task of the 65th Wing of the Japanese Army was handed over to Wen Biao and Hu Wannian, and the 9th Brigade and the 17th Brigade were ordered to make a detour from the east side of Li Village to the direction of Fushan, and get in touch with the Qingdao Chinese team."
Jiang Fangzhen continued: "Order the 9th Brigade and the 17th Brigade to enter Qingdao City at the Fushan Defense Line tomorrow morning to prepare for the takeover of Qingdao." "The overseer judged the situation, and this hand was clever, and he took the opportunity to solve Qingdao, which is a big deal. The Germans would never have dreamed that the Chinese team would actually be our undercover agents, and taking Qingdao was like a bag. "The original plan of the Overseers was to cooperate with the Germans, and now that the tide of the war has changed significantly, the time is right to solve the problem of Tsingtao."
"Now it is a situation of melee, since the various brigades have exchanged fire with the Japanese army, let them draw up their own battle plans, with only one purpose, bite the Japanese army, chase and fight." "Commander Chiang, the overseers have arrived in Pingdu, and the headquarters has reported that the 3rd Artillery Regiment has arrived in Jimo at about ten midnight and asked our troops to greet you." "Chief of Staff, the task of greeting the artillery regiment has been entrusted to you, and I rushed to the east overnight with the guard battalion."
After dark, on Rabbit Island, located in the northern part of Yangshan Bay, a small wooden boat docked. As the name suggests, Rabbit Island is a small island with a radius of less than a few kilometers, and the island does not have a tall canopy, but is overgrown with grass. Because there are a large number of wild rabbits on the island, it is called Rabbit Island. The boat landed alone, and in the face of the black island, the person who came ashore whistled. Soon after the whistle sounded, several figures flashed out of the darkness. The people on the island exchanged codes, and soon the group entered a stone house not far from the shore.
The person who came claimed to be Lao Zhang Dao: "Captain Liu, Shangfeng ordered to stop the attack for the time being, and your team will continue to hide." "Stop the attack? The brothers have long had itchy hands, why is that? Several members of the team also clamored. Captain Liu, I don't know why I stopped attacking, I came to convey the order. ”
A few months ago, Shan Feng informed the sea wolf according to Ge Yunfei's deployment that he sent a team to Qingdao to receive attack mines and ambush Rabbit Island on the north side of Yangshan Bay. The Shanghai Ordnance Factory produced 50 attack mine boats, and 10 were deployed in Yangshan Bay. The mine attack team has been dormant on Rabbit Island for 3 months, the captain is called Liu Haisheng, and there are 20 members under his command.
The liaison officer took out the drawings of the coast of Yangshan Bay and said: "Since Yangshan Bay is a shallow water bay that is not suitable for landing, the Japanese army has built two floating wharves on the shore, and the trestle bridge connects the pontoon wharf and the coast. Tonight, the Japanese army retreated in a big way, and it was the best time to attack the floating docks, but I did not expect a major change in the situation of the battle. "Lao Zhang, do you mean that the Japanese army is going to escape, so we have won?"
"Captain Liu, look at me patronizing to convey the instructions of my superiors, and I forgot to report the victory. The Overseer himself took command of the counterattack??????, and the crowd cheered when they heard that the warriors had won successive battles.
In the morning, Liu Haisheng commanded the team members to row 10 attack mine boats and move to Xiaoguan Island in the northwest. Due to the change in the situation of the battle, Ge Yunfei ordered a temporary halt to the mine attack plan. The reason is that the Japanese army will continue to increase its troops in the future, and the war will be protracted. In order to deal a heavier blow to the Japanese army, it is necessary to make mine attacks more efficient. If an attack is launched at Yangshan Bay, once this cheap weapon is exposed, the Japanese will be highly vigilant, and they will inevitably take precautions, because if they attack again, they will not be able to achieve a surprise victory.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, Mitsutomi Kamio boarded the flagship of the 2nd Fleet. On the deck, the commander of the fleet, Kato Dingyoshi, and Mitsutomi Kamio saluted each other, and the two of them watched the battlefield in the light and darkness of the gunfire and explosions on the west side, and were silent for a long time. "General Kamio, how can this be, it's unimaginable." "General Kato, we have met a terrible opponent, an unimaginable opponent - Ge Yunfei, who has humiliated and humiliated the empire, and the responsibility for the defeat lies with me."
Kato Dingyoshi didn't know how to comfort the other party, silence was gold at this moment. On the dark sea, freighters and transport ships kept leaving, and the Japanese soldiers sat on the deck, even if they couldn't see their expressions clearly, they could sense their gloomy mood.
Kamio Mitsutomi knew in his heart that he had landed more than 40,000 troops, lost at least half of them, and had been wiped out in formations, so his military career was over. Is it difficult to make a command mistake on your part? Definitely! If he obeys the orders of the War Department, I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out, and I will be loyal to the emperor.
At dawn, the sound of gunfire and explosions was incessant, and fierce battles were in progress. At this time, on the east bank of the Han River on the west side of the Fushan defense line, a strange landscape appeared. Rows of military tents stood, apparently a makeshift barracks. The war is so urgent, and it is indeed a little funny that this military camp is comfortable.
After the British soldiers landed, they quickly marched to the battlefield. The 2000 British troops participated in the war, not to attack the city, but not to cooperate more than to embellish, in order to demonstrate the sincerity of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and the element of show was greater. When the British army reached the east bank of the Han River, it was more than ten kilometers away from the Fushan defense line and set up camp.
There were Japanese soldiers attacking the fortifications ahead, and the British soldiers would not participate. The British commander West Ham led his troops to the Han River, and did not take the initiative to contact the Japanese army, so he took the initiative to camp on the spot. But he never expected that when the headquarters was encamped and rested, the battle situation suddenly changed, and the Japanese troops received an order to stop attacking the Fushan defense line, build a blocking position on the side of Yangshan Bay, and respond to the main force of the 18th Regiment that was transferred. The British commander was ignorant of these circumstances (there was no radio), and danger ensued.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, the 9th and 17th Brigades interspersed near the Han River. "Report to the captain, the enemy barracks have been found ahead, and it is the British army standing guard." In the darkness, several scouts came to report. Soon the 9th Captain Wu Lin and the 17th Captain Yu Sheng went to observe and found that the British army was not numerous, so the two immediately took the opportunity to surround the British army and soon launched an attack. The British soldiers never dreamed of being attacked, and they were in chaos.
The course of the battle was negligible, the British soldiers were hit by a sudden blow, they were not able to fight back at all, and in less than an hour, they surrendered under the command of the British commander West Ham. The east showed the white of the fish's belly, and the British prisoners of war were escorted to the Fushan defense line.
Earlier, Hua Xiong received a telegram from Ge Yunfei and immediately placed the commander of the Chinese team, Major General Slev, under house arrest. Immediately led people down the mountain to personally greet Wu Lin and Yu Sheng, and when the two sides met and greeted, Hua Xiong couldn't help but be surprised when he saw a large number of British prisoners.
"Deputy Captain Hua, our unit interspersed with the Han River and found that this British army was camping, so I took the sheep and launched an attack." "I didn't expect that the arrogant British army was so hasty, and within an hour of attacking, the British army chose to surrender!" Wu Lin and Yu Sheng said happily. "I didn't expect the British troops to join the war, and I'm going to report this to the Overseers quickly." "Vice Captain Hua, are we on standby when we enter the Fushan defense line or do we do it to the Germans?" Wu Lin asked.
"The Overseers have sent a telegram ordering you to take over the Fushan defensive line, and I will lead my troops to take control of Qingdao City, and the Overseers will come to Qingdao in person to negotiate with the Germans." Soon, Hua Xiong led his troops to take control of the German diaspora. In the Governor's Palace, Waldeck took Ge Yunfei's telegram from Hua Xiong's hand and checked: "Ge Yunfei asks us to surrender unconditionally, if I don't agree?" "Your Excellency the Governor, Qingdao City has been controlled by me, and the Fushan defense line has been handed over to the Shandong Independent Column."
"Vice Captain Hua, I want to know why you rebelled?" "Your Excellency the Governor, I can't hide it, my subordinates are Ge Yunfei's people. A few years ago, the Chinese team was formed, and Ge Yunfei began to lay out. Governor Waldeck heard this, and sat down in his chair in a decadent manner. Your Excellency the Governor, until the Overseers arrive in Qingdao, everything in Qingdao will remain unchanged for the time being. The Overseer and Your Excellency are on good terms, and I am confident that you will get a satisfactory outcome. After Hua Xiong finished speaking, Waldeck ordered all German troops to stand by and not act without authorization.
At dawn, Jiang Fangzhen's figure appeared on the west side of Yangshan Bay. The Japanese naval guns in front began to bombard, and the violent explosion raised a large cloud of smoke and dust. Jiang Fangzhen put down the binoculars and said: "Order the troops to stop the attack and not enter the range of the ship's guns to avoid unnecessary casualties." "Commander, the firepower of the ship's guns is too terrifying, you can only watch the Japanese withdraw!" One of his subordinates said depressedly. "Leave a brigade to monitor the retreat of the Japanese army, and order all units to immediately go to Jimo to assemble!"
"Commander, did the Japanese send reinforcements?" Subordinates asked. "Do you still need to ask, the Japanese army is unwilling to lose, and we have to go north to participate in defensive operations." "Do you order the 9th and 17th Brigades to assemble in Jimo?" "According to the order of the Overseer, the 9th and 17th Brigades were combined with the Qingdao Chinese Brigade to form the Qingdao City Defense Army." After Jiang Fangzhen finished speaking, he stepped on the war horse, and the generals followed him to Jimo.
On the sea of Yangshan Bay, Japanese warships lined up and shelled non-stop. The Japanese troops on the floating dock nervously boarded the ship, and the last group of Japanese troops boarded the transport ship, and the transport ship sailed away from the dock. The soldiers of the Shandong Column came to the seashore, looked at the Japanese warships in the distance, and jumped and cheered in unison, and the joy of victory bloomed on the faces of the young soldiers
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