Although the river defense brigade stationed in Zaozhuang was attacked and the garrison was seriously damaged, the Japanese river defense troops that were replenished later still rebuilt the camp of the river defense brigade at the resite and further strengthened the vigilance and deployment of the wharf. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

This time, the Xinpu Railway was interrupted again, and many of the materials that arrived in Jining were finally transported to the south by water. For this reason, all river defense units along the canal were ordered to raise their alert.

The new river defense brigade stationed in Weishan also spent time and energy trying to find the missing ship of the previous river defense brigade. It's a pity that after a few months, I still haven't received any news, and I haven't seen any trace of those ships.

Until someone thought that the ships might have sunk, they didn't bother looking for them. However, what made the Japanese River Defense Brigade stationed at Weishan Lake a little uneasy was that their patrol ships would be attacked by mines from time to time.

What made the Japanese troops of the River Defense Brigade even more helpless was that every time they planned to sweep or inspect the fishing villages in the lake area. Often, before they get close to those fishing villages, they will encounter mines buried in front of the fishing villages and distributed irregularly.

Even if you think there is something wrong with these fishing villages, when you send ground troops there, it will often have no effect. Many times by the time the ground forces have passed, the fishing village is empty.

There were many times, and the garrison troops who cooperated with their actions naturally felt very unhappy. If you can send a small force over, you will often encounter a sneak attack by unknown forces. Even in the river, there will always be one or two mines.

Without a visit to the fishing village, mines will not appear in the middle of the river. As soon as you check the fishing village, mines will appear in the middle of the river. Either the patrol ships of the river defense brigade were damaged, or the merchant ships passing through the waterway.

This disguised threat or warning made the river defense brigade finally choose to ignore the fishing villages. As long as the fishermen do not approach their waterways, the little devils of the river defense brigade rarely provoke the fishermen in the lake area.

In fact, even the little devil officers of the river defense brigade felt that this way of giving in was not good. But in the face of these mines that have not appeared in the river, these officers also have no good solution.

If there is a problem with the safety of the river, they are the ones who are unlucky in the end. Although it is not known how the fishermen got the mines, many Japanese officers understood that if there was the first one, there would be a second.

Nowadays, fishermen do not need their warnings, and most of them do not go near the river route. And the patrol ships of the little devils, as long as they are not too close to the fishing village, will not be in any danger, and the river seems to have become smooth and safe.

On the one hand, it is necessary to eliminate the possible hidden threats of those fishing villages, so that the entire river can be paralyzed, and the garrison troops will be reprimanded from above. It seems to be meritorious, but in fact it is even more harmful to them.

On the one hand, they pretend that they don't know anything, and anyway, the matter of exterminating the anti-war forces has little to do with them. After all, the main responsibility of the river defense force is to ensure the smooth navigation of the river, and if they can accomplish this task, they will have no fault.

It was precisely this contradictory choice that caused the river defense brigade, which had suffered several losses, to finally give up the so-called clean-up operation. With the end of their operation, the mines that had appeared in the river from time to time never appeared.

There are often problems with the railways in Zaozhuang, but the canal is unimpeded. In contrast, the river defense brigade stationed in Zaozhuang has undoubtedly become the object of praise from above. After all, they have fulfilled their mission and responsibilities.

It's just that this kind of compromised calm naturally can't be preserved forever. With Zhao Tiehu determined to paralyze the land and water supply lines throughout Zaozhuang, this calm naturally meant that it would soon be broken.

If you don't do it, you will do it, and if you want to do it, you have to do it with a big vote, this is what Zhao Tiehu has always said to the Weishan Lake guerrillas. And this time, it is undoubtedly the time when the troops have been training for many days and can finally show their skills.

When Zhao Tiehu led the special combat team members to start secretly laying mines on the river in the camp of the river defense brigade. At the mouth of the river, where the guerrilla ships had been hiding, many guerrillas took fishing boats and began to salvage the mines they had laid earlier.

After all, if the ships of the guerrillas want to leave the training channel, they must clear the mines buried at the mouth of the river. Otherwise, if the ship wants to enter the lake area, it is also possible to trigger mines, causing damage or even capsizing of the ship.

After taking a fishing boat outside the pier and laying dense mine nets, Zhao Tiehu also quietly waited for the news ahead. Even though he was worried about the actions of the guerrillas, he knew that sometimes he had to let go and let the troops below do it themselves.

Only by experiencing it first-hand can you really know how to command a battle. What's more, the Japanese flotilla that was about to pass through Weishan Lake this time was escorted by only two gunboats. In comparison, the partisans undoubtedly had a lot more ships.

As the convoy spotted by the scouts entered the Weishan Lake area, it began to continue sailing upstream. The partisans, who carried mines, began to lay mines in the upper reaches of the fairway. This is more to block the small devil ships that may be reinforced upstream.

After all, after hijacking the fleet of the little devils, the guerrillas also need time to transfer supplies. The upstream and downstream mines can effectively stop the fleet of little devils, and quickly arrive at Weishan Lake after learning the news.

Even if the little devil wants to clear the mines, it will naturally take time. As for the mines laid by the guerrillas, apart from their own knowledge, the little devils want to drain the mines laid down, and I believe that it will be difficult to do so in a short time.

Find the best ambush spot, Yu Zhenghe, as a guerrilla leader, and let people lay a mine in the river in advance. The purpose of this mine was to stop the convoy of Japanese troops escorting supplies.

The flotilla fleet, which had already sailed out in advance, was also ambushed downstream and nearby. Once the mines have been detonated, the guerrillas can begin their operations. Therefore, all the guerrillas have to do now is to wait quietly for the mine to be detonated.

Listening to the sound of motors coming from upstream, the guerrillas lurking in the reeds seemed extremely cautious. From afar, this fleet of petted little devils began to enter the river where they had laid mines.

The little devil gunboat, who was in charge of the vigilance, also seemed very vigilant, and the little devil machine gunner on the gunboat also paid attention to the surrounding situation at any time. As soon as a fishing boat approaches the flotilla, the two gunboats will launch artillery fire and strafe fire.

As for whether these fishing boats were intentional or unintentional, the little devil didn't want to pay attention to it at all. As far as the little devils are concerned, as long as they dare to approach the merchant ships they guard, they must be resolutely eliminated. There is no reason to say that the little devil is so domineering.

Even the little devil gunboat escorting the caravan knew that Zaozhuang had their river defense troops here. However, the river defense troops only ensured that the channel was open, and as for the enemy situation that appeared during the voyage, it had to be resolved by escorting gunboats.

Just when the little devil felt that the Zaozhuang channel was still safe and sound. The little devil gunboat, which was responsible for opening the way and escorting the escort, soon hit a mine half-floating in the lake. Under the impact, the mine soon found an explosion.

After a loud 'boom', a large hole was instantly created under the gunboat. In addition, the huge water waves generated by the explosion caught the little devil soldiers who stayed at the bow of the boat off guard to prevent them from falling into the lake.

The captain of the merchant ship sailing with the gunboat immediately said, "Prepare to stop the ship!" Guards, watch out! ”

The gunboats, which were following at the rear of the flotilla, also heard a loud explosion in front of them. Looking at the gunboat that had sunk in the upper half, there was no enemy situation around, and the little devil Nakasa, who was in charge of the escort of the merchant ships, quickly knew what was happening.

'Yaga! How can there be mines here? Quick, send a telegram to the river defense brigade in charge, and ask them to hurry over for reinforcements. Damn, how they patrol every day. There are mines in the waterway, and they don't even know about it? ’

When the telegram was sent to the river defense brigade, it was learned that a mine had touched a ship in the upstream section. The captain of the Japanese River Defense Brigade was also very angry and said: "Baga! Why are there mines again? We've been on patrol for two hours, haven't we already patrolled once? ”

In order to ensure the safe passage of this fleet, the river defense brigade, which received the news in advance, also carried out patrols across the river in advance, and did not find any hostile situation. But now the fleet sent a telegram that had struck a thunderbolt, which really surprised them.

'Raise the alarm, except for the remaining troops, all the rest of the troops board the ship and go to the accident site! ’

Zhao Tiehu and the others, who were waiting on the periphery, listened to the sirens coming from the camp of the River Defense Brigade, and everyone also knew that the guerrillas should attack the fleet. Then what they have to do next is to block the reinforcements of the little devils of the river defense brigade.

When the ships of the river defense brigade began to prepare for the attack, Yu Zhenghe, who was staying downstream, also waved his hand and ordered a fleet of two gunboats and several patrol boats to begin to approach the merchant ships.

If anyone saw this fleet at this moment, they would not have guessed that they were actually guerrillas impersonating. And the gunboats, still flying the flag of the little devils, began to approach the flotilla, which had temporarily stopped moving.

The little devil guard post, who was checking the damage to the gunboat, soon found a signal: "There is an unknown ship appearing, pay attention to the vigilance!" ”

When the two gunboats and a few patrol boats appeared, the little devil escort officer who had just finished sending the telegram was also surprised: "The river defense brigade here is coming too fast, right?" ”

'Nakasa, could it be that they were patrolling the neighborhood in the first place?' ’

'Take a look first!' Wait until they get closer! ’

As the fleet slowly approached, looking at the soldiers standing in front of the gunboats, the Japanese soldiers who were responsible for escorting the merchant ships, did not suspect that this was their river defense force. It was at this moment that Yu Zhenghe gave the order to attack.

'Hit! ’

With this blow, the machine gunner, who had already put his finger on the trigger, and the soldier who was originally standing in the bow of the ship, decisively threw themselves on the deck. And at this time, the machine guns on the two gunboats soon let out a cheerful roar.

The two Japanese gunboats responsible for the escort of the fleet were directly caught off guard. By the time they realized that they had been attacked, the dense machine-gun bullets had hit their gunboats, and many soldiers were directly knocked over and fell into the lake, unable to fight back effectively!