In July 1941, after the Japanese puppets began to 'clear the township' in the Suzhou (Zhou), Chang (Zhou), and Tai (Cang) areas, the 52nd Regiment of the 18th Brigade of the 6th Division of the New Fourth Army was ordered to transfer the 2nd Battalion of the unit to the western part of Suzhou City, and directly smashed behind the enemy in order to contain the enemy and deter Suzhou, so as to reduce the pressure on the people in the 'Qingxiang' area. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After the second battalion arrived in Suxi, it was mainly based on the fourth and fifth companies, and fought the first battle at the bridgehead of Xihua Temple, completely annihilating a company of the puppet army.

The burning of the Tong'an Bridge paralyzed the Japanese-puppet Suzhou-Xi Highway for a time, and the myth of the 'peace model area' boasted by the Japanese puppet came to naught!

In early September, at the invitation of the Xishan Office of Taihu County, the regimental headquarters of the 52 nd Regiment decided to open up Xishan, so that Xinan, Suxi, and Xishan would be connected together to form a complete Taihu guerrilla base area, and the task of opening up Xishan was entrusted to the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the regiment.

The company headquarters decided that the company commander Zheng Ahui would lead the commanders and fighters of the whole company to complete this arduous and great task!

Company commander Zheng Ahui personally selected three three-masted sailing ships, each of which can carry dozens of tons, and the ship boss chose the most reliable person to take the helm!

These three ships departed from Xihua, passed through the Shadun Port of Wangting, and rode the wind and waves in the direction of Xishan.

As it passed through Shadun Harbor, the last three-masted sailing ship stopped for a moment, and then there was a strange young man on the sailing boat who did not know anyone.

Ah Ling leaned on the mast, looking up at the starry night sky, as if sighing at the majesty of the sky and his own insignificance, between heaven and earth, everyone is as light as a small ant.

He did not go with the ship to participate in the combat mission, but took the boat to the previous stop of Xishan - Guangfu Town!

One kilometer from the Xihua Peninsula, there are two small islands in Taihu Lake.

These two islands echo each other from afar, called Dagong Mountain, Xiaogong Mountain, just like two jasper pearls floating on the surface of the lake, looking from Xihua, a natural door hole is formed between the two mountains, and the local people call it 'Gongshan Gate'.

"Ah Ling, after passing the Gongshan Gate, you will soon reach the boundary of Guangfu Land, you can get off the boat in the dark along the coast of Guangfu."

A middle-aged man with a short figure and a simple appearance walked up to Ah Ling's side, patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, this person is Zheng Ahui, the company commander of the Sixth Company.

"Company Commander Zheng, I really want to go to Xishan with you to participate in the battle!" Ah Ling looked at Zheng Ahui and said seriously.

Although they have known each other for a short time, he suddenly has a good impression of this honest, simple, and upright middle-aged man.

"Haha, don't worry, there is a chance to fight devils, first complete the task given to you by Mr. Xue, this is the right thing!" Zheng Ahui smiled and said.

Ah Ling touched the handwritten letter from Commander Xue wrapped in butter paper in the clothes on his chest, and stopped talking.

In the middle of the night, the fleet entered the 'Gongshan Gate' between the two mountains, and the company commander Zheng Ahui stepped on the board and looked into the distance.

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the water and the sky are connected, and the lake is gloomy, only the big and small Gong Mountains and the Mashan Mountain in the distance are floating on the lake like huge black tents.

Under the moonlight, the reflection of the mountain peaks swayed with the waves, and the lake was unfathomable, like a bottomless pool, more like a giant beast that could devour everything!

For some reason, Zheng Ahui's heart faintly gave birth to a wisp of restlessness......

Suddenly!

In the depths of the Yin of the Great and Small Gong Mountains, there was a wolf-like roar: "Stop the boat!" Stop the boat! ”

Immediately afterwards, several beams of searchlight shot straight through, followed by the roar of the motorboat motor.

"Not good! Loaded with the devil's patrol boat! The boat boss shouted.

Zheng Ahui's honest face showed a touch of determination and wisdom.

He guessed that it must have been from Sinan and when he passed through the shores of Wangting and other places, someone leaked the news! Otherwise, it would be impossible for the devils to set up an ambush in the dangerous place on the lake of 'Gongshan Gate'!

However, the top priority is not to find out how the news leaked, whether someone leaked the secret, or whether there was a traitor within the team.

This is all for the future, and the top priority is how to get out of the current crisis.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Zheng Ahui's mind.

- Retreat? The three-masted sailboat can't outrun the devil's motorboat.

――Hard-hitting? The enemy came prepared, with significantly superior weaponry and firepower, and all three sailboats were within enemy range!

What to do?!

At this time, a battle plan quickly flashed in Zheng Ahui's mind.

He decisively ordered the captain of the boat to lower the canopy and slowly approached the devil's motorboat.

He wanted to entangle the enemy and give the soldiers in the second and third rows of the two boats behind him precious time to retreat!

When Zheng Ahui was about to approach the enemy boat, she was taken by surprise and launched a surprise attack, which caught the devil by surprise.

-- Although the devils have received reliable information, there are many ships passing through the 'Gongshan Gate', and the enemy has not yet been able to truly determine that these three sailing ships are the ships of the New Fourth Army, and they will definitely find a way to determine first, and this creates conditions for a surprise attack.

"Little Brother Aling, I'm sorry!" Zheng Ahui crouched her body, quietly came to Ah Ling's side, and said softly: "Our ship, which is going to be the vanguard of the death ship, will fight to the death with the enemy and win precious evacuation time for the two ships behind. I am afraid that this battle will be more than auspicious...... I promised Mr. Xue that I would send you to Guangfu safely, and this time it may be difficult to fulfill it! ”

"Company Commander Zheng, don't worry, I, Ah Ling, am by no means greedy for life and afraid of death!" Ah Ling straightened his waist, and in the night, his eyes were burning like fire: "Don't lose money if you kill a little devil, you can earn one if you kill two...... I went to Lord Yama, and I also have an explanation! ”

"Good! Good man! Zheng Ahui patted Ah Ling's shoulder heavily: "Let's kill devils together!" If you're lucky enough to survive, I'll treat you to a drink! ”

With that, he shoved a 'box gun' and two grenades into Ah Ling's hands.

Company Commander Zheng ordered the fighters to prepare for battle: a platoon of fighters prostrated on the edge of the boat, bullets in their chambers, bolts pulled open, ready to shoot at any time.

And with small red and green flags, the two ships behind them were notified.

-- The two sailing ships in the second and third rows behind him, taking advantage of the approach of the avant-garde ship to the enemy, immediately ordered the captain to turn the bow of the ship, sail to the coast as fast as possible, and after landing, support a row of Zheng Ahui's sailboats on the shore!

When the cunning enemy saw the three sailing ships lined up in a line, the first of which was the first of the leaders approached quickly, they strafed with machine guns and bombarded them with grenadiers!

Sudden ......

Bang......

The hull was shot in many places, swayed, and threatened to capsize at any moment.

Even so, the company commander Zheng Ahui still ordered that he was resolutely not allowed to fight back, so as not to expose his identity in advance. He's going to wait for the sailboat to come closer, and then he's going to get closer......

As expected, seeing that the sailing ship approaching did not move, the enemy relaxed his vigilance, believing it to be an ordinary cargo ship.

Captain Devil, who was as thin as a monkey, stood out of the cabin, his eyes shining with a sinister and cunning fierce light.

"Yaga! Is the information inaccurate? ”

Captain Devil immediately spoke a lot of bird language to the translator next to him, probably asking the translator to ask about the situation.

"The Imperial Army asked you, what are you doing? Where did it come from and where did it go?! The interpreter wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted at the top of the duck's throat.

"We're in business."

Zheng Ahui replied calmly, but deliberately made her voice a little nervous and slightly trembling.

As soon as the interpreter heard that he was doing business, he became emboldened. He just wants to eat under the command of the Imperial Army, and what he is most worried about is that he will really encounter the Taihu guerrillas of the New Fourth Army.

"Where did it come from?" The interpreter asked aloud.

"From Jinshu, I am the boss of Hengchangfu in Jinshu Town!" Zheng Ahui shrunk her neck, lowered her head, and replied while observing.

"Where?" The devil translator asked again.

"Go to Huzhou, there is a batch of goods to be transported to Huzhou."

"What?"

"Silk, cloth, raw pork, shoes and hats, and some groceries...... There's everything! ”

Zheng Ahui's response can be described as leakless.

When the devil translator heard this, he was secretly happy - if he really encountered the New Fourth Army, he didn't know how many lives he would have to lose, of course he didn't care about the lives of these devils, he was afraid that his little life would be finished with him!

Now it's okay, my life must have been saved, and I met someone who was doing business, and it was really fat that came to my mouth. According to the style of the imperial army, this batch of goods must be intercepted, if there is a flower girl on the ship, hehe......

Of course, the goods and the young girl must be given priority to the imperial army, and as a translator of 'Zhina', at most, he will wait for the imperial army masters to finish eating the 'meat', and he can leave him a mouthful of broth to drink, and he is already thankful.

The translator chattered for a while, and simply translated the matter to the Captain of the Skinny Monkey Devil.

Captain Devil's eyes rolled wildly, and then he became suspicious of the other two ships, and there was a burst of bird whispering in front of the interpreter.

"Taijun asked you, why did those two ships escape?" Translated.

Zheng Ahui was in danger, and replied with a whim: "Taijun shoots and shoots, and if you don't run, you will die!" You see, our ship has been wrecked, and our men have been wounded......"

The devils believed it and walked out of the cabin of the motorboat, and the captain of the thin monkey ordered the motorboat to approach the sailboat.

Company Commander Zheng Ahui saw that the devil had finally taken the bait, and ordered in a low voice: "Comrades, prepare to fight!" ”

After speaking, he deliberately glanced at Ah Ling.

Seeing that the young man was holding the 'box gun' in his hand, his expression was focused, there was no trace of panic in his eyes, and he nodded silently approvingly.

When the locals' motorboat completely entered the range of the grenade, Zheng Ahuiyuan glared and shouted: "Brothers, give me a fight!" ”

In an instant, grenades and bullets rained down on the enemy's many motorboats, and the devils were completely blinded by a sudden attack, accompanied by a loud sound of 'boom, boom, boom, ......', and the ghosts on the enemy boats cried wolves howled, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. By the time the devil came to his senses, there were already corpses on the deck.