In the conference room, the lights and candles were bright, and several leaders, including the political commissar, the group leader, the deputy chief, the chief of staff, and the instructor, held a military meeting under the lamp to discuss the attack on the gunboat patrolling the river in Horseshoe Bay and Womatan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

All the leaders unanimously approved the plan to attack the devil's gunboat, which can not only encourage and comfort the mood of the soldiers of the naval camp, but also reduce the defensive strength of the devils and the puppet army in Shuangji Town, and also reduce the pressure around the Suxi detachment of Fenglingdang, Ning Wolong looked at the military map on the table, pondered for a while, and said the specific plan; "This time, our column will cooperate with the water battalion to attack the devil's river patrol gunboat, the battle must end quickly, and the Yokohama Brigade and the Imperial Allied Army stationed in the garrison cannot come back to their senses, especially the Imperial Allied Army, because of the last time to clear the general Ao and this time to clear the Tiger Roaring Peak Cottage, they have suffered heavy losses, and they will definitely retaliate frantically, and immediately send a report to the Susie detachment overnight, asking them to cooperate with our water battalion's actions on the Yuma River tomorrow, pay close attention to the Yokohama Brigade and the Imperial Allied Army stationed there, if you find that the devil and the Imperial Allied Army are dispatched, please be sure to intercept them, And sent a report to us, on the bank of the Yuma River, we sent a battalion and five battalions to set up an ambush to prevent the devils and the imperial alliance army in Shuangji Town from sending out reinforcements to the gunboats on the river, and then the captain led the thirty soldiers of the special combat team to support the naval battalion, mainly to cooperate with them, how to ambush the devil's gunboats, I think the naval battalion should already have a specific plan, in a word, tomorrow's battle, to be quick and ruthless, try to fight as quickly as possible, and don't make a big move. ”

Duan Xingguo asked; "Chief of Staff, now the devil garrison and gendarmerie in the county town of Xiaoxun, as well as the Imperial Cooperative Army, have been hit to varying degrees, especially the Devil's garrison and the Imperial Cooperative Army should have suffered serious losses, we should take advantage of their discouragement and frustration to launch an offensive in the peripheral areas with great fanfare, so as to deter them, why are we afraid of making a big move?"

Ning Chenlong smiled and explained; "We can make a big move in the mountains with the natural conditions of the terrain of the wrong mountain, but both sides of the Yuma River are plains, the number of our troops, weapons and equipment will be completely exposed at once, before we take Shuangji Town, we can't expose the strength of the troops, our real opponent is not Nojima Daisa, but the special high class of Kitakuraoka, that is a master of intelligence, very powerful and tricky, the situation of our troops is only in his prediction, he needs the actual situation, in order to formulate a plan to eliminate us."

Zhao Sihai also spoke; "I still support the instructor's opinion, with our current strength, in addition to not being able to confront the Yokohama brigade, the devil's garrison, the gendarmerie, the imperial army, we can all compete, the current passion of the soldiers is very high, I think we can simply take the double market town in one go."

"No," Ning Chenlong interrupted him; "The reason why we have been able to achieve continuous victories is that we adhere to the tactics of guerrilla warfare, borrowing the superior natural danger of the mountain, using ambush warfare, our troops do not have the ability to attack fortifications, after all, the disparity between the enemy and us is very large, if it is a frontal battle with the devil, or the Imperial Allied Army, our troops will definitely suffer a devastating blow, we can't do such a loss-making transaction, let's just say Shuangji Town, devil, the artillery tower built by the Imperial Allied Army there is very strong, and the firepower configuration is also complete, if you attack, The price of the burden is very heavy, we must make a plan to reduce casualties, and then wait and wait, tomorrow the gunboat ambush of the devil in the water camp is to cut off the wing feather protection of the stronghold of the fort in Shuangji Town, and then we will find a way to mobilize some Japanese puppet troops to come out and eliminate them in the periphery, the defensive strength of the fort stronghold will be reduced, and the attack will not be so difficult. ”

Lin Zhifeng said decisively; "The chief of staff is thoughtful and long-term, I support the plan of the chief of staff, adhere to guerrilla tactics, and cannot easily fight the Japanese army head-on, and it is better to outwit Shuangji Town."

Lu Caiting also agreed with the words of the political commissar and spoke; "Yes, the political commissar's words are correct, and I also support the chief of staff's strategy of focusing on guerrilla tactics, which can not only preserve the strength of our troops, but also lure the enemy deep and steadily destroy the enemy with ambush tactics."

Ning Chenlong sighed and explained patiently; "Comrades, we can't see some small victories in front of us, our troops are still in the process of development, they are still very young, they can't stand the toss, and a defeat may lose our vitality, the tactics we use today are the essence of guerrilla warfare, fighting with the enemy to attrition, eating the enemy's living force little by little, do we have to have confidence and patience! You can see that the training of our troops is increasing the long-distance running with heavy loads, and this is to prepare for the next step of long-range mobile warfare, and the strategic plan of alternating guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare is about to be implemented. ”

Zhao Sihai smiled after hearing this, embarrassed; "Chief of Staff, as soon as you say this, we will have a clear idea in our hearts, my old Zhao will take back what he just said, and everything will be done according to the intention of the Chief of Staff."

Duan Xingguo also shook his head and said; "The chief of staff is a person who is familiar with military books, and he sees it more far-reaching than us, and I also agree with the chief of staff's long-term plan, and the chief of staff must not blame us people who have little culture and are short-sighted."

Ning Chenlong smiled heartily and replied; "How so? Are we holding a meeting, it is a democratic meeting, if you have any different ideas, you can express your opinions, and then we will choose the correct implementation, but let me say, have you thought about it, why is the Susi detachment in the Fengling, and there is no development in the area of Luyipu? And there is always the danger of being eaten by the devils and the Imperial Army, that is, the terrain they are in is not superior, they can only use the reeds on the water surface to deal with the devils, the Imperial Association Army, although the range of detours is large, but it is not conducive to the survival and development of the troops, unlike our high and steep mountains, reckless jungles, can come and go without a trace, and there are ordinary people to back us up. ”

Lin Zhifeng nodded, feeling quite deeply; "The chief of staff is to the point, why do the provincial party committee and the county party committee want us to form an independent column in Jiangjunao and Dongqiao villages? It can be said that if there is no development of our independent column, today's Susi detachment is simply precarious, and in other words, if the independent column suffers any trauma, it will also endanger the Susi detachment. ”

Ning Chenlong looked at everyone and said; "The political commissar is right, we must establish a sense of the concept of the overall situation, the overall tactic adopted by our independent column to deal with the devils today is to tear the elephants with wolves and eat up the enemy's living forces little by little, and after the devil's gunboats are destroyed tomorrow, the captain of the brigade will then lead the special combat team into the county town, and it is necessary to get the information of the high-level military strategy meeting of the Japanese army, figure out the devil's attempt to move south and the next deployment in the Xiangmeng area, and then we will adjust the strategic policy according to the intelligence."

Lin Zhifeng also looked at everyone, and then said; "I think this is the end of tonight's meeting, the captain should rest early, and tomorrow he will lead the people of the special combat team to the Yuma River."

Early the next morning, when it was still dark, Lu Caiting and Shen Shenjun led the 30 soldiers of the special combat team to Horseshoe Bay Town on the bank of the Yuma River.

Marched all the way, and when they arrived at Horseshoe Bay, it was not yet dawn, Zhu Ran, the chief and deputy commander of the water barracks, and Zhu Pengsheng were leading the fully armed soldiers of the water barracks to wait for them, Zhu Ran, Zhu Fengsheng greeted Lu Caiting and Shen Shenjun, and brought the two of them into a room in the back hall of the Zhu family compound, and the rest of the people were resting in front of the compound.

A few people sat down at a table in the room, Zhu Ran's guards Liu Sanmei, Rong Zhu'er brought the hot tea that had just been brewed for a few people, Chi Lingchong also followed to the room, Liu Sanmei, Rong Zhu'er withdrew from the room and covered the door.

Chi Shang rushed forward to greet Lu Caiting and Shen Shenjun with a few greetings, and Lu Caiting asked Zhu Ran about his battle plan straight to the point.

Zhu Ran regarded the teacup on the table as a gunboat on the river, and hurriedly said a set of her battle plan, and Chi Lingchong added supplementary explanations from time to time.

After Lu Caiting listened, he was silent, but Shen Shenjun praised; "Wow! Battalion Commander Zhu's plan can be implemented in my opinion, so you should be bold and do it, and the captain of Shuangji Town has already sent the first and fifth battalions to set up an ambush there to intercept it, and has also informed the Suxi detachment in Fengdang that if the Imperial Allied Army and the Japanese Yokohama Brigade stationed in Qudao Village on the other side of the river dare to dispatch, they will also intercept it, so you can do it boldly with confidence. ”

"You see it's like this—" Lu Caiting finally spoke; "Battalion Commander Zhu, Company Commander Chi, your plan is feasible, but we must pay attention to one point, that is, a quick battle, and you can't let the devils on the gunboat come back to their senses, otherwise the cannons on the gunboats will be fired, the power will be huge, and the movement will be too much, and it is easy to alarm the Imperial Alliance Army and the Yokohama Brigade and the devils stationed in Qudaocun, and when the time comes, it will be troublesome for them to send reinforcements, especially the Yokohama Brigade garrison of the devils."

Zhu Ran nodded; "We also take this into consideration, so we first have to deal with the artillery at the front of the gunboat, and then the machine gunner with the two heavy machine guns on the top of the gunboat, and the other devils can solve it slowly."

Chi Lingchong also explained; "Don't worry, captain, we have a clear grasp of the time and law of the devil's gunboat patrol, and we have carefully observed the personnel on the gunboat, there are eleven devils on each gunboat, two artillerymen, four machine gunners, one at the helm, two in the engine room operating the engine, and the other two may be sailors and mobile, the devil's gunboats have been rampage on the Yuma River, unscrupulous, and at the same time the vigilance is also very lax, they would never dream that someone would attack them, we will deal with the gunboats as quickly as possible." Chi Lingchong is already the company commander of the water military camp, and he is becoming more and more mature in speaking and analyzing things.

Lu Caiting still asked worriedly; "You didn't blow up the gunboat, but intercepted it and hid it in the water and grass of the reeds, I'm afraid that the devils will search the rivers and lakes in a large area in the future, if they find out, won't we have wasted our efforts?"

Zhu Ran smiled lightly; "The captain's concern is right, I have already reported our plan to you before, don't worry, the devils will not search the surface of the river and the lake, this huge lake, where did the devil get so many troops to search? When we arrive, we will hide the gunboat in the cave on the rocks on the bank of the reed, where the water is crisscrossed and the reeds are dense, even if they search, they will not find it, and we will also create some illusions on the water, so that the devils in Shuangji Town will think that their gunboat has been bombed and sunk to the bottom of the river, so the captain only needs to find a few people in your special combat team who can drive the gunboat, and we also know that this is the first time that our naval camp has been fighting, and the captain is right to be a little worried. ”

Lu Caiting smiled embarrassedly and thought about it again; "Driving a gunboat, I wonder if there are such people in our special combat team? There are people who drive cars, and I think driving a car should be the same as driving a gunboat, that is, if you can drive a car, you can drive a gunboat, okay! I agree with your battle plan, now get ready to go! ”

Several people walked out of the backyard room and came to the front yard, Lu Caiting asked the special combat team about humanity; "Are any of you able to steer a gunboat?"

All the special operations team members shook their heads, and suddenly one of the fighters raised his hand and said; "Captain, it shouldn't be difficult to drive a gunboat, there are a few of us here who can drive a car, driving a car should be the same principle as driving a gunboat ship, but the boat is to separate the driving direction and the engine, I understand what the captain means, we want to capture the devil's gunboat ship, okay, no problem, when the time comes, a few of us will try, and we will definitely get the gunboat away." The soldiers who spoke were with Wen Jun, Wang Xianliang, and Liu Zhongping, who were originally from the Shenyang Arsenal in Northeast China, and they had branch skills, could assemble and repair all kinds of guns and cannons, could drive cars, and knew how to blast branches.

As soon as the soldiers of the special combat team heard that they were going to capture the gunboat of the devil, they all became excited, and several fighters who could drive branches were even more eager to try.

Lu Caiting turned his head to Zhu Ran and said with a smile; "Battalion Commander Zhu, isn't this solved?"

Zhu Ran smiled knowingly, and then turned his head to Chi Lingchong and said decisively; "Order the soldiers of the water barracks, go!"

The special combat team followed the soldiers of the water camp to the bank of the Yuma River quickly, and found a good place to spread out and hide in the reeds by the water, and a soldier from the water camp bent down to Zhu Ran and Chi Lingchong, and reported that the barrage had been laid and everything was ready, and it turned out that the water camp had already sent people to the river to prepare everything.

At this time, the sky has just been clear, there are thin water mist floating on the river surface and the reeds, the water mist is filled with the reeds and the river surface, the sunlight gradually penetrates into the water mist, the water waves are calm, occasionally one or two water birds row across the river and the reeds, the scenery is empty, very beautiful and charming.

Lu Caiting and Shen Shenjun also bowed down beside Zhu Ran and Chi Lingchong, quietly observing the water, the sniper of the special combat team was raising his rifle to calibrate the angle and distance, adjusting the scope, Zhu Ran took out his pocket watch from his arms to look at the time, and rushed to Chi Lingchong beside him; "Tell the soldiers, the devil's gunboat is coming."

Chi Lingchong immediately stretched out his hand and put his fingers in his mouth to make a sound of water birds, this is to convey the order, only the people in the water camp can understand, after he made the sound of water birds, he turned his head to Lu Caiting and Shen Shendao; "Captain, Captain Shen, this devil is not lazy, he will come out to patrol every morning, and the discipline of this devil is also very strict, no wonder their combat effectiveness is very strong."

The river surface is very quiet, the mist gradually disperses, and the vision on the river surface gradually widens, Lu Caiting suddenly noticed that there is a kind of aquatic plant in the reeds, the branches are delicate, swaying gently in the breeze, the emerald green faintly with a blue color, beautiful and moving, very eye-catching, his heart sank, this is not the water plant on the vase of the Japanese girl Qiu Wan Camellia' Shui Jian Lan', I was fortunate to observe it so closely today, it is indeed very unique, so graceful, so bright and appreciative, so unbearable to leave, his body can't help but tremble slightly......

Shen Shenjun next to him hurriedly touched Lu Caiting's body lightly and asked with concern; "Captain, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? Why don't you go back to the Zhu family's compound and wait for us first. ”

Lu Caiting came back to his senses, shook his head and replied; "Nothing?"