Gao Quan led the fleet to always maintain a low speed, the first is to go upstream, the ship is shipwrecked, and the second is that he must maintain a certain contact with the troops on the shore, so that Wang Dazhu and they can keep up with the speed of the fleet, and the troops on both sides cannot be too disconnected.

In the afternoon, another devil's reconnaissance plane came to the sky, and the plane was going around in the sky but it didn't leave, and Gao Guozhong didn't even make a few Japanese flags to get the devil's reconnaissance plane away. Just when Gao Quan was considering whether to order the machine gun to shoot down this devil reconnaissance plane, which was neither high nor fast, the ship in front reported: There is a large group of devils coming over on the shore!

The devil came so fast! Gao Quan was a little surprised, he didn't expect the Japanese Third Division to come so quickly. Find a place to dock! He walked so slowly to find a devil to fight, since the devil is here, let's fight!

The fleet is dominated by large and medium-sized cargo ships, and if one wants to get to shore safely from such a large ship, one must find a decent dock, or else he will have to rush to the river bank in a flat-bottomed boat. Gao Quan was preparing to go ashore to fight, he didn't just find a place to go ashore to play. Using small flat-bottomed boats to carry people, ten or eight at a time, not to mention the scale, and it is easy to suffer from the blows of the superior Japanese army, how can scattered troops be the opponent of the large Japanese army? Therefore, if the fleet wants to dock, finding a reliable dock has become the first priority.

"Where is the fleet now? Which nearby pier is the closest? Gao Quan asked the staff officers beside him. In fact, he wanted to go back to Daorenji a little, just thinking that Minister Chen also invited him to attend the entrance ceremony in Yichang, and he led this fleet up and down in the Yangtze River, so don't delay the big thing! Besides, isn't Renji getting farther and farther away from Yichang? Let's arrange it nearby!

"Report to the military seat, our fleet has passed through Guangxingzhou, and further ahead is Jianli County!"

"Jianli? How long will it take to get to Jianli? "Jianli is also a good place, although the county is not big, the water and land wharf is still very famous on this section of the river, Gao Quan has some expectations for going ashore at Jianli wharf.

"In three hours, the fleet will be at Jianli Wharf."

"Good! The fleet docked at Jianli Pier and ordered the warriors to prepare for battle! ”

"Yes!" The staff officer ran to deliver the order to the military seat.

Standing on the deck and watching the river roll backwards, it felt as if the boat was moving very fast, but when I looked at the trees and mountains on the shore, it seemed that the boat was not going at all. There was a faint roar of the fuel motor in his ears, and Gao Quan couldn't see how fast the boat could run to the bottom. Take out the rod and carefully disassemble it, wipe it, assemble it again, pull the bolt, and try the crosshair.

In the past, Gao Quan used a three-eight type, and since he got this Zhongguan, this gun has become his special gun. Before each use, Gao Quan must personally wipe and assemble, and each bullet must be carefully wiped clean. There is a saying about guns: guns are the second life of a soldier. This sentence is most perfectly embodied in the high body. If there is something good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom. The military seat likes to wipe the gun, and the 500 troops from top to bottom have developed the habit of cleaning the gun in normal times, especially before the battle begins, it is even more busy wiping the gun, wiping the gun, and wiping the bullet.

"Report, call from the military department!"

Gao Quan glanced up at the staff officer, "Read." He usually doesn't have such a big name, but now he is busy, occupying both hands, Gao Junzao is picking up his gun, holding the barrel in one hand and a piece of oilcloth in the other, both hands are full of gun oil.

"The headquarters, Qian Shi and the directly subordinate teams have crossed the river from Daorenji, and they will be able to meet with my brother in a few days. Guangxing. This telegram was sent by Secretary General Wu Guangxing himself, and although the content was brief, it made all the things to be said clear.

"Call back. The headquarters, Qian Division, and all directly subordinate teams will speed up their progress and strive to join Wang Shi as soon as possible. The enemy has approached me, and we can fight in the near future, and I hope that Guangxing will arrive early, and the brothers will work together, and their profits will be cut off! Gao Quan said in his mouth that his hands did not stop, and in the blink of an eye, the assembly was officially completed in one stroke. Rubbing the front and back of the gun from the muzzle to the butt with an oilcloth, he raised the gun to aim far away, and pulled the trigger, "Click!" "The sound is crisp and shows that the gun is performing well." Whole. All right. ”

The staff officer holding the folder finished writing down the orders in front of him, and waited for Gao Quan's signature. After hearing the last word, the staff officer raised his hand and saluted, turned around and ran into the cabin to send a telegram.

Carefully wiped the rifle on both sides again, Gao Quan nodded with satisfaction, threw the gun away, and the biaozi next to him reached out to catch the neat back on his shoulder. "Let's go, let's go and discuss with Xiao Qi and them the order of the troops going ashore." The order of going ashore is secondary, the main thing is the order of engagement with the third division, there are only two or three hours left before going ashore, and Gao Quan has to prepare well with these generals in the fleet.

The devil reconnaissance plane, like a fly, always has one hovering over the head of the fleet. The Third Division is like a big tiger, and the tiger is windy, and this reconnaissance plane is the fishy wind brought by the big tiger of Yamamoto Mitsuo. The fishy wind is coming, is the tiger still far away? The forward troops of the Third Division have already taken the lead in Jianli County! Yamamoto Mitsuo always thought that the fleet was still in the hands of the Japanese army, and this guy never thought about fighting with the people in the fleet.

"Order the Gazse troops to quickly pass through Jianli and continue to advance along the river!" Mitsuo Yamamoto squinted his eyes and gave orders to the communications soldiers.

"Hey!" The communications soldier saluted and ran to deliver the order.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, why don't you let the troops stop at Jianli and meet with Satomi Daisa?" Chief of Staff Hiroshi Muraoka tilted his head and asked his division commander.

"Muraoka-kun, do you think that Satomi Konji's dozens of boats can bring all the third division?" Yamamoto Sano shook his head slightly, the corners of his mouth moved and he smiled, "Fifty-three ships full of goods, it would be good to be able to load the division and regimental headquarters, don't think about the wings below." Muraoka-kun and I will take a boat together, and let Daisa Misase walk on the shore. "It turns out that the old devil wants to take a boat by himself and let all the devils of the Third Division go.

"Hey! Your Excellency is wise! "The chief of staff did not dare to say more.

"Is Muraoka-kun blaming me for not sharing the weal and woe with the soldiers?" Hiroshi Muraoka didn't speak, but Mitsuo Yamamoto didn't intend to let him go, and then asked another sentence that made the chief of staff even more unsure of how to answer.

Fortunately, Lieutenant General Yamamoto didn't intend to get an answer from the chief of staff, so he explained on his own: "Commander Yokoyama ordered the 3rd Division to protect Satomi Konji's fleet, just to let me walk all the way to Wuhan on the shore!" Because I didn't take the initiative to ask to stay in Yichang, he deliberately made it difficult for me and the Third Division! Of course, this also includes Muraoka-kun. The commander is too narrow-minded! When I arrive in Wuhan, I will appeal to the base camp and ask to be transferred from the 11th Army to the 13th Army, or to the 14th Army and follow General Masaharu Honma to the Philippines! Would Muraoka-kun want to come with me? ”