It's foggy.

This was not good news for Ushijima, who was standing on the bow deck of the destroyer "Jiang Feng", his brows furrowed, and his expression looked a little anxious.

If the fog gets bigger and bigger, the combat mission of this sneak attack on the river crossing may be canceled.

But this battle was very crucial for Ushijima Mitsuru, and his two main infantry wings were almost completely lost, and this time it was Shunroku Hata who tried his best to protect it, so that he had the opportunity to serve as the commander of this river crossing operation.

If it's really because of the weather, then Amaterasu doesn't help him.

The "Jiangfeng" destroyer is a sister ship to the "Haifeng" that was blown up by Leng Feng before, with a displacement of about 2,000 tons, and belongs to the Bailu-class destroyer, which was launched almost at the same time as the "Haifeng."

Together with the destroyers "Sea Breeze", "Yamakaze" and "Ryokaekaze", it formed the 24th Destroyer Group, and was the main combat ship of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet.

Moored side by side with it on the river, there is also a destroyer, its sister ship "Shanfeng".

This time, the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy sent two main ships at once to cooperate with the landing operation of the Japanese Central China Front on Pukou.

The "Sea Breeze" had been blown up and sunk before, but now the hull has been salvaged, and it is estimated that it will be towed back to Japan for repair, and the navy will be re-equipped.

And now the 24th Destroyer Group, the "Cool Breeze" will be maintained locally, and the two destroyers "Shanfeng" and "Jiangfeng" will be able to carry out their tasks.

In addition to this, the Third Fleet also sent two minesweepers, four river gunboats, and a squadron of marines to assist the Ushijima Manchu detachment in landing in Pukou!

It can be said that both the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy and the Central China Front Command have high hopes for this operation.

Ushijima raised his wrist to look at the time, and the gloomy color on his face became even thicker, the wind on the river was strong, and the water vapor was humid, and it was very cold. The cold wind poured straight into the neckline, and he subconsciously pulled the placket of his clothes.

"Ushijima-kun, it's going to attack in less than half an hour, this weather. Are you sure you want to give the landing order? Yoshikawa Shosa, the captain of the destroyer "Ekaze", who was standing beside him and wearing the uniform of the Japanese Navy's Shosa, asked.

This foggy day is quite unfavorable for the attacking side.

"If the fog gets thicker, I think we'll have to give up on this operation." Ushijima's eyes flashed with a hint of unwillingness.

"Ushijima-kun, maybe it's not as bad as you think, it's not a big fog. At least, now the visibility can still be two or three hundred meters, and you can fight. Yoshikawa also had some expectations for this operation.

"The problem is that we have collected too little intelligence on Pukou, and we don't know what arrangements the people of China will make in the defense of the river." Ushijima shook his head.

"The people of China are just hiding and digging a few trenches by the river, and when they attack in a while, I will order the naval guns on the two destroyers, Jiang Feng and Shanfeng, to attack on the opposite shore, plus the fire support of the gunboats, can completely cover your safe landing!" Yoshikawa Shaozo said confidently.

"Yoshikawa-kun, don't underestimate the Shina people. There are still some capable people among them. Ushijima reminded him that this is how he suffered.

"Really?" Yoshikawa Shaoza snorted disapprehantly.

"Sir, Your Excellency the Commander has called and asked if the landing plan can be launched at the scheduled time?"

"Call back, and if the fog dissipates or doesn't change anymore, attack on time!" Ushijima replied.

"Hay!"

"If the fog hasn't cleared after dawn, I'm afraid the guys in the air team won't be out of action." Yoshikawa Shaosa glanced up at the sky, although the fog was filled. You can still see a little starlight, which means that the fog is not thick.

"The reconnaissance boat reported that the searchlights were suddenly turned off after the Chinese army on the river bank was foggy."

"Turn off the searchlights, are we being discovered?"

"Probably not. They just turned off the searchlight on the river and did nothing else. ”

"If they were discovered, they would have opened fire to test the situation, but now they don't hear any gunshots, they must feel that under the fog, even if there are searchlights, they can't see the situation on the river clearly. And it will also become a guiding light, and the people of China are really extraordinary. ”

"I told you a long time ago that our opponent is not easy to deal with, and if he is allowed to have the same weapons and equipment as the Empire, it will be a real trouble." Ushijima Mando.

"Ushijima-kun, this idea of yours is completely impossible." Yoshikawa haha, in his opinion, China will be incorporated into Japan in the near future, and it is impossible for China to appear in this world.

There is only one center in Asia, one hegemon, and that is Japan, which is the belief of the Japanese Navy.

"Order the reconnaissance ship to approach cautiously and keep a distance of at least three hundred meters from the opposite shore!" Ushijima thinks it's better to be careful.

"Hay!"

Time passes slowly in waiting.

At half past four, Ushijima looked at his watch, according to the original plan, at this time, he should give the order to land, on the side of the destroyer "Jiangfeng", thousands of Japanese soldiers on hundreds of boats, carrying all kinds of weapons and ammunition, have quietly gathered in the center of the river.

They were all ready to attack, waiting for the order to attack.

The Marine Corps hovercraft was also inflated and waited for the order to put the boat on the river.

"Ushijima-kun?"

"Wait, although the fog has not increased, it has not decreased, and it will be half an hour later." Ushijima clenched his fist, this battle was not only about his future and fate, but also about the lives of these thousands of Japanese soldiers.

If the fog comes up in a moment, the landing plan will have to be canceled.

In a front observation post of the Jiangbei River Defense Position.

"Uncle Jiang, what did you hear?"

"No, it's nothing, just now I heard a few sounds of wooden paddles paddling in the water, very soft, very slow, almost inaudible." Lao Jiang is a fisherman on the Yangtze River, fifty years old, twelve years old began to follow his father on the Yangtze River big fish, a pair of ears are sensitive and abnormal, he can hear the sound of fish gathering in the water, a net down, often have a lot of harvest.

The people called him "the king of listening to the fish", this fish can be heard anywhere, let alone this boat, within 500 meters, what boat passes, he can hear it with one ear.

People who have the ability to do this. In the fishing villages of Jiangbei, there are really not a few to find!

This old Jiang Tou heard that he was beating a little devil, so he came without saying a word, and brought more than a dozen descendants from his village. The Japanese came, and the common people suffered.

"How can there be a boat on the river at this time?"

"Report it to the battalion headquarters immediately, and say that a suspicious boat has been found on the river." The squad leader didn't dare to be careless, and the above explained that any abnormal situation must be reported as soon as possible. Otherwise, once something happens, military law will deal with it!

It's not a joke, it's going to be a headshot.

"Well, I know, I'll immediately report to the Jiang Defense Headquarters and tell the position, be careful and vigilant, if it's an enemy, you can shoot to warn!" This battalion commander was originally a supplementary brigade. The new 38 Brigade took over the work of the river defense, and a river defense headquarters was set up to facilitate unified command.

Luo Yufeng slept in a daze, and was called out of bed by the adjutant.

"The discovery of suspicious boats was reported by the commander of the third battalion of the second regiment, and now the river is foggy, and the visibility is only about two hundred meters, which is an old local fisherman they found before, and he heard it."

"Hear that?" Luo Yufeng had just taken over Jiangfang, and he didn't know everything very well. At first glance, this sounds a little incredible.

However, he was not in a hurry to veto, and now this Min. The period of the sense. The battle situation is so tense, and it is not impossible for the wind to be full of soldiers.

In short, there is nothing wrong with being careful, if there is really an enemy, then it is discovered in advance, and there is also a preparation.

"Lao Luo?"

"Old Qin. Woke you up, there is a situation, an unknown ship was found on the river, very close to our shore. Luo Yufeng saw Qin Yankun walking over wearing a cotton coat.

"Found an unknown ship, Lao Qin, do you remember the incident when Ushijima Man attacked us from the Baidu Bridge?"

"You mean, this is a scout scout sent by the Japanese army?" Luo Yufeng was taken aback, this was what happened a few days ago, how could he forget it?

"I can't say for sure, but if the Japanese army chooses to cross the river directly to attack Pukou, this is the best opportunity." Qin Yankun said.

"That's right, Jiangfang is our weakest link now, once it is attacked by the Japanese army, it will be a big trouble." Luo Yufeng also felt that the situation was serious, "I have to report to the division immediately." ”

"Don't worry, let's confirm the situation first, report it now, if not, it's not a joke?" Qin Yankun said.

"Yes, let's figure out the situation first, if it is really the reconnaissance scouts of the Japanese army, then they should have arrived in Jiangxin at this moment." Luo Yufeng said.

"Choosing to launch an attack before dawn is the same as the previous sneak attack and landing on Baidu Bridge and Xiliang Mountain."

"Let's go, go to the river defense position immediately." Luo Yufeng turned back, dressed neatly, fully armed, and greeted the guards platoon.

"Old Qin, wait for me." Qin Yankun also ran out of the room, planning to go to the Jiangfang position with Luo Yufeng to take a look.

The river defense headquarters was still some distance away from the river defense position, and by the time the two of them sat in the jeep and felt that the location where the suspicious boat had been found, the battalion commander of the third battalion of the second regiment had already been waiting at the battalion headquarters for a while.

"Hello sir!"

"Tell me about the situation, shall we?"

"This is Luo Yufeng, the commander of the new 38th Brigade, the new commander-in-chief of Jiangfang!"

"Hello Commander-in-Chief!"

"Alright, alright, stop saluting, tell us about the situation." Luo Yufeng is an anxious person, and this red tape comes and goes, which delays a lot of time.

"Commander-in-chief, the person who found the suspicious ship is in a bunker near the river, for the specific situation, you come with me, you ask him if he is okay?"

"Well, in the past!" Without saying a word, he left the battalion headquarters and went to the river through the trenches.

"The wind on the river is not strong today, and now it is the quietest time at night, so I can hear the boat activity on the river, according to my judgment, this boat is less than three miles from the shore, it should be a two-ended sculled fishing boat, the paddling is very light, no one goes into the water to fish in the middle of the night this season."

Besides, the wharves in the Pukou area of Jiangbei have been blocked, and the boats have been transferred to the inland river, and the boats on the river are either from farther upstream and downstream, or from the other side.

"Can you tell the direction of the ship?"

"Along the river bank from west to east, this is the direction of the water flow, and it is also more labor-saving."

"Do you find anything from other monitoring sites?" Luo Yufeng asked the battalion commander.

"When we found something suspicious here, we immediately notified the upstream and downstream two kilometers and asked them to pay attention and listen, and the upstream said that they didn't find anything, and the downstream ones also heard it ten minutes later, but they were not very sure."

"A ship?"

"Only one!"

"Notify the troops, strengthen the vigilance, everyone is awakened, enter combat positions, and be ready to fight at any time." Although Luo Yufeng can't tell what's going on, at this time, he can't help but have any luck!

"Lao Qin, you go back, agree to the first and second regiments, be ready to fight at any time, and don't forget to inform the division headquarters, be quick!" Luo Yufeng said, seeing that it was only about an hour before dawn.

The mist on the river does not seem to be very thick, and if the Japanese army launches a sneak attack at this time, the consequences will be unimaginable.

In the battle of Jiangfang, no one had ever fought, he could only cross the river by feeling the stones, Luo Yufeng stayed in the Jiangfang position, once the Japanese army sneaked attacked, he could command the battle nearby.

At the same time, he also transferred the reconnaissance battalion.

PS: The sun is shining, the weather is sunny, facing the sea, the spring flowers are blooming, and it is the mating season, cough cough, it is the day of "paying the ticket", children's shoes, have you paid the monthly pass in your hand?

Wu Xiaoyun: No, hehe, we have a way to make you call, no, it's handover!

(To be continued.) )

PS: There is a Chinese soul in life, and there is heroism in death! The sword is vertical and horizontal, invincible! This is the bloody war of all the best people in China - "Anti-Japanese Sky Wolf Commando"