After two weeks of high-intensity operations, the 3rd Brigade of the Qilu Column completely crushed the independent mixed 5th Brigade. The Special Marine Corps, which was stationed along the coast of Jiaoao, was also beheaded by Li Yunlong's 1st Marine Brigade.

At this point, the people in Jiaodong who have been looking forward to it have finally waited for the long-awaited Wang Shi.

In the days to come, there will be no more oppression.

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1 February 1942, Wai Bay.

Today, it is very special for the Tigers in the Forest. Because they were going to represent the border area and the headquarters, go to Liugong Island to receive eight surface ships of the uprising.

Strictly speaking, this will be the starting point for the Eighth Route Army to have the ability to fight at sea.

On such a special day, Political Commissar Luo was afraid that there would be the slightest mistake, so he personally borrowed two large fishing boats and dozens of small and medium-sized fishing boats from the local villagers.

When the fleet sailed out of the sea, Chief of Staff Liu, who was holding on to the brim of his hat and swaying, looked at his companion who seemed to have taken root on the soles of his feet, and couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked:

"Lao Li, have you ever been on a boat before? How does it look so stable. ”

The person standing with 103 at this time was Li Yunlong, who was invited to support the Third Brigade of the Qilu Column.

Due to the conditions of the airport in the Jiaodong area, it was not possible to meet the standards for the take-off and landing of the air supremacy transport plane and the Hamilcar glider, so the 1st Marine Brigade that had completed the mission had to stay in place for the time being.

After learning that the troops were going to receive several warships today, Lao Li, who was in a state of semi-vacation, simply came to join in the excitement for a while.

"Hehe, that must be practiced. At the beginning, my troops were tossed on the other side of the Mother River for more than half a month. ”

"It's not our Lao Li bragging, let alone a large fishing boat, even if you pull a torpedo boat or gunboat over, I can drive away after studying it for a while."

As the only special branch of the Eighth Route Army at the present stage, the daily training of the 1st Marine Brigade is very diverse, and the most basic requirement for comrades is that one person can be used for multiple purposes and be able to specialize in multiple abilities.

In order to cope with the battles that can take place in mountains, plateaus, forests, and even island environments, soldiers must not only master the skills of infantry, but also learn to use various weapons and equipment within the formation.

This includes driving motor vehicles and ordinary civilian vessels. A small number of talented comrades are not even able to fly transport planes.

While the two were chatting, an abrupt movement interrupted their conversation.

"Gross!"

The two couldn't help but look back in surprise.

Looking at the source of the voice, I saw a comrade wearing glasses, whose face was extremely pale, and his left hand, which was clutching the guardrail of the boat, was bursting with the bruises of the ship's side, and he was vomiting uncontrollably with the jolting of the waves.

This scene and this situation suddenly made 103's face full of sympathy.

As a person with airsickness, he naturally knows the symptoms of motion sickness. The feeling of being dizzy and dark, it was really worse than being shot.

With the idea that if you have been drenched in the rain, you will try to hold an umbrella for others. 103 hurriedly pulled a bottle of medicine from the pocket of his military uniform and strode towards the guardrail.

"Director Xiao, try to focus your attention on the small island in the distance. This is a trick taught to me by Dean Liu of the headquarters, and I think it is very useful. If it really doesn't work, there is also a Dragon and Tiger Man Pill, and it will be better to eat one. ”

"The two of us are really sympathetic, I was determined to be the leader of the Air Force, but I got airsick. You're in a better situation than I am, you're already the supreme commander of the navy, but it's a pity that you're seasick. ”

"According to me, we must practice more, otherwise we won't be able to take care of ourselves in the future, and how can we command the troops."

That's right, the person who leaned on the edge of the boat and vomited in the dark was Director Xiao who came to Jiaodong from the border area thousands of miles away.

Although War Fox signed a Lend-Lease bill with Lao Dai, he even negotiated matters related to training the navy.

But the rabbits don't pin all their hopes on the allies, after all, no one knows when the French will take back control of the fleet.

This military operation in the Jiaodong area just made the bigwigs see the possibility of building a navy independently.

In the original plan, the Japanese navy in Jiaoao was the target of the 3rd Brigade of the Qilu Column. In order to capture the enemy's warships, Monk Xu also specially prepared a special battalion and asked them to sneak into the city in batches to stand by.

But who would have thought that the devils are all extremely strong-headed.

After determining that there was no support and no way to retreat, they actually sank the mine boat and two gunboats directly, and even left no ammunition for the ship.

Fortunately, there is no endless road.

When the soldiers thought that they would return empty-handed on this trip, there was good news from Liugong Island, hundreds of kilometers away:

The Weihai Weiwei Port Command, which originally belonged to Wangwang, and some of the cadets of the Naval Sergeant School, revolted with warships.

After this news was transmitted back to the border area, it immediately alarmed the morale wizards of the army.

As soon as he received the news, he immediately sent a delegation headed by Director Xiao to the Jiaodong area and asked him to follow the tiger in the forest and others to take charge of the reception of the warship.

"Well, Chief of Staff Liu is reasonable, I have to find opportunities to take more boats in the future, and strive to get used to this bumpy feeling as soon as possible."

Director Xiao's face improved slightly, and he barely showed a slightly grateful smile while clutching his handkerchief:

"The border region attaches so much importance to this operation and sent me to form a new unit, then I must not let my superiors down."

"As the supreme commander of the navy, I must do a good job of studying the issues of coastal defense and coastal defense, and guard the east and south gates for the country."

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After more than 20 minutes of sailing, everyone finally arrived at the destination of the trip: Liugong Island.

It is a C-shaped island as a whole, and its excellent geographical location and topography have made it a natural military port since ancient times.

During the Qing Dynasty, the base of the Beiyang Naval Division was located here, and it also witnessed the destruction of the First Fleet in Asia.

After the outbreak of the full-scale Anti-Japanese War, it was occupied by the 21st Mine Combat Team of the devils and was used as a foothold to blockade the coastline.

Recently, due to the escalation of the Pacific War, the Japanese army had to transfer a large number of troops from the battlefield of the Republic of China, so it handed over Liugong Island to the Wang Wang Navy to garrison.

It was because of its internal emptiness that the trainees on the island had the opportunity to revolt.

"Chiefs! Hold on to the guardrails around you, we're about to dock! ”

Under the guidance of the advance troops, one after another fishing boats sailed in an orderly manner to the iron wharf of Liugong Island, and finally stopped at the entrance of the military port.

I don't know if it was the Dragon Tiger Pill that played a role, or because of the reason that he stepped on land again, Director Xiao, who got off the boat, finally got out of the state of motion sickness.

After everyone had assembled, he first looked at the fishing boats of different sizes behind him, and then turned his gaze to the warships that were ready to go not far away.

"Chief of Staff Liu, you can help me remember it. On February 1, 1942, Navy Commander XJG came to inspect Liugong Island on a fishing boat. ”

Director Xiao had a serious face and said word by word:

"When there is a chance in the future, or on the day of the official opening of our naval school, you can help me find a few craftsmen who have passed the skill and engrave the sentence just now on the big stone in front of me."

"Yes!"

Remembering these three words, 103 subconsciously took out the notebook he was carrying, and then wrote down the above words word for word.

Perhaps out of cautious professional habits, he even repeated the contents of the notebook to Director Xiao again.

After a small episode that only the Yellow River understands, the Tigers in the Forest officially began the work of taking over the surface fleet.

"Report Chief! The ship in front of you is the German-built destroyer we mentioned in the telegram! Please instruct and review, Chiefs! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present focused their eyes on the Tong'an.

Since all of them were from the army, they had never come into contact with "large" ships before this. So the old destroyer in front of me, which is 63.4 meters long and 6.58 meters wide, is definitely a big guy for everyone.

In this flurry of emotion, 01, 02, and 03 joined hands with Director Xiao and boarded the Tong'an destroyer.

After carefully observing for a while, Rao is a fierce tiger in the forest, a person who did not smile in the past, couldn't help but show a heartfelt smile.

This old ship, which has a displacement of only 400 tons and is more than 30 years old, really has no combat effectiveness.

If it's placed on the high seas, not to mention the Muyue level of the book, it is estimated that even the kamikaze level and the bamboo level can be beaten according to her.

But it was such an old-fashioned destroyer, but it opened a new branch of the Eighth Route Army, giving comrades the confidence to defend themselves against the enemy outside the country.

"Raise the flag."

With Director Xiao's order, several flags with red subjects and two golden yellow Chinese characters, and the lower half printed with sea blue and white stripes, slowly rose from destroyers, gunboats, patrol ships, and transport ships.

Although there was no military song at this moment, the sea breeze blew the flag loudly, and gradually coincided with the excited heartbeat of everyone present.

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In the afternoon, the Admiralty of the Beiyang Navy.

With a history of 55 years and an area of 10,000 square meters, this brick and wood structure complex was originally the operational headquarters of the Beiyang Naval Division.

After the Japanese handed over control of the island to Wang Wang, the puppet army leader set up his office here.

Now, this is the command center of the Eighth Route Army Navy and the temporary foothold of Director Xiao.

After the reception ceremony, the tigers in the forest had already returned the same way in the fishing boat. The military operation in the Jiaodong region is only the starting point, and a series of challenges await them.

As for why still fishing boats, and not on warships that have just been received?

The reason is very simple, because at present, there is really no team on the entire Liugong Island that can drive patrol boats or traffic boats.

The naval school established by Wang Wang was full of oppression and exploitation. The trainees in the training camp not only did not have enough food and clothing, but even suffered discrimination and humiliation, and their daily life was no different from that of prisoners.

When recruiting soldiers, the puppet army specially compiled a set of lies to beautify the life of sailors, falsely claiming that the recruits could learn navigation, guns, marine engines and other skills after entering the camp.

The result?

When a large number of students who did not know the truth were called into the army, they did not learn their real skills at all, and they had to be whipped and humiliated by the instructors at will on weekdays.

It was precisely because of the above encounters that the students were prompted to complete the uprising.

As for the puppet army instructors on the island?

Naturally, they were killed on the spot by the angry students, and maybe the bodies floated to the Peninsula Strait.

After enumerating the current difficulties one by one, Director Xiao only felt that the burden on his shoulders was a little heavier, and he held the pen and said with a sad face:

"Hey, my superiors really arranged a big job for me. Without teaching materials and experienced instructors, it was really difficult to establish this naval school. ”

"You can't wait for your allies to send someone to help, can you? We'll have to wait until sometime. ”

Just as our navy leader was complaining, Li Yunlong, who had just finished eating noon, walked in from outside the house in a leisurely manner.

Originally, Lao Li was going to return to land with the tigers in the forest, but because he had more or less experience and theoretical knowledge of driving civilian ships, he was left behind by Director Xiao.

After hearing the difficulties of his colleagues, he had an idea, and the figure of a person suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Director Xiao, do you know the master of the fleet decisive battle over there? There's a good chance he'll be able to help. ”

"From what I know about that person, as long as you pay a certain price, the other party will even support a group of experienced naval instructors and secretly assist us in establishing a naval school."

Since Li Yunlong was transferred to the Airborne Forces, he has taken the time to control the basic information of well-known generals at home and abroad, which is why he was able to give advice to Director Xiao in the first place.

As for the master of the fleet decisive battle in Lao Li's mouth, he is naturally the only naval general in the Republic of China in a certain 7+ game, and Chen SK, who scares away the bald head with just a PPT of twenty aircraft carriers!

The resume of this senior general can definitely stand out from the crowd of insects in the preserved fruit.

He graduated from the Jiangnan Naval Academy and is familiar with the systems of the world's major naval powers. During his studies in the UK, he even participated in the Battle of Jutland with the fleet.

Even in the current difficult period, he still actively cultivates naval talents and insists on sending talented cadets who are willing to endure hardships to study abroad.

In a sense, it is precisely because of the efforts of the master of the fleet decisive battle that a large number of backbone talents have been retained for the nascent navy in the original timeline. (End of chapter)