765. Capture the river ship
Xia Luoshan, this guy is a platoon commander of the former Jinxi Base of the Northeast Navy, and Chen Jie naturally knows him.
At the time of the "918 Incident", he, together with company commander Zhang Bingyang and deputy company commander Ge Yougui, escaped with his brothers to form the "Southern Liaoning Anti-Japanese Army".
Because they were chased very hard by Shao Benliang, they wanted to attack the little devil baggage troops in Weiziyu to get supplies, but fortunately, Gao Jingxiang, the artillery battalion commander under Chen Jie, rescued them in time, otherwise it would be over.
Later, Bai Shujie set up a detachment training base in North Manchuria, and Xia Luoshan was appointed as the deputy captain of the "Fengtian" gunboat, receiving formal training from Zhuravlesky and others, and comprehensively learning the operation and maintenance skills of the ship.
When Xia Luoshan appeared in front of Chen Jie, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon of October 14, 1937, and he also brought 39 people.
"Lao Xia, I haven't seen you for another year, what is the commander-in-chief going to do?" Chen Jie pulled Xia Luoshan to a place where no one was and said: "The telegram is vague, saying that it is for you to convey it personally. β
"Occupy the beachhead on both sides of the Yalu River, this is the goal of the battle tonight. In other words, we are going to occupy Andong County in Jiangbei tonight, as well as Sinuiju in Jiangnan, and the battle will start at 8 o'clock in the evening. Xia Luoshan shook his head and said, "I don't know exactly what the commander-in-chief wants to do, but I came over and asked Senior Commander Chen for a favor." β
"Okay, I've basically got it." Chen Jie nodded: "What do you need me to do?" β
"The ones I brought here are all technical soldiers for ship operation, but there are no guns and artillery." Xia Luoshan said with a smile: "So, I need Division Commander Chen to support my two artillery platoons and one machine gun platoon." Of course, it is better for an artillery platoon to be a professional artilleryman, who can quickly become proficient in operating cannons and anti-aircraft guns after simple training. β
Chen Jie smiled heartily: "That's okay, you come with me!" β
A telegram went out, and half an hour later, Pan Xiongfei, deputy commander of the artillery battalion, had already arrived with two platoons of the first artillery company.
Chen Jie didn't talk nonsense: "Xiong Fei, from now on, you will officially break away from the establishment of our independent regiment and obey the command of Xia Luoshan." β
"Lao Xia, it turned out to be you!" Pan Xiongfei gave Xia Luoshan a punch: "You have to figure it out, Lao Tzu is a land artilleryman, and he doesn't know anything about the ship's artillery!" You let Lao Tzu change his career to become a navy now, don't blame me if something goes wrong when the time comes. β
Xia Luoshan also said with a smile: "Naturally, you won't be allowed to really operate the guns of the big warships today, but on the little devil's small gunboats, the guns are very simple." Now that time is limited, I will briefly say about the combat mission. β
"At about half past seven in the evening, we had to rush to the Dongshan Wharf at the mouth of the Yuan River. There are two ships of the little devils there, namely the Suncheon and the Qinren. At eight o'clock in the evening, the patrol boat Baimei of the Xiuyan Independent Regiment will appear there. Our task is to capture these two warships, and then cross the river to capture Subhong and Sinuiju. β
Chen Jie said: "If that's the case, you wait a minute, and I'll send you another machine gun platoon." Pan Xiongfei's artillery company was all artillery, which would only sink the ship and could not be taken completely. β
"Haha, if Senior Commander Chen's troops here are not nervous, of course I hope this is the case." Xia Luoshan said with a smile: "Lao Pan's two artillery platoons, except for his own portable light weapons, all the artillery equipment is left. β
It turned out that since Chen Jie's South Manchurian Independent Regiment did not go to the front line of Xinkailing and Tianhua Mountain, the anti-Japanese coalition forces in the area of Jidong had no worries, so the anti-Japanese wave was higher and higher.
The command of the Kwantung Army of the little devil was worried that Commander Yang in Jidong would collude with Soviet Russia, which would not only threaten Manchuria, but directly threaten the Hoeryeong and Rojin fortresses in Korea.
Because this place in Ji'an belongs to an important transportation artery for the little devils to loot various strategic materials in the three eastern provinces and transport them back to the island. Once there is a problem with the ports of Luojin and Qingjin, it will be a catastrophe.
Every time Yang Jingyu launched an attack in the past few years, he made a big move on this railway. Either the freight train overturned, or the military train was robbed, which made the little devils very annoying.
And the rule is the same every time: if one military train is robbed, the towns around the railroad will surely be swept up!
The little devil understands very well: every time Commander Yang succeeds in robbing the empire's arms, he will use the weapons made by the empire to slaughter the imperial warriors in turn. It's just killing people everywhere and setting fires, "doing all kinds of evil", how can it be reasonable!
If you want to destroy Commander Yang, the best thing is to besiege him from all sides and prevent him from escaping. As a result, the damned Chen Jie is on the west, and the Russian long-haired man is on the east.
Failed to fight Chen Jie twice, and the offensive channel in the west could not be opened. Dongmen fought a battle with Changmaozi in Zhanggufeng, but there was no follow-up, and this road was not passed. East and West are not connected. The only way is to go north and south.
There was no way, so Admiral Kenkichi Ueda had no choice but to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall, and transfer the puppet Manchukuo Navy in the Songhua River valley and the capital ships of the "Harbin Navy River Defense Fleet" Shuntian and Qinren to form the Yalu River Inland River Fleet.
The main purpose was to cut off the connection between Yang Jingyu's anti-Japanese coalition forces and Vladivostok, and at the same time to prevent the anti-Japanese coalition forces from crossing the river into the Korean Peninsula. Then exert pressure from the north and try to catch Commander Yang in one go.
As a result, Ueda Kenkichi later found out that if Chen Jie in the west could not be dealt with, it would be delusional to encircle and suppress Commander Yang!
According to reliable information, the damned Chen Jie and the damn Commander Yang are basically wearing a pair of pants. Chen Jie, who attacked in the west, and Commander Yang in the east, would always take advantage of the fire in the back. Attacking Commander Yang in the east, Chen Jie immediately threatened the front line of Benxi and Andong.
Ueda Kenkichi finally concentrated the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, the 4th Division, the 7th Division, and the 19th Division, preparing to do a big job in the South Manchurian region and completely eliminate the two biggest hidden dangers, Chen Jie and Commander Yang.
After the "North China Incident," the strategic center of the base camp was immediately shifted, and the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Kenyoshi Ueda, had no choice but to "subordinate the part to the whole, and the individual to the whole." β
The Shuntian and Qinren warships stayed at the Dongshan Wharf at the mouth of the Yuanhe River in order to take into account the east and west, maintain a strong deterrent to Chen Jie and Commander Yang in the south, and limit their range of activities, at least they could not casually go to the Yalu River to make trouble. That's how you can fight and wait for your chance and then strike the final blow.
Because of this, Bai Shujie must kill the two warships of the little devil before Chen Jie leaves, alleviate the threat to the south of General Yang Jingyu, and increase the strategic detour space.
Of course, it costs a lot of money to build a warship, and it seems too wasteful to sink it directly. Therefore, Bai Shujie ordered Xia Luoshan to lead a small team over, preparing to fully "take over" the Shuntian and Qinren ships with Chen Jie's assistance. Then it is a good way to reuse the waste and turn around and beat the little devils.
Of course, what type of warship the little devil is and what role it is, only the officers and men of the former Northeast Army have some common sense, and Chen Jie and others are like listening to a book from heaven.
Seeing that he was almost playing the piano to the cow, and the time was pressing, Xia Luoshan did not continue to be verbose, and took his own technical detachment, as well as two machine gun platoons that were temporarily borrowed, and two artillery platoons that were temporarily converted to the navy, a total of more than 300 people galloped eastward.
When I came to the dense forest near the west bank of the Yuan River, it was already about 7:50 p.m. Xia Luoshan used a telescope to look at the environment in the southeast direction, only to know that Chen Jie strengthened a machine gun platoon really had foresight, it turned out that there were no little devils here to set up fixed sentry posts, but I didn't expect that after the construction of a military wharf, a pillbox appeared on the ruins of the ancient city.
Pan Xiongfei, deputy commander of the artillery battalion, has been using binoculars to observe the Yuan River, the Yalu River, and the ancient Great Wall, and at the same time said softly to Xia Luoshan: "From here to the pillbox on the city wall, there is a distance of about 600 meters. This bunker must be taken secretly in advance so as not to alarm the enemy. β
"No, we can't be in a hurry!" Xia Luoshan shook his head and said, "If you take a closer look, both warships are at anchor, which shows that the little devil is not ready for battle at all." However, if we alarm them, that problem will be in trouble, so we can only wait for now. β
"However, now that we can't see our fingers in the dense forest, we can slowly approach the river and hide, and then divide our troops into two ways. Let a platoon slowly touch the Great Wall, and when they see the warship anchoring, they will immediately raid this pillbox, and then rush to the shore to get on the ship. The rest of us is to take down the two warships as much as possible. β
Pan Xiong Feibing didn't hear the conversation between Xia Luoshan and Chen Jie, and now he heard that he had to wait, so he was a little strange: "Old Xia, what are we waiting for?" This shallow-water gunboat has a very shallow draft, and now the little devil is defenseless, so I will take a few fighters who know how to swim over, and throw a biological grenade on a splint to climb onto the warship. β
Xia Luoshan laughed in a low voice: "Do you think this is like you usually capture a mountain?" The little devils are all in the cabin, and you can throw a grenade on the deck to fart. If they find out that something is wrong, destroy the power compartment below, and then detonate the ammunition compartment, and the warship sinks, what do you say? β
"Don't think nonsense, the battle will start at any time, don't rush if you're late, let's hurry over. Rest assured, we've all been to this place. See, the one on the east side is the 'Suncheon Ship', and the one on the west side is the latest 'Qinren Ship', which is also the flagship. Captain Yamato right Nakasa, I have a good relationship with him. β
"Looks like you still have a backhand, we're just the occupying army behind, right?" Pan Xiongfei finally heard something meaning: "Then let's go!" If we are too far apart, your brothers will be left alone. β
Suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, suddenly, when Xia Luoshan heard the roar of the turbine motor, he immediately whispered: "Everyone prepare for battle, our patrol has survived!" Because now that there is a fight in Andong County, our people will ask the little devils for help. β
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"Report Taijun: The anti-Manchu anti-Japanese elements suddenly attacked our Longwangmiao base and blew up all the fuel. Now the county seat of Andong is being attacked, and the situation is very urgent. You see, my brothers are seriously injured, and the patrol boat is out of fuel. Please hurry up and reinforce it, or the county will be finished! β
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.