Chapter 12: The Aftermath of War (42)

No bed, no quilt, long nights, no sleep. Guarding the fire, idle, a group of people chatting blindly.

"It's a bit too much to rob grain seeds." Liu Renkai said angrily that he was a local farmer, and he had a deep respect for grain seeds, and he did not burn his ancestral house when he froze to death, and he did not eat grain when he starved to death, which was his bottom line: "The group of people in the 138th Division is a little unreasonable, after the autumn harvest last year, the advance regiment with the 314th Regiment and the New Fourth Army Lin Weixian fought once because of grabbing grain, and our captain Guo Taiqing also told Commander Lin Weixian afterwards that the 138th Division came from Huainan, and it was a newcomer, and it was not familiar with the place, so we should be more forgiving, and Commander Lin endured it and did not study it with them deeply. I didn't expect that Regiment Leader Lin's people had been gone for almost two months, and they still couldn't change their eating, so they even stepped up their efforts to grab the food. The old man often said that he would rather do what he called for food, and he would not eat the grain or have anything to eat, even if he went out to beg for food and was embarrassed, he could not spoil the grain. To put it mildly, if this kind of thing happens in Zongyang, I will desperately clean him up, this time, I am really on Wang Zhanlin's side. ”

The latter sentence was a little uncomfortable, and the Mo Enemy did not answer, and after a while, I heard Luo Wei say: "The 138th Division has become what it is today, if you want to blame it, blame their division commander Mo Dehong." Seeing that everyone's attention was turned to him, Luo Wei knew that this was interested in his words, and continued: "Chief Mo is a cowardly person by nature, and the so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, and he is talking about him. Commander Mo is forty-eight years old this year, which is considered an advanced age among the division commander-level figures in the Gui Army, three years older than our division commander Tan Heyi. Last year, he was promoted to deputy commander not because of how outstanding he was in combat and how good he was in leading troops, but because of his qualifications. He is a native of Cangwu, a small fellow of Commander Li of the Group Army, a vegetable farmer, and he joined the army at the age of nearly 30. After that, he followed Commander Li Delin's Northern Expedition, followed Commander Wei Yunsong to stick to Nanning, and followed General Wang Zanbin to snipe the Red Army in Guanghuapu, which can be regarded as a martial arts background. Although Commander Mo led the troops, although he claimed to be highly disciplined, he was actually extremely rigid and would not be flexible, and would only thoroughly implement the operational intentions of the upper peak, and had absolutely no war creativity. If this happens, the rectification of the 138th Division is imperative. ”

Mo Di sighed and said, "I knew Commander Mo Dehong when I was serving in the 44th Division of Commander Wang Zanbin, and he was the commander of the 130th Regiment at that time. He should have read books, written well, and spoke with good manners. As for saying that the 138th Division has become what it is now, it is not appropriate to blame him completely, and the main responsibility is still in the commander's department. In view of the problem of the 138th Division, the Commander's Department began to have targeted methods, before the deputy division commander Lai Gang, who was born in the second phase of Huangpu, assisted the military, and after Lai Gang was transferred to the lieutenant general of the Anhui Provincial Security Department, there was Long Yanwu, a deputy division commander from the Central Military Academy's regular class, to assist in the military, and after Long Yanwu was transferred to the commander of the Eighth Guerrilla Column, Yan Shengwu was transferred, because of the existence of these deputy division commanders, the 138th Division has not been bad, and it is also famous for being good at fighting. The problem was that in October last year, the commander of the 135th Division, Commander Su Zuxin, was transferred to our 48th Army, and the 135th Division was leaderless. I estimate that the first thing in the next rectification of the 138th Division is to replace people, from the division commander to the chief of staff, a set of men and horses must be replaced. ”

"Who do you expect to be replaced with?" Huang Yingyi asked innocently.

"I don't know." Mo Enemy smiled.

"Tuanza, I have an idea." Liu Renkai said: "I have been here for a long time in the Red Army, and I think the biggest difference between the Red Army and the National Army is that most of the generals of the National Army passively listen to the arrangements, and most of the Red Army generals will take the initiative to ask for Ying, this position of commander of the 138th Division, can you also take the initiative to ask for Ying?" ”

"It's not impossible to take the initiative to ask for help, but the conditions can't be too different, and if you don't reach the rank of major general, you won't dare to get involved in a division-level post." "Around us, there are no suitable people to recommend. ”

"Yes, it's just farther away." Liu Renkai said.

"Oh!" Mo Di and the others looked at Liu Renkai with a little surprise, and they didn't know who else they would recommend.

"General Li Benyi, Commissioner of the Fifth Prefecture." The person recommended by Liu Renkai made everyone here happy, Li Benyi, it is not an ordinary relationship with Mo Di, this is really a suitable candidate!

"That's a good move!" Luo Wei clapped his hands and said: "If General Li can be appointed as the commander of the 138th Division, Xu Ping will be able to take over the post of Inspector of the Fifth District, as for the 10th Guerrilla Column, the above has always intended to merge with Long Yanwu's Eighth Column. Tuanza, see if you mention it to Xu Ping, let Xu Ping instigate General Shankuan (Li Benyizi) to take the initiative to ask for help. With the face of General Shankuan being able to join forces with Chief Li Pinxian to establish Sanhe Trade, the possibility of success is not small. ”

"Then try?" Mo Di smiled dispensably, he looked at Liu Renkai, who offered this strategy, the goal of this one is obvious, that is, to let Xu Ping govern in the fifth district, as long as Xu Ping is in charge of the Great Seal of the fifth district, the area of Jiashan, Xuyi, Lai'an, and Tianchang south of the Yellow Flood Region, the eastern part of Xu Hai will no longer hide in Tibet. This is a good calculation! When he became a member of the national army, he never forgot the Red Army, and he was really a standard white and red heart. Mo Di is not a politician, as long as he is dedicated to resisting Japan, he doesn't care if your surname is Su or Jiang, but he knows in his heart that this person is available, but he must not be guarded against.

Huang Yingyi drafted a telegram that was not short and asked the confidential officer to send it to Xu Ping overnight. Liu Renkai also drafted a telegram and asked the confidential members of the guerrilla brigade to send it to Guo Taiqing overnight; if it is said that in Huang Yingyi's telegram, whether Li Benyi can take office or not, then pushing Xu Ping up has become a political task for Liu Renkai and must be accomplished. After Huang Yingyi and Liu Renkai left, only Mo Di, Luo Wei and Shi Chong were left by the fire, they didn't care whether Li Benyi could take over the 138th Division, and they didn't force Xu Ping to take the position, but they felt that if they could really let themselves get their wish, it would be a pleasure. Li Benyi's ability and qualifications are all in front of him, and if he can really serve as the commander of the 138th Division, it is a good thing, and in the future, in the battle, acquaintances will be easy to talk to.

I nested in the ancestral hall of the She family for a night, the conditions were not good, and I slept for a while at dawn, but when I woke up, it was already the sunrise in the east. The ancestral hall was quiet, there was no one, Mo Di walked out of the ancestral hall, and the guards greeted him and told him that Deputy Luo Tuan took someone to the riverside and let him go over after breakfast.

While eating breakfast, the guards told him that they had received a telegram that the Takamatsu had already departed from Henggang and was expected to arrive here at noon.

After eating breakfast, I came to the riverside, and saw Chen Dingyi, a company commander under Liu Renkai, making a huge winch, the winch was more than one person high on the ground, and eight legs and feet thick push rods stretched out around it, and more than a dozen people were pushing the winch with all their might, and a huge cable stretched far into the river.

Seeing Mo Di coming, Huang Yingyi and Liu Renkai greeted him, and Huang Yingyi preemptively said: "Boss, Captain Liu, they really have a way, and they are ready to stumble on the Yangtze River." ”

Stumble on the Takamatsu! Mo Di was stunned for a moment, remembering the idiom of the grasshopper shaking the tree, the huge Takamatsu, with a displacement of hundreds of tons, who can stumble on it? looked at the huge winch and the long cable, and couldn't help muttering in my heart, just by them?

Seeing Mo Di's heart, Liu Renkai said: "The cable is only a part, and the middle is a broken net collected from a fisherman's house. ”

Liu Renkai squatted down, picked up a wooden stick, scratched and pulled on the ground, swept away the weeds and stones on the ground, cleared a piece of ground one meter square, drew it with a wooden stick, and explained while drawing: "This is a boat." Unlike sailboats, fireships are propelled by impellers behind their hulls, rather than sails or oars. ”

Mo Di nodded, he knew this truth, and when he played the sightseeing wheel, he asked the insider for advice. The Japanese steamers belonged to steam turbines, and the crankshaft was pushed by the steam engine, and the crankshaft drove the impeller at the stern of the steamer, and there was a rudder that oscillated left and right behind the impeller.

"We first pressed the broken net and broken rope to the bottom of the river with a heavy object, and when the Takamatsu came up, we used a winch to pull up the broken net and rope and block the front of the steamer." Liu Renkai continued: "The steamer in the water, unlike on land, cannot stop urgently, and it must have a short distance to stop completely. By the time the steamer found these broken nets and ropes, it was too late to stop. The steamer will surely crush these broken nets and ropes in the water and rush over. However, if the hull can pass, the impeller behind the ship will not be able to pass, and it will definitely be entangled in these broken nets and ropes, and it will stop honestly. ”

Mo Di listened to the ideas again and again, nodded, that's the case. Question: "The purpose of this winch is to pull up those nets and ropes, does it need to be so big?" ”

Liu Ren laughed and said: "Chen Dingyi said that after wrapping the impeller of the steamer, if the winch is big enough, it will not be able to pull the steamer in front of it, and at that time, you can throw a hand cannon, a *, or a mud on it. ”

"How much power does this winch have?" Mo Di asked.

"Chen Dingyi and they tried, and at most more than thirty people can be arranged to push the winch at the same time, and the strength should be enough." Liu Renkai said: "Even if we can't pull it in, we can fix the ship in the river and become a dead target, let us fight." ”

Mo Di smiled and said, "The key is that you must be entangled, otherwise it will be in vain." ”

Liu Renkai didn't dare to pack the ticket, so he had to look at the sky with a pleading eye.

At noon, the last telegram, Takamatsu was still ten kilometers away from Teppanyakiu.

There were two cargo ships in front of the Takamatsu, and as soon as the two cargo ships passed, the winch was opened.

Hidden in the dry grass by the river, Mo Di was a little nervous, unlike the last time he hit a sightseeing ship, the kind of attack had a stronger political purpose than a military one, and this attack was completely for military purposes, to put it bluntly, it was to kill people. After more than 10 years of fighting, there were many killings, and more than 1,000 people were killed in a fire at Dalongshan Airport, and I didn't feel anything wrong. However, in almost every operation, killing is a secondary purpose, and it is a coordinated work to accomplish the primary purpose, and it is the first time that a military operation has been carried out solely for the purpose of killing people.

The first was the Yazaki, a mixed ship full of Japanese troops, whose draft was not deep and its speed was not slow. The second was a merchant ship, full of goods, struggling to hum on the river.

As soon as the merchant ship passed, the Gao Song was not far away, and with Chen Dingyi's shout, more than a dozen sturdy men ran quickly around the winch, and the cable that was lying on the river bank before was suddenly straightened and exposed little by little on the river.

It was getting closer and closer, and at less than two hundred meters, the steamer had not yet noticed anything unusual on the river, and maintained its original speed. It wasn't until the tensioned cable was pressed to the bottom of the ship that the steamer noticed that something was wrong, and a whistle sounded, and a thick steam came out of the top of the ship, and the speed of the ship slowed down significantly. Although he slowed down, he couldn't stop immediately, so he pressed the cable on the river under the boat and sailed over. Whether the impeller will be entangled in these broken ropes and nets, the hearts of the people on board and under the ship are hanging.