The blazing shells roared towards the slow-moving Japanese patrol fleet without any warning. The order of attack was the first steel motorboat and the last motor sailing ship. The first motorboat was hit by two shells and inexplicably hit the water.

It started to turn. The motor-sailing boat was even worse. Because it was larger and slower, it was directly hit by three cannonballs, which immediately burst into flames. It stopped in the middle of the river, hitting Xuanxuan, and water began to enter the cabin.

"Continue to reload, aim at the searchlight, focus on the two motorboats in front, and fire quickly and freely!" In night combat, speed is what matters. Hitting the enemy hard before they can react is the fundamental tactic. Therefore, put your mobility first.

The powerful motorboat was damaged, and even if the enemy could escape, they would not dare to conduct any more patrols.

"Dong dong dong dong -" Four cannons actually chose to hit the leading motorboat immediately. This blow directly caused several large holes to be blown out of the hull. The river water gurgled into the cabin, and the boat

The body had begun to sink. The anxious Japanese on the boat were yelling and calling to the other boats.

The second motorboat was also hit twice, but its captain was more experienced and immediately shouted to turn off the searchlight. At this time, under the burning fire of the last motorboat, there was no shadow at all.

Hiding everywhere, they could only be chased and attacked by artillery fire from the shore.

"Thud, tug, tug -" Not daring to risk staying and rescuing people, the second injured motorboat resolutely turned its bow and began to flee. Although several cannons pursued and struck, it still ran away without a trace.

.The key point is that this guy was a thief and turned off the searchlight in time, which affected the observation of the shore artillery.

The remaining three boats were not so lucky: the first motorboat received too many hits and sank directly; after the second motorboat escaped, the third motorboat became everyone's

Six infantry cannons stared at it and fired at it. Even if it tried to extinguish the searchlight, the speed was too slow and it was so close to the source of the fire that it had no time to escape. Later, it also started a fire of its own.

, it was directly blown to pieces under continuous strikes. However, the artillerymen chose not to bombard the motorboat that was used as a light source. After all, it was also a meritorious official and served as a battlefield lighting, so they waited until it

He slowly sank.

"Battal Commander, there are Japs swimming to the other side." A sharp-eyed soldier reported to Wang Fang. It seemed that the Japs were not stupid. They knew that there was no movement on the other side and scrambled to escape for their lives.

"Ignore him. Anyone who dares to come to the shore here will be arrested. Those on the other shore...we can't use cannons to hit Japanese deserters!" If I had known, I would have arranged some people on the other side, but now across the

A few hundred meters of the Yellow River can only be stared at! It is impossible to row with artillery!

"One ship ran away, but it was also injured! Four of us were injured here." Wang Fang climbed to the top of the slope and reported when he saw Chen Zongjing who was still watching.

"Well done. The Japanese we fought didn't even fight back. We destroyed three of his ships. It was a good job!" The weapons were unequal, and the bombardment was launched very suddenly. Naturally, there was not much left for the Japanese on board to fight back.

In the time it took, the most I could do was hit the shore a few times, and then I was blown away!

"Hehe, is there any reward?" Wang Fanghan smiled and asked for rewards from his subordinates.

"Of course there is. The column leader just ordered someone to deliver the late night snacks, pancakes, green onions for cooking meat, and a cart of barbecue knives. Let's share them with everyone!" The weather is cold, but the column leader is thoughtful and it's just right.

Reward everyone!

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It was not until daylight that the damaged motorboat reluctantly returned to the Guandu base. Nearly half of the sailors on board were killed or injured. They drifted in the cold Yellow River that night and almost hit large pieces of ice several times.

It made all the remaining sailors exhausted.

"Nani? The patrol boat was ambushed? There were heavy losses? How is it possible?" Hanaya was dumbfounded by the notice from the water picket: It shouldn't be, he had already taken precautions, even the Xu family was

False information. The place at Longzuikou happens to be where the Yellow River narrows sharply. That is not the Xu family’s defense area. How could they still encounter an ambush?! It’s really strange!

"Hanaya-kun, our picket team now has no extra ships to carry out inspection tasks. The fastest repairs will be completed will be half a month later. So, please forgive me, we can no longer complete the tasks assigned by the brigade commander.

"It's..." The picket captain's words were polite enough, but there was still a hint of complaint in the name of Huawu. However, after this battle, they lost three ships, even if they knew that Guanyang

There are some modified wooden sailboats over there, so I can't force them to do things anymore!

"Baga, there is actually a powerful artillery team. Are these the Chinese government troops? They have secretly come back again?" Hanaya put down the phone and hesitated over and over again - should he lead the troops to attack?

Find out what’s going on!

The idea of ​​taking Hanaya's name was supported by Captain Matsumoto, but he also gave a suggestion - that is, trust the Xu family and try not to stalemate the relationship between them. After all, there is still such a long stretch of river.

Xujiahe defense division is needed to defend it.

"Baga, the empire is becoming more and more indulgent of these Chinese people. Could it be that the imperial army cannot fight without these humble guys!" Hanaya muttered, but he still did not dare to disobey the brigade commander's military order.

Longzuikou is not close to Guanyang Town, a full sixty or seventy miles away. In fact, there is also a puppet army stationed here, the First Special Brigade of the Ninth Independent Army of the Imperial Association Army, which is the army of the Ding Fagen brothers.

, the defense area is just around here. However, the Ding family brothers are powerful foreign dragons, and they cannot compete with the established families like the Xu family. Furthermore, in this section of the area with the back of Wangwu Mountain, there are quite a lot of various people.

There are road self-defense forces, such as the Hejia on the riverside, the joint protection team on the Yellow River, and it is said that there are still remnants of the county brigade of the original Heyuan County National Government. It is not a peaceful place anyway.

In this way, Captain Hanaya was in trouble: if more troops were sent, the section of river defense where they were stationed would be empty, and he didn't dare to have anything happen. If he brought fewer troops, he would probably end up losing the battle. After all,

They have an artillery team, so the fight will not be so smooth.

After hesitating for a long time, Captain Hanaya still went against his own insistence. To find out this matter, he really couldn't do without that person! At least, Ding Fagen Brigade was obliged to cooperate with the imperial army's investigation. After all, Longzuikou was his defense zone. Who could

Let them relax their guard! Well, Ding Fagen must be responsible for this!

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"I'm such a damn fool! Any bad luck can happen to me!" Ding Fagen received the telegram in Hanaya's name, scratched his thin hair and smiled bitterly. It was just about to celebrate the New Year, at this time

Who is willing to sacrifice his life for you if you launch an army? Besides, he is in this Linheyan town, and he is very worried about the sky. If he didn't have the support of the Japanese stronghold, he completely believes that the local people would dare to coax him to get out. Of course,

There are a lot of gangsters behind the scenes, and outsiders are not allowed to see them!

"Brother, let's go and take a look right now? How dare you dare to attack the imperial army's small gunboats after eating the heart of a bear?" His younger brother Ding Fagan asked a question like an idiot, and he looked like an idiot.

Looking eager to try.

"You gave me a moment's pause, how can you do it? You don't even pay attention to the imperial army, but do you still care if you go and take a look?! Are you stupid?" Ding Fagen scolded him directly.

He then explained earnestly: "My brigade is like a dragon on the beach here. In less than two years, the army has been reduced by four to five hundred people. Have you found a place to make up for it? If there is another big loss,

, who the hell can take our brothers seriously? Only those who have guns have status. Learn from that old water snake of the Xu family. That is the nourishment of life! If you need guns, you will have guns, and if you need people, there will be people everywhere.

Communicating with each other and smuggling wantonly, he is simply a local emperor!"

"Uh--, I understand!" Although he agreed verbally, Ding Faqian was actually disapproved by the boss. Looking at his limping figure, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed to himself: The boss has to punish himself.
Chapter completed!