Armed swimming is a must-do for all troops in the 21st century.
But at the beginning of the 20th century, except for the Lanfang family, there was really no one else. Even the French who knew about this training program did not practice it.
There is no other reason, there is no need
For soldiers in the early 20th century, there was no such thing as special operations, let alone special forces that specialized in performing special operations tasks. If Qin Zhiyuan had not unexpectedly appeared, special operations would not have appeared until World War II.
Since there is no such form of combat, there is no way to defend, at least the British in Hankou.
The British may have thought that the Lanfang people would come, but they never thought that the Lanfang commandos would use armed swimming from the Yangtze River to infiltrate.
Just before setting off, in order to ensure nothing went wrong, MacTavish also arranged for two ships to go to the upper reaches of the British Concession area to make some noise, divert the attention of the British soldiers patrolling the river, and provide double insurance for the infiltration operation.
Although MacTavish looked down upon the British's combat effectiveness, when it came time to formulate a battle plan, MacTavish was still cautious enough.
This is also Qin Zhiyuan's consistent requirement: to despise the enemy strategically and to attach importance to the enemy tactically.
Eight o'clock in the evening was the time of action set by MacTavish himself.
At half past seven, a beautifully decorated flower boat floated down the river from the upper reaches of the British Concession. It seemed that a wealthy businessman had chartered this flower boat for a candlelit night tour or something.
At this time, the Yangtze River waterway was still extremely busy. Hankou had the largest inland port in the Republic of China. There were so many ships going south and north that there was no leisure time at the port. Even at night, the river was still full of boats and oars.
The flow is endless and it is a busy scene.
There are actually not many honest people who run boats. They are no strangers to drinking flower wine and visiting brothels. Naturally, they are also familiar with flower boats.
So when the flower boat went down the river, the aroma of wine overflowed and filled the entire river, and the laughter of silk and bamboo could not be heard, it got a lot of scoldings.
This is so damn hateful. It's dinner time and all the boat owners on the river are hungry. At this time, a flower boat comes out and fills the air with wine and singing and dancing. It really makes people feel that life is gloomy.
The boss of the flower boat probably drank a little too much. Just when he was about to enter the river in the British Concession, the flower boat suddenly drove a little crookedly, and then drove straight towards a barge carrying grain in the river.
I guess the boss of the barge is sneering. Boats like flower boats look big, but they are actually very light. Boats like barges look a bit flat, but are actually very heavy when filled with grain. Three or five flower boats
They are not necessarily as heavy as a barge.
What does the law of conservation of mass mean when objects collide?
Probably before the laughter of the boss of the barge had subsided, Hua Chuan bumped into the barge without any hesitation.
Well, the most people on the flower boat must be women, and they are not very serious women. This is a hornet's nest. I only heard screams on the flower boat, and then the people on the flower boat were like
They all jumped into the river like dumplings.
There are no people on the Yangtze River who are not familiar with water. It is not necessarily true that everyone is a white stripe in the waves, but swimming back and forth in the Yangtze River is not a problem.
Think about it, a group of gorgeous women fell into the river, and they were still the kind of women who were not very serious. This attracted a lot of attention. Not to mention the British gunboats upstream, even the French gunboats downstream wanted to come and help.
Even if you can't kiss Fangze, you can always enjoy your hand addiction.
Of course, when the British save people, they are sincere, but when the French want to save people, it is just a pretense.
But it is estimated that this group of guys with bad intentions are destined to be disappointed. Those women who jumped into the water, no matter how many clothes they wore, were still riding the waves. If they were like mermaids, they would not need help from others at all.
It doesn't matter, this kind of situation is not common. Even if you can't take advantage of it, it's good to watch the excitement to satisfy your eyesight.
On the French gunboat, on the side that the British couldn't see, MacTavish was ready.
At this time, MacTavish was dressed in black from head to toe, and his face was also covered with black paint. If MacTavish didn't open his eyes, he would be a little black man. MacTavish only had a pistol and a pistol on his body.
A dagger, and no other weapons.
Even though you are sure you want to swim over, Richard is still worried.
Don't talk nonsense. When we all get off the boat, you will turn around immediately. You don't need to wait for us. MacTavish was decisive. Seeing that he was not far from Litai Foreign Investment Co., Ltd., MacTavish put his hands on the side of the boat and slowly submerged his body into the water.
, not even a trace of water splashed, it was really unnoticed.
Just next to McTavish, a dozen commando members also entered the water in the same posture, and then swam silently in the direction of Litai Yanghang.
Speaking of which, McTavish and his team's swimming style is really not very good-looking, it's just an ugly dog-paddle style. Although this swimming method is not good-looking, it is better than being silent. If you don't consider the issue of time,
MacTavish and the others can swim more than ten kilometers in this way without any problem.
That was still under the premise of being fully armed, but now it is easier to move forward lightly.
Unless the British used searchlights to stare hard at this place, they would never be able to spot MacTavish and the others. MacTavish and the others were not swimming with all their strength, but just paddling for half a day and looking forward.
The momentum has all disappeared before I stroke again. This is a bit slow, but it is really silent, there is not even a splash, and even the ripples can be ignored.
Less than 300 meters away, in fact, it only took a few minutes. Before the British gunboats who were watching the excitement turned around, MacTavish and the others had already reached the outer wall of Litai Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.
It is a bit inaccurate to say that it is by the outer wall. To be more precise, it should be under the breakwater on the riverside. You have to climb up the steps extending into the river for more than ten meters before you can reach the outer wall of Litai Yanghang.
In fact, this distance is the most dangerous, because no one knows whether there are British sentries on the shore, and no one knows whether they will be discovered by the British as soon as they land.
MacTavish was so smart. Even though he saw steps extending from the river bank into the river, MacTavish did not rush ashore. Instead, he swam a few dozen meters to the side, and then he leaned towards the shore.
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The other commandos didn't need to be greeted by MacTavish. They all followed MacTavish like little ducks and couldn't be lost.
As for the Northeastern troops led by Zhang Hanqing, McTavish didn't care about them.
McTavish was not the nanny of the Northeastern Army and was not responsible for Zhang Hanqing's life. Whether Zhang Hanqing lived or died had nothing to do with McTavish. Even if Zhang Hanqing died in this operation, Zhang Yuting could not blame McTavish.
Varied.
When it came, despite Tang Jiading's strong objections, Zhang Hanqing still insisted on following the Lanfang Commando to experience it. Even if something unexpected happened during the operation, Zhang Hanqing would not blame anyone.
Arriving at the riverside, McTavish turned around and made a gesture, and immediately several commandos came over to build a personal ladder.
It doesn't take much effort to build a ladder in the water. The water itself is buoyant. After a struggle, the four people threw McTavish onto the nearly two-meter-high breakwater.
McTavish observed it carefully before slowly touching it upwards.
Facts have proved that MacTavish was still too cautious. Perhaps it was because the long-term peace had paralyzed the British. The British were not very vigilant and there were no sentries on the entire river bank. This allowed MacTavish and the others to reach Litai safely.
Next to the outer wall of the foreign bank.
Once here, you can see that the British defenses are still very tight.
The entire Litai Foreign Company is probably a four-story masonry structure. Looking at the boxy overall shape, it is estimated that there are many rooms on each floor, which will cause some trouble for McTavish and the others.
At this time, the Litai Foreign Company was of course brightly lit, and there were obviously guards at the entrance to the hall and on the roof, all carrying Lee-Enfield rifles, which was considered to be heavily guarded.
It seems that the British don't dare to be careless.
Just behind McTavish, several commando members took out various arrows and bow backs from the waterproof bags they were carrying, and then took out the bowstrings carefully wrapped in oil paper. They assembled them in just a few minutes.
into recurve bows.
What can I say about the recurve bow? It is definitely a great invention in the history of warfare. Although it does not have the same range and power as the compound bow, it is just right for use in special operations.
Compared with recurve bows, compound bows are indeed a bit overpowered. When someone once shot upward at a 45-degree angle, the arrow flew 1,900 meters.
How much power does a special operations team need? It's up to ninety meters.
Therefore, the recurve bow became the best choice for Lanfangt warriors.
Just after the special forces members had just finished preparing their recurve bows, McTavish patted the shoulder of the commando next to him and made a gesture upward, which meant that he was preparing to break in from the top.
So the soldiers who had just finished making bows and arrows put the recurve bows on their backs, preparing to help McTavish climb.
In fact, strictly speaking, four stories is not very high, but the British people who strive for perfection build houses with quite high floors, so now it seems that the height from the top of the building is about 20 meters.
20 meters is nothing in the hands of the special operations team members. Even without assistance, McTavish and the others can climb up with bare hands.
This is also one of the events that Lanfang soldiers often practice, and its popularity is similar to that of armed swimming.
Just do it, MacTavish put the dagger back into the scabbard and prepared to start climbing.
Just when MacTavish was about to climb up, the searchlight from the British gunboat suddenly swept towards MacTavish and his group's hiding place.
