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In the dark night, the cold air coming from Gaoyou Lake is freezing and biting. The dark and deep Gaoyou Lake is like a giant beast with its bloody mouth open, which makes people feel palpitated.
The cold wind was blowing, and the reeds by the lake were undulating with the wind. In the fields and grass near the Jieshou Pier, there was a large, dark area, filled with guerrilla officers and soldiers with guns and ammunition.
The traitors wanted to attack the temporary headquarters of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps and paralyze the command structure of the Jishou defenders, thus causing chaos in Jishou. They cooperated with the troops coming from the lake to capture Jishou by cooperating inside and outside.
However, these arrogant and arrogant traitor gunmen underestimated the reaction and combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of the guard company where the commander was located, so that they failed to succeed in one blow and fell into passivity.
In just a few hours, based on the confessions of the captured traitors, the brothers of the Intelligence Department followed the clues and destroyed several strongholds where they were hiding, and even captured a Japanese spy.
The Japanese spies were very tough and committed suicide by biting their tongues when they could not resist, but the other traitor leaders were not so spineless.
A whole set of torture instruments had not been used yet. They couldn't bear the pain and used them all. They knew clearly the location, strength and time of the enemy's landing, as well as the secret code of the joint.
Yang Ling was also prepared to use a trick. Since the Japs wanted to land at Jieshou at night, he set up an ambush and prepared to catch all the Japs in one fell swoop.
Gaoyou Lake covers a large area and connects to the boundary of Huaiyin to the north and the Yangtze River to the south. The head of the boundary is on the northern east bank of Gaoyou Lake.
The Japanese motorboat unit originally wanted to cooperate with the Japanese Sano detachment to land in Gaoyou City and seize Gaoyou, but the Gaoyou Sulu Guerrilla Corps withdrew in just one day.
As a result, the Japanese motorboat squadron had no place to use, and they were temporarily placed under the command of the Sano detachment, so they were ordered to go north along Gaoyou Lake to prepare to capture Jieshou and open up contact with the Baoying garrison.
Because Jieshou has already mixed in a lot of traitorous gunmen, it stands to reason that it is absolutely certain to capture Jieshou guarded by Chinese guerrillas. But now the Japanese Motorboat Squadron does not know that they are getting into a death trap.
Because there were more than 200 Japanese motorboat squadrons coming, Yang Ling also paid great attention to it and appointed battalion commander Wu Changqing as the ambush commander, with Lei Xiong as his staff and deputy battalion commander Dao Zi as his assistant.
At the same time, a large number of elite soldiers and generals such as "Crazy Wolf", "Kettle" and "Bald Man" were mobilized, vowing to annihilate all the invading Japanese.
Battalion Commander Wu Changqing was calm and decisive in the face of danger during the day, so Yang Ling also reused him this time, hoping to train him into a new and independent general.
After Wu Changqing received Yang Ling's order, he did not dare to neglect it. Taking Yang Ling's order, he mobilized five infantry companies and two machine gun companies and arrived at the designated ambush position after dark.
At the same time, Yang Ling also asked battalion commander Shen Biao to lead a company of brothers under his command to collect some fishing boats and ambush them in the shallow water reed swamps to contain the Japanese.
It was already the end of December, and the weather was getting colder and colder. Although the brothers were all issued cotton-padded clothes sewn by the Huaiyin Quilt Factory, and their hands were smeared with antifreeze lard, their lips were still blackened by the cold and they were shivering.
"Why hasn't this little devil come yet? Could it be that the news has been leaked?"
Time passed by, and the staff officer Lei Xiong, who was nestled in the reeds, seemed a little impatient.
Wu Changqing was very calm and composed. He put his hand into the bag sewn with raincloth to block the light. He turned on the flashlight and looked at it. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't be impatient. There is still an hour before the appointed time."
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"Daozi, go and watch over the cannon company's position and adjust the predetermined shooting parameters. You must wait until all the Japanese are ashore before attacking. Remember, don't damage the ship. That's a good thing."
"Yes!" Dao Zi, the newly promoted major and deputy battalion commander, responded, then turned around and walked into the darkness with the guards, heading towards the position of the machine gun company.
While the guerrilla officers and soldiers were suffering in the freezing night, the Japanese motorboat squadron on Gaoyou Lake was also suffering.
Although the Japanese were all wrapped in thick cotton clothes, they were still on the water, and the damp and cold air soaked into their bones, making them almost unconscious in their hands and feet.
Because the Japanese were worried about alerting snakes by approaching Jieshou during the day, they hid in a small river downstream until dark and quietly approached Jieshou Pier.
"Is there anything unusual?"
The Japanese squadron leader stood on the motorboat. The icy cold wind made his face feel like it was being cut by a knife. Fortunately, the strips of cloth hanging down on both sides of his hat made his ears feel better.
"Report to the squadron leader, nothing unusual was found." The Japanese observer held up Cao Changjing in his hand and was observing the situation on the shore.
It was a pity that there was no light at all on the dark shore. Only the Jieshou Town not far away had light, so the Japanese did not notice anything unusual.
"Sir, someone on the shore has sent a signal."
At this time, the Japanese observers saw a faint flash of light on the Jieshou Pier, which was the light from a flashlight.
"Three long and one short are our people."
"Ask the No. 3 ship to go ahead and make contact. We won't be exposed for the time being."
The Japanese squadron leader confirmed that the time was correct. Although he also saw flashes of light on the shore, he was still more cautious.
Their motorboat squadron is affiliated with the Jiang Defense Force and has been responsible for the defense of the Yangtze River. Under normal circumstances, they are not willing to go ashore to fight.
Machine guns are set up on the motorboats, but once they land, their strength will be greatly reduced. After all, they are not an army force.
But this time they had to carry out a sneak attack ashore to capture the Kaishou, because they were temporarily transferred back to the command of the Sano detachment.
Soon, under the signal of the flashlight, a motorboat did not turn on the lights, and the rumbling motor sounded, heading towards the Jieshou Pier.
"The Japanese are coming." Seeing the sound of a motor coming from the darkness, a guerrilla brother wearing civilian clothes seemed a little excited.
Wang Dongming, who was disguised as a Japanese spy, frowned: "It seems that there is just a ship coming over. Go to the back and tell Battalion Commander Wu not to act rashly yet."
Soon, a Japanese motorboat docked, and there were still more than 20 fishing boats parked on the pier in Jieshou. Wang Dongming and two brothers went to greet them.
"Is this Mr. Shuitian's army?" Wang Dongming asked politely in Japanese from a distance.
"You are Yoshikawa-san, right?"
A Japanese squad leader, surrounded by more than a dozen Japanese, jumped down from the motorboat before it could stop and dispersed the warning.
"Hey, this is my ID." Wang Dongming handed over his ID. It was seized from the Japanese spies, but the photo on it was temporarily replaced by Wang Dongming's.
The Japanese team leader took out his flashlight and looked at it. After confirming that there was no problem, he relaxed his vigilance.
"Why are you the only one on the boat?" Wang Dongming glanced at the dark lake and asked with some confusion.
The Japanese team leader smiled and said: "Yoshikawa-san, we are just in case, the Chinese people are cunning and cunning."
"Send a signal to the squadron leader."
"Hiyi!"
Soon, the flashlight flashed, signaling the safety on the shore to the lake, and the Japanese motorboats drove towards the dock one after another, cutting through the wind and waves.