noffsinger Chapter 829 4 Warships
Chapter 829 4 Warships
Li Yunlong had no objection to Wang Meng's suggestion. He just wanted someone, right? He could just go there in person.
"Okay, I don't believe they won't give me face...I..."
Wang Meng rolled his eyes at Li Yunlong. This guy still has face in his mother's family? He was a bully in his family, taking more and taking more, and offended everyone.
Li Yunlong seemed to know that what he said was inappropriate, so he swallowed his words and changed his way of saying it.
"It's fine if you don't give me face, but how can you not give Lao Zhao face? Besides, we have seized a lot of rifles this time. We can't use them. If it doesn't work, we can trade them with guns! One hundred rifles per person, as well as machine guns, grenades, and bullets. Plenty!"
"Old Li, you are now a local rich man, with a large family and a lot of wealth. You are not like before, when you would curse for a box of bullets?"
Li Yunlong felt a little embarrassed. What he just said really sounded a bit like that of a wealthy landlord. To be honest, this feeling was quite good.
"Hehe, I have the confidence because you are the ones holding me up. I will contact them right away. Will the train be back today? Ask them to load all the Japanese's supplies and take them directly to Qingyang!"
After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he prepared to make a phone call.
Wang Meng continued to stay in the front of the map, blocking the complicated situation. It seemed that the pressure from Li Zongren and Johnson was withstood by Chang Guangzhou.
If Chang Guangzhou had not suffered a great loss, he would definitely not give in easily.
The 11th Army now has seven divisions and one brigade in Guangxi, but after the previous battles and the interception by Wei Heshang, it is estimated that they only have 23 troops left. The rd Army from Guangdong has one division and two brigades, a total of troops.
The Independent Column had stockpiled 180,000 troops throughout the state, which was more than enough to defeat the 135,000 Japanese devils.
Moreover, the Independent Column also had two armies in Baise, namely the 14th and 15th Armies of Chu Yunfei's Sixth Army.
Therefore, as long as the Military Commission gives in and attacks from both ends, the Japanese will either be driven to Guangdong or directly into the mountains of Vietnam.
"Chief of Staff, the 129th Division of the th Army stationed in Hankou called and requested instructions on an important matter!"
Wang Meng frowned and took the telegram suspiciously. Hadn't the battle been over for several days? How could there be another serious situation?
When I opened the telegram, I found that it was indeed a new topic.
It turned out that the four Japanese warships were stuck in the Xiangjiang River, and they didn't know what to do with them. They were called warships, but how big could the warships that could wander in the Xiangjiang River be? They were nothing more than some small gunboats.
Among the 3 gunboats that came in this group, three belonged to the "younger brothers", including Ataka, Seta and Hira.
These three gunboats were launched in 1923. Because of their shallow draft, they were sent to the inland river of the Yangtze River to attack the surrounding anti-Japanese forces and ensure shipping safety.
【Antaka】
70米长、10米宽，吃水仅仅2.3米，排水量满载956吨。装备76毫米高平两用炮，九三式13毫米双联装机枪3座，九二式7.7毫米机枪4挺。
【Sada】【Hira】
58米长、8米宽，吃水1.02米，排水量338吨。装备九六式25毫米机关炮3门，九三式13毫米重机枪3挺，九二式7.7毫米机枪2挺。
Compared to these three "brothers" who are older but have less firepower, the Uji gunboat is actually stronger.
The Uji-Tekuchi Dam, launched in 1941, was built to suit the hydrological conditions of the Yangtze River.
【Uji】
The gunboat is 80 meters long, 10 meters wide, with a standard displacement of 1420 tons and a draft of 2.5 meters, which is very suitable for the hydrological conditions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is equipped with three 120mm main guns (twin turrets at the bow and single turrets at the stern), and eight 25mm machine guns. In addition, there are two triple 2mm torpedo tubes.
However, with just these few gunboats, they were invincible throughout the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. After all, the Central Navy had all been transformed into the Army, and only a few torpedo battalions were left to lay mines everywhere.
The 129th Division meant to pull a few "Chang'e" rocket launchers and fire a salvo directly at them, sinking the ships to feed the fish and put an end to them once and for all.
But Wang Meng didn't think so. Their navy was still in Country M, and it should be delivered in due time. But what he ordered was an aircraft carrier fleet. Even if he became Emperor Yang of Sui and widened the Yangtze River, there would not be enough space for an aircraft carrier. Who would defend the Yangtze River? If they encountered one or two bandits, they couldn't just let the soldiers row wooden boats or rent civilian ships to suppress the bandits, right?
Although the Ship Research Institute has developed the first generation of torpedo boats, they can attack warships but lack strategic deterrence.
So, he needs these four gunboats now.
If the people on this ship were puppet troops or central troops, they could probably be captured easily with a combination of intimidation and threats. However, these were extremely vicious Japanese devils, and they were probably ready to fight to the death.
After all, they are now like four salted fish, caught in a dilemma.
"Have the 129th Division keep a close watch, but no one is allowed to blow up the gunboat! If you encounter the Japanese firing, run away quickly and do not fight back."
After replying the telegram, Wang Meng sent a telegram to Duan Peng with just one simple sentence.
"Before the morning of the day after tomorrow, the four gunboats must fly the flag of the Independent Column Navy!"
In addition, he also asked the remaining personnel of the Ship Research Institute to immediately lead a team to Hengyang to take over, and ordered the remaining personnel of the Navy to familiarize themselves with the gunboat and make sure it could be started and fired within half a month.
Wang Meng now regards these four gunboats as his own property, which really puts Duan Peng under considerable pressure.
Through the intelligence system of the independent column, they directly obtained the ship configuration drawings of the "Sedo-class", "Ataka-class" and "Uji-class" and sent them to the Liangshan Special Forces. Duan Peng led the team to study them overnight.
After the research was almost complete and a preliminary plan was drawn up, intensive training was carried out in a two-story building and the plan was continuously improved.
According to intelligence, the four gunboats were only one nautical mile away, maintaining a relatively close distance to ensure that they could provide support at any time.
Therefore, the safest way to attack is to launch the attack at the same time.
At two o'clock in the morning of the third day, the Liangshan Special Forces who were airdropped into Hengyang City counted the supplies and then divided into four teams and moved towards the Xiangjiang River.
It's a dark and windy night for murder, sneaking into the river to dive like a diving dragon.
Duan Peng dived into the Xiangjiang River with artificial scuba gear. He personally led the first, second and third teams towards the "Uji".
The Uji has a crew of 158 people. At this time, except for the Japanese soldiers on combat readiness duty, the others must still be asleep.
Therefore, Duan Peng's battle plan was to first use crossbows and daggers to deal with the Japanese in the combat readiness duty room and the bridge, cut off the communication system, and then control the power system and arsenal to ensure that they were not destroyed by the Japanese.
Finally, slowly and methodically deal with the Japanese devils in the crew cabin.