"Xu Hu, send out sentries one kilometer down the Yangtze River. Once the Japanese fleet is spotted, a warning shot will be fired."
Not sure when the other party would come, Zhou Weiguo was unwilling to let the people evacuate now.
With them here, even if they only have a handful of earth per person, they can make the position stronger.
"After one kilometer, will the people have time to evacuate?" Takeshita Jun came to Zhou Weiguo and asked.
The ship is very fast. One kilometer only takes a few minutes.
People don't have enough time.
Xiao Ya also saw from the side that this time was very short and there was no time at all.
She came to Zhou Weiguo; "Weiguo, please let the scouts bring a mortar over. In this way, we can hear the shells fired by the mortar even from two kilometers away."
The sound of mortars was much better than the sound of gunshots. Zhou Weiguo thought for a while and looked at Xu Hu: "Follow your sister-in-law's wishes. In addition, please pass on the order and have all the ministries work hard to repair their positions. We don't have much time anymore."
Already.
Duckbill Bend, forty kilometers down, is the Yangtze River Channel.
On the 102-meter-long destroyer Bunzuki, Captain Matsui was in command while he ate meals leisurely.
First Officer Ono came to him and handed him a telegram: "The army's reconnaissance came with news that the enemy is building fortifications in the Yabi Bend area. They hope that we can set off as soon as possible to launch an attack on the Yabi Bend defenders.
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Matsui took a bite of the buttered bread, took a sip of the red wine on the side and sneered: "When did the Imperial Navy have to be commanded by his army?"
The Japanese Navy has always had conflicts. If this message was sent by the Naval Air Force, maybe Matsui actually led the troops up there, but since it was the Army?
Deep down, he was somewhat resistant to this message. Although he resisted, Matsui still narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment and asked, "What is the strength of the opponent's troops?"
"It's an enemy infantry regiment."
Hahaha……
When he heard that it was an infantry regiment, the muscles on Matsui's face started to tremble with laughter.
This is probably the funniest thing I have ever heard.
An infantry regiment.
He could hold out until his four cannons were firing.
Are you kidding yourself?
"Let the warriors have a good rest. We will set off early tomorrow morning."
Tomorrow, it is only noon. Do we have to spend nearly a day here? According to the news, the other party is building a large number of defensive positions. If we go late, is this...
Besides, the order from the 22nd Destroyer Team is to capture the Duckbill Bend at noon tomorrow.
"Captain, are you sure we are going to set off tomorrow morning? Is it possible to make it in time?"
Why is it too late?
"When did you see that one of their infantry regiments could withstand the attack of one of our destroyers plus the assistance of four torpedo boats?"
He had never seen it before. Xiaoye thought about it carefully and nodded repeatedly. He also believed that the other party could not stop him.
"It only takes about an hour, or even less, for us to complete the task. If that's the case, why do we have to let the soldiers work so hard?"
He thought for a moment and put down his glass and added with a smile, "Let them dig it. The fortifications they dug will be turned into loose tofu under the bombardment of our heavy artillery."
This is looking down on me.
Wait until the afternoon.
Zhou Weiguo also did not hear the news of the Japanese troops coming.
"What's going on with them? They can't come over."
Zhou Weiguo looked at Takeshita Jun next to him blankly and asked.
Takeshita Jun, who was smoking while tapping Erlang's leg, snorted: "Understand, you are an infantryman and I am a navy man. The navy can't even look down on the Japanese infantry, but they will look up to you. I'm afraid in their hearts, they will think that they are just a soldier by then."
Just one thing about artillery and you're done."
Who are you looking down on? A cannon fire.
His moon-class destroyers, which have four 120mm cannons, are almost as powerful as aerial bombs.
He really thought that his destroyers were invincible.
"Hey, let's see if I don't cripple him this time." Zhou Weiguo snorted coldly and saw disbelief in the eyes of several people.
He hummed and said, "What are you looking at? Don't let the name Japanese destroyer scare you. In fact, it is just a thin-skinned dumpling with a large filling. It looks scary and the armor is not very thick."
real or fake.
Several people looked at Takeshita Jun who was sitting next to him.
Although Takeshita Jun was unwilling to admit it, he had to say that Zhou Weiguo was quite right.
The Japanese destroyers were really not that good.
"It's just a little thicker than a tank." Takeshita Jun's words made several people breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhou Weiguo felt depressed in his heart. He had already made it so clear, but he didn't expect that these people didn't believe him.
This gave him a very serious blow in his heart. He snorted and turned to look at Jiang Yue; "Let the cook make delicious food. Let everyone have a good meal. Otherwise, if you eat this meal, you will not be able to eat the next one."
, it’s probably gone.”
It sounds easy to say, but when everyone thinks about it, there is a kind of sadness in their hearts.
After this battle, I don't know how many people were no longer seen.
The Japanese troops are coming, and the positions are being reinforced overtime.
Where reinforcement is required, reinforcement is required, and where there is no reinforcement, reinforcement must be completed as quickly as possible.
At around eleven o'clock, the entire position was considered to have a certain degree of resistance.
Zhou Weiguo found County Magistrate Wang who was on the battlefield.
County Magistrate Wang has been on the battlefield these two days. Although he cannot carry a heavy burden, as long as he is there, the people will not panic.
"County Magistrate Wang, the position has been built. Please organize the people to evacuate."
County Magistrate Wang was wearing a long gown and mandarin jacket today. He glanced at the busy soldier and asked, "Captain Zhou, how about I call on the villagers to transport the wounded soldiers for you?"
Zhou Weiguo has also considered this. But it is too dangerous. Once a fight breaks out, the wounded will probably not be transported up. So this time he has decided to ask the people from the health company to mobilize people, put a few in each camp to treat the wounded, and the rest
The seriously wounded will be sent down until the battle is over.
But at that time...
"Weiguo, we can't take care of the wounded soldiers this time. If the people are willing, you can let them stay in a safe place until the battle is over and help transport them."
The health company is a bit far away this time, more than 400 meters away. After the soldiers finish fighting, there will be no spare strength. If the people are willing, this is the best.
Xiao Ya's words made Zhou Weiguo nod after looking at County Magistrate Wang; "That's fine, then it's the County Magistrate's fault."
"Where is it? This is what we should do." Seeing Zhou Weiguo's agreement, County Magistrate Wang got up and organized the people to evacuate and arranged the matter.
After Zhou Weiguo watched County Wang go away, he looked at Xiao Ya beside him and tidied her messy hair; "It's almost dawn."