kingnovel Chapter 922 Interception along the River
Chapter 922 Interception along the River
Many ordinary people in Jinling were watching around. They remembered that a similar situation happened last time, but without much talk and without actually firing any cannons, the Japanese just stopped their ships and accepted inspection. This time, there were many more warships than last time, and Colonel Lin seemed even more ferocious than General Li.
But everyone was very happy, because you have to be a little fierce when facing a Japanese general.
"Do you want to fight back, Colonel?"
The Japanese officers and soldiers in charge of the escort were also very angry. They were about to leave the Yangtze River, and they were terrified all the way, fearing that someone would set up checkpoints along the way to intercept them.
Unexpectedly, there weren't many problems along the way. Instead, they were stopped at the very end. They were so close to the Japanese military camp in Pujiang, and they knew very well what was on the boat.
If these Dragon Country soldiers were allowed to board the ship for inspection, I'm afraid nothing would be lost.
Moreover, the Japanese merchants on this ship were able to thrive in the territory of Longguo. Do you think they are all people without foundation? After losing all their property, these people will go back and complain. We have worked hard in the army all our lives, not seeking any merit, but we don’t want to take off our military uniforms because of something like this. We may even be court-martialed.
"Please read the command from the headquarters. If we want to resist, we will have to do it on our own. The Marines will not provide any help. Besides, our navy currently has no power around Pujiang except for a small fleet led by a light cruiser. If a real fight breaks out, it will be of no benefit to us unless we sink all the ships."
Colonel Bian Zhong said in a deep voice.
He also didn't want to surrender and hand over the good things on the ship to these so-called inspectors.
But what else can you do if you don't do this? It's very easy to open the sea valve, but are the people on the ship willing to die with you?
If all of them were Japanese soldiers, as their superior, he could decide their life or death, but there were too many businessmen and wealthy people on the ship, and these people had various connections in Japan. If they all died, it would be tantamount to a political earthquake. Not to mention himself, a small colonel, I am afraid that even the Japanese senior officials stationed in Pujiang could not bear it.
"These damn bastards have lost all their courage. They won't fight with us. Not only do they let us make our own decisions, they're probably afraid of taking responsibility."
The telegram clearly states that you are allowed to decide everything on your own and do not send telegrams to the headquarters for everything.
When a general is away from the king, he may not obey his king's orders, and the headquarters does not know the specific situation here.
In the past, when the Japanese troops went out to carry out missions, the headquarters was eager to know what they were doing at every moment, but now the situation has suddenly changed. The headquarters does not allow them to report in the morning or evening. You just need to look at the situation at the time and make your own judgment.
Colonel Bian Zhong smiled bitterly and shook his head. He never expected that he would encounter such a situation. In the past, when he heard that his colleagues were confronting the 72nd Army, he always felt that their fangs were broken. Now he might also become a soft commodity in the eyes of others.
Chug tug tug…
Just as the Japanese fleet was hesitating, six fighter planes suddenly appeared in the sky on the left. These six fighter planes were lined up in neat formation and began to strafe the surface of the river.
"Lie down."
A combat staff officer nearby shouted, and everyone in the command room fell to the ground in unison. The sound of breaking glass beside them was like hitting their hearts.
When did our Japanese Navy become like this, a soft commodity that can be bullied at will?
"Stop it."
A Japanese officer couldn't stand it anymore, so he got up and ran to the anti-aircraft machine gun position on the gunboat outside, preparing to counterattack the planes in the sky, but was stopped by their colonel.
You've fired off a burst of bullets, releasing your resentment. But do you understand the consequences of this burst? Are there only six planes in the sky? There are probably many times that many, even dozens of times that many. If this burst of bullets leads the 72nd Army's air force to believe we're going to resist to the end, can you bear the consequences?
"Colonel! Are you just going to let them attack?"
Although the combat staff officer was stopped, he shouted until his throat was hoarse.
The colonel didn't know how to answer his subordinates. He could say that he was afraid of death or that he didn't want a political earthquake.
In the current situation, we are an abandoned fleet. If we still want to have a chance to survive, we must not resist.
"Inform the Dragon Kingdom Fleet that we are willing to accept inspection, but only if personnel from the Jinling Customs Administration are present. The 72nd Army must not be allowed to board our ship."
The colonel rolled his eyes and came up with a good idea for everyone. The people from the Jinling Customs General Administration will more or less follow the rules and come to the ship. If they can't find the so-called contraband, maybe we still have a chance to survive.
But the people of the 72nd Army were different. In the eyes of this colonel, the people of the 72nd Army should all be Qin Hui's disciples. Although Qin Hui had a bad reputation, the people of the 72nd Army had learned all the false accusations he invented. Especially when facing the Japanese, they could fabricate charges against you extremely quickly.
"Reporting to the Colonel, there are no people from the Jinling Customs Administration around here, only the Pujiang Police Department and the Fifth Fleet stationed in Pujiang."
After hearing the report from his men, the colonel gave up hope. The people from Jinling had no chance to intervene in this operation.
It's easy to understand. How could the people at the Jinling Customs Administration not know who was on board this ship? If one of them didn't do a good job, they would be held responsible.
The people of the 72nd Army didn't care about this. They had done all kinds of extraordinary things before. This time it was just a small incident for them. You may think this is a big deal, but for the veteran soldiers of the 72nd Army, this kind of thing is like eating.
As the sounds of the Japanese escort fleet and ships' engines stopped, the people on both sides of the river burst into cheers.
Everyone says that the Japanese are so powerful, but in front of our Commander Li’s army, they have to be as obedient as possible. Look at how they were bullied just now. Does anyone dare to fart?