Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 173: Exchange of Artillery Shells, Special Forces Action

Yoshizumi Ryosuke, who entered Chunhua Town, gathered his troops and held a grand memorial service despite his reluctance.

To his soldiers who died in battle, and to the 51st Division and Gu Changfeng's subordinates who fought bravely.

The capture of Chunhua Town caused heavy losses to his 9th Division. It must be said that this was the biggest failure in Yoshizumi Ryosuke's military career.

The situation on Wang Yaowu's side was completely the opposite. Although he lost his position in the Chunhua battle, he also made the Japanese suffer a lot.

After receiving the news, the principal excitedly said "good" three times, and then asked Commander Tang Shengzhi to increase anti-Japanese war propaganda.

Overnight, paper prices in Jinling became extremely high.

The overwhelming publicity once again confirmed Wang Yaowu’s title as a famous anti-Japanese general.

Of course, the principal did not forget Gu Changfeng's troops hiding in the 51st Division as compensation.

The principal directly ordered Tang Shengzhi to send a large amount of reward supplies to the 21st Army, which also made the army commander Liao Lei feel that he benefited from it.

Gu Changfeng didn't have a good impression of the bald man and was very calm about the supplies that were sent to him.

After resting for two days, he disappeared from the 21st Army’s base and no one knew where he went.

Of course, Zhou Qianli was an exception. He was a little surprised by Gu Changfeng's sudden return.

"Changfeng, why did you come back so suddenly? Did you encounter any difficulties?"

Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "Nothing, the Japanese attack was frustrated, and the battle is not about to start. I came back to rest first."

"Jinling City is too impetuous and not suitable for me."

In fact, he just didn't want to see the people's excitement and excitement.

He could imagine how desperate the people would be when the army lost its morale at the command of Tang Shengzhi.

"Then let's rest here. The Japanese are targeting Jinling, so we are very safe here."

Zhou Qianli said.

Gu Changfeng shook his head and said, "Leave behind some personnel to guard the ship and the radio station, and the rest of you should gather in Jinling in two days!"

"We can't stay in Chu County any longer. Even if the Japanese attack doesn't reach here for the time being, it will fall soon. There's no need to stay here and take risks."

The exchanged weapons still need to be transported by personnel, and he cannot transport a large amount of ammunition by himself, which is also a point.

Zhou Qianli nodded and said, "Then I will call Captain Luo and the others back when the time comes."

"By the way, how is the boat preparation going, and how is the team recruiting?"

After collecting his thoughts, Gu Changfeng began to ask about these two things.

Zhou Qianli thought for a moment and said, "There are only more than 500 boats, all hidden in the mountains and forests near the Chu River. They can be launched at any time if needed."

"The team isn't very large. We've only recruited 400 people, about the strength of a company."

"I'm currently training with Captain Luo and the others."

The camp had sufficient supplies at this time, but now that the Battle of Nanjing had begun, it was understandable that there were few defeated soldiers.

What's more, they have to be willing to stay and fight the Japanese. With so many, Gu Changfeng is satisfied!

On the 27th, after Gu Changfeng instructed Zhou Qianli to gather in the evening, he left the camp alone.

This time the exchange is much simpler, just configure it according to the scale.

200 Katyusha rockets for 4000 points.

100 boxes of bazooka shells are worth 2000 points.

70 boxes each of 81mm and 50mm mortar grenades, 2000 points.

4 heavy machine gun bullets were directly exchanged for 4000 points.

He exchanged the remaining 3000 points for German howitzers and shells.

This thing is not very cost-effective, but Gu Changfeng still feels that he should be a little wary of the Japanese. There is indeed a difference between having it and not having it.

9 pm.

Zhou Qianli brought the logistics and Luo Xiong and his party and sneaked into the previous valley.

Seeing the ammunition all over the ground, he didn't waste any time and directly ordered the soldiers to carry it onto the ship.

Half an hour later, the boat was sailing on the Chu River.

"Have you contacted the telecommunications team?" Gu Changfeng asked.

This time he must have support. The Japanese Kunisaki Detachment has occupied the main road. Without support, he has no guarantee of transporting it over.

"We've already contacted them, and the special forces should have set off by now." Zhou Qianli replied.

"I hope the Japanese don't guard it too strictly, otherwise it will be a troublesome thing." Gu Changfeng was a little worried.

He wanted to go to Xiaguan, but the garrison there was very troublesome and it would easily cause conflict if not handled properly. It was completely unnecessary at this time!

Luo Xiong said confidently: "Captain Gu, don't worry, the guns in our hands are not just for show."

The Fourth Company still had some good stuff. The Type 99 light grenade launcher and heavy machine gun were left in the camp. His confidence also came from this.

"It's not advisable to alert too many devils in the current situation. Everyone, please be careful!"

Gu Changfeng looked towards Jinling and said something casually.

If possible, they will try not to fight. He is not afraid of fighting if necessary. Of course, it would be even better if the special forces can solve the problem secretly.

Xiaowu acted quickly and contacted Liao Guangyi immediately after receiving the notice.

After discussing with Liao Guangyi, the special forces team sneaked out of Zhonghua Gate and began to disperse to their destination.

As the Chuhe River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, the dock where the river flows into the river is naturally guarded by Japanese soldiers.

In order to better blockade Nanjing, Major General Kunisaki Noboru, commander of the Kunisaki Detachment, directly placed two squadrons of troops at the dock, which can be said to be a great importance attached to it.

Of course, this is nothing for the special forces. The only thing they need to be careful about is not to alert the Japanese.

The Japanese have deployed the 21st Army here, and there are two Japanese infantry battalions ten miles away from the dock.

Once the Japanese army is alarmed and arrives, Gu Changfeng will be in big trouble.

At two o'clock in the morning, all members of the special forces team gathered in the dense grass four or five miles away from the dock.

After Xiaowu personally led the team to conduct reconnaissance, he started assigning tasks directly.

The 186 special forces members are divided into 14 teams, each with different missions.

Some were responsible for dealing with the patrol team, some were responsible for dealing with the sleeping devils, and Xiaowu himself led a small team.

His target was the Japanese soldier on duty nearest to him.

The battle is now fierce and the Japanese defense is still very tight.

The guard was led by Second Lieutenant Cao Ishii of the Japanese army. His squad was divided into two squads, one for the first half of the night and the other for the second half.

It is almost three in the morning, the time when people are most sleepy.

However, Ishii did not dare to relax at all. He stood in the guardhouse with a telescope and followed the searchlight to observe the situation outside.

The other two were guarding a Type 99 light machine gun, and there was a Type 92 heavy machine gun next to the searchlight above their heads. If they found anything unusual, they would immediately fire a warning shot.

Xiao Wu and his team lay in the grass. After the strong light of the searchlight faded, he led his team members and quickly moved towards the sentry box with bayonets.

Because it was dark and Xiaowu and his companions were acting from the side, the Japanese soldiers in the sentry box did not notice anything.

It was not until Xiaowu and his companions entered the guard post that Ishii felt something was wrong, but it was too late.

Ishii's mouth was covered by Xiaowu, and before Ishii could struggle, the bayonet in Xiaowu's hand had already cut Ishii's throat.

Almost at the same time, the throats of two Japanese soldiers in the guard post were cut, and the Japanese machine gun team above their heads was also cleared by the team members.

The next few team members quickly changed into the Japanese soldiers' clothes and began to take over the Japanese soldiers' guard duty. The Japanese soldiers' bodies were dragged to the distant bushes by the team members.