Part 3: Bloody War of Resistance  Chapter 11: Chaotianque    The Game Behind (VI)

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Zhuang Jihua did not object. The Forty-Nine Army had proved its tenacious combat effectiveness in the seven-year war. Whether it was the arduous defense of Nanjing or the reversal of the occupied North Hubei and the decisive North China, they all completed the mission extremely well, and the Japanese army that was eliminated was three or four times his own strength.

Now the Forty-Nine Army is the most powerful army in the entire ***. After joining the Second Cavalry Army, the entire army has a total of 180,000 troops. In addition to the cavalry army, each army is equipped with a tank regiment and armored vehicle regiment. It can be said that this army must be treated as two armies.

Zhuang Jihua looked at the map and smiled: "Since that's the case, then he will hit him, I will hit mine, and telegraph Sun Zhen and Guo Xunqi to make them pay more attention." After saying that, Zhuang Jihua turned to Xu Zuyi and said, "I think we can start the Sirius Operation."

Operation Sirius was a secret action plan formulated by Zhuang Jihua. In the Shanhaiguan area in western Liaoning, the mountains were undulating, and the terrain was favorable to defend and attack. Zhuang Jihua planned to attract the main force of the Japanese army with the front, and then landed in the eastern part of Jinzhou with two armies and raided Jinzhou. Unfortunately, Naosaburo Okabe did not cooperate and did not defend western Liaoning, so he quickly retreated to southern Liaoning.

The Chinese team has never made a maritime landing. More importantly, China has no sea power in the Bohai Sea. For this reason, Zhuang Jihua ordered continuous bombing of Lushun to completely eliminate the Japanese naval forces. At the same time, in order to lure the remaining Japanese naval forces to attack and hide his own attempts, he ordered the shipping of supplies from the Jiaodong Peninsula and Tianjin to Qinhuangdao.

In the past few months, a large number of fleets have been docked on Qinhuangdao almost every day, unloading a large number of supplies. Japan's patrol boats in Lushun once tried to attack the fleet, but were violently attacked by the Chinese Air Force. China completely paralyzed the Japanese Navy's coastal patrol boats at just the cost of seven or eight wooden ships.

After Naosaburo Okabe gave up Jinzhou, Xu Zuyi suggested giving up the Sirius operation. After all, this action was really risky, but Zhuang Jihua was unwilling to do so. He asked Shangguan Jun to secretly study the possibility of landing in Yingkou or Dandong. After Shangguan Jun's research, he believed that landing in Dandong was not realistic, and the fleet's sailing distance was too long. More importantly, it was necessary to bypass Lushunkou and was easily discovered.

However, Shangguan Jun fanciedly supported landing in Yingkou, landing in Gaizhou southwest of Yingkou, and then took Xiuyan directly, completely disrupting the deployment of Naosaburo Okabe and creating conditions for annihilation of the Kwantung Army in southern Liaoning.

This plan was secretly opposed by Xu Zuyi, but was supported by He Wei. Zhuang Jihua decided to see the opportunity. Okabe Naosabu retreated very quickly. If he kept retreating to North Korea like this, he would naturally have to give up. But now Okabe Naosabu suddenly acted in a decisive battle, which gave him another chance. He did not plan to let it go this time.

The moonlight was sprinkling on the sea surface, and the sea water gently slapped the side of the ship. A few cold sea water splashed on Lu Ruishan's face. Lu Ruishan stood at the bow of the ship, and the cloak on his body fluttered with the wind. Beside him was the 92 infantry cannon, and the muzzle was pointed at the darkness that he didn't know in front of him.

The ship was at the forefront of the entire fleet. When this plan was formulated, Lu Ruishan decided to take the first boat. The Northeast War situation developed rapidly. Lu Ruishan and Xia Yanglin were both anxious, but their subordinates were even more anxious. These former Northeast Army officers and soldiers repeatedly asked them for battle. They had to act repeatedly in front of everyone, repeatedly call the War Zone Command, and demanded to participate in the war, but were criticized by the War Zone Command.

Now the plan has finally begun. There are thousands of ships moving forward behind him, and the deputy commander from the rear further away led thousands of other ships.

On this quiet night, the moonlight was very good, and there was only the sound of waves striking the hull around. The visibility was very good on the sea surface. The ship was crowded with soldiers, and each ship was filled with thirty or forty soldiers. These ships were of all kinds, most of them were fishing boats, and a few were cargo ships and passenger ships.

This huge fleet was not armed with escort. Each ship was temporarily modified. The bow was equipped with an infantry gun or combat defense gun. Each ship had several rocket launchers. Before dawn began to land, the planes taking off from Jiaodong, Tangshan, Tianjin would bomb the beachhead positions and monitor the surrounding waters for twelve hours uninterrupted to ensure the safety of the landing fleet.

The adventure of this plan is that once discovered by the Japanese army, even if there is only one Japanese ship, even if it is just a destroyer or minesweeper, it will have a fatal blow to the fleet.

A whole army floated on the sea and headed towards the predetermined target. The sails were hanging high, the boatman and the soldiers paddled together, and there was no sound on the boat. So everyone stared at the surrounding ocean surface nervously, pricked up their ears and listened to the abnormal sounds coming from the darkness.

Lu Ruishan asked in a low voice what time it was. The adjutant behind him told him that at 3:30, the bow of the ship split a wave, and the splashed waves fell on the boat. Lu Ruishan wiped the sea water on his face, feeling that it was a little salty and bitter in his mouth.

"So far, I'm not lucky. It's dawn in more than an hour. We're not going wrong, right?" Lu Ruishan asked.

The adjutant smiled, his white teeth looked unusually white in the dark. He had been following Lu Ruishan for two years. He had already known Lu Ruishan's habits: "Don't worry, military officer, I just asked the boss of the ship, the course is correct."

Lu Ruishan looked at the red indicator lights hanging at the stern of the boat. Looking from here, a little bit of red lights were shaking up and down. Each light represented a boat, and there were dozens of fully armed soldiers on each boat.

"Commander, we are lucky. There was no wind or rain. The journey was smooth." The adjutant's tone was a little excited. Indeed, so far, they were very lucky. Compared with the strong wind and heavy rain in the English Channel before the Normandy landed, their luck was already amazing.

"Boy, don't be proud," Lu Ruishan snorted coldly: "It will start later, don't be soft."

"Take it down, military commander," the adjutant didn't seem to be afraid of Lu Ruishan at all: "I have been following you for two years and traveling around the world. When will you see me a softie? Commander, let me get out of the army after you arrive in the Northeast."

"What's wrong, are you feeling sorry for me?" Lu Ruishan's tone was a little bad.

"Captain, look, this Japanese devil is almost driven away. If you don't leave the army, there will be no war to fight." The adjutant was a little anxious: "You agreed to it at the beginning."

"Three years have not arrived yet." Lu Ruishan replied angrily. When he was by Zhuang Jihua's side, he also found an opportunity to ask for the troops. Later, Zhuang Jihua let him go, but after arriving in the army, he also tasted the taste of the adjutant beside him asking for the troops.

It's also his fault. He chose the adjutant and he had the same temper as him, but such a person was itchy all over when he could not hear the cannon sound for three days. This was considered a long time. It turned out that he was the platoon leader of the army. After making contributions in the Battle of Northern Hubei, he was promoted to company commander. When Lu Ruishan was in the army, he fell in love with this guy and mentioned him to be an adjutant.

But what surprised Lu Ruishan was that this guy didn't do it. Lu Ruishan got into a fire and ran to his company. He scolded him. But this guy was not afraid and said with confidence that he would not be excited by his side. Lu Ruishan finally made a promise to be his adjutant for three years and then let him return to the army. The guy agreed.

The adjutant was a little anxious and rubbed his hands repeatedly, but there was no way. At the beginning, he promised to have three years, but now he has less than three years, and Lu Ruishan is not considered a breach of contract.

The fleet was sailing quietly, and suddenly a gust of wind blew up and the waves began to grow. Lu Ruishan felt tightened and walked quickly to the back. The boss of the boat was an old fisherman. Even in the dark, he could see his skin that was sun-drenched in the sun.

"Don't worry, sir, it's no big deal." The old man was very sure. Lu Ruishan even saw the slight smile on the corner of his mouth. To be honest, this little storm was nothing to the old man, and the ship didn't shake much.

Lu Ruishan didn't know what to say now, so he had to nod and then stood quietly beside the old man, but the old man smiled and said, "Sir, let's rest, there's still half an hour."

"It's okay." Lu Ruishan was ridiculed by the old man, which made him feel a little embarrassed and felt a little uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, sir, I've been running the boat for forty years. I've been running this sea route for twenty years." The old man continued to comfort Lu Ruishan: "Not to mention at night, you won't be able to open the wrong way even if you close your eyes."

"Old man," said the adjutant from the side, "It depends on you whether we can arrive tomorrow and whether we can go ashore to kill the Japanese."

"Don't worry, sir." The old man was very confident. Lu Ruishan looked at the hanging red light. In the dark night, the red light was very eye-catching. Lu Ruishan looked over here and could still see the red light behind him.

"Will the Japanese patrol boat come out tonight?" Lu Ruishan asked.

"No," the old man's tone was very certain: "I have been running for more than ten years, and the Japanese patrol boats in Yingkou never come out at night. Moreover, I can't see Japanese patrol boats at all during this period. It is said that they all ran to Lushun."

Lu Ruishan didn't believe that land retreat might have to be advanced, but it was different at sea. You could run by boarding the boat. The Japanese army simply needed to withdraw all the port and go, leaving two or three patrol boats to protect the coastline. Although the Air Force repeatedly bombed, it could always find a place to hide.

The fleet continued to sail, getting closer and closer to the destination. The things Lu Ruishan was worried about still did not happen. A trace of whiteness gradually appeared in the horizon, and the wind and waves gradually became smaller. The entire fleet gradually emerged from the darkness, revealing his entire face.

"Malaba, there are a thousand boats, right?" A soldier next to him suddenly spoke and shouted with emotion.

Thousands of ships were densely covered with sea surfaces. The entire fleet was led by Lu Ruishan's ships, steel-made cargo ships outside and wooden sailboats formed a huge square array, which sailed eastward at the same speed.

No one has ever seen such a scene. Even the old fisherman who has experienced storms like the old man at the helm have never seen such a shocking scene. In the face of such a magnificent scene, everyone held their breath, fearing that their breath would break the beautiful scenery.

However, the sound of shattering this beautiful scenery still appeared. Lu Ruishan looked at the distance and ordered: "Order the troops and prepare for battle!"

With this order, the entire fleet began to accelerate. All the soldiers' bullets were loaded, and the muzzles were aimed at the sea surface in the distance. The soldiers climbed up the mast and looked around.

The roar of the aircraft engine was faintly heard from the sky, and more than a dozen fighter planes appeared above the fleet. Lu Ruishan breathed a sigh of relief. At least now when encountering Japanese ships, they had the power to fight back.

"Look! Land!"

The soldiers on the mast suddenly started to scream. Lu Ruishan grabbed the telescope and a black line appeared in the camera, long and curved. In the sky, white seagulls were flying peacefully, everything was so peaceful.
Chapter completed!