Chapter 335: The Imperial Army's Humiliation
Having said that, Xiang Chu still asked loudly:
"Brothers! Is there anyone who can operate a ship?"
Hongyi shouted, "Director! I have learned how to start the engine."
Gan Rong said anxiously: "Director! You know I can steer the ship."
Gu Wei shouted, "Sir! I've been a sailor before, I know the basics."
A student soldier raised his hand and said, "Director! I am a student of the Shipbuilding School."
"Great! Everyone, take your positions, start the engine, raise the anchor and set sail."
Xiang Chu said anxiously, seeing that everyone was getting off the cabin, he shouted,
"Lu Xiong! Pick a dozen brothers to wear the Japanese sailor uniforms and stay on the deck."
"Yes!"
Lu Xiong hurriedly accepted the order.
"Lao Liu! I'm worried that there are some Japanese soldiers who have escaped. Take some people down to search."
Xiang Chu gave an order, ran to the cab, and started working.
Soon, the landing ship's engine was started, the anchor chain was reeled in, and the whistle was sounded to set sail.
Xiang Chu deliberately picked up the loudspeaker and shouted in Japanese: "Warriors of the Empire! Chuanshakou is no longer suitable for landing. Prepare to go to the Lion Grove. Please prepare to land again in advance."
Ning Qiang put on the Japanese sailor's uniform and asked with a smile: "Lu Xiong! What is our director talking about?"
Lu Xiong retracted the ladder to the deck and said with a smile, "You don't know this? Let's confuse the surrounding Japanese ships."
Sun Ji ran onto the deck carrying a box of canned food and said with a grin, "Old Lu! This is for the brothers on the deck, eat it quickly."
After saying this, he dropped the can and ran into the cabin again.
Ning Qiang grabbed two cans of food and exclaimed:
"Oh my goodness! There is still food on this iron ship."
"Silly! This is a landing ship."
Lu Xiong shouted loudly, picked up the box and went to distribute the canned food.
Needless to say, it was the first time for most people to board a warship, and everything seemed strange to them.
Everyone rushed up and down to the kitchen, restaurant, and warehouse and found a lot of food and drinks.
Liu Zhengxiong and Li Tong searched the ammunition depot, which contained a lot of brand new weapons and ammunition.
“So many Type 99 light machine guns?”
Liu Zhengxiong exclaimed and picked up a Type 99 light machine gun, unable to let it go.
Li Tong picked up a grenade launcher and asked, "Captain Liu! What is this?"
Liu Zhengxiong exclaimed: "Great! There is also a grenade launcher. Your junior uncle often praises this weapon, saying that it is a powerful weapon between the attack distance of artillery and grenade."
Li Tong said excitedly: "There are more than 60 of them here, plus hundreds of Type light machine guns. Isn't our supervision team more powerful than the German-equipped division?"
Liu Zhengxiong said arrogantly: "We are better than the German-equipped division. Go and call the brothers. Don't just focus on eating. Come and get weapons and ammunition. Get one for each person first."
"Yes!"
Li Tong hurriedly accepted the order.
At this time, Kong Kong ran over and shouted:
"Deputy Captain Liu! There are five more Japanese tanks over there."
"Master Kong! Please remove the word 'sub'!"
Liu Zhengxiong shouted at him, thrust the Type 99 light machine gun at him, and waved his hand.
"Let's go! Take this captain over to have a look."
The cabin below was very lively, and Xiang Chu was chatting animatedly with the captains of the Japanese warships in the cockpit.
Because there were many Japanese destroyers and landing ships at the Wusongkou Pass, and they were not far away from each other, they all used radio to maintain communication.
The captain of a nearby warship questioned, "Kyushu Maru! Where are you going?"
Xiang Chu responded in a standard Tokyo accent: "Chuanshakou is full of Chinese corpses. We are going to land at the Lion Grove. Oh, by the way! A Chinese soldier has jumped into the sea. Be careful to climb onto your warship."
A Japanese warship said gratefully: "Thank you for the reminder!"
"It felt like it would take less than a week for the Empire's warriors to occupy Shanghai."
While chatting with the captains of the Japanese warships, Xiang Chu calmly commanded the landing ships to sail upstream of the Yangtze River.
Gan Rong ran up holding a radio and said happily:
"Director! I found a new radio in the equipment warehouse."
Xiang Chu said excitedly: "Great! Open it quickly, I want to contact the higher-ups and hand this warship over to the navy."
At this time, Nanjing Political Department.
Kong Ling did not go home, but kept receiving and sending telegrams in his office.
She received a telegram from the 9th Army Group saying Xiang Chu was dead. She was immediately despairing. She held the telegram and cried loudly, "Little pretty boy! What's the point of me if you're dead? Woohoo!"
The more she cried, the sadder she became. When her tears ran dry, she hung herself on a rope in the office, stepped on a stool, and prepared to commit suicide.
Because many people went to Chongqing, there were not many people in the Political Department building.
If she really got hung up on the rope in the dead of night, she would be finished.
At this moment, the familiar radio message sounded suddenly.
"Babyface!"
When Kong Ling heard the telegram, he jumped off the stool in a hurry, recorded it excitedly, and deciphered the message:
"Kong Ling! I have seized the Japanese landing ship 'Kyushu Maru', which has many weapons and equipment, as well as several Japanese tanks. I am now leading about 600 brothers up the Yangtze River.
Please contact the navy. Where is the landing ship docked? I don't have the code book. First, drive the landing ship to Jiangyin. Please reply to me by plain text after 5 am. Xiang Chu! "
Kong Ling read the telegram with great excitement, wiped away her tears quickly, and ran to Minister Chen's office.
Minister Chen has put on a brand new military uniform and is preparing to rush to the Shanghai front.
Kong Ling shouted: "Minister! Xiang Chu is not dead, and he has robbed the Japanese landing ship."
"Huh? Really!"
Minister Chen was stunned.
He took the message, read it excitedly, and laughed:
"This guy is so amazing. I want him to supervise the battle of my Fifteenth Army."
Kong Ling said anxiously: "Minister! I want to go to the front line."
Chen Cheng was very happy and said:
"Okay! Let's take the radio and go."
"Yes!"
Kong Ling happily accepted the order.
She ran into her office, picked up the radio and left, forgetting to remove the rope.
At one o'clock in the morning, Xiang Chu had already driven the landing ship to the river outside the Lion Grove.
Liu Zhengxiong handed him a box of canned meat and said with a smile:
"Director! You eat something. I'm here to satisfy my urge to sail."
Xiang Chu took the can, handed him the steering wheel, and nodded, "Okay! Follow the green light and take the right channel. Don't drive recklessly, otherwise it will attract the attention of the Japanese warships."
Liu Zhengxiong said angrily: "Isn't it just like driving a car? What's so difficult about it?"
"Don't be careless! I'm going to the bathroom."
Xiang Chu gave some instructions and ran out of the cab.
At this time, there were rumbling sounds of artillery fire coming from the direction of the Lion Grove, and the two armies were fighting frantically.
On the river, there was a Japanese landing ship that was lowering a small landing craft, transporting Japanese soldiers and weapons and ammunition to the beach continuously.
Liu Zhengxiong saw it and felt anxious. He turned the steering wheel awkwardly and headed towards the Japanese landing ship.
Gan Rong fell asleep on the dashboard. There was no one else in the cab, so Liu Zhengxiong could only do whatever he wanted.
Liu Zhengxiong still thought the boat was too slow, so he pushed the propeller upwards and pushed it to the maximum speed.
The landing ship began to tremble violently, its speed increasing as it rammed towards the Japanese landing ship on the surface of the Lion Grove River.
The Japanese landing ship noticed it, and the captain shouted loudly on the radio loudspeaker:
"Kyushu Maru! Do you want to sink the Shikoku Maru?"
Gan Rong was awakened and hurriedly pushed Liu Zhengxiong away, grabbed the steering wheel, and drove towards the left side of Shikoku Maru.
He picked up the phone and responded in Japanese: "Sorry! I fell asleep just now. I'm so sorry."
The captain of the Shikoku Maru shouted angrily, "What's the use of apologizing? You sank all the landing boats, damn!"
Indeed, Gan Rong's steering avoided the Shikoku Maru, and all the landing boats were stranded.
At this time, Xiang Chu rushed into the cockpit and hurriedly stabilized the speed and direction.
Liu Zhengxiong said bitterly: "Director! I was wrong."
Xiang Chu looked at the overturned Japanese landing craft on the river and said happily, "It was an unintentional mistake. That's good."
Gan Rong said with a smile: "Captain Liu! This is what we call an unexpected success."
Liu Zhengxiong laughed loudly and said, "Haha! Then let's turn around and bump into him again?"
Xiang Chu shouted, "Bump your head! Do you want to kill all the brothers on our ship?"
At five o'clock in the morning, Xiang Chu was almost driving the Kyushu Maru to Jiangyin.
Kong Ling sent a clear-text telegram in time: "Little white face! Please drive the Kyushu Maru landing ship to Jiangyin. There are naval ships to take you 600 people ashore. Also, when you sent the telegram, he was hanging himself and preparing to go down to keep you company. Fortunately, you called in time. Kong Ling!"
Xiang Chu received this clear text message, as did the Chinese and Japanese armies and even the organization that collected radio signals.
When Matsui Minorun received the message, he was so angry that he shouted, "What a shame! What a shame for the Imperial Army!"
Japanese Lieutenant General Fujita Seiji loudly suggested: "Commander! Please include the Chinese Supervisory Corps as a key target for elimination."
Matsui Minoru nodded and said, "Okay! Pass the order down, if you see the Chinese war squad, you must eliminate them first, and don't leave any alive!"
"Hello!"
Fujita Seiji accepted the order in a decisive manner.