in2ebook Chapter 395: Firing from Behind
Chapter 395: Firing from Behind
Monk Wei maneuvered the gunboat and followed the Japanese eastern formation at a leisurely pace.
"Captain, there's good news over there, they've also captured the gunboat!"
"Great! Then we can attack the Japs from behind and catch them off guard!"
Peng Liang exclaimed that it was very exciting, but then raised a question.
"What if the Japanese turn around and attack us? Even if we have this iron thing, the Japanese also have it, and they have hundreds of wooden boats!"
Monk Wei had thought of this problem a long time ago. After all, the Japanese were more experienced in operating their own gunboats.
Therefore, if they want to fight a protracted war, the first step of the plan is to destroy the Japanese gunboats!
Then those small wooden boats were easier to deal with. After all, the gunboats ran very fast. Even if the Japanese were on the wooden boats and used grenade launchers to bombard the gunboats, their hit rate would be shockingly low.
"Old Wei, what if we didn't destroy the Japanese gunboat?"
Monk Wei spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless.
"Our instructor once said something! Paratroopers are born to be surrounded! Then let's just wait for the Japanese to surround us!"
Although Peng Liang thought this sentence was strange, he still felt it was very encouraging!
"Fuck! Fight them!"
An hour later, the Japanese east and west fleets finally surrounded Weishan Island at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Ishihara Satomi picked up the telescope and looked at the scattered small islands around them that had been taken over by them. She immediately felt very happy.
"Although the process was a bit bumpy, the result is still good! Next, let the iron wheels of the empire crush these Chinese people who don't know their own limitations!"
Ishihara Satomi's east and west formations were about two kilometers away from the shore of Weishan Lake. After resting for ten minutes, they sent out flag signals, and the two gunboats and all the wooden boats began to attack with all their might regardless of waves!
"Gunboat fire! Kill them!"
The mortars of the two gunboats of the east and west formations began to launch fierce bombardment on the fortifications on Weishan Island, and the machine guns in front of the small wooden boats, after advancing to within 500 meters, also began to suppress the soldiers on Weishan Island with firepower.
The soldiers of the 201st Airborne Regiment and the Independent Battalion on Weishan Island could also fight back, throwing mortar shells and shooting machine gun bullets at the Japanese.
Because there were so many Japanese boats, the mortar gunners and machine gunners didn't need to aim and could just fire directly at the shore, capsizing one or two boats and a few Japanese each time.
There were too many Japanese soldiers. Although the firepower on Weishan Island was strong enough, the Japanese soldiers still climbed onto the shore like locusts and began to advance towards the position.
The advantages of the Japanese soldiers who landed on the shore were fully demonstrated, and their mortars and grenade launchers fired accurately at the fortifications.
Fortunately, the independent battalion has been operating on Weishan Island for many years, and its fortifications are very solid and can withstand mortar bombs.
However, many foxholes and light machine gun positions were still destroyed by the Japanese's accurate grenade launchers.
Ishihara Satomi held a telescope and looked at the landing troops that seemed to be about to take over the fortifications. She felt confident of victory and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Let's start celebrating! Hmm? What's going on?"
Ishihara Satomi used her telescope to see a gunboat only one kilometer away, but it didn't fire a single shot?
"Send flag signals. Is there something wrong with their mortars? Why aren't they firing?"
Monk Wei is now waiting for the opportunity. He wants to keep a certain distance from the small wooden boat and get out of the range of their grenade launchers.
Although he was not afraid of death, he was afraid of being slowly killed by the Japanese grenade launchers!
"Captain Wei, how do you respond?"
"Just say we're fixing the problem and fire within three minutes!"
Monk Wei held a telescope and watched the Japanese troops gradually moving away, then nodded towards the three mortars on the front deck.
"Everyone, try to make the Japanese gunboat lose its combat effectiveness within three shells. Listen to my orders!"
Monk Wei took out his walkie-talkie and shouted into the receiver:
"We are ready. We will fire in ten seconds! You can also fire freely. Destroy the enemy gunboat first according to the plan! 5-4-3-2-1, fire!"
Three mortars fired at Ishihara Satomi's gunboat, splashing large amounts of water on his left side.
He was startled and quickly asked the flag bearer to send out a signal, asking them to repair the gunboat before firing again, and not to cause any accidental casualties, especially not to accidentally damage his gunboat!
"Launch immediately after calibration!"
Before the Japanese flag bearer finished his action, three shells were fired again, one of which landed in the rear cabin (crew cabin), and severed limbs flew out of the gunboat.
Only then did Ishihara Satomi realize that the gunboat seemed to be firing at them deliberately.
"Baga! This gunboat is probably controlled by the Chinese. Fight back immediately!"
After giving the order, Ishihara Satomi commanded the gunboat to begin maneuvering to avoid the artillery fire.
However, the hitting shell had destroyed one of the engines, and the speed of Ishihara Satomi's gunboat slowed down.
Immediately afterwards, three more shells came flying, and this time two of them hit the gunboat's deck completely.
Ishihara Satomi was so shocked that she almost fainted. She only came to her senses when she saw the lake water pouring into the cabin.
"Abandon ship!"
Ishihara Satomi put on a swimming ring and jumped into Weishan Lake!
Monk Wei looked at the gradually sinking gunboat, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and then he commanded three mortars to fire continuously at the shore of Weishan Island!
At the same time, a Type 93 13mm heavy machine gun and a 7mm machine gun on the ship, as well as two general-purpose machine guns brought by Wei Heshang and his men, began to clear the Japanese small wooden boats from far to near.
Those small wooden boats that were close to the gunboats only needed a dozen bullets to send all the Japanese devils to death.
Especially the small wooden boat that was hit by the heavy machine gun, wood chips flew everywhere, and the unlucky one was broken in half.
The battle was in full swing, and the helmsman simply ran out of the cockpit and let the gunboat rush recklessly, since the boats that were hit were all the Japanese's wooden boats anyway.
Wei Heshang and nine other people all went onto the deck and bombarded and shot at the Japanese devils crazily.
As the Japanese soldiers rushed forward, they found that their companions behind them fell one by one. When they looked back, they saw that the gunboat behind them was also attacking them!
For a moment, it was impossible to tell friend from foe and could only treat it as an accidental injury.
However, Ishihara Satomi climbed out of the water onto a wooden boat and immediately asked the flag bearer to send out a flag signal, ordering the Japanese soldiers to split into two groups: one group continued to rush to the shore, and the other group besieged the gunboat.
So some of the Japanese soldiers who had landed began to turn around and shoot at the gunboat, and the bullets made the gunboat rattle.
Because the machine guns on the top of the front and rear cabins had no protection and all the bullets had been used up.
The soldiers lay on the deck, holding Type 95 rifles and shooting at the Japanese soldiers who had not yet landed.
The two gunboats killed two or three hundred puppet soldiers and Japanese devils.
"Baga, take out those two gunboats first!"