Bright Sword: Leading the Special Operations Squadron to Fight the Japs

Chapter 389: Surprise

At nightfall, twenty transport planes took off quickly from Pingshun Airport and flew eastward at high speed under the escort of thirty F6F Hellcats.

When the transport plane reached the sky over Weishan Lake in eastern Shandong, it had already lowered its altitude. The pilot looked down from the porthole and saw a huge flame burning on Weishan Island, the largest island in Weishan Lake.

"Report, we have arrived at the designated location!"

"Start gliding!"

Twenty gliders began to detach and glide towards Weishan Island.

On Weishan Lake, Peng Liang was looking at the representatives of the Ludong Military Sub-district with a worried look on his face.

"Our Commander Li asked me to light a bonfire here, saying that heavenly soldiers and generals will be coming soon, so we don't have to rush!"

The representative pointed at the dark sky and pointed at Peng Liang with disappointment.

"Old Peng, don't be so stubborn! Weishan Island is surrounded by three layers of Japanese troops inside and outside. I managed to sneak in with great difficulty. Hurry up and bury the weapons and ammunition on the spot. Let's sneak out and get as many as we can!"

Peng Liang shook his head.

"Forget it. We appreciate your kindness. But we are now in the independent column and must obey the instructions of our superiors! Since Commander Li asked us to wait for support here, there will definitely be support!"

"Oh, you are so stubborn! Then let's just wait! You want a divine army to descend from the sky? You are dreaming! You are just guiding the Japanese to their target by lighting such a big fire here. This is suicide!"

The representative of the Ludong Military Sub-district shook his head helplessly and sat on the small wooden boat next to him in a huff.

Peng Liang still stared at the dark sky stubbornly. Suddenly, a group of dark shadows floated across the sky, followed by a crackling sound.

The soldiers of the independent battalion and the representatives of the Ludong Military Sub-district immediately stood up and looked over there.

"Attention alert!"

Peng Liang picked up an MP40 submachine gun and led dozens of soldiers, moving towards the dark shadow with flashlights.

There was a rustling sound coming from the dark shadow. Peng Liang and others looked closer and found that it was actually the shadow of an airplane.

"Could it be the Japs?"

"People inside come out!"

The plane's door opened a corner, and then a sound reached the ears of Peng Liang and others.

"The king of heaven overshadows the tigers of earth!"

Peng Liang's hair stood on end, goose bumps appeared all over his body, and his upper and lower lips began to touch each other tremblingly.

"Chicken...chicken stewed with mushrooms!"

The plane door was kicked open, revealing a face covered in black oil paint, emitting a strange light.

Then came the bodies armed to the teeth with Type 95 rifles, pistols, daggers, and even some "crossbows" they had never seen before.

"Finally we have landed safely. Everyone please make way, more planes will land soon!"

Peng Liang couldn't see the person's appearance clearly, but he still walked forward and stretched out his hand.

"Hello, I am Peng Liang, the commander of the Weishanhu Independent Battalion of the Independent Column. What's your name?"

The big black-faced man also stretched out his hand, revealing his shiny white teeth.

"Hello, Captain Peng, I'm Wei Dayong, the commander of the 201st Airborne Regiment of the Independent Column!"

Peng Liang excitedly shook Wei Dayong's hand, from the uncertain joy just now to the ecstasy now.

"Finally, you're here! But, are there only a few dozen of you here?"

Wei Dayong pointed to the dark sky and showed his shining teeth again.

"Hey, there's more! We are the vanguard, try to stay away from the fire, those guys are just ignorant!"

Before Wei Dayong finished his words, there was a "bang" and another glider landed nearby, but unfortunately it hit a big tree.

Monk Wei immediately rushed over with the soldiers and opened the hatch from the outside.

"What happened? Is anyone injured?"

After five or six minutes, all the soldiers on the unfortunate glider were evacuated safely.

After counting, one soldier was found to have suffered a minor leg injury, while the rest of the soldiers were safe and sound.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

All twenty gliders landed on Weishan Island. Wei Dayong immediately ordered 800 airborne regiment soldiers to sort out supplies and equipment, and then reinforce the outer positions.

As the day dawned, Peng Liang swallowed the compressed biscuits brought by Monk Wei, and then drank a mouthful of lake water. A feeling of fullness extended from his abdomen to his entire body, and he felt warm.

"Captain Wei, this is really good stuff! A small piece can last a whole day!"

"Hey, we brought five days' worth of rations this time, so feel free to eat! By the way, Captain Peng, can you please tell us about the current situation between the enemy and us?"

Peng Liang wiped the crumbs from the corner of his mouth, then picked up a small stick and started gesturing on the ground.

Weishan Lake is 120 kilometers long from north to south and 5-25 kilometers wide from east to west.

There are four relatively large islands in Weishan Lake, namely Weishan Island, Nanyang Island, Dushan Island and Huangshan Island.

Among them, Weishan Island is the largest, 6 kilometers long from east to west, 3 kilometers wide from north to south, and has a maximum altitude of 91.6 meters.

There are more than 20 small islands next to Weishan Island. The larger ones are several hundred square meters, while the smaller ones are only the size of a house.

It is summer now, and the reeds are lush, as if everything is covered with a green tent. If you row a boat into the reed marsh, you may not be able to find the way out unless you know them.

"Captain Peng, we are new here and not very familiar with the terrain. Let me tell you my opinion first. If there is anything unreasonable, you can correct it!"

According to Wei Dayong's idea, the soldiers of the 201st Airborne Regiment cooperated with the soldiers of the Weishan Lake Independent Battalion in mixed formation, used fishing boats to maneuver, and harassed the Japanese on Weishan Lake.

They mainly used scattered small islands and fishing boats as strongholds, attacked from all sides, and constantly harassed the main force of the Japanese.

If they were chased by the Japanese, they would row into the reed marsh to avoid the superior force of their sister-in-law.

If the Japanese followed into the reed marsh, the soldiers of the independent column could make full use of this natural green tent and launch a surprise attack on the Japanese.

If the Japanese retreat or ignore us, we should take the initiative to attack, hit his flank and cut off his tail!

Finally, if the Japanese clear out the green tents and the islands one by one and drive them all back to Weishan Lake, we will fight a positional war!

This time Wei Dayong brought a lot of guns and ammunition, so there should be no problem in fighting a small-scale battle.

Peng Liang nodded. They now have more than fifty small fishing boats, which they usually use to enter and exit Weishan Island.

"There are more than 50 boats, each of which can carry five or six soldiers. If they can all be fully utilized, it will be enough to give the Japanese a hard time!"

"Okay, let's do this! It's almost dawn, let's give the Japs a little surprise to wake them up!"

"We comrades have been waiting for this day for so long!"

Monk Wei showed a cunning smile. He was good at giving surprises!