diskusbooks Chapter 830: The Navy Flag Raised
Chapter 830: The Navy Flag Raised
At three o'clock in the morning, at the agreed time, Duan Peng secretly emerged from the water, then gently removed the oxygen tank and slowly climbed up the rope ladder on the side of the warship.
Today, the troops near Hengyang cooperated with the ship-seizing operation, making this night quiet and peaceful.
The Japanese devils seemed to have not had such a peaceful life for a long time. In the past two months, they were either beating others or being beaten by others, and they were exhausted.
There was only one sleepy Japanese sentry on the entire deck.
Duan Peng took advantage of the sentry's nap and rushed forward. Then he rolled forward, knelt down and fired the crossbow, hitting the target with one arrow.
The Japanese soldier's hand slipped and his rifle fell to the ground with a clang.
"what sound?"
The officer on duty in the distance shone his flashlight over here.
"Oda, what happened?"
Duan Peng hurried forward, supported the Japanese soldier's body, kept him standing, then grabbed the body's arm and swung it.
"Be careful on duty next time, don't be so impatient. I'm going to sleep for a while. I haven't had such a quiet night in a long time. Call me if you need anything!"
Duan Peng watched the Japanese soldiers leave and breathed a sigh of relief.
In three minutes, all the soldiers from the three teams were on board.
"Team one, deck and bridge, team two, weapons bay, team three, power bay, report on target achievement frequency!"
More than thirty elite special forces soldiers quickly disappeared into the darkness.
In order to prevent air raids by the Independent Column's aircraft, the Japanese gunboats all imposed a blackout, thus creating good conditions for Duan Peng's surprise attack.
Duan Peng still held the crossbow and walked along the base of the bridge into the control room. Because the gunboat was anchored and did not need to be controlled, there were not many Japanese devils, only a few dozen people, and half of them were dozing off.
Duan Peng nodded to the soldiers, and three crossbows fired simultaneously, taking away six Japanese soldiers directly. The remaining four Japanese soldiers reacted and prepared to press the alarm, but their palms were chopped off, and then they covered their mouths and were stabbed in the heart.
In less than three minutes, the entire bridge was filled with the strong smell of blood.
Two minutes later, the weapons bay and the power bay were also successfully captured.
"Each team will leave three people to control and clear the occupied area, and the rest of the personnel will move closer to the crew cabin!"
About twenty soldiers gathered at the door of the crew cabin. Duan Peng originally planned to throw tear gas in to force the Japanese devils out and knock them out one by one.
But after thinking about it, it is safer to attack and solve the problem with cold weapons, because no bombs were found in the weapons bay or the power bay.
It was still the same as before, with the dagger clearing the way. In the narrow space, the sleeping Japanese soldiers were just waiting to be slaughtered. Even if they woke up, they would only live for a few more seconds by fighting with the special forces soldiers holding daggers in the narrow space.
Entering the innermost captain's room, Duan Peng gently pushed open the hatch and found that Captain Masaaki Suzuki of the Uji was not sleeping, but was fiddling with something with a nervous look on his face.
"Put your hands up, or I'll shoot you!"
Suzuki Masaaki, with a pale face, turned slowly around, holding a fuse in his hand.
Duan Peng rushed over and took a look. Wow, the entire cabinet was full of high explosives. Fortunately, it did not explode.
"Colonel Masaaki Suzuki, you are so brave to place so many bombs in your cabin? But I don't think you want to die, otherwise you would have detonated them just now!"
Duan Peng guessed correctly. Suzuki Masaaki came from a big family in Japan. He was not comparable to those poor souls who were brainwashed and tried to get promoted through military exploits.
He volunteered to be the captain of the "Uji" just for the sake of safety. Do you want him to detonate the bomb himself? That does require a long psychological preparation. As expected, Duan Peng rushed in while he was preparing.
"Haha, soldiers from the Independent Column? It's just as they said. There is a group of elite troops like the ghost girl, specializing in killing senior officers and carrying out special missions. I only heard about it before, but now I can finally experience it!"
"Come on, stop pretending. You are just a coward who loves life and cowardice. Why are you pretending with me? If you had a bit of military integrity, you would have taken the other three gunboats to Hankou to fight to the death."
Suzuki Masaaki originally wanted to pretend to be "loyal", but he was ruthlessly exposed by Wang Meng. He was very embarrassed, so he blushed and became angry.
"Baga, if I had time, I would have detonated the bomb and let you be buried with the Uji!"
"Is it useful for a person who is handcuffed to talk so much nonsense?"
Duan Peng waved his hand and ordered his men to take Suzuki Masaaki and the bomb out, and then carried the bodies of the Japanese soldiers onto the deck and lined them up neatly.
Duan Peng ordered the soldiers to count the roster, and there were exactly 158 people and 157 bodies. Adding Suzuki Masaaki, it was just right.
"Check it thoroughly again to make sure everything is correct! Also, send a message to the team to confirm the situation!"
Five minutes later, the other gunboats confirmed one by one and all were under control!
"Very good, hang the naval flag of the independent column! Send a telegram to the headquarters, asking friendly troops not to cause accidental casualties!"
Suzuki Masaaki looked at the rising naval flag of the independent column as if he was wearing a mask of pain.
In fact, he had already accepted this result. After all, being blocked in the Xiangjiang River had only one outcome: either being killed or being captured. As for being rescued? Don't even think about it!
He had become numb from reading the battle reports these days. People were asking for help everywhere, in Hankou, Jiujiang, Yichang...
If any troops could be dispatched for rescue, they would focus on the important towns in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River instead of these four lone gunboats.
Compared to being beaten to death or being ordered to self-destruct in the river, being captured might be a better option!
But even so, he still couldn't accept that two months ago he could come and go freely on the Yangtze River as if it were his own backyard, but now he was a prisoner?
He received news from the big families on the main island that a large amount of supplies had been requisitioned from the main island of Japan in order to fight the Henan, Hunan and Guangxi Campaign, which almost emptied the family's assets and showed signs of decline.
If they fail in this battle, coupled with the blockade by Country M at sea, the Japanese will have reached the end of their road.
"What's the matter? Are you not happy with us taking over the Uji?"
Suzuki Masaaki nodded, then shook his head.
"The torrent of the times is like the ocean, and I am like a small boat in the ocean. I can do nothing about it. If possible, please allow people to enter the prisoner-of-war camp with dignity!"
"Haha, whether you can enter the prisoner-of-war camp is not up to me. It depends on whether there is blood on your hands and what benefits you can bring to us!"
"Of course I can bring you benefits. My Suzuki family was engaged in maritime trade during my time, and I am proficient in the art of sailing. I am very familiar with these four gunboats!"
Duan Peng smiled contemptuously. It was indeed difficult to brainwash a smart person, and Suzuki Masaaki was a smart person. Since he was a smart person, he knew what the independent column was lacking now.