Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

After two weeks of high-intensity combat, the third brigade of the Qilu Column completely suppressed the independent mixed fifth brigade. The special marines stationed along the coast of Jiao'ao were also killed by Li Yunlong's 1st Marine Brigade.

At this point, the people in Jiaodong area who have been waiting eagerly for it finally have their long-awaited Master Wang.

In the days to come, there will be no more oppression.

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February 1, 1942, Weihai Bay.

Today is a very special day for the Tigers in the Forest and the others. Because they wanted to go to Liugong Island to receive eight rebellious surface ships on behalf of the border area and headquarters.

Strictly speaking, this will be the starting point for the Eighth Route Army's ability to conduct sea operations.

On such a special day, Political Commissar Luo was afraid of making any mistakes, so he personally borrowed two large fishing boats and dozens of small and medium-sized fishing boats from local fellow villagers.

When the fleet sailed one sea mile, Chief of Staff Liu, who was holding on to the brim of his hat and shaking his head, looked at his companion who seemed to have roots on his feet. He couldn't help but ask with doubts in his heart:

"Lao Li, have you ever been on a boat before? Why does it look so stable?"

The person standing with 103 at this time was Li Yunlong, who was invited to support the third brigade of the Qilu Column.

Due to the airport conditions in the Jiaodong area, which could not meet the take-off and landing standards of Air Overlord transport aircraft and Hamilka gliders, the 1st Marine Brigade that completed the mission had to stay on standby temporarily.

After learning that the army would receive several warships today, Lao Li, who was on a semi-vacation, simply came to join in the fun.

"Hehe, you must have practiced it. Back then, my army was struggling on the other side of the Mother River for more than half a month."

"I'm not bragging, let alone a large fishing boat. Even if you bring a torpedo boat or a gunboat over, I've been studying for a while and it can be sailed away."

As the only special branch of the Eighth Route Army at this stage, the daily training of the 1st Marine Brigade is very diverse. The most basic requirement for comrades is that one person has multiple functions and one specialization has multiple abilities.

In order to cope with operations that may occur in mountainous areas, plateaus, forests, and even island environments, soldiers must not only master the skills of infantry, but also learn to use various weapons and equipment within the organization.

This includes driving motor vehicles and ordinary civilian ships. A small number of talented comrades can even fly transport planes.

While the two were chatting, a sudden movement interrupted their conversation.

"vomit!"

The two couldn't help but look back in surprise.

Looking towards the source of the sound, I saw a comrade wearing glasses who looked extremely pale. His left hand holding on to the guardrail of the ship had bulging veins and he was vomiting uncontrollably as the waves bumped.

This scene and this situation immediately filled 103's face with sympathy.

As someone who suffers from airsickness, he naturally knows the symptoms of motion sickness. That feeling of dizziness and darkness was really worse than being shot.

If you have been caught in the rain, try to hold an umbrella for others. 103 hurriedly took out a bottle of medicine from the pocket of his military uniform and strode towards the guardrail.

"Director Xiao, try focusing on the small island in the distance. This is a little trick taught to me by Dean Liu of the headquarters. I think it is quite useful. If that doesn't work, here is the Dragon Tiger Man Pill , it will be better to eat one.”

"We really have the same problem. I aspired to be the leader of the air force, but ended up getting airsick. Your situation is better than mine. You are already the top commander of the navy, but it's a pity that you get seasick."

"According to me, we must practice more, otherwise we will not be able to take care of ourselves in the future, and how can we command the troops."

That's right, the man leaning on the edge of the boat and vomiting was none other than Director Xiao, who had come all the way from the border area to Jiaodong.

Although War Fox and Lao Dai signed the Lend-Lease Act, they even negotiated matters related to training the navy.

But the rabbits will not place all their hopes on their allies. After all, no one knows when the French will regain the dominance of the fleet.

This military operation in the Jiaodong area just made the big guys see the possibility of establishing an independent navy.

In the original plan, the Japanese navy in Jiaoao was the target of the third brigade of the Qilu column. In order to capture the enemy's warships, Monk Xu also specially prepared a spy camp and asked them to sneak into the city in batches and stand by.

But I never thought that the Japanese were all extremely stubborn.

After confirming that there was no support or retreat, they actually sank the mine boat and two gunboats directly, without even leaving any ammunition dedicated to the ships.

Fortunately, there is always a way out.

Just when the soldiers thought they would return empty-handed from this trip, good news came from Liugong Island hundreds of kilometers away:

Some students who originally belonged to Wang Wangwang's Weihai Guard Port Command and the Naval Sergeant School led the warships to revolt.

After this news was sent back to the border area, it immediately alarmed the Army's morale wizards.

As soon as he received the news, he immediately sent a delegation headed by Director Xiao to the Jiaodong area and asked him to follow Lin Zhonghu and others to be responsible for the reception of the warship.

"Well, what Chief of Staff Liu said makes sense. I will have to find opportunities to ride more boats in the future to try to get used to this bumpy feeling as soon as possible."

Director Xiao's face improved slightly, and he held his handkerchief and forced a slightly grateful smile:

"The border area attaches great importance to this operation and sent me to form a new unit. Then I must not let my superiors down."

"As the highest commander of the navy, I must study the issues of coastal defense and shore defense and guard the east and south gates for the country."

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After more than 20 minutes of sailing, everyone finally arrived at the destination of this trip: Liugong Island.

This is an island with an overall C-shaped shape. Its excellent geographical location and terrain make it a natural military port since ancient times.

During the Qing Dynasty, the base of the Beiyang Navy was located here, and it also witnessed the destruction of the first fleet in Asia.

After the outbreak of the full-scale Anti-Japanese War, this place was occupied by the 21st Torpedo Squadron of the devils and was used as a foothold to block the coastline.

Recently, due to the escalation of the heat of the Pacific War, the Japanese army had to withdraw a large number of troops from the battlefield of the Republic of China, so they handed Liugong Island to the navy of Wangwangwang to garrison.

It was precisely because of its internal emptiness that the students on the island had the opportunity to revolt.

"Leaders! Hold on to the guardrails around you, we are about to dock!"

Under the guidance of the advance team, fishing boats sailed to the Liugong Island Iron Pier in an orderly manner and finally stopped steadily at the entrance of the military port.

I don't know whether it was the effect of the Dragon Tiger Pill or because he stepped on land again, Director Xiao finally got rid of the state of motion sickness after getting off the boat.

After everyone gathered, he first looked at the fishing boats of different sizes behind him, and then cast his eyes on the warships ready to go not far away.

"Chief of Staff Liu, please write it down for me. On February 1, 1942, Navy Commander XJG came to inspect Liugong Island by fishing boat."

Director Xiao said word by word with a serious face:

"When there is a chance in the future, or on the day when our naval school officially opens, please help me find a few skilled craftsmen to carve the words just now on the big stone in front."

"Yes!"

Writing down these three words, 103 subconsciously took out his notebook and wrote down the above words word for word.

Perhaps out of cautious professional habits, he even repeated the contents of the notebook to Director Xiao again.

After a small episode that only the Yellow River could understand, the Tigers in the Forest and his team officially began the work of receiving the surface fleet.

"Report to the chief! The ship in front of you is the German-made destroyer we mentioned in the telegram! Please instruct and review it!"

As soon as this was said, everyone present focused their attention on the Tongan.

Since everyone was from the army, they had never come into contact with "large" ships before. So this old destroyer with a length of 63.4 meters and a width of 6.58 meters is definitely a big guy for everyone.

Amid the sighs, 01, 02, and 03 boarded the Tongan destroyer together with Director Xiao.

After carefully observing for a while, even Lin Zhong Menghu, who used to be a serious person, couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart.

This old ship with a displacement of only 400 tons and a ship age of more than 30 years really has no combat power.

If it were placed on the high seas, let alone the Mutsuki class of Japan, it is estimated that even the Kamikaze class and the Ruozhu class could beat her.

But it was such an old destroyer that opened up a new branch of the military for the Eighth Route Army, giving the comrades the confidence to defend the enemy outside the country.

"Raise the flag."

With Director Xiao's order, several flags with a red main body and two golden Chinese characters, and sea blue and white stripes printed on the lower half, slowly rose from destroyers, gunboats, patrol ships and traffic ships.

Although there was no military song at this moment, the sea breeze blew the flags and gradually overlapped with the excited heartbeats of everyone present.

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In the afternoon, the Beiyang Navy Admiralty.

This brick and wood structure building complex with a history of 55 years and an area of ​​10,000 square meters was originally the combat command center of the Beiyang Navy.

After the Japanese handed over the control of the island to Wang Wangwang, the puppet army leader specially set up his office here.

Now, this is the command center of the Eighth Route Army Navy and the temporary residence of Director Xiao.

After the acceptance ceremony, Lin Zhong Menghu and his party had returned by fishing boat. The military operations in the Jiaodong area were just the starting point, and a series of challenges were waiting for them.

As for why they were still fishing boats instead of taking the warships they had just received?

The reason is very simple, because there is really no team that can drive patrol boats or transportation boats on the entire Liugong Island.

The naval school established by Wang Wangwang is full of oppression and exploitation. The trainees in the training camp not only had insufficient food and clothing, but also suffered discrimination and insults. Their daily lives were no different from those of prisoners.

When recruiting soldiers, the puppet army specially compiled a set of lies to beautify the lives of sailors, claiming that the recruits could learn navigation, guns, engines and other technologies after entering the camp.

What was the result?

When a large number of trainees who did not know the truth were called up to join the army, they did not learn any real skills at all, and they had to suffer arbitrary whipping and humiliation from the instructors on weekdays.

It was precisely because of the above experience that the trainees completed the uprising.

As for the puppet army instructors on the island?

They were naturally shot dead on the spot by the angry trainees, and their bodies might have floated to the peninsula strait.

After listing the current difficulties one by one, Director Xiao felt that the burden on his shoulders was a little heavier. He held the pen and said with a sad face:

"Hey, my superiors have really arranged a big job for me. Without teaching materials and experienced instructors, the establishment of this naval school is really difficult."

"We can't wait for our allies to send people to support us, right? How long will it take?"

Just as our navy leader was complaining, Li Yunlong, who had just finished lunch, staggered in from outside the house.

Originally, Lao Li was planning to return to land with the tigers in the forest, but because he had more or less experience and theoretical knowledge in driving civilian ships, he was kept by Director Xiao.

After hearing the difficulties of his colleagues, he had an idea, and a figure suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Director Xiao, do you know the fleet battle master over there at Guo Preserved? There is a high probability that he can provide some help."

"Based on what I know about that person, as long as you pay a certain price, the other party will even support a group of experienced naval instructors and secretly assist us in establishing a naval school."

Since Li Yunlong was transferred to the airborne force, he took the time to master the basic information of well-known generals at home and abroad. This is why he was able to advise Director Xiao immediately.

As for the master of fleet battles mentioned by Lao Li, he is naturally the only naval admiral of the Republic of China in a certain 7+ game. He scared the bald Chen SK away with just a PPT of twenty aircraft carriers!

The resume of this senior general can definitely be said to stand out among the insects in the preserved fruit.

He graduated from Jiangnan Naval Academy and is familiar with the structures of major naval powers in the world. While studying in England, he even participated in the Battle of Jutland with the fleet.

Even in this difficult period, he is still actively cultivating naval talents and insists on sending talented students who are willing to endure hardships to study abroad.

In a sense, it was precisely because of the efforts of the Fleet Battle Master that the new navy in the original timeline retained a large number of key talents. (End of chapter)