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Chapter 391 The Importance of Exporting to the Sea

"According to the Chairman, Gongxinghui also wants to control Zhenjiang and is ready for all the uprisings. Do we still want to attack here?" Yang Sen was a little embarrassed to attack the revolutionary comrades.

Zhu Daizhen said: "You and I know that the Communist Party of China are mixed with fish and dragons. Besides, they have succeeded many times. Today, Longjiang Shipping is very important for the transportation of materials in Zhongchuan. We cannot put our lifeline on some uncertain people. If their uprising fails and the Later Jin army becomes very vigilant, it will be difficult for us to act again."

"But they are anti-Jin revolutionary parties after all, and our goals are the same. If we attack our own people, how can we explain to the people of the whole country? Besides, we have the Kyaukpiao Port of the Kokang Kingdom as the estuary, and Longjiang is not that important." Yang Sen was still a little embarrassed.

Zhu Daizhen said: "Attacking one's own people? As long as we launch it in advance, it's not considered attacking one's own people. As for the sea port, Brother Yang should be able to play Go."

Zhu Daizhen's question suddenly turned, making Yang Sen a little unable to react. He nodded instinctively: "When he was in Army University, the teacher once taught me."

"That's right." Zhu Daizhen said: "In Go, a piece of black spies surrounded by white pieces. If you want to keep it, you must do something to make eyes, and two eyes to ensure your safety. Kyaukpiao Port is just one eye, and Guanghai City connecting the Longjiang channel will be another eye of Zhongchuan." As he spoke, he placed a red flag mark on the position of Jiaoshan. "So, in order to ensure the smooth flow of Longjiang, these forts must be taken down, and Jiaoshan is one of the very important ones."

"I understand that since this is the case, we must take action as soon as possible and occupy the entire Zhenjiang Prefecture before the revolutionary party reacts. If they want to resist, they will treat it according to the Later Jin army." Yang Sen was not a pretentious person. He was infinitely loyal to the cause of the Hualan Pioneer Party. He would not be ruthless to all those who hinder the success of his career.

"Yes, we need to start acting quickly. Now the other party is not on guard. We have to pretend to be unloading goods in Zhenjiang after dark, and it will be up to you later." Zhu Daizhen said.

Yang Sen nodded: "I promise to control the port within half an hour, and then I will divide my troops into two groups, attack Jiaoshan Fortress and head to Zhenjiang Prefecture all the way."

"I will lead the first brigade and follow up to block the possible blocking of the two new troops and patrol battalions. But there are two destroyers near Jiaoshan, how should we deal with it?" Zhu Daizhen frowned.

"Let me leave this destroyer, and I guarantee that it won't delay any trouble." Liu Guanxiong said while patting his chest.

"It's great. Since that's the case, everyone will take action separately. The soldiers will start to dock at six o'clock." Zhu Daizhen issued an order, and everyone responded to their orders to prepare separately.

The sunshine in winter is very short, especially after November, just after five o'clock, the sun is about to set. Taking advantage of the afterglow of the sunset, the soldiers who have been anchoring on the river have begun to set sail one by one and head towards Zhenjiang Prefecture.

Zhenjiang Fucheng was built on the riverside. Its wharf was distributed in three places near Longjiang to the north, which looked quite messy. These wharfs were not large, but in this era, they were already enough to load and unload Longjiang ferries. Seeing a huge fleet of cargo ships heading towards the port of Zhenjiang, the ship workers who were already ready to get off work and go home had to cheer up and prepare to introduce these ships into the port.

Compared to the unwillingness of the ship workers, the loaders and unloaders who rely on their strength to make a living have become energetic. In recent days, due to the chaos in Han and Xia, Longjiang shipping has become much deserted. They have not had a decent income for several days. Now that they see so many large ships entering the port, they obviously need to load and unload a lot of goods, so the wages will naturally be very generous.

Thinking about the hungry wives and children at home, they feel full of strength. As long as they can get enough wages to make their families have enough food, they don’t care about working at night.

The freighter slowly approached the trestle bridge. The sailor standing on the bow held the cable in his hand. When the ship was about to get on the trestle, he waved his hand and threw out the cable. The boatman on the trestle was ready, so he raised his hand to accurately catch the cable and quickly tied it to the stone pile. Four cables were tied together with the bow and stern of the trestle, and the 2,000-ton large freighter leaned firmly next to the dock.

When the freighter was docked, the loaders flocked to him. They rushed forward desperately, hoping to find a job and make themselves live. However, when the freighter's cabin door slowly opened, what caught their eye was not neatly placed cargo, but large numbers of soldiers wearing grass green military uniforms and fully armed.

The loaders were frightened, but these people quickly realized that there was nothing good about the merchant ships hidden by soldiers. The loaders and unloaders immediately dispersed, and there were no figures on the dock, and even the boatmen fled quietly.

Yang Sen stood on the deck and waved his hand: "Everyone came to the shore and occupied the dock as soon as possible." The soldiers quickly got off the ship and rushed to all directions. A heavy firepower squad occupied the tall tower near the dock. This was the commanding heights of the whole city. Using heavy machine gun firepower was enough to name all the enemy troops in the city one by one.

Deputy Chief Zai Mu was shocked when he heard the gunshots. He immediately asked Wang Guangzhao, the 18th Association of the New Army. However, Wang Guangzhao happened to go to Jinling to find Xu Shaozhen, the 9th Town, to find something to do and did not come back today. The new army had no leader and could not convey the order at all, so they had to stick to the barracks and dare not go out.

Xu Shuqing was also awakened by the gunshots, but he didn't know what had happened, so he had to find members of the Communist Party of China in the army to hold a meeting to discuss countermeasures. The delay in time made it difficult for the revolutionary party to do something for a while. Taking advantage of this time, Yang Sen fought slowly and controlled the key points in Zhenjiang Prefecture in a way, and sealed the new army into the military camp.

The patrol battalions wanted to stop the attack of the Shu army, but their combat qualities were too poor. After working for a long time, they didn't know where the bullets fired had flew. When the Shu army's machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars were all pulled up, the patrol battalion was immediately defeated. The Shu army chased the patrol battalion behind and headed towards Jiaoshan.

The flag soldiers stationed in Jiaoshan were quite brave. They relied on the barracks and temporary fortifications and shot desperately at the way they came. As the road to Jiaoshan became narrower and narrower, it was difficult for the large troops to launch. As a result, the Shu army attacked three times, but all retreated, and the attacking troops lost hundreds of people.
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