Chapter 102 3. Battle of Wuhan

1. Battle of Madang Fortress At the end of the 26th year, the navy organized the Madang Fortress, cleared the navigation mark between Digang and Jiujiang, distributed mines between Dongliu and Madang, and sent marines and fortress artillery to defend.In April of the 27th year, the enemy ships sent Datong and Guichi to carry out activities. Our naval guerrillas released floating mines in Yangshanji, sinking two enemy ships.Later, the enemy attacked our fortress with cruisers and most destroyers, and I wounded the cruiser. The enemy landed with marines and took a detour to besiege the fortress. I retreated.

2. Battle of Hukou Hukou set up a minefield for the second blockage line, and the Marine Corps artillery team assisted in the defense.The enemy's army and navy attacked Hukou, and our artillery positions were bombed by enemy planes, so there was no fighting at Hukou.Later, Yu Yewen unloaded the guns to avoid falling into the enemy's hands, and only blocked the mouth of the lake with mines.At that time, I sent three gunboats deep into Poyang Lake. Afterwards, the enemy ships sneaked in, and all three boats were sunk. 3. The Battle of Gedian in Tianjia Town Tianjia Town is the vanguard of Wuhan, Gedian is the main line of defense, and each mine is deployed. The fortress is composed of gunboats to sweep away the navigation marks from Jiujiang to Hankou, and a mine floating team is formed. In early September 29, Zeng Yue sank two enemy ships in Wuxue in the minefield.Twenty ships of the enemy's fleet attacked us, and we sank more than 16 ships. Later, the enemy attacked us with superior naval and air forces, and our positions were completely destroyed.In late October, Gedian was surrounded by landing marines. I sank four more enemy ships and was ordered to retreat.