Chapter 278 Assault on the Arsenal (two chapters in one)
Tang Yufeng was moved by Zhou Cheng and immediately asked: "Captain, how do we fight? If you say something, I will arrange it!"
"Application!" Zhou Cheng didn't say a word of unnecessary nonsense and spoke directly.
"The cavalry company was fully armed and left the station under the pretext of Laxing. Tonight, we will secretly move to the Second Battalion defense line to stand by."
"Send people to contact the second battalion commander Huang Hu. Starting tonight, the troops will take the initiative to attack the blockade line, and destroy a Japanese and puppet army stronghold for me every night, mobilize all the Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade line to create a tense atmosphere."
"Let the first battalion commander Dong Fei arranges each soldier in the first company to bring a set of Japanese military uniforms, and secretly move to the second battalion defense line under the cover of night."
"The investigation team stopped training, I led the team myself, and set out tonight to attack the secret arsenal."
"Old Tang, you and the Chief of Staff stay in the regiment headquarters to stabilize Yuan Shushan, so as not to arouse his suspicion!"
In a deserted valley, a team of mules and horses was advancing under the cover of night.
The mountain road was too bad and very rugged. The horse team was slandering and daring to trunk, so the entire team marched very slowly.
Zhou Cheng led the first assault team of the reconnaissance team to lurk in a bush twenty meters away, wearing a camouflage net woven by thatch, only a pair of eyes were exposed, and the other parts of the body were completely integrated with the surrounding environment. Even if you walked to the side, you could not find Zhou Cheng's existence.
With the cover of night, it is even more impossible for the mules and horse teams walking more than 20 meters away to find them.
Moreover, the garrison company on this mountain road has been walking for less than ten times and has never encountered any danger. The search force at the front of the horse team is more like a decoration. He takes a quick look at the grass beside the mountain road and continues to move forward.
At this moment, Zhou Cheng was staring at the mule and horse team that was constantly passing through his eyes, and silently calculating in his mind how many troops the garrison company dispatched to escort the mule and horse team, and how many garrison troops were left in the arsenal.
Ten minutes later, the mule and horse team disappeared from the front of them until there was no movement at all, Zhou Cheng got up from the lurking point: "You guys continue to follow the mule and horse team and keep a close eye on them. I go to the arsenal to find out how many troops will be left to protect the weapons and ammunition they have sent..."
At five o'clock in the morning, the sky began to brighten, and the mule and horse team that had been smeared all night finally arrived at the receiving point.
The squad leader who had been active nearby suddenly came out of the forest and walked towards the commander of the garrison company with a very serious expression.
"Company Commander, it's a bit uneasy near the receiving point these days."
"The National Salvation Army and the Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade line fought for several nights. Although they killed two small Japanese strongholds, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops became more and more vigilant, resulting in the current patrol and police forces being at least twice as many as before, and the scope of reconnaissance has also expanded a lot."
"Last night, a Japanese reconnaissance team directly touched a kilometer away from us. Fortunately, they did not continue to investigate deep into the forest, otherwise this contact point would definitely be exposed!"
The company commander's brow frowned: "This is a big problem. According to our agreement with Deputy Commander Yuan, the National Salvation Army that will be able to arrive here tomorrow night to meet with us!"
"And this time Deputy Commander Yuan asked for too many weapons and ammunition. Today, only half of the weapons and ammunition were transported. The Guard Company rested here during the day and returned to the arsenal after dark. Tomorrow night, the remaining half of the weapons and ammunition will be transported. This means that the batch of weapons and ammunition we are transporting now must be stored here for at least two days and two nights."
"You said it's not peaceful here, so it's not very dangerous for us to store so many weapons and ammunition here!"
The squad leader nodded and thought about the proposal: "The danger is certain. I think we will at least arrange a main force to stay to protect this batch of weapons and ammunition. If something happens, the left-behind troops will have the ability to fight. To protect these weapons and ammunition, at least they can blow it up!"
"If there were fewer left-behind troops and the Japanese were found in the reception point, we would not even have the chance to save these weapons and ammunition!"
"If the luck is worse, the left-behind troops will not even have the chance to destroy weapons and ammunition before they are killed."
The garrison company commander knew that the squad leader was right, but he did not nod and agreed immediately, but instead showed a very embarrassed expression.
He only had the strength of a garrison company. Every time he had a mission, he would leave a platoon to protect the arsenal, and the remaining two platoons would escort weapons and ammunition to receive the response points.
If you want to leave a platoon here, there will be no soldiers available when transporting the second batch of weapons and ammunition.
It is difficult to walk on the mountain road, and weapons and ammunition are all transported by mules and horses. There are more than forty mules and horses in total, and each one needs a soldier to ensure safety. In addition, the vanguard and the rear of the palace troops, the two platoons have just the right force. If there are less than two platoons, the mules and horse teams will not be able to operate at night.
The weapons and ammunition transported here must be protected by heavy troops.
After hesitating for a long time, the company commander finally decided to accept the proposal of the squad leader in the investigation.
Compared with the uneven contact points, the arsenal located in the deep mountains is obviously safer.
I stayed behind enemy lines for so long, and every time I had a mission, I would leave a platoon of defense arsenal to prevent accidents. But so far, the arsenal has not encountered an attack, and even the figures of the Japanese and puppet army's reconnaissance troops have not appeared around.
It means that the arsenal has not been exposed yet.
At this time, most of the troops were taken away from the arsenal and only a few people were left to guard the situation. The possibility of an accident was definitely far lower than the response point.
Thinking of this, the company commander finally stopped hesitating: "Drop the weapons and ammunition from the backs of mules and horses immediately, so that the mules and horses can rest, stay here, and other troops will hurry up and rest. When the sky is dark, we will go back to the arsenal to transport the second batch of weapons and ammunition here!"
In order to hide, the arsenal was built directly in the depths of the valley, and all the cave entrances were hidden by shrubs. It was difficult to find unless you search a little bit.
Walking along the entrance of the cave, the space gradually grew larger. After walking in for more than ten meters, a row of barracks appeared on both sides, and two large holes appeared at the top of the cave. Natural light from outside shone in, making the area look less black.
This is the garrison garrison company's garrison. In order not to expose the specific location of the arsenal, the garrison company stays here at other times except for training and performing tasks, and is not allowed to go out casually.
Going further inside is the arsenal, divided into four warehouses: the outermost warehouse contains a large amount of grain and other materials, mainly for the garrison company, and then the heavy weapon warehouse. The innermost warehouse contains ammunition, which stores a large number of bullets, shells, grenades, and gunpowder. Because it is flammable and explosive, it is the most vigilant warehouse in the arsenal. Without the order of the company commander, no one can get close to it.
The remaining dozens of soldiers in the garrison company were running back and forth between the warehouses, carrying boxes one after another to the outside of the warehouse, and after recording and registering, they fixed the boxes to the back of mules and horses.
After a few hours of busy work, more than 40 mules and horses were all carrying weapons and ammunition, ready to leave here at any time.
The commander of the garrison company stood at the front of the team, frowned, and he was still struggling in his heart.
After hesitation, he finally made a decision. He raised his eyebrows and began to give an order: "The guard squad left half of the squad to guard the arsenal. During my absence, everyone was lurking outside the arsenal on guard. The gate of the arsenal was closed and pretended. Without my order, no one could approach the entrance and exit of the arsenal, and he could not open the arsenal gate privately."
"If you are attacked by the enemy, you must find a way to lead your opponent to other places and stay away from the arsenal."
This order from the company commander is very safe.
The people left by the guard squad lurked outside the arsenal, and the gate of the arsenal was closed and pretended. In case of an accident and an enemy found this place, they could only find the guard squad, and they would be led by the guard squad to other places. It was impossible to find the arsenal that had been hidden.
Seeing the guard squad leader nodding to accept the order, the company commander continued to give orders: "Everyone else is very good, I will transport weapons and ammunition. This is the last batch of weapons and ammunition that Deputy Commander Yuan asked us for during this period. They will be safely handed over to the national rescue army's support force. Our mission will be completed. Next, everyone can rest for a while!"
"In addition, let me tell you another good news: when Deputy Commander Yuan clears all the remaining weapons and ammunition in the arsenal, we can leave here and join the National Salvation Army in its entirety."
"I will be promoted to the deputy battalion commander of the main battalion of the National Salvation Army and also serve as the company commander of the main company. You will also be promoted to the next level, and everyone will never have to go back to this ghost place again."
As soon as it was dark, the garrison company commander set off with the mule and horse team.
Zhou Cheng, who was hiding across the arsenal, could see clearly and immediately gathered several team leaders of the reconnaissance team together.
"Comrades, the guards who protect the arsenal have basically been completely exposed. They will arrive at the receiving point tonight and return tomorrow night, and will not be able to return here the morning after tomorrow."
"I decided to take action in the middle of the night tonight and occupy the arsenal without firing a single shot or killing a person."
"With the cooperation of the Second Battalion, all the main forces of the garrison company were transferred away by us, and only a few people were left in the arsenal, and they were all lurking outside the arsenal."
"This gives us an excellent opportunity to capture them quietly. If we take these people down, the arsenal will be ours."
"Now I'll arrange the mission: the first assault team is responsible for capturing the two garrison soldiers lurking in the south of the arsenal. I don't care about how to hit me, but I can't use guns or kill people!"
"The second assault team is responsible for taking down two soldiers in the north of the arsenal, the chassis assault team is responsible for two soldiers in the east, the sniper team is on guard against the periphery, the firepower team is a reserve team, ready to reinforce the battlefield at any time!"
After saying that, Zhou Cheng turned his attention to his guards: "You set out now and go to the cavalry company and company lurking point that I took you to last night, so that they can arrive here at 2 a.m., no late or early!"
"Also, we will first tie up the six soldiers who remained in the arsenal to make them think we are bandits. We will release them after we move the arsenal to empty it, so that the garrison company will think that the arsenal was robbed by a group of bandits."
At one o'clock in the morning, the soldiers of the garrison company lurking next to the arsenal were sleepy and hungry.
Because they could not make fire outside the arsenal, they could only take out dry and hard steamed buns and catch cold boiled water to fill their hunger.
The problem of hunger was solved, but the problem of sleeping could not be solved.
At the beginning, the two-ton-square-meter guard posts could still hold on and stay asleep, each of whom was on guard for half an hour and rest for half an hour.
It didn't take long to hold on.
Thinking about the arsenal that had never been attacked in such a long time, even the Japanese and puppet army reconnaissance troops nearby had never appeared, so it must be very safe.
With this idea, the soldiers who were on guard couldn't help but close their eyes.
Seeing two soldiers in the garrison company lying motionless among the bushes and snoring sounds coming, the three members of the First Assault Group smiled on their faces.
Remove the rifle and submachine gun that might make noise, hold a dagger in your hand, and touch the target with a tiger's hunting hand and foot.
The two soldiers were too tired, so they closed their eyes and fell into deep sleep.
Coupled with the sound of wind and cicadas around, the footsteps of the three commandos completely covered up, and the two of them were completely unaware that the danger was approaching them.
The three commandos are all warriors with martial arts skills and are particularly agile in their actions.
When he was two or three meters away from the target, he stopped decisively, looked at each other and stood up slowly, kicking back with both feet. He looked like a cheetah, rushing towards the two soldiers.
"Ah...Woooooooooo..."
A soldier felt that he had been hit behind him and subconsciously let out a scream, but before he could even give it his mouth, his mouth was covered with force by a big hand. No matter how hard he tried, he could not break free from the other party's restraint.
He glanced at his comrades with his eyes slanted, and there was a person lying on his back, covering his mouth and preventing them from talking.
"Don't move, we are bandits, be careful that the white knife goes into the red knife!" After saying this, the commando deliberately shook the dagger in his hand in front of the two soldiers.
The two soldiers who were struggling stopped moving at once, their eyes full of fear.
The three commandos took the opportunity to tie them up and block their mouths, and then said: "We only ask for money and don't want your life! Be honest and obedient, I will let you go!"
After saying that, I checked the rope again and confirmed that the target would not break free and escape, leaving a team member to continue staring at them, and the remaining two team members decisively touched the direction of the arsenal.
Ten minutes later, three assault teams gathered at the door of the arsenal.
Zhou Cheng and Wang Tieshan also rushed over and saw several assault teams quickly clearing the hidden objects at the door, their faces were full of excitement.
Because from now on, the arsenal in front of us will belong to the National Rescue Army in the next day and night.
"Open the door and see how many good things are left inside!" Zhou Cheng looked at the iron gate that had already been exposed at the entrance of the cave, looking forward to the order.
The subordinates pried open the lock on the iron door without much effort. With a "clang", the heavy iron door was pushed open by two team members.
It's black inside and can't see anything.
"Flashlight!" Zhou Cheng immediately ordered.
As soon as they finished speaking, the two team members took out the flashlights of the Japanese seized.
As the strongest combat effectiveness of the National Salvation Army, it is also equipped with the most excellent equipment. In addition to the 38-large cover, submachine guns, machine guns, mortars, box cannons and other conventional weapons, Zhou Cheng also gave them all the watches, flashlights, etc. seized by the National Salvation Army... all the good things that are conducive to improving the combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance team.
Flashlights are definitely standard for them.
Turn on the flashlight, and a ray of light finally appeared in the dark cave.
An assault team took the lead, holding a submachine gun in his hand, alternately covering, and rushed in quickly.
A few minutes later, a safety signal came out, and then Zhou Chengcai walked in.
"The commander, the entrance of the cave is the barracks of the garrison company. Walking inside is the arsenal. We took a look at it just now. There were four warehouses in total, one of which was almost empty. It is still unclear what exactly was placed!"
"Just go directly to the company commander's room to find a list. He must have a list of remaining weapons and ammunition in the arsenal."
"Captain Wang, please arrange for someone to pick up the first company and the cavalry company immediately. The rest of the reconnaissance team will be divided into two. Half of the members will be on guard around the arsenal, and half of the members will be on guard in a secret cave I found yesterday. The remaining weapons and ammunition in the warehouse will be moved there for the time being!"
Chapter completed!