Li Honghui ran towards him, followed by the battalion commander of the artillery battalion, Tan Wei, with both of them smiling. When they saw Zhou Chengru, they shouted excitedly: "Captain, the Japanese have left behind a total of 11 mountain artillery guns. I took Battalion Commander Tan to look at them one by one. Except for the three mountain artillery barrels that were blown up, the arsenal could not be repaired, and the remaining four field artillery guns and four infantry guns were all intact."

"Battleman Tan said that you can use it by taking them back and repairing them for a little bit!"

"Most of the shells brought by the Japanese were intact!"

"After our artillery fire began, in order to prevent these shells from being detonated, no Japanese dared to approach them. After the troops began to break through and retreat, no one moved these shells, and in the end they were all kept cheaper."

"Unfortunately, in order to facilitate the march, the Japanese only brought fifty shells in a mountain cannon, reducing the bombardment that was blown up during the emergency attack, and reducing the Japanese army's own bombing, leaving more than 500 left!"

Tan Wei is the most proficient in artillery cadre of the National Salvation Army. He said that if the eight artillery cannons can be used, it will definitely be used. Zhou Cheng was excited and asked quickly: "How many field artillery shells are there in the more than 500 artillery shells seized."

"The Japanese had never used field guns when they fought with us before, so we had never seized field gun shells. If the Japanese had destroyed all the field gun shells they brought, the four field guns seized tonight were repaired and there were no shells available. They could only be treated as scrap iron piles and rusted in the warehouse."

Tan Wei quickly reported: "Don't worry, the regiment commander, there are at least 180 field artillery shells in the more than 500 shells, and those four field artillery cannons will definitely not turn into scrap iron!"

Then he stared at Zhou Cheng nervously and asked with a nervous look: "I don't know what you plan to deal with these artillery!"

When Zhou Cheng heard that there were field artillery shells inside, he was completely worried and immediately replied: "You are so anxious to come here for these artillery?"

"Don't worry, the cooked ducks cannot fly, all of these artillery cannons belong to the artillery battalion!"

"I decided to change the artillery battalion into a mountain field artillery battalion, with one field artillery company, two mountain artillery companies, and one rapid-fire artillery air defense company!"

"The field artillery company is equipped with four field artillery and the two large-caliber mortars I brought back from Taiyuan. They are well-deserved heavy artillery companies of our National Salvation Army. Because of their limited ammunition, they are not easily used."

"But as long as you go to the battlefield, you must blow up the Japanese army to cry and howl, so that they can see the power of our National Salvation Army artillery."

"The two mountain gun companies were equipped with six mountain guns, and the rapid-fire gun air defense company was equipped with four rapid-fire guns and two tank guns. The three anti-aircraft machine guns I brought back from Taiyuan."

"The infantry artillery and mortars that the artillery battalion are now equipped with, and several main battalions are drawn out to equip several artillery companies directly under the battalion, and six mortars and one infantry cannon used to attack the toughest."

"The mortar company directly under the artillery battalion originally had nine mortars, and it must have been seized at the attack station. It should be able to make up for the equipment of the artillery companies directly under the artillery battalion."

"The heavy machine gun platoons directly under the firepower company of the former infantry battalion all went to each main company to establish a firepower platoon, and strive to equip two heavy machine guns and three grenade launchers."

"If you don't have enough heavy machine guns, you will first equip them. We will make up for them after we have seized them."

The Artillery Battalion was adapted from the mountain artillery battalion. Although there were more than ten infantry artillery and mortars missing, there were eight more powerful mountain artillery and two large-caliber mortars that were no less powerful than heavy artillery. The combat effectiveness of the artillery Battalion was definitely not weak.

Tan Wei was amused when he heard this and quickly replied: "Please rest assured, the regiment commander. When I returned to the garrison, I would take all the infantry artillery and small-caliber mortars equipped by the third battalion to each battalion to assist several main battalions to form the artillery company in the shortest time."

Zhou Cheng ordered: "Not only do you need to give artillery, but also the artillery battalion."

"Although the artillery battalion suffered a lot in the battle at the attack on the railway station, I believe that the gunners you usually reserve should be able to meet the expansion of the troops. Each gun sent to each company must be brought with you a qualified gunner."

Tan Wei was very heartbroken, but the regiment commander's order must be implemented. He reported with a stern tip: "Yes, regiment commander, I have all the gunners who have formed artillery companies in each battalion, and I guarantee that several battalion commanders will not worry about the lack of gunners."

"Kick and slap..."

When Zhou Cheng was about to continue speaking, the rushing sound of horse hooves suddenly reached everyone's ears, and then a cavalry appeared at the end of the ravine and rushed towards him quickly.

"Report to the regiment commander, our company commander asked me to come back to report. The Japanese ran five kilometers away and suddenly stopped advancing. They also sent a large number of scouts back to the battlefield to investigate the situation, with unknown purpose!"

The smile on Zhou Cheng's face was instantly replaced by seriousness: "The Japanese discovered the clue, otherwise they would not have sent someone back to touch the situation."

"Once they know our true strength and know that we were bluffing just now, they will definitely come back at any cost."

"Order the troops to speed up the battlefield cleaning, and they must retreat in half an hour, regardless of whether they are finished or not!"

"When you go back, tell your company commander that it is three o'clock in the morning. If the Japanese army wants to kill us, just let them not get here before 4 o'clock in the morning and complete the task, and then alternately cover to escape from contact with the Japanese and puppet troops."

The scouts were very fast and brought back the intelligence the Chief of Staff wanted to know in just over an hour.

"Report to the sir, the National Salvation Army is ambushing our ravine and cleaning the battlefield just now. Look at the number of torches, their total strength should not exceed four hundred!"

After the speculation in his heart became facts, the Chief of Staff's face was pulled down on the spot.

Once the news reported by the scout just now is confirmed to be true, it means that he was fooled by the national rescue army's bluff, not only losing hundreds of soldiers, but also losing eleven precious mountain cannons.

If the brigade commander knew about this defeat, he would be embarrassed and he might be punished.

He stared at the scout and asked with a serious look on his face: "Did you see the information you just reported with your own eyes? Can anyone help you prove it!"

The scout quickly replied: "Please rest assured, Master, what Bei Zhi said just now was all seen with his own eyes, and there was no word that was made up. Bei Zhi dared to issue military orders, and the few scouts who came back with Bei Zhi can prove it!"

The serious expression on the Chief of Staff's face was slowly replaced by anger, and he cursed: "Ba Geyalu, the cunning national-savior army, they actually forced us to retreat through bluffs. It's so shameful."

The captain was also so angry that his face flushed. He felt like he was being fooled. He immediately asked the Chief of Staff: "Sir, since there are not many national-savior troops attacking us, then I will take people back to kill you now. I will definitely catch them off guard, hurt them severely, wash away the shame, avenge the soldiers who died in battle just now, and take back the mountain cannons we threw on the battlefield."

The chief of staff replied murderously: "Let's go back together!"

"Although the National Salvation Army attacked our country was insufficient, it was true to attack our artillery battalion. We cannot underestimate the enemy because we were angry, as we would suffer a great loss!"

The captain quickly received the order: "The chief is wise, and he will gather troops now."

At 4:30 in the morning, the Chief of Staff returned to the ravine that had just been ambushed.

The smoke that filled the ravine had dissipated, leaving only the bloody smell of the dead soldiers.

The ravine was empty, with no living soldiers, and all the mountain cannons scattered on the roads had disappeared.

Looking at this scene, the Chief of Staff's face became even more angry and ordered without hesitation: "Chase immediately, I must find the National Savior Army that attacked us just now, and kill them with tooth!"

The Japanese army, who had just stopped for two minutes, took them again. This time, they walked five kilometers in just over half an hour and stood at the entrance of the railway station that had been bombed into ruins.

Whether inside or outside the railway station, there are corpses of the imperial army in the wilderness.

The angry face of the Chief of Staff became even more intense: "Continue to pursue and not kill the National Savior Army that had attacked us just now. No one can give the brigade commander an explanation!"

Unfortunately, the Chief of Staff chased him until the side of the National Salvation Military Defense Zone and found no sign of Zhou Cheng. He could only order the troops to camp on the spot, block the gap in the blockade line, and report the failed reinforcements to the brigade commander.

Yangquan Japanese military brigade command center, because the brigade commander Major General Honda did not have a moment, dozens of subordinates and staff members dared not leave the brigade commander and went to bed by themselves.

By five in the morning, everyone had a pair of dark circles on their faces, which was very tired.

"Sir, the Chief of Staff's telegram has arrived!" The communications officer hurried in.

"Is the train station saved?" Major General Honda asked immediately.

The communications officer quickly shook his head, hesitated for two seconds before answering: "They are late..."

"When they arrived at the railway station, the National Salvation Army had captured the railway station and successfully retreated, and they were blocked twice by the National Salvation Army on the way to reinforce the railway station."

"The National Salvation Army, which blocked them for the first time, was equipped with two large-caliber mortars. In order to prevent the troops from being passively bombed on the road to reinforce the railway station, they suffered heavy losses before they could reach the railway station. The Chief of Staff had to lead his troops to retreat to the army and take the mountain artillery on the road to continue reinforcement of the railway station."

"The second blocking battle was an ambush. The National Salvation Army mobilized an artillery battalion to participate in the battle, and dispatched hundreds of infantry to bluff, posing as if they had completely wiped out the reinforcements."

"The Chief of Staff did not realize that this was a conspiracy of the National Salvation Army and ordered the troops to break through and retreat in a hurry, losing eleven mountain artillery and more than 300 soldiers."

"When the Chief of Staff understands that he has been deceived, he will lead his troops back to the battlefield. The National Salvation Army has cleaned the battlefield and withdrawn from his own defense zone!"

Major General Honda was stunned and could hardly believe his ears.

But he could hear that the artillery played a crucial role in the two attacks encountered by the reinforcements, especially the two large-caliber mortars that were hit in the first blockade.

It is precisely because of their existence that the Chief of Staff temporarily decided to retreat, otherwise the reinforcements could reach the train station at 2 a.m.

But he couldn't understand one thing. The artillery equipped by the National Salvation Army was captured by the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army, which had experienced fighting with the National Salvation Army, had not equipped the large-caliber mortars. Where did the two cannons in their hands come from?

At this moment, he thought of a secret telegram sent to him by the military headquarters half a month ago: The above mentioned two large-caliber mortars, and the enemies who possessed these two large-caliber mortars also used them to attack Taiyuan City.

Could these two cannons be the two mortars that attack the reinforcements? If so, the National Salvation Army will be in trouble!
Chapter completed!