Chapter one hundred and seventy-ninth fight afraid of them
As soon as Major Aoki received Ono's order, he knew that he had been deceived by the Eighth Route Army again.
"The Eighth Route Army is so cunning as to lure the tiger away from the mountain. It has been chasing them for so long without showing any clues!" Qingmu, who had suppressed his anger, turned into an angry lion and cursed loudly.
After handing the telegram to the chief of staff, he ordered: "Retreat, the troops will retreat immediately and return to the reinforcement base!"
Yan Song, who was leading the Japs by the nose, immediately discovered that the Japs no longer pursued him.
Since there was no radio, he did not know whether the chief of staff had captured the Shangjie stronghold, thus forcing Aoki to return to the stronghold.
However, as a qualified commander, he knew one thing very well. Regardless of whether the Chief of Staff captured the Shangjie stronghold or not, he had to find a way to slow down the Japanese army's return. The later the Japanese troops returned to the Shangjie stronghold, the more likely they would be to the Chief of Staff.
It is definitely more beneficial.
"Deputy Commander Feng, I will take the Third Company to take the first step and find a way to hold back the Japanese. You take the others to follow up and try to slow down the Japanese army's return of reinforcements as much as possible!" Yan Song did not hesitate and said directly to Feng Tao.
own thoughts.
After holding the Japanese by the nose and beating them for more than two hours, the three companies of the new battalion all took turns on the battlefield.
In addition, a lot of equipment was seized along the way. Although only half of the 300-strong recruit camp is now left, it can already have a manpower of 38, and it is also equipped with six crooked handles.
Today's new military camps already have a certain degree of combat effectiveness. As long as they don't fight the Japanese in a head-on manner, there is no problem at all in using guerrilla warfare to fight against the Japanese.
Therefore, after hearing Yan Song's suggestion to divide the troops to hold back the Japanese, Feng Tao agreed without thinking about it.
"Okay, Commander Yan, you lead the main force and rush in front of the Japanese to take care of them. I will lead the new battalion to follow behind them and take care of them. We will attack from the front and back, not only to hold them back, but also to bite off a piece of fat from them!"
"That's it, we'll start taking action right away!"
Yan Song did not hesitate and directly ordered to the commander of the third company next to him: "The third company will set off with me and rush to the front of the Japanese on the small road."
Zeng Quan, who occupied the Shangjie stronghold, did not know that he had become an interest in Major General Ono's mouth.
Around himself, Ono has asked the Japanese army to prepare a large net, slowly surrounding himself at the Shangjie stronghold, and gathering to annihilate them!
"Chief of Staff, including seizures and purchases, we have prepared a total of fifty-six carts to transport supplies! Each cart carries 2,500 kilograms of grain. More than half of it has been transported now. In another half hour, we will
All the materials in the warehouse can be transported away!" Zhou Zhengyang, the second company commander, rushed over and reported with excitement.
"Good job!" Zeng Quan was very satisfied with the result. Then he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to carry supplies with the soldiers. But at this moment, a soldier from the reconnaissance squad rushed over panting.
"Chief of Staff, there is a situation. A group of Japanese troops came towards us from the direction of the county town. There were at least a thousand people. It was too dark to see the exact number. I came back on horseback. At that time, the Japanese troops were less than five kilometers away from here.
It’s in!”
The good mood on Zeng Quan's face suddenly disappeared, and then he frowned and analyzed: "There are more than a thousand Japs. Could it be that the Japs who returned to aid Laiyuan City are back? That must be the case!"
"If you go five miles on horseback, you can at least cover one mile on a forced march. That means the Japanese are less than four miles away from here. They can reach here in twenty minutes on a forced march!"
Zhou Zhengyang next to him immediately suggested: "We must send troops to stop them immediately, otherwise we will definitely not be able to take back the materials and ammunition in the warehouse!"
"Wait a minute, let me think about it first!" Zeng Quan, frowning, waved his hand and said.
After almost a minute, Zeng Quan suddenly stared at Zhou Zhengyang and asked: "I remember that when this Japanese army returned to support Laiyuan City, there were 1,300 or 400 people, and they only brought a few mortars and a few heavy machine guns.
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"There are three mortars and three heavy machine guns in total! The Japanese must have only brought these heavy weapons so as not to affect the march!" Zhou Zhengyang affirmed with a puzzled look on his face.
"That's right!" Zeng Quan said as a light suddenly flashed across his face.
"There are only more than a thousand people back now. They must have been beaten by the regiment leader and lost hundreds of people."
"Now that it is confirmed that they are the Japs returning to aid Laiyuan City, and they do not have heavy weapons, then this battle will be much easier to fight!"
"Captain Zhou, call Commander Zhang from the regiment's artillery battery right away. The artillery battery is critical to whether we can stop the Japs this time!"
Zhang Bing was inspecting two infantry guns that had just been captured not far away, and rushed over as soon as he heard the order.
"Chief of Staff, do you have a mission?"
Zeng Quan asked with a serious face: "Tell me first, whether the artillery you brought can operate four infantry guns and two mortars at once!"
"No problem, but I need more than a dozen people from you, Chief of Staff, to be my assistants!"
"Okay, I will give you a platoon of new recruits. Now I order you to take all the artillery we captured and two of your own infantry guns, bring enough artillery shells, rush to the position 500 meters west of the stronghold, set up the artillery, and aim it at the road
"Follow what the regimental leader taught you, divide the entire first kilometer of the road into zones. When the time comes for you to attack there, you must ensure that it is completely covered by your artillery fire!" Zeng Quan answered with certainty.
Zhou Zhengyang on the side became anxious and immediately asked: "Chief of Staff, where are our infantry?"
"Your mission is also indispensable!" Zeng Quan affirmed.
"The third company of the recruit battalion participated in the most battles today and performed best. I will hand over the third company to you. In addition, I will also hand over all the machine gunners and grenade launchers of the other two recruit companies, whether they have completed training or not.
for you!"
"Including our own seizures, we will definitely need fifteen light and heavy machine guns in total, as well as ten grenadiers. I ask you to take as many as you have and rush to the artillery position to set up blocking positions and prepare to meet the Japanese attack!"
Zhou Zhengyang immediately replied: "I have three heavy machine guns, fourteen crooked handles, and twelve grenade launchers. I will take my people out immediately. As long as the Japanese dare to attack, I will give them a head-on blow with the most powerful firepower!"
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"Head-on attack! This word is used well. But what I want to tell you is that what I want is not just a head-on attack, but through powerful firepower, I can scare the devils in one go and make them unclear about our strength.
, so we don’t dare to attack casually. As long as you fight for half an hour in front, we will win!"
"In addition, when the Japanese come, I will personally go to the front to direct the battle. After all, the artillery company will also participate in the battle!"
Zhou Zhengyang's face showed an expression of sudden realization, and then he assured loudly: "Chief of Staff, please rest assured and promise to complete the mission!"
At this time, Zeng Quan had already turned his attention to Deputy Political Commissar He Wen: "Old He, I leave this to you. If you can retreat one minute earlier, retreat one minute earlier, but you must ensure that you don't leave a bullet for the Japanese."
