Just when the captain was about to vent his anger by yelling, another second lieutenant hurried over.
"Captain, there is a situation. We found traces left by Tubal Road when they retreated outside the village."
The captain suppressed the curse he was about to say, and then stared at the squad leader and asked: "In which direction, are you sure it was left behind by the retreat of the main force of Tubal Road, and not deliberately left behind by them to cover up others' eyes?"
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"Hi, my job is confirmed!" the team leader said with certainty.
"Without hundreds of people, there would be no way to avoid such a crowd. Also, you can enter the mountain by walking more than thirty miles in that direction. There is a village called Luojiawan where you enter the mountain. Because the village is very small and there are few
Imperial troops are coming there!"
"The imperial army has been searching in the Lingqiu area for so long and has not encountered the main force of the Eighth Route Army, so their main force must have hidden in the mountains. And Luojiawan, which the imperial army seldom visits, is probably the entrance and exit of Tubal Road entering and exiting the mountains!"
After staring at the map for a full minute, the captain showed a firm expression on his face, and then gave an order.
"Assemble the entire army, lead the team from the front and pursue Tubal Road! They have brought a lot of weapons and equipment, and they will definitely not be able to move fast. If you are lucky, you may be able to follow them to find the headquarters of Tubal Road!"
The mighty team had just walked less than a kilometer when an explosion sounded at the front of the team.
The captain quickly received a report that the forward troops encountered a booby trap laid by the Eighth Route Army. Unfortunately, three imperial warriors were caught in the trap and were killed and wounded on the march.
The captain was actually not angry at this time. Not only was he not angry, he was actually a little excited.
While ordering the engineers to assist the forward team to help at the front, he urged the troops to speed up their march.
There were landmines on the road, which made the captain more sure of his previous judgment that he was chasing the main force of Tubal Road. If he did not go well, the Tubal Road First Army Division Headquarters might be found and destroyed by him.
On the official road about two kilometers away from the Japanese, more than 20 Eighth Route Army troops were also heading towards Luojiawan.
Hearing the explosion behind him, Zhong Yusheng's eyes lit up and he shouted excitedly: "Company Commander, the Japs must have been hit by the booby traps we laid, but I don't know how many Japs were killed and injured!"
"Definitely not less than two! The Japs' grenades are not comparable to hand grenades. Once they explode, they will explode into dozens of fragments, which can cover the surrounding area for several meters!" Wang Ping answered confidently.
But not long after, Wang Ping reminded him in turn.
"Booby traps are easy to use, but they cannot be used more than once. Idiots are not fools and cannot be fooled again and again. Therefore, when placing booby traps, you can only place two at most in one place, and each place should be far apart.
.Otherwise, the Japanese will simply abandon the official road and move to the nearby farmland, and the losses to our base area will be great!"
Nearly four hundred Japanese soldiers chased Wang Ping and his group of more than 20 people, stopping and running, as they headed towards Luojiawan.
After driving for six or seven hours straight, a platoon of security guards finally returned to the headquarters.
Hearing that the guard company that went out to fight had returned, Yang Chengwu didn't pay much attention at first.
But when he heard that Wang Ping had not returned, and that the returning platoon had brought back a large amount of seizures, Yang Chengwu, who had not had much to do because the troops took the initiative to attack, suddenly became interested. Then he led the guards straight to the nearby
Guard company station.
As soon as he reached the door, Yang Chengwu bumped into Zhang Qing, who had come to the headquarters to report.
You can imagine the excitement on Zhang Qing's face when he saw the commander, whom he rarely saw.
"Commander, I am Zhang Qing, commander of the first platoon of the security company. I have something very important to report. Our company commander asked me to see you and report to you in person!"
During this period, Wang Ping has brought surprises to himself time and time again. The news that Wang Ping takes him so seriously is definitely good news.
This was Yang Chengwu's first thought. Then he stared at Zhang Qing and asked with expectation: "Zhang Qing, I know you are a squad leader of the recruit company! If you have any news, just tell me, I will listen!"
"It's a seizure. We seized a batch of very important supplies outside the mountain. Our company commander asked me to hand them over to you in person?"
"Could it be artillery? But I didn't hear that you brought artillery back?" Yang Chengwu asked subconsciously.
Zhang Qing quickly replied: "We have artillery, and it is an 81mm caliber mortar used by the Japs, but the company commander left it outside the mountain. We only brought back a hundred mortar shells!"
Yang Chengwu didn't believe it at first, and then asked with a look of surprise on his face: "You have really captured the mortar, and there are also artillery shells!"
"Yes, Commander!" Zhang Qing affirmed with pride on his face.
"A mortar, one hundred and fifty artillery shells. A heavy machine gun, ten thousand rounds of heavy machine gun bullets. Then there are three crooked handles, two grenades, seventy-eighty thirty-eight big covers, and
There are more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition!”
"So many!" Yang Chengwu showed an incredible expression on his face again.
But thinking of Wang Ping's past achievements, Yang Chengwu felt relieved. Then he seemed to have forgotten his original agreement with Wang Ping, and ordered very happily: "Wang Ping did not disappoint me. Chief of Staff, you go to the guard company to count the results.
The weapons brought back by Zhang Qing will be given priority to equip the guard company. As for the heavy machine guns and mortars, we will discuss the issue of handing them over when Wang Ping comes back."
When the chief of staff was about to leave, Zhang Qing suddenly reacted and reported quickly: "Commander, the supplies I want to talk about are more important than mortars and heavy machine guns!"
"It's medicines, silver coins, and gold. The medicines are all for treating gunshot wounds, and there are a lot of anti-inflammatory drugs."
"Are you telling the truth? You have really seized the medicine!" The excited Yang Chengwu grabbed Zhang Qing's collar, then stared at Zhang Qing and asked, fearing that what Zhang Qing said was false, or that he had heard it.
wrong.
Zhang Qing quickly replied: "Without a doubt, we have packed the medicines, silver coins, gold, and Japanese surgical tools back in boxes, and they are just outside the headquarters. Commander, you can have them checked at any time!"
"Okay, I'll go and see him now. Also, call Dr. Zhang from the field hospital to me right away. Hurry!"
Because he didn't understand medicine, the first thing Yang Chengwu wanted to look at was silver coins and gold.
Looking at the gold and silver in the box, the chief of staff next to him, his eyes shining, immediately affirmed: "Commander, these gold and silver are worth at least 1,500 silver dollars. If converted into food, they would be enough to feed our military division for more than half a year.
