Wang Ping is the commander and instructor of the security company, and he is a well-deserved leader.
But on the battlefield, especially with troops around. No matter what orders you give, your subordinates will not allow you to go to the battlefield.
Therefore, when the troops rushed forward, only Wang Ping and the guard were left behind!
Zeng Quan, who rushed into the battlefield from the other direction, saw that Wang Ping had not come up yet, and regardless of whether there were any living Japanese around, he rushed towards Wang Ping, and then shouted excitedly.
"Company Commander, we're getting rich, this time we're getting rich!"
"Cannons, there are big guns at the back, they are all good, two infantry guns, three mortars, and five rubber-tired carts of ammunition! Now these weapons and ammunition are ours!"
Wang Ping was completely relaxed at this time and answered happily: "With these weapons, we will have more confidence when fighting the Japanese in the future! Lao Zeng, all weapons have been counted. Except for bullets, all others have been counted. A rifle
No less!”
"Company commander, please rest assured and make sure the statistics are good!" Zeng Quan said happily as he accepted the order.
At this moment, Zhang Qing, the platoon leader, also rushed over and excitedly reported before he reached him: "Company commander, radio station, we found a radio station. I happened to see the Japanese communications corps when they were about to blow up the radio station.
We arrived, shot him to death, and then saved the radio station!"
Because the Japanese troops he encountered during the previous battle against the Japanese were small groups, it was impossible to equip them with radio stations. As time went by, Wang Ping forgot about the radio station.
Now after listening to Zhang Qing's report on the seizure of a radio station, Wang Ping suddenly realized that the Japanese he had just wiped out were not a small group of Japanese troops, nor a squadron, but more than half of an infantry brigade.
According to the standard configuration of the Japanese army, a radio station would definitely be equipped for such a large-scale Japanese attack in order to facilitate contact.
Without a radio station, even if the Japs sent communications troops back to the county to report before they were destroyed, it would still take dozens of hours to go back and forth. And such a long time is enough to clean the battlefield and retreat safely!
But the equipment radio was different. Wang Ping didn't know when he sent the telegram to the county before the Japanese were overthrown.
If it was very early, the Japanese army in the county might have sent troops to come here.
You know, the Japanese army that occupied the county was equipped with an automobile squadron.
If they transport troops by car and have already set off.
A road that would take the infantry more than ten hours to complete can be reached in two or three hours via car transport, or one or two hours if you go quickly.
"No matter when the Japanese telegrams are sent back, for the sake of safety, we must retreat as soon as possible!" Wang Ping made a decision immediately.
Then he frowned and ordered: "Zhong Yusheng, take the security squad to replenish the ammunition immediately, and bring a crooked gun. Set off immediately to investigate in the direction of the county. If you encounter the Japanese, take a shortcut and report back immediately!"
"Also, if the Japanese come by car, remember to destroy some pipes to slow down their march!"
"Old Zeng, you command the troops to speed up the cleaning of the battlefield. Everyone must replenish their own used ammunition first, and then each person will be equipped with fifty rounds of ammunition and two grenades as standard!"
"We will equip the troops with other weapons and equipment after we return. We must be quick and try to retreat within an hour!"
Zeng Quan quickly asked: "Company commander, do the Japanese have reinforcements?"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "I can't say for sure, but be prepared!"
Just over an hour after the guard squad who took the shortcut and shortcut left Luojiawan, the dull sound of motors came from the official road not far away.
Fortunately, the closer we get to Luojiawan, the more rugged the official road becomes.
At this time, the speed of the Japanese transport vehicles was not much faster than that of the infantry, and Zhong Yusheng easily caught up with the Japanese convoy.
"Squad leader, there are a total of twenty Japanese cars, each car has fifteen Japanese soldiers, and there are two cars dragging artillery behind them. The barrels are longer than the infantry guns we captured!"
"They are half an infantry brigade again. The Japanese army really thinks highly of us. They actually used a whole brigade of troops for one of our guard companies! They want to wipe us all out in Luojiawan!" Zhong Yusheng judged.
Then he ordered the two recruits beside him: "Xiao Wang, Xiao Zhang, you two are locals and are familiar with the road. I order you to go back now, return the same way, and report the situation of the Japanese we saw to the company commander. By the way,
Tell the company commander that from now on, I will find a way to drag the Japanese on the official road for two hours, and ask him to take the time to prepare!"
After cleaning up the battle, the losses of the guard company were also revealed.
"Company commander, we fought for three consecutive days. 57 people in the guard company died directly, 19 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, and more than 30 people were shot. However, because they were all penetrating wounds, they could continue to fight after being simply bandaged!" Zeng Quan
The joy of having just won the battle disappeared from his face, he lowered his head and answered in a heavy tone.
"How many people can continue to fight? The Japanese reinforcements may arrive at any time. I want this number!" Wang Ping, who was frightened, did not forget that the Japanese reinforcements might arrive at any time and asked immediately.
"83 people, including ourselves!" Zeng Quan replied immediately.
At this moment, the people sent back by Zhong Yusheng arrived.
"Company commander, it's an emergency. The Japs are really driving. There are twenty carts, all loaded with Japs. There are also two cannons towed behind the cars. The barrels are longer than the infantry guns we captured!" He panted and rushed.
Xiao Wang reported immediately when he came back.
Before Wang Ping frowned, Zeng Quan couldn't help but remind him: "Company commander, there are two infantry squadrons, and artillery. The Japanese came with bad intentions, and we suffered heavy losses. I mean, take the captured weapons with you."
Evacuate into the mountains immediately!"
Wang Ping still frowned and said nothing.
Just when Zeng Quan couldn't help but prepare to give a warning, Wang Ping suddenly asked: "The two cannons must be mountain cannons equipped by the Japanese artillery squadron! Can you confirm whether the Japanese in these two squadrons are equipped with heavy machine guns?"
"No!" the two soldiers answered firmly.
"The Japs are all inside the carriage. Except for the crooked handles, no heavy machine guns are seen."
Seeing that Wang Ping never answered his question directly, Zeng Quan couldn't help it anymore and asked directly.
"Company Commander, what do you think?"
"One word, hit! It would be a big loss if you don't eat the fat meat in your mouth!" Wang Ping gave an astonishing reply.
Zeng Quan asked with an expression of disbelief: "Fatty, company commander, are you mistaken? These are two squadrons of Japs, and they are also equipped with two mountain cannons. And we don't even have a hundred people, you
It’s the opposite, we should be the fat in the enemy’s mouth!”
Wang Ping did not deny it, and he readily affirmed: "In terms of military strength, we are indeed no match for the Japanese. But don't forget, we have the advantage in firepower."
"If I remember correctly, we now have two infantry cannons, four mortars, three heavy machine guns, 13 grenade launchers, and 13 crooked handles! With such powerful firepower, we are still worried about two Japanese infantry squadrons!"
"If we activate all our firepower, we can scare the Japanese to death!"
"But we don't have that many manpower at all. Not to mention artillery, we don't even have enough machine gunners!" Zeng Quan immediately expressed his concern.
Wang Ping answered confidently: "There is no problem with the artillery. All you have to do is aim and fire! As for the machine gunner, it's not a problem with you. Aim and shoot, such a simple action, you can learn it as soon as you learn it."
"Besides, don't we still have a lot of assistant shooters? It's almost enough to use them all!"