No one knows when the main force of the Japanese will come.
Although there are still about twenty subordinates in hand, all the equipment has been replaced by 38 rifles, and they are even equipped with two crooked handles, and there is plenty of ammunition.
But our own people know their own business!
With such good equipment, it would be great if more than 20 people under his command can exert half of the power of these equipments.
Under such circumstances, if people like myself encountered a Japanese field infantry squad, they wouldn't even be able to put a gap in their teeth.
Therefore, before he had enough strength, Wang Ping would definitely not lead a team to fight head-on with the main force of the Japs and accept more than twenty brothers to die.
In less than ten minutes, the legs of more than a dozen war horses were chopped off.
Together with the captured weapons and equipment, they were tied to the backs of the still-living war horses and prepared for retreat.
"Take the bodies of the sacrificed brothers and prepare to retreat!" Wang Ping ordered decisively.
There were thirty-three horses still alive on the battlefield. Although Wang Ping brought a lot of supplies, the retreat was still very fast.
They walked the mountain road that originally took half an hour to complete in only twenty minutes, and then ran into the headquarters guards who were on alert around the forest.
Wang Ping led more than 30 new soldiers to stop the Japanese cavalry. As soon as the gunfire rang out, Yang Chengwu's face turned pale.
The chief of staff walking next to him was more direct. He said with a gloomy face: "The Japanese cavalry are coming too fast. There are only dozens of recruits around General Staff Wang, and they don't even have a few guns. They will definitely not be able to stop them for a long time. Commander
, we must prepare for the worst!”
Although Yang Chengwu recognized Wang Ping's commanding ability, this recognition immediately disappeared completely in front of the powerful Japanese.
The powerful headquarters guard company is no match for the Japanese cavalry, let alone Wang Ping and dozens of new soldiers.
Yang Chengwu, who looked unhappy, reacted immediately.
While urging hundreds of people from the headquarters to speed up the retreat, he ordered the deputy chief of staff to transfer thirty staff guards from the headquarters, plus a platoon of new soldiers to stay here to hold off the Japanese cavalry for twenty minutes, and then retreat after twenty minutes.
Fortunately for Yang Chengwu, the deputy chief of staff who stayed behind did not run into the Japanese cavalry.
When Yang Chengwu subconsciously prepared to breathe a sigh of relief, the deputy chief of staff brought back two other pieces of news.
"Commander, the gunfire fired by the guard company and Staff Officer Wang to stop the Japanese has also stopped. I'm worried..." The deputy chief of staff stopped talking.
At this time, a Japanese field infantry squadron can easily defeat a Chinese battalion on the battlefield, even a regiment.
However, the guard company and Wang Ping faced a Japanese cavalry squadron, which was more powerful than the infantry in terms of combat effectiveness and assault capability.
In this case, the battle ends when either the guard company and Wang Ping defeat the Japs, or both units are wiped out by the Japs.
Yang Chengwu's already gloomy face was cast by a thicker shadow at this time, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
The chief of staff quickly comforted him: "Commander, it is not impossible for the guard company and Wang Ping to defeat the Japanese cavalry squadron. We have to believe in them!"
Yang Chengwu shook his head and comforted: "Chief of Staff, you yourself know that this possibility is very slim! There are more than a hundred names, and there are many old Red Army veterans who have gone through the Long March. They are just gone. This loss is really too great!
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The chief of staff's face also became very ugly. Although the guard company only had more than a hundred people, in their view, the guard company existed as a seed unit. As long as the time was right, the guard company could be expanded into a battalion or even a regiment at any time.
possible.
If the guard company is really wiped out, for the first military division, the loss will not only be an ordinary infantry company, but also a host battalion and even all the cadres of the main regiment!
Of course, the heartache is heartbreaking. Neither the chief of staff nor Yang Chengwu has forgotten the dangerous situation in the headquarters that has not changed.
The chief of staff regained his composure and immediately reminded Yang Chengwu: "If something unexpected happens to the guard company, the Japanese cavalry will definitely catch up immediately. Even if we enter the forest, it will still be unsafe!"
After Yang Chengwu looked at the pocket watch in his hand, his face quickly became serious, and then he frowned and ordered: "Everyone has been resting for almost half an hour. Give everyone another five minutes to prepare. After five minutes, we will continue to the mountain."
Move deeper. Tell the female comrades at the headquarters that they are holding on and we will be safe when we reach the deep mountains!"
Yang Chengwu also sat on the ground and took the time to eat dry food, without the airs of a commander at all.
"Commander, Staff Officer Wang is back, and he has brought back a lot of trophies!" Yang Chengwu was about to continue on his way after finishing the dry food, when a guard ran over and shouted excitedly as he ran.
Before Yang Chengwu could react, Wang Ping's familiar figure appeared in the woods not far behind the guard.
Behind Wang Ping were war horses led by Zeng Quan and others, carrying a large amount of loot on their backs.
"It's Staff Officer Wang. Staff Officer Wang is still alive, and he also won the battle, a great victory!" The chief of staff's first reaction was that he didn't believe it. After confirming that he had seen a large amount of loot, he shouted with surprise.
"Let's go over and have a look! The rest of the headquarters will continue to move, and we will follow!" Yang Chengwu was also very excited.
While being chased by the Japs, if we can really win a big battle and eliminate some Japs, it will certainly be of great benefit to the morale of the hundreds of people in the headquarters.
Yang Chengwu immediately thought of the significance of this victory.
"Reporting to the commander and chief of staff, Wang Ping fortunately fulfilled his duty and completed the mission. However, more than a dozen brothers were sacrificed in the battle, and the guard company may have been wiped out." After walking quickly to Yang Chengwu, Wang Ping was excited.
But he was heartbroken and quickly reported it.
"The comrades who died are all good, they are all heroes!" Yang Chengwu was also sad when he saw the dozens of corpses that came back from the war horses.
After all, these people joined the Eighth Route Army for a short period of time, the longest was less than half a month. They died before even completing training, which can't help but be heartbreaking.
After taking a deep breath, he ordered: "However, the military situation is urgent, and it is definitely unrealistic to retreat with them. We can only temporarily aggrieve them and bury them here temporarily, and then take them back after the Japanese are defeated! Chief of Staff,
You go make arrangements, and don’t forget to leave a mark at the burial site!”
During the Anti-Japanese War, too many Chinese people died. Although Yang Chengwu's handling seemed very hasty, Wang Ping knew that in troubled times, it was not easy for a dozen recruits who sacrificed to have such an ending.
Therefore, Wang Ping recovered quickly and continued to report: "Commander, in the battle just now, we killed a total of 46 Japanese soldiers, including a squadron leader and two squad leaders, and captured two machine guns and two grenades.
Doors, 36 rifles, more than 3,600 bullets, 83 grenades, 15 grenades, 46 sets of little devil cavalry equipment, 32 war horses... This is the specific list of supplies."
"Also, in order to repel the Japs' attack, I gave some weapons and ammunition to the recruit platoon without permission, and even used some bullets!"
Yang Chengwu's face was already filled with joy. He glanced at the list of supplies and handed it to the chief of staff. Then he replied with excitement: "Weapons are meant to equip the troops, let alone to kill the Japanese. There is no problem at all!"
"Chief of Staff, immediately order the recruit platoon to take over these supplies, and then send the extra horses to the field hospital for their temporary use!"
"Platoon leader Zeng, take your men to the rear!"
"Wang Ping, follow me and tell me how you eliminated so many Japanese cavalry!"