Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong suddenly walked in: "Commander, there is news about the Second Battalion. The situation is very bad!"
"Are there many casualties?" Wang Ping raised his head and asked.
"Yes!" the chief of staff affirmed.
"The Second Battalion followed orders and marched separately during the day, but the Japanese still sent out planes to bomb, causing them a lot of casualties!"
Wang Ping immediately reacted: "If there are wounded, the marching speed of the troops will be greatly affected. In addition, there are Japanese planes in the sky constantly reporting their positions. There must be troops overtaken by the Japanese on the march..."
The chief of staff was stunned for a moment and asked with a look of disbelief: "How do you know, commander!"
"This must be a poisonous trick thought up by the old Japanese soldier Matsui. After dealing with him for such a long time, I can't figure out some of his thoughts and combat ideas." Wang Ping answered with a frown.
He hesitated and asked: "Where are Xiao Yunshan and the others now?"
"Here!" Zhong Chenggong replied, pointing to a point on the map.
Wang Ping's face suddenly became heavy. He stared at the map and analyzed: "It's too far. There are still nearly fifty kilometers to the mountains and hills north of Linfen. Tonight, they can walk up to thirty kilometers, and there will be another twenty kilometers tomorrow.
The journey was completely exposed to Japanese bombings."
"We lost an infantry company in one day today, and the losses will definitely be much higher tomorrow."
"In this case, the Second Battalion will be killed by the Japanese before they reach the north of Linfen!"
The chief of staff was anxious: "What should we do? Commander, is there any solution?"
"If it really doesn't work, ask the Second Battalion not to leave during the day tomorrow and find a place to hide. There is still one night left, so we can definitely find a hiding place."
Wang Ping shook his head, and then denied with a look of helplessness: "There are planes in the sky, Japanese and puppet agents on the ground, and Japanese special forces following them. In addition, they are surrounded by plains and there are not even tracts of groves. How can we
Where to hide?"
Xiong Changhe, who had complained about the lack of fighting just now, stopped barking and stood beside him with his brows furrowed and his head lowered, without saying a word.
He didn't expect that the situation outside was so bad.
The Second Battalion, which was so well trained and whose equipment made me envious, lost a company in just one day out.
I can't imagine that if it was me and the first battalion who went out, after a day of fighting, there would be so many people left in the army!
Wang Ping suddenly raised his head: "We must reduce the pressure on the second battalion. Otherwise, the second battalion will definitely not be able to be prouder than a day tomorrow!"
Zhong Chenggong seemed to be grabbing a life-saving straw, staring at Wang Ping and asking anxiously.
"Captain, do you have any idea?"
"Not yet, but I need to confirm one thing first!" Wang Ping shook his head and started to give orders directly.
"Immediately send a telegram to the Fourth Battalion of the Invalids. I want to know the specific equipment and real combat effectiveness of the Fourth Battalion and the other two companies. Tell the Invalids that this is related to whether our new regiment can gain a foothold outside the mountain. All reports must be complete.
true!"
"After receiving the message, please call me back as soon as possible. I will be waiting next to the radio station!"
In Tianjiacun, the battle is likely to start in the next two days. Coupled with the fact that nearly 400 people from the other two companies have poured into the village, it is neither necessary nor possible to continue hiding.
So, starting from yesterday, Rong Jun, the captain of the Maintenance Guards who looked evil in the eyes of the common people, turned into the commander of the fourth battalion of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
"Battal Commander, the common people still have a wait-and-see attitude. No matter how we explain, they don't believe that we are the Eighth Route Army!" Instructor He Yun shook his head and complained as he walked into the maintenance headquarters.
"That's for sure!" Rong Jun had expected this result and was not surprised at all!
"When we were still maintaining the Guards, in order not to reveal our identities, we helped the Japanese do a lot of bad things. Although we didn't kill anyone, the people remembered it. How could you make them believe it with just a few words?"
"If I'm not wrong, the people not only don't believe you, but they also stay away from you, thinking that you are lying to them and deliberately tricking them into admitting that they have a relationship with the Eighth Route Army, and then frame them!"
"It's true, many people think so. Avoiding me is like avoiding the plague!" The instructor looked at Rong Jun and said as if he had found a close friend.
Rong Jun did not answer, but replied with a relaxed expression: "I don't believe it is just right, instructor, this way we can hide our identity as the Eighth Route Army from the Japanese for a few more days."
"Although we have sealed off the village, no one can avoid accidents. If the people don't believe that we are the Eighth Route Army, then the probability of such accidents will be even lower!"
"That's what I said, but I feel uncomfortable when I see the common people looking at us like enemies!" The instructor's face instantly became much brighter.
As a battalion commander, Rong Jun is most concerned about the combat effectiveness of his troops.
As soon as the instructor finished complaining, Rong Jun stared at him and asked: "Lao He, don't forget that you are not only an instructor now, but also the temporary deputy commander of our fourth battalion. You are responsible for all the equipment and ammunition of the army.
Responsible!"
"I guessed it right, the combat mission will come down in the next two days. Whether the troops can be brought to the battlefield to fight the Japanese or not, the key depends on you!"
"No problem!" Instructor He Yun answered confidently.
"You don't know, battalion commander, that the regiment commander has hoarded more than a dozen weapons in the valley. In addition to mortars, there are other heavy machine guns, light machine guns, rifles, everything. Even though the ammunition is a little short, it is enough for us to fight.
Several battles!”
"All five companies are equipped with equipment. Just like the main force in the mountains, the company is equipped with four light machine guns, and the battalion is directly under a heavy machine gun platoon!"
"I established a company of new recruits with the extra troops, and equipped them with rifles and machine guns according to the weapons standards of the main force, and asked Jin Kai of the Northwest Army to temporarily act as company commander!"
"In addition, I also found a few soldiers who knew how to fire mortars, and separated them individually to form a mortar platoon."
"Although there are no mortars, the regiment commander left a lot of artillery shells in the valley, and I brought a hundred of them out. If we can seize the mortars from the Japanese, we can go into battle on the spot!"
"We even have an artillery platoon!" Rong Jun was stunned for a moment, but a smile soon appeared on his face.
He was very confident and affirmed: "Lao He, I guarantee that the first battle since the formation of our fourth battalion will definitely surprise the commander and others!"
"Batalion Commander Rong, the regimental commander has an urgent call!" Suddenly, the radio operator rushed in.
Before Rong Jun received the telegram, he judged with a smile on his face: "It must be a combat mission!"
After quickly reading the content of the telegram, Rong Jun was stunned for a full minute before reacting: "Although it is not a combat mission, the regiment commander asked us to report our combat effectiveness, which proves that the regiment commander has begun to consider letting us participate in the battle! The next telegram
It must be a combat mission. Lao He, let’s call the leader back together, the sooner the better!”
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