Investigation company commander Chen Wei is not as optimistic as Xiao Yuan.
There were too many worries about fighting the Jinsui Army, and they were tied up and couldn't fully bring out the combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance company and commando team.
After thinking for two minutes, he reminded with a serious face: "Captain Xiao, the Jinsui Army left behind in the camp is indeed wounded, but they are all lightly wounded. They can still fight while hiding behind the bunker. They are on alert, and their combat effectiveness has not been reduced much."
"There are more than 600 of them, and their overall combat effectiveness is at least equivalent to 400 of ordinary troops."
"I think we need to be cautious when dealing with them. Any accident may lead to a firefight between the two sides and cause trouble to the garrison."
Dong Chenggong, commander of the special agent company, and Xue Yujun, commander of the independent company, also showed expressions of approval and were not optimistic about this battle.
Xiao Yuan smiled and replied confidently: "I have a way to ensure that there are no accidents during the operation and successfully capture the Shanxi-Sui Army garrison."
"I am the captain appointed by the regiment leader, and everyone obeys me."
"The troops are divided into two groups: the commando team, the reconnaissance company, and the special agent company are left to deal with all the wounded in the Jinsui Army."
"The independent company and all local troops, guerrillas, and Datong Independent Battalion cooperating with our operations are under the unified command of Captain Xue to disrupt the Shanxi-Sui Army's third grain transportation operation and strive to intercept all the grain they transport."
"Before the operation begins, the commando team will launch an attack on the Jinsui Army's grain transport team in advance, capture a few prisoners, and find out the strength and equipment of the Jinsui Army in the station. The more detailed the identities of the commanders of the remaining troops, the better. It will be better for us.
Raiding the garrison is of great use."
At seven o'clock that night, a troop appeared in the field of vision of the guard post.
Holding torches and wearing the uniforms of the Shanxi-Sui Army, some were carrying stretchers and some were supporting each other as they slowly approached the station.
"More alert, someone is coming." A sentry at the door shouted.
Pointing to the least injured soldier next to him, he ordered: "Go and report to Battalion Commander Wang. There is a troop coming towards us. Judging from the equipment and uniforms, it should be our own. There are many wounded people inside."
As soon as the soldiers stepped forward, three people ran out of the team a few hundred meters away, holding torches and trotting towards the station.
In a few minutes they appeared in front of the guard post, led by a captain and company commander.
The guard looked at them nervously, holding his rifle tightly, fearing something might happen.
Fortunately, none of them had any weapons in their hands, which made the guard post breathe a sigh of relief.
He looked at the captain and asked: "Sir, who are you?"
The captain seemed anxious and immediately replied: "I am Chen Xuejiang, deputy commander of the second company of the third regiment, and I have been ordered to send a group of wounded back."
"We encountered a mine array deployed by the Eighth Route Army on the way to deliver food. Several soldiers were injured and may have to have their limbs amputated. Please notify Battalion Commander Wang immediately and ask him to prepare for surgery on the wounded."
The commander of the remaining troops was named Wang. This was the information the commando team obtained from the prisoners.
In order to capture the prisoners, several commandos took the risk and lurked under the feet of the Jinsui Army for half an hour. When the last few Jinsui Army passed by, they suddenly took action to capture them and obtained this very important information.
The commander of the Mountain Artillery Battalion, who was first captured by the commando team, was familiar with every officer of the battalion and above in the division, and learned from him that Battalion Commander Wang was a withdrawn person who did not like to curry favor with his superiors or make friends with his colleagues.
He didn't even like to make friends with his colleagues in his own regiment, let alone a deputy company commander from a neighboring army.
Xiao Yuan immediately decided to pretend to be the deputy company commander of the third regiment and sneak into the station.
When he heard that the other party took the initiative to report his identity and the reason for his return, even the commander of the remaining troops was known to be Battalion Commander Wang. The sentry immediately relaxed his vigilance and signaled his comrades to turn off the rifle safety.
The entrance to the camp was still some distance away from the headquarters. The soldier sent to report was slightly injured and couldn't run fast. Battalion Commander Wang would definitely not be able to get through in ten minutes.
Just when the sentry looked troubled, wondering whether to let the wounded go to the station first, the captain who claimed to be Deputy Company Commander Chen spoke directly again in a commanding tone.
"Several of the wounded were seriously injured by landmines. We carried limited medicines during the march and only gave them a simple bandage. They must be operated on immediately and bandaged again. If it is too late, they will definitely be amputated."
"You immediately send someone to notify the doctor to prepare for the operation. I will send them in now."
"Before we came back, the chief of staff told us that we must save them."
"If something happens to them, the chief of staff will definitely not let you go!"
"Deputy Company Commander Chen" said what he said was reasonable and well-founded. The sentry was stunned for a moment, obviously he had been frightened.
Seeing that the stretcher team in the distance had already rushed over, he no longer had any doubts and decisively ordered: "What are you doing standing still? Didn't you hear Deputy Company Commander Chen's order? Hurry and push away the horse and let the injured brothers in."
"One more person comes out and reports to the headquarters. A seriously injured person has been sent back by the chief of staff. He needs surgery urgently. Please ask the doctor to prepare."
"Deputy Company Commander Chen" seized the opportunity and ordered the stretcher team catching up behind him: "Bring the wounded in quickly, it's important to save them!"
While giving the order, he rushed into the station with the stretcher team.
The sentries stood on both sides of the door and watched them enter the station without any precautions.
Behind the stretcher team were dozens of wounded soldiers supporting each other. Like everyone else, all had injured legs and feet, using their guns as walking sticks. They were in groups of several, noisy and without any formation.
When the last few wounded soldiers passed in front of them, a very thrilling scene occurred.
The wounded soldier suddenly held the rifle in his hand, his injured legs and feet were healed, and the painful expression on his face was replaced by determination at the same time, and he quickly rushed towards them.
Before several sentries could react from their shock, the black muzzles of rifles were already pointed at their heads.
"Don't move..." the wounded soldier's warning sounded in their ears at the same time.
"We are the Eighth Route Army. If you are captured, whoever makes a move will be killed!"
At first, everyone was very nervous, fearing that the other party was Japanese.
After hearing that they reported that they belonged to the Eighth Route Army, the wounded soldiers relaxed.
They all know that surrendering to the Eighth Route Army will not only ensure safety, but also eliminate the need to stay here and suffer.
As for resistance, they never thought about it.
Everyone was injured, and now they were pointed at gunpoint, so there was almost no possibility of successful resistance.
Rather than make a meaningless sacrifice and die here, it is better to be a prisoner and maybe there will be a chance in the future.
After confirming that the troops controlled all the guard posts, the leading "wounded soldier" continued to speak: "Don't worry, as long as you cooperate with us, we will ensure that you have the same food and drink as the previously captured mountain artillery battalion. Wait until we and your Jinsui Army
Once the problem is solved, everyone can go back to their homes, and we will never stop them."
As soon as these words were spoken, the guard post completely lost all thoughts of resisting. The Eighth Route Army did whatever the Eighth Route Army told them to do, and they were very cooperative.
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