In Nuanquan Town, Liu Gen successfully withdrew with his artillery battalion, and did not encounter Japanese reinforcements heading to Liulin County along the way.
Obviously, the Japanese reinforcements heading to Liulin County from all directions were blocked by the Eighth Route Army troops, preventing them from advancing easily. Otherwise, Liu Gen would not have been so peaceful on his way back to Nuanquan Town with the artillery battalion.
"Battal Commander Wang, the artillery battalion cannot rest yet. We need to continue to strengthen the defense of Nuanquan Town and set up as many traps and mines as possible!"
"The desperate spy group will withdraw from Liulin County tonight. Tomorrow, after the Japanese take a brief rest, they will definitely launch revenge on our Eighth Route Army! Nuanquan Town will definitely become the target of Japanese revenge!" Liu Gen
He ordered to Battalion Commander Wang beside him.
The defense of Nuanquan Town is not very strong. If a large-scale Japanese army really comes, Liu Gen will have no choice but to abandon Nuanquan Town directly and will not have any thoughts of defending Nuanquan Town.
Liu Gen still holds on to a glimmer of hope to strengthen the defense of Nuanquan Town. Nuanquan Town is not a county town. Even if Japanese troops come, there shouldn't be too many troops. Liu Gen just wants to deal with the troops.
Only with more Japanese troops can the soldiers of the artillery battalion strengthen the defense of Nuanquan Town as much as possible.
"Okay! I'll make arrangements immediately!" Battalion Commander Wang nodded heavily. He knew the importance of strengthening defenses.
Battalion Commander Wang quickly went to arrange for the soldiers to strengthen the defense of Nuanquan Town, but Liu Gen did not go. He believed that Battalion Commander Wang could handle this kind of thing by himself. What's more, Liu Gen also had
To do his own thing, he needs to seek more ammunition support from the 120th Division Headquarters.
If the artillery battalion does not have enough artillery shells, it will be difficult for the artillery battalion to play its role. Liu Gen does not want to see the artillery battalion unable to play any role in the battle, and even said that it can only fight the Japanese with real swords and guns.
fighting.
With the possibility of obtaining enough artillery shells, Liu Gen still hopes that the artillery battalion can receive more artillery shell support, so that the role of the artillery battalion can be fully utilized.
After successfully contacting the headquarters of the 120th Division through the radio, Liu Gen reported his request. Commander He did not have much objection to Liu Gen's idea of getting more artillery shells. The 120th Division now has relatively sufficient artillery shells.
, after capturing several Japanese county towns, the troops of the 120th Division seized a lot of artillery shells from the county towns.
Even if each of these troops leaves a part of their artillery shells, the remaining artillery shells are enough for the artillery battalion.
After getting the artillery battalion's most in short supply of artillery shells, Liu Gen relaxed a little. These artillery shells should be delivered to him before the battle begins. The next thing to do is to wait patiently for the Japs to arrive in Nuanquan Town, and then kill these Japs.
After the soldiers of the artillery battalion completed the preliminary defense reinforcement work, Battalion Commander Zhang and his infantry battalion successfully retreated to Nuanquan Town. Compared with the artillery battalion, the infantry battalion led by Battalion Commander Zhang looked a little embarrassed, and the faces of the soldiers were even more grim.
Full of fatigue.
In this blocking battle, Battalion Commander Zhang and his infantry battalion soldiers played a great role, and the infantry battalion suffered the heaviest casualties.
Liu Gen could see that less than two-thirds of the complete infantry battalion that had set off had returned to Nuanquan Town. Most of the soldiers had some injuries, and many soldiers were lying on stretchers. They needed to be rescued at the first place.
He had time to receive treatment. Fortunately, there were doctors in Nuanquan Town, and Battalion Commander Wang of the Artillery Battalion had already arranged for these doctors.
As soon as the infantry battalion returned to Nuanquan Town, doctors came to treat them. Considering the condition of the soldiers in the infantry battalion, the defense work of Nuanquan Town was temporarily left to the artillery battalion. Wait until the infantry battalion has carried out certain tasks.
After a period of rest, the defense work will be handed over to them.
After all, the artillery battalion is not good at defensive work. They are good at artillery. It would be too wasteful to put them on the defensive position of Nuanquan Town.
Battalion Commander Zhang did not object to Battalion Commander Wang's arrangements. His family knew his own affairs, and he was very aware of the current state of the infantry battalion. In the previous blocking battle, the soldiers had been extremely tired after holding on to the position for so long. They could insist on returning to
Nuanquan Town is due to the strong willpower of the soldiers.
If the soldiers of the infantry battalion were to take over the defense of Nuanquan Town, then Battalion Commander Zhang himself would not be able to relax. To defend in such a tired state would be a complete joke on the safety of Nuanquan Town.
Battalion Commander Zhang took the soldiers to rest. What Liu Gen could do for them was not good. The only thing he could do was to arrange for these soldiers to have a hot meal. However, many soldiers did not even have a meal.
After eating, they went straight to sleep. In order not to disturb the people, most of the soldiers found a corner to lie down.
The temperature at night is not bad now. Even if the soldiers sleep outside, it will not have much impact.
In order to prevent these soldiers from getting cold, Liu Gen specially arranged for the soldiers to distribute some collected thin quilts and blankets, or to cover these sleeping soldiers.
Walking in Nuanquan Town, Liu Gen could see many soldiers sleeping on the ground. In order to keep warm, the soldiers huddled together. Liu Gen noticed that many soldiers did not forget to put their rifles next to them when sleeping.
This ensures that when an unexpected incident occurs, you can jump into the fight as soon as possible.
"Ask the cooking team to prepare some ginger soup when making breakfast to prevent any soldiers from catching cold." Liu Gen ordered the soldiers around him.
The soldier nodded, kept Liu Gen's instructions in mind, and would tell the comrades in the cooking class in the morning.
Arriving outside Nuanquan Town, the soldiers of the artillery battalion were carrying out defense reinforcement work. Under the cover of night, the soldiers held torches and carefully set up traps. As for placing landmines, there are certain risks in placing landmines at night.
, the soldiers prepared to lay mines after dawn.
Here, Liu Gen could not see the figure of Battalion Commander Wang, which made Liu Gen a little confused and did not understand where Battalion Commander Wang had gone.
Liu Gen didn't have much communication with Battalion Commander Wang, but he was certain that Battalion Commander Wang was very dedicated to his work. At this time, he probably wouldn't go anywhere else.
"Comrade, where is your Battalion Commander Wang?" Liu Gen came to a soldier from the artillery battalion and asked curiously.
The soldier looked at Liu Gen and recognized Liu Gen immediately. There should be no one in the artillery camp who didn't recognize Liu Gen.
"Our battalion commander is also setting up traps. He is working with everyone and has been busy for a long time." The soldier explained.
Liu Gen nodded. No wonder he couldn't find Battalion Commander Wang. It turned out that he was setting up traps with the soldiers. It was indeed Battalion Commander Wang's style. Liu Gen didn't specifically ask where Battalion Commander Wang was, but he did.
There is nothing that Camp Commander Wang needs to do.
The soldiers in the artillery battalion are also working very hard. Unless something really happens, Liu Gen is not willing to disturb the soldiers in the artillery battalion.
Just when Liu Gen wanted to leave, an obvious fire dragon appeared not far away. It was a troop marching. Liu Gen immediately discovered the troop heading towards Nuanquan Town, which made Liu Gen
Liu Gen's brows instantly furrowed. The Japs' troops were chasing him too closely.
You must know that Battalion Commander Zhang and others had just returned to Nuanquan Town, but even so, the Japanese troops still succeeded in catching up. The Japanese troops were marching too fast.
As for the troops coming from the Eighth Route Army, Liu Gen had no such idea. He knew the situation of the 120th Division clearly. There was no idle force in the hands of the 120th Division now. The 120th Division had the important task of defending Yan'an, so this meant
This means that the 120th Division cannot mobilize too many troops.
Now the 120th Division has mobilized five or six regiments, with more than 10,000 troops. Continuing to mobilize troops will reduce the protection of Yan'an. There is no doubt about the importance of Yan'an. Liu Gen believes that Commander He will not let the battle affect Yan'an.
Security work.
"Gather! The enemy is attacking! Prepare to fight!" Liu Gen suddenly shouted loudly.
The artillery battalion soldiers who were setting up traps were a little confused, but they still acted quickly. Even though these soldiers had not found any trace of the Japanese troops, they still chose to obey the order. These soldiers could hear Liu Gen's voice, and they
I believe Liu Gen would not play tricks on them in this kind of thing.
"Notice from Liu Gen, you have discovered the Japanese troops. In which direction are they located?" Battalion Commander Wang immediately ran to Liu Gen's side, his face extremely serious.
Battalion Commander Wang knew very well that based on the current situation, if there was an attack by Japanese troops, the artillery battalion would definitely need to be involved in the battle, and it would be impossible for Battalion Commander Zhang and others to continue fighting. In the current state of Battalion Commander Zhang and others,
If you let them continue to fight the Japanese, you are letting them die.
Soldiers in the artillery battalion are very precious, but when you encounter the enemy, the enemy does not care whether you are an artilleryman or an infantryman. You must either resist or die.
"In the southeast direction, we should be able to reach Nuanquan Town in less than ten minutes! Let the soldiers prepare for battle!" Liu Gen told the location of the Japanese troops and took a 38 rifle from the soldiers beside him.
Once a battle breaks out, Liu Gen also needs to join the fight.
Battalion Commander Wang looked toward the southeast, and his eyes widened instantly. He saw this constantly moving fire dragon. It was a troop advancing with torches.
Suddenly, Battalion Commander Wang realized the seriousness of the problem. There was really an enemy attack, and the artillery battalion needed to enter combat mode.
"Battle Commander Wang, make arrangements immediately! Try to reduce the casualties of comrades as much as possible!" Liu Gen said solemnly.
Wang Yingzhen nodded heavily, and he immediately ran quickly towards the trenches dug by the soldiers. He needed to make the soldiers aware of the seriousness of the problem, and at the same time prepare the soldiers of the artillery battalion for battle. Soldiers of the artillery battalion
Yes, they are artillerymen, but these soldiers also conduct shooting training on weekdays, so there is no problem in shooting.
As for the shooting accuracy of the soldiers, we can't ask for too much. At this time, how much more can we ask for? Just be able to shoot!
At this time, Liu Gen opened the system's reputation mall with a solemn look. After this period of accumulation, Liu Gen's reputation had already exceeded 1,000, but he never had the chance to consume his reputation.
For the current Eighth Route Army, Liu Gen has brought out enough things. Before Liu Gen has fully digested what Liu Gen has brought out, there is no need for Liu Gen to continue to bring out new things.
What's more, if the Eighth Route Army successfully digests the things Liu Gen took out, its combat effectiveness will definitely be significantly improved, which is enough for the current Eighth Route Army.
"Exchange for Rifle Mastery, Sniper Mastery, and Throwing Mastery!" Liu Gen directly redeemed three abilities from the Reputation Mall to enhance his shooting ability.
Liu Gen's artillery skills are very strong, but when it comes to shooting, the only thing he can take out is a pistol. He is proficient in pistols. As long as he has a pistol in his hand, he can definitely hit the mark with every shot.
Of course, this is based on the premise that the enemy is not hiding behind a bunker or dodging.
One thousand reputation points were consumed by Liu Gen. He had no skill points in his hand and could only spend more reputation to buy strong enough abilities. Rifle Mastery and Sniper Mastery each had 400 reputation points, both of which were top-level. Throwing Mastery
It has two hundred reputations, which is also the top level.
When purchasing these three abilities, Liu Gen was also a little entangled. He was very distressed by consuming so much reputation. But Liu Gen also knew that if the reputation is gone, he can still earn more, but if the person is gone, everything will stop.
.
Liu Gen can spend less reputation to buy the basic versions of these three abilities. In this case, he can get it with more than 200 reputation points, but that would be a little too unsafe.
After careful consideration, Liu Gen still felt that it was most cost-effective to buy the top abilities at once, so that he could save skill points and put them on other skills.
As he had not completed system tasks to obtain skill points for some time, Liu Gen realized the importance of skill points, and also realized that reputation points would become a necessity for him to improve his abilities in the future. Otherwise, he would not know what to expect if he only relied on skill points.
Only when can you improve.
When the three abilities were completely integrated into Liu Gen's body, Liu Gen could feel that there seemed to be a vague connection between himself and the 38 rifle in his hand. He suddenly raised the 38 rifle and aimed in one direction, and immediately
There is a feeling of being able to hit the target.
Feeling the changes in himself, a trace of satisfaction appeared in Liu Gen's eyes. It seemed that all the reputation points he had consumed were of some use.
Liu Gen walked quickly towards the trenches. As the current top commander in Nuanquan Town, Liu Gen needed to stay on the front line to ensure that he made the appropriate decisions as soon as possible.
"Comrade Liu Gen, why are you here? You shouldn't be here, I just need to stay." Battalion Commander Wang saw Liu Gen entering the trench and immediately came to Liu Gen's side, saying nervously.
Liu Gen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Battle Commander Wang, I am the commander in charge of you. It is very necessary to stay here."
"I need to grasp the latest situation on the front line. Once your artillery battalion cannot stop the Japanese, then I need to lead you to retreat as soon as possible!"
Battalion Commander Wang was a little helpless. Liu Gen was a little too unsure of their artillery battalion. With the strength of the artillery battalion, even if a Japanese squadron came, I believe they could withstand it for one night. What's more, from that Japanese army
Judging from its size, it should only be an infantry squad.
Could it be said that an artillery battalion can't kill a Japanese infantry squad? Battalion Commander Wang doesn't think so. He has enough confidence in the artillery battalion!