Chapter Forty-Eight: An Empty Camp
"How about pulling the troops up to Tongbai now?" There were no outsiders around, Zheng Guotai asked Shi Lei quietly.
"No way!" Shi Lei vetoed Zheng Guotai's proposal, "The 500 Army has not received any military orders to send troops now, and we took these people to Tongbai, and it is easy to settle down in the 69th Army." You just sent 200 scrapped pistols to the 69th Army some time ago, and Deputy Commander Mi has filed a complaint in the war zone, do you still want to cause trouble for the military seat again? ”
"What do you mean I'm causing trouble for the military seat?" Zheng Guotai's head was dizzy when he heard it, "I sent those pistols to a military order!" Shi Lei, you can't talk nonsense! Zheng Guotai was so anxious that his face changed, he had heard of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but he had never seen such a wronged person in front of him!
"Heh, just kidding you, seriously? Of course I know that it was the military seat that ordered you. Shi Lei smiled and joked with Zheng Guotai.
"Don't laugh at me! Let me tell you Captain Shi, this kind of joke can't be made! Okay, don't laugh, how do we deal with this situation now? Is it really impossible to go back to Tongbai? Zheng Guotai had no choice but to hurry up and ask the question about Shi Lei's laughter.
"I really can't go back to Tongbai now, the 28th Division has to be solved by ourselves!" Shi Lei put away his smile and his face became serious, "It's still the old way, night attack, disarm!" Let's get out of this barracks at once and find another place. The 28th Division will be here tonight, depending on whether they camp here. No matter where they camp, I will take the scouts to raid his camp at night and seize important positions to try to capture their division commander! ”
"You divide the troops into several routes, and once the sneak attack on my side is successful, you will immediately lead the army to surround it from the periphery, and we will also capture his 28th division!" Director Zheng, you must convey the order to everyone, try not to hurt people if you can, whether it is the 28th Division or our people, it is difficult to deal with many casualties! ”
"Do as you say! I'll divide the folks into four teams, ambush them in four directions, and as long as you get there, we'll attack immediately! Let's have a good fight this time, if we can surrender all the weapons of his 28th division, we can take a whole division to join the 500 army! Zheng Guotai clapped his hands with excitement.
"In that case, I'll have to congratulate you, Master Zheng!" Shi Lei smiled and bowed.
"What division commander? Hehe, you should continue to call me Director Zheng, I'm used to being the director of general affairs, and I don't want to change it! Zheng Guotai waved his hand, looking like he had experienced vicissitudes.
"Forget it, whether you should be the division commander or not, it doesn't matter if I say it, it has to be decided by the military seat. Let's hurry up and get ready for tonight! ”
After discussing the general steps of the night's operation, the two immediately split up and prepared to calculate the 28th Division at night.
When it was nearly evening, the vanguard of the 28th Division first killed the garrison of Zheng Guotai's army.
Facing the rows of barracks that were silent and silent, the vanguard of the 28th Division was extremely cautious. They first fired a few bullets into the camp, and when they found that there was still no movement, they sent a small team into the camp to test it. The platoon that walked towards the camp was cautious with every step, as if taking a wrong step would have a man-eating trap under his feet.
Shi Lei and Zheng Guotai, who were lying on a high ground two miles away, were looking over here with binoculars. The observation position chosen by the commander of the reconnaissance regiment is called an excellent position, and from here when you look into the camp, everything can be seen clearly, even if it is now dark, you can still see the general movements of the pathfinders in the camp. From the camp, however, there was only a small dirt slope with a few dwarf trees, and this kind of small dirt slope could be seen everywhere, and around this camp alone, there were at least a dozen such mounds of similar size and shape.
After the reconnaissance platoon of the 28th Division went in to reconnoiter for more than 20 minutes, they finally came to the conclusion that this was indeed an empty battalion, and that it was an empty battalion without any ambush. The vanguard immediately rushed to the barracks and began to inspect the camp facilities, room by room, and added sentry posts to several camp gates. Such a large military camp that can accommodate tens of thousands of people is enough for them to inspect for a while.
Before the inspection was over, the main forces of the 28th Division came up. Horses were drawn with cannons, men were carrying machine guns, and the troops lined up in long columns, and the large troops of the 28th Division marched into the barracks where the peasant self-defense army once lived. The fire was lit, the bonfire was raised, and the noise startled the birds nesting in the woods. It seems that these people really plan to camp in this military camp at night according to the design of Zheng Guotai and Shi Lei.
The aroma of food wafted in the wind, and the meal had already been prepared in the barracks, and the officers and men of the 28th Division were about to start eating.
More than a dozen fires were lit around the camp, which were the guard posts set up by the 28th Division outside the camp. There were between five and eight soldiers at each guard post, and the fire would not be extinguished tonight, and the guards looked destined to camp in the wilderness this night.
Coming down from the mound of soil to observe the enemy's situation, Zheng Guotai followed Wang Hua back to the army, the big battle is imminent, and he, the commander, must be with the soldiers. After a few days of training, the peasant self-defense army was barely able to learn to stand in line, and it was still far from a disciplined army. Only Zheng Guotai can stabilize their military morale among these soldiers.
Shi Lei gently learned the cricket to scream, "Tut-, toot-." The cricket cries from near and far, until they were far away on both sides, and they were slowly inaudible. The scouts are already in place. The commander of the reconnaissance regiment raised his right arm and waved it down vigorously, and more than a dozen figures in the darkness suddenly rushed out and quickly rushed to the fire of the 28th Division guard post in front of him!
The soldiers at the fire were sitting around the fire, looking at the barracks not far away and discussing the food for the evening. Their supper was to be brought to them by the prefect when they had been prepared in the quarters. I can't even go back to eat. A few soldiers whispered as they stared at the barracks. Suddenly, as if they sensed something, several of them looked back behind them, and then their eyes widened.
The figures in the darkness had already arrived, and the angry faces were suddenly illuminated by the firelight, and huge fists came with the sound of the wind! Yes! Before the soldier in front of the fire could scream, the fist had already hit him in the face! "Hmm!" The unprepared soldier let out only a low cry of pain and was already knocked down by this punch!
Take down one with one punch! Kick one down! More than a dozen scouts pounced on the fire with lightning speed, using hand-to-hand combat tactics to quickly subdue the enemy next to the fire!