Chapter 228: The Sichuan Army Enters the Ranks
PS: Brothers, let's fight!
"What, Matsuda-kun has already led troops into the mountains?" Masao Ikeda was taken aback when he received the news, although he had the purpose of using the "Shina Army" as a guide to find the "Yaksha".
However, he did not directly follow the remnants of the "Zhina Army" of unknown origin into the mountains to clear up.
The situation in the mountains is unknown, the Japanese army is not familiar with the situation inside, and if they enter rashly, something will happen, Ikeda Masao is in a hurry, once Matsuda's troops have an accident, in the end, it will be counted on his head.
Even if Matsuda made a mistake, he would still be held responsible, not to mention that this time the task of clearing the "Yaksha" was commanded by him, and he also made a military order.
"Damn, order Matsuda to withdraw immediately, quick!"
"Withdraw, Ikeda Shaozo is crazy, right?" Matsuda received an order from Masao Ikeda and felt incredible, didn't he come according to Ikeda's order?
Doesn't Ikeda look like the kind of person who lives in the middle of nowhere?
"What do you mean by Ikeda Shaosa, should we give up pursuing the enemy?" Second Lieutenant Mukou was also very puzzled.
"He's worried that we're not going to be a match for the Yakshas, right?"
"Joke, we have nearly a brigade of elite soldiers, we can defeat a reorganized division of China, and the 'Yaksha' will also sneak attack and assassinate, and in the field, the 'Yaksha' is not our opponent at all." Squadron Leader Moukou said quite proudly.
"What Mu Koujun said makes sense, in the urban street battles, the terrain and buildings restrict the movement of the imperial soldiers, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to be in the wild. The soldiers of our empire can be said to be invincible. At this time, if you don't take the initiative to pursue. Once they are in the mountains, won't everything we have done so far be in vain? Matsuda agrees with Muguchi's view.
"Then you might as well continue the pursuit!"
"Order the spearheads to attack as soon as they find the trail of the 'Yaksha', and the brigade will then march in." Matsuda waved his hand and gave the order to continue the pursuit.
"Hay!" The herald immediately gave the order to move on.
"The Japanese are catching up, chief, look. Their spearhead was less than two miles away from us, hanging from a distance......" Leng Feng came to the front line, occupied a commanding height, and used binoculars to observe the movements of the Japanese army.
Although the hills of Qinglong Mountain are not high, the terrain is complex, and the mountain road is winding, which is very difficult to walk and easy to get lost.
"See, where is the ambush position?" Leng Feng asked.
"Here, a river beach about 600 meters long. Locals call it the Snake Valley, and the water and grass are dense in summer. On the shady side of the mountain, snakes are infested with snakes, which is a very dangerous place, and in winter, the river will drop to a very shallow position, and the nearby riverbed will be exposed. ”
"The location is good, where is our artillery position?" Leng Feng asked.
"Chief, we have a total of eight mortars, four 60 mm and four 80 mm, captured from the Japanese army, a total of 123 shells, according to estimates, if you want to cut off the Japanese troops, our artillery position must be erected in this position, but I have seen this position, the soil is relatively soft, if the guns are erected here, it will affect our shooting accuracy, and if it is serious, it may accidentally injure our own people." Xie Zaoshi explained while introducing.
"Is there a solution?"
"Yes, it would be nice if we could fill the sacks with soil and tamp our gun emplacements." Xie Zaoshi said.
"Then do it."
"But we don't have sacks......"
"If you don't have a sack, can you replace it with something?"
"Boss, can you use the single clothes that the Sichuan army has changed?"
"Didn't you burn it?"
"It's too damp to burn, and even if it does, it's full of black smoke, which would reveal our location, so it didn't burn." Wang Bin explained.
"Lao Xie, can it be used?"
"Yes, why didn't I think of it, thank you, Wang Bin, you can help me solve a big problem." Xie Zaoshi thanked happily.
"Let's go, we're running out of time!" Leng Feng ordered.
"Yes!"
Leng Feng calmly calculated the time, the speed of Liang Dong's escape, and the speed of the Japanese army's march.
"Order Liang Dong to block the attack on the spot, delay the Japanese army for at least half an hour, and buy time for Lao Xie to set up an artillery position." Leng Feng ordered.
"Yes!"
"Feng Sishuo!"
"Here!"
"You take a platoon disguised as a 'Yaksha', and after half an hour, support Liang Dong, and then join forces with Liang Dong and retreat in the direction of Snake Valley!"
"Understood!" After eating and drinking, the sixth detachment suddenly changed its mental outlook and combat effectiveness after the "shotgun for artillery", although they only served as the task of luring the enemy in this battle, but this already made them very happy, and they could finally take revenge.
If you want to say hate, which of these soldiers of the national army who failed to withdraw from Nanjing does not hate in their hearts, but their strength is not good, even if they hate, this flesh and blood will not be able to fight the enemy's steel bullets.
As long as there is a little bit of resistance, they don't want to live like this, or even be bullied at will. Humiliation and killing.
"Brother Wu, if it weren't for your Sichuan army, I really wouldn't dare to make up my mind to eat this Japanese army!" Leng Feng dared to attack this 800 elite Japanese army, and the main source of confidence was Wu Xinhua's Sichuan army.
Although less than half of this Sichuan army has now recovered its strength, it is enough to be a powerful force.
Leng Feng reduced the Sichuan army into a battalion, Wu Xinhua served as the battalion commander, and half of the Sichuan army that recovered its strength was organized into two companies, and equipped them with weapons and equipment almost the same as the Japanese army.
In this way, the combat effectiveness of these two companies is not the same, even if they only recover seventy percent, it is quite impressive.
"Leng team, we are holding our breath, we were chased by these turtle sons and almost couldn't get out of the cave, this revenge is not a gentleman!" Wu Xinhua is highly motivated.
"Brother Wu, your task is to ambush the high ground on both sides of the river beach, give me a fierce shot, and the physical strength of the charge is not necessary for you. Do you understand? Leng Feng said.
"Doesn't that make us passively beaten?" Wu Xinhua said puzzled.
"It's not. You haven't recovered your strength yet. All you need to do is effectively shoot and wound the Japanese and suppress the Japanese firepower, and we'll take care of the rest. Leng Feng explained.
"Captain Leng is afraid that our Sichuan Legion will drag him back?"
"Brother Wu, you know I didn't mean that." Leng Feng couldn't cry or laugh.
"Leng team, our Sichuan army is not a baby in swaddling clothes, how can there be a war that does not charge, otherwise what will we do. Please rest assured that we will not drop the chain. Wu Xinhua solemnly assured.
"Okay, Brother Wu, I can promise you to participate in the charge, but your Sichuan army must do what it can, and I don't want to have non-combat attrition." Leng Feng said.
"Please rest assured, Chief of Staff Leng!" Wu Xinhua saluted.
"Leng Chief of Staff, okay, Brother Wu, when did I become your Chief of Staff?" Leng Feng was slightly stunned, a little confused about what Wu Xinhua meant?
"Our Sichuan Legion decided to request to join Brother Leng's Capital Anti-Japanese War National Salvation Division. Please ask the Chief of Staff for approval. Wu Xinhua said loudly.
"You want to join the Anti-Japanese War National Salvation Division?" This surprised Leng Feng that very few local troops took the initiative to apply to join the Central Army. Of course, the Capital Anti-Japanese War National Salvation Division is not yet the Central Army, but at least the frame is the Central Army, and Wu Xinhua is not without troops, how can he explain to his original superiors when he does this, you know, what these local troops are most afraid of is being annexed by the central government.
"Yes!"
"Brother Wu, you have to think clearly, join in, it's difficult to quit, how will you face your old chief in the future?" Leng Feng put himself in Wu Xinhua's shoes.
If this is an ownerless guerrilla force, it will be absorbed, and it is not a big deal, even if the remnants of the Central Army are defeated, there is not much concern.
The key is the local troops, it's not that he is afraid of Leng Feng, in fact, he is willing to accept this Sichuan army, but sometimes the melon is not sweet, so he didn't mention it, at least now is not the time to mention it.
However, what he didn't expect was that Wu Xinhua himself brought it up first, which made him feel a little surprised.
"I think very clearly, this is not my idea alone, it is the idea of all of us, we want to join you, just to follow a real anti-Japanese team, and to live up to our desire to go thousands of miles out of Sichuan to resist Japan." Wu Xinhua said seriously.
"Okay, since Brother Wu has said so, if I don't agree, it will be unkind." Leng Feng stretched out his right hand, "Brother Wu, welcome to join the National Salvation Division of the Anti-Japanese War in the capital!" ”
"Thank you!" A bright fire burst out in Wu Xinhua's eyes, and his two big hands were tightly clasped together.
"There is still a difference between the establishment of the National Salvation Division and the integrated division of the National Army, we are now organized into a total of six detachments, and your Sichuan Army joins in, which is the seventh detachment."
"The seventh detachment is the seventh detachment!"
"Okay, we'll talk about it in detail when this battle is over." Leng Feng said.
"Yes!" Wu Xinhua saluted again, this time he saluted Leng Feng in a new capacity, because from then on, in addition to comrades-in-arms and brothers, they also had a relationship between subordinates and superiors.
Although Leng Feng's rib injury was not light, he still stretched out his right hand and raised it to his eyebrows, and returned a military salute.
"Commander, how is it, does Chief Leng agree?" As soon as Wu Xinhua returned to the Sichuan Army, several major officers surrounded him and asked eagerly.
"Chief of Staff Leng agreed, our regiment is now the seventh detachment of the National Salvation Division of the Capital Anti-Japanese War!" Wu Xinhua took a deep breath and announced heavily.
"Really, that's great!"
"We're not kids that no one wants anymore!" A Sichuan army officer shed tears of emotion.
The Sichuan army went out of Sichuan to resist the war, and one was squeezed out and neglected because of its inferior equipment and backward supply logistics, and all theaters were unwilling to accept them, let alone ammunition and logistical supplies.
The Sichuan army was not very good, and there were many complaints within themselves, but the Sichuan army did not give up on itself, and finally played its own prestige on the Songhu battlefield.
It's a pity that Chairman Chiang harbored evil intentions and came up with the idea of using the Japanese army to consume the strength of these warlords in China.
Of course, the ingenuity of others, the Central Army also suffered heavy losses, so naturally there is no way to blame. (To be continued.) )