Chapter 129: Retreat
Zhang Leshan, who had always been worried, didn't expect that the people he sent to cross the river would come back so quickly, and he also didn't expect that Tangcheng had already fought with the Japanese army just one day after crossing the river. The first batch of people who crossed the river and returned were basically wounded and corpses, Zhang Leshan had to admit that Tang Cheng was careful, and he even sent back the bodies of his brothers who had been killed, but the only thing that Zhang Leshan couldn't tolerate was that Tang Cheng actually killed Cao Dalu with his own hands in front of all the soldiers who crossed the river, and that was the most effective battalion commander under his command.
"Regiment Commander, I really can't blame Company Commander Tang for Battalion Commander Cao's matter, Battalion Commander Cao violated the order and opened fire in advance to kill and injure so many brothers, and then scolded Company Commander Tang in front of all the brothers, if you change it, I'm afraid you will directly cut off Cao Dalu's head." Zhang Leshan was annoyed by Tang Cheng, but a cronie who had returned from crossing the river earlier brought Zhang Leshan a different explanation. Only one person said that Cao Dalu's was nothing, but more than half of the soldiers who returned were saying that Cao Dalu's was not, Zhang Leshan had to carefully inquire about the few cronies he arranged, but the conclusion he came to made Zhang Leshan particularly depressed.
From the commander's point of view, there was absolutely no mistake in the arrangement before Tang Cheng engaged the enemy, and if it was carried out according to Tang Cheng's arrangement, the number of dead and wounded soldiers would definitely not be as large as in front of him. In other words, if it weren't for Cao Dalu's disobedience to the military order and his instigation, the brothers who crossed the river would never have died so much, and Tang Cheng's killing of Cao Dalu according to the military order was indeed nothing. "You said you killed almost 50 Japanese soldiers?" Squatting and fiddling with the mortars that the wounded had brought across the river, Zhang Leshan didn't quite believe their words.
"Commander, the turtle son dares to lie to your old man, I don't have the guts." Ma Baoxin squatted beside Zhang Leshan with a grin, "You didn't see the weapon we brought back?" We only came back a dozen people, and we brought back more than 50 guns, and the brothers who stayed there had already used the 38 big cover of the little devils, and the melon baby surnamed Tang was also tough enough, and gave 100 rounds to each brother who used a new gun, if it weren't for the wound on my arm, I would have used a new gun. ”
Ma Baoxin laughed at Zhang Leshan, who looked at his Hanyang staring look, what Zhang Leshan cared about now was not how many Japanese soldiers they killed after crossing the river in Tangcheng, but how many weapons and ammunition they could capture after crossing the river this time. The wounded who crossed the river counted more than 30 corpses, but Ma Baoxin said that they had killed nearly 50 Japanese soldiers, not to mention the Sichuan army, even the descendants of the national army may not be able to do it, Zhang Leshan couldn't help but become interested in Tang Cheng's ability to command operations.
"Regiment leader, when I came back, Gua Wazi surnamed Tang said that I want you to leave a few more spies by the river, if you are a qiē shun lì, maybe in these two days, they will be able to return." When Ma Baoxin jumped into the carriage, he also reminded Zhang Leshan to leave scouts by the river. After chatting with Ma Baoxin for so long, Zhang Leshan regretted his previous moves, if he knew that Tang Cheng had this ability, he should have sent 300 people to cross the river.
Tang Cheng didn't know that Zhang Leshan on the other side of the Fushui River was still in remorse at this time, and half an hour after the end of the night attack, the results of the battle were finally counted. Tang Cheng said that they had made careful arrangements and plans before the night attack began, but after exposing themselves, they were frantically counterattacked by the Japanese army, and less than 40 of the more than 60 Sichuan soldiers who followed Tang Cheng to carry out the night attack were still alive, and half of these more than 30 people were wounded.
Fortunately, the results they achieved in Tangcheng were just as brilliant, not counting the dozens of Japanese soldiers killed on Weedy Slope before, Tangcheng killed more than 60 Japanese soldiers in the entire night raid, and also captured two Japanese officers, Sasaki and Kazuo Takahashi, alive. They obtained more than 50 intact Japanese-style 38 rifles and a large amount of ammunition from the Japanese soldiers who were killed, and they also captured two trucks full of weapons, ammunition and various military supplies, which were enough for Zhang Leshan to arm a standard infantry reinforcement company with all-day weapons.
"If we get rich, we will be considered rich." Lifting the tarpaulin on the back of the truck, Sun Guohua and Lao Dongbei were immediately dumbfounded, and casually pried open a box, and the neatly arranged canned meat inside made Lao Dongbei laugh. The Japanese army's military canned meat is a rare thing, and the last time the old Northeast ate this thing was in Macheng, the oily canned meat with steaming rice was the favorite of the old Northeast.
"Look at your useless appearance, these captured Japanese weapons and ammunition are given to Commander Zhang, and the supplies are half of ours, what kind of ability do you have to put a few cans in your backpack, and take the whole car away to be called comfortable." Lao Dongbei was busy stuffing cans into the backpack he found, and when Tang Cheng said this, he immediately came to his senses. Yes, the company commander of his own family is a driver who can drive, and it is the right way to take the whole car away directly, and he took out the cans in his backpack and put them back in the box with some stupidity, and the old Northeast turned his head to Tang Cheng with a smile with some embarrassment.
"Captain Sun, since your National Salvation Army has received special training from the military commander, you should be able to drive, right?" Tang Cheng asked Sun Guohua, who was swallowing his saliva with some uncertainty. There are two trucks full of supplies here, but Tang Cheng alone can't drive it, he needs someone who can drive. After getting Sun Guohua's affirmative answer, Tang Cheng was very happy, "It's good to be able to drive, the two of us will drive one by one, and the wounded will all take the car, Lao Dongbei, you take Wu Laosan and those who are not injured on foot, and when the supplies are delivered to the river, we will drive back to pick you up." ”
Tang Cheng originally wanted to use the method of relay to pick up the old northeast and them to return, but there was not a lot of fuel in the truck, so Tang Cheng could only take care of the supplies first. Fortunately, Lao Dongbei is also a sensible person, but he just took out a few boxes of canned food from the truck and said that he was eating it on the road, so he didn't say much. The day-like village that was once illuminated by the light of the fire gradually returned to the embrace of the night, and the little flames that had not been extinguished could no longer give Tang Cheng the light they needed to continue to improve the lighting, but fortunately, the battlefield had almost been cleaned, and they didn't care about this light in Tang City, who was in a hurry to leave.
"Remember, as long as you return to Tianpu Village safely, even if you encounter a lone Japanese soldier on the way, try not to shoot, we have gained a lot this time, we don't need to risk the lives of our brothers anymore, wait until we cross the river." Taking advantage of the opportunity of the wounded being carried onto the truck, Tang Cheng seized the last bit of time to tell Lao Dongbei that he was afraid that this belligerent guy would not be able to resist the exchange of fire with the Japanese army halfway.
Although there were less than 20 Sichuan troops who followed him back on foot, the dozen or so of them were equipped with three Japanese light machine guns and enough ammunition, and the old Northeast with such firepower intensity was trying to fight with a Japanese squad. Tang Cheng was also worried about this point so solemnly told the old Northeast, but a night attack was not enough for these Sichuan army people to completely burst out of their bravery, there are many things that need to be tested by war before they can be completed, at least Tang Cheng feels that these people from the Sichuan army still need to experience a few more battles.
After arranging a qiē, Tang Cheng and Sun Guohua drove the truck to leave first, and Lao Dongbei turned around to look at the village that had returned to silence, and then waved his hand to signal the dozen or so Sichuan soldiers standing behind him to set off. All the way from Tianpu Village, the Japanese soldiers along the road have already been combed by Tangcheng and them, and it is still dark, so Lao Dongbei and these dozen or so Sichuan troops who are temporarily under his control swaggered along the road to Tianpu Village.
Unlike the swaggering old Northeast, Tang Cheng in the cab did not dare to relax at all, seeing that the sky was about to brighten, the more he moved towards Tianpu Village, the faster he would move away from danger. These people from the Sichuan army were all handed over to Tang Cheng by Zhang Leshan himself, and Tang Cheng had the obligation to bring them all back to Zhang Leshan, especially these hard-won trophies.
At the beginning of the red sun, Tang Cheng and Sun Guohua, who were already exhausted, finally drove the truck to the place where they crossed the river the day before, and the scouts who were left by Zhang Leshan by the river also found the two trucks early in the morning. Unsuspecting, the Sichuan scouts craned their necks and stared for a few moments, until a bonfire was lit on the opposite bank, and the Sichuan scouts, who were carefully hiding on the riverbank, pushed the wooden boat down the riverbed. "Unload the things on my car first, you will cross the river first, and I will go back to pick up the old northeast." Seeing that the boat on the other side had been launched, Tang Cheng took out the oil pot to extract the fuel from the fuel tank of Sun Guohua's car.
The wooden boat prepared by Zhang Leshan is too small, and it is okay to transport materials and people, but it is obviously impossible to transport these two trucks across the river, since the trucks can't cross the river, Tang Cheng simply uses them desperately, anyway, the oil is used up and it will become scrap metal. "The two of you also followed Captain Sun across the river and went to Longgang Town to find someone named Liu Shishi, and said that I asked you to go." Zhang Xiaobao and Liu Guihua, who were brought back by Tang Cheng in advance, were still a little reluctant, but on the way back, they had already learned Tang Cheng's temper, and now was not the time to lose their temper, so they had to follow Sun Guohua across the river first according to Tang Cheng's arrangement.
"Captain Sun, the two of them will be handed over to you, Liu Shishi is my person, you just take the two of them to Longgang Town and hand them over to Liu Shishi, and I will support you with a batch of weapons and ammunition for the National Salvation Army later." Tang Cheng's words made Sun Guohua overjoyed, the National Salvation Army has always been operating behind enemy lines, and it is difficult to send weapons and ammunition from the national control area, if Tang Cheng can help him with a batch of weapons and ammunition, his troops that have been scattered by the Japanese army will soon be able to recover.