Chapter 21: Untitled
The horses that went and returned made the machine gun in Tang Cheng's hand pause for a few seconds, Tang Cheng didn't expect that the interception strength on Niu Laogui's side would actually force these bandits who fled on horseback to return the same way so quickly, before the subsequent bandits on the hillside were resolved, Tang Cheng, who had only 2 people left around, was unable to intercept these bandits here. "Don't beat people, don't hit horses, let them pass." Whether it was out of prioritization or out of subconscious action, Tang Cheng had already aimed the muzzle of his machine gun at the bandit riders who rode over.
Before Tang Cheng shot and killed these bandit riders, he thought of a serious problem, when dealing with cavalry, ordinary people would first target horses. But Tang Cheng and they only have three people to fight now, once they kill the horse but can't kill the rider, the bandit rider who falls off the horse is likely to use the dead horse as a cover, and then shoot Tang Cheng and them in close quarters. Tang Cheng, who only had three people, couldn't fight on both sides now, so he reminded Kuroko and the soldiers of another garrison regiment not to fight people.
"Da Da" Tang Cheng's short point blew like the wind through the horse team galloping at full strength, and the two bandits screamed and turned over from the horses and planted down, Tang Cheng didn't have to worry about whether they were still alive and had the strength to fight against him, because just the running speed of the horses just now and the posture of the two bandits when they planted their horses were enough to break their necks when they fell to the ground. "Da Da
Looking at the more than 20 bandit riders roaring by, Tang Cheng groaned in his heart, well, he messed things up. Zizhi has had many experiences in fighting with the Japanese army, and also has the experience of suppressing bandits in Mengcheng, Tang Cheng did not personally observe the terrain on the ground like Liu Shanyang when formulating this operation, and all the knowledge of Sandaoling came from the account of Huang Butler. Moreover, Tang Cheng's obvious underestimation of the bandits' strength was the source of the current situation, Tang Cheng believed in his own experience too much and ignored the combat effectiveness of his side, and the light machine guns he brought did not play a real role.
"Our people have arrived" The sunspot lying on the ground suddenly crawled towards Tang Cheng, the gunfire on the hillside seemed to be a little less dense than just now, but the bullets fired towards the mountain road were much weaker. Tang Cheng, who returned fire with a machine gun, didn't notice these anomalies at all, but Heizi, who had better eyesight than Tang Cheng, saw something strange from it, and the only explanation was that the rout soldiers found by Niu Laogui touched the hillside with the people of the garrison regiment.
"Don't shoot, it's your own people." Tang Cheng and Heizi hesitated to rush up the hill to take a look, but Niu Laogui, who was sent to block the bandits, rushed over with his people. "We fired three platoons of guns, killed seven bandits, and we also caught a straggler." Niu Laogui had a strong smell of blood on his body, although Tang Cheng didn't ask about the casualties on his side, but looking at the eager garrison soldiers behind Niu Laogui, Tang Cheng knew that when these guys exchanged fire with the bandits, the distance between the two sides was probably not closer than 30 meters.
"Squad Leader Niu, you take your people here to flank the bandits on the hillside, and I will send the wounded back for treatment first." There was no time to delay too much, Tang Cheng just gave Niu Laogui a few words, and then he and Heizi carried the injured Jiujin onto the truck, and rushed towards Macheng with Jiujin and several other injured garrison soldiers. Tang Cheng is not a doctor or an ambulance, so he can't judge the extent of Jiujin's injury, all he can do now is stop Jiujin's bleeding and take Jiujin to the doctor who follows him for treatment.
The authorities are in chaos, this is an old saying, after the loss of Robert and Liu Goat, Jiujin and Liu Shishi have become the location and object of Tang Cheng's affection, if Jiujin is seriously injured and dies, then Tang Cheng will lose a relative again. The restless Tang Cheng drove the truck almost into flight, even though the mountain roads here were not suitable for this speed, but Tang Cheng's feet on the accelerator never showed any signs of slackening.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang" The truck was still a quarter away from the turn in front, and the sunspot in the cab had already begun to pull the bolt of the rifle in his hand, and the sound of gunfire indicated that there was a fierce battle ahead. "It's the bandits on horseback." Tang Cheng and Heizi, who stopped the car, climbed up the gentle slope on one side, and what caught their eyes was the bandits and the old northeast gang who were fighting each other, and more than a dozen neighing and shouting bandits were relying on the dead horses as a cover, and the old northeast gang was shooting, looking at the momentum of the exchange of fire between the two sides, the old northeast side seemed to be gradually suppressed by the other party.
"This stupid" Tang Cheng, who was worried about his injuries, cursed in a low voice, pulled the bolt of the gun, loaded it, and aimed the muzzle of the gun at the bandit closest to him. The condescending Tang Cheng and Kuroko had a good view and could see almost all the bandits below, even if these bandits were hiding behind the carcasses of horses, Tang Cheng and Kuroko could always see a part of their bodies. "Bang" Tang Cheng's gun rang out, and the high-speed flying bullet flew down the hill and drilled into the back of the bandit who was being targeted by Tang Cheng, and the blood mist from the bullet hole appeared in Tang Cheng's sight.
Kuroko's marksmanship far surpassed that of Tang Cheng, so he was in charge of the bandits who were a little farther away, and Tang Cheng aimed at the bandits closest to him and opened fire. Although they only have two rifles, there are only a dozen bandits under the hillside, and they are the main force in the old northeast who fights against the bandits, and Tang Cheng and Kuroko on the hillside can be regarded as sneak attackers at most, and attracting the attention and firepower of the bandits is the result that Tang Cheng wants.
If there were no nine catties of injuries, maybe Tang Cheng on the hillside would laugh out loud, and now it would be the bandits' turn to enjoy the taste of being attacked on their backs. After Tang Cheng and Kuroko took turns shooting and killing the 4 bandits, the bandits who were fighting against them in the old northeast panicked, and some bandits began to try to move to the slopes on both sides of the mountain road and try to escape from the battlefield. In Tang Cheng's opinion, Lao Northeast's ability to fight is not very good, but he is indeed a good hunter, and the position he chose is very clever, there are not many weeds or things that can hide his body from both sides of the mountain road, and the nearest bushes are 20 meters away.
If the distance of 20 meters is not tight in normal times, but now these 20 meters appear on the battlefield, it is different. To find concealment, they have to run 20 meters in a hail of bullets, and in the process, they also have to bear the threat of bullets from the front and the slopes behind the sides, so this chance of survival is full of danger. Without Tang Cheng's reminder, Kuroko had already raised the scale of his rifle, targeting the bandits who were trying to flee on both sides of the mountain road.
The continuous shooting made the highly nervous Kuroko's wheezing sound heavier, but his accurate marksmanship also gave the bandits great pressure, and before Kuroko continued to shoot with the third bullet bridge, some of the bandits who were intercepted here by the old northeast had already thrown their weapons and knelt on the ground and raised their hands in surrender. "Leave the wounded alive, carry the wounded onto the truck, and dispose of them when I get back." Tang Cheng, who was driving the truck, slipped back to Macheng, and there was no superfluous explanation at all, so Tang Cheng asked Adjutant Huang, who had been waiting at the city gate, to accuse Boss Hu.
Tang Cheng, who had returned to Sandaoling again, regained his composure when following Liu Goat, and after carefully questioning the bandit captives, Tang Cheng decided to strike while the iron was hot to touch the bandits' lair. Jiujin was injured because Tang Cheng didn't expect that Hu Laohui would sell the same piece of information to two groups of bandits, and after Tang Cheng defeated the first wave of bandits, the second or bandit, who had been hiding on the hillside as a wallguard, suddenly attacked, which caused Jiujin to be injured and the whole plan was almost aborted.
The anti-bandit operation formulated by Tang Cheng lasted for a day and a night, and the Macheng garrison killed and captured 73 bandits, and paid the price of 12 killed and 42 wounded, and finally ended with the complete destruction of two bandits on the Tang Cheng side. "Bring everything of value to the car, no one is allowed to hide it privately, and those who disobey it will be subject to military law." Taking advantage of the fire to rob is another skill of the routers, with their storage, the two bandits' nests were turned upside down, and when they evacuated the bandits' nests in Tangcheng, except for the bandits' nests with smoke and fire, there was nothing of value left.
"It's just a few more bullet holes, and there is nothing wrong with the truck itself, but the fuel may not be running out, which needs to be figured out by yourself." Tang Cheng, who returned to Macheng, didn't even change his clothes, so he drove directly to Huang's house in a carriage full of loot. "I'll give you my share too, just convert it into money and give it to me, it's too time-consuming to dump these things." According to the previous agreement, 20% of the loot after the suppression of the bandits belonged to Tang Cheng, and Tang Cheng didn't care about the 100 oceans that meaglie, because the horses he wanted had already arrived.
"These guns are very old, and some of them are almost rifled, so I think you'd better dispose of them all, and use the money from selling them to find someone with a way to get some good guns." The more than 30 rifles seized by the bandits were all made in Hanyang or old sleeves, Tang Cheng was not interested in them, seeing Huang Tuanzuo's completely happy expression, Tang Cheng had to persuade a few words, this Tuanzuo lord in the province regarded these garbage as treasures.
"Now you know Company Commander Tang's ability, if there are a few people like this under your hands, maybe this regiment commander of yours will be promoted to the next level." Seeing Tang Cheng leave, Mrs. Huang's words to Tang Cheng made Captain Huang a little jealous, but he had to suspend his woman's opinion, this Tang Cheng is indeed a person who can fight.