Chapter 18: Surprises
After experiencing the gains and losses of the first day, in the next two days of the operation to clean up the Japanese army, Tang Cheng seemed to be a different person, not only regained his former calm and strength, but also improved his marksmanship. Four days later, several British batteries outside the town of Ledo that were controlled by the Japanese army were all recaptured by Tang Cheng, and the remnants of the Japanese army who had already been tossed because of lack of food could not be their opponents in Tang Cheng, and even when they were chasing the last few fleeing Japanese troops, more than 100 defeated soldiers under Tang Cheng rushed up, and in the end, they could not even leave Tang Cheng alive to interrogate and interrogate.
In Wallace's anxious waiting, the exhausted Tang Cheng returned to Ledo, and when they learned that all the outer forts had been recaptured, Wallace hurriedly thanked Tang Cheng and took his soldiers to the forts outside the town. In Mike's temporary war room, Tang Cheng saw Huang Hanju and Liu Shishi, who were ordered to come from Kunming, and their appearance was not much different from before, but Tang Cheng's appearance at this time was very different from before.
"Chengzi, I really want to thank you this time, if I hadn't been transferred to the joint force, maybe I would have been dragged to Ramgarh to follow those young people to train in the queue every day." Pulled over the haggard Tang Cheng and took a closer look, and after confirming that Tang Cheng was not injured, Huang Hanju, who had been worried, relieved his heart, and when he came, his wife and two children repeatedly asked him to be optimistic about Tang Cheng and not to let Tang Cheng be injured.
Tang Cheng was extremely happy to see Huang Hanju and Liu Shishi in Leduo, in Tang Cheng's heart, he had already regarded the people of the Huang family and Liu Shishi as his relatives. I haven't seen him for more than half a year, Liu Shishi is still the one who can't sit still, and after a few words of greeting with Tang Cheng, he hurriedly sneaked out to find Hou San and them to gossip, and only Tang Cheng and the three of them were left in the war room.
As the nominal commander of the joint forces, it can be said that he only occupies a name, and in fact only plays the role of a coordinator who communicates the relationship between the American soldiers and Tang City. The U.S. military and the national army are soldiers of two different countries, and Mike's role as a coordinator is not very good, but it doesn't mean countless possibilities. If the U.S. military advocates firepower supremacy and is well-equipped, and Tang Cheng has a wealth of combat experience, if the two can complement each other, Mack's combined force will explode with several times the combat effectiveness of other troops.
Mike's selfishness has added countless jobs to himself, but he also enjoys it, and the integration and tacit understanding between them and the American soldiers in Tang City is constantly changing at a speed that can be seen by the naked eye, which is what Mike is most happy to see. Waiting for Tang Cheng and Huang Hanju to stop greeting each other, Mike smiled directly: "Tang, Huang brought a sharp weapon I prepared for you, don't you want to know what it is?" ”
Hearing Mike's words, Tang Cheng raised his eyebrows, and asked with some interest, "Oh, then I'm going to take a look, could it be the mortar I've been anxious to get?" Or is it the latest sniper rifle you told me about? In fact, the sniper rifle that Mike was talking about was not a new one, but a sniper rifle suitable for jungle use that the American snipers in the Pacific Theater had privately modified, which was simply an M1 rifle with a scope.
"There are a few sniper rifles, but none of them are important, I have another good thing for you." Mike lit the cigarette in his mouth with a lighter, took a puff of it first, and then clapped his hands at the guards at the door of the war room and said, "Bring the things!" ”
As soon as Mike clapped his hands, an American soldier who had been guarding the door of the war room walked in with a strange box. Tang Cheng stared at it carefully, but the thing that the guards brought in looked boxy, almost the size of a large backpack. There's a strap on the front that you can carry on both shoulders, and there's an antenna on top that I don't know what it's for, which looks really weird.
"What is this?" Tang Cheng, who had never seen this thing, asked with a little surprise, the strength of the US military equipment made Tang Cheng already surprised, but he had never seen this thing, but he didn't dare to draw conclusions lightly.
Mike looked at Tang Cheng and said calmly: "This is a radio walkie-talkie" After Mike briefly explained the function of this walkie-talkie to Tang Cheng, Tang Cheng's face showed a trace of solemnity, and he even forgot to smoke the cigarette between his fingers. No matter how the battle situation changes, the fighter will always be one of the most important things for the eyes of a person. Being able to accurately grasp the fighter plane is extremely important for any battlefield commander.
From the role of the walkie-talkie just described by Mike, Tang Cheng remembered that this thing could talk freely within a range of 4 kilometers, which could not only call the artillery in the rear to provide fire support, but also connect the observer in front to provide artillery coordinates for the artillery in the rear. Tang Cheng even thought that if this walkie-talkie was popularized to the company platoon, or even the squad, his own commander would be equivalent to a few more pairs of eyes, and any changes in the enemy on the battlefield could be summed up by himself, or even the rear headquarters.
The side that can seize the fighters in turn can even gain insight into the reality of the other side, and deploy troops and tactics according to the situation of the other party, so as to defeat the opponent with superior forces. This strange thing, although not as amazing as the large-caliber artillery, is even more effective than the artillery in a certain way. "Great, how much is this thing? Is it hard to learn or not? Can we make it accessible to classes? Tang Cheng lowered his head and pondered for a long time, before he suddenly slapped the table and stood up.
"No problem, it's not difficult to operate walkie-talkies, it won't be much more difficult than recruit training, it's just that I can only give you four walkie-talkies like this now, and when the follow-up supplies are delivered to Ramgar, I'll distribute some more to you." The US troops in the Pacific Theater have long been equipped with walkie-talkies, and of course Mike knows the purpose of walkie-talkies, where will he hide them from Tang Cheng, he wishes that Tang Cheng would be armed to the teeth, and it would be more enjoyable to fight the Japanese army at that time.
"The communication distance of the walkie-talkie is four kilometers, so I don't have to use it only to call artillery support, I can also use it to contact the scouts who are coming out, or use the form of relay to transmit the news from the scouts back to the rear headquarters, which is at least much faster and more convenient than the radio." Tang Cheng was already about to get to the magic barrier, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this walkie-talkie was useful, and Mike and Huang Hanju in the war room looked at each other and smiled bitterly, but they didn't expect Tang Cheng to ignore the existence of the two of them.
Before Tang Cheng could wake up from the surprise of the walkie-talkie, Mike had another sniper rifle converted from the M1 Garand rifle brought in. "This is the new sniper rifle I told you, it is modified from the M1 rifle, and compared to the bolt-action sniper rifle, this sniper rifle modified with the M1 rifle has a faster rate of fire, which is very suitable for use in jungle terrain. According to your request, I will get you 30 of these sniper rifles, which is enough for you. ”
Among the more than 100 people under Tang Cheng, there are only two sniper rifles, Dice and Yanlong, and they are both Japanese-style bolt-action sniper rifles, although the range is stronger than the sniper rifle that Mike brought, but the bolt-action is always inferior to the M1's automatic loading. At least the M1 rifle has a load of 8 rounds, the Japanese sniper rifle only has 5 rounds, and the use of a sniper rifle in jungle terrain is no different from a sniper rifle with a range of 500 meters and a sniper rifle with a range of 300 meters, because there is no such long open area in the jungle.
Waiting for Tang Cheng to reluctantly put down the sniper rifle in his hand, Mike smiled again, "There is also good news, the reinforcements I asked you for will arrive in Ledo tomorrow, if it weren't for the fact that Ramgar is going to do a physical examination for them, maybe you would have seen them by now." There are a full 300 reinforcements in this batch, and you can start by picking a few dozen of them to replenish your company to 200 men. ”
"I can only pick a few dozen? And what about the rest of the reinforcements? Which side do you want to return to Ramgar? "Knowing that he should have felt that Ledo's reinforcements were intercepted by Ramgar's side today, Tang Cheng's heart was somewhat unhappy, if he was to choose, he naturally wanted to leave all these reinforcements in Ledo.
"Don't worry, Lamgar won't intercept our reinforcements, before you come back, I have already contacted the U.S. military observation group on Lamgar's side, you just have to wait tomorrow to receive them." Mike didn't explain much to Tang Cheng, but Tang Cheng could see that when Mike mentioned Ramgar, there was obviously a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Huang Hanju and Liu Goat rushed to Leduo, not only brought follow-up weapons and ammunition, but also brought a large number of supplies and materials. In the past few days, the contact and run-in have made Tangcheng and the 200 American soldiers brought by Mike have some tacit understanding and integration, stimulated by alcohol and food, the drunk soldiers, regardless of nationality or position, or sit together and make loud noises, or sleep in a heap, in short, it looks quite tacit.
Tang Cheng, who was also poured with wine, stretched out his hand to hold Liu Shishi and Huang Hanju in a daze, and muttered with a smirk, "It's good that you're here, and I don't feel lonely when you come." There were times when I couldn't sleep at night thinking about you, but now I can sleep soundly. Liu Shishi didn't hear what Tang Cheng said, but Huang Hanju heard it clearly, and Huang Hanju, who was smiling bitterly, had to carry the drunk Tang Cheng back to the room to rest.