As soon as the Japanese plane left, Wen San finally felt relieved. Not only did he arrange for Lao Yang to make rice, he also solemnly buried the fallen soldiers in the woods.
After doing all this, it is naturally time to count the results. I was running in such a hurry before that I didn't even have time to make statistics.
"Report to the company commander, we have completely wiped out two Japanese squadrons. The various combat materials seized are as follows: one Type 92 infantry gun, 26 high-explosive bombs; six grenade launchers, four base numbers of artillery shells. Four Maxim heavy machine guns Yes, there are 12 matching barrels and ten base bullets. 15 crooked light machine guns, 11 boxes of unopened cantaloupe grenades. 260 rifles, too many bullets, haven’t been counted yet..."
"In addition, there are about more than 1,000 kilograms of rice and flour, as well as more than 200 sets of winter cotton clothes and shoes. The food has been taken away by Lao Yangtou. Please ask the company commander to distribute the remaining cotton clothes."
"Well, cotton-padded uniforms will be distributed to the wounded first. Now that the weather is getting colder, the wounded should try their best to keep warm to prevent their wounds from worsening. The remaining squads will be evenly distributed. Soldiers wearing cotton-padded uniforms will change out of their single clothes and give them to comrades who do not have cotton-padded uniforms. ." Wen San made a relatively fair arrangement.
The lack of quantity is indeed a bit of a headache, and no one wants to be cold.
After eating something hastily, Wen San took out his military map and studied the geographical location of Xifeng Town.
Although he temporarily stabilized the Japs headquarters, if he did not send relevant materials to the front line, the Japs would soon notice something unusual. If the Japanese set up a trap for him, the risk of going to Xifeng Town would be very high, and one bad move could get him killed. Although this situation may not necessarily occur, it must be guarded against.
After calculating the map scale, Wen San found that it was about 150 miles from the current place to Xifeng Town. Even with a quick march, normal conditions would take a day or two to pass. If you go on an extreme march, less time will be used, but the soldiers will be extremely tired. You wouldn't do something stupid like this unless absolutely necessary.
Wen San didn't know how many Japanese soldiers were stationed in Xifeng Town. But one thing is certain: the Japanese troops there are insufficient, and they are even threatened by the surrounding national troops, so they sent Inoue Conscience to lead the team to respond.
Look at the location of this town, between two defense lines. It is certain that the enemy and our troops will be at war with each other, and the fight may be quite fierce. Once the Japanese have new reinforcements, the pressure on the defenders on the second line of defense will definitely increase a lot.
A trip to Xifeng Town is definitely risky!
But Wen San still decided that he must go there. Even if he could not drive the Japanese troops down the river, he would still delay their actions and not give the Japanese a chance to easily reinforce the front line.
"Xifeng Town is right on the edge of the Yangtze River. Have you ever thought about the power of Japanese warships?" Chen Liren was also watching from the side and gave a kind reminder.
"The Japanese naval gun has a huge caliber and a range of about 5 kilometers. If we fight on the Yangtze River, it will definitely be a huge threat." Wen San continued to immerse himself in carefully understanding the surrounding terrain as he spoke.
"You know the Japanese warships are powerful, so you still want to go there?" Chen Liren looked at Wen San like a monster. In this kind of battle with absolute disadvantage, it is best not to be stubborn. The national army has proved many times with blood and tears that they cannot withstand the Japanese naval bombardment that is more violent than heavy artillery.
"Why don't we fight if the Japanese are more powerful than us? Are we going to hand over all the great rivers and mountains to them?" Wen San raised his head and glared at Chen Liren.
This guy is indeed a bit greedy for life and fear of death. If he didn't have some calculations in his heart and wanted to take advantage of his status as deputy battalion commander, he would have been kicked out of his team long ago.
After being questioned by Wen San, Chen Liren looked a little embarrassed. The Japanese have fully invaded China and have huge advantages. A large area of land has fallen under the iron hooves of the Japanese. But the resistance of the Chinese people did not stop because of the strength of the Japanese. They still tried their best to resist to the death.
"Okay. Wang Mazi sent an order to all ministries: After the preparations are completed, set off immediately to Xifeng Town."
Ten minutes later, Wen San's company set off again and quickly advanced towards Wu Fu's defense line.
During the march, they encountered some broken troops from time to time. There were only a few or five people, and sometimes there were even ten or twenty people.
When they first saw them, these people would either hide and shoot coldly, or run away immediately. However, they were all captured by Wen San's team in the end.
Although this process will take a lot of time, he is indeed eager to expand his troops. Although the team of more than 200 people looks like a lot, excluding the wounded soldiers, there are only about 200 people capable of fighting.
The strength of the army depends on these defeated troops. This is part of Wen San's plan long ago. Otherwise, where will the troops be replenished? Recruiting new recruits locally is not an easy task.
One day later, Wen San's team was close to Wu Fu's defense line. This place has been reduced to ruins. Not to mention the fortifications, not even a complete piece of land can be found.
This shows how tragic the fighting situation here is. There are traces of artillery bombing everywhere. The Japanese took advantage of their equipment and directly used artillery shells to wash the ground. The lethality was very terrifying.
When we got here, there was no retreat. If we go further, we will soon catch up with the Japanese front-line combat troops. Those were Japanese soldiers based on divisions. No matter how crazy Wen San was, he would not dare to attack the Japanese with this small force.
Fortunately, after passing the Wu Fu defense line, the road to Xifeng Town has changed direction. Wen San decided to move closer to the Yangtze River to reduce the chance of a head-on collision with the Japanese army.
Unexpectedly, after splitting the route, we encountered more defeated troops. By the time his troops were less than fifty miles away from Xifeng Town, Wen San's men and horses had exceeded the 300 mark and were slowly approaching the strength of a battalion.
In order to absorb these forces, the number of infantry platoons under Wen San was expanded to more than 50 people. The number of Lao Wan's heavy machine gun platoon reached 62. Zheng Xiaoyu's artillery platoon now has about 40 people.
The addition of these veterans will not weaken the team's combat effectiveness. After all, the original skeleton has not changed. As long as these soldiers obey the command, there will be no problems.
Lao Yangtou's cooking class has also expanded its manpower and has truly become a class. Pangdun's reconnaissance squad became a reconnaissance platoon, with a slightly smaller number of about twenty people. On the contrary, Wang Mazi's communications class has not changed much, there are still ten people.
Overall, the troop strength has expanded a lot. There is no need to worry about weapons, there are still plenty of guns and ammunition.
"Pang Dun, your scouts must enter Xifeng Town tonight. Before dawn, find out the specific situation there. Our large force will wait for you ten miles away from Xifeng Town."
Wen San has already begun to make battle arrangements in advance.
Pang Dun gave a military salute and immediately led his men out to set up an outpost for Wen San's headquarters.
