"Where's the little devil?"
Standing on the mountain ridge, Chief of Staff Wang looked at the situation in the village. Although he had a guess, he couldn't help but ask.
Chief of Staff Wang's question was also the thought of other members of the security company. After all, it was quite uncomfortable for them to rush over in such a hurry and finally find that nothing happened to them!
"Report to the Chief of Staff, we have wiped out more than 200 little Japs." Hearing Chief of Staff Wang's inquiry, the soldiers of the county brigade puffed up their chests proudly and said.
"No one escaped? All wiped out?!!!"
Chief of Staff Wang still didn't believe it when he heard this, and continued to ask, his words full of disbelief and doubt.
"Yes, there is no one who escaped. Our county brigade will wipe out this little devil!" The soldier still replied very proudly, and pointed downwards and said: "That is our brigade captain. The one who came to sweep the battlefield is from our county brigade. Those resting are the friendly prisoners of war we rescued."
After hearing another explanation from the soldiers and the facts before him, Chief of Staff Wang, even if he still didn't believe it, had to admit that the target of their 772nd regiment was really captured by an unknown county brigade. This result was very disappointing. Magical, but it's true.
The soldiers and cadres of other security companies also had to believe that all this happened in the face of the facts.
"Let's go, let me see your brigade captain!" Chief of Staff Wang quickly adjusted his mentality, smiled and said to the soldiers of the county brigade: "With the fighting power of the county brigade, and obviously there are not many people... Under such circumstances, you achieved the record of annihilating more than 200 little Japs. I am very curious about your captain and want to communicate with him. Your captain is a capable person!"
This was just a small battle. Although it was not won by the 772nd Regiment, it was also the armed force of our Eighth Route Army, so this is also something to be happy about.
Hearing Chief of Staff Wang praise his own team leader, several soldiers in the county team became even happier. After Chief of Staff Wang finished speaking, they started talking.
"Chief of Staff, you don't know that our captain just took office yesterday, and after taking office temporarily, he led us to victory in annihilating the puppet army for more than 300 days!"
"Today we were following the captain back to our parents' home, oh no, to the 386th Brigade Headquarters. We encountered this situation on the way, and the captain led us to victory again."
"It can be said that there is no one in our county team who does not admire and respect the captain. We all believe now that as long as the captain is here, we will definitely win again and again."
"..."
The soldiers said something to each other, and they talked happily. Three or two of them seemed to be singing a show, but the information revealed in the words made Chief of Staff Wang even more curious. Because he learned that the new captain of the Quanyang County Brigade was from their 386th Brigade. As the chief of staff of one of the two main groups of the 386th Brigade, he thought that he knew many people in the brigade.
The person who can serve as deputy battalion-level county captain is at least the company level or deputy battalion commander, but he has not heard of such cadres being transferred to local troops in the brigade.
Chief of Staff Wang did not interrupt the soldiers. The distance was not far, and it was obvious when you walked over. It would be better to see it with your own eyes than to ask.
"Huh?!!"
The group of people moved very quickly and arrived at the entrance of the village in a short time. Then, Chief of Staff Wang saw at a glance Zhang Ping'an, who was waiting there and standing in the crowd. He couldn't help but let out a sigh, and a thought emerged in his heart. Guessing: "Good guy, the new captain of this county brigade will not be Xiao Zhang!" Thinking to himself, Chief of Staff Wang discovered that Zhang Pingan had also seen him.
"Chief of Staff Wang, why are you personally leading the team!!!"
Zhang Ping'an was also very surprised when he saw Chief of Staff Wang. He originally thought it was a guard company, so he did not go to greet him. Instead, he waited here, but he did not expect that there was Chief of Staff Wang of the 772nd Regiment. This made him He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and walked up to him, asking with a smile as he walked.
“Good guy!!!”
It was a good thing that Zhang Ping'an didn't speak. Once he spoke, and everyone around him followed his lead, Chief of Staff Wang knew that his guess was true.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh, and then looked at Zhang Ping'an who came to him and saluted him, and said: "Ping'an, I just heard from your soldiers that a new captain has been appointed to the county brigade. I am still wondering who it is. No. I thought it was your boy!"
"I heard from the Chief of Staff, didn't you go to Quanyang County to support? How did you become the captain? Didn't I tell you last time that I wanted you to come out of the brigade headquarters and join our 772nd Regiment as deputy battalion commander, company commander, etc. Just pick whatever you want, good guy, and in a blink of an eye you will directly become the captain of the county brigade!"
Chief of Staff Wang and Zhang Ping'an naturally knew each other. After all, they were both from the same brigade. However, Chief of Staff Wang was not an old man from the 93rd Division. They only knew each other. In addition, one was the chief of staff of the regiment, the other was the combat staff, and the other was in the 772nd Division. In fact, there are not many exchanges at the brigade headquarters.
Compared with Chief of Staff Wang, Zhang Ping'an is more familiar with the commander, political commissar, battalion commanders and company commanders of the 772 regiment.
This was not when Zhang Pingan was chatting with Chief of Staff Wang. Captain Li of the guard company on the side was looking at Zhang Pingan with disbelief and surprise, because he had no choice but to separate the Zhang Pingan in his mind from the current one. Zhang Pingan was pinched together. They looked the same and had the same voice, but their temperaments had changed a lot.
Zhang Ping'an naturally didn't know what Captain Li was thinking. When he heard what Chief of Staff Wang said, he smiled and said: "I am also very helpless about all this, because I was also pushed to the shelf, but I have always been a combat staff officer without any practical experience. I gave it a little try this time and found that there is still a difference between being a combat staff officer and leading troops in war. However, I quite enjoyed the process. Inquiries from Quanyang County’s books, county magistrates and other leaders, I chose to stay in the county team.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Pingan touched his head in embarrassment and said, "That's not it. I made my own decision without reporting it to the Chief of Staff. The battle ended yesterday, and I was going to the brigade headquarters early in the morning." Zhang Pingan didn't say the next words, Chief of Staff Wang also knew.
"hehe!"
Looking at Zhang Ping'an who looked embarrassed, Chief of Staff Wang said with a smile: "This is also a blessing in disguise for you. Since you feel that leading troops to fight is more interesting than being a staff officer, it means that you are a natural military cadre. In the staff profession, your Your level is top-notch. When you lead troops in the future, I hope you can continue to work hard and become an excellent commander."
Chief of Staff Wang naturally knew what to say at this time. Moreover, his relationship with Zhang Pingan was not that close, so he mainly focused on praise and encouragement.
After a few words of greetings, Zhang Pingan took Chief of Staff Wang to meet the officers of the friendly army. Compared to Zhang Pingan, Chief of Staff Wang was more comfortable with such matters. In addition, he was also the leader of the regiment and was definitely better than him. This county captain is even more convincing.
No!
After still exchanging greetings, he assured the friendly troops: "Dear friendly brothers, you don't have to worry, we will arrange people to send you back to your original troops soon."
"During our anti-mopping up campaign this time, our various armies cooperated tacitly. Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, the current situation was achieved. After the battle in Changle Village, the little devils also felt pain and began to retreat. , the troops also began to chase the little devil."
"We will send you back. If we hurry up, you might be able to catch up with our counterattack and make achievements."
Chief of Staff Wang's words made many friendly soldiers' eyes light up. But there are also many friendly troops who are lost in thought. It is obvious that they have some other ideas, including Major Lei Long of the Jinsui Army from the decisive column and his people.
Among them, Lei Long looked at Zhang Pingan, who was standing next to Chief of Staff Wang and whispering to Captain Li of the 772nd Regiment Guard Company from time to time, with a look of hesitation on his face.
Zhang Pingan didn't notice this. He was chatting happily with Captain Li. They were real comrades in arms. They had been in the 31st Red Army since the Red Army period. Moreover, Zhang Pingan also served as a combat staff officer for a period of time in the 93rd Division, the predecessor of the 772nd Regiment, that is, At that time, Zhang Pingan and Captain Li met. At that time, Captain Li was already the main battalion commander and deputy commander.
Without the sense of urgency, everyone could not feel the passage of time. The main force of the 772nd Regiment, which set off later, also arrived at Guojia'ao under the leadership of Captain Liang and Political Commissar Fu.
And when they saw the situation in Guojia'ao, just like Chief of Staff Wang, a thought came to mind: "Where are the Japanese? Where is my hot little Japanese?"
After learning about the situation, Captain Liang couldn't help but sigh: "What a brave Zhang Ping'an, who is an expert in art. He dared to take action with more than 40 people. I have to say that when I encounter this situation, I don’t dare to issue such an order, forty to two hundred, it’s a death sentence!”
Next, after everyone met, Captain Liang, Political Commissar Fu, and the battalion commander, instructor, company commander, and instructors of the 772nd Regiment all laughed and teased Zhang Ping'an.
The scene became very lively, and the soldiers and cadres of the county brigade also had a deeper understanding of their brigade captain when this scene happened.
In their minds, the fact that the captain can chat and laugh with the leaders of the main force means that the captain's status is not low.
“Good guy!!!”
"There are six artillery pieces, and so many light and heavy machine guns. Ping An, you have become a wealthy landowner. I, a regimental commander, look like a beggar compared to you."
After talking and laughing, everyone saw the trophies that had been reloaded and sorted. Captain Liang let out an exclamation. Especially when he saw those artillery pieces and a dozen light and heavy machine guns, he couldn't take his eyes away. .
Although their 772 regiment had just won the ambush battle in Changle Village, they still lacked weapons and equipment, especially light and heavy machine guns and artillery.
Now that they see Zhang Pingan holding so many weapons and equipment, can they not be tempted?
No, after the compliment, Captain Liang couldn't hold it back and said, "Peace, let's discuss it!" While speaking, he didn't take his eyes away from this batch of weapons and equipment.
