"Brother Dragon Boat Festival, how are you?"
Ma Pingan hurriedly came when Duanwu gave the order. He also came to tell Duanwu that the little devil had been prepared and the ferry had been sealed.
Of course, he had just received the news, and heard the sound of cannons coming from the direction of the river bank, so he hurried over and informed Duanwu about it.
But I didn’t want Dragon Boat Festival to have known it for a long time.
However, Duanwu still pretended that he just knew it, and said that the news from the first battalion also confirmed this.
Ma Pingan said: "Brother Duanwu, how about we enter Henan along the east bank of the Yellow River?"
Duanwu smiled and said: "This won't work at all. The little devil just wants us to go south from the east coast. Because the terrain on the east coast is flat, if the Japanese ships chase us, we will have to eat cannon fodder on the plain.
Moreover, fighting on the plains is beneficial to the Japanese. The Japanese have heavy artillery and air superiority. Coupled with the Japanese warships in the river, we are all living targets.
So that's the difference between the East Coast and the West Coast. There were enough bunkers on the west bank, and the Japanese troops were weak. That's why the little devils didn't let us cross the river. "
"What should I do?"
Ma Ping'an frowned deeply, because it was obvious that this would be a dead end.
Duanwu thought for a while and said: "This is what the little devils forced me to do. Then I will let them know what the consequences will be if they force me Duanwu into a hurry. Lao Ma, go and ask the Japanese 110th Division." Where exactly the regiment is and what its strength is. The more detailed the better. And the more comprehensive the news about the Japanese Fifth Division on the Eastern Front, the better."
"Yeah, I'll go right away."
Ma Ping'an responded and left with the two communications soldiers. At this time, Duanwu asked Lao Snoring: "Have all the weapons and ammunition for the surprise attack force been collected?"
Lao Snoring said with a smile: "We have collected them. There are more than 400 German-style shell guns and about 10,000 rounds of bullets, which is enough to make up for our consumption in this battle. It's just that the cavalry battalion suffered a bit heavy losses, alas!"
Lao Snoring sighed at the end, and Duanwu also knew that the casualties of the cavalry battalion were indeed a bit heavy this time.
But there was no way, the opponent was too strong. In today's battle, if the shadow hadn't let go, the cavalry battalion and the secret service battalion would have suffered even greater casualties.
"In this case, you go tell Zhao Weidong that when there are new recruits, I will let him pick them first. His task now is not to be sad, but to prepare for the next battle. Let him send scouts to conduct reconnaissance eastward. I want to know, Where are the Sakata Regiment and the puppet brigade closest to us now?"
Speaking of this, Duanwu thought for a while and said: "The war horses should be left idle. Let them be lent to the baggage camp first, so that they can transport weapons and equipment and transport wounded soldiers."
"Yes, Tuanzao."
Lao Shou took the order, but at this time, Duanwu thought of something again, and quickly ordered the Special 1st Battalion not to come back, to stay in place and set up defenses, and to dig trenches according to the highest standards, and to dig to avoid bomb craters, etc. ,etc.
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At the same time, Zhou Tianyi had just ordered the soldiers to pack up and prepare to leave, but the signal soldier came to report: "Report to the camp, the regiment has an order, let us stay in place and set up defenses, and the trenches must be dug according to the highest standards."
"What does this group seat mean?"
Zhou Tianyi was puzzled, but at this time, the company's big dog said angrily: "Will there be a war in the Dragon Boat Festival? Will the order be changed in the morning and evening? We were asked to dig and dig on this small mountain before, but in less than two hours, we were let We withdrew, but now he asks us to stay where we are, will he be able to take command?"
"Don't talk nonsense. Haven't you seen Tuanzuo's recent battles? They have all won great victories."
Zhou Tianyi reprimanded, and then ordered: "Everyone must follow the orders of the regiment. If anyone dares to disobey me, don't blame me, Zhou Tianyi, for kicking his ass!"
"yes,."
A group of people replied feebly, but as soon as Zhou Tianyi raised his eyes, they immediately went to dig trenches obediently.
Zhou Tianyi supervised personally. In addition to digging trenches, he also hired several veterans to dig bomb shelters. This thing is not something that recruits can dig, because if the digging is not done well, the shells will fall and form a landslide, and people will have to be buried inside.
Therefore, let the veterans dig the bomb shelters, and continue to dig the previously dug trenches deeper, at least to about two meters.
However, at this moment, the sentry discovered that from behind the high ground, more than thirty cavalry battalion officers and soldiers riding fast horses were rushing towards them. He immediately ran to report to Zhou Tianyi.
At this time, Zhou Tianyi also noticed these cavalry, and stood on the mountain and shouted loudly: "Brothers? What are you doing?"
The officer of the cavalry battalion knew that there was a special battalion on the mountain and it was also a member of the supervision team, so he replied: "Perform the mission."
The officer didn't stop, he just replied and walked away. And he didn't say what the task was, because it was a rule for supervising the team. No matter what the order is, it is confidential, and even the most trusted brother cannot reveal even half of it.
But because the Special First Battalion joined relatively late, they didn't know many things. The old cat said angrily: "Why are you so awesome? Is the mission just a mission?"
At this point, Lao Mao complained to Zhou Tianyi again: "Yingzuo, you see, they don't treat us as their own, and they don't tell us if they have missions."
Zhou Tianyi also frowned and said, "You guys keep doing it, I'll go ask."
Zhou Tianyi is also a little moody, because as a front-line commander, he doesn't even know the purpose of the battle. Isn't this funny?
He picked up the walkie-talkie on the radio, called the team headquarters, and asked to speak to the team.
At this time, Duanwu was looking at the map because he wanted to trick the Japanese. He wanted to jump out of the encirclement of the little devils, but the little devils stopped him, so fine, I will kill you.
Of course, there is no way around this. If Duanwu had a choice, he would definitely choose to send the wounded soldiers out, replenish weapons and ammunition, and then bring the people back to kill him.
But unfortunately, if he jumped out of the Japanese encirclement according to the original plan, there would be a lot of casualties.
The ferry was heavily guarded by the Japs, and there were the Japs' warships cruising in the river. If he were to force a breakthrough, the supervisory team would lose at least half of its members.
Because they don't have heavy weapons that can deal with warships. The largest caliber artillery piece of the independent regiment is the 80 mm caliber mortar.
Even if this kind of artillery can hit the Japanese warships on the river, it is just scratching the opponent's itch. Moreover, once the Japanese warships counterattack, their own artillery will be reduced to nothing in an instant.
Therefore, Dragon Boat Festival will not fight this kind of battle that is obviously a matter of death. What's more, the Dragon Boat Festival did not run out of ammunition and food. At worst, after the submachine guns run out of bullets, the machine guns of the entire supervision corps will be redistributed and all replaced with Japanese-style equipment.
And at that time, the supervision team can still use firepower to suppress the Japanese, and use ambush, surprise attack and other tactics to eat the enemy one by one!
(End of chapter)
