South of Shuiquan Coal Mine, in a hidden ravine, nearly 1,500 combatants of the New Regiment were hiding here silently, waiting for the battle to begin.
Political commissar Zhong Zhicheng was squatting on the ground and asked Ding Wei in a low voice:
"Old Ding, do we really want to attack in broad daylight?
This is giving up our advantage of being good at night fighting! "
"Old Zhong, don't worry, this war is different from the past."
Ding Wei comforted him.
"What's the difference?"
Zhong Zhicheng was curious.
“This time, we have the firepower advantage.
Yang Yuanshan's artillery fire will suppress the little devil. "
Ding Wei was speechless when he thought of the artillery that Yang Yuanshan showed him.
I feel envious in my heart.
"Firepower advantage?
In an eight-pronged war, when did we ever have the advantage of firepower? "
Zhong Zhicheng was a little unconvinced.
"Haha, Lao Zhong, you may not believe it, but Yang Yuanshan's spy camp has brought twenty or thirty artillery pieces this time.
This firepower is enough to attack Shuiquan City, let alone a small Shuiquan coal mine. "
"What? Twenty or thirty artillery pieces?
Good guy, when this guy was the platoon leader of the New Regiment, his platoon had only crooked handles and a lot of grenades. Now he can actually get so many artillery pieces, which is no worse than the headquarters artillery regiment. ah! "
Zhong Zhicheng was very emotional.
The last time he saw Yang Yuanshan was after the battle of Cangyunling.
Now nearly a year has passed, and the image in my memory has become blurry.
He couldn't imagine that the other party actually had such a powerful strength now.
"Huh, Headquarters Artillery Regiment?
The headquarters artillery regiment can't compare with him. "
"What?
Better than the headquarters artillery regiment?
impossible? "
Zhong Zhicheng's eyes widened. Everyone knew that the headquarters artillery regiment had 12 mountain cannons and several mortars.
"Compared with the number of cannons, Yang Yuanshan's spy camp is indeed not that many, but this dog has a lot of cannonballs!
According to him, this time he carried an average of at least 80 rounds for each gun.
Twenty or thirty cannons, how many shells did he bring?
You still don’t know how many rounds of artillery shells our headquarters artillery regiment has?
Every time we go into battle, each cannon can fire less than 10 shells on average, which is considered too much.
How does it compare with Yang Yuanshan? "
"Good guy, each cannon has 80 rounds, this guy is ready to make the little devil cry!
But this is such a waste!
Did Lao Li allow this kid to act so recklessly? "
Zhong Zhicheng's face was filled with disbelief.
"Huh, Li Yunlong?
He's just having fun secretly.
They had captured Yang Yuanshan's artillery and shells themselves, and Li Yunlong had no control over them. "
Ding Wei was so envious that he wanted to cry as he talked.
He also wants to have a battalion commander like Yang Yuanshan under his command!
Then does he have to worry about food and cotton-padded clothes?
Breaking through Yang County directly, it was easy for the soldiers to wear thick cotton-padded jackets and eat pork and cabbage stew!
"But our rule is that everything seized must be returned to the public."
Zhong Zhicheng still struggled.
"Forget it, Li Yunlong has to coax a baby like Yang Yuanshan, so how can he dare to make demands on him?
What's more, thanks to the Qianfan special agent battalion that captured Heyuan County, Li Yunlong's regiment now has two artillery battalions, dozens of artillery pieces, and a lot of artillery shells. "
"Good guy, Old Ding, I finally understand why you came to Shuiquan Coal Mine despite all the objections."
Zhong Zhicheng felt that he understood everything.
"Yeah, with the help of a rich man like Yang Yuanshan, it would be a shame if we didn't fight."
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a burst of violent gunfire from the direction of Mao Mao Mountain in front of them. The sound of the Type 92 heavy machine gun and the 38-type heavy machine gun was like fried beans.
Ding Wei immediately kept silent, took out a pocket watch from his arms and looked at it, frowning:
"It seems that something unexpected happened. It's not time to attack yet."
"Old Ding, what should we do? Do we want to launch an attack in advance?"
Zhong Zhicheng also looked solemn.
"No!
Don't act rashly, I believe in Yang Yuanshan.
The current gunfire should subside soon. "
Ding Wei said with confidence, as if he was cheering himself up.
…
At this moment, the gunshots coming from the mountain of Mao Mao Mountain naturally meant that the little Japanese Gaojing Squadron had stepped into Han Yang's ambush circle.
While he ordered the soldiers to open fire, he sent someone to report to Yang Yuanshan urgently.
"Report to the battalion commander that the Japs sent a squadron of troops from the coal mine to Mao Mountain. Now Deputy Battalion Commander Han is leading his men to ambush them."
"Okay! If this squadron can be eliminated, the defense in the Xiaoguizi coal mine will be even weaker. How wonderful!"
Yang Yuanshan was pleasantly surprised.
He had no idea that the little devil could be so stupid.
In fact, this is a misunderstanding in his thinking.
If the attack this time was not their special agent battalion, but other main forces or guerrillas, there would be no problem at all with the little devil's response.
With the strength of a squadron, we can fight successfully against a main regiment of our army.
There is absolutely no problem in going out to find out the enemy's situation.
It's just that the little devil, despite all his calculations, never thought that there would be a special agent battalion in our army. One company is equipped with 6 Type 92 heavy machine guns, light machine guns and dozens of grenade launchers. Weird troops.
If they knew about it, they would definitely yell: You have such fierce firepower, why are you just playing with the old guys from the north? Why are you bullying our locust army?
Our squadron only has two heavy machine guns when it is specially strengthened!
You are too bullying!
"Does Han Yang need me to send someone to support him?"
With his thoughts racing, Yang Yuanshan asked the correspondent who reported the news.
"No need! Deputy Battalion Commander Han said that they can eliminate these little devils in half an hour at most."
"Okay! Go tell Han Yang, don't be stingy with bullets, and deal with them as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
…
On the mountain road of Mao Mountain, the little Japanese squadron leader Takai Ryuji's face was livid, and he scolded Hayashida Shinji until he was furious.
He thought to himself: Did this bastard deliberately let himself come out to die?
The enemy's firepower is simply terrifying!
He immediately yelled:
"Heavy machine gun, quickly establish a fire point and cover the fire!
Team 1, counterattack!
Teams 2 and 3, hurry up and move in! "
After hearing this order, the captain and soldiers of the first team couldn't help but curse in their hearts. Everyone thought: This son of a bitch, Captain Takai, is so inhuman, why should he sacrifice himself?
But the people in the second and third teams were all so happy that they rolled and crawled back down the mountain.
At this time, Shuiquan Coal Mine and the messenger sent by Hayashida Shinji also arrived:
"Your Excellency, Commander Takai, Commander Hayashida orders you to retreat immediately!"
After hearing this order, Takai Ryuji finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just now he ordered to retreat, and he was still under some psychological pressure. Now that he has Hayashida Shinji's order, he can let himself go.
He yelled quickly:
"Quick, quick, turn in!
Don't stop!
quick! "
After saying that, he took the lead and ran back.
Only the two heavy machine guns and the dozens of soldiers from the first team who were blocking the attack were left crying without tears.
…
On the hillside, Han Yang, who was hiding behind a rock, saw the Japs trying to run away and couldn't help but panic. Seeing that the group of Japs left behind to block the Japs had already suffered more than half of their casualties under heavy machine gun fire, he immediately ordered:
"quick!
The pistols are lined up in front, catch up and eliminate these little devils, leaving no one behind! "
Upon hearing this order, First Company Commander Xu Wei quickly stopped him:
"Deputy battalion commander, the Japs' heavy machine guns are fierce. If we charge rashly, we will suffer heavy losses!"
When Han Yang heard this, he frowned and roared:
"Grenade man, focus your fire and knock out the kid's heavy machine gun for me!"
"yes!"
The dozens of grenade launchers in a row immediately opened fire——
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
Amidst a series of explosions, the kid's heavy machine gun misfired.
When Han Yang saw this, he was overjoyed. He jumped up and shouted loudly:
"Well done, comrades, come after me!"
Following his order, the soldiers of the first company immediately jumped up and rushed down the hillside where they had just ambushed.
Those pistols armed with twenty-shot box cannons were lined up in front, and they frantically killed the little Japs standing in front of them.
Faced with their violent firepower, the first team of Japs who were left to block them were quickly wiped out, and then the soldiers continued to pursue down the mountain...
…
About half an hour later, Han Yang estimated that if he continued to chase, he would be within the attack range of the coal mine turrets, and finally gave the order to stop the pursuit.
At this time, there were only twenty or thirty people left in the squadron of the little devil.
Takai Ryuji, who was covered in sweat from running, saw that the Eighth Route Army was not chasing him. He couldn't help but sit down on the ground, his heart beating like a drum.
At this time, another messenger came running from the direction of the coal mine and shouted to them:
"Captain Takai, Commander Hayashida order you to turn in immediately!
Chief of Staff Nakao called and ordered us to hold on to the coal mine and not attack! "
When Takai Ryuji saw that there were only these twenty or thirty people left under his command, and when he heard this order again, he couldn't help being extremely angry and roared:
“Bagya Road!
That bastard, Shinji Hayashida, my squadron is finished because of his wrong command!
More than a hundred Locust Army warriors were so meaninglessly shattered! "
When he first escaped for his life, he was only focused on escaping and didn't care about anything else. But now that he has obviously saved the dog's life, it's time to take the blame.
Otherwise, if the blame for the loss of more than a hundred people falls on him, his future in the military will be over.
With his incitement, the twenty or thirty people under his command were immediately filled with indignation, and they all followed suit and cursed Hayashida Shinji.
Just now, everyone almost became loyal to His Majesty Tian Locust. Thinking about it, they still have lingering fears. Now that the squadron leader is taking the lead, of course they will take the opportunity to vent their anger.
Seeing this situation, Takai Ryuji couldn't help but smile, and thought to himself: Hayashida-kun, don't blame me for being unjust, it was you who made the move first and sent me to my death!
…
At this moment on Mao Mountain, Han Yang was already leading the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
This time he ordered:
"Tear off the little devil's cotton coat, cotton trousers, and military boots, and pick up all the guns and ammunition. Don't miss a gun!"
A soldier asked:
"Deputy battalion commander, we can wash and wear the little devil's cotton coat after taking it off. These good guns can be kept and distributed to the militiamen, but what are we doing with these broken guns?
Is it used to make engineering shovels?
Isn't this thing too troublesome to use for blacksmithing?
Why not go back and pick up some shrapnel? "
"Hey, what do you know?
Our Eighth Route Army cleans up the battlefield, just to return the grains to the warehouse!
Of course these bad guns will be useful later! "
Han Yang kicked the kid.
He thought to himself: You kid, you don’t know how much effort Zhao Li and I spent last time to collect 800 broken guns!
Now that there is a chance to pick up a broken gun, why not seize it quickly?
What if the battalion commander surrenders the weapons of the 358th regiment next time and cannot find any broken guns to return to others.
Han Yang naturally didn't know how chilling he would be if his words were heard by Su Zhen, the captain of the Heyuan County Brigade!
At first, Su Zhen led the county brigade, but he made a small fortune by cleaning the battlefield that He Yunfu had not cleaned for the second time.
Since then, he has been thinking about it, thinking about when he can go back to the battlefield that the secret service camp has cleaned and pick up foreign things!
…
(End of chapter)
