BSI Chapter 70: The troops split into two groups, alarming the brigade commander.
Chapter 70: The troops split into two groups, alarming the brigade commander.
A squadron, without a large number of heavy weapons, without armored vehicles and tanks, and without air cover, isn't this just delivering supplies to Zhang Dabiao and his men?
It should be noted that Zhang Dabiao's side had more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns, with the heavy machine guns occupying the high ground.
Of course, whether or not we can defeat the Japanese depends on how the situation changes on the battlefield...
Wang Yousheng trusted Zhang Dabiao's command tactics; after all, Zhang Dabiao wasn't just a battalion commander for nothing.
The Japanese troops were rapidly approaching Daxia Village, which made Wang Yousheng quickly notice another problem.
Ma Huibao once said that the Japanese soldiers not only came out of the Huting stronghold, but also came from Wanjia Town. Wanjia Town is more than 20 kilometers away from Daxia Village. The two places are too far apart, so it is obvious that they would not target the area around Daxia Village.
West of Wanjia Town, the road stretches for more than 30 kilometers through hills and plains, passing several villages, including those he had previously observed: Xinchao Village, Sanxing Village, and Xiaomi Village.
In that case, the other Japanese unit must be sweeping around in the direction of Wanjia Town...
He knew this was not a good sign.
At that moment, Wang Yousheng opened the 3D map and quickly searched for signs of Japanese military activity within a 100-kilometer radius.
Sure enough, north of Wanjia Town, a Japanese unit was moving towards several villages, and was suspected of approaching the base area.
Wang Yousheng took a closer look and finally made a decision.
"Attention, everyone! Assemble!"
At his command, a platoon of soldiers quickly formed a neat line on the road in front of the Ma family's house.
Wang Yousheng glanced around and ordered, "The food supply is secured. Next, we have more tasks!"
The soldiers were all baffled, thinking, "Weren't we here to raid the landlords and take their grain? Could there be more?"
Their eyes gleamed with a fierce intensity; they were all veterans, and at this moment, they had no choice but to acknowledge Wang Yousheng's superiority.
Damn it, for several days in a row, they've brought so much glory to the Independent Regiment!
The veterans all dare to say that the firepower of the current First Battalion is comparable to that of the 771st and 772nd Regiments, which were once their own.
Veteran Wang Xikui asked in a raised voice, "Platoon Leader Wang, just give the order! We'll fire wherever we're told!"
Other veterans also responded.
Wang Yousheng didn't have time to waste with them and asked, "Have you all brought enough weapons and ammunition?"
"We brought enough. The battalion commander said when we came out that each person would be allocated twenty rounds of ammunition."
"very good!"
Wang Yousheng nodded and responded.
He estimated in his mind that each soldier had twenty bullets, a platoon of more than forty soldiers, plus two light machine guns, and they could try to fight the Japanese!
Even if we fail, we must stop the Japanese devils' atrocities!
"Follow me!"
Upon receiving a military order, all soldiers, led by him, marched swiftly towards Wanjia Town.
This time, he brought a whole platoon of soldiers with him, and all the food supplies were transported by Ge Erdan and several nearby district squads.
As the troops marched rapidly toward Wanjia Town, the 386th Brigade headquarters, far behind, also received intelligence about the Independent Regiment's operations.
The brigade commander was a special operations officer, very skilled at intelligence gathering. He could find out any of his subordinates' movements within just a few hours.
In the command post, the brigade commander's expression was complex.
Damn it, the Independent Regiment is up to its old tricks again!
Seeing that the brigade commander remained silent, the chief of staff said, "Brigade commander, Li Yunlong has only been in office for a few days, yet he's already allowing his men to engage in side businesses. We need to keep a closer eye on this."
The brigade commander nodded and said, "I told him to shut up a couple of days ago, but he started causing trouble as soon as I turned around. It seems we need to discipline him properly."
At this point, the brigade commander added, "However, Li Yunlong is right. How can we improve our combat effectiveness if we don't engage in side businesses? Last time he intercepted Sun Liancheng's supplies and made a fortune. Now he's preparing to make another fortune."
The chief of staff said, "Ma Bao from Baishi Village has long been on our list of targets for eliminating traitors, but we didn't expect Li Yunlong to snatch it away. I just heard that Li Yunlong's troops even mobilized the local villagers to transport grain."
"Is that so? How much grain do you have?" The brigade commander's eyes flashed.
The chief of staff said, "According to our intelligence personnel, it would take at least two or three hundred oxcarts to transport it all. The transport teams are lined up in long queues, chatting and laughing as they make their way to the Independent Regiment's camp."
"My God...that must be tens of thousands of kilograms of grain..."
The brigade commander had learned the hard way about food shortages. Sometimes, let alone tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, even just one kilogram of grain could be fatal to both sides.
The chief of staff seemed to understand what the brigade commander was up to, and the two exchanged a knowing smile.
After thinking for a moment, the brigade commander said, "This kid has made such a big commotion, the Japanese must have made a move. Tell the comrades in the frontline intelligence section that they should report it immediately once the Japanese approach the base area."
"Don't worry, everything is arranged." The chief of staff nodded.
"By the way, where is Zhao Gang now?"
The chief of staff replied, "In the direction of Wanjia Town, we will be escorted by comrades from the county brigade of Mashun County. If there are no problems, we can report to the Independent Regiment tomorrow."
The brigade commander nodded: "Yes, Comrade Zhao Gang is also a man of both literary and military talent. I hope he can give full play to his revolutionary ideas and reform Li Yunlong."
Although the brigade commander said that, the chief of staff disagreed in his heart.
The chief of staff thought to himself: Reform? Hard to say. Li Yunlong had never gotten along with military and political cadres; just back in the New First Regiment, that brat drove away six political commissars in a single year…
Once the brigade commander gave the order, the battle for Daxia Village was ready to begin.
When Inaba Ittetsu led the First Company to Ogawa Village, he smelled blood in the air, so he divided his forces to search the village, but they found nothing.
The villagers of Daxia Village had already gone to help the Eighth Route Army transport grain, while Zhang Dabiao led his troops to ambush the Japanese soldiers around the village, waiting for them to walk into their trap.
Once all the Japanese soldiers are inside the encirclement, that's when Zhang Dabiao will make his move.
Meanwhile, it is located west of Wanjia Town.
The Japanese Second Company, responsible for this grain requisition, has also begun to approach the three villages of Xinchao, Sanxing, and Xiaomi.
Second Company Commander Yamaguchi Michizo came with a purpose. He saved a lot of time and divided his forces, with one squad going to one village and finishing the sweeping mission before dark.
The Japanese soldiers were approaching the village, and Wang Yousheng was still on his way with his troops.
He had already seen from the map that the Japanese troops had split up.
This sight stunned him. Damn it, weren't the Japanese troops supposed to be all together? Why have they split up?!
With three directions and no way of knowing how many Japanese troops there are in total, how can we fight?
He currently only has one platoon of soldiers; if he were to divide his forces further, he would not be able to form an effective fighting force.
For the first time, I felt invisible pressure.
"Damn it!"
Wang Yousheng stopped in his tracks.
The soldiers behind them also stopped, looking bewildered and unsure of what was going on.
Wang Xikui then asked, "Platoon Leader Wang, is there something wrong?"
Wang Yousheng did not respond.
He underestimated the Japanese. How could he possibly fight them in this situation?