nucmednet Chapter 69 Windfall
Chapter 69 Windfall
P.S.: Happy National Day everyone!
At this moment, the Japanese soldiers stationed at the bridge seemed to have received some orders and began to charge at Tang Xiaohu's battalion like madmen. Tang Xiaohu keenly sensed the change in the battlefield and hurriedly gave the order:
"Retreat! Return to the rear trenches and take cover. The artillery company will provide artillery cover." Tang Xiaohu hurriedly ordered the soldiers of the First Battalion to retreat to the trenches that the engineering regiment had repaired in the rear.
As soon as Tang Xiaohu retreated, shells dropped from the Japanese grenade launchers on the bridge exploded.
"Damn it, the Japanese artillery response was too damn fast. Luckily I reacted quickly. Damn it, these Japanese are ruthless, they even bomb their own people."
"Communicator, immediately notify the machine gun company to move to a new position, lest they be wiped out by the Japanese artillery fire."
"Attack!" Tang Xiaohu led his battalion to fight the Japanese soldiers, taking advantage of the trenches.
On the other side, after Zhou Liansheng annihilated a small squad of Japanese soldiers attacking from the flank, he returned to the trenches and joined Tang Xiaohu in defending against the Japanese soldiers and puppet troops attacking from the direction of the bridge.
"Report, Regiment Commander, Battalion Commander Li Debao reports that they have dealt with the Japanese on the military train and are currently organizing personnel to rush the transport of munitions."
“Excellent!” Tang Weiguo exclaimed with delight.
"Order them to speed up the transfer of the munitions."
"Yes, Captain."
"Commander, Battalion Commander Li Debao said that 10 Japanese Type 92 70mm infantry guns were found on the train. They are difficult to move at the moment. What should we do?"
"What? Ten 70mm cannons? Tell Li Debao to do everything he can to get those ten cannons back for me, even if it's just a matter of carrying them back by the hell." Tang Weiguo, who rarely swore, finally spoke up.
"Yes, Captain."
After the communications soldier left, Tang Weiguo checked the time. Half an hour had passed since the battle began. Tang Weiguo wondered, "I wonder what's going on with Niu Dali. Why hasn't the bridge been blown up yet?" Thinking of this, Tang Weiguo couldn't help but feel anxious and decided to go there himself to check.
Just as Tang Weiguo walked towards the temporary command post, he heard several loud explosions coming from the bridge. The flashes from the explosions illuminated the entire bridge. Tang Weiguo picked up his binoculars and saw that several sections of the bridge in the middle had collapsed and were crashing onto the ice.
Immediately following, the sound of explosive charges being launched from both banks of the river rang out. The explosive charges exploded on the ice, blasting open one ice hole after another. Then, the ice holes broke apart and connected, forming a frozen river.
After completing the demolition mission, Niu Dali, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, left behind a company of reconnaissance troops and a company of artillery batteries from the mountain artillery battalion for reconnaissance. He then led the rest of his men to support Tang Xiaohu's forces according to the pre-arranged plan, intending to wipe out the Japanese troops.
Seeing that the bridge and the ice surface had been successfully demolished by explosives, Tang Weiguo immediately called for the communications officer.
"Notify the mountain artillery battalion's forward train to find a way to bring those 10 70mm guns back. Even if you have to dismantle them, take them with you. Tell them this is a death order," Tang Weiguo said with a serious expression.
"With these cannons, I'd dare to attack the county town," Tang Weiguo thought to himself.
On the Independent Regiment's side, supported by an artillery company from the local militia, the soldiers fought fiercely, and the Japanese soldiers in the station couldn't break through the Independent Regiment's defenses. Tang Dazhuang's defensive line was rendered useless. Seeing this, Tang Dazhuang decisively changed the original battle plan and launched an attack on the Japanese soldiers inside the station in coordination with the Independent Regiment.
With the addition of Tang Dazhuang's Second Battalion, the balance of the battle increasingly tilted towards the Independent Regiment.
"Political Commissar, have you noticed the militia's infantry offensive tactics?" Li Yunfei, who was observing the battlefield, suddenly asked.
"I noticed that their attack method is similar to that of the Japanese, but there are some differences. The militia fighters attack in groups of three, with other attack groups supporting them. The attack formations of the attack groups and the members of each group are relatively dispersed, but they can still provide mutual support."
"In this way, they can greatly reduce the threat of Japanese machine gun fire by using this tactic," Zhao Xiaogang analyzed.
"Political Commissar, you have a keen eye. You were able to analyze so much in such a short time. Old Li admires you." Li Yunfei nodded repeatedly as he listened.
"Political Commissar, and their individual soldier skills are extremely high. I estimate that they have already killed more Japanese soldiers than we have," Li Yunfei said.
"Their battalion is stronger than our entire regiment?" Zhao Xiaogang asked in surprise.
"Yes, their combat effectiveness is stronger than our Independent Regiment. Their individual soldier quality is very high. Even if they can't compare to the Japanese, they're not far off," Li Yunfei affirmed.
"It seems tonight's battle will go more smoothly than expected."
"Report to the commander, the militia has sent a notice that our troops have successfully occupied the military train and are requesting the Independent Regiment's logistics unit to cooperate in expediting the transfer of military supplies."
"Great!" Li Yunlong said with great joy.
"Political Commissar, thank you for your trouble. You've gone to direct the logistics team to transport munitions."
"Hahaha. This is a great job, I'll go right now." Zhao Xiaogang left the Independent Regiment's command post.
"Communicator, order the entire regiment to intensify the attack and try to wipe out this wave of Japanese devils."
"Yes, Captain."
At the location of the Japanese army train, Li Debao was frantically directing his soldiers to transport ammunition back, hoping for a safer return sooner. No one knew what new developments might occur on the battlefield next. Just then, he heard a company commander shout:
"Battalion Commander, Battalion Commander, there's a situation."
"What's going on? Have some Japanese soldiers sneaked up here?" Li Debao's heart tightened upon hearing this.
"No, no, come and see, it's gold, several boxes of gold."
"What?" After hearing this, Li Debao immediately followed the company commander to check.
When Li Debao arrived, he saw several soldiers from the First Company guarding the train carriages. Inside, he found ten metal boxes. Li Debao casually opened one and, sure enough, found gleaming gold bars. He weighed them in his hand; one person couldn't even lift them.
"Company Commander, you stay here and keep watch. I'll notify the regimental commander immediately."
"Yes, Commander, I guarantee not even a fly will get in."
Li Debao hurriedly ran towards Tang Weiguo's command post.
"Captain, Captain."
"Li Debao, what brings you here? What's going on?" Tang Weiguo's heart skipped a beat when he saw Li Debao's sudden appearance. Could something have happened to him? He came in person without even having the communications officer deliver a message.
"Commander, we found 10 boxes full of gold inside the military train. I came here personally to prevent the news from leaking out."
"What?" Tang Weiguo suddenly stood up from his chair.
"Come on, let me go take a look."
"Communicator, order Niu Dali to immediately lead the reconnaissance battalion to the military train station to meet me. It's an emergency mission."
"Yes, Captain."
After saying that, Tang Weiguo headed straight for the military train. He entered the carriage and saw that it was indeed gold. He estimated that each box contained at least 100 kilograms of gold, and ten boxes would hold a ton of gold. At that moment, only one word echoed in Tang Weiguo's mind—he was rich!