Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 177 Afraid of them (second update!)
As soon as Aoki Shaozuo received Ono's order, he knew he had been deceived by the Eighth Route Army again.

"Bageya Road, tune the tiger away from the mountain, the Eighth Route Army is really cunning, after chasing and killing them for so long, they didn't show any clues!" Aoki, who was full of anger, turned into an angry lion, and cursed loudly.

After passing the telegram to the chief of staff, he ordered: "Retreat, the troops will retreat immediately, and return to the reinforcement base!"

Yan Song, who led the devil by the nose, immediately found that the devil did not chase and kill him.

Because there is no radio station, he does not know whether the chief of staff has taken down the stronghold on the street, thus forcing Aoki to return to the stronghold.

However, as a qualified commander, he is very clear about the fact that no matter whether the chief of staff has won the Shangjie stronghold or not, he must find a way to slow down the speed of the Japanese army's return.The later the devils returned to the Shangjie stronghold, the better it would be for the chief of staff.

"Deputy Commander Feng, I'll take Sanlian to go ahead and find a way to stop the devils. You take other people to follow up and slow down the speed of the Japanese army's return to aid as much as possible!" Yan Song said directly to Feng Tao without hesitation. Think for yourself.

After beating the devil by the nose for more than two hours, the three companies of the new barracks took turns on the battlefield.

Coupled with the fact that a lot of equipment was seized along the way, although there are only half of the 300-strong recruit battalion left, it can already be equipped with a [-]-piece cover and a full six crooked handles.

Today's new barracks already have a certain combat effectiveness, as long as they don't fight the devils head-on, there is no problem at all in fighting the devils with guerrilla warfare.

Therefore, when he heard Yan Song's suggestion to divide the troops to hold the devils, Feng Tao agreed without thinking about it.

"Yes, Battalion Commander Yan, you take the main force and rush to the front of the devils to deal with them, and I will lead the recruit battalion to follow them and deal with them. Let's attack back and forth, not only to hold them back, but also to bite off a piece of fat from them!"

"That's it, let's get started!"

Yan Song didn't hesitate, and directly ordered the commander of the third company next to him: "The third company will start with me, and Chao Xiaolu will rush to the front of the devil."

Zeng Quan, who occupied the Shangjie stronghold, did not know that he had become the interest of Major General Ono.

Around him, Ono had asked the Japanese army to prepare a big net, and slowly surrounded himself in the stronghold of Shangjie, gathering and annihilating them!

"Chief of Staff, including the seizure and purchase, we have prepared a total of 56 carts to transfer supplies! Each cart holds [-] catties of food, and now more than half of it has been transported away. In half an hour, the warehouse will All the supplies can be transported away!" Zhou Zhengyang, the second company commander, rushed over to report excitedly.

"Good job!" Zeng Quan was very satisfied with the result.Then he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to carry supplies with the soldiers, but at this moment, a soldier from the reconnaissance squad rushed over panting.

"Chief of Staff, there is a situation. A group of Japanese troops came towards us from the county seat. There were at least a thousand people. It was too dark, so I didn't see the details clearly. I came back on horseback. At that time, the Japanese troops were less than five miles away from here. inside!"

The good mood on Zeng Quan's face disappeared immediately, and then he frowned and analyzed: "There are more than 1000 devils, could it be that the devils who came back to aid Laiyuan City have returned, it must be like this!"

"Riding five miles on horseback, you can walk at least one mile on a quick march, that is to say, the devil is less than four miles away from here, and you can kill here in two or ten minutes on a quick march!"

Zhou Zhengyang next to him immediately suggested: "We must send troops to stop them immediately, otherwise we will definitely not be able to take back the supplies and ammunition in the warehouse!"

"Wait a minute, let me think about it first!" Zeng Quan waved his brows tightly and said.

Almost a minute later, Zeng Quan stared at Zhou Zhengyang suddenly and asked: "I remember that when the Japanese army returned to aid Laiyuan City, there were 1 people, and they only brought a few mortars and a few heavy machine guns! "

"There are three mortars and three heavy machine guns in total! The devil must only bring this heavy weapon so as not to affect the march!" Zhou Zhengyang affirmed with a puzzled expression.

"That's right!" Zeng Quan said with a flash of light on his face.

"Now there are only more than 1000 people who came back. They must have been beaten by the regiment leader and lost hundreds of people."

"Since it is confirmed that they are the devils who returned to aid Laiyuan City, and they don't have heavy weapons, then this battle will be much easier to fight!"

"Commander Zhou, immediately call Commander Zhang of the artillery company of the regiment, the artillery company is the key to stopping the devils this time!"

Zhang Bing was inspecting the two infantry guns he had just seized not far away, and rushed over as soon as he heard the order.

"Chief of Staff, is there a mission!"

Zeng Quan asked back with a serious face: "Tell me first, can the artillery you bring can operate four infantry artillery and two mortars at once!"

"No problem, but I need a dozen or so assistants from you, Chief of Staff!"

"Okay, I'll give you a recruit platoon. Now I order you, take all the artillery we captured and our two infantry artillery, with enough shells, rush to the position 500 meters west of the stronghold, set up the artillery, and aim it at the road. According to what the regiment leader taught you, divide the entire road one kilometer ahead into zones, and when you are asked to fight there, you must ensure that it is completely covered by your artillery fire!" Zeng Quan replied very positively.

Zhou Zhengyang on the side was anxious, and immediately asked: "Chief of Staff, what about our infantry!"

"Your task is also indispensable!" Zeng Quan affirmed.

"The third company of the recruit battalion participated in the most battles today and performed the best. I will give you the third company. In addition, all the machine gunners and grenadiers of the other two recruit companies, regardless of whether they have completed training or not, I will also give them to you." for you!"

"In addition to our own seizures, fifteen light and heavy machine guns must be added, and ten grenade launchers must be indispensable. I ask you to take as many as you have, and rush to the front of the artillery position to set up a blocking position, ready to meet the attack of the devils!"

Zhou Zhengyang immediately replied: "Three heavy machine guns, fourteen crooked handles, and twelve grenade launchers. I will lead people to set off immediately. If the devils dare to attack, I will definitely give them a head-on blow with the most powerful firepower!" "

"Head attack! This is a good word. But what I want to tell you is that what I want is not just a head attack, but a powerful firepower to scare the devils in one shot and make them unclear about our strength. , so you dare not attack casually. As long as you fight for half an hour in front, then we will win!"

"In addition, when the devils come, I will go to the front to direct the battle. After all, the artillery company also participates in the battle!"

Zhou Zhengyang immediately showed an expression of sudden realization, and then he promised loudly: "Please rest assured, Chief of Staff, and promise to complete the task!"

At this time, Zeng Quan had already shifted his attention to He Wen, the deputy political commissar: "Old He, I will leave this place to you. If you can retreat 1 minute earlier, you can retreat 1 minute earlier, but you must ensure that no bullets are left for the devils." !"

(End of this chapter)