mtlumby2d Chapter 343 Everyone is prepared
Chapter 343 Everyone is prepared
However, at this time, Zhao Ziqing had already led several special forces teams to infiltrate the Japanese army camp.
There were 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese troops around Huangtuling, and there were also Japanese troops from the Tanaka Brigade mixed in with the Kobayashi Brigade, so it was relatively easy for Zhao Ziqing to blend into the Japanese group.
Moreover, the team members Zhao Ziqing brought this time were all familiar with the Japanese language and could speak some simple spoken language. So far, no one had noticed anything wrong with them.
In fact, Zhao Ziqing searched for an opportunity for several hours but still couldn't find any good solution. Finally, his team members wiped out a group of Japanese scouts, and then he thought of a way to blend into the Japanese group.
Zhao Ziqing's idea was very simple. It was indeed very difficult to ambush the Japanese outside, but they couldn't just sit there and watch, and positional warfare was not suitable for them.
Naturally, blending into the group of devils became the best option.
With the destructive power of the special forces, if Zhao Ziqing really finds an opportunity, the Japanese will definitely be in trouble.
At the Huangtuling position, as all the Japanese troops withdrew, the soldiers of the independent regiment finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only the devils marched all night, but the independent regiment did the same.
It was morning now, a good time for the soldiers to eat something and strengthen their fortifications.
The situation on the Japanese side was similar. After retreating, the Japanese quartermaster led his men and began to distribute their salted fish rice balls.
The Japanese soldiers who received the rice balls either sat or squatted, staying in their circular fortifications.
Kobayashi Ichizo is not as arrogant as Abe, but he still has the necessary caution.
He ordered people to dig trenches last night and disperse the personnel widely.
Tens of thousands of troops gathered here. He didn't dare to gather all the soldiers together without preparation. He knew that the independent regiment had heavy artillery.
At this time, Zhao Ziqing was also in a tunnel. Except for more than 20 team members, the rest of the people around him were Japanese devils.
Fortunately, the team members were strong-willed and ate the rice balls as soon as they were given them, so the Japanese soldiers did not take them seriously at the moment.
Zhao Ziqing ate rice balls while listening to the Japanese soldiers talking, his eyes constantly looking around, he wanted to see if he could find the Japanese heavy artillery regiment.
Suddenly, Zhao Ziqing had an idea.
The Japanese quartermaster is now distributing meals, so naturally the Japanese heavy artillery regiment must also be included.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ziqing quickly stuffed the rice ball into his mouth, stood up and walked out of the tunnel.
The team members didn't see any instructions from the captain, so they didn't say a word and continued squatting in the tunnel.
Zhao Ziqing's behavior did not arouse the curiosity of the surrounding Japanese soldiers. After all, Zhao Ziqing was wearing a second lieutenant uniform, so what could ordinary Japanese soldiers say?
He didn't stand there for long. After a while, he returned to the tunnel and gave a subtle hint to several team members with his eyes.
On the other side, Gu Changfeng also called a meeting of the battalion commanders.
It was already daytime, and the Japanese planes were bound to come, so anti-artillery work became the top priority.
The Third Battalion had already suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Japanese, and there were even more people in Huangtuling now. Gu Changfeng couldn't just let the Japanese bomb it.
After the battalion commanders reported their gains, Gu Changfeng spoke.
"Next we have to play with the Japanese, but they are likely to use poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs and other things, so everyone should prepare water and towels."
His current points are enough to buy some gas masks, but the problem is that he is on the battlefield now and it is difficult to get any reason.
Of course, when the crisis really comes, he still has to find a way, but this time it definitely won't work.
"Commander Gu, most of our soldiers have not received any anti-poison training. Is this..."
Zhang Guofu said with some concern that he had encountered this situation many times before in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.
The Japanese dropped poison gas bombs, and a large number of soldiers fell down. There was nothing they could do.
Hearing Zhang Guofu's words, Huang Zhengkui said happily:
"Lao Zhang, don't worry about that. Just wet the towel and tie it behind your head. Remember to make the soldiers close their eyes. Once the poison gas dissipates, the Japanese will be helpless."
It is impossible for the Japanese to attack while dropping poison gas bombs. Even if there is such a precedent, it is too rare. In general, it is enough to guard against the invasion of poison gas.
When Zhang Guofu heard this, he immediately pulled Huang Zhengkui over and asked him in detail.
Gu Changfeng smiled and shook his head, then continued looking at the battalion commanders and said:
"The Japanese heavy artillery regiment is still hiding, but now that it's daytime, they will probably use it. You still have to be careful about this problem."
"Of course, if the Japanese heavy artillery battalion dares to take action, our artillery battalion will not be a pushover. If we find their location, Lao Lu will take action directly."
The artillery battalion fired a round of Katyusha in the early morning, but he stopped it shortly afterwards. He was still worried that the Japanese heavy artillery regiment had not been lured out.
Yang Zhenhua thought for a moment and asked, "Commander Gu, how far should we fight this time?"
In his mind, it would be a disadvantage to fight a whole division of the Japanese head-on, especially when the Japanese had the support of a flying squadron.
Another point is that they cannot bring out their anti-aircraft guns, otherwise they would not have to be afraid of these.
"Let's hold on until today and see what the Japs are doing. If there's really no chance, we'll break out."
Gu Changfeng himself was fine, but he was mainly worried that the other divisions of the Eighth Route Army might not be able to hold on.
He had a system that allowed him to go out and exchange ammunition at any time, but the Eighth Route Army did not. If there were too many casualties, he would blame himself, after all, it was he who insisted on fighting.
And to be honest, after several hours of fighting, he was not sure if he could defeat all the devils here.
Now he was thinking about getting more points and living one day at a time.
Yang Zhenhua nodded and said, "One day is no problem. The main problem is our ammunition. The Second Battalion has used up nearly half of its M60 bullets. If we fight for a few more days, our advantage will be gone."
The M60 machine gun is extremely important to each battalion. If it were not for suppressing the Japanese, the casualties of each battalion would definitely be much greater.
Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about the bullet issue later. Let's finish the fight today first."
His points increased to more than 20,000, so he was not worried about the ammunition problem at all.
"Captain Gu, if there's a chance, please get some more scopes. Our snipers' combat effectiveness is greatly reduced without scopes."
Luo Xiong suddenly raised such a difficult question, which made Gu Changfeng feel a little amused and helpless. He thought that the problem was that the points were used up every time he made some, so there was no way there would be any left.
It was because the heavy artillery shells were too expensive, which made him helpless, otherwise he would have equipped each battalion with them long ago.
After thinking for a while, Gu Changfeng said, "Forget about the scope. We should ensure heavy firepower for now, otherwise we will be at a greater disadvantage when facing the Japanese."
By the way, if the students can do it in the future, he can save these points to buy other supplies, but that is definitely not possible now.
Gu Changfeng's words made Luo Xiong a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything else.