The war of resistance against mountains is heavy

Chapter 2289: Completely Impossible to Leave

The entire 226th Regiment was slow to react that night, whether it was the officers who were drinking or the soldiers who had fallen asleep.

Four or five minutes later, soldiers, illuminated by torches, rushed into the yard where the officers were drinking. Although the officers were holding box guns in their hands, they could not hide the smell of alcohol.

There were really only two Japanese soldiers who attacked the drinking party, both of them were men in black, but they were both dead. One of them had his face completely disfigured. That was the result of Shang Zhen's short burst of shooting, with all three bullets hitting his face.

The other company was intact, but had several gunshot wounds on their bodies. The fatal one was of course the one in the chest, which was also shot by Shang Zhen.

At this point, Shang Zhen naturally had nothing to do. The officers and soldiers of the 226th Regiment searched this small village with only dozens of households with bright lights, but they did not find any Japanese troops.

Well, Zhou Jingyong, who was already mostly sober, had received an order from his superiors that they would be changing guard the day after tomorrow and their regiment would be transferred to the southern foot of Dahong Mountain. They only needed to hold out for another day to prevent the Japanese army from having another chance to launch a sneak attack.

As for whether there are still remnant Japanese troops in the mountains, that is not the concern of the 226th Regiment!

Shang Zhen also went to the drinking house to take a look. The officers were not injured or killed. The first Japanese soldier threw a grenade, which was snatched from the soldier standing guard outside the gate.

Of course, the soldier had been killed by the Japanese army. He was stabbed in the neck and his carotid artery was cut, and blood spurted all over the wall.

After seeing the scene, Shang Zhen guessed that it must be a Japanese soldier who deliberately made a noise in one direction to attract the soldier's attention, but was killed by the Japanese soldiers coming from behind.

The officers in the room had sobered up when they heard the gunshots, and they were all extremely nervous.

But the happiest person must be Xiao Jibo. Even the gunshots and grenade sounds outside did not wake him up.

Xiao Jibo drank too much!

How much did he drink? This can be counted. In addition to him, there are eight company commanders and three battalion commanders in a regiment, plus the regimental commander and chief of staff, which makes thirteen officers.

Since Shang Zhen performed outstandingly in this battle, the 226th Regiment Commander Zhou Jingyong and his group naturally had to toast Shang Zhen.

But Shang Zhen just refused to drink, so Xiao Jibo took all the toasts from the thirteen people alone!

Even if there were thirteen people sharing thirteen bowls of water, their stomachs would be bloated after drinking them, not to mention that it was wine!

Xiao Jibo was already drunk and unconscious! Not to mention the gunfire and explosions outside, he probably wouldn't wake up even if the world turned upside down!

But I'm glad that everyone is okay.

When the day was just getting light, Shang Zhen saw that everything was fine after all, so he walked towards a forest outside the village. All the people in their company were in that forest.

"Captain, are you okay?" Before Shang Zhen reached the woods, the people in their company, led by Qian Feng, came out to greet him.

"Do you think I'm in trouble?" Shang Zhen replied, not knowing what he was feeling.

"It was too dark, and everyone in our company was worried about you. But when I heard the gunshots in the village, I didn't let our company move." Qian Feng explained for fear of being blamed by Shang Zhen.

Qian Feng was a veteran. When they heard gunshots and explosions in the village in the dark night, they could have rushed in. But he knew that Zhou Jingyong was having a banquet and there were many people from the 226th Regiment in the village. If they rushed in and caused accidental shooting, it would cause a big mess.

"You did the right thing!" Shang Zhen looked at Qian Feng with appreciation and said, "In this kind of night battle, the fewer people there are, the more advantages there are." Just like Captain Zhou, if it were daylight and he was protected by others, it could be said that the protection would make him a bigger target.

In this regard, Shang Zhen, who often launched sneak attacks on the Japanese army, had a deeper understanding than others.

Yesterday, the two remaining Japanese soldiers had no grenades. If they had, they would have thrown grenades into the yard one after another, and some of them would have entered the house through the window. Then no matter how many people protected you, it would be useless because the house would have been blown down!

"So what should we do next?" Qian Feng asked Shang Zhen.

"I get a headache every time you talk about this!" Shang Zhen said helplessly, "I really don't want to stay with the 226th Regiment. You've seen what they are like.

Let’s not say that they were not good at fighting the Japanese, but their military discipline was too poor.

We should go, but the problem is that we have no food now!"

"After all, we have done the most meritorious service for them. They won't refuse to give us some rations if we ask them for them, right?" Hu Sheng said from the side.

Before Shang Zhen could say anything, Qian Feng had already denied Hu Sheng's statement: "It's unlikely that they will let us go, right, Captain?"

"Oh." Shang Zhen couldn't help but sigh, and he began to weigh the pros and cons again.

It is certain that Xiao Jibo doesn't want to leave by himself.

And now I haven't told Qian Feng and the others. Although they are the ones who have made the greatest contribution in this battle, last night it was equivalent to me saving all the officers of the 226th Regiment!

Under such circumstances, how could Zhou Jingyong let them go?

First of all, he was indebted to Zhou Jingyong. This time it was not about reducing the number of casualties among soldiers, but it was a great favor to Zhou Jingyong for saving his life.

Secondly, his company could be of use to Zhou Jingyong!

But now he has to leave. Where can he get food for the more than one hundred people in his company?

There were no puppet troops or Japanese troops nearby, and it was impossible for him to allow his soldiers to rob civilians. He was not a local resident, and he did not have the kind of good relationship that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army had with the civilians.

I have a lot of money in my hands, but the problem is that there are no big villages or towns nearby, so I need a place to buy food!

It is estimated that it is unlikely to ask Zhou Jingyong for food, so if he wants to leave, he can only do so without delay.

After a moment, Shang Zhen decided to leave!

If I continue to hang out with the 226th Regiment, there's no guarantee that these guys, who are not good at fighting and have no military discipline, will lure my company in. It's better to go back to Shandong!

Just as Shang Zhen was about to give an order, Qian Feng said, "Someone is coming from the village."

Shang Zhen turned around and saw a group of people running towards him.

Shang Zhen had a bad feeling.

When Shang Zhen saw clearly that the leader coming over was none other than the head of the 226th Regiment, Zhou Jingyong, of course, also saw him and shouted loudly, "Brother Shang, you are the savior of our 226th Regiment!"

Shang Zhen secretly groaned in his heart, this was what he was afraid of.

But who would have thought that Zhou Jingyong would say something shocking next: "I thought that Zhang Jidong was the best fighter in our regiment, but I didn't expect that you, my sworn brother, could fight better than him!

Brother, I want to become your sworn brother too!

I will tell the division commander that I am the regiment commander and you will be the deputy commander of our 226th Regiment from now on!"