Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 11 Night Attack
After Chen Chengxing explained the tasks clearly, he asked them to prepare themselves.

Just as the three battalion commanders stood up, Chen Chengxing suddenly said, "Xu Wu, please stay for a moment."

When Xu Wu heard Chen Chengxing asking him to stay, his body froze immediately. Zheng Hua and Sun Xun on the side gave him a look that told him to fend for himself, and then quickly left the regiment headquarters.

"Captain, I will never do it again." Xu Wu turned around and began to make a promise.

Looking at Xu Wu's expression, Chen Chengxing didn't say much.

"Watch your mouth and that of the First Battalion. The New Second Regiment is a newly reorganized unit and must maintain unity."

The reason why Chen Chengxing brought up Xu Wu was that this guy usually didn't take the other two battalions seriously. Relying on the strong combat effectiveness of the First Battalion, he often laughed at the Second and Third Battalions.

"Don't worry, Captain. I will hold a meeting when I get back and convey your instructions." Xu Wu said immediately.

"Take care of yourself." Chen Chengxing waved his hand.

The military respects the strong, so it is right for them to maintain confidence, but they also have to maintain good unity. The balance in this regard can only be determined by themselves.

"I have arranged people to collect some wine bottles and make them into incendiary bombs. You can go to the logistics department to get them. You will need them when you bomb the plane." Chen Chengxing said.

For this night attack on the airport, the New 2nd Regiment was divided into several parts and needed to coordinate the operations. Chen Chengxing could not go to the front line, he had to stay in the command center.

"Thank you, Captain." Xu Wu smiled.

The leader still has me in his heart!
"Go get ready."

"Yes!"

At night, the New Second Regiment began a rapid march towards Gaoxiang.

In Hexi Village, with the help of local villagers, they secretly crossed the Tuo River, and then immediately split up and headed for their respective destinations.

After arriving at the designated location, the regiment staff immediately set up a temporary command post.

Chen Chengxing ignored the busy crowd and stood on the top of the hill to check the situation at the airport with a telescope.

Chen Chengxing breathed a sigh of relief after finding nothing unusual.

"Lao Luo, have you identified the batch of medical supplies that were seized earlier?" Chen Chengxing turned his head and asked.

When ambushing the Japanese medical team before, those Japanese doctors were killed by Chen Chengxing. After all, the dead Japanese were the good ones.

However, this has also led to a lack of clarity about the uses of many drugs.

This battle will inevitably result in a large number of casualties, and these medicines will have to be used then.

"I've figured it out. I asked someone to invite a doctor from the town, and he has already told the medical team the purpose and dosage," said Luo Ping.

"Who is the doctor you hired? How come he knows Japanese?" Chen Chengxing asked.

Knowing Japanese is not a trivial matter. Normally, it is impossible for a doctor in a township to know Japanese, and many people don’t even know Western medicine.

"Hey, you know what, this old man is quite a remarkable person," Luo Ping said.

"What's the strange method? Tell me about it." Chen Chengxing found a stool and sat down.

There is still some time before the battle starts, so it’s not time to get nervous yet.

"This old gentleman is called Zhang Weiping, he is 60 years old this year, and he has been a soldier since the late Qing Dynasty. He has served in the Qing Army, the Beiyang Army, the Guo Army, and also in the Northeast. Because he has been engaged in medical work, he knows some Japanese medicines." Luo Ping said.

"He is a talented person. Why didn't you invite him to join the Eighth Route Army?" Chen Chengxing asked.

If I were to join the Eighth Route Army again, I would have fought the entire game.

"He was invited, but he seems to be a little tired of being a soldier. I don't know why." Luo Ping said. A doctor who has experienced many years of war can definitely be called an expert in the treatment of external injuries. It's a pity that he was not recruited to the New Second Regiment.

"If you don't want to join, then don't join. After all, you are 60 years old and it's time for you to enjoy your retirement." Chen Chengxing said that helping the New Second Regiment to distinguish the functions of the medicines is already a great help.

"I hope so." Luo Ping said.

The country has been occupied and the situation facing the invaders must be very difficult.

After Luo Ping finished speaking, the temporary command center fell into silence and neither of them spoke.

Luo Ping didn't know whether the battle between China and Japan could be won, but Chen Chengxing knew the result but couldn't say it.

Outside the Japanese airport, Xu Wu lay on the ground and used a telescope to observe the situation at the airport.

I saw the Japanese planes parked in rows at the airport, eight in a row, three rows in total, parked in such an orderly manner.

Searchlights were constantly sweeping the airport, and from time to time there were Japanese patrols walking back and forth.

Because this place was the Japanese occupied area, the Japanese could not imagine that anyone would target them, so most of their troops were spread to the south, and there were not many troops in other directions.

"What time is it?" Xu Wu turned his head and asked.

The communicator nearby took out a large alarm clock with a rope from his waist, looked at it and whispered, "There are still 10 minutes to the scheduled time."

"Okay, according to the plan, the Second Battalion and the 11th Company should have arrived at the designated location now." Xu Wu nodded.

"Pass on my order! Have the engineers go forward and cut the barbed wire immediately. Companies 1 and 2 will sneak in from the east and west sides. Company 3 will be responsible for blocking the enemy reinforcements on the north side of the airport. Company 4 will serve as the reserve."

"Yes!"

The messenger put the alarm clock back into the cloth bag, then bent down to convey Xu Wu's order.

Ten minutes later, each company began to advance in an orderly manner according to the established objectives.

Following the passage cut in advance by the engineers, the troops successfully sneaked into the airport.

After entering the airport, Xu Wu gestured to disperse.

The first company was responsible for the aircraft on the southeast side, and the second company was responsible for the Japanese guard tower on the west side.
Just when Xu Wu thought the operation was going smoothly, gunshots suddenly rang out.

When the Second Company was approaching, a Japanese sentry suddenly jumped out from the darkness.

Although the sentry couldn't see the situation of the Second Company clearly due to the lighting conditions, the Second Company Captain couldn't understand the gibberish in Japanese.

As a last resort, the second company commander had no choice but to shoot and kill the Japanese sentry.

As the gunshots rang out, the Japanese in the airport were suddenly in a panic. All the lights were turned on in an instant, and the Japanese in the north also quickly moved towards the airport.

These 24 planes were obtained from the Kwantung Army with great difficulty. If any accident occurred, everyone present would be brought to court-martial.

"Hurry! Get on!" Xu Wu immediately led a group of people to rush towards the plane, which was their primary target.

After approaching the plane, the soldiers immediately lit Molotov cocktails and threw them at the plane.

As Molotov cocktails fell one after another, the neatly parked planes were immediately covered in flames.

Before long, the fuel in these planes was ignited, and huge flames shot up into the sky accompanied by explosions.

"Don't fight to the end, immediately support the second and third companies to retreat!" Seeing that all the planes were set on fire, Xu Wu immediately gave the order to retreat.

Now the Third Company has engaged in a firefight with the Japanese coming from the north. The enemy has launched several crazy charges, and the Third Company has suffered heavy casualties.

(End of this chapter)