Bright Sword: From Northwest Shanxi to Shangganling

Chapter 244 Li Chishui, you are so good at brushing off your achievements!
"Where did the train come from? What are the Japanese in Fu'an doing?"

Qin Sheng was surprised to see the train suddenly breaking into the battlefield.

After Niuzhuang Station was attacked last night, the Japanese must have informed their superiors.

When the situation is unclear, Fu'an should stop all trains coming from the north.

And even if it is reinforcements, it is impossible for the train to be directly inserted into the battlefield.

Where the hell did this young man come from?

Just when the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion were confused, the Japanese train driver also discovered something was wrong.

Why did the station become so dilapidated?
“Squeak!~~”

The Japanese driver immediately pulled the brakes.

After the train stopped, the Japanese driver saw the situation clearly and cold sweat dripped down his head.

There's a war going on here!
"Bagaya Road."

"Why didn't the maintenance section issue a warning?!"

In fact, Fu'an had arranged lights and flag signals at the crossing 5 kilometers before the station, but they were destroyed by the guerrillas.

By the time the Japanese in Fu'an found out, he had already left on his train.

As soon as the train came to an emergency stop, many figures in Japanese military uniforms rushed out of the carriage.

They originally wanted to find the driver to ask him why he braked suddenly.

But after the Japs jumped down, they found something wrong and they heard gunshots.

"Enemy attack! Prepare to fight!"

When the Japanese soldiers in the carriage heard the shouting outside, they immediately climbed out through the doors or windows.

All the Japanese soldiers in this car were retired officers or soldiers who could no longer serve due to injuries, totaling more than 800 people.

However, except for a command knife carried by some retired officers, the other Japanese soldiers only carried luggage and some trophies, and had no weapons at all.

Therefore, after climbing out of the carriage, the Japanese immediately dispersed and hid in deep trenches.

Although this group of Japanese devils did not launch a counterattack, the scene still scared Qin Sheng.

It was still dark at this time, and the soldiers had no way of seeing whether the devils were carrying any weapons.

They just saw that the Japanese reacted quickly, although some of them made strange movements.

Such a large number of Japanese devils immediately caused a major change in the balance of power on the battlefield.

The Fourth Battalion's forces have now been divided into three parts, so it cannot engage in a head-on collision with a large group of Japanese enemies.

"Order the 13th and 15th companies to evacuate towards Niutou Village, and the 14th company will be responsible for the cover!" Qin Sheng ordered immediately.

Because of the siege of the Japanese barracks, the 13th and 15th companies were also scattered.

Moreover, they were caught in a pincer attack by two groups of Japanese invaders, and they would suffer heavy losses if they were not careful!
After receiving the order, the 13th and 15th companies retreated quickly and established a simple defense line in Niutou Village.

After the 14th and 13th Companies retreated, the 15th Company also immediately evacuated the cliff.

The Japanese watched the Eighth Route Army retreat with no intention of counterattacking.

Qin Sheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the troops retreat so smoothly.

"Correspondent!"

"Go to Tiger Leaping Cliff immediately to report to the captain!"

"Yes!"

By the time Chen Chengxing received the information, it was already daybreak.

After listening to the correspondent's report, Chen Chengxing immediately felt something was wrong.

The Japs have always been vindictive, and they will take revenge immediately.

After suffering such a great loss last night, can they hold back when the reinforcements arrive?
Chen Chengxing was the first one who didn't believe it.

There is only one reason why the Japanese don't take revenge: they have no way to do so.

"Sun Desheng!"

"Have!"

"Gather the cavalry company and follow me to Niuzhuang Station!"

Chen Chengxing decided to go and see for himself what the Japanese were doing.

After handing the scene over to Luo Ping and Wen Ying, Chen Chengxing led the cavalry company straight to Niuzhuang.
"Captain."

As soon as Chen Chengxing walked into the forward command post, everyone immediately stood up and saluted.

"What's the situation? Tell me in detail." Chen Chengxing asked.

"You come with me."

Qin Sheng took Chen Chengxing to the top of the hill next to him and pointed to Niuzhuang Station and introduced it in detail.
"Empty city plan?" Chen Chengxing understood a little.

"Let the 13th Company launch a feint attack and see how the Japanese react." Chen Chengxing ordered.

The flag bearer on the side immediately began to give signals.

After receiving the signal, the flag bearer of the 13th Company immediately reported: "Captain, the regiment commander ordered us to launch a feint attack."

"Captain? The captain is here?"

Hearing that Chen Chengxing had arrived, Li Chishui's originally somewhat uneasy heart immediately calmed down.

The regiment commander is in place, who else can stop the Fourth Battalion?
"Act as ordered!"

"yes!".
Chen Chengxing stood on the top of the hill and watched the battle between the 13th Company and the Japanese.

"No, the firepower density is wrong."

"Are you sure that a large group of Japanese soldiers has arrived?" Chen Chengxing asked.

The Japanese resistance was very tenacious, but the density of their firepower was clearly not consistent with that of a battalion.

Even if the Japs were deliberately hiding their capabilities, it is impossible that they only had this much firepower.

"I saw it with my own eyes. The number of people was at least over 700," Qin Sheng affirmed.

"Then there is only one possibility, the Japanese soldiers who came here have no fighting ability and they are bluffing!" Chen Chengxing affirmed.

"Bluster?" Qin Sheng still didn't understand.

Why did the devils bring in a bunch of people who have no fighting power to bluff? Do they think these people have lived too long?
"Qin Sheng."

"Yes!" Qin Sheng stood at attention subconsciously.

"You lead the 4th Battalion to launch an attack from Niutou Village on the west side, and the cavalry company will launch a surprise attack from Niuwei Village on the east side."

"We'll know if it's just bluffing after a try," Chen Chengxing ordered.

"Yes!"

In the barracks, Takahashi Hirosuke felt increasingly depressed as he watched more and more Eighth Route Army soldiers outside.

He was indeed bluffing just now. When the Eighth Route Army attacked, all the weapons in the barracks were firing at full power.

Even the weapons of the puppet army were confiscated and handed over to retired veterans.

But now it seems that the Eighth Route Army was not fooled.

"Captain? What should we do now?"

The Eighth Route Army attacked from both sides, with a total force of more than a thousand people. This was something they could not stop at all.

"Tell the warriors the situation and let them make their own choice." Hirosuke Takahashi said with a sigh.

Those people are already retired soldiers. I can mobilize them, but I can't give direct orders.

After all, he was just a small lieutenant.

However, after learning about the situation faced by the Niuzhuang stronghold, none of these retired Japanese veterans chose to retreat or surrender.

Instead, they picked up whatever was handy nearby and silently prepared for battle.

Faced with the double firepower attack from the 4th Battalion and the Cavalry Company, especially the continuous bombardment from the two mountain cannons, the Japs could not hold on at all.

When the garrison squadron had lost most of its men, an officer with only one arm left among the unarmed Japanese soldiers stood up.

"Gentlemen!"

"This will be our last loyalty!"

"We would rather die than be humiliated by being captured! Otherwise, our families will be called traitors!"

"And our death will protect our families!"

"Gentlemen, let us meet again in the Yasukuni Shrine!"

"It's dark and the card is on board!"

The Japanese officer used his only remaining right hand to pull out the saber from his waist, which was a command sword that was broken in half.

"Taoci, give it to me!"

The Japanese army's swords were pointed at the barracks gate, which had already been blasted open by the mountain artillery of the New Second Regiment.

"Onboard!".
At the position outside the barracks, the heavy machine gun team was still carefully firing short bursts at the Japanese soldiers on the wall.

When I saw the Japanese soldiers rushing out of the gate in large numbers, I was a little slow to react.

"Stop looking at me, just shoot! Shoot!" Li Chishui on the side shouted.

This is a God-given opportunity.

The Japanese actually rushed out from the gate here. Isn't this a good achievement for the 13th Company?
"Da da da" "Da da da".
Faced with the heavy machine gun sweep, the Japanese fell to the ground in large numbers.

But none of the Japanese soldiers behind retreated. Some of them held bayonets, and some held two grenades.

Some even rushed towards the heavy machine gun with folders in their hands.

If you don’t know, you might think that Li Chishui has to sign.

However, although the Japs were crazy, they had no room for resistance when facing a firepower network consisting of a heavy machine gun and three light machine guns.

Several machine gunners became excited as they had never killed the devils like this before.

The rifleman next to them looked at the machine guns in their hands and wished he could snatch them away immediately.

Most of the soldiers in the New Second Regiment were recruited in Zhongyun Mountain. Who doesn’t have a grudge against the Japanese?

After a few minutes, the machine gunner stopped firing.

The heavy machine guns are still okay, but the light machine guns are all emitting white smoke. This is why water is used directly to cool them down in an emergency.

However, according to Li Chishui's judgment, these gun barrels should be useless.

At this critical moment, no machine gun crew chose to replace the barrel, and all of them relied on water to withstand the attack.

After all, this is a business where several Japanese soldiers are killed in one second. In the time it takes to change the gun barrel, all the Japanese soldiers may be killed.

Didn’t you see the rifleman next to you, his eyes were red.

When the riflemen saw that the fighting had finally stopped, they immediately rushed out.

Machine gun fire cannot kill all the Japanese. Now if you go up and kill them before they are completely killed, you can still take part in it.

If we wait another two minutes, someone from other directions might come over and snatch it away.

When Chen Chengxing arrived at the battlefield, he saw Li Chishui standing there with his head held high, looking very proud.

The other company commanders next to him had noses that were not noses and faces that were not faces.

The 13th Company was so lucky!

These are all Japanese veterans!

They were all injured and must have been in the battlefield. Their hands were more or less stained with Chinese blood. And you, Li Chishui, took care of them all?
After seeing Chen Chengxing, Li Chishui immediately stopped paying attention to them and ran to Chen Chengxing.

"Captain! The Japanese who suddenly came last night had no weapons, and most of them were disabled. They must be retired soldiers."

At this time, Chen Chengxing also saw the corpses on the ground. Most of them were wearing military uniforms, and there were also a few wearing railway uniforms. They should be the staff on the train.

"Since it was the 13th Company who killed them, you will be responsible for cleaning up the battlefield in this place. Bury the bodies deeper," Chen Chengxing instructed.

"Ga" Li Chishui, who had been looking proud, immediately became less proud.

This is a deep pit that has housed more than 800 people. It would probably take all members of the 13th Company half a day to dig it out.

Moreover, when cleaning up the battlefield, all the money and property seized must be confiscated, and the special products brought by the Japanese must be handed over to the regiment headquarters for handling according to the circumstances.

But these devils have no weapons, so isn’t it all in vain?
When the people nearby heard Chen Chengxing's order, they immediately smiled.

Sure enough, the leader is right, smiles really can transfer
Because it was not a mopping-up period, there were not many supplies in Niuzhuang at this time.

After Chen Chengxing took a look around, he did not stay in the barracks for too long.

Instead, he went to the station outside and looked at the train parked on the track.

Chen Chengxing said, "Qin Sheng, the main task of the Fourth Battalion is to dismantle the train and transport all the axles back to the base."

This is a 10-car train with 40 axles alone.

Although the axles of passenger cars are thinner than those of freight cars, it is somewhat difficult to produce 120mm mortars.

But it is more than enough to produce 82mm mortars, and even a large amount of material needs to be cut.

These dozens of axles are actually more suitable for producing 100mm caliber mortars, but Chen Chengxing does not plan to increase the caliber of the mortars.

This will increase the logistical pressure on the New Second Regiment.

Although the 100mm mortar is lighter and more suitable for mountain troops, its power is still somewhat insufficient.

If we really want to start production, we can wait until after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, this caliber can only be used by the troops stationed in Tibet before the Qinghai-Tibet Highway is opened to traffic.

Elsewhere, the 120mm mortar is more appropriate.

However, the six locomotive axles under the locomotive can be used to produce 6mm mortars.

(End of this chapter)