Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 131 I still have a batch of supplies, let's combine forces

He walked up to Yu Congrong, and the two punched each other.

"So it's you, kid. Just three of you? The other one is Pinghe, right? Now that the fight's over, let him come out."

Yu Congrong's face was grim, and he said in a muffled voice, "It's not Pinghe!"

"Not Pinghe, where is Pinghe? Does your 7th Company have a new sharpshooter?" Xiong Jie, the 6th Company Commander, pressed.

Huang Liwen, the political instructor of the 6th Company, noticed something was wrong and tugged at the 6th Company Commander, who then stopped asking further questions.

However, Yu Congrong still answered, but his answer was irrelevant: "You'll know when you see them; they're acquaintances of yours."

"You're keeping us in suspense."

"coming!"

At this moment, He Yuzhu had already put away the KR98K and was walking over from a distance with the M1 in his hand.

"It really is an acquaintance, Comrade He! Hahahaha!" Xiong Jie ran up to He Yuzhu and gave him a big hug.

"Hello, Company Commander Xiong."

“We’re really destined to meet. You’ve saved our 6th Company twice. If it weren’t for your batch of cotton-padded clothes, we would have parted ways forever.” Xiong Jie patted He Yuzhu on the back.

"I just did what I could."

"Instructor, instructor, come quick and see who's here."

"I saw it, I saw it, I'm not blind." At this moment, the instructor also came over, grasped He Yuzhu's hands with both of them, and solemnly said, "Thank you, Comrade He Yuzhu!"

This scene stunned Yu Congrong and Wu Wanli, who were standing nearby. This was the same He Yuzhu had mentioned who had helped a small amount, but ended up saving an entire company.

However, they had just witnessed what a sniper was like. Although Pinghe was a very good shot, and although he was unwilling to admit it, he was still a little bit inferior to He Yuzhu.

Seeing that the other people were chatting enthusiastically, the two of them also helped clean up the battlefield; the faster it ended, the safer they would be.

"By the way, Comrade Xiao He, what are you doing with Yu Congrong?" the 6th Company Commander asked.

"Company Commander Xiong, let's talk on the way. With such a commotion, the enemy should be here soon."

"Yes, yes, platoon leader, is the battlefield cleanup finished?"

"Reporting to the company commander, it's almost done."

"Speed ​​up the cleaning, take everything usable with you. By the way, does the 7th Company have any cotton-padded clothes? Should we take some?"

"You don't even know who's in the 7th Company, why would they need you?"

"Yes, yes, look at my brain, how could Xiao He be without a cotton-padded coat?"

"Company commander, what should we do with these guns?" Three soldiers ran over carrying eight guns on their backs.

"Xiao He, you pick one first. I don't see that your gun has this scope."

He Yuzhu hesitated as he looked at the guns on the backs of the soldiers. There were two types of guns: the M1 and the Springfield M1903. One had a high rate of fire, and the other had high accuracy.

"We can't decide now. Why don't you choose slowly on the way?"

"Company Commander Xiong, can I have two? One a day." The reason for asking this was that the bullets for the two guns are interchangeable, which would save a lot of trouble. In the future, the M1 can be used for short to medium ranges, and the Springfield M1903 can be used for medium to long ranges.

“What’s wrong with that? You killed all the enemies, so you go first. But Xiao He, can you carry them?” Then the instructor pulled him back.

"What a question! They could drag a whole company's worth of cotton-padded clothes and sleeping bags all day to deliver them to us, and they couldn't even carry a gun?"

"Hehe, I'm just a little excited. I met Xiao He. It's only because we're on the battlefield that I'm doing this. Otherwise, Gao Di would have dragged him out for a night of drinking."

"I think you're just craving alcohol."

"Yes, I'm really craving it. Just one sip on this freezing day, yum yum."

While the two were bickering, He Yuzhu had already adjusted the guns. Snipers have always calibrated the ones they use, and he didn't stand on ceremony, picking out two of the newest ones. Then he gave his M1 to one of the soldiers.

The young soldier was incredibly excited. He decided that he had to keep the gun for himself, no matter what; it was a sharpshooter's gun.

The other two soldiers looked on with a hint of envy, wondering why they hadn't been chosen.

As for He Yuzhu choosing two guns, the soldiers had no objections. He was a great benefactor of the 6th Company and a sharpshooter. The better his weapons, the more enemies he could kill in the future.

"Company commander, the battlefield has been cleaned up, and the soldiers' remains can only be buried simply." A platoon leader ran over.

"Remember this place, we'll come back sometime."

"Yes."

"Set off."

He Yuzhu was surprised to see that his sled was still among the 6th Company's ranks; most of the captured items had been placed on it.

Yu Congrong also came over.

"Are you all done chatting? Old Xiong, let me tell you, Zhu Zi is someone our company has our eye on, so you can't steal him from us."

"We met Zhu Zi in our company first, didn't we?" Xiong Jie, the company commander of the 6th Company, also changed his tune.

"Anyway, it's all war, so it's the same no matter where you are." He Yuzhu didn't want to get involved. It was pointless. His future destination wasn't up to a company commander or a platoon leader to decide.

"Alright, let's hurry on our way. Wu Qianli must be getting impatient."

"We're walking now, Yu Congrong, I'm going to have a word with you." The 6th Company Commander noticeably quickened his pace and pulled Yu Congrong along.

"Zhu Zi, is it okay for me to call you that?"

"No problem, instructor."

"Okay, now you can tell me how you encountered the 7th Company. They shouldn't be going in the same direction as the main force, right?"

He Yuzhu gave a brief account of what happened, which amazed Instructor Huang once again. He was now somewhat tempted; this was a real gem. He hadn't seen anyone else like him, but if it hadn't been for him in that battle, things would have been very difficult.

Despite their numerical advantage, they were ultimately wiped out by the opposing snipers.

"So, you saved that big guy up ahead too? He was going to shoot down a plane with a submachine gun on the mountaintop early this morning?" Huang Liwen said solemnly. This was something Yu Congrong would do. Of course, if Yu Congrong were to die, he would salute him. He was a real man.

"Yes, he probably had no other choice at the time."

"I know, you're always there to help out in times of emergency," Instructor Huang said, patting He Yuzhu's broad shoulder with admiration.

Wu Wanli followed He Yuzhu all this time. His brother's task for him was to protect He Yuzhu. He had realized that his own abilities were insufficient. Just knowing how to throw grenades was not enough. There was still a lot he needed to learn.

Xiong Jie and Yu Congrong never managed to clarify things, because it was originally just wishful thinking on their part.

After crossing two mountains, He Yuzhu found Xiong Jie.

"Company Commander Xiong, I've hidden some things in this mountain valley, and I need to take them with me."

"Really? Quick, take me to see it!"

When they arrived at their destination, everyone was stunned. The equipment of half a company of the Bald Eagles was enough to equip their entire company. "Second Platoon Leader, your platoon, hurry up and make sleds, make three."

"Yes."

Then Xiong Jie pointed to the compressed biscuits and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Zhu Zi, could the soldiers eat something first?"

"Yes, of course we can. Isn't that what we need to use when we collect supplies? The soldiers have been hungry for a long time, haven't they?"

"Hey, to be honest, if it weren't for the stuff you gave us, even if we didn't freeze to death, we wouldn't have had the strength to walk back. And your chili peppers really work. One bite and you're sweating buckets, and you're not cold anymore. Do you have any more?"

"Yes, let the soldiers go and get it themselves."

"it is good."

"Everyone gets one compressed biscuit and two chili peppers. You, the platoon leader, will supervise."

"Yes."

"Old Yu, you go with this young soldier too. Oh, by the way, you haven't introduced him yet."

“His name is Wu Wanli, I don’t need to introduce him, right?” Yu Congrong didn’t stand on ceremony with him. He went over and took five compressed biscuits and ten chili peppers to distribute to Company Commander Xiong, Political Instructor Huang, He Yuzhu and Wu Wanli.

"What is Wu Qianli up to? Is he the last descendant of the Wu family?"

"This kid secretly followed us here," Yu Congrong said helplessly.

"You're a good boy, aren't you? The men of your Wu family are no slouch either." Xiong Jie walked over and patted Wu Wanli on the shoulder. Wu Wanli grimaced, but he didn't have the physique of Yu Congrong and He Yuzhu.

"Hahaha, you still need to practice more, look at Zhu Zi."

"Yes." What else could Wu Wanli say?

While the 6th Company was retrieving supplies and taking a short break, enemy reconnaissance planes were circling overhead, and the 6th Company immediately dispersed and took cover.

As a result, the enemy plane circled several times before leaving.

After the enemy planes left, the 6th Company Commander ordered them to speed up, as the area was no longer safe.

Then the Sixth Company quickly assembled, pulling four sleds, and headed towards the Seventh Company's assembly point.

When they arrived, everyone was stunned. Good heavens, the whole area was black, clearly burned by napalm.

Yu Congrong and Wu Wanli rushed in to look for people, but found nothing. When they returned, they were still worried and urged them to speed up. They needed to see people to confirm that the 7th Company was safe.

The two teams didn't meet until nightfall, because the second rendezvous point was too far away, only five kilometers on the map, and they had to trek over mountains and valleys for half the night.

Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng were not asleep; they were also waiting anxiously. The White Eagles had really gone all out today, with more than twenty planes burning the area around the Watergate Bridge.

When Wu Qianli led his men to scout, they almost fell into a trap. Fortunately, Mei Sheng was alert and, upon hearing from the guards that the number of enemy planes was incorrect, immediately led his men to relocate.

Seeing the few men left in Wu Qianli's group, Xiong Jie finally understood why Yu Congrong had acted that way during the day. Many familiar faces were missing from the 7th Company, including Lei Gong and Ping He.

He gave Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng a big hug each, and then patted them hard on the back twice. Both of them understood the meaning behind it.

Then Wu Qianli asked if the day went smoothly. After listening to Xiong Jie recount the situation they encountered, Wu Qianli asked for some details and learned that the attack was not specifically targeting the 6th Company or heading towards the 7th Company. Only then did Wu Qianli breathe a sigh of relief.

If the 7th Company had encountered those bald eagle soldiers, it would have been a close call. At the same time, he took a deep look at He Yuzhu and thought to himself, "This is luck. If it were someone else, not only would they not have been able to catch the person, but they would probably have gotten themselves killed as well."

Wu Qianli then recounted the reconnaissance situation from the daytime: the enemy had rebuilt the bridge, and it was now a steel structure. At this rate, even if it was bombed again, it would be completed very quickly.

The two company commanders discussed it and decided that simply blowing up the bridge wouldn't be enough; they also needed to annihilate the enemy, especially the engineers who were repairing the bridge.

In fact, their division's ultimate mission was to block the enemy; blowing up the bridge was just a means to an end, because the enemy's mobility relied entirely on vehicles.

The final decision was that the 7th Company would blow up the bridge again tonight, as they were familiar with it, and the 6th Company would cooperate with the 7th Company to block the enemy.

However, the Seventh Company now only had about 20 men left, so the Sixth Company Commander decided to send a platoon to the Seventh Company. Wu Qianli didn't want it, because it would be difficult for the remaining men of the Sixth Company to hold off the enemy that came later.

At Xiong Jie's insistence, Wu Qianli asked for a whole class of people, because there was indeed a shortage of manpower.

So the two companies redistributed their equipment. The 6th Company took two heavy machine guns, while the 7th Company didn't want the heavy machine guns, only the light machine guns for easier attack.

At the same time, all the submachine guns in the 6th Company were transferred to the 7th Company, and the entire 6th Company was re-equipped with M1 rifles. As for the remaining sniper rifles, they were distributed to the two companies with the best marksmen.

Two bazookas were given to the 7th Company, and the remaining three were all given to the 6th Company. There were a total of 30 kilograms of explosives. The 7th Company took 15 kilograms this time and saved the rest for the next time. They thought that they had asked He Yuzhu and there were no supplies nearby, unless they went to rob again.

He Yuzhu naturally went with the 7th Company to blow up the bridge; it would be a waste for him to stick with the 6th Company and hold the position to the death.

When he needed people, He Yuzhu specifically mentioned that he needed someone who could fire a mortar, because he wouldn't be able to wait until the rear to provide support after firing the mortar. He had a feeling that the enemy tonight would not be so simple, and he wanted to be at the front.

Xiong Jie didn't hesitate at all and picked the one with the best accuracy.

Mei Sheng thought he could go along this time, but He Yuzhu tested his eyesight and, regardless of what Mei Sheng said, spoke directly to Wu Qianli, who then decisively refused.

He was with the artillerymen, and this time they were not only supporting the troops that were blowing up the bridge, but also taking care of the Sixth Company if possible.

Mei Sheng was very stubborn this time, so Wu Qianli pulled Xiong Jie, Huang Liwen, and two other party members together to hold a branch meeting.

In the end, it was unanimously decided that Meisheng would stay behind to provide support, and Meisheng reluctantly agreed.

This meeting had nothing to do with He Yuzhu; he wasn't even a member of the Youth League, let alone a member of the Communist Party.

He asked the soldiers who received sniper rifles for a lot of Springfield M1903 magazine clippers, about twice as many as the others, and then started loading bullets.

At the same time, he searched through the batch of Bald Eagle equipment in the space, but found no Springfield rifles. So he prepared a batch of loaded M1 rifles and a few pistols for easy access.

At 11 p.m., both units arrived at their designated locations. He Yuzhu noticed something amiss after observing through his scope.

The enemy on the bridge may seem to be defending loosely, but they are actually guarding key points that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As for the engineers, well, I didn't see a single one. The firing positions that were destroyed when the bridge was blown up yesterday have been repaired and are even stronger than before, with a steel structure.

With their experience, Wu Qianli and Yu Congrong naturally noticed something was wrong. So the two of them went to He Yuzhu to discuss how to fight, since He Yuzhu was in charge of long-range support.

"Company Commander Wu, I think I should fire one round first. Have someone signal Political Instructor Mei to temporarily halt shelling this side of the bridge and focus on the direction of the 6th Company."

"Are you sure?"

"Let's give it a try. We can't tell how many people are up there from the top. I have a feeling that if we rush in rashly, we'll suffer a great loss with our small numbers."

"Yu Congrong, what do you think?" Wu Qianli turned and asked.

"I agree with Zhu Zi's opinion, but Zhu Zi, how do you want to fight, and how do you need our firepower platoon to coordinate?"

"Try to get as close as possible. I will take out the enemies and lights that threaten you. Turn off all the searchlights before you attack."

"Then the machine gun team will be under your command for the time being. I'll also go to the front; the fire support platoon is short-handed," Wu Qianli said.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on the machine gun."

"We'll wait for your signal to turn off the lights." Wu Qianli patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and led Yu Congrong away.

(End of this chapter)