While Zhao Ting was actively training his troops, he was also paying attention to the development of the entire battle.
Because of his sudden appearance, assisting the army in recovering Luo Town, and because of the vigorous promotion of this hero, the atmosphere of resistance throughout the country was high.
The provinces in the rear donated money and materials, and the soldiers on the Songhu front line fought a bloody battle. The Japanese's attack was not very smooth. Many positions were repeatedly fought by both sides, and the Japanese suffered great losses.
Zhao Ting realized that because he had transmigrated to this time and space, there was a butterfly effect. Many of the positions that should have been lost were still in the hands of the Chinese army.
Of course, Zhao Ting also learned from the battle reports and the radio that although the Chinese army was fighting bravely at the front line, they were already showing signs of weakness.
Zhao Ting had been training the model battalion for a month in Song County. After a month of training, the soldiers who were originally slack could be said to have been reborn.
Not only did they become sturdier, but they also became more valiant. They were also more familiar with the use of various weapons and the coordination of tactics.
Although they could not be considered an elite force, other than the German Machinists, the tax police, and the presidential guards, it was not easy to find an opponent.
However, because the war was imminent, Zhao Ting did not have much time to train them. Instead, he was preparing to expand the army with the model battalion as the foundation.
There was now a garrison command in Song County, a security regiment under it, and two militia groups under the county government. The total number of people was about 2,000.
Other than that, every noble family in Song County had some armed servants, some more than twenty, some less than ten, who were generally responsible for guarding the house.
Zhao Ting's goal was to train the two militia groups, the security group, and the armed squire groups together to improve their combat effectiveness.
This was because he was only a battalion commander of a regular army. The garrison strength of Song County and the commander of the security regiment were all higher than his rank.
Therefore, Zhao Ting did not plan to be tough. Instead, he planned to discuss with them and obtain their support. Then, he would gather everyone together and have the Model Battalion send out instructors to train them to increase their combat strength.
The Garrison Command, the Civil Corps, and the Security Corps were all local armed forces. The reason why they could not be put on the table was that their combat strength was too weak.
Although they felt that Zhao Ting's suggestion was good, they were also worried that Zhao Ting would swallow them up, so they hesitated and did not agree.
Zhao Ting had no choice but to put down his training and prepare to enter the city personally to persuade them. This was because he knew that there was not much time left for him.
However, Zhao Ting did not expect to encounter a soul-stirring ambush on the way to the county town.
The distance from the campsite to the county town was only about ten miles. Along the way, there were farmland and crops. However, in this era, there was no development, so the vegetation was lush.
Because Zhao Ting was in a hurry to enter the city, he only brought a guard squad with him because the rest of the soldiers were training intensely.
However, when Zhao Ting and the others passed by a forest, they suddenly heard dense gunfire. Immediately after, countless bullets came from the forest and enveloped them.
" Enemies! Protect Battalion Commander!"
The moment he heard the gunshot, the guard squad leader roared and stood in front of Zhao Ting.
"Bang bang bang"
"Da da da"
There was a light machine gun in the forest, and the rest were rifles and shell guns. The bullets were very dense.
Caught off guard, the three guards were shot and fell into a pool of blood.
Zhao Ting and the rest of the guards also reacted quickly and rolled to hide in the ditch by the side of the road.
The other party obviously did not expect Zhao Ting and the others to react so quickly. The first round of shooting only took down three of them.
"Da da! Da da!"
Zhao Ting saw that three of his brothers had been knocked down and was furious. He picked up a machine gun and returned fire.
The rest of the guards also raised their guns and returned fire. A row of bullets swept over and hit the leaves. Screams rang out, and several attackers were shot and fell to the ground.
? The people who ambushed Zhao Ting and the others had underestimated their reaction and firepower, and they were forced into a passive position.
"Charge up and kill them. The reward is huge!”
Seeing that his attack had missed, the leader was obviously unwilling to give up. He roared and ordered the charge.
Amidst the shouting and killing, about 40 people with guns spread out and charged at Zhao Ting and the others who were relying on the ditch to fight back.
"Motherf * cker, beat him up!”
Zhao Ting was furious when he saw the attackers charging at him. He kept raising his gun and firing.
"Puff! Puff! Puff!"
Under the concentrated firepower of a few fancy machine guns, the other party was knocked down. They had no choice but to spread out and lay down to exchange fire with Zhao Ting and the others.
The two sides were in a stalemate for about five minutes. The attackers, who had suffered heavy casualties, saw a group of soldiers rushing over from afar and immediately ran into the forest to escape.
"Battalion Commander, our reinforcements are here!”
Seeing the uniform of the soldiers, the guards recognized them. They were from the security regiment under the Song County Garrison Command.
"Battalion Commander Zhao, we are from the security team. Don't misunderstand.”
The group of soldiers shouted as they ran over quickly.
"No, they are enemies! Hide!"
Seeing the security guards running over, Zhao Ting, who was on high alert, realized that they were all murderous. He pressed his finger on the trigger and immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Fight!"
When Zhao Ting told the guards to hide, the other party knew that they had been exposed. They immediately raised their guns and shot at Zhao Ting and the others, and the battle began again.
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