After splitting up, Chen Weidong's Third Company First Platoon was stationed in Zhao Village, 80 kilometers away from the regiment headquarters.
At this time, the first platoon was facing a shortage of food and ammunition. The entire platoon only had one artillery cannon and a light machine gun. There were more than a dozen recruits who were still using the " Hanyang made " rifles that were born in the late Qing Dynasty. The age of the guns was almost comparable to the grandfathers of these recruits.
In order to solve the problem of insufficient weapons, ammunition, and food supplies, Platoon Leader Chen Weidong decided to take his brothers out to do some side business. At the same time, he would let the new soldiers see blood and train their courage.
According to the intelligence officer of the county brigade, a platoon of puppet soldiers would set off from Lijia Town today to transport supplies for the Japanese in the Xiadian stronghold.
Chen Weidong immediately decided to make a move on this group of puppet soldiers.
It was still very cold in March in northwestern Shanxi. The frozen soil on the ground was dry and hard, and the bone-piercing cold wind seemed to be able to freeze people's heads.
A row of more than 30 soldiers lay motionless on both sides of the road that the puppet army had to pass through. Their bodies were covered with withered grass that they had obtained beforehand, which could not only keep out the cold but also achieve the effect of concealment.
As far as the eye could see, the withered grass on both sides of the road was fluttering. Chen Weidong knew that it was caused by the soldiers who lacked warm clothing and were shivering from the cold.
Chen Weidong, who was only wearing a single layer of clothing, was not much better. He joked with Liao Wenhua, the deputy platoon leader whose face was blue from the cold and whose lips were pale, in an incoherent voice,""Old, Old Liao, look, look... You, look like a f * cking green-faced beast now, haha!”
Deputy Platoon Leader Liao Wenhua was a few years older than Chen Weidong. He had been in the army for ten years. At first, he was not satisfied with Chen Weidong's position as the platoon leader. However, in a competition organized by the battalion, he was completely defeated by Chen Weidong in all aspects, including shooting, stabbing, and close combat. He completely admired this new platoon leader.
This was how it was in the independent regiment. Only when one's fists were hard could one convince the masses.
Liao Wenhua knew that the platoon leader was making fun of him, so he retorted stubbornly. He gritted his teeth and said,"Platoon, platoon leader, you, too. You're not much better. You're like an eggplant that has been hit by frost!”
Puchi! Hahaha!
The soldiers who were nervous because it was their first time on the battlefield couldn't help but laugh after hearing the jokes of the two platoon leaders. They didn't feel so nervous anymore.
Suddenly, a group of puppet soldiers in yellow uniforms drove a carriage into the ambush circle.
Chen Weidong signaled the soldiers in the first row not to act rashly and wait for his order. He had already quietly set up the mortar that he had exchanged from the God of War Glory system.
"Platoon leader, something's wrong. There are Japanese cavalrymen behind us!”
Suddenly, Liao Wenhua noticed that there were Japanese soldiers wearing woolen military uniforms and riding sabers in the transport team. He immediately reported to Chen Weidong.
On the other side, Chen Weidong, who had just finished setting up the mortar, also realized that something was wrong. There were a total of 12 Japanese riding Japanese horses at the back of the team.
The information showed that there was a full 32 puppet soldiers responsible for escorting the goods, but in reality, there was a 12-man squad of Japanese cavalry.
As a result, the First Platoon was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
One had to know that less than half of the soldiers in the current row had been through war. Twenty of them were new recruits.
With such military strength and weapons, they were confident that they could defeat the puppet army in a one-on-one battle. However, with the addition of a small cavalry unit, the battle would not be so easy. If they were not careful, they might not be able to catch the wolf and even lose themselves.
Liao Wenhua had a worried look on his face as he reminded her casually,""Platoon leader, the situation has changed. We are at a disadvantage in terms of manpower and weapons.”
Chen Weidong looked at the row of new recruits who were trembling with nervousness, then at the few carts of food supplies on the road, as well as the big white horses, machine guns, and 38 big covers that he was envious of. He gritted his teeth and stomped his foot."When things are difficult, you have to be bold. The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road.”
"F * ck, this group of Japanese has already stuck their heads under our machetes. What? Can we still retract our machetes? Wait for my hand signal later. Once the cannon sounds, all the light and heavy weapons in the platoon will fire at the same time. In the first round of shooting, we will kill half of the enemies. The rest, charge up and finish them off with bayonet!”
" Also," Chen Weidong continued," be careful when you fight later. Don't hurt my horse."”
"Yes, sir!"
Liao Wenhua accepted the order and left. He crawled forward and gestured for the soldiers to insert the bayonet into the barrel.
In order to make up for the lack of weapons and ammunition, from the first day Chen Weidong took over the platoon, he had consciously let the soldiers in the platoon undergo sudden thrust training, so that they could use the bayonet to kill the enemy in battle.
The new and old soldiers in the row had been training for almost a month according to Chen Weidong's fighting techniques. It was time to take them out for a walk.
On the other side, Chen Weidong focused on operating the precious Type 20 82mm mortar and aimed the muzzle at the middle of the transport team.
This was a cannon modified by the Jinling Munitions Factory in 1932. It had a caliber of 82.55mm and a weight of 3.8kg. It was the standard equipment of the main force of the National Revolutionary Army at that time.
Chen Weidong had already adjusted the shooting scale and shooting elements. He took a cannonball from the soldier beside him and calmly and decisively put it into the cannon.
Whoosh!
The sound of cannonballs tearing through the sky rang out.
With a loud boom, the carriage in the middle of the transport team was blasted into pieces. The remnants of the machine gun, food, and the broken limbs of the Japanese cavalrymen who couldn't dodge in time fell from the sky.
"Open fire, brothers!”
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