Zhang Dabiao returned to the kitchen from the courtyard and complained to Shen Quan while eating.
"You, don't be unconvinced. I've asked around. This Zhao Gang isn't a white-faced scholar. When he fights, he's not inferior to you!”
Shen Quan sipped the meat soup and said with a smile,""And look at you, you can't even read…"
"Hmph, so what if I can't read? As long as you can fight the Japanese!"
After Zhang Dabiao finished eating, he left. At the door, he met a Scout who was panting as he explained the situation.
When Zhao Gang arrived at the independent regiment, he was also shocked.
The Independent Regiment had strict military discipline. Everyone was in high spirits, much more energetic than the troops he had seen before.
"Reporting to regiment commander, the scouts in front have reported the situation!”
Zhang Dabiao ran into the regimental headquarters, panting, and quickly said.
"It seems to be a group of Japanese from Huting Stronghold. There are about 200 people who have entered our defense zone!”
The monk was holding a bowl of meat and eating until the corner of his mouth was oily. Hearing Zhang Dabiao's words, he stopped what he was doing.
"Looks like they are the Japanese who are chasing after the captives. Commander Jiang, what are you going to do?”
Zhao Gang frowned. Two hundred people, this was a little difficult to deal with. The Japanese in Huting Stronghold were well equipped and very difficult to deal with.
"What should we do? That's easy!"
"Zhang Dabiao, gather half a company of soldiers from the infantry company and bring the artillery company with you.”
Su Wen stood up with a thud and placed his hands on his waist."I'm going to show these Japanese what war is like!”
"Yes, sir! Guild Leader!"
Zhang Dabiao saluted and hurried to gather the troops.
Zhao Gang hesitated for a moment and advised,
"Commander Su, since the Japanese have entered our defense zone, I, Zhao Gang, have no objections to beating them up!”
"But it's just an infantry company. I'm afraid we don't have the advantage in numbers! Also, an artillery company? Are you kidding me? As far as I know, even the Jinsui Army only has one artillery regiment, but we have an artillery company?”
Zhao Gang's words were not unreasonable. It couldn't be helped. Who asked us to be poor in the past!
However, things were different now. After this period of recuperation, Su Wen's artillery company had already taken shape.
"Old Zhao, don't say anything else. Come with me. I believe you'll really get to know our Independent Regiment!”
Su Wen laughed out loud and walked out. Then, he shouted at Wei Dayong in the courtyard.
"Monk, go and change your clothes. Come with me, we're going to fight the Japanese!”
Wei Da Yong had just eaten his fill and had no place to use his strength. When he heard the regiment commander's words, he hurriedly replied and went to put on the military uniform that Su Wen had thrown over.
Everyone walked out of the courtyard together. In a training ground, Zhang Dabiao and a group of people had already gathered.
"Regiment commander, the infantry and artillery companies of the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment have assembled! Please instruct me!"
Zhao Gang looked at the faces of the soldiers and felt that he was worrying too much.
In terms of military affairs, Su Wen's performance was indeed very good. The soldiers he nurtured were all in high spirits and their eyes were filled with killing intent, as if they were a tiger and wolf army.
As the old saying goes, if a soldier is a coward, the general will be a coward. It could be seen that Su Wen's reputation was not just for show!
"I don't have any instructions. Today, I only have one sentence.”
Su Wen clasped his hands behind his back and faced the soldiers of the 1st Battalion. He shouted,"If even one of these 200-plus Japanese leaves our defense zone alive, I won't let you off!”
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers shouted in unison, shaking the heavens and earth.
"Let's go!"
With Su Wen's order, all the soldiers rushed to the battlefield. The infantry ran forward while the artillery team each carried a mortar and ammunition.
"It's not easy. I didn't expect our Independent Regiment to be able to fight such a rich battle!”
Su Wen was also a little excited. He now had a full squad of cannons. Today was the perfect day to test his combat strength.
Half an hour later, Su Wen and Zhao Gang brought Monk Wei and the guards to a mountain top. From here, they could overlook the entire battlefield.
In the distance, the Japanese were densely packed and advancing in a stair-like formation.
On the other side, Zhang Dabiao's men were already in position. The infantry was hiding in the forest, waiting for orders. The artillery regiment was 300 meters behind.
"Regiment Commander, Battalion Commander requests to fire!”
The flag bearer behind Su Wen saw Zhang Dabiao's signal and hurriedly said.
"Open fire, we'll fight according to our method of positional warfare!”
Su Wen nodded gently. Just as Zhao Gang was puzzled, he saw the flag bearer holding two small flags and waving them quickly.
Flag signal?
This was very rare in the Eighth Route Army!
Today, he had finally seen for himself that this unit, whether in terms of overall quality or equipment, was definitely not inferior to the ace troops of the Jinsui Army!
A cannon company with 30 mortars was simply unimaginable!
"Wang Chengzhu, aim and shoot! Let's fire two rounds of artillery fire first!"
Zhang Dabiao received the order and immediately ordered the artillery company led by Wang Chengzhu to open fire!
"Yes, sir! Open fire!"
Wang Chengzhu, who had already built the artillery position, gave the order. The ammunition of each group quickly filled the shells.
"Bang bang bang"
The Japanese who were searching seemed to have heard something and looked towards the forest.
Suddenly, one of the Japanese soldiers saw the mortar shells flying towards them from the sky and was instantly shocked!
Before he could say anything, more cannonballs poured out from the sky. They were densely packed. In one round, there were 30 cannonballs!
"Mortars! Get down!"
Finally, the Japanese shouted in exhaustion, but the next moment, his voice was drowned out by the gunfire.
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