inspire-indiana Chapter 503 Summer Offensive (5)
Chapter 503 Summer Offensive (5)
Xi'an County,
Dongfeng Town,
Liujianfangtun,
In the room, Yuan Canhai, the commander of the 3th Regiment of the 9th Division of the 25rd Column of the South Manchurian Army, started complaining again.
"Chief of Staff, if we give each gun 50 rounds of ammunition, how long can it last? According to the firing rate of the 75mm field gun, which is 6 rounds per minute, it will take less than ten minutes!"
Wu Bing smiled and said,
"You are too impatient. The Dalian Arsenal has just started production. We have 50 shells for each gun now, which is already very good!"
Yuan Canhai sighed.
"I never thought that our lives would become increasingly poor. In the past, when we were at Jingbo Lake, we followed the King of Hell and had no worries about food or clothing. We could fire as many shells as we wanted. Now, we don't even have enough shells!"
The image of his brother Wu Feng emerged in Wu Bing's mind.
It has been almost two years since they parted ways.
"Captain, last time I was at the division headquarters, I heard that all the troops in North Manchuria have become rich, with good equipment and sufficient ammunition. It is said that our Mulan Arsenal has made great contributions!"
A staff officer came in quickly with a telegram.
"Report, the division headquarters is calling!"
"Read!"
"Order your troops to stop preparing for the attack and quickly move to Xi'an County to welcome Wu Feng's detachment from North Manchuria!"
"Team Wu Feng?" Both of them were stunned. They couldn't believe their ears. They were instantly overjoyed.
"Order the troops to assemble and set off immediately!"
Xi'an County is located in the southeast of Siping and northwest of Meihekou Town. It belongs to the low mountain and hilly area and is the transition point from Changbai Mountain to Songliao Plain, with crisscrossing valleys.
The Kuomintang army has heavy troops stationed near Meihekou. This is one of the five strategic locations that Commander Du has strictly ordered to be defended. The other four are Shenyang, Changchun, Siping, and Jilin!
Wu Feng and Chen Chao set out from Huaide at noon, trying to avoid fighting with the enemy along the way. At around 10 a.m. the next day, they arrived at the Xianrendongling area on the north side of Xi'an County.
After getting in touch with the South Manchurian troops again!
The troops rested temporarily in a small village.
inside the house,
Chen Chao and Wu Feng lay on the table together, looking at the map. Knowing that the 3rd Column would send troops to Xi'an for support, Wu Feng looked relieved. He did not expect that the Kuomintang's rear would be so empty. The troops simply withdrew into the city. Compared with dealing with the Japanese devils back then, it was much easier!
Chen Chao has already sent out a reconnaissance team. He looked at the location of Xi'an County and said,
"When the reconnaissance team comes back and finds out what's going on, we might as well take him down!"
After contacting the South Manchurian troops, their superiors did not instruct them on any specific tasks. They only asked them to cooperate with the South Manchurian troops in combat and actively create conditions for the South and North Manchurian troops to join forces!
After hearing what Chen Chao said, Wu Feng also became excited.
"I haven't practiced for a long time, Chen Chao, I'll listen to you!"
A half-track armored vehicle and a three-wheeled motorcycle came to the north of the county town in a swaggering manner. Sitting in the vehicle was Liu Qinghua, the reconnaissance company commander of the 11th Regiment.
The armored vehicles were so comfortable that Liu Qinghua didn't even want to get off. He had borrowed these two vehicles from Wu Feng's Second Battalion.
This half-track armored vehicle is absolutely perfect for reconnaissance. It has high speed, strong firepower, and is equipped with a 20mm machine gun!
Liu Qinghua saw a small town ahead. He quickly took out the map and saw that it should be called Dengta Town.
The driver suddenly said,
"Captain Liu, there is a checkpoint!"
Liu Qinghua raised his telescope.
At the entrance of the town, several people in what looked like security uniforms were checking pedestrians and vehicles passing by! These security groups were all ragtag troops, most of whom were actually reorganized from the puppet army, police, and spies during the puppet Manchukuo period.
"It's okay, drive through!"
The two vehicles quickly arrived at the checkpoint.
The soldiers of the two security regiments looked at the mighty armored vehicles approaching and subconsciously thought that they must be the Central Army. They smiled, nodded and bowed.
Only one person looked at the flag on the armored vehicle with an expression of confusion and panic on his face. Although there was an unfamiliar number of the 1st Battle Group on it, there was actually a sickle and an axe on the flag. This guy used to be a spy and had dealt with the Anti-Japanese United Army a lot. He was not unfamiliar with this pattern at all!
The armored vehicle stopped at the checkpoint.
Several soldiers jumped out of the car.
At this time, the security team realized something was wrong. Looking at their uniforms, they didn't think they were the Central Army, they were clearly the Communist Army!
Unfortunately it’s too late!
Liu Qinghua pointed his Thompson submachine gun and several people dropped their guns and raised their hands obediently. These pests from the puppet Manchukuo period had long lost their souls. Only their bodies were left, and their minds were filled with only thoughts about how to survive!
Liu Qinghua directly put the three captured prisoners into the car and turned back to the base!
On the way, he had already asked clearly,
This is indeed a lighthouse town.
It is less than 5 miles away from the county town, where a regiment of the 207th Division of the Youth Army is stationed, with about 2000 people. Together with the security forces, there are more than 3000 people in total!
Regimental Headquarters,
Wu Feng and Wu Bing were already hugging each other tightly. They had been out of touch for a long time.
"This trip was not in vain, I finally found you!" Wu Feng said with relief. Although the Japanese were driven away, the civil war continued and he was really worried about his younger brother!
"Brother, is Xiaohu okay? Is he going to primary school this year?" There were also traces of tears on Wu Bing's face!
"Don't worry, the new primary school has been built this year, and they can go to school in September. I have also found a stepmother for him. The stepmother is kind-hearted and loves him very much!" Wu Feng said proudly!
The wife he found this time was a female nurse who was introduced by the organization and directly found from the army. She had gone through a strict political review.
Wu Feng was an officer and had some money, so the female nurse was quite satisfied with him. They got married after meeting twice and even put their two quilts together!
Wu Feng asked with concern,
"Xiaobing, have you solved your personal problem?"
Wu Bing sighed and said,
"No one wants to live with me when we're fighting every day!"
"Well, when the troops were divided, I asked you to follow me north, but you refused to do it. But it doesn't matter. I'll ask the commander to find someone to transfer you there first. You can go to the battlefield after you get married and have a baby!"
Over there, Chen Chao and Yuan Canhai spent a long time looking at the map.
There was a knock on the door,
Reconnaissance Company Commander Liu Qinghua came back. He saluted Chen Chao and said,
"Report to the regiment commander, we have found out the situation! There is a regiment of enemy troops in Xi'an County, plus a security team of more than 3000 people!"
Chen Chao frowned. The number of enemies was a bit too much, beyond his expectation. He looked at Yuan Canhai.
Yuan Canhai said carelessly,
"Don't be afraid of anything, just do it! This bunch of reactionaries are not good at fighting. During the last defense of Linjiang, our regiment suffered a loss of 1 to 23!"
His character remains the same as always, he always charges at the forefront in battle, so the 25th Regiment is also the top offensive force of the 3rd Column!
After hearing what Yuan Canhai said, Chen Chao felt a little embarrassed. The equipment of their North Manchuria troops was much better than that of the South Manchuria troops. He immediately said,
"Then fight! Old Wu, come here and let's discuss this together!"