in2ebook Chapter 512 Retreat
Chapter 512 Retreat
Within ten minutes, all the documents were loaded into the car, and the seized guns and ammunition as well as some valuable supplies such as watches, radios, etc. were also loaded.
At this time, Zhou Zhiguo took out a torch and prepared to set fire to the international trading company.
"Captain Zhou, wait a minute! Don't burn these supplies. We can just come back in a few days to grab them. It would be a shame to burn them!"
Seeing that Wang Meng was talking about robbing a foreign bank as if it were a piece of cake, Zhou Zhiguo was puzzled. Could the Japanese just rob a foreign bank like that?
However, he naturally carried out his superior's words to the letter and immediately extinguished the torch.
"Loading is complete, Chief of Staff, Commander, shall we withdraw?"
Wang Meng nodded.
"Captain Peng, when is the estimated arrival time for the support we just called for?"
Peng Liang raised his hand and looked at his watch.
"Estimated time: 30 minutes. Shall we retreat first?"
"Okay, hand the supplies over to the surrounding militias, and then we'll go back and support the first and second platoons!"
Wang Meng and Peng Liang led a squad of soldiers and marched quickly towards the north of the foreign company.
The gunshots were getting closer and closer. Wang Meng looked from afar and found that the first and second rows, who were responsible for blocking the enemy, had been surrounded by the Japanese and puppet troops.
The first and second rows were on the east and west sides of an intersection respectively. The Japanese and puppet troops, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, had separated them from the center of the intersection from both wings, blocking them in a street as short as a hundred meters.
Wang Meng and others moved forward along the street south of the intersection. When they were one hundred meters away from the intersection, they could even see the hideous faces of the Japanese devils in the faint moonlight.
Wang Meng pointed to a residential building above his head, then hugged a pillar beside him, exerted force with his legs, and jumped more than one meter high. Then he pushed his feet on the pillar and climbed up to the roof.
Peng Liang's heart was in turmoil as he looked at Wang Meng's agile movements.
"Oh my god, Captain Wei, I haven't heard you say that our Chief of Staff Wang has this skill?"
Monk Wei threw the Type 95 rifle behind him and spat twice on his hands.
"That's just the beginning. Our chief of staff is great at rock climbing, fighting, and shooting. There are more than 100,000 people in our entire column, and none of them would disobey us!"
After Monk Wei finished speaking, he also climbed onto the roof with a swish.
Peng Liang smacked his lips. The people coming from the headquarters were indeed more powerful than the last.
"Comrades, cheer up and don't let the leaders at the headquarters look down on us!"
Peng Liang can come and go freely on the train, so this roof that is fixed in place is naturally not a problem for him, he can walk on it as if it were flat ground.
With a whoosh, Peng Liang jumped onto the roof opposite.
The soldiers from the rest of the squad also helped each other and successfully climbed onto the roofs on both sides.
The roof, which is about 100 meters long, is all connected together. Wang Meng and others quickly walked along the roof to the intersection.
Wang Meng lay on the eaves, watching the fierce battlefield.
Although the soldiers of the Weishanhu Independent Regiment were at a disadvantage and their positions were constantly being compressed, they were able to rely on the shops on both sides for cover and resist in stages, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese.
"Platoon leader, have the chief of staff and the regiment commander withdrawn?"
The platoon leader used his MP40 to block the enemy's advance. He only had time to answer while changing the magazine:
"I haven't received any orders from the chief of staff or the regiment commander. Even if we die to the last comrade, we must nail the Japanese to death here!"
As the platoon leader spoke, he loaded the magazine and then fired wildly at the Japanese.
Wang Meng made a gesture to Peng Liang opposite him, took a grenade from Wei Heshang's hand, pulled the string, paused for three seconds, and then threw it out.
A dozen soldiers on the east and west sides of the roof threw a total of three rounds, and more than thirty grenades hit the Japanese soldiers' heads.
For a moment, the Japanese actually thought that this lightly armed enemy carried a mortar and could accurately hit their heads with shells.
It was not until they discovered a number of powerful firepower points on the roof that they suddenly realized that the enemy reinforcements had arrived!
Wang Meng and his men were on the roof, looking down from above, and beat the Japanese soldiers so hard that they had nowhere to hide. In just three minutes, they drove them into the house opposite.
The gunshots gradually became less frequent, and Peng Liang shouted to the soldiers below:
"Mission accomplished, everyone retreat!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers of the first and second platoons began to retreat northward, carrying the wounded and dead soldiers on their backs, under the cover of Wang Meng and Peng Liang.
When the Japanese and puppet troops heard the rustling sounds, they knew that the enemy was retreating, but as soon as they showed their heads, they would be shot several times.
Finally, when the streets were completely quiet, the cannon fodder and puppet soldiers were allowed to stick their heads out and come out to clean the place.
"Taijun, the enemy has all retreated. Should we chase them?"
"No! The enemy is full of tricks, we must not chase them, lest we fall into their trap! Count the casualties!"
Half an hour later, the casualty figures were handed over to the Japanese squadron leader:
Fifteen Imperial Army soldiers were killed and twenty were wounded, while no Imperial Auxiliary Army soldiers were killed and three were wounded (one of whom sprained his ankle while running).
The Japanese soldier was so angry that he slapped the captain of the Imperial Army twice.
"Baga! Chinese people who are afraid of death!"
The captain of the Imperial Army touched his swollen face without saying a word. When he saw the Japanese soldier leaving in anger, he said slowly:
"Are you afraid of death? Weren't the people who just beat you up the Chinese? Beating me is nothing, if you have the ability, fight the independent column!"
Two hours later, the sky began to turn pale.
Wang Meng and others returned to the base of the third company of the first battalion.
Seeing that the soldiers were not in high spirits, Wang Meng held a small meeting for the soldiers of the third company.
"Comrades, although the battle just now was a little sudden, we fought well and fully demonstrated the strong combat effectiveness of the Third Company of the First Battalion of the Weishan Lake Independent Regiment!
I just looked at the casualties reported by Captain Zhou Zhiguo, five dead and seven injured, but I think the Japanese casualties are at least twice as many as ours. This is enough to show the combat effectiveness of our third company! "
Wang Meng's words not only represent himself, but also represent the leaders of the independent column. With the affirmation of the head of the headquarters, the soldiers also put down their burdens and happily sorted out the spoils.
Wang Meng called Peng Liang and Zhou Liguo into the dilapidated temple.
Without waiting for Wang Meng to speak, Zhou Liguo took off his hat and lowered his head.
"Chief of Staff, this time it was my fault for commanding error. I request punishment!"
Wang Meng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He didn't think about punishing anyone.
"Okay, then tell me, where did you make a mistake in command?"
“Chief of Staff, I made two mistakes.
First, they underestimated the enemy and did not reconfirm the intelligence before setting off. Based on empiricism, they believed that there were only a few traitors in the foreign company, but they did not expect that there were actually quite a few Japanese devils inside!
Second, I chose the wrong sniper position. I was hoping that I could resolve the battle quietly, so I chose the crossroads as my sniper position, but I didn’t expect that I would alert the enemy in the end.”