Chapter 23: Secure the Pocket
Wang Xikui led Zhao Erwa and Huang Shun out of the woods, only to see the grass in front of Wang Ye filled with rifles, cotton coats and trousers, and bulging bullet bags.
Especially the rifles, which were piled all over the ground.
Wang Xikui picked up a gun from the ground, pulled the bolt and took a look.
Immediately, he shouted in delight: "90% new Liao Thirteen, great gun!"
Zhao Erwa also waved the bullet bag in his hand and shouted: "Fifty rounds, one bag means fifty rounds of bullets. We are rich. This time our Wolf Warriors team has made a fortune."
Wang Ye just sneered when he heard this.
Where are we going? The fun has just begun.
"Ace of Spades, King of Spades, and Jack of Spades."
"Hide your guns, ammunition and cotton clothes quickly."
"Yes!" Wang Xikui and the other two immediately got busy.
Wang Ye was not idle either, helping out.
By the time they hid their things, it was completely dark.
Fortunately, the moonlight was still bright tonight, and the four of them walked back and forth in the moonlight to clean up the bodies of the Japanese soldiers, mainly picking up their rifles, ammunition, cotton coats and rubber-soled shoes.
Although he didn't know what the situation was like with Wei Dayong and the others, Wang Ye was not too worried.
Because Wei Dayong has seven people on his side, divided into two combat groups to cover each other and retreat alternately, it should be more than enough to deal with half a squad of Japanese devils.
Maybe I'm faster than them.
Wang Ye's guess was soon confirmed.
When they collected the weapons and equipment of the 23 devils, Wei Dayong and his men came over.
"My lord, why are you so slow?" Wei Dayong said smugly, "We have finished the work long ago, but we have been waiting for you for a long time."
Wang Ye asked, "Have all the devils been killed?"
"We killed them all." Wei Dayong said, "24 devils, not a single one escaped. Not only the devils, we also killed more than 20 puppet soldiers."
"If it weren't for the Ace of Hearts stopping us,"
"None of the remaining puppet soldiers will be able to escape."
When Wang Ye heard this, his forehead was immediately filled with black lines. What a playboy monk.
However, Wang Ye did not criticize him. After all, there was nothing wrong with killing puppet soldiers in general.
At that moment, Wang Ye asked again: "Have you cleaned up the battlefield? Have you collected all the weapons and equipment?"
"We have collected all of them." Wei Dayong said, "There are only four devils on the road left. I am not worried about you getting into trouble, so I came here first."
"What can we do?"
Wang Ye said this, and then led Wei Dayong and his party to the highway.
When they arrived at the road, they saw that the four Japanese corpses had disappeared and their equipment was also missing.
Needless to say, they must have been taken away by the puppet soldiers who escaped. This time, all their weapons and equipment were lost, and the Japanese in the Huting stronghold would definitely not let them go. Bringing back a few Japanese corpses and a few guns could at least atone for their sins. Except for the company commander Diao Desheng, who will surely die, the dozens of puppet soldiers under him should be able to get through .
Wei Dayong cursed: "Fuck, who the hell is this guy who comes here to pick up the corpse?"
“Just pick it up. A few guns aren’t a big deal.” Wang Ye turned around and was about to leave.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the night sky ahead.
Wang Ye and Wei Dayong became alert. The sound of horse hooves? Japanese cavalry?
"Check the equipment and prepare for battle!" Wang Ye gave an order, and Wei Dayong and others quickly checked the equipment, and then ambushed on both sides of the road.
The sound of horse hooves is getting closer.
They really are the Japanese cavalry.
Seven horsemen, carrying torches, formed a column and marched northward.
One of the cavalrymen was carrying a briefcase, and he was probably a communications soldier from Yangquan. Because the phone at the Huting stronghold had been out of service, he was sent to check it out.
Wang Ye immediately pushed the bullet into the chamber and shouted in a low voice: "I'll shoot in the head!"
Wang Xikui then said, "I'll play two!"
Wei Dayong said anxiously: "I'll fight three."
In the blink of an eye, the seven devils were divided up.
The few war wolves that failed to grab the items were cursing there.
Wang Ye said unhappily, “If it’s not your turn, start from the beginning again and make sure no one !”
The war wolves then changed their anger into joy and raised their rifles happily.
…
At this time, we are at the Huting stronghold.
More than ninety puppet soldiers have lined up on the playground.
More than sixty of them were wearing only shirts and shorts and were shivering from the cold.
Maeda Tsuneaki waved his hand, and the three searchlights on the top of the three artillery towers shone at the same time, clearly illuminating the more than 90 puppet soldiers lined up on the playground .
Maeda Tsuyoshi was so angry.
I really want to shoot these puppet soldiers.
A squad of Japanese troops that attacked were collectively killed, but a company of puppet troops basically escaped.
These puppet soldiers had no fighting skills, but they were very good at escaping. They were simply useless! Especially the dozens of puppet soldiers who escaped wearing only shirts and shorts, and were captured again.
These bastards actually have the nerve to come back, damn it!
But killing them all is obviously not an option.
These puppet soldiers still have to do the hard work in the stronghold.
However, it is necessary to kill a few leading officers.
Especially the company commander Diao Desheng and that Zhao Youcai.
At that moment, Maeda Tsuyoshi gritted his teeth and said, "Diao Desheng! Zhao Youcai! Get out of the line!"
However, no one responded, and it was only after a long time that a puppet army officer came over.
The one who came over was the puppet army battalion commander Ge Fugui, who whispered, "Madam, Diao Desheng and Zhao Youcai have already escaped."
"Run away? Baka! Baka Yalu!" Maeda Gang had no place to vent his anger and could only draw his saber and chop at the wooden stakes beside him.
When Maeda Tsuyoshi calmed down, Ge Fugui said, "Taijun, I don't think that group of Eighth Route Army soldiers can get far. After all, they have robbed so much equipment. Should we send out a large force to chase them overnight?"
"No need for night battles." Maeda Tsuyoshi shook his head.
Night fighting is the Eighth Route Army’s forte.
Maeda Tsuyoshi is indeed a descendant of a military family.
Although I was angry, I kept my mind clear.
…
At this time, the battle of Tiger Bay was over.
Because it was at night and we couldn't use torches, we couldn't aim accurately through the rear sight and front sight, and could only shoot based on the feel of the gun, which seriously affected our hit rate.
Even the close range shooting accuracy is very impressive.
After a round of volleys, three Japanese soldiers fell off their horses.
The remaining four Japanese soldiers were startled and quickly rushed forward.
The second round of gunfire rang out immediately, and another Japanese cavalryman fell off his horse.
But when the Wolf Warriors wanted to fire the third shot, the Japanese cavalry had already run far away. Wei Dayong subconsciously jumped up and wanted to chase them.
"Okay, stop chasing."
Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Go and get the horse back."
They just killed four Japanese soldiers. The horse of the last Japanese soldier who was killed followed the three surviving Japanese soldiers towards the Huting stronghold, and they could definitely not be caught up.
But the other three horses ran into the wilderness on the side of the road.
These three war horses are all tall and long-legged Oriental horses.
Wei Dayong responded and took Wang Xikui and others to chase the warhorse.
The war horses quickly caught up, and at this time Liu Dongtang also came with his combat team to join them.
Hearing that several other groups followed Wang Ye in launching two ambushes in a row, wiping out a squad of Japanese devils and a company of puppet troops, Liu Dongtang and the other two were extremely envious.
Wang Ye asked Liu Dongtang, "Has the defense map of the Huting stronghold been drawn?"
"It's finished." Liu Dongtang nodded. "Three artillery towers, nine bunkers, two rows of bungalows, four watchtowers, and the direction of the outer trenches are all clearly marked."
After saying that, Liu Dongtang handed over the drawings again.
"Okay." Wang Ye carefully put away the drawing.
"I'll commend you for your contribution when we take down the Huting stronghold in the future!"
After that, he said to Wei Dayong, "Take the Spade Team to transport the captured weapons and equipment back. Listen carefully, not a single bullet or a set of cotton clothes can be left behind. You must bring them all back to me."
"Yes." Wei Dayong rode away on horseback with the Spade Group.
Wang Ye also asked Li Sigen to retrieve the telephone wire that had been cut earlier and tie it to the horse's back.
Wang Gensheng couldn't help but ask, "My lord, are we going back?"
"Yes." Wang Ye nodded and said, "Let's go back to the base first."
"Why?" Wang Gensheng asked, "Didn't we bring three days' worth of dry food? Why are we going back after only one day?"
Wang Gensheng and his men had a great time fighting today, so they were reluctant to go back. They all wanted to stay outside the Huting stronghold and launch a few more ambushes.
Wu Sanxi and Xie Wei also echoed.
Begged Wang Ye to return to Yang Village in two days.
"Shut up, you know nothing."
Wang Ye cursed: "We have seized so many weapons, equipment and supplies, and we can't carry them with us, so we can only find a place to hide them, but this is enemy-occupied territory!"
“Although most ordinary people are sensible.”
"But there might be someone with a bad conscience."
"What if he finds our hiding place and reports it to the devil? Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?"
"So we have to transport the captured weapons, equipment and supplies back first. We have to put the money we earn into our pockets. Otherwise, it's just a number and meaningless. Do you understand?"
"Besides, the Huting stronghold is not far away."
"It only takes one day to go back and forth."
Wang Gensheng and the others kept silent now.
