Chapter 47: A Big Trouble
There were a lot of supplies at the Huting stronghold, and it took several hundred people an hour to move them all.
By five o'clock in the afternoon, when it began to darken, there were still several hundred bags of flour that had not been moved.
On the contrary, the battlefield in Tiger Bay had already been cleaned up, and the captured weapons, equipment and ammunition, including the corpses of the ninety-eight war horses, had been moved here.
Zhang Dabiao did what he said and didn't leave out a single piece of the intestine.
Of course, this was mainly due to the presence of more than sixty carts and more than a hundred mules.
"Captain, why haven't you finished cleaning here yet?" Zhang Dabiao asked with a smile.
"Why are you so proud?" Li Yunlong asked unhappily, "Has Tiger Bay been cleaned up?"
"It's all cleaned up." Zhang Dabiao patted the cart behind him and said with some pride, "Like I said before, not a single horse hair was left for the devils."
"Where's the firing pin for the mortar?"
Wang Ye smiled and asked, "Did you find it?"
“Well…” Zhang Dabiao was suddenly speechless.
Li Yunlong said: "Fortunately, we found the backup firing pins here, otherwise the two mortars would have been wasted. You still have the nerve to brag about it."
Wang Ye asked again: "Captain Zhang, how much have you seized in total?"
Kong Jie, who was smoking nearby, also pricked up his ears.
"This time we seized quite a lot." Zhang Dabiao became excited again when talking about this, and said with a beaming face, "Let's not talk about the 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms of horse meat, just the weapons, equipment and ammunition."
"In total, more than 400 rifles and more than 50 pistols were seized."
"Six Czech-style light machine guns, six Type 96 light machine guns, and six grenade launchers."
"Two Type 92 heavy machine guns, two 81mm mortars, and 48 rounds of artillery shells."
"There are about 7,000 rounds of 6.5mm caliber rifle bullets, 2,000 rounds of 7.7mm caliber heavy machine gun bullets, and about 10,000 rounds of 7.92mm caliber Mauser rifle bullets. In addition, there are about 200 grenades."
"As for other items like bayonets, steel helmets, and cotton-padded jackets, there are no statistics."
"Oh, by the way, we also captured two Japanese prisoners. What should we do with them?"
"Japanese prisoners?" Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment, then cursed again, "Why are you bothering me with such a bullshit? Why not just shoot them? No, you can't shoot them, stab them with a bayonet!"
"Old Li, don't do anything rash." Kong Jie said anxiously.
"We in the Eighth Route Army have discipline and cannot kill prisoners."
"Bullshit." Li Yunlong cursed, "How many Chinese people have been harmed by the devils? Why can't we kill them for this?"
"These are two different things." Kong Jie said, " The Japanese who laid down their weapons are prisoners of war. Didn't the people in the Enemy Work Department say that they want to influence them, persuade them to defect, and form an anti-war alliance?"
Zhang Dabiao also advised: "Captain, we can't do anything that violates discipline."
"Then take them back." Li Yunlong said unhappily, "along with those puppet troops."
Wang Ye continued, "We can't leave them idle. They are all free laborers. Captain, weren't you just worried about the large amount of supplies and insufficient transportation capacity? Let them carry them."
"That's right." Li Yunlong clapped his hands and said, "How could I forget about this?"
After a pause, Li Yunlong said to Zhang Dabiao, "Dabiao, go and bring in those 200-plus puppet army prisoners. Let them carry the military supplies seized from the Huting stronghold. Each of them should carry 200 kilograms of supplies!"
"If anyone can't lift the load or dares to complain, damn it, they will all be shot on the spot."
Zhang Dabiao asked curiously, "Captain, how much supplies have been seized at the Huting stronghold?"
"Just as many as you have." Without waiting for Li Yunlong to reply, Kong Jie rushed to say, "We have also seized nearly 200 Liao-13 rifles and more than 100 Type 38 rifles, but we have four Type 92 heavy machine guns and four mortars. However, we have fewer light machine guns than you have, only five."
"Wow, so many?" Zhang Dabiao exclaimed, "Where are the bullets? How many bullets are there?"
"Not to mention the bullets." Kong Jie snorted, "There are seventy or eighty boxes of various bullets, in addition to more than two hundred mortar shells and more than five hundred grenade launchers. Oh, and more than four hundred melon grenades. I won't even mention the other food. Damn it, our independent regiment has really become a local rich man this time."
The officers and soldiers passing by were also whispering to each other, extremely excited.
"Damn, today I've seen so many weapons, equipment and ammunition."
"After this battle, our independent regiment's weapons and equipment will be enough to be replaced."
"There are still enough to replace a batch. I think it will be enough to expand one or two more main battalions ."
"Our Captain Li has a solution. How long has he been with the Independent Regiment? He has led us to two great victories in a row, and the weapons in his hands have also been upgraded to cannons."
"That's right, Captain Li is really amazing."
Hearing this, Kong Jie's face looked unhappy.
How many days have these little bastards had enough food? They have already forgotten about us, Old Kong.
"Old Kong, don't listen to their nonsense." Li Yunlong pretended to comfort Kong Jie, then turned around and reminded Wang Ye, "Little Wang, there is something I forgot. Send a few people to the back to watch. When the main force of the regiment just arrived at Tiger Bay, didn't the Japanese escape a few signalmen?"
"Most likely he went to seek help."
"So if nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese reinforcements must be on the way."
"You, the Wolf Warriors, go to the rear and keep an eye on things. If anything happens, you can also inform the main force of the group in advance."
"Captain, please relax." Wang Ye smiled and said, "Xizi has brought two people to watch from behind. If there is any situation, they will report it immediately."
Li Yunlong nodded happily and said, "Very good."
I thought Xiao Wang was really good and I was always ahead of him.
However, before he could finish his words, he saw Wang Xikui rushing towards him on horseback.
"Captain, commander." Wang Xikui shouted from a distance, "Something's happening!"
"Damn, the Japanese reinforcements are coming so quickly? This is a bit beyond my expectation." Li Yunlong cursed, immediately pulled out a Mauser pistol from his waist and rushed towards Wang Xikui.
Wang Ye said: "Xizi, where are the devils?"
"Devils?" Wang Xikui was stunned for a moment and asked blankly, "What devils?"
"They're not Japs?" Li Yunlong said angrily, "Why are you yelling if they're not Japs? Are you looking for a fight?"
"Captain, it's the New 1st Regiment." Wang Xikui took a breath and continued, "The artillery of the New 1st Regiment is here to support us in attacking the Huting stronghold."
"A new regiment?"
Li Yunlong was stunned for a moment, then turned to Kong Jie and asked, "Old Kong, did you tell Old Ding?"
"No." Kong Jie was also confused and said, "I have never told Lao Ding about this."
"That's really strange." Li Yunlong asked puzzledly, "Could it be that Old Ding is good at predicting and predicted that our independent regiment would attack the Huting stronghold today, so he sent artillery to support us?"
"Who cares?" Kong Jie said, "Anyway, we have already taken over the Huting stronghold. Even if Lao Ding brings the entire New 1st Regiment to support us, he can't expect to get any benefits."
While the two were talking, they saw a group of Eighth Route Army soldiers running towards them, panting.
The Eighth Route Army soldier leading the way was short and stocky, carrying a mortar on his shoulder.
Ding Wei was really nice. Knowing that the Independent Regiment was at the Dahuting stronghold, he immediately led the New 1st Regiment to block the enemy and also sent the artillery platoon over.
Because he knew that the independent regiment had no artillery.
Ding Wei knew even more clearly how difficult it would be to attack the Huting stronghold without artillery.
Seeing the artilleryman in the lead, Li Yunlong burst out laughing: "Zhu Zi?!"
"Leader of the group." Wang Chengzhu said while running and panting, "I am here to help you."
"You've come just in time." Li Yunlong laughed. "I was just thinking about forming an artillery company, and I'm just in need of a company commander. Now that you're here, you don't have to go back. Hahahaha ."
"Ah? Artillery company?" Wang Chengzhu was stunned.
After a long while, Wang Chengzhu asked again: "Captain, have we taken down the stronghold?"
"It was taken a long time ago." Li Yunlong said with a smile, "By the time you got here, the cucumbers were already cold."
Wang Chengzhu said with some grievance: "Captain, you can't blame me for this. In order to arrive earlier, our entire artillery platoon almost ran to death."
Li Yunlong punched Wang Chengzhu in the chest and asked, "Is your injury healed?"
In the Battle of Cangyun Ridge, Wang Chengzhu destroyed the Sakata Regiment's headquarters with one shot and was injured shortly afterwards.
"I'm well now." Wang Chengzhu patted his chest and smiled, "The bullet made a hole in my chest, but it didn't hurt any vital parts. I was discharged from the hospital after lying in bed for half a month."
Li Yunlong asked again: "By the way, how did Lao Ding know that we were at the Dahuting stronghold?"
"That's what the brigade commander said." Wang Chengzhu said, "The brigade commander ordered our New 1st Regiment to block the attack, and Regiment Commander Ding guessed that it must be your independent regiment at the Dahuting stronghold. He was also worried that you lacked heavy weapons for attacking, so halfway through the journey, he asked me to bring the artillery platoon back to support you."
"The brigade commander gave the order? To block the attack?"
Li Yunlong was in a terrible state, the matter had become a big deal!
At that moment, Li Yunlong asked again: "Has your entire New 1st Regiment gone to the front to block the enemy?"
"Of course not." Wang Chengzhu continued, "Not only our New 1st Regiment, but also the 772nd Regiment, the local troops of the 3rd and 5th Divisions have also joined. The brigade commander has also given us a death order, to stay on the position like a nail and stop the enemy reinforcements at all costs... Regimental commander, regimental commander? What's wrong with you?"
Wang Chengzhu was halfway through his speech when he noticed that Li Yunlong's expression wasn't right.
After being shouted several times, Li Yunlong finally reacted.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry." Li Yunlong reacted and said hurriedly, "Lao Kong, quickly send someone to notify the brother troops and tell them that we have finished the work. Tell them not to fight anymore and retreat quickly!"
