Chapter 169: Mountain Cannon with Six Shells
"Revenge...... hehe. I know what you think. However, I still advise you not to think about it, Yangjialing is not a small hill, and the people responsible for burying the artillery are dead, so it is impossible for me to tell you the specific location.
If you want to find the buried artillery, you can't find the whole Yangjialing in reverse.
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Leaning against the trunk of the tree, Qi Baoshan shook his head gently.
"It's not that I didn't want to find out the artillery, yesterday I told Battalion Commander Liu the news, he brought three hundred people to look for a long time to no avail, not to mention dozens of you."
Qi Baoshan looked at Zhao Shixun, looking like you don't have to think too much.
Rubbing his fingers back and forth between his nose a few times, Zhao Shixun looked at the other party and asked without giving up:
"I have been to Yangjialing, where the size is several miles away, and the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and it is really difficult to find. However, when most people hide things, they will pick a special terrain or a place with special marks to hide things, otherwise they won't even be able to find themselves.
As long as we can have a little clue, then the area we are looking for will be greatly reduced. β
Looking at Qi Baoshan, Zhao Shixun's eyes narrowed slightly.
"You're thinking about it, your men have told you where they're buried, or if there's anything that impresses you."
When Qi Baoshan heard this, he looked at the other party and sighed. He wanted to persuade the other party to give up this unrealistic idea, but looking at Zhao Shixun's serious face, Qi Baoshan didn't say anything in the end.
A few minutes later, Qi Baoshan, who had been silent, suddenly opened his eyes and muttered in a daze:
"I remember when they came back, a lot of them had dried mud marks on their trouser legs and straw sandals......
"Oh yes, we walked on dry roads for the past few days, and it didn't rain in a week.
I remember very well that the fighters of which platoon was responsible for burying artillery parts were basically dry mud with full legs and shoes, and the others did not!
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After silently muttering a few words of the other party's words in his heart, Zhao Shixun stood up violently.
"The trouser legs are covered with mud...... you mean, they went to the river to dig the dirt!"
When Qi Baoshan heard this, he sat up directly. The movement was too violent, causing a tearing pain in the wound on the shoulder.
Gritting his teeth, Qi Baoshan slapped his thigh a few times.
"That's right, they must have buried things by the river, we will definitely get a harvest by going to the stream on Yangjialing to find it!"
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Four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Turtle son, melon boys, this is going to toss my old man to death. This person who ran over the mountains and mountains came here to find artillery, and I think this is sand in addition to grass, and there is a hammer....... β
The old immortal held his pipe in his mouth, held his old waist, looked at the soldiers searching along the stream tiredly, and muttered complainingly.
"Okay, Lao Wu, just say a few words, I think everyone is quite confident, why do you keep saying these frustrating words."
Zhou Yu lowered his head and searched for a breath in the dense grass with a bayonet, and heard that the old immortal had been inking. got up and wiped his sweat, and handed his kettle to the old immortal.
After taking the kettle and pouring it, the old immortal saw a large stone protruding from the grass in the distance, so he planned to walk over and sit down and take a rest, and smoke a bag of cigarettes by the way.
"Sister, are you waiting for my brother...... Oops. β
Humming an unknown song, the old immortal dragged the figure-eight steps and walked a few steps, when he suddenly stumbled and fell out.
"Brother, brother, are you okay?!"
The old man, who was rummaging in the grass not far away, saw the old immortal falling, and hurriedly ran over to help the other party up.
"Where is my pipe, what about my tortoise son, where is my pipe? Help me find my pipe. β
After the old immortal was helped up by the old man, he didn't care about the pain on his body, and hurriedly touched it in the grass.
"Here, give."
Picking up the pipe and wiping the dirt on it, the old man handed it to the other party.
At this moment, the old man looked at the old immortal thing that tripped on the ground and asked suspiciously:
"Brother, what is this?"
The old immortal who was wiping his pipe heard this, and when he looked back, the expression of an old face was immediately like a Sichuan face. It didn't take long for the air to come with the voice of an old immortal bellows-like voice.
"Instructor ......! Artillery ...... here. β
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Forty minutes later, looking at the Jinzao Type 13 mountain cannon that had been gradually assembled by the soldiers under the guidance of Qi Baoshan, Zhao Shixun wiped the sweat on his head and nodded with satisfaction.
The thing that tripped over the old immortal was none other than the mountain cannon hoe that came out of the sandy ground.
According to Qi Baoshan's recollections, Zhao Shixun greatly reduced the search area to near the stream in the Yangjialing area, and sure enough, they quickly found the buried artillery.
Looking at Qi Baoshan, who was carefully wiping the artillery aiming equipment, Zhao Shixun walked over and touched the jet-black muzzle.
"How's that, all the parts? Is there anything missing? β
"No, it's not a lot. My men are all professional artillerymen, they didn't embarrass me, and the artillery is very well maintained. β
Standing up and rubbing the new barrel, Qi Baoshan was a little excited, and his eyes were red.
"I see that there are only two boxes of shells found, is six shells enough to destroy a turret?"
Knowing that the artillery was not missing arms or legs, Zhao Shixun finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the things that have been dug up for a long time can't be hit, it will be too disturbing.
However, although the cannon can be used, Zhao Shixun was worried when he looked at the two poor ammunition boxes on the ground and six shells.
"If it is someone else, it may not be enough, but as long as it is me Qi Baoshan who handles the cannon myself, there is no cannon tower that can't be hit by six shells!"
Turning to look at Zhao Shixun, Qi Baoshan swore and said, a strong confidence overflowing.
Shocked by Qi Baoshan's words, Zhao Shixun walked over and patted the other party's shoulder heavily, staring at Qi Baoshan's eyes and taking a deep look.
"Lao Zhou, you come with me, I have something to discuss with you."
Zhou Yu, who was looking around the mountain cannon east and west, heard this, stood up suspiciously and followed Zhao Shixun over.
After the two walked a short distance, Zhao Shixun turned around and looked into the distance, then looked at Zhou Yu with a serious face and said:
"Lao Zhou, I plan to take Qi Baoshan and this cannon and return to the Renjiazhuang stronghold overnight, and then take the Japanese by surprise at dawn tomorrow, and strive to take the stronghold."
I thought I was going to discuss the matter of returning to the 70th Division's station, but suddenly heard from the other party's mouth that he was going to return to the second dozen strongholds, and Zhou Yu was stunned on the spot.
"Lao Zhao, what did you say? Bring a cannon to fight a stronghold? Is there any news from the Seventy Division? Would they like to? β
"Leave them alone, let's go by ourselves this time."
"What?!"
After a startled cry, Zhou Yu hurriedly looked at the soldiers not far behind him, and then said in a low voice as low as possible:
"Lao Zhao, you have also seen that more than 1,000 people in the 70th Division have not taken down the stronghold of Renjiazhuang, our capital is too small, just these dozens of soldiers, we can't take risks casually."
Pursing his lips, Zhou Yu glanced at the direction of Ding Jiawa.
"In my opinion, let's go to Dingjiawa, find Shi Ziyu and discuss it with them face-to-face, and see if they are willing to go with us, at least there are many people.
Besides, the Japanese have suffered a loss once, and the stronghold must have taken precautions now. It's not that I, Zhou Yu, am afraid of death. As the old saying goes, good horses don't eat grass. β
Looking at Zhou Yu, who was slightly excited, Zhao Shixun gently patted the other party's shoulder, lowered his voice and said:
"Lao Zhou, you and I both know that the 70th Division has already run out of food, and after this morning's battle, I see that they are already fluctuating. Now I don't think it's possible to expect them to agree to fight us back at once. β
"I understand what you mean, Lao Zhao, but don't we have a cannon now. With this heavy firepower, Shi Ziyu will not be reluctant to fight, right? β
Looking at the slightly naΓ―ve Zhou Yu, Zhao Shixun smiled.
"This cannon is a treasure in our eyes, but it is nothing in Shi Ziyu's eyes. Shi Ziyu can throw away the weapons of the entire artillery battalion without blinking an eye, how can he care about this cannon. Now that we send back a mountain cannon with only six shells, do you think Shi Ziyu, who has just suffered a fiasco, will agree to send troops back with us? β
"But ......, how can you know that Shi Ziyu is unwilling to send someone without trying? Maybe he'll agree for food? β
Hehe......
Shaking his head with a smile, Zhao Shixun looked at Zhou Yu and sighed.
"Old Zhou, you remember one thing. In the eyes of the national army, the weight of the words in the mouths of friendly troops is linked to the strength of the other party. There are only a few dozen of us in total, do you think Shi Ziyu will take your words and mine seriously?
Believe it or not, the only result of our going to them is that the artillery is "received", and then where do we come from and where do we go back, understand? β
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was stunned by Zhao Shixun's words, although Zhou Yu was unwilling in his heart, he acquiesced to Zhao Shixun's words in his heart.
"That being said...... Forget it, you are the military commander of the Seventh Company, I trust your judgment, you give the order.
Besides, after all, we and the 70th Division are grasshoppers on the same rope, and helping them now is equivalent to helping us. β
Seeing that Zhou Yu finally figured it out, Zhao Shixun did not delay, and immediately walked towards Qi Baoshan and them after glancing at each other.
Looking at Qi Baoshan, who was leaning on the trunk of the tree to guide the soldiers of the Seventh Company to tinker with the aiming equipment of the mountain artillery, Zhao Shixun walked over and asked directly:
"Brother Qi, if I put you in charge of the shelling, can you guarantee that three shells will collapse the turret of Renjiazhuang's stronghold?"
The reason why he didn't say that six shells collapsed the turret was that Zhao Shixun wanted to leave some time to blast open the gate of the stronghold.
The reason why the 70th Division's attack failed in the morning was that Zhao Shixun probably encountered unpredictable problems at the gate. In this case, Zhao Shixun didn't want to trip over the same stone twice, so he couldn't waste all the shells on the turret.
Suddenly asked by Zhao Shixun, Qi Baoshan was also a little confused for a while, but he quickly understood something from the other party's eyes, and then stood up straight and stared at the other party word by word:
"If you believe me and can shorten the firing distance to less than three hundred meters, I, Qi Baoshan, guarantee with my head that three shells will definitely make none of the people in the turret live!"
Nodding with satisfaction, Zhao Shixun slapped the barrel of the artillery fiercely.
"Okay, just say this to you, let's leave in a while, and strive to lay down the Renjiazhuang stronghold at dawn tomorrow morning!"
"You ......, do you mean to set off overnight and start tomorrow morning?"
Looking at each other incredulously, Qi Baoshan asked with almost trembling lips.
"Hmm!"
"You don't have to go to the Seventy Division, how many of you can decide?"
"Yes."
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Qi Baoshan's body shook suddenly.
"Good, great! That's great! β
To be continued, my younger brother got married recently, and Hanhai is busy with his feet not touching the ground, so I can't help everyone.
(End of chapter)