Chapter 29 The remnants of the Twentieth Independent Brigade
"Alright! I see, I'll take you to our division! Anyway, my men and I are tired! We also need to take a good rest and replenish our ammo! ”
In this regard, Wang Changgui was silent for a long time before he responded thoughtfully.
"Good! Thank you! Then lead the way! I can't stand the bumps and toils of the road anymore! Now hungry and drunk! ”
After listening, Cao Shaoen, the captain of the combat team, responded with a tired look on his face and lazily waved his hand.
Wang Changgui shook his head in disappointment, then stopped talking, and then turned around and slowly led the way in front.
"Zhiwei and the others will find an opportunity to communicate with our people, and let people be alert to whether the Japanese planes are conducting aerial reconnaissance or bombing!"
"We can't afford to be killed by a sudden air raid by the Japanese army, especially since the commanders of these convoys are not very reliable! I'm worried that if the Japanese air raid is encountered, the tank group they are driving will be wiped out! ”
At the same time, he also called the guard Wu Zhiwei to his side and whispered a few words to him in a local language that outsiders could not understand.
"Hmmm! I know how to do it, young master! ”
Escort Wu Zhiwei nodded and responded.
"Be hidden, don't be discovered!"
Wang Changgui added.
The guard Wu Zhiwei didn't say much, but began to act quietly.
For the small actions between Wang Changgui and the escort Wu Zhiwei, Cao Shaoen, the captain of the combat team, completely ignored it, and there was no need for him to pay attention to the every move of a small squad leader; Because a person in such a position is just an ant in his eyes, and he can be destroyed at any time.
In addition to his thoughts, instructor Liu Chi and staff officer Liu Wenkai also thought the same way.
A small squad leader is really a little person who doesn't have the slightest sense of existence in their eyes, so they don't care about what the other party does, as long as they can lead them to their destination safely.
While Wang Changgui led them to the headquarters of the 186th Division of the Guangdong Army, the main position of Zhengguo Baishi Village, which was defended by the 20th Independent Brigade, was guarded by the 3rd Regiment, and the 1st and 2nd Regiments were placed on the right and left flanks respectively.
But after Wang Changgui evacuated, the 3rd Regiment had been disabled and became a unit that existed in name only.
Moreover, Zhang Chen, the commander of the 3rd Regiment, had already escaped from the battle, while the 1st Regiment lost contact, and the 2nd Regiment was defeated by the Japanese attack, and continued to retreat.
For this reason, Huang Tao, the operational staff officer of the brigade headquarters, was immediately dispatched to the forward position by Commander X to command the 20th Independent Brigade to fight.
The troops of the 9th Company of the 3rd Artillery Battalion led by Company Commander Wu Yingchao were also assisting the 2nd Regiment in bombarding the Japanese attacking troops on the narrow road in the mountains.
At first, the Japanese army was still caught off guard by them, with nowhere to hide, and suffered heavy casualties.
Moreover, the morale of these Cantonese troops was also greatly boosted in an instant, so they concentrated all the infantry units and coordinated with the artillery units to launch a ferocious pursuit attack on the Japanese army.
Because the brave pursuit of the Cantonese army suddenly killed and injured many Japanese devils, to gain more practical combat experience for their training, and desperate skills in life and death moments.
Like the officers and soldiers of the Huang Zhiyu Battalion, who defended the remnants of the 3rd Regiment on the top of Tiger Rock Mountain, they were relatively heroic in annihilating the Japanese army several times their size, and repelled several fierce attacks by the Japanese army in a row.
Unfortunately, they only killed and wounded more than 160 Japanese soldiers, but fortunately they also killed a wing commander.
However, the heavy price paid by the Yellow Battalion this time was not as much as the original history, with only more than 200 casualties; There were more than 500 people, and one of his battalions was almost wiped out.
Therefore, after the battle, the remnants of the Yellow Battalion who died did not have the slightest appetite, and they were tired and resting on the position; Their morale was very low for a while, and if it weren't for the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment of the 20th Independent Brigade who came over and had lunch with them; If you are on standby, I am afraid that the remnants of the Yellow Battalion have already gone to the bottom.
At this moment, Wang Changgui took the mighty chariot led by Cao Shaoen, the captain of the chariot team; Came to the front of these demoralized soldiers and stopped.
Although Cao Shaoen's fleet only had 12 Vickers tanks, they were majestic and envious to the Cantonese army, which did not have many mechanized troops.
"I am Wang Changgui, the squad leader of the third squad of the second battalion of the second regiment of the 186th Division, and I brought our combat convoy to our division headquarters! So can you inform me that Division Commander Li Zhenqiu has come out to meet with our convoy of reinforcements? ”
As soon as he saw the remnants of these independent 20th Brigades, Wang Changgui was straightforward and said loudly.
Although he originally wanted to find the officers and soldiers of the 186th Division, after he had walked a long way, except for the remnants of the 20th Independent Brigade; He didn't see the officers and men of the 186th Division, to which he belonged, so he could only explain his intentions to the officers and men here first, and see how they reacted before considering it.