Chapter 62: Artillery Support
There were two or three hundred people in the group of national soldiers who came back, and when they passed by the group of devils who were killed, some soldiers of the national army bent down and checked it, and found that the guns and ammunition of these devils were all there, but all the other small things they carried with them were gone. At first glance, it seems that the devils have gone to the battlefield with only guns and bullets. What wallets, watches, documents, necklaces, rings, earrings, all of them are not brought, are these people death squads?
Although it was their own people who came from the uniforms, the fighters of the reconnaissance battalion did not relax. After the scouts finished cleaning the battlefield, Battalion Commander Chen was about to transfer with the soldiers, but when he saw that the group of national troops had returned, with a gesture, the scouts immediately hidden. The situation is unclear, and you can't easily expose your strength to outsiders, which is the most basic battlefield rule for scouts.
However, not everyone was hiding, Battalion Commander Chen and a platoon beside him were not hiding, he planned to see if the group of people who came were from the 57th Division, and if so, it was of course necessary to be able to get in touch with the troops who wanted to help.
"Brothers, what part are you? Thank you very much for your help! One of the men from the Nationalist army walked out of the crowd, waved his hands, and shouted hello to this side, and the soldiers behind him followed him in this direction. The muzzles of the soldiers' guns were pointed at both sides, and it was evident that although these people were vigilant, the object of vigilance was not the reconnaissance battalion.
Looking closer, the officer had two bars and two stars on his collar, Lieutenant Colonel. It looks like a battalion-level commander.
The family officials all came over, and Chen Laosi couldn't shrink back anymore, so he simply stood up and greeted him, "Chen Baokun, commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the 500 Army." He saluted as he spoke. How can you say that people greet you first, and it's a courtesy to salute first, isn't it? We can't let people say that the people of our 500 army are not polite.
"It turned out to be the Chen battalion commander of the 500th Army!" Seeing that the rank mark on the other party's collar was a senior soldier, this major felt strange, and only after hearing the other party's name did he know that this was a battalion commander! Also, he is a reconnaissance battalion commander, and it is too normal to wear a military rank casually when he comes out to perform a mission. "I am Chai Xinyi, deputy commander of the 169th Regiment of the 57th Division of the 74th Army."
After the deputy Chai Tuan finished reporting his name, he strode over, saluted first and then shook hands, and grabbed Chen Laosi's hand and shook it for a while, "Camp Commander Chen, thank you so much just now!" The division said that there were 500 brothers from the army to help, and I was ordered to lead people to come out to pick you up! ”
Looking at the enthusiastic appearance of Deputy Chai Tuan, Chen Laosi felt a little embarrassed, "Hehe, Deputy Chai Tuan, your brother came out to greet him in person, brother doesn't dare to be it!" I first led the brothers over to see the situation. Well, the main thing is to observe the specific location of the devil, and it is good to be prepared when our army attacks. Look, hehe, I don't know if you have specific data on the location of the devil here? ”
It is said that it is normal for friendly forces to exchange information with each other, and Chen Laosi asked Chai Xinyi about the situation of the devil is a legitimate request, but people are full of enthusiasm and think that you are coming to reinforce it, but it turns out that your side is just planning to come to artillery assistance, which seems to be a little small.
Deputy Chai Tuan didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Laosi's words. Help, no matter how much you help, it's all on people's will, even if it's just to help fire a few shots, you have to admit it on your own side. The 74th Army has its own dignity and relies on friendly forces to achieve victory, which is not the habit of the Iron Army of the War of Resistance!
"Thank you to the brothers of the 500th Army for their help, Chai will definitely return to the division truthfully after he goes back. Of course we know the deployment of the devil's forces. It's like this......"
I've been fighting with the devil for a day and a night, and where the opponent is, as the deputy of the Chai Tuan who is in the eye of the storm, of course knows it clearly, and it is even more of a duty to report the information to the friendly troops who came to help. At that moment, the two of them squatted here, and as he spoke, Camp Commander Chen was writing and drawing records in a small notebook, saving even on-the-spot investigation.
Since Chai Xinyi is the deputy commander of the 74th Army, of course what he said will not be fake, Chen Laosi not only saw the battle between them and the devil with his own eyes, but also exchanged and checked the military officer ID with the other party just now, and the other party's identity cannot be faked.
After the deputy of the firewood regiment finished speaking, Battalion Commander Chen thought about it for a while, and immediately reported the position of the Japanese troops he had obtained to the artillery regiment through the wireless telephone he carried.
"Deputy Chai Tuan, come, smoke a cigarette, there will be movement in a while." He took out a pack of Japanese cigarettes from his bosom, tore them open, and gave one to each of the soldiers who were close. Of course, this box of cigarettes was obtained by his soldiers when they cleaned up the battlefield just now, battalion commander, it is still okay to enjoy the filial piety of a pack of cigarettes.
"Battalion Commander Chen, when will the reinforcements from your army come up?" Not only alcohol, but sometimes smoking a cigarette together can also bring people closer together. Although Chai Xinyi thought that even if the 74th Army didn't need reinforcements, he could win the battle by himself, but he was here to connect with the reinforcements now, and now people on both sides were standing together and smoking, and it didn't hurt to ask if he had some words like a joke.
"Hehe, don't worry, I guess it's almost enough to finish smoking this cigarette." Chen Laosi took a beautiful breath, leisurely exhaled a puff of smoke, and spoke slowly to Chai Xinyi. Suddenly, Camp Commander Chen threw away the cigarette butt and covered his ears with both hands, "It's here!" At the same time, he bent his knees, held his head and squatted to the ground.
"What?" Deputy Chai Tuan looked at the strange behavior of Camp Chief Chen in front of him and was taken aback, what happened to this person? Do you have a sudden illness? How so? Before his cranky thoughts were over, a whistle sounded in the sky nearby: "Squeak-squeak-"
Countless sharp whistles sounded together, and Chai Xinyi hurriedly covered his ears with both hands and squatted together with Camp Chief Chen. Fresh out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, of course he knew what it was. Guns! This whistle is the sound of a cannonball breaking through the air as it flies through the air! With so many whistles, how many shells must have come together?
"Boom! Boom Boom! "Explosions rang out one after another, and the earth trembled! Although the place where Chai Xinyi and Chen Laosi squatted was not the target of the shelling, this shock alone made the two of them squat! It's like an earthquake, the ground is jumping! A breeze blew by, and the leaves and branches of the trees fluttered in the wind, and the two officers of the national army, and the soldiers who were squatting with them, all sat down on the ground because they could not bear the shock, but their hands never left their ears.
Chai Xinyi sat on the ground, covered his ears with both hands, looked up at the direction where the cannonball flew, opened his mouth and laughed silently. In fact, he laughed loudly, but the explosion of the cannonball was so loud that Chen Laosi, who was only two steps away from him, didn't hear it.
The explosion continued to sound incessantly. Chen Laosi covered his ears tightly with his two hands, buried his head between his knees, and counted the seconds silently in his heart. Hello, it's been five minutes, right? The military seat has really invested a lot of money this time!