Chapter 15: A Pyrrhic Victory
To everyone's relief, the bullet hit the thick wet quilt and had no effect. Soaking cotton is inherently difficult to penetrate, plus the wet quilt is not completely fixed, it will move backwards with the impact of the bullet. In this process, the kinetic energy of the bullet is greatly consumed, and it becomes the end of the crossbow.
Zhang Haiyan was a little incredulous and said, "Tuanza, I didn't expect the wet quilt to be so powerful!" Machine guns can't even be punched! ”
Zhang Changgui also said curiously: "Then when the war is in the future, let the soldiers wear a few wet cotton clothes, can they also be invulnerable?" Why didn't anyone find out before? ”
Zheng Weiguo said with a smile: "If the wet quilt is fixed, it will definitely not be able to stop the bullet, so it is not good to wear it on the body." Only the quilt that can move back and forth from time to time can unload the kinetic energy of the bullet. ”
Zhang Changgui was a little impressed and said, "Tuanzuo, you are really a god!" I can think of such a good solution. ”
Zheng Weiguo laughed a few times and did not answer. This method was discovered by accident when the Eighth Route Army was attacking strongholds in the past (in fact, it should be said that in the future, because the Eighth Route Army had not thought of this trick in this time and space), although it could not deal with artillery, it was more than enough to deal with light machine guns.
As he spoke, the battle made great progress again. When the fighters saw that the machine guns really could not threaten them, they were immediately reassured. They rushed into the yard in one go, then hid behind the cart and launched a fierce attack with grenades. Although the devils have built some improvised fortifications in the courtyard, the grenades are more powerful in a small environment, and the devils are blown up.
Taking advantage of the fact that the devils were attracted by the attack at the gate, a wooden ladder quickly leaned against the courtyard wall, and Zhang Changgui and the pillar led a team of soldiers to climb up with guns. The other group took off their hats and put them on the heads of the dead devils, and then used bamboo poles to reach out to the courtyard wall to attract the devils' firepower.
As Zheng Weiguo expected, as soon as the heads of those devils stretched out of the courtyard wall, they were accurately hit by the devils in the compound, and their heads were beaten to pieces. When the devils thought they had succeeded, the soldiers who had already climbed to the top of the wall suddenly poked out their heads and opened fire on the devils in the courtyard. They all used automatic pistols, and the distance was so close, and it was a shooting without dead ends, and most of the devils were killed at once. Before the remnants of the devils could fight back, the fighters who had already determined the location of the devils threw several grenades in succession, blowing them up.
Seeing this, the soldiers at the main gate also took the opportunity to follow
The "dirt tank" sprang out from behind and vigorously beckoned the devils with guns and grenades. The remnants of the devils could not resist and had to retreat towards the house. In fact, if they didn't retreat, they could still resist one or two, and this retreat sold their backs to the soldiers of the security regiment. The fighters took the opportunity to fight fiercely, and most of the devils were killed on the spot.
Just as everyone was about to continue the attack and capture the house, a devil suddenly walked out with a young girl. This devil also held a Wang Ba box on the door of the girl's head.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and they didn't know what to do for a while. When he was in distress, he only heard a bang, and the devil was shot in the center of his eyebrows and fell to the ground on his back. The girl who was kidnapped also slipped and fell, and behind her and the devil there was a fat man wearing a Japanese military uniform.
The fat man was so frightened that he fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly, but spoke Chinese. He said, "Heroes, don't do my business, don't do my business! I was also caught by the devil to be a translator. ”
Unexpectedly, when he saw the legendary translator, Zheng Weiguo hurriedly asked, "Are there any devils in it?" ”
The fat man hurriedly said: "No! Not a single one! Those who were killed by the commanders were all clean! ”
Zheng Weiguo said: "Shuanghu, you search around, and when you see the devil, you will cut off your head for me whether you are dead or alive!" ”
Duan Shuanghu hurriedly asked, "What about this fat man?" ”
The fat translator was startled, tears and snot came down together, and cried: "Chiefs, don't spare the lives of the young, the little ones are the old, the little ones are the young, and the whole family depends on me to feed them!" ”
Zheng Weiguo snorted and said, "Tie him up for me first, and wait for it to fall!" ”
If this fat man has no major evil deeds, Zheng Weiguo plans to make him a Japanese language teacher in the security corps. Although Zheng Weiguo himself knows some Japanese, there will definitely be some differences in the use of words and sentences after more than 70 years. Just like when we read articles from the Republic of China, we always feel a little estranged. Of course, people in the Republic of China will definitely feel very awkward when they read today's online articles.
The poor woman who had been kidnapped by the devil fell to the ground and did not wake up. Zheng Weiguo walked over and stretched out his hand to try his breathing, and found that he had just fainted, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Some villagers who knew the woman hurriedly called several women to help her to the house and lie down.
The fat translator was afraid of being executed, and kept shivering on the sidelines. Because his body was shaking so much, the fat on his face began to tremble.
Zheng Weiguo glanced at him and said, "I'll ask you a few questions, and you have to answer them truthfully." ”
The fat translator nodded hurriedly, if he wasn't tied, he was afraid that he would immediately kneel on the ground to show his loyalty. But it's a pity that this fat man is just an ordinary translator and doesn't know much about the devil's military situation. Zheng Weiguo only learned from him that these devils were stationed in Wang'an Town between Tongping County and Ping'an County, and the fat man didn't know anything else.
Duan Shuanghu went out of the gang for a turn, and when he came back, he looked happy and said, "Commander, my subordinates have checked, and a total of 54 devils have all been killed by us!" Oh, and this dog traitor! As he spoke, he kicked the fat translator hard.
The fat translator screamed in pain, and his facial features were all squeezed together, but he struggled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the little one is really not a traitor!" The little ones were also caught......"
Duan Shuanghu said angrily: "Dog, you still dare to quibble!" After saying that, he was about to kick and beat again, so frightened that the fat man didn't dare to make a sound, but just whimpered in a low voice.
Zheng Weiguo hurriedly stopped: "Don't fight Shuanghu, this guy understands Japanese, and it's useful!" Let's go, let's go see the wounded. ”
Duan Shuanghu glared at the fat man and hurriedly followed Zheng Weiguo out of the courtyard. There was some chaos outside, some of the villagers who had survived were crying with their heads in their arms, and those who had lost loved ones were crying even more sadly. In the village, almost every family Dai Xiao, so many people died at once, and everyone was very sad.
Some of the houses have not yet been extinguished, and Zhang Haiyan is directing the soldiers to put out the fires. Their work is progressing well, and they have even dug up a villager who was buried alive from a burned house. The unfortunate and fortunate villager was already dying, and the soldiers rushed him to the health team.
Zheng Weiguo also rushed over, and when he saw the health captain, he hurriedly asked, "Captain Li, how many casualties do we have in total?" ”
The health team leader's name is Li Mujing, who is new to the security team and the only Western doctor in the health team. He hurriedly said: "Report to the regiment, our regiment has sacrificed twenty-seven people, nine people have been seriously injured, and seven people have been lightly injured. The casualties of the villagers have not yet been fully counted. ”
Zheng Weiguo was shocked and said, "How can there be such a big casualty!" ”
Not counting the minor wounded, the security regiment suffered a total of 36 casualties, and the devil squad was completely wiped out. Looking at the result of 36:54 alone, the opponent is a well-trained Japanese devil, and it seems that he can't be more demanding.
But in fact, in this battle, the security regiment had all the advantages, such as taking advantage of the sneak attack, and killed more than 20 little devils before being effectively counterattacked by the other party. In terms of troops, there were 173 commanders and fighters in the security regiment, more than three times that of the devils, not to mention that there were still a large number of villagers serving as auxiliaries. Fighting such a cheap battle and suffering so many casualties can only be said that the soldiers are poorly trained and seriously lack actual combat experience.
Zhang Haiyan sighed and said, "The soldiers still lack combat experience, and the devils are not afraid of death. The brothers I brought along the way just now suffered a big loss from the devil's suicide attack. Don't worry, just fight a few more battles. ”
Zheng Weiguo smiled bitterly and said: "If we fight a few more battles like this, our regiment is afraid that it will be exhausted, and it seems that the training will have to be strengthened in the future." Well, Haiyan, you can arrange a meeting between the combatants and the officers above the squad leader here tonight to discuss the gains and losses of this battle. ”
Zhang Haiyan hurriedly stood up and said, "Yes!" ”
Zheng Weiguo also arranged for several signal soldiers to ride back to the city to report the news, so as to reassure the left-behind personnel in the county town, and asked the reconnaissance platoon of Sanluozi to strengthen the vigilance in the direction of Tongping County. The devil suffered such a big loss, and he will definitely come to retaliate.
At this time, a seriously wounded person who was being rescued could not survive, and the health officer reported with red eyes: "Tuanzao, another soldier has been sacrificed." We are short of medical treatment here, and I am afraid that the seriously injured brothers will not survive. "The medical conditions are backward, minor injuries can be improvised, and serious injuries can only depend on whether the lives of the injured are hard or not.
Zheng Weiguo hurriedly walked to the stretcher of several seriously wounded people, and saw that most of them were shot in the chest and abdomen. Such a serious injury may not be able to be saved even in modern times, let alone the simple health team of the security regiment. He himself knows some first-aid knowledge of modern medical care, but after all, he is not a professional doctor, and he lacks the necessary first-aid facilities, so he can only watch their lives pass away.
Probably sensing something, a wounded man who was unconscious suddenly opened his eyes. The soldier's name is Cui Deshen, and he is a northeastern refugee taken in by Zheng Weiguo. In this battle, in order to save his comrades, he was shot in the chest and abdomen.
Zheng Weiguo saw him open his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Gotta ginseng, gotta ginseng!" ”
Cui Deshen blinked his eyes and smiled, probably because he was injured and his mouth trembled in pain. He took a breath and said, "Captain, I killed two devils this time, and finally avenged my father and mother!" ”
Zheng Weiguo said: "Good job! But two is not enough, only two hundred devils must be killed! You can recuperate with peace of mind first, and when the injury is healed, we will continue to kill the devil! ”
Cui Deshen grinned again, wanted to say something but had no strength, and after a while, he fell into a coma again.
Zheng Weiguo quietly asked Captain Li, the head of the health team, and said, "How is the situation of the ginseng?" ”
Captain Li sighed and said, "It's serious, he was shot twice by the devil, and he was hit at close range by Wang Ba's box." ”
Although the Wang Ba box has many faults and is a very bad pistol, its directional shooting accuracy is high, and the power of the bullet is similar to that of a dum bullet.
Zhang Changgui and Wu Quanfu also rushed over after counting the seizures, and said: "Tuanzao, it's better to send the wounded back to the county seat, the conditions here are too bad." ”
Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said, "How strong are the conditions in the county town than here?" Besides, the county town is only afraid and may not be safe now. ”
Duan Shuanghu was taken aback and said, "Tuanzao, is there anyone still who wants to attack our county seat?" ”