Chapter 12: The Aftermath of War (35)

After a few months, when he returned to Gongling again, the chief of the armor saw Luo Weishi and his troops coming, and ran to the intersection to greet him, and the first thing he did was to tell the villagers that the news was blocked, and no trace should be leaked. This place is the old stronghold of Luo Wei Shizhong, acquaintances are familiar with the road, and even the place where he lives is also an old place. After a short time, the chief of the security department brought the villagers to send the grain, they knew that doing business with Luo Wei would not suffer a loss, Luo Wei was generous, the price given was high and it was settled in big silver, and there was no need to fool people with those worthless silver dollar coupons (legal currency) or the Chinese reserve currency of the pseudo-Wang government and the old man ticket (military currency) of the Japanese.

"Thank you, Baochang Liu, for the trouble for you." In the past six months, with the development of trade between Yuexi and Meicheng and Anqing, many high-end commodities have entered the big ravine of Yuexi, including Wuhan's golden cigarettes and Shanghai's Sanmao brand cigarettes. As the lord of Yuexi's wild supplement group, the treatment has risen greatly, and the cigarettes smoked have also improved a lot of grades, Luo Wei smokes Shanghai's three cat brand, the reason why many brands are estimated to take a fancy to this one, just because of the advertising words printed on the three cat brand cigarette boxes: like-minded, famous cigarettes.

"Okay, good, smoke the cigarette of Chief Genluo's promotion and make a fortune." Liu Baochang took it, inserted the whole cigarette into the cigarette pouch pot, lit it with a fire medium, and took a hard puff, and a third of the cigarette disappeared immediately.

"It's been a good year, isn't it?" Luo Wei asked.

Liu Baochang shook his head and said, "It's not good." ”

"What's wrong?" Luo Wei asked puzzled.

"Anqing Dalongshan burned the airport, the whole city of Anqing was under martial law, and the New Year was also like a dead city, and a lot of cakes and cakes were prepared, and I planned to go to Anqing City and Sili and Eight Towns to make a sum of money in the first month, but I couldn't go, so I threw them all at home." Liu Baochang said.

"Shouldn't this material exchange be a year ago? Why do you still have to do business in the first month? Luo Wei asked.

"The rich family is in the New Year in the first month, and we are in the village, and we in the New Year just send some of the food we make to the city to sell in exchange for a little money." Liu Baochang said: "Even if Anqing City is under martial law, even Gaohebu is also under martial law. Meicheng fought a battle last year, and most of the rich people ran away, and the big year was even bleaker than Gongling, but this year it was a miscalculation. ”

"It's okay, we're here, if there's anything delicious, just send it over, we have more than 300 people, it is estimated that we will have to stay here for a while, and we will eat a lot of things." Luo Wei said: "You know our standard of living, don't calculate it too expensive." ”

"It's not too expensive, and it's better to get back the cost than throwing it away at home and not being willing to eat it." After the chief finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

When the chief was gone, Luo Wei said to Shi Zhong with a smile: "In the past, I heard that the fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, but I didn't expect that we had an airport in Dalongshan, and it would affect the people of Gongling. ”

Shi Zhong shook his head and said: "I'd rather be a peaceful dog than a troubled world, if you want to blame, blame the Japanese." ”

At this time, Huang Yingyi led a person in from outside, and shouted as he walked: "Guests, guests." ”

Luo Wei and Shi Zhong looked at each other, but no, the distinguished guest came to the door, and Huang Yingyi was holding Zhang Houde and the lame man slowly walked into the ancestral hall.

"Hello senior Zhang." Luo Wei and Shi Zhong didn't dare to slack off, raising their hands was a military salute, and they respected this veteran who was disabled on the battlefield in Songhu from the bottom of their hearts.

Zhang lame replied happily to the military salute, he was dressed in a cotton robe and horse coat, and a round melon skin hat on his head, it was really a bit funny to return to the military salute, and said with a smile: "Every time I see you, I feel like returning to the old army." ”

Luo Wei asked Zhang Houde to sit down, Shi Chong poured a cup of tea early, Zhang Houde waved his hand and said: "Don't be busy, I'll tell you about the situation in Gaohebu first, our family Jinlu will let me do a business by the way, we know that Gongling didn't catch the New Year's fair in the first month of this year, and a lot of finished food can't be sold, so let me collect a batch, go back and stock up, and plan to sell it to Jiang Qingguo." Jin Lu said, you will ambush the grain and grass transport team tomorrow, and Jiang Qingguo in Gaohebu will have to run out of grain for dinner tomorrow, and sell these things to them at that time, and earn some silver first. ”

Zhang Jinlu was a scout sent to Gaohebu by the reconnaissance company, nominally Zhang Houde's nephew, and with Zhang Jinfu's promotion to major in the past two years, Zhang Jinlu also rose to the top and became a major, and his position was the operational staff officer of the field supplement regiment. It's just that this staff officer doesn't have much experience in combat, and he is getting more and more comfortable with doing business, he has a brother Zhang Jinfu as a backer in Gaohebu, black and white, and in Gaohebu is also a role in stomping on the ground, opening a hotel and a restaurant, in Gaohebu, that is a first-class quality. As an old lady, Zhang Houde Zhang lame took a donkey cart every day, traveled everywhere, and lived a chic and unusual life.

Early this morning, Zhang Cripple has been waiting outside the south gate of Gaohebu, waiting for the team to transport grain to set off, then leisurely wandering to the south, until Chaling, only to see a very good ambush site, and walked around, with a professional eye to examine, and then inquired about some local conditions, before the road back, transferred to Gongling.

"Hahahaha, thank you, senior." Luo Wei laughed and said: "Not only is there news, but also the battle plan, and the location of the battle has been decided. ”

Huang Yingyi took out the map and prepared to formulate a battle plan according to Zhang Cripple's opinion, Shi Zhong waved his hand and said: "I am familiar with this place, it is a good place to ambush, it is twenty miles away from Gaohebu in the north, and it is also twenty miles away from Yueguan in the south. I knew that Chaling was garrisoned by the Peaceful Founding Army, why is it not now? "The last sentence is to ask the lame man.

Zhang lame nodded and said: "In the battle of Meicheng last year, the casualties of the founding army were not small, the Anqing garrison was reduced everywhere, the garrison of Chaling had long been withdrawn, and the camp of the garrison before had become a pig farm. ”

Shi Zhong smiled from the bottom of his heart, if there was no garrison in this place, it would be much easier to ambush, the firepower of an escort company was far less than Liu Wukui's heavy firepower company, not to mention that there was a hand artillery platoon of the artillery company to assist, there was no suspense at all.

It's just that Luo Wei's request made Shi Chong's ambush much more difficult, and Luo Wei asked not to damage the livestock and carts transporting grain, because there is still a long distance from Chaling to Gongling, and if the livestock is killed, the cart can be dragged by people, and the cart can only be carried by people, and the workload is not ordinarily large.

Luo Wei put down his words and left, and the next job was to be responsible for accompanying Zhang Cripple to speak, and the task of combat design was handed over to Shi Chong and Huang Yingyi. Shi Zhong called the platoon commanders of the three company commanders and the artillery company to work together, and everyone discussed together how to complete the task quickly and well.

Hearing Shi Chong's words, Liu Wukui first said: "My mother!" He started crying. After the end of the Meicheng operation, his unit underwent rectification, and the second platoon was transferred to the artillery company as a whole and became a hand artillery platoon subordinate to the artillery company. The division headquarters allocated 12 Czech light machine guns, which were not original Czech goods, but imitations of the Chongqing 21 Arsenal, and although they were slightly discounted in all aspects, they were also a good firearm. Mo used these 12 machine guns to form the second platoon of the heavy fire company, which was in the same sequence as the first platoon composed of 12 Japanese-style Type 89 crutches and the third platoon composed of six Jinling Type 24 Makqin water-cooled heavy machine guns. It is precisely because the hand artillery platoon is transferred out as a whole that it is necessary for the artillery company to transfer the hand artillery platoon back to coordinate the operation in this operation. Liu Wukui's heavy firepower company, because of the heavy machine guns, heavier ammunition, and heavy weight on the march, if they were asked to carry grain and grass again, it was basically impossible, so as soon as they heard the threat of Shi Chong, they lamented.

"Don't call me a mother! You won't be needed for this ambush. Zhao Shengan, the commander of the assault company, said with a smile: "You go empty-handed, and you are responsible for carrying grain and grass after the battle." ”

"I'm for it." It was Zhang Shenghu, the commander of the reconnaissance company, who spoke: "Why use a knife to kill chickens!" Lao Liu's heavy firepower company is too strong, and Makqin can't tell which is a living person and which is an animal, so let the heavy firepower company do this, it is estimated that he will not only have to carry grain and grass back, but also carry the carcasses of livestock back. In this matter, the heavy firepower company does not have to interfere. ”

Zhang Shenghu's words were even praised and eliminated, and Liu Wukui was speechless.

Huang Yingyi also felt that it was enough to use the assault company and the reconnaissance company to fight this ambush, the assault company had a crutch platoon, enough firepower, a water platoon, high accuracy, and a fully automatic M712 platoon, which was convenient for fighting on the march, and was the best candidate for the final charge of the ambush. Adding the hand artillery platoon to the combat sequence can shorten the ambush time and expand the strike effect. The reconnaissance company is not responsible for the ambush, their job is to closely monitor the opponent's movements, and at the same time be responsible for the perimeter of the perimeter during the ambush and deal with the fleeing enemy forces.

After listening to Huang Yingyi's opinion, Shi Chong decided that Liu Wukui would lead a heavy firepower company to guard Gongling, and that the ambush task in Chaling would be handed over to the assault company, reconnaissance company, and hand artillery platoon. Seeing Liu Wukui's reluctance, Huang Yingyi said with a smile that accompanying the deputy commander of the regiment is also an extremely important thing.

Shi replied, since it is so important, you also stay, Huang Yingyi was directly dumbfounded.

Knowing the combat arrangements of the guard battalion, Luo Wei nodded with satisfaction and said to Huang Yingyi: "Being able to leave you behind means that your battalion commander has a backhand." ”

Huang Yingyi said with a smile: "Isn't it just for the idea of fighting Gaohebu!" ”

Luo Wei also smiled and said, "That's good, I know that I left you here for the idea of fighting Gaohebu!" ”

"What's so strange about that." Huang Yingyi said: "We must accurately grasp the performance of Gaohebu Jiang Qingguo after the grain transport team was robbed, and this is the basis for us to decide the next move. ”

Luo Wei nodded, this little chief of staff is becoming more and more mature, and he will soon be able to take charge on his own.

As he was talking, Liu Baochang came in, and asked Luo Wei with a little hesitation if Zhang Jindezhang, who came from Gaohebu, was detained by the team. Luo Wei nodded and told Liu Baochang that this person was from Gaohebu, and he came here today to play in the mountains and rivers, and he happened to catch up, so he couldn't say it, so he could only be detained. Liu Baochang pleaded and said, this Zhang lame man is a good person, can he let it go. Luo Wei shook his head and said no, he happened to encounter the assembly of the team, so he could only arrest him and lock him up first, and let him go, he was afraid that if he transmitted the news of the team's arrival in Gongling back to Gaohebu, it would be troublesome. You can't let him go until the mission is completed. Liu Baochang knew that this was a big deal, so he couldn't joke, sighed and said, it's okay to lock him up temporarily, and he must be released after finishing things, and he can't be hungry, frozen, or wronged. Tell Luo Wei that all the food used by Zhang Cripple is responsible for Gongling Township, and after a while, he will let people send charcoal and cover for the fire, and if he needs anything, just speak out.

After Liu Baochang left, Luo Wei smiled and asked Zhang Cripple, the predecessor is really a master, and he is so respected by the people of Gongling. Zhang Cripple smiled and told him that the status of the Zhang family in Gaohebu is not generally high, it is quite high, Zhang Jinfu has a gun, Zhang Jinlu is powerful, Zhang Cripple himself, that is also famous, who has a big or small matter, they are proud to be able to invite Zhang Cripple to come forward, Gongling is a place, and sells a lot of materials to Gaohebu every year, and whether he has a good relationship with himself, the result is very different.

Luo Wei laughed, this is the legendary local tyrant and inferior gentry!