Quartermasters can also fight the devils

"Deputy Camp Hao, there are Japanese sentries over there. They should be the outskirts of their artillery unit's camp." A suicide squad soldier came to Hao Jian's side, trotting and pointing ahead, and reported.

There are sentries? That must be the Japanese artillery camp. The Japanese army is so short of manpower now. If there is no troop camp, there will be no sentries. You know, the Japanese army only has one squad on the second line of defense.

Moreover, the sentry post was placed so far away, so the camp must be quite large. Apart from the camp of the Japanese attacking force in the front, it could only be the camp of the Japanese artillery unit. Now that the camp of the Japanese artillery unit has been found, all that remains is to scout the situation of the camp. After Li Zhengying and his men have eliminated the soldiers on the second line of defense of the Japanese army, they can go to dig out the camp of the Japanese artillery unit.

"Everyone disperse and scout out the Japanese artillery camp carefully, especially the sentry posts on the periphery. Whether we can sneak in quietly depends on you. Do you understand? After we occupy the Japanese artillery camp, each of you will be rewarded with a few artillery shells." Hao Jian also whispered orders to the suicide squad officers and soldiers around him.

Our Deputy Captain Hao is very excited now. Two squads of the infantry guard company in the Japanese artillery unit have been drawn out. In this way, the number of garrison infantry in the Japanese artillery camp will be very limited. If all these sentinels are killed, it is estimated that there will be almost no infantry left in the Japanese artillery camp.

Thinking of the telegram sent by the division commander earlier, Hao Jian became itchy. After occupying the Japanese artillery position, he must fire a few shells with his own hands. This was such a good opportunity, he must satisfy himself.

All the officers and soldiers in the suicide squad were sent to the artillery unit by Zhang Wenwu to learn how to operate artillery. However, during the period of training, the artillery unit did not let anyone fire live ammunition. Everyone knew that this was mainly because artillery shells were too precious, and one less shell was one less.

This time the division commander wants to fire all the Japanese artillery shells on his side. This is a really exciting job. Using the Japanese artillery shells to attack the Japanese, there is no need to worry about saving shells. It's just a matter of playing with them as much as you want. It's exciting just thinking about it.

Li Zhengying didn't know that Hao Jian had already found the Japanese artillery camp. He was now leading his men to quietly move towards the second line of defense. As for the front of them, Chen Sanpi and his team were dealing with the Japanese sentries in front of the position.

"Battalion commander, we have eliminated a total of five sentries on this side. You can lead your troops into the Japanese position. I will take my men to kill all the sentries around." Chen Sanpi came to Li Zhengying and reported the results of the previous battle in a low voice.

Li Zhengying was a little curious about why Chen Sanpi came to tell him about what happened in front of him. In the past, Chen Sanpi would send a team member to report to him. But he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he nodded and said in a low voice: "Well done, take your men to kill all the Japanese sentries around as soon as possible, and then search forward."

Chen Sanpi nodded after hearing Li Zhengying's order, but he looked at Li Zhengying with a hesitant look, which made Li Zhengying a little confused, so he asked in a low voice: "Sanpi, if you have anything else to say, hurry up and say it now. Don't delay the work."

After hearing what Li Zhengying said, Chen Sanpi mustered up the courage to ask, "Captain, you said at the beginning that you would invite me to the brothel after the war. Can this Japanese position be counted separately? Are you going to invite me to the brothel twice after the war?"

When Li Zhengying heard what Chen Sanpi said, he immediately rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Chen Sanpi, you think my money is blown by the wind, and you want me to treat you twice. Why don't you say that I will pay for your visits to the brothel for a year? Get out of here and do the rest of the work for me. If something goes wrong, you will have to treat me to a brothel after the war."

Chen Sanpi trotted away dejectedly. He knew that with the stingy character of the battalion commander, it was impossible for him to agree to invite him to a brothel twice. But he still wanted to find out. What if the battalion commander changed his mind? Then he would make a profit.

Li Zhengying also led his officers and soldiers into the second line of defense of the Japanese army in a bad mood. It must be said that the cooperation of the Japanese army made Li Zhengying very satisfied. In this operation, his suicide squad and special forces battalion had not fired a single shot so far, and no officers and soldiers were injured. This was entirely due to the cooperation given by the Japanese army.

"Battalion Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander Hao asked me to come over and tell you that we have found the camp of the Japanese artillery unit. Deputy Battalion Commander Hao has already taken people to scout." A member of the suicide squad came to Li Zhengying and reported.

When Li Zhengying heard that Hao Jian had found the camp of the Japanese artillery unit, he became excited. He finally found the important target for tonight. He looked at the time. It was now 12:30 in the evening. There was still some time before dawn. If the combat speed was faster, the battle could definitely be resolved before dawn.

Li Zhengying selected two companies from the special forces battalion and left them at this position. After the Japanese troops in front heard the gunfire in the artillery camp, they would definitely come to reinforce. This position happened to be on the road that the Japanese reinforcements had to pass. In the dark night, the officers and soldiers of these two companies should be able to stop the Japanese reinforcements by relying on the Japanese defense positions. After they had resolved the battle in the Japanese artillery camp, they would bring the remaining officers and soldiers of the special forces battalion to reinforce here, leaving Hao Jian and the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad to operate the artillery there.

When Li Zhengying and his team arrived at Hao Jian's side, Hao Jian had already figured out all the Japanese defensive posts on this side. After seeing Li Zhengying coming with his troops, Hao Jian quickly reported the situation he had discovered to Li Zhengying.

"Battalion Commander, this is the camp of the Japanese artillery unit. There are relatively few Japanese sentry posts on our side, with only five on guard. The sentries on the other three sides have not been fully scouted yet, but I estimate that there should be about five people. In the camp of the Japanese artillery unit, the size of the guarding infantry should be about one or two squads. The remaining artillery can hardly exert any power in close combat. When do you think we should take action?" Hao Jian reported to Li Zhengying with a happy face.

Li Zhengying took a look at the sketch that Hao Jian had just drawn, and then pondered in his heart. Now his troops were well-manned. Facing the Japanese artillery camp, he wondered if he could wipe out all these Japanese troops at once. After all, the Japanese had only a few infantry units here. After killing the sentries around, the number of Japanese infantry would probably be even smaller. This was a rare opportunity.

"So, Chen Sanpi, the sentries outside the Japanese artillery camp are now handed over to you. Deputy Ying Hao, after Chen Sanpi's team kills the Japanese sentries, you will lead the suicide squad to ambush around the camp. If the Japanese escape, you must use all means to kill them. I will lead the special forces battalion to sneak into the Japanese artillery camp from the east. We will try not to fire any shots and will use bayonets to kill some Japanese first. We will then open fire and attack after the Japanese find us. We will try our best to drive the Japanese to the west. So, Deputy Ying Hao, you just need to focus your troops on the west. I estimate that there are scattered Japanese troops on the south and north, so it should be enough to deploy a small team of officers and soldiers on each side." Li Zhengying pointed to the sketch and spoke out his battle plan.

Hao Jian understood Li Zhengying's idea, which was to drive the Japanese troops out of the camp as much as possible and prevent them from destroying the artillery. Hao Jian and his men would just wait outside. The Japanese troops would certainly find it difficult to organize an effective formation for defense or breakout in a panic. In addition, the Japanese escort infantry had almost been wiped out by the suicide squad and the special forces battalion, which would make this operation more successful.

"Okay, battalion commander, what time do we start the attack?" Hao Jian also nodded. He thought this was a good idea. The Japanese army rushed out of the camp in panic in the dark night, and they could not see how many ambushed troops were outside. This would also cause panic to the Japanese army.

"The action will begin at 1:30. We will try to eliminate the Japanese troops here as quickly as possible. After occupying the Japanese artillery camp, Deputy Battalion Commander Hao will lead the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad to operate the artillery here to bombard the Japanese infantry camp in front, and fire all the Japanese artillery shells out in the shortest time. I will leave a company of officers and soldiers from the special forces battalion to be responsible for the outer defense here, and the others will follow me to reinforce the second line of defense. When the shells are almost used up, pull the artillery to the first line of defense. If there is artillery that cannot be pulled, don't worry about it. Anyway, artillery without shells is of no use to the Japanese army, and in the end they will all be our trophies." Li Zhengying announced the action time and subsequent tasks to the officers around him.

Colonel Yoshio Kudo, commander of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment of the 5th Division, was sitting in a tent in the camp. He was not satisfied with the performance of his artillery unit today, but he could not find any obvious problems either.

The Chinese army's explosive traps are not a problem for the artillery unit. The caliber of the artillery of our field artillery regiment is so small. If the Chinese army buries the explosives deeper, then the artillery bombardment will not be able to eliminate the Chinese army's traps.

But the number of artillery shells consumed in today's battle is indeed a bit too much. This time, I am fighting with the flanking attack force. The logistics supply line has been stretched very long. Now the artillery shells and supplies are transported by landing ships. In addition to the artillery shells used by my side, the field artillery units of the 104th Division fighting on the front line also need artillery shells to replenish.

The commander of the regiment, Colonel Yoshio Kudo, felt that it was necessary to remind the division commander tomorrow that it would be best to wait until the baggage train had replenished all the artillery shells it needed tomorrow morning before launching the attack, so that its own artillery could better launch fierce supporting fire.

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