Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"Konde, can your 17th Regiment fight now?"

"Commander, there is no problem."

"Okay. Then we'll attack Hunyuan first. This time, we'll surround them on three sides and leave one side vulnerable, so we can quickly resolve the battle. If the Japanese abandon the city and flee, that's even better. We can destroy them in a field battle. If they stubbornly defend the county town, that's not a big deal. The Japanese are few in number, only about fifty or sixty men scattered on three sides."

Chapter 132: The Attack on Mulberry Hill

"Captain Sun, we have been hiding here for a week. Have you forgotten the order the regiment commander gave you? We were told to disrupt the Japanese army's rear logistics and force them to retreat. But we have been hiding here all these days."

Thornhill Castle.

A force of nearly four hundred people is hiding here.

Zhang He, the company commander of the third company of the first battalion, questioned Sun Jiahe.

After Zhang Zihua retreated with the 16th Regiment, he left behind the Pistol Battalion and the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion in Sangshan Fort. He appointed Sun Jiahe as the general manager, specifically responsible for attacking the Japanese army's logistics units.

However, since the 16th Regiment withdrew, Sun Jiahe and his troops hid in a place called Baying Village.

Haven't moved in a week.

Some people were very confused, especially the third company commander Zhang He.

Zhang He is 24 years old and was previously a teacher at Sheng County Middle School.

When Yang Yonghui formed the guerrilla unit, not only students participated, but also some teachers. Zhang He was a highly educated graduate of Peking Normal University.

With great aspirations, he came to Sheng County to teach. Unfortunately, the war broke out, forcing him to join the army. Zhang He was highly educated and willing to endure hardships, earning him the respect of Li Wanfu. With such a high level of education, Wei Hongjun originally planned to train him as a political cadre. However, Li Wanfu felt that Zhang He had intelligence and was a good candidate for military cadre. So, he trained him to become a military cadre instead, and he is now the company commander of the first battalion.

Zhang He did not disappoint expectations.

You can learn all kinds of military stuff almost instantly.

"Captain Zhang, don't be anxious. Sangshanbao is a place with a lot of flat land. A rash attack would easily alert the enemy and fail to achieve our goal. If we are caught by the Japanese, it would be difficult to escape. Moreover, if the Japanese knew that they had a force like ours behind them, they would become more and more cautious, which would make us lose our chance.

“That doesn’t require hiding for a week.

Zhang He understood that Sun Jiahe was a veteran with many years of experience.

From the Northwest Army to the 29th Army, they had fought many battles. But after a week of hiding in the Sun family, Zhang He still couldn't figure it out.

"Da Da Da—

"Captain, another squad of Japanese troops has just left their base."

"Captain Zhang, look, here comes your chance."

Sun Jiahe laughed out loud.

He spread out the map of Sangshan Fort and said, "Captain Zhang, look.

Although the main Japanese force has left, they have left behind a makeshift hospital, logistics units, and troops to protect these institutions in Mulberry Hill Fort, and the number of troops is still quite large. We ambush some of their logistics on the road. What use will it be? We will destroy everything they have in Mulberry Hill Fort in one fell swoop.

“Captain Sun is going to attack Sangshan Fort?

"Yes. But there are too many Japanese troops, and I have been waiting. Three days ago, a squad of the Japanese army left, and this time another squad left. This means that the Japanese army is now two infantry squads short. I started counting the number of Japanese troops from the first day. The Japanese troops still in Sangshan Fort, including the wounded and sick, are less than 300. Among these 300 people, there are 150 to 160 wounded soldiers, doctors, and nurses, more than 100 people specializing in transporting logistical supplies, and only one squad of combat infantry. As for the self-defense regiment of a battalion, it has little combat effectiveness. I want to annihilate them all this time and see if the main force of the Japanese army can continue to fight."

Zhang He didn't expect Sun Jiahe to have such a big appetite.

However, after hearing what Sun Jiahe said, Zhang He also started to think.

It’s a good idea indeed.

The Japanese army would have relaxed their vigilance after this unit had been hiding for such a long time. If they had been attacking the Japanese army's logistics supply, the Japanese army would have been vigilant. It would have been impossible for the Japanese army to withdraw troops from Sangshan Fort one after another. However, since nothing had happened for such a long time, they naturally did not expect that there was an ambush of a surprise force in Sangshan Fort.

This can create a surprise attack.

Zhang He is a scholar-captain, so he understands this principle immediately.

Zhang He looked at Sun Jiahe with deep admiration. He had originally thought that Sun Jiahe was a peasant with only a long military career. Coming from the Northwest Army, he was undoubtedly a brave warrior, but he hadn't expected him to be so strategic.

This person is really patient.

Despite the intense fighting on the front lines, he remained unhurried, remaining hidden for a full week. His composure alone revealed the demeanor of a great general.

Therefore, Zhang He immediately asked, "Captain Sun, how should we fight?"

Sun Jiahe was very proud when he saw that Zhang He's attitude had changed.

Wu Qinghe and Sun Jiahe, who both came from the Northwest Army, were the kind of people who appeared rough on the surface but were actually very careful.

It was also because of this that so many troops of the 29th Army were dispersed at that time.

But they managed to retreat their troops to Sheng County, and the troops had not yet completely disintegrated.

Sun Jiahe pointed to the map and said, "I will lead the pistol battalion to take over their logistics. In addition to the Japanese logistics troops, there is also a Japanese infantry squad. Our pistol battalion is most suitable for night battles and close combat. Rush in to deal with their logistics battalion and infantry squad, and take over those logistical supplies. Your third company is divided into two teams. You lead two platoons to deal with the Japanese hospital. Don't underestimate this hospital. They have hundreds of wounded people, most of whom are wounded soldiers who can move. So after you go in, don't worry about anything, just shoot all those who can sit up. Don't let these wounded soldiers have the opportunity to get a gun, if there is We'll have a chance to counterattack. We've investigated and found some female doctors and nurses in the hospital. We'll capture them as long as they don't resist, but anyone wearing a military uniform will be shot. This is a surprise attack, so we don't have time to identify the Japanese troops. Then, we'll take away all the equipment and medicine in the hospital. The column hospital is most in need of medical equipment and medicine. Another platoon will be stationed here to watch the self-defense corps. If they hold back, we'll ignore them. If they try to attack, we'll hit them hard. You don't need machine guns for your surprise attack, so leave the light machine guns for them to block the self-defense corps. After we've dealt with the Japanese, we'll turn around and deal with these self-defense corps."

"can."

Zhang He looked at Sun Jiahe's deployment and nodded.

Seeing Zhang He agreed, Sun Jiahe immediately said, "Then we will both prepare separately. We will attack at night when the Japanese army is asleep and most tired."

"it is good."

One o'clock.

It is the most exhausting time.

The Pistol Battalion and the Third Company approached their respective targets with extreme caution and stealth. This was because Mulberry Hill Fort was an open area, and the enemy would easily discover them if they weren't careful. Fortunately, it was early morning, and the night was very dark.

If it's a little far away, you can't see it clearly at all.

The Japanese troops in Sangshan Fort were not military forts. There were not many observation posts. Therefore, the troops still approached the enemy.

"Who"

When the pistol battalion was almost ten meters away from the Japanese sentry post, they were discovered by the Japanese sentry.

The Japanese sentries were still very vigilant.

However, when the Japanese sentry discovered it, the pistol brigade had already reached the Japanese logistics unit. So Sun Jiahe shot the Japanese sentry to death with one shot. Then he led the troops to rush in directly.

When the Japanese soldiers heard the gunshots, many of them woke up.

They were well-trained regular troops, and even the logistics troops had received military training. However, they had been awakened from their slumber, so they weren't ready as quickly as expected. By the time they emerged with their guns drawn, Sun Jiahe and his pistol squad were already within arm's reach.

The power of the box gun in night battles and close combat is undoubtedly demonstrated.

The Japanese were completely unprepared, and the box guns were already unleashing their might. Compared to the Japanese Type 38 rifle, the box gun was simpler to operate and could be fired easily at close range. Furthermore, the box gun could fire continuously, acting like a submachine gun at close range. The Japanese, armed with the Type 38 rifle, emerged from the darkness, and before they could find their target, they were already being destroyed by the box guns.

"Spread out in squads and take out the scattered enemies."

"Yes."

"Follow me and find the logistical supplies. Don't let the Japanese destroy them."

Sun Jiahe not only wants to kill the Japanese army, but also take away all the good things.

The Japanese army dispatched seven infantry squadrons, one cavalry squadron, other special squadrons, and a self-defense regiment. The food, drink, weapons and ammunition consumed by so many troops were not insignificant.

Therefore, there are a lot of logistical supplies here.

Sun Jiahe had long been eyeing the supplies here. However, the Japanese army was too numerous, with only three Japanese infantry squads in total. Sun Jiahe was unsure of taking it down, so he kept waiting.

The main force of the Japanese army fought against the 16th Regiment and the 5th Battalion led by Wang Qiuyun, and suffered heavy casualties.

So two infantry squads were taken away one after another.

Only at this time did Sun Jiahe dare to rush in.

"Captain, we found the Japanese warehouse."

"Protect it."

Chapter 133 Big Harvest

Sun Jiahe and Zhang He each led their troops to defeat the enemy.

After that, they quickly reunited and attacked the self-defense group. After the two families reunited, the self-defense group was scattered, and most of them became prisoners. A few people fled to unknown places. It was late at night, and it was impossible for Sun Jiahe and Zhang He to send troops to pursue them.

There were nearly 310 people in a battalion of the Self-Defense Corps, about 7 of whom were captured and only were killed.

Only after they had dealt with the Self-Defense Corps did Sun Jiahe and Zhang He have a chance to talk.

"Captain Zhang, how is it?"

"It went very smoothly. We killed 83 wounded Japanese soldiers and over 30 other Japanese soldiers in the Japanese military hospital. We captured a female doctor and four female nurses. There are still over 50 seriously wounded soldiers in the Japanese military hospital. What do you think we should do?"

"Leave them alone and let them die. Do you have any medicine?"

The reason why no order was given to shoot all the seriously injured soldiers was because of the Eighth Route Army's discipline.

If it weren't for discipline, Sun Jiahe's temper would have simply bayoneted them all. For him, killing these wounded Japanese soldiers was precious. Although he didn't kill the seriously injured, they were left without care or medicine, essentially waiting to die.

Especially now everyone lacks effective anti-inflammatory drugs.

Before the advent of penicillin, there were some anti-inflammatory drugs, but they were not widely used. If any of these seriously injured people could still survive, Sun Jiahe would admire them.

"Yes, quite a bit. Oh, and there are several boxes of sulfa."

“What is sulfa?”

Although Sun Jiahe can read and write, he is generally a rough guy.

How would I know what sulfa is?

"It's an anti-inflammatory drug. There aren't many of them in the world. Judging by those boxes, they must have been purchased from the United States."

"So, it's a good thing?"

"Of course. If our wounded had this medicine, many of them wouldn't have died.

"That's good. Take them all."

"Where are you here?"

Zhang He asked about Sun Jiahe's side.

Sun Jiahe had captured a temporary logistics warehouse. He laughed heartily, saying, "The Japanese are living better than us. There were over 130 cartons of canned beef in that warehouse alone."

In addition to canned beef, there were also plenty of biscuits and even soda.

Let me put it this way, the food in here is enough for our Seventeenth Regiment to eat for a month."

"Now the soldiers can eat meat?"

"Of course. Each class will be given two or three cans of beef."