12dz Chapter 518 What Color is the Bellyband?
Chapter 518 What Color is the Bellyband?
"Attack! Attack the Japanese armored vehicles first!"
Before the soldiers could open fire, the Japanese searchlights swept over. Next, nearly twenty heavy machine guns and two 75mm anti-aircraft guns on an armored train began pouring ammunition into the woods on the roadside.
"Commander Peng, the Japs seem to be well prepared!"
At this time, Peng Liang was firing a machine gun at his sister-in-law.
"Chief of Staff, beat them up, no matter if they're prepared or not!"
The Japanese's firepower was very fierce. These heavy weapons, plus two infantry carriages, with nearly twenty soldiers in each carriage, caused leaves as big as leaves in the grove to fly everywhere.
Coupled with the Japanese's searchlights, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Weishanhu Independent Division were beaten so badly that they could not even raise their heads.
"Damn it! If only we had the rocket launcher produced by our Pingshun Arsenal, we could hit these thin-skinned cans with one shot!"
Peng Liang picked up the walkie-talkie and called the battalion commander:
"Captain of the First Battalion, what are you doing? First, knock out the Japs' searchlights, then organize mortars to blow up the Japs' armored vehicles! Be careful not to blow up their tank cars!"
Peng Liang had just hung up the phone when he discovered that all the Japanese's sealed truck compartments were opened, revealing a number of Type 92 heavy machine guns and even anti-tank guns.
Wang Meng looked at the Japanese weapons spitting out crazy flames, and instantly realized that this was a trap set by the Japanese!
The damn Japanese were well prepared and set up this bait to lure the anti-Japanese troops in Weishan Lake into the trap in an attempt to catch them all in one fell swoop.
Wang Meng’s guess was correct. The doors on the other side of these sealed wagon carriages were also opened, and a lot of short Japanese soldiers jumped out. It seemed like there was at least a battalion!
"Damn it, we've been tricked! The Japs were well prepared!"
Although Peng Liang brought an entire battalion to set up an ambush in Gaozhuang this time, half of their battalion were new recruits and their combat effectiveness was not very strong.
Originally I just wanted these new recruits to come and watch the fun, but I didn't expect that they would be forced to do something!
"Captain Peng, is Wang Wu reliable?"
Peng Liang was a little undecided now, but he still knew something about these puppet troops. They were arrogant in oppressing the common people, but it was absolutely impossible for them to die for the Japanese devils.
Again, if they had the courage to die in battle, they would not have become traitors.
"Chief of Staff, Wang Wu shouldn't lie, but it's hard to say whether the Japanese have taken precautions against him, deliberately kept him in the dark, and passed on false information!"
Wang Meng fell into deep thought. At this time, the two searchlights of the Japanese had been hit by snipers from the independent column. At a distance of one hundred meters, both sides relied on experience and the trajectory of tracer bullets to pour ammunition into the dark night.
"Commander Peng, you make the decision!"
"Chief of Staff, considering that the Japanese are well prepared and have an absolute advantage in numbers, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, I suggest retreating immediately!"
Wang Meng nodded. Now that they had lost the initiative and the enemy had an absolute advantage, there was no point in fighting any further.
"agree!"
Peng Liang immediately issued a retreat order to the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment, leaving behind a dozen Broadsword mines in the grove and then withdrew from the grove.
"Damn Wang Wu, is he too tired from tormenting the young widow and is he hallucinating?"
Wang Meng suddenly froze as if struck by lightning.
"Captain Peng, let me ask you, what color is Wang Wu's bellyband?"
Peng Liang was also petrified after hearing Wang Meng's question. He never expected that under such a serious situation, he would still think about such a question.
But due to his status, Peng Liang could only blush and lower his voice:
"Chief of Staff, it should be red, and there should be a pair of mandarin ducks!"
"Are you sure? You saw it so clearly?"
"Chief of Staff, I saw it accidentally, but Old Peng has a good memory!"
Wang Meng picked up the walkie-talkie and immediately called Wei Dayong who was acting with the Second Battalion of the First Regiment.
"Wei Heshang, as the Chief of Staff of the Independent Column, I order you to take full command of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Regiment of the Weishanhu Independent Division. Immediately shoot down the military train heading south. Be careful not to shoot down the carriages!"
"Understood, I'll do it right away!"
After Wang Meng hung up the walkie-talkie, he looked at Peng Liang apologetically.
"I'm sorry, this is an emergency. I'll give the order first and explain it to you later!"
"Chief of Staff, is there something wrong with the train that just passed by? It is the military train that transports important supplies!"
Wang Meng nodded, frowned, and marched quickly, and he and Peng Liang led the first regiment and the first battalion to rush south.
Along the way, Peng Liang kept sending people to destroy the railroad tracks to prevent the Japanese from quickly reinforcing the ambush position of the Second Battalion, Hanzhuang, ten kilometers away!
On the other hand, after receiving the order, Monk Wei immediately gave orders to the commanders of the second and third battalions of the first regiment, detaining the soldiers who were preparing to reinforce Gaocun and immediately entering the ambush position.
At this time, the Japanese train was already very close!
"Damn it! Organize bombers to smash the Japanese locomotive!"
"Captain Wei, the Japs' locomotives have been modified and are tightly wrapped. In special circumstances, they can be covered with armor and use periscopes to observe road conditions!
Not only will the grenade bounce back if thrown up, but even if it explodes on the locomotive, it will have no effect!
Alas, it's too late to plant the bomb now!"
Monk Wei looked at the military train which was still 500 meters away. It was like a giant beast in the dark night, coming towards him. He immediately kicked open the two wooden boxes with his feet.
"Second Battalion Commander, lead your men to open the gap and annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops along the Japanese railway. Third Battalion Commander, select the experts in grenade throwing, each of them will have a grenade, and throw it at the front of the Japanese train. Don't worry about the others!"
Although the second and third battalion commanders did not understand, Wei Heshang was now the highest commander on the position, so they could only obey orders and execute them quickly.
The second battalion commander opened fire first, using the light and heavy machine guns and semi-automatic rifles in his hands to knock down more than a dozen Japanese soldiers and puppet troops lying on the side of the road.
But when the Japanese heard the gunshots, they immediately surrounded them and began to fight back.
Monk Wei fired out 40 grenades that were shaped like bamboo tubes.
"Just like a normal grenade, turn on the safety, pull the ring and throw it! We are all grown men, let me see your Weishanhu man's arm strength, don't let it miss the locomotive!"
After Monk Wei finished speaking, he took a grenade and rushed towards the railway tracks.
When the third battalion commander saw that the cadres from the headquarters had taken the lead, he wondered why he couldn't follow suit.
"Give me some face, don't let the leaders at headquarters look down on you!"
Then, dozens of big men from Lu Province also rushed over.
The Japanese military train seemed to feel threatened, so it sped up and lowered its special armored cover, making the front of the train as strong as if it was wearing an iron mask.