Chapter 273 A perfect scene (two chapters in one)
In order not to arouse Yuan Shushan's suspicion, Zhou Cheng completely met all his requests. He not only sent the Guard Company to him to escort supplies, but also allowed him to arrange two confidants to follow the Guard Company and stare at the weapons and ammunition he was thinking about.
The arsenal guards, like ants, transported weapons and ammunition to designated reception points using mules and horses, and the guards and ten large trucks were connected to the weapons and ammunition.
The operation was very smooth at the beginning, and the guards and weapons and ammunition passed through the Japanese and puppet troops' blockade line without any danger.
But soon this situation was broken, and some "Japanese and puppet army reconnaissance troops" appeared around the convoy, and the atmosphere of the convoy suddenly became tense.
"Company Commander Liang, we must have been targeted by the Japanese!" A platoon leader who was sent by Yuan Shushan to the guard company quickly found Liang Hongjiang, reminding him with a worried look on his face.
Liang Hongjiang frowned and replied: "I discovered it too!"
"When the war zone gave us weapons and ammunition last time, Japanese scouts appeared around us first. Soon after, the convoy was raided by Japanese and bombed by aircraft. As expected, these scouts should have all brought smoke signal barrels to guide the bombing targets to the aircraft!"
"The plane is here and sends signal smoke around the convoy, guiding the plane to bomb!"
"We must drive them away. The further away from our convoy, the better. Even if the plane comes, there is no chance to throw the smoke signal barrel near us and guide the bombing targets."
"The first and second rows take action immediately and kill the Japanese and puppet troops nearby for me!"
Nearly eighty soldiers in two platoons rushed towards the surrounding Japanese and puppet troops' scouts. Not long after, gunfire sounded around, and the convoy became farther and farther away from each other.
The platoon leader walking beside Liang Hongjiang was obviously relieved, but he ignored one thing.
After the guard company sent out two platoons, there was only one platoon left around the ten large chariots. Then the forwards and guards were reduced, and there was only a rusher who was driving the car around each large chariot.
When passing by a turn, the scream of shells passing through the sky suddenly rang above everyone's heads.
Liang Hongjiang reacted very quickly and immediately shouted: "It's a shelling. Drag the weapons and ammunition into the forest next to him immediately. Don't be blown up... Boom..."
Before he could finish his words, two explosions were already ringing next to the official road, as if thunder was blowing, deafening.
The platoon leader who was following Liang Hongjiang fell to the ground at the same time, and then he felt a severe blow on the back of his head and fainted in an instant.
Another platoon leader was no exception. He was knocked out by the guard company soldiers while lying down!
Another scene appeared on the official road. After two explosions, the shelling stopped. A platoon of soldiers ran out of the forest not far away, pulling ten large cars.
After joining the guard company, the guard company directly replaced ten large trucks full of weapons and ammunition with ten large trucks that had just come out of the forest.
After the change, a platoon that had just appeared immediately dragged its weapons and ammunition and drilled back into the forest.
At this time, another burst of explosions sounded on the official road...
During the violent explosion, all ten large cars that the guards had just obtained were blown up, and the things on the cars were blown up all over the sky, and there were everywhere...
More than ten minutes later, two platoon leaders sent by Yuan Shushan to the guard company were awakened.
When I looked up, I saw weapons and parts everywhere, burning cars, dozens of huge shell craters, and more than a dozen "wounded" lying on stretchers...
The two platoon leaders were anxious. Although they had a split headache, they still found Liang Hongjiang as soon as possible and asked anxiously: "Company Commander Liang, what happened here just now? How about the weapons and ammunition that the war zone supports us?"
Liang Hongjiang pretended to be very annoyed and cursed: "Don't you have eyes?"
"If I had known that the troops would have suffered such great casualties when they had transported their weapons and ammunition. It would have been too unlucky for the guard company to stop taking this mission!"
The deputy company commander ran over to smooth things over: "Corporate Commander, don't be angry. If you want to blame, blame the Japanese. They are too cunning. They thought they would dispatch planes to bomb us, but they actually dispatched mortar groups to attack us."
After persuading the company commander, he turned his attention to the two platoon commanders who were still confused and introduced with a serious expression: "Don't be angry, Company Commander Liang has no place to feel angry!"
"Just just now, we mistakenly thought the Japanese would dispatch planes to attack us, so we sent most of our troops out to kill the scouts who were operating around us."
"As a result, the Japanese did not send planes and directly dispatched a mortar squadron to deal with us."
"There is less than one platoon of troops left around the convoy. Suddenly, they were attacked by a dozen mortars and had no chance to transfer the ammunition from ten large trucks. As a result, the convoy became what you see now!"
"Ten large trucks full of weapons and ammunition were all hit by shells, all ammunition was destroyed, weapons were blown up, and they were scattered everywhere. The guard company guarding next to the large truck also suffered heavy casualties, seven or eight dead and more than ten injured, so Company Commander Liang was so angry!"
"The weapons that the theater supported us in the war zone were all blown up?" The two platoon leaders were even more anxious than before, staring at the deputy company commander and asked nervously.
The weapons and ammunition transported back by the Guard Company today not only affects the future of Deputy Commander Yuan, but also his own future.
Only by safely sending the equipment back to the garrison can the third battalion be formed and everyone will have troops in their hands.
The deputy company commander pointed to the skeleton of the big truck that was still burning on the highway and replied: "It's all there. If you don't believe it, you can go and see it yourself!"
The two platoon leaders were confused, but their feet did not stop and they quickly walked towards the burning cart...
The ground was full of rifles that were blown up, and many rifles were blown into parts.
The two of them picked up two bad guns and checked them carefully, and they both saw shock and despair in each other's eyes.
The caliber and model of these rifles are exactly the same as the rifles that the guard company just took over, and are both 70-9 caliber.
Scan the other weapons and parts scattered around, and without exception, they are all 79 calibers.
After a first glance, there were at least thirty rifles around the parts.
There were several large trucks in front and behind, surrounded by blown rifles and parts, which totaled exactly 150 rifles.
One of the platoon leaders saw a Czech-made streak seventy or eighty meters away, which was also scattered on the ground, and the gun body was blown into two pieces.
I quickly ran over and searched around and found five Czech-made ones that were blown up, exactly the same number of machine guns that the guard company took today.
"Plane Commander Wang, what should I do?" Another platoon leader came over and asked, his expression very heavy.
Platoon Commander Wang, who was still holding a half-piece of the Czech gun in his hand, replied helplessly: "What can I do? The weapons were all blown away. We can't hide them even if we want to, so we can only report them truthfully."
The platoon leader who asked the question just now asked in a low voice: "Do you think there will be any conspiracy here!"
"The deputy regiment commander asked us to stare at the guard company just to prevent problems with these weapons and ammunition, but something happened!"
"And I remember it very clearly. I fell down as soon as the shelling began, but I was hit hard on the back of my head and fainted on the spot."
"If it was a shell that exploded, there would definitely be wounds on my body, but I just checked it and found no wounds."
Platoon leader Wang also frowned: "I remembered it, and I was hit hard on the back of my head... If it was an accident, how could we both be fainted by the bomb at the same time? I suspected that this was artificial, but I couldn't figure it out!"
"The weapons and ammunition that the guards connected were indeed blown up. The parts and broken weapons are here, and the quantity can match. There should be no conspiracy!"
Another platoon leader also showed a disconnected expression: "This is also something I can't understand..."
"The weapons and ammunition that were blown up are here, there is no need to conspire..."
"Or why do we tell the truth after we go back, and the shelling was blown unconscious from the beginning. When we woke up, the weapons and ammunition that the war zone supported us had been destroyed..."
Platoon Commander Wang quickly shook his head: "You can't talk about our coma!"
"Deputy Commander Yuan sent us to the Guard Company to keep an eye on those equipment. If the commander knows that we didn't even understand how these equipment were destroyed, it would definitely cause his dissatisfaction."
"We just became Deputy Commander Yuan. We can only succeed but not fail for the first time in the mission, so we must never say what happened to be unconscious!"
Another platoon leader understood and replied thoughtfully: "I can't say it out..."
"Then let's follow the report that Deputy Company Commander Li said just now: the troops were attacked by a Japanese mortar squadron, and all weapons and ammunition were destroyed. Five Czech-made and more than one hundred blown rifles were found at the shelling site, as well as many weapon parts, which happened to be the equipment of a company."
"The ammunition was almost destroyed, with only a few scattered bullets left!"
Platoon Leader Wang nodded with approval: "Okay, then we will unify our opinions and report as you said just now."
The two platoon leaders could not have thought that all this was an illusion set by Zhou Cheng for them.
All the weapons and ammunition that the guards had just obtained were sent to the forest one kilometer away to hide. The "Japanese and Puppet Army Reconnaissance Forces" that were active near the convoy were also arranged by Zhou Cheng to pretend to be the purpose of making this "raid war" more realistic.
After the "Archilles raid" began, two platoon leaders of Yuan Shushan arranged for the guard company to be knocked out immediately. The troops hiding nearby quickly pulled the ten broken cars that had been prepared, replaced the ten large cars and one company's equipment in the guard company, and then quickly moved.
The broken car was loaded with a large number of weapons that were destroyed, and they were all seized by the National Salvation Army in previous battles. Unexpectedly, this time it came in handy.
Taking advantage of the ten minutes when the two platoon leaders were blown up and unconscious, the guard company quickly scattered the used weapons and parts around, and then used explosives to smash the cart, creating a scene where the convoy had just been raided by artillery fire.
As for the wounded guards on the battlefield, they were all pretended by the soldiers...
The two platoon leaders obviously did not realize that this was a scene led by the regiment commander Zhou Cheng. Facing the weapons and parts everywhere, the burning chariot skeletons, the wounded lying on the stretcher... they all believed it and had no doubts.
In the room of Yuan Shushan of the regiment headquarters, two platoon leaders were reporting to him about their experiences on the road.
Yuan Shushan, who was full of anticipation, felt as if he had been sprinkled with cold water, and his expression quickly became heavier.
Staring at the two platoon leaders, as if they were about to see through them, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Are you sure that the weapons and ammunition that the war zone supports us have been destroyed. Isn't it a scene that the regiment commander and others performed for you to swallow this batch of weapons and ammunition?"
"Please guarantee!" Platoon Commander Wang quickly answered.
"We can see clearly that ten large trucks full of weapons and ammunition were blown into pieces in the artillery fire, and weapons and ammunition were scattered everywhere, all of which were blown up."
"We also counted specifically: there were more than 110 rifles that were blown up at the scene, and dozens of rifles were blown into parts, and all five Czech-made rifles were blown up..."
"The ammunition was almost blown up, leaving only some scattered machine gun bullets and grenades!"
"If this was the leader who performed a scene for us, it would never be possible to destroy all the weapons and ammunition!"
Another platoon leader said: "Sir, platoon leader Wang is right, and Bei Yi has seen it clearly. Let's take the weapons that were blown up with him."
"I also saw a large number of soldiers in the guard company who were killed and injured by the bombardment site."
"The regiment commander and others want those weapons and ammunition, and they will not joke about the lives of the guard company soldiers!"
Yuan Shushan was convinced and sat on the chair without saying a word for a long time.
Platoon Commander Wang immediately asked: "Sir, if there are no weapons and ammunition, the Third Battalion cannot be formed."
"Brothers are waiting for weapons and ammunition now. Why are you trying to find a way to ask the war zone for a batch of weapons and ammunition?"
"This time we will definitely learn from our mistakes and will not let the same thing happen to us again."
"On the way back, I thought about it: If we change the cart for transporting weapons and ammunition into mules and horses, if we are attacked again, mules and horses can immediately leave the official road, evacuate the battlefield, and minimize the losses."
"If the war zone supports our weapons and ammunition, we must ask the logistics company to second the mules and horses for transportation."
After hearing this, Yuan Shushan looked much better and nodded and ordered: "Thank you for your hard work this time. Although you did not transport the weapons and ammunition safely, you have made great contributions. I will remember your contributions."
"Go back and rest immediately. If the war zone transports us weapons and ammunition, you two will go and pick us up!"
The two platoons breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, sir!"
In the room where Zhou Cheng was sleeping, Deputy Commander Tang Yufeng walked in mysteriously: "Captain, it's done!"
"The guards who monitor Yuan Shushan just reported to me. Deputy Commander Yuan had no doubt about the artillery attack at all and were ready to continue transporting weapons and ammunition from the arsenal!"
After saying that, he suddenly lowered his voice: "Huang Hu just sent someone to send a list, which is all the gains and efforts of our director in this battle."
"A total of two shells were used, fifty kilograms of explosives were seized, 150 79-caliber rifles were seized, five were built in the Czech Republic, ten submachine guns, five hundred grenades, twenty-five thousand crawlers, five thousand submachine gun bullets, and five thousand submachine gun bullets. The equipment of a whole reinforcement company is that it has no heavy weapons."
"The seized grenades, submachine guns and supporting bullets were all sent to our secret arsenal. Other weapons and ammunition are temporarily hidden near the battlefield and can be sent to the division headquarters at any time!"
Chapter completed!