Resistance against Japan: Starting with the local militia

Chapter 121 1 is on the verge of breaking out

"Li Qin, send a telegram to the First Company of the First Battalion to inquire about their situation."

"Yes, Commander." Li Qin turned back to send the message.

"It's very strange, why did the Japanese suddenly withdraw after only half of their reinforcements were delivered?" Tang Weiguo pondered to himself.

Five minutes later, Li Qin sent some bad news.

"Reporting to the regimental commander, the first company of the first battalion reports that everything is normal, but the third company has reported that the Japanese have not returned to the county town and are suspected to have headed south."

"This is bad." Tang Weiguo immediately sensed something was seriously wrong upon hearing this information.

"Immediately send a telegram to the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion, instructing them to set up defenses in the direction of Xiaoqingshan. The Japanese troops in the county town are currently heading towards the Hekou stronghold."

"Inform them to hold the river mouth outpost at all costs, and that reinforcements will arrive soon."

"Order the 3rd Company, the 4th Company, and the 2nd Artillery Company to reinforce the Hekou stronghold immediately. Be quick."

"Send the message immediately," Tang Weiguo urged urgently.

Li Qin also knew the seriousness of the problem. Without having time to reply to Tang Weiguo, she turned and ran towards the command post, where the radio was located.

"Communicator, immediately notify Niu Dali to assemble the First Company of the Reconnaissance Battalion. Hand over your current work to the Logistics Department."

"Notify the artillery company commander to assemble with Niu Dali."

"Notify Staff Officer Long to speed up the cleanup of the battlefield. It must be done quickly."

"Yes, Captain."

Upon receiving the order from the regimental commander, Niu Dali immediately ordered the communications officer to sound the assembly call.

"Assemble, assemble, assemble immediately!" Niu Dali hurriedly urged the soldiers of the company to assemble.

Five minutes later, Niu Dali reported:

"Commander, the first company is assembled."

"it is good."

"Commander, the 1st Artillery Company has assembled."

"it is good."

"Immediately send troops by car to reinforce the Hekou stronghold. The Japanese reinforcements from the county town have gone to reinforce the Hekou stronghold." Tang Weiguo immediately issued the order.

"Damn it, these damn Japanese devils dare to show their faces in front of me! Soldiers, kill them!" Niu Dali was furious at the sight of the carnage he had just witnessed, and then a wave of Japanese soldiers came up.

"Kill them!" the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion roared.

"Let's go immediately, the car is waiting for you at the door." After saying that, Tang Weiguo immediately led the team towards the car.

"Commander, are you going too?" Niu Dali hurriedly chased after him and asked.

“The Hekou outpost is of great importance. I’m worried about leaving it to you, so I’ll go and take command myself,” Tang Weiguo said.

"Commander, please don't go to the battlefield, Regiment Commander," Niu Dali specifically instructed.

"Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. I'll do what a regimental commander should do."

As they were talking, Tang Weiguo arrived at the front of the car. Zhou Yuan, having received the notification, immediately started the car and waited for the soldiers.

"Get on the vehicle quickly." Tang Weiguo stood in front of the vehicle, watching the soldiers from the reconnaissance battalion and the mortar company board.

After everyone was on board, Tang Weiguo was the last to get on the bus and called out:

"Set off."

Zhou Yuan started the vehicle and drove quickly towards the river mouth stronghold.

The first mechanized march of the Anti-Japanese Independent Militia began in Qingyun County.

"Commander, have the Japanese discovered our battle plan?" Niu Dali asked hurriedly as soon as he got on the vehicle.

"I guessed so, otherwise the enemy wouldn't have launched a surprise attack on the river mouth stronghold. I didn't expect this Japanese commander to come to this conclusion so quickly. He's wasting his talents as a county military police commander."

"Damn it, if the regimental commander says so, then our operation will also be exposed to the Japanese garrison at Sanjiaji?" Niu Dali suddenly thought of another deadly stronghold.

"If this Japanese commander hadn't lost his mind, the Japanese troops in the county town would have received their notification, made preparations, and sent troops to support the Sanjiaji stronghold in advance."

"Therefore, we must seize the time now and pass through the Sanjiaji stronghold before the Japanese reinforcements arrive," Tang Weiguo said decisively.

"The most crucial thing now is to ensure the safety of the river mouth stronghold and defeat this reinforcement of Japanese troops."

"Yes, Commander, I guarantee to complete the mission and defeat this reinforcement of Japanese soldiers."

"it is good."

The other side is the river mouth outpost.

"Report to the company commander, urgent telegram from the regimental commander." On the other side, the first company of the first battalion, which was carrying out defensive missions at the river mouth stronghold, received the telegram that Tang Weiguo had just sent.

"read."

"The regimental commander has informed us that the Japanese troops supporting the county town are now advancing towards the Hekou stronghold. The regimental commander has ordered us to hold the Hekou stronghold at all costs. The regimental commander is currently leading men to provide immediate support," a temporary telegraph operator reported.

"Immediately notify the entire company to enter combat readiness and defend against the Japanese reinforcements at Xiaoqingshan. The first platoon is responsible for the defense of the left flank, the second platoon is responsible for the defense of the right flank, and the third platoon and the heavy machine gun platoon are responsible for the defense of the middle." The company commander of the first battalion hurriedly ordered the communications officer.

"Yes, Captain."

"Damn it, these defensive fortifications weren't built in vain." The company commander of the first battalion secretly rejoiced.

Since the First Company of the First Battalion was stationed in the Hekou area, the company commander of the First Battalion felt that the flat terrain of the Hekou stronghold was not quite right. Since they were just sitting there doing nothing, they might as well dig a trench for fun and treat it as regular training.

So the company commander of the first battalion sent out a platoon to be on guard, and then directed the whole company to dig a standard defensive trench system according to the requirements of the militia tactical specifications.

After the defensive trenches were completed, the company commander of the first battalion saw his masterpiece and couldn't help but feel proud. It was built to such a high standard that everyone would praise it as beautiful.

They had just finished building the trenches yesterday, and now they had received intelligence that the Japanese were going to attack. Sure enough, heaven does not fail those who work hard.

The 1st Company of the 1st Battalion was already prepared in the trenches they had built, waiting for the Japanese soldiers who were about to attack.

"Officer Ozawa, how much longer until we arrive?" Tanaka Itsuki asked from the car.

"Reporting to the Commander, based on the current speed, it is estimated to take no more than 10 minutes," Staff Officer Ozawa reported.

"Stop moving forward."

"Yes."

As Tanaka Itsuki's vehicle came to a stop, all the Japanese cars following behind also stopped.

"Everyone get off the bus."

"Tanaka Itsuki gave the order. Tanaka Itsuki wasn't sure if there was an enemy ambush ahead. The car was too conspicuous and would be vulnerable to enemy artillery fire. This enemy force was well-equipped, so Tanaka Itsuki ordered everyone to get out of the car."

"Attack the river mouth stronghold in battle formation," Tanaka Itsuki ordered.

"Yes."

Immediately afterward, under the command of Staff Officer Ozawa, the Japanese troops advanced towards the river mouth stronghold in an attack formation, and ordered scouts to rush forward to carry out reconnaissance missions.

As the Japanese troops drew closer to the defensive positions of the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion, a battle was imminent.

"Pass down the order: the two flanks will attack first, and once the Japanese are forced to the center, the center will concentrate fire to wipe them out. Tell the heavy machine gun platoon to hide now and await orders."

"Notify all grenade launcher squads to aim at the enemy's heavy firepower and bomb them."

"Yes, Captain."