PFC Chapter 40 Eighth Master, Spare My Life
Chapter 40 Eighth Master, Spare My Life
Zhou Huaiqi kowtowed again: "Eighth Master, Eighth Master, spare my life! I was greedy for money, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
Zhou Huaiqi is now filled with regret. He thought he had easily earned two gold bars from the Japanese, but he never expected to be defeated by Master Ba.
Moreover, he even discovered the military pigeon in his inner pocket. He couldn't help but glance at Wang Yousheng, thinking to himself, "How is this person so amazing? He can see through me at a glance."
Wang Yousheng asked again, "After you received the message, where did you send it?"
Zhou Huaiqi honestly replied, "The military pigeons will be delivered to Block 7, which is about 50 miles away. They will then report the news to the Huting stronghold."
"How many Japanese soldiers are in the pillbox, and how many are inside the stronghold?"
"There are a dozen or so Japanese soldiers in the pillbox, um... I don't know about the rest of the stronghold, but there are probably several hundred of them in total..."
Wang Yousheng understood immediately, and he sternly ordered, "Lock him up first. Signalman, contact Battalion Commander Zhang and tell him there has been a major discovery at the camp."
"yes!"
The communications soldier immediately accepted the order and left.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to spit on Zhou Huaiqi.
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"What?! Damn it, they dare to cause trouble at the 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment!"
In the battalion command room, Zhang Dabiao was greatly shocked upon hearing this intelligence.
It's important to know that if Wang Yousheng hadn't discovered this detail, the camp would have been exposed to the Japanese.
The Japanese devils lured civilians with bribes and even used their soldiers to disguise themselves as Chinese to spy on people; such incidents were numerous.
Some time ago, he heard that a company of friendly troops had fallen into a trap set by the Japanese, resulting in the entire company being surrounded by the Japanese and losing more than half of its men.
Now, this tactic has been used on the Independent Regiment.
Wang Yousheng sat to the side and said solemnly, "Da Biao, now that things have happened, our opportunity has arrived."
"What do you mean?" Zhang Dabiao raised an eyebrow.
Wang Yousheng said, "Zhou Huaiqi said that he searched through several villages before finding our camp. In other words, the Japanese don't know our exact location yet. If we use Zhou Huaiqi as bait, we'll definitely reap great rewards."
Zhang Dabiao was an experienced commander, and he immediately understood.
He exclaimed with delight, "Shengzi, you mean, follow Zhou Huaiqi into the Japanese pillbox?"
Wang Yousheng immediately nodded: "That's right, a small detachment of Japanese soldiers in the pillbox. The pillbox is thirty li away from the Huting stronghold. Battalion Commander Zhang, you're an old revolutionary, you should have mastered the art of ambushing, right?"
Zhang Dabiao laughed heartily: "No problem, no problem at all. To be honest, we've been so bored since we were transferred to the Independent Regiment, let's get this going!"
Wang Yousheng then asked, "But, should we consult with the regimental commander before taking any action?"
Zhang Dabiao immediately rejected the idea: "No need. You may not know, but we only ask the regimental commander for permission to attack pillboxes during large-scale operations. We can discuss it ourselves."
Zhang Dabiao was clearly eager to try.
Wang Yousheng's cheat code task was also automatically accepted.
[Congratulations on receiving the new mission: Attack the pillbox, reward 5000 points and 50 merit points]
The rewards may seem meager, but they are still quite substantial. After completing this battle, you will not only earn points but also supplies.
Immediately, Wang Yousheng said, "Battalion Commander Zhang, it will be quite difficult for our First Battalion to attack the pillbox. Without mortars, we can't take down the Japanese pillbox."
This was a huge problem. The Japanese pillboxes were specifically designed to contain the Eighth Route Army, taking advantage of the Eighth Route Army's lack of heavy firepower. Every time the Eighth Route Army attacked a pillbox, they had to pay several times the cost to take it down.
Zhang Dabiao also considered this point. Without the support of heavy firepower, it usually takes the strength of a company or even a battalion to take down a pillbox.
Zhang Dabiao said, "A direct confrontation is impossible; we need to think of a way."
"Battalion Commander Zhang, I have an idea!"
"speak!"
Wang Yousheng took a deep breath and said, "Send Wang Gensheng, Wang Xikui, and Zhang Shan to accompany Zhou Huaiqi into the pillbox. They are skilled and will find an opportunity to take out the Japanese machine gunners. As long as we take the high ground and the firing point, the pillbox will fall without a fight."
Battalion Commander Zhang nodded: "We've thought about that too, but we're worried that Zhou Huaiqi might turn against us."
Wang Yousheng chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Battalion Commander Zhang, I've already thought it through."
"How so?"
Wang Yousheng said, "We can trick Zhou Huaiqi. Just give him something to eat and then say there's poison in it. He'll definitely cooperate to get the antidote."
"Oh?" Zhang Dabiao raised an eyebrow. "Shengzi, we Eighth Route Army don't do that kind of thing!"
Wang Yousheng replied, "There's nothing I can do. It's all up to us. If you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, who will know?"
Zhang Dabiao chuckled, thinking to himself, "Wang Yousheng has been following Commander Li for a while now. Could it be that he has already mastered Commander Li's tactics?"
He patted Wang Yousheng on the shoulder with a satisfied look: "Good sir, it's settled! Let's do it this way!"
That day, Wang Yousheng had a soldier deliver a bowl of rice to Zhou Huaiqi. Then, he and Zhang Dabiao conspired to trick Zhou Huaiqi, saying that the rice was poisoned!
If you don't obey, you won't get the antidote!
Zhou Huaiqi was in grave danger and had no capacity for thought. Naturally, he kowtowed and agreed.
The plan begins!
Zhang Shan and others set off first.
The main force that followed consisted of a company of a battalion, plus a company of new recruits.
Although the recruit company had been training for some time, they lacked combat experience. This trip to the Japanese-held area, even without firing a shot, was intended to toughen up their mental fortitude.
Zhang Dabiao agreed; he had served in the Northwest Army and had encountered similar situations before.
The recruits, who had been training for less than a month, were sent to the battlefield to fight the Japanese. As soon as the Japanese came, a large number of the recruits turned and ran away. They had extremely poor stress resistance and psychological quality, and several soldiers even fainted at the sight of blood.
The soldiers in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan were naturally incomparable to those of today. Most of the new soldiers who can join the Eighth Route Army today are there out of patriotism and a desire to save the country, not for money or food, but simply to fight the Japanese invaders.
Although it may seem like making a mountain out of a molehill, we still have to give it a try; it won't hurt to try again.
At the village entrance, the troops were fully equipped and ready to depart.
This time, Zhang Dabiao personally led the first company, Zhao Dabao stayed behind at the camp, and Wang Yousheng led the new recruit company (not fully staffed, only fifty-seven people).
In order to avoid being detected by Japanese reconnaissance planes, the team split into ten waves and rushed toward the Japanese pillboxes.
Hearing that they were going to attack the pillbox, the veterans' morale soared again. They were all eager to fight and determined to avenge the dead civilians and comrades!
With morale high, Wang Yousheng was very satisfied.
Before they left, Zhang Dabiao specially asked the cooks to steam some buns and cabbage, adding a little oil, so that the soldiers could eat and drink their fill.
Where did the flour come from? It was naturally pulled out of those five bags of sand.