Chapter 268 Fierce battle at Shanhaiguan
Most of the soldiers from Gu Zuo and the Ninth Company had already rushed over to help move the weapons and ammunition that had been collected together.
With so many people here, there are enough manpower to drive back dozens of Japanese motorcycles.
Captain Lu told Wei Mingyang in a low voice what he had just discovered about the gold tooth, and also told him his arrangements.
Wei Mingyang whispered: "Let Li Cheng and the others drive a motorcycle so they can run faster."
Captain Lu nodded in agreement.
Li Cheng handed six bulging satchels to Captain Lu.
Captain Lu glanced at it and handed it to Gu Zuo: "Manage it well!"
Go hunting in the mountains, everyone who sees you has a share!
Although brothers like Gu Zuo and Jiulian have just arrived, they should also have a share in the distribution of these battle spoils.
Even Stilwell, Smith, Xiao Lei, and Delise all received a share.
Their allocation standards were higher than those of Gu Zuo and others who arrived later. After all, the soldiers in the guard platoon participated in the battle.
Gu Zuo and the others just happened to meet each other, so they were allotted much less money.
Even so, Li Zigui, the first platoon leader of the Ninth Company, and his soldiers were so happy that they couldn't find their way around.
They didn't expect that the second battalion commander would have such a cool operation: capture the battlefield and distribute it immediately.
This is similar to the slogan of Liangshan heroes drinking from a big bowl and dividing their gold with a big scale.
Since more than a hundred reinforcements suddenly arrived, Commander Lu was no longer in a hurry. It would be safer to send soldiers from the second battalion to clean the battlefield and knock out gold teeth.
After all, those Japs were all killed by the brothers from the Second Battalion.
So the number of people sent to check the Japanese's teeth increased by more than twenty.
The remaining people rested on the spot, and Wei Mingyang took the trouble to urgently train tank drivers, gunners, and machine gunners.
Wei Mingyang knew that the Japanese had gold teeth in their mouths, and the brothers from the second battalion were going to collect them.
He didn't have much to do on the battlefield, so he started a tank training class on the spot.
These soldiers have already learned how to drive a tank, and the next step is to train them to use the machine guns and tank guns on the tanks.
Wei Mingyang knew that it would be difficult to train qualified shooters in such a short time.
But his requirements are not high. He only needs these soldiers to be able to fire a machine gun and shoot, which means they have learned it.
He didn't have high requirements for tank guns. He just told the soldiers how to adjust the angle and orientation of the gun barrel.
How to load the barrel of the gun? Keep everything simple on the battlefield.
Soldiers who can fire loudly only need to be able to adjust the muzzle of the gun if they find that they are not firing accurately. They are considered to be out of the army and can explain to other soldiers.
So the tank stopped where it was, and the gun barrel started to move: "It's moving! It's moving!"
The shooters who were operating the cannon were very excited, and they learned another skill.
Wei Mingyang didn't just train a dozen gunners, he taught all the soldiers who were willing to learn.
Anyway, while you are waiting, you are just idle. You might as well teach a few more soldiers to come out.
He has already thought about it: these tanks cannot keep moving on the battlefield without fuel replenishment.
Bring all these tanks into Baoshan City and bury them in the ruins.
It is covered and protected with layers of wooden ruins, so that a tank becomes a bunker.
He expressed his idea to Captain Lu, Gu Zuo, Guan Dahai and Li Daqiang who had nothing to do.
Several of them squatted on the ground and wrote and wrote. Stillwell had nothing to do, so he squatted down and discussed together.
Smith was not far behind, and everyone gathered together.
Listening to Wei Mingyang's thoughts: "A pit was dug out of the ruins of a house on the side of the main street in Baoshan City.
Bury these tanks and cover them with masonry and soil.
A tank is like a bunker, making it difficult for the Japanese who come into the city."
Captain Lu said excitedly: "Especially at the city gate, we deliberately opened the city gate to let the Japanese rush in."
Stilwell said: "The material covering the tank must be sufficient, so that the shell cannot be directly exploded."
Smith couldn't understand, so he listened to Delise translating for him.
They waited here for more than two hours, and it was almost dark.
Platoon Leader Li and the others just ran back with happy faces.
What was handed to Commander Lu in front of Stilwell was a pile of shrapnel, some of which were clearly marked by the USA.
Wei Mingyang smiled and said to Stilwell: "Colonel! How ironic! The shells you make are used to blow up your own people.
Fifty-two American soldiers had just been killed by American bombs.
Do they feel happy in heaven? Or do they feel sad?"
Xiao Lei quickly took pictures of the shrapnel bearing the American logo, and wrote down Wei Mingyang's words in a shorthand notebook.
She felt more and more that Commander Wei should go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His mouth was too powerful.
Gathering the team, soldiers from the 9th Company and a platoon drove their motorcycles to open the way ahead.
Behind are the tanks, and at the end are the guards platoon of the second battalion and the officers and soldiers of the fourth company.
When we were still three or four miles away from Baoshan County, we could already hear the sound of intensive gunfire coming from the direction of Baoshan.
Gu Zuo said in shock: "When we set out, the Japanese started to attack.
They are still continuing to attack!"
It has been at least three hours since they set out. Are these Japanese going to attack all night?
The entire team stopped moving forward.
Commander Lu summoned the three company commanders present and Li Zigui, the first platoon leader of the Ninth Company, to hold a military meeting: "Let's rush over from the flank!"
Gu Zuo said: "Let's rush over and catch them off guard!"
Li Zigui also said: "If we rush over suddenly, the Japanese will not be able to react."
Wei Mingyang said: "We will not attack the Japanese who are attacking the city, because their number is too small.
We want to attack the main force of the Japanese behind the siege team.
First wipe out their main force, and then outflank the Japanese who are attacking the city.
The tanks charge in front and need to be fast. The infantrymen drive motorcycles behind the tanks to protect the tanks from being beaten by the Japanese.
The Japanese were suppressed from east to west, forcing them to flee toward Baoshan County."
"Then annihilate them!" Commander Lu said.
Chapter completed!