The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 17 "Old K" returns

Early the next morning, Cheng Mo picked up his backpack and left. Before Jiang Yun woke up, he was afraid that he would not be strong-willed...

This batch of reinforcements for the 262nd Brigade numbered five to six hundred people, and they were urgently transferred from the rear. They looked tired and confused, and they obviously didn't know what they were going to face next.

Cheng Mo had a casual chat with them and found out that they were drawn from local security forces in Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei and other places.

Although these people have been added to the army, some of them have only been carrying guns for a few months and have not fired a few bullets. With such combat effectiveness, it is really worrying to fight against the extremely ferocious Japanese soldiers.

Isn’t this cannon fodder?

Let alone Cheng Mo, an ordinary person now knows that he cannot win this battle, let alone those high-level generals who are familiar with military affairs?

The strategy of exchanging space for time is correct, but when the war reaches this point, it is time to make a decisive decision and give up the fight for every inch of territory with the Japanese army.

Some people are hesitant, worry about gains and losses, and have unrealistic illusions about Western powers. They are simply stupid.

But Cheng Mo couldn't stop all this, so he wanted to return to the 524st Battalion of the th Regiment.

Keep fighting the devil!

He hadn't killed any Japanese for ten days, and he felt that all the bones in his body were rusty, and he even couldn't wait to touch his gun.

While he was recovering in the hospital, he summarized his battle experience for more than a week. In the next battle, he should pay attention to what should be paid attention to and avoid what should be avoided.

Some mistakes in the past, luckily they didn't happen, but that doesn't mean they won't happen in the future. On the battlefield, any negligence can be fatal.

Guanyintang Brigade Headquarters.

"Old Peng, that boy Cheng Mo is back. I just received a call from the hospital." The chief of staff whispered in the ear of brigade commander Peng Ying.

"This kid is finally back. I finally understand why the 524th regiment always sent people to the hospital a while ago. The problem lies with this kid." Peng Ying punched the table.

"The number of casualties reported by the First Battalion has increased significantly in the past few days, and the number of Japanese soldiers killed and injured has also decreased significantly. I am suspicious of my humble position..."

"Is it related to Cheng Mo?"

"Yes, when we collected information about the Japanese army, we mentioned a character named 'Old K'. He killed and injured countless Japanese soldiers. He was listed on the Japanese army's must-kill list. As long as any Japanese soldier can kill Old K, he will be killed." If you can upgrade to three levels in a row, you will be rewarded 50,000 yen."

"Oh, so many?" Peng Ying was shocked. Fifty thousand yen was really quite high, and it was a reward for a national soldier.

"Lao Peng, the news from the Japanese army said that 'Old K' disappeared from the battlefield recently, and the time he disappeared was the time when Cheng Mo went to the hospital to recuperate," the chief of staff said.

"You mean this 'Old K' is this guy Cheng Mo? You can't. Didn't you ask that guy Yang Ruifu?"

"That boy is acting like an old tailor holding a door. As soon as he mentions Cheng Mo, he will talk about it. If he doesn't, he will give you Tai Chi. Anyway, he doesn't tell the truth. If he asks again, he will say that Cheng Mo is not his. The soldiers are not under his control and he doesn't know." The chief of staff was also helpless.

"Where's Han Xianyuan? He is the commander of the regiment. Doesn't he know what happened to the troops in his defense area?"

"Don't mention it. I asked about it, but they rejected me flatly. They said they didn't know, it didn't happen at all. They also said that the little devil deliberately spread the news and spread rumors..."

"Whether it is him or not, we will know by looking at the performance of the first battalion." Peng Ying nodded and ordered, "Since you are back, then go back to where you came from."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

"Wait a minute, we can't let the field investigation team know about this..." Peng Ying explained.

……

When he returned to the first camp, Cheng Mo was extremely happy. He gave Wu Jianfeng a big hug, and then asked about the others who came here together.

Except for Wu Jianfeng, Kui Zi, Lao Miao and Dachun, everyone died.

Cheng Mo's nose suddenly became sore. When he went to get injured, everyone was still fine. Why did everyone disappear when he left?

Although the time we spent together was short, the feelings of fighting together and going through life and death cannot be measured by time.

Of course, the position they are in now is not the original position. As the Japanese army increased its troops on a large scale, the Chinese army fought fiercely with the Japanese army on the battlefields in the west and north of Shanghai. Although the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, their "three-day victory" was shattered. "Occupy Shanghai" they arrogantly said, but after all, they established a solid landing site and began to advance in depth.

The national army suffered even greater casualties. The entire army was annihilated. Many people did not survive on the battlefield for less than 24 hours, and the fresh lives became a series of cold numbers.

"When Xiao Mo comes back, he will be the same as before. He will form a fighting group with you as the main body. You will go wherever you are needed. The rest of the time, you can fight freely!" Wu Jianfeng said.

"I want Kui Zi, Lao Miao and Dachun." Cheng Mo nodded. Now that he is back, he will try to preserve the people who fought with him as much as possible. Besides, familiar people can easily cooperate. "I have been promoted to a higher level, and now I am the lieutenant and deputy company commander. Kuizi is also the platoon leader now, and Lao Miao and Dachun are also the squad leaders now. But it doesn't matter. The camp has said that as long as you come back, everything will be your priority!" Wu Jianfeng Sniffed.

He is the deputy company commander and a grassroots commander. Naturally, he cannot follow Cheng Mo at will.

"Thank you, Deputy Lieutenant Wu."

"No, just call me Angkor as before. You are not considered a soldier under my command." Wu Jianfeng waved his hands quickly, "Let me first introduce to you the fighting situation of our battalion during your absence..."

Cheng Mo briefly learned about the situation of the 1st Battalion. After he left, the Japanese army concentrated firepower and launched a retaliatory counterattack on the 1st Battalion's position.

The first battalion suffered heavy casualties and had no choice but to abandon its original position, shrink back its defense, and give up most of its original defensive position.

The Japanese army followed immediately and built fortifications and bunkers. After Sakata's death, there was a new opponent. I don't know his name. He liked to charge and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The quality of the soldiers replenished by the first battalion was definitely not as good as that of the other side. There were quite a lot of casualties, which was completely different from when Cheng Mo was there.

The casualties of the first battalion increased.

Of course, even if Cheng Mo is here, he won't be able to play a big role when encountering such a situation. It is just shooting a few more Japanese, which can only delay the Japanese attack, and has little impact on the overall situation. Besides, the focus of the Japanese attack is not on their defense area. , but in the direction of the field.

The Japanese army wanted to cut off the national troops on the battlefields in northern and western Shanghai, divide, surround, and annihilate them. The battlefield became a key battleground.

For the national army, the Japanese army has advanced to the front line of Yunzaobin, and the field behind it has become the last line of defense to defend Greater Shanghai.

If the battle is lost, it will mark the failure of the Second Battle of Songhu, which is unacceptable to the National Government and even the entire Chinese people.

In order to ensure that the field was not lost, the old man continued to mobilize troops from local areas, and almost all Chinese troops were recruited.

The Chinese army deployed nearly 700,000 troops on the Songhu front, and the Japanese army has now mobilized almost 200,000 troops.

Cheng Mo got his own gun, which was a 38-gauge captured by the Japanese plainclothes soldiers for the first time. It wasn't that the gun was very good, but that it was the first rifle in his life, not to mention that he still used it. A rifle killed hundreds of Japs.

The gun was given to Wu Jianfeng for safekeeping after he was injured. Now that he is back, the gun is naturally back in his hands.

Now that the gun is back in the hands of its owner, it means that the "Old K" who once kept the enemy awake at night is back.

"Old man, let's continue fighting!" Cheng Mo wiped the inside and outside of the gun, then tried the bolt again, and received 120 rounds of ammunition directly from the quartermaster. He was the only one in the battalion. As long as he wants, he has enough bullets.

Gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the Japanese attack arrived as scheduled.

Their tactics are the same as always.

After the artillery bombardment was over, the infantry charged. It was amazing that with the addition of an "infantry tank" for coordination, it was just a simple infantry charge following the tank.

This tactic is very primitive, but to deal with the more stretched national army, it seems that it is still a dimensionality reduction strike. There is no way, no capital, no equipment, so we can only fight with human lives.

The Japanese tanks were the most awkward in World War II. They were almost full of weaknesses. From the perspective of future generations, they would fall apart at the first touch.

But this guy is almost invincible on the Chinese battlefield, because the Chinese army has no tanks of its own and very few anti-tank guns for fighting tanks.

The only methods are to use earth, set up obstacles, mud pits, smoke, and smoke to interfere with the tank driver's sight.

The only way to kill the tank is to get close and fight with human life. The price is too high.

Molotov cocktails are a good method, especially against the thin-skinned "Bean Chariot". It is a very good weapon. It is made from local materials, is low-cost, and has obvious effects. Naturally, Cheng Mo taught this method to Wu Jianfeng without reservation.

After Wu Jianfeng tried his best, he successfully destroyed two Japanese tanks and injured three others, putting an end to the Japanese tanks' proud tank force.

Wu Jianfeng also became famous in one battle and became the famous "tank killer" of the 88th Division.

Wu Jianfeng knew that the credit belonged to Cheng Mo, but he didn't want it, so he just gave it to him. With this credit, his career in the army would be smoother.

Cheng Mo, on the other hand, continued to do his old job, shuttled across the frontier positions, and used his elusive marksmanship to harvest the lives of one Japanese after another.

He no longer keeps track of how many kills he has killed, he only cares about one word: kill!

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