Predator Reborn

Chapter 256 Wang Nanhu sets up the formation

"Commander, everything is ready now. We are just waiting for the arrival of the little devil... I don't know if there will be any accidents at Wangnan Lake..." the chief of staff said while looking at the map spread out on the shell box.

"Wang Nanhu is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. I think this problem should not be difficult for him... Chief of Staff, don't worry, we will just wait here for the Japanese to take the bait." Liu Hua answered confidently.

"I hope so, there won't be any accidents... You know, in this battle, we didn't even leave a reserve team, all the troops were sent to the front line. If there really are no accidents, I can't imagine what will happen.

Result?" the chief of staff said worriedly.

At this time, Wang Nanhu, who had been worried by Chief of Staff Li Qing, was not as relaxed as Liu Hua said. He also frowned and said nothing. Because just now, he discovered a person that the commander had ignored.

The important question is that if Shunping is attacked, not only Baoding will send strong reinforcements, but Tang County and Wangdu County, not far from Shunping, may also send reinforcements. According to the preliminary statistics of the staff just now, if two

If the county sends troops for reinforcements at the same time, then there will be at least one large group of Japanese troops and about one regiment of puppet troops behind them...

Wang Nanhu was frightened when he thought of the problem he suddenly discovered. You must know that if so many attractive enemies suddenly appeared behind him, he would not be able to compete with them with the force in his hands.

At this time, Wang Nanhu was in trouble for this matter. When he reported this situation to the commander, it was obvious that the commander no longer had any soldiers in his hands. In the end, he might give up this matter for his own sake.

A perfect plan. You must know that the headquarters finally sent troops to help him open up the anti-Japanese situation in the three divisions. Wang Nanhu did not want to waste such a good opportunity. After thinking about it, Wang Nanhu believed that the best way was to deal with the enemy in front of him by himself.

, continue to act according to the original plan.

After making the decision, Wang Nanhu spread out the map in front of him and marked all the Japanese military strongholds that could be reinforced to Shunping County. He also clearly marked the Japanese military strongholds and the garrison in the county. Soon, the enemy situation around Shunping County was clear at a glance.

appeared in Wang Nanhu's eyes.

"Commander Wang, please immediately use the marks on the map to calculate the maximum number of troops that may be dispatched to each stronghold of the Japanese army. Quickly..." Wang Nanhu pushed the map in front of him to a combat staff officer and ordered.

"Yes, Commander..." Staff Officer Wang took the map, glanced at the numbers on the map, and immediately began to calculate.

"Commander Li, please immediately count all the troops we have, including all security troops, logistics troops, artillery, as long as they can hold guns, count them all for me..." Wang Nanhu arranged to another staff officer.

"Yes, Commander, I'll get there right away..." Immediately, Staff Officer Li, who was called by Wang Nanhu, picked up a folder and walked out of the temporary headquarters.

Not long after, Staff Officer Wang, who was calculating the maximum number of troops that the Japanese army could dispatch, breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head.

"Commander, the calculation has been completed... If we attack Shunping County and all the Japanese stronghold counties you marked just now receive requests for assistance, the Japanese army can dispatch a total of two brigades, plus at least one pseudo-legion. In addition, there are

It is possible that some auxiliary units will be touched, and we cannot calculate these units..." As he said that, Staff Officer Wang handed the specific report in his hand to Wang Nanhu.

"Well, I got it..." After hearing what Staff Officer Wang said, although Wang Nanhu was prepared in his heart, his face was still full of surprise. After receiving the report, Wang Nanhu stared at the report in his hand and thought about it seriously.

However, not long after Wang Nanhu was meditating, Staff Officer Li, who was sent out to count the troop strength, ran back. "Report to the commander, the number of troops who can participate in the battle has been counted..."

"The statistics are over, please give me a detailed report..." Wang Nanhu raised his head and replied, his face full of expectation, hoping that Staff Li in front of him could bring him a glimmer of hope. Although he already knew the approximate strength of the troops in his hands,

Still hoping...

"Commander, according to statistics, we have a total of 1,843 people in the independent regiment, 360 people in the mountain artillery battalion of the headquarters artillery regiment, 124 people in the headquarters guard company, 60 people in the communication company, 180 people in the headquarters logistics personnel, and a total of 2,583 people... This

This is all the troops we can use now..." Staff Officer Li in front of him reported.

"Alas, the troops are still not enough..." After hearing what Staff Li said, Wang Nanhu lost all his last hope and shook his head helplessly.

"Commander, actually we still have a useless force in our hands..." Staff Officer Li, who was reporting the troop strength in front of him after hearing the commander say that the force was insufficient, replied in a low voice.

"What, there are still troops, please tell me..." After hearing what Staff Li said, Wang Nanhu's face was full of disbelief, because he knew that what Staff Li had just reported was all his existing troops. However, after listening to Staff Li,

With these words, hope surged in Wang Nanhu's heart again, hoping that Staff Li in front of him could give him a miracle.

"Yes, Commander, it's just that this unit has little actual combat experience, and the equipment is not particularly good..." Staff Officer Li replied.

After listening to Staff Officer Li's words, Wang Nanhu vaguely thought of something, but he was anxious at this time and couldn't calm down to think about this problem, and then asked: "Tell me, what kind of army is it..."

"The commander is the guerrilla team we originally sent here. Now it has developed into three county brigades and several district squads. Preliminary estimates indicate that their number exceeds 1,500. It is just that their equipment is not particularly neat. Although it is

Each man has a rifle, but there is a severe shortage of ammunition and no heavy weapons..." Staff Officer Li replied.

"Oops! Why didn't I expect that such a force would be useless... There are not only county brigade, district brigade, but also militia. Why am I so confused? Staff Li. Immediately send a message to each district brigade and county brigade.

Order..." Wang Nanhu, who came to his senses, ordered excitedly.

"Yes, Commander..."

"Order, the county brigades in Shunping County, Wangdu County, and Tang County secretly assemble around their respective county towns, and transfer one battalion, one or two companies from the independent regiment, and take the company as a unit, each carrying three rifles

Heavy machine guns and three mortars advanced towards Tang County and Wangdu County respectively, and met with the county brigade hidden on the outskirts of the county seat, making a posture of encircling and attacking the county seat. In addition, in order to give the Japanese army the illusion that we had sufficient strength, the two

The county brigade can also mobilize the surrounding militia for reinforcements. Order the squads of each district to immediately move to the Japanese stronghold closest to them, carry out tactics such as cold shooting and siege of the stronghold, and trap the Japanese troops in the stronghold. Order the Shunping County brigade to immediately

Go to the surrounding areas to mobilize militias to create momentum for the independent regiment to attack the city...Commander: Wang Nanhu. Immediately ask the communications company to send the order to each unit, quickly..." Wang Nanhu ordered loudly.

"Yes, Commander," after accepting the order, Staff Officer Li turned around and left the headquarters and ran towards the communications company's camp. In less than a few minutes, dozens of communications officers rode out of the hidden woods on war horses.

, rushed towards their respective goals. Wang Nanhu, who was standing at the entrance of the temporary command department, finally breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the back of the correspondent who was slowly disappearing.

Since various district squads and county brigades of the Eighth Route Army are hidden in various villages, it can be said that they are far away from the temporary headquarters where Wang Nanhu is located. Some correspondents have not yet reached their destinations, but some correspondents have already brought comrades from the district squads with them.

It was felt that the headquarters was gathering. By the morning of the 15th, the temporary headquarters in Wangnanhu had assembled six district teams with more than 300 troops. Although the weapons were very worn out, they were better in numbers.

"Commander Wang, go to the logistics office and take out all the ammunition we have stored. Also, go back to our headquarters and bring all the weapons and ammunition stored in the headquarters to change the equipment for the comrades in the district team and county team.

By the way, try to bring some military uniforms over." Wang Nanhu looked at more and more soldiers from the district team and ordered with a smile.

"But, Commander, we have used up all the ammunition we have in reserve. From now on, we will..." Staff Wang hesitated.

"Haha, Counselor Wang, you are confused. As long as we deal with this, will we still worry about ammunition? Don't forget the Japanese supplies stored in Baoding City. That is all the supplies for the Japanese army going south... By then, you

As long as it's not too much, it's fine. Go and execute it immediately..." Wang Nanhu ordered decisively.

"Yes, Commander, I will take people back immediately to collect weapons and ammunition." After saying that, he turned and left the headquarters.

In this way, it soon arrived at four o'clock in the afternoon on the 15th. More than 800 people from the district team, comrades from the county team, and more than 1,000 people from the surrounding villages had gathered in the woods where the headquarters was located. I saw

Seeing the soldiers of the district team with broken weapons in front of him, Wang Nanhu's only worry now is Staff Wang who is returning to the headquarters to transport weapons and ammunition. Because the troops gathered at the entrance of the headquarters are eager to change their equipment.

Wang Nanhu stood at the highest point of the woods and kept raising his binoculars to look at the road in the direction of the headquarters. Finally, a convoy of vehicles appeared in Wang Nanhu's field of vision, and the convoy was slowly heading towards the woods where his headquarters was located.

Driving closer and closer. Finally, the figure of Staff Officer Wang at the front of the team appeared in Wang Nanhu's telescope.

"Guard company, guard company, assemble immediately and follow me to meet our baggage troops..." Wang Nanhu ran down from the commanding heights excitedly and ran towards the direction of the convoy. As he ran, he gave orders to the guard company behind him.

Soon, Wang Nanhu, who was leading the guard company, joined the convoy. With the help of the soldiers of the guard company, everyone quickly transported more than a dozen trucks of weapons and ammunition to the temporary headquarters.

"Commander, according to your order, I have emptied our wealth. I brought a total of 500 rifles, 20 light machine guns, and a batch of ammunition. In addition, the political commissar asked me to bring four damaged heavy machine guns from the Logistics Department

He brought it to us, he said it would be good if we just show up." Counselor Wang replied.

"Well, you did a good job, is there anything else? If there is nothing else, send out these weapons and ammunition immediately. It's getting dark, so we should take action." Wang Nanhu said happily.

"Commander, after I went back, the political commissar asked us about the situation here. I really had no choice, so I told the political commissar about the situation we were facing. The political commissar was worried that we did not have enough troops, so he asked the security company from the headquarters to come for reinforcements tonight.

In addition, he also sent a battalion of local troops..." Staff Wang replied in a low voice, fearing that the commander in front of him would scold him for this matter.

"Haha, it's okay. The political commissar understands me. You can go down. Distribute all our weapons and ammunition, but first to the personnel of the logistics department, and then the place is wrong, and the militia is last. Go and execute it now, weapons

After the distribution is completed, eat immediately, and we will set off on time at eight o'clock in the evening." Wang Nanhu ordered.

"Yes, Commander..."

In the evening, after dinner, the local comrades and militiamen had not yet woken up from the excitement of receiving weapons and ammunition. The local comrades wearing brand-new military uniforms touched the rifles with blue light in their hands and smelled the strong smell of the gun.

The smell of gun oil, pinching the bulging bullets in the bullet belt, and laughing even while eating.

However, because they received brand-new equipment and under the command of their respective commanders, they had the momentum of a regular army. Looking at the nearly two thousand additional soldiers in front of him, Wang Nanhu was full of confidence in tomorrow's soldiers.

"Order, the independent regiment guard company will be the vanguard, the independent regiment, and the artillery battalion will follow. The local troops will be at the end. Set off immediately. The target is Shunping County ten miles away..." Wang Nanhu ordered loudly to the soldiers in front of him. Then.

After the order was issued, a company of soldiers quickly walked out of the queue, formed a battle formation, and quickly moved towards the county seat for reconnaissance. Immediately afterwards, each unit followed Wang Nanhu's order and slowly moved out of the temporary campsite.

A journey of ten miles was nothing to these Eighth Route Army soldiers who came from peasant backgrounds. In less than 40 minutes, the commander of the guard company of the Independent Regiment, as the vanguard, ran in front of him.

"Report to the commander, one thousand meters ahead is Shunping County. According to the preliminary investigation of the guard company, the Japanese army is not on any alert. They should not have discovered our action plan. The guard company requests the next combat order." The guard company commander quickly

answer.

"Okay, now we order the 2nd Battalion of the Independent Regiment. The 500 people in the wrong place will be unified under the command of the 2nd Battalion Commander to surround the south gate of Shunping County. You must remember that you can't let a little devil go. At eight o'clock tomorrow morning,

When the main force attacks the north gate, you can send some of your troops to carry out auxiliary attacks." Wang Nanhu ordered to the second battalion commander in front of him.

"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission..." After saying that, he turned around and led the troops away from the main marching force.

"For the remaining troops, the independent regiment served as the attacking force. The artillery battalion immediately looked for favorable hiding terrain and built artillery positions. The local troops spread out in combat formations, surrounded the north gate of Shunping County, and were on alert." Wang Nanhu ordered again.

.

"Yes, Commander, I promise to complete the mission..." All the cadres in front of him replied in unison.

Soon, the two thousand troops following Wang Nanhu stopped about 500 meters away from the north gate of Shunping County, quickly spread out, and began to build a position around the north gate.

Several light and heavy machine guns were set up by the soldiers, and mortars and mountain cannons raised their barrels high, aiming directly at the city wall of Shunping County.

Of course, the heated battle outside the city did not escape the Japanese troops holding on to the city wall. Soon, the news that "a large number of Chinese troops were discovered outside the city and were surrounding the county seat" was reported to Junpei's top commander, Colonel Matsudaira.

"Nani discovered a large-scale local armed force, which is building fortifications outside the city...Yoshi, it must be the Eighth Route Army in the mountains to the north of us..." After hearing the report of the staff officer on duty, Colonel Matsudaira was not surprised at all.

Because, as the top commander of Shunping County who is stuck in an important position in the base area of ​​the Third Division of the Eighth Route Army, Colonel Matsudaira and his nearly 2,000 soldiers have been fighting with the Eighth Route Army in the Third Division for at least half a year. Regarding the strength of the Eighth Route Army,

He knew it very well. Therefore, he did not believe that the place outside the city could do any harm to his Shunping County.

"Order to shoot a squadron of imperial troops and a battalion of puppet troops on the city wall and keep them on alert..." Colonel Matsudaira ordered confidently.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, although there are a large number of Eighth Route Army armed forces outside the city, our Imperial Japanese Army is invincible. Should we send troops to attack and wipe out the Eighth Route Army armed forces outside the city in one fell swoop?" the staff officer on duty suggested.

"Baga... Bastard, it's night now. Don't you know that night is very beneficial to the Eighth Route Army, and is a killer to our excellent Imperial Army? Go and convey the order. All troops are prohibited from attacking before dawn..." Colonel Matsudaira cursed loudly.

He said something to the staff officer on duty in front of him, and continued to return to his room, tossing his wife who had just come to him.

"Hi, His Excellency Colonel..." Looking at the back of His Excellency Dazui entering the room, the staff officer on duty replied unhappily. However, he was still unhappy, and he still had to convey the order. Who made the commander in front of him his commander?

As a result, such a scene occurred in Shunping County. After a squadron of Japanese troops and a battalion of puppet troops arrived as reinforcements, they watched helplessly as the Eighth Route Army armed forces outside the city quickly dug trenches beyond the range of their rifles. Look.

As the trenches slowly took shape, the entire north gate was surrounded bit by bit, and light and heavy machine guns were set up in front of them. The Japanese and puppet troops who came for reinforcements could only act in a hurry, but they could not take any action. Because

This is a strict order from his commander, Colonel Matsudaira.