Chapter 396 What is the intention?
Looking at Hu Biao and his party who disappeared from the city gate in a car, Qin Zhen and others who came to see him off seemed somewhat reluctant. But they knew in their hearts that Hu Biao had done what he should do, and all the rest would be left to them.
Fortunately, the Japanese stationed in Chucheng were completely wiped out, and the remaining puppet troops were disarmed and taken into custody. Although the guerrillas who took over the guards in Chucheng were insufficient, one of their main regiments was about to arrive in Chucheng.
Although the guerrilla soldiers were curious about what spoils Hu Biao and his party took away when they left. But these soldiers knew that together with the several warehouses in the Japanese military camp, Hu Biao left them.
If Hu Biao hadn't been passing by by chance tonight, let alone conquering Chucheng, which he would never dare to think, even if their guerrillas that had been formed for a short time might have been wiped out. In this case, they would have forced Hu Biao and his party to stay!
A guerrilla backbone standing next to Qin Zhen said with a little enviousness: "Listen to our soldiers, the traitors' homes have been scattered by them. The money they copied out is probably packed and taken away by them."
"This is the spoil they deserve, isn't it?"
The rules for seizure on the battlefield of the New Fourth Army are similar to those of the Eighth Route Army. Compared with the seized weapons, ammunition and materials, the officers and soldiers of the guerrillas also hope to seize more gold, silver or oceans. These are hard currency and can be used to exchange for materials at any time!
But as Qin Zhen said, these gold, silver, jewelry and wealth that were taken away were the spoils that Hu Biao deserved. It wouldn’t be enough to give them a share, right? Even if Hu Biao is kind, it wouldn’t be so good!
He ordered everyone to guard the prisoners and supplies, and Qin Zhen was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the main group in front of the city gate. In order to ensure that the situation of the main group was not chaotic before entering the city, Qin Zhen also sent several patrol teams in the city, strictly prohibiting the people in the city from walking around at will.
On the other hand, the task force that left Chucheng did not even change the Japanese military uniforms on their bodies. Everyone took a few cars and continued to advance towards Hefei along the road. Compared to walking, the speed of taking a car was undoubtedly faster.
As long as you hurry up and get these cars done before dawn, I believe the Japanese will not be able to track them down. What's more, for many people in Chucheng, the troops that captured Chucheng were the New Fourth Army, what does it have to do with Hu Biao?
Looking at the war horses that appeared near the convoy from time to time, Qin Tianyou also said seriously: "Captain, can these horses be kept?"
"What should I do if I keep it? Travel for me! Although there is a horse that conveys messages faster, this is the south. Our people ride the Japanese high-headed horses, and it is impossible not to attract attention. We must marching in a low-key manner, as this war horse is not suitable for being placed in the team."
"What a pity! These twenty Japanese military horses have good feet. If they can be used, we can also have a mobile unit that responds quickly. Compared to cars, I think it would be a big problem to stay these war horses."
Facing Qin Tianyou's suggestion, Hu Biao thought for a while and said, "When camping, we will discuss with Lao Xu and the others. Even if we want to keep the war horses, the war horses must be hidden during the day. Only at night can the war horses not be too conspicuous!"
Many soldiers in this era are proud to have a war horse. Everyone knows that most of the people who can ride high-headed horses are the commanders of the troops. War horses are often symbols of power and status in this era!
It was precisely because of knowing the love of these subordinates of horses that Hu Biao also considered whether to leave the seized war horses. As long as there was enough food, such a batch of war horses would be helpful to the task force.
As for forming cavalry, Hu Biao had never considered it. In his opinion, transportation is inconvenient these days, and walking on foot is undoubtedly faster than cavalry. With these war horses, a quick counter-squad can be formed.
From Qin Zhen and the New Fourth Army, Hu Biao has already learned about the fall of Luzhou (Hefei). In fact, most counties in Anhui Province have been captured by the Japanese army. The Japanese army entering Anhui Province to fight have also done many burns, kills, looting and looting.
This time, the decision to attack Chucheng was more important than to restrain the Japanese army in Luzhou. In order to ensure the security of the occupied areas, the Japanese army would definitely not give up on a strategic location like Chucheng. It is inevitable to send troops back to aid.
Most importantly, as the news of the New Fourth Army capturing Chucheng spread, the Japanese troops stationed in Anhui Province will inevitably be more vigilant. In this case, their attention will gradually shift to encirclement and suppress the New Fourth Army's armed forces behind enemy lines.
In this way, Hu Biao, who entered Anhui Province to carry out enemy destruction, could lead the task force to ignite more fires of the War of Resistance in the name of the New Fourth Army. Occasionally grab the Japanese supply convoy, I believe that the Japanese army would think it was done by the New Fourth Army.
Hu Biao still believes that the New Fourth Army will not refuse such "dirty". Unless the Japanese army can find out the existence of the task force, it will be an extremely time-consuming and laborious task to encircle or find the task force.
When the main regiment of the Fourth Detachment of the New Fourth Army finally marched and arrived outside Chucheng. Looking at Qin Zhen and his party who were coming to greet him, the main regiment commander was also curious: "Why is the city so quiet? The battle has ended?"
"Report to the leader, the battle was over an hour ago. Even Captain Hu's team had left for almost an hour. Leader, if you go to the city first, I will report the specific situation to you when you get to the city."
"What? Those people left so quickly? How many troops do Chucheng have?"
"Always have a Japanese brigade and a puppet army brigade. In addition to the half brigade they destroyed before the siege, Chucheng, including the puppet army brigade, also had nearly a thousand troops tonight. Surprisingly, it took less than an hour from the siege to the end!"
"How is this possible? Those guys are really that strong?"
"Chief, if I hadn't seen their combat level with my own eyes, I would have hardly believed that there would be such a strong army! Although this army is not large in number, it has very high equipment and combat qualities. I think it's not an ordinary army!"
"What a pity! If we could arrive earlier, we might have a chance to see what kind of troops this is!"
The main group that was ordered to rush to help Chucheng was even though there were thousands of troops. However, the main group leader who led the team still did not dare to fight against the city idea of Chucheng, which was a heavy defense of the Japanese army. Siege and harassing ambush war are completely different combat methods.
Even if they didn't believe it, there were such a powerful army these days. But they really led their troops into the city. Looking at the hundreds of captured puppet troops and hundreds of Japanese corpses piled up in the military camp, they couldn't believe it or not.
Thinking that the order to rush to aid was directly forwarded by the military headquarters, the main regiment commander thoughtfully: "It seems that this unit is really not simple! Otherwise, it would not have been alarmed that the commander and others would have personally given us an order. Order the troops to start counting the materials!"
"Chief, because the cars were driven away by them, we collected a large number of cattle, horse and carriages from the city. If the supplies were piled up in several warehouses that were sent to protect. There were a lot of things, so we must hurry up!"
"I really didn't expect that we would come to Chucheng so far tonight, and we were here to be a coolie!"
"Captain, after looking at the warehouse supplies, you won't feel wronged!"
The Chief of Staff, who accompanied him, had already checked the warehouses guarded by guerrillas in advance. When they learned that the boxes of brand new rifles, even artillery and shells were all belonged to them, the Chief of Staff of the Main Corps was also very excited.
With this batch of equipment, their main team can be harder. Even the large amount of weapons and ammunition seized this time can support part of the detachment. With the seized daily necessities, the Fourth Detachment will not have to worry about supplies for a short time.
Looking at the list of supplies handed over by the Chief of Staff, the main regiment commander was also surprised: "Even the Type 92 infantry cannons have four! Those guys didn't take such a good thing? Captain Qin, didn't they bring the spoils when they left?"
"Bring a batch of refined grain flour and meat to fill the head! In addition, the money seized was packed and taken away by them. In fact, their own equipment is very well-equipped, and many soldiers are equipped with two guns."
"Double Spear?"
"I noticed it first. Many of their soldiers were equipped with box cannons. Some soldiers, in addition to equipped machine guns, also have a spare rifle. The number of light and heavy machine guns is even more scary!"
"How many of them are there?"
"I don't know very well! What I know should be no less than three hundred people. There are also some people who have not shown up from beginning to end. When they attacked earlier, we did not participate in the attack, but stayed at the city gate to take charge of the alert."
After listening to Qin Zhen's story, the main regiment commander who was ordered to come to reinforce also knew that when returning to the garrison, he had to report to his superiors. But he was even more curious, what was the intention of this army to come to Anhui Province?
Fortunately, the main force leader understood that the most important thing at this moment was not to care about Hu Biao's troops, but to transfer the materials from the city as soon as possible. It would be more troublesome to just wait until dawn to transport the materials from the city to the mountain.
While instructing the troops to transport all their resources, hundreds of captured puppet troops quickly became the best transport laborers. As for the matter of educating these puppet troops, it would not be too late to go back to the base and move Chucheng first.
Taking advantage of the fact that the people in the city did not dare to go out at will, the main group also began to post anti-Japanese slogans in the city, and at the same time launched the anti-Japanese signs of the New Fourth Army. Even if they could not control Chucheng, they would make the Japanese bleed a lot this time.
The Japanese must draw out the city guards that were killed by the task force from other places. Once the troops in other counties are empty, the New Fourth Army can also take the opportunity to take advantage of the Japanese's weaknesses.
In addition, if the Japanese want to maintain the stability of the occupied areas, they must raise more materials. If the ground is scraped too hard, I believe that it will arouse more people's resistance. This is also a good thing for the New Fourth Army.
Although he knew that the Japanese would inevitably take revenge, the commanders and soldiers of the New Fourth Army knew it in their hearts. Even if they didn't attack Chucheng, how could the Japanese make them stand firm behind the enemy easily? How could they let others sleep soundly? The Japanese also understand this!
Chapter completed!