The Second Company, which had dozens of casualties and wounded, retreated to the city to rest. The furious Sun Liansheng stood up at the city gate with his bloody face. Finally, under Tian Guang's strong dissuasion, he had to pull the garrison away.
He left the city and stationed himself in the defensive position left by the Second Company. Sun Liansheng was arrogant and domineering, but he was not useless at all. Having a personal vendetta against Tang Cheng was one thing, but Macheng's safety was another. If Macheng
If something goes wrong, his job as the leader of the Macheng garrison will be over.
The Second Company did not have a military camp in the city, so without those brothers who were carrying them, Tang Cheng had to retreat into the city to rest and recuperate. While using the radio to contact the 88th Division, he sent people to find doctors to treat the injured soldiers. "Just fight.
Fight, we are from the 88th Division. As long as Sun Liansheng is not dead, I don't believe that the Sun family can do anything to me?" Tang Cheng shot Sun Liansheng. Although Niu Laogui and the others did not say it out loud, there was worry in their eyes.
But it was obvious that Tang Cheng had no choice but to comfort Niu Laogui and the others while he was busy.
After receiving the telegram from Tangcheng, the reply from the 88th Division came quickly. Based on the intelligence analysis they obtained, the 88th Division concluded that the Japanese troops who appeared in Macheng should be from Huoshan. After Huoshan fell to the Japanese troops on August 1, the Japanese troops moved south.
They have been trying to open up the passage to Hankou. Fujinshan is only one way for the Japanese troops to go south. The other direction chosen by the Japanese troops is Macheng. The 88th Division arranged the second company in Macheng. Originally, it was thought that the second company had just been rebuilt and it would be better to stay in the rear.
It was easy for training, but they didn't expect that the Second Company would make new achievements in Macheng. Not to mention the defeated bandits, the two Japanese soldiers captured alive were a great achievement.
"The division headquarters asked us to send the prisoners to Wuhan, and also said that we can get some ammunition supplies from Wuhan." It is good news to be able to receive supplies, but the choice of escorting the prisoners to Wuhan is a problem. From the hands of the Japanese army
The seized truck was still in Macheng. Tang Cheng was determined to personally escort the prisoners to Wuhan. While receiving supplies, he could also visit Jiu Jin and the others. But he was the commander of the Second Company, so it was not a good idea to abandon the Second Company and go to Wuhan now.
Due to the timing, Tangcheng finally had to arrange for company deputy Niu Laogui to personally escort the two Japanese soldiers to Wuhan in a carriage.
"The people from the military command will pick you up in Wuhan. Just hand the person over to them. There is no need to say anything more. Come back immediately after getting the supplies. I still have a lot of things waiting for you to do." Niu Laogui is not a fan.
The procrastinating people, with the idea of not delaying the matter, the impatient Niu Laogui took a few people and drove two carriages to Wuhan. The 88th Division did not say why it wanted to hand over the captured prisoners to the military commander, Tangcheng
He didn't bother to inquire. All he thought about was the ammunition and supplies promised by the 88th Division.
Reporting the battle to the 88th Division was just a daily report in Tangcheng's eyes. When Liu Yangyang was in Mengcheng, he reported all major and minor matters to the 5th War Zone. Tangcheng did not know that his battle report was in the 88th Division.
The division has caused quite a stir, and they did not hesitate to turn against the Sun family and agreed to rebuild the second company. Zhong Bin and the others just asked for an explanation from the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment. When Xie Jinyuan and his more than 400 people were uncertain about their lives, they felt in their hearts
I can leave one thought.
No one expected that Tang Cheng, the 19-year-old acting company commander, would be so extraordinary that he actually achieved two wins in two battles in Macheng. Not only did he kill more than 700 bandits, but he also captured a squad of Japanese soldiers alive. "What are you doing?"
"Sit down, let me tell you that Tang Cheng is not a bad boy, he played well." Tian Guangquan came up to Zhong Bin and said good things for Tang Cheng, his face licking his face to seek credit for himself made Zhong Bin dumbfounded, but Tian Guangquan couldn't help but laugh.
Quan is right, Tangcheng did well in Macheng.
"You said that this kid has never been to a military school, nor has he ever had a serious teacher. Where did he learn all his fighting skills?" Tang Cheng's age has always been a flaw. When he mentioned Tang Cheng, Zhong Bin became confused.
Naturally, I thought of Tang Cheng's age. A 19-year-old lieutenant, this can be regarded as an anomaly in the anti-Japanese combat troops. It would be nothing if Tang Cheng was the adjutant or confidential secretary of a certain big boss, but he
Now he is indeed the military commander of an infantry company of the 88th Division. No one would believe this if he told it.
Tian Guangquan curled his lips at Zhong Bin without leaving any trace, "Isn't there Xie Bo and Liu Yangyang? Xie Bo is from Huangpu, so he can still form troops without moving. Liu Yangyang is also a good soldier.
, That guy, the 88th Division are all famous guys. After fighting with such people in Shanghai and Nanjing, even a fool can learn a few tricks." Tian Guangquan has only met Tangcheng once, and he has no idea about it.
Tang Cheng didn't know much about it, so he naturally gave all the credit to Xie Bo and Liu Yangyang.
Zhong Bin thought about it and it seemed to make sense. Xie Bo was the most capable among the company commanders of the 88th Division. Plus the famous Liu Yangyang, it was not surprising that he taught a monster like Tang Cheng. "It's a pity that Tang Cheng is there.
Although they have won two games in a row, they themselves suffered 30% casualties. Otherwise, I will transfer him to Fujin Mountain. What's the point of fighting bandits? A big scene like Fujin Mountain can train people. After a few battles, his
As long as half of the second company's men can be left behind, the company will be considered alive."
Tian Guangquan knew that Zhong Bin said this for the benefit of the Second Company. Several German armorers in the army are now in an embarrassing situation. They have lost a large number of manpower in Shanghai and Nanjing, and too many supplementary troops have seriously affected them.
When it comes to the combat effectiveness of German weapon masters. Although they still carry the title of direct line German weapon masters, their current combat effectiveness is actually as low as that of ordinary ** troops. It is certainly not appropriate to transfer Tangcheng's second company to Fujin Mountain.
Not to use them as cannon fodder, but to train them into elite soldiers in the shortest possible time.
"Huoshan has returned to the Japanese army. Now that Tangcheng has been taken out of Macheng, I'm afraid Macheng cannot be defended just by the troublemaker in the Sun family." Tian Guangquan's words made Zhong Bin frown. He knew the troublemaker Tian Guangquan was talking about.
It refers to Sun Liansheng. In order to protect Tangcheng, the 88th Division had to help Sun Shoucheng to speak for Sun Liansheng as the leader of the Macheng garrison. He originally thought that it was just a small local garrison, but he did not expect that Sun Liansheng would go to Macheng.
When he took office, he actually took an infantry company with him from the 36th Division.
It would be fine if Sun Liansheng only had a ragtag group of people in his hands, but now he not only has a garrison regiment, but also an infantry company as backup. In comparison, Tangcheng, which has only 140 people, is at a disadvantage. The asymmetry in military strength
It is likely to foster Sun Liansheng's domineering attitude. If Sun Liansheng and Tang Cheng had a conflict in Macheng, the confrontation between them alone would turn Macheng into chaos without the Japanese army attacking.
He wanted to transfer out of Tangcheng, but he was afraid that Macheng would suffer a loss. If he didn't transfer out of Tangcheng, he was also afraid that he and Sun Liansheng would conflict. Now Zhong Bin is in a dilemma. "Let's wait and see, if Tangcheng is really like
As you said, this boy will avoid his sharp edges and not rush into conflict with that boy from the Sun family." Rather than answering Tian Guangquan's question, it is better to say that Zhong Bin's thoughts are perfunctory.
As the old saying goes, when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. Just when Zhong Bin and Tian Guangquan were discussing countermeasures, Sun Liansheng, who was beaten up by Tang Cheng in public, had already informed Sun Shoucheng about this.
"Niezhan, he is such a restless Niezhan. I have told him not to provoke that Tangcheng, but he just didn't listen. It's better now. He was blocked at the city gate and beaten. What can I do? Now he is
The war is at a critical moment, can I still send people to capture Tangcheng again?" After receiving the news, Sun Shoucheng's face turned cold, and he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and several combat staff officers of the 36th Division who were close to him.
On the other side, he was trying to calm down the furious Sun Shoucheng.
The defense line in the Battle of Fujin Mountain was very long. Song Xilian lined up the 36th Division in the middle of the defense line. This was the area where the Japanese army attacked. After the Japanese army forcibly crossed the Shihe River, they mobilized heavy troops and aircraft to attack the 36th Division's defense line.
After fierce attacks and several rounds of fierce fighting, the strong 36th Division was already scarred. The battle was so unsatisfactory, how could Sun Shoucheng have the time to take care of Sun Liansheng's nonsense chores, but Sun Liansheng's crying telegrams after telegrams, as his uncle's
Sun Shoucheng couldn't ignore it. Even a small acting company commander was riding on the Sun family's head. How could the Sun family members stay in the 71st Army from now on?
"Dahe, go to Macheng. Lian Sheng is a fool, and Tian Guang can't count on him. Go and help Lian Sheng. I'll rest assured if you go." After thinking about it, Sun Shoucheng sent his own to Macheng.
The cronies went over. Although Wang Dahe was just a staff member of the Sun family, he was quite scheming and had many years of experience in the military. It would not be difficult to deal with the acting company commander.
Tang Cheng, who was far away in Macheng, didn't know this yet. He didn't know that just beating Sun Liansheng would arouse the resentment of the Sun family. Therefore, the telegram he sent to the 88th Division only contained a battle report, but did not mention the beating.
Regarding Sun Liansheng, if he knew that the Sun family would continue to send people to Macheng to deal with him specifically, Tang Cheng would definitely report his violent beating of Sun Liansheng to the 88th Division.
The 88th Division is now Tangcheng's backing tree. Whether it is to rebuild the Second Company or to protect itself, Tangcheng cannot do without the support of the 88th Division. The Second Company, which suffered 30% casualties, is temporarily stationed in Huangcheng.
In the courtyard of the Huang family, the servants of the Huang family were disbanded and taken away. The spacious Huang family courtyard was completely empty. It happened to be used by Tangcheng as the military camp of the second company.
"Pick a gun, count the ammunition and trophies." The Huang family courtyard with the closed door was extremely lively. The aroma of horse meat stew in the big pot was overflowing. Dozens of shirtless Second Company soldiers were led by Lao Dongbei.
Counting the spoils of war. All the captured bandits were handed over to the garrison. Tang Cheng, who had nothing to do but was busy counting his own results, found that there were many people in the county who could join the second company, but what he lacked now was weapons and ammunition.