Chapter 268 Kong Jie: Brigadier, made a small fortune
Lintun Highway passes through Qinyuan.
The Zhangdian stronghold was an important stronghold built by the Japanese army on the Lintun Highway, but it had been captured by the Independence Regiment at this time.
The regiment leader Kong Jie stepped on the ruins, and many soldiers were cleaning the ruins with tools.
"Are you sure this is where it is?" Kong Jie turned to a puppet prisoner and asked.
"Sir, this is it. A Type 92 infantry gun in the stronghold was buried under the rubble before it was pulled out!" said a puppet prisoner.
"Quick, get started, dig out my infantry cannon!" Kong Jie greeted while personally moving the rocks on top.
Not long after, a soldier discovered traces of the Type 92 infantry gun: "Commander, here it is!"
After hearing this, Kong Jie walked forward quickly, almost staggering and falling on the bricks and tiles on the way. Fortunately, Guan Dashan, the battalion commander at the side, had quick eyes and quick hands, so Kong Jie did not land on his face.
I saw a Type 92 infantry gun standing proudly among the ruins, extremely conspicuous.
Kong Jie touched the barrel of the gun affectionately, checked it up and down, and then said: "Guard, go find Officer Liu from the brigade artillery battalion!"
When Guan Dashan heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Commander, if the brigade commander knows about this cannon, can it still stay in our independent regiment?"
"Everyone has seen the power of the Type 92 infantry gun just now. The Japs' turret is a living target. With it, our independent regiment will still have a turret that cannot be removed?" Guan Dashan looked at the cannon in front of him.
He said distressedly.
"Guan Dashan, what you said is right. Back then, Li Yunlong shamelessly got a Type 92 infantry cannon from Zhou Weihan. Its tail was almost raised to the sky. I was really itching to see it, but this cannon can't be hidden.
If the brigade commander just says a word, our independent regiment will be sent to the brigade headquarters obediently!" Kong Jie said with a frown.
"It's better to show it openly. There are wars everywhere now. Now that our independent regiment has won a battle, the brigade commander is not happy and has assigned this Type 92 infantry cannon to our independent regiment!"
This time the Taiyue Military Region adopted a strategy of dividing the troops. The brigade commander personally led the 772nd Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the 18th Regiment to fight on the east side of Lintun Highway. Political Commissar Wang led the regiment to fight on the Baijin Railway. Chief of Staff Zhou led the decisive battle of the three columns.
The 7th, 8th and 9th regiments fought in the west of Lintun Highway.
The battle that just ended was under the personal command of the brigade commander. The 18th Regiment attacked Fengyi Town in Tunliu in the east, prompting reinforcements from the Japanese troops in the Zhangdian stronghold. The 772nd Regiment was ordered to ambush on both sides of the road. After the Japanese troops in the Zhangdian stronghold were dispatched, the independent
The regiment took the opportunity to take over the stronghold.
In order to ensure that the independent regiment successfully captured the Zhangdian stronghold, the brigade commander specially deployed three artillery pieces from the artillery battalion at the brigade headquarters to support the independent regiment's battle.
"Director Liu, is there no big problem with this artillery?" Kong Jie asked with concern. Although Kong Jie had inspected it carefully before, he was a layman after all and could not tell the specific details.
The Officer Liu mentioned by Kong Jie was a graduate of the Artillery Department of the Anti-Japanese University, and was specially transferred from the Anti-Japanese University by the brigade commander to serve as an instructor in the artillery battalion of the brigade headquarters.
Officer Liu adjusted his glasses and then said: "Captain Kong, there is no big problem. The bearing on the right side of the bottom is broken, but it does not affect the use!"
"Great!" Kong Jie clapped his hands and said with a smile.
"Commander Kong, is this gun..." Officer Liu didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.
After hearing this, Kong Jie still had a smile on his face, and then said: "Director Liu, you have really worked hard this time. Without your artillery support, how could our independent regiment take the Zhangdian stronghold so easily? I, Kong Jie
He is famous for being honest and kind in the 386th Brigade, and the weapons and equipment he has seized have never been hidden from his superiors, so you can rest assured!"
"Guan Dashan, I saw a lot of cans seized just now. Get a box over and ask Director Liu to take it back to the comrades in the artillery battalion to try it!" Kong Jie said with a smile on his face.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Guan Dashan winked, and the soldiers gathered together quickly lifted the Type 92 infantry cannon out of the ruins.
Kong Jie's combination of punches silenced Officer Liu. Looking at the box of cans in front of him, Officer Liu said calmly: "Commander Kong, is this bad? I was ordered by the brigade commander to provide support.
This is what the independent regiment should fight this time!"
"What's wrong? It's just a box of cans. As the leader of the group, I still have this right. Besides, I will inevitably have to ask you for more advice in the future!" Kong Jie said.
After Officer Liu left, Kong Jie dispersed the gathered soldiers and then asked: "How many rounds are there in the 70mm artillery shells?"
"The six unopened boxes dug out contain a total of thirty rounds of artillery shells. Commander, are you really going to send them to the brigade headquarters as you said?" Guan Dashan said distressedly.
"Send it, as Director Liu just said, arrange for people to break it down, and I will send it to the brigade commander right now!" Kong Jie waved his hand and said proudly.
The ruined temple in a mountain col to the north of Zhangdian stronghold is where the 386 Brigade Headquarters is located.
The brigade commander was listening to the combat staff report on the results of each regiment, with an unconcealable smile on his face.
A soldier hurried forward and said: "Brigadier Commander, Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment is here, and he also brought a captured artillery!"
After hearing this, the brigade commander raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Young man, it seems that Kong Jie's independent regiment has made a fortune!"
In the open space outside the ruined temple.
Even though the 386th Brigade has an artillery battalion, artillery is still a rarity in the eyes of ordinary soldiers.
Soldiers from the brigade's security company gathered around and unloaded the artillery parts from the four packhorses.
"Be careful, don't break it!" Kong Jie said anxiously.
"Commander Kong, don't worry, I have played with this thing in the artillery battalion!" said the guard company commander.
Kong Jie turned around and saw that the brigade commander was coming out of the temple gate. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Brigadier, I have made a small fortune!"
"Oh, Kong Jie, you have a big appetite. In your eyes, a Type 92 infantry cannon is just a small fortune? Since it is a small fortune that your commander Kong doesn't like, then this gun
I'll accept the cannon!" the brigade commander said with a half-smile.
"Brigadier!" Kong Jie's face turned red from holding back.
"You are much stronger than that guy Li Yunlong. Okay, there is a big battle to be fought next, so just keep this cannon in your independent regiment!" the brigade commander said with a wave of his hand.
"Yes, Brigadier!"
"Don't unload it, put it back quickly!" Kong Jie responded hurriedly.
Soon, Cheng Shifa of the 772nd Regiment who had withdrawn from the fighting, and Qian Shouyi, the commander of the 18th Regiment, came to the brigade headquarters one after another.
"Haha, Lao Kong, I heard that your independent regiment captured a lot, and even got the Type 92 infantry cannon?" Cheng Shifa, the leader of the 772 regiment, said enviously.
Kong Jie knew that his wealth should not be exposed, so he quickly said: "Old Cheng, your 772nd Regiment is not bad at all. It ate up the Japanese troops from Zhangdian stronghold in one bite, and you got a lot of weapons and equipment!"
Cheng Shifa smiled sarcastically and kept silent about what happened before.
