Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Chapter 131 Find Another Way

After hearing what Zhang Wenwu said, Captain Wang also reacted. It seemed that Deputy Director Zhang wanted to do "business" with his cousin. He immediately weighed it in his mind. He felt that if his cousin did business with Deputy Director Zhang, he would definitely make some kickbacks.

Thinking of this, Captain Wang immediately said that it was no problem. He would go to the military station to talk to his cousin. When his cousin had time, he would bring his cousin over to talk to Zhang Wenwu in detail.

Zhang Wenwu suddenly thought of this just now. He felt that if he could get through to the military station, his recruitment speed would be greatly improved, and the number of recruits could be guaranteed. After all, it was not very stable for him to intercept the troops on the road, so he still needed to open up another recruitment channel.

Looking at Captain Wang's receding back, Zhang Wenwu knew that Captain Wang would definitely bring his cousin to him, because he knew people like Captain Wang very well, and his cousin who worked in the military station was probably the same kind of person as Captain Wang. The fact that he could actually find a way to help Captain Wang retire at this time gave him some idea of ​​the situation.

Sure enough, at around eleven o'clock that evening, Captain Wang came to Zhang Wenwu's recruitment camp with an officer with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Zhang Wenwu immediately welcomed the two into the tent.

"Deputy Director Zhang, this is my cousin, Lieutenant Colonel Wu Jincheng. He is currently the deputy station chief in the military station." As soon as they entered the tent, Captain Wang introduced him to Zhang Wenwu.

"Hello, Deputy Stationmaster Wu. I'm Zhang Wenwu, Deputy Director of the Quartermaster Department of the 102nd Division of the th Army." Zhang Wenwu quickly saluted Wu Jincheng. There was nothing he could do as the other man had a higher military rank.

"Deputy Director Zhang, there's no need to be so polite. I heard from my cousin that you wanted to meet me. I wonder if Deputy Director Zhang has any advice for me." Wu Jincheng simply returned a military salute and asked the question directly.

When Zhang Wenwu saw that Wu Jincheng was so anxious, he immediately expressed his hope to cooperate with him. He could spend money to ask Wu Jincheng to allocate more additional troops to the military station. Of course, the price would fluctuate according to the quality of the troops actually allocated.

To Zhang Wenwu's surprise, Wu Jincheng agreed to Zhang Wenwu's proposal without much consideration. In fact, it is easy to understand. For Wu Jincheng, if he can do this business with the 18th Army, it will be a great guarantee for him. If something goes wrong, the 18th Army will also handle the matter. Moreover, for him, this is also a stable partner. Why not do it?

Finally, the two men agreed that Wu Jincheng would provide additional troops above the security regiment for Zhang Wenwu to choose from according to the situation, and Zhang Wenwu would pay Wu Jincheng a benefit fee based on the quality of the troops. After the two parties reached an agreement, Wu Jincheng left with Captain Wang. In order to meet Zhang Wenwu, he took a two-hour leave. He had to rush back to the military station to be on duty as soon as possible, and he also needed to go back and choose the troops to trade with Zhang Wenwu as soon as possible.

Inside the headquarters of the 34th Regiment of the 3rd Division, Colonel Hachiro Taue was holding a discussion with Major Hiroshi Nohara, commander of the 2nd Battalion, and Major Kawaguchi Katsumi, commander of the 3rd Battalion.

Colonel Hachiro Tagami could not say that he was satisfied with the results of today's attack by his two battalions, but he had no reason to blame them. He also saw the attack of the two troops through the telescope. His subordinates and soldiers had tried very hard, but the defense of the Chinese army was unexpectedly tenacious, so he needed to call his two subordinates over to comfort and encourage them.

"Gentlemen, I have seen the efforts of you and all the officers and soldiers in today's attack. As for the fact that we failed to capture the Chinese army's positions, don't feel any psychological burden. We are facing the elite troops of the Central Army of the Chinese government. This is only the second day of the attack. In the subsequent battles, we may be able to successfully occupy the Chinese army's positions at any time. You know, the 11th Division concentrated such a great advantage in firepower and troops, but still failed to capture the small town of Luodian. So, you don't have to be discouraged." Tagami Hachiro brought up the battle record of the 11th Division to comfort his subordinates. Although this was a bit unkind, it was true.

Nohara Hiroshi looked at the commander and said sincerely: "Commander, I personally feel that our attack today was very effective. Although we did not occupy the Chinese army's position, our tactics were very successful in consuming the Chinese army. Their casualties were very serious. As long as we persist in this attack tactic and intensity, the Chinese army on the opposite side will be consumed by us sooner or later."

Nohara Hiroshi's words made Tagami Hachiro's eyes light up. He felt that what Nohara Hiroshi said was right. If they could consume a large number of the Chinese army's manpower, it would be a disguised success. The position should be captured by their own troops in no time.

Major Kawaguchi Katsumi remained silent. He knew that what Nohara Hiroshi said had some merit, but he still felt that the offensive should be intensified. Only by completely occupying the Chinese army's positions in the shortest possible time could it be considered a complete victory.

At the end of the meeting, Colonel Hachiro Tagami ordered the two battalions to continue their attack on the Chinese defenders tomorrow. He had no better idea now. The battlefield was so narrow that there was no room for even roundabout tactics. The only way was to defeat the Chinese army head-on. He hoped that with continuous attacks, he could defeat the defensive will of the Chinese defenders.

The 102nd Division Headquarters was also filled with gloom. The 655th Regiment had already withdrawn at night. They had been on the front line all day, and lost a battalion commander, five company commanders, and twelve platoon leaders. Now there were only more than 656 people left in the regiment. Division Commander Huang could only send the 656th Regiment, which had just been replenished, back up. He did not have much time to train the th Regiment, so he could only train them while fighting. After a battle, the new recruits would become veterans, as long as you could survive.

The commander of the 655th Regiment, Cai Qibin, was sitting on the steps outside the operations hall of the division headquarters smoking a cigarette. He came to ask Chief of Staff Zhao Dong for reinforcements, but Chief of Staff Zhao made it clear that there were no more soldiers available for the 655th Regiment. He told him that Zhang Wenwu was now trying hard to find reinforcements and asked him to wait patiently.

Cai Qibin also knew that what the chief of staff said was the truth, but he was still extremely anxious. There were only more than 656 people left in his own army. What should he do if the th Regiment withdrew tomorrow and his own troops had not yet been replenished?

What the officers and soldiers of the 102nd Division most don't want to see now is the sun rising every morning, as it means that the Japanese army is about to launch a fierce attack, and they will have to go through another test of life and death.

Commander Guo Ruixin of the 656th Regiment placed the st Battalion, which had relatively more veterans, on the front line and instructed the battalion commander Li Maocai to stabilize the troops. These newly recruited officers and soldiers of the security regiment were not as good as those in his previous troops. Under the artillery attack of the Japanese army, the first thing to do was to stabilize the troops. After the Japanese army attacked, the entire battalion would have to go to the front line to defend. Once there was any problem, they would report to him immediately and he would bring reinforcements immediately.

Guo Ruixin also knew the current situation of the troops, so he ordered everyone to reinforce and repair the front-line positions overnight. When the newly recruited security regiment officers and soldiers saw the situation on the front-line positions, they all felt heavy-hearted, and under the leadership of the veterans, they also worked desperately to repair the trenches.

The Japanese attack appeared very punctually. There was no new trick in the attack. It was the same usual bombing by planes and warships, artillery explosions, and infantry charges. It was a fixed routine over and over again. However, such a rigid routine was able to suppress the Chinese army, which lacked heavy weapons and artillery.

After observing the attack of the troops in front for thirty minutes, Hiroshi Nohara put down the telescope in his hand with a little excitement. Through this period of observation of the Chinese defenders, he found that the Chinese defenders on the opposite side were obviously different from the previous two days. The current defenders were obviously a little panicked when their own troops attacked. This showed that after two days of fighting, the Chinese defenders had a lot of new recruits. Although the number was still large, their combat experience and quality had declined a lot.

After Hiroshi Nohara discovered this, he immediately ordered the attacking troops to intensify their attacks on the Chinese army. At the same time, he sent someone to find the regiment commander, Colonel Hachiro Tagami, to report his discovery and request the regiment commander to contact the field artillery regiment to ask them to increase their bombardment of the Chinese defenders. You know, what new recruits fear most is artillery fire, and the explosion of artillery shells will destroy their psychological defenses.

Li Maocai was holding a Mauser pistol and cheering up the soldiers in the front-line trenches. He also knew that these newly recruited security officers and soldiers were very scared now, and he had to be on the front line to let them see that he was with them, so that they could slowly eliminate their fear.

Seeing the Japanese attacking force getting closer and closer, Li Maocai realized that he had to ask the regiment commander for help. Once the Japanese rushed up for hand-to-hand combat, his subordinates, most of whom were new recruits, would not be able to withstand the fierce bayonets of the Japanese.

After receiving Li Maocai's request for help, Guo Ruixin immediately took all the remaining people to reinforce the front-line positions. He wanted everyone to see blood so that they could adapt to the battlefield environment more quickly. At the same time, he also felt that he had to take advantage of his numbers and drive the Japanese away as soon as possible.

Hiroshi Nohara saw that his troops had successfully charged into a section of the Chinese defenders' positions, so he immediately ordered the two squadrons in the attack position at the back to rush in that direction to reinforce the troops that had already broken into the positions. He felt that this might be a good opportunity to break through the Chinese army.