Bright Sword: Japs, times have changed

Chapter 165 Just Call Me Xiao Ma

No wonder Ma Dashan can still thrive in this era, mainly because he is a man of good taste.

Before Kong Jie could even close his mouth, Ma Dashan had already raised the white flag. A puppet soldier came out, waving the white flag and shouting, "Eighth Route Army comrades, don't fight us, we are your own people!"

"Who the hell is your friend?"

A battalion commander rushed down with his men, pointing several light machine guns at Ma Dashan and the others: "Stop talking nonsense, put your guns down, and get out of here!"

"I'm coming out right now, I'm coming out right now!"

Ma Dashan put away his smile, turned around and shouted to his men, "What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear what the Eighth Route Army comrades said? Put down your guns immediately!"

These words were completely unnecessary. The moment the white flag was raised, the puppet soldiers had already laid down their guns and were ready to surrender at any time.

"Captain, what should we do with these people?"

Kong Jie casually said, "Put away all the weapons and leave a platoon to watch them."

He then drew his pistol and shouted, "The rest of you, follow me and kill all the Japs!"

"Brothers, charge!"

After the New Second Regiment attacked, the Japanese, with the help of the gun lines on the left and right sides, had an endless supply of bullets.

Yamamoto was rescued by the special forces, and the remaining Japanese soldiers stopped charging and withdrew their forces in an attempt to break out of the encirclement.

When Kong Jie led the team to charge halfway, he saw the intention of the Japanese and immediately changed the plan from charging to defending, forming a line of defense on the spot.

Hu Zi, Qiang Zi, Wang Qiang, Xu Lang, Wu Zhe and others led their teams to join the battlefield, surrounded the Japanese from all sides and launched the final attack.

One third of the Japanese soldiers brought by Yamamoto Ikki were killed by artillery fire, and one third were killed during the charge. The remaining one third of the team, together with the subsequent reinforcements from Anhua County, had a strength of about one battalion.

The teams were slowly surrounding the area, and at this time Lin Qiang did not order the use of howitzers to quickly eliminate the insects.

What's the difference between this method of relying solely on firepower coverage and the rogue Eagle Sauce?

War is cruel, and most recruits have not experienced this cruelty. A battle that is too smooth will cause them to develop a wrong mentality.

Lin Qiang wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to give the new recruits a deep understanding of war and let them know that the Japanese were not as vulnerable as they thought.

This method does not mean sending the soldiers to their deaths. Lin Qiang does not want to see any soldier sacrificed.

Therefore, the order he issued was to conduct a tentative siege, which was enough to let the soldiers know the real combat effectiveness of the Japs.

At the same time, some mortars were also transferred over, and when the time was right, the battle would be ended by covering with firepower.

In any battle, the rogue eagle-sauce firepower coverage method is the simplest and crudest!

Also the most effective.

The battle lasted until about six in the evening, when it was completely dark and the fighting between the two sides gradually stopped in tacit understanding.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for both the enemy and us.

There was no rush to end the battle because Lin Qiang needed to train his troops. No Japanese reinforcements had arrived for such a long time, which meant that this battle was not fought by just Lin Qiang and Kong Jie.

Previously, the first row was the foil for the new second regiment, but now the situation is reversed, and the new second regiment has become the foil for the first row.

Knowing that Lin Qiang wanted to take this opportunity to train his troops, Kong Jie was very considerate and dispersed his company and platoon leaders to assist the captains of the first platoon in commanding the battle.

The rest of the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield according to the orders of the regiment commander Kong Jie. Except for clothes, no other supplies were allowed to be left behind.

On the battlefield of Xiaowangzhuang, the flickering flames in the dark night were not left behind by the battle, but by the soldiers of the New Second Regiment holding torches to clean the battlefield.

This battle was quite fruitful.

When Kong Jie found Lin Qiang and asked about the horses left behind by the puppet cavalry, Lin Qiang was confused and asked, "What horses? I don't know! Captain Kong, I want to ask you, where are the horses of the puppet cavalry?"

"Good for you, Lin Qiang!"

Kong Jie was so angry that he laughed. He pointed his officer's knife at Lin Qiang and cursed, "Li Yunlong told me at the time that you were a cunning kid, but I didn't believe him. Now it seems that saying you were cunning was a compliment!"

"It's just a few horses, right? I don't want them anymore!"

Otherwise, they were the soldiers led by Li Yunlong!

Previously, Ma Kongjie from Wanjia Town didn't catch any horses, so he rode back to the independent regiment. Now it's the same. He knows that at least 90% of the horses are still alive, but he can't catch a single one.

Not to mention not being able to catch it, I didn’t even see its shadow!

At this time, at the foot of a mountain where a row of bases were located, Zhang Yuntian was leading his horses up the mountain. He looked as if these horses were stolen and he was afraid that if he was a step slower, the owners of the horses would find out.

There are more horses in a cavalry battalion than people in Zhang Yuntian’s team!

The horse was not stolen, and the target was not the horse's owner, but Captain Kong Jie.

After hearing Kong Jie say he didn't want it, Lin Qiang continued to act: "What do you mean you don't want it? Don't tell me where those horses are. I want them!"

"Don't act dumb in front of me, you think I don't know that you've got people taking away all those horses!?"

Kong Jie waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, alright, stop acting. I don't want those horses anymore."

The spoils from the battlefield alone were enough for Kong Jie to eat his fill, so there was no point in thinking about those horses.

What's more, if there was no Lin Qiang, Kong Jie would not be able to get anything, let alone the horse.

After much hesitation, Kong Jie finally told the story of Ma Dashan: "I have a company of puppet soldiers, and the leader is called Ma Dashan. You must know this, right?"

"know."

Lin Qiang recalled: "In the early years, there was a local tyrant entrenched in Anhua County. When the Japanese invaded, he defected to the Japanese. It was said that he did so to protect the local people. However, I also heard that he never persecuted the local people. On the contrary, some outsiders who offended him would be stripped naked and thrown out of Anhua County."

"Why, Captain Kong intends to recruit them?"

Kong Jie shook his head and said, "I prepared it for you. Whether you can get it or not depends on your own ability."

Lin Qiang also knew about Ma Dashan's situation. He had been busy with the development of the team, and his main goal was Laiyuan County, so he had never thought about Ma Dashan.

This happened to happen, and Lin Qiang thought it was an opportunity.

"Then Captain Kong, please keep an eye on it. I'm going to go meet this Ma Dashan."

"Go!"

Before leaving, Kong Jie suddenly said, "With this guy here, the people of Anhua County live a relatively comfortable life."

Lin Qiang just smiled at him and didn't respond.

In fact, Kong Jie's meaning was very simple. He was telling Lin Qiang that if they could reach an agreement, that would be the best. If they couldn't, he should not be harsh on Ma Dashan. After all, if someone else was in his place, the people of Anhua County might not have such a good life.

With the help of the faint light of the torch, Lin Qiang came to the place where Ma Dashan and others were resting.

I know a lot about him, but this is the first time I've met him.

Ma Dashan, as his name suggests, gave Lin Qiang the first impression that he was tall and strong. When he squatted on the ground, he looked like a "small hill".

"Captain Ma?"

Lin Qiang spoke first.

Hearing someone calling him, Ma Dashan looked up and around, and his eyes finally fell on Lin Qiang.

He did not look down on Lin Qiang because of his immature appearance, and asked very respectfully: "Which leader are you?"

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Lin Qiang, the platoon leader of the 386st Platoon, 1rd Company, 3st Battalion, Independent Regiment, 1th Brigade, Eighth Route Army."

After all, he was planning to attack someone else, so he had to do his best to save face. At least Lin Qiang did not treat them like prisoners.

Seeing Lin Qiang extending his hand, Ma Dashan was very flattered. He stood up, bent over, and shook Lin Qiang's hands with both hands: "My humble name is Ma Dashan, and I am a puppet soldier from Anhua County."

"I do know a little about you, Captain Ma."

As soon as Lin Qiang finished speaking, Ma Dashan immediately responded: "Platoon Leader Lin, you can just call me Xiao Ma. I just have a few people under me. I like to show off in front of the folks, so I let them call me Battalion Commander. It's all for the sake of face. Platoon Leader Lin, please don't take it seriously!"