mynovelweb Chapter 1852 News from the New Fourth Army
Chapter 1852 News from the New Fourth Army
The Second Company charged onto the Japanese position, holding them back, and then charged onto the Japanese position as well, engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat.
After a fierce battle, the Second Company captured the Japanese army's hilly position on the left flank.
The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 1st Regiment concentrated their firepower to attack the hilly positions on the right flank.
The regimental commander constructed mortar positions on the left flank and launched a fierce bombardment of the hilly positions on the right.
The Japanese troops on the hilly positions on the right could no longer hold out and continued to retreat towards Nanchang.
The Japanese troops retreated to Xinzhou, where they joined forces with the Japanese and puppet troops to resist the attack of the First Route Army of the Independent Division.
When the First and Second Regiments pursued them to the vicinity of Zhangdu Lake, several scouts from the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army blocked their path:
"Hello, we are from the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army. I need to speak with your leader."
The soldiers quickly led the New Fourth Army scouts to the command post.
A scout from the New Fourth Army saw the regimental commander and immediately saluted:
"Good day, sir. This is Xu Jinxing, the company commander of the 34st Company of the New Fourth Army's reconnaissance battalion. Our superiors sent me to tell you some intelligence."
After returning the greeting, the regimental commander asked:
"What is it? Tell me."
"Can I have some water first? I came all the way from Daolou Village and haven't had a drop of water yet."
The guard brought over a glass of cool boiled water.
Company Commander Xu downed the water in one gulp, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said:
"Zhangdu Lake has a year-round water area of 50 square kilometers, and is surrounded by reeds, thatch, and other vegetation. The water area is quite complex."
The Japanese army is lying in ambush here, preparing to launch a surprise attack on you.
Furthermore, the Japanese army had ambushed you with gunboats in the grass along the Jushui and Daoshui Rivers within the Xinzhou District, preparing to launch a surprise attack from the river.
Upon hearing the intelligence from Company Commander Xu, the regimental commander immediately went to the map and began to examine it.
"Old Wang, Old Wang, what new discovery?" the Second Regiment Commander rushed in and asked.
"Commander Zhang, this is Company Commander Xu from the New Fourth Army's reconnaissance company. He gave me some intelligence."
"Greetings, Commander Zhang!"
After returning the greeting, Regiment Commander Zhang walked over to the side of the First Regiment Commander.
"The Japanese army had deployed ambushes in the reeds and thatch in the Zhangdu Lake area, and had gunboats hidden in the reeds of the Jushui River and Daoshui River, preparing to launch a surprise attack on us."
"How treacherous! The Japanese army had been constantly routed along the way, and we hadn't noticed they might have laid an ambush. If it weren't for the New Fourth Army's intelligence, our losses would have been incalculable if we had charged in headfirst."
"It's almost dinnertime now. Let's leave him here for the night and let him feed the mosquitoes. Tomorrow morning, we'll have the air force wipe them all out."
"I can see it."
"Commander Zhang, we owe the New Fourth Army such a huge favor this time, shouldn't we go and thank them?"
"Okay, there's no combat mission tonight anyway."
"Company Commander Xu, who is your division commander? Where is your unit stationed?"
"Our Fifth Division Commander is Li Xiannian, and we are currently stationed at Daolouzhai. If you two officers wish to visit, I can show you the way."
After arranging the defenses, Commander Wang and Commander Zhang took a batch of Japanese weapons and ammunition captured during this period to visit Division Commander Li at Daolouzhai.
Commander Li's Fifth Division had been operating in the Xinzhou area for a long time and knew the situation of the Japanese army in the area very well. We could go there and exchange intelligence with him.
Due to a lack of transportation, Company Commander Xu and his men found some oxcarts among the local people.
Fearing an encounter with Japanese troops on the way, Commander Wang arranged for a company of soldiers to accompany him. However, an accident still occurred.