Chapter 15: Seizing the Nanwan Stronghold (Part 2)

  The Jinwei soldiers sitting on the ground saw the door of the command post being pushed open, and almost at the same time they stood up. However, when he saw the regimental commander bringing someone out, walking side by side, everyone showed a hint of surprise, not knowing what their regimental commander wanted to do.

  "Brothers, I, Wang DeGui, have not treated you badly in the past, right? Today, I, Wang DeGui, am in trouble and hope that everyone can help me." Walking to the front of all the soldiers, Wang DeGui said to the hundreds of soldiers before him.

  "Captain, whatever you say, we'll do it. We remember your kindness to us brothers. For the captain, even if you ask us to climb a mountain of knives or jump into a sea of fire, I won't hesitate." A company commander immediately stood up and guaranteed with a pat on his chest.

  "Alright, then I'll thank everyone here. Now I order, all of you, put down the weapons in your hands, stand on the other side of the camp, and start executing now." Wang DeGui nodded satisfactorily and commanded loudly.

  "What, lay down your arms... why..." Immediately, a murmur of whispers spread among the soldiers in the camp, but no one moved.

  "Company Commander, why should we let our brothers put down their weapons? These guns are the lives of our brothers! You must give us a reason!" Another company commander stood up and said.

  "Haha, the reason, I'll tell you the reason right now. Let me tell you, I am Zhang Hua, the commander of the 10th Special Task Force of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Now, I declare that you have all been captured by our Red Army. Immediately lay down your arms, surrender and we won't kill you." Zhang Hua walked out with a smile after hearing the enemy commander's words.

  "Not good, brothers! They are the Red Army. They've kidnapped our battalion commander. Brothers, get your guns ready and let's rescue the commander!" Upon hearing Zhang Hua's words, the company commander who had just spoken was momentarily stunned, but quickly reacted and loudly shouted to the soldiers behind him.

  "Don't move, drop your weapons, surrender and we won't kill...” Before the enemy company commander had even finished speaking, the previously empty courtyard walls suddenly erupted with countless soldiers holding rifles and light machine guns. Every single one of these soldiers was wearing Red Army uniforms, loudly shouting at the Jin-Sui army soldiers in the courtyard.

  "Brothers of the Shanxi Army, you are completely surrounded by us now. Continuing to fight is futile. Immediately lay down your arms and surrender. I guarantee that as long as you put down your weapons, I will not kill you. The Red Army treats its prisoners well. You cannot escape, and if you don't want to be beaten into a pulp, then put down your arms." Captain Zhang Hua shouted loudly at the panicked Shanxi soldiers.

  "Bang..." A Jin-Sui army company commander, who had just shown a hint of abnormal movement, was locked onto by the soldiers of the newly formed sniper squad at the moment he raised his gun, and they ruthlessly pulled the trigger.

  "Brothers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan army, you see this is the outcome of resistance, quickly put down your weapons... Bang bang bang..." Just then, another chaotic round of gunfire erupted, and several platoon leaders of the Shanxi-Suiyuan army fell into a pool of blood.

  "Red Army officers, don't shoot anymore, we surrender, we surrender..." Looking at the company commander who had fallen to the ground, almost all of whom had been shot in the head. The soldiers could no longer hold back their fear and threw down their rifles, light machine guns, and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

  "Alright, as long as you lay down your arms and surrender, the Red Army will not hold past grievances against you and guarantee good treatment of prisoners." Zhang Hua followed closely behind, shouting encouragement.

  In less than five minutes, all the soldiers put down their weapons. Under Zhang Hua's command, they stood on the other side of the garrison camp.

  "Haha, Old Zhang, we've won! The two companies of Shanxi soldiers are truly invincible, it's great... Quick, immediately collect all the weapons and ammunition on the ground, quick..." Walking into the enemy's military camp, seeing hundreds of captives squatting on the ground, and seeing the numerous weapons and ammunition scattered everywhere. Instructor Xu Bin was excited for a moment, and gave the order with joy.

  "Alright, victory is ours. Heavy firepower squad, reconnaissance squad, guard squad stay behind to watch the prisoners and hand over the captured weapons and ammunition, the rest of you follow me to sweep the battlefield..." Seeing more than 300 enemies being easily taken down by themselves, Zhang Hua also gave orders excitedly.

  "Come on, Old Xu. Let's go take a look at the enemy's supply depot. See what good stuff they have stored in there and how much we can capture this time." Zhang Hua pulled the excited guide towards the last supply depot of the stronghold.

  "Platoon leader, instructor, we've struck it rich... so much wealth, there's a lot of supplies inside... rifles, machine guns, bullets, food, and even cannons! I've been in the army for so long, but I've never seen such an abundance of weapons and ammunition!" said He Deqing, the platoon leader who had taken over the enemy's warehouse ahead of time.

  "Old Xu, let's go and take a look. Let's see how many supplies they have, to make our He Deqing so happy..." Zhang Hua walked into the enemy's supply warehouse with full expectation.

  As they entered the warehouse, it was clear that the entire storage facility was divided into three sections. Right after entering the gate, there was a pile of uniforms. Perhaps because winter was approaching, the Shanxi army was in a hurry to change their clothes, and these uniforms were all brand new, with over 3,000 sets in total. Further inside, it was where grains were stored, with bags of flour and rice neatly stacked up. Zhang Hua roughly estimated that there were over 2,000 bags of grain, approximately 100,000 catties (a unit of weight).

  "Haha, we've really hit the jackpot! With these grain supplies, our special task force, no, the entire 10th regiment, the entire 4th division won't have to worry about getting through the winter this year... Hehe." Instructor Xu Bin said excitedly as he looked at the piles of grain.

  "Lao Xue, the more exciting part is yet to come! Let's go take a look at the back, that's what our Red Army needs most." With that, Zhang Hua led the way to the very back, where the weapons and ammunition were stored.

  First, what entered his eyes were rectangular boxes. Facing these boxes, Zhang Hua did not hesitate at all, picked up a bayonet and quickly pried open one of the boxes. Suddenly, a strong smell of gun oil came rushing out. Zhang Hua was excited, hurriedly brushed aside the straw covering the surface, and five brand-new Type 38 rifles appeared before everyone's eyes.

  "My goodness, how many new guns are there...!" Seeing the brand-new rifles in front of him and the boxes piled up as high as a person, Instructor Xu Bin let out another exclamation of his life. Zhang Hua was not surprised at all, because at this time, the production capacity of Yan Xishan's arsenal was among the best in the country. Storing dozens of spare rifles at an outpost was a normal thing to do...

  "Platoon leader, instructor, I counted them. There are over 250 boxes... that's more than 1,250 rifles. Adding the ones we captured outside, it's enough for our entire regiment to rearm." Squad leader He Deqing followed up, saying with a smile.

  "What's in there? Is there anything else?" Seeing these rifles, Zhang Hua's expectations grew bigger and bigger.

  "Commander, instructor, look at this. These boxes contain light machine guns, a total of 30. And here are heavy machine guns, a total of 12. This is where the enemy stores their ammunition, there's too much to count. In the very back, there are also 5 mortars, with shells stacked neatly in boxes." Under He Deqing's leadership, Zhang Hua quickly scanned the entire warehouse.

  "That's great, with these supplies, it's not just our special operations company, but the entire Fourth Division can have a complete makeover." Zhang Hua said excitedly as he walked out of the enemy's supply warehouse.

  "Old Zhang, you shouldn't just be happy either. Take a look at all these supplies, how are we going to transport them back? We have to consider that our entire special operations company only has 150 people..." After the excitement passed, Instructor Xu Bin furrowed his brow and raised this difficult problem.

  "Report to the company commander, instructor, is there a situation? Not far ahead, 5 large trucks of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army are coming over..." Just as the instructor finished speaking, a scout soldier rushed in and said.

  "Haha, instructor, our transport vehicle has arrived. Order all soldiers to take cover. Reconnaissance team follow me to welcome the enemy's convoy..." Zhang Hua said excitedly upon hearing the sound of cars.

  With the order of Lian Chang, hundreds of prisoners squatted in the large courtyard. Under the guard of the warriors, they were all locked into their own barracks. Zhang Hua led a reconnaissance team wearing Jinwei military uniforms to the entrance of the stronghold. At this time, five cars were less than 500 meters away from the stronghold, and in the blink of an eye, the five cars entered the large courtyard under Zhang Hua's release.

  "Bang, bang, bang..." A burst of car door collisions sounded, and the drivers of five cars jumped out of their vehicles along with a group of armed soldiers.

  "Where is your battalion commander? Let him come out, we are ordered to transport supplies and ammunition to the front line. Let your people immediately move the supplies and ammunition according to the quantity on the list." A junior officer of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, holding an order, shouted at Zhang Hua and others in the courtyard.

  "Hey, hey, hey... Who did you just say would transport the supplies?" Zhang Hua looked at the arrogant Shanxi soldiers and replied irritably.

  "Who are you? Get your company commander here for me. I have an order signed by Commander Wang himself, hurry up." Seeing that the one speaking to him was just a sentry, the junior officer didn't take it seriously and said with disdain.

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