Chapter 31: The Unlucky Vanguard Regiment

  In less than half an hour, a group of Shanxi soldiers led by Li Qian set out from their garrison and marched rapidly towards the county seat of Pu County. To better annihilate the Red Army, Li Qian brought not only his three main battalions but also a heavy machine gun company with 12 heavy machine guns and an artillery platoon with 3 mortars. The entire army of over 1,800 men, riding mules, marched towards the county seat of Pu County in a grand manner.

  Of course, every move of the Jin-Sui army was under the eyes of the scouts. As soon as a group of Jin-Sui soldiers had just left their barracks, the scout who discovered the situation rode a fast horse and rushed to the county seat of Pu County. Finally, when the main force of the Jin-Sui army was still about four hours away from the county seat of Pu County, Zhang Hua received news that the Jin-Sui army had launched an attack.

  "Old Zhang, the Shanxi Army has sent troops, not beyond your expectations. Wang Jingguo mobilized a whole battalion of soldiers, along with 3 mortars and 12 heavy machine guns. At their marching speed, they will arrive at the outskirts of the county town in about four hours, around 9 o'clock tomorrow morning." Xu Bin, who received the reconnaissance team's intelligence, rushed to the company headquarters and informed Zhang Hua and others who were discussing the upcoming joint operation.

  "Haha, he's finally here... Old Guo, when the time comes, we'll give him a good inside and outside attack, and thoroughly defeat this group of Jinwei army, let them know the power of our Hero Regiment..." Zhang Hua said excitedly.

  "Alright, Old Zhang, let's split up now..." As they spoke, the two of them headed towards their respective positions. The three combat platoons led by Company Commander Zhang Hua, along with the soldiers from the two directly affiliated squads, carried their weapons and ammunition and quickly rushed to a concealed position less than 500 meters away from the city wall. However, their position was not on the ground, but underground. After nearly a whole night's effort from the soldiers, they finally dug out a hiding cave that could conceal over 150 people. In order to prevent the reinforcements from the Jin-Sui army from discovering this hiding cave, they specially camouflaged the entrance of the cave.

  While the Chief of Staff, Guo Chengzhu, led more than 100 soldiers to set up various defensive fortifications on the city wall according to the deployment of Battalion Commander Zhang Hua. Row upon row of light and heavy machine guns, rifles were all planned with strict regulations, planning the firing distance and their own shooting range....

  Finally, amidst the warriors' busyness, everyone welcomed the arrival of the second day. After eating the breakfast prepared by the cooking squad, the warriors began to sit on their own positions to rest and replenish their energy for the upcoming battle.

  On the other hand, the Jin-Sui army, which was still 20 miles away from the county town, had been marching all night and almost everyone was exhausted. Moreover, they hadn't even had breakfast yet, so it's not worth mentioning their physical strength. They were all complaining and grumbling, and who knows how many times they cursed their regiment commander Li Qian...

  "Brothers, hold on a bit longer. As long as we capture the county town of Pucheng, you can do whatever you want and I, Li Qian, will not stop you. Add some more effort, there's less than 20 miles left to go..." Enemy general Li Qian yelled repeatedly while riding his warhorse. In the end, the extremely exhausted soldiers, tempted by the big pie drawn by General Li Qian, gritted their teeth and continued to advance despite their physical fatigue.

  At last, two hours passed and the city wall of Pu County appeared before the eyes of these Jin Sui soldiers. However, what made these soldiers feel disappointed was that the gate of the county town did not open to welcome their arrival as they had imagined, but was tightly closed instead.

  Looking at the scene in front of him, Captain Li Qian, who was riding on his war horse, also furrowed his brow. He raised the binoculars hanging from his neck and looked towards the city wall not far away. However, although the county town's gate was tightly closed, but on the city wall, it was eerily quiet with no one in sight.

  "Take your company and go take a look. If you occupy the county town, your company will be the first to achieve merit." Captain Li Qian furrowed his brow and gave the order to the company commander beside him.

  "Yes, the group..." Immediately, more than 100 Jin-Sui army soldiers, under the leadership of their company commander, held their guns and crouched down, slowly walking towards the city wall about 400 meters away. However, even when the over 100 Jin-Sui army soldiers walked to within less than 200 meters from the city wall, there was still no movement on the city wall.

  Actually, it's not that there was no movement. It's just that Guo Chengzhu, who is holding out here, didn't take the enemy company seriously at all. More than 100 soldiers, under his strict orders, all machine gunners were prohibited from firing, and riflemen had to wait until those little devils approached within 50 meters before they could open fire.

  But the battalion commander of the Jin Sui army outside the city wall did not think so. Seeing that his troops were less than 150 meters away from the city wall, but there was still no movement on the city wall. Upon seeing this, the battalion commander's heart could not help but feel a burst of excitement, perhaps the Red Army on the city wall had already run away. However, he did not know that at this time, a sniper was steadily aiming at his head, waiting for the order from Staff Officer Guo Chengzhu.

  As the city wall drew closer, the courage of the more than 100 Jinwei soldiers outside the city also grew. The soldiers who had just been advancing with their heads down were now standing upright. Even the weapons in their hands began to be held loosely, abandoning the last bit of vigilance. Finally, the over 100 Jinwei soldiers charged into a range of 50 meters. At this moment, the chief of staff, Guo Chengzhu's mouth also revealed a hint of a smile.

  "Comrades, give me a good beating..." Chief of Staff Guo Chengzhu loudly commanded.

  "Bang, bang, bang... 0. Bang, bang, bang..." Immediately, two bursts of gunfire erupted. As for the first round of gunfire, there was no doubt that it was opened by the ten snipers of the sniper squad. With the sound of ten consecutive shots, the battlefield, which had just been quiet, immediately rang out with the soldiers' cries of agony.

  The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army company commander, the first target to be honored as a sniper, was hit by a bullet in his chest at the moment the shot rang out. As he lay on the ground with blood gushing out of the wound in his chest, the company commander couldn't believe it and fell without saying a word.

  And like Lian Chang, the Jinwei army squad leader holding a submachine gun also fell to the ground. Ten people, except for two squad leaders, because of an accident were not directly killed, the remaining seven bullets, 7 squad leaders at the moment when the enemy army company commander was killed, went together to the underworld, to report to King Yan.

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