Chapter 564: 564 There is a big fish
Chapter 564 564 There is a big fish
Xiang Ziyu was loading the third new magazine for his weapon. He was very happy when he saw his squad leader: "Squad leader!"
"When did you come?" The squad leader asked his men as he leaned on the edge of the fortification and looked at the mobilizing Qi soldiers looming in the forest.
"Me? When I landed, the machine gun position over there was firing and attacking. After I destroyed that position, I found that there was another machine gun position on the other side... the one over there!" Xiang Ziyu replied.
The squad leader looked at Xiang Ziyu. He really didn't expect that one of his men had taken down such a large defensive position alone: "You killed two machine gun positions and more than thirty people?"
“Absolutely. Later, there was someone who helped. He was not assigned by us and I didn’t know him.” Xiang Ziyu answered truthfully.
“You’re so good, boy! You’ve given me a lot of face!” The squad leader grinned, and then he saw some more paratroopers gathering not far away.
After all, there are no gunshots here, so it is obviously safer. Some paratroopers who landed later spontaneously came over to look for their own people.
"Have you noticed anything? Something is wrong with the Qi army here!" The squad leader looked at the Qi army that seemed to be mobilizing in the woods behind the position, and continued to ask Xiang Ziyu.
"They have too many machine guns, and they have a strong will to fight!" Xiang Ziyu looked at the corpses at his feet and said, "No one surrendered. They fought very fiercely and dared to use bayonets to fight hand to hand."
As he spoke, he thought of the three Qi soldiers who rushed in with bayonets in hand. These Qi soldiers did not retreat and fought back desperately. They were obviously not ordinary Qi soldiers.
"I think so, they shouldn't appear here." The squad leader retracted his head and said to Xiang Ziyu: "This is still some distance from the Donghe Bridge, and it is not close to the Qi King's City. Hiding in a place like this A team is obviously unreasonable!"
"And this Qi army is too elite, so there must be something worthy of deploying so many troops here!" Xiang Ziyu continued.
“We have to figure out the reason!” The squad leader frowned, then gestured: “Do you dare to risk your life?”
“I don’t dare.” Xiang Ziyu answered simply.
"Very good! Give you 3 minutes to collect ammunition! Let's go to the woods and see what's going on!" The squad leader ordered directly without paying any attention to what his men answered.
Xiang Ziyu immediately rushed along the trench to where he landed. There were his abandoned parachutes and luggage, and there were spare ammunition there. He had to find all these supplies.
When Xiang Ziyu returned to the trench and found his squad leader again, he saw two other comrades.
The squad next door had already captured another section of the trench not far away. This time they captured two prisoners and finally figured out the situation.
The platoon leader who came over from there looked excited. He gathered all his soldiers and announced a shocking news: "The guards stationed here are the guards of Qi! In the woods behind them, there are A manor! King Jiang Xian of Qi has always been in this manor to escape the bombing!”
“It’s still a big fish!” Xiang Ziyu’s squad leader was equally excited, thinking that this must be an opportunity given by God to make meritorious deeds.
"The company commander and I both think this is an opportunity!" The platoon leader stretched out his finger and pointed in the direction of the manor: "The company commander means that we launch an attack and capture the manor as soon as possible!"
“Are the manpower to attack the Donghe Bridge... enough?” The squad leader knew that their mission was to destroy the bridge, so he asked with some anxiety.
He was unwilling to let go of this big fish, but he also didn't want to delay the real combat goal because of greed for success.
"The 2nd Battalion is closer to the Donghe Bridge. Let them go there first. No matter whether we succeed or not, we will retreat within 2 hours and go over to help!" the platoon leader explained.
“Xiang Ziyu?” After saying that, he looked at the young soldier aside with a smile on his face.
“Yes! Sir!” Xiang Ziyu replied immediately.
"Not bad! You are indeed my soldier." The platoon leader patted Xiang Ziyu on the shoulder and put a thick layer of gold on his face.
“What do you think, let’s try to catch King Qi?” After the platoon leader finished praising himself, he asked Xiang Ziyu again.
Xiang Ziyu was quite sober and said immediately: "If we leave the Qi elites here alone, after we seize the Donghe Bridge, they may come from behind and cause trouble. It doesn't matter if we hit them here, it will hurt them." , our backs will be safe.”
"Look! Our platoon is really talented!" The platoon leader became even more proud. He turned to Xiang Ziyu's squad leader and said, "Take a good training for me! This kid will definitely have a future!"
Yes, all fools know that after this battle, everyone here, as long as they are alive, will have a future 80% of the time! The squad leader couldn't help complaining in his heart.
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On the other side, in the woods, the Qi soldiers near the manor were still in confusion at this moment. They really never dreamed that their enemies would fall from the sky and appear next to them. Originally, the commanders of Qi were most concerned about the threat from the direction of the royal city. They were worried that the Tang army would rush to the royal city desperately in order to end the war as quickly as possible.
But the commanders of these security forces did not expect that their enemies would appear directly above their heads, disrupting all their deployments.
Because large armies have been mobilized to guard the royal city, there is only one guard regiment guarding the suburban manor where King Jiang Xian of Qi is located.
This guard regiment is not small in size, with a total of 2,000 people. However, because they are stationed in the suburbs, they are scattered in four directions.
By coincidence, the Tang paratroopers almost landed here right next to the outer defense line of the guard regiment, and then had a fierce battle with the guard troops.
"Quick! Quick! They are in the east! The machine gun position over there is lost!" A Qi officer held a pistol and shouted to his men: "Get the lost position back quickly!"
Just as he was gathering his troops, another Qi officer on the other side was dumbfounded as he watched the maids screaming and making a mess. Many ministers were hurriedly asking the passing soldiers what the Dharma God had given them.
“The Tang Army…the Tang Army…are coming!” A Qi officer explained: “They descended from the sky and attacked us from the east!”
In the chaos, a minister panicked, surrounded by attendants and followers. He grabbed a passing officer in panic and kept asking: "Where is your majesty? Where is your majesty?"
This is pretty good. No matter what, I still know how to ask His Majesty the King. Some officials were already confused and kept shouting: "Why are we still fighting? Hurry, cover us back to the city!"
"Where is Commander Ma? Where is Commander Ma?" Not far away, the minister who had been frightened by the gunshots kept wandering around, making the surrounding officers extremely upset.
But they didn't dare to complain to these usually aloof ministers. They could only keep explaining that the enemy was still far away from here.
Seeing the Prime Minister of Qi walking out with some officials, several ministers who were confused immediately surrounded him: "Prime Minister! Let your Majesty return to the palace quickly!"
"Prime Minister! What should we do now?" Another minister stepped forward and grabbed the prime minister's sleeve and asked nervously.
On the other side, another minister had no regard for dignity and directly advised him in a disheveled manner: "It's better to go back to the city! It's safe to go back!"
“Get out of the way, I’m going to see His Majesty! You guys will wait here for now!” Although the prime minister tried to stay calm, it could still be seen that he was a little nervous.
At the gate of the manor, soldiers carrying rifles were pulling the reins of their horses. Beside them, an officer waved to his men: "The carriage is ready! Get the carriage ready!"
Cars are not absent, and there are many. But at this time, many people still think that the carriage is stable, at least it will not break down halfway...
Some people here are preparing to run away with their carriages, while others over there are thinking of repelling the Tang army. Outside the courtyard, there are Qi officers holding guns, instructing their men to quickly build a new line of defense: "Don't mess up! Don't mess up!" Build a defense line on the other side of the courtyard wall! Don't let the Tang people come in!"
“Where is my official hat? Where is my official hat?” Ironically, there were some discordant voices mixed in with these orders.
"Ah!" The maid's shrill cry pierced the sky, and the unique, typewriter-like sound of the Tang Army's Thompson submachine gun became increasingly dense, gradually beginning to cover up the chaos.
"Is it safe to return to the royal city...?" Jiang Xian looked extremely ugly, stared at the group of generals in the room, and asked.
"Your Majesty! This kind of thing... I can't say for sure." Captain Ma of the Guard Regiment replied with a grimace: "Before, I could guarantee it, but... But the Tang troops outside all fell from the sky, and I can't say for sure now. I met people from Tang Dynasty on the way..."
“In other words, the journey back to the city may not be peaceful?” Jiang Xian squinted his eyes and felt that his chest was tight.
“I am willing to fight to the death to protect Your Majesty.” Commander Ma looked solemn and bowed his head to Jiang Xian.
Jiang Xian felt unwell, clutching his chest and ordered: "Then hold on steady first! Find out how many enemies there are and where they are!"
“Yes!” Captain Ma quickly lowered his head and prepared to exit the room.
At this moment, the prime minister pushed in the door. He saluted Jiang Xian, and then said: "Your Majesty! The situation is urgent. Should you go back to the palace first?"
Jiang Xian found a seat and sat down, waving his hand: "The enemy's situation is unknown, and the Imperial Army feels it is not appropriate to act rashly..."
When the prime minister heard this, he also reacted: The enemy situation is not clear, and it would be even more troublesome if he was attacked while walking on the road! It's better to stick here first. After all, there are still fortifications that have been built for a long time, right?
(End of this chapter)