A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 258: Many Ambushes on the Retreat

After leaving the airport, Lu Cheng reorganized his more than 400 men and selected 50 assault soldiers armed with submachine guns from three companies to serve as pioneers.

On the way of retreat, the battles were basically all in the jungle. It was difficult for rifles and heavy machine guns to show their advantages, and mortars and grenade launchers were even less suitable for use. There was also the risk of a grenade bouncing back even if thrown.

Therefore, only those who hold a submachine gun with fierce firepower are suitable to be an assaulter.

Long Wenjian had taken off his fake lieutenant colonel uniform and put on a military uniform provided by the British. Like Lu Cheng, he wore a German M35 helmet and had a 20-shot box gun hanging around his waist.

The difference is that Long Wenjian prefers the British Type 77 submachine gun, while Lu Cheng prefers the Thompson submachine gun.

Now, Long Wenjian has been appointed as deputy battalion commander, replacing A Yi's position.

Ayi, a major officer, lacked combat command experience and had poor personal combat effectiveness, so he was demoted by Lu Cheng to a quartermaster officer in charge of managing logistical supplies.

Ayi has long been a little fan of Lu Cheng and has no complaints about it. He manages the logistics supplies honestly.

Under Lu Cheng's absolute leadership, no soldier would doubt his decision.

During the march, more than 400 soldiers lined up in two rows. Battalion Commander Lu Cheng led the assault team to explore the way ahead, while Deputy Battalion Commander Long Wenjian led the machine gun platoon to cover the rear.

Meng Fanle and Yao Ma are responsible for coordinating in the middle.

The team of more than 400 people stretched out to a length of one or two hundred meters.

After walking more than ten miles in the jungle, Lu Cheng suddenly ordered to stop advancing, and then led the commandos quietly forward.

The thermal sensing radar has a scanning range of one thousand meters, which always allows Lu Cheng to detect any suspicious targets in advance.

The jungle is full of lush vegetation and the field of vision is very small, so it is difficult for ordinary people to detect enemies hidden in front of them in advance.

What's more, those cunning Japanese soldiers were very good at camouflage. Some of them buried themselves under the leaves, and some tied themselves to the trees.

This road was the only way for the expeditionary force to retreat. An expeditionary force might pass by here every day. The Japanese only needed to set up a machine gun position and occupy the nearby high slopes in advance to suppress the expeditionary force that was several times larger than their own and beat them down.

Of course, since these Japanese devils met Lu Cheng today, they were destined to be in trouble.

After approaching the 20-meter position, Lu Cheng waved his hands to the left and right, and A Bao and Sun Qiao each led submachine gunners, went around from the left and right sides, and quietly arrived at the rear of the Japanese position.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng also raised his gun and aimed it at a tree crown in front of him and fired decisively.

The sound of the Thompson submachine gun, "Da Da Da", was the signal to attack.

40 submachine guns suddenly attacked from behind, and the Japanese soldiers who were lying on the ground had no time to react and were shot to death.

Those Japanese soldiers hiding in the trees were also quickly dealt with by Lu Cheng and ten submachine gunners.

In fact, there were not many Japanese soldiers hiding here, only twenty or thirty of them, and they were only equipped with one heavy machine gun. They were all quickly wiped out, and there were no casualties on our side.

It is worth mentioning that it was also here in the original drama that Yao Ma and others discovered the sound of a cuckoo coming from the forest, and they curiously imitated it, which led to the Japanese devils.

Yao Ma himself was shot in the head by the Japanese and died on the spot.

Now, Yao Ma has survived a life-and-death crisis.

After the exchange of fire was over and the finishing blows were completed, Lu Cheng and others sent a signal to the troops behind, asking them to continue moving forward and come here to clean up the battlefield.

As for Lu Cheng and others, they continued to lead the way.

Soon, when the group had walked less than a kilometer, Lu Cheng's thermal imaging radar detected traces of another group of enemies.

This time, the Japanese ambushed directly in the jungle on the right side of the road ahead.

If Lu Cheng and others were separated by the Japanese troops behind them and fled here in panic, they would surely be ambushed by the Japanese troops again and suffer heavy casualties.

After only two or three such ambushes, the soldiers would become frightened and flee in panic.

Once again carrying out an ambush from behind, the commandos already had some experience and began to distribute the enemies, shooting quickly and accurately to avoid wasting too many bullets.

Along the way, ambushes occurred again and again, which only added to the pressure on the soldiers behind.

After all, having too many spoils is a bit of a hassle. You can't bear to throw them away, but carrying them all on your back is too heavy.

Fortunately, someone soon shared this worry.

After killing three waves of ambushing Japanese soldiers, Lu Cheng and others walked another two or three hundred meters and vaguely heard gunshots coming from the front.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng led the commando team forward quickly and soon discovered that there were a hundred or so expeditionary soldiers in front of them who were blocked under a slope by a group of Japanese devils and were unable to fight back.

Lu Cheng immediately led the team and launched a surprise attack from behind, instantly sweeping away the group of Japanese devils.

Then, Lu Cheng shouted loudly: "Brothers below, the devils have been eliminated. We are from the Sichuan Army. Which unit are you from?"

"We are from the newly formed 22nd Division. Thank you for saving our lives."

As they spoke, several soldiers stuck their heads out and confirmed that the Japs had indeed been eliminated before they walked out.

"It's not a good idea for you to run away like this. There may be an ambush ahead. With your limited manpower, it will be difficult to return home safely. I think it would be better if you follow us first, and we can all unite and take care of each other."

"No problem, we'll listen to you, sir."

Lu Cheng glanced at these people. The highest-ranking one was only a lieutenant deputy company commander, so he gave an order directly: "We have a battalion of troops, and we haven't suffered any losses so far. Including you, there are more than 500 people."

"Sir, you really have no losses?"

A Bao immediately stepped forward and said, "Of course. Our battalion commander has formed a commando team with us to explore the way ahead. Once we find the ambush point of the Japanese, we will immediately fight back and clear obstacles for the follow-up troops. You just need to follow behind us and help us clean up the battlefield and collect supplies."

When the defeated soldiers heard what Lu Cheng said and saw the submachine guns under his command, they immediately agreed: "We are willing to follow you, sir."

"Very well, as long as you follow my instructions, I will take you home."

"go home!"

At this moment, the most important thing in the hearts of all the expeditionary soldiers is two words: go home.

Fighting in a foreign country, they may die at any time, and even their bodies cannot be returned to their hometown after death. How could these expeditionary soldiers not be eager to return home?

When the follow-up soldiers under Lu Cheng arrived, the defeated soldiers saw that each soldier was carrying two or three guns and full of bullet bags. They knew that Lu Cheng had not lied to them before.

Lu Cheng called Long Wenjian over and said, "Long Wenjian, don't you want to be the head of the regiment? Convince these defeated soldiers to join us and become our soldiers. Along the way, as long as we gather enough defeated soldiers, we can turn a battalion into a regiment or even more. By then, I will be the head of the regiment and you will be the deputy head of the regiment."

"Okay, Commander, just wait and see."

Although Lu Cheng is ten years younger than Long Wenjian, Long Wenjian already admires Lu Cheng from the bottom of his heart and recognizes Lu Cheng as his superior.

"Alright, alright, I'll leave these people to you. I'll continue to lead the way."

Long Wenjian glanced at the group of fleeing soldiers, and soon his eyes were on a tall bearded man. "Wow, with your physique, you really are a natural machine gunner. What's your name? Do you want to join our battalion? You can use the Type 92 heavy machine gun, or the British Vickers Mark I heavy machine gun. You can pick whichever you like."

"Sir, my name is Tian Fengshou, and I'm a heavy machine gunner."

"Oh, judging from his accent, he's from the Central Plains. He's from the same hometown as our battalion commander."

"What? Our battalion commander is also from Zhongyuan?"

"Yes, that's right. The battalion commander and his messenger are both from Central Plains. Oh, and there's also a heavy machine gunner like you, who's also from your hometown. Big Beard, come out and meet your hometown man."

"I'm coming……"

Seeing so many people looking in that direction, the man named Tian Fengshou immediately agreed to join: "Then I'll join you now. I want a Mark heavy machine gun. The Japanese Type 92 is too bad."

"No problem. Are there any others who want to join? Seeing that there are enough guns and ammunition, and no worries about food and drink, the battalion commander will open the way and take you home."

"I want to join."

"I also want……"