When Zhao Hu and his friends rushed to Pingshan in a hurry, it was already dawn. At this time, the Pingshan Group was also moving very quickly. After quickly cleaning the battlefield, they were desperately transporting the Japanese food from the city.

Zhao Hu hurriedly found Commander Chen and asked him to help him transport the pig iron on the boat to Hexi to find a place to hide it. Although these pig irons are not important materials, the arsenal is now waiting for the rice to be put into the pot, and no matter what iron is, it is good.

At this time, the other two ships also arrived in Pingshan smoothly, and only the grain transport ship was still walking in the river. Zhao Hu hurriedly asked Commander Chen to send a battalion of troops to go up the river and transport the grain on the ship to the ashore first, because in an hour at most, the Japanese plane would be dispatched. At that time, only one bomb was needed, and the entire ship's equipment and grain would be gone.

These are not the most critical. The most valuable equipment is the two cargo ships in front of him. When Captain Chen saw that the ship was filled with industrial equipment and various military supplies, he felt that the situation was serious and quickly mobilized everyone to transport the materials to the shore even if he gave up some of the food.

It was only then that Zhao Hu and Coach Wang realized that their leadership skills were seriously insufficient. The company was short of staff and had not prepared enough manpower to transport supplies before hitting Sunjiazhuang. If there were not four ready-made ships, these things might still be swaying around the Sunjia compound.

With the help of thousands of people from Pingshan Group, the materials on the ship were rapidly reduced at a speed visible to the naked eye. In less than half an hour, several ships were transported. Zhao Hu stepped forward and told the bosses of the ship to drive the ship to the reservoir in front. Only the water surface was wide and easy to hide. He asked them to go back and tell their respective factory managers that in the future, all the coal tar, pig iron and coke would be purchased at a high price if they could transport it!

These ship bosses also knew that Zhao Hu and his team must have made a big profit after capturing Sunjiazhuang. When they turned around, the factory managers naturally knew that the Eighth Route Army was not short of real money and silver. Instead of being forced to be taken away by the Japanese with military tickets, it would be better to hide it and sell it to the Eighth Route Army.

As the three ships drove away, Zhao Hu and the others did not leave. When the last empty ship arrived, the entire engineer company gathered again. Next, it was to cover the Pingshan regiment to transport supplies.

Zhao Hu looked at his soldiers. After a night of fighting, everyone was exhausted, so he shouted to everyone: "Comrades, this time, our first mission was successfully completed, we captured Sunjiazhuang and seized a lot of mechanical supplies. But now, it is far from a time to rest. There are countless supplies waiting to be transported by us, and countless ordinary people are rushing to Xibaipo. What should we do if we want to protect our fruits of victory?"

Guidance Wang raised his hand and took the lead in shouting: "Destroy the Japanese and protect the people!"

"Destroy the Japanese and protect the people!"

The crowd is infuriated and the fighting spirit is high!

Zhao Hu nodded. It seemed that after this battle, the engineering company had matured. As long as we survived the bloody battle below, the entire engineering company could be considered a qualified Eighth Route Army soldier.

"Below, everyone obeys the orders, bring enough equipment, and run forward!"

Pingshan County is flat, and the two sides of the Ye River are not suitable for blocking. The only way is to continue to move westward and set up blocking points at the entrance to the mountain to gain time for Pingshan Group.

When the team arrived at Guosu Village, they found that two companies had already built fortifications here. When they approached, they found that it was Commander Chen of Pingshan Regiment who led the team and pulled out two companies from the extremely limited people to excavate fortifications here!

"Captain Chen, why haven't you left yet? Just leave it here to us!"

Commander Chen smiled and said, "With such a wide terrain here, how can you just have to block it? Don't talk nonsense. The northern village will be handed over to you, and you must keep it for me!"

Zhao Hu looked at the surrounding terrain. It was at the main entrance to the mountain. The terrain of the mountain pass was good, with two mountains and one ditch, but it was also the main target of the Japanese attack.

The terrain on the south side is also very flat, but behind it is a water area, which is probably not the focus of the Japanese attack. Even if they conquer the south side, they cannot form a roundabout way.

The Guosu Village in the north is different. If the Japanese conquered this place, they could detour to the north side of the mountain and form a side attack on the mountain pass, so this place is also crucial.

The people in the village had already moved to emptied, and even half of the wells were filled, leaving only one or two for the team to drink.

Zhao Hu was also very grateful to Commander Chen. After all, this place is not a mountain. There is a village as a cover and saying that anything is better than being bombed on the flat ground.

The main equipment of the engineering company, the squadron shovel, has not been built yet. Fortunately, there are some farm tools in the village, so no one needs to give instructions. Under the leadership of the four platoon leaders, they can be grabbed and dug.

However, Zhao Hu stopped the fourth platoon leader: "Cannon, come on!"

"Yes, company commander, what's the matter?"

"I think Commander Chen and his long-range weapons are limited. Although the two companies have six grenade launchers, their settings are a bit unreasonable. If you bring people over and guard the North Mountain, if I lose here, you can provide fire cover!"

"But this village?"

"The cannon barrel in the village is not used, and it may hurt your own people. You go to the back slope behind the mountain and make preparations. Remember, you must use all the remaining thunder cannons to exert their strength and beat the Japanese to hurt them. If they are afraid, they will not dare to continue chasing us!"

"Yes, I guarantee to complete the task!" Platoon Commander Hao took the machine cannon platoon, carried the seized 92nd level and the diesel cylinder he brought, and took the order and left.

Under the leadership of the platoon leader, the three platoon soldiers were familiar with digging various trenches and fortifications. The engineers platoons dared not be the leader. The level of digging fortifications can completely get rid of other troops. They usually dig when they have nothing to do and have long become little engineers. Although they have never played close combat in such villages, they have practiced a lot.

When Zhao Hu was constantly giving ideas to the three platoon leaders, Commander Chen took the guards to the village.

"Company Commander Xiao Zhao, what's wrong with you when you arrange the cannon platoon to the Yamaguchi? Don't be on guard here?"

"Haha, Commander Chen is here. Look, our machine gun platoon is full of heavy weapons and cannot be transferred in time. In addition, it is even more dangerous to place the explosive pack here. The Japanese can take half of the village after a shot, so they have to put it behind the mountain, so they have the chance to boom the Japanese."

Commander Chen was also a veteran. He nodded when he heard this, but he stopped when he walked to the trench: "Xiao Zhao, why did you dig this trench so deep? And what's wrong with the pits here?"

"Captain Chen, I found that the Japanese were all shorts, so I dug the trench deeper. Even if the Japanese occupied them, they would not be able to shoot against us, but we could throw a few grenades from behind. This is a profit of no profit!"

"Haha, no wonder, the machine gunners in your company are all tall. By the way, where have I seen two tallest ones gone before?"

"Oh, they are not suitable for positional warfare. I asked them to go to the back to attack the Japanese transportation line. Maybe they can touch the Japanese wounded barracks or something."

"Well, those dozen soldiers are obviously elite at first sight. Good steel will be used on the blade. I will also send you a few more to you and let you take them!"

"A word of mind, as long as Captain Chen brings people, I promise to train them to cry all day long!"

Commander Chen joked for a while and then turned around to guide the soldiers of the two companies to improve the trenches. Zhao Hu had just finished some preparations and a roar sounded in the sky.

"Enemy plane, concealed!"

The sound of the reconnaissance whistle broke the calm of the battlefield. All the soldiers threw their tools and dodged and hid in the anti-cannon hole.

Not long after, four Japanese planes with plaster flags on their wings flew into the sky. The trenches here must not be hidden from the Japanese. So, black bombs fell from the sky with a harsh roar!
Chapter completed!