At the Zhangzhuang guerrilla station, the captain Zhang Youcheng had a solemn face, and it had lasted for almost two days.

As soon as he was free, he sat at the table with a frown, thinking about nothing without saying a word.

It stands to reason that now that the guerrillas are developing well, he should be happy.

Because from the beginning of the capture of Zhangzhuang to maintain the association, the strength of the guerrillas has expanded dramatically, and many young people from nearby villages have come to join the guerrillas and fight the devils because they have a grudge against the devils.

Before the Japanese launched the sweep, the guerrillas had already expanded to more than 40 guns, and they were also armed with a light machine gun, which was definitely the strongest guerrilla force in the nearby ten miles and eight townships.

Cooperate with the main force to counter-sweep and push the Japanese sweep troops out of the guerrilla activity area.

The total strength of the guerrillas has increased rather than decreased, further expanding to 58 men, equipped with 41 guns, one light machine gun, and five box guns, and the overall strength has been greatly enhanced.

However, problems followed.

There are more guns, there are more people, and when a war starts, there will be more ammunition consumption.

The guerrillas' ammunition was captured and their limited ammunition could not afford to wear it out.

Although the main force left itself a few hundred rounds of ammunition in case of emergency before retreating, there were so many guerrillas that the average number of rounds in the hands of each member of the team was less than thirty.

If the devils come to sweep again, and the main force fails to reinforce in time, this bit of ammunition will not be able to hold up even a day.

Zhang Youcheng is now frowning and meditating, just thinking about this issue.

The guerrillas are a bunch of recruits, and they don't know anything but guns.

Without bullets, the rifle is not as good as a burning stick on the battlefield, and everyone is going to save their lives.

When you run into a devil, you will definitely not even have a chance to fight back, and you will be killed directly.

In order to prevent everyone from dying in vain after facing the devils, he must do everything possible to prepare a sufficient amount of ammunition for the troops before the devils launch the next sweep.

The first thought that popped into my mind was to ask for help from the regimental headquarters.

But as soon as this idea appeared, he rejected it himself.

He didn't know the real situation of the garrison, but he knew the situation of the old troops.

In the old units, the main forces sometimes ran out of ammunition, let alone support the guerrillas.

So he gave up the idea of asking for help from his superiors at that time, and planned to be self-sufficient.

Easier said than done.

Only the Japanese puppet army had ammunition in their hands nearby, and all the Japanese puppet troops were shrunk in the stronghold, and unless the stronghold was taken down, not a single bullet could be grabbed.

And if you want to capture the stronghold, it is obviously impossible.

The smallest stronghold nearby also has a squadron of devils and a battalion of puppet troops.

Even if all the nearby guerrillas were dispatched, they would not be able to take it.

Zhang Youcheng also thought about luring the snake out of the hole, killing a few Japanese puppet soldiers outside the stronghold, and seizing the ammunition on their bodies, which accumulated a lot.

But the Japanese puppet army was too cautious.

Either they don't move, or if they do, they will have two or three hundred people together, and they can't gnaw such a big bone at all.

Even if you use guerrilla warfare and sneak attacks, you can kill a few enemies.

The Japanese puppet army will also bring all the corpses, weapons and ammunition back to the stronghold when retreating, and will not give themselves a chance at all.

As a result, not only did not a single bullet be captured in an operation, but several were used, and the gains outweighed the losses.

After both methods were rejected, no matter how hard Zhang Youcheng racked his brains, he couldn't think of a third solution.

At this time, the deputy captain suddenly rushed in, followed by a young man, dressed as a vendor selling goods in the streets.

"Captain, the traffic officer who contacted us from my superiors is here."

Then he pointed to the young man behind him and introduced: "He is the traffic officer sent by his superiors, and he brought a letter of introduction, which I have confirmed and is true." Comrade Gong Haoyun, this is our captain Zhang Youcheng, the superiors sent you over, do you have a task? ”

Gong Haoyun hurriedly saluted and reported, "Captain Zhang is good." ”

"The mission is the same as before, it hasn't changed. I came here to convey another order from the regimental headquarters. ”

"The regimental headquarters took into account the small number of guerrilla combat captures and the lack of ammunition, and specially ordered you to solve this problem."

"The regiment commander asked you to find a way to consume the ammunition in the hands of the Japanese puppet army, collect the bullet casings they left on the battlefield, and then send the bullet casings back to the base area to exchange bullets."

"Five bullet casings for one bullet, whether it's seven or nine caliber or six or five caliber, it's fine."

Zhang Youcheng's furrowed brows suddenly stretched, and he stared at the traffic officer and asked, "Comrade Gong Haoyun." What you say is true, we can really use bullet casings to exchange bullets for bases. ”

"It's true, I'm sure, as long as the bullet casings are returned to the base area, five bullet casings can be exchanged for one bullet." Gong Haoyun nodded in affirmation.

"Great......"

Zhang Youcheng shouted excitedly.

"I was worried about how to get ammunition for the guerrillas, and the regimental headquarters helped us solve the problem."

"Bullet casings are easy to do, as long as we want to, we can get as many as we want."

"Vice captain, if I'm not mistaken, the last counter-sweep, for three full days, our firefight with the devil was not broken."

"I estimate that if I send someone over now and collect along the march route of the Japanese puppet army, four or five thousand bullet casings will definitely be found."

"So, let's split up."

"Leave me the squad with the strongest combat effectiveness, and you take the remaining squad to collect bullet shells."

The vice captain didn't move, and asked with a worried face, "What about you, captain?" ”

"Of course, I'm going to ask the little devil for a bullet casing." Zhang Youcheng replied with a sneer.

"We can't grab the bullets equipped by the devils, but I have a way to get the bullet shells."

"Call the squad leader right away, I have a task for him."

In the stronghold of the Japanese puppet army in Chengguan Town, the low morale of the attacking troops recovered after two days of rest.

The squadron leader regained his spirits and began to think about the second attempt of the troops into the guerrilla area.

"Bang Bang ......"

Several gunshots suddenly rang out outside the stronghold, followed by a scream from the top of the turret.

"Sir, it was the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army who attacked us, and the sentry on duty on the roof of the building was killed and wounded." The second lieutenant hurried over to report.

"Eight Geya Road, cunning guerrillas, I was thinking about how to launch a new round of sweeps to kill them, but I didn't expect them to come to the door by themselves."

"Since you're here, don't go."

"The first and second infantry squads, the mortar detachment, the heavy machine gun detachment, and the first company of the Imperial Allied Army, immediately follow me out and kill them."

"The others stayed in the stronghold."

"According to the intelligence, the three attacking forces that re-entered the area occupied by the Imperial Army did not operate in this area, and we took the opportunity to take out the nearby guerrillas."

Outside the stronghold, Zhang Youcheng had a serious face.

What he's most worried about now is that the devil will be a turtle with a shrunken head and won't come out!

In this way, no matter how much ammunition they consume, they will not get a bullet casing in the end.

Keep your eyes glued to the colony gate, praying that it will open soon.

"Captain, the devil is out." The squad leader suddenly shouted, his face full of excitement.

"More than 100 devils, more than 100 puppet soldiers, and heavy machine guns and mortars, came just in time." Zhang Youcheng also had a smile on his face.

immediately ordered: "Squad Leader Li, take two people to run ahead of the devils, shoot two shots from time to time, take the devils to look uphill, and the others follow me, bring the prepared things, and meet them there for a while." ”

"Bang bang...... Dadada......"

Looking uphill is a hill, and as soon as the Japanese puppet army walked in, a series of gunshots rang out on the hill on the flank of the troops, including rifles and machine guns.

Bullets whizzed over, and the devil reacted quickly, still killing and wounding four people.

"Fight back, machine gun fire right away, repel them." The squadron leader subconsciously ordered, and then a pair of eyes began to glow.

"There are machine guns in the mountains, and we must have encountered the main force of the guerrillas."

"All the machine guns were fired, and the fire suppressed them."

"A small team outflanked left and right, and the second team and the Imperial Association Army attacked head-on and killed them."

The appearance of the machine gun gave the squadron leader a chance to annihilate the enemy, and he decided to seize it and take out them here.

The heavy machine gun was quickly erected and opened fire to the hill where the guns were fired.

The six light machine guns equipped by the two squads were not far behind, and the bullets hit the hill like money.

The rifleman shot as he swooped down the hill.

"Da Da Da ......"

The gunfire on the hill has not stopped, especially the machine guns, the sound is very dense.

Seeing that the guerrillas did not slip away as before, the smile on the squadron leader's face became even stronger, and he seemed to have seen the picture of the guerrillas being killed by himself, and continued to shout.

"Grenadier fire, take out their machine guns, our machine guns continue to increase their firepower, cover the infantry assault, first close the circle, and then eat them, this time nothing can be said to let them slip again."

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The explosion soon rang out on the high ground, and the dense gunfire finally stopped.

Five minutes later, the attacking troops also managed to rush up the hill.

But once again, the squadron leader was disappointed.

In addition to a dozen bullet casings on the hill, there was not a single guerrilla detachment.

No, there was a tin bucket with hot steam, full of confetti from the explosion of the firecracker.

It turned out that the gunshots just now were real except for the beginning, and then all the firecrackers exploded.

It is equivalent to attacking himself for half a day, and the target turned out to be a tin bucket filled with firecrackers.

The squadron leader was clearly aware of all this, and his face immediately turned the color of pig's liver, and anger bubbled out, like a powder keg that could explode at any moment.

In the end, he endured it, because the whole attack was decided and ordered by him, and there was no goal if he wanted to get angry.

With a calm face, he asked: "Have you found a route for the guerrillas to retreat?" ”

"Hey." The second lieutenant squad leader replied with his head down.

Knowing that the squadron leader is very angry now, he doesn't say much nonsense.

The squadron leader decided to vent his anger on the guerrillas that he had not yet caught up, and immediately ordered: "Then what are you waiting for, immediately pursue." ”

"The machine guns are here, and their main force must be here."

"Catch up with them, kill them, and we'll win."