At 10 o'clock in the morning of September 14, 15 miles south of Hanjiagou, a place came out of the valley.

On the sandy road, Zhao Shixun squatted by a freshly dug soil pit and carefully put a heavy border area mine into it. After placing the mine, Zhao Shixun carefully filled the soil and rocks on one side near the mine. When there was only a little left of the mine, Zhao Shixun carefully hooked the lead to the mine's ignition device, and then connected it to the hair pressure board. Once everything is set up, carefully cover the mines with the surrounding soil.

When Zhao Shixun got this batch of mines, he was once startled by this extremely rough workmanship. This kind of thing is not so much a mine as a pimple of cast iron. This thing was filled with inferior explosives in a bubble-filled cast iron sphere, and finally detonated by a crude fuse.

The regiment commander told Zhao Shixun that in order to ensure the firing rate of this kind of border mine, the use of home-made firing fuses is very sensitive, so Zhao Shixun must not be careless when laying them. The difference in the supply of weapons in the Eighth Route once again refreshed Zhao Shixun's cognition, and at the same time, he couldn't help but be in awe of these soldiers who could persist in fighting behind enemy lines.

In this blocking battle, the regimental headquarters considered that the Seventh Company blocked all the forces of the Japanese army in Hengqu County with the strength of one unsatisfactory company, and its strength was indeed very weak. Therefore, the regiment commander gave Zhao Shixun all 20 of the 30 mines sent by the commissioner, no matter how to use the regiment headquarters, there are so many mines, anyway, you have to block the Japanese puppet army with increased strength for more than three hours.

After getting these mines, Zhao Shixun and Zhou Yudazhu decided to divide the minefield into three pieces after checking the terrain.

According to the instructions of the regimental headquarters, all 20 mines were to be placed on the road to completely block the passage of Japanese cars and infantry. But after arriving at the ambush area, Zhao Shixun felt that this way of laying mines was basically useless.

The ambush site was chosen to be located in a narrow valley that stretches for a kilometer, and the road runs through the valley, which is indeed an excellent ambush area.

But the only problem is that although the valley is narrow, the peaks on both sides are not high, at best less than 200 meters above the road, and the slope is average.

In this kind of place, if the general ambush force can indeed effectively prevent the enemy's breakthrough, but the seventh company cannot!

The reason is nothing else, that is, the number of people in the Seventh Company is too small and the firepower is too weak.

Zhao Shixun, who studied in Japan, was well aware of the Japanese army's tactics in the face of ambushes in the valley. According to the Japanese infantry discipline, once the troops are ambushed, the Japanese army will not be like a puppet army. Instead, they will immediately seize the commanding heights on both sides of the highway under the command of the officer. In order to ambush the Japanese army, the Seventh Company had to control the commanding heights on both sides of the road. Although this result could expose the Japanese army to the enemy, it also dispersed the already weak firepower of the Seventh Company.

Zhao Shixun, who has been fighting with the Japanese army all the year round, is very familiar with the tactics of the Japanese army, and after the Japanese army encounters an ambush, they will consciously seize the commanding heights on the side of the road, instead of lying on the ground stupidly waiting for you to fight. Therefore, if the Seventh Company did not control the commanding heights on both sides, once the Japanese seized one side, they would inevitably be able to quickly drive the Seventh Company down the mountain with superior firepower, and it would have become a joke to block the attack for three hours.

But even if the 7th Company occupies the commanding heights on both sides, once the Japanese army finds that the road is closed by mines, they will never stupidly risk your bullets to clear the mines, but will immediately suppress one side with superior firepower, and then concentrate their forces to quickly take the other side, and finally take advantage of the situation to take the other side!

Therefore, after looking at the terrain, Cho Se-hoon decided to divide the limited mines into three parts. The first part of the eight is all buried on the road, two in a group, and four along the road.

The second and third parts were all six, all of which were buried in the path of the Japanese army's attack on the commanding heights, and were used to delay the Japanese offensive. In this way, the Japanese army absolutely did not dare to rashly attack when it could not figure out the number of mines, and could only reorganize a tentative attack. In this way, the Seventh Company will be able to drag the superior devil for three hours. If not, Zhao Shixun was worried that his troops would not be able to carry it for even an hour.

In the past, when he was in the national army, Zhao Shixun once led a battalion of more than 400 people to ambush the logistics troops escorted by a squadron of the Japanese army. As a result, with sufficient ammunition, it was impossible to withstand even two waves of attacks by one squadron of the Japanese army. The narrow hilltop position allowed the Japanese mortars to maximize their firepower superiority and inflict great casualties on the Chinese army, which lacked heavy weapons.

After laying all the mines, Zhao Shixun stood up tiredly and stretched. Under the bright sunshine, the ridges on both sides of the wildflowers, which bloom with unknown names, seem to be covered with a veil of haze, and the people who watch it are fascinated.

A dozen young distressed warriors finished laying mines when they suddenly found a rabbit running out of a cave in the ridge in a panic. During the chase, several fighters fell to the ground, and hearty laughter immediately echoed through the valley.

Looking at these immature gray backs, Zhao Shixun suddenly felt that he was a little unbearable. They are so young, many of them have never even touched a girl's hand, and now they have to face the brutal baptism ...... war.

When it was dark yesterday, the regiment commander and political commissar called Zhao Shixun to the regiment headquarters and had a heart-to-heart conversation.

It turned out that just last night, an underground party from Hengqu County rushed to the regiment headquarters overnight and brought the information of the Hengqu County garrison that the regiment commander had been worried about.

According to the underground party, Hengqu County had recently established a temporary warehouse for the Japanese army, and with it a squadron of Japanese troops was stationed. As soon as the Japanese army came, they wantonly arrested Zhuangding near the county seat and built warehouses, and strictly checked anyone entering and leaving the county.

The regiment commander told Zhao Shixun that the Japanese army had a transport convoy in Yuncheng. Therefore, once Yang Chenghu and them make a move, the Japanese army in Hengqu County is likely to come by car to increase the number of troops, and the regiment commander wants Zhao Shixun to be mentally prepared for a hard battle.

The political commissar told Zhao Shixun that the regiment knew that the Seventh Company had expanded half of its soldiers, and it was when there were many recruits and low combat effectiveness. However, at present, the regiment headquarters is really unable to draw a single soldier and increase the number of seven companies. More than half of the three companies in reserve were recruits, and the company of more than 100 people had only a pitiful machine gun. The third company was the last combat strength of the vanguard regiment, and the regiment commander had to keep it for the troops who were ambushed.

The spy company and the first battalion only had a strength of 700 people, and it was already more than enough to besiege the Japanese puppet army of nearly 400 people.

Seeing Zhao Shixun's solemn face, the regiment commander called a woman wearing a people's dress and a military hat of the Eighth Route Army in.

After being introduced, Zhao Shixun learned that this young woman in her early twenties was named Li Chunfeng, and she was an underground party in Hengqu County.

In order to make up for the weakness of the blocking force of the Seventh Company, Zhao Laowu talked about it after the regiment commander and the political commissar discussed. With Lao Wu's consent, the armed forces of the underground party in Hengqu County will rush to support the Seventh Company the next day, and Comrade Li Chunfeng will be the person in charge of the armed forces of the underground party.

……

After returning from the regiment headquarters, Zhao Shixun called Zhou Yu, the old immortal of the big pillar and the four squad leaders together, and quietly held a closed-door meeting.

At the meeting, Zhao Shixun did not hide it, and told the crisis faced by the Seventh Company. Zhao Shixun did not plan to tell those young soldiers this heavy news, he was afraid that it would make these soldiers who lacked experience in big battles timidly because of nervousness. He just hoped that these old fellows would be mentally prepared and not be scrambled in the heat of battle.

Just as Zhao Shixun was looking at these young figures and thinking blindly, the old immortal and the two soldiers walked over with a few baskets. Far away, the old immortal began to beckon the soldiers to come down the mountain to eat.

At the closed-door meeting, the old immortal never said a word, but said hello to Zhao Shixun after the meeting and said that he was going out to buy something.

"Melon babies! Come down to eat! Today, I ...... to improve the food for the big guys, the fragrant big meat buns, the skin is thin and the filling is big, and it's not too late! ”

Hearing that there were meat buns to eat, the warriors who were fighting on the mountain all rushed down at once.

Seeing the soldiers surrounding, the old immortal lifted the curtain on a large basket beside him and put three hot meat buns in each soldier's hand.

"Come, come, come! Don't worry, everyone has a share! There's something for everyone! …… Gua baby, eat slowly, don't choke! ”

"Old immortal, is it the New Year today? Eat even meat buns! Can we still eat meat buns for the next meal? ”

Several fighters asked excitedly while stuffing buns into their mouths.

"Hey...... this steamed bun is not eaten for nothing, it is for the big guy to save up enough energy to beat the little devil. When the battle is won, the old immortal is steaming buns for the big guys! ”

"Old immortal ......! You can't go back, when you beat the little devil today, I will have to eat buns tomorrow! The company commander is also here, you must not fool me! ”

When a nineteen-year-old soldier with a big round face heard this, he didn't care that his mouth was stuffed with buns, and he roared angrily.

"Turtle son's! Dazhuang, you kid knows how to eat. I'm old and immortal, today I spit a nail and a nail, as long as I beat the devil away, I will definitely let you eat another meat bun tomorrow ....... ”

"Company commander......, you heard me, company commander."

"Hmmm! I heard it, and when I beat the devils away, I will eat the buns again tomorrow. ”

"yes...... Eat steamed buns again! ”

……

Looking at the happy soldiers, Zhao Shixun suddenly felt that his heart hurt a little.

Lowering his head slightly, Zhao Shixun took his eyes off them, and took out his pocket watch boringly to look at the time.

"Sir, eat some, meat buns just out of the pot."

I don't know when, the old immortal has already walked over and handed Zhao Shixun two hot meat buns.

"Thank you, I'm not hungry, give my share to my brothers."

"Alas! How can anyone not be hungry?! You didn't eat in the morning, and I don't know ....... Eat, listen to me, eat enough and die hard, this is my trick to try and drink. Hey. ”

"What a mess, you ......."

Hearing this, he smiled helplessly, and Zhao Shixun took a big bite of the meat bun in his hand.

…… To be continued, ask for collection, ask for recommendation!

(End of chapter)