September 30, 1937, the last day of September.

On the fifth day after the defeat at Pingxingguan, the 21st Brigade finally occupied Lingqiu. In this regard, Yue Siliang, who was stationed in Liudian, received the news as soon as possible, but he could only be helpless. The 1,000 people of the 424th Regiment can't hold a county seat.

The Japanese did not stay long in Lingqiu, and their large force left a large force in the county town and then marched out. Like the Jin Suijun who left before, their purpose was not the small county town in front of them, but the capital of Shanxi, Taiyuan.

Lingqiu County, the headquarters of the Japanese army.

"Captain, through reliable intelligence, it has been shown that in Lingqiu County, there is currently a unit of the Eighth Route Army stationed in the area of Liudian."

"The Eighth Route Army? Is that the army that attacked us before? ”

Nishimura, the captain of the Japanese army, said with some uncertainty, and he only said it after seeing his subordinates nodding their heads in certainty.

"Yes, it was this army that killed Kawada and Yoshimura. This is a weak force that only dares to attack the baggage troops. Now that I know where they are, I'll avenge them in Yoshimura. They're no match for me in the frontal battle! ”

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"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

On the training ground of the 424th regiment, the soldiers were forming several phalanxes and working hard to train and fight. But Yue Siliang, who was standing in the distance, frowned more tightly the more he looked at it.

"Commander, what's wrong?"

Di Hanming saw that Yue Siliang didn't seem to be very satisfied, and asked with some curiosity.

"It's not good to practice like this, many fighters shouted loudly, but I knew at a glance that it was a showcase, and the next plate was unstable. In this way, there is no point in going into battle, even if it is an encounter with the enemy. ”

Di Hanming heard his anxiety, and Di Hanming had the opposite attitude towards him.

"Commander, I don't agree with your idea. As the saying goes, speed is not enough, and there is a big gap between the quality of our soldiers and the Japanese army, both in terms of education level and nutritional supplements. And many of the team are new recruits. It's unrealistic to expect them to become stabbing masters in a short period of time.

Besides, the soldiers have just joined the army, and the corresponding ideological work has not yet been done, and if you give them high-intensity training now, something will go wrong. ”

Di Hanming's exhortation made Yue Siliang's mouth bitter for a while.

"I don't understand what you're saying, it's just that time is running out......"

"Captain!"

Yue Siliang was about to say something more, but Wang Shuangyin interrupted him from behind with a shout. Yue Siliang and Di Hanming turned their heads and saw Wang Shuangyin running over with an anxious face.

"What's the matter? Take your time. ”

"Commander, something happened. Intelligence shows that the enemy in Lingqiu County has come out and is now rushing in the direction of our regiment. There were about three squadrons of about five hundred people. In about two hours, we should be here in about two hours. ”

"It's coming so fast!"

Yue Siliang raised his eyebrows, as soon as he finished speaking, the Japanese army had already rushed over, which was what he was most worried about.

"Political commissar, you go and organize the fellow villagers to go into the mountains to hide. Double seal, you go and inform the three battalions and the troops directly under each regiment to assemble. A vicious battle awaits us. ”

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At this time, Yue Si's conscience can be said to be not easy, it is different from the previous time in Xigou, although the battle was equally fierce, they all knew that there were brother troops around them to help each other. But now it's different, this is an encounter, and only their 424th Regiment is fighting alone in the territory of Lingqiu!

"Let's start the pre-war meeting, Double Seal, and briefly talk about the specific situation of the enemy."

Without any redundancy, Yue Siliang sat down with a golden knife, spread out Liu Dian's map and the diary in his hand, and listened attentively to Wang Shuangyin's narration.

"After re-determination, the enemy who came here this time was the Xicun Brigade stationed in Lingqiu County. Led by Captain Nishimura himself, he led three squadrons to attack us. In addition to light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and grenadiers, it is worth noting that the enemy is armed with infantry guns, and there are more than two of them. ”

After listening to Wang Shuangyin's brief description, Yue Siliang generally had an idea in his heart.

"It is clear that the enemy has learned the lesson of the last Pingxingguan. This time, I want to suppress the generation gap on our equipment. But we just can't do what the devil wants. You can't hide for sure, and if you want to fight, you'll fight beautifully.

The first company and the second company, your two companies and the sharpshooter team will be guarding the sour jujube slope at that time. When the enemy appears, you can block it first. However, it's important to remember that there's no need to dwell too much on your enemies.

In the fourth company, you also have a guard platoon at the entrance of the village to engage the enemy in close combat, and you can engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy under appropriate circumstances. But again, you can't get too entangled with the enemy, trying to lure the enemy into the village. Once the enemy has been introduced into the village, wait for the opportunity to engage in a street battle with the enemy.

Now we have an hour to prepare, and all battalions are ready to mobilize before the battle! ”

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"Commander, do you think the enemy will follow our plan?"

According to Li Jie, who was stationed in the east of the village, said with uncertain eyes, this time was different from the battle of Xigou, they did not have good terrain and fortifications as cover. A village made of adobe and rocks could not withstand the Japanese artillery fire.

"When the battle starts, all the previous plans are a blank slate, and only by mastering the rhythm of the battlefield can you make your plan a plan, otherwise, all plans are hypothetical."

"Da Da Da ......"

Before Yue Siliang's words were finished, there was a gunshot on the side of the sour jujube slope.

"The enemy has arrived."

Listening to the gunshots in the direction of the sour jujube slope, Yue Siliang felt as if he was listening to a concert, and the beautiful sounds of various musical instruments made him feel intoxicated.

The distance from the county seat to Liudian is not far, less than twenty miles. However, the road of these twenty miles is not very easy to walk, especially in the section near Liudian, and there is a mountain road that needs to turn three turns. That is to say, there is a hillside that is not tall or low in the middle of Liudian and the road to the county seat.

This hillside does not have a name, but the mountain is full of sour jujube trees, so it was named sour jujube slope by Yue Siliang. At this time, on the sour jujube slope, the first company, the second company, and the sharpshooter team were making the first block against the enemy.

"Commander, I don't understand why you want the soldiers of the first battalion to act together with the sharpshooters? The first battalion suffered the largest attrition in the last battle, and this time it also had the most recruits. What exactly are you going to do with a bunch of recruits at the front? ”

"Training."

Yue Siliang smiled mysteriously, but faintly spit out these two words. Li Jie, who didn't ask anything, frowned, but he didn't lose heart, but thought about it carefully.

"No, it's not right."

Li Jie's ears were very sharp, and he quickly heard the problem from the gunfire on the other side of the sour jujube slope. There are two main types of gunfire over there. One is the Japanese army's 38 big cover, and the other is the "water bead" Mosin Nagant.

Needless to say, the 38 big cover was the gun of the Japanese army, and many of the soldiers of the first battalion were also reused. However, the gunfire of the 38 big cover was obviously chaotic, crackling and beating like a drum. Li Jie knew that the recruits who had just joined the army were basically like this, and they were not very good at aiming when shooting, and the first time they let go of the gunner, they were nervous, and they gave him ten rounds of ammunition, and they were ready to put them clean up with sweaty palms for you.

He didn't care about these normal phenomena, and he heard something different about the unusual fact that Mosin Nagant's gunshots were exceptionally regular. After all, the reason why "Shui Lianzhu" is called "Shui Lianzhu" is because its gunfire is particularly crisp, just like the sound of water droplets falling on the water.

"Regiment commander, do you want to use the first battalion to protect the sharpshooters, and the first and second companies to cover the sharpshooters?"

Li Jie asked with some uncertainty that his surprise was not unreasonable. Let more than 200 people cover for more than 20 people, this kind of play is really too new at the moment. Li Jie had never seen anyone play like this before, and in the current war, all the powerful countries still respect the kind of large-scale group army battles. Very few people really take the combat of small forces as a serious subject.

"Otherwise, it's your thief, and a gunshot will make you hear that the meridian is coming. If I could, I really wanted the people of the Sharpshooter Team to use the 38 big cover, so that it might be more confusing. Unfortunately, for a sniper, the sense of the gun is very important, and if they are asked to change the gun temporarily, it may be counterproductive. ”

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