Chapter 1 There is no choice
Lying on the hillside, the warm feeling of the early spring sun shining on his body in the southeast of Shanxi made Li Ziyuan, who had been depressed since the work adjustment, suddenly feel much better. It's just that when he squinted his eyes and saw the new subordinates who were training hard under the mountain, he was in a good mood, and he didn't know where he flew in an instant.
Think about when you were in the main force, Hao Lai was also the company commander of the number one main company in the whole regiment. His own main regiment is also the unit of the whole division. But now he was kicked to a place like the Ludong Military Division, not to mention the armed forces, and before he could wait for his ass to sit hot, he was transferred to this Hubei County and became the captain of the basic guerrillas in this county.
If he had a fully formed armed force, he would have accepted it if he was transferred here to be a guerrilla leader. But at the moment, two-thirds of the guerrillas are adapted from the district squad, and they have no tactical literacy except for being able to run and shoot. The remaining third, they are simply recruits.
As for weaponry, it's even more fucked-up. There are more than 60 people in the whole team, and there are only more than 20 Jin-made Type 38 rifles, and there are only 10 of Hanyang-made and old sleeves combined. Automatic weapons are more straightforward, machine guns are not considered. The only Jinzao submachine gun did not have a single bullet, and could only be used as an ornament.
The six and five rounds of ammunition all added together were just over a hundred, an average of only five rounds per gun. Not only are the rifling of the ten Hanyang-made and old sleeves almost worn out, but more importantly, the seven or nine bullets used in this gun, all the bullets added together, and each gun only has three rounds.
There are quite a few grenades made by the base itself, with an average of two grenades per person. But this grenade that exploded in half, the performance is just to solve the problem. The most powerful weapons of the whole team, in addition to more than a dozen Japanese-made Type 97 grenades, are nine Jin-made defensive grenades that I don't know where they were picked up and used as mines.
The lack of weapons is not his biggest headache, but the lack of cadres. There are more than 60 people in the team, and the two squadron leaders are the leaders of the district squad, and if the time is pushed forward by two months, the work of these two will still be the directors of the village armed forces committee. Is this leading troops to fight the same thing as commanding the basic militia in the village?
The cadres who had fought in the whole team, in addition to themselves, were two squad leaders who were transferred from the basic regiment of the division, plus the correspondent he brought from the main force. The training plan made by oneself is not enough for even the people who implement it. How do you bring this troop? How can this battle be fought?
Think about the predecessor of this guerrilla backbone brigade, the Hubei Independent Battalion, which was incorporated into the divisional backbone regiment. By the time he took over, not only was the establishment of the independent battalion gone, but it also changed from an independent battalion to a guerrilla unit. Everyone is brushing up, incorporated into the main force, but they are shrinking down, who will be comfortable in this change?
When he was in the old unit and was the platoon commander, he brought out a well-known reconnaissance platoon of the whole army. During the siege of the Ninth Road in the southeast of the Jin Dynasty in 38, he led a surprise attack in disguise to blow up the supply center line of the Japanese army along the road, which directly led to the retreat of the Japanese army on the road due to the cutting off of supplies, and the division commander praised him by name at the meeting of the cadres of the whole division.
When the company commander was three months old, he brought a new third-rate company with nothing into a company of combat heroes of the whole army and a famous sharp knife company in the whole division. Since he became a company commander, he has been a sharp knife company named by the leaders at the brigade and regiment levels in every battle. As long as the target specified by the superiors is not reached, there is nothing that cannot be taken.
In the anti-sweeping operation last autumn, in a single operation, his company brutally defeated two Japanese squads that were preparing to attack the brigade headquarters in a single operation, and when the firepower was at a disadvantage, the strength was almost equal, and it was in a situation of encounter, setting a record for the whole brigade.
Even if it is necessary to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the local armed forces, why do so many people in the whole regiment have to pick themselves. The regiment commander is too, doesn't he always say that he is the best company commander in the whole regiment? Why did the superiors kick themselves out first as soon as they asked for someone?
Just when Li Ziyuan was lying on the hillside and sighed, lamenting that he was unlucky. The messenger he brought from the main force at the foot of the mountain ran over panting and said, "Company commander, the brothers who were on guard in front came back to report that there are more than 60 devils with more than 100 puppet troops rushing over to Wangjiagou. ”
Hearing that the Japanese puppet army was rushing towards him, Li Ziyuan hurriedly jumped up and ran down the mountain, and said to the messenger who was following his buttocks: "What are you doing with Lao Tzu, immediately go down the mountain and notify the troops to assemble." I'll take a small team to the front. Let Guan Li immediately notify the village cadres and cover the transfer of the villagers to the mountain. ”
As soon as Li Ziyuan's words fell, the correspondent said something that almost didn't hurt his nose: "Captain, it's too late to transfer fellow villagers." The devils and the puppet army are less than five miles away from us, and their vanguard has already reached the corner of the mountain outside the village. ”
After the correspondent finished speaking, Li Ziyuan couldn't help but burst into a rage: "Why do the sentry posts eat, the devils are less than five miles away, and the forwards only come to report when they feel under their noses." You fucking go and gather the troops, get them out first. We're trying to figure out a way to get there, and if the devil can't find it, we won't necessarily attack the countryman. ”
Looking at Li Ziyuan, who was a little furious, this communicator he brought from the old army didn't dare to say anything. He stuck out his tongue and immediately ran down the hill to gather his troops. Looking at the back of the correspondent, Li Ziyuan couldn't help but curse in his heart: "It's really fucking hell, what are you afraid of." ”
It's just that the Japanese puppet army has already touched the reality under his nose, but he doesn't have time to think about it. After descending the mountain, he immediately led his troops to the north of Wangjiagou and quickly went up the mountain. Fortunately, there were only a few guns in the army, and the poor ammunition was carried on the shoulders of those who had guns. As for the village, there is nothing left except the covering.
However, the speed of the Japanese puppet army's actions was obviously beyond Li Ziyuan's expectations. Just as he brought his miscellaneous army to Beishan on the front foot, the Japanese puppet army on the back foot had already appeared at the entrance of Wangjiagou Village. Watching the mountain go up the hill with his front feet, the back feet had already arrived, and quickly rushed into the village in battle formation, and the Japanese puppet army with a heavy machine gun was also carried by a brigade.
In particular, the Japanese troops with heavy machine guns set up their heavy machine gun positions at the entrance of the village, so that they could overlook the entire Wangjiagou and control the Nanshan Mountain, including the Beishan Mountain, where they were located, and all the surrounding hills within 500 meters. Li Ziyuan's heart couldn't help but tighten.
This Japanese puppet army came to Wangjiagou this time, obviously not for the sake of Qingxiang, but definitely had a clear goal. If it weren't clear that there was something they wanted in Wangjiagou Village, they wouldn't have quickly launched a battle formation from the moment they approached Wangjiagou. The positions of heavy machine guns will not be so targeted.
In the entire Wangjiagou, it should not be said that in the entire territory of Hubei County, the current anti-Japanese armed forces are their own. When the devil came to Wangjiagou at this time, his target could only be his own newly established Hubei County backbone guerrilla brigade. Grandma's, how does the devil know that he is hiding here to rest? This little devil's sense of smell is sensitive enough.
Just when Li Ziyuan was wondering how the news of his presence in Wangjiagou got out, the current leader of the first squadron, Guan Li, the captain of the second district where Wangjiagou was originally located, cautiously climbed to Li Ziyuan's side and said, "Captain, the devil has entered the village, should we fight?" If you don't do it, the fellow will suffer. ”
Guan Li's words, Li Ziyuan frowned and said, "Hit a fart." We only have two dozen guns on hand, and there are only a few bullets, how can you let me fight? As soon as we shoot here, the devil's heavy machine gun in Nanshan can crush us so much that we can't even lift our heads. When the time comes, don't talk about covering the transfer of fellow villagers, it's not good to put us in by ourselves, and it will also arouse the ferocity of the devil. ”
Speaking of this, Li Ziyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Lao Guan, I'll take a small team to watch here. You take a few fighters from the district squad, use the ridge to the east of the village to touch the back of the devil's heavy machine gun, and use grenades to destroy the devil's machine gun. The rest of the warriors let Shi Jin take them and go up to the hill behind the side of the North Mountain. ”
"After you touch the devil's heavy machine gun position, don't rush to do it. After I have thirty gunshots here and attract the attention of the Nanshan devil's heavy machine gunner, you are using a grenade to knock out the devil's heavy machine gun position. Remember the grenades with devils, don't bring us to the local home. ”
After Li Ziyuan hesitated for a moment, he still took Guan Li and carefully withdrew from the top of the North Mountain to the col behind the North Mountain. The second squadron leader Shi Jin also called over, in addition to repeating the previous words on one side. Said to Shi Jin: "Except for the people taken by Lao Guan and a small team of people, the rest of the people you take with you the mountain behind the side of the North Mountain." ”
"After I lead the Japanese puppet army there, you greet me with a platoon gun and a grenade. But before the devil was led there by me, Lao Tzu was picked by the devil with a bayonet, and you were not allowed to shoot a single shot. There are also those recruits, all of whom are brought to the back mountain by Lao Tzu. These guys put them in battle, and that was to send them to their deaths or to make trouble. ”
"When Lao Guan went to Nanshan, let my correspondent come with you with a military number. After taking out the Japanese heavy machine gun position, you immediately let him blow the charge trumpet. It is definitely not possible to fight hard now, just a few guns and such bullets, it is difficult to even protect ourselves, let alone rescue the people. Now I only hope that our suspicious tactics can lure the Japanese puppet army away. ”
"Damn, I hunted geese all day long, but I didn't expect to be peked blind by geese today. There has always been only Lao Tzu to sneak attack the devil, but now he was attacked by the devil to Lao Tzu. After this battle, Lao Tzu is settling accounts with the guy who let the devil touch under his nose. ”
Li Ziyuan seemed a little nagging, but he couldn't help it. These two were both directors of the village armed forces committee before, and they had been district squad leaders for less than a month, and they were incorporated into their own units along with their troops. Guan Li still looks like a soldier, but this Shi Jin in front of him doesn't look like a person who has led soldiers.
He didn't tell him to be more careful, because he couldn't save the fellow countrymen, and then put this basic guerrilla force into it. As for the latter words, it is pure venting. And the guy who served as a sentry, how did he let the devil feel under his nose before he found out, at least he didn't have time to investigate until this battle was over.
After Guan Li and Shi Jin nodded their heads in agreement, Li Ziyuan waved his hand and asked them to carry it out. With a small team, he cautiously touched back to the mountainside of Beishan. Although the entire Beishan was within the fire coverage of the heavy machine guns of the Japanese army in Nanshan at this moment, Li Ziyuan now had no choice.