During this period, Li Ziyuan put all his 'fine' strength into training the troops. For more up-to-date chapters, visit: ШЩЩ.(7)(9)XS.сОМ. And Li Ziyuan's silence during this period of time also greatly relieved the Japanese puppet army in Hubei. That Luo Hekanshiro Shaozuo also put the main 'fine' force on the Baijin Railway.

Because the division commander of Luo Hekanshiro Shaozuo clearly told him that if there was any accident in the Baijin Railway, which was currently being built with all his strength, in his defense area, it would cost his head. Li Ziyuan died down, and he turned his 'essence' to the Baijin railway line. After all, his jurisdiction is not just a county in Hubei.

It's just that including Lieutenant General Wu Yunnan, the commander of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army in Changzhi City, all the commanders at all levels in all the Japanese strongholds along the Baijin Railway don't know. A sabotage battle launched against the Baijin Railway, which was far larger than they expected, was in full swing at the moment.

At the beginning of May, Li Ziyuan, who had basically completed the most basic training in leading the team, received an order from the old chief. His Hubei backbone guerrillas should cooperate with the main forces of the military region and the key regiments of the military sub-districts to launch a large-scale sabotage campaign along the Baijin Railway in Hubei and Ludong.

The main task of the Hubei backbone guerrillas in this battle was to contain the Japanese puppet army east of Pingchuan, including the Pingchuan stronghold, together with the Qiaokou and Luoma strongholds, and to ensure that the main force of the sub-division cooperated with the main force of the military region to carry out a large-scale sabotage battle against the Baijin Railway in Hubei.

This order was personally delivered by Wang Cheng to Hubei and conveyed to Li Ziyuan. In the conversation with Li Ziyuan, Wang Cheng clearly told Li Ziyuan that the breaking battle was the determination of the division commander himself. In addition to the main force of the division, the troops participating in the battle also included the vast majority of troops in the Taihang and Taiyue districts.

The Hubei through which the Baijin Railway passes is a key link in the battle. The basic regiment of the sub-division will cooperate with the main force of the military region and will launch a large-scale sabotage battle against the railway lines in Hubei and Ludong, and whether or not the sabotage attack in Hubei can achieve the goal this time is mainly to see whether the Japanese puppet army in Pingchuan, Qiaokou, and Luoma can be contained.

The attack on the Baijin Railway is of great significance, not only to break the blockade imposed by the Japanese puppet army on the use of the railway line as the backbone and the extension of the highway to our base area. The steel rails of the Baijin Railway are also the raw materials urgently needed by the headquarters arsenal. A large amount of explosives brought by the Japanese army for the construction of the Baijin Railway were also urgently needed by the military region.

However, considering that Li Ziyuan's troops were seriously insufficient, Wang Cheng temporarily deployed a company under Li Ziyuan's command. When Wang Cheng came this time, he brought this company with him. When deploying the mission, Wang Cheng resolutely told the company commander and instructor that the operation was commanded by Li Ziyuan.

Although these two people were very unimpressed by this order in their hearts, Wang Cheng's resolute attitude made the two of them only obey the order. After Wang Cheng left, Zeng Sheng, the commander of the Ninth Company, who was the number one main company commander of the Ludong Army Division's backbone regiment, said to Li Ziyuan very unconvinced: "Captain Li, it is said that the superior has given an order, and we have to obey it if we want to or not." ”

"But although we can't compare with the main force, we are also a well-known fist company in our divisional backbone regiment. They are all sharp knife companies used by regimental commanders and even divisional commanders at critical moments. Why should we listen to the command of a local guerrilla unit in your place? In terms of weapons, we are all about the same, and in terms of troops, we are twice as many as you guerrillas. ”

"You are a company commander from the old Red Army, and we can't compare with you in terms of seniority. But I was also the first to join the army after the main force crossed the Yellow River eastward, and I was also the company commander who fought one battle after another. On the battlefield, we have never been stunned, and the Japanese puppet army who died in my hands could not be counted in a few slaps. Why should I and my company obey your command? ”

"Even if I obey the order, the troops still have emotions in their hearts, which will affect the cooperation between us. If you want to convince me, there's nothing wrong with that. But you, Captain Li, have to show a little skill and let the brothers meet. Otherwise, it would not be a good thing for the troops to go to the battlefield with emotions. ”

Zeng Sheng, who was very unconvinced by Li Ziyuan, didn't care about the instructor who kept kicking him at his feet, and he opened the door to say what he thought in his heart. After Zeng Sheng's words were finished, his instructor said with some embarrassment: "Captain Li, Company Commander Zeng is so direct when he speaks, don't mind too much." ”

However, there are some things that Commander Zeng said correctly. It's not a good thing for this unit to go to the battlefield with emotions. Although we are also a local army, we are also a well-known fist company in this Ludong Army Division. You are also local guerrillas, whatever you may say. This main force is under the command of the local troops, and the fighters will definitely have some ideas in their hearts. Otherwise, Captain Li would 'show' his hand, and the soldiers would be convinced, wouldn't it? ”

After the instructor finished speaking, Li Ziyuan saw it. Not only is that Zeng Sheng a thorn, but this instructor is probably also the master who is afraid that the world will not be 'chaotic'. For being under his own command, he was also a little unconvinced. However, in Li Ziyuan's opinion, this is also quite normal. When I was transferred in by myself, wasn't I also angry?

The main force must have the appearance of the main force, and what kind of main force is it called if there is no arrogance in the heart? Although everyone is a local armed force, after all, they are the backbone regiments of the sub-division. At least in the Ludong Army Division, it is still the main force. Now that the guerrillas who are assigned to themselves do not even have a number of positive scriptures, it is normal for them to have resentment in their hearts.

Li Ziyuan, who was not angry, looked at the two unruly faces in front of him, and smiled: "In this way, let's also have a confrontation drill between us." After all, our soldiers have little experience in actual combat, and we just took advantage of this drill with fraternal units to test the results of the previous training. ”

Li Ziyuan pondered for a moment and said: "In this way, we will first march fifteen kilometers more fully armed than the mountains, and then we will have a company-level offensive and defensive conversion exercise." Whoever the superior designates to command, that's the matter of the superior. This time, let's make a 'private' bet, whoever wins will be in command. What do you two think? ”

Hearing Li Ziyuan's suggestion, the two people standing in front of him certainly had no opinion. For Li Ziyuan's guerrilla force, although the two of them were surprised when they felt the murderous aura of the cadres and soldiers. But in their eyes, the local armed forces are the local armed forces, and their own fist company in the whole army division surpasses them.

The two men gladly accepted the challenge and immediately turned to prepare. Chang Juan, who was standing beside Li Ziyuan, was a little uneasy and wanted to persuade Li Ziyuan, but he happened to see a strange smile on the corner of his mouth. After hesitating for a moment, Chang Juan didn't say what she wanted to persuade.

In fact, Chang Juan was very dissatisfied with Li Ziyuan's bet on the orders of his superiors. If you lose, do you really want to give up command? Isn't this taking the orders of your superiors as child's play? However, seeing Li Ziyuan's confident look, Chang Juan was not good at saying anything, but temporarily suppressed her dissatisfaction in her heart.

According to the competition rules formulated by Li Ziyuan, he and Zeng Sheng led the troops to conduct drills. And Zeng Sheng's instructor and Chang Juan served as the referees of this competition. The two units had 100 rounds of ammunition and 4 grenades each during the armed forced march competition.

The machine gunner and the secondary 'shooter' are equipped with 300 rounds of ammunition as standard. In the absence of so many bullets, counterweights of roughly equal weight are used instead. As for Li Ziyuan and Zeng Sheng, in addition to their own shell guns, they also carried a hundred rounds of ammunition each.

Before the game, Zeng Sheng, who had an arrogant face, proposed that the two 'Ting' Czech light machine guns he was equipped with were lighter in weight than those with crooked handles. He would not take advantage of this advantage, and proposed to exchange two 'Ting' Czech style for Li Ziyuan's two 'Ting' crooked machine guns to show the fairness of the game.

Regarding Zeng Sheng's so-called kindness in disguise, Li Ziyuan just smiled and did not accept it. It's just that when all the preparations are complete, it is indicated that you can start proceeding. For him, the difference in weight of one kilogram is really nothing. Anyway, no one has a heavy machine gun, and the rest of the weapons are pretty much the same.

Of course, when the Czech style is running, because of the appearance, it is more comfortable than the crooked handle. Zeng Sheng's so-called cheapness is nothing more. As for the difference in weight of this kilogram, what kind of impact can it have, Li Ziyuan still suggested waiting until he started running.

Li Ziyuan's refusal, Zeng Sheng didn't care. As for the fifteen-kilometer full-service armed off-road run, Zeng Sheng thought he was full of confidence. His troops, as the fist company of the divisional backbone regiment, often run long distances. Win a local armed guerrilla unit that wanders around the 'door' of your home all day long, isn't that a pinch?

It's just that he didn't know that it was precisely because he was wandering around the 'door' of his home all day long that Li Ziyuan specially carried out a certain amount of intensive training on the troops' long-distance armed cross-country ability. According to Li Ziyuan's words, if you can't win on the battlefield, you won't be ashamed, but if you can't win, then you will lose face and lose a lot of hair.

It's normal to win and lose on the battlefield, but in the case of a lost battle, you can't outrun the Japanese puppet army, so it's a question of whether the life of the relationship can be saved. In the case of a strong enemy and a weak enemy, whether he can quickly get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese puppet army at a critical moment has always been a very important question for Li Ziyuan.

In particular, in most cases, it is difficult for independent forces to be co-ordinated with other forces. First of all, it is necessary for the troops to have a strong marching ability, and to be able to quickly get rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army, which has a strong ability to march in the mountains, when necessary.

Li Ziyuan, who has undergone special training in the mountainous area, still has considerable confidence in his troops. From the very beginning of the competition, the two teams were able to go head-to-head. But after more than five kilometers, the results of Li Ziyuan's special 'door' training were shown.

After more than 10 kilometers, Zeng Sheng's troops began to fall behind. And the army in Li Ziyuan's hands, although it was also out of breath, none of them were left behind, and the troops did not 'show' obvious fatigue. Compared with Zeng Sheng, who carried a 'strong' machine gun on his shoulder, Li Ziyuan's troops carried two 'strong' machine guns firmly on the shoulders of the machine gunners.

In the final stage, without any rest, immediately in the middle of a charge against a hill. Zeng Sheng's troops were exhausted, and only a third of them finally rushed up the hill. And Li Ziyuan's troops all rushed up the hill in one go, and no one was left behind. The result of the first game is already clear by this point.