The first game was undoubtedly the result of losing, which made Zeng Sheng, who was originally full of confidence, and his company put away their original arrogance, and did not dare to underestimate this local armed force that was like a ragtag in their eyes. However, for Zeng Sheng, although he lost the first game, he was still very confident in the next offensive and defensive drills.

To show fairness, he decided to make only two platoons. But Li Ziyuan once again did not accept his kindness, and insisted that he even bring out all of his kind. Li Ziyuan's decision made Zeng Sheng feel as if he had been insulted, and insisted that he only send out two platoons with about the same strength as Li Ziyuan.

For this guy's insistence, Li Ziyuan didn't care either. It's his business how much he's willing to dispatch, and he just needs to do his own thing. As for the location of the confrontation drill, Li Ziyuan took advantage of the situation and chose the hill where he finally charged.

During the second phase of the exercise, Zeng Sheng generously asked Li Ziyuan to give priority to whether he would be the offensive side or the defensive side first. As for Zeng Sheng's high posture of a big brother, Li Ziyuan did not refuse to push the boat down the river and chose to attack first and then defend.

When the drill began, Zeng Sheng, who was full of confidence, was dumbfounded. Li Ziyuan didn't confront him head-on at all, but when attacking, the focus was on his flanks and sneak attacks. When Zeng Sheng, who was so anxious by Li Ziyuan's endless sneak attack methods, that he couldn't hold back his anger and took the initiative to attack, he found that he had fallen into the trap set by Li Ziyuan.

And wait until Li Ziyuan guards, when he acts as the attacking party. Li Ziyuan, who didn't fight with him at all, adopted the kind of shooting to change places, which is the so-called mobile defense tactic, which also caught him off guard, and it was difficult for him to grasp the direction of Li Ziyuan's main position.

During the attack, Zeng Sheng was stunned to find that after Li Ziyuan's machine gunners were judged dead, almost all of his fighters would use machine guns. And for the proficiency of machine guns, he was not inferior to the machine gunners of his troops. The squadron leader is judged dead, and the squad leader can immediately take over his command. Although he is still a little immature, it is difficult to find out the big faults in command.

Moreover, Li Ziyuan's troops can almost all fight separately in a small team. Although each of his squads is at most a squad of troops, the combat method can be described as quite flexible. The opening and closing of the scattered can be fought separately and together. When defending against his attacks, he often made a mess.

The forces of his attack were depleted little by little under Li Ziyuan's mobile defense system. For this result, Zeng Sheng was convinced, but he was not convinced. It is convincing that Li Ziyuan actually put a guerrilla army so well in such a short period of time. The technical and tactical level is even above that of his own company.

If you are not convinced, how can you fight such a defensive war? The forces wandered back and forth between the first, second, and third line positions, and there was no distinction between priority and priority at all. All defensive positions are deployed mainly on bluffs, and they do not hold on to a certain position. If the superiors strictly ordered him to stick to it, according to his style of play, he would not be able to complete the time stipulated by the superiors at all.

Looking at Zeng Sheng, who was still a little unconvinced, Li Ziyuan said: "Old Zeng, this is the difference between guerrilla warfare and sports warfare. Most of the time, my troops fought independently, and it was difficult to get support from friendly forces. If we blindly fight to the death, according to the deployment of enemy and our forces in Hubei, a battle will be exhausted. ”

"And the nature of independent operations also determines that I can only carry out in the general direction and in accordance with the deployment of my superiors. As for the details, I can only grasp it as the captain. Guerrilla warfare, how to fight without swimming? Defensive operations do not necessarily have to be defended, and when the troops and firepower are at a disadvantage, they can only be as flexible and mobile as possible. ”

"The superiors put me in Hubei, a place where the Japanese puppet army has an absolute advantage, but they didn't let me take everyone to death. The first problem I faced was how to survive under the constant suppression of the Japanese puppet army, which had absolute superiority. As for all other issues, they have to make way for survival. Blindly fighting to the death is not in line with our current situation. ”

After Li Ziyuan's words, Zeng Sheng was still a little unconvinced, but in the end he was willing to gamble and lose. Although he was a little unwilling in his heart, he said: "Lao Li, no matter what, if you lose, you lose." My company and I pledged to obey orders and follow orders during this battle. Lao Li, how to fight this battle, you can give an order. ”

Zeng Sheng made a statement, Li Ziyuan shook his head and said, "Old Zeng, it's not me who gave the order, it's a few of us who sit down and study it together." Let me tell you, this time it is not an easy job to contain the Japanese puppet army in the eastern mountainous area of Hubei and cooperate with the main force of the division to carry out a sabotage battle on the Baijin Railway. ”

"Even with your troops, our strength is slightly less than that of the Japanese puppet army. As for the equipment, there is no way to compare. If we can't get the job done, it's not going to be easy to do it. Judging from the division's deployment plan this time, if we can't contain the Japanese puppet army in Hubei, the flank of the entire sabotage force will be greatly contained."

"At that time, once Hubei, or even the Japanese puppet army of Changzhi goes north to help, this sabotage war will become a stalemate if it is not done well. Therefore, a few of us should sit down and study how this battle will be fought. How can we ensure that the main force of the division can complete the sabotage attack on the Baijin Railway in Hubei. ”

Speaking of which, Li Ziyuan took a few bullets and two grenades, laid out a general terrain on the ground, and briefly introduced the strength of the Japanese puppet army in the northeast of Hubei and said, "I think so." If we first hit the two strongholds of Luoma and Qiaokou in front of us, it is very likely that we will not be able to attract all the reinforcements of the Japanese puppet army. ”

"At most, it is to attract part of the Japanese puppet army in Pingchuan Town and reinforce these two strongholds to the east. But the Japanese puppet army in Hubei County will definitely not be dispatched easily. And Pingchuan, behind these two strongholds, is not only the base camp of the puppet county garrison brigade, but also the highest command of the Japanese army stationed in the mountainous area east of Hubei. The most important thing is that this Pingchuan town is located right between Qiaokou and Hubei County.

"If we start from Pingchuan Town, we can not only attract the Japanese puppet army from the two strongholds of Luoma and Qiaokou to come back, but even attract the Japanese puppet army in Hubei County. In this way, the Japanese puppet army can be mobilized on a large scale to create conditions for the main force to attack the Baijin Railway. Therefore, I think our focus should still be on Pingchuan Town. ”

"But the key problem is that the two strongholds of Qiaokou and Luoma are stuck on our route to Pingchuan Town. If you want not to alarm the Japanese puppet army in these two strongholds, it may not be easy to reach Pingchuan. If the sub-district focuses on Pingchuan, which attacked the Baijin Railway in Hubei, then it will be easy to say anything. ”

"However, due to the unified deployment of the superiors in this operation, the focus of the attack can only be on the north of Pingchuan and the area at the junction of Hubei and Ludong. In this way, the burden of the Japanese puppet army in Pingchuan Town can only be picked by us. My attitude is that either I won't fight, or if I want to fight, I will attack the deadliest place of the Japanese puppet army. ”

After listening to Li Ziyuan's general thoughts, Zeng Sheng and his instructor glanced at each other, and then were silent for a long time before saying, "I don't have any opinion on your idea." But as you said just now, the two Japanese puppet army strongholds of Qiaokou and Luoma are stuck on the road to Pingchuan from here. ”

"If we want to hit with one blow and mobilize the Japanese puppet army on a large scale, then we can only attack Pingchuan directly without alarming the Japanese puppet army as much as possible. But now the question is, if we choose Pingchuan as the target, how can we not alarm the Japanese puppet army and directly insert it into Pingchuan? ”

"The small army of the cliff you said is okay, but with so many of our troops, it is impossible at all. Especially after you stole it last time, you made such a big move in Pingchuan Town, and the little devil won't fail to take any precautions. Lao Li, no matter how good your idea is, you have to be able to pass the blockade line of the puppet army. ”

Zeng Sheng's words were also Li Ziyuan's headache. If you want to make a surprise attack on Pingchuan Town, you must find a way not to alarm the Japanese puppet army in the fallen horse and Qiaokou stronghold as much as possible. But from the eastern mountains to Pingchuan Town, these two strongholds cannot be bypassed.

Li Ziyuan looked at the simplest topographic map he had laid out on the ground, scratched his head for a long time and did not find a good solution. Whether it is a fallen horse or a stronghold at Qiaokou, it is basically impossible not to alarm the Japanese puppet army there to pass smoothly. But if you want to choose Luoma and Qiaokou, Li Ziyuan is somewhat unwilling.

He still means either not moving, or stabbing a big one if he wants to move. The secret of Wang Tieshi's ancestral tomb outside Pingchuan Town, Li Ziyuan is still thinking about it. There are more than 20 recruits in his unit, and the weapons are not yet fully equipped. The most critical issue is that there is not much ammunition left now.

After thinking about it, Li Ziyuan said to Zeng Sheng in front of him: "Old Zeng, let's ponder and ponder together how we can not alarm Qiaokou and the fallen Japanese puppet army to arrive in Pingchuan Town." As long as you can go to Pingchuan Town, Lao Tzu will give you a big gift. Half of the weapons in your troops are old sleeves and Hanyang-made, do you want a Czech rifle? If we want, let's ponder and ponder together. ”

Li Ziyuan's bait was a bit big, and Zeng Sheng's eyes lit up when he heard it. What commander doesn't want his troops to be well equipped? But the Eighth Route Army is too poor, and it would be good if the main forces Hanyangzao and Jinzao 65 rifles could be matched. His company only has two Czech-made light machine guns, half of the rifles are old sleeves and Hanyang-made, and there are not many Jin-made 65 rifles.

Among them, there are also a number of home-made firearms produced by small local arsenals, which are not only of very poor quality, but also the guns are old and are about to lose their teeth. Sometimes he looked at the death squad troops who were all Jin-made 65 rifles, and Harazi was about to cross the Yellow River. If we can get a Czech-made rifle, the combat effectiveness of this unit will certainly be greatly improved.

He has seen the 115th Division use the Czech-made rifles, not to mention the Hanyang-made rifles, even there is a gap between the Chinese and the official. When the shot was fired, the sound of the gun was quite crisp. The bullet is powerful, has a long range, and the most important thing is to hit accurately. If his troops could be replaced with Czech-made rifles, this was his dream.

Compared with Zeng Sheng, who was excited when he heard the bait thrown by Li Ziyuan, his instructor was much calmer. Looking at Zeng Sheng, who was excitedly gearing up, his instructor smiled bitterly and said: "Lao Li, your gift is not very easy to take, you are asking us to die." ”