As the only regular unit of the Eighth Route Army retained in Taigu, the Taigu Independent Battalion was actually similar to a guerrilla army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info is just on the number, which is better than the guerrillas. But the combat effectiveness is not that higher than that of the guerrillas.

After the expansion of the guerrilla detachment earlier, it had been ordered by the division headquarters to move to other areas, leaving behind a small number of independent battalion military cadres. Even if the army recruited some new recruits in the later period, the weapons and ammunition were very lacking.

As far as the units of the Eighth Route Army, which are currently fighting behind enemy lines, the weapons and ammunition captured will be given priority to ensure that they are used by the main forces. As for the partisans, in many cases weapons can only be obtained through their own captures.

If too many weapons and ammunition are captured, it is often necessary to support the main combat force. Because, Zhang Mingxiang, who was left to serve as the commander of the independent battalion, was not less worried about the weapons and ammunition of the independent battalion.

Now as soon as he met Zhao Tiehu, the old chief, the other party gave him more than 300 good guns, as well as light and heavy machine guns and a batch of ammunition. Such magnanimity really moved Zhang Mingxiang very much, and also surprised the soldiers of the independent battalion.

Looking at the battalion commander who came back, several company commanders were also curious: "Battalion commander, this reconnaissance company commander is your old company commander?" So why is he still a company commander? It stands to reason that he should have taken on a bigger role, right? ”

'My old company commander was injured at the end of the Long March in his early years, and his injuries have not healed since then, and he is recuperating in the rear hospital! A few days ago, our division advanced to Jinchaji to fight behind enemy lines, and he was also assigned to the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade.

It's just that his illness was not completely cured at that time, and in order to take care of him, the army asked him to serve as a cooking squad leader in a grassroots company. Fortunately, God has eyes, and some time ago his illness was cured, and the head of the army promoted him again.

This reconnaissance company is only a name for the outside world, and his current position is actually the captain of the Yushe guerrilla brigade, and he enjoys the treatment of a regular battalion. It is estimated that when he returns, he will go to the newly formed main regiment as the commander. ’

In Zhang Mingxiang's opinion, as long as Zhao Tiehu will not get sick again, the war is still so powerful, and it is only a matter of time before he is promoted to the head of the main regiment. At least in the future, Zhao Tiehu must be promoted much faster than him.

As an old Red Army veteran, this kind of thing is also common in the Eighth Route Army. Not to mention, when he was the commander of the Hutou Battalion, many leaders of the Red Army knew that Zhao Tiehu was very brave in battle.

With such a deep impression, as long as Zhao Tiehu makes new contributions, I believe that his promotion speed will be faster than that of many junior Eighth Route Army officers. After all, most of the officers who served as battalion commanders with Zhao Tiehu are now regimental-level cadres.

Looking at the weapons and ammunition sent from the stronghold in batches, Zhang Mingxiang looked at the four company commanders and said very seriously: "These weapons and ammunition were all captured by the old company commander at the risk of his life, you must cherish and make good use of them."

You've been telling me earlier that the troops have too few weapons and ammunition, and now that you have these hundreds of guns and weapons and ammunition, you shouldn't have anything to say, right? When you fight next, you're going to have to fight for me.

Although we have a lot of recruits in the independent battalion, we have not been training much in the past few months. Nowadays, it should not be a problem to have one gun per person, and ten rounds per soldier are given for the time being. However, the bullets are all of my use.

According to the instructions of the old company commander, our independent battalion will cooperate with them next and rob a train for the little devils to transport arms. I believe I don't need to say more, you all should know how many weapons and ammunition will be on a train.

A few days ago, the old company commander led people to blow up the arsenal stored by the little devils at the Dongguan Railway Station, and it is estimated that at this time, the little devils on the front line are also about to run out of ammunition. Then this batch of weapons must be intercepted no matter what.

The old company commander also said earlier that he only picked out some of the weapons and ammunition he snatched. The remaining weapons and ammunition that could not be taken away were left to our independent battalion. When the battle starts, you have to build up the morale of the separate battalion, understand? ”

'Yes, please rest assured, battalion commander, we will fight well!' ’

However, after listening to Zhang Mingxiang's words, some company commanders were worried: "Battalion commander, on the train where the little devils transport weapons and ammunition, most of them will arrange a squadron or so of little devils to be responsible for escorting. With our manpower, can we win? ”

According to the old company commander's words, robbing the little devil's train to transport arms is almost a 100% sure battle. What we are really worried about is how to transfer the weapons and ammunition delivered to the base area before the little devils reinforce them.

Now the little devil doesn't know that the Wangzhuang stronghold has been occupied by us. When the little devil train arrives here and blows up the railway in front of the train, if you think about that scene, it is estimated that half of the little devils in the train will die.

The rest of those who are dizzy at that time, as soon as they get out of the carriage, we will give him a surprise. This kind of battle is not difficult at all. The real difficulty is to transport the contents of a train in a short period of time.

Wait a minute, you send someone to explain to the village chiefs of the villages in our base area, and ask them to prepare carts and donkey carts. As soon as our side gets their hands on it, they rush over and move things. We don't know when we will move! ’

In Zhang Mingxiang's view, mobilizing the masses to share such a victory is also an opportunity to enhance the prestige of the independent battalion in the base area. It's just that thinking of Zhao Tiehu's previous confession, Zhang Mingxiang also confessed this matter, and it is not appropriate to disclose it in too much detail for the time being.

As long as the people in the base area are prepared, as for the spoils of war there, do not disclose them to the people. After all, there are many people, and no one knows if someone will give a message to the little devil.

After some explanations, Zhang Mingxiang returned to the stronghold and continued to discuss with Zhao Tiehu the plan to rob the military column. At this time, the independent battalion also arranged scouts to go out to investigate the movements of the Japanese puppet army in Taigu City.

Especially at the train station, intelligence officers are also arranged to find out the news. If you can know the news of the arrival of the little devil's train in advance, Zhao Tiehu can also prepare early.

Considering the next blocking matter, Zhao Tiehu also assigned some blocking tasks to Zhang Mingxiang's independent battalion. As for the real tough battle, Zhao Tiehu felt that it was better to fight it on the side of the stronghold.

Pointing to a high ground next to the stronghold, he said, "Your battalion will build fortifications here, ready to meet our retreat at any time." In addition, to ensure the safety of our retreat channel, we must not let the little devils carry out our dumplings.

However, it is now broad daylight, so you go back and take people to this place to carefully reconnoiter the terrain and let the troops rest in the mountains first. When it gets dark, you pull the troops over and build the fortifications.

At this time, it is estimated that the railroad that was blown up on the Dongguan side should also be repaired soon. As soon as the railroad is repaired, it is believed that the military train of the little devils will come over. So, we shouldn't have much time left to prepare. ”

'Good! However, old company commander, there is only one company on your side, will the number of people be too small? Do you want me to transfer a company over? ’

'Nope! Although I don't have many troops, all the soldiers I brought out are veterans and have a lot of combat experience. I estimate that the military backbone of your independent battalion may not be as large as mine. Forget it!

As long as you can make sure my flanks and retreat are safe, that's going to help me a lot. After all, although this stronghold is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the little devil really wants to bring in a cannon bombardment, it is estimated that I will not be able to hold out for long.

What's more, these fighters are the military backbone of our brigade, and if the casualties are too great, the strength of my guerrilla brigade will drop too much. Therefore, if you get enough benefits, we will also accept it when we see it! We won't do anything that suffers! ’

After confirming the division of labor with Zhang Mingxiang, Zhao Tiehu also quietly waited for the news of the military column. At this moment, near the Dongguan Railway Station, the strong men who were captured by the Japanese army are also working overtime to repair the blown up railway.

Fortunately, the railway that Zhao Tiehu blew up earlier was not very long, and after a few days of emergency repairs, it was finally successfully repaired. Looking at the repaired railway, the Qi County garrison officer also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

'Call the Jinzhong garrison officer and inform him that the railway has been repaired and can be opened to traffic at any time!' ’

'Hey! ’

I know that these days seem to be a bit difficult for the defenders of the cities along the line. Even if they give priority to supplying the ammunition stored in each city to the front-line combat troops, they still can't meet the consumption of the front-line troops.

The most important thing is that the Eighth Route Army, which has been encircled and suppressed in the past few days, has also launched attacks and counterattacks from time to time, which has intensified the consumption of ammunition by the troops of all walks of life. The artillery of some units has basically run out of shells.

Under such circumstances, the Qi County garrison officer would receive a telegram from the commander of the front-line unit urging the delivery of ammunition almost every once in a while. But the problem is that at the moment, he has no weapons and ammunition to collect, so he can only wait for the next military train to arrive before starting to transport.

With a telegram from the Qi County garrison, the military train, which had been waiting for a long time, soon departed from the Jinzhong Railway Station. In order to ensure the safety of this military train, the Jinzhong side specially dispatched more than 400 Japanese troops to be responsible for escorting it.

As soon as the military train departed, the strongholds along the line also received phone calls from the garrison officers of various cities, and they immediately went to the railway line to deploy defenses to ensure that there would be no problems when the military trains passed through their defense areas.

Hanging up the phone call he had just received, Zhao Tiehu grinned at Liu Cheng and said, "The big deal is coming to the door, ready to pick up customers!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the combat units that had been on standby immediately entered a state of combat readiness. For the next train to rob the little devils, every warrior who participated in the battle is looking forward to it!