As the saying goes, 'antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times', if there is anything that is the most expensive in the war years, it is undoubtedly food in addition to gold. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoSometimes, even if you have gold, you may not be able to buy food.

In recent years, the most popular phrase among the people is that 'the family has surplus food and do not panic'. These words also truly reflect the importance of food in this era. After all, gold cannot be eaten as food, only food can fill the stomach.

The Japanese army that invaded China, which began to infiltrate its forces into various parts of Shanxi, undoubtedly attached great importance to the summer grain that was about to be harvested this year. Since they were stationed in various parts of Shanxi, they have controlled grain as a strategic material.

The intention of this is also very simple, that is, to restrict the circulation and trade of bulk grain. By limiting the amount of food, they suppressed the living space of the anti-Japanese armed forces behind enemy lines and forced the anti-Japanese troops hidden in the mountainous areas to come out and fight against them.

Without food, let alone the expansion of the anti-Japanese armed forces, presumably even the existing troops will be scattered with a bang. After all, many anti-Japanese war troops could not pay their salaries in recent years, and what could attract young people to join the army may be the mouthful of food that can fill their stomachs.

If you don't even have food and want people to fight with their lives, it is estimated that there are not many such people!

With the units of the Eighth Route Army stationed in the southwest of Shanxi, targeted grain protection operations were launched. The Japanese puppet army stationed in the southwest of Shanxi Province also immediately launched corresponding precautions, and some small towns with important geographical locations also began to have small devil squads stationed.

In cooperation with the puppet army units incorporated by the Japanese army in various towns, the Japanese army also began to increase the monitoring of each grain village. At the same time, the chiefs appointed by the villages were frequently summoned, and these chiefs were asked to hand over the grain produced by the villages to the town offices.

Faced with the situation that the little devil began to garrison the township, Zhao Tiehu, who came down from Hutou Mountain, felt that this might have given him a good opportunity. Find the right opportunity, maybe you can catch the devils in the town off guard.

Only by letting the little devil move first can the little devil's attention be restrained, so that the little devil can't focus all his energy on the matter of requisitioning grain. As long as you hold on for a few more days, I believe that the grain harvest is almost finished.

Looking at Qin Yikun, who had come back from reconnaissance in Zhangzhuang, Zhao Tiehu said directly: "Have you seen clearly?" There are less than thirty little devils stationed in Zhangzhuang? Can you be sure? ”

'Yes! I saw it with my own eyes when these little devils entered the town. It's just that with the puppet army stationed in the town, there are now hundreds of enemies in the town. On our own, can we really do it? I looked, the little devil is very well equipped! ’

'No problem! Those puppet troops in the town are not good at all. As long as we clean up the little devils, those puppet soldiers will surrender as soon as they surrender. Next, we have to collect food, and if we don't have money, we won't be able to buy food!

At the end of the day, we're still too poor. Even if we help the villagers to harvest the grain, we can't take the villagers' food for nothing, right? In this way, we still need money to buy food and other materials that can be exchanged for money.

Now that these little devils are stationed in the town, presumably they will definitely go to the countryside to sweep next. I mean, try to set up an ambush outside the town or take a night raid to take out this group of little devils who came out of the city.

As long as the little devils in Zhangzhuang are eliminated, a large number of devils in the city will definitely be dispatched. We attract the attention of the little devils and let the other troops take advantage of the opportunity to collect food. If you can't beat them for the time being, it's okay to contain them for a while. ’

Listening to what Zhao Tiehu said, Liu Cheng smiled bitterly: "Captain, with the dozens of people we have now, it is enough to choke the devils in the town." If we really want to recruit a large number of devils in the city, we will definitely not be able to withstand it! ”

Liu Cheng, who has fought against the little devils, knows very well that with the strength of their current company, if they really meet the little devil team, the outcome is undecided. Not to mention, at present, the Hutou Mountain guerrilla detachment has less than 50 troops.

This also includes those who stay at the base, as well as those who need to be stationed in the village for defense and vigilance. After calculation, the troops that can fight with Zhao Tiehu are estimated to be able to gather enough thirty people. It's a bit risky for people to fight a town!

'How can you get discouraged before you fight?' As I said, this battle must be fought in a planned manner and must not be thrown out of order. We are in the dark, and the little devils are in the light. Clean up these little devils, and the remaining puppet army still dare to fight with us?

Rest assured, in order to ensure the smooth operation, wait for you to ride back to the company, and let the company commander bring out all the troops that the company can pull out. If things really change, we're going to put the battle outside the town. So you're always relieved, aren't you? ’

'What does the captain mean, we are the main attacker in this battle?' ’

'Hmmm! According to my meaning, first kill the vigilant troops deployed by the little devils outside the city. When we started, we didn't need too many people, just three or five soldiers with good marksmanship and I could act together, and the rest would be ambushed in the back.

First clean up the little devils deployed outside the town, I believe the little devils will also know that they can't hang around outside the town. When they retract into the town, we will decide what to do next according to the deployment of the little devils.

If the little devils in the city send a large army to reinforce them, then we will break them into pieces and lead them to the mountains to divide and encircle them. In the wild, we can't fight the little devils, and when we enter the mountains, we believe that the chances of winning are more.

If we stay like this every day, we will not be able to bear it in the end. After all, little devils don't have to worry about supplies and ammunition. But our troops and materials need to be self-raised. If you don't fight, go there to collect supplies and ammunition? ’

Seeing that Zhao Tiehu insisted on his opinion, Liu Cheng didn't have much to say. Not long after, the troops who were originally stationed in the surrounding villages to guard left three or five people to continue to be on guard, and the rest of the soldiers were all assembled and on standby.

Liu Cheng, who rode back to the third company, told Zhao Tiehu's plan. Company commander Zhu Chengxi said with a little surprise: "You want to fight Zhang Zhuang?" Or in the case of an increase in the number of troops of the little devils? That's too bold, isn't it? ”

"Company commander, I also felt a little hanging. Listening to the captain, he seems to have an idea. What he meant was to disrupt the deployment of the little devils first, and create an opportunity for our other troops to grab food.

In addition to this, the captain felt that if we wanted to store food in large quantities, we would also need money. If Zhang Zhuang can be knocked down, I believe that there will be a lot of seizures. In this way, we will have the money to buy food from the villagers. ’

'How does your captain want me to cooperate?' ’

When the captain came, he explained that in addition to the troops stationed in the village to guard, all the teams that could be pulled out of the third company were pulled to Hutou Mountain to standby. He first took some people to the vicinity of Zhangzhuang to wait for an opportunity to make a move, and first tested the reaction of the little devil.

If he had the chance, he would choose to raid the little devils in town at night. As long as the little devils in the town can be annihilated, there is nothing to worry about leaving those puppet armies. Then you will bring people and try to transfer the loot into the mountains before dawn. ’

'If you dare to let us help, we will help you deliver the loot!' This guy is too confident, right? ’

Hearing Liu Cheng's answer, Zhu Chengxi was somewhat unable to laugh or cry. Just thinking of Zhao Tiehu's two actions to suppress bandits, Zhu Chengxi felt that this seemingly bold move, if it could be successful, would really solve the difficulties that the troops were currently facing.

Help the people to take the food back to their homes, if they don't buy it. I believe that it won't be long before these grains will be taken away or snatched away by the little devils. In this case, the operation to protect the grain is also declared a failure.

Thinking of this, Zhu Chengxi finally decided to take a gamble after discussing it with the instructor Song Jun. After all, the troops stay in the village every day for training, and if they don't go out to fight, they won't be able to fight in the end!

After Liu Cheng brought nearly 100 soldiers from the third company into Hutou Mountain, Zhao Tiehu also took Li Chengwu and others to a checkpoint at an intersection not far from the town, and looked at these puppet soldiers and little devils who were checking the people in and out of the town.

Looking at the sky, Zhao Tiehu said directly: "Chengwu, look at this sky, it won't be long before it gets dark." When it gets dark, you take five warriors with me and kill those four little devils first.

There are more than a dozen puppet soldiers left, and I believe they will not resist to the end. As soon as the gun goes off, I believe that the little devils in the town will come out to reinforce it. As soon as the little devils come out, we will take the opportunity to sneak into the city and wait for them to return to the town.

The key to winning this battle is that we must fight quickly and race against time with the little devils. If everything goes well, maybe this time, we don't have to pay too much to win Zhang Zhuang. ”

'Yes, Captain! ’

selected a few soldiers with better marksmanship in the detachment, and Zhao Tiehu also held a Type 38 rifle. Along the blind spot of the roadside checkpoint, they kept approaching these Japanese puppet soldiers who were set up at the intersection, and the rest of the soldiers were also cautiously lurking and waiting for help.

When the sky gets dark, these Japanese puppet soldiers who set up cards at the intersection seem to be ready to go home. Zhao Tiehu, who was already lying at the intersection, made the gesture of 'ready to fight', and locked the muzzle of his gun on a Japanese soldier in the team.

As Zhao Tiehu pulled the trigger in his hand, the Japanese soldier Cao, who was not aware of the danger around him, felt that his head had let something get into it. At the same time, Li Chengwu and others also opened fire one after another.

The four little devils in charge of this checkpoint were directly killed three of them. The remaining little devil was not that the soldier did not aim, but that the moment the gun rang out, the little devil lay down on the spot and dodged the bullet that shot him.

This kind of reaction speed, I have to say that it is quite powerful. This also shows that these four little devils are also rich in actual combat experience. It's a pity that he is alone, and he is targeted by someone like Zhao Tiehu, and it is estimated that it is only a matter of time before he is shot!