In the winter of northern Shanxi, it was dark early, and Xiao Siming and his family ate the lunch of rural people, that is, they ate at about two o'clock at noon, and it was dark at more than 5 o'clock in the evening.

Because they had to move at night and fighting could break out at any time, Xiao Siming proposed to Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng that the platoon of the old Red Army wounded and guerrilla brigades who could participate in the battle be urgently organized to ensure that the troops would not be chaotic and could be put into battle at any time when they encountered the enemy.

Although Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng are not very old, one is 24 years old and the other is 23 years old, they both crawled out of the sea of corpses and blood, and they have so much combat experience that they can understand it at one point, and they immediately decided to let Xiao Siming organize the troops.

As a result of a good meal, some of the wounded who had basically recovered, but were in poor health, had regained a little combat effectiveness. Xiao Siming picked out 11 of the 36 wounded and mixed with a platoon of 27 people brought by Chen Yisheng to form a 7-person machine gun squad, a 7-man grenadier squad, and two 12-man rifle squads.

The task of carrying stretchers and caring for the animals, which carry weapons, ammunition and provisions, is carried out by two rifle squads.

The machine gun squad and the grenadier squad were all old Red Army wounded shooters and gunners, and guerrilla fighters served as deputy shooters and deputy gunners, and all the surplus ammunition was carried by pack horses.

The machine gun squad leader is Yuan Gang, deputy platoon commander of the machine gun platoon of the first battalion of the 685 regiment, Zhang Huaide, the deputy platoon commander of the second battalion who has fired mortars, the leader of the first rifle squad is Qiu Wei, the platoon leader of the third battalion, and the second rifle squad leader is Zhang Pengfei, the squad leader of the second battalion.

Chen Desheng was supposed to be assigned a squad leader, but Xiao Siming designated him as the team's search and reconnaissance mission, and did not let him be the squad leader for the time being.

Xiao Siming, Wang Lushui, and Chen Yisheng also divided the work, Wang Lushui was responsible for commanding the stretcher team, and Chen Yisheng was carrying the pack horse team for ammunition supplies. Xiao Siming was in charge of commanding the operation.

After the organization of the troops was completed, Zhang Huaide, the grenadier squad leader, reported that he had not used the grenadier canister, which looked simple, but he didn't know how to use it after fiddling with it for a long time.

Xiao Siming then remembered that the Eighth Route Army would not use grenadiers at this time.

At the time of the victory at Pingxingguan, the 115th Division captured 10 grenadiers of the Japanese army, but unfortunately no one could use them. Later, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region captured a Japanese grenadier during the anti-sweeping operation, and after education and transformation, this Japanese prisoner taught the Eighth Route Army how to use the grenadier. Since then, the grenadier has become a sharp weapon in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

Xiao Siming naturally knew how to use the grenadier, because our army has always been equipped with this kind of weapon, but it was later renamed a grenade launcher.

Picked up a grenadier canister, observed it repeatedly, and watched it for more than ten minutes, Xiao Siming took Zhang Huaide to the outside of the mountain gate, and directly dismantled the grenadier canister, one part after another to study, and tossed for almost an hour, Xiao Siming said to Zhang Huaide that this guy is very simple to use.

Xiao Siming said that the little devil's 89-type grenadier is an improved version of the Taisho 10-type grenadier canister, with a caliber of 50 mm, a total gun length of 413 mm, a barrel length of 260 mm, a total gun weight of 2.7 kg, a gun barrel weight of 1.6 kg, a barrel foot length of 170 mm, a barrel plate weighing 1.1 kg, a foot plate height of 60 mm, a foot plate width of 67 mm, a maximum firing range of 700 meters, and an effective firing range of 500 meters. To put it bluntly, this is an ultralight mortar!

Xiao Siming went on to say that the grenadier adopts the principle of high and low pressure projectile, which can fire a grenade for the grenadier canister, and can also fire a grenade for a little devil, but when the grenade is fired, it must be fired with a firecracker. During the battle, two methods are adopted: kneeling and lying down, and the body of the grenade barrel and the ground must be kept at 45 degrees. When firing, the safety pin on the grenade fuse must be removed, otherwise it will not be shot.

Then, Xiao Siming taught Zhang Huaide and the soldiers to identify the range adjustment knob, ruler, and firing handle of the grenadier canister. When Zhang Huaide and the others got acquainted with it, they conducted two more live ammunition test firing, which allowed the soldiers to initially master the use of grenadiers.

In the entire Eighth Route Army system, so far, Xiao Siming's team of wounded soldiers is the first to learn to use grenadiers.

Yuan Gang, the machine gun squad leader, will soon be using the Type 92 light machine gun, leading the soldiers to be busy wiping their guns and sorting out ammunition, as if they are about to go into battle!

To tell the truth, the Japanese army's Type 96 light machine gun is indeed good, with a 30-round magazine, which enhances the continuity of firepower, and has stronger firepower than the Czech 20-round magazine used by ****, which completely changes the weakness of the ammunition supply of the crooked light machine gun. Moreover, this machine gun can also be equipped with a scope, which greatly improves the accuracy of shooting.

Happy, Yuan Gang chased Xiao Siming's ass and kept asking when to ambush?

Yuan Gang even swore that with these three Type 96 light machine guns, when he met a little devil, he would fall into a piece as soon as he hit it, which was absolutely enjoyable!

The 38 big cover and the crooked handle, the southern pistol, the wounded from the Red Army will use it. Because this weapon was captured from Wang Jialie's Qian army during the Long March, the soldiers were no strangers, but the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army at this time did not understand the wonderful use of the 38 big cover.

Xiao Siming didn't want to be a magic stick, he had already told Chen Desheng the trick of using the 38 big cover, and Chen Desheng would tell his comrades.

After completing the formation, getting familiar with the weapons, and it was almost dark, Xiao Siming asked the room of the Tibetan Mountain Temple to have a meal, which was still white rice, meat dishes, millet soup, and egg soup, so that the wounded and guerrilla fighters filled their stomachs, and everyone's lunch box was still full.

Since it was judged that the devils would attack north along the highway in the area of Shangshe and Xiashe, with the aim of crossing the Hutuo River and attacking Wutai, the wounded should have moved to the Fuping area in the northeast to avoid the attack of the Japanese army.

The map of the captured Japanese soldiers was spread out on the square table in the courtyard.

Xiao Siming, Wang Lushui, and Chen Yisheng crawled in front of the square table, their eyes staring at the map.

After a long time, Wang Lushui spoke: "Let's withdraw from the Tibetan Mountains first, cross the Hutuo River to the north, and rest on the north bank of the Hutuo River." After the Japanese army was repulsed, we returned to Yuxian, contacted the division headquarters, brigade headquarters, and regiment headquarters, and chose the opportunity to pass through and return to the building. ”

What Wang Lushui said is reasonable, in line with the reality of this team of wounded people, first avoiding the enemy's edge and preserving oneself is the first thing!

Chen Yisheng wanted to move in the direction of Shangshe, and the county magistrate of the central county party committee of Mengpingyang and Shouyu five counties was in the Shangshe area. The problem was that seeing that the Japanese army's attack was pointing in the direction of the upper and lower societies, Chen Yisheng opened his mouth a few times and did not speak.

Xiao Siming shook his head and denied Wang Lushui's opinion, saying, "No, we will not move in the direction of the Hutuo River. ”

Wang Lushui asked in surprise, "Where do you want to transfer?" Do you want to go to the side of the road and fight an ambush? That's too dangerous, the little devil is a big army, once it is sticky, we take the wounded, and we can't break through if we want to! ”

Xiao Siming pointed to the map and said: "Political Commissar Wang, Secretary Chen, I know from the captured Japanese army documents that the Japanese army that captured the county seat of Yuxian County this time is the 136th Wing of the 118th Infantry Brigade of the 109th Division, with a total strength of about 1,700 people, that is, a semi-infantry brigade, and the strength is limited. If the Japanese troops who captured Yuxian really followed the battle plan and cooperated with the Japanese troops who set out from Xinxian to occupy Dingxiang to flank Wutai, their forces for fighting in the direction of Shangshe and Xiashe would not be less than one infantry brigade. An infantry brigade has about 1,100 people, that is to say, there are 600 devils who may stay in the county seat of Yuxian County to ensure the rear and support at any time. It is impossible for these 600 devils to stay in the county seat, they divided their troops to garrison the road from Shouyang to Yuxian, and the soldiers swept the surrounding areas of the county. In this way, the Japanese troops who really stayed in the county town would not be more than one squadron, maybe only a few dozen little devils. If our army raids at this time and captures the county seat of Yuxian, do you say, can the little devil continue to attack in the direction of Wutai County? ”

Without intelligence support, Xiao Siming dared to say that there may be only a few dozen little devils left behind in the county seat of Yuxian, which is judged by the operational characteristics of the Japanese army in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.

Saying this, Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng stared at Xiao Siming in amazement, and seemed to think that Xiao Siming was talking nonsense with a fever!

Since the launch of the "77" Lugou Bridge Incident, the Japanese army has conquered the city and conquered the city, and has been invincible all the way. Although the Chinese troops in the Battle of Nankou, the Battle of Xinkou and the Songhu Battlefield in North China fought very tenaciously, it was our army that was defeated after all. So far, only a few ambushes of the Eighth Route Army have been real victories, but unfortunately the scale of the battle is too small, and the number of enemies destroyed is limited, which cannot change the battlefield situation and stop the pace of the devil's attack.

At this time, it was the time when the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops to besiege our Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area, and the little devil had just occupied the county seat of Yuxian, Xiao Siming actually wanted to pull out his teeth and recapture the county seat of Yuxian, can Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng not be surprised?

Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng also knew that after the 115th Division's independent regiment and 344th Brigade finished the ambush at Pingxingguan, they went deep behind enemy lines and recovered more than a dozen towns, which gave rise to the foundation of today's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region. But those are the main forces of our army, they are the seed troops that have gone through the Long March, and their combat effectiveness is strong, and they are fighting in the front line of Xinkou and Taiyuan where the Japanese army is heavily attacked, and the rear troops are empty. Now Xiao Siming wants to use this small army that has just been formed, that is, the strength of a platoon, to sneak attack the county seat, how is it possible!

Chen Yisheng first disagreed, saying that what should be considered now is which direction it is safer to transfer, rather than whimsically attacking the county seat. Although the dozen or so wounded who could participate in the battle were the backbone of our army, they were seriously injured and had just recovered from their physical strength. The platoon of the guerrillas he led was only 27 people, and they were all recruits, who had just been training for more than a month, and they could leave with one shot.

Wang Lushui also disagreed, saying that Xiao Siming took it for granted and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. Just these 1,700 little devils, they are all behemoths, and one or two divisions of the Kuomintang * Kuomintang * Party * may not be able to withstand it. If the main force of the division is here, relying on the favorable terrain, it will be possible to eliminate this group of devils. At this time, it is irresponsible to want to capture the county seat with the strength of this platoon at hand!

Xiao Siming is not nonsense, because his soul traveled through the former military history, and knew that after the Japanese army from Shouyang occupied the county seat of Yuxian County, they attacked and advanced to the Shangshe area, and were ambushed by the three detachments of the Eighth Route Army in Shangshe, and retreated to Shouyang in embarrassment. On December 15, the pacified Japanese army invaded Yuxian again, and was ambushed by the main force of three detachments and the 687th Regiment of the 344th Brigade of the 115th Division in Qingcheng, south of the county seat, and more than 200 people were annihilated. The Japanese reoccupied the county seat of Yuxian on December 16, but retreated to Yangquan at dawn the next day. In January 1938, the Japanese army in the direction of Pingding once again captured the county seat of Yuxian, and since then they have relied on the county seat of Yuxian, and our army, which lacks heavy weapons, has nothing to do with them. Later, the Japanese army strengthened its offensive and built its strongholds along the Hutuo River, raping and plundering the entire Yuxian area, and committing all kinds of evil. It was not until the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War that Yuxian was completely liberated.

Xiao Siming didn't want the Japanese army to occupy the county seat of Yuxian County, he still wanted to rely on the Yuxian base area to vigorously develop the troops!

Xiao Siming said slowly: "I mean camouflaged the Japanese army to attack the county seat!" ”

Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng were shocked, and when they opened their eyes, the courtyard was full of soldiers wearing Japanese coats and leather boots, and from the outside, they were no different from little devils!

Xiao Siming followed up and added: "Disguising the enemy to sneak attack the city is not uncommon in military history. Captured Zunyi on the Long March, didn't our army do just that? ”

If you camouflage the Japanese army to attack the county seat, as long as you grasp the fire accurately, it is indeed worth a try!

Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng were silent, and pondered.

After a long time of smoking a bag of cigarettes, Wang Lushui stood up, slapped one palm on the square table, and said viciously: "If you are afraid of death, you will not be in the Red Army, and your head will fall off a bowl with a big scar!" Lao Tzu is out of the way, do it! ”

Chen Yisheng also agreed.

With the combat experience of Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng, they should have resolutely vetoed Xiao Siming's proposal and could not take risks with this small team. But the battle in the morning went so smoothly that Xiao Siming killed an entire devil squad with a rifle and captured a squad of Japanese standard equipment. Wang Lushui and Chen Yisheng's hearts were both hot, and they both wanted to see the opportunity to make another profit. As a result, the three heroes of the Eighth Route Army, who were full of courage, decided to attack the county seat.

Before the troops withdrew from the Tibetan Mountain Temple, Xiao Siming told the monks of the Tibetan Mountain Temple to carry the five corpses of devils placed outside the gate of the Tibetan Mountain Temple to the back ravine, and put them together with the corpses of other devils, so as to prevent the ghosts from burning the Tibetan Mountain Temple when they retaliated frantically.

On this night, Xiao Siming, Wang Lushui, and Chen Yisheng led the team out of the Tibetan Mountain Temple, began to move, and disappeared into the vast night. Even the monks of the Tibetan Mountain Temple didn't know where this small team of the Eighth Route Army wearing devil uniforms was going to move.