The two fight each other, and they are always fast and late!

If Xiao Siming hadn't taken the opportunity to order a retreat at that time, delayed for another ten minutes, and waited for the Japanese planes to arrive at the battlefield again, the fate of the independent battalion would probably have become very tragic!

This is the vast Taihang Mountain. The independent battalion, which had withdrawn from its position, was safe as soon as it got into the ravine. Not to mention that the Japanese planes only cared about repeatedly bombing and strafing on the mountain girder northwest of Nianzigou and did not quickly expand the search area, even if they expanded the search area, the probability of discovering the independent battalion was very small. There is no way, the ravine has always been the shelter of the troops, casually drill under the stone cliff on the side of the road, the Japanese plane flies high and cannot be seen, and if it flies low, it may hit the cliff at any time, and the plane will destroy and die!

Winter gets dark fast!

By the time a group of pack horses and booty arrived at Baijiagou to gather, the twilight had already covered the foothills of Taihang Mountain tightly!

In this battle, it is difficult to say how many devils were eliminated, because it was not a complete annihilation of the enemy, and the results were not easy to count. But from the first shot fired by the reconnaissance platoon, the independent battalion repeatedly blocked the attack, and the surprise soldiers raided the Japanese artillery positions, and finally gave the little devil a poison gas gift, the casualties of the little devil will definitely not be small, and the 119th Wing is afraid that it will have to be replenished this time!

In terms of seizures, because the troops could not be exposed to Japanese artillery fire and heavy machine gun fire, the reconnaissance platoon made three interceptions, but was unable to recover the Japanese weapons and ammunition.

The first company captured the most lucratively, four Type 92 infantry guns, supplies transported by a transport team, ammunition carried by an ammunition squad of 81 people, rifles, pistols, and grenades from the artillery team of the Devil Wing, infantry artillery squadron of the Wing, ammunition squad of the Wing, and ammunition squad of the Wing.

The second main force of the second company held the mountain beam northwest of Nianzigou to block the main position, but it was also unable to capture the Japanese weapons and ammunition on the hillside. However, the three platoons led by Peng Qun who held the Shanzui Pass completely captured the equipment of the Japanese squad at the beginning, and later took advantage of the fact that the devil's artillery position was bombed and the planes were not overhead, and went to the main road of the pass to pick up the weapons and equipment of the remaining two squads of the infantry squadron.

The second and third platoons of the third company guarding the commanding heights on the west bank of the Xiushui River only fought one blockade, and the opponent was still a small team put together by the remnants of the Japanese First Infantry Brigade, and only 30 38 large covers and some ammunition and grenades were captured. Under the command of Wang Meng, commander of the third company, the first platoon of the third company, the first platoon of the fire support platoon, and the first platoon of the heavy machine gun team, seized the opportunity of the destruction of the Japanese artillery position, the shelling of the Japanese position by the gunners who followed the action of the first company, and the shelling of the village of Nianzigou by the battalion artillery team, and went down to the hillside to basically retrieve the equipment of the Japanese squadron.

With these weapons and ammunition, Xiao Siming immediately ordered the three companies to be replaced with Japanese-style equipment, and the remaining Japanese-style weapons and Jin-made weapons that were reloaded by the three companies were kept and transported by the baggage team together with the Jin-made weapons and ammunition that were originally obtained from Jueshan Temple and not used up by the third company.

The captured four Type 92 infantry guns, artillery shells, and pack horses carrying infantry guns were taken away by Zhao Xiuchuan, the artillery captain who accompanied the company, at that time, and only reported to Xiao Siming.

At this time, the artillery team of the independent battalion has really become an artillery company. The little devil has only four guns in an infantry artillery squadron, and the artillery team of the independent battalion has six guns at once!

The artillery corps now has infantry guns, and the grenadier groups that used to be used in a centralized manner and commanded in a unified manner have been reorganized and assigned to various infantry squads. In this way, the three combat companies were truly fully staffed. The surplus grenadiers were temporarily kept by the artillery team, and the grenadier groups were organized into battle at any time.

Xiao Siming ordered the immediate distribution of the daily supplies of the wing headquarters and the squadron directly under the captured Japanese transport team, so that the soldiers could fill their stomachs and hurry!

Steamed white rice, canned beef, compressed biscuits, sugar, salt, and 20 cigarettes issued by the Japanese army to each soldier every day all went to the soldiers, including toothpaste, soap, soap, towels, and first-aid kits. One is to reduce the burden on the baggage team, and the other is to let the soldiers enjoy the results of victory!

After such a big victory, and there were no casualties on its own, the morale of the independent battalion can be imagined! Not to mention the soldiers of those combat companies, even the female health soldiers recruited by the field hospital and the field ambulance team in Yuxian County were tied to the belts of the Japanese army, with Wang Ba boxes and bullet boxes hanging on the belts, carrying the first aid kits of the Japanese army, walking with joyful faces, how high their chests were, and each squad and each platoon turned around next to each other, asking if there was a sick number!

What particularly excited Xiao Siming and Wang Lushui was that the first company brought back two radio stations, two field telephones, and a three-door exchange from the Japanese artillery position. With these things, the level of communication and liaison of the independent battalion has increased all at once!

When they heard that two radio stations and field telephones had been seized in a company, Chen Qiang, a confidential staff officer and radio station director, Zhao Xiuhong, a radio instructor and translator, and Rong Guanhong, a communications platoon commander, came to them.

Rong Guanhong took away the two field telephones and the three-door switchboard, saying that he would go to the enemy-occupied area to cut some telephone lines, and the next time there was a battle, he could let the battalion commander talk directly to the front-line position!

After Chen Qiang and Zhao Xiuhong looked at the two radio stations, they said that they were 50-watt transceivers, although the power was still too small, but as long as the antenna height was enough, they could still contact their superiors.

Wang Lushui was excited when he heard this, and asked Chen Qiang and Zhao Xiuhong to start the machine at that time, and contact the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the 115th Division Headquarters to report the results of the battle and listen to instructions.

Xiao Siming stopped Wang Lushui, saying that the battle was far from over, and the mission of the independent battalion had just begun. Next, the Japanese army followed the independent battalion like a dog, encircled and intercepted, and I am afraid that there will be no chance for the troops to sleep. When you cross Zhengtai Road and are safe, it's not too late to turn on the machine and report to your superiors!

Wang Lushui did not have the concept that the Japanese army could detect the position of the independent battalion through the radio, not only him, but also the generals of the Eighth Route Army at this time did not have this concept. The generals of the Eighth Route Army understood that the Japanese army could detect their own misposition through the radio, and that was only after suffering losses and paying sacrifices.

It doesn't matter if Wang Lushui doesn't understand, Chen Qiang and Zhao Xiuhong, who specialize in radio sending and receiving, do. Xiao Siming said this, and Chen Qiang immediately explained the principle of radio monitoring to Wang Lushui. Wang Lushui no longer insisted on turning on the machine and sending reports.

These things are a long story, in fact, after the company was built, the soldiers simply ate some food and drank hot water, and Xiao Siming gave the order to set off. It was still the reconnaissance platoon that reconnoitred and explored the road in the front, the first company was in the front, the artillery team, the heavy machine gun team, the baggage team, the engineer team, and the battalion department followed, the second company followed, and the third company was responsible for the rear of the palace.

If you don't move immediately, it's likely that the Japanese troops occupying Yuxian are rushing towards Nianzigou, and if you move slowly, you may be bitten by the devils who catch up. There is no fear of fighting at night, but the key is to worry that it will be discovered and bombed by Japanese planes during the day tomorrow, and it will be very dangerous.

At this time, Xiao Siming didn't know that the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army regarded the independent battalion as the main force of the 115th Division, and was mobilizing the army to rush here, preparing to find them for a decisive battle!

The mountain road leading to the old street in Yuxian County can not be walked, Xiao Siming chose to go southwest from Baijiagou, cross the Xiushui River, insert it from the north foot of Shuicao Mountain, the highest peak in this area, to the Taiping River in Shouyang County, go south along the Taiping River valley, and go straight to Zhengtai Road, before dawn in Shouyang, between Qinquan and Pingding Old Street, cross Zhengtai Road, camp in the south of Zhengtai Road, first escort Wang Lushui and the baggage team to safety, and then turn around to find the bad luck of the little devil in the stone station!

The troops said they would leave, and the people in this area would probably suffer a big crime! Especially the villagers in Nianzigou, their houses were bombed by Japanese planes, their homes were destroyed, and they followed the troops to Baijiagou.

Therefore, before leaving, Xiao Siming ordered the baggage team to leave five silver dollars and a bag of flour for each of the villagers in Lianzigou, and let the troops do the work from house to house, mobilizing the villagers to avoid the main road to go to the countryside to join relatives and friends, and then come back after the little devil retreated.

As a result, there were 20 young adults in Nianzigou and Baijiagou who asked to join the army, and 6 of them were hunters, and their marksmanship was good.

Xiao Siming immediately ordered to leave an extra 5 silver dollars and a bag of millet for each soldier who joined the army, and let the 20 soldiers change into Japanese military uniforms, directly issue guns and ammunition, and be incorporated into the recruit team to move with the troops.

This day happens to be the great cold of the 24th solar term of the lunar calendar, the coldest day of winter in North China. The cold wind is like a knife, and it hurts people's faces, and they can't open their eyes. Fortunately, the moon and stars in the sky took care of it, and the moonlight and starlight were sprinkled on the mountain road, and the troops could march without flashlights and torches.

On a cold winter night, the long line of independent battalion commanders of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army walked through the mountain trails at the southern foot of Taihang Mountain. The pack horse's mouth was chewed, and the soldiers were even more silent, only the command of "pass back, keep up" sounded from time to time to inspire the soldiers not to be afraid of cold, not afraid of cold, not afraid of tired, and to keep up with the team!

At 11 o'clock in the night, the independent battalion crossed the mountains and mountains all the way to Baicaoyu by the Taiping River.

Xiao Siming ordered the troops to rest for half an hour in a leeward depression outside Baicaoyu Village.

Since leaving the county seat of Yuxian County last night, the independent battalion has either marched or fought, and the men and horses have been tired. During this break, the cadres and soldiers sat down on the grassy slope by the roadside, you lean on me, I lean on you, and after a while, they fell asleep.

On such a cold winter night, the grass is covered with frost, and I really want to fall asleep, I have to freeze and get sick!

was so anxious that Xiao Siming and Wang Lushui pinched their noses one by one to wake up the cadres, and asked them to pinch the noses of the soldiers and shout, and they couldn't let them fall asleep.

Mei Ying didn't doze off, but she had blisters on her feet, and she limped when she walked, and it hurt a lot. Right now, I'm sitting on the grass with my feet crossed, frowning and trying to figure out what to do!

Seeing this, Xiao Siming went to find a jujube thorn, walked in front of Mei Ying, and without saying a word, went up directly to take off Mei Ying's little leather boots and socks, holding Mei Ying's slender jade feet, and picking up blisters one by one.

Surrounded by resting soldiers, Mei Ying was too ashamed, but she was really in pain, so she could only hang her head, blush, and hum in a low voice: "Don't care, don't move me, don't move me!" ”

After picking out the blisters and putting on Mei Ying's socks and leather boots, Xiao Siming picked up Mei Ying and put her on a pack horse of the baggage team, and let him march on horseback.

Then, Xiao Siming asked the guard platoon commander Chen Desheng to inform Wang Dao, the director of the field hospital, and Xu Ruping, the captain of the field ambulance team, that the female health soldiers of the field ambulance team all marched on horseback, so be sure to keep up with the team!

Wang Lushui saw that Xiao Siming picked up blisters for Mei Ying, and was annoyed that Xiao Siming didn't pay attention to the influence, didn't want to pay attention to him, and his face turned up.

Deputy battalion commander Zheng Xiuchuan was amused in his heart, and leaned in front of Xiao Siming and whispered: "Battalion commander, as the saying goes, a man's head and a woman's feet can't be touched." Not only did you touch it, but you also picked up blisters for others. Looks like we're about to get a drink! ”

Wang Lushui's ears were sharp, and Zheng Xiuchuan's words could be heard in the cold wind, and he couldn't help but snort, so frightened that Zheng Xiuchuan didn't dare to talk anymore!