"The troops stopped advancing." With a wave of Liu Tianshu's big hand, the third company immediately stopped on the spot, and all the fighters were ready for battle.

After a while, Shi Qiang ran over from the front: "Company commander, there are about fifty devils found in Shigou Village, and there are also fifty or sixty puppet soldiers who are attacking the village. ”

Hearing that there were only about fifty devils, Liu Tianshu silently calculated in his heart, this should be the size of a team, plus fifty or sixty puppet soldiers, the number of people is not much less than his own three companies.

"Map!" After thinking about it in his mind for a while, Liu Tianshu immediately ordered the correspondent Gu Yong to take out the map.

After looking at the map for a while, Liu Tianshu found that the nearest devil stronghold in Shigou Village was also about twenty miles, and immediately decided to sacrifice the flag with this group of enemies.

"The first platoon is outflanked from the left flank, the second platoon is outflanked from the right flank, the third platoon is responsible for the front, and the reconnaissance squad is responsible for suppressing the machine gunners and canisters of the devils, and the operation will be launched in ten minutes." Liu Tianshu pulled out the pistol on his waist, looked at the three platoon commanders and Shi Qiang who came around and gave an order.

Their location is just one mile west of Shigou Village, as long as they cross the hill in front, they will arrive at Shigou Village.

The three platoons moved quickly, and Zhu Aiguo was left behind by Liu Tianshu to direct the grenadiers to provide fire support on the hill.

Ten minutes later, Liu Tianshu followed the three rows, and when he reached the west, he saw more than thirty devils gathering on the empty dam under the mountain, pointing to Shigou Village and talking, and in front of them, fifty or sixty puppet soldiers and twenty or so devils were attacking the village.

Although the resistance in the village was stubborn, the firepower was not strong, and at this time, the puppet army running forward had rushed to a small courtyard at the edge of the village with a shout.

Seeing that the troops were already in place, Liu Tianshu slowly approached the entrance of the village with three platoons, and when he arrived less than a hundred meters away from the devil, he suddenly stood up and fired directly at the devil officer at the entrance of the village.

The three platoons attacked at the same time, and with the trumpeter blowing a loud trumpet, the soldiers of the third company rushed forward like tigers as they fired.

Before the more than 30 devils could respond, in the first round of attacks of the third company, more than 20 fell, and the rest of the devils hurriedly looked for cover, pulled the bolt and desperately fought back.

It's a pity that at this time, the third company has rushed to the close side, and under the rapid attack of the third company, it only fired a few shots, and was knocked down by a rain of bullets.

As for the machine gunner of the devil, when the third company launched the attack, he was concentrating all his strength on shooting at the village, and when he found that someone was sneaking up on the back, he hurriedly turned the muzzle of the gun, and before he could shoot, he was killed by Shi Hu with a single shot.

The co-shooter saw the machine gunner fall and immediately pounced on it to grab the machine gun, when Shi Hu's second bullet flew and lifted his Heavenly Spirit cover directly.

Seeing that both shooters had fallen, the ammunition man subconsciously rushed over and grabbed the machine gun, but unfortunately the bullets flew again, and the ammunition man fell again.

As for the commander of the machine gun group, he was killed by Shi Qiang at the beginning of the battle.

Losing the support of machine guns, the remaining dozen devils and the remaining thirty or so puppet troops immediately gave up the attack, and under the leadership of a team commander, they turned around and ran south.

It's a pity that as soon as he ran a few dozen meters, he collided with the second row that was roundabout from the south, and the two sides exchanged shots for less than a minute, and they were in a white-knives state.

Although the remaining eight devils are fierce, the people in the second platoon are not vegetarians, and after Liu Tianshu served as the company commander, he repeatedly emphasized that he could solve the problem with bullets, so he didn't want to fight the bayonet, so the soldiers in the second platoon saw that the devil was holding the bayonet and was ready to fight hard, but he met it contemptuously, Hua Xiaohu, who was running in front, saw the two devils rushing closer, and without saying a word, he raised his pistol and fired directly, shooting the two devils with bloody arrows, and the other six devils didn't expect that these Eighth Route Army did not have the spirit of bushido for half a day. was so angry that he screamed, and he didn't hesitate to scream twice, and the Eighth Route Army that rushed up behind shot his guns, and these devils fell directly with unwillingness.

The rest of the puppet army, who would have thought that they would encounter the Eight Roads, saw the heroic imperial army in the blink of an eye and saw their Amaterasu, where did they dare to fight hard, hurriedly threw down the gun, and knelt on the ground with both hands raised.

Zhu Aiguo originally took the grenadier group to prepare for fire suppression, but who would have thought that before he could get the opportunity to fire, the third company would end the battle.

When Yang Donghu led the soldiers to clean the battlefield, two people wearing the hat of the Eighth Route Army ran out of the village, and at this time, the traffic officer who led the way for them saw the two people coming out of the village, his face showed surprise, and he looked at Liu Tianshu and said: "Company Commander Liu is the captain of the Fuya guerrillas. ”

At this time, Captain Zeng Wei, who came out of the village, had already seen Xiao Luo, a traffic officer standing beside Liu Tianshu.

"Captain Zeng, this is Company Commander Liu Tianshu of the Eighth Route Army, our main force is here." Looking at Zeng Wei, Xiao Luo's eyes flashed with tears.

Just now, he and the reconnaissance squad were walking in front, and when they saw the devils and the puppet army attacking Shigou Village, his heart was full of anger. However, he knew that there were not only more than 50 devils attacking, but also fifty or sixty puppet troops, although the combat effectiveness of the puppet army was relatively weak, but those more than 50 devils were either good at stubble, or the regular troops of the national government, and these devils could also carry a battalion.

Therefore, he did not expect the third company to rush forward to destroy the enemy, as long as he could attack from behind and rescue the people trapped in the village, thank God.

This Shigou village was built in a mountain recess, except for the open land in the west, the other three sides are mountain cliffs, Captain Zeng led people to resist desperately at the entrance of the village, in fact, it was to cover the villagers to withdraw from the mountain in the east of the village.

Who would have thought that Company Commander Liu was really not simple, as soon as he made a move, he pounced on the whole company, and his combat effectiveness was so strong that Xiao Luo was simply dumbfounded.

In less than half an hour, the third company actually wiped out a squad of devils and more than 50 puppet soldiers.

The old eight roads are the old eight roads, and this combat power alone makes Xiao Luo feel a feeling of blood boiling.

When Zeng Wei heard Xiao Luo's introduction, he immediately stood up and saluted, then stretched out his hand, looked at Liu Tianshu and said, "Hello Company Commander Liu, Zeng Wei, the leader of the Fuya anti-Japanese guerrillas in Fuchang County, reports to you." ”

Liu Tianshu solemnly returned a military salute, stretched out his hand and shook him vigorously, and said in his mouth: "Captain Zeng, Liu Tianshu, the commander of the third company of the first brigade of the Eighth Route Army's eastward anti-Japanese advance team, was ordered to lead his troops to the area of Fuya Mountain to carry out the anti-Japanese struggle. ”

As early as two days ago, Zeng Wei received instructions from Wang Shuihe, the Communist ******** of Fuchang, saying that an Eighth Route Army was coming over and asking him to lead his troops to obey the command of the Eighth Route Army.

No, early this morning, he left the Fuyashan garrison with the second guerrilla squadron, preparing to meet him in the west through Shigou. Who would have thought that when he was having lunch in Shigou Village, he suddenly encountered a devil sweeping Shigou Village, and he was forced to command the second team to guard the entrance of the village to cover the transfer of the villagers through the mountains east of the village.

His second squad had only twenty-four guerrillas, of which eleven were still holding big knives, and as soon as the battle began, two members of the team died heroically, and seeing the ferocity of the devils, he had to take the remaining team members, relying on the houses in the village, desperately blocking them, in order to let the villagers move safely.

However, with the intensification of the devil's machine-gun fire, coupled with the bombardment of grenadiers, he and his team members were so crushed that they couldn't lift their heads, and in the blink of an eye, three more team members were wounded.

Seeing that the puppet army rushing in front of him had reached the blocking position, he was determined to lead his team to charge and repel the enemy with a large blade.

At this moment, gunshots suddenly rang out behind the devil, and then I saw a large number of people wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army rushing out and launching a fierce attack on the unsuspecting devil.

These Eighth Route Army rushed forward while firing, and their tactical movements, accurate marksmanship, and tacit cooperation made him suddenly feel like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

Before he could recover from the shock, the devils who were extremely fierce just now all turned into corpses on the ground, and those puppet soldiers who were fighting for the tiger were all kneeling on the ground at this time, trembling all over.

A feeling of raising his eyebrows rose from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, Zeng Wei saw the young company commander Liu in front of him, and he was indescribably excited, and the two talked for a while, and all the guerrillas who stayed in the village ran out, and many members of the team looked at the soldiers of the third company with tears in their eyes.

Liu Tianshu followed Zeng Wei into the village to a small courtyard and sat down, and the people in the village, who had originally retreated to the back of the mountain, learned that the devil had been eliminated, and they all ran back excitedly.

After a while, Yang Donghu and Zhu Aiguo walked in, Liu Tianshu hurriedly introduced to Zeng Wei, and Zhu Aiguo heard that the sturdy man in front of him was Zeng Wei, the captain of the guerrillas, and shook hands with him enthusiastically.

The devil was eliminated, but according to the regulations of the third company, it was essential to arrange a guard force, and Yang Donghu had asked a platoon to arrange a guard on the west side of the village.

"Company commander, this battle was fought too hard, we eliminated fifty-four devils, a whole squad, and killed twenty-two yellow dogs and captured thirty-five. Thirty-two pieces of 38 large covers, three machine guns, three grenadiers, and some ammunition were seized. Yang Donghu received the statistics of his subordinates' battle results, and looked at Liu Tianshu with a smile on his face.

Today's battle, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a surprise attack, the main thing is to catch the devil by surprise, plus the combat quality of the soldiers of the third company is the best in the entire advance detachment.

The absolute main force again had the advantage of the surprise attack, and of course the battle was fought happily.

"Well, what about the casualties of the troops?" Liu Tianshu nodded and looked at Yang Donghu.

"Company commander, one person was killed and three were wounded in the first platoon, four people were killed and six were wounded in the second platoon, and two people were wounded in the third platoon." Speaking of troop casualties, Yang Donghu was still very sad in his heart.

After all, the soldiers of the third company all came from the side of Taihang Mountain, and followed the troops for hundreds of kilometers, but they did not expect to lose five soldiers in the first battle when they arrived in Shandong.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Zeng Wei was stunned by the powerful combat power of the three companies.

Although the third company paid the price of sacrificing five people and wounding eleven people, they eliminated a whole squad of devils.

It was something he never dreamed of. (To be continued.) )