Liu Tianshu didn't pay attention to the battle to recover Majiaji, if Tong Guijie couldn't take Majiaji with six companies, then he wouldn't have to be the battalion commander. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, after authorizing Tong Guijie, Liu Tianshu took a look at the reorganization plan of the Banqiaoji surrender puppet army. Xie Pingcai said in the plan that in view of Tong Wu's pre-battle uprising in the Banqiaoji battle, which hastened the end of the battle, it was suggested that the regimental headquarters seriously consider his appointment. At the same time, Xie Pingcai mentioned that because the Banqiao Puppet Army had been mobilized, there were more than 600 soldiers who were willing to join the New Fourth Army, and suggested that another battalion be formed.

Now in Banqiaoji, except for a part of the Tucheng soldiers who were added to the second battalion, the rest are temporarily concentrated in one place.

"Commander Liu, I think Battalion Commander Xie's suggestion is feasible, when the independent battalion was fighting guerrilla warfare some time ago, it suffered a lot of losses, and although it was replenished later, its combat effectiveness still needs to be improved. It is certainly not possible to simply reorganize these people into a battalion, and for the sake of safety, I propose to mix them with the second battalion. Guo Sizhong thought for a while and said.

If a battalion is adapted from the Qin Fu Orchestra, I am afraid there will be many hidden dangers.

"You are right, I think so, these people will be dismantled, and they will be divided into the second and fourth battalions, and then from these four battalions, one company will be drawn out from each of them and incorporated into this independent second battalion, as for the battalion commander, I think that although Tong Wu has made a meritorious contribution to the uprising, but it is probably a little inappropriate to mention the battalion commander at once, so let Zuo Guanglong serve as the commander of the second independent battalion, Tong Wu as the deputy battalion commander and the commander of the first company, and Wang Shizhu, the instructor of the third battalion and the first company, serve as the instructor." Liu Tianshu thought about it and decided to transfer the commander of the second battalion and the first company to serve as the battalion commander, the instructor of the third battalion and the first company to serve as the instructor, and as for Tong Wu, he served as the deputy battalion commander and the commander of the first company.

Tang Dahe went to the third battalion and one company to serve as an instructor.

Subsequently, the three of them studied in detail the formation of the second independent battalion.

The 2nd Independent Battalion temporarily had three infantry companies and a machine-gun platoon.

Battalion commander Zuo Guanglong, deputy battalion commander Tong Wu, instructor Wang Shizhu.

The commander of the first company, Tong Wu, concurrently served as the instructor Su Dake.

Second Company Commander Gu Shunxuan, Instructor Peng Jian.

Pang Mindong, the commander of the third company, and Jiang Chengxian, the instructor.

The machine gun platoon is long and the stone lacks the river.

After determining the formation of the second independent battalion, Liu Tianshu did not immediately tell Xie Pingcai.

At three o'clock in the morning, the regiment headquarters received a telegram from Tong Guijie that Majiaji had been successfully recovered, and that all the enemies in Majiaji's stronghold had been wiped out except for some who fled in the dark of night, and 78 puppet soldiers had been captured.

However, the participating troops suffered 113 casualties, of which 52 were killed.

Looking at this series of figures, Liu Tianshu and Guo Sizhong praised the troops participating in the battle in the name of the regimental headquarters, and at the same time asked Tong Guijie to send troops to pursue the fleeing enemy, so as not to plague the people in the base area.

On the morning of the next day, Liu Tianshu ordered the third battalion to withdraw from Majiaji to Sujiatang, and at the same time ordered the independent battalion that had completed the assembly to rush to the Maowan area to stand by

According to the news from the inside line, the headquarters of the Japanese army Ishiya Saburo has begun to make preparations for evacuating the base area, and at the same time, a regiment of Guo Zhenlong's division is heading to Wangjiadian.

In addition, a garrison brigade of the Japanese army has reached the northern end of Wild Boar Ridge.

At this time, it was inappropriate to reorganize the troops of Banqiaoji, and Liu Tianshu sent a telegram to Xie Pingcai, asking him to be responsible for guiding those puppet troops who surrendered to Chengcheng to study and train at the same time, and at the same time strictly prevent the enemy from sneaking up on Banqiaoji.

Qin Yonghe, commander of the independent battalion, and Gao Weiheng, deputy commander of the independent battalion, received an order from the regiment headquarters and immediately rushed to Maowan Town with their troops to join the first and second companies of the fourth battalion, which had arrived in advance.

Some time ago, the independent battalion stayed in the base area to fight guerrilla warfare with the fourth battalion, and because of the care of the fourth battalion, it did not encounter many major and vicious battles, but the battle to recover Liu Ji some time ago was completed by the independent battalion.

It can be said that the independent battalion has grown quite quickly after a period of war tests.

This time, the regimental headquarters ordered the entire independent battalion to rush to Maowan Town, apparently, to let the independent battalion participate in the big battle.

Thinking of this, Qin Yonghe was very excited in his heart, you must know that whether an army can become the main force depends on how well it performs in battle. In the 16 th Regiment, the combat effectiveness of the four main battalions was all based on combat, and the independent battalion was formed for a relatively short time, plus there was only one machine gun platoon in the battalion, only two heavy machine guns, and the armament of grenadiers and mortars was also somewhat different from that of several main regiments.

If we can pass this battle and raise the combat effectiveness of the troops to a higher level, maybe they can be promoted to the main force.

"Lao Gao, you said, this time the head of the regiment asked us to rush to Maowan, is it to fight the old devil Shigu Saburo." Qin Yonghe glanced at the instructor Hong Yongfa and the deputy battalion commander Gao Weiheng on the side, and asked in a low voice.

"Hit Saburo Ishitani?" Gao Weiheng was taken aback, although they stayed in the base area to fight guerrillas some time ago, there were not many times when they really fought with devils, and the devil's combat effectiveness was obviously a behemoth-like existence in his eyes.

"Yes, you see, after the devils withdrew from Maowan Town, there were no devils and puppet troops here, but the regiment commander not only sent us over, but also came here in the first company and second company of the fourth battalion. Qin Yonghe said thoughtfully.

His independent battalion, the big battle is to regain the stronghold of Liu Ji, it is just more than a hundred puppet troops, after a burst of shouts from the soldiers of the independent battalion who had been puppet soldiers, half of the soldiers secretly came out on the spot to surrender, and the remaining diehards did not have much effort at all.

The task of beating the Ma family's stronghold did not have the share of an independent battalion, which made Qin Yonghe feel a little uncomfortable.

"But battalion commander, the Shigu United is the elite wing of the devils, and with our team, I'm afraid there will be fewer people to beat them." Gao Chuanheng hesitated and said.

"Hehe, Lao Gao, it's true that the Shigu Wing is the elite of the Japanese army, but who are we, it is the invincible 16th Regiment of the Attack. Matsushita Nobuyuki's wing is also the elite of the Japanese army, isn't it the same in our hands? Besides, I don't think the Shigu United is a big deal, in Xiongba Village and Jinzhutang, aren't they all wiped out by us? Take the devil entrenched in Sujiatang as an example, wasn't he served by the head of the regiment? The last time the devil committed a heinous crime in Maowan Town, the regiment commander said that he would let the devil repay the blood debt, and with my understanding of the regiment commander, he would definitely not let go of this group of devils. Qin Yonghe said with confidence.

"But the Shigu United team is now shrinking in Wangjiadian, will he suddenly go north?" Instructor Hong Yongfa said with some doubts.

"Anyway, I think the head of the regiment must have a reason for us to rush here." Qin Yonghe didn't know that Ishiya Saburo was going to run, so he could only say according to his own understanding at this time.

On the evening of the third battalion's withdrawal to Sujiatang, Liu Tianshu received a report from Staff Officer Sun that the Qinggu Brigade had gone to Xiongba Village and was currently camping in Xiongba Village. At the same time, the news came from Wangjiadian that the Ishiya Saburo Department had completed the ammunition replenishment and was ready to evacuate.

"Political commissar, deputy head Liu, you see, this is the location of the Qinggu Brigade, this is Wangjiadian, and there is a highway connection from Wangjiadian to Xiongba Village. Shigu Saburo wants to withdraw from our base area, from the current point of view, there are only two ways to go, one is to retreat through Maowan to Xiongba Village, and the other is to escape back from Wild Boar Ridge through Sanguba, I estimate that it is unlikely that it is possible to escape back from Wild Boar Ridge, after all, the Shigu Wing stayed in Wangjiadian, in addition to an infantry brigade, there are artillery squadrons and other units directly under the wing, these troops need a large number of vehicles to transport, and the terrain of Wild Boar Ridge is complicated, as long as we cut off the road, he will face a very dangerous situation. And retreat from Maowan Town to the direction of Xiongba Village, because the terrain is relatively flat, suitable for automobile transportation, and more importantly, once the situation is not right, you can also get the response of the Qinggu Brigade, so I think Ishiya Saburo will definitely choose this route. Liu Tianshu pointed to the map and said.

Guo Sizhong and Deputy Head Liu looked at it carefully for a while, looked at Liu Tianshu and said, "Leader, what are your plans?" ”

"Political Commissar, Deputy Head Liu, Ishiya Saburo's department has committed a heinous crime in my base area, we can't let them go back easily, no matter what, we have to cut a piece of meat from him. Come, you see, there is a bridge here and here, and order the reconnaissance company to send men to these two bridges overnight to load explosives, and blow up the bridge as soon as the devils withdraw here. The retreating troops of the Ishiya Wing had sappers who could build an improvised bridge, but this would take at least two hours. In this way, when the devils walk through here, it should be two o'clock in the afternoon, we can send a small force to harass along the way, try to slow down the speed of the devil's retreat, and when the devils come to this position, we can immediately blow up the bridge. Liu Tianshu pointed to the two stone bridges on the map and said.

"Commander, once we blow up this bridge, do you think Saburo Ishiya will go back?" Deputy Head Liu pointed to the first bridge that Liu Tianshu said.

"Your worries are justified, in order to prevent Ishiya Saburo from returning to Wangjiadian, as soon as the devils pass here, immediately send troops to guard here, and once the devils retreat, they will block the enemy here. As long as it's night, it's our world. Liu Tianshu pointed to the Lion Ridge in Maowan Town from Wangjiadian and said.

Lion Ridge is like a majestic lion, covered with trees, but now it is the middle of winter, the leaves have already fallen, fortunately there is no snow this winter, the mountains and forests are full of fallen leaves, but it is also easy to camouflage.

At the beginning, Liu Tianshu also considered sending a force to lurk in Lion Ridge in advance, but thinking that Ishiya Saburo would retreat, he would definitely strengthen his guard, and he would naturally take strict precautions against dangerous terrain like Lion Ridge, and even send troops to carefully inspect it.

Once he discovers the New Fourth Army on Lion Ridge, he will definitely be more careful, and maybe he will even retreat to Wangjiadian and withdraw from the base area from the direction of Sanguba instead. (To be continued.) )