These militia organizations were responsible for protecting the people of their villages, and in the event of an enemy attack, they would send people to report to Yang Donghu while covering the retreat of the villagers.

At the same time, in order to prevent the sneak attack of devils, Yang Donghu also set up a reconnaissance squad and sent people to guard around the Maotang stronghold and the Qinglong stronghold.

Not long after the devil arrived at the stronghold, Yang Donghu knew about it, and he immediately rushed to Malingpo with a company of second and third platoons.

However, Yang Donghu did not want to engage in a positional battle with the devils, after he arrived at Malingpo, he immediately took the three platoon commanders to follow the route of the devils who might come to Malingpo, looked at it repeatedly, and finally decided that the second platoon would build a blocking position on the top of the hill three miles in front of Malingpo, and put on a resolute blocking appearance. When the devils came, they pretended to be irresistible after resisting for a while, and retreated in the direction of Malingpo, while the first and third platoons and the militia who came to help in the battle were arranged on two low hills two miles before Malingpo, and when the devils pursuing the second platoon entered the ambush circle, the two platoons launched a fierce attack on the devils.

Although his two platoons only had more than 70 people, their weapons and equipment were comparable to those of the little devils, and they were equipped with four grenadiers alone, and there were also two crooked handles and two Czechs.

If the invading enemy does not exceed 200 people, he has a geographical advantage, and he should be able to give the devil a head-on blow, and then find an opportunity to retreat.

As for the militia who cooperated with the operation, they were arranged by Yang Donghu to be responsible for logistics support.

After choosing a position, Yang Donghu sent people to keep an eye on the devils in the Maotang stronghold while preparing the troops.

On the second day, Yang Donghu received a report that more than 100 devils and more than 30 puppet troops were rushing in the direction of Malingpo, and he immediately asked the troops to position according to the predetermined plan.

It's just that the enemy is about 200 people this time, and his company alone naturally doesn't have the appetite to eat it in one bite, and Yang Donghu didn't think about destroying this group of devils in a battle.

Under the command of Kawashima, this group of enemies cautiously pressed towards Malingpo, and when they arrived at the place three miles before Malingpo, the devil who took the lead found that there was the shadow of the Eighth Route Army on the hill in front of them.

After Kawashima held up the binoculars and took a look, he immediately ordered the first team to send troops to launch a tentative attack.

More than 20 devils received the order and immediately formed a straggler formation and launched an attack on the hill.

The second platoon guarding the hill, under the order of the platoon commander Guo Donglai, quietly hid in the trench, and waited until the devil rushed to less than 200 meters away from the position, then he suddenly shouted and hit, and the soldiers of the three squads immediately quickly turned around and lay down in the trench, and the guns in their hands were aimed at the devils who began to run forward and opened fire.

Suddenly there was a loud shot on the battlefield, and the devil who was desperately rushing suddenly saw the figure on the opposite hill flashing, and immediately rushed forward while shooting.

It's a pity that Yang Donghu's second platoon is full of veterans who have been tested in battle, and they are not comparable to recruits in terms of psychological quality or tactical movements. These soldiers calmly lay in the trenches, each of them opened fire on the rushing devils, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen devils were unfortunately hit, and the rest of the devils saw that the defenders on the opposite side occupied a favorable terrain, and they attacked on their own side, and did not have an advantage, and received the retreat order issued by Kawashima, and immediately turned around and retreated.

Just a tentative attack caused Kawashima to lose more than a dozen imperial soldiers, and he naturally thought that he had encountered the resistance of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, especially in the round of tentative attacks just now, he also heard the crisp sound of two Czech machine guns.

As soon as the troops withdrew, Kawashima immediately ordered the artillery to bombard the hill ahead.

Guo Donglai was very familiar with the tactics of the little devil, and knew that after the devil's infantry retreated, what followed should naturally be artillery retaliation, he repelled the devil's first round of attacks, and immediately ordered the soldiers to hide in the trench to defend against artillery.

Sure enough, as soon as the fighters hid in the anti-artillery hole on the side of the trench, the devil's shells fell on the position.

A round of artillery fire lasted for ten minutes before gradually stopping, Guo Donglai took a careful look and found that the devil had rushed to within 100 meters, and suddenly his heart tightened, and he suddenly shouted: "The devil is coming, call me." ”

As he spoke, the shell gun in his hand fired three shots at the accelerating devil.

The rest of the fighters heard the platoon commander shouting, hurriedly ran out of the anti-artillery hole, quickly turned around and raised their guns to shoot.

After firing two shots, the soldiers of the second platoon saw that they could not stop the pace of the devil's forward rush, and immediately grabbed the grenade, and after pulling it, they immediately threw it forward.

As the grenades were thrown one after another, clouds of smoke immediately rose in front of the position, and at the same time, the light machine guns on the position desperately spat bullets at the devils in the smoke.

The attacking devils had about a squad, and after desperately firing at the second platoon in front of the position, more than 20 corpses fell, but the firepower of the defenders on the opposite side did not weaken at all, and Kawashima saw through the telescope that the troops could no longer attack the hill, so he had to order a retreat.

At this time, the fourth squad leader turned his head and saw the company commander sending a retreat signal, and immediately said to Guo Dong: "Platoon commander, the company commander ordered to retreat." ”

"What?"

"The company commander told us to retreat."

Guo Donglai turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a signal from the mountain behind him, so he had to stare at the devil on the opposite side hatefully, said to retreat, and then led the soldiers to support the wounded and quickly ran to the back.

In the round of blocking just now, although the result of killing more than 20 devils was achieved, the second platoon also sacrificed nine soldiers, and four soldiers were wounded.

It can be said that after this battle, the second platoon lost almost half of its strength.

After the second platoon retreated, what Yang Donghu didn't expect was that the devil did not attack forward again, but carefully sent troops to lift the devil who died in front of the position, and returned directly to the Maotang stronghold.

The devil's move made Yang Dong puzzled, and he didn't dare to let the troops withdraw to Songkan Town, until the next day, he got the information that the devil had returned to the county seat, and he was relieved.

After listening to Yang Donghu, Liu Tianshu also felt strange, this is not like the style of the little devil, only a small battle of position, only paid the price of more than 30 people, and the little devil actually retracted.

However, it is not incomprehensible, but it is definitely a good thing that the devil has retreated.

In the following two days, Liu Tianshu, accompanied by Yang Donghu, conscientiously inspected the defense of Songkan Town, especially the joint defense of the militia of various villages, and he was even more concerned.

You must know that Songkan Town is only about 30 kilometers away from the county seat of the devil, and the devil can make a comeback at any time, and even if the company can fight again, it is impossible to block the devil's heavy army. The only way is to mobilize the masses, make all kinds of plans to clear the wilderness, and organize the mass transfer in time once the devils attack with heavy troops.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, we must do a good job in the early warning system and do a good job in intelligence work.

After staying in Songkan Town for three days, Liu Tianshu received an urgent letter from Zhu Aiguo, asking him to return to Yaping Village immediately. Before leaving, Liu Tianshu solemnly handed over the radio station and the radio operator Chen Zhuxiu to Yang Donghu, telling him to protect the radio station and Chen Zhuxiu, and that if there was any situation, he could contact the battalion headquarters through the radio.

Back in Yaping Village, Liu Tianshu had just arrived at the camp headquarters, and before he had time to catch his breath, he was pulled by Zhu Aiguo and came to Xiang Shuyu's courtyard.

Walking into the yard, Liu Tianshu saw that many people were busy there, and the deputy battalion commander Zeng Wei saw Liu Tianshu, smiled and said The battalion commander is here, Secretary Wang is here, and he is waiting for you.

Liu Tianshu and Zhu Aiguo walked into the room and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a teacher, sitting at the table and looking at something seriously, according to Xiang Shuyu, secretary of the regional party committee, sitting on the side and whispering the situation.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man and Xiang Shuyu raised their heads.

As soon as he saw that it was Liu Tianshu and Zhu Aiguo coming in, he immediately introduced Shuyu: "Secretary Wang, this is Comrade Liu Tianshu, the battalion commander of our independent battalion, Comrade Liu Tianshu, this is Wang Shuihe, secretary of the county party committee. ”

As soon as he heard that the person in front of him was Wang Shuihe, the ******** of Fuchang of the Communist Party of China, Liu Tianshu immediately raised his hand and saluted.

"Secretary Wang is good."

Wang Shuihe glanced at Liu Tianshu, then calmly raised his hand and said to the two: "Comrade Tianshu, patriotic comrade, sit down and talk." ”

After the two sat down, Wang Shuihe glanced at the four of them again, and said: "The rapid development of our Fuyashan anti-Japanese base area is indispensable to the independent battalion. It can be said that without Comrade Tianshu and patriotic comrades coming over with Lao Balu, I am afraid that the situation in Fuyashan has not yet opened. The provincial party committee knew that our Fuyashan base area was not only getting bigger and bigger, but also eliminated many enemies, and highly praised us. At the same time, according to the decision of the provincial party committee, in order to adapt to the development of the situation, the Fuchang County Party Committee entered the base area and immediately established the anti-Japanese democratic regime in Fuchang County in the base area as soon as the time was ripe. Comrade Tianshu, before leaving the Provincial Party Committee and rushing to Fuyashan, Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee specially briefed me on your situation, and I learned that you are still from our Fuchang County. ”

Hearing Secretary Wang say this, several other people in the room looked at Liu Tianshu in surprise.

"Tianshu, are you really from Fuchang County?"

Liu Tianshu smiled a little embarrassedly and said: "Yes, I am a native of Fuchang County, and my hometown is in Yangshan Town, south of the county, three years ago, I left home to go to school in Beiping." It's a pity that I returned to my hometown, but my parents ran away to Xi'an. ”

"People from Yangshan Town? Who are Mr. Liu Mingxuan from Yangshan Town? Zeng Wei couldn't help but ask with some excitement.

"That's my father, but before the devil arrived in Fuchang County, he took his mother, sister and brother and hid in Xi'an." When he said this, Liu Tianshu's face was still very embarrassed.

"I really didn't expect it, Mr. Liu is still your father." Zeng Wei said with some excitement.

"Deputy Battalion Commander Zeng, do you know my father?" Liu Tianshu couldn't help but feel a little strange. (To be continued.) )