Compared with the entire Eighth Route Army in Woye, it was dispatched to encircle and suppress the horse bandit forces that crossed the border and attacked the localities. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The probationary unit of the reconnaissance brigade, which entered the Fertile Frontier earlier than the Second Cavalry Division, also launched an operation to end the nest of horse bandits in Hushan Mountain.

The reconnaissance brigade after the end of the Shanxi Reconquest was approved by He Zhengdao and reported to Yan'an and the headquarters for approval. The reconnaissance brigade was officially promoted to a special division, with a reconnaissance brigade and two special regiments under its command.

Most of the units of the reconnaissance brigade assembled at the foot of Wohu Mountain this time were military backbones selected from various units. In order to allow them to integrate into the fist unit of the reconnaissance brigade as soon as possible, He Zhengdao issued the order for this trial exercise.

Considering the tacit understanding between the old unit and the new unit in combat, He Zhengdao also ordered Li Xiangdong, who was the commander of the special division, to personally lead the team to carry out the combat mission of suppressing bandits on the border.

During this time, in the sparsely populated territory of Wohu Mountain, many horse bandits did not know. During this kind of heavy snow closing the mountain, near the mountain forest where they relied for survival, there were thousands of fierce scouts of the Eighth Route Army lurking.

When the horse bandits in the various cottages came down to plunder one after another, the trial training units that had already conducted pre-war reconnaissance of these large and small cottages soon received an operational order from He Zhengdao to clear out the remnants of the Crouching Tiger Mountain as quickly as possible.

In He Zhengdao's words, the horse bandits who went down the mountain were handed over to the Second Cavalry Division, and the horse bandits who stayed in the nest to watch their homes were handed over to the trial training unit of the special division. To this end, He Zhengdao also dispatched a special operations detachment to cooperate.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, winter is not suitable for sending troops to fight, and it is better to let the troops stay in the barracks to recuperate. But in He Zhengdao's view, truly elite troops must adapt to the harshest and extreme environment to fight.

Even the special division, which was expanded by the reconnaissance brigade, is not worthy of the word special. However, in He Zhengdao's view, he hopes that this division can become the first division-level special force of the Eighth Route Army in the future that truly has the level of special operations.

Staying in a cleaned cave, Li Xiangdong, who was also dressed in civilian clothes, looked at several combat commanders around him, and said with a grim expression: "The nest clearing operation starts now!" Sweep up from the periphery! ”

'Yes, Commander! ’

If He Zhengdao is currently the youngest general in charge of one side in the Eighth Route Army. Then Li Xiangdong also became the youngest division-level commander in the Eighth Route Army. Moreover, he, the division commander, weighs more heavily than other main divisions.

Especially after the expansion of the reconnaissance brigade, the equipment distributed by He Zhengdao to the special division was even more enviable to other infantry divisions. Even the new weapons that are currently being installed in small batches of troops have become popular in special divisions.

According to He Zhengdao's suggestion, the special division was also the first unit in the Eighth Route Army to be fully equipped with new semi-automatic rifles. The reason for installing this batch of weapons in advance is also to test whether this batch of weapons is suitable for large-scale deployment by troops.

With special treatment, it is natural that they will also have to take on heavier and more difficult tasks. Therefore, this winter, for the officers and men of the expanded special division, they also do not have much time to rest, and they all need to train hard and fight.

In the face of hundreds of armed horse bandits of all sizes in the Crouching Tiger Mountain, Li Xiangdong finally formulated a plan for clearing and suppressing from the periphery and encircling the center. Moreover, in the clean-up operation, we should try to use fewer guns and more cold weapons.

The trial training troops, which are equipped with a large number of special operations bows and crossbows, also feel very fond of this kind of special bow and crossbow that is only equipped with reconnaissance brigades. After all, such weapons and equipment can only be used if you enter the special division!

On the first night of the bandits' crossing of the Wo River, more than a dozen company-based trial units entered the entrance of the cottage where they were responsible for reconnaissance. Raids were carried out on these cottages, which were mostly closed and defended.

In each action team, except for a small number of veteran scouts, most of them are new recruits who have undergone retraining in Yulin. For these newcomers who joined the special division, they also really saw the difference of the special division.

Not to mention that the equipment of the special division is superior, and the special division alone is also paid higher than other infantry divisions. Of course, the training intensity of this division is only unique among the Eighth Route Army.

Many newcomers who were elite military backbones in the original army only realized how big the gap was between them and the old people after joining the special division. In this case, if you don't double your study and training, how can you integrate into the special division?

You must know that next year, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army will advance into the Northeast to fight, and the special division will only play the role of the vanguard again. If the combat effectiveness of the troops cannot be integrated as soon as possible, it will also affect the overall battle plan of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army.

Even if it is very tiring to go up the mountain on a snowy night, you may fall into the snow if you are not careful. However, for these officers and soldiers on trial training, they have become familiar with the terrain and environment around Wohu Mountain during this time.

Hundreds of people slid to the bottom of the cottage with ski poles, and then lurked under the cottage on foot. As for the lurking posts arranged by the horse bandits outside the cottage, they were all cleared before the arrival of the raiding detachment.

Looking at the cottages where most of the terrain is not too steep, the captain who led the team did not waste much time, and waved his hand to start the operation. The first to clean up were naturally the sentry bandits who stayed on duty at the cottage pass and intersection.

Under the cover of the howling cold wind, the bows and crossbows of the raiding detachment shot out a series of deadly crossbow arrows, taking away the lives of the stunned horse bandits one by one. Compared to the previous sentinel battles, this time they didn't need to keep any prisoners.

According to the order issued by He Zhengdao, except for the hostages who were kidnapped by the cottage during the battle, the rest of the horse bandits were cleaned up regardless of whether they had blood debts or not. Of course, those who voluntarily surrender can be postponed first and then tried according to the circumstances.

These horse bandit cottages on the periphery of Wohu Mountain are not strong in themselves, and there are naturally not many people. In addition, the main force of the cottage has gone down the mountain, and most of the horse bandits who stayed behind in the cottage are not very strong in combat.

In addition, these cottages of Wohu Mountain are clear that the winter of Wohu Mountain is very safe. Even the Pingluo cavalry division, which was closest to them, did not dare to enter the mountains to suppress bandits in this weather. As a result, the defense is relatively lax.

After cleaning up the cottage one after another, many officers and soldiers who had entered the cottage also felt that this kind of silent killing was really terrible. Fortunately, they are the ones who have mastered this combat skill now, so it is their enemies who are unlucky.

Many of the horse bandit leaders who were blocked in the quilt were still stunned when they were found out: "Who are you? Are you going to break the rules of the way and do us a black hand at such a time? ”

'Stupid! Do you really think we're bandits? Tell you, Lao Tzu is the Eighth Route Army, and he was ordered to clear out the horse bandit forces in Wohu Mountain. As for the horse bandits who came down from your cottage, you don't have to wait for them to come back, they are dead! ’

'What? Are you eight-way? This is not your territory, how dare you come here? Are you not afraid of the armies of the Overseers? We have no grudges against you, why are you attacking our cottage? ’

'What a grudge-free one! Over the years, you have beaten our autumn wind a lot, right? I am afraid that there are so many people who die at your hands that you can't even remember clearly, right? Don't talk nonsense, tell me, your cottage material warehouse is there. ’

'Don't think! Dreaming, I won't say anything! ’

Some hard-nosed bandit leaders know very well how important money and materials are to them, and some naturally prefer to die. But most of the horse bandit leaders who stayed behind still obediently said where to store materials and money.

As far as the troops are concerned, it is their main task to clean up these horse bandits. And the other task is to loot the floating wealth of these horse bandits. In these days, the horse bandits were a group of rich lords.

Even if many of them rob as much as they want, it is undeniable that the horse bandits will hide some life-saving money, in case of any accidents, and can use these life-saving money to make a comeback. Therefore, it is also a lot of income.

To organize such an operation in winter, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army naturally needs to invest a lot of expenses. As a political commissar, Chen Yun originally didn't agree with such a big effort, but He Zhengdao had a different opinion.

In his words, such operations not only tempered the troops, but also brought them a lot of income and capture. Some hard currency can be included in the logistics department as the funds of the troops, and materials can also be distributed to the garrison units.

In this way, the logistical pressure on the border government will also be greatly reduced. Therefore, when ending the lair of these horse bandits, He Zhengdao naturally will not let go of the floating wealth accumulated by these horse bandits for years of looting!

To the delight of the clean-up team, these cottages that were eliminated really had a lot of money. In addition to the seizure of large quantities of grain and supplies, there were also a lot of valuable hard currencies.

As for the captured weapons and ammunition, naturally, they will not be wasted. In the future, the weapons used by these bandits will also be distributed to the garrison, which will be issued to the guerrillas and militia units for use.

In this way, the logistical pressure on the garrison troops in the border areas can also be greatly reduced. After all, the formation of guerrilla brigades and militia units also requires a lot of weapons. Relying on the above allocation alone is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, the removal of these forces is also a major source of seized equipment. At least for the Fertile Field Garrison Regiment, the strength of their auxiliary troops next year will also increase rapidly!

The matter of clearing the horse bandit cottage is the responsibility of the raiding detachment that is good at attacking. Cleaning and moving supplies were the responsibility of the troops acting as reserves. Most of these materials were first transferred to a safe place for centralized care.

After all, at present, in the territory of Wohu Mountain, there is only a trial training unit led by Li Xiangdong. The rest of the troops that cooperated with the operation will also rush to Wohu Mountain one after another. In the future, Wohu Mountain will also become a guerrilla base area of the Eighth Route Army.

With such a unique place, He Zhengdao will naturally not give up, so that the horse bandits will continue to use this place as their nest in the future. After the guerrilla base is built, the control force of the Eighth Route Army can also radiate the surrounding area!

In the hands of horse bandits, the territory of Crouching Tiger Mountain is a place of extreme ferocity. can be placed in the hands of the Eighth Route Army, and this place may also become a paradise to be developed! (To be continued.) )