The gunshots that rang out in the middle of the night in Wangjiawa also officially opened the prelude to the raid on the Woye border city by horse bandits in Wohu Mountain. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoFor these vicious bandits, they all made this plunder their last deal of the year.

None of the bandits felt that they would fail, and even they felt that this year would be another good year for them. Nearly 10,000 horse bandits poured into the Fertile Border City, and it was difficult to hold a large border city with only a few thousand garrisons in Fertile City.

It is this kind of confidence that makes many horse bandits afraid of being one step behind. For their part, they all hope to grab more villages, so that when they return, they will grab more goods.

But they didn't know that from the moment they went down the mountain, the Eighth Route Army was already waiting for the net. In their eyes now, the tactics of harassment are more just moths fighting for death.

Looking at Wangjiawa Village, which originally had only one militia squad, there were four machine guns to defend it. Staying behind to direct the battle, thinking about waiting for the leader of the horse bandits who rushed into the village and plundered, he also had a feeling of being hit head-on.

'Damn it! Isn't it said that there are only a few militias in this village? What's going on with this machine gun? ’

The angry bandit leader knew very well how much of a threat the machine gun was to them. Compared to other large bandits, some of them are armed with small-caliber mortars, and most of them only have rifles.

The horse bandit who stayed beside the leader also said with some surprise: "The big boss, do you want the brothers to withdraw first." Judging from the firepower, there should not be many people defending the village. But with machine guns, it's hard for us to get in! ”

From the frequency of gunfire coming from the village, experienced horse bandits also knew that the village was not well defended. The problem was that with four machine guns mounted on the ramparts, it was unlikely that they would want to storm the village.

'Their machine guns are all set up at the head of the village, so you take some people around and let me find a way to get in.' At worst, it is necessary to disperse the village's defenses. M, when they rush into the village, Lao Tzu will peel the skin of these militiamen! ’

Looking at the subordinates who were knocked over and off their horses one by one, the leader of the horse bandits was also bleeding from his heart. Even if he is used to seeing the life and death of his subordinates, but before it has even opened, he has paid such a heavy price, and the leader naturally feels angry.

On the other hand, after seeing a group of horse bandits starting to detour to the village, squad leader Xu and others, who were staying in the village at the moment, immediately said: "Deputy squad leader, you take a team over, you must stop this gang of horse bandits, and the reinforcements will arrive immediately!" ”

'Yes, squad leader! ’

And the militia captain who was lying next to squad leader Xu at this moment asked with some surprise: "Squad leader Xu, do we have reinforcements?" ”

'Don't worry! Don't even think about running away tonight! Comrades, fight well, just drag them to the entrance of the village. When our army arrives, they will be dead! ’

When he was stationed in the village earlier, squad leader Xu did not tell the village militia that in the valley outside the village, they had actually stationed a company of cavalry. Earlier, the flare was lifted into the air, and it is believed that the cavalry company had already launched an outflank.

With the blocking force at the entrance of the village, a part of it was divided and walked to the back of the village. The firepower at the entrance of the village weakened a lot again, and the attacking horse bandits also felt that they had been suppressed a lot.

Just when the bandits felt that they might be able to storm the village in a little time. Several horse bandit sentries who also put up a guard post saw the sound of horses' hooves coming from a distance.

Just when the horse bandit sentry felt that someone would also come to Wangjiawa Village, looking at the cavalry troops that appeared in sight, these horse bandits directly shouted: "Cavalry, cavalry of the Eighth Road, send a signal, retreat!" ”

As the horse bandit sentry began to scream, he turned his horse and ran towards the entrance of the village, and also fired a warning shot. The horse bandits who stayed in the village did not seem to hear the gunfire from the sentry. After all, the village entrance is in the midst of a fierce battle at the moment!

Until a horse bandit rushed to him, Lao Yuan shouted: "The big boss, there are cavalry!" There are cavalry! ”

Such an act of shouting and shouting naturally attracted the attention of the fierce fighting horse bandits at the entrance of the village. It was only as the horse bandit rushed to report the news, and the horse bandits who were on guard were powerless to stop the advance of the cavalry company.

When the horse bandit sentry arrived at the battlefield at the entrance of the village, the cavalry company hidden in the valley outside the village had also rushed to the entrance of the village. This means that the horse bandits were outflanked by the cavalry company!

'Withdraw! Evacuate! ’

Listening to the sound of killing and horses' hooves behind him, the leader of the horse bandits, who had already lost a lot of money, knew very well that they didn't have much resistance at all. Although it was not clear how many pursuers there were, they knew that the operation had failed tonight.

Although he was horrified in his heart, how could the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army come so quickly. But for the horse bandits, a decisive retreat when the opportunity is wrong is also a common strategy for them to save their lives.

Compared with the horse bandits outside the village, some panicked began to get on their horses and prepare to run away. The militiamen in the village looked very excited and said, "The big army is coming!" Our great army is coming! Rush out, right? ”

Looking at these eager militiamen, squad leader Xu, who was commanding the battle, shook his head and said, "No! We stayed in the village, and we couldn't just go out and chase after us. The more this happens, the more careful we must not let the horse bandits rush into the village. ”

For squad leader Xu, his task is to nail it in the village. If you really want to pursue it, you can let the horse bandits rush into the village and capture some villagers as hostages, which is still very dangerous.

Now they only need to hold the village, and the pursuit of the periphery is in charge of the cavalry company, which is the most important thing he should do!

As the cavalry companies that came to the aid dispersed to outflank the fleeing horse bandits, the militiamen who stayed in the village to block the attack also breathed a long sigh of relief. For them, the battle for the night was really tense.

'Victorious! ’

There was no loud shouting, but every militiaman breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. Compared with these militia leaders, Xu Squad Leader, who organized the defense, said in a timely manner: "Captain Wang, you look at a little, I'll go see the wounded!" ”

'Good! I'm sorry for you! ’

In the previous blocking defense, the militia squad also had some killed and some wounded. For the militia who died in battle, Captain Wang felt very sad. But they all knew that the day they became militiamen, they were mentally prepared for this.

Fortunately, Captain Wang also knows that the families of the militia who died in this kind of battle can also be assessed by the government as families of military martyrs. In terms of some taxes and work arrangements, these families have preferential and preferential policies.

It didn't take long to look at the reinforcements urging the horses to the entrance of the village, and Wang Dabao also opened the gate of the village entrance that had been blocked earlier. Looking at a middle-aged man walking in the front, Wang Dabao also looked a little pleased.

'Commander Ge, why are you? ’

'Dabao, how's it going?' We're not late, are we? ’

'No, no! With the help of the squad leader, we still played well! ’

'By the way, what about Xiao Xu? ’

He's gone to look after the wounded! In the previous battle, one comrade from the unit was killed, and two of our militia squad were also killed. There are also a few who have been injured, and they are now being treated in the village! ’

As soon as he heard this, Company Commander Ge, who came to help, also said with some concern: "Okay, then let's go visit the wounded first!" ”

Every year, the horse bandits raid the area, and the militia and garrison troops will suffer casualties of varying degrees. It can be said that if they hadn't come to their aid tonight and sent a squad of defense into the village in advance, the casualties would have been greater.

Not to mention these militiamen in the village, even if he led the team to outflank this horse bandit, he also paid a certain price. In any case, the horse bandits' riding skills and marksmanship are still very good, and it is impossible to encircle and suppress them without paying a few casualties.

As the cavalry company began to clean up the battlefield, this group of horse bandits who attacked Wangjiawa Village at night, and in the end, only a few hasty horse bandits were able to escape. As for the leader of the horse bandits, he was also killed on the spot by the cavalry company.

The team of horse bandits who killed more than 100 people was also a good battle feat for a cavalry company. And tonight, there were gunshots and even artillery shots everywhere around the entire Fertile City, which made many people in the temporary settlement sites a little sleepless.

Villages without horse bandits are equally sleepless at night. For their part, there is also the fear of horse bandits. And in villages where horse bandits attack, there will inevitably be some casualties.

Fortunately, He Zhengdao made arrangements in advance, and a certain number of troops were stationed in each village. Coupled with the cooperation of the troops on the periphery, many horse bandits failed to succeed in the end, and most of them fled in disgrace.

But for the bandits, they didn't know that this was just the beginning. When the bandits began to flee and were ready to look for another opportunity. The cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army, which had lurked in various places in advance, also launched an encirclement and interception.

As a result, these horse bandits who entered the fertile field with countless illusions suddenly found that the territory of the fertile field, which should have been unimpeded for them, was full of ambushes and encirclement and suppression.

The Sitting Tiger, who had also played against a cavalry battalion for a night, looked at the cavalry of the pursuing Eighth Route Army, and also realized that this time the Eighth Route Army was only afraid to come prepared. He felt that he should retreat decisively back to Crouching Tiger Mountain at this moment.

Thinking about this, the mountain tiger immediately said: "Retreat, we can't go anywhere anymore, we must cross the river and return to the mountain immediately!" ”

'Big boss, let's forget about it?' ’

'No, what do you want?' Don't you see that the Eighth Route Army has been prepared for a long time? Even we have returned in vain, do you think other people will gain anything? If we don't go, we won't be able to go when the eight roads are closed! ’

It is clear that these subordinates seem to be a little unwilling, but the mountain tiger feels that compared to his life, it is nothing to return once without success. If your life is gone, then there is really nothing.

Faced with the mountain tiger, he decided to return to the mountain empty-handed, although some horse bandits were unwilling. But looking at the smaller and fewer teams and more and more chasing soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, they still chose to listen to the mountain tiger and cross the river to return to Wohu Mountain.

But the mountain tiger didn't know that the 2nd Cavalry Division, which had already left for the border at this moment, had blocked the mountain passes and intersections near the Wo River. For these horse bandits, this road back to the mountain must also leave a bloody road.

But these things happened in the territory of Woye, and the Pingluo cavalry regiment, which rushed to pick up the cheap, did not know. By the time they crossed the Wo River, the Eighth Route Army had truly launched a full-scale encirclement! (To be continued.) )