"Hey, my subordinates will do it immediately, and they will definitely live up to the trust of His Excellency the Wing Captain." After listening to the order of the wing commander, the chief of staff said with a sigh of relief.

And just when the army was in a hurry, Wang Da took his company, carried the wounded, and left the village safely through the tunnel. He hid in a wooded area 3 kilometers away from the village, which had already been scouted.

"Instructor, you go and count the situation of the first battle just now, be quick, I estimate that the devil has entered the village now. We don't have much time left. So let's take the time to rest and get ready for tonight's action. Wang Da turned to the instructor behind him and said.

Soon, less than half an hour after sitting down to rest, I saw the instructor come over with a piece of paper. "Instructor, the statistics are over." The company commander asked from afar.

The instructor nodded and sat down next to Wang Da. "I just counted that in the battle just now, our company sacrificed four soldiers, two were seriously wounded, and eight were lightly wounded, but the lightly wounded did not affect the combat effectiveness. The most important thing is that none of the veterans of the Long March were killed, and judging from the casualties, it was generally not bad.

The fighters captured 3 light machine guns, 2 grenadiers, 30 rifles, more than 6,000 rounds of ammunition, 60 grenades, and a number of grenades. These ammunition are enough to replenish the consumption of our company in the previous few days, and there is still a surplus. Speaking of the materials captured by the troops, the instructor's face was full of excitement.

"Well, yes, let the fighters concentrate the captured weapons and ammunition, except for the grenadiers, you preside over it, and distribute it evenly among the three platoons. When this battle is over, we will turn it in. Bullets, grenades were all in the hands of the fighters, especially grenades, and most of the night raids tonight still relied on grenades. After listening to the instructor's report, the company commander said what he thought.

"I agree." The instructor nodded.

"Good. Immediately go to the execution, and then let the fighters hurry up and eat some dry food, hurry up and rest, and we will move at 12 o'clock in the evening. In addition, let the local comrades immediately transfer the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers and the seriously wounded to Zhangjiazhuang in the rear, so that the wounded must not affect the combat effectiveness of the troops. ”

The soldiers were quietly nibbling on dry food, recuperating. But the devil is not so leisurely. It was supposed to be a day of marching, and everyone wanted to drink some hot water and have a hot dinner. However, it backfired, and there was no drinking water nearby. Therefore, at this time, these soldiers could only starve at the cooking class not far away.

It was only after the soldiers waited for more than two hours, and in the waiting of the soldiers, the convoy that had gone out to find water rushed back. Seeing that there was water, the soldiers swarmed the convoy in defiance of the constraints of military discipline. It was not until the gendarmerie squadron arrived that discipline was maintained, and the cooking squads of the various squadrons came in turn to fetch water and prepare dinner.

In this way, the entire army wing dragged on until more than 10 o'clock in the evening before finishing dinner. After a full day of wine and food, the fatigue of the march slowly hit. Yue Jun could finally lie comfortably by the fire and enjoy a rare trace of tranquility, and slowly fell asleep.

Finally, when the middle of the night came, the soldiers of the first company got up one after another, and under the order of the company commander, except for carrying the necessary ammunition and weapons, all the remaining equipment was thrown into the forest for concealment. Through the tunnel, a company of the Eighth Route Army quietly invaded the devil's camp again.

Due to the continuous attacks of the Eighth Route Army's sister-in-law troops along the way, the number of troops on the periphery of the Yue Army was very large, and it could almost be described as heavily guarded. However, the village is very lax. Because they believe that there is a strong guard on the perimeter. It was impossible for the small army of the Chinese to storm the village without alarming the sentinels.

Therefore, in the village, although the wing headquarters of the devils and the strength of a brigade were stationed, there were not many guard posts in sight. Except for a few routine patrols, the entire interior of the Devil Barracks was open to the fighters as if it were unfortified.

Seeing the unguarded devil barracks, Wang Da couldn't help but be excited. However, Wang Da did not paralyze himself because of the devil's laxity and let himself underestimate the enemy. After observing the layout of the enemy's barracks, Wang Da quickly returned to the inside of the tunnel. At this time, the more than a dozen squad platoon commanders of the first company had all gathered together, waiting for their own assignments to combat tasks. Looking at the energetic warriors, Wang Da nodded.

"Comrades, just now I observed the barracks of the Japanese army, and they were very lax. However, although we are very lax, we still cannot be paralyzed. The combat effectiveness of the devil, I think everyone experienced it a few days ago, and I don't want to say more. Suffice it to say that during the attack, if you are not attacked, you are forbidden to use a gun. Because as soon as you shoot, your position is revealed, and there may be countless bullets that think about your position.

Therefore, in the process of sneak attack, only grenades are allowed. Greet the place where there are many devils, throw the grenade on your body, and retreat quickly, not allowed to entangle with the devil. Do you hear that? Wang Da ordered loudly.

"Yes, company commander," the crowd replied solemnly.

"Okay, the whole company takes the squad as a unit, through the tunnel, and sneaks to all corners of the village. After hearing my gunshot, they all threw grenades at places where there were many devils, and of course, if I encountered the devil's ammunition, I also blew it up, don't be polite, execute it immediately. Company Commander Wang Da ordered decisively.

A piercing gunshot broke the quiet night sky, and this gunshot sounded like a stone and a thousand waves. The soldiers who had already arrived in place pulled out the safety of the grenades they had just captured and threw them at the tents of the Japanese army, and the fires of the Japanese army were "boom, boom, boom..."

After all, a large group of elite troops was stationed in the village, and the army was confused when they heard the sound of gunfire and explosions. But under the command of the various commanders, they still methodically took out their rifles, and without even putting on clothes, they ran out of the barracks and rushed towards the place where the explosion sounded. And this is the dense reinforcement team of the devils, once again giving the soldiers a chance to exert their might. Smoke grenades rained from the sky again, causing a rain of blood and the wails of devils.

Although the uninjured devils crouched on the ground, raising their rifles and aiming around, hoping to find the sneak attackers. However, in the dark night, the soldiers did not use guns, but just kept changing their positions and throwing grenades at the army, how could their positions be exposed. As a result, these squatting troops not only found nothing, but also had to face grenades that came from the sky all the time, which could not be guarded against.

Due to the 4 grenades per soldier himself, plus the hundreds captured, basically each fighter had 8 to 10 in his hands, so the whole attack lasted almost ten minutes. After the soldiers had finished throwing the grenades in their hands, they reluctantly retreated from the woods outside the village where they had retreated, and the others turned around and moved to the next village.

Ten minutes was very exciting for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who participated in the attack. However, it was indeed extremely painful for the attacked army, because they had to be on guard against grenades falling from the sky at all times. After the war, according to statistics, in a period of more than 10 minutes, a total of 128 soldiers were killed, 38 were seriously wounded, and countless were lightly wounded. In other words, without any casualties, the first company inflicted the loss of a squadron on the army with only nearly 1,000 grenades.

Faced with an attack from nowhere, the Wing Commander did not have the courage to continue to have his troops stationed in the village. In the end, he had to order all the soldiers to drive out of the village and sleep in the open like the two brigades outside the village.

Similarly, in the next few days, the army did not dare to camp in any deserted village. However, the attack of the Eighth Route Army was not limited to this tactic, relying on more and more tunnels with more and more complete functions, the militia, garrison regiments, and newly formed regiments in the base areas gave the arrogant army a good lesson in what is called a people's war.

In the face of an empty village, although the troops do not need to be stationed, but, after all, the main wing needs to pass through the village. The devil walked through the village, leaving something behind, of course. The soldiers hid in the tunnels one after another, firing one shot in the east, one shot in the west, and then throwing a grenade, which not only hit the morale of the devil very well, but also caused some casualties to the devil.

And the soldiers pass through the tunnels, and what they like to pack up the most is the strength of the devil who serves as a reconnaissance patrol and is below the squad. Because of the size of the troops, as long as they fall into the quagmire of tunnel warfare, they will often be wiped out, otherwise they will be beaten all over the body.

At this time, the devils who had already penetrated into the base areas really tasted what it was called a people's war and tasted the taste of a strong wall and a clear wilderness. After entering the base area, it can be said that they want water but no water, and they want grain but no grain. And the morale of the soldiers was also depleted in the continuous tunnel warfare, mine warfare, and sparrow warfare along the way of the Eighth Route Army. In order to relieve the pressure on the soldiers and relieve the food and water sources of the troops, many devil wings had to stop and wait for supplies from outside the mountains.

However, these supplies, which were not escorted by many troops, of course, also became the sweets of the few main regiments left behind in the base area. Often, as soon as the convoy of the army transporting supplies entered the base area, it would be captured or destroyed by the soldiers, and only a very small part of it ended up in the hands of the army.

Therefore, except for the two large armies that are still moving forward, the remaining devils have all been dragged into the sea of the people's war by the soldiers, and they cannot advance and retreat without orders. And just then, a telegram from the commander came.

(To be continued)