Zheng Weiguo stepped forward to take a look, and was immediately overturned by the "cannon" in front of him. I don't know how long this gun has been used, and the barrel is very badly worn. In this situation, even if it is not used to explode, it is not accurate for fear that the shells will fly out.

No wonder the Jin Sui army also thought that this cannon was cumbersome, and when they were defeated, they pushed it into the ditch. According to Hu San'er's subordinates, it took a lot of effort from the old nose to get it from the ditch.

The more Zheng Weiguo looked at it, the more disappointed he became, and said: "Hu San'er is really stupid, this kind of old goods, I don't bother to drag it up from the ditch if I give me money." ”

What he didn't know was that this cannon was actually not old, it was a Jin 12-style mountain cannon that was only produced in 37 years. This kind of artillery has low performance and even worse quality, and after more than a hundred shells, it is basically scrapped. Originally, the Taiyuan Arsenal was already able to produce 13-year-old and 17-year-old mountain guns with better performance, but I don't know why this kind of garbage mountain cannon was urgently produced before the Anti-Japanese War.

It may be that Chief Yan thinks that the 13-year style and the 17-year style are not much stronger than the 12-year style, so it is better to win by quantity. As a result, when it came to the Battle of Xinkou, the Jin Sui army suffered from its artillery. Obviously, there are more artillery than devils, but the performance is not comparable to others, so they can only be pressed and beaten.

Zheng Weiguo originally wanted to sell this "cannon" to the blacksmith shop, but it was obvious that everyone was excited, so he couldn't bear to hit them. Fortunately, except for this scrap gun, the other captures are still very good. Hu San'er has been a bandit for so many years, although the expenses are also large, but he still saves a lot of belongings. It's okay now, it's all cheap security corps. Well, this can be regarded as Hu San'er's contribution to the anti-Japanese resistance.

A day later, the 1st and 3rd Companies advanced westward through the 4th and 5th Divisions respectively, bringing their troops all the way to the 7th and 9th Divisions on both sides of the 8th Division, completing the military occupation of the entire territory of Ping'an County. With the support of various troops, the work of the anti-Japanese county government has also become much smoother. With the examples of Wei Huairen and Hu San'er in front, who dares to joke with their heads?

Seeing that the situation in the three districts in the west had stabilized, Zheng Weiguo decided to go back to the county seat first. According to his predictions, the Japanese army would soon launch a new offensive. After these several encounters, the Japanese army will definitely not make the same mistakes as before, and it will be very difficult to keep Ping'an County.

As soon as he returned to Ping'an County, before a lot of things had started, Yu Laogen came to report and said, "Tuanzuo, that Lu Junsheng is here again." ”

Zheng Weiguo didn't react for a while, and said, "Who? ”

Yu Laogen said: "Lu Junsheng is the gold-wire glasses that were used as lobbyists for Japanese devils last time. ”

Zheng Weiguo suddenly realized and scolded: "Damn, it turned out to be him!" Did he say anything? ”

Yu Laogen said: "It's said! He said that the imperial army ...... "Lao Gen'er actually said the word imperial army for a while, and he hurriedly twitched himself and took a sip before continuing: "This dog, saying that the little devil has already agreed to our conditions." ”

Zheng Weiguo sneered: "Interesting! Old Gen'er, you bring him here. I'd like to see what the little devils are up to! ”

As soon as Lu Junsheng saw Zheng Weiguo, he shouted congratulations and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, Head Zheng!" The Imperial Army has agreed to all your conditions, and this time I have been entrusted with a generous gift! If you look at the gift list, you can see the true feelings of the imperial army! ”

Zheng Weiguo casually glanced at the gift list, and saw that there were ten big yellow croakers written on it, as well as a gun and a brand. He pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "A pistol is a fart!" If the Japanese want to buy me, they have to come up with something real! ”

Lu Junsheng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, this gift is only for you personally, and the equipment for the brothers in the security group will be shipped later." ”

Zheng Weiguo frowned, and said strangely: "Oh? How many weapons are the Japanese going to give me! ”

Lu Junsheng said with a smile: "Well, you also know the truth, now that the imperial army is engaged in the Great East Asia Holy War, the weapons and equipment are very tight, and they can't be easily transferred." However, the Imperial Army said that you can make an exception to Commander Zheng. As many people as you have, the Imperial Army will transfer as much equipment as you want! ”

Zheng Weiguo thought for a while and said, "That's pretty much it, let's get 3,000 38 big covers first, and 100 crooked handles!" Well, ten more Type 92 heavy machine guns, it seems that the infantry cannon can also have ......"

Listening to Zheng Weiguo's more and more outrageous words, Lu Junsheng hurriedly said: "Hehe, Head Zheng, you are laughing!" The Imperial Army is also short of weapons right now, and I am afraid that you will not be able to satisfy too much. ”

Zheng Weiguo was unhappy and said: "Then you can tell me directly, how much can the Japanese give me at most!" ”

Lu Junsheng smiled: "Hehe, it depends on how many soldiers and horses you have." If the weapon is left unused, it is wasted, isn't it? ”

Zheng Weiguo snorted and said, "I can recruit more people if I have more weapons!" Well, I'm not going to talk to you. To tell you the truth, I am nominally a regiment, but in reality there are only three companies, and each company has only seventy or eighty people. However, you have to tell the Japanese to allocate 400 rifles, and I still want to expand the number of miles! ”

Lu Junsheng was surprised: "How can it be so little? I've heard that Regiment Commander Zheng once led his troops to repel more than 100 imperial troops! ”

Zheng Weiguo sighed and said, "Don't mention it!" The brothers suffered heavy casualties in the last war, and the old brothers who came from the northeast were almost exhausted. I'm distressed, you said that these good brothers are gone, who will recognize me as the head of the regiment? ”

Lu Junsheng nodded, looking like he was concerned, and said, "Who said it wasn't!" Captain Zheng, you are worthy of being a hero, you really understand things! The contemptible person will convey your request to the Imperial Army as soon as possible, and you can rest assured that this matter will be done for you in a timely manner! ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good!" You go back and help me with more activities, and you will have your benefits when the time comes! Get an extra hundred guns and you'll get one more strip, and if you have a machine gun, a grenadier or something, it's also a strip! ”

Lu Junsheng hurriedly said: "It's good, it's good, the contemptible people must do their best!" ”

After Lu Junsheng left, Yu Lao Genqi said: "Tuanzao, do the Japanese really want to give us weapons and equipment?" ”

Zheng Weiguo sneered: "Hmph, I think this thing is quite evil!" This Lu Junsheng has been trying to find out our real strength, and I think the Japanese probably want to do it. We have to prepare right away, you go and gather all the main leaders of the anti-Japanese government and the security regiment for a short meeting. ”

Everyone knew that the devil was about to attack, but no one expected it to come so soon. Before Zheng Weiguo's preparations were ready, the vanguard of the devils had already sneaked across the border of Tongping County.

The day after Lu Junsheng returned, the sky was just dawning, and fierce gunfire suddenly sounded near the border of Tongping County. The three slippers woke up from their dream, jumped up, and shouted, "What's the matter! Where's the gun? ”

The guard on duty hurriedly ran over and said, "Captain, it's not good! The second squadron is fighting over there! ”

While getting dressed, Sanluozi said, "Damn, it must be a little devil!" Fast! Gather your team and go with me to help! ”

The East Road Guerrilla Brigade now has four squadrons, with the first squadron operating with the brigade headquarters and the second, third, and fourth squadrons stationed in the first, second, and third districts respectively. These days, Sanyuzi felt that the situation was tense, so he led his troops to the front to arm. As soon as the devil crosses the line, no matter where he comes from, he will be blocked by the guerrillas.

The 1st Squadron was the elite of the 3 Slippers, and it was quickly assembled. The fighters stood up straight with their guns in their hands, slightly nervous. The horses also snorted from time to time, as if they felt the smell of gunpowder in the air.

Sanzizi glanced at everyone and said loudly, "Did you hear the gunshots?" The brothers of the second squadron are fighting the devils! The brethren are all going with me to kill the devils! ”

The warriors followed with a shout: "Kill the devil!" ”

With a wave of his hand, the three slippers led the first squadron to quickly rush to the defense area of the second squadron. At this time, it was not yet dawn, and it was more dangerous to ride a horse, so I didn't bring a horse at all, and left a few warriors to guard the horses. Because Zheng Weiguo discriminated against the cavalry, the whole security regiment did not attach much importance to the construction of the cavalry, and basically regarded the horse as a bicycle.

Everyone was worried that the second squadron would suffer, and they all ran forward desperately. Unexpectedly, only halfway through the run, a large group of people ran over in front. Everyone was taken aback, thinking that the devil was coming and was about to start a fire, but they heard a person shouting not to shoot.

This man was a scout at the brigade headquarters, and he ran and shouted, "Don't shoot!" It was the second squadron that was withdrawn! Everyone took a closer look, and sure enough, it was their own people. However, the second squadron seems to have suffered a lot of losses, many fighters have hung up the lottery, and several fighters have been carried down.

The three slippers were almost so angry that they vomited blood, grabbed a rout, and shouted angrily: "Holy shit, who told you to withdraw!" What about night owls? Come and see me! "Ye Mingyuan, the name of the night owl, is an old subordinate of Sanyuzi when he was the commander of the reconnaissance platoon, and he is currently the captain of the second squadron of the East Road Guerrilla Brigade.

The night owl was behind the mat with a few soldiers, and when he heard the three slippers calling him, he hurriedly ran over, panted and said, "Great, captain, I'm here!" You quickly lead people to withdraw, and I will break the queen! ”

Sanluozi took out a shell gun, put it on the door of the night owl's head, and scolded, "Who the told you to withdraw? Lao Tzu killed you deserter! ”

The night owl smiled bitterly: "If you want to kill me, you have to withdraw first!" The devil's brigade will immediately surround you, and it will be too late if you don't withdraw! ”

Seeing this, a squad leader of the second squadron hurriedly said: "Captain, you can't shoot Squadron Leader Ye!" The devil is powerful, and if we don't withdraw, we will be dumplings! ”

Several other officers of the 2nd Squadron were also busy pleading for explanations and urging the 3rd Squadron to retreat immediately. Seeing that everyone said that the devil was invincible, he was afraid of encountering the devil's heavy army, so he had to lead the brothers to retreat. But he only cares about retreating, but he ignores one thing - morale.

The 2nd Squadron had just fought with the devils, suffered a big loss, and its morale was low, and even the soldiers with the 1st Squadron were a little panicked. Now that the enemy's shadow is about to retreat, everyone is even more panicked. When the first squadron came, its morale was quite strong, but now it plummeted and fell to the bottom in an instant.

Morale is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it is absolutely indispensable. Just like the 87th Division of the National Army, it was a first-class German armament division, which could charge against the heavy artillery bombardment of the Japanese army during the Battle of Songhu, and the same unit could only wait in line to be beheaded when it arrived in Nanjing.

Gossip aside, let's get down to business. The fighters of the guerrilla brigade had not yet run a few steps before the scene began to become chaotic. The more panicked the warriors, the more chaotic the ranks became; The more chaotic the ranks, the more panicked the fighters became. This creates a vicious circle, and the retreat quickly turns into a rout. If it is allowed to develop, the rout will turn into a rout and a rout.

Sanluozi has grown a lot through this period of training, but he still lacks the experience of commanding operations in bad situations. In addition, the East Road Guerrilla Brigade is a new unit, and it can only fight a tailwind battle, and once it is in adversity, it has no ability to turn the tables at all. He originally wanted to organize the troops to cover the retreat alternately, but at the moment, there was no way to gather the troops.

He was in a hurry when there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves behind him. He was shocked in his heart, now the troops were in a state of chaos, if he let the devil's cavalry rush, it would be a complete annihilation.

The soldiers also looked even more flustered, and shouted one after another: "Oh no, the devil's cavalry is coming!" ”

The three slippers shot twice into the sky and shouted, "Don't panic!" The guard squad stayed, and the rest of the troops quickly retreated in squads! ”

The night owl hurriedly said: "Let me break the queen!" ”

The three slippers said angrily: "Think beautifully! I'll settle accounts with you when I go back! ”

The night owl still wanted to speak, but was pushed away by the three slippers and said, "Don't grind!" Get out! The night owl had no choice but to wipe away his tears and run to the rear with his brothers.