Chapter 125: Recruits

。 On behalf of the whole brigade, Ji Xinmin, the political commissar of the brigade, asked the army general to let them continue to hold on until the main force completely annihilated the 12th division of the devils, "Although there are more attritions now, as long as we repair the fortifications, the devil's artillery will not be able to help us. Now Hu Weidong is leading his troops outside, and the army is temporarily under Su Yu (military command only), he has always attached importance to destroying the enemy more than saving himself, and at this time he received a telegram from the central government, and learned that the Red First Army had come down the mountain to reinforce him, and he immediately ate a reassurance, so he agreed to the request of the 2nd Brigade of the Independent Division. [Netizens shared that the commanders and fighters of the 2nd Brigade were even more demoralized after learning that the 1st Army had come down to help, and they were determined to defend their positions to the death, so as to win time for the main force to completely annihilate the remnants of the 12th Division. After a night of emergency repairs, the 2nd Brigade of the Independent Division dug up a large area of field fortifications at a record-breaking speed, demarcated a corresponding defense area for each company, and demanded that the commanders and fighters of the brigade hold their positions to the death without the consent of their superiors, and not allow them to retreat a single step. However, due to the large casualties during the day, the 2nd Brigade had to push a large number of recruits to the front line in advance, and the battalion on the side of the 4th Division even absorbed more than 200 recruits at once and filled up the establishment

In the early morning of the next day, the devils of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army were shocked to see that there were suddenly at least 100 more field fortifications connected by communication trenches on the enemy positions that had been almost flattened by their artillery yesterday, and the more than 20,000 men of the entire division were shocked. Or sent troops to attack again.

Liu Zheng, a young man from Tianjin, has just turned 16 this year, and during the occupation of Tianjin, the Red 15 th Army has always expanded its popularity on the spot in line with the principle of consciously and voluntarily. Liu Zheng, who dreamed of becoming a hero, was so hot in his heart that he hid from his family after seeing the propaganda posters of the Red Army. During his time in the recruit company, Liu Zheng always complained that he did not have the opportunity to participate in the battle, but when he was sent to the front for the first time, Liu Zheng finally understood that war was not as romantic as the book said

Liu Zheng, who had always wanted to be a hero, lost face in the first battle, and was so frightened that he forgot to lie down during the shelling, if it wasn't for his squad leader's quick reaction to knock him to the ground, Liu Zheng's life would have been directly reimbursed. After seeing the enemy rushing towards the position, the nervous Liu Zheng threw the grenade in his hand without waiting for the squad leader's order, and Liu Zheng took the lead. The other new fighters also unconsciously followed suit. As a result, not only was the ammunition wasted, but also the firing point was exposed in advance, and the losses were heavy under the accurate shooting of the devils, and more seriously, all the original combat jihua in the squad was disrupted, if it were not for the platoon commander to personally bring troops over for reinforcements. I'm afraid that the position will be lost.

Although considering that Liu Zheng participated in the battle for the first time, the squad leader did not blame too much after the war, but after seeing that there were only 6 of the 12 people living in a squad, and there were two wounded among them, Liu Zheng still fell into deep shame and self-blame. But the devil didn't give him much time to reflect slowly, and soon a platoon of the enemy launched a second attack under the cover of artillery fire, this time Liu Zheng finally held back and didn't throw the grenade out prematurely, but when the battle began, he still couldn't completely overcome the tension and threw the grenade non-stop. It wasn't until the devil disappeared that he stopped, causing a serious waste, and this time the squad leader was not polite and gave Liu Zheng a public lecture. Liu Zheng wanted to be stronger, but tears flowed down his face, partly out of shame in his heart. On the other hand, because of the mourning for the death of his comrades-in-arms, after the second attack of the devils, there were only 4 living people left in this class...,

However, after paying the tuition twice, Liu Zheng finally grew up quickly, and when the devil attacked again, it turned out that the battlefield newcomer had become much calmer, and he came up with an idea. Giving full play to the subjective initiative of grassroots commanders and fighters, especially ordinary soldiers, has always been a glorious tradition of the Red Army, and Liu Zheng's squad leader did not look down on him because of his previous humiliating performance, but boldly adopted Liu Zheng's suggestion after discussing with everyone. At this time, the third wave of the devil's attack finally began, and there were two platoons of devils rushing to the position where Liu Zheng's squad was located, and now the pressure on several neighboring positions was also very great, and the company could not draw reinforcements in a short period of time, and the situation was unprecedentedly grim

According to the idea that Liu Zheng came up with, everyone first concentrated their firepower on both sides of the scattered enemy group, forcing the enemy to squeeze in the middle, and then hit the front for a while, so that the enemy in front could not get up, and the rear hugged forward, and when the enemy squeezed together, they suddenly threw grenades and blasters at the enemy group, and the devils were suddenly blown down a large area, and those who did not die were also frightened and fled for their lives

Since entering the North China Campaign, the veterans of the 15 th Red Army have suffered heavy losses, and in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops, it is too late to train new recruits in a step-by-step manner, and it is necessary to let them mature more quickly. In order to allow new soldiers to adapt to the battlefield more quickly, Hu Weidong popularized the method of "one look, two fights, and three belts" of the volunteers in the army, that is, a veteran leads a new soldier to the battlefield, and the first time the veteran fights, the new recruit looks; The second time the recruits played, the veterans were on the side to guide; The third time is either for the recruits to fight on their own, or for the veterans to fight with the recruits.

Therefore, after repelling the enemy's three charges, Liu Zheng and another surviving recruit were considered "veterans", and their squad leaders were transferred to support the adjacent No. 9 position. They just wanted to rest for a while, but at this time, the No. 10 position was understaffed, and the enemy attacked fiercely, and it seemed that they could not hold it, so the company commander immediately transferred them to the No. 10 position. At this time, Liu Zheng and the two of them found that there was only one soldier left on the No. 10 position, and with full of anger, the three of them worked together to defeat the enemy's repeated attacks. (To be continued......)