"Captain, are you okay?"
Captain Feng was shot, and the commander of the first battalion looked anxious and quickly stepped forward to check.
Feng Zheng shook his head and touched the shoulder that was shot, which involved the pain nerve. He grimaced in pain, but he endured it without saying a word.
"Don't make a fuss, just let the devil bite some skin."
At this time, the scout who retreated from the front reported with a panic look on his face: "Captain, the Japs are here again."
"Damn it, this little devil has gone too far. Comrades, let's fight against the little devil."
The first battalion commander cursed. Seeing that the regiment leader Feng Zheng was injured, he quickly rushed to the old scalper heavy machine gun, the only one in the regiment, and shouted to the company commander beside him: "Second company commander, reload for me!"
"Yes!" the second company commander responded, rushed to the side of the heavy machine gun, but looked at the last remaining ammunition belt with a bitter look on his face, and said: "Batalion Commander, there are only less than fifty rounds of heavy machine gun bullets left. .”
"Grandma, I don't know how to save the fight..." The battalion commander was halfway through scolding, and suddenly remembered that the person who used the heavy machine gun to block the Japanese army seemed to be the regiment commander, and he quickly swallowed the rest of his words alive. stomach. .
"How many Japs are there?" Captain Feng asked at the side.
The scout soldier replied, "Report to the commander, after our preliminary investigation, there are probably more than 300 Japanese."
"More than three hundred Japs? Less than two squadrons of troops."
Feng Zheng frowned, "That's not right. We didn't kill many Japanese soldiers in our previous battle with the Japanese army. Their strength was still about 800, but now there are only more than 300 left. Where are the other Japanese soldiers?" ?”
At this point, Captain Feng, who suddenly realized the problem, changed his face and said, "No, the Japanese must have divided their forces. It seems they want to block our retreat in the small mountain village and surround us in the small mountain village."
"First battalion commander, immediately lead the soldiers to retreat from the back village, quickly!"
More than three hundred meters away, the Japanese were already approaching.
Feng Zheng's order was issued, and the commander of the first battalion who was operating the heavy machine gun responded, then reluctantly threw away the heavy machine gun in front of him and said, "Commander, what should I do with this machine gun?"
"Exploded!"
Captain Feng said categorically, but after saying this, his heart was shaking with pain.
I really can’t bear it!
There is only one heavy machine gun in the entire regiment. Even if it is an outdated heavy machine gun, at least it is still a heavy machine gun.
To put it nicely, this fifth regiment also has heavy machine guns!
If even this last heavy machine gun is lost, the fifth regiment will not have any heavy weapons at all.
The battalion commander's eyes turned red at that time, "Captain, we managed to capture this heavy machine gun with great difficulty. It's like one of our own children. I can't bear to see it explode like this."
Feng Zheng cursed: "You have to give up even if you don't want to. As long as you are alive, do you want any equipment in the future?"
"The bullets for this machine gun are almost running out right now. We don't know how many soldiers we will drag down with this heavy machine gun."
"We can't take it away, and we can't leave it to the Japanese. We can only blow it up."
"Excuting an order!"
"yes!"
The first battalion commander responded loudly, touched two grenades from the second company commander beside him, and shouted: "Commander, you take your comrades to retreat first, and I will give our old scalper a ride last."
Feng Zheng nodded and said: "Okay, after blowing up the heavy machine gun, you should seize the time to retreat.
The Japanese are obviously planning to surround us in the small mountain village.
After throwing away the heavy weapons, we must work together, concentrate our forces, and choose a direction from the back village to break out. "
"yes!"
Boom——
A few minutes later, a battalion commander withdrew the soldiers who had been cut off and caught up with the regiment leader Feng Zheng and his party.
"Exploded?" Feng Zheng asked while retreating.
The first battalion commander replied: "Well, it exploded... what a good heavy machine gun! When the machine gun exploded, it was like our soldiers died in front of me, and my heart felt like a knife, grandma's , it’s not a good taste at all.”
Feng Zheng comforted him and said: "Don't worry, our regiment has only been formed recently and the equipment in the regiment is poor. It will get better in the future."
The first battalion commander nodded and said with emotion: "Who says it's not the case! Commander, I heard that the equipment of the Seventh Regiment is not much better than ours. Just yesterday, news came that the Seventh Regiment was dispatched. The main force of the entire regiment ambushed a Japanese squadron on a mountain road somewhere. As a result, the ammunition was consumed too quickly and the entire regiment was forced to evacuate halfway through the battle."
"I don't know what's going on with the Seventh Regiment now."
"Grandma, if we have enough bullets, our fifth regiment may not be able to fight against the Japanese brigade coming towards us this time."
Feng Zhengdao: "Now is not the time to fight head-on with the Japanese. We still have to focus on guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare. The Japanese will sweep over. If we choose to fight the Japanese head-on, it will be in line with the Japanese's wishes."
The Second Company Commander on the side said, "Captain, news came a few days ago that the Independent Regiment directly defeated a full Japanese army in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang!"
"They dare to confront the little devil head-on."
The first battalion commander also lamented, "I really want to see Commander Kong's troops if I have the chance. The Japanese are in front of them, so why are they like clay?"
Captain Feng smiled and said: "As for Lao Kong, we were still old comrades in arms during the Red Army period. It's just that when I joined the army, Lao Kong was already the deputy squad leader."
"Every time the platoon leader holds a meeting, he always praises Lao Kong when it comes to obeying orders and being able to fight tough battles."
"I originally thought that Lao Kong was good at obeying orders and fighting tough battles, but over the past year or so, the development of the Independent Regiment has really exceeded my expectations.
Tell me, is he still the old Kong I knew? "
The first battalion commander said: "If you want to fight a tough battle, you must have good equipment. Commander, I heard that their independent regiment even has infantry artillery!"
Captain Feng nodded and said: "After all, the Independent Regiment is an old regiment, much older than our regiment. In addition, it is located in the gate of our base area. The enemy situation is complicated, there are many opportunities to fight, and there are also many opportunities to capture. Just more.
It's not like our regiment. It's like farming. The land of other independent regiments is called fertile, but our regiment is basically a wasteland. "
"Captain, the new second regiment is a newly formed regiment, right?"
"Not bad, it was formed more than a month before us."
"I heard that this time to deal with the New Second Regiment, the Japanese dispatched a full force. As a result, Captain Li led the team and fought directly out of the enemy's encirclement."
"Captain, their new second regiment is also newly formed. How come they have the equipment to fight the Japanese?"
Feng Zheng: "..."
I couldn't help cursing in my heart, you ask me, who should I ask?
Feng Zheng’s deepest impression of Li Yunlong was that when he was still in the Red Army and other regiments couldn’t even eat, the regiment led by him, Li Yunlong, was still eating millet!
He was also leading soldiers, and the only one he brought out was Li Yunlong. They were all white and fat.
Because of this, when I was in the army, the soldiers all liked to be Commander Li's soldiers.
As for the reason, it's very true. Fighting with Commander Li, at least he won't be hungry!
While talking along the way, Feng Zheng and the battalion commander led the soldiers to the back village area of the small mountain village.
As a result, everyone was still a step late. The scout responsible for reconnaissance in the front returned to report: "Captain, the situation is not good. There are Japanese soldiers in both directions of the retreat from the village."
Feng Zheng's heart skipped a beat and asked, "Which direction has the fewest Japs?"
The scout replied: "The southwest direction is the least, with less than 200 Japanese soldiers, plus some puppet troops."
Feng Zheng gritted his teeth and ordered: "The Japs want to completely encircle us in the small mountain village. We can't delay any longer now. Otherwise, once the Japs' encirclement shrinks and the three parties' forces converge, it will be difficult for us to break out."
"In this way, concentrate our forces and break out from the southwest of Houcun."
"How much ammunition do each company have?"
The second company commander replied with a bitter look on his face, "Captain, our company has run out of machine gun bullets. The soldiers have very few bullets left per person. If we gather together, we probably have more than 300 rounds."
"There are still more than five hundred rounds in the company." The first company commander replied.
"The third company still has more than two hundred rounds..."
The company commanders reported the situation one by one, and the ammunition of each company was almost exhausted.
How can these few bullets be enough to support a war of attrition?
The first battalion commander said helplessly: "Captain, according to our usual experience in fighting the Japanese army, unless we send all veterans, on average, twenty bullets can kill one Japanese soldier in a battle, which is not bad."
"If there was no previous consumption of ammunition, if we concentrated the entire regiment's strength, we might still be able to kill the two hundred Japs. But right now, even if there are less than two hundred Japs, we are afraid that we can only avoid fighting with the Japs. Confront each other head-on and find a way to break out.”
Feng Zheng nodded and quickly analyzed: "The devils obviously bullied us because we were short of ammunition, so they dared to divide their troops for encirclement and suppression."
"In this way, gather all the remaining machine gun bullets we have. A total of nine light machine guns will temporarily form a machine gun platoon."
"The Japanese are intercepting us in the southwest, and the most likely place to set up a blockade is on the west slope."
"I will take the machine gun platoon and some soldiers with good marksmanship to advance two hundred meters away on the west slope and use firepower to temporarily contain the Japanese army."
"First Battalion Commander, after my side exchanges fire with the Japanese, you can lead other troops to break out and rush out as many troops as you can."
Feng Zheng clearly left the danger to himself and the chance of survival to the first battalion commander and others.
The first battalion commander quit on the spot, "Captain, leave it to me to attract the Japanese firepower. You can do it yourself to lead the soldiers to evacuate. I can't do it."
"You kid, are you going to disobey me?" Captain Feng scolded, "Stop talking nonsense and follow the order, or I will kill you now."
"Captain, even if you kill me, I can't leave you surrounded by the Japanese!"
"Okay, execute the order! After you lead the team to rush out, it's not like you can't contain the Japanese troops from the flanks, and then cover the breakout of our remaining troops." Feng Zheng said with relief.
"Oh...yes!"
The first battalion commander had no choice but to respond and made up his mind. After breaking out, he immediately launched an attack on the Japanese army from the flanks to cover the regiment commander and the others' breakout.
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the other side.
The Japanese brigade headquarters besieging a small mountain village.
Regarding the fifth regiment of the Eighth Route Army that was encircling and annihilating the small mountain village, the Japanese captain was confident at this moment.
"The equipment of this Tubal group is very poor. From the battle until now, the opponent has only used one heavy machine gun and only a few light machine guns. The gunshots of the rifles are very messy and have different calibers."
"To deal with Tubal Road with backward equipment and scarce ammunition, with sufficient firepower, a small group of imperial troops is enough to keep them out of the position."
The Japanese captain analyzed the situation confidently, with disdain on his lips.
The Signal Corps came to report, "Your Excellency, Captain, there is news from the back village of Xiaoshan Village from the southwest, and Tubal Road is trying to break out from there."
"吆西! Our troops are encircling. This is a fish in the net. It is impatient and can only hit our fishing net in a panic."
"Inform the First Squadron to hold tight and hold back the breakout Eighth Route Army, waiting for reinforcements to arrive."
"Hi!"
After the order was issued, the Japanese captain said with certainty of victory: "Notify the second and third squadrons immediately to encircle them toward the west slope."
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Western slope.
Not long after the battle between the two sides started, the machine gun firepower of Captain Feng weakened.
The second company commander, who was shooting with a light machine gun behind the earth wall bunker, was having a great time when the gun suddenly ran out of bullets.
"Ammo hand?"
The platoon leader who was the ammunition hand beside him spread his empty hands with a wry smile on his face, "Company Commander, we have used up the bullets."
The commander of the second company scolded: "I said you, kid, can't you save some money?"
The platoon leader said aggrievedly: "Company commander, you fired the gun, and you gave the order to load the ammunition. Now that I have run out of ammunition, are you blaming me?"
The second company commander said: "There's something wrong. When I was shooting just now, I always used long bursts. How come the bullets are still being used so fast?"
"Company Commander, there are less than two hundred rounds of ammunition in total."
"Damn it, a bullet can't defeat a hero these days! If the bullet tube is enough, no matter how many little devils are on the opposite side, I will give him a shot."
Captain Feng smiled and scolded: "Okay, stop complaining, at least when our fifth regiment was formed, the brigade headquarters also issued a lot of equipment and ammunition.
In the past, when our newly formed regiment was first established, spears and swords were the mainstream in the team, and the equipment was inferior to that of many local troops now.
Otherwise we would have been fighting the Japanese with spears and swords by now. "
The second company commander laughed at himself: "Commander, if this continues, our comrades will run out of bullets, and we will really have to fight the Japanese with swords and spears."
Feng Zheng smiled and said, "Why, are you scared?"
The second company commander said: "Commander, I'm afraid of fighting the Japanese with a big knife. I can't kill a few more Japanese before I die. What a loss!"
Just as he was talking, the scout in charge of guarding the rear hurriedly came to report: "Captain, something bad is going on. The Japanese are coming from the direction of the village in the rear."
Feng Zhengdao: "This stupid little devil has surrounded us in the Western Slope area again."
In Captain Feng's helpless voice, the most real situation of the Eighth Route Army troops with backward equipment and scarce ammunition was vividly displayed at this moment when they faced the Japanese army's large-scale raids.
The defense of the base area was easily broken by the Japanese army.
After working hard for more than half a year, the construction that was put up at the base was completely destroyed by the Japanese army.
The troops broke out from the Japanese siege, were surrounded again, and broke out again, repeatedly.
The sacrifices of the soldiers are increasing, and the ammunition on hand is getting less and less.
He had no choice but to be chased by the Japanese troops and hide in hiding...
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