The huge peripheral organizations, those agents who were not on the official list of military commanders, finally began to play their role.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, a manure worker named Fan Jucheng found traces of the Japanese plainclothes team Zhenchuan in the Pujia Temple Workers' Lane.
The all-plainclothes team is based at the Laozu Temple, numbering around fifteen people. They have built simple fortifications near the Laozu Temple.
These plainclothes teams have been frequently active on the battlefield since the beginning of the Songhu Battle, and they bear the same responsibilities as the Chinese military commander.
However, unlike military agents, most of the Japanese plainclothes teams were composed of professional soldiers. Each team was led by an officer. With the cooperation of local traitors, they investigated, attacked and harassed the Chinese army.
These plainclothes teams have strong combat capabilities and are very courageous. They often actively look for the Chinese army's headquarters and then wait for opportunities to launch sneak attacks on them.
Not long ago, the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 523rd Regiment of the 88th Division of the elite German Arms Division was killed in a sneak attack by a plainclothes team.
These Japanese plainclothes teams, with the full support of the traitors, brought great changes to the battlefield and became the most troublesome existence for the middle and lower-level commanders of the Chinese army.
The number of plainclothes teams is generally ten to twelve, and a plainclothes team of fifteen is considered full strength. Moreover, they are actually building fortifications on the spot at the Laozu Temple?
Makawa has become arrogant and domineering to a certain extent.
In Meng Shaoyuan's view, this must be a provocation to himself.
"Kill them, leave no one behind!"
This was the first order issued by Meng Shaoyuan in Dagongzhixiang.
Leave no one behind!
Xiang Shounong and Wei Yunzhe, upon receiving the order, immediately mobilized the armed rangers that could be summoned nearby and rushed to the battlefield as soon as possible.
There are five teams in total, plus the people brought by Meng Shaoyuan, for a total of forty-three armed agents.
With an absolute advantage of nearly three to one, there was actually no chance of victory at all.
You know, most of the Japanese agents we face are professional soldiers.
The only thing they could rely on was the powerful firepower advantage of the armed rangers thanks to Meng Shaoyuan's careful preparation.
Light machine guns, submachine guns, shell guns...
Moreover, a "weapon of mass destruction" prepared by Meng Shaoyuan is on its way.
"Director Meng." Wei Yunzhe, who arrived one step ahead and had already observed the entire battlefield, was also a professional soldier before. No one has more say than him:
"The terrain of Gongzhixiang is relatively complex. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack if we stay in the Laozu Temple. And if we can't withstand it, we can quickly retreat to the north. Zhenchuan is still very experienced.
But now the situation has changed. In order to carry out the mission of attacking the Japanese army, a platoon of the 402nd Regiment was stationed at the Yuanmu Bridge two hours ago, which happened to block the retreat route of the plainclothes team of Makawa. "
Meng Shaoyuan's eyes lit up: "So, Zhenchuan has no place to run?"
"Yes, that's the case. In fact, it's their misfortune." Wei Yunzhe looked very solemn: "Our 201st Brigade originally planned to launch an attack on the Japanese army in the early morning, but who would have thought that a detachment of the Japanese army got lost and walked in blankly? Reaching the regiment's defense range.
The 402nd Regiment quickly launched an encirclement and suppression campaign and killed a few. In order to ensure that there would be no problems with the position and block the Japanese escape route, a platoon was urgently transferred to Yuanmuqiao. As a result, the plainclothes team of Makawa could only defend the Laozu Temple on the spot until the Japanese army broke through the 201st Brigade defense line. "
The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and often an unexpected situation that no one expected before will disrupt the entire strategic plan.
The plainclothes team of Makawa had previously chosen the Laozu Temple as their base camp, putting themselves in a favorable position where they could advance, attack, retreat and defend. However, the appearance of the Japanese squad put them in a dead end.
Meng Shaoyuan looked at Wei Yunzhe and said, "No, why do I see that you look worried?"
"There are advantages and disadvantages." Wei Yunzhe smiled bitterly: "Director Meng, we were preparing to launch an attack before you arrived, but another accident happened. Eight more Japanese troops were added to the Laozu Temple, and they were fully armed Japanese troops. I looked around and there was a light machine gun, five rifles, but luckily no grenade launchers."
Meng Shaoyuan was startled, but then he realized: "Don't tell me, these eight Japanese are the Japanese squad that got lost."
"Who else could be there besides them?"
Meng Shaoyuan couldn't laugh or cry.
This lost Japanese detachment caused the 201st Brigade to adjust its troop deployment and unknowingly blocked the escape route of the plainclothes team Makawa.
However, the remaining members of the Japanese squad actually merged with the plainclothes team.
The sudden addition of eight fully armed Japanese troops suddenly turned the Japanese's strength disadvantage from three to one to two to one, and what's even more terrible is that they now have a machine gun.
Don't underestimate a machine gun. If you command it well, it will definitely give the attacker a headache.
From the first minute of the Battle of Songhu, military commanders were involved in the war.
However, without the cooperation of the regular army, the agents were solely responsible for attacking a well-armed Japanese position. This was an unprecedented first time for them.
When Meng Shaoyuan performed his tasks, he was calm and at ease.
But commanding a critical battle?
He also has no experience at all.
Now, how to fight depends on Wei Yunzhe, a professional soldier.
“My idea is to fully utilize the roofs on both sides.”
Wei Yunzhe seemed to have already made a plan: "All Gongzhi Lane is filled with bungalows. I am going to pull our two machine guns to the roof and launch suppressive fire on the Makawa plainclothes team from both directions. At the same time, Under the command of Xiang Shounong, we conducted an assault on the Laozu Temple on the ground."
"Lao Xiang, what did you say?" Meng Shaoyuan's eyes fell on Xiang Shounong.
I haven't seen him in the past few days, and Xiang Shounong seems to have lost a lot of weight. But he still had a carefree character: "Master, leave it to me. I have fought with Little Japan before."
"We cooperated with the regular army to fight." Meng Shaoyuan was not relaxed at all: "Now, the 201st Brigade cannot mobilize troops to help us, so it is all up to us. The attack will be launched in 10 minutes, and the battle must be ended before early morning. Otherwise, when the attack of the 201st Brigade begins, the bastards like Makawa will escape and cause trouble for the 201st Brigade."
Now, it's 6pm.
Two light machine guns have been transported to the roofs on both sides.
During the transportation process, the Japanese army apparently discovered the attempts of the military reunification agents. They organized shooters to shoot at the roof, resulting in an agent being injured.
Meng Shaoyuan immediately ordered all firepower to be concentrated for suppression, and then the light machine gun was allowed to enter the designated firing position.
The Japanese gave up the attack on the machine gun positions and began to improve and strengthen their own positions.
Experience plays a vital role at this time.
Through the telescope, Meng Shaoyuan discovered that the commander of Laozu Temple was handed over to a Japanese military officer.
In the Japanese army's establishment, the position of sergeant is the lowest officer, but it is often the most respected by the Japanese army.
This position is always held by veterans.
They have strong prestige and rich experience. Whether in the army or navy, in many cases, lieutenant-level officers will maintain full respect for sergeants and listen to their opinions.
The only machine gun in the Japanese position in Laozu Temple was placed in a blind spot on a rooftop machine gun position in order to avoid being fired from the roof.
On the contrary, this machine gun can block the attack route.
This is what troubles Wei Yunzhe the most.
However, now, there is no way out.
He checked the time:
"attack!"
With an order, several grenades were thrown out at the same time.
Amidst the "rumbling" explosions, the machine guns on both sides of the roof roared wildly at the same time.
The sound of gunfire and explosions turned Gongzhi Alley into a battlefield in an instant.
It was Xiang Shounong's turn.
"Brothers, rush for me!"
Xiang Shounong's cry sounded like a broken gong.
A team of military agents, under the cover of machine guns, quickly launched an attack on the Laozu Temple.
But just after a few steps, the machine guns on the Japanese army's position finally roared.
"Chug, chug, chug, chug."
The machine guns of Laozu Temple made rhythmic shooting sounds, and at the same time, with the cooperation of rifles, they suppressed the attacking troops in one fell swoop.
One agent was unable to dodge, his body was pierced by bullets, and he fell to the ground.
Blood spurted out from his body. When the agent died, his face was filled with disbelief and fear.
In just the blink of an eye, he was dead.
"Hide, hide!" Xiang Shounong hid behind a big stone plate, his voice as angry as possible: "Wei Yunzhe, hold down your machine gun, hold it down for me!"
Wei Yunzhe, who personally directed the machine gun fire on the roof, was also extremely aggrieved.
These Japanese troops were too cunning, and the machine gun positions were set up very well, making it impossible for their two machine guns to hit them.
The key is that the Japanese army does not throw grenades frequently, or even only throws one occasionally, but every time it is thrown, it always explodes in the most correct place with the explosion, thus blocking the attack route.
They attacked twice in a row, but all failed, and four of Xiang Shounong's men died.
On the other hand, only one of the Japanese soldiers was injured. The wounded Japanese soldier quickly returned to the battle after being simply bandaged.
Two attacks, the casualty ratio was four to one.
Meng Shaoyuan has been observing the battlefield.
He is learning.
Military command is his weakness.
Although, he is not required to appear on the battlefield often.
But as the war deepens, more and more such opportunities will appear.
Being on the battlefield and seeing it with his own eyes, he now knows more clearly the difference between Chinese and Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers would not hold up their guns and shoot randomly. Instead, they would look for shooting opportunities very patiently and try their best to bring a huge threat every time they pulled the trigger.
The agents under his command were firing wildly with submachine guns regardless, but the results were far from ideal.
This is the difference between professional and non-professional.
"Director Meng, Director Meng." Song Deng suddenly appeared on the battlefield, hurriedly ran to Meng Shaoyuan, and gasped: "According to your request, the guy is here!"
"Okay!" Meng Shaoyuan was overjoyed:
"Pull up my Italian cannon!"
