Although Mu Qinghe was the highest-ranking officer in the team that came to the 3rd Regiment of the 156th Brigade to participate in the battle, he was not the team leader. The leader of this team was Li Hu, who also had the rank of lieutenant, but he was assigned to the 19th Route Army. The task of military liaison was just left to Mu Qinghe.
There are only three instructors in this small unit: Li Hu, leader of the third spear group, Liu Hei, the machine gun group, and Zhao Da, the artillery group. They led two machine gun squads, an infantry squad and a mortar squad of the second squadron, as well as four signalmen.
Since he came to the battlefield for training, Mu Qinghe, as the company commander, could only participate as an ordinary soldier and obey Li Hu's command.
Of course Mu Qinghe would not have any objections. Zhaojiaqiao's combat experience told him the difference between the battlefield and the training ground, and made him understand his own shortcomings. This time he came to learn with an open mind, not to mention that these soldiers in the first detachment were originally them. No one who was an instructor when he first joined the army was dissatisfied.
Li Hu has an introverted personality. All the old brothers know that he is a boring gourd and doesn't talk much.
When they arrived at the position, they dispersed all the soldiers as Zhou Wen had planned. Liu Hei took two machine gun squads and was sent to the 2nd company position in the middle. Zhao Da took the mortar squad to the 3rd company position on the left. I took Mu Qinghe and 10 people from the infantry squad and stayed in the 1st company position on the right wing, which was the most forward.
It's so simple and crude. There is only one requirement, try to kill the enemy while protecting yourself. Not much else to say. Anyway, Liu Hei and Zhao Da are now experts in their respective fields, and they know what to do.
Next, Li Hu did not exchange more greetings with Captain Zhong. After confirming the shooting positions of more than a dozen people, they each took out their engineers to shovel and work. The trenches were deepened and the anti-gun holes were deepened and thickened. It was completed in half an hour, and then He called everyone together and once again explained some precautions during battle. After asking everyone to repeat them, they all took their places and rested in hiding.
It was still dark when the mercenary group was working. Captain Zhong and the other officers and soldiers of the 1st Company only knew that they were reinforcing their positions. They also felt that these soldiers were really afraid of death. You must know that the 1st Company was already holding on to this position. For several days, they had withstood the crazy attack of the Japanese army the night before yesterday, and the defensive position had been reinforced many times, so why use these people in vain.
By the time it was dawn, everyone was convinced at first sight, not to mention the shooting holes built with countless large sandbags, or the anti-gun holes that were neatly designed and obviously deeper than before. The trench was dug so deep and wide that most people couldn't reach the shooting hole even if they were standing, but there were several identical sandbags placed under their feet. They could shoot by stepping on them, and they could also be used as stools to sit on when it rained. There is no need to sit on wet mud.
They are all veterans who have been in the war. When they saw the position pattern dug by the mercenary group, they immediately thought of the benefits of this design. At that moment, they imitated the pattern. Captain Zhong immediately ordered the entire company to follow this pattern. The model was transformed, and he humbly asked Li Hu for advice when he didn't understand something. Of course, Li Hu would not hide his secrets, and the two of them started to get familiar with each other after going back and forth.
When daylight dawned, the relationship between the mercenary regiment and the officers and soldiers of the 1st Company became more harmonious. Why? It’s time to have breakfast. Dozens of canned meats were sent over. Do you think the relationship might still be bad?
By the way, Li Xiaohou from the 1st company who once went to steal the ammunition of the mercenary group saw Li Hu and the others coming up last night, but when he saw that Li Hu was leading the team, he felt a little guilty. Why? At that time, he was caught on the spot by Li Hu. When a thief sees the person who caught the thief, do you think he can be honest?
But the more he felt guilty, the more trouble he got. Captain Zhong ordered him to come and help the soldiers of the mercenary group. One was because the 1st company had eaten dozens of cans and didn’t have any valuable gifts, so he had to give them. A little more manpower.
Another Li Xiaohou in the 1st company is just a new recruit carrying ammunition. Although he carries a brand new Thompson submachine gun on his back all day long, in fact, except for a few shots during training, he has never fired it in combat. Where's the gun? But he's familiar with the people in the mercenary group. It's easier to get things done if you're familiar with him, right?
So Li Xiaohou could only come over with a blushing face, but when he reported it to Li Hu, he was dumbfounded. Why? The two of them couldn't understand each other's words. Li Xiaohou had just arrived in Shanghai from Guangdong and stayed in the military camp all day long. He couldn't understand anything he said in official dialect.
Li Hu grew up in Henan. Although he followed Zhou Wen to many places, Li Xiaohou was confused by the word "I" when he opened or closed his mouth.
So the two chatted for a while. The tiger told the monkey, and the monkey told the tiger with gestures. The brothers around them couldn't help laughing. Finally, after he basically figured out what the other party meant, Li Hu smiled and pushed Li Xiaohou to sit down, took out a can from his backpack and pried it open with a dagger, then took out a steel spoon and stuffed it into his hand, and said with gestures : "Eat, I think you didn't eat enough just now."
Of course, Li Xiaohou hadn't eaten enough yet. He couldn't even remember how many days it had been since he had eaten meat. What he had just been given was only a few spoonfuls, which was not enough to fill a mouthful.
Not polite at the moment, he picked up the spoon and started eating with a smile.
At this moment, Mu Qinghe, who was in charge of observation, shouted loudly: "The enemy is coming up."
Without thinking, Li Hu shouted: "Anti-gun!"
He conveniently grabbed Li Xiaohou, who was still swallowing, and retracted into the anti-bomb hole next to him. Sure enough, a "whoosh-whoosh" sound came from the sky, and in an instant, the ground rose up. There were several exploding fireworks. Li Hu felt that the shock of the explosion was not too great, and he knew that it should be the Japanese 70mm caliber 92 infantry gun that the scholar said.
Li Hu felt that the enemy's shelling was not very intensive. He heard that there were only a few infantry cannons firing. He immediately signaled Li Xiaohou not to move, then he walked out of the bomb hole and took out his binoculars to look outside.
Li Xiaohou has adapted to the battlefield environment very well. Regardless of the "rumbling" explosions above his head, he squatted in the safe anti-gun cave and still ate the cans in his hands. He just felt that no matter what he ate, it was extremely sweet. Unknowingly, I finished half the can of meat, and suddenly I thought of my old squad leader who was as kind as my elders, so I couldn't bear to eat any more, thinking of leaving half the can for the old squad leader to eat.
At this moment, he heard Li Hu's voice: "Standard 300 meters, horizontal and wind, free fire." Although he didn't understand it, he guessed that the Japanese were about to start fighting at this time. He quickly put down the cans in his hands and exited the bombhole. We Cantonese people can't be cowards, so I went up and fired a few shots. Usually I'm under the supervision of the old squad leader, but today it's better and no one is in charge, Li Xiaohou thought.
He didn't understand Li Hu's order, but Company Commander Zhong in the distance did. He frowned and said to himself: "If these young men are shot at 300 meters away, isn't that a waste of bullets? I guess little Japan won't even stop." Yes, and what the hell is this Heng Hefeng?"
