Zhao Qinghu and Li Fu, dressed in camouflage combat uniforms and wearing cloth helmets, stood upright at the entrance of the Majiazhai village like two javelins.
Li Fu looked at the bandit village where he had stayed for almost five years, but there had been almost no changes, and he felt a mixture of emotions in his heart.
He still remembered that when he walked out of here last year, he carried two broken guns, long and short, and about twenty oceans. He was all alone, with the mentality of repaying kindness with death. He didn't know where he would be tomorrow, or what he could do. Can't live.
But when I returned to my hometown today, I was already a legitimate lieutenant officer of the national army, with hundreds of well-equipped and fierce warriors under my command. I was completely different from the bandit strategist Li Fu who used to wait for death. personal.
It had only been more than half a year since he left the village, but Li Fu felt as if he was in another world. He felt that nothing had changed in his life more than this.
Zhao Qinghu, on the other hand, didn't think much about it. He just curiously observed the defensive layout of this cottage, which was quite advanced and much higher than that of Skywarp Leopard. He guessed in his heart that this might be Li Fu's layout when he was there. Looking at the apprehensive bandits on the wall who were peeping out but not daring to look directly at him, he felt a little funny in his heart.
In fact, before joining the mercenary group, the performance of myself and my brothers was not much better than that of these bandits. We were still afraid of the officers and soldiers and ran away. Even now, he knows that the gap between his Jiang Defense Brigade and other units in the mercenary group is still not small.
In the battle to annihilate the Skywarp Leopard three days ago, there were no problems during the battle. They basically followed the training routine. At first, they only used heavy firepower to greet them, and then mortars and heavy machine guns were used to hit them head-on and face-to-face.
Of course, this is not a random attack. The artillery opens a gap and an observer corrects the target and position coordinates. It is equivalent to the cannonballs and bullets having eyes, and each shot is accurate. After the enemy's will to resist was gone and the people were beaten away, Zhao Qinghu ordered the final attack.
At that time, it was the rhythm of chasing sheep. As long as the soldiers paid attention to the battle formation and remained vigilant at all times, the probability of casualties was greatly reduced.
They only suffered five minor injuries in this battle. Only one of them was hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet during the battle, while the other four were accidentally injured either by stepping into a pit or while searching for the remaining bandits. Being hit or burned by a collapsed building.
He wiped out nearly 200 bandits who had a stronghold as a base, and only suffered a few minor injuries. This kind of achievement is a feat worth bragging about and being rewarded by any unit in the national army. But according to those veterans, this is common among mercenary groups, and other troops will not even suffer minor injuries.
But this has made Zhao Qinghu and Li Fu inexplicably excited, and their self-confidence has also been enhanced.
The two communicated privately and concluded that by fighting in this way, not to mention bandits, even the general army was no match for the Jiang Defense Brigade. Think about it, as long as there are enough artillery shells and bullets, there are really not many people who can withstand this kind of torture against an army with a weaker fighting will.
In fact, their guess was correct. During the All-out War of Resistance a few years later, the Japanese army used this method of combat many times, and they also used large-caliber heavy artillery and aircraft bombing. The firepower was more intense and lasted longer, making many national troops unbearable and either fled without fighting or surrendered without fighting.
It is said that although the performance of the first squadron during the battle was satisfactory, problems were exposed after the battle. In fact, the ability to adapt to the battlefield is not up to standard.
It should be said that most of these team members have followed Zhao Qinghu and Pingbotang before, and they have seen blood in the battle, but their performance after the battle was somewhat unsatisfactory.
They had seen blood, but they had never seen so much blood.
During the battle, everyone was highly nervous, adrenaline was secreted rapidly, and the brain and psychological reactions were focused on the battle. There was no special feeling when everyone shot to kill or even beat Skywarp to death.
But when the battle was over and the excitement had passed, the mutilated limbs and bloody human torsos under the broken eaves and broken walls appeared in front of them, and the aroma of meat or paste roasted by fire could still be heard in the air.
When the team members thought it was human flesh, their stomachs started to churn, and some even vomited on the spot.
What's even more terrible is that Zhao Qinghu followed the order issued by Chen Wanli before. Every recruit, including him and Li Fu, had to cut off two heads and insert them into the tree stumps and trunks himself.
After this bloody operation or training, the first squadron of the Jiangfang Brigade lost its combat effectiveness almost instantly.
Almost every recruit vomited all the jaundice water, and some even suffered from stomach cramps and rolled on the ground in pain.
Even Zhao Qinghu and Li Fu couldn't bear it anymore and vomited in a quiet place behind their backs.
At that time, Zhao Qinghu felt a wry smile in his heart. This is great. The hundred or so men who used to be fierce and powerful have now become soft-footed shrimps. If Sky-turning Leopard and his men can return in spirit at this time, he These people have all become lambs to be slaughtered.
Therefore, Zhao Qinghu had no choice but to let the troops repair in Baozi Ridge for a day, and then waited until the third day before coming to Majia Village in Fangtou Mountain.
Zhao Qinghu led his team to Majiazhai not to use force. There were so many bandits in Wuyi Mountain that Zhao Qinghu was unable to wipe them all out even if he wanted to. Moreover, Li Fu was taken in by Ma Laoer for a few years, which was considered a bit of a romantic relationship. In addition, Ma Laoer is not a very vicious person, and his crimes will not lead to death.
Therefore, the strategy formulated by Chen Wanli and Zhao Qinghu was to develop Ma Laoer into an ally and fulcrum of the Jiangfang Brigade in Wuyi Mountain.
Zhao Qinghu knew that although the combat effectiveness of the Jiang Defense Brigade was getting stronger day by day, there was no need to make enemies everywhere.
You know, Zhou Wen's future anti-Japanese battlefield settings for the Jiang Defense Brigade were all in the mountainous areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. One reason is that Zhao Qinghu and the others are all locals, and it is unnecessary for them to leave their hometowns and fight in the north. They have become accustomed to fighting in this kind of environment with crisscrossed water networks, mountains and jungles. Transferring them to the north will not be of much use, and they will not be able to give full play to their specialties. It is suspected of being a waste of natural resources.
And for Zhou Wen, the special operations scope of these kings led by him is not limited to the north. With aircraft and the ability to airborne, the entire Chinese anti-Japanese battlefield will be a world for them to roam freely.
Then he needs to establish a support point or a small and secret base in the south. It can not only provide support and response when necessary, but also serve as a supply and repair camp.
