As the sun set, gun smoke lingered, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the 338th Regiment's position was dyed purple.
Looking around, corpses were strewn across the field, navy blue overlaid with khaki, and blood dyed the last sunset glow in the sky red.
The Japanese withdrew, and their superiors ordered the 338th Regiment to retreat to the rear to rest.
"Captain, commander! The Japanese have retreated, brother Chen Dong!"
Under the setting sun, Li Yuanzheng, dressed in blood red, looked up to the sky and roared, his empty right sleeve fluttering in the wind.
Victory, but their leader closed his eyes and had a broken bayonet stuck in his lower ribs.
"Battal Commander, the Captain still has a heartbeat! The Captain is still alive!!!"
Dongzi, the only remaining hygienist, shouted excitedly.
Li Yuanzheng could hardly believe his ears. He had clearly detected the leader's breath and found that it was gone.
It seems that the Lord of Hell refuses to accept the regiment leader - the Japanese have not finished fighting yet!
"Come here, some brothers, carry the leader, let's go home!"
Li Yuanzheng shouted excitedly.
Ten minutes later, the few dozen remaining soldiers of the 338th Regiment, carrying their regiment leader, withdrew from the position with their heads held high.
Sacrifice is everywhere;
The fight never stops!
The outstanding sons and daughters of this nation are bleeding, fighting, and resisting.
I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood!
As long as we fight, the country will not perish!
Deep in Taihang, Liu Town
After learning that the Eighth Route Army had won the battle, the people of Liuzhen organized themselves spontaneously and beat gongs and drums to welcome the triumphant victory of the Seventh Company.
Date cakes, white-flour steamed buns, baked flatbreads, eggs, the villagers brought out all the good things they would normally be reluctant to eat to celebrate the victory and reward their relatives in the Eighth Route Army.
The fiery red Yangko dances are also being performed, and the lanterns and colorful decorations are like celebrating the New Year. After the devils have been eliminated, everyone's good days can continue!
Since the Eighth Route Army came to the town, the bandits who used to go down the mountain to collect protection fees during the summer harvest season have disappeared;
The landowner's thug who went around collecting rent with his evil slaves and his evil demeanor disappeared.
He was replaced by the accountant who looked kind-hearted, and no one dared to do anything unscrupulous. Although the rent still had to be paid, the amount of rent paid was greatly reduced.
After paying the rent, the family could barely eat enough, and the Japanese no longer came to cause trouble. Such good days were all because of the Eighth Route Army, and the common people had a sense of security in their hearts.
After this battle, the Seventh Company finally gained a firm foothold in Liu Town, because they had won the hearts of the people.
In order to safeguard this rare good life, the people near Liu Town signed up to join the militia one after another and actively cooperated with the mass work of the armed workers teams stationed in each village. The base area showed a good momentum of prosperity.
Chuxiong also took advantage of the situation to expand the seventh company, adding a cavalry platoon, a heavy machine gun platoon, and the artillery platoon also added two 81mm mortars.
The cavalry platoon leader was served by Ma Shuai. He had previously served as a cavalry company commander in the Fourth Front Army. During the Western Expedition, his cavalry company was completely lost. Later, he returned to Yanzhou on two legs begging for food.
After reorganization, he became the infantry squad leader of the Seventh Company. A large number of horses were captured in the Battle of Chenjialing. Together with the previously captured defeated troops, it was enough to form an 80-man cavalry platoon.
Ma Shuai also returned to his old profession!
The leader of the heavy machine gun platoon is Chu Dapeng, the fifth squad leader of the first platoon, and Liu Dazhuang was transferred to the heavy machine gun platoon as the first squad leader.
The heavy machine gun platoon only has 3 squads, with 6 people in a machine gun team, equipped with one Type 92 heavy machine gun, and each squad is equipped with two. The whole platoon has a total of 6 Type 92 heavy machine guns, plus the platoon leader, a total of 40 people.
The Tigers Special Forces have been expanded to three teams, with personnel selected from the entire base area. Each team still has 16 people.
Equipped with a "Ten-type" grenade, one primary and one secondary shooter;
One Czech-style light machine gun, with one primary shooter and one secondary shooter;
The secondary shooter is also equipped with a 20-shot box cannon;
The two snipers did not have scopes, so they had to use mid-range rifles instead. Chu Xiong was going to spend a lot of money to send people to the black market in Shanghai to buy Mauser 98 scopes at a high price.
It's hard to get a gun, but it's easy to get something as light as a scope.
The other 10 people are each equipped with a Jin-made Thompson submachine gun;
There are 50 people in total, with Chu Xiong serving as captain for the time being and Shitou as deputy captain.
The intelligence organization Ghost has also expanded its team members to a certain number. Only Chu Xiong and the deputy captain "Ghost Shadow" know the total number. The tentacles will be extended to the entire Hedong area, focusing on Taiyuan City.
Qilian is prepared for a rainy day and must keep track of the Japs' movements at all times. The "Ghost" owns a radio station and has a single line to contact Chu Xiong.
Ghost is not in the seventh company's establishment. Only Chu Xiong, Yang Wei and Guiying know about it. Even Yang Wei doesn't know about Guiying's existence.
After adjustment, the seventh company field force has 6 infantry platoons, 1 machine gun platoon, 1 cavalry platoon, and an artillery platoon, with a total strength of 688 people.
Neither the "Tiger" nor the "Ghost" are in the establishment. The authority to know about the Tiger is limited to the platoon leader or above. Only Chu Xiong and Yang Wei know about the "Ghost".
The focus of this expansion is the garrison company, which has been expanded to six infantry platoons and one heavy machine gun platoon. The expanded three infantry platoons are responsible for the garrison tasks of Liu Town.
The heavy machine gun platoon also has three squads, six Type 92 heavy machine guns, deployed in the most important Yingzui Cliff Tunnel.
The defense of the old battalion is still in charge of the previous three platoons, assisted by the teaching team, which is also full of Japanese weapons.
In this way, the number of the garrison company was expanded to more than 500. In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the garrison company, each platoon took turns to go to the teaching team for training, and the others dug tunnels when they had nothing to do.
Chuxiong not only wanted to hollow out Shenxian Ridge, but also hollowed out several hills around Shenxian Ridge to serve as a defensive position for Shenxian Ridge.
The Japs have not yet freed up their hands. The most difficult period will be two years later. Many of the Eighth Route Army's base areas have been divided and encroached upon by the Japs, claiming that they can penetrate the base areas with one shot.
It is conceivable that Liu Zhen will definitely not be able to hold it by then. Chu Xiong's countermeasure is to jump to the outside line with the main force to attack the enemy's logistics and attack the enemy's stronghold, so that the Japanese will not be able to have peace in the base area for even a minute;
The garrison troops were responsible for guarding the old camp, holding down the main force of the Japanese, and consuming their troops and weapons;
The militia company protected the people and retreated to the mountains, building strong walls and clearing out the wilderness in the base area so that the Japanese had nothing to eat and nothing to rob;
Thousands of people have entered Liu Town. How many days can they survive eating horse chews?
In Anping City, the news that the entire Taniguchi brigade was wiped out has spread back, causing a great response.
Major Nakata Takehiro, captain of the Anping garrison brigade, was secretly glad that he was supposed to lead the team there, but Mr. Taniguchi had to rush to go, so he had no choice but to give way.
What was thought to be a fat mission turned out to be that two reinforced field squadrons and an Imperial Army battalion were wiped out. Mr. Taniguchi was loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and hundreds of warriors were shattered.
He doesn't think he can do better than Taniguchi-kun, and his defense team is not as good as Taniguchi's field brigade. The only thing that can compare is that his luck is better than Taniguchi!
The Taniguchi Brigade also has a squadron and a brigade headquarters in Anping City, with more than 200 people, led by the squadron leader Captain Yoshida.
Yoshida kept shouting to avenge Taniguchi-kun and wanted Nakata's brigade to send troops to assist, but Nakata refused because of insufficient troops.
"Yoshida-kun, the mission of the Nakata Battalion is to protect Anping City. The Eighth Route Army in Liu Town has become a threat and cannot be wiped out by our small force. You should request tactical guidance from the Wing Headquarters!"
Nakata's request for Captain Yoshida to send troops was still pushed back. The 137th Regiment should be responsible for annihilating Liuzhen Eighth Route Army!
