The fellow villagers in Majia Village returned to the village one after another. Many people's houses were burned down, and a dozen old people who stayed in the village were also killed by the Japanese, but life had to go on.
If the house burns down, build another; if your home is destroyed, rebuild it; if your loved ones are massacred, wipe your tears and continue to fight against the Japanese!
"Folks, the devils can burn our houses, destroy our crops, steal our food, and kill our relatives, but they will never break our backbones!
We will not give in, we will fight the devils to the end, whether we win or lose, as long as we are alive, we will fight with the devils, life will not end, the battle will not stop, even if we fight for another twenty years, China will still be China. Will not die! "
"In the Battle of Majia Village, we eliminated more than 800 Japs. How many 800 of them can we eliminate? One day we will kill all these Japs so that our descendants will no longer have to endure the same suffering as us. This is The meaning of our fight now!"
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"Battle Commander Chu, let's fight the Japanese with the Eighth Route Army and rebuild Majia Village together."
"Captain Chu, we are not afraid of the Japs' burning, killing, and looting, and we are not afraid of blowing up the mountains and ravines. We are afraid that no one will make the decision for us..."
Camp Commander Chu...
Chu Xiong's eyes were moist
"What a wonderful people!"
"Li Qing, let's build a house together with the villagers. If the Japanese burn down one of our houses, we will build a better one!"
Majia Village became very popular again. The villagers without houses first moved into the homes of those who had houses, and then everyone began to make bricks, cut wood, and build houses.
Everyone gathered firewood and the flames were high. With the help of the company, the whole village of Majia Village mobilized. It only took a few days for houses with civil structures to rise on the ruins, creating a small miracle;
In this process, the relationship between the army and the people has become more harmonious. The army loves the people, the people support the army, and the army and the people are one family. The soldiers and the people are the foundation of victory!
The more ferocious the Japs are, the stronger the resistance will be. The Japs will never understand this truth.
A few days passed. Chu Xiong did not wait for any information from Shadow. Instead, he first waited for a paper and telegram from the brigade headquarters——
The headquarters was surrounded by Japanese soldiers. The brigade commander ordered the nearest Chuxiong unit to lead troops to rescue and help the headquarters break out of the encirclement.
Chuxiong vaguely remembered that the Japanese winter offensive in history ended in failure. After more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers were annihilated by various ministries and more than 4,000 people were killed, they withdrew from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area in despair;
But he didn't dare to bet that the headquarters would save the day, because this was a parallel world, many things were different, and no one could guarantee it!
"Li Qing, assemble the troops. We and the Tiger Special Forces will go to Nie County immediately. We will notify the Second Company and the Third Company to come over and meet up at night. The assembly point will be Zhaojiagou on the outskirts of Nie County."
After receiving Chu Xiong's order, Li Qing quickly blew the assembly call. In less than 15 minutes, the entire company was assembled, and the Tigers Special Forces also rushed back from the periphery. It was already past three o'clock in the afternoon;
Reinforcement is like putting out a fire. There is a distance of nearly 80 kilometers from Majia Village to Zhaojiagou in Nie County in the next county. It takes half a day to run at full speed. The second and third companies can go even further, but there is no way to complete the assembly before dawn the next day. questionable.
When Chu Xiong saw that all the people had arrived, he immediately gave the order to set off. The "Tiger" special forces team opened the way. They had gone with Chu Xiong last time, and they had an impression. If they followed the map and rushed on, they would not make any mistakes.
In order to avoid the Japs, Chu Xiong and others could only walk on mountain roads during the day, and had to detour more than ten kilometers. Fortunately, the troops of the independent battalion had conducted 40 kilometers of cross-country training. This time, the distance was more than doubled, and the difficulty was not very big.
After eleven hours of marching, they completed more than 90 kilometers of medium and long-distance maneuvers, and arrived at Zhaojiagou at around 4 a.m. the next day;
The Tigers were doing better. This long-distance cross-country running was not difficult for them. However, some of the new soldiers in the company were almost lying on the ground from exhaustion. Chu Xiong shook his head looking at them.
Compared with the veterans from Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, the soldiers recruited from behind in the independent battalion were still far behind in terms of willpower.
"Battal Commander, I am responsible for this. I was too busy expanding the troops and did not keep up with the training. I will pay attention to this in the future."
Li Qing quickly gave Chu Xiong a review. The army had been expanded by more than half, but the overall quality had indeed not kept up.
"Old Li, I know you have been fighting, but you can't let go of training; we don't have four wheels like the Japanese, and we rely on two feet to fight sports!
The reason why I gave you a certain amount of time is to see if your feet are up to standard."
Li Qing could tell that Chu Xiong was not very satisfied with the performance of the first company. He himself was not satisfied. How far had it come? Thinking about the 25,000 he had gone through with the battalion commander, this was really nothing. He had already thought about it in his heart. He secretly made up his mind to pay close attention to the training of the troops after this battle is over.
At around 6 o'clock in the morning, the second company arrived;
At 7:30, three companies arrived;
The condition of the troops is similar to that of the First Company. Measured by Chu Xiong's standards, it is not up to standard. It may also be that Chu Xiong's requirements are too high.
But to carry out sports warfare, the first thing is to be able to run!
"Tell me, how many people and guns did you bring?"
As a commander, the first thing Chu Xiong needs to know is his own strength. How big of a stomach can he eat?
"Report to the battalion commander that the second company actually has 536 men, carrying 5 81mm mortars, more than 60 artillery shells, and more than 60 light and heavy machine guns;"
"The third company actually has 557 men, carrying more than 70 light and heavy machine guns;"
"There were actually 288 people in one company, and more than 40 light and heavy machine guns;"
Li Qing has the smallest voice. Compared with the second company and the third company, the first company as the big brother is a bit shabby.
He knew something about the following three company commanders secretly competing to see who was developing better. He neither opposed nor encouraged it, because there was no way to compare.
"The company has just experienced a brutal sweep this time, wiping out more than 800 people from a Japanese brigade, and suffered relatively heavy casualties."
Chu Xiong gave Li Qing a lesson. The number of enemies killed was also an important indicator. He couldn't just look at the ability to recruit troops. He had to maintain Li Qing's image as the eldest brother among several company commanders. The other two people agreed.
"I brought you together this time because I have an important mission to do. The headquarters is surrounded by Japanese soldiers. I received the brigade commander's order to have the independent battalion rush to the rescue at night and discuss the battle plan together."
Time was running out, so Chu Xiong went straight to the topic. Second company commander Zhang Yu took over and said:
"Battal Commander, the safety of the headquarters is more important than anything else. Even if all the troops are destroyed, the headquarters must be rescued. Just tell us how to fight?"
"Yes, I agree with Lao Zhang's opinion. Reinforcement is like putting out fire. Battalion Commander, you can just give the order yourself!"
Zhao Yuxuan also continued to express, and Li Qing also nodded in agreement. They all came from the Long March, and their overall awareness was absolutely fine.
Chu Xiong stopped talking nonsense. After briefly introducing the situation of the siege at the headquarters, he stated his battle plan. Several other people supplemented and improved it, and a plan was quickly finalized, and he began to act according to the plan.
