Li Chenxi did not expect that Hu Jingwen not only brought back much-needed ammunition, but also brought the captain of the guerrilla brigade of the Independent Regiment. From now on, Niujiacun would not fight alone.
"Captain Yan, thank you very much for your support. I'm not afraid of your jokes. We don't even have more than 15 bullets per person. At that time, I had to fight against the stubborn army."
"Captain Li, you're welcome. We are all comrades. We don't speak the same language. When I go down the mountain this time, one is to escort this batch of weapons and ammunition to Niujia Village safely; the other is to learn about some of the surrounding enemies, me, and stubborn enemies. Be aware of the situation.”
Yan Haoyu began to get straight to the point, find out the surrounding situation, and open up the situation early. The guerrilla brigade must develop.
"Captain Yan, our location is within the Heixing Grand Canyon. It is an important route in and out of Hedong and the Central Plains Province. It has a large population and developed business travel. The total length is about one hundred kilometers, and it is dotted with large and small market towns and villages. , the Japs’ power has not yet entered on a large scale, it is the best time to develop the base area!”
Yan Haoyu nodded in agreement and motioned for Li Chenxi to continue.
Li Chenxi continued:
“The distribution of enemies, ourselves, and stubborn enemies near Niujia Village is as follows:
There is a main regiment of the Jinsui Army in Hejia Town, with a total number of at least 2,000 people;"
"The Japs have a stronghold in Zhouzhuang. Zhouzhuang is stuck on the main road in and out of Heixing. The Japs have built several gun towers in Zhouzhuang. There is a reinforced squadron of Japs stationed there. There is an Imperial Association military camp. We often cooperate with the Japs in raids. Our third company I have suffered their losses.”
When Yan Haoyu heard this, he planned to destroy them with 200 Japs, several hundred puppet troops, the guerrilla brigade and the third company, and he had an idea in his mind.
"Captain Li, is this all the devil?"
Li Chenxi was worried that Yan Haoyu would underestimate his enemy, so he couldn't help but remind him:
"Captain Yan, these are 200 Japs and several hundred puppet troops, and they also have an unknown number of troops stationed in Baima Town further away, which can support Zhouzhuang."
"Captain Li, I will send people to find out the situation of the Japs in Baima Town, so as not to fight an uncertain battle! Which village in the surrounding area do you think is the most suitable for development? And it can form a horn with Niujia Village."
Li Chenxi reported a name without even thinking - Huaishu Village!
"Oh, then tell me about the situation in Huaishu Village."
Yan Haoyu was very curious about why he was so sure, and he also had a desire to take a test in school.
"Captain Yan, look at Huaishu Village..."
Following Li Chenxi's explanation, Yan Haoyu had an intuitive understanding of Huaishu Village. It was really suitable for development as a central village. He was just a little curious and asked Li Chenxi;
"Captain Li, why don't you go?"
After hearing this, Li Chenxi smiled bitterly and said:
"I would like to go. The key is that Huaishu Village is too close to Zhouzhuang's garrison. Three Companies cannot hold it!"
Yan Haoyu thought for a while and said:
"Since the Zhouzhuang station has always been a threat, let's hurt it first so that they don't dare to come out of their nest. This is all we need..."
After listening to Yan Haoyu's ideas, Li Chenxi made up his mind:
"Done!"
"Captain Li, there are only a few Japanese and puppet troops here. Our two families will act together. It will be difficult to annihilate them all. But it will be no problem to cripple them."
"Okay, Captain Yan, let's get started!"
A few days later, when stationed at Zhouzhuang, the translator Zhang Sanqiang came over to Taijun Nomura to report the situation of the Eighth Route Army;
Zhang Sanqiang is a local snake. He has spies in the surrounding larger villages and is always ready to seek credit from his masters. He is a hard-core traitor.
"Zhang Jun, have you seen your people clearly? How many Eighth Route Army troops have gone to Huaishu Village? Is it Tubal Road or the main force?"
Zhang Sanqiang nodded and bowed and said:
"Taijun, you're not mistaken. He's wearing the uniform of the Eighth Route Army. I heard the people call him Captain Li. He seems to be coming from the direction of Niujiacun. There are people numbering fifty or sixty with two machine guns!"
Nomura couldn't help but nodded and whispered:
"Yo Xi, the workers on the 8th Road of Niujia Village are dead!"
Some time ago, a small team of them went out for a raid. While raiding Niujia Village, they were attacked by a group of Eighth Route Army troops. If not for the timely reinforcements from the Royal Association Army Camp, this small team would have been wiped out.
When this team was rescued by the Imperial Alliance Army, there were only about 20 people left. Fortunately, they snatched back most of the corpses and bullets, but the Eighth Route Army was not replenished.
"Nakata-kun, your troops are very quick, leaving a small team and a company of the Imperial Army to guard Zhouzhuang. The others, led by Zhang Jun, went straight to Huaishu Village. The Eighth Route Army was all dead!
"Zhang Jun, clear the way quickly!"
Lieutenant Nakata was sent to lead 2 infantry squads, 1 mortar squadron and more than 200 Imperial Army troops. Under the leadership of Zhang Sanqiang, they marched towards Huaishu Village...
Three hours later, the search team came back to report:
"Your Excellency Nakata, the Eighth Route Army's blocking position was found on the slope at the entrance of Huaishu Village, blocking the way into the village. The number of people is about one company!"
"Bagayalu, how dare a company fight a positional battle with the imperial army?"
Nakata almost laughed out of anger. He didn't even set up camp and directly sent the first team, the Nakata team, to attack the Eighth Route Army position.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Dozens of Japanese soldiers rushed over screaming, trying to defeat the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop.
The Eighth Route Army blocked the position, and the company responsible for blocking the Japanese was led by Hu Shuangquan;
During the reorganization, Yan Haoyu split the more than 200 veterans of the old first company into three parts, and added some to the two companies. This ensured that the squad leaders and above were all veterans, and they were all familiar with the independent regiment's fighting style. New, the combat effectiveness of the two main companies has been greatly improved!
The other two parts are part of the artillery platoon and part of the reconnaissance platoon. Each platoon is composed of 40 people.
The Japanese launched an attack on the First Company, but the Eighth Route Army's position was always quiet. This made Nakamura unreasonably worried. The Eighth Route Army could not retreat.
He regretted that he directly sent troops to attack and made the mistake of underestimating the enemy's risk. He quickly changed his tactics:
"Quickly, use the flag to notify the troops to withdraw!"
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta..."
The Eighth Route Army's position suddenly erupted with gunshots like fried beans, interspersed with the sounds of grenades and grenades exploding:
Nakata used his binoculars to watch as the warriors in his team were mopped down one by one, suffering heavy casualties!
"Quickly, retreat!"
Nakata anxiously urged the signal soldiers...
In fact, the Japanese have already received it, but caring about it is confusing, and they want to withdraw it immediately.
After losing 20 to 30 people, Nakata's team withdrew to their starting position;
In just one round trip, more than half of his squad suffered casualties. He only led two infantry squads in total. He couldn't afford such a consumption.
"Baga Yalu, the Eighth Route Army is cunning and cunning! Inform Liu Sang and let him lead the Imperial Alliance Army to attack!"
"Notify the mortar unit and follow the support work!"
Ten minutes later, the Japanese artillery fire was ready to begin.
"Boom!"
…
A few kilometers away, the Third Company, led by Li Chenxi, attacked Zhouzhuang, and Yan Haoyu reinforced them with two mortars.
"Company commander, listen, there's a fight in Huaihua Village!"
The sixth squad leader, Hu Jingwen, approached Li Chenxi excitedly and said.
