In Liu Town, an unknown mountain range, the militia company of Liujia Village has been leading the Japs around in the mountains for several days.
In response to the Independence Regiment's slogan of "dig holes deeply, accumulate grain widely, and fight people's war," Liujiacun not only dug tunnels in the village, but also dug large and small caves in the mountains. There are many holes between each cave. There are criss-crossing tunnels connected together, and the villagers hide in the caves, which are warm in winter and cool in summer;
A large number of landmines were buried outside the cave, and a military team was responsible for protecting them. If no Japanese were seen, they would not be killed!
Liujia Village is a large village. In the first two Japanese raids, the militia company in Liujia Village did not suffer much losses. Now the militia company has five machine guns and more than 130 militiamen;
Each man has a quick gun, and the militia company commander Liu Yuchen has served as a platoon leader in the Shanxi-Sui Army in his early years. During the Battle of Taiyuan, the army was dispersed and he returned to his hometown of Liujia Village to farm.
More than a year ago, Chu Xiong brought the Lao Seventh Company to Liu Town, and a military team also came from Liujia Village. They implemented the policy of reducing rent and interest in Liujia Village, and established a village committee, a women's rescue association, and a militia company. Rich man Liu also became kind to the villagers, and the villagers finally had enough to eat.
At the beginning, Liu Yuchen looked down upon the militia company of the Eighth Route Army, thinking it was nonsense. Even the regular troops of the Jinsui Army could not defeat the Japanese. Relying on a group of mud-legged soldiers was just giving death to the Japanese!
The reason why he participated in the militia training was because of the food subsidy. If he did not participate, he would have to pay for it. He did not save any money in the Jinsui Army and could not afford to buy land. After returning to the village, he rented three acres of land from Mr. Liu's family to make a living;
He had never had enough to eat before the Eighth Route Army came. When the Eighth Route Army came, Mr. Liu reduced the land rent from 80% to 50%, and he no longer had to pay all kinds of exorbitant taxes. He began to have enough to eat.
The first two times, the Japs came to Liujia Village for raids. Due to the presence of the armed workers team and the militia in the village, the Japs did not take advantage, and more than a dozen Japs were eliminated by the militia company;
From then on, Liu Yuchen began to actively participate in militia training. Since he had served as a platoon leader in the regular army, it was easy for him to stand out in the militia. He was appointed as the militia company commander by Captain Yang Jie of the Armed Work Team.
"Company Commander, the Japanese have entered our mine array, okay?"
Platoon leader Liu Tiesheng reported excitedly to Liu Yuchen.
"Tiesheng, don't be anxious. Let a few more devils come in. After chasing me for a few days, the clay figurine is still a little angry!"
The militiamen in Liujia Village have become thicker. There are ten or eight Japanese who he, Liu Yuchen, can no longer look down upon.
After a few more minutes, almost a small group of Japanese soldiers had been let in, and Liu Yuchen gave the iron soldier the signal to take action.
Tiesheng personally pulled the fuse of the mine array...
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of explosions rang out among the group of Japs. Dozens of Japs walking in front were shrouded in thick smoke from the explosions. A large number of Japs were killed and injured, and the bombs made the Japs wail like ghosts and howl like wolves.
"Bagaya Road, enemy attack!"
"beat!"
Liu Yuchen gave the order to fire, and five machine guns and more than a hundred rifles fired wildly at the Japanese. The Japanese were wiped out in an instant.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The Haneda team who pursued it too hastily suffered a big loss. Under the fierce firepower of the militia company, more than half of them were killed or injured. The remaining dozen Japanese soldiers took turns covering the area and evacuated the ambush area.
"Comrades, the first platoon covers, the second and third platoons clean the battlefield!"
Liu Yuchen did not choose to chase the Japs, because he knew that the militiamen could survive even a smooth battle. Chasing the Japs would easily get a headache, and it would be troublesome if the Japs fought back.
The militiamen in Liujia Village quickly cleaned up the battlefield. Not many Japs died, but most of them were injured. Cleaning the battlefield was to replenish the wounds of the Japs' wounded soldiers. This was the rule set by Commander Chu. No prisoners were allowed. There was not so much food to feed this group. brute!
Two platoons of the militia company with more than 80 people quickly cleaned up the battlefield. They took off all the military uniforms and helmets, leaving only a pair of crotch pants for each Japanese soldier. Liu Tiesheng said excitedly to Liu Yuchen:
"Company Commander, 37 Japs were eliminated, two more crooked guns were obtained, and more than 20 three big guns were seized!"
"Tiesheng, take the loot and retreat! The Japanese army is coming, let's continue to sneak away the Japanese!"
As company commander, Liu Yuchen participated in the guerrilla leader training class organized in the town, and he also memorized the 16-character policy of guerrilla warfare.
In the past when he was in the Jinsui Army, he looked down upon the Eighth Route Army. After winning several battles, he has now become a die-hard fan of guerrilla warfare.
As soon as the militia company withdrew, the main force of the Japanese Yoshino squadron arrived. There was no trace of Tubal Road for a long time, and only the naked corpses of the Japanese were seen on the ground.
"Bagaya Road! Tubal Road is not a samurai's job!"
Captain Yoshino pulled out his ancestral command sword and slashed several times into the air.
"Your Excellency, squadron commander, continue the pursuit?"
Second Lieutenant Haneda asked bravely. There were only a dozen people left in his team, and they were completely wiped out by Tubal Road.
"Bah bah!"
Yoshino was full of anger and didn't know where to direct it, but Haneda, a pig-headed man, stuck his face out;
Yoshino gave him a few slaps without politeness, and then he lost some of his anger.
"Bagaya Road, what are you chasing? Your Excellency, the captain, has ordered that all troops withdraw to Liu Town and assemble!"
Yoshino had already received the order to assemble. His squadron originally only suffered more than 20 casualties in the village, but now it was better. One guy had lost 37 people. He didn't know how to explain it to the captain.
"Turn in, kill the chicken and give it to me!"
Yoshino Squadron began to evacuate out of the mountain under alternate cover. Not only Yoshino Squadron, but also the five brigades sweeping through the countryside received orders to retreat. The nightmare was over!
"Company Commander, Company Commander, the Japanese seem to have retreated, we are victorious!"
Liu Yuchen originally wanted to evade the Japanese, but unexpectedly the Japanese gave in. They retreated very resolutely, not only withdrawing from the mountain, but also from Liujia Village...
Lijiacun, Gaojiacun, Zhaojiazhuang, Xiaowangzhuang...
"We won!!"
"The devils have withdrawn!"
"The devil has escaped"
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In the valleys of Feihuxing, people rushed to tell each other that the Japanese had been beaten away.
This time, they relied on flexible tactics such as mine warfare, tunnel warfare, and sparrow warfare, as well as tactics such as raids, ambush warfare, harassment warfare, and breach warfare to defeat the extremely ferocious Japanese with steel guns in their hands. Drive away!
Not only did they eliminate a large number of Japs, they also captured a large amount of equipment;
Crooked handle, 38 cover, melon grenade, tortoise box, small cannon barrel, steel helmet, bayonet...
This is the victory of the people's war, and victory belongs to the people!
The Japanese from the five brigades retreated to Liu Town one after another. Not only did they fail to grab a grain of food or capture a single civilian, they also lost troops and generals. After regrouping, not a single squad came back in full force;
Food, ammunition, and soldiers were all severely depleted.
"Your Excellency General, the five brigades that went to the countryside to mop up more than 700 people were killed, more than 300 were injured, more than half of the ammunition was consumed, and the rations they carried were almost exhausted..."
Suzuki Colonel's statistical report almost made Yokoyama Yiyu faint. This is equivalent to 4,000 extra mouths!
