This time when I returned to my parents' home, a total of three large trucks were loaded. The one who followed Zhang Ping'an was the first squadron of the first squadron of the county brigade.
Last night, Zhang Pingan also promoted Mao Fugui to the captain of the first squadron of the county brigade. However, due to the lack of cadres, he still served as the captain of the first squadron.
As for the three district team captains, Zhang Pingan also chatted with them and said that they would continue to serve as district team captains instead of being sucked into the county team.
Regarding Zhang Pingan's decision, the three district team captains also agreed. They were all temporary district team captains and had been promoted. If they were allowed to serve as district team captains, they would still have some confidence, but if they were allowed to As the captain of the county brigade, they have no confidence.
At present, all the personnel of the county brigade have been temporarily organized into a squadron, which has four squadrons. Mao Fugui also serves as the captain of the first squadron, and the three district squadron captains also serve as the captains of the second, third, and fourth squadrons.
There are three squads in the small team, with a total of forty people. They are equipped with 3 light machine guns, 2 grenade launchers, 30 rifles, and 3 pistols.
The two grenades were carried by Zhang Ping'an. After all, the entire southeast of Shanxi was not peaceful now, and they might encounter accidents on the way. Therefore, the three carts contained not only gifts for the brigade headquarters, but also grenades, bullets, hand grenades and other combat supplies.
Zhang Ping'an and his party set out at around eight o'clock in the morning. Time passed by little by little, and unknowingly it was twelve o'clock at noon.
"Fugui, let's find a place for everyone to have something to eat and rest. At this rate, we will be there at around four in the afternoon." Before setting off, Zhang Pingan naturally found the county leaders and asked about the 386 brigade. new location of the department.
Because the entire southeast of Shanxi is now in a battle, not only the Eighth Route Army, but also the troops of the national government, and the Jinsui Army in the World War II area are all involved. The 386 Brigade Headquarters is also moving with the constant changes in the battle. If you don’t ask clearly, they I'm afraid I won't be able to find it for a few days.
"Yes, Captain!"
Upon hearing this, Mao Fugui immediately agreed without hesitation, and then shouted: "Keep on holding on, and you will be able to rest soon!!!" After saying that, Mao Fugui took two people to go ahead and explore the way ahead. A place to rest.
At this time, at the 772 regiment headquarters more than ten miles away, regiment leader Liang, Political Commissar Fu, Chief of Staff Wang and other regiment leaders gathered together, and everyone was not in a high mood.
Although they won the battle in Changle Village, Captain Ye died. The entire 772 regiment was filled with sadness, and at the same time, everyone in the regiment was holding back the anger to avenge Captain Ye.
"Report, the head of the regiment and the political commissar have just received a notification from the guerrillas. A small Japanese army has been found in Guojia'ao. The number is about 210 people. They have heavy machine guns, light machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars. They used artillery and other heavy weapons, and they also escorted a group of prisoners, including my comrades and friendly troops, and the number of prisoners was about 350."
At this moment, a soldier hurried in from outside, saluted the group leaders, and reported loudly.
"Um?!!!"
As soon as this news appeared, whether it was Captain Liang, Political Commissar Fu, or Chief of Staff Wang and other regiment leaders, they were all stunned, and then their eyes began to shine.
Originally, they were holding back their anger and wanted to find a place to vent. Unexpectedly, the little devil came to their door. There were not many people, just a little more than one squadron. The 772nd Regiment could definitely eat up this little devil. These friendly troops and comrades who were captured were rescued.
The group leaders couldn't help but look at each other, and they all saw the excitement and excitement in each other's eyes.
"Do you want to do it or not?"
Without any nonsense, Chief of Staff Wang directly stated his attitude and asked.
"There's nothing to hesitate about, just do it!!!"
Captain Yi did not hesitate when he heard this and said decisively.
"Dry!!!"
The political commissar Fu didn't waste any words and expressed his attitude in one word.
"Guojiaao!"
After quickly unifying his thoughts and attitudes, Captain Yi walked quickly to the map without any nonsense, found Guojia'ao, and said: "Guojia'ao is fifteen miles away from us. Let's immediately send an order to all the battalions. They quickly gathered at the regiment headquarters."
"In order to prevent the little devils from escaping, we immediately sent a small force to rush to Guojia'ao, and then nailed them to Guojia'ao, holding the little devils to me to prevent these beasts from escaping. , buy time for the main force of the regiment."
The regiment leaders had no objections to Commander Yi's plan and all nodded in agreement.
"I think, let the guard company go!"
Chief of Staff Wang, who had been silent until now, immediately suggested. After he finished speaking, he pondered again and said, "Let's do this. I will act with the guard company."
"OK!"
"Just sit down as Lao Wang said!"
"Okay, I agree!"
Everyone did not refuse Chief of Staff Wang's request and nodded in agreement.
Chief of Staff Wang had no nonsense. He left the regiment headquarters directly and headed for the guard company. Ten minutes later, under the leadership of Chief of Staff Wang, the guard company quickly left for Guojia'ao.
The regiment headquarters also sent correspondents and quickly went to the three battalions stationed in several surrounding villages. Not long after the guard company left, the three battalion commanders arrived. As for the soldiers of the three battalions, they were under instructors, The deputy battalion commander came later.
At the headquarters of the 772nd Regiment, Captain Yi didn't talk nonsense. He looked at the three battalion commanders who came in a hurry and said: "This news was reported by the guerrillas. There are not many little Japs, but I am still ready to send the whole regiment out. I also know Everyone wants to avenge the captain, so the opportunity is given to everyone. There is no other idea for this battle, the theme is just one, and that is revenge!!!" Captain Yi did not have any impassioned speeches or wonderful tactical arrangements, just He said some ordinary words so directly.
But it was these ordinary words that made the eyes of the three battalion commanders turn red.
"Please rest assured, regiment leaders, we will never let down the good intentions of our leaders!" the first battalion commander immediately assured loudly.
The commanders of the second and third battalions also hurriedly gave their assurances loudly after hearing this.
"Okay, the guard company has set off. We will set off immediately after the troops arrive." Commander Yi was very satisfied with the attitude of the three battalion commanders and waved his hand.
This way! Just as the 772nd Regiment was taking action, on the other side, Mao Fugui led two soldiers to scout forward to find a suitable resting place. After walking for almost two miles, he climbed over a ridge and saw a mountain nestled in a mountain col. Village, Guojia'ao Village.
"Um?!!!"
Just after crossing the mountain col, Mao Fugui immediately lay down on the ground, as did the two soldiers who followed him, because in their eyes, Guojia'ao Village was not as peaceful as they imagined. Instead, they could see burning houses everywhere. At the entrance of the village, a group of little devils were resting and eating. In an open space dozens of meters away from the little devils, a group of prisoners squatted in darkness.
"Little Japs? How come there are little Japs here? Prisoners? Have the fellow villagers from Guojia'ao been transferred? Have they been massacred by the little Japs?" This sudden change caused a series of questions to arise subconsciously in Mao Fugui's mind.
but!
As soon as these problems appeared, he was forgotten by Mao Fugui. He carefully lay down and retreated, for fear of being discovered by the little devil. After retreating from the mountain ridge, he faced the two soldiers following him and said: "You two Stay where you are and let me observe and search. Are there any Japs’ sentries at the surrounding commanding heights? Remember, you must not alert the Japs by being exposed. I’m going to report to the captain now!”
Hearing the squadron leader's words, the two soldiers nodded quickly and said, "Yes, squadron leader!"*2!
Mao Fugui didn't say anything else, and ran quickly the way he came. The two soldiers watched the squadron leader leave, and the two quietly climbed back. Under the cover of branches and other branches, they began to look for the Japs' observation post, and began to record silently. The situation of the little devils in Guojiaao.
"Captain, Captain!!!"
Mao Fugui ran with all his strength and took almost two and a half minutes to cover more than two miles. He was panting and joined Zhang Ping'an and his party.
"Huh? Fugui, what's wrong?!!!"
Seeing Mao Fugui's serious face and panting heavily while running, Zhang Pingan immediately understood that there must be something wrong. He immediately raised his hand and the troops stopped directly, and then asked.
"Captain, a group of Japs troops were found in the Guojia'ao ahead. I don't know the exact number, but they should be around a squadron. In addition to the Japs, I also found that they were escorting hundreds of friendly prisoners of war. Currently, no Guo Jap troops have been found. The situation of the people in Ao being arrested." Mao Fugui heard the captain's inquiry. He took two quick breaths to make his breathing smoother, and then reported to Zhang Ping'an.
"Um?!!!"
As soon as Zhang Ping'an heard Mao Fugui's report, his eyes immediately froze, and his brain quickly searched for a few key words: "Little devil! About a squadron! There are also a group of friendly prisoners!"
"The number of Japs in a squadron is not too large or too small, just at the critical point. I don't know their weapons and equipment specifically. Secondly, the group of friendly prisoners need to be rescued. We can't just watch them being taken away by the Japs. The devilish behavior of the Japanese will definitely not end well for these friendly forces."
"But what do I have here? There are only 42 people including me and Mao Fugui. The weapons and equipment are not bad. When necessary, the five heavy machine guns given to the brigade commander can be used. The number is small but the firepower is sufficient. Get made up for.”
"But the number of people is still a disadvantage. It's not much. Just give me a small team." Thinking of this, Zhang Pingan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"I received a narrow escape mission just after time travel, and now I'm faced with such a tricky situation where I, Zhang Ping'an, have to fight with less to defeat more. How come I, Zhang Pingan, have to encounter such a thing?"
Just when Zhang Pingan was using his brain to quickly think about how to deal with this situation, Mao Fugui on the side couldn't bear it. In the end, he couldn't hold it in anymore and eagerly said to Zhang Pingan: "Captain, shall we fight?" After finishing, he still looked at Zhang Pingan expectantly, highlighting that joining in the fun is not too big a deal.
