Under the noon sun.
Not far from a dark wooden telegraph pole, the second lieutenant put down the microphone in his hand.
An order came from the headquarters to cooperate with the cavalry brigade to establish a defense line on the spot. Troops from several other directions were encircling the group of eight on the plain.
To the northeast, hundreds of war horses were moving slowly towards the west. From a distance, they looked like a thin line, coming straight to the west.
A motorcycle broke into the cavalry vanguard.
Behind the thousands of troops in the military division were hung a large number of Japanese, cavalry, and infantry.
The aviation force in the sky only came with reconnaissance planes, and the expected bombing did not come.
Maybe the military division ran too fast, or maybe the enemy's encirclement circle was not completely closed. After the military division was broken up, the troops blocked the attack very easily, and even the troops who came out to pursue from the county did not rush in.
The Japanese followed slowly behind, running under the scorching sun all morning, which was too much for anyone.
The military division also ordered the vanguard troops to enter the village for temporary rest and recuperation.
The headquarters was temporarily set up in an empty house.
There was a broken table and some old stools in the middle of the room, and the division operator was arranging a nervous overhead antenna.
Finally, there is no need to stop or trek under the scorching sun. You can feel a bit of coolness when you enter the house.
The cavalry company commander walked into the room with an uneasy heart. He knew that if he was called here, he would definitely be asking him to report on the battle. He carefully recalled the battlefield situation again. The seizure was still in the company and would be handed over later. Don't There seems to be nothing missing...
It was the first time I entered the headquarters. The commander, staff, political commissar, and regimental commanders were all probably there. Even the battalion commander didn't get in. How could I not be nervous when I was asked to attend a meeting as a company commander?
After entering the door, he prepared to salute the thousands of leaders as he had planned, but found that a group of people were gathered around the broken table, and no one paid any attention to him.
After hesitating for a moment, he quickly ran behind the cavalry commander Zeng and political commissar Kuang, and stood there without daring to say a word.
"The devils dug a trap for us this time. They must have wanted to surround us in the Qixian area, but our scouts discovered our whereabouts in advance!"
"The Japs didn't expect us to retreat east early in the morning. Their eastern encirclement was not formed, and the Japs and puppet troops were actually repelled by the cavalry company. Your cavalry company is really good!" The commander couldn't help but praise Zeng Tuan.
After the cavalry company finished cleaning the battlefield, Hu Yi asked Ma Liang to arrange for a correspondent to report the battlefield situation to the independent regiment inside.
To praise the bravery of the cavalry company, the ninth company and the second company Wang Pengying only assisted the cavalry.
The staff officer was a little puzzled: "According to the news reported by Captain Yu and others, the Japanese cavalry from the east should have crossed the Wei River and came to us long ago, but they are nowhere to be seen so far. I don't know what the Japanese have." Conspiracy? This matter must be taken seriously!"
"If we want to go forward, we must first cross the Wei River and then the Dagong River in Hua County. However, there has been a severe drought this year. There has not been much water in the upper reaches of the Wei River for most of the past six months. The rivers in many places have long since stopped flowing. We want to use the rivers If we are trapped to death, the Japanese will definitely miscalculate this time."
"Something's wrong. I think it's impossible for the Weihe Duanliu devils not to know about it. They must have some conspiracy."
"What kind of conspiracy could there be? There are only one or two thousand people outflanking the enemy in each direction. Or the enemy is sandwiched between puppet troops. I'm afraid of a ball."
"Report, urgent call from division headquarters!" The operator next to him stood up and held a piece of paper.
"Read it!" The commander raised his head.
"Your troops have completed cutting off the enemy's logistics line, and the priority is to preserve strength! Your troops can retreat eastward, and if they are intercepted by the enemy, wait for an opportunity to enter the mountains of western Shandong. Don't hesitate..."
The commander's face darkened: "We have been fighting in the plains for so many years, but his little devil's cavalry wants me to enter Luxi. Isn't that the only way to go to Liangshan? The division commander underestimates our military divisions!"
The staff officer drew a few strokes on the map: "Liangshan? It seems like it's not that far away. Good guy, it's only a hundred or two hundred kilometers away. That's a good place to fight guerrillas, haha."
The commander finally saw the cavalry company commander behind Commander Zeng, and immediately beamed: "Your cavalry company fought well this time. According to Lao Lu's independent regiment correspondent, you fought bravely in this victory, but you sacrificed a lot. Come back and ask your captain to make up the people for you!"
"Well, report to the commander, the real commander is Company Commander Hu, and the one who suffered the greatest sacrifice was the Second Company of their independent regiment!" The cavalry company commander did not hide it.
"Huh? The Second Company of the Independent Regiment suffered the greatest loss? Is there such a thing? Lao Lu, didn't you say that the Cavalry Company suffered the greatest loss? It seems that your general is dishonest. He has suffered such a huge loss and is still hiding it? What, you are? Do you look down on our military division?" The commander's face darkened.
Commander Lu was shocked. Did those two brave men who were playing with armored vehicles and cars in the village cause another trouble? He quickly said: "How could it be? Our independent regiment only has four companies, and they are fighting guerrillas in the mountains all day long. Not many people in the division don't know about it, and they have become a joke."
Hearing this, the commander raised his hand to look at his watch, then turned his head to the cavalry company commander: "Hey, can you tell me about the battle?"
At this point, the cavalry company commander quickly cleared his throat: "Yesterday, company commander Hu found the cavalry regiment and gave our second battalion ten lances. He said he would lend us thirty horses for two days. The battalion commander felt that borrowing a platoon would not have much impact. , agreed, and in the afternoon we rode on horseback, along with Company Commander Hu and others on bicycles, and rushed to the east of Meixian County, about thirty miles away. We dug an armored vehicle underground and pulled it out. Because there was no gasoline, we used horses to pull the armored vehicle to the village in the west.
It was midnight when we came back. Captain Gao of the Independent Regiment... just came over to find Captain Hu of the Ninth Company. Because the Ninth Company had bicycles, their reconnaissance range was very far. The comrades who were scouting eastward discovered that more than 20 miles away There was a group of Japs and a car.
Company Commander Hu planned to seize the car and arrange to head east before dawn. He asked me if I could help. I thought it would be fine anyway, so I asked the battalion commander for instructions. The battalion commander also agreed because he had not found any trace of the enemy. .
We pulled the armored vehicle to the village. After a meeting, Company Commander Gao insisted that he fight on the left, so Company Commander Hu arranged for Battalion Commander Wang and the Ninth Company of the supplementary regiment to show weakness to the enemy from the front and lure the Japanese to charge.
The Japanese launched an artillery bombardment first. The Ninth Company quickly dug a temporary trench and hid in the trench and ignored the Japanese. After the bombardment was over, the Japanese pulled out a line of skirmishers to attack the Ninth Company and Battalion Commander Wang. Then our cavalry held a meeting with Company Commander Hu. The time arrangement was to outflank from the left wing.
A company of Captain Gao charged towards the Japanese from the left! Because we were very fast and set off late, we were the first to make contact with the Japanese. After rushing up, the Japanese and puppet skirmishers had no time to form formations, so we rushed forward and killed the Japanese! "
When the soldier said this, he didn't care, he just pulled a teapot from the table and poured it into his mouth.
Everyone around them is supplementing the battle scenes in their minds.
The military division staff member thought for a while and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Please tell me clearly, how many Japanese and puppet troops are there in total?"
"The Japs have a squadron with heavy machine guns, two mortars, a dozen small cannons, and, well, there is almost a battalion of puppet troops." The cavalry company commander put down his water glass, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve and continued.
"You mean, the puppet army has a battalion? How many troops did they invest in the first attack?" The commander's eyes lit up.
"Well, almost a company of puppet troops are in front, and a small group of Japanese soldiers are behind."
"Then what are the battle losses of your cavalry company?"
"Thirty-six people died, and 62 were lightly or seriously injured! Well, eight of the injured suffered fractures when they fell off their horses." The company commander remembered clearly.
"What? You suffered nearly a hundred casualties? How many people are there in your company?"
"One hundred and forty-six!" the cavalry company commander quickly replied: "I also borrowed half a platoon from the battalion!"
"You're a good boy, but what happened next? Tell us in detail how you repelled the Japanese attack?" The commander was very satisfied.
"After we rushed over, the puppet troops saw how fast the cavalry was coming, so they turned around and ran back. They were forced to charge with guns by the Japanese following behind, but they ended up in chaos. We took advantage of the chaos and rushed into the Japanese and puppet troops. The machine guns behind the Japanese were unable to support them, so the Ninth Company fired artillery fire at the Japanese position."
"Wait a minute, you said the Ninth Company has artillery, is it a small grenade cannon or..."
"Well, I know about this. The Ninth Company has two captured mortars." The political commissar was not at peace and quickly added.
"Isn't it right? You have two cannons in one company?" The commander had a look of disbelief on his face.
"Hey, it's just two mortars. I've seen this before. The ninth company also has eight grenades!" the cavalry company commander quickly added.
The commander took a breath: "Old Lu, I have a headache. How can you still call yourself poor when you are like this? Are you deliberately putting all your firepower aside and the people who brought me here are all pretending to be poor?"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Aren't you still going to replenish my old sleeves? I told you that I don't like you and you don't believe it." Commander Lu was not at peace, but he was in a good mood. There are quite a lot of sleeves: "Don't interrupt, let him continue talking."
"Later, Company Commander Gao attacked from the left with almost one company. The puppet army had machine guns. After they suffered almost half of their casualties, they finally reached the puppet army position. The second company was really powerful with bayonets! With the remaining half of the company, They killed the Japanese to death, but unfortunately, most of them died later."
Captain Lu was shocked: "What are you talking about? Gao Yidao is not doing well in the village. You said most of them died?"
"Well, don't worry, Captain. They lost almost a hundred people, but... Captain Gao's company should be a strengthened company, with almost three hundred people?"
"More than three hundred people? Is that still a company? Isn't it clearly a battalion?" The staff officer frowned: "Keep talking!"
"Later, Company Commander Hu ordered a countercharge. Battalion Commander Wang Peng and his company were attacking the Japanese positions at the rear, but they were hit by Japanese machine gun grenades. Company Commander Hu asked me to continue attacking to the right.
Company Commander Gao also led the remaining comrades to charge towards the Japs again. Their second company directly defeated the Japs squad that was supervising the battle at the back. Then, the Japs squadron leader was shot again by a cold gun. Then, before we could reach the Japs position, The puppet soldiers and the Japanese turned around and ran eastward. "
The commander was stunned for a long time. His grandmother's battle was a typical frontal defeat, including showing the enemy to lure them with weakness, flanking with superior force, suppressing it with firepower, and finally attacking from the front!
A classic positional battle is laid out!
Thinking of this, he looked around and said, "Wait, this is wrong, let me get it straightened out. Jiulian Company didn't have gasoline, so they asked us to borrow it, but we didn't have it either. Then Jiulian Company tried to get a Japanese car, but he didn't have it." After reporting the report, we combined a battalion of the supplementary regiment, plus one of my cavalry companies, to attack the Japanese squadron and a puppet army camp head-on. This thing was a bit messy. Oops, I have a headache. When did the Japanese puppet army become so invincible? Already?"
"Battle Commander Wang actually only led one company!" the cavalry company commander quickly explained.
"How many enemies did your cavalry company eliminate?" the staff officer ignored the commander and asked the cavalry company commander.
"Annihilate a whole squad of Japanese soldiers, uh, and the attacking company of puppet soldiers!" The cavalry company commander felt guilty. Nearly half of the injured Japanese soldiers and surrendered puppet soldiers were stabbed to death by the Ninth Company while cleaning the battlefield. This is a terrible thing. can not say.
"Lu, ask your company commander named Hu to come see me!" The commander slapped his hand on the table.
