A night blocking battle actually resulted in the loss of nearly 1,000 people from the nearly 5,000-strong security force. The security forces were indeed frightened!
However, how could the Japanese allow a county seat in the occupied area to be occupied by the Eighth Route Army? They immediately organized troops and led the security forces to attack again.
After receiving the news, the military commander, with his small arms and legs, could not dare to fight the Japanese. He had to withdraw from Huaxian County and continue to fight guerrilla warfare in the plains.
The county seat was almost evacuated.
However, due to the fact that the two companies of the independent regiment fought against the security forces, the fighting enthusiasm in the division was high. It was no longer like before when the security forces could only move the people with them when they arrived. The entire battlefield situation changed because of this.
Judging from the casualty ratio between the enemy and the enemy, the scale of this night battle was not large, but the casualty ratio between the division and the security forces was an unprecedented one to fifty!
What made the division commander even more happy was that although the result of this battle was only about 800, with more than 800 security forces killed plus prisoners, nearly 1,200 guns were seized!
Only a dozen people died in the division! With more than 200 injuries, an almost miraculous victory!
What's more important is that from then on, the security forces no longer dared to go out in small groups, and they didn't even dare to go out at night.
The weather was getting colder. As for the casualties of the security forces, they were nothing in the eyes of the Japs. The Japs led the security forces to occupy the county seat again.
The division continued to operate on the plains south of the Wei River, and its strength increased greatly as a result, and it became integrated with Luxi in the east.
Originally, we hired an independent group from poor relatives, but by mistake, we achieved two major battle victories.
No matter what, I didn't expect that the two companies of the Independent Regiment would dare to fight so hard, beating a brigade of security forces so hard that they dared not go out.
In order to take the overall situation into consideration, they withdrew from Huacheng, but the shadow of the Eighth Route Army was left in every aspect of the city.
For the first time, the Japanese did not massacre the county town this time, because the town was almost empty. Except for some maintenance committees related to the security forces, most of the other people had fled.
Hu Yi looked at the desolate atmosphere in the plain and stepped forward. The ninth company was now preparing to return to the station. It was rare for the division commander to personally see off a company-level unit.
"Brother Hu, let's keep in touch more in the future. We will communicate again when we have the opportunity." Captain Zeng smiled happily and put his arm around Hu Yi's shoulders.
"You're too polite." Hu Yi was not used to being warmly received, so he turned around and saluted the commander without leaving any trace.
Captain Zeng of the cavalry didn't think so, and grabbed Hu Yi's shoulders again.
The commander smiled and watched the two of them walking arm in arm under the sunset. He narrowed his eyes slightly and waved to Jiulian who was walking away.
"It's getting late, please go back." Hu Yi could not refuse Commander Zeng's enthusiasm. He was really touched. At least in the past, no one in the national army would make such an affectionate move.
The team wearing security army uniforms slowly disappeared among the grass, heading west.
The Independent Regiment sent a message asking the Second Company and Ninth Company to return to the regiment headquarters. As for why the regiment arranged the correspondents in this way, they did not say.
There were many stretchers in the Second Company, so in order not to attract attention, we had to wait until dark to leave.
The journey back was quite long, and Hu Yi had no intention of going back the way he came. He planned to go directly west, bypassing the Second Company Station from the north of Qixian County and return to the mountain from the south of Meixian County.
The sun was halfway down before we had gone far.
Under the moonlight, Ma Liang walked slowly in the wilderness step by step with his rifle, his eyes always scanning the front vigilantly. As a leading soldier, he set out one day in advance and arranged for soldiers to be on guard along the way.
Although these villages are almost deserted, it's a good idea to be vigilant.
Ma Liang used the dim moonlight to clearly see the two figures riding bicycles from the east, and immediately jumped out from the roadside: "Hey, monkey, why are you here so late?"
"I brought too many things with me. I can't help it..." Monkey jumped off the bicycle. There was a big bag tied to the back of the bicycle. He didn't know what was in it. His face was covered with dust. "Is the food ready?"
"Wang Xiao lit a fire as soon as it was dark three days ago and has already prepared it. How far away are the company commander and the others?"
"It's not that far. I'll probably be there in half an hour."
"You go to the village first and I'll pick you up."
But the monkey stopped him: "We are all our own people, why are you so polite? Save your energy and move things later..."
You go first and rest in the village. I'll be back as soon as I sit down.
"Good intentions are not rewarded, so let's leave now." The monkey has almost adapted to Jiulian's special style and doesn't have much respect for Ma Liang.
The team that had been walking for three or four hours poured into the village in a chaotic manner. The village under the moonlight immediately became alive, and people lined up holding lunch boxes.
He drank porridge with dry food and sat around the square at the entrance of the village. Ma Liang finished the porridge and handed the lunch box to a soldier. He looked at Hu Yi next to him: "Brother, this road has been scouted clearly, there should be no problem!"
Hu Yi stuffed the last piece of steamed bun into his mouth: "What's going on with the people in this village?"
Ma Liang had a heavy heart: "You mean Father Liu's family? They are the spies arranged here by the military division. There are three families who came back. Their ancestors have been here. They have dug tunnels at home, and they rely on digging from the well in the village. Live your life with just enough water!"
"Leave some food for them, continue marching after eating, and march fifty miles before dawn tomorrow." Hu Yi looked at the map filled with marks.
The yard is busy, feeding fodder to the carts of animals and re-tying the supplies on the carts.
The new recruits gradually adapted to the rhythm of the Ninth Company, and it seemed good to join the Eighth Route Army. The only pity was that the Eighth Route Army did not pay military pay.
One recruit whispered to another: "Did you hear that the girl killed the brigade commander named Tang of the Security Army with one shot?"
The other one was dismissive: "You're right, there are so many people shooting, who knows if it was her? Maybe it was me who shot me..."
"There is an insider in the security force in the subdivision. It is said that he saw the unfortunate guy being shot with his own eyes. Later, the wound was examined. It should have been shot with a 38-meter rifle!"
"We even use the 38-meter rifle with so many people, who knows?"
"Other than her, who else can shoot so accurately?"
"Hey, she was the one who shot that grenade to death. You should know this, right?"
"Don't go too far. Are grenades and rifles the same thing?"
"When a grenade is fired, it will explode, and when a rifle hits a security guard, it will just hit him in the eye. Do you understand?"
"That girl has a gun with a scope, you know that, right?"
"I don't believe you if you say she used a 38-meter gun. With that broken gun, she can hit me and you!"
"You...don't we both have the surname Liu? What's the use of you having the same surname as me?"
"It's not like you saw it with your own eyes. Do you believe what they say? How old is that girl? She can't even carry a gun and she attacks the security forces. Only a ghost can believe it."
"This is true. Don't believe it. Listen to me, this girl's marksmanship is the best in the whole company!"
"The best in the entire company? How is that possible? Can he compare to Instructor Park? Can he compare to that big bastard Tang Dagou?"
"Hey...have you heard about Tang Dagou's men running away to find prostitutes?"
"Hey, it's spread all over the district. I'm so embarrassed that I went to grandma's house, and I still have the shame to come back!"
"It is said that the boy studied detective science before, and the company commander deliberately asked him to come back."
"Detective science? What is that?"
"You don't know this, right? Detectives solve cases. Do you understand? The military police training of the North China Security Army has this special section."
"how do you know?"
"This is what my cousin does in the security army, specializing in catching rebels."
"Aren't you just a spy? That's so mysterious!"
"You think being a spy is that simple..."
"What are you two talking about? Hurry up and pack your things and get ready to go!" A monitor next to them yelled at the two of them.
"Report to the squad leader, we are all ready." The recruit quickly replied to the squad leader who was younger than him. "
Ding ding rang, and several bicycles took the lead on the road.
