Li Huanzhang rubbed his sore shoulders from the butt of the gun and looked carefully at the silent night. Just now, he emptied the magazine twice. Based on his feeling, he hit at least nine bandits who were lighting torches!
No one in the west of the village dared to show off with torches, and the bandits temporarily stopped attacking in the open area. The two sides occasionally fired two black shots.
If there is no target, then it is blind, and most of the bandits have rifles with seventy-nine old sleeves, and the muzzle flash is obvious.
Whoever fires a gun will draw bullets as soon as it flashes.
After hearing the gunfire from the east of the village, Li Huanzhang became a little uneasy.
The current task is to protect these captives captured by friendly forces.
It was expected that the enemy would come forward directly to force him after negotiations failed. He was surrounded by a group of bandits in the village and could not move. He felt aggrieved and unwilling to give in, but he had no choice but to do anything.
The bandits who surrendered to the Japanese are no longer compatriots, they are enemies. As for enemies, then beat them!
He deeply hated the bandits he was escorting who relied on burning, killing, and looting to survive, but after all, he was a soldier, not a political cadre, and he thought about the problem from a different perspective. What he was thinking about now was how to complete the escort mission, and he did not consider releasing the prisoners in exchange for the bandits retreating. question.
From the mouths of the bandits who entered the village to negotiate, he knew that the correspondent who asked for help had successfully passed the enemy's defense line. Since the news of asking for help had been sent out, he must now hold on until reinforcements arrived.
He believed that it would definitely not take long!
The enemy first attacked from the west, and there were also outflanking bandits from the north and south. Now the bandits from the east came up again. What he was worried about was how long Company Commander Zhou's militiamen, most of whom had never even touched a gun, could hold off the enemy.
Fortunately, he entered the village in advance and set up a position. He also arranged for a squad of soldiers to lead the militia, so he was not afraid of the bandits' attacks from both sides for the time being.
But if the bandits really launch an all-out attack regardless of casualties, the village's own team plus company commander Zhou's militia will definitely be wiped out immediately!
The current situation is obvious, the bandits do not have that determination!
The purpose of the bandit war was to capture the prisoners and the guns in the village. With the temper of the bandits, it was unlikely that they would not be afraid of casualties.
Faced with this situation of being surrounded by enemies, the combat methods adopted are related to the commander's temperament.
Although Li Huanzhang was not highly educated, he had a strong temper. After careful consideration, he finally made up his mind to fight the bandits here!
Turning around, he told the shift leader: "Attention, notify everyone immediately, leaving two people to fight with the bandits with black guns. The others gave up fighting the bandits from a distance, and all retreated into the village courtyard, using the courtyard wall as a shooting position to fight with the bandits. Fight in the streets and hold on, only in this way can we hold on for a longer time."
"Yes, platoon leader, I have fought in such a battle, so don't worry!" The squad leader flushed with excitement. It was his first time fighting such a large-scale battle, not to mention that the opponent was a bandit. The saying that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers did not mean that they were not afraid of tigers. These bandits take it seriously.
"Don't be careless. You must follow the street fighting tactics I taught you a while ago to deal with the enemy. I'll go east for a while!"
"Are you worried about Captain Zhou and the others?"
"Stop talking nonsense and mind yourself."
After carefully checking the defenses of the soldiers on the west side again, Li Huan turned around and walked towards the village with a soldier.
Not long after, a group of militiamen carried the guy into the wounded soldiers' yard.
Li Huanzhang smelled the smell of disinfectant and blood and looked at the wounded sitting in the yard. He got straight to the point: "Comrades, I'm very sorry. There are too many enemies at the moment. I have to trouble everyone!"
The wounded who were recovering from their injuries had been making noises and speculations when they heard the gunshots outside the village. How could they not understand what was going on at this time?
The wounded soldier squad leader of the second company was the first to express his position: "Don't be that mother-in-law, hurry up and get the gun for me. Do you think I can't shoot because I was shot in the leg? This bullshit bandit dares to challenge me?"
After speaking, he walked forward with a wooden fork dangling and picked up a rifle.
Those who could move immediately followed forward, leading the gunners to release ammunition. Those who could not shoot or move sat on the ground and directly asked for a grenade.
Li Huanzhang looked at the bandages of the wounded that were still seeping blood, his eyes moistened: "Everyone, all are under unified command. Your task is to cooperate with the divisional troops and militia to block the entrance to the village in the south and block the forces that are going south to outflank us. enemy."
"Don't worry, we are here. I promise, even if you don't believe it, our side will definitely be the last direction to be broken through by the bandits!"
In fact, everyone knows that if the village's defense line is broken through by bandits in any direction, it will definitely be the result of everyone's sacrifice!
Li Huanzhang's idea is crazy. In order to delay time, most of the soldiers and wounded in the village may be sacrificed!
Outside the southern encirclement, there was a squad ready to respond at any time. Except for Company Commander Zhou, no one left in the village knew the final direction of the breakout.
If the reinforcements have not arrived when the village is destroyed, then take the common people and soldiers who can run to break out south, and at the same time attract bandits to pursue them.
He placed all the wounded soldiers in the south, planning to break out when absolutely necessary, so that these wounded soldiers would have less distance to travel!
He didn't have much hope that those who stayed in the village could escape during the chaos.
It has to be said that under the current situation, Li Huanzhang's decision was not inappropriate and irreproachable.
After Li Huanzhang arranged for the militiamen and the civilian husbands to help the wounded go to the battlefield, he turned directly to the east.
In the light of the fire outside the village, they quickly turned into a small courtyard along the road in the village.
Li Huanzhang leaned directly on the wall and said hello to Company Commander Zhou next to him: "How is the situation?"
Company Commander Zhou withdrew his head from the courtyard wall: "The situation is not good now. I think we should change our thinking. Only when someone has a gun can we attack the enemy. Defending here is not in line with the superior's spirit of guerrilla warfare!"
Li Huanzhang asked casually: "You mean... we abandon those prisoners and run away now?"
Captain Zhou nodded: "These prisoners will be released in the end anyway. We should conserve our strength for now and wait until we gather a large force to avenge them in the future!"
Li Huanzhang shook his head: "This is part of the first battle against the enemy in the enemy-occupied areas organized by divisions after the puppet troops swept the plains this year. If we compromise even if the bandits come to our door, what will the common people think then?
What will the local armed forces who have been watching think?
They must think we can't even defeat bandits!
Then, everyone on the plains will think that our Eighth Route Army is weak persimmons in the future, and who will follow us to fight the Japanese in the future? "
Seeing what Li Huanzhang said was so serious, Captain Zhou couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "I just think that the enemy is strong and we are weak, so we should avoid its edge first and wait for the large troops to arrive before making plans. Where are you talking about this?"
Li Huanzhang looked serious: "If the enemy comes half a month in the morning and we move, there is no problem with your idea. But this time is different. Our purpose is to give the Eighth Route Army the reputation of resisting Japan on the plains. Therefore, this time we must not retreat!"
Captain Zhou looked at the open space not far to the east with a worried look on his face: "What are you talking about? I just think it doesn't make much sense to fight against the enemy even though we know they are strong. Everyone died here in vain!"
"Even you think the bandits are very powerful, so we should let the bandits know that our Eighth Route Army is not something anyone can pinch!"
"You're so awesome...what's your logic? It's a fact that the enemy is powerful. The point of guerrilla warfare is to avoid reality and avoid reality. Otherwise, why would even our divisional headquarters have to move when the puppet troops come to sweep us away?"
"If you are afraid of death, you can lead the militia to retreat first. I believe...the bandits can't do anything to you in the dark!"
"Damn it, who do you think I am?"
"Hehe, I said... this time is different. The reinforcements of the Independent Regiment should have received our request for help, and the wounded soldiers here are all theirs. They will definitely arrive as soon as possible. Besides, the reinforcements sent by our base area Reinforcements may arrive at any time! You are so scared."
Company Commander Zhou is still chattering: "Independent Regiment? They are sixty miles away from here. Water far away cannot quench our thirst. Besides, there are so many enemies outside, and we can't defend it with just a few people!"
Li Huanzhang comforted him: "I have just arranged to shoot the wounded. In this way, we have more than two hundred people. Even if there are twice as many bandits as us, we have a village as a cover. When I pick up the prisoners and capture them, I heard that the bandits have used up all their mortar shells. They don’t have heavy firepower now. Are you afraid of something?”
Company Commander Zhou couldn't help but feel ashamed. Brother Li really deserves to be a regular member of the Eighth Route Army. He heard that he had even gone to the Anti-Japanese University. He just wanted to outlast himself: "Platoon Commander Li, you have the final say on this matter. I reserve my opinion. I'm not afraid." Death, I just think there is no point in it. Listening to what you say, I am willing to risk everything. You go and take care of the west side. I will keep an eye on this side. As long as I am not dead, none of those bandits will even think of entering the village from here!"
Li Huanzhang did not move. He sat down directly on the tilted millstone in the yard and rubbed his shoulders, which were sore from the butt of the gun when he fired continuously: "We can't rush now. The bandit leader must be discussing how to attack." , let’s wait now!”
Captain Zhou was stunned for a moment: "Wait? What are you waiting for?"
"Let's find out the bandits' main attack direction first!"
"you mean?"
"Hey, there are our people outside the bandits' encirclement. They will launch a sneak attack behind the bandits' main attack direction and steal the bandits' retreat! We will know which side the bandits are focusing on by listening to the gunshots!"
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An old man mentioned whether there is muzzle flash. I have shot the Bayi rifle myself, and there is definitely a muzzle flash.
As for the caliber of the 38mm cover during the Anti-Japanese War, it was not much smaller, and it should also have muzzle flash.
The Japs' regulations are very strict, and it is impossible for the surrendered bandits to use the 38-meter cover.
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