The meaning of "Three Guns and Eight Routes" refers to the fact that ordinary soldiers on the battlefield may not even have a complete bridge of five bullets.
It’s true that the Twenty-Third Regiment is the main force.
The first battalion crossed the river to support the fraternal troops, just like visiting relatives from a poor family. The soldiers changed out of their shabby military uniforms with patches on top of each other and put on military uniforms with almost no patches that they would never bear to wear.
Naturally, the equipment should not be too shabby. Before departure, the regiment headquarters provided the soldiers with two thousand rounds of border reloading ammunition, with more than ten bullets per person. The entire battalion had three Czech-style light machine guns in the company.
As the main force, they only have such rich equipment, which will probably blind the soldiers from the poor Ding Dang Xiang brother troops on the other side of the river.
Battalion Commander Dai was thinking about his thoughts while carefully observing the situation of the Japanese on the other side of the river. Now the soldiers crossing the river could only become targets for enemies who were good at long-distance shooting. It was not practical to cross the river at the current location.
Meng Qingwu, director of the Divisional Political Department, who saw off the First Battalion, planned to find out the reason for the presence of the Japs on the other side of the river, determine the Japs' next movements, and take countermeasures in advance.
Seeing a large number of Japanese unexpectedly appearing on the other side of the river, Zhao Zhenya immediately decided to go with the First Battalion to the other side of the river to see what was going on.
If there are not many devils, then give them a beating.
As the main force, during the enemy's raids in the spring, summer and autumn, we hid here and there and moved around. After the ghost raids left, a few Japanese and puppet army artillery towers appeared every three or two months. Now, Japanese cars appeared on the river embankment on the other side.
The opportunity to make a fortune is not to be missed.
The security squad they brought immediately merged into the first battalion, and the two soldiers immediately returned to the first battalion and notified the regiment's radio squad to set off with the team.
As the main force of the third division, the 23rd Regiment is naturally not comparable to ordinary troops.
Since you want to show off to your brother troops, bring a radio to let them know for a long time.
The heat is intense in midsummer.
Standing on the river bank with cool breeze blowing, high above the plains and fields.
It's totally a joyful thing.
The Japanese captain was in a good mood. This year was the 18th year of the Showa era, so the front army formulated the combat code name "North China Front Army Twelfth Army Tenth Autumn Luxi Operation."
As late summer turns to autumn, he is now about to carry out the top-secret [Eighteen Autumn Bacterial Warfare]
The equipment on the car is very different from the past.
There is a lack of daily necessities and ammunition that are usually scavenged.
The carriage contained brass cans and pots packed in boxes.
The second carriage contained ammunition boxes, which seemed to be different from the previous ammunition.
The skull logo was spray-painted on the brown wooden box.
Next to it are the large white characters with bird characters: ガスExplosion! (gas bomb)
There are four types of Japanese gas bombs, each marked with four colors.
The first type is the green bomb, also known as tear gas. It only chokes people and makes people cry. It has minimal power and damage. It is also called chemical bomb.
The second type is red bombs. After exploding, they will release poisonous gas that strongly stimulates respiratory organs. They are commonly known as "sneeze bombs" and are much more powerful than choking.
The third type is yellow bomb, which is actually an erosive gas bomb. After use, it can cause ulcers in the skin and respiratory tract and other mucous membranes that may be in contact with the air.
Each of the four types are tea bombs, which are real poison gas bombs. The bombs are filled with highly toxic gases that can directly cause heart failure and death, such as mustard gas.
The use of poison gas bombs is very restricted, and the riverside is not a good place to use poison gas.
For the time being, no one seemed to know what the Japs were up to.
More than two hundred Japanese soldiers stopped on the river bank.
The team doctor followed the captain on the river embankment and muttered for a long time.
The two separated.
The medic began to fiddle with the jar of brass.
The captain gave the order.
The Japs under his command started to disperse with their engineering shovels.
Part of caution.
Some came to the gap that the people had made in the river embankment to divert water into the irrigation canal to irrigate the fields.
Judging from the actions of the Japanese, it seems that they are just trying to widen the gap.
It was not difficult to widen the gap in the river more than ten meters wide. The Japanese did not seem to intend to use explosives to directly blow up the river embankment.
As a top-secret plan, naturally it can only be done secretly.
Manpower can dig it out, so there is no need to use explosives to make too much noise.
Behind a short slope on the south side.
Su Qing looked at the enemy's movements on the river embankment with some confusion.
"The little devil seems to be preparing to break the dike." Cheng Haibo put down the telescope.
Su Qing shook his head: "It's not quite right. If the devil wants to do this, he can just let the puppet army do it."
"It's indeed a bit strange. So, do you think we should fight now?" Cheng Haibo, the leader of the regiment, took the initiative to seek the opinion of Su Qing, the captain of the armed work team, and in his opinion, this matter seemed quite natural.
Su Qing felt somewhat conflicted. Almost everyone who could join the armed work team had a certain skill.
Before knowing the true situation of the enemy, it is neither temporarily nor suitable to fight with the enemy.
The main reason was Cheng Haibo's lack of troops.
The soldiers trained under the guidance of students who graduated from the Anti-Japanese University, and their combat level could not improve much in a day or two.
Moreover, the activity areas of the armed task force and the main combat force are different.
The weapons used are naturally different. For mountain ambush and street fighting in villages and cities, the shell gun is very useful.
When fighting against enemy positions in open plains, the rifle is the main weapon. The shell gun with insufficient range is basically a fire stick, and even if it is fired, it can only make a sound.
But when in close combat with the enemy, the shell gun can become a deadly weapon.
Lunan Command.
Dragon King Temple by the canal.
Captain Pei stood on a tree branch in the east of the village. The correspondent who came back from the north reported to him the news that the Japanese were on the river embankment.
He stood on the branch and never came down.
The villagers in the village have been transferred.
The sound of running footsteps approached from the village.
The correspondent's head was dripping with sweat: "Reporting to the captain, Deputy Commander Zhao of the 23rd Regiment of the Third Division of Lu Province has brought his colleagues across the river!"
"Where is it? Please come!" Captain Pei was overjoyed.
"They said there were Japanese soldiers coming from the north by boat from the south. The leading soldiers were resting in the village, and the follow-up troops were still crossing the river."
Captain Pei put his hand on the awning and looked south for a while. The surface of the river was sparkling and he couldn't see anything.
He immediately slipped down from the tree, strode into the village, and waved to the correspondent: "Let's go!"
Captain Pei came to the south of the village under the shade of the trees and saw Deputy Zhao with a shell gun on his shoulder: "Oh my, Lao Zhao? I just said that the magpies kept chirping early this morning. Why did you come in person? You are a rare visitor." "
Deputy Zhao stepped out from the shade of the tree, stretched out his hand to shake Captain Pei's hand, and said with reproach in his tone: "What are you talking about? As a family, there is no host or guest."
Captain Pei had something on his mind and went straight to the point: "Hey, what's going on here this time?"
"It's okay, so why can't I come to your place for a visit?"
"Welcome, warm welcome." As Captain Pei spoke, he saw a large number of Eighth Route Army troops appearing in the south and was stunned for a moment: "Hey, why did you bring so many people here?"
"I heard that you suffered from waterlogging upstream, and our superiors ordered us to come over to provide support."
Captain Pei had a bitter look on his face: "Yes, let's be clear. We are poor here. With so many people here, I won't be able to provide food if you stay for a long time."
(End of chapter)
