The afternoon sun is fierce.
Although the green gauze tent can block part of the sun, it is still as stuffy as a steamer.
The sweaty soldiers were still secretly monitoring the Japanese who were scorched by the sun and smoking in the open field.
The Japs had been on alert for a full half hour, but so far they had seen nothing.
But nothing happened at the edge of Qingsha.
It is simply impossible to use mortars and 92nd rifles on a large scale in Qingsha.
The Japanese were not stupid enough to use light and heavy machine guns for fire reconnaissance before they lost sight of the Eighth Route Army.
There was no sign of even sending a reconnaissance team into Qingsha Zhang.
Set up a formation in the open space and make it clear that you will use your best advantage.
Naturally, the Eighth Route Army would not give up Qingshazhang's advantage.
Only in Qingsha can the most basic infantry and the most basic firepower be brought into full play.
Use the most basic low-intensity, low-intensity guerrilla warfare to deal with the enemy's positional warfare.
Both sides are unwilling to give up their advantages and are temporarily in a stalemate.
The green gauze tent is a natural cover for the weak, and can even be said to be a natural protector.
When the Japanese want to enter the Qingsha Tent, no one can see each other. It's a life-for-life strategy.
On the plains, the Eighth Route Army was the weak side, and the well-equipped Japanese were the strong side.
The Japanese have been encircling and suppressing the Eighth Route Army guerrillas for so many years, and until now they have been unable to eliminate the Eighth Route Army guerrillas while occupying an absolute advantage.
The combat effectiveness of the Ninth Battalion, which was hit by poison gas bombs, was greatly reduced, and it was now the absolute weak side.
Of course, there is good news. The Japanese did not call for air support.
Moreover, the Japanese did not send anyone into the green gauze tent surrounding the battlefield.
From now on, except for the outer southwest where unidentified people are still fighting, Qingshazhang has become the shelter of the Eighth Route Army.
No matter how powerful the enemy is, how long they have occupied the plains, or how well-equipped they are.
None of them were as familiar with the terrain here as the Eighth Route Army. As long as they entered the green veil, they could not see beyond ten meters. This was why the Eighth Route Army dared to compete with the Japanese.
If they can't get deep into the green gauze tent, it will be absolutely impossible for the Japanese to find him.
Hu Yi understood the various characteristics of this kind of Qingshazhang battle. As a veteran who had attended a military academy, he knew these basic tactical theories, but he had never had any experience similar to jungle warfare.
As for the difficulty and characteristics, he really didn't know how to fight the Qingshazhang battle.
He knew it but didn't know why. In terms of military theory and even a lot of combat experience, he even surpassed the deputy commander. But when he actually entered the Qingsha tent, let alone the battle, just searching and advancing in the Qingsha tent made Hu Yi feel a little tired. .
The assault team that was released even injured Liu Yuanqing, and Crazy Yang and Big Dog have not been seen yet.
One class left, and there are still four people left.
And these four people are all veterans who have been in Qingsha tent.
But what came back was also a commander who was not very obedient.
Of the Nine Battalions that could fight, only Li Xianglian and the militiamen who followed him were still able to fight.
The battle hasn't started yet.
The ninth battalion is full of wounded soldiers.
It was just a company fighting a large group of Japanese soldiers with heavy casualties, and they had to cooperate with the main group to fight the most difficult offensive battle. Without heavy weapons, it was a battle with a huge disparity in power.
Can only be a supporting role.
The Twenty-Third Regiment is different.
For long-term activities in the plains, the most important reasons are the mass base and the topographic advantages of Qingshazhang. Even though there were only two battalions, they still dared to attack a large number of Japanese soldiers.
The two super-staffed battalions have a total of eight companies, and the ninth battalion is directly placed in the reserve position.
Each team was at home in the green gauze tent, and disappeared completely into the sorghum bushes.
The Japanese made up their mind not to attack, but the Eighth Route Army had no intention of letting go of the fat man in front of them.
Each unit arrived at the edge of the green gauze tent and stopped advancing. A battalion commander raised his right hand as a sign of stopping, then stretched out one finger to point diagonally to the right front, and then stretched out two fingers to point diagonally to the left front.
Then he withdrew his fingers and pointed at his eyes...
Following the reconnaissance soldiers spread out to both sides to search and move forward, changing positions with the guard posts in front, preparing for a test attack.
The observer follows forward, stops after reaching the edge, and prepares for observation.
Southeast direction.
The big dog looked back, and Madman Yang was gesturing to the big dog to stop talking.
The big dog looked at Crazy Yang and Li Laosan helplessly.
Li Laosan, on the other hand, was as if he had just woken up from a dream. He stared at the big dog after being startled, and then made a gesture, which meant what you just said.
The big dog didn't want to make a sound, because he almost relied on sound to detect the enemy in Qingsha Tent, but now, he couldn't do it without speaking.
"Fuck you, Madman Yang, please make it clear, please?"
Crazy Yang picked up a grenade from the ground with its hood almost smashed off and threw it into the distance.
After a while, no explosion was heard, so it must have been a dud.
Madman Yang got up from the ground and signaled Li Laosan to be alert.
He retreated to the big dog and grabbed the collar of his clothes. He was extremely angry and helpless, but he could only keep his voice very low, which made him feel that he could not show his anger: "If you hang grenades randomly again, I will kill you." …”.
"The hell aren't you dead yet? How did I know you would step on my thunder?"
But he didn't say that he couldn't bear it, and still moved quickly through the green gauze tent to squeeze open it.
In this way, traces will naturally be left.
After walking around for nearly half an hour, Madman Yang, who was leading the way, no longer distinguishes between east, west and north.
The shadows shattered by the green gauze tent were dragged out by the sunlight.
The three of them were sweating like rain, and Madman Yang felt that he could hardly bear it anymore.
It feels like the straight-line distance is less than one mile, but the actual distance traveled is definitely more than one mile.
A mile in the green gauze tent is completely different from a mile on the plain land, and it is even more different from a road.
Crazy Yang once again made a gesture to stop moving forward. He must rest now.
There was no chatting during the break. The weather was too hot, so the three of them drank water each.
Eat some dry food you brought to replenish your strength.
Li Laosan continued to be vigilant.
After resting in place for a while, the three stood up again.
Suddenly, Li Laosan, who was acting as a guard behind, called like a bird.
Followed by the stop sign.
Not far away, the sound of breaking sorghum branches was faintly heard again.
The sound is not loud, almost inaudible.
But after the sound came, the three people were shocked at the same time.
Crazy Yang immediately made a concealing gesture, and the three people who dispersed immediately lay down and hid.
I hid there for several minutes without hearing any sound.
Finally, Crazy Yang pointed at Li Laosan and told him not to move.
Then he pointed at the big dog and asked him to change it to a guard post, and then moved slowly.
He took out a grenade and prepared to throw a grenade at the source of the sound and listen for the sound!
boom.
Before Madman Yang could throw the grenade, someone in Qingsha not far away took the lead in grabbing the fire.
Bang bang bang.
Then, gunshots rang out in the green gauze tent.
Until now, the pursuer and the pursued still haven't seen each other's shadow.
(End of chapter)
