Jinyang City.
Headquarters of the First Army of the Little Devils.
Commander Shinozuka Kazuo is asking his chief of staff Kusuyama Shukichi:
"Kusuyama-kun, what are the current positions of the independent fourth and ninth independent brigade?"
"We are still two days away from the Huting stronghold."
Kusuyama Shukichi reported quickly.
"Order them to raid the Chinese villages along the way, destroy their houses and fields, and let these rats die of cold and hunger!
Do you understand? "
Shinozuka Kazuo ordered fiercely.
"Yes! Your Excellency, Commander."
Kusuyama Shukichi nodded like he was pounding garlic.
He understood what Shinozuka Kazuo meant——
Only when the Fourth Brigade and the Ninth Brigade build up momentum can the actions of these two brigades attract a large amount of the attention of the Eighth Route Army, mobilize the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and make the Eighth Route Army headquarters ignore its own dangers, expose its flaws, and give the enemy Kazuki Yamamoto’s special teams create opportunities.
Seeing how respectful he was, Shinozuka Kazuo was very satisfied and said:
"Kusuyama-kun, once Yamamoto-kun wins this battle, I will apply to the base camp to promote you to lieutenant general, and then send you to the 36th Division to replace Wuyun-kun.
What do you think? "
The chief of staff who never had much power and was scolded every day has turned into the head of a powerful division. What else can Shukichi Kusuyama say?
Of course it’s ecstasy!
My heart was full of excitement that my daughter-in-law of many years had become a mother-in-law, and I quickly expressed my loyalty to Shinozuka Kazuo:
"Thank you, Commander!
When you take a humble position in the 36th Division, you must strictly abide by the military orders of your Excellency the Commander! "
He knew very well that Shinozuka Kazuo did not let him go to the 36th Division because he admired him, but because he felt that he was his loyal dog and was easy to control.
"Yo Xi! Then Kusuyama-kun must cooperate with Yamamoto-kun's attack this time. Only if Yamamoto-kun succeeds in one fell swoop can you, Kusuyama-kun, have this chance.
Do you understand? "
"Don't worry, Commander, I will fully cooperate with Yamamoto-kun!"
Kusuyama Shukichi looks like a lap dog wagging his tail.
…
Biandan Ridge.
Yang Yuanshan led the soldiers of the special agent company, marched quickly for several hours, and finally arrived.
Since the secret service company had many heavy weapons, many of the soldiers carrying the shell boxes were panting from exhaustion, and the mules and donkeys pulling the cannons were also panting heavily from exhaustion and dripping with sweat.
Seeing this, Yang Yuanshan quickly asked Li Yunlong:
"Captain, why don't you let the soldiers rest for ten minutes before starting to dig trenches and build fortifications?"
Li Yunlong shook his head and flatly refused:
"No! We don't have much time, we must fight quickly.
You now arrange a platoon to go to Baijiazhuang, take down that traitor Mr. Bai, and make him the fucking president. This makes me angry! "
"yes!"
Yang Yuanshan agreed immediately.
Isn't it just continuous fighting?
For the Eighth Route Army, this situation was a common occurrence.
He immediately called Han Yang, deputy company commander and platoon leader, and ordered:
"Han Yang, take a platoon to capture Baijiazhuang. Be sure to pay attention to the casualties of the soldiers.
Remember to ask Ding Yongkuan to borrow a 60mm mortar to take with you. If the problem can be solved with artillery shells, don't let the soldiers charge. Do you understand? "
Among the ten combat platoons of the special agent company, the one he trusted the most was the platoon leader Han Yang, so he gave this task to the first platoon.
"clear!"
Han Yang nodded in agreement.
He was still very confident in taking down a traitor, not to mention that Yang Yuanshan specifically asked him to bring a mortar.
…
Seeing a platoon of soldiers hurried away, Yang Yuanshan ordered the reconnaissance platoon leader Li Dahe to send people to conduct reconnaissance in the area and closely monitor the movements on the way down the mountain from Biandan Ridge.
Then he arranged for the remaining soldiers to frantically dig trenches, build positions, and arrange artillery positions.
Everything is in perfect order.
Although the soldiers were sweating and panting from exhaustion, they were still silent and worked hard.
…
Seeing the state of the special agent company soldiers, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but praise Li Yunlong:
"Brother Yunlong, the soldiers of your regiment are indeed hardworking and have high fighting spirit!"
In the past, he never understood why the Eighth Route Army could use such crude equipment to fight against the Japs and repeatedly achieve jaw-dropping results. Now, he felt that he might understand a little bit.
If it were his 358th regiment, in this situation, it would be absolutely impossible to move without sitting on the ground and resting for half an hour.
And this half hour or one hour is often the key to victory on the battlefield.
Li Yunlong was not modest either, he laughed:
"There is no way, we are suffering all the way, our father doesn't love us, and our mother doesn't love us, so we have to be independent and self-reliant!
How about brother Yunfei support us with some unwanted tattered guns or ammunition?
On behalf of the soldiers of my independent regiment, I must be extremely grateful to Brother Yunfei! "
Seeing this guy reaching out to him shamelessly, Chu Yunfei felt very speechless and quickly waved his hand to refuse:
"Brother Yunlong was joking.
Weapons, equipment, ammunition, etc. are all registered with the commander's department. Although I, Chu, am the leader, I cannot use them without authorization. I would like to ask Brother Yunlong not to make this joke. "
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Yunlong never thought that Chu Yunfei would actually give him guns and ammunition. Now that he saw that this guy wouldn't take the bait, he didn't force it.
Looking at the equipment on the soldiers of the special agent company, he even thought that Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment was nothing. The equipment produced by Jinyang Arsenal or Gongxian Arsenal was not something he could even consider!
…
Pre-war preparation is very boring. It mainly involves digging trenches, checking guns, preparing ammunition, debugging artillery, clearing the firing range, etc...
The soldiers of the special agent company worked hard and spent several hours to roughly dig the trenches. Then they dug anti-gun holes on the reverse slope according to Yang Yuanshan's previous training requirements.
——Although this is an ambush battle, it is hard to say whether the enemy will bring out cannons. We should dig as deep as we can.
It is better to sweat now than to bleed later when you are shelled.
Li Yunlong established the command post behind a big stone three people high behind the position. At this moment, he and Chu Yunfei were observing the surroundings with telescopes.
When Chu Yunfei saw the trenches dug by the soldiers of the special agent company, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Brother Yunlong, I didn't expect that your soldiers were so professional in digging trenches. It's hard to imagine that Brother Yunlong, you didn't go to a military school!"
Li Yunlong grinned:
"Hey, our Eighth Route Military Academy is right on the battlefield!
If you fight this battle a lot, you will naturally learn it. "
At this time Yang Yuanshan came over and interrupted:
"Captain Chu, over the years, the enemies we have faced are more numerous and better equipped than us. We can only learn on the battlefield and make progress in the war.
What you can see now is that these soldiers dug trenches very professionally, but what you can't see is how many of our passionate men have died on the battlefield! "
"That's right! Although your boy has only been in the army for a few years, but it makes sense, he is no worse than Lao Zhao!"
Li Yunlong reached out and patted Yang Yuanshan on the shoulder.
When Chu Yunfei heard what they said, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.
When these two people sang together, were they teaching me, a Huangpu graduate, a lesson?
But he came here with the purpose of getting to know the Eighth Route Army. Now that he saw these situations, he couldn't help but feel lucky that he was here.
Otherwise one day...
Wouldn’t he suffer a big loss?
…
(End of chapter)
