Yan Jingtao never expected that his superiors would ask him to actively cooperate with the public security operations of the Qingxiang Office in Northern Jiangsu, not only to fight the New Fourth Army, but also to prepare for big and evil wars.
Of course, this battle is not a real fight, but a fake fight. The muzzle of the gun is pointed upward, which consumes part of the ammunition. The most important thing is to provide most of the ammunition for our army.
After reading the order, Yan Jingtao breathed a sigh of relief. His superiors were really smart. He used their bullets to hit the enemy and he became the captain of the transportation brigade. How wonderful.
Yan Jingtao, who was originally resistant to Yan Jingtao fighting against the New Fourth Army, suddenly became enlightened.
When he issued the order, the following battalion commanders immediately refused to accept combat missions:
"We can endure the humiliation and bear the burden. Wearing this yellow leather is the bottom line. If we want to fight the New Fourth Army, it's better to just shoot me. Yan Jingtao, I think you are really going to be a traitor!"
The speaker was Jiang Chenyang, the commander of the first battalion. He was short and had a hot temper. When he first knew that Yan Jingtao was going to surrender to the enemy, he firmly opposed it and would draw his gun on the spot.
Yan Jingtao scolded in a low voice: "This is an order from a superior. Although we have become puppet soldiers, the party is still leading and we must obey orders from our superiors in everything."
Jiang Chenyang scratched his neck and said angrily: "The order from the superior? Then show it to me."
"Captain Jiang, are you still a party member? Are you still a cadre? Are you still a soldier?"
A middle-aged man next to him suddenly spoke. He was of medium height and wore glasses. He was Chen Nan, the chief of staff of the Tonghai Self-Defense Regiment.
When Jiang Chenyang heard this, he stopped talking, but his face was still dark, he was breathing rapidly, and his chest was shaking loudly. It was obvious that he was still unconvinced.
Yan Jingtao said slowly: "This battle with the New Fourth Army is of great significance. First of all, we can rule out the suspicion of the Qingxiang Office in Northern Jiangsu against us. Xie Xuan and Ma Tian have been worried about whether we sincerely surrender to them and exchange fire with the New Fourth Army. They will no longer doubt us. Secondly, it is also a cooperation with the New Fourth Army. During the battle, the muzzle of the gun is pointed upward. At the same time, the logistics department must leave excess ammunition and guns. Our army is about to launch an anti-security operation. We need Plenty of weapons and ammunition.”
"Did you hear that? Our fight with the New Fourth Army is a fake fight. We are all our own people. How can we exchange fire? It's just a show for the enemy. This battle will be fought more in the future. We can fail every time. Repeated battles Defeat and fight again and again, let the enemy see our determination to fight the New Fourth Army."
When Chen Nan talked about the latter part, a smile appeared on his face.
Who would have thought that such an operation would happen? Since the enemy wants to see the Self-Defense Group fighting the New Fourth Army, then fight to show them.
Jiang Chenyang scratched the back of his head and said sheepishly: "Who came up with this? There are too many tricks, right? This man has many evil ideas. If I know who it is, I must go around him."
Chen Nan said angrily: "This is called resourcefulness!"
Yan Jingtao said: "Tomorrow, let the soldiers go to get new equipment, and they must get enough ammunition. At least three bases of ammunition must be brought. When they come back, one-third of the soldiers must leave their guns."
Jiang Chenyang said: "If you lose your gun in a battle, will the enemy be suspicious? Others say it's okay, but Xie Xuan is a very clever man. It's not easy to fool him."
Yan Jingtao said: "The New Fourth Army will leave us a batch of old and broken guns. When we come back, we will report the damage. Who made the battle so fierce? Who made the New Fourth Army strong in combat effectiveness? After returning, we must strengthen training and continue to do more Apply for ammunition and store it all for use in the next battle. Next, each battalion must do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers, keeping it confidential while not allowing them to have ideological fluctuations. "
Jiang Chenyang said: "If my thoughts are clear, the comrades below will be able to understand."
Chen Nan also said: "There are many party members in the regiment. As long as we explain things clearly to them, the work of other soldiers will be easier."
After the ideological unification of the Tonghai Self-Defense Group, Yan Jingtao made a list of equipment to Ma Tian. Since he wanted to fight the New Fourth Army, the equipment must be good and the ammunition must be sufficient. After all, the Self-Defense Group lacked training and its military quality was not as good as the New Fourth Army. At the same time, some There are still problems with human thinking.
Ma Tian was shocked when he saw the list submitted by Yan Jingtao. Yan Jingtao was just a self-defense group of more than 600 people. In addition to more than 600 formal articles and 80 box cannons, why did he need 24 machine guns? , where are the four heavy machine guns?
In addition, twelve mortars, four mountain cannons, two hundred thousand rounds of bullets, and five thousand rounds of artillery shells are needed?
A piece of equipment to strengthen the regiment is nothing more than that, right?
In addition to weapons and ammunition, there are also medicines, anti-inflammatory drugs, hemostatic drugs, and penicillin that is as valuable as gold. There are ten boxes in the opening, which gives Ma Tian a headache.
Naturally, Ma Tian did not dare to make the decision, so he could only ask Xie Xuan for instructions.
Xie Xuan frowned and said: "Eighty box cannons? Are they going to assign box cannons to the squad leader level?"
He asked Yan Jingtao to open his mouth wide, but he didn't expect that his mouth would be so big.
Ma Tian said: "Box cannons are a trivial matter. The problem is machine guns, mortars, and mountain cannons. As a self-defense group, do they know how to use cannons?"
Xie Xuan said: "We will give mountain artillery, four mortars, and five hundred rounds of artillery shells. We will give twelve machine guns, but we cannot give heavy machine guns. The quality of their soldiers may not mean that anyone can use heavy machine guns." As for the rest, try to be satisfied.”
In fact, what is really important is the 200,000 rounds of ammunition. For the New Fourth Army soldiers, each soldier can generally only be equipped with about ten rounds of ammunition before a battle, and in many cases only five rounds.
This time, each member of the self-defense group was equipped with 300 rounds of ammunition. Although they only carried 60 rounds of ammunition, they could only carry 120 rounds of ammunition. Compared with the New Fourth Army, it was definitely arrogant.
"Where's the medicine?"
"We don't have penicillin, so we'll give you up to ten emergency pills. Other medicines should be reduced by half."
"Wars really cost money. There are so many equipments. It would be fine if we win, but it would be very uneconomical if we lose."
Xie Xuan said: "Without the cooperation of the Japanese army, do you think the Self-Defense Group can defeat the New Fourth Army? The reason why we give them enough equipment is because they are afraid that they will be wiped out by the New Fourth Army in one go. Defeat is certain, as long as the losses of the troops are small." As for equipment and medicine, we have no shortage.”
The total number of troops under his command is nearly 15,000, and this little equipment and medicine is nothing.
Anyway, other troops don't fight much, so it's okay to let the Self-Defense Group consume some.
Ma Tian responded: "Okay, I'll make arrangements."
Although he always felt that something was wrong, there was nothing he could do about it. As long as the Self-Defense Group could fight the New Fourth Army, his goal would be achieved.
"Also, there is one more thing..."
