Gao Jianwu and Smith chatted all the way south along Highway 3 in the Western Mountains.
Smith found that along the way, there were farmers working hard on almost all the land on both sides of the road.
"Are all the farmers here so hardworking now?" If it were just one or two places, Major General Smith wouldn't be surprised, but it would be a bit strange if it was like this in almost every field.
Gao Jianwu took a look and said with a smile. "Now they have all signed land management contracts that will remain unchanged for 50 years. Most of the grain produced in the fields is kept by the family. The public grain payment has now been reduced to 20%, so everyone is very motivated.
This is a major change in our long history of preventing land annexation, state-owned and private. I hope our change will be successful this time. "
"Gao, if nothing else, I think you will succeed based on your enthusiasm for the work." Major General Smith still has a good eye for things.
"I have never seen so many dedicated farmers in mainland China. I think your long-term land contracting and low-tax policy for state-owned and private enterprises is a very remarkable initiative."
They were chatting here, and suddenly, a guard carrying a Sanba Gai ran out from the other side of the mountain panting.
"The kid is here! The kid is here! Everyone hide first!" the guard shouted as he ran.
"Gao, is this your drill?" Major General Smith asked in shock.
"No, we have no such exercise plan recently. We may have really encountered the enemy." Gao Jianwu said with a solemn expression, "All ministries are preparing to attack! The reconnaissance team will reconnoiter the enemy's situation in the opposite direction from the escort team's report."
"Go and invite the guard over and ask about the situation."
Qiu Renfu, who was in his twenties, came to Gao Jianwu anxiously. He had already seen that a large force had arrived today, so his fear of the little Japs' attack had been alleviated a lot.
"Hello, sir, I am the local security chief Qiu Renfu." Qiu Renfu knew that he could not call the important figure of the newly restored task force Taijun. He attended the excessive land meeting and knew that the official name was comrade, but he did not dare to call the person in front of him directly. Apparently a higher official than the battalion commander was a comrade.
"Comrade Qiu, just call me Comrade Gao. How many little Japs did you find out front? Don't worry, we have all the troops here today. If the little Japs dare to come, don't even think about going back." Gao Jianwu consoled him.
"Hello, Comrade Gao, I was just on guard duty on the other side of the mountain. I saw a large group of Japs coming from the other side of the mountain. The mountain road over there is full of Japs. There is no end to that mountain road from here. There are at least several hundred people there. ." Qiu Renfu replied respectfully.
As a member of the guard team in this area of the countryside, he was on duty to guard the mountain road today. When he saw that the little devil really came out today, he ran out to give a warning.
"Comrade Qiu, from here, is there any other way around to cut off the little devil's retreat?" Gao Jianwu continued to ask.
A map flashed in his mind, and wherever he looked, a three-dimensional topographic map of the land in front of him and its surroundings immediately appeared in his mind. From here to the mountainous area, there was a simple dirt road, which he entered after walking a few miles east. Go to the mountains.
Because there are no human settlements in the mountain, there are only about a dozen households still inside from here to the mountain, so the dirt road is relatively simple. The construction simply dug a roadbed of more than 2 meters wide.
But beyond this road, there is a path that the villagers usually take shortcuts into the mountains. It is overgrown with weeds, and even the shape of the road is completely exposed.
"There is also a mountain road that few people take." Qiu Renfu is indeed a local aborigine. Gao Jianwu also knows the path that Gao Jianwu needs to use a map to find out.
"Okay, Comrade Qiu, there is a task for you now. Do you dare to lead a team to steal the little Japanese's retreat?" Gao Jianwu stared at Qiu Renfu and said.
Although he knew this trail, he had to command his troops to attack the Japs' brigade and did not have time to lead the team in a sneak attack to cut off the Japs' retreat.
Qiu Renfu should be a new member of the escort team who had just joined the team. If he felt that it was dangerous and refused to go, Gao Jianwu would understand, but he would be very disappointed.
"No problem, I can take everyone there." Qiu Renfu didn't think too much. In his opinion, this team has tanks and cars, and it is much more powerful than the little devils at first glance. Although he lives in the countryside, the task force When he came to carry out land reform, Qiu Renfu never missed a single class. He was also one of the first to actively participate in the escort team and got a coveted big gun.
As one of the originally extremely poor people, Qiu Yanfu attached great importance to the land he was allocated, so he cherished it very much.
Although land reform offended a group of landowners, it won more support from the extremely poor.
"Zhao Daxian, your company follows Comrade Qiu to cut off the escape route of the Japs. The rest of the team, follow me, and at the same time call the air force to launch a wave of bombings against the Japs!" Gao Jianwu shouted to the communications troops.
Then he took Major General Smith, followed the tank platoon, and rushed toward the little Japs on the other side of the mountain.
After Major General Smith confirmed that this was not an exercise, he was still a little excited. He knew Gao Jianwu's ability. For the hundreds of little devils who appeared, there was basically no big threat to the mechanized force in front of him.
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A large group of Japs were marching rapidly, and their goal was very clear, which was to search the countryside where Gao Jianwu and the others were still weak.
On the one hand, they destroyed Gao Jianwu's grassroots construction work, and on the other hand, they also robbed some supplies from these villages.
The main purpose of the little devil this time is to rob supplies. After all, these people have to survive in the mountains. Although some food supplies have been transported in beforehand, it is not an option to just sit back and eat. People have to eat every day. That's not an option either.
Fortunately, they had already thought of a way, which was to feed war with war, and just come out to rob like bandits.
Only this time they hit the iron plate.
It happened that Gao Jianwu and Major General Smith came out for inspection, and they also brought a mechanized battalion with them!
Akahira Hitoshi, Shaozuo, commanded his brigade on a forced march towards Sanshixi Township, but he still felt a little uneasy.
"Chen Sang, are you sure that the Southeast Task Force did not leave any main force in Sanshi River this time?" Akira Hitoshi trotted while confirming again with Chen Shanhe, who came to inform him.
"Taijun, it is true that he is gone." Chen Shanhe said, "After they completed the land distribution operation, they all retreated back to the county. Only the guard teams remained in each township. Each township guard team had no more than 100 members. He is a country bumpkin who has just joined and is no match for the Locust Army."
Chen Shanhe's heart was twisted when he thought that his land was given to these bumpkins.
"Xinxi, Chen Sang, if this operation is successful, the Locust Army will not treat you badly. When the Locust Army takes back the county seat, you will be the president of the county's maintenance committee!" Akira Hitoshi promised casually.
He was still very polite to the aboriginal landowners of Wanwan whom he had attached to. After all, he now relied on them to inform him.
"Hey Yi, thank you Taijun for your cultivation!" Chen Shanhe said gratefully.
The Southeast Task Force came to the bottom of the fire for the local landlords, making Chen Shanhe and others dissatisfied. In addition, the little devil was not completely finished, so these people hooked up with the little devil. Now they are kindred spirits, and they had a close relationship with the little devil. Wan Lian, now they have a common hatred and hatred.
After running for several miles out of the mountains, I began to see farmers' mud houses at the foot of the mountain, but in the fields, I could no longer see anyone farming.
Qiu Renfu's early warning caused everyone in the fields to run away. The Japs have been suppressing them on Wanwan Island for decades. None of the farmers knew what would happen if they encountered them.
"Taijun, we are not far ahead in Sanshixi Township. All the grain and various materials owned by the township are for sale. Taijuns are just going to seize them and bring them back." Chen Shanhe still doesn't know that just the few things from the township office, He is no longer in the eyes of Akira Hitoshi.
He wanted to loot all the belongings here and take them back.
Unlike Chen Shanhe, he knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to take this place back in a short period of time.
Since it is not your own land, then grab it all!
The mountain village settlement faintly visible in front is now a big fat sheep for Hitio Akira!
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Qiu Renfu led Zhao Daxian's company and entered the mountains at the same time as the Japs to block the mountain road where the Japs retreated.
However, Gao Jianwu's large army rushed along the road and met Akira Hitoshi head-on.
"Tank platoon, assault company charge!" Gao Jianwu commanded without hesitation when he saw the little Japanese.
Facing the little Japs armed with light weapons, four mechanized tanks would completely crush them. Of course Gao Jianwu would not be polite!
With the coordination of infantry and tanks, the mechanized battalion charged, first with a burst of artillery shells, which tore the Japs forward formation to pieces under the bombs.
There's no need to do anything ridiculous. Under the current conditions, it's already a crushing game, so let's give it a good beating!
Before the tank charge here ended, two dive bombers roaring in the distance had already found the target. They began to drop bombs at low altitude towards the rear team of the little devils.
After another round of smoke, hundreds of little Japs were carried directly by artillery shells and bombs. When the tanks rushed in front of them, they began to shoot with machine guns. In addition, the machine guns and Garand rifles of the assault company following the tanks continued to fire. The firepower output gave Akira Hiio no time to change his tactics, and he lost more than half of his troops.
He had no choice but to hastily command the remaining troops to retreat frantically!
But the moment they returned to the mountains, they were greeted by a hail of bullets. Zhao Daxian Company, which had already outflanked them, came down to kill the retreating Japs in a line-up! The little Japanese who were caught off guard never imagined that where they had just passed harmlessly, the enemy had already laid an ambush waiting for them to come back!
