this is a big company

Chapter 22

The devil's officer Nakamura Dazuo knew that they must have encountered an accident.However, it is necessary to find out the situation in the village.I had no choice but to bite the bullet and send people into the village again.

This time, four teams were sent to investigate the center of the village from different locations.

Xinzhuang is a big village, and there used to be organs of the Eighth Route Army here.After the transfer of the people, only the reinforced company that blocked the Japanese army remained here.

The houses in the village are not neatly planned, and they are located in a messy and crowded place.

If it is the first time to visit Xinzhuang, without someone from the village to guide the way, I am afraid that I will soon get lost in this messy alleyway, unable to distinguish east, west, north, south.

"Head, another devil has entered the village!" A soldier came in and reported to Li Yunlong.

"Arrange people to welcome you, and don't make too much noise." Li Yunlong sat on the ground, leaning against the wall, and instructed Yang Mu.

Yang Mu nodded and went down to make arrangements.

From Taiyue to Yuenan, the strength of the Fourth Brigade was constantly restrained by other troops and local guerrillas along the way. Only the most elite core team tightly bit to death Li Yunlong's reinforced company.

After a month of high-intensity combat, Yang Mu's reinforced company had only one hundred and ten people left.A strengthened company has become an ordinary company, and one-third of its personnel have been lost.

Because of being directly suppressed by devils' weapons, equipment and personnel, such losses are inevitable.

Ding Wei's New [-]st Regiment, Kong Jie's New [-]nd Regiment, and Cheng Xiazi's [-]nd Regiment also attracted many devils' soldiers.Their situation is not very good, and they have suffered heavy losses, even worse than the strengthened company.

The full strength of the three battalions of the independent regiment was scattered and broke through in the process of continuous transfer, and some battalions lost [-]% of their personnel.

Relatively speaking, the personnel and firepower losses of the reinforced company were relatively small.

Because of the fierce firepower of the reinforced company and the high combat literacy of the personnel, the officers of the Devil's Fourth Brigade have always regarded it as the regiment headquarters of the Independent Regiment.

In the devil's previous understanding of the Eighth Route Army, only the core of an army can have such elite troops for protection.

By mistake, the devil and the blind cat ran into a dead mouse, and they kept biting it.

On the outskirts of Xinzhuang, there are now two squadrons of devils staring at each other.

Since the team retreated into Xinzhuang, the devils have sent 4 teams into it.

In one morning, Yang Mu's reinforced company wiped out the devils, almost a full squad.The captures obtained can satisfy the supply of half a reinforced company.

Evenly distributed, Yang Mu's more than 100 people can maintain good firepower, and they won't worry about bullets.

But in one morning, so many troops were lost, the devil officer was furious.In the afternoon, two teams were sent in at once, with a total of more than 2 people entering the village together.

Among them, light and heavy machine guns, grenades, and mortars were carried. Such heavy firepower entered the village to assist in the attack.

"Company commander, what should we do! There are so many devils coming in this time, we can't do anything!"

Didn't it mean that Yang Mu said, "Since the devils want to suppress us by numbers and heavy firepower, they have to find a way to separate them and eliminate them one by one!

We are very familiar with the terrain here, using the messy lanes to lure the enemy to take the initiative to divide and chase us in different locations!
In this way, after several temptations, the number of ghost soldiers will not be very large.We can easily destroy them.

From now on, you can use the firepower of firearms, do not have an absolute advantage, and must not engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Booby mines, mines, and black guns can be used to destroy the enemy. The area where booby mines are set must be well-known to our own marks to avoid accidentally injuring our own people.

Make quick decisions and don't get entangled by the enemy.Everything is on the premise of preserving our vitality, and we must not love to fight! "

After listening to Yang Mu's words, the commanders and fighters nodded to express their understanding, and left one after another to disperse in the village, conveying Yang Mu's instructions and preparing for battle.

Yang Mu looked at Li Yunlong who was motionless on the bed, feeling a little annoyed.

Li Yunlong fell asleep leaning against the wall in the morning, Yang Mu thought he was just too tired, so he didn't disturb him.

After all, in the weather in May, the temperature starts to be hot and dry, and taking a short nap will not catch cold.

Unexpectedly, an hour later, Yang Mu suddenly noticed that his lips were turning white, and his forehead was scalding hot when he touched it.

The current situation is not good, and there is a lack of medical treatment. We can only ask people to moisten a towel with well water and put it on the forehead to cool down.

"Report our current situation and location, as well as the current situation of the regiment leader, to the political commissar."

The telegraph operator answered and began to send the message.

This small radio station was captured by Kazuki Yamamoto, and it played a very important role in the process of transferring and breaking through.

"Master Nakamura, I just heard a radio signal from Xinzhuang."

The devil officer looked at the deputy beside him and said:
"It seems that my analysis is correct. This is indeed the regiment headquarters of the independent regiment. As far as I know, the Eighth Route Army's radio station extends to the regiment-level command at most.

Li Yunlong is in this village. Your Excellency the Commander told us that we must complete the task. "

"Hi! Only by getting Li Yunlong's head can we truly complete the mission.

It's just..." The adjutant hesitated.

Nakamura gave him a dissatisfied look:
"Eguchi-kun, you are a soldier of the empire, don't hesitate to speak. If you have something to say, just say it."

"Master Nakamura, our telegrapher found that the power of the Xinzhuangli radio station was very low, and it was different from the Eighth Route Army radio station we encountered.

It doesn't look like a radio station of a regimental command. "

Nakamura waved his hand and said:

"You think too much.

The reason why Tubal Road is called Tubal Road is precisely because their technical equipment is insufficient in quantity.

There is no stable channel to supply, and most of them are patchwork, as long as they can be used.

The independent group must have suffered from the lack of high-power radio stations, so they had to use low-power radio stations to make up the numbers. "

Although the deputy felt that Nakamura's words were a bit far-fetched, he didn't say anything more.

After all, the Japanese army is a strictly hierarchical system, and he is not allowed to question the decision of the superior.

Gunshots and explosions sounded from different places in the village from time to time, which made Nakamura, who finally heard some movement, feel a little better.

In his opinion, as long as he catches the traces of the Eighth Route Army, he can deal a fatal blow with powerful firepower.

However, Nakamura was not at the scene of the battle, so he took it for granted.

The firepower he thought he suppressed made it difficult for him to move in a close-range alleyway battle.Devils can't let go of their hands and feet, always afraid of hurting their own people, and their own advantages are limited.

The grenades that often flew from nowhere caused heavy casualties to the devils who had nowhere to hide in the alleys.

There is also a cold gun that appears and disappears from time to time, and suddenly takes away a devil soldier.

When I searched the house, I didn't see the person who went in for a long time.

When they entered the house in a group, they found that the person who had entered earlier had been stabbed to death at the door of the inner room.

The devils, who were terrified in their hearts, no longer cared about the search and purge. When they retreated along the original road and returned, they triggered the booby traps newly arranged by the Eighth Route fighters in their haste.

After an explosion, almost no one survived.

A few devils who were seriously injured and fell to the ground were still alive, watching the Eighth Route fighters pouring out from all over the place, and using bayonets to pass the fallen people over, there was nothing they could do but wait for death.

Nakamura listened to the intense gunshots, the sound of explosions changed from dense to sparse, and in the end, everything calmed down.

The quietness in Xinzhuang was terrifying, and Nakamura felt that the village was like a monster that would choose people and devour them.When not disturbing it, it sits here quietly, harmless to humans and animals.

Once someone violates it, it will leave behind all those who disturb its peace.

Nakamura watched the sun fade to the west, and the day was almost over.In such a short period of time, almost the strength of a squadron was lost.

Such a refueling tactic made Nakamura suddenly wake up and feel distressed.

There is only one squadron left, let's continue to attack, it seems that it is difficult to achieve the expected results, but there is a great possibility of losing troops.

If he retreated just like that, Nakamura would feel very unwilling in his heart.

In desperation, they had to defend Xinzhuang's eight-way breakout first, and then transferred two squadrons from other places.I believe that as soon as the support troops arrive, the regiment headquarters of the independent regiment will be wiped out.

"The leader's high fever still hasn't improved. It's been a long time. The illness really can't be delayed any longer."

Yang Mu had no choice but to ask the communications soldier, "Where did the political commissar bring the rescue team?"

"Half an hour ago, the political commissar called, and it was expected to arrive in an hour. In other words, after half an hour, we will be able to wait for the supporting troops."

Yang Mu nodded, indicating that he understood.

Originally thinking that he would follow the transfer to break through, Li Yunlong will definitely not have any problems this time.

Unexpectedly, he still fell ill.

Thinking about it, as the head of the independent regiment, he led the team to move and break out of the siege for a month. Looking at the number of casualties reported in the report, one can imagine the pressure he was under as the head of the independent regiment.

Covering the retreat of other troops, they have been trapped in Xinzhuang by the Devil's Fourth Brigade for several days.Seeing that the soldiers around him are under siege, the ammunition is getting less and less, and the battle is getting more and more difficult.

In this transfer breakout, the reinforced company, which showed strong combat effectiveness, suffered a sharp increase in casualties.

If there is no change, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, Yang Mu came up with a new tactical strategy. After testing in the morning, he did achieve good results.

Li Yunlong's tense nerves can finally relax a little.This relaxation does not matter, it gives the body a signal that there is no need to force it, and various problems erupt together in a short period of time, resulting in a persistent high fever.

"Order the soldiers to check their weapons and equipment and preserve their strength. After half an hour, when the political commissar's reinforcements arrive, we will attack the devils outside and let them have a good drink."

After listening to Yang Mu's order, the messengers began to get busy, conveying orders everywhere.

"Monk, monk..."

Li Yunlong's hoarse and deep voice sounded, upon hearing the movement, Yang Mu hurried over and picked up the kettle.

"Captain, you wake up!
The high fever hasn't subsided yet, drink some water first. "

Li Yunlong didn't refuse, put his chapped lips against the spout of the pot, and drank half of the pot of cold water and opened it.

Taking a long breath, Li Yunlong panted and asked:
"Now, what's the situation outside?"

"Regimental Commander, the devils outside were killed by us using various tactics such as curtain-raising battles, and killed a squadron. The remaining devils did not dare to act rashly, so they guarded outside the village.

I have already contacted the political commissar, and the people led by the political commissar will arrive in half an hour.At that time, we will be cleared. "

"Okay, okay, that's good!"

Li Yunlong's murmured voice gradually became inaudible, and he seemed to have fallen asleep again.

Yang Mu ordered the soldiers to keep cooling him with cold water.

At least in this way, it can guarantee that the head will not be burned and confused, leaving any problems.

Leaving a few soldiers to protect Li Yunlong, Yang Mu came to the edge of the village, and the soldiers had already found their own bunkers to hide.

Two or ten minutes later, several shells exploded on the devil's position.

Yang Mu's eyes lit up, as expected, the political commissar must have arrived with a support team.

"Didn't we seize a few mortar shells in the afternoon, and shoot them all out. Soldiers, go!"

You can't wait for the artillery fire to stop before charging. By then, the enemy has already reacted from being bombed and will quickly reorganize the firepower point.The soldiers who charge will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

It would be safer to charge with your own gunfire.While the devils buried their heads to avoid the shelling, they rushed to their position quickly.As soon as the artillery fire stopped, they immediately engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the devils. When the two parties got entangled, the devils' powerful firepower could not be used.

When the artillery fire ceased, there was already the sound of fighting on the battlefield.

On the political commissar's side, because they had never used infantry and artillery coordination tactics, they were suppressed by the firepower hastily organized by the devils, making it difficult to move.

"Throwing bombs, destroy the firepower points on the edge of the devil's position!" Yang Mu shouted loudly after stabbing a devil to death.

I don't know if the soldiers behind can hear the orders in the melee, Yang Mu didn't have time to look carefully, so he went to kill the next devil.

Fortunately, the soldiers were more clever, and within a short time, the firepower of the devils on the edge of the position was pulled out.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Nakamura immediately led his people to retreat.

But at this time, the two sides were already entangled, and for a while, many devils could not retreat at all.

After finally escaping from the battlefield, Nakamura stopped to count the number of people and found that there were less than ten devil soldiers left around him.

Afraid of being attacked by guerrillas in the dark night, he didn't dare to make unnecessary delays, and fled to the nearby county town in a hurry.

The political commissar found Yang Mu after all the devils on the ground were wiped out, grabbed him and asked:

"Monk, where is the head, where is the head?"

Yang Mu was in pain from being grabbed by Zhao Gang. He didn't expect that the political commissar, who was usually a mediocre scholar, would have such strength.

Yang Mu knew that he was worried about Li Yunlong.

"The head of the regiment is in the village, and the high fever has not subsided. However, he woke up once half an hour ago and fell into a coma again."

"Quick, take me there now. Zhang Dabiao, I will leave the task of cleaning the battlefield to you.

Time is limited, let the soldiers act faster! "

Zhang Dabiao responded loudly, and the cleaning was finished in a short while.

At this time, a simple stretcher was carried out from the village of Xinzhuang, and Li Yunlong was lying unconscious on it.

The two teams merged into one and hurried towards the mountains.

At dawn, the group finally arrived at their destination, Zhaojiayu.

(End of this chapter)