The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 333 Night

Zhao Zhanhai did not expect that the encirclement and annihilation plan of using 300 men to fight 600 men and using inferiority to overcome superiority would be approved by the vast majority of officers. The bold determination and unanimous purpose of the majority of officers not only allowed Zhao Zhanhai to unify his combat thinking very smoothly, It also laid a good foundation for his command in future operations.

The cavalry platoon leader and navy lieutenant liaison officer who had doubts about Zhao Zhanhai's bold combat plan said nothing and agreed to Zhao Zhanhai's combat plan under this positive combat atmosphere and the command principle of the minority obeying the majority.

At the thought of commanding the advancing column to give the Japanese a hard blow, and even the possibility of eating the Japanese troops in front of them, Zhao Zhanhai was filled with pride and enthusiastically issued orders and plans for this bold combat plan.

"You all know the general situation of the Japanese army in front of me. I am planning to take the enemy's forward troops as my combat goal. In terms of strength, our army is not as good as the enemy's. The enemy's main battle force is two infantry squadrons and one The artillery squadron will definitely not be able to fight head-on, but we also have an advantage, that is, our army's close combat firepower is stronger. "

"Although my advancing column only had one infantry company and one cavalry platoon, our infantry company was equipped with a large number of submachine guns. Each infantry squad had five submachine guns. The number of machine guns was also more than that of the Japanese. There were also twenty-gun and six-zero guns. Artillery, the Japanese infantry squadron does not have any decent close-combat automatic firearms. If they really get close enough to fight the Japanese, they may not be able to defeat us, so we still have a lot to do in this battle. "

Zhao Zhanhai looked at Yang Biao and continued: "In order to maximize our strengths and avoid weaknesses, we cannot fight head-on with the Japanese army. We must attract the enemy to the village and use submachine guns, machine guns, 60-guns and bayonets to fight the Japanese in close combat. The defense in the village will be at stake." The specific arrangements for Captain Yang’s infantry company will be made by Captain Yang.”

"I will only briefly mention two points. First, we must attract the enemy as much as possible. Second, we must implement Captain He's infantry tactics during combat. Each infantry squad must be dispersed into units, and the machine gun corps shall be in charge. For fire support, the rifle team is responsible for close combat attacks. According to this tactic, although it may not achieve the goal of total annihilation, it is still very likely to cause heavy damage to the Japanese army. I will check and accept it after the layout is completed. "

Those who seek the superior will obtain the inferior, and those who seek the inferior will obtain the inferior. This is also true in fighting.

Although Zhao Zhanhai had the intention of eating this Japanese army, he would not really pursue it and use more than 300 people to eat more than 600 people. He only wanted to severely damage the Japanese army in front of him and make this Japanese army lose their lives. Combat effectiveness can be regarded as achieving the tactical goal.

Yang Biao patted his chest, stood at attention and said, "Yes! I followed Captain He during the Battle of Xinkou. At that time, the battles were either on the open plains of northern Shanxi or near villages. We attacked and defended the villages. I've done it, I've done it, sir, please don't worry."

Zhao Zhanhai looked at the cavalry platoon leader from Ma Ji's tribe again: "The cavalry should not be in the village. It is inconvenient to deploy and not conducive to maneuvering. You should take your cavalry troops out of the village and hide before dawn."

The cavalry platoon leader was dumbfounded, thinking that Zhao Zhanhai refused to let him participate in the battle, and said in astonishment: "Sir, why are you asking us cavalry to withdraw? Even if we cavalry cannot ride and fight in the village, we are infantry after dismounting. We It can also be fought. If we are not allowed to attack, it would be a waste of the good weapons Captain He gave us. "

Zhao Zhanhai waved his hand and said: "Of course I will use you, but it is the infantry's job to hold on. There are other uses for you. According to the prisoners, the Japanese army in front of them all used cars as transportation. If the Japanese were captured by Captain Yang, Attract the infantry and launch an attack on the village where we are stationed. Their convoys and baggage will definitely stop moving, and they will definitely fail to take precautions. Your task is to attack the Japanese convoys and baggage when the main force of the Japanese army is attracted to the village. , stole their retreat.”

"The timing of the attack is up to you, but once you launch an attack, you must notify the brothers in the village with a signal flare. The signal flares representing the attack will be two red and one green."

The cavalry platoon leader under Ma Ji was also an old cavalryman with a military background. After some thought, he recited Zhao Zhanhai's order in his mind and replied happily: "I will definitely look good to the Japanese!"

Zhao Zhanhai nodded slightly, and then ordered to the squad leader of the radio communication squad: "Immediately send a message to Captain He and report the number, situation, combat intentions of the Japanese troops we are facing, as well as the combat plan and deployment of the advancing column as soon as possible."

"Understood, I'll send a telegram immediately."

The radio communications squad leader saluted Zhao Zhanhai and left in a hurry.

Zhao Zhanhai looked at the officers and felt many emotions in his heart.

Since the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War, he has been working in military academies and government agencies, and has never been on the battlefield. This upcoming battle will be his first time to independently lead troops in combat in the past few years, and it will also be the first time that the commando corps has fought against the Japanese army. Therefore, Zhao Zhanhai couldn't help but feel a little emotional and uneasy, so he looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, tomorrow's battle will be the first large-scale battle between our assault force and the Japanese army. I hope you will fight bravely so that you can live up to the honor of Captain He." Only if we have high hopes can we live up to our responsibilities as soldiers of the party and the country.”

After receiving the order, the officers all stood solemnly and said, "Yes!"

After arranging the combat plan for each part, Zhao Zhanhai let out a long breath, then turned around and walked to the two prisoners lying in the corner.

The Japanese captain whose eyes were crippled maintained a very tenacious vitality and was still trembling in a pool of blood. From time to time he would swing his fists and beat around, and occasionally he would shout twice, screaming indiscriminately.

Another Japanese second-class soldier who was frightened was huddled in the corner and shivering. Liu Lu and other three Rangers were staring closely at the two men.

The performance of the three rangers, including Liu Lu, was really excellent today. First, they used grenades to accurately bombard the Japanese army during the battle, and then assisted Zhao Zhanhai in interrogating the prisoners. They indeed made a lot of contributions.

As a result, Zhao Zhanhai greatly changed his view of the Rangers' surrender to the Japanese army. He also smiled at Liu Lu and said, "The Japs who just spit out the information will be spared. Captain Liu, you will take someone to escort him and hand him over to Captain He after he is withdrawn." Determine the deal.”

Liu Lu, the captain of the Rangers, hurriedly came over and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely look after him, and I will also convince him to join the Rangers and serve the Chinese army. Why do you serve the commander-in-chief? Captain Zhao, what should I do with this one lying down?"

Zhao Zhanhai waved his hand and said: "Lying on the ground is considered a sign of military integrity. Forget it, let's pull him out and give him a good time."

"Yes Yes!"

Zhao Zhanhai said to the officers again: "Everyone, go down and prepare. Tomorrow's battle will definitely be a bloody battle. Prepare to fight hard."

Immediately, the officers who understood their respective deployments and tasks left one after another and began to organize their troops to prepare for war.

In the hurried night, Ou Yuxiang, the second platoon leader of the advancing column's mounted infantry company, followed company commander Yang Biao and first platoon leader Liu Yonggui. He had just left the command post a few steps when he was suddenly pulled by the platoon leader Liu Yonggui.

"Platoon Commander Ou, wait, stay one step."

Before Ou Yuxiang could ask, company commander Yang Biao stopped, turned around and asked, "Liu Yonggui, what's wrong?"

At this time, Liu Yonggui approached Yang Biao and said: "Company commander, the battle will begin tomorrow. We have three platoon leaders in our company. The third platoon leader and I have both fought. Platoon Leader Ou has never seen blood." , Commander Zhao wants to kill the half-dead Japanese prisoner, why not let Platoon Commander Ou use this prisoner to see blood? "

Ou Yuxiang immediately understood what Liu Yonggui meant. Liu Yonggui wanted him to personally execute the captured Japanese soldiers.

Company Commander Yang Biao, who also understood Liu Yonggui's intention, was stunned for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "Well, it would be good for Platoon Commander Ou to see blood. It would be good for him and the company. Be quick with your movements. When it's over, go back to the company and get ready." Set up defenses. I'll send someone to your platoon to pull them back later."

Liu Yonggui smiled and said: "Don't worry, company commander, it will be done very quickly with one knife!"

After Yang Biao left, Liu Yonggui took Ou Yuxiang to find Liu Lu, and asked Liu Lu to lead two Rangers to drag the half-dead Japanese army commander to the corner.

After shooing away Liu Lu and the others, he took out a captured Sanba Gai from a row of messengers and handed it to Ou Yuxiang. His face suddenly changed, without any smile at all, and he said with a commanding tone. : "Platoon Leader Ou, stab!"

Ou Yuxiang looked at the half-dead Japanese prisoners, took the Sanba Gai, and pointed the tip of the bayonet at the Japanese prisoners but did not stab them.

Although he was an officer platoon leader who had just graduated from the twelfth class of Huangpu, he had never killed anyone before. The officer school taught him professional military knowledge such as model orders, plotting, handling and principles of attack, defense, pursuit, and encounters. , but he has never been trained to kill with his own hands. There is no actual combat training for killing people in military schools, and it is impossible to use prisoners and civilians to kill people to practice their courage like those crazy people in the Japanese army.

Liu Yonggui scolded: "Platoon Commander Ou, we are going to fight the Japanese tomorrow. I know you officers who graduated from Huangpu know much better than the old rough officers like me who came from the army, but you have never seen blood or killed anyone." Man, tomorrow is your first time on the battlefield, so you will inevitably panic. If you make a command mistake on the battlefield, many brothers will die, and the platoon will be in chaos. When one platoon is in chaos, the entire company's position may be dragged down. Come on, you must kill someone today and see the blood, so you won’t panic when you see the dead on the battlefield tomorrow.”

Hearing what Liu Yonggui said, Ou Yuxiang gritted his teeth, gripped the rifle tightly, and held back the gunfire. Liu Yonggui felt happy when he saw this, and said anxiously: "Platoon leader Ou, stab him. As long as you dare to kill someone, don't panic when the fight begins." Well, look at Captain He. He is also a student of Huangpu. He kills the Japanese without mercy, so Captain He can win the battle. When he is a high official, he beats the Japanese until they howl. When Captain He was in Xinkou, This is how his guards see blood, Platoon Commander Ou, stab him and kill him!"

Hearing Liu Yonggui mention He Wei, Ou Yuxiang's eyes suddenly widened. He Wei has always been Ou Yuxiang's role model. He was only one grade higher than him in the military academy and about the same age, but He Wei has repeatedly made military exploits. He had been promoted to lieutenant colonel and had made brilliant military exploits for the country. At this time, Liu Yonggui mentioned He Wei, which instantly inspired Ou Yuxiang.

"kill!"

Ou Yuxiang shouted low, used all his strength, and used a standard thrusting movement to thrust out the 38 rifle, and the bayonet stabbed hard into the chest of the Japanese army commander.

Liu Yonggui ordered again: "Thrust-stab!"

Ou Yuxiang pulled out the blood-stained bayonet, then moved the rifle forward, and stabbed the Japanese commander in the abdomen with another knife. The Japanese commander groaned in pain, shook twice, and then there was no more movement.

At this time, Liu Yonggui regained his smile, took the rifle from Ou Yuxiang's hand, patted Ou Yuxiang's shoulder, and persuaded: "Brother, that's right, killing is just like that. You killed someone today, tomorrow When fighting, I don’t feel panic in my heart.”

Ou Yuxiang stared at the corpse on the ground and adjusted his breathing: "Platoon Leader Liu, just now you said that our captain killed the enemy without mercy on the battlefield, and also let the guards kill people to see blood? Could it be that he also killed prisoners to see blood?"

"That's right, our captain is very fierce on the battlefield. He kills the enemy with no ambiguity. Captain He's personal messenger Tao Heiwa was Captain He's messenger during the battle of Xinkou. That At that time, Captain He was still serving as a platoon leader in the 10th Division, and later he was promoted to a company commander. Once, he captured several Japanese prisoners on the battlefield. In order to make that little bastard Tao Heiwa see blood, Captain He had to force himself to do it. He forced that teenage brat to stab a prisoner to death. After that brat killed someone, he became much more agile and courageous on the battlefield. "

"So that's it."

Ou Yuxiang nodded and quickly returned to his normal state from the excitement and tension of killing. Unlike Tao Heiwa, a teenage kid, Ou Yuxiang is an adult after all, a graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy who has undergone rigorous training and patriotic education. I was just a little scared before killing, but I immediately adjusted after the killing. There was no fluctuation in my mentality, let alone the mental breakdown like when Tao Heiwa was forced to kill the prisoner by He Wei. Condition.

Mentioning He Wei, Liu Yonggui showed admiration and continued: "Captain He has nothing to say to the brothers. Although he is a Huangpu student wearing a yellow jacket, he is equally good to me and my fellow big-headed soldiers who came from the army. There is an unwritten rule in our direct troops of the Central Military Commission. Officers must be mainly Huangpu students. People like me who are from the army, let alone company commanders and battalion commanders, are promoted from sergeants to the lowest level of second lieutenant officers. It’s a big hurdle, unlike you Huangpu students who became a second lieutenant and platoon leader right after you graduated from the military academy.”

"There is a saying that goes well. Soldiers like us are born as sergeants and become marquises. From the platoon leader to the head, and above, hehe, that is the world of Huangpu students. But Captain He is different. He is brave in fighting. He treated all the veterans equally. He promoted all those who dared to work hard on the battlefield to be promoted to officers. I was given the position of second lieutenant platoon commander by Captain He. Captain He was kind to us roughnecks and promoted us. I have to live up to the commander-in-chief without taking any vacancies or drinking the blood of soldiers, and I have to risk my life in every battle."

"Platoon Leader Ou, you are a good person, but it is your first time on the battlefield. To put it bluntly, I am in the same company as you, and I have the responsibility to let you see the blood before fighting. This way, it will not be a real fight. Only by panic can you try to ensure that there are no mistakes in your command. Our mounted infantry company is actually a special agent company directly under the commando corps. The sergeants and soldiers of the whole company are veterans who came from Xinkou and Jinling with Captain He. You, the second platoon leader, can't hold back."

Listening to Liu Yonggui narrating He Wei's various deeds and praising He Wei, Ou Yuxiang admired He Wei a little more in his heart and said to Liu Yonggui: "Liu Platoon Leader, thank you. Now that I have seen blood, I have something on my hand." Too much bottom.”

Liu Yonggui hammered Ou Yuxiang on the chest, stepped forward and said with a smile: "That's right, in fact, there is no difference between killing people and killing chickens. Don't panic when you fight the Japanese tomorrow. Think more about how you felt just now. , If you really don’t know anything, ask your squad leader and the platoon leader in your platoon. Go and find the company commander. Let’s have a fierce fight with the bully tomorrow.”

"Looks like tonight is going to be a long one," Ou Yuxiang thought silently, with a broad smile on his face, touched the twenty-ring speed switch on his waist, and followed Liu Yonggui out.

This night was very long for Ou Yuxiang, and also very difficult for some people.

"idiot!"

In a village two kilometers away from the advancing column, Major Hayashi Hamamoto, commander of the forward brigade of the Namada detachment, looked at a dozen corpses that were completely disfigured and kicked away a helmet that had been blown into a sieve. His tired face was filled with anger and suddenness.

Just over an hour ago, Hamamoto Lin was still immersed in sleep, but a sudden burst of gunfire and violent explosions like fried beans woke him up.

When Hamamoto Lin heard the sound of light machine gunfire and the explosion of grenade grenades, he thought it was a large force of the Chinese army coming. After getting up from the bed, he immediately gathered his troops to reinforce the village entrance.

But by the time Hamamoto Lin arrived at the entrance of the village with troop reinforcements, the battle was already over, and all that was left for Hamamoto Lin was the corpses of Japanese soldiers on the ground.

With a livid face, Hamamoto Lin asked a captain of the infantry squadron: "What's going on? Please give me an explanation!"

"Sir, according to the report of the guard sentry, a group of enemy troops were suspected of trying to sneak attack on the sentry at the entrance of the village at night. They were discovered by the sentry. A corps commander and a private went out to search and reconnaissance, and they had a fight with several enemy soldiers. In order to rescue them, the security team at the village entrance dispatched an infantry unit to pursue them under the cover of a light machine gun. However, the enemy suddenly used a grenade bombardment. Therefore, the security team at the village entrance failed to annihilate these people. Share the enemy's troops."

After listening to the captain's report, Hamamoto Lin asked: "Where are the casualties? Have the losses been calculated?"

The captain bowed and replied: "The thirteen warriors of the pursuing infantry unit were all shattered. One machine gun position was destroyed. The Type 11 light machine gun on the position was blown up. Two shooters were killed. The enemy seemed to have used a grenade. "

Then, the captain hesitated again, his voice lowered a bit, and said: "The corps commander and first class soldier who went out to search were not found!"

"What? Not found?"

Hamamoto Lin was surprised.

"Yes, sir! Neither the bodies nor their weapons have been found!"

No bodies were found, and no weapons were found, so these two people naturally fell into the hands of the attackers.

Hamamoto Rin suddenly became furious. In fact, it was not all smooth sailing for his vanguard brigade in the past few days as they set out to advance. Although the Chinese army near Jiujiang was repelled, there were many stragglers along the way.

In addition, there are bandits, wanderers, militia groups, security teams, broadsword clubs, red gun clubs, insurance teams and even various landlord armed forces and local groups that are completely unclear. Although these chaotic armed forces dare not attack directly The Japanese army did a lot of sneak attacks.

Hamamoto Hayashi's forward brigade was also attacked by many similar armed forces in the past two days during the search and advance. However, in the eyes of the Japanese army, these were just a group of ragtag armed forces. The sneak attacks on Hamamoto Hayashi's forward brigade were basically never successful. A total of only It caused five or six casualties to Hamamoto Lin's troops.

Although the damage was minor, Hamamoto Lin was really annoyed by this disgusting harassment.

Regarding this night attack, Hamamoto Hayashi subconsciously thought that the attackers were those Chinese stragglers who were hanging around like flies. However, he did not expect that the losses in the attack tonight were so huge. How could Hamamoto Hayashi not let this happen? Annoyed?
Hamamoto Lin was so angry that he went up and slapped the captain twice: "One infantry unit was lost at one time, and two people were captured. This is a good thing you did. Tomorrow, your squadron will take the lead. We must Find me the stragglers I called tonight, find them, kill them, kill them all!"

The captain of the infantry squadron bowed and said: "Yes! Sir! Tomorrow I will definitely annihilate these damn flies and avenge the brave warriors of Yushang!"

(End of this chapter)