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Chapter 162 Chapter 161, Who says harassment is just harassment?

"Report, my name is Wei Youtian, I am from Wei Laomao's family at the south end of Weijia Village!"

"Report, my name is Wei Laozhuang, I am the uncle of Wei Youtian, and I also live in the south end of Weijia Village!"

"Report, my name is Wei Youliang, I live in the north end of Weijia Village, there is no one at home, I grew up eating at many people's homes..."

With the sound of reports, five soldiers successively announced their names, all of them were new recruits from Weijia Village. But this was not the end, and then three more soldiers stood up.

"Captain, my name is Yin Jianming, and I'm from Yin Jiulang Village in the west."

"Captain, my name is Yin Anwei, and I'm also from Yin Jiulang Village in the west!"

"Report..." The three soldiers from Yin Jiulang Village reported accordingly.

"Old Guo, take a closer look at the anger in the eyes of these soldiers! They are all children who grew up here since childhood, and some of their families were harmed by the Japanese! Tell me, if you come to our company for tonight's operation, will these soldiers agree to it? Comrades, do you agree or not?"

"No!" The eight soldiers answered in unison. After they finished, Wei Youtian said, "Captain, company commander, the Japanese are in our village. Do you think we can let them live there? There is also our small farmland on the top of the South Mountain. Although it is very poor, we can still get a harvest from the hard work of farming to support our family."

"But the Japanese used our fields as machine gun positions just to occupy our village! We are still full of enthusiasm and have weapons in our hands. Are we just going to stand by and watch?"

"Captain, we don't understand any profound principles. I only know one thing: if anyone occupies our land or destroys our house, we will fight him to the death!" said Wei Lao Zhuang.

"Old Guo, listen to the soldiers' voices. Who do you think is suitable to harass them tonight?" Xing Weiguo pointed at the soldiers and said to Captain Guo.

"Okay...but we have to do something, right?" said Captain Guo.

"What are you doing? You should rest quickly, eat, and then have a good sleep! When we have almost finished harassing the Japanese, we will fight a big one tomorrow and the Japanese will withdraw! You can set up an ambush position on the Mianyang Mountain! Do you remember the ambush in Qigeng Village? Let's also have a continuous ambush!" Xing Weiguo said.

"Continuous ambushes... the Japanese won't be fooled again, right?" Captain Guo was a little hesitant.

"When did the Japs learn their lesson? The ambush at Qigan Village was carried out twice in one place, the ambush at Guangyang was carried out twice in a row, and the ambush at Changshengkou was carried out twice in one place. Although the interval between the latter two was a bit long, and the interval between Changshengkou was several months. But as for the Japs, we should despise them strategically and pay attention to them tactically, and we should also be careful and bold." Xing Weiguo said.

"Well, let's be bold! More than 100 devils are enough for us to set up an ambush! After all, we didn't have enough ammunition at that time, let alone heavy machine guns." Captain Guo said. After everyone finished discussing, the guerrillas also started to prepare. It was difficult to make a fire on the spot, so Xing Weiguo asked the comrades to pour out half a pound of fried noodle powder, add water and mix it with the partners, and then distribute it to the comrades of the 1st Company. Well, the money-giving boys are so generous. Today, they didn't give away a lot of money, but just some food, which is already a small thing.

The fried noodles were salty and sweet with a ginseng flavor. After adding cold boiled water, they could be easily rolled into a ball. It was just a little hard to eat because you needed to use water to get it down your stomach. Of course, this was not a big deal for the comrades in the 1st Company. On the contrary, they thought it was much easier to swallow than cold steamed bread. Moreover, it tasted good, and you could even taste the crunchy sugar cubes.

After eating and drinking enough, the soldiers of the 1st Company, led by the soldiers of Weijia Village, chose a place to lie down and rest in the leeward. Not to mention, the bandits had seized a lot of sheepskin coats and bedding, so the soldiers of the 1st Company could sleep peacefully in the wild. They were not afraid of the cold wind, and they turned down the side of their hats and tied them to their chins, so their heads were warm...

Of course, this is only in the Taihang Mountains. The coldest temperature these days is only about 40 degrees below zero, and there is hay on the mats, so the comrades can sleep warmly. If it is in the Northeast, it will be more than degrees below zero...

The soldiers of the 1st Company went to sleep, and the vanguard squad, which had not fought much all day, acted as a guard. The guerrillas also huddled together with the comrades of the 1st Company and took a nap. Compared with the soldiers of the 1st Company, the guerrillas had more adequate winter equipment, including dog-skin mattresses, pig-skin shoulder and elbow pads, and even cotton gloves.

After sleeping peacefully for 5 hours, it was already 12 o'clock in the night. The guerrilla fighters were woken up one by one, and the comrades of the 1st Company also got up.

Then, after taking care of some personal physiological problems and organizing the equipment he carried with him, tonight's harassment operation began.

In the dark night, the flashlight flickered in the woods, like a will-o'-the-wisp. Led by the vanguard squad and local soldiers, the 1st Company left Jigongling, groped their way down to Mianyang Mountain, and continued to grope westward. The remaining guerrillas also quietly approached the hilltop south of Weijia Village.

Who said harassment is just harassment? After Xing Weiguo discussed with everyone, everyone agreed that the first harassment tonight was to remove the Japanese heavy machine gun position on the southern hill. Taking this position and occupying this high ground, they could strike Weijia Village from a high position over 300 meters away.

This time, Li Yuexuan also followed the night attack team. Except Xu Hongying, the rest of the heavy firepower squad also followed. However, the main force of tonight's operation was the vanguard squad and squad 1. In the vanguard squad, in addition to Hu Lanzhou, there were 5 Taoist priests; in squad 1, in addition to the squad leader, deputy squad leader and machine gun group, there were 3 Taoist priests. Yes, Zhang Jueming was also there, he was a machine gunner.

Under the leadership of soldiers who were familiar with the terrain, everyone groped their way through the woods in the dark and came to the foot of a bare hill. This hill was the hill south of Weijia Village, locally called Nanshanpo.

The southern slope is a relatively low and gentle mountain, so it can be cultivated to grow crops. At this time, everyone saw the bonfire on the top of the mountain, the Japanese soldiers walking, and the Type 92 heavy machine gun across the entire slope. It seems that the Japanese have not rested yet!
"Captain, it's not easy to approach us stealthily. I suggest you just storm us!" Li Yuexuan whispered at the edge of the woods.

"A forceful attack? Okay! The Japs have a bonfire to light them up, so everyone take aim and split up yourselves, with two people aiming at one and shooting! Peregrine, get the grenade launcher ready!" Xing Weiguo gave the order in a low voice.

Swish... Click... After receiving the order, the soldiers pulled the bolts to load the bullets, then each found a suitable tree trunk to support themselves and pointed their guns at the Japanese on the hill.

Li Yuexuan chose a nearby position and prepared the grenade launcher.

(End of this chapter)