Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

The Japanese stayed in the valley for a long time, which made Guo Zhongmin and his men a little anxious. Why didn't the Japanese leave? However, the situation at this time was that they couldn't send scouts to investigate closely, so they could only wait.

As if knowing Guo Zhongmin's mood, in the eyes of everyone's expectation, more than a dozen puppet soldiers with blood on their bodies staggered out of the valley between Woniu Mountain and Mianyang Mountain and appeared on the southwest side of Weijia Village. At the same time, the devils also appeared on the tail of the cow on Woniu Mountain to the west of Weijia Village, and traces of the devils also appeared on Mianyang Mountain to the south...

"The Japanese are coming, everyone pay attention, second squad guard the entrance to the traffic tunnel!" Inside the west wall of Weijiazhuang Village, Niu Fengtai whispered commands, but the muzzle of his gun was pointed at the Japanese on Woniu Mountain.

"Don't be nervous, just listen to the orders from your squad leader and the veterans around you! Our mission is to contain the actions of the Japanese, and Jigongling in the east is the main position!" Zhang Jueming, the commander of the 1rd Company of the 3st Battalion, walked around the position formed by the village wall, calming the emotions of every new soldier. Half of the soldiers in their company were new soldiers, which made him very worried.

"The devils are finally here!" On the Jigongling side, Zhao Danian put down his binoculars and looked at the devils who were building positions in the west. He said with a relieved tone: "I heard that your guard platoon blew up a bunch of puppet troops. I was worried that the devils would retreat. Wouldn't our preparations be in vain? Fortunately, the devils are here, and we can have a good fight!"

"Captain, you shouldn't have come here in person. With our three companies guarding here, the Japanese can't make any waves!" Guo Zhongmin and Zhao Danian have been working together for several years, so he spoke directly.

"What's the matter? Aren't you happy to have some more troops? You have been managing this north-south hillock of Jigongling for these years. It's a good thing that you have confidence! But, a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. Now that we have important forces and extra troops, we should pull them over and use them! Besides, there are only 36 backbone members in the engineering company, and the rest are new recruits. We have to make them see blood!" said Zhao Danian.

"I feel that the training time for new recruits is still short, and it's hard to say if there will be any problems?" Guo Zhongmin expressed his concerns.

"It's normal to have problems, but some situations can be fatal if not handled properly! That's why we let Zhongpo come here to take charge! With Lai Fu's artillery battalion combat support company here, our position is stable! According to intelligence, the Japs also brought two mountain cannons this time, which is the biggest threat to us! The others... are basically useless!" Zhao Danian was very confident about this defensive battle.

Well, looking at the strength of the Japanese, everyone is confident. After all, the Sakata regiment was defeated here, and Sakata is probably left with only bones. How can everyone not be confident? Besides, there were no heavy mortars, not so many semi-automatic and assault rifles, and not so many Qi Lali light machine guns at that time. The strength of the troops... Anyway, it is different now!
At this time, Shankou had reached the highest point on the east side of Mianyang Mountain, a hill called Xiaowan Mountain, and was holding a telescope and looking at the position on this side of Jigongling.

What is different from the past is that because Jigongling is used as a defense line, the large area of ​​forests that originally grew in Jigongling, Weijia Village and the southern part of Weijia Village have been cut down. In addition to cutting down the forests, the team also built some terraces here and planted drought-resistant and barren crops.

Especially the area from Jigongling to Weijiazhuang in the west, which was originally a mixed forest, now only economic trees such as jujube, pear, and walnut trees remain, and the rest are gone. This makes the area from Jigongling to Woniu Mountain unobstructed, and everyone can see the other mountain from one hilltop.

Although this is not conducive to air defense, it is still important to clear the firing range and master the field of vision for defense. In particular, the remaining trees naturally became landmarks and were carved on the fence map by the artillerymen. At this time, the soldiers of the first company of the guerrilla artillery battalion were comparing the map, calculating the coordinate parameters, and preparing for the bombing. "It's a pity that I have prepared the equipment of a heavy mortar battalion, a total of 27 mortars. However, the artillery is limited, and only 18 can be operated, which makes us lose an artillery company! I hope that after this battle, those students who have followed the old artillerymen and have practical experience can stand on their own! Zhao Erwa is still eagerly waiting to become the company commander!"

Looking at the busy artillery, the combat companies setting up defensive fire points around the artillery positions, and then looking at the Japs in the west, Zhao Danian sighed.

"Well... we can only say that we can't help, so you have to work hard on your own! However, if there are any artillery pieces left, it's best to upgrade the artillery platoon of each battalion!" Guo Zhongmin said.

"By upgrading the artillery platoon to an artillery company and adding a few infantry combat companies, the combat effectiveness of our detachment can be further improved! If we had 1 troops in our hands, I would dare to capture Ping'an County and then defend it from the Japanese!" Zhao Danian said with emotion.

"I say, let's take care of the things at hand. Ping'an County is a small matter, but the matters in the four counties to the south are not small! If you take down Ping'an County and liberate the four counties to the south, then our base will be connected... No, the Japanese have been here for half an hour, right? Why aren't you in a hurry to attack? The Japanese didn't enter the village like this before?" Guo Zhongmin said.

"They are probably scared after being beaten! That's good, let's see how the Japanese fight. We will fight them on the battlefield one company at a time, which is a good opportunity for training! I have seen your tunnel fortifications, there is no problem!"...

"Captain, why don't we attack yet?" At this time, Lieutenant Akita was also asking Captain Yamaguchi.

"Attack? No, no, no. Before we attack, we must first prepare defense, build artillery positions, determine the evacuation route, and then consider attacking! You don't understand if you have never done business. If you want to make money, you must master the opponent's information, preferably the opponent's bottom price, so that we can buy at the lowest price and then sell at the highest price!" Yamaguchi said.

"Is this not a good idea?" Captain Inaba also asked.

"No, no, no, you don't understand. This time the attack plan is a three-way encirclement and suppression. We are only the closest one, so we have to slow down the pace and wait for the friendly forces from Jingxing and Xiyang to attack us. Then we can form a siege posture. Only then will it be appropriate to launch a large-scale attack! If you want military merit with minimal casualties, then listen to me! Of course, you can send the Imperial Army out!"

After saying this, Yamaguchi stopped paying attention to the three stubborn subordinates and started studying the map. He didn't say all the words just now, that is, if the friendly forces in Jingxing and Xiyang did not succeed in making a breakthrough and did not achieve the combat objectives as stipulated, then they could retreat calmly! Attack? No, no, no, attacking will only increase the cost of casualties, and it will be a loss! (End of this chapter)