Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

It was definitely a good thing to get an empty city for free, and the Japanese in the city had also stockpiled a lot of supplies, which could not be left in the city. Therefore, the soldiers who had just entered the city, while blocking the city gate, also sent more than 600 people to start transporting things out of the warehouse guarded by the Japanese military police!

As for the Japanese coming, there is no need to worry if such a problem is not discovered in advance! Because the comrades of the New Second Regiment are watching in the south.

Why is this so? It’s all because of the terrain.

Shouyang is an ancient county town. Although it is not as old as Zhangqiu, where humans have been active since the Longshan Culture period and there are ancient sites such as the Chengziya Ruins, it is also a place with a history of more than 2000 years! Well, in the Spring and Autumn Period, this place was called Mashouyi. Now there is a station in the south, which is Mashou Station.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that because the Zhengtai Line was built along the river valleys and valleys, the railway line from east to west turned a corner at the southeast corner of Shouyang County and became northeast-southwest, and it was also slightly south. The large area southeast of this railway corner was the base of the New Second Regiment.

So, when the Japanese reinforcements came from Yuci, the troops stationed at Yangtouya could find out in advance. Then the train arrived at the Makou stronghold, and hey, the railway was gone...

Along the way, the Japanese were under surveillance by the New Second Regiment, and Lao Xing could grasp the movements of the Japanese at any time.

Well, it’s about 30 miles from Shouyang to Yangtou Cliff, which is enough time for us to react!

Therefore, Lao Xing chose to block the west gate, north gate and east gate of the county town, and then open the south gate wide to meet the Japanese invaders heading north.

Now, civilians carrying sacks, pushing carts, and driving donkey carts were constantly leaving the city from the south gate, and then turned to hide in the mountains in the north. Similarly, soldiers carrying various supplies came out of the city, crossed the railway line, and delivered the supplies to their own bases.

Old Xing didn't plan to hold out in Shouyang for long, so he only left himself three days' worth of food and enough ammunition, and decided to fight back when the Japanese came!

Just when they were working hard here, a troop of soldiers came running from the east, a troop in camouflage uniforms. That's right, the main force that had cleaned up the battlefield finally arrived!

"Are you from the New Second Regiment? Where is your commander? We are..." Zhao Wentao was the company commander of the reconnaissance company of the main first regiment. He walked up to the sentry and asked in person.

"Hello, comrade, our commander is not clear. The person in charge now is Deputy Commander Xing!" The sentry squad leader of the New Second Regiment was the one who followed Xing Weiguo from Xijing Town and knew Zhao Wentao.

"Well, send someone to inform the old captain immediately, and then we'll wait here. Our team leader said that we need to discuss how to fight next?" Zhao Wentao said.

Soon, Xing Weiguo personally left the county town and met the sweaty group. He looked closely and saw familiar faces. He couldn't help but feel happy: "Wentao, haha, you are now a company commander? When you were in Xijing Town, you were the leader of the assault team? You are not bad! And you, Qiangzi, Dongzi, Ermeng..."

"Hello, old captain..." Everyone in the group greeted in unison, with the enthusiasm of meeting a relative. Of course, this enthusiasm only lasted for a few seconds, because no one knew when the Japanese would arrive.

"Okay, okay, where's your regiment commander? It's a good thing you're here, let's have a meeting and discuss how to fight! Look, the telephone lines are all connected, but the Japanese haven't come yet!" Xing Weiguo laughed. "Haha, old captain, here I come..." Zheng Changfeng rode the Japanese horse he had just seized, brought some guards, and rushed over from the east, saying as he dismounted.

"That's right, let's discuss tactics while we still have time!" Xing Weiguo didn't stop, and walked towards the East Gate. In fact, the East Gate and the South Gate were not far apart, one facing the railway in the east, and the other facing the railway in the south, with the city wall in the middle. The Japanese probably didn't destroy these buildings for the sake of city defense.

At the east gate, the soldiers were pushing stones and bricks in carts, preparing to block the gate. But Zheng Changfeng frowned when he saw it, then waved his hand and said, "Captain, I think we should not block the east gate. We have Daomen here to support us in case of a fight! And don't block the north gate either, leave it open."

"Xiao Zheng, you don't want to defend the county with us, do you? That won't work. My idea is..."

"That's not what I meant. It's fine for you to be the bait here, but you should leave yourself a way to break out. Leaving three city gates empty will make it more flexible and maneuverable! My idea is that we put the artillery position on the east side of the hill in the east and deploy a company on the hill to serve as your flank! Then we will also deploy a position on the hill on the south corner, leaving only the hill southwest of the city to the Japs."

Listening to Zheng Changfeng's words, Xing Weiguo waved his hand and said, "No need! The two hills in the southeast and southwest are left to the Japanese. If you have time, lay minefields there! Let the Japanese attack the city, and then when they are tired, you can attack us. In this way, only one of us will be tired, and you can rest and wait for the enemy to tire!"

"What if the Japanese go east to attack our base? Although there is a high probability that they will go back to support Yangquan, we still have to consider this!" Zheng Changfeng said.

"Don't worry, the main force of the base plus the militia can mobilize at least 1500 people, which is enough to deal with it! You can deploy some troops on the hill in the east and guard the east gate for me, and we will fight the rest!"

Listening to Xing Weiguo's words, Zheng Changfeng did not persuade him anymore. Instead, he looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "Outside the north gate, I will arrange a company for you to guard there, so that the Japanese will not poke your retreat!"

"Okay then! By the way, what you brought is a heavy weapon, right?" Xing Weiguo asked.

"All 27 important weapons are here!" Zheng Changfeng was quite proud.

"Then I'm relieved! By the way, I'll pull two telephone lines over for you, so it will be more convenient to make phone calls! All right, you guys go..."

After Xing Weiguo finished speaking, he continued to direct everyone to transport things out, but he gave up blocking the east gate and the north gate. Instead, he ordered the materials for blocking the city gates to be placed on the railway line, forming a line of defense.

Well, it’s not quite right to call it a line of defense. Bricks, tiles and soil were pushed from outside the east gate toward the railway, forming a low wall more than 1 meter high and half a meter thick. Then some sandbags were placed on the low wall, which looked like a line of defense.

In order to make it look more like a line of defense, some old military caps were also placed on the sandbags... (End of this chapter)