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Chapter 92 Chapter 091, The Japs are coming, riding horses

After two days of traveling more than 100 miles on the mountain road, everyone was very tired. So after a quick dinner, they went to sleep peacefully in the camp arranged by the 358th Brigade.

But at night, a strong wind suddenly blew, and everyone clearly felt the temperature drop. Not long after, snowflakes fell from the sky. It was snowing. In his sleep, Li Yuexuan felt someone covering him with something, so he opened his eyes. With the light of the lantern, he saw Zhao Danian covering him with a familiar floral quilt.

"Thank you, Captain!" Li Yuexuan expressed his gratitude.

"Haha, nothing, go to sleep!" Zhao Danian laughed and continued to cover his comrades with quilts.

Although the guerrillas were guerrillas, they were not poor at the moment. At least everyone had the cashmere warm clothes they had taken from the Japanese, and they could also guarantee that everyone had a quilt with a gray back.

After a peaceful night's sleep, Li Yuexuan was awakened by the sound of drills at dawn. He opened his eyes, put on his military uniform, folded the floral quilt and put it aside, folded his sleeping bag and packed his backpack, and then handed the floral quilt to Zhao Danian. This quilt was captured from the devils, but no civilians claimed it, so it became the guerrillas' supplies.

Everyone packed up, and the sounds of drills outside were heard one after another. Li Yuexuan opened the door, and what came into view was the bright sunshine and the snow reflecting the sunshine. The snow was not thick, just enough to cover the soles of combat boots. But the cold wind blowing in his face clearly told Li Yuexuan that the temperature today was definitely below zero degrees.

This time, the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees, and it seems that a strong cold front is coming.

Li Yuexuan didn't know what the guerrillas would do next, so he could only wait for Zhao Danian's order. Soon, Zhao Danian ordered the guerrillas to assemble and run a lap in the village to warm up.

The guerrillas had 63 men and 7 large animals. The large animals were locked in the animal pen, and the soldiers were fully armed and lined up, following the soldiers of the 358th Brigade and running in the village. As the guerrillas ran, the eyes of the people around them were all on them.

Why? The equipment is good! The 358th Brigade is a main force brigade after all, but looking at the equipment alone, it is really not as good as the 63 guerrillas. Almost all of them are equipped with Japanese equipment, 4 machine gun groups, and 4 grenade launchers. Who has such a firepower composition? So, they all cast envious eyes.

Seeing that everyone envied his equipment, Zhao Danian was also very proud! Japanese equipment, the devils would not give it away for free, this is our record, how proud!
So, the guerrilla team ran around the village three times, earning everyone's envious looks.

It seems that knowing that the comrades of the 358th Brigade were jealous, so the brigade commander Zhang gave an order and the 6000 newly delivered grenades were distributed to the soldiers. The 358th Brigade only had two regiments under it at this time, namely the 2th and 714th Regiments. Therefore, each soldier could get about 716 grenades, and they were very powerful ones, which made the soldiers happy.

Because they were unfamiliar with the area, the guerrillas did not conduct regular training today. Instead, after breakfast, they gradually familiarized themselves with the terrain around the village. This habit is very good. At least in case of an emergency, they will have a clear goal and direction. Well, being familiar with the map can make you Voldemort or the sixth man who sneaks.

Although Li Yuexuan had already mastered the surrounding situation through the auxiliary panel, he still followed the team to walk around the surrounding mountains. Not to mention, the harvest from this round was not bad. Following the footprints on the snow, he caught 11 pheasants and 5 hares. Are you familiar with the environment? It's normal to carry hunting tools with you, right?

Walking along the mountain road, spreading out to see the sights, shooting small animals with slingshots and mulberry wood bows, the day passed like this. You can also have a snack.

Well, it sounds easy and fun, but it is normal to fall down when walking on a snow-covered hillside. At the end of the day, everyone is covered in snow, mud and dirt.

In the evening, the guerrillas set up three marching pots, and the aroma of pheasant stewed with rabbit meat wafted far away, making the surrounding comrades greedy. It is worth mentioning that the old squad leader also followed Li Yuexuan and others today. This is probably a good habit developed during the Long March, paying attention to the terrain.

A night passed like this. The guerrillas had the protection of the main force and were well fed, so they slept soundly.

The next day, the guerrillas did not go out, but saw off the transport team of Division 2 and the 3nd Company early in the morning and returned to Division 2. At this time, the small soldier workshop of Division 3 was still small in scale, and these people returning would greatly increase productivity. However, the old squad leader stayed behind, intending to follow the guerrillas and go back together when the time came.

Li Yuexuan asked the old squad leader why, and the old squad leader's answer shocked Li Yuexuan: The 358th Brigade planned to attack Wutai County to attract the attention of the devils!

Li Yuexuan immediately thought to himself, wow, but this is indeed something that the Eighth Route Army can do!
After seeing off the transport team in the morning, Li Yuexuan was worried that they might run into the Japanese, so he felt a little uneasy. This uneasy mood lasted for half a day. Just when they were having lunch, a group of cavalrymen came back from the brigade headquarters and brought important news: In the early morning of this morning, the 5th Battalion of Gaohongkou was attacked by the Japanese. However, the 5th Battalion was alert and discovered the Japanese's actions in time, and fought with them.

"Brigade Commander, we were originally escorting the 2nd Company of the 5rd Division and the transport team back early, so we sent a cavalry platoon to Gaohongkou to make contact. As a result, we encountered the Japanese attacking Gaohongkou. Then our cavalry approached and observed that the th Battalion in Gaohongkou had casualties, but because Gaohongkou has a wall, they are still resisting."

"Later, we met soldiers from the 5th Battalion who came out from Gaohongkou to ask for help. They told us that the Japanese arrived in the early morning, but were discovered by our sentries when they were trying to find out, so they fired a warning shot. Because someone had warned us to be careful of the Japanese sneak attacks, the comrades of the 5th Battalion were very alert and soon engaged in a fight with the Japanese."

"Comrades from the 5th Battalion said that the Japanese had several hundred men and two mountain cannons, and their attack was fierce. However, the 5th Battalion had the advantage of terrain, plenty of grenades, and the town's walls were thick. The Japanese fought for a whole morning before they broke into the town. The good news is that the civilians have been evacuated, the wounded have also been evacuated, and the 2nd Division has also sent the 1st Battalion to reinforce."

"Brigade Commander, what should we do? Should we fight?" After listening to the cavalrymen's report, Captain Huang of the 716th Regiment asked anxiously.

"Brigade Commander, I think we must fight! We have just received grenades, our firepower is not bad, and we have the advantage in numbers!" said Liao Zhengwei.

"Commander, the Japanese have several hundred men, and this organization is similar to what the comrades in Division 3 said, with a number of about 600 to 700 men." Director Zhang said. "Well... look at the map, the Japanese came out of Wutai County, and their purpose is to enter our base to raid it. And you have all reached the back of the Japanese, but they have not been discovered by them, which means that these Japanese are alone in the deep. If they are alone in the deep, the Japanese will not bring much supplies, and the temperature suddenly dropped the night before yesterday, so the Japanese will not be prepared. And they were blocked by Division !"

"It's as expected. The devils won't go too deep. The biggest possibility is that they will take advantage of the situation, return the same way, and then bring more devils to continue the attack!"

"Besides, the Japs don't know we're coming! If they knew, they would attack us directly instead of attacking Gaohongkou! Since the Japs don't know we exist, and they're alone deep in the territory... Although our mission is to attack Wutai County, we can't afford to miss this opportunity. What can we say? Attack! I just got 6000 grenades, let's blow the bastards to death!"

"But we have to know how to fight! The Japanese are in Gaohongkou now. According to their combat effectiveness, the troops of Division 2 should have evacuated. The Japanese have already occupied Gaohongkou! Gaohongkou is not a big place, the Japanese will not stay there for too long. If we can't go forward, we have to retreat... that's here!"

Brigade Commander Zhang carefully analyzed the map and finally stopped at a place called Talc: "If the Japanese want to return to Wutai County as soon as possible, this is the shortest way!"

"We are completely certain to set up an ambush here, strike them when they are lazing around, and annihilate this enemy. The key is that we must arrive at Huashitiao on time. The enemy is less than 10 kilometers away from Huashitiao, but we have to walk more than 20 kilometers. Therefore, the key is the word "fast". We must race against time with the enemy, strive to arrive before the enemy, prepare for an ambush, or at least arrive at the same time as the enemy and fight an expected encounter."

"Let's do it!" Brigade Commander Zhang slammed the table and made a decision. There was no time to lose and we had to set off as soon as possible. So the regiment commanders returned to the base and held a meeting with the battalion commanders first. The battalion commanders held a meeting with the company commanders, the company commanders assigned tasks to the platoon leaders, and the platoon leaders explained the situation to the soldiers.

The soldiers were not ambiguous either. They had been waiting for the battle for a long time, and finally it was time! Without saying anything, they picked up their weapons, packed their backpacks, and prepared to set off.

For one battle, from the beginning of the discussion on whether to fight to the time when everyone set out, it took less than two hours in total.

We were going to fight the Japanese, but the key was that this group of Japanese would return to Wutai County at any time, so time was very important! At this time, the 358th Brigade was more than 50 miles away from Gaohongkou. Even if it was to Huashipian, it would take more than 40 miles to take a shortcut, so we really had to pay attention to the word "fast".

The 358th Brigade was derived from the Red Army, and forced marches were a common occurrence for them!

Seeing that the 358th Brigade was about to make a big move, the old squad leader who had been asking for a fight could no longer sit still! You guys go to the battle, don't leave us behind, okay? There are also the transport team and the 3nd Company of the 2rd Division that I brought with me. We can't just leave them in the mountains south of Gaohongkou and ignore them. We have to follow them.

So the old squad leader went straight to the brigade headquarters. No one knew what they said, but when the 358th Brigade set out, the guerrillas were also in the sequence.

"Comrade Li Yuexuan, do you dare to take a risk with me?" While hurrying on the road, the old squad leader came up to Li Yuexuan and asked loudly.

"What is there to be afraid of? If you dare to say it, I dare to do it!" Li Yuexuan was not vague and answered loudly!
"What do you think? Let's ride fast horses, get rid of the talc in advance, and then bury your directional blasting. What do you think?" asked the old squad leader.

"Okay! Very good! But we don't have horses? We only have these two horses, and they are pack horses. They can't run fast!" Li Yuexuan spread his hands to express helplessness.

"Wait for me..." The old squad leader nodded excitedly at Li Yuexuan, whispered a few words to Zhao Danian, and then ran towards the brigade headquarters. About 10 minutes later, the cavalry company that they met the day before rumbled over, and the old squad leader also had a warhorse to ride.

"Comrade Li Yuexuan, can you ride a horse?" The old squad leader asked this question only now, which showed that he was extremely excited.

"I can ride a horse! But I have to bring a few more people with me, at least the Bai brothers, and the materials we need!" Li Yuexuan said.

"Where are the Bai brothers? Can they ride horses?" The old squad leader looked at the Bai brothers, and when they nodded, he turned back to discuss with others. Soon, three war horses were freed up, and Li Yuexuan and the Bai brothers each had a mount. Of course, the materials for directional blasting that the old squad leader had prepared for Li Yuexuan were also packed and carried on the war horses by the cavalrymen.

Rumble... The horses were galloping, the hooves were rumbling, and a group of more than a hundred riders were heading towards the talc in the north. What Li Yuexuan didn't know was that they were not only accompanied by the cavalry company of the 358th Brigade, but also by Captain Huang of the 716th Regiment, who was also mixed in with the guards.

He was the main commander this time, so he naturally had to check out the terrain in advance, and it was just right for him to go there now. And why did Li Yuexuan bring the Bai brothers with him? On the one hand, the three of them had already formed a tacit understanding, and with two comrades in front of him, he felt at ease! On the other hand, it was also to show the brothers how to place the directional blasting device and give them an additional skill.

The feeling of riding a horse is different from that of riding a donkey! Especially when a warhorse is galloping, the ups and downs are very unfriendly to people who can't ride a horse. Fortunately, Li Yuexuan is a man with a cheat. The moment he sat on the saddle, he had mastered the skill of riding a horse. Of course, this is also related to the fact that he knew how to ride a horse.

Is it contradictory? There is still a big gap between being able to ride a horse slowly and being able to ride a horse quickly on a mountain road. At this time, he can ride a horse and gallop with the cavalry.

Riding a horse is naturally faster than running! In less than an hour, Li Yuexuan and his group appeared at the talc.

When he got here, Li Yuexuan couldn't immediately deploy the directional blasting device, and he had to follow the arrangements of the on-site commander. So, Captain Huang stood up and looked at the terrain of the talc.

(End of this chapter)