Jagged Changjin Lake: Kill the enemy and become stronger

After listening to Mr. Liu, he thought about it and put forward some opinions.

"Understood. After the meeting, I will study it carefully with Brigadier Chen, so that the outside looks like an iron barrel and the inside looks like a fortress."

Brigadier Wang nodded repeatedly.

Deputy Division Commander Xu and Director Deng were talking in a low voice, and Chief of Staff Ni stood up and said: "Based on the experience of previous struggles, the enemy started a large-scale raid, usually starting from the garrisons of various troops. The Fujiwara Brigade now has four regiments under its jurisdiction. , These four wings include 22 brigades, each brigade has its own garrison, I think the enemy's forces will be scattered in the early stage, can we take this opportunity to take the initiative to attack and surprise them?"

From the perspective of combat alone, Chief of Staff Ni's suggestion is great. Compared with the entire Fujiwara brigade, if we can divide and attack them, attacking with the little devil's brigade as a unit can weaken the enemy's weapons and equipment. It can also make up for the shortcomings of the Eighth Route Army's poor mobility.

"no!"

Deputy Commander Xu stood up to express his objection.

"This time the enemy dispatched four regiments with more than [-] troops. The troops seem to be scattered, but in fact they are connected with each other. If we take the initiative to attack in the early stage, our current forces will not be able to attack the enemy's troops at the same time. Strike, once there is an exchange of fire somewhere, it will inevitably lead to a big battle. The enemy's mobility far exceeds that of our army. Once the enemy starts to reinforce, our department will fall into a situation of being besieged."

Deputy Commander Xu's objection was not unreasonable. The little devil's advantage was not only in weapons and equipment, but also in his mobility.

Actively attacking in the early stage will inevitably attract a large number of enemy troops. The enemy's reinforcements can rely on vehicles and other means of transportation. The Eighth Route Army cannot catch up with the wheels by relying on two legs alone.

The risk of doing so is too great, and it is very likely that the first attacking troops will get caught up in the fire. At that time, there will be a gap in the defense line, and the enemy will take advantage of the gap, and the Eighth Route Army will face the situation of being attacked by the enemy.

Chief of Staff Ni was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "It's because my consideration is too one-sided."

"It's not completely useless. In the initial stage, our army can focus on defense first. After the battlefield situation stabilizes, we can take the initiative to attack and attack small groups of enemy troops. We can also catch them by surprise."

Commander Liu actually thought of another tactic from his suggestion, defend first, lure the enemy deep, and wait for the enemy to form a fixed combat area before taking the initiative to attack. In this way, the enemy is bound by the position and cannot organize reinforcements in a short time.

"The teacher's level is still high!"

Chief of Staff Ni said convincingly that his suggestion was actually feasible, but he was a little too hasty.

"Let me just say a few words. In previous raids, although the enemy targeted the Eighth Route Army, the people in the base areas were severely persecuted. In this big raid, the little devils under his command will not let this opportunity go to harm the people. I think that while deploying operations, , People on the front line should be evacuated into the safe zone to prevent innocent people from being implicated."

Director Deng also expressed his views.

The combat troops are responsible for the war, but at the same time as the war, we cannot ignore the life and death of the people. Just like the head of the headquarters asked, it is very important to smash the enemy's conspiracy, and it is equally important to ensure the safety of the people in the defense zone.

"Yes, this is the key point. After the meeting, you return to the defense zone overnight to convey orders. The political cadres of each army cooperate with the militia and the Anti-Union armed forces to seize the time to transfer the masses."

Mr. Liu expressed his strong support for Director Deng's suggestion.

If you lose the battle, you can fight again, but if the people are murdered, there is no chance to do it again.

"The [-]th Brigade and the [-]th Brigade are in charge of the battle. Old Xu, you and Old Ni are in charge of the overall strategy and trends on the battlefield. Old Deng, I will leave it to you to deal with the political affairs and the masses. We will work together. , we must smash the enemy's conspiracy."

Master Liu said earnestly.

"understand!"

Everyone stood up and said firmly.

A duel between the enemy and us began.

Chapter 530 Abnormalities found in the sixth training

The training of the cavalry company has been carried out in an orderly manner. The focus of Qiao Lin's training these days is the reconnaissance team.

For three days in a row, when he started gathering for training every day, he would take the five soldiers of the reconnaissance team out on horseback for on-the-spot training.

In the past two days, the troops in the defense zone of the [-]th Division have been frequently mobilized. Combat troops such as the [-]st Regiment, the [-]nd Regiment, and the New First Regiment have targetedly changed the defense zone and built a defensive line.

The political cadres of each army cooperated with the local militia to organize the transfer of people from the villages near the defensive circle to the safe area. Due to time constraints, many people could only carry some necessities for daily life, and discarded all other belongings.

While everyone was in full swing, the cavalry company didn't receive any orders.

After three consecutive days of training, he let go directly from the fourth day, allowing the soldiers in the reconnaissance team to freely find the reconnaissance direction and control the range by themselves, but they must come back within the specified time.

In the past few days, Sun Desheng has been worrying more and more day by day. Seeing that the food supply is about to bottom out, why doesn't instructor Qiao take any action?

Although the plan he made was to rob the little devil of food, he may not be able to find the little devil, and it is still unknown whether he can get it. What he is most worried about now is, if he can't get the food, what will happen to him for the remaining ten days? Pass.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance team rushed back to the camp before dark. To Jolin's surprise, the five of them came back together, and they stayed by the side of the wheat field and did not come over.

Before departure, he was given the freedom to find the reconnaissance direction. According to the practice of the previous few days, each soldier should be responsible for reconnaissance in one direction.

The direction is different, and the time of returning will be different. If two people come back together, it may be a coincidence, but if five people come back together, there is only one possibility.

They are going to the same place.

Could it be that they were lazy if they didn't go with them today?

Jolin couldn't help but wonder.

Just when he was hesitating, the soldier Ma Xiangyang mysteriously waved at him.

"Company Commander Sun, arrange for the soldiers to have dinner first."

Qiao Lin said to Sun Desheng, who was beside him with a frowning face, and then got up and walked towards Ma Xiangyang and the others.

Sun Desheng's eyebrows almost knit together when he heard the word "eat".

"What's wrong? Sneaky?"

After Qiaolin passed by, he asked curiously.

"Instructor Qiao, we found a stronghold."

The five soldiers stretched out their hands together and pulled Qiao Lin to the side of the haystack, saying in a low voice.

"Stronghold? How did you find it?"

Jolin's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

It turned out that after setting off in the morning, after discussing with several soldiers, each of them was responsible for one direction according to the previous method.

But because it was the first time to go out alone, without Qiao Lin, in order to ensure safety, the five soldiers agreed to meet at noon.

Ma Xiangyang set off towards the southeast, and after walking about 120 kilometers, he discovered the abnormality.

This area is a wasteland area, there are almost no villages, and there are only a few families in a hundred miles.

The houses of the local people are all civil structures, and they even dig caves directly from the hillside to live in. Ma Xiangyang saw a courtyard with brick and stone structure. Judging from the color of the courtyard wall, it should have been built not long ago.

In Northwest Shanxi, those who can build houses with bricks and stones are rich and big families, but why would rich people choose to live in such a remote place?

This building aroused Ma Xiangyang's suspicion. Since he didn't know the situation inside, he didn't dare to approach without authorization for reconnaissance. Instead, he retreated quietly and returned to the meeting place agreed with other soldiers.

At noon, the five fighters of the reconnaissance team met as scheduled.

Since they go out for a whole day these days, they will take a few corn buns with them for lunch when they set off in the morning.

During the meal, Ma Xiangyang talked about the strange courtyard he found, which immediately aroused the interest of several other soldiers.

Several people discussed it and decided to go to scout again after dinner.

The courtyard is next to a road connecting the southeast and northwest, the terrain is relatively flat, the view is wide, and there are no large obstacles.

So the soldiers dismounted two kilometers away and approached for reconnaissance on foot.

Crawling all the way, even the trousers were almost worn out. Finally, 500 meters away from the courtyard, the soldiers found a few little devils standing by the courtyard wall with guns.

From this, they judged that this should be a stronghold built by the little devil recently, but the specific function is unknown.

In order to learn more about the situation, everyone discussed and made an extremely risky decision.

Ma Xiangyang and Liu Xiaobo took off their military uniforms and even their shoes, leaving only their shirts and underpants. A few hay sticks, dressed up like a beggar.

The two hunched over and limped towards the little devil's stronghold, getting close to investigate in the name of begging.

"You guys, really, don't die!"

Hearing this, Qiao Lin couldn't bear it anymore, and pointed at the noses of several soldiers and began to teach them a lesson.

He didn't expect these soldiers to be so courageous, they would do this kind of thing after he didn't follow him for a day.

Still begging for makeup?When that is the home of ordinary people?Looking for a little devil to beg for food, isn't that a rush to find death? The little devil never gives a reason when he kills people, and he might just shoot if he doesn't like it.

Seeing the five people drooping their heads and not daring to make a sound, Qiao Lin finally realized why Brigadier Chen and Li Yunlong reprimanded him so angrily for not wanting to die when they told the story of their actions in Qiaozhuang.

But fortunately, Ma Xiangyang and Liu Xiaobo were lucky, it is probably the first time that the little devil encountered beggars who dared to ask them to beg for food, and did not kill them, just hammered them with the butt of a gun and drove them away .

They didn't get a meal, and they were beaten, but both of them felt that the beating was worth it.

Because the place where they were beaten happened to be at the gate of the courtyard, the two of them took this opportunity to take a good look at the situation in the courtyard.

Judging from the number of rooms and supplies in the courtyard, there should be a small team of little devils stationed here. There are no heavy weapons such as mountain cannons and infantry artillery, unlike combat troops. The most striking thing is that half of the courtyard has Filled with barrels.

After Ma Xiangyang and Liu Xiaobo were beaten and driven away by the little devil, they pretended to be very panicked, and limped to join other comrades in arms.

After discussing with each other, they decided to go back to the cavalry company and report to Qiao Lin.

"Take off your clothes."

After listening to the whole process, Qiao Lin asked Ma Xiangyang and Liu Xiaobo to take off their military uniforms.

His shirt and underpants were rotten to shreds, and there were blue-purple scars all over his body.

Qiao Lin carefully checked the two of them, but luckily they were only skin trauma, so he was relieved.

"Don't be so impulsive again in the future. The mission of scouts is to scout intelligence, not to send them to death. In addition, I am just an instructor. If you find any abnormal situation, you should first report to your company commander."

After exhorting a few people, Qiao Lin took them back to the village, found Sun Desheng and Chen Youjin, and studied the sudden stronghold together.

The cavalry company did not have a combat map, so Qiao Lin could only draw a crude topographic map based on the memory of going out for the past few days.

Chapter 530 Seventh Cavalry Combat Assessment

"Come on, draw the coordinates of that stronghold, as well as the iconic objects nearby."

Qiao Lin handed the pen to Ma Xiangyang.

Ma Xiangyang gesticulated on the map with his finger, drew a circle in the direction of the southeast corner, then drew two parallel lines to serve as roads, and handed the pen to Liu Xiaobo.

Several soldiers perfected this map based on their memory, and made several revisions.

"Company Commander Sun, do you know what this highway is for?"

Qiao Lin stared at the map for a long time. It was really ordinary. Except for the road, it was basically wilderness and nothing special.

Sun Desheng and Chen Youjin recalled it seriously, and shook their heads together.

The cavalry company has only been stationed in this village for a few months, and they are quite familiar with the surrounding terrain, but they have never even been there more than 100 kilometers away.

"A team can have up to 30 people. The little devils set up a stronghold in such a remote place. It should not be for combat. There are few people, oil barrels, and it is close to the road..."