Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

"With more experience, you'll get used to it. Sometimes, it's common to wait four or five days to ambush the enemy. Especially when fighting behind enemy lines, sometimes you just need to be patient."

"Ok.

"Battalion Commander, Instructor, someone is sending a signal from the other side."

Yu Ping looked up.

Then he said excitedly: "Instructor, the political commissar is waving a flag for us. The Japanese troops will be here soon."

"Huh, we finally got the devil."

Guo Yonghuai breathed a sigh of relief.

The 1500-strong army was ambushed here, carrying only three days' worth of dry rations. If the Japanese army didn't arrive after another day, the troops would have no choice but to withdraw. Furthermore, many of the members of the Lianzhuang Association, who had just joined the Eighth Route Army, were unaccustomed to this kind of ambush.

If it weren't for the fact that the Eighth Route Army was here, how could these people be willing to do that?

"Instructor, I'll go make some arrangements."

"it is good."

In fact, before the ambush, all the plans for the battle had been made.

But before the battle, Yu Ping wanted to give them some advice. After a brief walk, he arrived at the newly reorganized former Lianzhuang Association. The Lianzhuang Association's armed forces, incorporated into the Third Battalion, were primarily from other rural village protection teams that had little to do with Dong Baji.

Two of them were leaders.

One was Yuan Xinwen, 29 years old. He was well-educated and skilled in martial arts, and had a good reputation in the local area. Consequently, several local village defense teams had invited him to take charge of this matter.

The other one is Shi Huirong.

He was 29 years old. He had joined the Northwest Army during Feng Yuxiang's early years as the Northwest Frontier Defense Commissioner. He had previously served in the 143rd Division of the 143th Army, stationed in Chahar under the command of the rd Division's commander, Liu Ruming. After the July Incident, the Nationalist army retreated to Chahar, and Shi Huirong remained there. He was originally from Zhuwobao, Guanting Town, Huailai County.

He is a veteran of the Northwest Army and has served for fifteen or sixteen years.

So all the village associations around their village were handed over to him.

Yuan Xinwen and Shi Huirong were both powerful figures in the Lianzhuang Association. Each of them led around 150 men. Dong Baji became the leader of the Lianzhuang Association because he was the largest landlord and had contributed the most money to establish this armed force.

That's why he is the boss.

In terms of strength, Yuan Xinwen and Shi Huirong are no worse than Dong Baji.

Wei Hongjun assigned both of them to the third battalion, making them the fourth and fifth companies respectively.

After talking with the two men, Wei Hongjun had a favorable impression of them. Although they were unfamiliar with the Eighth Route Army and did not fully understand its policies, they were both resolute in their determination to resist the Japanese. Unlike Dong Baji, they came from decent backgrounds, but were not prone to excessive drinking and gambling.

So they were organized into the third battalion.

Wei Hongjun only understood the general direction and key trends of the War of Resistance. As a non-historian, he lacked a deep understanding of the finer details. Historically, after Dong Baji led the Lianzhuang Association to surrender to the Japanese, Yuan Xinwen and Shi Huirong led their people in an uprising, joining the Eighth Route Army. Their uprising remains a significant event in Huailai's history of the War of Resistance.

"Remember, no one is allowed to shoot without my order."

After all, he had just been incorporated into his own army, so Yu Ping was worried.

I'd better come over and take a look and give them some advice. Actually, they didn't need to participate in this ambush, but Wei Hongjun chose to let them participate anyway. Besides boosting their morale, he also wanted to show his power.

Let them see the strength of the Eighth Route Army.

Soon the Japanese army appeared in everyone's sight.

There were three trucks in front, followed by about thirty cavalrymen.

There were also five chariots and about sixty infantrymen following. As expected, the independent infantry battalion was not exactly the same as other infantry battalions.

An infantry company in a field army usually consists of about 180 people.

The largest number was over 200, while the smallest was around 150. Of course, the Japanese army had a fixed organization, and this situation occurred either because they temporarily added some troops for combat or because there were fewer casualties.

Or the establishment is still there, but because new recruits have not arrived, the actual number of people is much smaller than the establishment.

This situation is very common in the Japanese army.

Compared to field troops, these independent infantry battalions behind enemy lines couldn't be deployed en masse like field troops. Besides sweeping the Eighth Route Army bases, they also had the mission of ensuring security in their own defense zones. Some units were even deployed to serve as security forces in other towns.

So just look at the history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and you will know.

Although many independent infantry battalions boasted over 800 men, they typically only brought around 500 men with them on raids. Some even had only 130 or men. This was because they couldn't mobilize their entire force like a field unit. This infantry company before us had only around men.

The only surprise was that their squadron actually had more than thirty cavalrymen.

Wei Hongjun kept observing the troops. They were slowly entering the ambush circle. Because the road ahead turned a corner and needed to go around a mountain, the Japanese vehicles slowed down. Of course, the roads here were not very good to begin with, so the cars weren't very fast. Now, with the next corner, the cars were even slower.

"fry"

"Boom boom boom! Wei Hongjun had already planted bombs on the road.

Just wait for the Japanese army to come in.

Of course, the bombs of today didn't have remote sensing. They could only be set off by pulling a rope, waiting for the Japanese to arrive, and then pulling it would cause the explosion. Because they were bundled with a large amount of explosives, the power was still quite strong.

The first car in the front was directly blown up.

The Japanese soldiers above were killed on the spot by the explosion.

In addition to the bombs buried in the front, there were also bombs buried in the back. The explosion of the bomb in the back also killed three people, but injured more. In just this one blow, six Japanese soldiers were killed and more than ten were injured.

"Da da da"

"Da da da"

"Da da da da da" light and heavy machine guns fired at the same time.

Although there was only one heavy machine gun, it fired at three cars.

As a result, many Japanese soldiers on the vehicles were killed by heavy machine guns without getting off, while others shot at cavalry and infantry.

At this time, the cavalry is the target.

Wei Hongjun ambushed thousands of people at this opening and opened fire suddenly. Even if their marksmanship was not as good as the Japanese, they could still cause heavy casualties to the Japanese.

"boom"

"Bang!" Wei Hongjun was fully prepared for such an ambush.

Wei Hongjun was most wary of the Japanese squadron, and that was their grenade launcher crew. Fortunately, it was an ambush, so Wei Hongjun formed a special "sharpshooter team." Their mission was simple: to snipe and kill the Japanese grenade launcher crew.

After the Japanese were ambushed, the Zheng Danjian team immediately began to set up positions. Other Japanese soldiers came to protect them, but the grenade launchers fell into the hands of the "Sharpshooter Team."

Some powerful squadrons might even have 12 grenade launchers. However, the infantry squadrons of the 6nd Independent Mixed Brigade only had grenade launchers. In terms of firepower coverage, they were already inferior to some powerful infantry squadrons.

Originally, the Zheng Danjian Group was an important target of the ambush.

Moreover, there was a "sharpshooter team" specifically waiting for them. The Japanese grenade launcher team suffered casualties in a short period of time, leaving their grenade launcher team unable to provide support to the Japanese. As for the light machine guns brought by the Japanese squadron, they were far less effective than the grenade launchers. After all, over a thousand men ambushed over a hundred of them.

The independent detachment's weapons and equipment were not bad, and they also had a heavy machine gun, which was specifically designed to suppress the Japanese firepower. However, they caused more than 50 casualties to the Japanese army in the first time.

"Zhang Shan."

"arrive."

"I'll have the troops throw grenades and then suppress them with firepower. You, the first company, will quickly advance and compress the Japanese positions. Then you will cover the other troops with grenades while inflicting casualties on the Japanese."

We used all our light and heavy machine guns to suppress the Japanese firepower, and then threw hundreds of grenades to block the Japanese army's sight. It was May here, and dust was everywhere, and throwing grenades created more dust.

Make it impossible for the Japanese army to find their target.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the troops could advance and reduce the Japanese position. In fact, if possible, the troops could charge. However, the Japanese were too skilled in shooting, which would result in many casualties.

That's why Wei Hongjun used grenades.

It was difficult to manufacture guns and bullets in the base, but there were plenty of grenades.

The PLA's later tactics all stated that all tactics were aimed at getting close to the enemy and engaging in close combat with the enemy.

The best weapon for close combat is the grenade, which can be manufactured in large quantities.

"Commissar, I understand."

Chapter 112: Opening up the Sanggong Anti-Japanese Base

"Clean the battlefield."

An ambush, the opponent was defeated cleanly and neatly in one hour and twenty minutes.

The Third Battalion, the First Company of the Special Service Battalion, and the Xuanhua County Brigade were all very familiar with battlefield cleanup. Upon receiving the order, they immediately began to clean up the battlefield. Watching the Eighth Route Army troops clean up the battlefield, Yuan Xinwen and Shi Huirong were stunned.

These people have clear division of labor.

Those who were going to rob cars, rob cars. Those who were going to remove the supplies from the cars, started to move the supplies. Those who were picking up weapons and ammunition from the ground, picked up weapons, ammunition, and medicine. There were even people who organized to collect shell casings. The Eighth Route Army was extremely poor, and making bullets was not easy. Shell casings were valuable. After the weapons and ammunition were collected, some people would come to the back to strip the Japanese soldiers of their clothes, hats, shoes, and so on.

"Why did they even take away the Japanese soldiers' clothes, hats, and shoes?"

Yuan Xinwen is a scholar.

Although the surrounding villages formed a village association and began to take charge of this unit, they were still not used to this situation. Originally, he had seen the Eighth Route Army troops cleanly and efficiently eliminate more than a hundred Japanese invaders, and he was full of admiration for the Eighth Route Army.

But seeing it like this now makes me feel very uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, the dead are greatest.

Shi Huirong, who was standing next to him, didn't feel anything at all. He just said with a smile, "I've heard that the Eighth Route Army is poor, but I didn't expect it to be this poor."

"Even so, you shouldn't strip the dead."

"Why do you feel bad?"

"political commissar."

"political commissar."

Wei Hongjun spoke from behind.

Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "In the past, China was a major exporter of raw silk, silk fabrics, and cotton fabrics. The raw silk, silk fabrics, and cotton fabrics exported by China were of high quality and very popular in countries around the world. They brought a lot of gold and silver to China in the past. But with the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution, industrial countries had an overwhelming advantage over us agricultural countries in this regard. After the rise of Japan in the late Qing Dynasty, Japan's raw silk and silk fabrics became the mainstay of their economy. Their raw silk and silk fabrics were of high quality, cheap, and produced in large quantities, and they quickly destroyed my country's raw silk industry. my country's raw silk industry was almost gone, and domestic cloth could only be imported in large quantities. The situation with cotton is the same. Originally, my country had a large cotton planting area and high cotton production, but now domestic cotton planting is decreasing.

This is true across the country, but it's even worse in Chahar. You're all from Chahar, so you should know this. Cotton used to be grown in Chahar, but now nobody does. The cloth we have access to in the Eighth Route Army is dwindling, and with future expansion, we won't even have enough uniforms. So we have to prepare for a rainy day and stockpile anything useful. The Japanese uniforms and shoes are great. We can take them back, modify them a bit, and the troops can continue to wear them.

Yuan Xinwen and Shi Huirong didn't expect Wei Hongjun to tell them so much.

Yuan Xinwen said hesitantly: "Political Commissar, I don't know, so

"Ignorance is not a crime. Ultimately, the biggest reason is that our country has fallen behind in modern times. And our Eighth Route Army, living behind enemy lines, is even poorer. Some of our Eighth Route Army leaders only managed to improve their lives by eating an extra egg a month. So, for us, anything useful must be taken."

"This. Yuan Xinwen and Shi Huirong were both very surprised.

Shi Huirong's Northwest Army was originally poor, but not to this extent. Yuan Xinwen had never expected this. Seeing the expressions of the two people, Wei Hongjun smiled and said, "Our Eighth Route Army has strict discipline, and we are too poor, so even the Eighth Route Army cadres have poor living conditions. Since our Eighth Route Army crossed the Yellow River to the east, many civilian anti-Japanese armed forces have defected to our Eighth Route Army, wanting to fight the devils with us. But many of them left our Eighth Route Army soon after joining. The biggest problem is that they can't stand the military discipline of our Eighth Route Army and the poor life of our Eighth Route Army. But our Eighth Route Army doesn't care about these, because the Communist Party of China once said that revolution is free. We welcome those who are willing to revolutionize. If you don't want to revolutionize anymore, leave your guns in your hands. Of course, if you want to revolutionize in the future, our Eighth Route Army will also welcome you."

"Political Commissar, I've also heard about the Eighth Route Army's military discipline. Our Northwest Army's military discipline is also acceptable, but beating and scolding soldiers is a common occurrence in our Northwest Army. Speaking of beating and scolding soldiers, when Marshal Feng was here, he was our army commander, and if Marshal Feng told him to kneel, he had to kneel."