The first battalion commander asked: "This information is very important. But the battlefield is changing rapidly. Is there any information from the past two days?"
The guerrilla leader shook his head and said he didn't know, but pointed to the liaison officer who brought him here: "Comrade, he is the liaison officer assigned by the Stage County Committee to Rucun Township. Several nearby guerrilla groups often obtain information from him. You may wish to ask
Ask him."
When a battalion commander heard this, he walked to the hollow tree trunk that had been infested with termites and fell to the ground. He asked a short-haired middle-aged man with a backpack in front of him: "Comrade, I heard from the guerrilla captain that you are the local liaison officer."
Member. You are relatively familiar with the latest happenings in nearby villages, so please tell us about the current situation of the enemies who have entered the villages."
The short-haired liaison officer put down the wooden bowl he was holding and placed it on the cover of his backpack. He stood up and walked to the side of the guerrilla leader and instructor. He glanced at the simple map scrawled and drawn by the guerrilla leader on the board held up by three wooden sticks.
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He picked up a dry branch, broke off the side branches, and made a teaching stick about a foot long. The liaison officer pointed to a white land with no ridge on the map: "Comrade, this is Ruicun Township. It runs northwest-southeast.
There is a valley and flat land, about ten miles long and six miles wide, with seven villages nestled on the mountains on the north and south sides." Pointing to the east, then to the north, "This village to the east is the invading army that came to mop up the troops, stationed and
A place to recuperate wounded soldiers. The three villages to the north have been raided. They come back every day carrying seven or eight bags of food.
"Although we haven't heard from nearby villagers that they killed people, the robbery of food rations makes us more uncomfortable than killing people on the spot." The liaison officer pointed to the village south of Changyuan Highway 1 on the map and continued, "Nanyang and Shiling were already hit by disaster yesterday.
After that, if there are no accidents, these damn invaders will sweep southeast along the highway today. After holding a rally in Nanru Village, continue walking along the highway towards Douzui.
"If there is an accident, we will go to Qijiazui Village to the west of us in the afternoon."
When the first battalion commander heard this, he waved to the first company commander to come forward and gave the order: "First company commander, I order: send a squad of soldiers to follow the guerrillas and conduct reconnaissance along the road." He called to the first company commander who was about to turn around and patted him.
Patting the latter on the shoulder, he said earnestly, "Remember two things. First, be calm when conducting enemy fire reconnaissance, and second, come back and report any news as soon as possible."
The first company commander saluted the battalion commander and turned to select soldiers with good footwork.
The first battalion commander looked at the backs of his men leaving, turned around and said to the guerrilla captain and liaison officer who were looking at the map: "Two comrades, please send a few comrades who are familiar with the location of the mountain roads to take the soldiers of our regiment to investigate the enemy.
Military situation."
The guerrilla leader pointed to the guerrillas sitting aside drinking water and said to a battalion commander: "Comrade battalion commander, these four comrades are all qualified for the reconnaissance mission. They are familiar with the terrain of the mountainous road with a radius of more than ten miles, and their legs and feet are light and strong. They are all
An innocent local hunter who had his close relatives killed by the invading army."
Soon, the first company commander led a squad of soldiers to the vicinity of the shack. They were divided into two groups for reconnaissance, each with a guerrilla as a guide, and set off to the northwest and northeast.
The battalion commander and instructor were formulating a battle plan while chatting with the guerrilla leader.
The local area is mountainous, and the mountain roads are rugged and winding. There are advantages and disadvantages to conducting an ambush battle. The advantage is that there are many blind spots for fire reconnaissance of the invading army. Going up the mountain for reconnaissance consumes more physical energy, and it is easier to fight an ambush. The disadvantage is that the mountain roads are rugged, the vegetation is lush, and there are also many blind spots for ambush fire power.
, the enemy troops evacuate or assault along the ridge line, which requires extremely high requirements for the setting of firepower points for the ambush troops.
For the enemy troops that may take the eastward route, a battalion commander looked at the ridgeline and road map and drafted an ambush circle 500 meters north of Shigou, where the road leaves the mountainous area, for instructors, company platoon leaders and guerrillas.
Team comrades express their opinions.
This is military democracy at the grassroots level. Brainstorming before the war and fully understanding the war situation. Try to take all possible surprises into consideration when formulating the combat plan. In this way, after the battle, experience and lessons are summed up, and the grassroots commanders and fighters have the experience in planning and commanding the battle.
It will steadily improve as the number of battles increases.
The commanders and fighters in the shack formulated a tactical plan to ambush the enemy troops advancing southward. That is to lay mines on the route the enemy troops passed through, and use enemy engineers to slow down their marching speed. In conjunction with cold guns, they dug trenches on the northeastern ridge and established
Temporary fortifications. After the enemy troops enter the ambush position, defeat them in one fell swoop.
When the instructor saw that the battle plan was almost drawn up, he asked the guerrilla leader if he had any difficulties that he could raise and the main force could help solve them.
Speaking of this, the guerrilla leader showed embarrassment, pulled out the cigarette pot stuck in his waist, and said to the instructor: "Comrade instructor, our Fenghuang Mountain guerrillas have two major difficulties at the moment. One is that the rations are not enough for five days, and the other is weapons.
It's not enough." As he spoke, the bullet shell smoker dug out some dried pine needles in the tobacco bag, took out the fire sticks, lit them up and took a sip, "Please ask the main force to solve the problem of food. We can slowly solve the problem of weapons by ourselves."<
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After discussing with the commander of the first battalion, the instructor asked the soldiers to find the instructor and clerk of the first company. Divide half of the rations brought by the first company from this battle and hand them over to the guerrillas after the two armies return.
Regarding the weapons and equipment, the guerrilla captain said that they could handle it themselves, and the commanders and fighters of the first battalion gave up. It was not until they were brought into the guerrilla camp by the liaison officer and the guerrilla captain, and looked at the two 1,500 kilogram red cannons, that the first battalion commander
I can’t hold back my facial expressions.
The Fenghuang Mountain guerrillas stood sparsely in three rows. The deputy captain of the guerrillas told the captain that eighty-seven members, excluding those who were bedridden and those who were invited to serve as guides, a total of eighty-four were present.
The first battalion commander came forward and introduced himself. When he talked about cooperating with the main force in fighting and that half of the captured items could be distributed to the guerrillas, applause finally broke out on the training ground in the camp.
At a glance, there were twenty or thirty tall and strong guerrillas standing in the front row, and the two rows behind were almost blocked. The instructor frowned as he looked at it. The weapons and equipment of this team were too crude.
I won’t go into details about guns and cast cannons, which are antique guns that are one or two hundred years old. The more than eighty people only have a dozen sleeve rifles and a dozen firecrackers. The rest of the team members hold bamboo and wooden spears tightly and stand in the back row to show off.
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The instructor couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked to the side of the first battalion commander, pressed his hands to stop the applause. He said something to invite comrades to prepare for cooking, and led the first battalion commander to the side to discuss the battle.
The cooking team of the first company brought grain and stoves and made a fire in the guerrilla camp. After finishing the meal, they left the rations planned to be distributed to the guerrillas. The guerrilla leader smiled at the cook and the clerk
I expressed my gratitude to the captain, and my heart was even more respectful to the captain who could get food for alms.
Two hours after lunch, the mobile outpost outside the guerrilla camp welcomed two groups of reconnaissance teams dressed in the same style: a guerrilla dressed as an Orion, followed by five soldiers in blue and gray military uniforms.
The reconnaissance team was taken to the reception room surrounded by rattan nets to report the reconnaissance situation to the commanders and fighters on both sides of the battle.
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Note 1: Changyuan Highway, from Changcheng Ridge to Yuanping.
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