, look, there is a plane

The victory in the Jiuzhai defensive battle made the Japanese realize that the Eighth Route Army was becoming stronger, and also made them more cautious when formulating strategies. Therefore, there was no fighting in southeastern Shanxi during this period.

It was a good thing that there was no fighting, but Hu Changyi was still worried and asked the three brigades to strengthen the dispatch of reconnaissance forces to investigate the periphery of his defense zone, and also asked the special forces to continue to monitor the 36th Division.

Perhaps Hu Changyi's little wings were not big enough, so in northwest Shanxi, Gangcun mobilized the little devils to form the 3rd Brigade and the 16th Brigade, organizing a total of more than 9,000 troops, plus thousands of puppet troops.

The army launched a raid on northwestern Shanxi on the 3rd. Originally, this should be carried out together with the raid on southeastern Shanxi, but now it can only be like this...

In addition, as time has passed, the little devil has finally confirmed that the Eighth Route Army is really disarmament, and has even completed the disarmament. Therefore, Gangcun felt that he was doing well again, so he picked up the weaker Northwestern Shanxi to fight.

Let’s try it. Why does he think Northwestern Shanxi is the weakest? Well, it seems that he hasn’t suffered a big loss in Northwestern Shanxi.

Regarding this raid, the Eighth Route Army's Northwestern Shanxi Military Region, which had just reduced its troops, still felt a bit threatened, so it still adopted the same tactics as in previous years: transferring agencies, luring the enemy deep, looking for fighter planes, and attacking outside lines.

However, there are always surprises, right? The 36th Regiment of the First Division was surrounded by the independent 3rd mixed brigade led by Japanese soldier Mouri Suehiro.

In the Baode area of ​​northwestern Shanxi, the soldiers of the 36th Regiment were guarding their positions, looking at the Japanese who were encircling them from three directions, with calmness in their eyes, and the Mosin Nagant in their hands was gently lifted.

Some squad leaders who came from the Long March still had time to touch the ammunition bags hanging on their chests, and found that the hard parts were still there, so they were relieved. A full 60 rounds of Mosin-Nagant bullets filled several ammunition bags.

Full.

That's right, Soviet-made equipment is already very popular here in northwest Shanxi. The main troops have all been replaced with Mosin Nagants, and the heavy machine guns have also been replaced with the Goryunov heavy machine guns with shields. The squad platoon

We also saw a large number of machine guns among them. And the most important thing is that the soldiers have a lot of ammunition. The infantry has 60 rounds of ammunition and more machine guns.

Minister Zhang did not tell Hu Changyi that because of penicillin, there was already an ammunition factory in northern Shaanxi. It used the bullet production line exchanged from Mao Xiong's family and could produce 40,000 rounds of 7.62mmR bullets a day.

"Go away, you coward! Look at the posture of the little devil, he is planning to charge first! Watch carefully, you little devil, the little devil only lasts a few times. When they are done playing, it's our turn!" Yang

The leader said.

"5500 meters! That means you can hit 11 miles!" Xiao Huzi said casually.

The key is that this model of rifle, with the full bayonet length of 1738mm, does not need to be replaced with an extended triangular bayonet, it is much longer than the Japanese 38-inch cap.

"Regiment commander...regiment commander...division commander asked us to break out at the right time. We must protect the division artillery company. If we throw a mortar, we will put you in confinement!" The communications soldier ran over and passed the order from the division headquarters.

"The little devils still think we are the Eighth Route Army before? We have obtained so many weapons and ammunition, even if part of our troops are disbanded, we are not afraid of them! How dare we raid more than 10,000 people? Who gave him the courage? Now, we

There are 1,800 people in the regiment, and there are more than 5,000 Japs. It looks like we are surrounded. However, I don’t think so! I think this is the Japs giving our regiment an opportunity to make meritorious deeds!”

"Hey, you kid!" Captain Yang gave Xiao Huzi a smile, and then said: "First repel the Japanese attack, let the Japanese artillery explode, and let Captain Niu find the Japanese artillery..."

What Hu Changyi knew was that the troops in northwestern Shanxi no longer needed to obtain weapons and ammunition from Jiuzhai Arsenal and lower-level arsenals, which relieved a lot of production pressure on Ke Arsenal.

"Breaking through? You have to look for opportunities to break out, right? Oops, I almost forgot that we still have an artillery company... Go ask Captain Niu, how far can his heavy force go?" Captain Yang asked.

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"What kind of plane is this? Why is it just one? What are the Japanese doing?" Captain Yang was wondering in his heart when he saw this plane flying high over the position, making it impossible for the air defense soldiers to fly.

gun.

"Captain, you'd better take cover first!" Xiao Huzi, the guard at the regiment headquarters, wanted to pull Commander Yang into hiding because he knew that the Japanese would shell him before attacking.

Similar to the old squad leader, most of these old firearms still maintain good performance due to their excellent production quality and the Mao Xiong family's rough and cost-saving production methods.

The weather today is very good. Although the temperature is minus five or six degrees Celsius, it is cloudless and the wind is not strong. It is a good weather for flying. In Commander Yang's telescope, a family of biplanes appeared in the west.

"Comrades, the Japs are right in front of us, and we are here to make meritorious deeds! They are all made of human flesh, and our equipment is better than that of the Japs. I still don't believe we can't kill them! Listen carefully, wait for the first wave of Japs' attack.

Put them all close to me and fire all the weapons! Especially the shotguns, let me blast them to death!" On the position of the 36th Regiment, Commander Yang stood on a high place and faced the soldiers.

They shouted loudly.

"Damn it, the little Japs don't have martial ethics, and they actually mobilized the planes?" Captain Yang shouted when he heard the sound of the planes: "Everyone, please pay attention, don't go out of the trenches, don't be afraid, hold on! It can defend against air attacks.

Give me all the firepower!" After giving instructions to the team, Commander Yang raised his telescope and looked into the sky.

Rumble... Just when Commander Yang was confident about giving him a hard blow, the roar of an airplane suddenly came from the sky.

Although most of the Mosin Nagant rifles obtained in northwestern Shanxi are some old models stored in warehouses in the Far East. For example, the old squad leader has an M1891 infantry rifle, which was discontinued in 2026.

, the old squad leader was produced in 2022 and retired in 27. It has been stored in a warehouse in the Far East, but it is definitely a good gun for the old squad leader.

Just this point has won the welcome of all soldiers! The reason? With such a rifle in hand, after all the bullets are fired, the bayonet will be shining!

"Captain, this plane is too high to hit!" Someone moved his neck and said to Commander Yang.

"Regiment commander...regiment commander...this is a telegram from the district chief. Stop now and don't fight. This is our friendly army!" The communications soldier ran over again and said as he ran.

"What? Friendly troops? Are those people with preserved fruits so kind? Comrades, all have their guns pointed at the Japanese..." Commander Yang carried out the order thoroughly.

At this time, the Japs Maori Taijun was also puzzled, and even the Japs encircling them stopped moving.
Chapter completed!