At the Shuiyaozi Arsenal of the Eighth Route Army, Li Yunlong, the leader of the new second regiment, was following Zhang Wanhe, the logistics director, trying to get a few more boxes of grenades back.
Li Yunlong sincerely despised the production of hand grenades based on local soil.
The quality is too poor, and the power of the gunpowder is too small. In many cases, it can only explode in half, making a loud noise, but cannot kill anyone.
But the foundation of the New Second Regiment was too weak and the formation time was too short. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to capture sufficient weapons and ammunition for the soldiers.
Finally, he thought of Shuiyaozi Arsenal and fellow countryman Zhang Wanhe.
A single homemade grenade has little power and cannot kill anyone. It is better to tie several grenades together and use them than to go to the battlefield with empty hands.
"Old Zhang, after all, we are all fellow villagers who came out of the Dabie Mountains together. It's not fun for you to just give these grenades!" Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Wanhe and said with dissatisfaction.
"People who don't know better think that you are from a rich Shanxi family, and your stinginess is all blamed on your own people!"
"I, Li Yunlong, put this here today: If I don't get enough grenades, I won't go back today!"
"Li Yunlong, aren't you acting helpless?" Zhang Wanhe replied with a look of helplessness.
"The arsenal produces only so many grenades every day. I've given them to you. What will the other troops do?"
"It's impossible for your new group to drink and eat meat, and the other groups should drink from the northwest wind!"
"If your brigade commander hadn't greeted me in advance and knew that it was not easy for you, the New Second Regiment would have received ten boxes less grenades today!"
"Don't be dissatisfied, kid!"
"Hurry up and take your grenade back to the New Second Regiment. Maybe the troops will have a big battle at any time."
"No...you gave me too few grenades. If you give me another twenty boxes, I will leave..." Li Yunlong shook his head like a rattle and continued to follow Zhang Wanhe."
Zhang Wanhe was so entangled that he had no choice but to nod: "Ten boxes. Considering that the new second regiment has just been formed, I will give you ten more boxes of grenades at most, but you must exchange them for something!"
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "I am a poor man and don't even have a wife... If I have a wife, I will trade him with you for fifty boxes of grenades."
"Go away!" Zhang Wanhe said sarcastically without mercy: "You are the only one who still wants to get a wife, so go ahead and dream!"
"Besides, where do you get the golden branches and jade leaves that are worth fifty boxes of grenades? You dare to think..."
"I don't have high demands. Just buy me a Japanese command knife next time we fight!"
"It's easy!" Li Yunlong smiled even more happily.
"I can't get a general sword, but it's easy to get an ordinary general sword... I promise you!"
"How about you give me ten more boxes of grenades, and next time I fight the Japanese, I'll grab a Japanese girl for you!"
"Fuck you, get as far away from me as you can!"
Major Yamazaki squatted on a high ground next to the team to observe the terrain, but the mountains here were high and densely forested, and the surrounding area was surrounded by rolling mountains. Not even a ghost could be seen, so it was impossible to determine the specific location of the troops.
After watching for a while, he gave up and decided to wait until the reconnaissance team came back before making any plans.
"Sir, we found a trail in the dense forest ahead, leading directly to a canyon. There are traces of the team's passing on the trail... There must be Eighth Route Army troops nearby." The leader of the reconnaissance team hurried over to report.
Major Yamazaki was overjoyed.
His mission was to raid the Eighth Route Army base area, kill several Eighth Route Army units and then retreat quickly without giving the Eighth Route Army a chance to take revenge.
Along the way here, the Yamazaki Brigade encountered many guerrillas and local troops, and killed many people, but they did not encounter a main force of the Eighth Route Army. Unexpectedly, there is no limit to the road, and even if you take the wrong road unintentionally, you will encounter it.
Go to the Eighth Route Army.
Although it is unclear whether this team is the main force or a guerrilla force, Major Yamazaki will not miss it as long as there is an opportunity.
He stood up from the ground and began to give orders: "The troops will set off immediately and continue to advance along the trail that the Eighth Route Army took!"
"I have a hunch that if the troops continue to move forward, they will definitely encounter unexpected surprises today!"
"Sir, would you like the reconnaissance team to confirm that the trail is safe before we move forward?" the adjutant reminded after hesitation.
"No need!" Major Yamazaki shook his head confidently.
"What should I do if I encounter the main force of the Eighth Route Army?" Seeing that his opinion was not accepted by the captain, the adjutant suddenly became anxious and continued to remind him.
"Isn't that just right?" Major Yamazaki remained as confident as ever.
Seeing that the adjutant wanted to persuade him to continue, he asked directly: "Do you think the Eighth Route Army has the strength to eat us in one bite?"
"No!" Although the adjutant was worried about the troops encountering the main force of the Eighth Route Army, he was very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Yamazaki Brigade.
He answered confidently: "Except for the baggage train and the infantry artillery squad that affect the marching speed, the Yamazaki Brigade is all here, including artillery and artillery, as well as heavy machine guns and heavy machine guns. Even if we are besieged by two or three main regiments of the Eighth Route Army, we can still
Retreat to the high ground and hold on for more than two days!"
"If the troops can receive air support during the battle and continuously supply us with air-dropped ammunition, there will be no problem in persisting for five days!"
"That's fine!" Major Yamazaki replied with a smile.
By the way, he revealed his huge appetite to the adjutant and asked him to prepare mentally in advance: "If the Eighth Route Army really intends to gather a large number of troops to eat us, the Yamazaki Brigade does not mind being a bait and dragging them all here, waiting for the main force of the Imperial Army to be outside.
After forming an encirclement, it will bloom in the center and wipe out all the nearby Eighth Route Army in one battle!"
The adjutant was shocked by Major Yamazaki's bold plan, and then became excited.
The captain's plan to risk death and survive seems to be full of risks, but as long as the Yamazaki Battalion withstands the siege of the Eighth Route Army, those risks will turn into opportunities and bring huge benefits to the Yamazaki Battalion.
The adjutant is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Yamazaki Brigade.
Unlike the local garrison, the Yamazaki Battalion has been fighting on the front line. It is a real field force with very strong combat effectiveness.
More importantly: Yamazaki Brigade can directly contact the Taiyuan Military Headquarters, and air support is almost on call...
These are the vice-captain’s confidence.
After passing through the dense forest path, a canyon appeared in front of Major Yamazaki.
The soldier's intuition told him that there must be a surprise hidden behind the valley. The further he walked, the happier he became, and his speed increased unknowingly.
"Sir, there is an Eighth Route Army security position ahead... about one company in strength!" The leader of the reconnaissance team hurried over to report, with excitement in his eyes, as if he had discovered a pile of gold ingots.
"Main force or local force?" Major Yamazaki asked anxiously. This was also the answer he most wanted to know.
"Looking at the military uniforms and equipment, they should be the main force... and they are also equipped with two light machine guns, which are placed on the high ground on the left and right sides of the valley!" the squad leader reported quickly.
Then he geared up and said to Major Yamazaki: "If you want to trust the reconnaissance team, I am confident that I can break through their defense line with one attack and quickly pass through the valley. Please approve it, sir."
Major Yamazaki did not refuse his subordinates' invitation to fight: "Yes, but the speed must be fast!"
"There must be a surprise waiting for us on the other side of the valley. The troops will pass through the valley quickly so that the surprise will not escape!"
"The mortar squadron provides artillery cover...concentrate all artillery to blast the Eighth Route Army's security positions without giving them any chance to resist!"
"After five rounds of artillery fire, the infantry assaults, the faster the better!"
"Hayi!"
"Rumble..."
The gunners of the Yamazaki Battalion are all elites who have fought in many battles. In just five minutes, they fired the First Army artillery shells at the Eighth Route Army security positions. The violent explosions instantly resounded throughout the valley...
A picture suddenly appeared that shocked the Japanese.
The Eighth Route Army company commander who was defending the security position unexpectedly led a group of people to escape without a fight.
As soon as the company commander ran away, the troops remaining on the position quickly became a mess. Although they fought bravely and refused to retreat in the face of Japanese artillery fire, their persistence did not have much effect.
In just three minutes, they were all wiped out by the Japanese attacking troops.
"The troops attack and advance, quickly pass through the valley!" Major Yamazaki ordered excitedly.
"No matter what Eighth Route Army we encounter in front of us, we will attack when we encounter it..."
"Da da da... bang bang bang..."
As soon as the Yamazaki Brigade walked out of the valley, intensive firefights sounded in front.
Major Yamazaki was overjoyed because he heard the sound of heavy machine gun fire amid the firefight.
Only troops above the main battalion of the Eighth Route Army are eligible to be equipped with heavy machine guns, which means that there is at least one battalion of the Eighth Route Army blocking the road ahead.
Just as he was about to go to the front to check the situation, the leader of the reconnaissance team ran towards him again, with an expression on his face even more excited than before, and started to report while breathing heavily!
"Sir, there is the Eighth Route Army blocking the road ahead. It has at least one battalion and is equipped with two heavy machine guns..."
"Behind the Eighth Route Army's blocking position seems to be their field hospital. A large number of wounded people are coming in and out, and they are being transferred!"
"Yoshi... God bless Amaterasu, we caught a big fish at noon!" Major Yamazaki almost jumped up from the ground with excitement, looking forward to the order.
"The troops attack with all their strength and must break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking positions in the shortest possible time..."
"I want to destroy the Eighth Route Army field hospital..."
Major Yamazaki was very lucky, but he underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army.
Only a small portion of the Eighth Route Army troops fled in the valley, and most of the Eighth Route Army troops were not afraid of death.
As long as they do not receive an order to retreat, even if they are killed, they will be nailed to their position and never take a step back.
"Boom, boom, boom...dong, dong, dong..."
Heavy machine guns and mortars, which Major Yamazaki had high hopes for, soon joined the battle.
The dense artillery shells hit the Eighth Route Army's blocking position as if they were free, and thick smoke soon enveloped the area...
After the mortars were blasted, the heavy machine guns fired, and the infantry assaulted...
The blocking position was littered with shell craters and was littered with corpses, with not a single living Eighth Route Army soldier in sight.
Major Yamazaki was very satisfied with the artillery masterpiece and watched the infantry attack with a smile.
Just when they were about to cross the blocking position, more than two hundred Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared from the blocking position that had been scorched by artillery fire.
Quickly fire three rounds of bullets at the attacking troops and throw a hail of grenades...
Before the smoke from the grenade explosion had dissipated, everyone rushed out of the position like hungry wolves and fought with the attacking troops they sent out...
