When Huang Yu returned to Tutu Temple's blocking position, the main force of the assault battalion arrived just in time.
After Huang Zhiyong announced Li Yunlong's order, he called several local army captains to Huang Yu and introduced them: "Counsel Huang, this is Captain Zhou of the county brigade..."
"He has two companies of more than 160 people, equipped with two light machine guns..."
"Captain Wang, Captain Li, Captain Tang... they are all captains of the district team. Their strength is about one platoon, and they are not equipped with heavy weapons..."
"From now on, the blocking position of the Earth Temple will be left to you..."
After saying that, he led the Sixth Company to Ping'an County, fearing that if he arrived too late, the county town would be captured by the main force of the regiment, and he would not even be able to drink soup.
"Comrades..." After watching Huang Zhiyong leave, Huang Yu stared at the subordinates in front of him and began to give orders: "The Japanese and puppet troops we want to stop exceed 3,000 people... The combat pressure is very high... I will say something ugly up front...
...If everyone decides to stay... No matter how brutal the subsequent blocking battle is, all troops must unconditionally obey my command, and no one can be afraid of fighting, otherwise military law will be enforced!"
"If you can't do this, you can leave now. I promise not to say another word... After all, you are a local army and are affiliated with the New Second Regiment, not under the control of an independent regiment!"
"Captain Huang...you underestimate our county brigade!" Captain Zhou of the county brigade was the first to stand up.
"Although we are local troops... we are all heroes who fight the Japanese... No matter how fierce the battle is, as long as we have not received an order to retreat, the county brigade will not take a step back even if we are exhausted..."
"Our district team is not a coward either..." Captain Wang shouted, unwilling to lag behind.
"Even if Commander Huang gives the order... the performance of our district team is guaranteed to be no worse than that of the main force!" Captain Li said after him.
"The worst that can happen is a big scar on the mouth of the bowl, but he will be a good man again in eighteen years!" Captain Tang finally said.
Seeing a few people speaking impassionedly, as if they were going to die, Huang Yu said angrily: "Why is there a big scar on the mouth of the bowl? What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Our mission is to block the Japanese and puppet reinforcements, not to die here!"
"As long as everyone obeys the command, I promise to lead everyone to defend the Earth Temple at the minimum cost!"
"Maybe we can also severely damage the Japanese and puppet reinforcements and let everyone exchange their guns for cannons..."
Captain Zhou's first reaction was disbelief.
The Japanese and puppet reinforcements consist of at least 3,000 people, are well-equipped, and have sufficient ammunition...
The total number of blocking troops was less than 1,300, less than half of the Japanese and puppet troops, and their firepower level was less than half of theirs...
Under this situation, it will be difficult for the troops to defend the land and temples, and it is absolutely impossible to turn defeat into victory and severely damage them...
Subconsciously retorted: "This is impossible?"
"It all depends on human effort!" Huang Yu said confidently.
"As long as we are fully prepared, nothing is impossible!"
"I remember Captain Huang just said that the two companies of the county brigade are only equipped with two light machine guns..."
"Fight the next blockade well, I promise to equip you with heavy machine guns and mortars!"
"The district team is short of troops, and the counterweighted machine gun is a little overqualified, but I will definitely equip you with a light machine gun and a grenade launcher..."
Several captains were so stimulated by Huang Yu that their eyes gleamed, and they wished they could kill the Japanese right now!
Captain Zhou of the county brigade was the first to speak: "Captain Huang... Regardless of whether the assault battalion can equip us with heavy machine guns and mortars, from now on, the more than one hundred people of the county brigade will be left to you!"
"Your order is my order, I promise to execute it unconditionally!"
Huang Yu stopped talking nonsense and immediately ordered: "You are more familiar with the surrounding terrain than me. You know where to sneak attack the Japanese and where to set up mine towns...I will give you a task now..."
"The county brigade and district squad will set off immediately to find the Japanese and puppet troops who are reinforcing Ping'an County, and use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to sneak attack them, slow down their marching speed, and consume some of their troops!"
"In order to facilitate everyone's actions... I have prepared 200 landmines, 500 grenades, and 10,000 rounds of ammunition for you..."
"I ask you to get rid of all these ammunition in the next guerrilla war!"
"The assault battalion stays here to transform its position..."
"If we want to hit the Japanese hard here, just a few trenches will definitely not be enough!"
"Complete the harassment mission and return to the Earth Temple. I will replenish a new batch of ammunition for everyone to ensure that the troops will not have insufficient ammunition in the next battle!"
"Remember everything... During a sneak attack, you can use weapons to solve the battle, and you will never fight with the Japanese and puppet troops with bayonets! Everything is mainly to preserve your own vitality, slow down the marching speed of the Japanese and puppet troops, and consume the Japanese!"
As he spoke, he ordered Zhong Chengjun behind him: "Old Zhong, bring over the good things I have prepared for everyone..."
Huang Yu opened a box and introduced: "The landmines inside are all bought from the Jinsui Army. They are made in the Taiyuan Arsenal. They are several times more powerful than the landmines we produce ourselves..."
"If you use it well, it won't be a problem to kill four or five Japanese with one mine!"
"The grenades are also standard grenades made by Taiyuan Arsenal... they are very powerful and have a large number of fragments..."
"I hope you will make good use of this batch of equipment and kill more enemies on the march of the Japanese and puppet troops..."
Several captains couldn't bear to move away when they saw the piles of ammunition.
If Huang Yu hadn't been standing right in front of them, he would have pounced on them immediately.
Captain Zhou of the county brigade was no exception. He couldn't help but pick up a mine and looked at it over and over twice before putting it down. He said with enthusiasm: "They are all treasures..."
"With them, the results of our sneak attack on the Japanese and puppet troops can at least double!"
After saying that, he saluted Huang Yu with a military salute and solemnly promised: "Please rest assured, Commander Huang, we will definitely not let down such a good weapon!"
"I don't know about other troops...the county brigade can kill at least 500 Japanese and puppet troops on the road..."
"Our district team killed at least a hundred Japanese and puppet troops!" Captain Tang replied not to be outdone...
After seeing off the local troops, Huang Yu immediately called his company and platoon commanders together: "Comrades..."
"After accurate calculations, it will take six hours at the fastest for the Japanese and puppet reinforcements passing through the Tutu Temple to reach here!"
"If the local troops operate smoothly, they can buy us two or three more hours!"
"We must perfect the blocking position and prepare for battle within eight hours!"
"I saw the blocking positions originally built by the New Second Regiment, and they are far from meeting the standards of an assault battalion!"
"Everyone must seize all the time to repair the fortifications and build ten machine gun bunkers on the position..."
"Each infantry platoon must build three simple shell holes!"
"The Japs are in a hurry and will certainly not carry too many heavy weapons. As long as the artillery holes can withstand mortar attacks, the casualties caused by the Japs' artillery to us will be minimized... I understand!"
"The troops started taking action in platoon units... The repaired work was inspected by the company commander in advance. After passing it, I had to go and inspect it myself..."
At the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the communications staff suddenly ran to the boss: "Chief... Starting more than two hours ago, the communication frequency of the Japanese and puppet troops in northern Shanxi suddenly accelerated, at least three times higher than before..."
"This kind of thing happened before the Japanese launched a large-scale raid against us..."
"But I haven't heard that the Japanese have made any big moves recently... There must be a conspiracy we don't know about!"
"You're not mistaken!" the boss asked with a look of disbelief.
The communications staff officer responded confidently: "Please rest assured, chief... No matter how confused I am, I will never make a mistake on this kind of issue!"
The boss's face slowly darkened. Based on the intelligence he had received recently, he racked his brains and couldn't think of the big action the Japanese might carry out. He could only shake his head and said: "Continue to monitor... find a way to translate one or two telegrams, and we can
You know what the little devil is up to!"
As soon as the communications staff officer left, the intelligence staff officer rushed in with an anxious look on his face. It was obvious that something big had happened.
Without waiting for the boss to speak, he hurriedly asked: "Chief..."
"I have just received urgent information... The main force of the Japanese and puppet troops in five counties in northwestern Shanxi suddenly dispatched... These troops add up to more than 10,000 people. It is not yet clear what their real purpose is..."
The news that the communications staff had just brought quickly flashed into the boss's mind, and he analyzed with a frown: "The puppet troops suddenly dispatched after more than 10,000 days... The communications department happened to monitor the communication frequency of the Japanese puppet troops in northern Shanxi and suddenly accelerated..."
"There must be a connection between the two..."
"Let our intelligence personnel continue to monitor the attacking Japanese and puppet troops, and we must understand their true purpose..."
"Contact our surrounding troops immediately and get them ready to fight!"
The intelligence staff officer returned to the boss less than half an hour later: "Chief, the Japanese and puppet troops in four more counties in northwestern Shanxi have been dispatched, with a total strength of nearly 10,000 people!"
"Including the more than 10,000 people dispatched before, a total of 20,000 people can be launched to launch a medium-sized sweep!"
"Have you not found out the destination of their trip?" The boss frowned deeper and continued to ask.
The intelligence staff member shook his head. Just as he was about to explain something, the communications staff member hurried towards the boss: "Chief..."
"We haven't translated the Japanese telegrams yet, but we have monitored a word that appears very frequently... After translation, it has been determined... that the word the Japanese have been mentioning in the Japanese telegrams is Ping'an County."
The intelligence staff suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to the map to observe. Half a minute later, he suddenly said: "Chief...the Japanese and puppet troops dispatched seem to be related to Ping'an County..."
As he spoke, he marked several counties that had sent reinforcements and answered firmly: "All the counties that have sent troops are surrounding Ping'an... The troops that have been dispatched are also heading towards Ping'an..."
"I suspect that the destination of these Japanese and puppet troops is Ping An County, but it is not clear why they went to Ping An County!"
