Kong Jie smiled and said: "That's exactly what I mean."
Lei Dasheng asked: "Commander, how many troops should we send to pass through?"
Kong Jie thought for a while and said: "The remaining Japs want to contain the troops in our base area, but we still have to beware that the Japs will take the opportunity to launch an attack.
You can't send too many troops out. Of course, too few troops won't be of much use.
Just send a reinforced company! Remove some from the guard company and cavalry company to temporarily form a reinforced company with fast mobility.
I will lead the team myself."
Kong Jie wanted to lead the team in person, which shocked the fourth battalion commander. Lei Dasheng quickly said: "Captain, you should stay at the headquarters. The regiment still needs you to take command. The Japanese are doing a big sweep, and there are people everywhere."
It's not safe. If something happens to you, how can I explain to Lao Shen and the others?"
Kong Jie smiled and scolded: "You don't need to explain, you know that the Japanese are launching a large-scale sweep right now. No one can stay out of it. My two old comrades-in-arms, Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, have already led their troops to defeat them."
The rear area has gone, and you want me to stay at the base?"
"The tradition of our Eighth Route Army means that commanders must lead by example during combat."
"In the past year, our independent regiment has developed too fast. But what about other regiments? Many regiments have backward equipment and scarce ammunition. The machine gunners in the regiments are all composed of company commanders.
The battalion commander or even the regiment commander personally takes charge."
"It is precisely because our commanders personally operate these important firepower points that the combat effectiveness of the troops can be better exerted."
"Right now, the Japanese troops attacking our independent regiment have once again withdrawn their troops to come back for reinforcements. With you and Lao Du here, there will be absolutely no problem with the defense of the base area. It is of no use if I continue to stay at the regiment headquarters. It is better to go out and fight a few happy battles." When Kong Jie said this, Lei Dasheng had nothing to say. He knew the temper of his regiment leader.
"Reporter Shen sent someone to look after the spot. When asked about it, he said that there was another military operation and it was inconvenient to disclose it."
"In this way, we arrange her to go to the rear first and stay with the people. She likes interviews! It's just a good time to interview the people, so that she can know why our Eighth Route Army is called the people's soldiers."
"Yes!" Lei Dasheng responded.
Before leaving, Lei Dasheng repeatedly told Monk Wei: "Monk, you must bring me a hair of the head of the regiment, otherwise I will question you."
The monk banged his chest and said, "Fourth Battalion Commander, don't worry!"
In fact, the monk, who also had itchy hands, had already flown to the battlefield.
The reinforced company that set off secretly was quickly integrated, consisting of a hundred soldiers from the guard company, plus a hundred soldiers from the cavalry company, plus Kong Jie and his party, a total of more than 200 people and more than 120 horses. In terms of commanders, there are regiment commander Kong Jie, guard company commander and regimental commander Wei Heshang, cavalry company commander Sun Desheng, and cavalry company instructor Chen Dalian.
After a group of troops walked on the secret passage from the Independent Regiment to the New Second Regiment, Kong Jie said to Sun Desheng:
"Old Sun, I heard that you scolded your mother in the team again?"
Sun Desheng scratched his head in embarrassment.
The instructor Chen Dalian on the side smiled and said, "Captain, you don't know about Lao Sun yet. The Japanese are launching a large-scale sweep right now. All other troops in our regiment are participating in the war. The cavalry company is only responsible for transportation back and forth during the journey. Lao Sun is worried about this."
Ah, he is unhappy!"
Kong Jie snorted, "I think it's not just Old Sun, but you, Old Chen, are also complaining in your heart!"
Chen Dalian did not deny it, "Commander, you said that our cavalry company cannot just watch such a big thing as counter-mopping up."
Kong Jie said: "As for you, I have already told you that the cavalry is the treasure of our independent regiment. Raising one of your cavalry costs me the same as raising four or five infantry. Tell me, can I use your cavalry as a weapon?"
Infantryman?"
"I have always told you that this good steel must be used on the blade. There will always be a chance for your cavalry company to fight. Why can't you be patient?"
Chen Dalian has never been thin-skinned in front of Kong Jie, "The regiment leader criticized us for being impatient without a fight. We need to change it...Regiment commander, now this is good steel and it needs to be used on the blade."
Right?"
"It's just how fast you think." Kong Jie scolded with a smile: "Now it is indeed time to use it on the edge. It is already the third day since the Japanese raids started.
Except for the three regiments of our Iron Triangle, our defense was solid and we even broke through the Japanese army's encirclement, allowing the Japanese to hardly advance in the encirclement of our area.
In other aspects, the encirclement surrounding our Taihang region has been shrinking.
After the sweep, a large combat area was vacated.
This gives our cavalry space and opportunity to fight.
The defense area of our Iron Triangle is in a mountainous area, but further to the west and east, the 771st Regiment, the 772nd Regiment, and the newly formed 5th and 7th Regiments. In addition to mountainous areas, the defense areas where these troops are located can also
There are quite a few flat areas.
It is unrealistic for cavalry to fight directly, and I don’t want cavalry to fight on flat terrain.
Right now we are just using our horses to improve the rapid mobility of our reinforced company so that we can quickly support our brother troops who are being surrounded by the Japanese army."
Chen Dalian nodded and said with a smile: "Captain, although our reinforced company has a small number of people, in addition to its mobility, the firepower of various light weapons is absolutely powerful."
"On average, three war horses will carry one light machine gun and one 50-meter cannon. You even ordered to abandon some rifles, but you still have to carry enough light automatic firepower and small-caliber artillery."
"Behind the encirclement surrounded by the Japanese army, as soon as our troops appeared, the sudden burst of firepower would definitely scare the Japanese."
"However, although we are mobile and have quite powerful explosive light firepower, once we encounter a large-scale Japanese army, we may not gain much benefit."
Kong Jie asked: "Old Chen, how do you think we should fight this time?"
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Chen Dalian thought for a while and replied: "Commander, I think one is a quick raid, which can specifically select small-scale units of Japanese and puppet troops who are alone and carry out a quick annihilation campaign.
With the high mobility of our cavalry and the explosive firepower at hand, as long as we move quickly enough to annihilate the Japanese's small-scale mopping up troops, the rest of the Japanese will not be able to react at all.
As for sneak attacks on large-scale Japanese troops, I don’t recommend this.
It's completely thankless, and at most it will cause some casualties to the Japanese troops, but once the Japanese artillery hits, we cannot avoid sacrifice.
Therefore, if it is a sneak attack on a large-scale Japanese army, it can only mean that this Japanese army is fighting with our other Eighth Route Army troops, and we are taking the opportunity to make a surprise attack to support our brother troops."
Kong Jie looked at Sun Desheng aside, who scratched his head: "Commander, when it comes to cavalry tactics, Lao Chen knows much better than me."
Chen Dalian said: "In actual cavalry command and combat, Lao Sun can do more than I can."
Kong Jie said with a smile: "You two are more humble. It seems that I can rest assured that the cavalry company is handed over to you two. One focuses on actual combat and the other on theory. When you two combine, it will be actual combat plus theory."
, almost victorious in every battle."
Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and Kong Jie said: "Now we are taking the horses through the secret transportation channel. We have to go around some hillsides, otherwise the horses will not go. This back and forth will probably delay us for a while. We have to hurry up.
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"Yes!"
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Go back two days in time.
Outskirts of Taihang area.
Xiaosongpo.
The 386th Brigade originally entered the national army's regular battle order and was reorganized from the 772nd Regiment, one of the two main regiments of the old Red Army.
A large-scale ambush was fought here. Among them, the 772nd Regiment participated in the ambush, which was the main combat force of more than 1,500 people.
The one who was ambushed was a Japanese mopping up brigade, with a strength of about 800 people.
After a fierce battle, the two sides were worthy of being one of the veteran main groups of the 386th Brigade. The Japanese brigade was defeated. After leaving the corpses of more than 300 soldiers and having no time to restrain themselves, they retreated in a hurry.
"Report to the regimental commander that two infantry guns have been captured in one company!"
As soon as they started cleaning the battlefield, the communications troops reported the good news to Commander Cheng.
At that time, Captain Cheng's eyes were almost smiling, and he kept cursing: "Finally we have an infantry cannon. Isn't that old boy Li Yunlong just relying on his new second regiment to have two infantry cannons? Every day.
I was stunned in front of me. I wonder if he has anything else to say this time. We captured these two cannons based on our true ability."
As a result, Captain Cheng was not happy for a long time. The scout responsible for the proliferation alert returned in a panic and reported:
"Captain, something bad happened. The Japanese have come back again. The number of people has doubled than before!"
Captain Cheng's heart skipped a beat, "No, the Japanese reinforcements have arrived!"
"Quick, everyone retreat immediately."
Looking at the battlefield that had not yet been cleaned up, the commander of the first battalion looked sad and said, "Commander, we haven't had time to seize so much good equipment!"
Commander Cheng scolded: "We don't have to worry about so much. First take away the rifles and other things that can be easily captured, and retreat quickly. The enemy's shells will hit you soon."
After the arrangements were made, Commander Cheng, who was still thinking about his two infantry cannons, said: "Don't forget my cannons. Get manpower immediately to pull out the two infantry cannons first."
"Yes!"
Boom——
The scouts sent by the Japs noticed that the soldiers on Captain Cheng's side were still cleaning the battlefield. After passing the news back, the originally defeated Japanese brigade came back with a brigade of reinforcements, separated by five or six hundred meters.
The bombardment of the previous combat area between the two sides began.
The Japanese would rather blow up their weapons than leave them to the Eighth Route Army.
Looking at the battlefield submerged in the sea of fire, and the Japanese corpses remaining on the battlefield were blown to pieces by artillery bombs, Commander Cheng and his party were filled with lingering fear.
"Captain, fortunately your order was timely and we evacuated in advance, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
Commander Cheng was a little helpless. He had finally defeated the Japs, but before he had captured many good things, the Japs' reinforcements arrived.
"Withdraw! If we continue to block here, the Japanese reinforcements will only increase in number, and we may even be surrounded!"
The commander of a company responsible for transporting two infantry guns ran over with a bitter look on his face and reported: "Captain, the wheels of these two infantry guns were damaged by the blast and they cannot be pushed forward. We came here for an ambush this time, and we didn't bring mules."
Horses, relying only on human power to pull the carriage, move too slowly."
"If we continue like this, we will definitely be caught up by the Japanese."
The fact is indeed true. Although the Type 92 infantry cannon is not an excellent weapon in war, in the eyes of the resource-poor Japanese army, it is still a treasure. At least it is assigned to the brigade level and is called a brigade gun. p>
Now that two infantry artillery pieces have been lost, the Japanese captain who retreated earlier is very anxious!
This is not a small crime for losing an infantry gun on the battlefield.
Now that they were fighting again, the Japanese captain was determined to recapture the two infantry cannons.
"It exploded. The Japs are about to catch up. We can't stay here because of two cannons. We can't get them, and we can't leave them to the Japs."
Captain Cheng gritted his teeth and said.
The battalion commander on the side rolled his eyes and suggested: "Captain, it would be a pity if it exploded. How about we find a place to dig a hole and bury these two cannons first! After the Japanese have withdrawn, we
Just come back and dig out the cannon."
Captain Cheng was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, this was a good idea, and nodded immediately.
In this way, the guards of the 772nd Regiment exchanged fire with the Japanese army for a while, buying the team a moment of time.
The soldiers dug a pit in a relatively secret place around the battlefield, buried two infantry guns in it, and naturally treated the surface of the pit.
Commander Cheng then led his team to retreat while looking at the infantry cannon with a reluctant look.
The Japanese troops who were pursuing them didn't think much and were wondering how this Eighth Route Army unit could run so fast with the captured infantry artillery.
In the end, I chased all the way but failed to catch up.
The Eighth Route Army’s feet are not just for boasting.
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The newly formed Fifth Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, stationed east of Taihang near Xiaoshan Village, was established at the same time as Li Yunlong's new Second Regiment.
The entire regiment has only a few thousand troops.
Compared with the New First Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the Independent Regiment, the firepower configuration within the regiment is far behind, but compared with other combat units of the Eighth Route Army, it is indeed routine.
The whole regiment has only one heavy machine gun, and in battle, the battalion commander of the regiment, or even the commander of the fifth regiment, serves as the machine gunner.
Each company only has three light machine guns, and each light machine gun is equipped with less than 300 rounds of ammunition.
After all, it is a regular combat unit, and the entire regiment has less than ten bullets per soldier.
When the Japanese raided the small mountain village this time, it was also a brigade of troops. It was not a full brigade, with a team of less than 800 people. As a result, it directly overran the base area of the newly formed fifth regiment.
The fifth regiment arranged cadres in advance to move the masses to the rear. The remaining troops relied on the mountainous areas to fight guerrilla warfare against the Japanese, but the casualties were still high, and they continued to retreat amid the Japanese raids.
In the battle just a few hours ago, Feng Zheng, the commander of the newly formed fifth regiment of the Eighth Route Army, was shot while holding the only heavy machine gun in the regiment. Fortunately, he was hit in the shoulder and was only slightly injured.