Captain Lu invited the monk and Duan Peng to have a meal, which was considered as a blessing for the two of them. The food was relatively simple and simple. Revolutionary comrades did not pay attention to these superficial things.
Everyone was chatting, and after a few words, Captain Lu was sighing that the monk and Duan Peng looked young, but they had a solid grasp of tactics and theory.
The communications soldier suddenly rushed to the house with a hurried look on his face to report:
"Reporting to the leader, intelligence came from the front. Xiaoli Village in our outer guerrilla zone was raided by the Japanese and puppet troops. Dozens of villagers were besieged in the village."
"The militia team of Xiaoli Village engaged in a battle with the Japanese and puppet troops. They temporarily blocked the Japanese and puppet troops from outside the village, but they certainly couldn't hold them back for long. Some militia comrades who risked their lives rushed out and rushed to the outskirts of our station to ask for help not long ago." Hearing this, Captain Lu's expression changed and he asked: "What happened? How did the Japanese suddenly reach Xiaoli Village? Also, why didn't the villagers move out of the tunnel immediately according to our usual evacuation drills?"<
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The communications soldier also looked anxious: "Captain, we don't know the specific situation now. It seems that there are traitors with Japanese in the village who got in, and the tunnel entrance was blocked by the traitors in advance."
Not wanting to ask any more questions, Captain Lu greeted the monk and Duan Peng: "Monk Duan Peng, our reception banquet will continue later."
"Signal Corps!"
"Arrived!"
"Right now, our team is not close to Xiaoli Village. The most mobile one in our regiment is the cavalry company. I immediately sent an order to the cavalry company to rush to Xiaoli Village for reinforcements and be sure to rescue the villagers."
"Yes!" The communications soldier turned around to convey the order.
The monk and Duan Peng looked at each other. The situation is urgent now. There is a war ahead. How can the two of them sit still?
Seeing Captain Lu's order being issued, the monk said: "Captain Lu, we are idle and idle. The war ahead is urgent, so we should go over and help."
"But Xiaoli Village is not far away. It takes a long time to run over from us. The day lilies are already cold." Captain Lu said.
The monk and Duan Peng laughed together. The monk explained: "This time we are here, Captain Lu, you have also seen that there are five military motorcycles and twelve bicycles in our transport team. There are these guys
It won’t be a problem to get to Lijiacun quickly.”
Captain Li thought for a while, it would be a good thing to have more people to help, so he nodded and asked:
"Okay, just... Monk, Duan Peng, you two should be careful when fighting. You are Lao Kong's tiger generals. If something happens, I can't deal with Lao Kong."
"Yes!"
The monk and Duan Peng responded in unison, turned around and made preparations.
Because they were not familiar with the situation in central Hebei, Monk and Duan Peng set off with their motorcycle and bicycle teams.
Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong followed him, serving as a guide and participating in the battle together.
There are only five motorcycles in total, plus twelve bicycles.
At present, in order to ensure fast mobility and be able to ride on motorcycles and bicycles, there are not many soldiers rushing to Lijiacun. Each motorcycle squeezes four people into it.
There were two people on each bicycle, a total of forty-four people, and they set off quickly.
When setting off, the monk personally drove a military three-wheeled motorcycle.
This was still captured, and the Japanese motorcycle was modified. The monk sat in the driver's seat, and three more people sat in the passenger seat.
Seeing Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong looking at the military motorcycle with a surprised look on his face, and even touching it with admiration, the monk said happily: "Why, Second Battalion Commander has never seen this thing before?"
Sun Chuanzhong sighed with emotion and replied: "I have seen it before. I saw Japanese soldiers driving such motorcycles from a distance, but I have never ridden one before."
"Then get in the car!" The monk smiled.
Sun Chuanzhong said "Hey" and jumped into the passenger seat.
There was even a support point on the co-pilot. Sun Chuanzhong asked: "Is this for a light machine gun?"
The monk smiled and said: "It's not just light machine guns. If you look closely at the grooves on it, the military motorcycles modified by our repair shop can even mount some small-caliber mortars and heavy machine guns on the co-pilot."
Sun Chuanzhong was once again amazed.
The entire team of motorcycles and bicycles set off quickly.
As the vehicle was walking on the road, feeling the cool breeze whizzing by both sides of the ears during the hot summer, the monk laughed and said:
"Second Battalion Commander, your place in Jizhong is a good place. Looking at it, you can see plains everywhere. This kind of terrain is very suitable for vehicles like us to travel."
As he said that, the monk was still looking at the side of the motorcycle he was driving with a smile on his face. Duan Peng was pedaling a bicycle, sweating profusely from exhaustion, and could barely keep up with the speed of the motorcycle. He said happily:
:
"Look, this guy Duan Peng can even catch up with my motorcycle on his bicycle!"
Sun Chuanzhong looked sympathetically at Duan Peng, who was pedaling hard.
Duan Peng: "..."
If I hadn't been breathing heavily, I would have scolded you monk. This is too bullying.
Then, the monk changed the topic and asked: "The 28th Regiment Cavalry Company? Second Battalion Commander, when did your 28th Regiment also form a cavalry company?"
When Captain Lu ordered the cavalry company to quickly support Lijiacun, the monk was quite surprised.
"Cavalry Company!"
Sun Chuanzhong smiled and said: "Actually, it was influenced by Commander Kong. Our commander heard that Commander Kong successfully formed a semi-mechanized heavy equipment battalion in the first detachment."
"The predecessor of this semi-mechanized heavy armored battalion was a cavalry company."
"Our regiment leader said that Lao Kong even has a semi-mechanized heavy equipment battalion, but our 28th regiment doesn't even have a cavalry company. Is this the same thing?"
"Later on, our two regiments were doing business! We had some extra money financially, so we tried to buy some horses from the surrounding area, plus some war horses captured from the Japanese and puppet troops. We made do with each other and got eighty
They came out and formed the cavalry company of our 28th regiment."
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Eighty war horses form a cavalry company?
The monk had to admire him and gave him a thumbs up and complimented him twice.
Then, the group stopped talking nonsense, cheered up and hurried on with all their strength, setting off in the direction of Xiaoli Village.
Considering the gentle plain terrain in central Hebei, the speed at which the wheels roll is quite astonishing.
Even on bicycles, the speed at which the soldiers pedaled desperately was not slow at all, and they could even reach a speed of nearly thirty kilometers per hour.
This resulted in the monk and his party arriving at Xiaoli Village on their motorcycles and bicycles. When they looked around, they still didn’t see the cavalry company sent by Commander Lu.
No need to think about the reason.
The cavalry company is not as fast as motorcycles and bicycles!
After arriving at the place, the monk gave an order, and more than 40 soldiers quickly jumped off their bicycles and motorcycles to prepare for battle.
In the eyes of Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong, the Independent Regiment soldiers who were chatting along the way with calm expressions on their faces suddenly became solemn, cautious and full of expressions when they were about to enter the battle.
Be confident.
I saw Duan Peng gesticulating and saying a few words in the team, and the team of more than 40 people was quickly divided into four combat groups.
Then, under the leadership of Monk Shang and Duan Peng, they each led two groups, one on the left and one on the right, alternately covering the area, and headed towards Xiaoli Village.
The sound of gunfire in the village has become faint, and even no gunshots can be heard for a long time.
Sun Chuanzhong's heart skipped a beat, and he said with an ugly expression:
"The situation is not good. Listening to this noise, the fighting in the village seems to be over."
"Comrades, speed up your pace!" the monk with an equally solemn face ordered.
The group of people quickly found the direction of the back village of Xiaoli Village.
Duan Peng, who was leading the march, suddenly raised his right hand, and the team behind him quickly hid on both sides of the house.
The sound of footsteps not far away came from far to near.
The monk and Duan Peng were hiding in the dark. If you look closely, you will see that they are two young men wearing patched coarse cloth with anxious expressions on their faces. They seem to be common people.
One of them was holding a rifle in his hand, but it looked like it had a worn-out old sleeve.
Unsure of each other's identities, Monk Shang and Duan Peng acted very cautiously and decided to take down these two people first.
Sun Chuanzhong took one look, but immediately recognized the two of them, and said in a low voice: "Monk, one of my own, this is the militia of Xiaoli Village, the leader is called Yang Bing, I know him."
With that said, Sun Chuanzhong took the initiative to show up and shouted: "Yang Bing, why did you withdraw? How is the situation in the village?"
Yang and Bing were startled by Sun Chuanzhong who suddenly jumped out. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Sun Chuanzhong's appearance clearly.
An anxious Yang Bing replied: "Captain Sun, the Japs, there are too many puppet troops and our militia team can't stop them. The captain risked his life to stay behind and let the two of us run out in advance to report the news.
At present, the Japanese and puppet troops have gathered all the villagers on the rice field in Qiancun.
Battalion Commander Sun, let’s quickly find a way to save the captain and the people!”
"Damn it, it's still too late!"
Sun Chuanzhong cursed and said with relief: "Don't worry, our reinforcements have arrived and they will definitely find a way to rescue the villagers."
Monk and Duan Peng, who had been hiding on both sides of the house and were vigilant, even when Sun Chuanzhong and Yang Bing came into contact, they still pointed their guns at Yang Bing and were always on guard against unexpected situations.
At this moment, after the identities of Yang Bing and Yang Bing were completely confirmed, Duan Peng and Monk led the team out of the bunkers of the left and right houses.
I saw these teams suddenly appearing. Although they were wearing Eighth Route Army uniforms, they were also wearing steel helmets, bullet boxes on their waists, and a dazzling array of equipment.
Yang and Bing were startled, "You little devil..."
As he spoke, he was about to raise the rifle in his hand, but was stopped by Sun Chuanzhong with quick eyes and hands.
"Comrade, this is the team led by Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment to reinforce our 28th Regiment."
After hearing this, Yang Bing lowered his guard, scratched his head in embarrassment, looked at the monk and his entourage and said, "I'm sorry, everyone is wearing helmets, I thought they were little devils!"
The monk said: "As a militiaman, your vigilance and reaction speed are both good, but the old sleeve in your hand is probably out of bullets a long time ago, right? You haven't even cocked the bolt, and you're holding it up to scare people?"
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Yang Bing was stunned for a moment, sighing at the monk's keen observation, secretly saying that there really were no weak soldiers under Commander Kong.
The monk went straight to the point and said: "Comrade Yang Bing, the situation is urgent now, so let's not talk nonsense.
Please tell me in detail about the current situation in Qiancun, the deployment of troops and firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops, as well as the area where villagers are gathered, and how the surrounding defense is..."