Facing the monk's series of questions, Yang Bing looked at Sun Chuanzhong.
Sun Chuanzhong said: "Don't look at me, kid. The cavalry company in our regiment has not arrived yet. The first reinforcements this time are the comrades of our independent regiment."
Yang Bing nodded, thought for a moment and replied:
"Based on our confrontation with the Japanese and puppet troops, the Japanese have about a small group of troops. If you add the puppet troops, there are more than a hundred people."
"No heavy weapons have been found yet, but the machine guns and grenades in the hands of the Japanese are very powerful. The captain led us to block the Japanese army. We more than 20 militiamen, in one confrontation, nearly half were killed or injured."
"The captain at the back asked us to spread out and fight on our own, relying on the houses to block the Japanese army, so we can barely hold on until now."
The monk nodded, squatted directly on the ground, and handed a branch to Yang Bing:
"Draw a sketch, a top-down plan, and mark in detail the specific location of the rice farm in Xiaoli Village, as well as some simple topography of the surrounding area, including what paths are there and how many houses there are."
Duan Peng, who was on the side, tacitly arranged for several soldiers to scout the situation in all directions of the village.
At the same time, a guard post was dispatched to ensure the safety of the surrounding area.
Yang Bing drew a sketch on the ground according to the monk's instructions. Sun Chuanzhong on the side also knew a little about Xiaoli Village and assisted in marking the location.
The location of the rice field where the common people were gathered by the Japanese was soon clearly shown on the sketch.
The monk analyzed: "The rice farm is on the left side of Qiancun, more than a mile away from us. The Japanese must have set up a guard around it."
"If we approach rashly, we will definitely alert the enemy. Once the devils take the people as hostages, we will be passive."
Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong agreed: "Yes, it seems that we can only find a way to sneak in and get rid of the security around the rice fields first, and then rescue the people in advance."
The monk was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "Second Battalion Commander, has this situation happened before, where the Japanese deliberately gathered the people?"
Sun Chuanzhong thought for a while and replied: "Indeed, there were times when the Japanese even used the common people as bait. After our soldiers went to rescue us, we were ambushed by the Japanese and the common people suffered many casualties.
Later, each of our villages dug tunnels in advance and conducted emergency evacuation drills.
After that, as long as we strengthened our vigilance and moved ahead before the Japanese came, this kind of situation has never happened again."
Having said this, Sun Chuanzhong also came back to his senses.
"Monk, do you mean this might be a trap?"
The monk nodded and said: "This is an obvious thing. There are only more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops, and the Japanese do not even have heavy weapons. It is easy to deal with the militia. But once our main force arrives, will these Japanese and puppet troops be able to deal with it?"
Are you waiting to die here?"
"You little devil will not know that this is the guerrilla zone of our 28th Regiment."
"Then there is only one possibility for them to dare to do this. This is a trap they set in advance."
"During this period, in the Jizhong area, after the Japanese used a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, our various departments in Jizhong were forced to temporarily avoid the front line and chose to use tunnels to move to avoid the Japanese attack.
The little devil wants to use the common people as bait to lure us out of the tunnel and then annihilate us in one fell swoop. This is a common despicable method used by cunning devils."
Thinking of this, the monk looked at Duan Peng and said:
"Duan Peng, we have to find a way to carefully investigate the situation around the village. I suspect that the Japanese will have a main force ambushing nearby, just waiting for our reinforcements to jump into the encirclement."
"Okay, I will personally lead the team to conduct reconnaissance!"
As Duan Peng spoke, he turned around and led a few soldiers away from the back village to conduct latent reconnaissance in some areas near the village.
The monk and Sun Chuanzhong continued to plan how to use the limited manpower to rescue the people from the rice fields.
At this time, Duan Peng, who had previously arranged a guard post in the direction of Houcun, suddenly returned to report: "Report to the company commander, we found the cavalry team of the 28th Regiment one mile away from Houcun."
"This Sun Daping can run so slowly on a horse, but he's finally here!" Sun Chuanzhong couldn't help but sigh.
When the monk heard this, his mind suddenly changed and he said: "Second Battalion Commander, we have a solution. Let's meet with the comrades of the cavalry company first. We will need the help of our cavalry company for the operation later."
"Okay!" Sun Chuanzhong responded.
Having made up their mind, a group of people quickly met Sun Daping, commander of the 28th Regiment Cavalry Company, who was leading his team in the Houcun area.
When the two sides met, the monk sighed with emotion. What a coincidence. Sun Desheng, the commander of the cavalry company of our independent regiment, is named Sun. The commander of the cavalry company of your 28th regiment, good guy, is also named Sun!
What the monk didn't know was that when Commander Lu formed a cavalry company and selected candidates for the company, the military region commander said that there were only two cavalry talents for Commander Lu to choose from.
Commander Lu listened to the resumes of the two people. When he heard Sun Daping, he just heard the name and said directly: "Commander, there is no need to choose, it is Comrade Sun Daping!"
The commander was confused and asked why?
Commander Lu explained: "The cavalry company formed by Lao Kong's first detachment also had the company commander's surname Sun, and his name was Sun Desheng. Now they have built semi-mechanized heavy equipment battalions."
"Let's also get a man named Sun to be the captain of the cavalry company. These are all people named Sun. They can't be worse than anyone else, right?"
The commander was silent for a long time on the other end of the phone.
Then he sighed: "Well, this Sun Daping is unlucky enough. You have set such a big goal for others before you even take office!"
Back to the present moment, it turns out that Sun Daping is also a resolute character.
After listening to the second battalion commander and the monk explain the current situation in Xiaoli Village, the villagers were controlled by the little devils in the rice field area.
Sun Daping immediately said: "Second Battalion Commander, rescuing people is very important right now. Our cavalry is very fast. We passed directly from the left and right outside the village, catching the Japanese and puppet troops by surprise from behind and rescuing the villagers."
Sun Chuanzhong said: "Nonsense, the current situation is not as simple as you think. Let's sum it up with the comrades of the Independent Regiment and then discuss how to cooperate to save people."
Sun Daping glanced at the monk and said: "Captain Wei, we saw your motorcycles and bicycles parked at the foot of the mountain when we came here. I didn't expect that your things could run faster than our war horses."
"I would say that those who drink oil are better than those who eat grass."
He asked again: "It's just that I don't see many cars. Captain Wei, there shouldn't be many of you coming this time, right?"
The monk nodded, "There is only about one platoon of troops."
"This troop strength is too small. Captain Wei, your comrades from the Independent Regiment have come all the way. The main force this time must be given to our cavalry company." Sun Daping said with a domineering tone.
"What does Captain Sun want to do?" the monk asked.
Sun Daping replied without hesitation: "I will divide the cavalry company into two parts. We will go from the front village to the left and right to sneak attack on the Japanese army's back and side. Captain Wei, you have few people, so you will assist in the battle and find a way to rescue the people along the direction of the back village." p>
The monk said: "The Japanese must have set up fortifications in Qiancun, and they are waiting with machine guns and grenades. Captain Sun, if your cavalry launches an attack rashly, casualties will definitely be unavoidable."
Sun Daping smiled brightly. He thought that the monk probably didn't understand what cavalry tactics were.
He explained: "Captain Wei, please rest assured, since the birth of thermal weapons, the era of cavalry charges is gone forever."
"Our cavalry company will not foolishly use our flesh and blood to charge towards the enemy's position full of machine gun fire."
"Now is the era of the Lancers. Mounting your horse, running, dismounting to fight, this is the mainstream. I will lead the cavalry company to quickly pass through, dismount and start a confrontation with the Japanese and puppet troops, delaying it until Captain Wei, you have successfully rescued the people, and then in time
Evacuate on horseback."
The monk shook his head and said: "Company Commander Sun, although I am not a cavalryman, I talked with Battalion Commander Sun of our first detachment's semi-mechanized heavy equipment battalion about the future of cavalry tactics."
"Batalion Commander Sun said that in cavalry operations, tactics must be applied flexibly and adjusted at any time according to different combat situations."
"There is never the best tactic on the battlefield, only the most suitable tactic."
"This method of your Lancers uses war horses to quickly run to a certain area and then dismount to fight. This is indeed very practical in most cases. The war horses only play a role in quickly transporting troops."
"But the current situation is different. I'm afraid that after your cavalry and war horses are separated, the Japanese will quickly cut off the contact between the two of you, and you won't be able to evacuate even if you want to."
"How could this happen?" Sun Daping did not agree with the monk's point of view.
Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong was in the middle and had some difficulties.
This cavalry company is directly under the command of the regiment. Although he is the battalion commander, he cannot force Sun Daping to cooperate with the monk's battle plan.
While the three were in a stalemate, the radio soldier from the guard company quickly rushed to the monk's side and reported: "Report to the company commander, Captain Duan sent a message that a Japanese ambush hidden in the mountains and forests was discovered one kilometer south of the village!" p>
"What, there's an ambush?" Sun Daping was shocked.
He saw the small shortwave radio carried on the back of the radio soldier from the guard company, and his eyes were filled with envy.
The equipment of the independent regiment troops is really not very good, even the communication equipment is so advanced.
It can also be seen that the news coming from the front should be correct.
Sun Chuanzhong couldn't help but swallowed, and said with a frightened look on his face: "Monk, you guessed it right, this little devil is using the people as bait, and has set up an ambush around the village, just waiting for us to take the bait!"<
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Seeing Sun Daping's stunned look, Sun Chuanzhong quickly explained the monk's previous judgment to Sun Daping.
Sun Daping was a little lucky after hearing this. If this was the case, he would lead the cavalry company to attack rashly.
As the monk said, once they are separated from their war horses, they will be easily divided and destroyed by the Japanese.
This is actually a major drawback of the Lancers in combat.
"Monk, tell me what we are going to do next. Lao Sun and I will listen to you." Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong expressed his position directly.
Sun Daping, who knew that he had underestimated the enemy before, had nothing to say and nodded.
The monk looked at Sun Daping and said: "Company Commander Sun, lancers are no longer the mainstream of cavalry tactics. Our battalion commander Sun said that the ones who can surpass the lancers are "light cavalry."
Being able to dismount and be proficient in both infantry and mounted combat can be called an elite light cavalry unit.
Not only can they "fight and run", but they must also be able to "fight and run" and flexibly adjust cavalry tactics at any time to improve the unit's survivability in cruel environments.
Of course, this is not the mainstream. The mainstream is semi-mechanized heavy troops that combine cavalry and motorized troops. The mainstream is even fully mechanized heavy troops, which can also be said to be tank troops and armored troops."
After the monk said these words, Sun Daping, who thought the monk was a layman, was filled with shock.
A lancer who dismounts and fights, hit and run.
A light cavalry that can dismount and fight, and can also fight and walk at the same time, and can flexibly apply various tactics!
Which one is the mainstream?
As soon as the monk said these enlightening words to Sun Daping, he suddenly understood.
"Captain Wei, you have learned a lesson! I, Sun Daping, will obey your command on how to fight next and how to rescue the people!"
Sun Daping, who is also an upright and tough guy, realized his shortcomings and said with emotion.