The one issued to Li Shengmin was naturally not the M1 Garand rifle. If you have never used this kind of semi-automatic rifle, you will definitely not be used to it if you suddenly use it.
So what Duan Peng prepared for Li Shengmin was the Type 38 rifle seized from the Japanese.
At this time, with the assistance of a group of ten soldiers, the people moved towards the back village.
With the destruction of Japanese squad leader Taro Namimura and others, the sound of fighting in the village also aroused the alert of the Japanese and puppet troops stationed at the entrance of the village.
The Japs squadron leader immediately sent out a squad of Japs to investigate the situation in the direction of the rice fields in the village.
Duan Peng and the second group of soldiers had already prepared an ambush in advance. There were only one squad of Japs, not even enough to fill the gap between their teeth. After a burst of gunfire, all twelve Japs were wiped out.
At this time, you can overlook the entire Xiaoli Village from a high altitude.
Sun Daping, commander of the 28th Regiment Cavalry Company, divided the cavalry company into two parts. One group of forty soldiers started from the gentle area on the left and right outside Xiaoli Village and detoured toward the entrance of the village, attracting most of the attention of the Japanese and puppet troops.<
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This time, the trap laid by the Japanese army in Xiaoli Village was just as the monk and others speculated.
The Japanese wanted to use these civilians as bait to attract the main force of the Eighth Route Army who had been hiding in the tunnels and refused to come out, and then surrounded and annihilated them.
In order to achieve this goal, the Japanese officers self-righteously sent more than a hundred puppet troops to guard Xiaoli Village to make the Eighth Route Army believe that they only had this small force.
In addition, the Japanese also hid a full squadron under the gentle slopes on the left and right less than one kilometer away from Xiaoli Village.
Not only that, this time in order to enhance the mobility of the team and deal with the main force of the Eighth Route Army who came to rescue the people of Xiaoli Village, the two Japanese squadrons also strengthened four tanks.
Of course, it’s just the Japanese Type 92 ultra-light tank.
Commonly known as the Doudin tank by the Chinese army.
The armor of this kind of Doudin tank is quite weak, with a dead weight of only 3.2 tons. It can only be called a light armored vehicle, not a tank.
3.08 meters long, 1.62 meters wide, and 1.62 meters high.
Judging from this height, the tank is more than ten centimeters lower than the monk who is 1.8 meters tall.
The entire vehicle body is welded with 6 mm of armor, and its protection ability is very poor. It can be blown to pieces with just one hit from an explosive pack or a mountain cannon.
However, it is suitable for the current situation that the little devil has strengthened the Bean Tank.
Although this Doudin tank has a light body and poor protection, it also has its advantages. It is very maneuverable. It can even reach a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour and a maximum range of 208 kilometers. It is usually used as a breakthrough tank to cooperate with the Japanese cavalry.
This time, the Japanese used the people of Xiaoli Village as bait and reinforced four more Doudin tanks, hoping to use quick maneuvers to quickly surround the main reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army.
The entire Lijia Village was a large net laid by the Japanese army for the main force of the Eighth Route Army. There was an empty area around it, and only Lijia Village was the last place where the Eighth Route Army could retreat.
However, the sudden appearance of the 28th Regiment Cavalry and the light cavalry tactics were beyond the expectations of Japanese squadron leader Kazuo Nakano.
This light cavalry unit was very fast. It suddenly circled around Xiaoli Village and opened fire at the Japanese and puppet fortifications at the entrance of the village.
The forward observation post immediately passed the news to Kazuo Nakano.
"Reporting to the commander, a cavalry unit of the Eighth Route Army was discovered at the entrance of Xiaoli Village."
Nakano Kazuo was immediately overjoyed. The Eighth Route Army lacked mechanized troops, and even the cavalry was their mechanized unit, which was precious to the Eighth Route Army!
Now, wouldn't it be wonderful to use these common people to capture the Eighth Route Army's cavalry, destroy them, and get a good start in the first battle?
"Xingxi, immediately communicate with the Nancun team, contain this Eighth Route Army cavalry, and wait for our troops to encircle them in a roundabout way."
"Hi!"
The Japanese squadrons that were originally ambushing the two wings of Xiaoli Village quickly moved towards the left and right wings of the cavalry company.
This situation was immediately discovered by the guard post arranged by Captain Sun.
Sun Daping followed the monk's tape and without hesitation gave the order to fight and retreat at the same time.
The little devil who was weaving around from left to right could not outrun four legs with two legs. He could only watch helplessly as these Eighth Route Army cavalry broke through before the encirclement was closed.
Since there was still a long distance between the two sides, even the Japanese's Doudin tanks could not intercept the retreating cavalry at absolute speed.
Nakano Kazuo could only watch helplessly as the duck that hit his mouth flew away again.
But Nakano Kazuo is not in a hurry. He believes that as long as the villagers of Lijia Village are at hand, the Eighth Route Army will come over sooner or later.
Then, the signal corps sent an order: "Report to your Excellency, squadron leader, that the Nancun team received a communication. Not long ago, the Eighth Route Army sneak attacked the rice field from the rear direction, and the Nancun team leader was killed on the spot."
"This Eighth Route Army has fierce firepower and strong combat effectiveness. The Nancun team suffered heavy casualties and was unable to advance for a while."
Nakano Kazuo suddenly realized in an instant that he understood the purpose of the Eighth Route Army cavalry suddenly appearing in the direction of the village entrance to harass. It seemed that it was to cooperate with the Eighth Route Army in the village and rescue the villagers of Xiaoli Village.
"Xinxi, don't spare anyone on Tuba Road in the village. Immediately order the Nancun team to advance into the village."
"The first team and the second team were equipped with two tanks and detoured from the left side of Xiaoli Village. The third team and the fourth team were equipped with two tanks and were detoured from the right side of Xiaoli Village. They quickly blocked these eight retreat roads for me." "Hi!"
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Xiaoli Village.
The monk and his entourage protected the people's smooth transfer to the back village area.
What gives the monk and Duan Peng some headaches is that due to the terrain restrictions, the villages in Jizhong are not as convenient as the people in the Taihang area to move around. There are deep mountains and old forests where they can hide at any time.
As soon as I left the village, I saw flat terrain.
If the Japanese catch up, they will only be treated as a living target.
But if you continue to stay in the village, if you are besieged by the Japs, you will also have a narrow escape.
"Company commander, the Japs are advancing simultaneously from the left and right wings outside the village, as well as from the direction of the village entrance. In addition, we also found the figure of the Japs tank, and it seems that they want to intercept the retreat of the back village in advance!"
The guard post outside the village transmitted the circuitous communications from the Japanese army through the shortwave radio, and the communications soldiers reported to the monk.
The situation is extremely urgent, and the monk and his party currently have limited troops.
In addition, there are more than a hundred people dragging them down.
Once the Japanese troops are blocked in Xiaoli Village by outflanking wings, the consequences will be disastrous.
The plain terrain in central Hebei is really difficult to deal with. In addition, the tunnel that was originally opened in the village was blown up and blocked by the Japanese, making it temporarily unavailable for transfer.
The situation is becoming more and more urgent.
The monk didn't have time to think about it, and immediately ordered: "Li Shengmin, I will send you some more guns and ammunition. You temporarily mobilize people from the common people to form a militia team to cover the movement of the common people to the base area."
"We will stay to stop the Japanese and puppet troops and buy enough time for the people to move. The situation is urgent right now, and I don't have time to talk to you. I just want to ask you, can you complete the mission?"
The monks and their team wore steel helmets and were well-equipped.
Li Shengmin heard Yang Bing say before that those were reinforcements sent by Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment.
In the previous battle in the dojo area, Li Shengmin was amazed by the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the soldiers of the independent regiment.
Li Shengmin admires the monk monk very much.
At this moment, the monk gave the order, realizing that the situation was urgent and that no more words could be said. Li Shengmin responded firmly: "Comrade company commander, please rest assured, I will die to complete the mission!"
"Then set off immediately and go straight in the direction of the base area. Commander Lu should have sent reinforcements. As long as you encounter them, the villagers will be safe."
"Yes!"
Li Shengmin received the order and immediately made preparations.
The monk then looked at Second Battalion Commander Sun Chuanzhong.
Sun Chuanzhong smiled and scolded: "Monk, at this critical moment, you can't be the hero of your first detachment, right? Don't say anything. If I abandon the reinforcements from your first detachment and withdraw early, I will lose my face in the future.
Meet someone."
"Isn't it just a little devil? Let's kill him in Lijiacun today."
When he said these words, Sun Chuanzhong looked determined. He knew the current situation clearly and knew that staying here would mean death.
Outside the village.
Sun Daping, commander of the cavalry company, led the withdrawn cavalry towards the back village.
The security sentry sent by the monk stopped them midway.
"Company Commander Sun, the Japanese and puppet troops are using tanks to encircle you from the left and right. Our company commander said that it is not easy to set up the cavalry company of the 28th Regiment. We should not stay here and take risks. He asked you to immediately retreat to the base area and cover it at the same time.
People move!"
After hearing this, Sun Daping laughed at the soldiers on his left and right and said:
"Comrades, have you heard this? The comrades of the Independence Group look down on us!"
"Everyone's life is life, there is no right or wrong."
"The comrades of the Independent Regiment came to reinforce our Jizhong this time. This is a great friendship. Can we just watch our brother troops stay here and fight alone?"
"Can't——"
The soldiers of the entire cavalry company roared in unison.
Sun Dalian smiled and said loudly: "Well done, there are no cowards in our cavalry company, everyone is a leader."
"However, what Captain Wei said is right. It is not easy for our regimental commander to get these war horses. First Platoon Commander, you arrange a few soldiers to drive the horses and move them with the people. The others bring all their equipment and ammunition and dismount, and follow me to reinforce Captain Wei and the others!"
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"Yes!"
In this way, Sun Daping left five soldiers in charge of moving the horses, and took the remaining more than 70 soldiers to the direction of Houcun.
The two parties met in the Houcun area.
The monk was a little helpless, with bitterness on his lips, "Lianchang Sun, why are you doing this?"
Sun Daping laughed decisively and said: "Captain Wei, you don't need to say anything. When it comes to killing Japanese soldiers, our 28th regiment may not be worse than your independent regiment. Comrades, don't you think so?"
As the soldiers of the cavalry company responded in unison.
The monk could only accept the fact that Sun Daping and his party stayed behind to fight.
Of course, deep down in my heart, Monk, Duan Peng, and the soldiers of the Independent Regiment also admired him.
It is worthy of the troops led by Commander Ding.
The soldiers of these 28 regiments are all good.
If you want to leave, let’s go together; if you want to fight, let’s fight together.
We care about the war horses and can send them away.
But we are not afraid of death and are willing to stay and fight together with our brother troops!
Sun Chuanzhong smiled brightly, "Old Sun, if you really lead the soldiers to withdraw, after this battle, if I can survive and go back to see you again, I will definitely scold you like a bastard."
Sun Daping said happily: "Second Battalion Commander, even if we say this to you, we don't dare to withdraw."
Hahahaha——
Amidst the laughter, with the precedent of successfully saving the people this time, Sun Chuanzhong and Sun Daping surprisingly agreed on how to fight next and were willing to obey the monk's command.
Looking at the gathered gazes of the soldiers, the first thing the monk said was:
"Comrades, do you think this is a trap set by the little devils to surround us?"
"No, let me tell you, we have clearly surrounded the little devils, and what follows is our feast of killing the devils!"
"Duan Peng, are our guys ready?"
Duan Pengle said: "Don't worry, the explosive pack and the King of Killing have been brought here. Monk, speaking of it, luckily we were cautious and didn't forget to bring these devil-killing treasures when we came here in a hurry this time.
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The monk said: "Unfortunately, time is too tight this time, and the quantity we bring is limited. The King of Slaughter only brought thirty. If we bring them all, no matter how many devils come this time, we won't be able to kill them."
The monk and Duan Peng were talking wordlessly, while Sun Chuanzhong, Sun Daping and the others listened in confusion.
The King of Killing?
What the hell?
The monk did not explain, but quickly arranged for Sun Chuanzhong, Sun Daping and his party to lead the team to build two lines of defenses in the direction of Houcun.
"Try to dig as many tunnels as possible, even for temporary hiding, to avoid the enemy's artillery fire."
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"The two lines of fortifications are used to block the Japanese from the village entrance and the back village, but the fortifications are dead and the people are alive. Once the Japanese attack fiercely, we will immediately abandon the fortifications and enter the village to engage in street fighting."
In addition, considering that the Japanese army may continue to send troops to pursue the relocated people.
Monk and Duan Peng each led a team and detoured to the left and right wings of the village to attract the firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops and allow the Japanese and puppet troops to focus on the battle in the village.
"Duan Peng, the Japs have four tanks. There are a lot of them, but they are just the most rubbish Bean Tanks. Find a way to blow up two of them and get the Japs' hatred value to the max. Let's go into the village to fight in the streets and slowly clean up these tanks.
Devil."
"Hey!" Duan Peng responded and couldn't help but laugh.
Little Bean Tank!
It's okay to bully the troops in Jizhong, but if you want to bully the troops in our independent regiment, you are just a birthday boy who hangs himself because you think your life is too long.
The forward scouts quickly reported the situation of the Japanese and puppet troops:
"Company commander, in addition to the more than 100 Japanese and puppet troops originally in Xiaoli Village, the Japanese have also ambushed almost two squadrons of troops outside the village. The total number of Japanese and puppet troops is more than 500."
The monk nodded and calculated the difference in strength between the two sides:
"There are more than 70 people left in our cavalry company here, plus the soldiers from the guard company, there are more than 100 people in total. Compared with the little devil's troop strength, it is almost 1:5, so the difference is not much.
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"As for equipment..."
The monk just wanted to say something, with the sophisticated equipment of our independent regiment, there is no problem in crushing the little devils and puppet troops.
Then I saw that most of the soldiers in the cavalry company had weapons made in Hanyang, and I didn't even see a few Type 38 rifles.
As for the rifles used exclusively by the cavalry company soldiers of the independent regiment.
The cavalry company of the 28th Regiment was not seen at all.
Seeing the monk looking at him with stunned eyes, Sun Chuanzhong blushed and said: "Monk, don't look at us like this. Our 28th regiment is not as good as your independent regiment. We have a big family and a big business, and there is also Commander Kong who knows how to do business."
An almighty commander who knows how to fight."
"The equipment of our cavalry company is already pretty good. Not to mention each rifle, the old sleeves used in the past have long been replaced."
"In the main combat troops of each battalion of our 28th Regiment, there are even soldiers who use old guns with almost smooth rifling, and some soldiers even use simple blunderbuss made by our old blacksmith." p>
"This is because our 28th regiment has cooperated with your independent regiment in the past six months, and the regiment's equipment has developed a lot."
"Earlier, only two or three people from our 28th Regiment could carry a load. Not to mention there were too few guns and too many people, there were even less bullets. There were less than five bullets per person."
The monk said nothing and was speechless.
As expected, it was only after I left the Independent Group and left my parents’ home that I realized how wealthy my parents’ family was.
Some soldiers from the guard company who followed the monk to Jizhong this time were even more stunned.
A young soldier directly expressed everyone's thoughts: "I thought that even if our troops in Jizhong are not as good as the equipment level of our independent regiment, they won't be too far behind!"
"Now when I touch the 120 rounds of ammunition in my pocket, I suddenly feel like a big dog. What a sin!"
Sun Chuanzhong: "..."
Sun Daping: "..."
Soldiers of the 28th Cavalry Company of the Jizhong Regiment: "..."
This is too shocking.
Cough cough cough——
The monk coughed a few times and asked: "Company Commander Sun, what is the ammunition per capita of our soldiers?"
Sun Daping said: "I came out in a hurry this time and did not bring enough ammunition in advance. Our cavalry company always has the largest amount of ammunition in the regiment."
"This time there are twenty rounds of ammunition per person. Some were consumed in the previous battle, but now each person still has about fifteen rounds."
The monk said: "We use Garand rifles with different bullet calibers, so we can't give you some ammunition.
In this way, we just seized some 38-type rifles and Hanyang-made rifles from the Japanese and puppet troops. Let's evenly distribute the bullets. Once the street fighting breaks out in the village, we will have to fight on our own. At that time, the ammunition will not be distributed anymore.
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"Okay!"
After quickly making arrangements, the monk led a team to block the Japanese pursuing troops on the left flank outside the village.
Sun Chuanzhong fights with the monk here.
Sun Daping followed Duan Peng to block the Japanese pursuing troops from another direction.
After arriving at the place, the monk gave an order, and the soldiers divided into two groups and took action quickly, digging holes in the ground and burying remotely detonated explosive packets controlled by wires and electric detonators.
Considering that once the Japanese army is blocked, they will definitely focus their attack on the village and enter Xiaoli Village from the avenue of Houcun.
The monk ordered these explosive bags to be buried on the only way from Houcun to the village. All the explosive bags on hand were buried in a triangle shape. In order to ensure that the Japanese tanks were blown up at once, the distance between the buried explosive bags was less than two meters.
, constructed as a whole triangular anti-tank mine group.
The surface was naturally treated and even covered with grass, at least from a distance it was not visible.
In the words of the monk, "This is the feast we prepared for the little devil's bean tank."
Soon.
The two teams sent by Japanese squadron leader Kazuo Nakano, with the cooperation of two Bean tanks, circled left and right towards the entrance of the village.
The Japanese officer in command saw the transferred civilians through the telescope and quickly ordered a pursuit.
Then, as they approached the Houcun area, they were met with firepower from the troops led by Monk and Duan Peng.
Boom——
Artillery fire exploded in the area where the Japanese were advancing.
Looking through the telescope at the four or five Japanese who were blown up on the spot, Sun Chuanzhong exclaimed in amazement: "Monk, I see that the caliber of this cannon is not large, but its power is not small. The range is so far, which is beyond the limit."
It’s beyond the range of the Japanese grenade.”
The monk smiled and said: "This is the 60mm mortar that our regiment leader got from the Americans. It is light, powerful and has a long range. It can completely crush the Japanese Type 89 grenades."
"What a good thing!" Sun Chuanzhong looked envious.
In addition, Sun Chuanzhong noticed that for the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, each mortar was operated by three people, including the observer, the gunner, and the loader.
After a round of artillery fire, the advancing Japanese army was suddenly bombarded by artillery, and their speed dropped instantly.
The monk looked at it with a telescope for a moment and said with a smile: "The Japs have stopped. They are preparing to fight back with artillery fire. Withdraw and move the artillery positions. Wait until the Japs advance forward before continuing to harass."