On the other side, County Magistrate Shen, who returned to the county seat, finally felt relieved. He sat at the table and drank ice-cold water to keep himself calm. After a glass of water, he slapped his hands on the table angrily and cursed angrily:
"Damn it! What's going on!"
One of his company commanders suddenly ran in in a hurry, "County Magistrate, no, something happened!"
County Magistrate Shen said: "What happened again!?"
The company commander hurriedly said: "Something happened at the ammunition depot!"
County Magistrate Shen's heart skipped a beat and asked, "What happened!"
The company commander was sweating on his forehead and said: "County Magistrate, the warehouse has been emptied, and a note was left behind!"
County Magistrate Shen stood up in shock, trembling all over, and his voice became trembling when he spoke: "It was, was evacuated, are you sure? You read that right, the entire warehouse of weapons and ammunition was evacuated?"
The company commander nodded: "Yes, I took people to look at the warehouse after I came back, but the guards outside the warehouse were beaten unconscious and tied to a tree. The warehouse was empty, and there was a sign left on the door. A piece of paper with something written on it."
"Where is the paper?" County Magistrate Shen's eyes were a little dark, and he asked hurriedly. The company commander hurriedly handed the piece of paper to County Magistrate Shen. Magistrate Shen opened the paper and looked at it, his vision went dark, and he fell into a coma. past.
The content on the paper was clearly written: Thank you to County Magistrate Shen for supporting a regiment of our Red Army with weapons and equipment, which has made a huge contribution to the growth of our Red Army. I, Xia, am extremely grateful and have nothing to repay, so I leave a special thank-you note. , to express my gratitude, I will definitely come back to repay County Magistrate Shen one day.
"It's over, it's all over."
Before he fell into coma, Magistrate Shen's mind was filled with thoughts of doom. Now he couldn't wash away whether he really jumped into the Yellow River. The national army would definitely regard this incident as evidence that he was collaborating with the Communist bandits, unless he died. .
"The regiment leader is so powerful that he can fool the county master like the regiment leader!"
"Captain, we can go rescue the Red Army comrades in West Hankou."
A shout of joy came from a forest.
Xia Yuan stood on the carriage and said with a smile: "This County Magistrate Shen is very wealthy. There is a bunch of weapons and equipment in a warehouse. Isn't this irritating? We don't want to take a bite of such a piece of meat." If you want to regret it, you can get the weapons and equipment of this regiment without spending a single soldier."
Li Qingming said happily: "Captain, how did you manage to let us in without any obstruction? County Magistrate Shen's men all nodded and bowed when they saw it, so they knelt down and called us grandpa."
Yang Chenglin also said very happily: "No, I didn't expect that one day they would open the city gate and let us in."
Xia Yuan smiled and said: "It's simple. In their subconscious mind, the Red Army is just a group of guys who are similar to bandits. They are very poor in food and clothing. But look at our Red Army, the uniform uniforms make us look... It's just like a regular army. If it's dark, the enemy will misjudge us as White Army troops. We only need a little guidance, but the enemy won't let us in obediently."
The plan tonight is to outsmart the county ammunition depot and obtain the regiment's weapons and equipment without spending a single soldier.
After the battle, Xia Yuan has been thinking about how to rescue the Red Army in West Hankou. To rescue the Red Army in West Hankou, they need to have the strength to confront the White Army in West Hankou. If their regiment really wants to fight the enemy, it may not be inferior to the enemy. But the key point is that their weapons and equipment are relatively backward.
Just when he was frowning, the prisoners captured there turned out to be County Magistrate Shen's soldiers, and he learned from those soldiers that Magistrate Shen had stored a bunch of weapons in a warehouse near the north gate of the county. Equipment, and with the weapons and equipment of this regiment, the current weapon shortage problem faced by the Red Army can be solved, so a plan for planning an ammunition depot in the county town emerged in Xia Yuan's mind.
The first step was to lure the county magistrate out of the city, and the second step was to have the Red Army disguised as the White Army to take away the weapons and equipment from the ammunition depot. The whole process could be said to be a near miss. The only thing that surprised Xia Yuan was the enemy's extraordinary cooperation. Beyond Xia Yuan's imagination, when they were transporting weapons and ammunition out of the city, the defenders at the door actually helped them.
In fact, the excuse Xia Yuan asked them to use was a very poor one. It was that the battalion of Commander Han was annihilated by the Communist bandits in Sanpingdu. It was when the county town was depleted of troops. The Communist bandits would definitely not miss this opportunity. They had to stop the Communist bandits before they attacked the county town. , the weapons and equipment of a regiment in the county were transported away under the moonlight to prevent the Communist bandits from taking over the county. The weapons and equipment of a regiment were left behind to strengthen the Communist bandits. Such a poor excuse was deeply believed by the enemy.
After leading County Magistrate Shen out of the south gate, they entered through the north gate. Under the leadership of a prisoner, they quickly arrived at the warehouse, got rid of the guards in the warehouse, and quickly loaded the entire warehouse's weapons and ammunition onto the carriage in the shortest possible time. Transport away.
The purpose of leaving that letter was also intentional. If County Magistrate Shen is fine in the future, the weapons and ammunition in this warehouse will become an extremely deadly tool for Magistrate Shen. In comparison, there is such a person who can control The county magistrate is very beneficial to the Red Army.
Not all weapons and ammunition were transported back to Nianping Village.
After the four battalions met outside the city, Xia Yuan immediately distributed the battle plan: "The 1st, 23rd and 3rd battalions carried enough weapons and ammunition to set off immediately under the moonlight, and the 4th battalion carried the remaining weapons and ammunition and followed behind the three battalions as a reserve. Team, move faster, try to reach the bamboo forest on the other side of Xihankou at noon, and eat the enemies in the bamboo forest!"
"yes!"
There is a bamboo forest to the north of West Hankou. According to Battalion Commander Han, they stationed a company of troops in the bamboo forest. West Hankou is bordered by the river. The river is very fast and it is difficult to cross the river without a large raft. In addition, this The bamboo forest is an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. Only one company of troops is needed to firmly control this line of defense.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Commander Sun's troops stationed in the northwest two directions have three battalions of troops. With the loss of Commander Han's three battalions, Commander Sun's troops are already empty. , coupled with the long-term encirclement and suppression of communist bandits, the fighting will of the soldiers within the Sun Regiment has been greatly reduced, and the enthusiasm for encircling and suppressing the communist bandits has also dropped a lot. The internal officers and soldiers are a little passive, and they are more thinking about how to spend their money to spend their time and wine.
In the bamboo garden north of West Hankou, there are rows of wooden houses made of bamboo. Various clothes are hung on the bamboo. A group of thin soldiers are swimming among the bamboo forests. These are soldiers from the third company of Sun Regiment's first battalion.
The past few months of being stationed in Zhuyuan were not only a test of will for the Red Army, but also a test of their will.
You must know that during the Central Plains War, all kinds of materials were given priority to the front line. The lives of the soldiers in the rear naturally became difficult. In addition, the Red Army in the mountains came out to harass them from time to time. How could they have a good life?
They gathered around the campfire and complained about Cao Dan's life all day long. Little did they know that three battalions of the Red Army were quietly approaching behind them.
Near noon, the 1st and 2nd companies of the 1st Battalion, a sharp knife company, and an honorary company took the lead in attacking the defenders in the bamboo forest. When the attack was launched, these enemies were still eating lunch, and when the guns were pressed against their heads, they even
Many people did not react. Only one platoon of enemies on the defense line put up a stubborn resistance. However, with the cooperation of the two companies, they quickly retreated and emerged from the trench with their guns held high.
The entire battle lasted only ten minutes.
At this time, in the forest of West Hankou Mountain, among the dense grass, a ragged and skinny Red Army soldier emerged. His eye sockets were sunken, his cheekbones were high, his cheeks were sunken, and he was wearing coarse clothes.
It had turned into strips of cloth, wet and clinging to his body. His body was covered with dirty soil. He was holding an old weapon in his hand. He stared at the bamboo forest on the other side of the river in the distance. The long-term malnutrition made him
When he stood up, he almost fell to the ground. He used the gun in his hand to support the ground before standing still.
After regaining his composure, he quickly ran towards a cave in a ravine. There were several Red Army soldiers like him near the cave. When he heard the movement, a sound came from far away.
"who!"
"I'm confused."
Three soldiers in ragged clothes emerged from the hidden bushes. One of them, a thin soldier, asked: "Er Muzi, why are you back?"
Er Daozi quickly asked: "Where is the political commissar?"
The thin warrior pointed to the cave in the ravine: "It's inside."
Er Daozi turned around and left: "I want to go find the political commissar. There are gunshots from the bamboo forest. I have to tell the political commissar about this."
The three soldiers scratched their heads and continued to hide.
At the entrance of the cave, two dirty female comrades were taking care of injured Red Army comrades. The rotting wounds gave off an unpleasant smell. Walking inside, more than a dozen Red Army soldiers were sitting on the ground covered with straw, holding guns.
, the cave was dark and humid, with only a torch emitting faint firelight. A man with glasses and a beard sitting on the ground was reading a book. There were two soldiers beside him who were waiting anxiously.
There were several small bowls in front of them, with green juice in them.
After Er Miaozi arrived, he said: "Political Commissar, there are gunshots from the bamboo forest. Do you think it is Brother Lei and others who have crossed the river?"
The political commissar put down the book in his hand and asked: "There were gunshots from the bamboo forest. How long did it last?"
Er Lunzi thought for a moment and said, "It lasted about ten minutes."
The political commissar thought: "Wang Lei and the others started to cross the river last night. It stands to reason that they would not launch an attack on the enemy during the day. The situation during the day is very unfavorable for them. They should wait until night before trying to break out. Wang Lei is also an old comrade and will not commit the crime."
Such a mistake."
But he felt something was not right: "We have been surrounded in the mountains for four or five months. If Wang Lei hadn't launched an attack on the White Army in the bamboo forest, I really can't think of anyone who could have attacked the White Army in the bamboo forest.
Launch an attack."
After a pause, he said: "Go and observe again to see what's going on on the opposite side."
The second fool said seriously: "Yes!"
In the observation pit, he continued to observe the situation on the other side of the river.
In the cave, the political commissar called everyone for a brief meeting. He said: "Wang Lei may have successfully crossed the river. Whether he can get rid of the White Army's blockade depends on him. We must also hold on. Comrades, hold on."
, the more difficult the moment, the more the moment that tests us! If Wang Lei can successfully break through, then our red fire will be retained. Even if we die, the fire will be retained, even if it is just a spark, but I
I believe that this spark will eventually burn brighter and stronger."
He added: "The only good news right now is that the White Army has blocked us and did not enter the mountains to encircle us. This gives us a chance to breathe. Everyone has a rest and searches for edible wild vegetables nearby."
At this time, Xia Yuan had led the team to occupy the bamboo forest, but Xia Yuan did not let anyone launch a rescue operation for the Red Army on the other side of the river in the bamboo forest. You must know that there were two entire regiments of enemies in both directions. If you really wanted to choose a head-on confrontation, it would be
A very unwise choice that will only increase casualties.
Therefore, Xia Yuan chose to move the tiger away from the mountain. When attacking the bamboo forest, the real main force moved towards the south. Once the enemy discovered that the bamboo forest on the north side was attacked, they would inevitably send troops to support, and the south would be taken care of by them at this time.
The place cannot be reached, and the south is bordered by Xihankou. As long as the south is captured, the road to Xihankou can be opened and the besieged Red Army can be rescued.
First Battalion Commander Yang Chenglin led the soldiers of the First Battalion to quickly find favorable terrain and build fortifications after attacking the bamboo forest. Their purpose was to block the enemy. They only needed to contain the enemy and their mission would be successful.
Completed, and there are four battalions behind the first battalion serving as reserves, ready to support the first battalion at any time. The second and third battalions are crossing towards the south. They only carry weapons and ammunition, travel lightly, and can penetrate to the south before dark.
South side.
It was approaching evening, and the second and third battalions successfully penetrated to the south side with light equipment and formed a siege on the enemies on the south side. On the south side, there were defenders from one battalion of another regiment stationed in a town. The Red Army and
When the White Army was fighting, all the people here had long since fled, and only one battalion of the White Army was left. Xia Yuan demanded a quick victory, rapid interposition, and coordinated operations with the strength of the two battalions to tear apart the enemy's direction.
At this time, the battle had already begun in the bamboo forest. A battalion from the Sun regiment and another battalion from the White Army formed a siege on the bamboo forest. Yang Chenglin knew that they wanted to hold back the enemy and let the regiment commander and the others win.
At this time, the soldiers were ordered to occupy favorable terrain to block the enemy and defend their position to the death.
The two sides were locked in a bitter battle. Both sides lacked lethal weapons. The Red Army, relying on the favorable terrain, had the upper hand. There were four more battalions in the rear as reserves, carrying a regiment's weapons and equipment to support the first battalion, and even several more.