The progress of the imperial task force was going very smoothly. They were divided into several groups and mixed into the merchants who went to Yuncheng to collect salt and entered the defense zone of the Jinsui Army...
Businessman is a good excuse.
Because Yuncheng is the main salt-producing area in Shanxi, there is an endless stream of merchants going to the city to make salt. Moreover, due to the consideration of two-way trading and currency devaluation, they often transport grain to sell and then buy back salt.
So there were a lot of mule carts and horse-drawn carriages coming and going.
The task force hid equipment and ammunition under bags of food.
The mainland advance team spoke authentic Chinese and talked about salting lingo all the way, so no one suspected it.
When they encountered the recalcitrant army, they stepped forward, offered cigarettes and saluted, nodded and bowed and said, "Sir, please excuse me. We are in a hurry. It is not easy to run a small business. It is a trivial matter..."
As he said this, he secretly stuffed two pieces of ocean into his mouth.
Dayang was a bit special during this period. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese almost effortlessly occupied the Northeast and seized many silver coins. At the same time, the Japanese also used worthless military stamps, banknotes, etc. to forcibly defraud and rob people from the hands of the people in the occupied areas.
In exchange for silver coins, a large number of silver coins were stored.
Chongqing was worried that the Japanese would use these silver coins to plunder supplies, so they banned the circulation of silver coins and converted them into legal tender.
But the silver dollar is not a paper currency. It itself contains more than 85% silver. Although it is prohibited from circulation, it is still valuable. Not only is it more valuable than the depreciating legal currency, it even has its own value preservation function.
So it is actually still used in private circulation.
At this time, the stubborn army always looks around, then quietly accepts it as if nothing has happened, then turns a blind eye and searches casually before letting it go.
It was not until we entered the base area through the junction road that we encountered trouble...
This can be said to be an irony. During the invasion of foreign enemies, the trade routes between the stubborn army and the Japanese were open, but the trade routes with the Eighth Route Army were "strictly inspected for smuggling and violators were shot."
(Note: The stubborn army blocked the Eighth Route Army base area under the pretext of "strictly investigating smuggling")
In desperation, the task force could only stay near the junction for a few hours, waiting until dark before launching a direct offensive, blowing up two gun towers and rushing over.
In this regard, it should be said that Kazuki Yamamoto does not know how to play politics.
Otherwise, they only need to identify themselves to the stubborn troops guarding the gun towers and explain that they are using the road to trouble the Eighth Route Army. They are afraid that the stubborn troops will let them go immediately and even send a pile of ammunition.
But it doesn't make much difference to rush out. Only one member of the Japs was injured when he stepped on a mine, and the others were unscathed.
In addition, Yamamoto Kazuki has another idea, that is, if they rush over with real swords and guns and transport food, the people on the Eighth Route Army side will take it for granted that these are the Eighth Route Army going to enemy-occupied areas to get food...
Yamamoto Kazuki had done enough homework before coming here. He knew about the contradiction between the Eighth Route Army and the stubborn army, and also knew that during this period, the Eighth Route Army had been breaking through the blockade and secretly transporting food.
Sure enough, when the people in the base area saw a group of "common people" dressed in civilian clothes rushing over at night from the direction of enemy-occupied areas with weapons and food, they took them for granted and regarded them as the Eighth Route Army. Many people even said hello to them.
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Since the common people regarded these Japs as the Eighth Route Army, no one reported them to their superiors.
This caused the task force led by Yamamoto Kazuki to go all the way to the Lujiagou headquarters without receiving any news.
Wang Xuexin woke up at dawn that day.
Maybe after staying on the battlefield for a long time, Wang Xuexin developed a bad habit. He couldn't sleep well in the too quiet rear area... As soon as it gets quiet on the battlefield, something is sure to happen. It's often the silence before the storm, so once
By this time Wang Xuexin was panicking.
This may be what is often called "battlefield syndrome" in modern times.
Not to mention that I am usually half asleep, but I will be awakened immediately when the rooster crows.
When Wang Xuexin wakes up, he will naturally not make things easier for others. At this moment, he will immediately shout to the guard outside the door: "Blow the wake-up call and get up for training!"
"Yes!" the guard responded, turned around and went to inform the bugler.
Not long after, the melodious and urgent trumpet sound sounded over the barracks over and over again.
The first person to run out at this time is usually Xie Baolin, and then you will hear his soft cry: "Comrades, get up! Everyone is up... move faster!"
He doesn't look like a soldier at all, but like a teacher urging his students...but he does seem to be a teacher.
And his thinking has not changed from being a teacher.
When Wang Xuexin asked Xie Baolin why he was always the first to do everything, even laying mines, Xie Baolin asked strangely: "Isn't it supposed to be like this? I am their teacher, so of course I have to set a good example! Otherwise, what else?
Teach them?”
Wang Xuexin said helplessly: "Comrade Xie Baolin, you are no longer a teacher, you are their commander. Have you ever seen a commander go to the battlefield to lay mines? Or as a commander, rush to the front of the troops?"
Commanders below the Eighth Route Army camp level must indeed take the lead on the battlefield.
But this "taking the lead" refers to leading the troops to the front line, rather than actually rushing to the front.
If they really charge at the front, the lower-level commanders will be defeated by the enemy immediately and this will affect the command of the troops.
In the "three-by-three tactics", even the squad leader is in the middle of the formation.
Xie Baolin replied: "Comrade Wang Xuexin, maybe you are right. But if we are a teaching force... then it should be my way!"
When Wang Xuexin heard this, he felt that it really made sense.
This is an educational force rather than a combat force. Their main task is to educate rather than fight, so they really have to follow the educational approach.
The troops practiced the "three-three tactics" as usual, and Wang Xuexin led the soldiers to minefields to lay mines.
The minefield is located in an open area next to the westbound highway.
The reason why the minefield was set up here was because Wang Xuexin could explain to them the key points of laying mines.
"Making mines is not just a matter of laying them in random places." Wang Xuexin raised a small red flag and pointed towards the open space, and said majestically: "The first principle of choosing minefields is to look at the terrain. It should be beneficial to our army's defense.
The enemy attacks."
Wang Xuexin then pointed to the high ground behind and said: "Highland 117.1 behind the open area is facing our army's arsenal. As long as a few machine guns are set up on it, the entrances to the arsenal can be blocked. It is a must-win between us and the enemy. So this is
This open area is an excellent minelaying point. Mines are laid here, which can not only guard the road but also block the enemy's charge..."
"Report!" At this time, a recruit stepped forward and interrupted Wang Xuexin.
"What's the problem?" Wang Xuexin asked.
"Company commander!" the recruit shouted: "The enemy is in the east, and this road faces to the west..."
"I'm not using an analogy to show you the terrain!" Wang Xuexin replied angrily.
At the same time, I cursed secretly in my heart, why am I so confused?