Yong'an Town is located in the northeast of Yongcheng, more than 20 miles away from the county seat. It is an important commercial town connected to Xiao County, Jiangsu Province. There are two streets in the town with nearly 40 shops and a population of more than 10,000 people. It is one of the best in Yongcheng.
It's a big town. The life of the people in the town is no worse than that of the people in the county. But there is only one disadvantage, that is, it is too close to Mangdang Mountain. Guarding such a bandit's lair will naturally be repeatedly looted by bandits, and the people are unbearable to worry about it.
Fortunately, the bandits also know that it is not advisable to kill the goose that lays eggs. Although they looted Yongan Town more frequently, they did not burn, kill, and loot like other towns. They mainly targeted the big households in the town, and rarely harassed the poor people.
In this way, Yong'an Town actually maintains abnormal prosperity.
But that was just normal times. Now Feng Guanglin gathered poles and went down the mountain. There were many bandits gathered in each mountain, good and bad. Most of them came with the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. Feng Guanglin wanted the bandits to be willing to work for their lives, so naturally he would not restrain them.
Robbery caused a great disaster in Yong'an Town. Thousands of bandits roared into Yong'an Town. For a time, the town was ablaze and the merchants were crying.
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There is Xiaodouzhuang Village four miles west of Yong'an Town. The road from Yong'an Town to Yongcheng passes through Xiaodouzhuang Village with a big bend. When Zhou Qing chose the ambush location, he decided that this was the best place to set up a pocket formation and ambush.
, ordered the troops to launch an ambush arrangement. His order aroused doubts from several other platoon leaders. They believed that the ambush location should be chosen at Xiezhuang, east of Yong'an Town. Firstly, the terrain there was more dangerous, and secondly, it could
Fight against the bandits before they loot Yong'an Town.
Zhou Qing shook his head and said: "You may not understand the company commander's order. The purpose of leaving the city this time is not to rescue Yong'an Town, but to do everything possible to eliminate the severely wounded bandits. Although the terrain of Xiezhuang is dangerous, it is too close to Mangdang Mountain.
Bandits appear frequently and have many eyes and ears, which is very likely to expose our army, and the complex terrain is not conducive to retreat. Therefore, to be on the safe side, the best ambush location is Xiaodouzhuang. The land in Xiaodouzhuang Village is barren and there are only dozens of households.
The poor people are inconspicuous; secondly, although Xiaodouzhuang Village does not have a dangerous terrain, there are dense green gauze tents on both sides of the road, which is perfect for ambush troops; thirdly, the bandits have just finished robbing Yongan Town, and it is the time when they are careless and rough.
We would never have thought that we would ambush here; the fourth road turns a corner from Xiaodouzhuang, and this is a natural pocket formation. We only need to deploy firepower from the beginning and the end, and we can defeat the bandits from the beginning to the end."
His words were well-founded and immediately convinced several platoon commanders. The platoon commanders couldn't help but look at him in a new light, and all their previous opinions on him as a commander were gone.
Only Zhou Qing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was only half-skilled in fighting. How could he analyze so clearly? Han Baihang specifically gave these words to him before leaving, but now he said it through his mouth, with the purpose of improving his skills.
His prestige among the troops allows him to command the troops.
After selecting the ambush site, Zhou Qing divided the three platoons into combat tasks. The third platoon was the vanguard unit, responsible for putting the enemy into the pocket formation. The first and second platoons were the rearguard units, responsible for blocking the openings. The seven heavy guns of the whole company
All machine guns and thirteen light machine guns were brought and set up at favorable locations, forming crossfire in pairs. A reconnaissance squad was also sent to detect the movements of the bandits.
It was a scorching summer day, and it wasn't too hot to hide in the green gauze tent. The officers and soldiers only heard the sudden sound of gunfire from the east, and couldn't help but become nervous. Not long after, the reconnaissance team reported that the bandits had captured Yong'an Town and were looting inside.
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"Okay, brothers, cheer up, the bandits are coming." Zhou Qing said calmly.
An hour later, the bandits who had plundered Yong'an Town appeared in front of the vanguard troops with their looted property and meat tickets. These bandits had no organization at all and gathered together in a noisy manner.
, laughing and walking around, just like a bunch of rabble.
"Tell the vanguard troops to be bolder and don't be afraid of too many bandits. Let them all in before fighting!"
Zhou Qing commanded the battle for the first time. Naturally, he wanted to achieve the maximum result. He secretly estimated the number of bandits and gradually became frightened. The bandits in the lead were almost at the place where the rearguard troops had sealed the seal. The people behind them had not yet fully entered the pocket formation. The bandits were not afraid.
There are more than three thousand people.
"Platoon Leader Zhou, we can't wait any longer." Second Platoon Leader Li Wei said urgently. If the bandits get out of the way, this ambush will be difficult to fight. There are so many bandits, and the officers and soldiers will definitely suffer in a melee.
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Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and roared fiercely: "Hit me!"
With a bang, the officers and soldiers fired the mines one after another. The limbs of the bandits near the mines were shattered by the bombs, and gunpowder smoke suddenly filled the entire road.
"Da da da!"
The guns and heavy machine guns roared immediately. The only advantage of the army is the firepower of the machine guns. On the battlefield, a heavy machine gun is enough to kill enemies within a hundred meters, and a light machine gun can suppress enemies at close range up to twenty or thirty meters. In this way
Under such intensive firepower, the damage to the bandits was huge and fatal. The downpour of bullets shot out from the green gauze tent, accompanied by broken sorghum stalks and leaves. In an instant, it swept down dozens of people like a strong wind. With the machine gun
Entering a high-speed shooting state, the bandits clustered together became the best targets. In just a few seconds, hundreds of bandits fell down in succession, and the rest fled in panic and became a mess.
The officers and soldiers carried out Han Baihang's order to strive for maximum damage. Each machine gun surrounded three soldiers and fed ammunition. The other soldiers were crawling in the green gauze tent, quietly waiting for the arrival of the bandits.
After all, there was no shortage of brave and desperate desperadoes among the bandits. Although the firepower of the officers and soldiers was obviously suppressed, some bandits still desperately broke through the hail of bullets and rushed into the green gauze tent, firing random guns and pounced on the machine guns.
"kill!"
At this time, the sorghum field as tall as a person beside the road had been shot by machine guns only up to calf height. The officers and soldiers quickly stood up from the lying position and knelt on the ground. They raised their rifles and aimed and fired. A row of bullets hit them. A group of bandits who were trying to rush over screamed.
He fell into the green gauze tent.
"Bah bang bang!"
The officers and soldiers fired calmly, and the bandits fell in a pool of blood one after another, until the magazine was empty. The officer shouted sternly: "Everyone is here, fix the bayonets!"
Amidst the clattering sound, countless sharp bayonets shone with a cold light under the scorching sun. The officers and soldiers lined up in a skirmish line and charged at the bandits with their sharp bayonets pointed out. Even the bandits who were holding broadswords and red-tasseled guns were not afraid.
Little, a collision of cold weapons unfolded for a while. The soldiers who had been trained in Japanese assassination showed unusually strong combat power. As soon as they engaged in the battle, they killed the bandits and routed them. They ran back, only hating their parents.
