Shuiquan Village is a village less than 20 miles away from Laiyuan County. It takes up to three hours of urgent march to reach the county seat.
At the same time, Shuiquan Village is also the only way from Laiyuan to Lingqiu.
Although the Japanese army's encirclement and suppression of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region ended in failure, the Japanese troops who withdrew from the occupied counties did not give up.
When the Japanese army retreated, a mixed brigade was left behind in Lingqiu County. With the county as the center, it searched and eliminated the surrounding Eighth Route Army.
With so many Japs, the supplies and ammunition they need every day are astronomical. Therefore, the Japs garrison in Laiyuan County will deliver a batch of supplies to Lingqiu every other week!
Because Shuiquan Village was the only way for the Japanese to pass through, in order to ensure the safety of this road, the Japanese directly stationed an infantry squad and a company of puppet troops here, with a total strength of more than 150 people.
Because the Japs at this time had not yet been attacked, they did not spend any effort to build bunkers and gun ports next to the highway. More than 150 people directly occupied several courtyards in the village, and more than 100 people occupied several courtyards in the village.
People are stationed in the compound!
This was convenient for the Japanese, but it caused hardship to the people of Shuiquan Village and several surrounding villages.
Although the supplies for the Japanese and puppet troops were sent from the county town, for the Japanese, there would be times when the Japanese would not want to eat these supplies after eating too much.
The puppet troops who assisted the Japanese in defending the traffic lines now became the most loyal lackeys of the Japanese!
In order to improve food, the puppet army continued to organize platoons into units, leading a detachment of Japanese soldiers to search for wealth in surrounding villages.
It is very painful that the only cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks that the people have at home were all snatched away by the Japanese and puppet troops in just one month.
If you encounter someone who refuses to give it, the Japanese will punch and kick you. If you are unlucky, you will be rewarded with a peanut.
Of course, this is not the most cruel thing.
After the meal was ready, the Japanese fell in love with the beautiful girls around them.
The puppet company commander was a complete traitor and lackey. After receiving instructions from the Japanese team leader, he took people to the countryside to rob people without saying a word.
Therefore, when the Japanese were stationed in the army for more than a month, more than a dozen girls and wives were insulted by the Japanese. Then six of them committed suicide at the gate of the military camp as soon as they were released from the army because they could not bear the insult.
It can be said that with Shuiquan Village as the center and the people in more than a dozen surrounding villages, they hated the more than 100 Japanese and puppet troops in Shuiquan Village.
But because no one helped them, everyone could only suppress their anger and hatred.
After seeing the information provided by the underground party, Wang Ping directly set his first recruitment target in Shuiquan Village!
"Battal Commander, Shuiquan Village is a good place. As long as you get the support of the local people, with Shuiquan Village as the center and more than a dozen surrounding villages, you can easily recruit hundreds of strong young men!" Instructor Cheng Xiao agreed with this opinion.
"It's very simple!" Wang Ping's eyes quickly shot out two rays of light, and then said.
"As long as we eliminate more than a hundred Japanese and puppet troops in Shuiquan Village and avenge the surrounding villagers, the villagers will definitely support us in fighting the Japanese!"
"It's a way! But the Japanese and puppet troops are not vegetarians. There are more than 100 Japanese and puppet troops, and there are more than 50 Japanese puppets alone. They are also equipped with two crooked handles, two grenade launchers, and a heavy machine gun. And they
We still have a yard to hold on to, and it's close to the county seat. The Japanese can come by car for reinforcements, and they can kill them in an hour against the sky! This means that we must resolve the battle within an hour, and then quickly withdraw from the battlefield!" Cheng Xiao frowned
Brow analyzed.
"The equipment of our independent battalion is very good. With three mortars, we can definitely take down the puppet troops for more than 100 days in a force attack. But there is a problem. There are too many new recruits in the army. The casualties in the force attack will definitely be huge, and there is no guarantee.
The battle will be over in one hour!”
"Then even the little Japanese reinforcements will be eaten together!" Wang Ping said loudly!
Cheng Xiao was stunned for a moment, then objected: "No, we only have two hundred people, it's too risky to fight like this!"
Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "It is a bit risky, but as long as we plan well, we will definitely be able to fight well and achieve maximum results at the minimum cost!"
"Look, Old Cheng, if I attack the Japs with one company, how many reinforcements do you think the Japs in Laiyuan City will send out?"
"There is an infantry squadron in the sky, and there are not many Japs in the county. It is impossible to kill a chicken with a knife. When the Japs come, it is more than enough for a small team to take care of our company, let alone an infantry squadron!"
"Moreover, the Japs in Laiyuan City were withdrawn from the front line, and a lot of heavy equipment was left behind. According to the underground party report, there are less than twenty vehicles in the entire Laiyuan City, which are specially used to deliver supplies to various strongholds. Even if they are small Japs,
If you want to send more reinforcements, there aren't that many cars!" Cheng Xiao analyzed with a frown.
Wang Ping then added: "Then for your salary, I will use two companies plus an artillery platoon and a guard platoon to ambush an infantry squadron of the Japanese reinforcements. Is it possible to win?"
"Definitely, we have three mortars and four grenade launchers with plenty of ammunition. If we're lucky, we can kill more than half of the Japs in the first round of fire!" Cheng Xiao replied with eyes shining.
But only a few seconds later, Cheng Xiao's brows wrinkled again.
"There is another question. The total number of Japanese and puppet troops in Shuiquan Village is more than 160. Our company only has about fifty people. How can we defeat the Japanese and ask for help from Laiyuan County? This is simply impossible, little devil.
It’s not made of clay!”
"The mountain man has his own clever plan!" Wang Ping did not explain, but answered confidently and mysteriously!
In the Japanese and puppet army stronghold of Shuiquan Village, early in the morning, the puppet army commander Wang Decai ran out of the Japanese squad leader's room amidst curses, with a red slap mark on his face.
The commander of the first platoon of the puppet army, Wang Decai's confidant, immediately ran over and asked with concern: "Company commander, what does Nakata want to do?"
"It's not like there's no delicious food. Nakata said that we're tired of eating canned food these past two days. Let's bring back some fresh chicken, duck and mutton, otherwise everyone will get a military stick!"
"What, the brothers eat steamed buns and vegetable soup every day without saying anything, but he is not satisfied with canned food every day!" the platoon leader quickly retorted!
"They are the masters and we are the slaves! Besides, when did you go out and take advantage? Stop talking nonsense and gather the brothers to prepare to go out and get food for Taijun Nakata!" Wang Decai did not feel at all like a lackey.
It was a shameful thing, but he ordered with a matter-of-fact expression.
The reason is very simple. Following his master Zhongtian, he also got a lot of benefits. Just by searching for merchants along the way and raiding, he harvested nearly a thousand yuan in a month, as well as a lot of gold and silver jewelry and small yellow croakers. It was the same as when he was in the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Compared with a company commander, he is in heaven and on earth.
Now, even if he is asked to return to the Jinsui Army as a company commander, he may not be willing!
