Chapter seven hundred and forty first long-planned
The Fourth Battalion of the New Regiment is located in a village less than two kilometers away from the regiment headquarters.
Battalion Commander Rong Jun and instructor He Yun have been frowning since four or five days ago.
It's not because there are any unsolvable problems encountered on the battlefield, but because there is no battle to fight.
They watched the other main troops fighting the Japanese and eating meat outside, while they stayed at the station and stared. Not only the two of them were very anxious, but also several company commanders under them were also very anxious.
In the past few days, almost everyone came to the battalion headquarters twice in the morning and evening to inquire about any combat missions.
Suddenly, the radio in the battalion war room rang.
The two of them seemed to be on stimulants in an instant. After a while, they stood up from their seats, walked to the radio station, and stared at the operator who was sending and receiving telegrams.
"Xiao Wang, have the combat orders from the regiment headquarters arrived?" Rong Jun couldn't help but ask.
After taking off the radio headset, the operator picked up the translated message and reported: "Yes, battalion commander, we have a mission!"
"Haha, Lao He, it's a meat-eating mission. Inform all company commanders to come to the battalion headquarters for a meeting immediately. After such a long rest, I can finally show off my skills!" After glancing at the short message, Rong Jun's face was quickly touched.
Overcome with excitement, he gave orders to the instructor.
Rongjun was very direct and began to issue orders as soon as everyone arrived: "Comrades, the mission given to us by the regiment commander is to unite the 10th company, directly insert here, and wipe out all the Japanese and puppet troops here. Then divide the troops and quickly eliminate the surrounding areas.
The remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops!”
"But, battalion commander, according to intelligence, the total number of Japanese and puppet troops here exceeds 500, and they are also equipped with heavy machine guns and mortars, and have strongholds and fortifications to defend them. If we rush over and launch an attack rashly, can we win?
"Deputy Battalion Commander Jin Kai frowned and reminded.
Rong Jun answered confidently: "It will indeed take a lot of effort to capture this stronghold just relying on the strength of our fourth battalion. But with the mountain artillery battery of the regiment artillery battalion, it is different. Let me tell you another good news.
The regiment commander will come in person with the mountain artillery battery in a moment to support our battle!"
"So, I ask everyone to assemble the troops immediately after returning and be prepared for expedition and continuous operations. At five o'clock in the afternoon, we will set off on time and strive to reach the destination in the early hours of the evening and end the battle before dawn!"
In a village in the mountains north of Linfen, due to its remote location, there was a team directly under the village to help eliminate the Japanese and puppet reconnaissance troops that appeared in the surrounding area.
Xiao Yunshan and the Second Battalion trained here for more than half a month without being exposed.
However, he also knows that even if there is a direct team here to help him, the secret of the station cannot be kept secret for long. After all, Linfenbei is so big, and there are also many Japanese special forces operating in Linfenbei.
Therefore, in Xiao Yunshan's view, simply hiding is not the answer.
To solve the current difficulties and problems faced by the Second Battalion, the most permanent way is to fight.
The Japanese and puppet troops operating in the north of Linfen were severely damaged, so that they did not dare to easily enter the large hilly area in the north of Linfen.
Therefore, during more than half a month of training, Rong Jun and Wu Yanrong walked through each infantry company at least twice a day to urge the troops to strengthen training.
Rong Jun was relieved and fortunate that with the cooperation of the direct team, the prisoners taken back from the Japanese were all veterans of the battlefield.
As long as they are trained according to the new regiment's training methods and their bodies are well maintained, the combat effectiveness of these veterans can be fully unleashed.
The only thing that worries Rongjun is the equipment of the troops.
Fighting all the way from the south of Linfen to the west of Linfen, the troops suffered heavy losses and were almost wiped out.
The loss of equipment was also very serious, but in the north of Linfen, all heavy weapons were lost, and only five light machine guns and more than 80 rifles were left as light weapons. They did not even meet the standard of one rifle per man.
As for bullets, they can be described as pitifully few.
At that time, the Second Battalion was not talking about fighting the Japanese, but even self-protection was a problem.
At the critical moment, the direct team came, not only bringing the ammunition that the troops urgently needed, but also helping them to rob hundreds of veterans from the Japanese, allowing the Second Battalion to regain its full strength.
However, because the entire battle was a rout, the Japanese took the initiative to retreat at the critical moment and took away all the weapons and equipment they could. Therefore, the Second Battalion only captured about a hundred rifles and a few rifles in the entire battle.
The light machine guns have even fewer bullets, only a few thousand rounds. As for the heavy machine guns, there are not even one.
Today, the second battalion, three infantry companies, the firepower company required by the regiment headquarters, directly affiliated troops, and even the recruit company are all at full strength.
However, the equipment is pitiful!
The three infantry companies are only equipped with more than fifty rifles. The light machine guns are better, with three in each infantry company.
As for the heavy firepower company, it does not have a heavy machine gun or a mortar, and is only equipped with more than a dozen self-defense rifles used for training.
Faced with the danger that the troops may be exposed at any time, what Rong Jun is most worried about is the troops' equipment.
Every time the directly affiliated team returns from performing a mission outside, the Rongjun will go to the entrance of the village to greet them. This is because the directly affiliated team can more or less bring back some equipment. Even if there is no equipment, they can bring back hundreds of rounds of ammunition to the second battalion.
They say they are all treasures.
"Batalion Commander, Captain Li of the direct team is back!" Suddenly, the voice of the guard platoon leader sounded not far away.
"Let's go! Now go to the entrance of the village and see how many good things Captain Li has brought us!" Rong Jun said nothing nonsense and rushed towards the entrance of the village with the instructor.
When he reached the entrance of the village, Rong Jun was frightened by what he saw.
In addition to the less than ten members of the direct team heading toward the village entrance, there were also one to two hundred people behind the direct team.
What's more important is that these people are either carrying ammunition boxes full of bullets and artillery shells, or they are carrying heavy machine guns, mortars...
"Who are they?" Rong Jun asked with shock on his face.
"Battle Commander Xiao, they are reinforcements sent to us by the regiment headquarters! A heavy machine gun company and a mortar company. In order to ensure their safety, the regiment headquarters did not send us a telegram and asked them to come directly. I am here today
We only found out when we met them outside. In addition, they also brought us the combat orders from the regiment headquarters!" Li Wen pointed at the two company commanders behind him and introduced.
"Report to Battalion Commander Xiao, the mortar company of the regiment artillery battalion has been ordered to report!"
"The heavy machine gun company directly under the regiment headquarters has been ordered to report!"
The two company commanders first gave Xiao Yunshan a military salute, and then handed a letter to Xiao Yunshan.
"Let's go to the headquarters!" Rong Jun replied with excitement on his face.
At the Second Battalion Headquarters, Xiao Yunshan frowned after reading the order from the regiment. Then he said to himself: "Cooperate with the Fourth Battalion to hold back the Japanese and puppet troops in the north of Linfen near the Tongpu Railway! Instructor, how many are there in total on this line?
Japanese and puppet troops!”
"The Japanese field force has two infantry squadrons, an infantry artillery squad, a mortar squad, and a heavy machine gun squad. There were originally nearly 500 people. After some were eliminated by the direct team, about 450 people were left!"
"The puppet army has two battalions! The Japanese garrison has a garrison squadron and two garrison squads. The puppet garrison looks like a battalion!"
"All the Japanese and puppet troops added up, the total strength is nearly 1,600 people!"
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