The weapons configuration of the first battalion is slightly better than that of a company of the independent battalion, and in some aspects it is even inferior to that of a main company of the independent battalion, especially heavy weapons.
But for other Eighth Route Army troops, this kind of weapon configuration is definitely worthy of the word sophisticated.
You know, in many main units of the Eighth Route Army, it would be great to have one machine gun in a company.
As for heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, battalion-level troops cannot see them at all.
Wang Hong nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask: "How about the ammunition?"
"War is all about logistics and ammunition storage. If there is not enough ammunition, no matter how good the weapon on the battlefield is, it is only a fire stick, not as good as a bayonet!"
The confidence on Peng Yunfeng's face suddenly disappeared, and he replied with an embarrassed look: "There is a little lack of ammunition!"
"The average rifleman only has thirty rounds of ammunition per person, and each machine gun has an average of one hundred rounds. In addition, there are only two grenades or hand grenades per person!"
"This is because the first battalion is the main force of the brigade. The second and third battalions only have twenty rounds of ammunition per person, and the newly established fourth battalion has even fewer, with only ten rounds of ammunition per person!"
Wang Hong shook his head and replied: "No, there is too little ammunition!"
"With this bullet, if you can't even last ten minutes on the battlefield, you will have to fight with the Japanese on the bayonet!"
"Japanese are best at hand-to-hand combat. It's not cost-effective to fight them with bayonets!"
"In this way, your battalion has 500 people. I will replenish 50,000 rounds of machine gun bullets for you, and someone will send them to you in a while. It can also be regarded as a meeting gift for everyone from the independent battalion!"
"But I have a request. When troops go to the battlefield, they must not think about how to save bullets when fighting."
"In battles where cannonballs can be used to solve problems, bullets will never be used. In battles where bullets can be used to solve problems, bayonets will never be used. Battles must be solved with minimal casualties!"
"As long as your battalion stays in my independent battalion base for one day, as the instructor of the independent battalion, I can't guarantee anything else. I can still make sure that the soldiers have enough food, meat every meal, and there is no shortage of bullets on the battlefield!"
Peng Yunfeng's face was full of smiles. This meeting gift from the Independence Camp was too big.
A total of 50,000 rounds of ammunition, even if placed in front of the battalion commander, he would be excited for a while, let alone he is just a battalion commander.
He quickly replied: "Thank you, instructor Wang. With these ammunition, our battalion will definitely be even more powerful!"
At the blocking position of the Third Company of the Independent Battalion less than two kilometers away from Zhouzhuang, company commander Huang Sheng stood at the headquarters, holding a telescope and looking seriously at the Japanese and puppet army garrison a few hundred meters away.
In order to guard against sneak attacks, the entire station was filled with bonfires, which directly illuminated a large area.
The more Huang Sheng looked at it, the more solemn his face became, and finally he sighed with helplessness.
"The Japanese and puppet troops were too cautious. They had light and dark sentries and bonfires to guard the base so tightly that we didn't even have a chance to get close to them!"
The instructor comforted him: "The little devil is bitten by a snake once, but will be afraid of well ropes for ten years."
"But no matter how good the defense is, it is useless to us. We have no intention of sneak attack on them tonight!"
"Company commander, recruit platoon, district team, and three guerrilla teams are ready!"
"I made fake cannons and guns out of wood in advance and sent them to them, ready to go at any time!"
Huang Sheng glanced at his pocket watch and replied: "We'll leave in ten minutes!"
"According to the plan, they left the position and marched towards Laoshu Village, where they met with the battalion commander!"
"After we stay here and kill the Japanese and puppet troops in front of the position, we will go over too!"
A flash of worry flashed across the instructor's face and he asked: "Company commander, do you think the Japanese and puppet troops on the opposite side will be fooled?"
"Definitely!" Huang Sheng affirmed.
"I believe in the battalion commander. The battalion commander has never failed in fighting the Japanese. I believe he will not fail this time either!"
Ten minutes later, a team of nearly two hundred people rushed out of the position.
Under the cover of darkness, they marched quickly towards Laoshu Village.
Although Zhouzhuang was deserted not far away, more than one pair of eyes still saw them in the vast night and followed them!
At the gathering place of Japanese and puppet troops a few hundred meters away, the little Japanese commander with the rank of lieutenant on his shoulders did not rest either.
Sitting in the tent looking at the map and waiting for news.
He believed that the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side must have known that Watanabe had led his troops into their base area.
As expected, we will know tonight what decision the Eighth Route Army on the other side will make in the end, whether to stay or to reinforce Laoshu Village.
From the bottom of his heart, the Japanese Lieutenant hoped that the Eighth Route Army would choose to reinforce Laoshu Village, so that he could easily break into the Independence Camp base and do whatever he wanted.
Not only can you get some military exploits, but you can also get some benefits from others, killing two birds with one stone.
"Report!" A Cao Chang rushed in panting heavily.
Before the lieutenant could ask questions, he continued to report: "Just now we found a troop leaving their position and marching towards Laoshu Village at a very fast speed!"
"Also, they are all dressed in the clothes of ordinary people, as if they were local troops of the Eighth Route Army. Only a few of them are wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army!"
The lieutenant immediately jumped up from the ammunition box, stared at Commander Cao and asked.
"How many people are there, and do they carry heavy weapons?"
Captain Cao thought for a moment and replied: "It looks like there are two hundred people with two heavy machine guns and two mortars!"
The lieutenant quickly reacted: "If I remember correctly, nearly two hundred local troops of the Eighth Route Army entered their position when it was dark. Our idea at the time was that they came to assist in the defense. Now it seems that our thinking was too simple!
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"More than two hundred local troops entered the position and stayed for less than two hours before leaving. They left in a very hurry and went directly to the Laoshu Village area where the main force was located. Don't you think this is a bit unnecessary and very abnormal?"
"The civet cat is for the prince!" the second lieutenant and team leader next to him suddenly shouted.
"A few months ago, the Independent Battalion used this trick to trick us into killing the three reinforced teams we entered into their base!"
The lieutenant hesitated and affirmed: "I think so too!"
"Those who entered the position before dark were indeed local troops and guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, but those who left just now were not!"
"They must be the main force of the independent battalion pretending to be guerrillas and local troops. As for the ones left on the position, most of them are guerrillas and local troops wearing the uniforms of the main force, bluffing to scare us!"
"They thought that by doing this, they could move the main force to Laoshu Village to deal with the captain without anyone noticing, and at the same time frighten us from attacking them, thus achieving the purpose of killing two birds with one stone. But in fact, we saw all this
In the eyes!"
"No matter how cunning the fox is, he can't defeat the hunter. This time we are the hunters!"
The second lieutenant heard the desire to fight from these words, his eyes lit up and he asked: "Sir, since what is standing in front of us is the Eighth Route Army guerrillas and local troops, then we definitely can't continue to stand here and confront them, wasting so much time.
More troops!"
"I suggest that the troops launch an attack immediately, kill them, and then rush into the Independent Battalion base area to take revenge, grab money and food, and then reinforce the main force, attack from inside and outside, kill the main force of the Independent Battalion, and avenge the previous shame!"
"No rush!" the lieutenant replied calmly without blinking.
"These are all our inferences. We must have solid evidence before we fight!"
"Order, the reconnaissance team continues to stare at the Eighth Route Army leaving the position and confirm that they have really gone to Laoshu Village!"
"The main force will have a good rest tonight. After dawn, a platoon of the Imperial Association Army and a combat detachment of the Imperial Army will be deployed to launch a probing attack to test the strength of the Eighth Route Army on the position!"
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