under fire

Chapter 391 The Battle Begins
Ma Liang yelled five times and made a noise to Company Commander Luo Fugui, who was lecturing his subordinates. Xiong stared at the window and said, "Didn't you see that he was lecturing? What are you screaming for?"

"It's going to be dark soon, and the company commander asked your broken team to gather in the south of the village immediately. Why, didn't Xu Xiao inform you? Uh, when did you learn how to speak?" Ma Liang looked disbelieving.

Just as he was talking, Xu Xiao ran over: "Platoon leader, quickly assemble the team and go to the grain harvesting field."

In the direction Xu Xiao came from, the soldiers were running towards the south under the leadership of Wang Peng.

"Hey, little one, why didn't you notify the platoon leader first?"

"They live far away, let us know first, the platoon leader, you live near the entrance of the village, let us know later"

"Don't you know how to play that brass trumpet you wear around your waist?"

"This is an enemy-occupied area, the target cannot be exposed!"

Xiong turned his head and ordered to the more than 100 people sitting behind him in the Lin Family Ancestral Hall: "Everyone stand up! Gather at the south square."

After a while, Ma Liang grabbed a soldier running out of the ancestral hall and asked, "The mule said he was giving lectures? When did he give lectures? What did he say?"

"Eh, the skills of catching chickens, three methods of roasting chickens, and discussing how to make beggar chickens, and then I talked about the precautions on how to deal with bandits."

"You didn't lie to me?"

"Hey, of course, how to keep the machine gun fire going, how to protect yourself when charging."

"Eh, did he really say that? Hey, it's really a gift."

"Hey, you're never finished, let go quickly." Wang Xiaosan was finally promoted to platoon leader. Although he really wanted to stay under Ma Liang's command during this reorganization, all the veterans of the security forces came who told Mule to have no generals. The newcomer of fried dough sticks, his buddy, was really picked up by a mule who was authorized by Hu Yi to pick someone.

The reason is that Wang Xiaosan is senior. Of course, he also has to be the cooking squad leader. The point is, Hu Yi asked Luo Fugui, who was born as a bandit, to bring this group of newcomers, most of whom are bandits, and no one is gossiping.

Ma Liang didn't want to, because in that case, the fighting power of his big "platoon" would drop drastically in the face of the war, and Li Xiang couldn't get a fart out of three sticks, so it would be strange to be able to manage it well.

Ma Liang continued to ask Wang Xiaosan: "You held a meeting all afternoon, and you just talked about this? You really played the piano!"

Wang Xiaosan looked around: "Haha, I haven't talked about this for long."

"Then you also talked about the discipline of the Eighth Route Army?"

"No."

"Did you do ideological work?"

"No way, the political commissar and the company commander are in a hurry to contact the regiment headquarters, so there is no time to talk to us."

"Hey, don't be foolish, tell me honestly, what else did the mule say?"

"Didn't I tell you just now?"

"I asked about other times!"

"Other times? Sleeping, of course."

Ma Liang is in a mess, dare these guys run into the ancestral hall to hide from the political commissar so they can sleep!
This is in the enemy-occupied area, and the mission is about to be carried out, so it is best to carry out ideological education first.

Wang Xiaosan ran away. Ma Liang hated that iron could not be made into steel, and the mule could not listen to his persuasion. He had no choice but to run around the village quickly. After explaining a few words to Zhan who was standing guard at the entrance of the village, he quickly ran to the south square.

Wang Penglian had already assembled, and Luo Fugui was yelling at his swearing opponents. Li Xiang, the former platoon deputy, led people to help Luo Fugui and his gang regroup.

The regiment headquarters has been contacted, and the political commissar, company commander, Wang Peng and Xiao Bing are standing beside the millstone under the eaves and whispering something. Pull the map and keep marking on it.

Ma Liang hurried to Hu Yi's side.

Hu Yi glanced at Ma Liang and said nothing.

"They really want to paint the county? Then it's the devil's railway line. There must be devils heavily armed. How could they choose this hard bone? Isn't slippery county better?" The political commissar actually basically thought of the reason, and he asked Hu Yi about it , obviously not an answer.

"Since it was the division's arrangement, and now the 35th Division is attacking the national army in the south, it may be the [-]th Army near Kaifeng, asking the [-]st theater to help the Eighth Route Army break the devil's logistics line, so as to reduce their pressure." Hu said. Yi could see at a glance that with the strength of the Eighth Route Army, without heavy artillery, it was impossible to take down Qi County and hold on.

The political commissar smiled: "You're right, as I and Lao Lu analyzed, the 35th Army couldn't beat the devils, and then the First War Zone put pressure on the headquarters, asking us to harass behind the attacking [-]th Division, otherwise There is no need for the military division to attack Qi County, which has assembled a large number of troops."

"Obviously, the military division wants to take down an important town along the railway line to achieve the goal of breaking the devil's logistics, but they are not strong enough, so they ask for help from the surrounding teams. We just happen to be not far or near, just in time."

"It's not bad as it is now. The job that Lao Lu assigned us is quite easy. Just here to block the reinforcements from the north."

Wang Peng next to him scratched his head: "We dug the road, and then we blew up the bridge on the river. We have so many people, isn't it a bit wasteful?"

It was originally said that they wanted to call for reinforcements, but until now, there was not even a shadow of reinforcements.

Hu Yi thought for a while: "Since this is the case, we will remain unchanged to meet all changes. Now we add Wang Peng, a full battalion, and we have a lot of people and guns. Ma Liang, send a platoon and let the sentinels ride around Put it ten miles away, and let the sentry come back every half an hour to report."

"Li Xiang!" Hu Yi turned his head and shouted at the busy crowd in the square.

"Here." Li Xiang and Luo Fugui, who were forming a team, hurried over.

"Immediately arrange for someone to work with Ma Liang to cut off all the telephone lines within a ten-mile radius."

"Mule, tonight, you take someone to fetch the gun tower in the east of the village." Hu Yi ordered.

"Okay, but I need Li Xiang's cooperation and let me use the mortar." Luo Fugui felt itchy in his heart, this time he could finally try that big guy.

"can."

When it was getting dark, from the direction of the county town [-] miles to the south of the station, the sound of dull explosions came faintly one after another.

The battle to attack the county seat has finally begun!
On the roof of a landlord's house at the entrance of the village, a dozen or so people stood silently, staring at the flickering sky in the south in a daze, and the crowd listened to the dense gunshots, mixed with a tight sound like There was a burst of explosions.

A table was placed on the roof, and the anxious political commissar drank countless cups of water from the tea mug in front of him. Anyway, he went to the latrine more than a dozen times.

Time passed by every minute, and the political commissar, Hu Yi and Wang Peng were discussing the precautions for attacking the county.

The political commissar had participated in uprisings during the Red Army period, and he had fought countless county towns, but he was still a soldier at that time.

Among the people present, only Hu Yi has played countless times, so he is considered to be rich in experience. Under the instruction of the political commissar, he is explaining.

"For this kind of battle against the county seat, it is best to arrange internal responses in advance. As long as the city gate can be blown open, we have enough troops to directly attack the city and start street fighting with the devils. Grenades open the way, machine guns cover, and infantry charge, as determined in advance. According to the sequence of objectives, the devils arsenal must be captured first, and the devils barracks should be surrounded at the same time. According to the importance of the target, attack the security army barracks, gendarmerie, police station, and investigative team that have enemy resistance."

"Then, aren't other places important?" Wang Peng asked.

Hu Yi thought for a while: "Not really, but there is a place that must be taken down first."

"Where?"

"Hospital! There will be casualties in any battle. If we win the hospital first, we can at least ensure that the injured can be treated in time!"

Wang Peng stared wide-eyed: "Understood, I have been to the city before, but I always feel that I have no sense of direction, and I feel that everywhere is the same. We have spent too little time in the city, and we have no concept at all. Company Commander Hu knows a lot. .”

"Combat experience is difficult to improve based on what other people say. If you have the opportunity to go to the city more, pay attention to observing the terrain, according to the pre-war targets, such as the devil's ammunition depot, barracks, gendarmerie, police station, detective team, grain depot, government .

Fighting in the mountains or on the plains requires heavy firepower. Rifles are the best for attacking. When attacking in cities, a large part of the battles are street fighting, so firepower is very important. It is best to have automatic firearms, such as submachine guns made in Taiyuan. Suppresses fire when charging. "

"I think the shell gun is also acceptable?" Ma Liang asked.

"The buckle gun has a lot of recoil. If you shoot continuously, load three magazines and try again if you can hold the gun handle! In addition, the buckle gun has a low aim and a short range. It is not suitable for front-line combat at all, and it is more suitable for law enforcement in the rear. Security mission." Hu Yi thought for a while, and put forward his own views on these issues.

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During the explanation process, people kept coming to report the situation.

The people arranged by Wang Peng completed the trench digging on the road beside the Qihe River, and the explosive packs were ready!
The road has been completely dug into several sections.

Ma Liang sent soldiers sent to the north to report back: There was still no shadow of the devil's security forces on the road.

After the reconnaissance of the eastern blockhouse was completed and the phone line of the blockhouse was cut, just waiting for Hu Yi's order, Luo Fugui and Li Xiang led the artillery team to attack the blockhouse.

It was a bit surprising that no devil reinforcements were found.

When this happened, either the troops attacking the county encountered difficulties in attacking fortifications, and the devils in the city felt that there was no need for reinforcements, or they discovered the Eighth Route Army's intentions early and hid their people in the city in advance.

One can imagine the difficulty of an eight-way attack on the county without even two heavy artillery.

Attacking tough battles is different from the encounter battles, chase battles, and sparrow battles that Balu is good at. Don't even think about all kinds of sneaky tricks such as outflanking and ambush mine tunnels.

Purely comparing terrain, strength, whose firepower is stronger, and whose equipment is more powerful.

For the devil, do you think I can't dispatch troops if I cut my phone line?

Demo, I still have a radio station!

There was an explosion sound from the west. Don't think about it, the friendly forces of the military division have already blown up the railway bridge and the main road bridge.

Hu Yi's idea is that the small stone bridge that is guarding now is not a big problem whether it is bombed or not. If small troops come, let them cross the bridge and dig trenches on the other side of the bridge. If you don't let go, where will you gain?

What's more, a platoon of people was released on the north bank of the river.

Paint the county wall.

The devil commander, who had been reinforced from Mei County a long time ago, had a grin on his face. He had been nesting in the city for two days, and the Tuba Road outside the city finally officially attacked!

The information obtained by the special high class is really accurate, and Tubalu actually carried out a suicide attack.

He has raided the mountains countless times, and every time these dirt roads have revived, this time, he took the initiative to send them to your door, and I will see where you are going.

All of this was in his eyes, if it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of Eighth Route people outside, and there were Eighth Route Army lurking in the city, he might have ordered his men to charge forward before dawn.

Now, step by step.

(End of this chapter)