The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 224 Mobile Firepower

Seeing Gao Jiu and the others getting off the plane, Wang Zhankui came forward to meet him, and shouted from a distance, "Master Jiu, you are back!"

Gao Jiu responded affectionately: "Deputy Wang Tuan."

Wang Zhankui hurriedly said, "What do you call me, Deputy Wang Tuan? You should call me Brother Zhankui."

Gao Jiu said: "Brother Zhankui, thank you for your hard work. You have traveled back and forth several times for my brother's supplies."

Wang Zhankui smiled and said, "Yes, I can serve Jiu Ye, brother, I am willing."

Speaking of this, he looked at the plane behind Gao Jiu, and said with some envy: "So this guy is so big, bro, I haven't been on a plane before."

Zhou Mingshan smiled and said, "Brother Zhankui, do you want to go up and have a look?"

Wang Zhankui said happily: "Think about it, can I go up?"

Zhou Mingshan said a few words to an air force crew, and the crew took Wang Zhankui up to visit.

After a while, Wang Zhankui came down, and he said with emotion: "I really don't know how such a big iron guy can fly into the sky?"

This kind of country bumpkin's words made everyone laugh, and the crew member couldn't help laughing.

Wang Zhankui saw that everyone was laughing at him, so he said indifferently, "What's the matter? I haven't seen it before. If you want to ride a horse and shoot a gun, you can't do it either."

Gao Jiu saw a black car and two trucks parked not far away, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhankui, why didn't you come on a horse?"

Wang Zhankui is now the deputy of the 792 regiment. Wang Jindong treated him very well and gave him a car.Ever since he got this car, Wang Zhankui felt that riding a car was more comfortable than riding a horse, so he took this car wherever he went.

He smiled triumphantly and said, "Look at my car. This car is more comfortable than riding a horse. Hey, let me tell you, brother, I can drive myself. I will be your driver in a while."

Calculating from the time, this guy has only learned to drive for a month, and his driving skills are a bit unbelievable.Zhou Mingshan smiled and said, "Next time."

Gao Jiu also couldn't believe his driving skills, so he smiled and said nothing.

When everyone got into the car, Zhou Mingshan said to the car driver: "Go to another car, let me drive this car."

Zhou Mingshan was driving the car, Gao Jiu and Wang Zhankui sat side by side in the back seat, and the three chatted together.

Wang Zhankui said enviously: "Jiuye, you are really capable! After going to Wuhan, you brought back so many good things. It's really amazing, and it's too much face."

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Is there anything you like? I'll give you some."

Wang Zhankui said happily: "Jiuye is generous. Wang Tuanzuo has given me a lot of those weapons and ammunition, so I don't want them. Thank you Jiuye. I have an idea, give me a pistol, brother I don't lack pistols. However, it's different if you give it yourself, Mr. Jiu, brother, I'll save face."

Wang Zhankui is really a smart man, his words may seem vulgar, but people feel close.Through this period of contact, Wang Zhankui has already seen that Gao Jiu has too much energy. Although he is very young, he has a big thick leg. As long as he hugs this thick leg, he will benefit a lot.Therefore, he intentionally pleases Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "That's good! I just got some Browning pistols, so I'll give you one."

Wang Zhankui said happily: "Then thank you Jiu Ye. When I see my sworn brother in the future, I said that I am friends with Jiu Ye. When the time comes, I will take out this gun. Who would dare not believe it?"

Zhou Mingshan, who was driving in front, also thought Wang Zhankui's idea was good.He smiled and said, "Jiuye, you can't treat one more favorably than another, give me one too, brother."

Gao Jiu said: "No problem, we are all good brothers, and each of you will give you one. So, when I go back, brother, I will engrave my name on the handle of the pistol as a souvenir for you brothers."

Wang Zhankui said pleasantly: "Oh, this is even better. Otherwise, brother, I'm afraid that some people will not believe me when I say that this is the gun given to me by Master Jiu."

Gao Jiu informed Wang Zhankui of the new movements of the Japanese army, specifically mentioning the situation of the 18th Battalion of the Japanese Cavalry.

The oriental horse that people often say is actually not the original Japanese horse. The original Japanese horse is short in size and is not suitable for military horses. The army uses improved domestic military horses.

The main horse breed chosen for improvement is the Arabian horse: it is well-known in the world for its graceful body shape and brisk movements, and is heat-resistant and durable.The imperial cavalry used all Arabian horses.

Anglo Arabian Horse: used as a mount for division and brigade commanders, or as an orderly.

Anglo Norman horse: This is the main horse used by the Japanese cavalry, and 80% of the cavalry use this breed of war horse.

The equipped weapons mainly include saber: mainly the "three.two" type saber, the full name is "32-year cavalry saber", with a total length of 1.002 meters and a total weight of 1.35 kg.The blade is strong and durable with a sharp edge.Riding gun (carbine): the total length is 0.966 meters, the weight is 3.34 kg, and the caliber is 6.5 meters.

The Japanese cavalry has squads, squadrons, brigades, regiments, and brigades. The largest organization is the cavalry group.

Cavalry Squadron: 144 people, 134 horses; Cavalry Brigade: Jurisdiction over two cavalry squadrons and a machine gun squad, 340 people.

Gao Jiu said: "The 18th Japanese Cavalry Battalion will be the main target of your cavalry battalion in the future. You must pay attention to it."

Wang Zhankui is very familiar with the Japanese cavalry, and he has visited the Japanese cavalry many times.The Japanese cavalry unit is well-equipped, well-trained, and has a very strong combat capability.Wang Zhankui's cavalry battalion was inferior to the Japanese cavalry in terms of equipment, training, and even fighting will.Especially in terms of military strength, Wang Zhankui now has only 240 people, and the 18th Cavalry Battalion of the Japanese Army has 340 people. The difference in strength between the two sides is very obvious.

Hearing this situation, Wang Zhankui frowned, and said, "This battle will not be easy in the future."

Gao Jiu asked, "What are you mainly worried about?"

Wang Zhankui still has great confidence in his ability to train cavalry.He said: "Other aspects are fine. The main reason is that there is too much difference in military strength."

Gao Jiu said: "Actually, as long as you think about it differently, this gap is not a problem."

Although Wang Zhankui respected Gao Jiu very much, he didn't believe that Gao Jiu's tactics against the cavalry would be superior.He asked casually, "Please give me some advice from Master Jiu." From his tone, one could hear his obvious perfunctory attitude.

Gao Jiu asked, "What are cavalrymen most afraid of?"

Wang Zhankui said: "I am most afraid of machine guns." War horses have big targets, and they are most afraid of the enemy's intensive firepower.

Gao Jiu then asked, "Why weren't you afraid when you were fighting?"

Wang Zhankui said: "The enemy's firepower is not strong, and they are cowardly. They collapsed when they were rushed by the cavalry." The enemies he faced before were all bandits. The original local warlords in Shandong did not have strong firepower. Also very poor.They were afraid of cavalry charges, so Wang Zhankui's cavalry had the upper hand.

When the Japanese army first entered Shandong, Wang Zhankui fought against the Japanese and fought against the Japanese cavalry, but he never took advantage of it, so he was psychologically afraid of the Japanese.

Gao Jiu asked, "How did you feel when you fought against the Japanese cavalry?"

After thinking about it carefully, Wang Zhankui said: "Actually, it's nothing. I fought saber with them. Their cavalry is well-trained and their saber skills are superb. I didn't take advantage of it."

Gao Jiu said: "Let me ask you another question, if you led your cavalry battalion to attack the enemy, and dozens of machine guns suddenly appeared on the enemy's position, how would you feel?"

Wang Zhankui shook his head and said, "With such a strong firepower, wouldn't it be courting death to charge up?"

Gao Jiu said, "Do you understand what I mean?"

Wang Zhankui was thoughtful, but there were still some things he hadn't figured out.He said sincerely, "I also ask Lord Jiu to give me some pointers."

Gao Jiu said: "It's not that I belittle the cavalry, it's no longer the era of cold weapons, and the advantage of the cavalry has long since disappeared in the face of powerful firepower.

Although the cavalry of the Japanese army is powerful, their tactics are still very rigid. They still use the group charge in the past to cause psychological panic in the enemy to defeat the enemy.The application of their tactics may not be as flexible as Wang Zhankui's use of cavalry troops.

On this point, Wang Zhankui is very confident.He was a bandit, and his tactics were very flexible. Otherwise, when he fought the Japanese army, he would have been wiped out long ago.He nodded and said, "You're right, the Japanese army's tactics are indeed somewhat dull."

Gao Jiu said: "To deal with the Japanese cavalry, as long as you have enough firepower, you can completely suppress, defeat or even annihilate them. With the continuous development and progress of science and technology, weapons will become more and more advanced, and the cavalry will be eliminated sooner or later. But it doesn't mean that cavalry is useless, at least in this era, strong maneuverability is the greatest strength of cavalry, and we must use our strengths and avoid weaknesses in the use of cavalry.

Let me give you a suggestion. Starting today, your cavalry battalion must change its original combat method, abandon the traditional melee weapon like the saber, and rely on powerful firepower to deal with the enemy's cavalry.

Instead of using the previous group charge combat method, the cavalry is regarded as mounted infantry, and the war horse is only used as a fast and maneuverable tool.

You have 240 cavalry now. I suggest reducing the number of cavalry. For example, keep 200 cavalry, free up a batch of horses to carry weapons and ammunition, equip more automatic firearms such as machine guns, and use the method of dismounting when fighting.As long as you have enough firepower, what are the more than 18 cavalry from the 300th Battalion of Devil Cavalry? "

Wang Zhankui's mind is very flexible, he has already turned the corner.He clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's right, the devil's cavalry is here. If I don't fight him head-on, I'll use a machine gun to fuck his mother! I don't believe I can't kill them."

Gao Jiu said: "It's good if you understand. In the future, your cavalry battalion will be a mobile firepower position. If you equip it with dozens of machine guns and enough horses to carry bullets, it will be easy to deal with the enemy's cavalry. At the same time, equip some With sharpshooters and a certain number of mortars, you can deal with them relatively easily no matter whether the enemy is cavalry or infantry."

Wang Zhankui said excitedly; "I will tell the regiment commander when I go back to re-equip my cavalry battalion." Can meet Wang Zhankui's needs.

In fact, when Gao Jiu said these words to Wang Zhankui, he also had this idea in his heart.In the future, he will also equip all his special forces with horses, and the special forces with enhanced mobility will greatly improve their combat effectiveness.

Gao Jiu and the others talked and laughed, and drove towards Zhiyuan County.

Peach Blossom Mountain.

Zhang Quan, the second head of the family, received a telegram from Gao Jiu, and he said happily: "Master Jiu is coming back soon, and I will pick him up in person. Master Jiu is amazing! This time I brought back a lot of good things from Wuhan, let us have more Let’s go back and transport some people back. Haha!”

Feng Xiucai smiled.He asked, "Are there any good things here? Ask the head of the family, have you brought them back to Dayang? Those guys are too bad."

Today's Taohua Mountain is booming in civil engineering and construction, not only in the Taohua Cave, but also on the top of the mountain. After all, it is inconvenient for people to live in the cave for a long time.After all this tossing, it was spent like an ocean flowing.

Zhang Quan said with a smile: "You old money addict. The matter of Dayang was not mentioned in Jiu Ye's telegram, and I don't know. But, are you still worried about Jiu Ye's ability to make money?"

Feng Xiucai said with a smile: "That's not true. Didn't I want to remind him to forget?"

Zhang Quan said to Du Shengxi: "Jiuye said, he will arrange the marriage for you and Zhao Xuemei after he comes back, and let you start preparing now."

Du Shengxi and Zhao Xuemei are like glue now, he has been waiting for Gao Jiu to come back, and then asked him to preside over the marriage.Hearing this, he said happily: "Jiu Ye is Jiu Ye, always thinking about the brothers. I will tell Xuemei in a while to make her happy."

Afterwards, they discussed going to Zhiyuan County to meet Gao Jiu.

Today, there are more than 200 people in Taohuashan, excluding Gao Jiu, Zhang Quan and other leaders, there are now a total of 100 special forces members, and Gao Jiu has left these days. The people are very tight, and Taohuashan is willing to spend a lot of money on training. These special forces members have made great progress now.

In addition, Geng Hua's guard team has expanded to 50 people, the level of training is also good, and the equipment is very powerful.There are only 50 guards, equipped with 15 machine guns and four mortars.When Guo Hengming came back from Zhiyuan County last time, he brought back 20 submachine guns sent by Wang Jindongliang, and equipped them with the guards. In terms of firepower alone, Geng Hua's guards surpassed those of the Japanese army. A field squadron.

The security forces of Li Chengwu, Shi Jianlong, and Liang Shihu in Taoyuan Town are also recruiting, and now there are more than 70 people equipped with six light machine guns and two mortars.The team members also drove to Taohua Mountain for training in turns, and their combat effectiveness was also very strong.

On Taohua Mountain today, the construction of the hospital has begun to take shape. The facilities and facilities in the hospital are complete, the medicines are sufficient, and a ward with 32 beds has also been built.In addition, cultural education is also very tight, and several classrooms are specially built, and cultural and Japanese classes are offered.

Now there are more people on Taohua Mountain, and four kitchens have been built, and the special forces, guards, and other personnel eat separately.Other facilities are also being constructed, and cultural, sports and entertainment activities are gradually carried out.

A stage was built on the mountain, and some people in the cottage liked to sing operas. They wrote and performed some shows, regardless of their level, they were all willing to perform on the stage, and other people were also willing to watch the excitement.The theater stage has become a good place for people to meet and chat every day.

Today's Taohuashan is like a small town, rich, safe, comfortable, and harmonious. Compared with other places outside the mountain under the iron heel of the Japanese invaders, it seems like a paradise.

After discussion, it was decided that Du Shengxi and Feng Xiucai would look after the house, and Zhang Quan and Guo Hongming would lead 60 special forces members to Zhiyuan County.

(End of this chapter)