The opening of the bright sword leads a battalion

Chapter 22 New Ambush Plan
It was a few days later.

The card effect of the machine gun's "unlimited bullets" is outdated. In the past few days, the training of the machine gun team has gradually slowed down, and basically they no longer practice with live ammunition.

Accustomed to the days of firing at will, the soldiers were very itchy, but there was nothing they could do...the training ammunition was all gone, and they lived a poor life again.

In the past few days, Chu Qi has been urging the newly formed fourth company to conduct hand-to-hand combat training, trying to make the fourth company's hand-to-hand combat effectiveness comparable to other companies.

After a few days of training, Chu Qi held a meeting with the cadres in the battalion, and had the following dialogue.

In a dimly lit room, kerosene lamps flickered.

Chu Qi and the deputy battalion commander sat facing each other, and next to them were the cadres of the battalion, including the four company commanders.

"I think...the morale of the fourth company has almost recovered, and the progress of training is also good. Next, it is time to win a battle and rebuild their confidence."

Chu Qi spoke first and said.

Hearing this, the deputy battalion commander nodded in agreement, but then said
"However, we need to find a suitable opponent. By the way, give the machine gun team an actual battle to test their combat effectiveness."

Chu Qi listened, nodded in agreement, then looked at several company commanders, and said:

"For this operation, let the first company and the third company participate together as a guarantee and a reserve team. The second company stays in the base area, so let's arrange it like this."

"I will report the combat plan to the brigade headquarters as soon as possible, and there should be instructions in a few days. You should be ready in the next few days."

Hearing this, several company commanders all replied:
"Yes."

……

The next day, when Chu Qi was looking for a suitable ambush location on the map alone, the deputy battalion commander brought two people to the door.

The deputy battalion commander pointed to the two people behind him, smiled, and said:

"These two are local comrades. One is the captain of the county brigade in Heyuan County, and the other is the captain of our nearby district team."

Hearing this, Chu Qi nodded and shook hands with the two captains.

The captain of the county brigade took the initiative to shake hands, and then said:
"I've heard for a long time that there is a first battalion in the independent regiment of our military sub-district, who fought bravely and never lost their prestige even in the face of the Bantian regiment. Seeing you today, it is indeed so!"

Hearing this, Chu Qi smiled and said a few words modestly.

The captain of the county brigade exchanged a few words with Chu Qi, and finally got back to business, saying:

"I came to see you today mainly because some of our comrades obtained some information, saying that in four days, a convoy of Japanese troops will pass by Liujialing."

"We felt that our county brigade alone might not be able to handle it, so we came here to ask for help. I don't know if Battalion Commander Chu's team will be able to come by then?"

After hearing this, Chu Qi did not rush to answer, but searched on the map beside him, and finally found the so-called "Liujialing" in the area of ​​Heyuan County.

He glanced at the terrain. This place is indeed suitable for ambushes, but... there is a regiment of the puppet army near Liujialing, which is a bit troublesome.

However, the troops of the puppet army have always been greedy for life and afraid of death, and their combat capabilities are low. This battle is not impossible.What's more, after the main force ambushed the devil's transport team, it could turn around and stab the puppet army.

So, Chu Qi thought about it and said:

"Our battalion will participate in the battle, but when the time comes, we must have a unified command. We are a regular army, and when the time comes, please all of you follow my command."

If the first battalion wants to take action, it definitely needs the cooperation of the county brigade, and it can't just fight blindly.

Besides, Chu Qi is also in charge of the battle.The quality of personnel in the county brigade varies, and Chu Qi is very worried if they are handed over to the county brigade.

Hearing this, the captain of the county brigade seemed a little unhappy, he frowned, his face a little ugly.

After all, their county brigade, plus several district squads in neighboring counties, may have six to seven hundred people, or even thousands of people, which is enough to form a particularly large independent battalion.

Such a huge force, with several times more people than your first battalion, has to listen to you in the end?
However, after considering it for a while, the captain felt that the opponent was a regular army after all, so the captain nodded and handed over the command.

"Well, three days later, we will gather at Huai Village near Liujialing."

As Chu Qi said, he shook hands with the team leader, and they reached a consensus.

……

But after leaving the base of the first battalion and returning to the county brigade.

The captain told the matter to the captains of the teams in each district, and the captains and the captain also had the same idea.

"No, our manpower is several times that of theirs. Why do they command us, just because they are the backbone of the Eighth Route Army?"

"The base regiment, to put it bluntly, is a bit more advanced than our militia, so it's nothing, right?"

Said the captain of a district team.

Hearing this, another captain continued to complain:

"That's right, and their military division's independent regiment has only just been established for a few months. Our county brigade is two years ahead of them. A group of recruits, what command do you command?"

"Captain, don't listen to them. They are just a bunch of recruits. What do they know? They may not have experienced as many battles as us!"

As he spoke, the squad leader had a sad face, as if giving the command of the first battalion was something very humiliating.

Hearing this, the captain of the county brigade, who was originally dissatisfied with the first battalion, also made a move. After thinking about it, he decided that he still had to take the lead in this ambush.

……

Chu Qi was unaware of the intense "discussion" in the county brigade.

three days later.

In the First Battalion of the Independent Regiment of the Military Division, except for the second company that stayed behind, all other combatants set off and arrived at Huai Village.

After arriving here, Chu Qi found that some people from the county brigade had already arrived. At this moment, they were walking around and chatting in Huai Village, and it seemed quite lively.

"..."

Seeing this scene, Chu Qi didn't say much, but glanced at Yilian behind him, and said:

"Third Company, Fourth Company, Machine Gun Squad, and Sharp Knife Squad, all enter the village to rest. Follow me from Yilian. You need to arrange patrol posts around the village."

There is no sentinel, I am afraid that the devils will not notice when they arrive at the door, and the county brigade is too lacking in common sense, or too loose.

After arranging the clear sentries, dark sentries and patrol posts, Chu Qi returned to the village and met the captain of the county brigade.

Although the captain had agreed to obey Chu Qi's command before, but after thinking about it after going back, he still seemed a little unconvinced.

He still believed that his county brigade had more people than Chu Qi's first battalion, and the fighting power it displayed should be stronger than Chu Qi's.Therefore, he should be doing his part as the commander of the whole army.

Chu Qi could see this. The other party didn't know the combat effectiveness of his battalion, and felt that the first battalion was a newly established unit, which should not be much stronger than the county brigade.

Therefore, the other party was a little dissatisfied with himself.

After meeting Chu Qi, the team leader dragged Chu Qi into a room where there seemed to be leaders of various militia teams.

The team leader dragged Chu Qi to a rough hand-painted map, and asked Chu Qi to sit down, pretending to be the master.

He gestured on the map and said:
"Chu Battalion Commander, look, this is the plan that our captains made during the discussion. Let me inform you now."

"First of all, our county brigade is in charge of the transportation team that ambushed the devils. Secondly, the neighboring Ping'an County and Anhua County also sent a lot of people over. Let them serve as the reserve team. How about it?"

Hearing this, Chu Qi raised his eyebrows, your county brigade is the main attack?

What about our battalion?

Next, the captain talked about the arrangement of the first battalion. The captain had heard before that the independent regiment of the military division was only established a few months ago. It has not been established for a long time. The training and equipment are far inferior to those of the Eighth Route Army. a main force.

The so-called bayonet fight with Sakata, the captain also felt unbelievable.

Although the captain didn't know how strong the so-called Sakata Alliance was, it didn't prevent him from not believing it.

Then the Captain said:
"Your first battalion has not been established for a long time, and the team is still very young, so let us veteran militiamen who have fought against the Japanese army many times take the lead. Your first battalion is responsible for blocking the enemy's reinforcements on the periphery. All right."

"After we eliminate the devil's transport team, you can withdraw. After the fight, we will discuss the distribution of the spoils, how about it?"

In the words, it didn't seem like he was here to ask for Chu Qi's opinion, but meant to force Chu Qi to carry out this plan.

"..."

interesting……

Chu Qi wanted to laugh when he heard this, but he still held back.

Ridiculousness cannot solve the problem, on the contrary, it will intensify the antagonism between their first battalion and the local troops.

So... do something?

He glanced outside, waved to a soldier from the first battalion, and told him to call all the members of the machine gun team over, and by the way, let them take their weapons.

Then, he turned around, found a place to sit down, and said:

"Wait a minute, I called some soldiers over, wait for them to come, let's discuss this matter again?"

He glanced at these militia captains. Except for the captain of the county brigade, who had a [-]-gun pinned to his waist, the other captains didn't even have normal pistols, and some of them even held local "Unique Pout" pistols. .

It was a pistol that had been in large numbers among the militia, and could be made by any blacksmith, but only fired one round at a time and had to be reloaded afterwards.

Seeing the equipment of these captains, Chu Qi felt at ease. After the machine gun team came over, they would definitely be able to regain command.

——Let the members of the machine gun squad come over first, put eleven Czechs in front of this group of ignorant militiamen, and see who is the veteran and who is stronger.

After clarifying this matter, these people will understand their situation, and then reasoning with them will get twice the result with half the effort.

And he, Chu Qi, will convince others with reasoning today.

And history has proved that only whoever is stronger is qualified to reason.

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