Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 311: Sword 14

The landlord had no surplus food, and Yu Xian couldn't provide food, so he shamelessly drove people away.

"Okay, I'll take care of you!" Zhang Dabiao gritted his teeth and said, "Second Battalion, move this pile away. Let's go to Xinzhuang for a banquet. The villagers there have prepared delicious food for us!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the village gate.

"Chief of Staff, take care!" Yu Xian shouted at Zhang Dabiao's receding back.

"Company commander, what should we do now?" Deputy Company Commander Liu Xing came over and asked.

Zhao Gang took Wang Ping away in Zhaojiayu, and then promoted Liu Xing, the platoon leader of the first company, to deputy company commander.

"What should we do? After dinner, let the soldiers clean up a few usable rooms for them to live in, and call the organization members to hold a meeting in the hall. Arrange both the visible and hidden guards." Yu Xian felt worried when he saw the messy pile of weapons on the ground.

They had everything from swords, spears, gunpowder guns, and cannons to pistols, new rifles, and machine guns, and there were also several grenades. I could only comfort myself by saying that the spoils were very rich.

"Yes!" Liu Xing executed orders much more decisively than Wang Ping.

There was nothing much to talk about in this meeting. Basically, there were three steps for the development of the company. The first was to recruit soldiers and restore the normal company structure. Now there were only more than 60 people, and it had to be restored as soon as possible. The second was to pick on the weak ones. At this time, we would first target the diehards and traitors who were obviously siding with the Japanese. The old soldiers would lead the new recruits to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. The third was to take the initiative to attack and look for opportunities to fight the Japanese after forming combat effectiveness.

In addition to the above general planning, Yu Xian also proposed an economic idea, which was to fight the war and make money at the same time, and put forward Xu Zhongyi's idea. Then the members present corrected and supplemented it, checked for deficiencies and formed a more stable plan, which was then reported to the regiment for approval before implementation.

Everyone knows that the conditions for implementation are not met now, but preparation is the key to success. Once the plan is ready, make some minor adjustments based on the actual conditions. Unless you have a genius decision and 100% execution ability, you will have to pay a tuition fee for things that are temporarily launched, and some of the tuition fees are very heavy.

After deciding on the general direction, we returned to the construction of the base. We rested for a night, and started repairing the stronghold at daybreak. We surveyed the surrounding terrain and set up a danger warning mechanism, and tried to get things done in the old nest within three days. At the same time, we sent people down the mountain to inquire about the news and collect intelligence. After the base was completed, we went down the mountain to do the work.

After the discussion, everyone dispersed. Except for the soldiers on duty, everyone else went to the assigned rooms to clean up and rest. The second one started the infrastructure mode early in the morning. The task of the large force was to repair and strengthen the gates and some fortifications that were destroyed in the battle yesterday. Those who knew how to read people's expressions went down the mountain to get information and find targets to attack. Yu Xian took people to take charge of the defense of other positions. At the same time, they surveyed the surrounding terrain and set up traps and early warning mechanisms in all places that seemed inaccessible.

After finishing the periphery, they began to plan the interior of the base, separating out the meeting rooms, dormitories, playgrounds, canteens, etc., and then began to demolish and rebuild.

When everyone was almost done, the soldiers who had gone down the mountain to gather intelligence also came back. They brought good news. The Eighth Route Army that had taken root in northwest Shanxi began to become active and the situation was gradually recovering. This was a big deal. The small thing was that the Japanese had their eyes on the first company and sent troops to attack it. They were on the way.

After the news that the bandit leader of Heiyun Village and other extremely evil bandits were publicly tried and executed by the border government was published in the newspaper, a lot of people were dumbfounded, and Kong Jie was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

In the battle to annihilate the Yamazaki Battalion at Lijiapo, he was stabbed through by a bayonet and had to leave the independent regiment to go to the rear for treatment. Before his wounds were healed, he was transferred from the field hospital to the newly formed New Second Regiment as the regiment commander. This breakout suffered heavy losses, and in order to replenish the troops, he set his sights on the big and small bandits in the defense zone, and Heiyun Village was naturally within his consideration.

But before he could make a move, he saw the news of the annihilation of Black Cloud Village in the border area newspaper. Although whoever made the first move would win, he felt uncomfortable about being robbed by the independent regiment. Especially since Black Cloud Village was on the edge of his defense zone, Li Yunlong's hand was a bit too long.

But Kong Jie is a real and honest man, and he just cursed a few times and that was it.

However, the Japanese thought of other aspects. This place was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the area within hundreds of miles around it was under surveillance. They had long been salivating over it, so they took advantage of the fact that this Eighth Route Army unit had just taken over and had not yet gained a firm foothold and quickly attacked.

They thought that this Eighth Route Army force must have run out of ammunition and food and suffered heavy casualties after breaking out from the heavy encirclement of the First Army. Now attacking Heiyun Village must have also paid a very heavy price. The few weapons and ammunition consumed plus a lot of wounded soldiers, this is their weakest time, and it is the best time to send troops.

According to the decision of the Military Police Command of the Heyang County Garrison Army, the troops were dispatched from the nearest stronghold to Heiyun Village. Nearly a hundred Japanese and puppet troops came aggressively. Yu Xian had received the news a long time ago, and he discussed the battle plan with several platoon leaders while looking at the sand table that had just been made.

"The Japanese want to take advantage of our unstable foothold to do something. According to the information sent back by the soldiers who went down the mountain to inquire about the news, this is an ordinary Japanese infantry unit, which means they are not equipped with heavy weapons such as grenade launchers. And they are in an upward attack position, which means that they are at a disadvantage in terms of equipment and terrain." Yu Xian analyzed while looking at the sand table.

"What the hell? The Japs' second-line troops plus the puppet army have less than a hundred people. Who are they looking down on?"

With the number of people and lineup at this point, everyone felt underestimated.

"Captain, that's what you say, but how should we fight?" asked the platoon leader.

"How should we fight? Fight hard? Tell the devils and those who covet this place that we, the Eighth Route Army, are different from bandits like Xie Baoqing who occupy the mountains and rule as kings." Yu Xian said confidently while looking at the sand table. "Comrades, we have fought head-on with the devil's First Army. Are they afraid of their second-line security forces and dozens of puppet troops?"

Everyone was unhappy when they heard this, saying it was not right to be so insulting.

"Captain, who are you looking down on? The other side only has about a hundred people and no heavy weapons. With our conditions, we can fight however we want to get the upper hand."

"That's easy. We'll kill all the Japanese and as many puppet soldiers as we can. Then we'll spread the word and ask the families to pay to redeem them." Yu Xian said with a wave of his hand.

"Company commander, will this work?" Liu Xing felt that this approach was a bit wild.

The wool comes from the sheep. They kidnap people and ask the puppet army to pay money to redeem them. After letting them go, they go even further to get the money back from the masses. This is equivalent to harming the people in the occupied areas.

"I know what everyone is worried about. We don't want real money, but guns, ammunition, salt, kerosene, and medicines. And now all these things are in the hands of the Japanese." Yu Xian had already thought of the possible consequences of this method.

"middle!"

"I agree."

"I agree too!"

……

"Well, let's see how to kill the Japanese without letting the puppet troops escape." Seeing that everyone was in a good mood, Yu Xian quickly struck while the iron was hot to finalize the battle plan.