Chapter 315 Cooperate with our Ministry to fight
Hu Biao, who held a military meeting when he returned to the base, did not stay at the base for too long and left again that night. However, this time he left, many soldiers on duty saw that Hu Biao took the radio out.
The companies still stayed in the mountains also stopped their night physical training that had been unstoppable. Even before going to bed, the squad leaders of each company went to the base and received the ammunition and grenades allocated by the company.
The artillery company that had just formed the previous episode did not make any noise. Just when the artillery soldiers were curious whether they had no combat mission this time, Du Dajiang, who was the artillery company commander, also came to inform the company soldiers so that they did not have to be anxious.
Seeing Du Dajiang saying that the artillery company would have combat missions, the squad leader of the company said curiously: "Company Commander, do our detachment really have artillery? If there are only mortars, I am afraid it won't be of great use, right?"
"Don't worry! When the order arrives tomorrow, we will arrive at the corresponding combat zone and you will see the artillery. When we were practicing earlier, you should know that we not only have mortars, but also infantry artillery and mountain artillery!"
"We only have one training gun, what's the use?"
"Who told you that our detachment only has one mountain cannon and infantry cannon? Okay, I know you have thought about artillery addiction and will have a chance next! The premise is that in actual combat, I must show my best condition."
"Please rest assured that as long as there are artillery, we must use the artillery shells to greet the Japanese!"
Among the rescued prisoners of war, Hu Biao also distributed and reorganized accordingly based on the information provided by these prisoners of war. The officers and soldiers who had worked as artillery were all transferred to the temporary artillery company and handed over to the command of his old subordinate Du Dajiang.
As the artillery squad leader of the spy company, Du Dajiang was promoted beyond the level this time. But for Du Dajiang, he knew that this was an opportunity and Hu Biao gave him the opportunity to stand alone, and he could not let Hu Biao down on his trust.
Among the eight people who came out of Shanghai earlier, Huang Ershuan had already died. Xu Sandao became the company commander of the spy company, Qin Tianyou and Chen Qiang both became the platoon leader of the spy company. Tian Tiezhu became Hu Biao's guard, and Sun Erxi became the captain of the sniper team.
The remaining Xu Cheng is now the chief of the detachment, specializing in managing the detachment's materials. Du Dajiang, who is more interested in artillery, used to be the captain of the artillery in the company, and now he has become the company commander in the army to expand his troops.
For Du Dajiang and others, they all knew very well that as long as they follow Hu Biao's footsteps, their positions will be improved accordingly while the troops are expanded in the future, and more troops can be managed.
Compared to the soldiers in the artillery company, they always feel that they have few artillery numbers, but Du Dajiang knew that when they needed to use artillery, Hu Biao could find him artillery and shells. What he had to do was to train the artillery troops well.
Hu Biao and his party, who had left at night with the main force of the spy company, quickly arrived at the location of the Shandong Guerrilla Detachment. Looking at Hu Biao and his party who were visiting late at night, the newly appointed team leader Hu Xinghua was also surprised.
"How did they come here so late? Chief of Staff, I heard you know them?"
"Well! The headquarters sent me here this time, hoping to strengthen cooperation with them. Captain of the detachment, let's meet together!"
When Hu Biao and his party arrived, they looked at the leader of the guerrilla detachment who was coming to greet him. Before Hu Biao could speak, Lin Yashi, who was by his side, said in surprise and joy: "Second brother, why are you here? Are you not in northwest Shanxi?"
"The organization sent me here and let me serve as the chief of staff of the Lunan Detachment. Little sister, don't mess around! The captain of the detachment, this is Captain Hu Biao of the Special Operations Team. Captain Hu, this is our captain Sun Xinghua!"
"Hello, Captain Sun (Hu)!"
After shaking hands and seeing each other, Hu Biao said unexpectedly: "I really didn't expect that the boss would send you here. It seems that it's okay if you can't even bleed this time. Captain Sun, if he doesn't mind, can he find a place to speak!"
"Of course! It's a guest from afar! Before coming to southern Shandong, the Chief of Staff specifically told me to learn more from Captain Hu. In the future, our detachment's development in Zaozhuang will require Captain Hu to help. After all, it's all about fighting Japan and saving the country!"
"This is natural! I knew you were here two days ago. Considering that you had just arrived and I would definitely have to rest for a while, I didn't get better from here to disturb me. I came uninvited tonight, and I felt it was necessary to get in touch and discuss the joint operations by the way."
As soon as these words were spoken, Sun Xinghua also said in surprise: "Joint combat? Captain Hu has found another opportunity to attack?"
"There is no chance! In fact, this opportunity has always existed, but it is a bit troublesome to eat this piece of fat on my own. Now that you come here, I feel that my confidence has increased a lot.
The most important thing is that your detachment has just arrived, and the materials consumed by thousands of troops are afraid that the quantity will be large. If you don’t fight two battles quickly, you will not be able to eat up the mountains. If this operation can be successful, you won’t have to worry about the materials in a short time.”
Knowing that Hu Biao rarely fails when he takes action, Sun Xinghua, who had read Hu Biao's information earlier, also knows that the troops who cooperated with Hu Biao's combat will gain great benefits without exception. Both the Eighth Route Army and the National Army are willing to cooperate with him.
Under the leadership of Sun Xinghua, Hu Biao and his party also entered the mountains where the guerrilla detachment was located. Looking at the grass-built barracks, Hu Biao looked briefly and said, "What should you do if you encounter a rainy day in such a living environment?"
"There's no way! Our detachment has just formed a unit, and most of the soldiers have been selected from the guerrillas. If Chief Lin hadn't brought more than 100 backbone members from the headquarters, I'm afraid my detachment would not have been able to achieve combat effectiveness at all."
"The mountains are very humid! If you stay in the mountains for a long time, it will easily lead to non-combat reductions in the troops. Let's do this! If Captain Sun doesn't mind, I'll send you thirty tents and two hundred raincoats tomorrow, and at least I can respond to the emergency.
In addition, the dormitory you built is not reasonable. Once the Japanese conduct aerial reconnaissance, it is easy to find where your barracks are located. If the Japanese discover where your detachment is located, it will be very troublesome at that time!"
After hearing what Hu Biao said, Sun Xinghua didn't think Hu Biao was too meddling in other people's business, and said with a smile: "Then I would like to express my help on behalf of the detachment, thank Captain Hu for reaching out. In fact, this is just a temporary camp, and the detachment command is still being selected."
"Okay! As long as you don't mind me for nostalgia! When it comes to guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, you are the real masters. Time is tight, and I still have a task later, I am afraid I can't stay here for more, so we will start talking about things too.
In these boxes, I promised Chief Zhang the sincerity of cooperation. Apart from the five hundred rifles, the number of bullets is not large, only 10,000. In addition, I have five light and heavy machine guns for you and four mortars."
Looking at Hu Biao's constantly opening boxes and the list of weapons he said, Sun Xinghua and Lin Dingyuan were all happy. This time the detachment came over, and most of the soldiers actually came over empty-handedly.
Although Sun Xinghua and the column had fought for it, the column still only gave quota of 300 rifles. With the more than 100 veterans Lin Dingyuan brought, the weapon quota was just half. The remaining half was naturally counting on the weapons that Hu Biao agreed to.
As an old guerrilla, Sun Xinghua knew the importance of weapons very well. With such a batch of weapons and equipment, the guerrilla detachment said that it was used to replace cannons with a bird gun, and its combat effectiveness was directly increased several times. What's more, there were four mortars!
Even though I felt a little blushed, Sun Xinghua still said excitedly: "Captain Hu, thank you! With the weapons and ammunition you sent, our detachment is more confident in fighting the Japanese."
"It's all the Anti-Japanese War teams, and helping you and we are also helping ourselves. I'll leave the weapons and equipment to you. In addition, what I need to make special comments is that you will need to cooperate with our troops in the battle in at most two days.
Of course, I hope that the combat mission you cooperate with, with your abilities and troops, will not be a big problem. As for the final result, it depends on your own ability. Whether you eat meat or drink soup depends on yourself!"
"Please also ask Captain Hu to say it clearly!"
After giving away weapons and ammunition, Hu Biao looked at the people gathered nearby and said directly: "Chief Staff Lin, find a convenient place to speak. Zhuzi, be on the spot. When I talk to Captain Sun and Staff Lin, no one is allowed to get close!"
"Yes, captain!"
Seeing that Hu Biao's expression was so serious, Sun Xinghua was also in time and called a battalion-level cadre to move out all the weapons brought by Hu Biao. At the same time, he also left the area where the three of them were and began to listen to the combat plan told by Hu Biao.
After listening to the combat plan Hu Biao told, Sun Xinghua said in a striking manner: "Captain Hu, will this plan be too risky?"
"The greater the risk, the greater the reward! Don't worry, I have already found out clearly during this period of time that the Japanese soldiers are deploying defense. The task of your detachment is to block the enemy's reinforcements. It takes a short time, and one night is enough!
In addition to the spoils seized on the railway, you can distribute some of them to you. The Japanese killed outside the city can be killed by your people to clean the battlefield. To be honest, the troops under my command are not short of weapons and ammunition at present.
In a short period of time, I never thought about expanding the troops. The most important thing is that I won’t stay here in Zaozhuang for too long. After this battle, I will pull the main force away. Zaozhuang will only retain a few troops and will not affect your development here!"
Seeing Hu Biao so confident, Lin Dingyuan, as the chief of staff, also said directly: "Captain Hu, as far as I know, the Japanese army is currently stationed in Zaozhuang, with nearly one corps troops stationed. Are you sure you can wipe it out?"
"That's right! The Japanese did have a corps of about a corps stationed in Zaozhuang. The problem is that the area of Zaozhuang is quite large. The railway was bombed in the previous period, and the Japanese built many bunkers and fortifications outside the city.
In several towns closer to the railway, the Japanese also increased their garrison troops. In addition, after the previous battles, I have eliminated nearly 1,000 Japanese. In Zaozhuang City, the Japanese had only about one thousand troops.
Once the railway is attacked, the Japanese troops arranged by the railway will definitely rush to reinforce. I dare even say that the Japanese in the city will also come to reinforce. As long as they are killed, how many Japanese can they be left in the city?"
Faced with Hu Biao's combat analysis, Sun Xinghua and Lin Dingyuan also felt that it made sense. Although this plan was a bit risky, as Hu Biao said earlier, once he won, the results would be extremely rich!
Chapter completed!