703. Priority is given to replenishing equipment
The people in the vicinity, risking their lives, slaughtered their own big fat pigs and pulled them to the troops, which moved many veterans who participated in the civil war to tears.
In the previous civil war, although it was a revolutionary war and a war of domestic unification, the common people ignored them at all and stayed away.
The regular army is a little better, some miscellaneous troops, the villagers see it, even more so than hiding from bandits and robbers, and they can't complain about the villagers, this situation was originally caused by these miscellaneous armies.
Under the banner of revolution, these motley armies robbed the common people everywhere, and even killed the common people.
But these miscellaneous armies are different, even the things at the bottom of the box have to be scavenged, and they don't give the villagers a little way to live, how can such an army be supported by the people? It's already very good if I don't shoot you, but every shot in my hand can't beat you.
And at the beginning of this Anti-Japanese War, the people's attitude towards the army immediately took a 180-degree turn, no need for your army to rob it, we will automatically give you the best things, as long as you want.
Like the big white pig this time, the 305 regiment received more than ten of them last night, and the 305 regiment didn't want it at first, saying that this was a violation of discipline and couldn't ask for something from the villagers.
But people say that everything has already been pulled, so they don't want to pull it back, you have to ask for it, you have to ask for it, you don't want it, and if you don't want it, you just throw it on the side of the road and let it stink.
In the end, the 305th regiment was gracious, accepted these pigs that had been slaughtered, and each of them had a cooking class, and made an unusually rich whole pig banquet for everyone overnight.
As soon as the three dogs woke up, in addition to hearing the rumbling cannon sound from the direction of Lanfeng, it was the smell of pork that came to their noses.
They were already hungry, but now they couldn't stand it, and they didn't bother to wash up, so they stretched out their dirty hands, grabbed a large piece of pork, and nibbled wildly.
It's delicious, it's so delicious, it should be the best thing I've ever eaten in my life, and the brothers of the Seventh Company have said that after this meal, they will die on the battlefield immediately, and they will be at ease.
I slept and ate meat, and I still had to do the work that should be done.
The Corps Headquarters decided to order the 51st Division to strike while the iron was hot, continue to attack Maogu Village, squeeze the Japanese army's formation from east to west, gradually tighten the encirclement, and finally intersperse and divide, dismembering and eating up the big fat pig of the 14th Division.
In the past few days, the 51st Division has been fighting continuously in front of the call of cattle and horses, and they are all attacking fortified positions, almost invincible.
This kind of tenacious style and strong combat effectiveness made General Xue of the Corps Department greatly appreciate, and those who can work hard, so the 51st Division did not get any rest, and chased the back of the Japanese army's butt and rushed and beat it violently.
If Sangou didn't have the physical reserves and high-intensity combat training in the previous few months, it is estimated that they would not be able to survive this time.
However, in the past, from Songhu to Nanjing, I was beaten by the devil by the sea, which was very aggrieved, but now it is different, I can actually turn it around, chasing the devil and constantly beating him, which is so cool.
How many people have been in the army all their lives and have never gotten such a good opportunity; How many people died on the battlefield in grief and indignation, and they did not see such a good opportunity.
Can you not cherish it?
Even if it is fighting for days and days, the morale is high, and the whole division of the 51st Division is advancing towards one goal, which is also the goal of General Xue of the Eastern Henan Corps, that is:
Destroy the invincible 14th Division, and capture alive the great criminals who invaded China.
In order to achieve this goal, the Corps headquarters did not hesitate to intercept the war resources rushed out of Xuzhou and distributed them to the troops participating in the battle.
The seven companies of Sangou, including the more than 20 people who were rebuilt this morning, now have a total number of more than 120 people, almost an ordinary company.
But the armament was more than just an ordinary company, and each squad had a Czech squad machine gun, six base bullets and two spare barrels, which tired two ammunition men and a co-shooter.
In addition to the brand-new medium and formal rifles, each individual soldier of the infantry is equipped with a base number of bullets, 120 rounds, which is simply a luxury for ordinary troops, but for the Japanese army, it is almost the same.
Based on the fact that the 305th Regiment is a regiment formed by the traditional Northwest Soldiers, each soldier has a sharpened broadsword on his back, and yesterday he slashed and killed for a day, and many people's broadswords were opened and missing, but the rear immediately sent a new broadsword.
In the iron works in Hanyang, most of the workers now consciously work overtime after work to forge large knives, which are a little rough and rough, but they are better than nothing.
Even the platoon leader, even the deputy, each has a barge gun, and the bullet is generally sixty rounds a base, just three magazines, one in the chamber of the gun, and two tied to the waist.
In the Seventh Company, there is a traditional thing, that is, grenades, and the three dogs require that both officers and soldiers should hang four grenades on their waists on the left side.
This pile of things down, at least more than 30 pounds of weight hung on the body, dead and heavy, although it is not conducive to the rapid advance of light soldiers, but as a single soldier's firepower, in a small and medium-sized battle, it is relatively sufficient.
As a company commander, Sangou has more shell guns than soldiers, as well as more binoculars, document bags and other bits and pieces than the squad leader.
The document bag generally contains a combat map, a compass, a rangefinder, a magnifying glass and other instruments in one, as well as a small flashlight, pencil and paper, a combat diary, etc., and a bag of things is also a bit heavy.
In fact, Sangou can hand over these bits and pieces to the guards to carry, but he is not at ease, he would rather carry more by himself than give them to others, or people are separated and cannot be used.
The mortars of the third platoon have been privately carried, and according to the regulations, mortars and heavy machine guns are not allowed in the company, and these medium- and long-range firepower equipment is generally only available in the machine gun company below the battalion.
But the seventh company of Sangou is a special one, and the commander of the 305th regiment, Zhang, knows this matter and acquiesces, and the third battalion commander Liu Guangyu even acquiesces.
Everyone is counting on the Seventh Company to bring more roles, whether it is the Third Battalion or the 305th Regiment, which now relies heavily on the Seventh Company in terms of operational flexibility.
Of the dozen or so companies or nine infantry companies in the regiment, only seven companies are the most flexible and mobile, and can often make the most accurate choices, and the fastest decisions, and the most rapid execution.
In many cases, as long as you use the chess pieces of the seven companies, you can drive the big chessboard of the whole group.
Therefore, every time Commander Zhang replenishes weapons and ammunition and other equipment, the first thing to take care of is the seventh company, and priority is given to the equipment replenishment of the seventh company.
This time, not only were there enough machine gun bullets, but even the four mortars were supplemented with mortar shells of four bases each, which made the bamboo pole and radish smile so hard that their mouths could not close.
Although the regiment always does this, although it will cause dissatisfaction among those who are especially the old Northwest Corps of the first battalion, the head of the regiment Zhang replied with one sentence: You go and see for yourself, compare the combat exploits with the Seventh Company, and then come and talk to me about treatment.