The special battalion went through continuous operations, and the troop losses were very large. In particular, in a hand-to-hand battle this morning, 61 people were killed at once, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of troops. In addition to the raid and blocking battles that began the night before yesterday, 33 people were also sacrificed, and 94 people have been reduced at present.

When the first company set out, it was full of 116 people, and after two consecutive blocking battles, the troops were basically wiped out, and there were only 47 people left, which was just a little more than one platoon.

The eyes of the first company Changjing Zhongzhong were red and swollen, and since the end of the battle, he sat silently in front of the graves of the martyrs alone, and he had never stood up until now.

Three companies and two platoons in this morning's battle, because they took part in hand-to-hand combat as a reserve, and the losses were in second place. Company commander Miao Xintun and the three platoon commanders also sat there with their heads bored, constantly wiping their tears.

During the battle, the company commander shouted the most:

"Follow Lao Tzu to rush—"

"Resist Lao Tzu! No one can take half a step back! ”

After the battle, the saddest people were the company commanders and platoon commanders. Collecting the remains of comrades-in-arms, choosing a cemetery for comrades-in-arms, and sending comrades-in-arms Zuihou a ride, this is all a matter for the company commander and platoon commander, and it is also the most painful experience for the company commander and platoon commander!

In the entire special battalion, only Dong Dazhu's second company is now the most neatly organized. After three fierce battles, his second company suffered only 17 casualties.

This is the special battalion!

In the course of a major campaign, in order to cope with the intensive and fierce fighting, the battalion commander will always ensure a complete company to the juncture, which is the killer weapon to achieve victory in the battle.

If the forces are used evenly in all battles, to the point where Zuihou is at the juncture, if a little special situation arises, there is a risk that the whole line will collapse!

Because of this, Jing Zhongzhong's company, as the sharpest combat knife in Li Bozhou's hand, actually fought twice in less than three days!

Therefore, in this Xinkailing Campaign, Jing Zhongzhong's company also became the protagonist of the war of attrition. At the cost of a company to beat the light, the zuihou victory of the battle was guaranteed.

Where there is a battle, there will be sacrifice, and commanders at all levels have such an account in their hearts. People often say that "heroes are not judged by success or failure", and this is the truth.

The entire special battalion, the first company, suffered the greatest sacrifice and caused the greatest losses, but they were real heroes, whether they were alive or already lying down!

However, it was clear to all that the battle had just begun. An even more brutal situation awaits everyone, because there are thousands of enemies just below the mountain! As long as the enemy remains, the battle never ends.

After Li Bozhou accepted the order, he did not select "one or twenty people" according to Chen Jie's request, but called all the company commanders and platoon commanders to his side, and then came to the 192 people who asked to join the army.

"Brothers, since you have decided to stay and die with us, then come!" Li Bozhou did not talk nonsense: "One of Lao Tzu's battalions has been crippled, and now it has to be replenished with 94 new soldiers." If you are not afraid of death, take a step forward, and then follow Lao Tzu to die! ”

The leading man took the lead and took a step: "Since I want to die, I am the first!" Immediately after, all the "liberation fighters" silently took a step forward.

What is "though thousands of people have gone to me"? That's it! They are ready to abandon everything and prove everything they say with real actions.

Li Bozhou stared at the leading man and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"My surname is Qi, and I have never had a tuba, and the brothers all call me Qi Laosan." Dahan straightened his chest and said: "Qi Laosan, the former deputy commander of the reconnaissance battalion of the 30th Army of the Northeast Army and the commander of the third company, reports to the commander!" ”

"Qi Laosan is the third, right?" Li Bozhou didn't expect that there were scouts here, it was really a family: "There are no bullshit chiefs in our team, all of them are brothers who share life and death!" However, Lao Tzu does not have the position of deputy battalion commander for you now, so he can only give you a deputy platoon commander for the time being. ”

"Jing Zhongzhong, the deputy platoon of your company has sacrificed, and Lao Tzu will now send you a deputy platoon commander at the deputy battalion level! In accordance with the standard of full strength, each company and platoon replenished the troops in an orderly manner. Then put the weapons in place in the pile of captured weapons, go over there to prepare the war horses, and follow Lao Tzu after an hour. ”

Li Bozhou reorganized his special battalion here, and Chen Jie continued to discuss other combat arrangements with Zhang Minghan and Gao Jingxiang.

"Lao Gao, there is nothing to do here, you quickly lead the artillery company and all the wounded to return to Tianhua Mountain, the safety of the secret camp is on you. He instructed Wu Zhiguo that they must attract the enemy and buy a certain amount of time for the interspersed operations on our side. ”

"Lao Zhang, you also went over to replenish the troops, don't let Li Bozhou's deflated calf eat alone. Then lead your cavalry battalion to the south of Tianhua Mountain, and a squadron on the other side of Hongtonggou will be handed over to you! As for a squadron here in the Monk's Cave, I personally led the Ferris Ridge guerrillas to deal with them. ”

Zhang Minghan's cavalry battalion also suffered significant losses, with 23 people also killed in the previous blocking battle at Wudaomiao and 8 people in the raid on Yang Mulin, losing a platoon of troops. However, before he could act, the three company commanders had already selected 31 cavalrymen and brought them aside to whisper.

At this time, the remaining 67 people were not left out in the cold, because Cai Guangtian of the Motianling guerrillas was sitting on the ground chatting with them.

The greatest skill of the partisans is to be able to immediately mobilize a peasant into a staunch fighter, not to mention that these people are professional soldiers in the first place.

"To tell you the truth, don't look at them as a person of five or six, Lao Tzu's team was formed by the commander-in-chief himself. Although it is not nice to talk about guerrillas, we have our own regular name: the Second Company of the Guard Battalion of the South Manchurian Independent Regiment of Rehe. Brothers, this is an order from the Commander-in-Chief and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief by telegram! ”

These 67 new fighters were fooled by Cai Guangtian, and they couldn't find the north immediately. However, Cai Guangtian did not tell a lie, the Motianling guerrillas were indeed the seeds left by Bai Shujie. The number of the Second Company of the Guard Battalion of the South Manchurian Independent Regiment was also asked by Chen Jie to the commander-in-chief Bai Shujie.

In this way, the guerrillas lost 61 men in hand-to-hand combat, and now they have 67 reinforcements, from 137 to 143 who participated in the battle.

With Chen Jie's previous demonstration of battle grouping, Cai Guangtian is now also drawing scoops on gourds. Because the captured weapons also included crooked machine guns, he regrouped the 143 people. There were still two machine guns in a group of 4 people, plus 8 riflemen, for a total of 12 people.

In fact, this is the basic establishment of a combat squad, and Chen Jie did not explain it at the time because it was too late. In addition, the guerrillas were not proficient in grenadiers, so Chen Jie was not equipped at that time. Now these 67 people are all professional soldiers, and it is impossible to have a crude formation of rifles after the machine gun.

Sure enough, as soon as Cai Guangtian finished speaking, a new soldier spoke: "Sir, the grenadiers of the two Korean devils captured over there actually play a great role in infantry battles. I don't think it's necessary to use 8 riflemen in a combat squad, but to take out 4 people and equip 2 grenadiers, so that you can form echelon fire for attacking the fortified battle. ”

Cai Guangtian was overjoyed when he heard this, and slapped his thigh with both hands: "Fuck me!" Lao Tzu used to eat old nose and lose, but he just didn't know how to fiddle with that thing. It turns out that you all use grenadiers, so what are you talking about? Hurry up, move all the grenadiers and grenades over there, they're all waiting to be used! ”

At the suggestion of these newly joined veterans, Cai Guangtian finally completed the new combat grouping:

The mortar platoon has three combat groups: equipped with 3 mortars and 72 rounds of ammunition; 3 grenadiers, 36 rounds of ammunition; As battlefield support firepower. In addition, it is equipped with 3 crooked machine guns and 6 rifles to protect the battlefield. The entire artillery platoon was temporarily arranged with 30 people.

The machine gun platoon has 6 groups: each group is equipped with 3 machine guns, 1 grenadier and 4 rifles, and the temporary number is 13 people. The machine gun platoon has a total of 80 people on a provisional basis, and it is used as the main firepower on the battlefield to strike Liliang.

The remaining 33 men were also divided into three combat groups, each armed with two crooked machine guns and one grenadier.

When Chen Jie arrived here, Cai Guangtian and the others had just completed the battle grouping, and the weapons and equipment of each combat group were already in place.

Looking at the orderly team, Chen Jie had an idea in his heart, so he asked in a deep voice, "Whose idea is this?" ”

A new soldier saw that Chen Jie's face was not good-looking, and immediately stood up and said, "Report sir, this is my idea!" ”

Chen Jie still had a gloomy face: "What's your name, what kind of army did you use it for?" ”

"Report to the chief, my name is Du Ruhui, and I turned out to be the commander of the artillery platoon. Later, when I came to Mukden, because the Japanese did not allow the garrison brigade to be equipped with too many mortars, I became an infantry platoon commander again. ”

Chen Jie's face did not improve in the slightest: "Du Ruhui, Lao Tzu is going to find trouble with the Yuzhishan Garrison Brigade now, and first take the squadron in the Monk Cave." If there is only one company of troops, how do you think it is appropriate to fight? ”

Du Ruhui was not frightened: "As far as I know, the squadron in the monk cave is only 176 people, equipped with a mortar, 6 grenadiers and 6 machine guns. This squadron turned out to be a police force in Dongbian Province, and the three squad leaders below did not contribute at all, and their combat effectiveness was not strong. If we had equipment like ours, a company of troops, a surprise attack would have crushed them. ”

"Just saying that if you don't practice, it's a fake trick, and if it's a mule or a horse, you will pull it out and slip away." Chen Jie smiled and said, "Lao Tzu will appoint you as the company commander of this company now, and Cai Guangtian as the deputy company commander." The target of the battle was the squadron in the Monk Cave, but Lao Tzu was not going to defeat it, but to destroy it all. Can you do it? ”

"Report to the sir, do all the captives count as total annihilation?" Du Ruhui was not excited because he was the company commander, but said seriously: "At least half of the people in that squadron are in a similar situation to us, and they are ready to fight back at any time." Although they are now doing things for the Japanese, they are not guilty of death. If I had been asked to lead the team, I wouldn't have killed them all. ”

"Specific problems are analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and they can be dealt with flexibly when the time comes." Chen Jie nodded: "For Yu Zhishan's subordinates, you know the details, so naturally you have the final say." The so-called general will not be subject to the king's life outside, you should understand this truth. ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.