After Huang Dali finished speaking, looking at the path that Huang Dali had marked on the map, which was not marked even on the very fine map of the Japanese army, Yang Zhen nodded and said: "No matter how strict the Japanese puppet army blockade, there are still gaps to drill after all." With such a big Zhang Guangcailing, can he be blocked by a little devil? As long as there is a path to walk, we can get out when necessary. ”

Guo Bingxun looked at Yang Zhen, who was full of confidence, pondered for a while, and then asked: "Commander, I think the little devil will not only send one spies to look for us, but will definitely send spies in large batches to find our traces in multiple ways." And the forest is so big, Huang Dali can't get rid of all the spies. So will our next live-fire training be carried out as usual? ”

"In this deep mountain and old forest, apart from fireworks, the sound of gunfire is the easiest to reveal our location. Do you see that the time of live-fire training is pressed backwards and changed to last? Advance the original tactical training. There is also white-knuckle combat training, which can also be advanced. After all, except for those recruits, most of them have already fought a few battles, and even those recruits have also undergone simple live-fire training, and the German live-fire training in this plan should be able to be delayed for a while. ”

Regarding Guo Bingxun's construction, Yang Zhen pondered for a while and said: "I think it's okay, let's conduct tactical drills and white-knuckle combat training first, and first press backwards with live ammunition." However, we can't always be so passive and wait for people to come to the door. ”

"I don't think we should adopt-for-tat tactics and organize some hunter-born warriors with experience in surviving in the mountains and forests and these scouts under Huang Dali to form some small detachments and take the initiative to find these spies who have entered the mountains."

Regarding Yang Zhen's idea of organizing a team to take the initiative to attack, Guo Bingxun didn't have time to answer, when Li Yanping's voice suddenly came from the door: "I think it's good to build the commander, instead of letting these traitors and spies come to the door and expose the location of our secret camp, it is better for us to take the initiative to attack and get rid of these spies who pose a great threat to us." ”

Seeing Li Yanping and Peng Dingjie coming in, Yang Zhen smiled and said, "Political commissar, is the meeting over there?" How is the love of the warriors? ”

Hearing Yang Zhen ask about the results of the heart-to-heart meeting, Li Yanping gave a thumbs up and said: "After all, he served as an instructor in the old Red Army unit, and the commander's political work method is really level." The fighters are now very emotional, and their enthusiasm for training has also increased a lot. ”

Hearing this, Yang Zhen nodded and said, "Most of our soldiers have no culture, their thoughts are very simple, their requirements are very low, and they are all good soldiers. As long as we, the leaders, care about them bit by bit, we will win the sincere love and support of the soldiers. ”

"However, ideological work must be done. However, the problems faced should also be solved. The soldiers lacked meat for a long time, and although they were not hungry, they were still lacking in nutrients. Especially now that the training intensity of the troops is high, and the weather is getting colder day by day, it is still not possible to undernourish the troops. Otherwise, you will still suffer in the face of little devils. There is still a difference between those who grew up eating sorghum rice and those who grew up eating rice and beef. ”

"On the way back, I pondered for a moment, and in addition to leaving some of the cans we had seized as reserves, we would first draw a batch for meat. In addition, it is necessary to organize a group of warriors from Orion to find a way to hunt some game. ”

"A wild boar has two or three hundred catties, and two wild boars are enough for the troops to eat. There are a lot of wild boars in this Guangcai Ridge, didn't they go to our room to steal food the day before yesterday? Since they are not polite to us, we should not pay attention to anything polite and unkind. ”

"In addition, when Lao Peng was transporting supplies and ammunition, didn't he buy a batch of animal-powered carts in Weihe County? I took a look, and there were dozens of cows in addition to mules and horses. We can't afford to raise these animals for a while. Cattle are expensive, they always eat grass, and the cattle do not grow fat. ”

"Since I can't afford to raise it, and I can't use it for the time being, I think I can kill a few heads every once in a while to supplement some nutrition for the soldiers. This beef is much more nutritious than pork. "In addition, we also mobilized troops to collect more mushrooms, fungus and other mountain delicacies in their spare time for training. We are guarding the treasure house of the mountain, and we can't even eat a meal of meat, right? Some time ago, when we just broke through from Harbin to here, there was no shortage of wild meat. But even tigers have eaten it. Although I try not to shoot for the time being, it is still possible to get off the sleeve after all. ”

Li Yanping heard Yang Zhen's construction, nodded and said, "I think it's okay." Those cattle were bought by Lao Peng from the common people at several times the price. Now that the ammunition and supplies have been stored, these cattle are not war horses that can be trained, and although the strength of carrying things is not small, the speed is also slow. It's a burden for us. Killing not only does not violate the discipline of the masses, but also improves the food for the troops and ensures the nutrition of the soldiers. ”

"However, Commander, you just said that you will organize some small detachments to knock out those spies who have entered the mountains. I look at the hunting thing, and I don't just let him do it. The number of people from Orion in the army is not very large, and some of them are transferred, and there are not many left. And with them, can it also be used as cover? ”

Regarding Li Yanping's thoughts, Yang Zhen shook his head and said, "Political commissar, this is not good. The biggest advantage of these small detachments is that the enemy is overt and we are in the dark, and what they pay attention to is that they are fast and mobile, and they do not drag their shots into mud and water. Once they also have to shoulder the task of hunting, for them it will limit their combat characteristics. For those who hunt, it is better to choose another one. ”

Hearing that Yang Zhen opposed his own construction, Li Yanping fell silent. As a political commissar, after arriving at this unit, he still did his best to support Yang Zhen, a military commander, and never interfered with the determination of the military commander. Since Yang Zhen is against it, he is not insisting on his own ideas.

Li Yanping's silence meant that he agreed with Yang Zhen's opinion, but Yang Zhen sighed and said, "It's a pity that the talents we have on hand are really limited. In addition to a small number of Orion-born warriors, the main force of these squads also needs to be mainly experienced fighters. ”

"Most of the soldiers who meet this standard are now squad leaders or the operational backbone of the troops, and if they are transferred too much at once, it will definitely affect the next step of training. But these agents are a great threat to us, and if we don't deal with it, we won't be able to hold out for three months. ”

After pondering for a long time in front of the map, Yang Zhen turned his head and said to Guo Bingxun: "I think it is still mainly scouts, and on the premise of not affecting the training of the troops as much as possible, a group of veterans and backbones will be transferred. A dozen or so teams of about six people were formed to go deep into the mountains and forests to deal with the Japanese puppet spies. ”

Guo Bingxun pondered for a long time about Yang Zhen's thoughts, and finally nodded and said, "I'll try to find a way." I think we can draw some from the wounded who have already recovered. In addition, I also have an idea, after sending these squads out, try to let them spread out and move to the south, so as to shift the devils' attention to Dunhua and Jiaohe counties in the south. In this way, it will be more conducive to covering our main force to complete the rest. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun picked up a pencil and drew a circle on the map at the junction of Ning'an, Dunhua and Jiaohe: "Commander, political commissar, look. The room for maneuver in the mountainous area north of Dunhua at the junction of Ning'an and Jiaohe is greater than that of the mountain forest between the Hailang River and the Erdaohai Lang River where we are now. It is also a place with high mountains and dense forests. This map in our hands is a captured little devil. But even the always fine little devil map is not very clear about this area. ”

"And although it is far away from the Second Route Army and the Third Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Federation in North Manchuria and East Manchuria, it is very close to the range of activities of the First Route Army of the Anti-Japanese Federation in South Manchuria and Changbai Mountain, as mentioned by the political commissar. It may even be one of the guerrilla bases of the Anti-Union First Army. ”

"I don't think the Japanese will fail to make it one of the targets of the clean-up. The reason why they are now focusing on the mountainous area where we are now is because I think it has something to do with the materials we evacuated from Weihe County. ”

"We collected a large number of carts in Weihe County and transferred a large number of materials seized from Weihe County to the secret camp. Although these hundreds of carts mainly traveled at night, it was impossible not to attract the attention of the devils. These coachmen won't keep their mouths shut for us. ”

"Although we sent those drivers back to the front line of Wei'an Mountain, no one would have believed that these hundreds of carts would disappear into thin air. And after the first line of Wei'an Mountain, it is the hinterland of Zhang Guangcailing, where there are inhabited deep mountains and old forests. The devil will not think that we have the ability to transfer hundreds of carts of supplies too far, and will definitely think that our secret camp should be roughly not far from Wei'an Mountain. ”

Judging from Huang Dali's report just now on the location where the Japanese puppet spies were discovered, it is obvious that the devil has focused his search on the west of the Erdaohai Lang River and between the Hailang River and the Mudanjiang River. The devil focused his search on the west of the Lang River in Erdaohai, and it was aimed at our secret camp. As for the relationship between the Hailang River and the Mudanjiang River, I am afraid that it is aimed at us. ”

"I first listened to Lao Peng, and then heard from the political commissar that in order to facilitate their activities, so that not one secret camp would be exposed and affect the activities of the entire army, the various departments of the Anti-Japanese Federation generally set up several or even dozens of secret camps. The truth of the three holes of the cunning rabbit, I think the little devil will not understand it after dealing with the Anti-Japanese Federation for so many years. So I've just been wondering why the little devil is focusing on two places. ”

"However, although the devils mainly focused their search attention on this area, they did not focus on the old Heidingzi Mountain area between the two Hailang rivers, except that this is in the hinterland of Zhang Guangcailing, and their tentacles have not yet reached here for a while, will they also think that although the old Heidingzi Mountain is high and densely forested, and there is no human population for hundreds of miles, it is between the two rivers, and the room for maneuver is relatively small. And didn't put the emphasis here? And put it in the area east of the Erdaohai Lang River, which is more convenient and has more room for maneuver, and the area from the west of the Hailang River to the Mudanjiang River? ”

"These thoughts of mine are all based on a single mindset. That is, when the devil is dealing with us, do they always follow the habitual thinking of dealing with the Anti-Japanese Federation? Lenovo Lao Peng said that the devils dealt with the anti-Japanese alliance, and the information brought back by Huang Dali's reconnaissance is very reminiscent. ”

"They think that even if the large amount of supplies we have seized in Weihe County can support us for the winter, out of habit, they will not stay in the deep mountains where they cannot reach the people for too long. Even they think that the location of our secret camp will not be set in the deep mountains? Because they won't believe that we will have enough supplies to support thousands of people for the winter all at once. I think the approximate number of our troops, the devil should already have a number in his mind. ”

"Moreover, they will think that according to the habits of the Anti-Japanese Federation, we will not be too far away from the common people. We need to replenish the troops, replenish the supplies, replenish the provisions. The most important thing is the healing of the sick and wounded. ”

"We fought continuously, first set up an ambush in Wei'an Mountain, then fought in Weihe County, and fought three battles at the junction of Wuchang and Acheng, although because of the rush of the war, the sacrificed people could only be hastily buried, but we did not abandon a single wounded."

"The devil has always been very confident in the combat effectiveness of his troops, and he is also very confident in the combat effectiveness of the puppet Manchurian army he has trained. So it's very likely that they'll think that these successive battles will bring us a lot of casualties. ”

But that's exactly what happened. In the two blocking battles of the five permanent members, except for the hundreds of recruits who were newly replenished and did not participate in the battle, and a company that had been withdrawn in advance with Lao Peng to cover the supplies. The old backbone of our previous training who participated in the war suffered almost a quarter of the casualties. It can be said that it is a nerve-wracking thing. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Bingxun smiled, but there was a thick bitterness in his smile. Obviously, he was still a little sad about the heavy casualties he had paid in that blockade battle.

Looking at Guo Bingxun, who looked a little unnatural, Yang Zhen patted him on the shoulder and said, "Old Guo, it's not your fault. There is still a big gap between our troops' combat effectiveness, tactical quality, and even the command ability of grassroots commanders and the little devils and even the puppet Manchu army. ”

"In the battle against the puppet Jing'an army, if it wasn't for the capture of those artillery, I don't know how to fight. Lao Peng, now you should understand me, why I try my best to get three to five months of rest. ”

"Okay, don't be sad. They are soldiers, and from the day they carry their guns, they should be prepared for this. No one can really achieve real zero casualties in this kind of war. The most important thing for us, as commanders, to do now is how to make the troops as little as possible not to make unnecessary sacrifices in future battles. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's words of explanation, Guo Bingxun calmed his emotions for a moment and concentrated: "The treatment of the wounded, especially the need for medicine, makes us not go too far into the mountains. The doctors we kidnapped in Weihe County will also invisibly confirm their suspicions. Our casualties were not small, which is why we did not hesitate to resort to kidnapping. ”

"So since the devil did not focus on this area, he mainly focused on the mountainous area west of the Erdaohai Lang River and between the Hailang River and the Mudanjiang River. It should also be based on this consideration. Since the devil thinks so, then why don't we add more ingredients to them? ”

"If the little devil doesn't find any trace of us in these two places, he will definitely focus his attention on the mountain forest where we are hiding now. So we have to look away from them. Commander, I think that if we get rid of all the Japanese puppet spies who entered this mountain forest, we will be able to truly expose our position. ”

"The little devils are very ghostly, the spies they sent are nowhere to be found, and none of them have gone back. They would have thought that we were hiding in the woods. Because no one here but us has the power to take out all their spies. Once the devils are sure that we are here and make up their minds to sweep away the mountains, we will be in real danger. ”

"Unless we make up our minds to give up the supplies in the secret camp, we won't be able to carry such a large amount of supplies to fight. We must at least hold them back before the snow covers the mountains. After the heavy snow closes the mountain, the devil's ability to enter the mountain and sweep will be weakened. ”

"So, my opinion is that the squad can be sent, but don't deal with these spies around us. Find a way to lead them to the south, that is, in Dunhua, and then solve it. Shift the devil's attention to Dunhua and Jiaohe. Especially in Dunhua, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, and it is very likely that those spies will be attracted there. ”

"It's just that we have now found out the location of the eastern, western, and northern blockade lines of the devils, but we still don't know where the blockade lines on the devil's side are. If you check it now, I'm afraid it's too late? Therefore, if the various detachments go south, it is easy to touch the blockade line of the devils. When the time comes, it will be self-defeating if you don't get it right. ”

Regarding Guo Bingxun's idea, Yang Zhen nodded appreciatively and said: "Old Guo, your idea is good, directing the devil's attention to Dunhua can at least reduce a lot of pressure on us." ”

"However, in addition to the location of the southern blockade line of the devil that you are worried about, I am also worried that the troops have not experienced wilderness survival training, and there are deep mountains and old forests all the way to Dunhua, and it is impossible to carry too many supplies, so the survival of the squad is a big deal."

"In addition, we lack effective means of communication, and once this squad spreads too far, it will be very difficult to gather it. The people who can be drawn to form a small detachment are the backbone of the unit. And we can no longer afford to lose the backbone. Without the backbone, our unit will at least temporarily lose its combat effectiveness. ”