Majia Village has not had such a festive day for a long time. The grain that was forcibly taken away was sent back by the Eighth Route Army, and there was quite a lot of it.

Whatever you hand over at noon, you will get back in the evening, and the Eighth Route Army will make up for the shortage!

Chu Xiong was mentally prepared to post hundreds of kilograms of grain, but people in this era were honest and no one overreported.

The clan leader, Ma Sihai, was the last person to receive it, and the difference was only a few buckets of grain.

Chu Xiong asked someone to send several buckets of grain to make up for it.

"Company Commander Chu, this is impossible. You have already done a great kindness by helping the township party members recover their money and grain. How can you let your Eighth Route Army pay back several buckets of grain or several thousand kilograms? There will always be losses."

When Ma Sihai was young, he traveled all over the country and had dealings with the early Beiyang Army, the later Central Army, and the Shanxi-Sui Army. He had never seen anyone like the Eighth Route Army, who refused to requisition food and paid them in return.

This batch of money and food was acceptable even if the Eighth Route Army did not send it over. After all, they captured the money and food from the defeated troops of the Jinsui Army.

It has already passed through one hand. It was captured by the Eighth Route Army based on their ability. Why should I give it to you in exchange?

Giving is a great kindness, but not giving is also a duty. The young and old men in Majia Village can't fault them.

Chu Xiong still insisted on replenishing the few buckets of food. The Eighth Route Army could never break its promise at any time. Trust comes from persistence in details.

"Clan Chief Ma, you don't have to be polite. Our Eighth Route Army has discipline and will not take advantage of the masses!"

At the warm invitation of the folks in Majia Village, Long Qianli decided to rest in Majia Village for a few days.

The main purpose is to let the several seriously wounded men recover from their injuries, and to collect the stragglers of these captives.

Leave it to Yang Wei to maintain good relations with the masses. This is his specialty.

For example, helping people carry water, repairing houses, etc. This is how the Eighth Route Army gained its reputation among the people.

Chuxiong has not yet found a suitable place to establish a base. Majia Village is too open and cannot be defended when the Japanese come and sweep it.

You have to go to the mountains!

After coming out of Xiaowangzhuang, the Seventh Company successively wiped out three broken troops, captured more than 150 people, and obtained more than 100 guns, including 5 Czech-style light machine guns, no heavy machine guns, and a dozen Jin-made Thompson submachine guns.

Many of these defeated soldiers even threw away their guns.

Most of the defeated troops were from the Jinsui Army. The central army was small and mainly composed of soldiers, with only 4 officers.

It has been more than ten days since the battle at Xiaowangzhuang ended. Many lightly wounded soldiers have returned to the team, but now there are only a dozen wounded left.

What makes Chu Xiong gratified is that these injured people have survived and will return to the team in the future. The 102 veterans of the seventh company are the cornerstone of his team.

In Majia Village, Chu Xiong decided to recruit all the captured defeated troops into the Seventh Company, except for a few who were really unfit to serve as soldiers. He wanted to reorganize the troops according to his own experience in later generations.

Each class has been expanded from 10 to 13 people and divided into 4 combat groups, with 3 people in each group, 1 team leader and 2 team members.

Each platoon has 6 squads, and including the platoon leader, there are exactly 80 correspondents.

There are 3 platoons in the company plus an 8-person company headquarters, a total of 248 people. There is no longer a special cooking class. Each platoon only needs to designate a few part-time cooks.

All the usual food is replaced by fried noodles. This is the most convenient way of logistical support for mobile warfare.

During combat, each person can carry a week's worth of rations, which can basically meet the needs of a medium-sized battle.

The weapon configuration is as follows:

One row was all captured Japanese weapons, equipped with 4 crooked light machine guns and 3 grenade launchers, and the others were equipped with 56 Type 38 rifles.

The second row and the third row each have three Czech light machine guns, and the others are all rifles and a few pistols. Long Qianli doesn't plan to divide the dozen submachine guns. He keeps them for great use.

Ammunition is quite sufficient, with an average of more than 60 rounds per person for Japanese weapons, more than 30 rounds for Chinese weapons, and less than 3 grenades and hand grenades per person.

Barely enough for a small-scale battle.

After the formation of the troops was completed, Chu Xiong was not in a hurry to find trouble with the Japanese. He just sent out a squad to detect the movements of the Japanese. He planned to find an opportunity to attack the Japanese transport team and obtain some ammunition.

Chuxiong plans to introduce a diamond tactic, which is an upgraded version of the triangle tactic.

Anyone who has studied mathematics knows that a rhombus divided diagonally into two triangles.

The diamond is the most changeable shape and the most stable shape, which can be transformed into infantry squad tactics, making squad tactics more changeable.

There are 13 people in each class. One group leads the front, one group on the left and one group on the left, another group supports the back, and the squad leader is in the middle to command.

If there are casualties in the first three groups, the members of the back-up group can serve as substitutes and eventually evolve into a triangle tactic.

The distance between groups is 10 to 15 meters, and the distance between people is 5 to 10 meters. During the attack, one squad can open up a front of 100 to 150 meters.

It can minimize the damage caused by enemy artillery and machine gun fire.

Chu Xiong regarded this tactic as the first choice among the Seventh Company's offensive tactics and required everyone to train strictly and master it proficiently.

This set of tactics alone took the Seventh Company to train in Majia Village for a week.

This week, the Seventh Company has established a deep relationship with the fellow villagers in Majia Village. Most of the fellow villagers regard the Eighth Route Army as their own team.

There are more than a dozen young people in the village who joined the Eighth Route Army. The people of this era are still very simple.

The squad sent out to investigate sent back good news. They discovered a logistical transportation line for the Japanese.

"Village Chief Ma, we have a mission to leave Majia Village. You must remember not to tell anyone that we have been here. The devils will retaliate. If they find out, they will seek revenge on Majia Village."

When the Seventh Company left, Chu Xiong repeatedly told Village Chief Ma that he knew the Japanese's urine behavior very well.

When the Seventh Company left, the folks in Majia Village stuffed all the jujubes, eggs, white-flour steamed buns, and cakes that they could not bear to part with into the arms of the soldiers, and they could not stop them...

Chu Xiong, who has always had a strong heart, couldn't help but shed a few tears. Soldiers and people are the foundation of victory!

The love between soldiers and civilians is hard-won, and Seventh Company must protect it with their lives.

"Comrades, I order you to accept the deep friendship of the fellow villagers and fight against the Japanese more often in the future!"

Chu Xiong took a piece of Tiebing with residual warmth and hid it deeply in his arms. He would have to pay for this Tiebing with the heads of countless Japanese devils!

"Comrades, fight the Japanese!"

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After leaving Majia Village, the Seventh Company stayed day and night, and finally arrived near the Japanese supply line before early the next morning.

"Company Commander, we have observed that a convoy transporting supplies passes by on this road every other day, and the escort force will not exceed one squad..."

When the main force of the company arrived, Yan Haoyu, the fifth squad leader who was responsible for the reconnaissance mission, reported the detected enemy situation to Chu Xiong.

"Haoyu, based on your on-the-spot investigation during this period, which place do you think is the most suitable for a Japanese ambush?"

"Liujiawa!"

"Come on, let's go take a look together!"
Chapter completed!