Xigou Village is located on the edge of the lake. It is also an important transportation road to Xiuyan. The Xianren Cave in Xigou Village where the battle was fought is not far away. Hu Zhiyong had already heard the sound of artillery fire. He drove the car and ran with all his strength, and it took more than an hour to reach the second village.
Second Regiment Headquarters.
"Master, what happened to the bandits after they drank chicken blood, so they attacked Zhuanghe so desperately?" Hu Zhiyong arrived, and the leader of the second regiment, Ma Xiandeng, greeted him with a smile.
"There are many rich families in Zhuanghe, including the Hu family, Chen family, and Shi family. In addition, Zhuanghe is a place where merchant ships gather, so it is a piece of fat that attracts them." Hu Zhiyong introduced, and took the
Ma Xiandeng watched the battle through his telescope.
"There are about more than 3,000 people, with several broken cannons and one gun for each person. I estimate that they will not have too much ammunition, so the soldiers will build trench defenses and wait for the opportunity to annihilate this group of bandits!" Ma Xiandeng started the battle.
After the plan was announced, he looked at Hu Zhiyong's reaction.
"Okay!" Hu Zhiyong put down the telescope: "I have ordered the cavalry and artillery to set off here. Here you will give me a beautiful infantry, cavalry, and artillery battle."
"I am commanding?" Ma Xiandeng stuck out his tongue: "With so many people and three systems, are you not afraid that I will make a command mistake?"
"Remember, you can't be the leader forever, and you have to master new combat skills. I will be your chief of staff, and I will have a lot of bad ideas!" Hu Zhiyong laughed and saw Kameda bringing people over.
"Mr. Hu, I have some good news for you!" Kameda was afraid that Hu Zhiyong would be too preoccupied, so he brought up the good news as soon as he got up.
"Good news?" Hu Zhiyong smiled bitterly: "I haven't blinked since last night, and there are still more than 3,000 bandits attacking in front of me. The good thing is that it has given me a full addiction to guns."
"Based on the chaotic situation of surrounding public security, the military headquarters orders you to take over Xiuyan County and Dandong Gushan Town. You can expand one more division to form two divisions and one military headquarters. Haha, your appointment letter as the commander of the military will be issued immediately.
We’re about to arrive.”
Hu Zhiyong thought for a long time, sighed and said: "I don't like to lead troops, I prefer to do business. But I have to consider your suggestion, because if I want to keep Zhuanghe, I must defend the front line of Xiuyan County and Gushan Town!"
"The superiors know that you have not asked for any military expenditures, so the reason why I gave these areas to you is to consider your military expenses. To be honest, the troops on the front line are tight, so I have no choice but to hand over this area to you." Kameda said, raising his men.
Use your binoculars to view the bandits ahead.
The cavalry troops came over, and Ma Xiandeng sent a battalion of cavalry towards the Wang family compound: "You special forces must pay attention to cooperate with the first battalion of our regiment, and you must block these bandits here and prevent them from escaping!"
"Yes!" The cavalry battalion commander was Ma Xiandeng's old subordinate. When he saw the old commander issuing combat orders, he happily saluted and led the people out of the headquarters.
Kameda looked at the cavalry in surprise and said thoughtfully: "Yes, there are no weak soldiers under a strong general. Your subordinates are all very capable!"
"Major, the prisoners you gave me are all serving the imperial army, and the equipment was all built with my own money." Hu Zhiyong said happily: "I still need prisoners, how about you pick some strong ones for me?"
"Yoshi, I'll do it for you now!" Kameda was about to mention this matter. A large number of prisoners were captured in the frontline battles. If they were detained, they would distract the main force of the imperial army. If they were killed, it would cause even more intense rebellion among the Northeastern people.
It is even more impossible to resist and let go. Now, Hu Zhiyong has set an example for him, and transforming and utilizing it is the most correct way.
However, the puppet armies in various places and the soon-to-be-established Manchukuo cannot accommodate so many people, and many troops even dare not accept it, fearing that these people will get guns and fight back!
Ma Xiandeng had already understood Hu Zhiyong's intention, and looked at the young master with excitement and gratitude: "He is trying to save us!"
Hu Zhiyong was never merciful to the bandits. These people were mothers as long as they had milk, and they only wanted food, drink, women, gold and silver. After the artillery regiment came over, Ma Xiandeng placed a battalion of artillery on the hillside of the regiment headquarters and ordered them to quickly set up
Set up positions and prepare for artillery bombardment.
Kameda saw that Hu Zhiyong did not take command personally, and sat with him on a hillside in the distance to observe the fighting.
The bandits really tried their best and quickly organized a new charge team after each defeat. Hu Zhiyong laughed loudly as he did not expect that such a team would dare to provoke him.
Kameda was surprised. The sound of rifles was not intense, but every bullet would destroy an enemy. When a large group of bandits broke into the forward position, the machine guns and grenades would attack with full force.
"The marksmanship is very good!" Kameda couldn't help but praise. At this moment, he experienced Hu Zhiyong's overwhelming momentum, and even saw his ruthless iron-blooded methods.
After the artillery fire was prepared, the fierce bombardment began. The continuous bombardment from far to near frightened the attacking bandits. The bandit leader Ye Mahong had a leg broken in the bombing, and nearly two-fifths of the bandits were killed or injured.
"Kill!" As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, the cavalry troops began to charge.
Eight hundred war horses neighed forward, and the sound of shining sabers and pistols rang out one after another.
"Holding a sword in their left hand and a gun in their right hand, are they not afraid of falling off their horses?" Kameda asked in surprise about the cavalry's tactics.
"War horses are specially trained. He can feel the strength between the cavalry's legs, so he knows where to run." Hu Zhiyong didn't want to introduce too much. Of course, there were some secrets that he would not tell this Japanese major.
"Have you modified the pistol?" Kameda is very shrewd. He learned from the number of bullets fired that this pistol can fire twenty bullets or more.
"Yes, I added a magazine and modified some devices." Hu Zhiyong was secretly frightened. He was afraid that Kameda would discover something from this matter.
Fortunately, the infantry began to counterattack at this time. The fast-moving figure of the infantry suddenly attracted Kameda's attention. Hu Zhiyong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the counterattack of the two battalions of the second regiment.
"Kill!" The sound of killing continued. The charging team cleverly used the geographical terrain and fired their weapons while dodging. Especially the guard company of the second regiment, whose uniform submachine guns formed a huge firepower net. Most of the bandits began to kneel down and surrender.
, However, Bullet didn't seem to see their actions clearly, and still greeted them.
"Run, they don't accept prisoners!" The bandits were dumbfounded. Zhuanghe's troops wanted to drive them all away!
"Where to run!" The grenades were thrown over one by one, and smoke spread out from a distance of fifty meters. The ground was covered with broken limbs and broken arms.
The combat troops formed an encirclement. Kameda smiled and said: "If all of you in China have troops like this, you will be world-class!"
"Yes!" Hu Zhiyong said calmly: "In a few decades, China will have a more sophisticated army than this!"
"Do you think we will lose the war between China and Japan?" Kameda asked slyly.
"Major, China is a big country. Do you think the island country can really occupy this land for a long time?" Hu Zhiyong did not say it directly, but instead left the question to Kameda to think about.
Kameda pondered for a long time before saying: "Yours is very sincere!" Kameda left, and Ma Xiandeng came over and laughed: "Master, you are not very old, but you are very cunning."
"Get lost!" Hu Zhiyong laughed and cursed, walked to the car and said to Ma Xiandeng: "We must clean up the battlefield, there will be many dead this time. Remember to report our loss statistics, and seize the time to treat the injured brothers."
"Yes!" Ma Xiandeng agreed and returned to the headquarters.
In Zhuanghe County, prisoners were being accepted from Dandong and Dalian. The residents in the city thought these people were captured bandits, and many people watched and cursed.
"Folks, they are anti-Japanese fighters on the front line and brave soldiers who were captured. From now on, they will fight with us. Please stop insulting us!"
Something like this happened when he returned to the city. Hu Zhiyong began to give a speech regardless of the fact that the Japanese soldiers escorting him were still in front of him.
"Who will fight with you? We are Chinese and we will not collude with traitors!" a voice rang out from the queue, staring at Hu Zhiyong with hostility.
"It's such a relationship, if you don't want to stay, I can let you go!" Hu Zhiyong walked up to him, took out a cigarette and said, "Here, you light this cigarette and smoke it. When you finish smoking and still want to leave, I will immediately
Send someone to take you out of the Zhuanghe realm!"
"Really?" The tall soldier with a square face looked at Hu Zhiyong unexpectedly, thinking he was teasing him.
"You can ask them." Hu Zhiyong pointed to the surrounding soldiers and pulled the deputy division commander Liang Chengfu over: "They are all like you, they were captured on the front line and sent here. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time, but
You must go openly!"
"Okay, I'm leaving now!" The tall soldier took the cigarette unceremoniously, lit it and said, "I've thought about it, send me out of Zhuanghe territory!"
"So urgent?" Hu Zhiyong couldn't help but laugh. He admired this soldier and liked his straightforwardness: "Even if I leave, I have to heal the injury first. Don't believe me? OK! Hu Yaowei, take three silver dollars."
, a bag of dry food to send this brother away!"
"Yes!" Hu Yaowei took out three oceans, untied his dry food bag and handed it over. With a wave of his hand, a car came over. The car soldier said politely to the tall man: "Please, I will take you to the junction of Gaizhou
Place!"
"Really send me away?" The tall officer was puzzled. He didn't believe anyone would treat his enemy like this.
"Brother, the young master asked you to come here just to save us. I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it! Where can you go if you leave? Peking is in danger and will be captured by the Japanese army sooner or later. I suggest you stay and take a look.
If you are willing to leave, you will not regret making a decision." Liang Chengfu advised tactfully, and walked up to him and whispered into his ears.
"Really?" The tall man walked up to Hu Zhiyong, looked up and down for a moment and then saluted with a military salute: "I, Lu Xiaosheng, am a battalion commander. Please allow me to stay and see before I make a decision!"
"Okay! Battalion Commander Lu, you select 2,500 of these soldiers and form a regiment to act as the group leader for the time being. Go to the hospital for a physical checkup first. After the injuries are healed, I will send you instructors to train the troops!" Hu Zhiyong smiled.
Then he issued the order and asked the prisoners: "Who else is an officer? Please report your position."
The prisoners looked at each other and stood silently in distrust. Liang Chengfu shook his head: "Forget it, let's treat the disease first. If it doesn't work, just take officers from the training team to form one."
"It's freezing cold and don't stand on the street anymore. Quickly arrange a place so that the brothers can change their clothes and have a good meal first." Hu Zhiyong said goodbye to everyone and hurried to the hospital to pick up his mother. The hospital was so chaotic that after negotiating with the doctor, he
Take the mother home for treatment.
In the square on the street, rows of green tents were set up. Hot charcoal braziers were burning, and a group of women were distributing clothes to everyone. When Mother Hu saw so many wounded soldiers on the stretchers, she looked at her son worriedly: "
Is the front line fighting fierce?"
"Mom, these are the Chinese soldiers captured by the Japanese army. I brought them here." Hu Zhiyong followed the stretcher, bent down and whispered to his mother.
"You are my mother's good son!" Hu's mother was very excited. He knew that it was San'er who rescued these people from the Japanese army.