After receiving reports that more than a dozen female soldiers were missing and presumably captured, not only the commander and political commissar of the advancing army frowned, but also Yang Zhen's brows frowned deeply. These women Several people knew very well what kind of fate the soldiers would encounter once they fell into the hands of the Japanese army. To put it bluntly, it was impossible to die happily even if they wanted to.
Since the July 7th Incident, the all-out war of resistance has been going on for so many years. Even ordinary soldiers know what a virtuous army the Japanese army is. What's more, these veterans who have been tested in the end are precisely because they have no regard for the brutality of the Japanese army. I know very well, so the fact that more than ten female soldiers were captured made a few people frown so tightly.
At the moment, the Japanese army may not care about any actions, but once the war continues to stalemate, these female soldiers are very likely to suffer disaster. Who can guarantee that the Japanese and puppet troops will use these female soldiers as human shields when the situation is not good? Cover them to charge or break out.
It's just that at this time, the troops of the advancing army guard regiment have been used to their limit, and there are not many mobile troops that can be mobilized. As for the attack of the anti-alliance company just now, they have also seen that the Japanese army cannot defend due to insufficient strength of their own. Under the attack, the resistance to the attack is very high, and the possibility of capturing those courtyards in a short time is not high.
And they are also worried that once the Japanese army finds that there is no hope of victory and adopts the tactic of "destroying everything", these female soldiers are likely to be massacred by the Japanese army. Considering the madness and bestiality of the Japanese army when they are struggling to their death, this situation will happen. The probability will be quite high.
The situation has suddenly changed, and the original tactics must be changed. These female soldiers cannot be taken away by the Japanese and puppet troops, nor can they remain in the hands of the Japanese and puppet troops for a long time. They must try their best to rescue them as soon as possible, otherwise these female soldiers must be rescued as soon as possible. The soldiers will not only face the outcome of being ravaged, but may even become a trump card that affects the battlefield variables.
Looking at the frowning brows of the two veterans, Yang Zhen knew the entire battlefield and knew why they were frowning. After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and said to Li Mingbo behind him: "You go up, we must do it at all costs." Rescue those female soldiers safe and sound."
Yang Zhen's order was not without purpose. The daily training of his guard platoon was in accordance with the standards of the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region, because not only during the anti-alliance war, the trapped Japanese troops often took Chinese people as hostages and used them as meat. The incident of shields arose. Even the reconnaissance brigade directly under the military region had incidents where Japanese and puppet troops held civilians hostage as human shields in previous operations. Therefore, since last year, the hostage rescue project has been added to the training subjects.
As for these items, Yang Zhen's guard platoon has also received the same training. Although they have not been tested in actual combat to deal with this situation, other units of the reconnaissance brigade have proven in actual combat that when a similar situation occurs, as long as the Japanese army Although there are not many troops, this tactic is quite effective.
It is precisely because of this prerequisite that after Yang Zhen learned that more than a dozen female soldiers were captured by the Japanese army, he immediately gave the order to Li Mingbo inside for them to attack. Only they can do this kind of work now , ordinary combat troops do not have this ability. If ordinary troops were used to execute it, even if the compound could be captured, the captured personnel would probably be basically dead or wounded.
As for the reason why Zhu Shijian failed to attack and could only confront the Japanese army now, Yang Zhen, who had clearly observed the battle ahead through the telescope, understood very well. Letting the guard platoon join the battle at this time can also alleviate Zhu Shijian's situation. The current shortage of troops he is facing cannot be a shortage of troops at the front, while an elite force around him is just doing nothing. This is not his style.
But regarding Yang Zhen's order, Li Mingbo said hesitantly: "No. 1, rescuing those female soldiers is not a big problem, but we have all gone up, what are you going to do here? The other troops have gone up, around you It's just our platoon. If we go up again, you will only have Zhang Zixiong next to you. How can this be done? Why don't we leave a class for you?"
Lee Myung-bak didn't have anything to fear from participating in the battle, but the platoon beside him was the escort force of the First Division that had already participated in the war. The only guard force around No. 1 was that now that the Japanese and puppet troops had entered the village, the entire village was under attack. Parts have become battlefields.
It does not mean that one's own side has the upper hand now, which means that the overall situation of the entire battle has been decided. During the battle, as long as the battle is not completely over, anything can happen. At this time, he leaves No. 1's side in case he appears. What to do if there is an accident.
It's not that he doesn't believe in the loyalty and reliability of the advancing army guards. It's just that in this case, he should be safer with No. 1. He glanced at the rifles worn by the advancing army guards beside him. Lee Myung-bak still He shook his head slightly.
Regarding Li Mingbo's hesitation, Yang Zhen said with some displeasure: "Besides Zhang Zixiong, aren't there other security guards of other chiefs here? With so many people here, what else do you have to worry about about my safety? The top priority now is , to rescue those female soldiers before the Japanese army showed its bestiality."
"You are the only ones here who have received professional training. You don't want anyone else. Remember, what I want is to rescue a lot of these female soldiers, not a pile of corpses. Bring all the troops around you. Don’t leave anyone beside me except Zhang Zixiong. During the battle, let the guy in front cooperate with you.”
"Also, all your troops are going up. Don't leave anyone by my side. Is there no one else who can protect me except you? I don't need you to worry about me. What you should worry about now is, what should I do?" Rescue the captured personnel of our army safely."
Li Mingbo, who has been with Yang Zhen for quite some time, is familiar with the character of No. 1. When he saw Yang Zhen's attitude was extremely resolute, he did not dare to say anything. Since No. 1 had a resolute attitude, the only thing he could do was Complete the mission deployed by No. 1 as soon as possible, because the faster the mission is completed, the less time there will be gaps in the security forces around No. 1, and at the same time, the safety of No. 1 can be ensured.
Knowing that there was no room for change since No. 1 had spoken out, Lee Myung-bak turned around, waved his hand and led his troops, led by a staff officer of the advancing army who was familiar with the streets in the village, bypassing the position where the two armies were fighting fiercely. , rushed to where Zhu Shijian was in the west of the village.
Seeing Li Mingbo and his troops rushing down the street, Zhu Shijian was startled and said quickly: "You are not there to protect the safety of No. 1, why did you come here, and why did you just give the order to suspend the attack? Order, what does No. 1 mean, and what accident happened."
Zhu Shijian's series of questions made Li Mingbo, who was holding a telescope to observe the battle situation, only smile bitterly and shake his head: "Captain Zhu, you are really good at calculating. There really is a little accident. In this day and age, When the puppet troops came in, there were more than a dozen female soldiers in the Political Department of the advancing army who had no time to evacuate and were captured by the Japanese army. Now they are probably locked up in the courtyard in front of you. On the 1st, I was given a death order, no matter the cost. , we must also rescue these female soldiers."
After carefully observing the situation of the positions of the two armies, Li Mingbo did not look at the slightly pale face of Zhu Shijian beside him and said: "Old Zhu, please introduce to me the situation of the Japanese positions, and the surrounding areas within 200 meters. Find me a commanding height inside and I will place snipers."
After hearing Li Mingbo's question, Zhu Shijian squatted down after calming down, picked up a branch from the ground, drew a rough sketch on the ground, and said: "The yard in front of us is the largest in this mountain village. A courtyard, the overall area of this courtyard is very large, the actual area is estimated to be about 300 square meters."
"There is a stone wall built around it that is as high as a person's chest. This stone wall is not only made of the same stone walls as the stone walls built by ordinary people's homes, but is also structurally stronger than the stone walls built by ordinary people's homes. It is much stronger, not only was cement used in the construction, but it is also much taller.”
"Judging from what we have observed so far, the thickness is at least one-third thicker than those built by ordinary people. Unless explosives are used for blasting, it is difficult to explode with grenades alone. We have tried to use explosives several times to blow it up. It exploded, but the blasters sent out were blown back by grenades used by the Japanese army. Not only did they fail to open the stone wall, but two blasters were sacrificed."
"There are four houses in the courtyard, and among these four houses, the two main houses are brick structures, and the two wing rooms on both sides are traditional adobe houses in the Northeast. There is also a stable at the eastern end of the courtyard, but this The four houses are all at a certain distance from the courtyard wall, with the main house in the middle being the farthest from the surrounding courtyard walls."
"In addition to the general situation inside the courtyard, from the outside of this courtyard, the overall situation where the Japanese and puppet troops are currently entrenched is also very unfavorable to our army. There is a small river with a very small flow of water to the west of this courtyard, and it is separated from the west side. A courtyard controlled by the Japanese and puppet troops and a courtyard in the northeast can form a crossfire configuration. If our army wants to circle back behind them, it is bound to be hit by the firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops behind them."
"I have too few troops on hand to invest. I can only suppress the Japanese and puppet troops in the two yards behind them and deploy them at the same time. The troops are really insufficient and I cannot attack from both wings. My attack route can only be concentrated on the front. , so even though the distance is not far, only a few dozen meters, I have been unable to rush in because I have too few troops on hand."
"We still don't know the captured female soldiers you mentioned. At least they haven't been exposed yet. We don't know where these people are being held. And whether there are any underground structures such as vegetable cellars in the courtyard. I'm not very sure. It’s clear, we haven’t called in yet, and I only know these details inside.”
"But it's probably impossible to find a commanding height that is far enough away in the village. Brother, this is a mountain village, not a big city, nor a county seat. Apart from climbing trees, this village does not meet your requirements at all. What do you think? If you want to find the commanding heights, you can only go to the west hillside, where you have a wide view, and it's only about 200 meters away from here, so it should be enough to deploy a sniper."
"Among these three courtyards, in our current largest courtyard, the deployment strength of the Japanese and puppet troops is an infantry squad of the Japanese army. The so-called iron-blooded troops of the puppet Manchu army range from half a company to a platoon, and there are also some
The plainclothes team that was dispersed by our army also retreated here."
"In the other two courtyards, there are a small number of puppet Manchukuo troops and plainclothes armed forces mixed with more than ten Japanese troops. However, after the previous battle, their machine gun firepower has been basically eliminated by our troops, but the casualties of the Japanese and puppet troops
It is still unclear how many troops there are and how many troops are left to continue fighting. The only thing that can be determined at present is that the top commander of the Japanese and puppet troops on the entire battlefield west of the village should be in this courtyard."