The battle first took place in Xima Town, Jiangdu. An infantry brigade of the Japanese vanguard advanced towards Xima Town from the direction of Yangzhou under the cover of three new armored vehicles. They were attacked by Santai guerrillas at Baozhuang, which was about 500 meters away from Xima Town. The ambush of the column was initiated and directed by Luan Qingming, the captain of the Jiangdu Guerrilla Brigade. Luan Qingming was originally a small battalion commander in the Jiangdu Security Group. After leading the army in the uprising, he did not do many evil deeds and was quite popular among the bottom of the security group. With the support of the officers and soldiers, Hu Shisan was appointed as the captain of the Jiangdu Guerrilla Brigade against all objections. Luan Qingming did not betray his trust. After taking office, he quickly transformed all the "white-legged dogs" of the former Jiangdu Security Group into qualified ones. Guerrilla fighters, the Jiangdu Guerrilla Brigade has five guerrilla squadrons, each squadron has about 500 people. Among them, the Xi Ma Guerrilla Squadron and the Daqiao Guerrilla Squadron, which were adapted from the original Jiangdu Security Group, were put under the direct command of Luan Qingming and fought in Baozhuang. The ambush was a name-clearing operation carefully planned by Luan Qingming. He wanted to use actions to repay Hu Shisan's trust in him, and at the same time, he wanted to use facts to counter those who questioned the Jiangdu Security Group.
The Japanese 23rd Army was approaching fiercely, with more than 50,000 troops and nearly 300 fighter planes. This forced Fox Thirteen to change his tactics. Instead of massing troops, he let the guerrilla captains below disperse as much as possible. In order to offset the air superiority of the Japanese army, in the combat orders he issued to the captains of each guerrilla brigade, preserving the team was the first element. On this premise, he would then attack and destroy the Japanese army based on the actual situation. Based on this tactical thinking , the anti-clearance operations of the Santai guerrilla column will be based on regions, and will be directed by the guerrilla brigade captains in each region.
Sakai Takashi thought that the guarantee of both ground and air reconnaissance forces could offset the geographical advantages of the Santai guerrilla column. Little did he know that the human factor in the war came first. Those Chinese civilians who behaved cowardly and numbly in front of them, even if Even old men in their 60s and 70s who are facing precarious situations may be spies of the Santai guerrilla column. Therefore, as long as they are still fighting on Chinese soil, they will never think of defeating the Chinese army on the intelligence front. Of course, for There is a prerequisite for the Chinese army, that is, they must gain the support of local people.
The vanguard of the Japanese army was about 30 kilometers away from the main force. The commander was Major Masuo Tajima. The Tajima brigade set out from Yangzhou City and crossed the Mangdao River into Jiangdu. Luan Qingming received the call from the forward reconnaissance outpost. According to the report, in an embankment forest near the river in Xima Town, the temporary assembly area, he ordered the forward reconnaissance outpost to continue the reconnaissance, and ordered the troops directly under him to assemble. He said to them: "Brothers, the brothers at the front have just returned the intelligence. A large group of Japanese troops had crossed the Mangdao River and entered Zhanggang Town. I estimated that this was the Japanese army's pathfinding unit. They would probably drive along the riverside road to us. I decided to ambush them in Baozhuang. "He spoke very slowly, paying attention to the facial expressions of his men as he spoke.
When almost all of the former Jiangdu Security Corps joined the Santai Guerrilla Column, almost everyone swore that they had to join the Security Corps as "white dogs" as a last resort, just to be able to carry out an uprising at this time. But Luan Qingming couldn't be deceived by his lies. The same experience made him understand that his career in the security team had left a deep shadow in their hearts. They shouted "Taijun, Taijun" all day long, "white dog legs" no matter what Whether they are officers or soldiers, they will inevitably have a deep fear of the Japanese army in their hearts. If this negative impact is not eliminated, once they confront the Japanese army, their momentum will be weakened by 50%. It can be said that the battle has been lost before it is fought. Half, this negative impact must be eliminated, but how to do it specifically? He once asked Fox Shisan for advice on this matter, and Fox Shisan gave him two suggestions. He believed that there are only two correct ways, one is to let time come. Diluting everything, and then fighting fire with fire, tempering and testing with fire of war, letting time dilute everything is undoubtedly the safest, and it is also Luan Qingming's favorite. After all, there is almost no risk in this way, but now it is impossible, tens of thousands more The Japanese army came over and he could only lead his troops into the battle without hesitation.
Seeing fear and panic in the eyes of the soldiers, Luan Qingming's heart couldn't help but twitch. He secretly sighed that this battle had come too early. He gritted his teeth and forced out a smile: "Brothers, who still remembers the last time the fox Feng Taijun, please tell me the content of the commander's lecture to us."
A tall young man in his early twenties with a flushed face stood up and shouted dissatisfied: "Boss, how many times have I told you that I changed my name? My name is Feng Taixue now. Feng Taijun."
Feng Taijun, no, Feng Taixue. Because the syllables of "Taijun" and "Taijun" are similar, he has always been the target of jokes by the officers and soldiers of the Jiangdu Security Regiment. Therefore, he got the nickname "Feng Taijun". Feng Taijun Taijun didn't think anything of it when he was still a "white dog leg", but now that he has become a glorious "student soldier", he feels that the name sounds so harsh that he even complained about his grandfather who gave him this name. ,
Luan Qingming has experience that when "Feng Taijun" takes action, no matter how serious the atmosphere is, it will ease it and easily trigger collective laughter. This time is no exception. When he named "Feng Taijun" Many people hadn't reacted yet. When Feng Taixue spoke his words in self-defense, everyone burst into laughter.
This was exactly what Luan Qingming wanted. He narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, your name is Feng Taixue, not 'Feng Taijun'. I know now, tell me. Do you still remember the content of Commander Fox’s lecture?”
Everyone laughed again, but Feng Taixue's face was as red as a monkey's ass. Feng Taixue glared at Luan Qingming dissatisfied, and then said: "Of course I remember, Commander Fox said that in terms of head, he is the shortest among us. They are all higher than the Little Japs, so there is no reason to lose to the Little Japs. You will definitely say that our weapons and equipment are not as good as the Little Japs. Okay, I will now give you a collective outfit change, and replace it with the latest weapons and equipment of our student army. I Let’s see if you are a bear or a hero when you face off against the Japs..."
The Xuebing Army provides heavy rewards and punishments. The Santai Guerrilla Column repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and defeated the so-called elite of the Imperial Army with guerrilla divisions time and again. The Xuebing Army Headquarters not only gave generous material rewards, but also treated the Santai Guerrilla Column After being promoted to the level of a regular army, something happened that made the anti-Japanese guerrilla armed forces of other factions in Jiangsu jealous. The Santai guerrilla column was called a guerrilla armed force, but it enjoyed the treatment of a regular army. Not only did it receive a lot of salary, but the most important thing It is the standard weapon of all the academy troops. Now except for the tank troops and heavy artillery troops, all other weapons and equipment are fully equipped.
Even if the soldiers of the Jiangdu Guerrilla Brigade are cowardly, they can't help but become more courageous with the support of the Xuebing Army's standard weapons and equipment. Feng Taixue's tone was still angry when he started to repeat Fox Shisan's instructions, " "The bear is still a hero" said, his face glowed with red light, and his voice became much thicker,
After he finished speaking, the laughter disappeared. Luan Qingming looked at him with a solemn expression and asked: "Then do you think you are a bear or a hero?"
Feng Taixue was startled at first, then he clenched his fist and waved it fiercely, saying: "I have been a bear for two years. I have already had enough. I want to be a hero now."
"Okay, you are ambitious." Luan Qingming praised, then glanced at the others and said loudly: "Feng Taixue has been a bear enough, and now he wants to be a hero. What about you, have you been a bear enough? I tell you, I am anyway Enough is enough. From now on, I will live an upright life and swear not to be a Japanese dog again. Brothers, I don’t know how you feel after listening to the discussion of the brothers’ troops. Anyway, I am very unhappy. I admit that I joined Jiangdu at that time. The security team is obsessed with ghosts and forgets its ancestors. It will be the biggest stain in my life. But I want to say that this does not mean that I will be a traitor for the rest of my life. I will always be afraid of the little devils. Isn’t it just about fighting the devils? What's so great about the Japs? Let's show these guys a great victory this time. Let's speak with facts and let them know that when it comes to fighting the Japs, our original Jiangdu security team is no worse than them..."
"I've had enough."
"Be a hero, not a bear."
"Fuck the little devil."
"Fuck you."
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The pre-war mobilization meeting was successfully held, and the morale of the troops was high. This gave Luan Qingming a lot more confidence in the upcoming battle.
The signal for the start of the battle came from the explosion of an anti-tank mine. A Japanese armored vehicle was overturned in the violent explosion and turned into a pile of blazing flames. Amidst the wails of several Japanese tank soldiers, , gunshots and explosions rang out like thunder, the gunshots were all Wei Qing-style and Qubing-style, and the explosions came from serial mines. If the soldiers of the Xi Ma Guerrilla and the Bridge Guerrilla were somewhat nervous before the fighting started, If they seemed to lack self-confidence, gunshots and explosions rang out, and scores of Japanese were blown away and shot down. Their courage suddenly grew stronger.
It turns out that the little Japs are so easy to kill, and it turns out that they can beat them until they cry like ghosts and howl like wolves. Such thoughts flashed through many people's minds. Their eyes suddenly became brighter and their hands became stronger.
The ambush party became more and more courageous as they fought, but the Japanese soldiers of Tajima Battalion were a little confused. Before the war, although the legion headquarters issued operational instructions to remind the troops below that their opponents were not ordinary guerrilla troops, it did not arouse them. Too much emphasis, no matter what else, the definition of "guerrilla troops" alone is enough to give them the courage to despise the other party.
Since it is a guerrilla force, regardless of the quality of the soldiers, the weapons and equipment are definitely not good, so they can only adopt guerrilla tactics. The role of guerrilla tactics is nothing more than a nuisance. But, is this a nuisance? Masu Tajima Feng looked through the car window at the dense gunfire ahead, and couldn't help but feel a trace of bitterness in his mouth.