Zhu Si thought about it and realized that even if the whole squadron pressed forward, he might not be able to please the situation. He had been a soldier for many years and knew that fighting with too many people was not necessarily a good thing, causing chaos and trampling on each other, which would lead to heavy casualties. Anyway, this plan proposed by Li Dong was not considered good.
Bad. Agree immediately.
The two sides discussed the contact signal. The integrated squadron was divided into left and right detachments according to the organization when taking the ship. Zhu Si led the left detachment to attack frontally, and Li Dong led the right detachment to make a flanking attack.
Li Dong summoned all the personnel of the right detachment and briefly explained the battle plan.
"Because we have to make a detour through the ponds and paddy fields, those who can't swim or can't go into the water should tell us now to stay and exchange with the people from the left detachment."
At present, there were more than a dozen people either injured or unable to swim, and the people from the left detachment were exchanged.
Li Dong ordered all members of the detachment, except for the Nanyang rifle shooters, all the other firearmsmen to leave their firearms and only bring spears and machetes. All their backpacks and other equipment were left where they were, and all the grenades in the detachment were collected.
Give it to a few soldiers who have the best performance in throwing bombs and are the most courageous. Each bombardier is also assigned a dedicated ammunition hand.
The bombardier put the grenade in his pockets and hung it around his neck for easy movement.
"Everyone, take off your military boots! Roll up your trouser legs." Li Dong ordered, "Is there anyone with thin skin and tender flesh who is not used to walking barefoot?"
This question amused the soldiers: "They are all poor and have never worn shoes since childhood. The leather is thicker than the sole."
"Everyone has been in the fields, these paddy fields are nothing. Let's go over there and give the bandits a taste of grenades. Then let them see how powerful the machete is!"
After Li Dong finished speaking, he led his troops to take a detour to the west through the woods to avoid the eyes and ears of the bandits on the hills. Here Zhu Si asked the soldiers to set up the various firearms left by Li Dong to see if they could shoot accurately.
, it’s always right to focus the fire for one round first.
"Raise the muzzles of these broken cannons! Aim them all at the entrance of the village and the hills on both sides." Zhu Si ordered in a low voice.
The distance from the position to the entrance of the village is about 500 meters, which is far beyond the effective range of these miscellaneous firearms. Raising the muzzle can increase the range, but the distribution of ammunition fired is basically the same as that of sprayers, so it is difficult to expect to hit specific targets.
The goal.
However, although these projectiles have no accuracy at all, they still maintain sufficient lethality. If the enemy's formation density is high, this kind of coverage shooting can cause considerable casualties.
Suddenly, a red rocket shot up into the dusk sky. This was a signal that Mi Longtao's troops were in position. Zhu Si ordered:
"shooting!"
Three 12-pound mountain howitzers roared one after another. The soldiers could see with the naked eye black iron balls flying out of the thick white smoke accompanied by red fire, and hitting the streets at the entrance of the village with smoke traces.
, fragments of soil, tree trunks and various debris were flying, the barricades blocking the road were instantly penetrated, and shadowy figures could be seen shaking.
Miscellaneous firearms crackled, and this time the soldiers could not see clearly the effect of the projectiles. White gunpowder smoke enveloped the entire forest. Zhu Si stood on the hill, nervously watching the village entrance with his telescope.
The village entrance and the hills on both sides were completely shrouded in thick smoke at this moment, and the light of fire could still be seen faintly. Zhu Si looked at Li Dong's circuitous direction and felt a little anxious.
Although he has three mountain grenades, he carries very little ammunition. He only carries 24 rounds of artillery shells and propellant. As an emergency, at least one third of the ammunition must be left, and there is very little ammunition that can be used for fire preparation.
. Zhu Si ordered the artillery to fire three rounds first, and then began to charge.
If the artillery shells and firearms failed to completely suppress the bandits, then they would inevitably start hand-to-hand combat with the enemy after rushing into the village. This has been a touchstone of soldiers' organization and morale since ancient times. However, Zhu Si was not sure about this matter.
"Where did this kid Li Dong go back to?" He cursed secretly and anxiously searched for the signal from the right detachment with his binoculars.
In order to avoid being seen by the bandit sentries, Li Dong led the right detachment to quickly jump forward for more than 100 meters to the west, enter a hilly area, and then detour to the flank of Liwei. He was very careful in choosing the route and not walking
The country roads do not go along the field ridges, but directly cross the paddy fields, "frog jumping" from one hill to another, or use the mulberry hedge next to the fish pond as a cover to keep approaching the village.
The rapid detour of the right detachment did not seem to arouse the enemy's idea. The soldiers passed through the muddy paddy fields barefoot and lightly armed. When they encountered the river, they swam directly and unexpectedly detoured back to the west of Liwei.
The hills to the west of Liwei are more "dangerous" than imagined. The "cliff" with a height of seven or eight meters is actually only more than 60 degrees. You can climb up by grabbing the grass and trees with bare hands. Looking up at the hills, in addition to various fruit trees,
It is the mulberry tree, lush and lush.
"Luo Mao!" he called softly.
"arrive!"
"Take a few people with you and go up and take a look first. If there are sentries, you can catch them alive!"
"Okay!" Luo Mao nodded, casually handed the rifle to another soldier, and climbed up from the cliff with several people hand and foot.
After a moment, Luo Mao's head was seen emerging from above, signaling that it was safe. Then he dropped the rope. The soldiers from the right team grabbed the rope and quickly climbed up.
Li Dong was the first to go up. Luo Mao reported in a low voice that the bandits only had two sentries here. He killed one and left the other alive.
The prisoner was brought over immediately. Li Dong took a look and saw that this man was tall but skinny, with disheveled hair and tattered clothes. His hands were tied behind his back. He didn't have the spirit of a green forest hero at all. Instead, he looked fearful.
He was so cowed that he didn't dare to look up at anyone. Li Dong had encountered many bandits along the way. Although their appearances were different, their shabby and slovenly images seemed to be carved from the same mold. In spite of his disdain,
I don’t feel that this bandit deserves any pity...
"How many people are there in the village?"
"Two hundred...more than two hundred..."
"Why are you hiding here?"
"I don't dare to leave during the day because I'm afraid I won't be able to escape. I hide here and wait until dark."
"Are you from Han and Yao?"
"Han people! Han people!" The prisoner was afraid that he would have any relationship with the Yao people. "There are only a few Yao people in the team, and they are all medicine crossbowmen..."
Li Dong had many questions to ask, but the first task now was to deal with Liwei's enemies. He continued to ask:
"Where will everyone gather?"
"Most of the brothers are at the ancestral hall in the village. The younger one was sent here to watch the wind..." Seeing Luo Maoxue's bright machete, he quickly added, "I just said that... Kun... the army has arrived.
I see many brothers have rushed to the entrance of the village."
"Are there any other roads out of here besides the village entrance on that side?"
"Climb the hill to the north and there is a path..."
"Are they all guarded?"
"Yes, yes, there are brothers guarding everywhere. The younger ones don't dare to lie."
"how many people?"
"There are fifty people on each of the north and south roads, all led by leaders. The head of the house takes the remaining brothers to rest in Shenming Pavilion."
Li Dong wanted to ask again, but suddenly red rockets shot up in the sky. This was the signal prescribed by Mi Longtao to start taking action. After a while, the sound of cannons rang out from the south of the village: Zhu Si took action according to the plan.
!
He didn't care to examine other details and ordered: "Take him down!"
Before the words "Master, spare me" could be uttered, Luo Mao stuffed a hemp core into his mouth and dragged it down.
"Send someone to watch over him, don't let him die!" After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Let's all go!"
The right detachment quietly passed through the orchards on the hills, and saw that the mountains began to go down. Li Dong signaled to stop, and he personally led a few people to move forward quietly. However, he saw that there was a mountain below.
It's a street house in Liwei Village. Just below the hillside, next to the road, the bandits converted a pigsty into a cannon fort, with two wooden cannons mounted inside, pointing in the direction of the village entrance.
, more than a dozen bandits, either carrying knives, guns, or bows and arrows, hid behind the fort. Their attention was focused on arranging the road from the south, and they did not expect that anyone would come around from behind the mountain.
"Listen," Li Dong summoned the squad leaders and squad leaders, "Now that Captain Zhu is attacking over there, the enemy's attention has been attracted, so we just caught them off guard."
The two squads of the right detachment each formed two columns with a front width of three people. Each squad was headed by the sergeant and veteran with the most practical combat experience, and the riflemen and bombardiers were at the front, launching an attack in the form of a skirmisher line.
"After engaging the enemy, the rifleman fires two volleys first, then the bombardier throws a wave of grenades, and then everyone attacks in column. The action must be fierce and do not hesitate at all!"
After laying out the battle plan, he took out the command knife from his waist and whispered: "Everyone is here, listen to my command! Move forward!"
The riflemen of the two squads first passed through the orchard and appeared on the slope. Then the first three rows of soldiers of the two columns leveled their spears and walked through the woods in unison. At this time, Li Dong no longer cared to see if there were any bandits at the foot of the mountain.
Spotting them, he walked a few steps on the right side of the team and then looked back, fearing that some people would be timid and run away. The Kuomintang troops suddenly appeared without saying a word, startling the bandits. Some wanted to turn their guns, and some wanted to turn their guns around.
Then he ran to the artillery base, waving his weapons and preparing to resist. The right team went downhill faster and faster, almost trotting towards the defeated army. The team was a little stretched, and Li Dong had to shout "1/
2/1" asked the rifleman to slow down slightly and wait for the people behind to come up. As the distance got closer, he found that there were many more bandits in the fort than before, at least fifty people, but the charge could no longer be stopped. Li
Dong's heartbeat was getting faster and faster. He shouted: "Shoot!!" and directed the team to speed up and rush down the mountain.
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