mtl008 Chapter 299 Fight if you want
Chapter 299 Fight if you want
Ten days passed in a flash, and the Spring Festival was getting closer and closer. The militia training was also stopped one after another.
They are the pillars of the family. After working hard for a year, they have to buy New Year's goods.
Although the Japanese were coming, the people in Gaojia Town did not expect a lot from the New Year.
The Chinese people have a deep affection for the Spring Festival. No matter how hard or tired they are, they will give their wives, children and elders a good meal during the New Year.
One is to celebrate the harvest of a year's hard work, and the other is to look forward to a more promising new year.
Gu Changfeng also recalled all the battalions at this time. He had already learned the exact news of the Japanese attack, which was just one week later on the 28th of the lunar year.
In order to prevent the military and civilians in Jinzhong from having a good New Year, the Japanese took great pains to choose such a day.
If this fight breaks out, we won’t be able to survive the new year, and it won’t be over for at least a month.
"Damn it, these little devils, I thought you were targeting the entire Second War Zone, but I didn't expect it was just me and the Eighth Route Army."
Gu Changfeng became annoyed when he thought of this. He had indeed thought so before, but he never expected that the Japanese would be so targeted.
In fact, the main reason was that he didn't know much about this period of history, and the occasional fragments of memory had been completely changed by his previous mixing.
"Don't complain. We're almost ready anyway. Let's fight if we want to."
At this time, Zhao Ziqing turned around and began to persuade Gu Changfeng.
Gu Changfeng was actually just complaining, he wasn't really afraid of being beaten.
"Let all the battalion commanders come to the meeting."
The soldiers nearby received the order and walked out of the room.
For the entire next day, Gu Changfeng, as well as the military commanders, logistics, and telecommunications departments, all entered meeting mode.
After learning about the equipment configuration of each battalion, he felt more confident about the Japanese attack.
The Second Battalion is now equipped with 28 mortar infantry guns, 26 Japanese Type 68 heavy machine guns, Type 48 rifles, 45 grenade launchers, and War Horse rifles.
The equipment and personnel of the third to sixth battalions are similar, such as grenade launchers are 50 to 60, mortars and infantry guns are 15 to 20, Type 15 heavy machine guns are 20 to 60, and Type 70 rifles are to .
The loss of M60 is not great, and each battalion relies on it to suppress the Japanese, so they protect it like a treasure.
In fact, including the battles of Laiyuan and Lingqiu, Gu Changfeng’s gains were definitely more than that. However, it was a war after all, and there would be losses no matter how much control was exercised.
In terms of personnel, the third to sixth battalions all have more than 1500 people. Each battalion has experience in recruiting people, so it is not a big deal.
If they had enough time, they could have pulled more.
As cities in Jin fell, the brutality of the devils naturally reached the ears of ordinary people.
At this time, the people gradually realized that if they did not take up arms on their own, their parents, wives and children would definitely be killed in the end.
Therefore, the development of each camp was relatively smooth.
The first thing Gu Changfeng arranged next was the special forces, who were responsible for harassment, ambushes, and burning the enemy's supplies as much as possible.
Second, the Second Battalion was responsible for taking the lead in attacking and ambushing the Japanese forty kilometers southeast of Laiyuan.
Forty kilometers east of Laiyuan, Zhaojiayu is on the left and Gaojia Town is on the right.
Since Gu Changfeng wants to fight, he must hope to slow down the Japanese first, and attacking first is the best option.
It is worth mentioning that during the time Yang Zhenhua was away, in addition to contributing a lot of Japanese heads, he also brought back the most people, quietly bringing back more than 2500 people.
Therefore, Gu Changfeng let the second battalion fight the first battle.
Third, the 3rd Battalion blocked the road halfway, the 4th and 5th Battalions and the Artillery Battalion blocked the road outside Gaojia Town, the 6th Battalion was responsible for the support, and the 17th Battalion continued to stay at the headquarters and defend the other road into Gaojia Town.
The war was about to begin, and everyone had no objection to Gu Changfeng's arrangement.
They spent almost the entire day discussing how to attack the Japs and extinguish their arrogance.
Gu Changfeng let them discuss it on their own, while he himself was hesitant about what equipment to exchange.
Eight heavy artillery pieces plus nine Katyusha guns are definitely enough for the time being. If there are more artillery battalions, there simply won't be enough personnel.
Although the artillery battalion had 800 personnel after replenishment, there was still a lack of artillerymen who could accurately control targets.
Fortunately, there are plenty of artillery shells now. There are 590 Katyusha shells, enough for three or four rounds of covering strikes. The heavy artillery shells, plus the replenishment and the unused ones, total more than 630 rounds.
As for the mortars, grenade launchers, and infantry artillery shells used by each battalion, there are more than 20,000 rounds in total, which is more than enough.
Of course, the main reason is that there are more grenade launcher shells.
"Captain Gu, after all this time, our battalions have run out of M60 ammunition. What do you think?"
Wu Mazi spoke first.
Gu Changfeng's train of thought was interrupted, and he looked up at everyone in confusion. He hadn't listened to what anyone was talking about just now, so naturally he had no idea what had happened.
Seeing Gu Changfeng's confused look, Wu Mazi repeated it again.
Okay, Gu Changfeng understood. The 60 points accumulated by the various battalions and special forces during this period could be exchanged for M and bullets.
"A batch will arrive in two days. You can continue to discuss it."
The battalion commanders were satisfied and turned around to continue discussing in front of the map.
Gu Changfeng stood up and walked out of the conference room quietly, looking at the gray sky.
After a while, he sighed and muttered to himself, "I don't know how many civilians and soldiers will die at the hands of the devils this time."
"The battlefield is the soldier's destiny. The only thing we can do is to kill more devils."
A voice suddenly appeared, waking Gu Changfeng who was immersed in his thoughts.
Turning around, he smiled and said, "Da Zhuang, you didn't go on duty today?"
This guy followed him all the way from Jiaxing to fight, and after the Battle of Nanjing, he followed the special forces to carry out missions.
Later, when the special forces were reorganized, this guy refused to be the deputy captain and only took the title of team leader.
He said that he lacked the ability and only wanted to fight the Japanese and not give orders, so Gu Changfeng just let him do what he wanted.
Logically speaking, Liu Dazhuang had followed Gu Changfeng the longest and should have been a battalion commander. However, he was only interested in sniping, which made Gu Changfeng helpless.
"A big war is about to start, Lao Zhao asked us to take turns on duty,"
"I couldn't sleep again, so I just went out for a walk and happened to see you here."
In the special forces team, the only one who can call Captain Lao Zhao is Liu Dazhuang, as he is senior enough.
But that's only in normal times. When it comes to carrying out a mission, Liu Dazhuang still knows the importance of it.
Gu Changfeng turned his head to look at the conference room and said with a smile: "Since you can't sleep, come out for a walk with me."
After descending Xianya Ridge, the two men headed towards the rear, and he planned to check the fortifications.
Details determine success or failure, especially in a battle like this that decides life and death.
Liu Dazhuang said with a smile: "Changfeng, it seems that the devils have put a lot of pressure on you this time. I rarely see you so anxious."
From the earliest big battle to the subsequent Qingpu, Changshu, and Jinling battlefields, he had never seen Gu Changfeng perform like this.
Gu Changfeng smiled bitterly and said, "The Japanese have sent out so many troops. I estimate that at least one-third of them are heading for Laiyuan. This means we have to face at least more than 20,000 Japanese and more than 10,000 puppet troops."
In the Jinzhong area, the Jinsui Army's military strength can be almost ignored.
In other words, the Japanese targets were almost two points, the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Wutai Mountain, and his Laiyuan Independent Regiment.
As for the Eighth Route Army in various regions of Jinzhong, even if the Japanese attach importance to it, the number of troops they deploy will definitely be limited.
Therefore, he concluded that the Japanese's main targets were these two areas.
Liu Dazhuang pondered for a moment and said, "The puppet army is just a pile of loose sand. If a real fight breaks out, they won't be able to play a big role. The Japs will be the main force."
Gu Changfeng smiled and said, "It's the same result anyway. If the Japs want to fight, then let's fight!"