amaotonovel Chapter 384: Fighting a Civil War
Chapter 384: Fighting a Civil War
Gaojia Town.
In a flash, another half month passed. The Japanese needed to prepare supplies, weapons and ammunition again, which inevitably took a lot of time.
In particular, the 106th Division's plan to besiege the Eighth Route Army headquarters failed, causing further delays.
Mizukawa Kita, who stayed in Gaojia Town, originally wanted to take the opportunity to do something, but the special forces followed him closely and reported the situation to the regiment headquarters at any time.
Gu Changfeng did not keep this scourge and directly dispatched three battalions to encircle and suppress it. After several battles, Mizukawa Kita saw that the situation was not good and chose to evacuate. At this point, the entire Gaojia Town was temporarily safe.
However, Gu Changfeng did not know when the Japanese would attack, so the people in the mountains did not let them go home.
Anyway, there are plenty of supplies and no worries about not being able to make a fire. For safety reasons, the people are happy to stay in the mountains.
At Xianyaling, Gu Changfeng couldn't help but frown when he heard Zhou Qianli talk about Majia Village for the first time.
"I was inconsiderate on this point. Given the militia's strength, I only intended to have them protect the civilians. I didn't expect to give the Japanese an opportunity, and it almost caused a big problem."
Zhou Qianli agreed with Gu Changfeng's words. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Changfeng, do we need to readjust the militia's weapon deployment? The Japanese are likely to gather a large number of troops next, and the people will definitely be in danger."
"Gaojia Town has dozens of villages, large and small. Comprehensive coverage is not easy. One or two heavy machine guns won't solve any problems."
Gu Changfeng frowned and said.
Now that the weapons and ammunition at the Xianyaling base have been distributed, even if he asks each battalion to contribute some, it will not be enough.
If distribution is really necessary, a militia company will definitely need several heavy machine guns and a dozen Type 99 rifles, especially in a town with a large population like Gaojia Town, where a dozen guns are definitely not enough.
"What should we do? Landmines, hand grenades, explosives, and Type 38 rifles alone are not enough. The Japanese have tens of thousands of troops, and they will definitely go into the mountains and cause trouble for the people."
Zhou Qianli actually knew that with the current weapons and equipment, it was impossible to allocate them to the militia company. If too many were withdrawn, it would easily weaken the strength of the main battalion.
Gu Changfeng thought for a moment and said seriously, "In that case, let's fight in the direction of the Japanese attack first. With the strength of our independent regiment, we will definitely kill some of the Japanese. When the time comes, we won't divide the spoils and will directly distribute them to the militia company."
The firepower of the current independent regiment's battalions is actually not bad. Each battalion even has a machine gun company and an artillery company. If you add the Japanese Type 92, there are also quite a few heavy machine guns.
He did not choose to withdraw equipment from each battalion because the main battalions would definitely have to face a large number of Japanese devils at that time, and he could not allow their combat effectiveness to be reduced.
After hearing Gu Changfeng's arrangement, Zhou Qianli thought about it and nodded, "That's fine. At least it won't affect the militia company in the beginning."
Gu Changfeng continued, "The Japanese are definitely planning to destroy us in one fell swoop when they encircle us this time, so once the weapons are distributed, the militia should not be idle."
"I'm planning to fight a battle in Gaojia Town. I'll have all the nearby militia come over. Those close to Majia Village will follow. Once the militia return to their respective villages, don't just sit there and wait for the Japanese to attack. This time, let them take the initiative."
"Given the militia's familiarity with their own village, they can fight the Japanese in the village and deplete their manpower. As time goes on, the Japanese logistical pressure will become a big problem."
Gu Changfeng thought about this for a long time. It happened that Zhou Qianli talked about the militia weapons configuration issue today, which opened his mind.
With the independent regiment's strength of more than 7000 people, it is almost impossible to face two or three divisions of the Japanese enemy.
So he prepared to fight a nationwide war and directly kill the Japanese in Gaojia Town.
Of course, the 115th Division had clearly stated that they and the 120th Division would provide support, so he was not worried about resisting the Japanese.
However, he did not want to rely solely on others for help. He also had to achieve some results to let all the Chinese military and civilians see the independent regiment's determination to persist in the war of resistance.
"Okay, it's settled. Let's go to the Arsenal and check on those students."
Gu Changfeng thought it through and was completely clear-headed. Since it was already irreversible, he decided to fight the Japanese so that they would not dare to provoke him again, or even dare to set foot in Laiyuan...
On the way to the back mountain, Zhou Qianli suddenly remembered that Zhao Ziqing had not returned this time, and could not help but ask Gu Changfeng: "How is Old Zhao doing? Why is there no news so far?"
Since the end of the Huangtuling battle, the Lone Wolf's main force has returned, but there has been no news from the few teams led by Zhao Ziqing. When he asked the returning team members, they all said they didn't know, which made him speechless.
Actually, Gu Changfeng knew about this, but he didn't want to bring up the topic at the moment, so he smiled and said, "Old Zhao is on a mission, don't worry about him."
It’s not that he doesn’t trust her, but he feels there’s no need to say anything.
Judging from the last message Zhao Ziqing sent back, he planned to stay in the Japanese military camp to see if there was any opportunity.
Gu Changfeng didn't know how he had deceived the Japanese and was able to stay in the Japanese military camp for so long.
Anyway, for Gu Changfeng, Zhao Ziqing is experienced and can stay in the Japanese army. He may be able to pass on key information at any time, which will definitely be a great thing for the independent regiment.
At the arsenal behind Xianyaling, Gu Changfeng came to check the situation for the first time after the war.
Today, the personnel of the arsenal and gunpowder factory have reunited, and research has been put aside, focusing on the production of mines and explosives. This task was still assigned by Gu Changfeng.
The independent regiment had sufficient supplies, and the previously captured items were enough to support it, so there was no shortage of raw materials.
Moreover, considering the number of students, the villagers of Xiaowang Village and the logistics department, they can only produce five or six hundred a day, so the output is not very high.
"Mingshan, Li Yan, the captain wants you to come over for a moment."
Inside the arsenal, the soldier ran over and whispered something to the two men.
Gu Changfeng had no intention of disturbing them, he just wanted to come over and understand their situation.
Some necessary care is still necessary. After all, these students are his treasures and he cannot tolerate any loss.
A few minutes later, in a separate house, Li Mingshan and Li Yan saw the head of the group whom they had not seen for a long time.
Li Yan couldn't help but speak excitedly, "Captain, you guys are amazing. I heard that the total casualties of the Japanese puppet troops in this battle are tens of thousands."
Gu Changfeng smiled and waved his hands: "It's not as terrible as they say. In this battle, the Japanese casualties were actually very limited. On the contrary, we wiped out a lot of puppet troops."
They actually counted this after the war. The puppet army suffered about 15,000 casualties, and the Japanese army suffered about 5,000 to 6,000 casualties. For the independent regiment, this record was really nothing.
The Japanese had learned their lesson and always let the puppet army take the lead, which resulted in the Japanese soldiers suffering less casualties this time.