Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

However, their First, Second, and Independent Teams were filled with a large number of new recruits. Veterans made up a very small percentage of the troops. At least a few dozen of the First and Second Teams had participated in the previous battles against the Japanese and had gained considerable experience. They were no longer as fearful of the battlefield as before.

But there are still too many new recruits.

Needless to say, the independent team had basically never fought a battle. It had only been established for two months, and all they had done was training. But training and fighting were completely different. After Pan Tuzi discovered the guerrilla army, he immediately began to organize a defense.

Baldy Pan personally led his men and started firing.

Some of the new recruits were so frightened that they completely forgot what they were training for. Therefore, Gao Wei, Tao Laifeng, Li Wanfu and the others shouted at them to get down quickly, find cover and fight back.

In such a panic, some new recruits were already hit.

Three people died on the spot.

"Our recruits are too flustered."

Wei Hongjun couldn't help frowning when he saw the recruits looking at their bewildered state.

Zhang Dahu smiled bitterly and said, "Political Commissar, there's nothing we can do about it. We have few grassroots commanders and few veterans. But the army is expanding too quickly, and many new recruits have only completed the most basic training. Without enough veterans to lead them, the new recruits are developing too slowly. We can only let them grow in the midst of war, but the cost is too high."

What is the price of growth? Sacrifice.

But that's the reality.

It is impossible for a group of new recruits to quickly become soldiers just by holding a gun.

But Wei Hongjun's time is limited, or rather, the Eighth Route Army's time is limited. If they do not take advantage of the current situation where the Japanese army's rear forces are insufficient and the Japanese army does not pay enough attention to the Eighth Route Army, and expand the army as soon as possible, then when the Japanese army comes to their senses, it will be more difficult to expand the army.

Zhang Dahu turned to the signalman and said, "Give the troops orders to hold steady and not rush to attack. Let the new recruits familiarize themselves with the current battlefield. The light machine guns must be ready. We must not let the bandits take us down."

"Yes."

Zhang Dahu was worried that Pan Tuzi would see that the guerrilla army had many new recruits and rush down with his men.

Those new recruits are too weak.

What they needed now was time. As long as this situation lasted for a while, they would gradually become familiar with the battlefield. During this time, they must not be frightened by the bandits. Pan Tuzi came from a regular army background.

After playing for a few minutes, I found the problem.

The sound of gunfire from the other side was numerous, almost as numerous as their own. However, in the brief exchange, Pan Tuzi and his men firmly suppressed their opponents. They were beaten so hard that they could barely raise their heads. Their counterattacks were sporadic and completely disorganized.

Baldy Pan judged that the other party should be a novice.

Therefore, Pan Tuzi immediately shouted: "Brothers, the other side is a novice, come on!"

Seeing Pan Tuzi and the bandits rushing down, many new recruits panicked. Some even dropped their guns and prepared to flee.

"Da da da"

At this time, the light machine gun that had been silent suddenly opened fire.

Four light machine guns in total.

Although the firepower of the light machine gun could not compare with that of the heavy machine gun, it was still very effective. The sudden firing of the light machine gun caught the bandits rushing down the mountain by surprise. Pan Tuzi immediately retreated and said, "Retreat, retreat."

It wasn't entirely because of the light machine gun that Pan Tuzi was defeated.

Although the light machine guns were quite powerful, Pan Tuzi was not afraid. As long as they could rush down and make contact with the guerrillas, the light machine guns could not fire casually. However, while the light machine guns were firing, twenty or thirty rifles were also firing at the same time.

Unlike before, this time the rifle accurately hit the bandits. Pan Baldzi had already determined that the shooters were veterans, completely different from the new recruits who had confronted them before.

"Big brother."

"Damn it, we've been tricked. Most of them are newbies, but there are veterans among them. They pretended to be weak just to lure us into a charge. Damn, there are so many of them. I don't know where they come from."

Baldy Pan couldn't figure it out.

What kind of troops were these? They were even equipped with light machine guns. They were supposedly regular troops, but there were so many new recruits, and they were wearing peasant clothing. But even if they were a rabble, they weren't exactly a rabble. After all, anyone equipped with four light machine guns couldn't be just any random rabble.

Baldy Pan didn't understand when he had ever offended such a force.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

"Let's hold on and see what the enemy is planning to do. It's going to get dark soon. As long as we hold on until dark, they won't be able to do anything."

"Yes."

The members of the Songjiazhuang Village Guard, who were watching the battle from behind, were very dissatisfied. Why weren't they allowed to go up? One of them came to Song Laowu and said, "Fifth Brother, I see that the guerrillas aren't fighting very well. Look at those people in front, they're not as good as us. I really don't know why they agreed to the Japanese?"

"Those people should be new recruits."

"Why do guerrillas let the new recruits charge forward, but the veterans rarely fire."

"They are using war to train new recruits."

Song Laowu has been studying hard in recent years, mainly learning about military affairs.

Although still very naive, he could still see the guerrilla army's thoughts.

"But how long will it take to conquer Jitou Peak?"

Chapter 041: Defeat Baldy Pan 2

"do not know."

Song Laowu also didn't understand what the guerrilla army was going to do. How could such an attack be able to capture Jitou Peak?

But time is really a good thing.

After fighting for about ten minutes, the new recruits on the guerrilla side gradually adapted to the battlefield. Although they were not as skilled as the veterans, they were no longer as afraid of the gunfire as they had been at the beginning.

After the initial tension subsided, they slowly remembered their usual training.

Zhang Dahu and Li Wanfu, both graduates of regular military academies and with years of military experience, were experts at training new recruits. Initially, they were so nervous they'd forgotten the details of their training. Once they remembered, they followed their training, finding cover and returning fire.

The guerrilla army, which had been suppressed before, began to fight back effectively.

Both sides come and go.

Teams One and Two were particularly strong, as many of their recruits were already experienced in shooting. Since there were many hunters around Zhangjiagou Village, their marksmanship was quite good. Once they became familiar with the battlefield, their counterattacks became very powerful, putting pressure on Pan Tuzi.

Pan Tuzi couldn't understand why such an army suddenly appeared to attack Jitou Peak.

Although he had done a lot of bad things over the years, Pan Tuzi was still very "sensible" as a bandit. He knew exactly who he shouldn't rob and who he shouldn't provoke. But he had never provoked such an armed force before.

In desperation, Pan Tuzi raised his only light machine gun and used his superior position to fire. Wei Hongjun finally felt relieved. As expected, new recruits who had never been to the battlefield had to be baptized on the battlefield.

Although these new recruits of the guerrilla army were still very young, after this training, they would not panic completely on the battlefield and would not be so frightened as to run away at the sound of gunfire.

"boom"

"Boom boom"

"Da da da"

Just as Pan Tuzi's bandits and the guerrilla army were fighting each other on the front line, gunshots suddenly rang out behind the mountain.

Then came the sounds of grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. However, the sounds of grenade launchers and heavy machine guns only lasted for a moment and then ended.

Wei Hongjun immediately realized that the bandits' defense line in the rear was even worse than he had imagined.

The grenade launcher fired three rounds, and the heavy machine gun fired for less than a minute, but the bandit position was completely destroyed. Otherwise, the grenade launcher and heavy machine gun would not have stopped firing. As Wei Hongjun expected, there were ten people in the defensive position on the flank.

After they discovered the special forces, they were stunned by grenade launchers and heavy machine guns before they could do anything. Then the special forces were very fast and broke through the defense line before the bandits could react.

"Order the light machine guns to open fire and suppress the bandits' firepower."

Zhang Dahu observes the battlefield.

After the special forces team broke through the defense line on the side and rear of Jitou Peak, the bandits were obviously affected.

No matter how fierce a bandit may be, they are still bandits, a group of desperate criminals with little discipline. When they are victorious, when there is something good ahead, they will risk their lives and fight you to the death. However, when faced with unfavorable circumstances, the bandits lose their discipline and become completely unorganized.

This is the case with Pan Tuzi now.

The bandits were no fools. After years of robbing and pillaging, they knew there were troops attacking from their flanks and rear. In an instant, the bandits' morale was in disarray. Zhang Dahu happened to notice this.

When the hidden light machine guns and the veterans who had been refraining from firing also began firing, they immediately suppressed the bandits' firepower. The bandits were now attacked from both sides and didn't know what to do. Now the guerrillas' firepower suddenly increased, making them even more confused.

"Commissar, the commander has probably already gone up the mountain. Let's charge as well."

"Okay, you give the order."

"Yes."

Zhang Dahu immediately ordered: "Blow the charge horn."

"Drip drip drip tap tap"

"Comrades, follow me!"

Gao Wei, who had been holding back, was the first to stand up and shout "Charge!"

The other veterans immediately followed suit, and the new recruits were also infected by this sentiment and rushed forward with the troops. When Song Laowu saw the guerrillas charging, he also shouted with a box gun: "Brothers, the guerrillas are charging, let's go too."

"Go ahead"

Although they are both charges, the difference can be seen at this time.

Although the guerrilla army consisted of many new recruits who had never fought in combat, the effects of their regular training were evident. They didn't charge in a dense formation, but instead kept a certain distance between them. They also maintained a consistent formation, allowing them to organize new attacks at any time.

But the Songjiazhuang village protection team is different.

A charge is just a swarm of people running forward without any formation.

It's no wonder that for so many years, the Songjiazhuang Village Defense Team couldn't defeat Pan Tuzi. Under normal circumstances, such a charge would have resulted in countless casualties. Fortunately, the special forces had already reached the mountain from behind, forming a pincer attack on Pan Tuzi.

The bandits had no room to respond.

"Team One has already gone up."

"Gao Wei is a fierce general."

Wei Hongjun was very happy.

Bandits are bandits, and the battle was over in half an hour. Wei Hongjun also admired Gao Wei, a fierce general. In the future, fighting against the Japanese army will be full of cruel battles. It is simply impossible to fight clever battles every day.

Just look at the list of cadres at or above the regimental level who were killed or wounded in the Eighth Route Army to know how cruel the War of Resistance was.

The more brutal the battle, the more we need a brave general like Gao Wei to fight our way out.

"Let's go up and see what kind of immortal Pan Baldy is."

The war ended very quickly indeed.

It took half an hour to fight the battle and half an hour to clean up the battlefield. When the battle was over, it was not yet completely dark.

"Which one is Pan Bald?"