Songhu: Never Give Up

Cao County, Changling Town, Shitang Village

After Yue Qianli arrived at Changling Town, he briefly listened to Yue Wanli's report and then took him straight to Shitang Village;

Without investigation, there is no right to speak. Since Shitang Village is the pilot village headed by Yue Wanli, he will start with the pilot village.

The brothers had not seen each other for a while, and they chatted as they walked. He did not know how to avoid idle talk, and he picked faults on his brother's experimental field;
That’s right, Yue Wanli thought so. He didn’t dare to expect his second brother to take care of him. It was impossible. He would be lucky if he could find less fault.

"Third brother, I heard that you were injured some time ago. You are a company commander, but you charged forward like a platoon leader. Bullets don't have eyes."

It was rare for Old Yue to show concern for his brothers, but Yue Wanli did not appreciate it. If he really cared about them, he had never seen them during his recovery. Fortunately, he did not expect anything and said nonchalantly:

"Didn't our guerrilla column officers learn to lead the charge from you? It's just a stray bullet that made a hole in the hole. It's not a big deal."

Yue Qianli immediately stared with wide eyes and said:
"I had no choice at that time. The whole company had to rely on me—"

Yue Wanli laughed and said:

"So are ours."

Yue Qianli was speechless now. He couldn't keep showing off his superiority, so he could only say in a serious tone:
"Be careful next time. You are now the captain. The column has a rule that the captain cannot lead the team to charge without special circumstances.
This is a military order. Anyone who dares to disobey will be sent to the baggage train to feed the horses!"

Yue Qianli finally put on the airs of a superior, a higher rank can crush a lower rank. Based on his understanding of his second brother, he could really do this.
He didn't want to leave the front-line troops, so he had to admit his mistake and promised that he would never violate the rules. Yue Qianli didn't believe it, but there was nothing he could do.

Then the two of them talked about some things about the base construction. Yue Qianli's habit of being a teacher came back again, and he talked about all kinds of dry goods. Yue Wanli also listened very attentively.

Yue Qianli had given him special treatment before. After all, he was his brother. When fighting tigers, brothers are like brothers. The same applies to fighting the Japanese. He had almost no reservations towards his brother.

Seeing that no one was following them and the guards were keeping a certain distance from them, Yue Wanli could not help but say:

"Your guerrilla warfare theory is exactly the same as that of the Red Army. Are you no longer trying to avoid suspicion? Even I can see it. How can you hide it from the eyes of those who are interested?"

Yue Qianli said nonchalantly:
"The two sides are too familiar with each other, and it is impossible to hide it. After the government moved the capital to Chongqing, the government's orders could hardly leave Shu, let alone cross the Yellow River;
The Northwest is currently his biggest concern. Once the Japanese change their strategic direction, they will find ways to restrict the development of the Eighth Route Army and can only turn a blind eye to some of the borderline behaviors of internal military leaders.

In the future, it will not just be us. People like Hu Shoushan, Tang Keqin, Xue Boling, Li Delin and others will also make small moves. As long as they do not clearly oppose the National Government, they can even tolerate the Eighth Route Army, let alone us. "

Yue Wanli thought about it and it made sense. At his level, he was well aware of the strength of the guerrilla column. The National Government really had no way to deal with the guerrilla column unless it was willing to force the guerrilla column to rebel.

After figuring this out, he felt relieved. He was not yet a core member of the guerrilla column, so it was not his turn to worry about the general direction. He only needed to fight the Japanese well.
He and Yue Qianli are on the same boat. If anything happens to his second brother, he can't escape and can only follow him till the end.

Unknowingly, the two of them entered the militia company's security zone. This time when they came to Shitang Village, Yue Qianli only brought a reconnaissance squad;

On the one hand, it was to protect themselves, and on the other hand, it was also a "grindstone". The reconnaissance squad had been sent out long ago, and soon they found the militia company's guard post. The squad leader came over quietly and reported:

"Commander, we found three hidden sentries and one visible sentry ahead."

Yue Wanli's face turned ugly after hearing this. Yue Qianli waved his hand and said:
"It's good enough that the militia knows how to set up visible and hidden sentries. We can't be too demanding. The two sides are not on the same level."

Although this is true, Yue Wanli's self-confidence still suffered a certain blow. If the reconnaissance squad can find them, the Japs may also find them, so he said:

"The militiamen in Shitang Village are all trained by the main company according to actual combat needs. They can be easily discovered by the brothers in the reconnaissance squad. We need to strengthen training in this area. This is my responsibility."

Yue Qianli didn't want to embarrass his brothers, he just wanted them to find the gap, no one could guarantee that the Japanese wouldn't come one day;
Being discovered by the reconnaissance squad now would only be a loss of face, but if discovered by the Japanese first, Shitang Village would have to pay a price in blood.

Guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines is always bloody. Once the Japanese sneak into the village, they will massacre the entire village.

Yue Qianli took over and said:
"The safety of the entire village cannot be entirely entrusted to a few sentries. We need to plant more land mines on the periphery and send out mobile sentries at important checkpoints to avoid accidental injuries. We can avoid seeing the enemy and not be alarmed.
Now is the off-season for farming, and we can organize villagers to dig tunnels in various villages. Tunnel warfare, mine warfare, harassment warfare, and sparrow warfare should all be practiced. In particular, the combination of tunnel warfare and mine warfare can be of great use. The core of the people's war is to mobilize and arm all the people;
No matter from which direction the Japanese approached the village, they had nowhere to hide. The atmosphere was filled with murderous intent, and the Japanese were caught in the ocean of people's war.

This will free up the main force and concentrate our forces to annihilate the enemy in the process. No matter how many Japs come, we must use guerrilla warfare to disperse them and then defeat them one by one..."

When Yue Qianli and his group appeared at the entrance of the village, the lurking sentry had already reported their whereabouts to the company headquarters. After confirming that they were his own people, the company commander (concurrently) Cheng Han did not activate the emergency plan, but instead went out with a few key members to greet them;

Yue Qianli did not make things difficult for them. Everything needed to be done step by step. The confidence of the militia company could not be destroyed all at once. So he pretended that he had not discovered anything and left the rest to Yue Wanli.

Cheng Han did not expect Commander Yue to come over in person. Just as he was about to salute, Yue Qianli raised his hand to stop him and just signaled him to lead the way.
He learned about the situation in the village along the way. After arriving at the company headquarters, he asked Cheng Han to assemble the militia company. He wanted to see the time for the militia to assemble.

Since it was the off-season, the militia company was organizing daily training, so it was convenient to gather together;

When the assembly whistle sounded, the militiamen who had been trained separately quickly assembled under the command of the platoon leader and squad leader. Judging from their tactical movements, they were already quite interesting.

Yue Qianli suggested that he wanted to see their live-fire shooting, with 3 bullets per person. As for the formation and individual tactical skills, they could also be seen in the shooting training;

After receiving the order, Cheng Han led the entire company to the shooting range. The marching formations and spirit of the soldiers along the way made Yue Qianli nod his head repeatedly.

It is rare to be able to train to this level in just a few months. After all, they still have to participate in production and life, and training is squeezed out of time.

Bullets are very precious to the militia. In the past few months, they have only fired live ammunition once, and each person was given three rounds, which was specially approved by the brigade headquarters.
Yue Qianli, who came from later generations, never looked down on the militia. In the 5s and s in another time and space, almost all the people were soldiers. At its peak, there were more than militia divisions. They were all versatile people who could fight when they picked up a gun and engage in production when they put down their guns.

There are many talented people among the militia, and their training level is no less than that of ordinary troops. It is said that the Russian bear did not dare to declare war on China because of the hundreds of millions of militia.

Chen Shazhu's name sounds silly, but he is not stupid. He knew that a high-ranking official had come when he saw the scene today. Whether he could remove the word "deputy" in front of the squad leader depended on this one-time deal.

In his first live-fire shooting competition, Sha Zhu ranked second in the company, only behind Tie Niu. Both of them scored full rings in the first round. In the extra round, he lost by one ring. He secretly made up his mind that he would never lose to a "tieduotuo" again.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the back of Tieniu's head provocatively. Chen Tieniu seemed to have noticed Shazhu's fiery gaze, but he did not turn around. He did not need to turn around to know who it was.

The two are not only rivals on the training ground, but also rivals in love. They both have their eyes on Wang Hehua, the director of the Women's Rescue Association.

Shitang Village is a large village, but most of the people are surnamed Wang and Zhang, and intermarriage is common. Because of Wang Jiazhi, the Wang family has the final say in the village.
Tie Niu and Sha Zhu grew up together and know each other very well. They have been playing with slingshots since they were naked, and no sparrow or pheasant can escape their slingshots.

Wang Hehua was their follower. Whenever they caught pheasants or rabbits in the back mountain, they would roast them and eat them together.

Whoever caught the chicken would tear off a chicken leg and give it to Hehua to eat. It was not until Hehua grew up that she distanced herself from them. Girls already knew how to be shy.

Before they knew it, it was Tieniu's group's turn. They had to go on stage before Shazhu, but he wasn't nervous at all. Instead, he was slightly excited. Every time he held the iron spear, it was like holding a slingshot.
Let your mind follow your thoughts and hit wherever you point!
When Tie Niu followed the instructions and aimed his gun, his previous excitement disappeared instantly, replaced by a calmness. He didn't even have to look for the target intentionally, he fired all three bullets just by feeling.

As for the results, he didn't pay attention to them at all, he was very confident in every bullet he fired;
Others use their eyes to lock onto the target, but he uses his heart, and the more he hits a living creature, the greater his confidence.

Sure enough, there was a burst of exclamations after the target was reported. Tie Niu scored a perfect ring again, also the first perfect ring;
Next, the pressure came to Sha Zhu, because the first full ring appeared, and even Yue Qianli noticed it.

Yue Wanli leaned forward just in time and said:
"This Zhang Tieniu is definitely a natural born sniper. He scored a perfect score the first time he touched a gun, and he scored a perfect score again the next time he shot.

I heard that this kid was good at using a slingshot since he was young, and he could hit the flying birds in the sky with every shot. He and another little brother named Shazhu had been competing with each other since they were young, and they had won and lost against each other.
They both fell in love with Wang Hehua, the director of the Women's Rescue Association at the same time. Wang Hehua was very hot-tempered and was the first to jump out and ask to be the squad leader of the female soldiers. Later, I used a box gun to trick her into becoming the director of the Women's Rescue Association.

This girl is also good at shooting. She has mastered the artillery with the box gun. She can shoot whatever she points at within a hundred meters."

Yue Qianli immediately became interested, his hands began to itch, and he said provocatively:
"I heard that you are a good marksman." (End of this chapter)