Sword: Heart of Iron

Chapter 8: I really need a pillow when I need one
After the short conscription work was completed, the 414th Regiment once again set out on the road to war under the watchful eyes of people from all over the country.

Before leaving, Wang Feng deliberately left Zhu Xiangwen in Xiajiashan Village.

He immediately issued an order to recruit volunteers in Xiajiashan Village and surrounding villages.

Give them guns.

Farming when busy, training when free.

Train them completely as a militia force.

The reason for doing this.

First, it can resist the Japanese army's possible raids at any time and protect the safety of nearby villages.

Although Wang Feng led his troops away, his family assets remained there.

This is a stable base and rear area, which must not be lost.

The second is to help the troops train reserve forces in case of emergency.

And for those new recruits who were recruited temporarily.

Wang Feng reorganized them and arranged them into various teams.

The training of infantry is fast.

As long as you have healthy limbs and fingers, you can pull the trigger.

Give him a gun and he can go to the trenches to fight.

But it’s also very slow.

Various combat awareness, tacit cooperation with comrades during combat, and complex team tactics.

It will take some time to develop these qualities.

But these are not big problems for Wang Feng.

The new recruits don’t know how to fight, so let them put it aside and learn.

They started with physical work like digging trenches and carrying ammunition boxes.

Freeing up the veterans originally in these positions and putting them into front-line combat can also have a good effect.

After this round of replenishment.

The strength of the 414th Regiment has been increased.

Previously, more than 600 soldiers were lost on the Tianzhen battlefield, which was equivalent to the loss of an entire battalion.

When the troops retreated to Xiajiashan, there were less than 1,400 people left in the entire regiment.

There are less than a thousand soldiers able to fight on the front lines.

After the new recruits joined, the number of troops once again reached about 1,600.

At the same time, there have been significant improvements in weapons and equipment.

In addition to the four Maxim heavy machine guns originally equipped, two more were equipped with captured Japanese-made Type 92 heavy machine guns.

The rifles were also partially replaced, with more than 200 captured Type 38 rifles replacing an equal number of Jin-made Type 65 rifles.

In fact, the Type 65 rifle made in Jin is a copy of the Type 38 rifle made in Japan.

Even the bullet caliber is the same.

However, in terms of quality, it lags far behind due to issues such as production technology.

After some reinforcements, the combat effectiveness of the 414th Regiment basically returned to its peak.

Second Theater Command.

A confidential meeting is taking place.

Those who can participate in this military meeting are all Yan Laoxi’s direct confidants.

Chu Xichun stood up, holding a telegram in his hand, which was the battle report of recent days.

However, the battle situation was more detailed than the one Wang Feng received.

Old Yan sat in the first seat, his face sullen and he looked very unhappy.

"The reason for this battle was that Li Fuying deserted the battlefield. Otherwise, our army would have been able to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army in the Julebao area."

After Chu Xichun finished reading, Yan Laoxi spoke first.

The tone was extremely calm, and no emotion could be heard at all.

The hearts of the people below tightened, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. The more Chief Yan acted like this, the more it showed that he was extremely angry at this moment.

Sun Chu, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army, stood up and said, "Marshal, Li Fuying's desertion is indeed a serious crime and should be severely punished, but the most urgent task now is how to deal with the next attack by the Japanese army."

This statement was recognized by all the officials present.

Li Fuying is the most loyal of the loyalists and Commander Yan’s favorite general.

Deserting a battlefield is indeed a serious crime, but he cannot be punished for it.

Therefore, people's attention was not focused on this.

But Yan Laoxi was not satisfied: "What do you mean?"

"Deserting from the battlefield and disobeying military orders must be dealt with according to military law!"

"Are you trying to protect Li Fuying?"

Old Yan slammed the table and shouted loudly.

This frightened Sun Chu so much that he quickly distanced himself from Li Fuying: "General, that is absolutely not the case!"

Old Yan stroked his thick mustache and picked up the baton beside him: "We'll talk about Li Fuying later."

"The situation in Datong has failed. I have made the following arrangements for each unit. The battle line will be fully contracted."

Although for some reasons, the punishment for Li Fuying was not announced in court.

But the officers already felt something was wrong.

Perhaps Commander Yan really has the courage to execute Ma Su with tears in his eyes.

September 9th, in the evening.

Wang Feng led his troops southward and took two days and one night to cross the Yangmen Mountains.

Arrived in Yangyuan area.

"Rest where you are."

After marching for such a long time, his soldiers were already exhausted. If they continued to march, it might cause some negative effects.

After hearing the order.

The soldiers held rifles in their arms, sitting cross-legged on the ground or leaning against tree trunks.

Anyway, I just try every possible way to restore my strength.

Two guards spread out the map, and Wang Feng stood there studying it carefully.

According to the information we received, the Yangyuan County City in front of us has been captured by Itagaki Seishirō's Fifth Division.

However, Itagaki Seishirō was eager to achieve merit, so he pushed forward and neglected the governance of the occupied areas.

According to the scouts, there is currently only one squadron of Japanese troops stationed in Yangyuan County.

That would make things much easier to handle.

After a while, just as Wang Feng was about to get up and gather the troops.

Zhao Fangyuan ran over quickly and said, "Commander, a Japanese logistics team was spotted about ten miles southwest of here."

"There are about two squadrons of Japs."

Wang Feng was startled and immediately walked to the map.

It is true that after searching for a long time, you can finally find it without any effort!

I was just dozing off when suddenly the pillow came.

A squadron of Japanese soldiers had about two hundred people.

Even if his 414th Regiment could capture Yangyuan County, it would not be able to hold it. In the end, he suffered heavy casualties and his efforts were in vain.

But ambushing a baggage train is a different matter.

"Quick, emergency assembly."

"Yes!"

Zhao Fangyuan became excited at the thought of fighting the Japanese again. He did not stop for a moment and quickly blew the assembly call.

The soldiers who were originally leaning against the tree trunk stood up quickly and without any delay.

(End of this chapter)