Rebirth: I am in Jin-Cha-Ji

Kang Shui was a little dissatisfied.

Although Kang Shui also believed that defending the city would not be effective, he was dissatisfied with the fact that an outsider could speak so freely and what he said made sense.

He asked with a squint.

Feng Mulin had commanded the Weibei guerrillas in his early years and had seen many outlaws in Shaanxi. Among his guerrillas at the time were many Shaanxi swordsmen. So, he didn't care about Kang Shui's appearance and asked with a smile, "Captain Kang, I heard that the Japanese and puppet troops had surrounded you before. How did you escape their encirclement?"

"That's easy. I went up the mountain when I was seventeen, and in the past eight years I've become so familiar with the area that I can climb up and down with my eyes closed. When there are so many Japanese and traitors, I just hide in the mountains and they can't find me. If some of them get lost in the mountains, I kill them. When they get tired and run out of food, they have no choice but to retreat. How can I let them retreat so easily without leaving anything behind? That's how I got my weapons and ammunition.

Are the Japanese and the traitors trying to arrest me?"

Kangshui is very proud of this aspect.

Among the bandits in the Chadong area, Kangshui was the most frequently targeted by the Japanese and puppet troops. However, Kangshui remained active, and the Japanese and puppet troops gradually stopped clearing out the Kangshui.

"Captain Kang said it well. This is how war should be fought. When you encounter a powerful enemy, don't confront them head-on. Learn to think and deal with them. Our ancestors always said, avoid the enemy's sharp edge."

Kang Shui frowned.

What does Feng Mulin mean?

Xia Houwen had some ideas in mind. Seeing Feng Mulin, he felt that Feng Mulin also had some ideas, so he said, "Commander Feng, if you have any ideas, just say it directly."

"it is good."

Feng Mulin walked up to the map and said, "What does mobile warfare mean? Advance and retreat in large strides, lure the enemy deep into our territory, concentrate our forces, defeat them one by one, and annihilate them in mobile warfare. So my idea is to withdraw from the county town and retreat in large, steady steps. Then, use one unit to lure the enemy deep into our territory, luring the Pseudo-Mongol Cavalry Division towards us. While our main force lies in ambush, using our numerical advantage and our geographical advantage to annihilate the pursuing Pseudo-Mongol cavalry in one battle."

"Where is the ambush?"

"Huangmenyu."

Feng Mulin pointed to Huangmen Valley, south of Longguan County, and said, "The Baihe River flows not far from here, so this area is always muddy. This muddy area is almost five miles long. The most threatening thing about cavalry is their speed. Once the cavalry enters this muddy area, their speed will naturally slow down. Without speed, the threat is reduced by half. There is also a relatively low mountain to the west, which the locals call West Mountain. It is neither high nor dangerous, making it ideal for an ambush. And to the east is a reed marsh, which is perfect for our troops to hide in. If one unit sets up fortifications in the south and another unit cuts off the enemy's retreat, we can catch the enemy in a trap and annihilate the pursuing enemy."

After Feng Mulin finished speaking, Xiahou Wen nodded repeatedly.

Pretty much what I thought.

But it was more specific and bolder. Zhou Yuanming asked doubtfully, "Commander Feng, you just arrived in Longguan. How did you know about Huangmenyu? And how familiar are you with the situation there?"

"This is a habit I've acquired from years of fighting. When I arrive in an unfamiliar place, I have to observe the local terrain. My troops moved from south to north. Every time I arrived at a place, in addition to personally observing the terrain, I would chat with the locals. I have personally inspected Huangmenyu, and it is a very good place for an ambush. Once the puppet Mongolian army captures the county town, they will inevitably leave some troops there. It is impossible for the entire army to attack. Moreover, the puppet Mongolian Cavalry Sixth Division claims to have 1500 people, but there will be no more than a thousand people actually fighting. By then, there will only be a few hundred people chasing us. We have so many people, and although we don't have heavy weapons, we have a lot of light machine guns. Ambushing a few hundred people is definitely not a problem. As long as we destroy their troops of a few hundred people, the puppet Mongolian Cavalry Sixth Division will not dare to fight us casually.

Xia Houwen looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?"

"I think I can give it a try."

Zhou Yuanming nodded repeatedly.

Although he wasn't a military student, he had learned a lot from Xia Houwen these days. Feng Mulin's idea was very maneuverable. Fighting the cavalry head-on was foolish.

An ambush would be great.

"What about the rest?"

"Captain, we will fight the way you say.

Cavalry Battalion Commander Ma Hongyuan spoke.

Kang Shui also nodded.

"Okay, then I'll deploy the order."

Chapter 160 Lure the enemy deeper

"Luring the enemy deep into our territory is a very difficult task. Especially for cavalry units, they'll easily catch us if we're not careful. Brother Ma, this mission can only be assigned to your cavalry battalion. You have to lure the enemy into an ambush without being caught. It's a very difficult task."

"Captain, don't worry.

Xiahou Wen began to deploy the battle plan.

Lure the enemy deep into our territory. Lure the enemy deep into our territory is the most important step.

Xiahou Wen chose the cavalry battalion.

Ma Hongyuan immediately patted his chest and assured: "It's not like we haven't dealt with the Japanese army and the puppet Mongolian cavalry before. My brothers are all good horsemen. We will definitely complete the task of luring the enemy."

"it is good."

Xiahou Wen continued, "There are two crucial positions in this ambush. One is to block the front and prevent the pseudo-Mongol cavalry from escaping. Although the muddy ground limits the cavalry's speed, as long as they ignore it, they can still cover the so-called four or five miles in a short time. Therefore, we need a unit to set up a defensive position to prevent the cavalry from charging through."

"Captain, please leave this task to us."

Kang Shui stood up.

Xiahou Wen was stunned. He had thought of many people, but not Kangshui.

After Kang Shui joined the New Third Regiment, he reorganized some of the surrounding bandits to form a force of about 300 people. Xia Houwen gave them the designation of the New Third Regiment Special Forces.

After all, it was a newly reorganized bandit unit.

Xiahou Wen never thought of placing them in such an important position.

Seeing that Xia Houwen didn't say anything, Kang Shui said, "Captain, if we fail to stop these traitorous cavalry, I will bring my head to you."

"it is good."

Xiahou Wen actually didn't want to give them the task.

But Xiahou Wen knew Kang Shui's character. He was a very sensitive bandit leader. As a well-educated and wealthy young man, becoming a bandit was a disgrace to him.

Although he didn't seem to care on the surface, Xiahou Wen could keenly sense some of his inner sensitivity.

Xiahou Wen knew that after joining the New Third Regiment, Kang Shui urgently needed to prove himself in a battle. Xiahou Wen wanted to save Kang Shui's face, so he agreed to Kang Shui's request. Hearing Xiahou Wen's agreement, Kang Shui was very grateful.

But war is war.

Xia Houwen couldn't let his loyalty affect the entire war effort. So, he continued, "The task of frontal blocking is very heavy. Therefore, the First Battalion has dispatched two light machine guns to support the special forces."

"Captain."

"Captain Kang, obey orders. The overall situation must be prioritized."

"Yes."

Kang Shui nodded.

Since Xiahou Wen gave him face and trusted him, he had to protect Xiahou Wen.

Xiahou Wen then looked at the remaining troops, his gaze finally resting on Feng Mulin. He said in a deep voice, "Commander Feng, we need a unit to penetrate the enemy's rear and cut off the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division. This unit is likely to be attacked from both sides. The new Third Regiment has just been established, and I would like to entrust this task to your guerrilla detachment."

"Comrade Xia Houwen, don't worry. Our guerrilla detachment will definitely complete this mission."

Xiahou Wen is not only the head of the New Third Regiment, but also the secretary of the Longyan County Party Committee.

In Longguan and Yanping, he is the top leader of the party, government and military.

So, after the guerrilla detachment arrived at Longguan, although they weren't officially part of the New Third Regiment, they still had to obey Xiahou Wen's orders when fighting or temporarily joining forces. Xiahou Wen continued, "The first battalion will ambush on the west mountain, and the second battalion will ambush in the reed marsh. The pistol company will ambush on the side of the west mountain. If the main force of the pseudo-Mongol cavalry arrives, they will support the guerrilla detachment from the flank."

"In this battle, we don't know how many puppet Mongolian cavalry will enter our ambush. But our New Third Regiment's First and Second Battalions, Cavalry Battalion, Special Forces Team, and Pistol Company together have over 1700 men. Adding the guerrilla detachment, our force exceeds . This battle is the first time since the establishment of our New Third Regiment that we have fought against puppet troops. I hope everyone will fight bravely and bring honor to our army."

"Fight bravely and kill the enemy! Long live the Eighth Route Army!"

Zhou Chong, who had been with Xia Houwen the longest, was currently serving as the deputy commander of the first battalion and concurrently the commander of the first company. This was also the most powerful unit in the new third regiment, with the largest number of party members and veterans.

Zhou Chong is very smart.

Shout slogans immediately.

Everyone was excited and shouted: "Fight bravely and kill the enemy, long live the Eighth Route Army!"

Once everyone reached a consensus, the following work became much easier.

The troops began to make preparations with large and small packages.

Truckloads of supplies were pulled out of the county. Troops also began to withdraw in batches, and soon the entire Longguan County became a deserted city. When the Sixth Division of the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry arrived in Longguan County, they saw nothing but an empty city.

"Commander, we asked someone. They said that the Eighth Route Army troops have been packing up and retreating south for the past two days. The last unit just left the county town not long ago. I have sent people to look for them."

"What a bunch of cowards." Wu Yunfei, commander of the 1th Division of the Puppet Mongolian Cavalry, said with disdain.

Wu Yunfei is a genuine graduate of the Whampoa Military Academy.

Later, he followed Prince De to participate in separatist activities, and later colluded with the Japanese, eventually establishing the puppet Mongolian government. The puppet Mongolian government established 9 puppet Mongolian cavalry divisions, with Wu Yunfei as the commander of the th puppet Mongolian cavalry division.

During the Rehe Anti-Japanese War, the puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division participated in the battle.

The pseudo-Mongolian cavalry division was still very wealthy.

The entire pseudo-Mongolian cavalry division had nearly 2 war horses.

The weapons and equipment were not too bad. After all, the Japanese put a lot of effort and spent a lot of money to arm the pseudo-Mongolian cavalry division.

It is very difficult to raise horses these days.

Even the Japanese army itself had very few organized cavalry units. The puppet Mongolian Cavalry Division was quite impressive for possessing so many warhorses. Because of this, Wu Yunfei looked down on the Eighth Route Army.

A group of beggars.

Wu Yunfei was actually very dissatisfied with being transferred to Longguan this time.

He wanted to wipe out the Jidong Anti-Japanese United Army because those troops were a real mob, but they were numerous. Destroying them would not only save effort, but would also earn him great merit.

It was a tough job to travel thousands of miles to Longguan to wipe out the Eighth Route Army troops.

I was so angry.

Wu Yunfei had already thought about how to vent his anger on the Eighth Route Army in Longguan. He hadn't expected the Eighth Route Army to actually escape. Who allowed them to escape?

His adjutant immediately said, "I heard that these Eighth Route Army soldiers are extremely poor and are nothing more than beggars. They only try to stir up the people when there are no men left. Of course, they won't be able to fight a real war."

"Damn it! I was originally planning to wipe out those rioters in Jidong and make a great contribution. I didn't expect to be transferred here. How can I get rid of this anger if I don't kill all these Eighth Route Army soldiers?"

Wu Yunfei made a vicious statement.

"Division Commander, Division Commander. We have found the last Eighth Route Army unit to leave the city."

Just when Wu Yunfei was angry, the scouts he sent out came back.

Report the movements of the Eighth Route Army.

"where is it?"

"They are about fifteen miles from the county town. They are not moving very fast, though, and they are carrying about ten carts of supplies."

"how many people?"

"Around 150 cavalrymen."

"it is good."