Chapter 4: Operation "Battle Village" 1. Start the attack (I)
The invaders build "strategic villages" and the people need "combat villages".
1. Start the attack (I)
The central town of Ganling area is called Ganling West, which is a town that is close to both the mountains and the sea.
What makes everyone extremely excited is that the rainy season has arrived and the crisscrossing rivers are full of water.
The rainy season is also the time when the mechanized troops of the M Army have a headache, and it is also the best time for the guerrillas to attack.
After several years of fighting, the M Army had already figured out these rules. For this reason, they brought in experts in clearing operations and established twelve strategic villages around the M Army in Ganling West. They also built strategic village roads with Ganling West as the center to reach Ganling West. The long-range artillery group of the Ganling West artillery position can directly cover any strategic village with firepower. The normal time for the M Army special forces stationed in Ganling West to reach each strategic village by tank is no more than one hour.
The helicopters of a helicopter brigade stationed in Ganling West keep monitoring the strategic villages at all times in normal weather. According to Brigadier General Sinar, commander of the special forces stationed in Ganling West, to Lieutenant Colonel John, the helicopter brigade leader, "I want to know which village has no smoke rising from cooking fires!"
Tiger looked through the coconut grove at the helicopter flying very low in the sky. The whirlwind generated by the helicopter blew his hair into a mess.
Captain Hu Zhiliang said loudly: "We are not afraid of the M army's special forces who are armed to the teeth. We have jungles and rivers. The most annoying thing is the helicopters. They are almost going to fight underground."
As the helicopter passed by, Captain Hu continued, "The second most annoying thing is the village baojia system they have established. These village heads are all wealthy people who have been carefully selected by them. They have sons or brothers who serve as officers in the army of the South Y pseudo-regime. They themselves have village guards armed for them by the M Army. They are always constantly tipping off and guiding the M Army's special helicopter attack team to attack!"
The tiger continued to move slowly.
Captain Hu continued, "Their artillery is what hits us the hardest. As long as we can't get rid of the helicopter tracking, the artillery shells will continue to hit us as soon as we stop!"
The tiger stopped and turned back to stare at him: "I still want to know how you survived."
Captain Hu gritted his teeth and his voice became low: "At the peak of the guerrillas' glory, we had nearly 500 people. And many of them were experienced military cadres. However, the more experienced and brave the military cadres were, the more likely they were to die heroically."
Tiger stopped and looked at him: "Are you all going to attack the enemy troops?"
"Yes!" Captain Hu looked at Tiger's eyes, which were shining brightly after he opened them, and nodded again, "The comrades who died were all very brave!"
Tiger nodded and continued to walk forward slowly: "What happened next?"
"Later, it was obvious that I couldn't launch an attack. The enemy was becoming more and more arrogant, and even our sporadic battles often resulted in heavy losses. To be honest , I didn't know how to fight the enemy anymore. I only had one belief, to hold on!" Captain Hu's cheekbones bulged out due to gritting his teeth.
Tiger nodded: "But, I know you are still fighting."
Captain Hu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We are not fighting at all. We always think those village chiefs are too bad. They run away without caring about their lives after being shot. Look at the M army, they are alone, like thieves stealing chickens, they run away after being shot!"
The tiger laughed: "Okay!"
Captain Hu looked at Tiger in surprise, wondering why he was praising him at this time.
"You are using guerrilla tactics! And your previous sacrifices were caused by a wrong tactic! Strictly speaking, it's like an egg hitting a stone!" He looked back at Captain Hong and Shuishe: "We will fight the same kind of battle you fought later!" Then he turned back to Captain Hu and said: "Pick out ten soldiers. We will fight the first battle tomorrow night!" Captain Hu's spirits were immediately lifted , and he rushed to the front in two steps, walking briskly.
Gradually, they walked into a jungle that was getting thicker and thicker. There were dense grass, growing trees and wild vines everywhere, so that people could not see the path, or in other words, there was no path. The tree canopy above their heads blocked out the sun, and the only sound in their ears was the sound of the river flowing. The most terrifying thing was the big insects that appeared from time to time.
Li Ying distributed a kind of herb to everyone and asked them to apply it on the exposed parts of their bodies.
Tiger smiled and said, "I'm really afraid that these friends who don't know me will bite me."
Li Ying smiled and said, "They don't know that you are the famous tiger."
Captain Hu, however, was like a dragon entering the sea, moving through it, and was even better than Tiger and other cross-country marching experts.
When everyone walked into a large meadow, Captain Hu suddenly turned his head and said, "Everyone, follow my steps. This is a swamp!"
Tiger nodded, and everyone followed Captain Hu's steps, walking crookedly on the grass. Huge leeches crawled through the grass, but they dodged because they smelled the herbal medicine on everyone's body.
Gong Yangzi stuck out his tongue and said, "My goodness, if the M army gets here, these leeches will suck their blood dry."
Finally, we walked into a river valley with more trees and beautiful flowers of various colors. There was a wooden building leaning against the huge rocks. This was the guerrilla camp.
All the guerrillas came out, including the wounded.
Tiger looked at everyone's tattered clothes, long beards and expectant eyes, and his eyes became sore. He said loudly: "Comrades, thank you for your hard work! On behalf of the head of the headquarters, I would like to express my warm greetings to you!"
Many soldiers had tears in their eyes.
The tiger couldn't stand this and said hurriedly: "Now I order you to take a bath, shave, and act like you are living a good life!"
The tiger slept soundly and did not leave the guerrilla camp until the afternoon of the next day.
This time, those who followed him out of the camp included the new guerrilla leader Hong Yuanming, the guerrilla chief of staff Shuishe, the guerrilla political commissar Hu Zhiliang, the liaison officer Li Ying, ten guerrillas who had just received Shuishe's two-hour assault training, and Gong Yangzi, the liaison officer beside Lao Hu, a total of sixteen people.
The strategic village chosen by the tiger is called Shuijing Village. The whole village is surrounded by jungle and paddy fields, and there is only one strategic village road leading into the village. From the telescope, you can see that the village is surrounded by barbed wire combined with a watchtower every few hundred meters, with only one gap in the strategic village road. There is a sentry of the M army and the puppet army of the R country at the entrance of the village, and everyone entering the village is strictly checked.
"How many villagers are there?"
"About three hundred people."
Tiger continued to ask: "How many troops are there?"
"Usually it's a second lieutenant of the M Army, leading a dozen M Army soldiers. There is also a squad of R country puppet troops, about a hundred people, plus the village chief's own armed forces, which adds up to more than two hundred people!" Political Commissar Hu replied.
"Defense situation?"
"Each of their watchtowers is guarded by machine guns, and there are cannons on the ground, plus searchlights. They will open fire at the first sign of trouble, making it very difficult to get close!" Political Commissar Hu whispered.
A guerrilla fighter with thick eyebrows and big eyes said, "There are armored patrols at night. If there is an emergency, they will rush over from Ganling West. It usually only takes a while! The helicopters in the sky can come even faster."
The tiger turned back and stared at him: "What's your name?"
"Reporting to the commander, my name is Li Yuanxin. I was the deputy captain of the second squadron of the guerrillas. Now I only have a few soldiers under my command, and I am also a soldier." Li Yuanxin straightened his back and said loudly.
Tiger nodded: "We are all soldiers! If you follow me, I will make you a squadron leader, battalion commander, or regiment commander again!"
"Yes!" Li Yuanxin smiled, but felt a little shy when he saw everyone was staring at him.
"Li Yuanxin, I'll give you a task. Lead the guerrillas to bury mines in a pit on the road two kilometers away from the village. Once the mines explode, the road will be cut off and armored vehicles will not be able to get through. Shuishe will go and give the instructions!" Tiger announced the order.
"Yes!" Shuishe and Li Yuanxin both answered loudly.
"After the burial, leave Shui She and one team member behind, and Li Yuanxin will bring back the rest. Then wait and see how I deal with the enemy!"
He sat down as the sunset turned golden and the wind rustled the rice fields and sugarcane forests.
The tiger could not help but be intoxicated: "What a beautiful rural scenery!"
However, a shout from afar ruined his mood. It was the armed village guard who shouted to the villagers working in the fields to return to the village.
"What a bummer!" He raised his gun and aimed leisurely, then put it down after aiming for a long time.
In the evening, the villagers passed the inspection one after another listlessly and returned to the strategic village. The sun had completely set and the sky was slowly getting darker. Tiger raised his gun again. The last village guard had already stepped into the village, and the last ray of light was about to disappear.
"Bang!" Lao Hu's gun fired, the bullet drew an arc and hit the villager's back.
Because of the noise, the gunshot was too far away, and the M Army, the Southern Y Army, and probably the village guard did not hear it. However, this did not affect the effect of the shot. The village guard's body suddenly stiffened, and he seemed to want to turn his head, but it was impossible, and he fell to the ground, chewing the dirt.
Tiger raised his binoculars and observed. One villager went to help the other villager, and then he started shouting. The South Y Army came out and looked around. Then, a snow-white searchlight swept out like a white sword. The sky was also made darker by the searchlight. The strategic village became exceptionally quiet.
Political Commissar Hu sighed, "There are planes in the sky and armored vehicles on the ground. If we move, we will be hunted down. We don't have your shooting skills, and we dare not get too close. It's like a tiger gnawing at the sky, with no way to start."
The tiger suddenly laughed: "Haha, if he dares to come out, he will die. How can a living person die from urine suffocation?" He suddenly turned around and grabbed Gong Yangzi's ear: "I'll give you half an hour, and you can come up with a solution!"
Gong Yangzi scratched his head and frowned as he began to think.
The rising moon appeared, and the earth was hazy and beautiful. Li Yuanxin returned with seven guerrillas.
Gong Yangzi clapped his hands and said, "I have an idea. Let's knock down a few of their watchtowers first. Of course, this is not a problem with cannons. Now that we don't have cannons, we have to rely on grenades."
Li Yuanxin asked anxiously: "How can we throw the grenade up there?"
"I can throw a grenade accurately with my whip from a distance of 100 meters. Tell me, I can throw it accurately. How many meters away are you?"
"Thirty-five meters."
"Thirty meters."
"Twenty meters!"
Gong Yang's executioner pressed down at once: "No at all!"
Everyone kept their mouths shut.
The tiger didn't say anything and continued to look at Gongyangzi.
Gong Yangzi Shaoshao said, "Of course, there is still a way." He turned back and stared at the guerrillas, "How are your marksmanship?"
Everyone stopped talking for a while.
Gong Yangzi bit his lip and said, "For example, can you extinguish the searchlight from a straight line distance of 500 meters?"
All the team members were stunned. Li Yuanxin said, "I haven't tried it!"
Gong Yangzi nodded: "It doesn't matter. Tiger can do it. So for example, how many shots can you use to kill the enemy running a hundred meters away?"
Political Commissar Hu said softly, "Not sure!"
Gong Yangzi turned around and said, "I need at least two warriors who can be called snipers. Tiger counts as one, and I also want the water snake to come back!"
Li Ying stood up and said, "I will replace him. As soon as the enemy's armored vehicles come, I will destroy the road."
Tiger grabbed Li Ying's hand and said, "You must be careful."
Li Ying suddenly laughed: "Tiger, I was also fighting when you were not here! Don't worry, I might be better than you at escaping in the jungle!" After that, she pulled Li Yuanxin, and the two of them disappeared in the vast moonlight.
Gong Yangzi continued, "My plan is to approach the enemy's strategic village, and when I am 80 meters away, I will throw a bunch of grenades onto the enemy's gate tower. Tiger and Water Snake will simultaneously blind the enemy's two nearest searchlights."
The tiger remained silent.
Gong Yangzi suddenly spoke loudly: "Political Commissar Hu can lead the guerrillas to shout loudly in the sugar cane forest in front of the village, fire attack signal flares, and shoot to form an attack formation." He glanced at everyone and saw that the guerrillas, including Tiger, were listening attentively, so he lowered his voice. "At this moment, the enemy will surely appear. Tiger can snipe from a distance. Water snakes can sneak into the river around the village and snipe at close range." Gong Yangzi spoke excitedly, grabbed the water bottle of a guerrilla next to him, took a sip, and suddenly coughed loudly.
The tiger laughed.
Gong Yangzi continued while coughing, "The enemy's armored vehicles are moving out. Sister Li Ying's mines will stop them."
Tiger nodded, and Gongyangzi's voice became louder: "If the enemy chases us now, we must not retreat too quickly. As long as we enter our preset position, we can set an ambush!"
Tiger laughed loudly: "Okay, I'll leave the position setting to you!"
