Chapter 8 Cavalry Battalion
Kong Jie and Li Yunlong have been comrades-in-arms for many years.
When Li Yunlong asked Wang Ye to stay alone, Kong Jie knew what he was planning. He was planning to let Wang Ye participate in the military operation in Wanjia Town.
In theory, there is nothing wrong with this arrangement.
With a talent like Wang Ye participating in the operation, the chances of success will be even greater!
But the problem is that Wang Ye is new here, and we don't even know his background well. Who knows if what he said is true? At least we should ask the headquarters to investigate and verify his background, right?
Kong Jie immediately signaled Li Yunlong with his eyes.
Li Yunlong ignored it and pretended not to see it.
Of course Li Yunlong knew what Kong Jie was worried about.
It's just that I'm worried that Wang Ye's identity has not been verified yet.
But Li Yunlong felt that this was nothing at all.
What if there is no verification? Could Wang Ye be a spy of the Japanese?
When Wang Ye killed a whole squad of Japanese soldiers with just a pair of pants, he didn't know that Political Commissar Zhao was hiding nearby. Even if he was putting on a show, who was he going to perform for? Besides, how could the Japanese be willing to invest so much money?
Therefore, Wang Ye could not be a spy in any way.
Since Wang Ye is not a spy, why can't he participate in the operation in Wanjia Town?
If Monk Wei's injuries had not yet fully healed, he would have planned to let Monk Wei participate in the operation in Wanjia Town.
In short, this surprise attack on Wanjia Town is crucial to the Independent Regiment. Whether the Independent Regiment can turn things around depends on this action.
Therefore, we need to gather together all the best players in the group.
After entering the regiment headquarters and seeing the map on the low table, Wang Ye knew that they had to attack Wanjia Town.
"Xiao Wang, we are going to launch a surprise attack on Wanjia Town." Li Yunlong slapped the map and said, "Go to the logistics department and ask Lao Gou to get a rifle and a pistol, and 50 rounds of bullets for each type."
After a pause, he added, "By the way, don't tell Monk Wei about this."
"His injuries haven't healed yet, so he shouldn't participate in the combat operation this time."
"Yes!" Wang Ye saluted, turned around and ran to the logistics department to get the gun.
After watching Wang Ye leave, Kong Jie said, "Old Li, you actually gave him 100 rounds of ammunition?"
"I still think one hundred rounds are not enough." Li Yunlong said, "If my family wasn't so poor, I would have approved him to have two hundred rounds! The bullets can play the greatest role in Xiao Wang's hands."
Kong Jie said: "Then you can't be too partial, other fighters only have five rounds!"
"Stop talking nonsense." Li Yunlong said, "I am now the head of the independent regiment. Since I am the head, you have to listen to me. From now on, our independent regiment will follow this rule. If you are capable, you can eat meat, and if you are not capable, you can't even drink soup."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Kong Jie said helplessly, "Lao Li, let me lead the team."
"Why?" Li Yunlong sneered, "You're just daydreaming. Who is the leader between us?"
"Hey, Lao Li, why do you take my kindness for granted?" Kong Jie said angrily, "Using a battalion of troops to attack Wanjia Town without telling the superiors, this is no small matter. If there are any mistakes in the process, the superiors will blame us and dismissal would be the least of our punishment. You kid, do you think I am trying to steal your credit?"
Of course Kong Jie was not trying to steal the credit from Li Yunlong, he was trying to steal the horse.
Li Yunlong was well aware of Kong Jie's little thoughts.
Li Yunlong glared and said, "Kong Erlangzi, let's make it clear. These hundreds of horses are not a bag of cigarettes. Whoever smokes will smoke. Although you and I are brothers from the same class, we should settle the account first. Let's be frank. You, the deputy commander, are just a wheat picker doing temporary work for me."
"You never know when you'll be transferred and appointed as a regular employee."
"Let's be frank. When the time comes, don't try to take my hundreds of horses."
Hearing this, Kong Jie immediately became unhappy and said angrily: "Look at what you said. If two brothers do business, the profits should belong to both of them. Even if they divide the family property in the future, it should be half for each of them, right?"
"Don't worry, I'm not greedy. I only want my share and won't take more from you."
"Okay, okay." Li Yunlong's face fell. "I finally understand. Let's stop here."
"Just pretend that I didn't say anything. Next, I will arrange the next stage of work as the team leader."
"The Second Battalion is currently reducing its staff, and the officers and soldiers are very emotional. Comrade Kong Jie, the regiment has decided to send you to the Second Battalion for on-site guidance. You must do a good job in reducing the staff."
"As for the other work in the group, don't worry about it."
Kong Jie suddenly became angry and scolded, "Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong, you are using your power to take revenge on your own. We have been brothers for so many years, and I still don't know you?"
"You kid, you always want to keep all the benefits for yourself."
"Okay, okay, okay, I don't want to miss this deal anymore. All the benefits belong to you. Is that okay now?"
Li Yunlong smiled in an instant and asked, "Do you keep your word?"
Kong Jie said: "One spit is as sharp as a nail."
"Okay then." Li Yunlong said with a serious face, "Comrade Kong Jie,"
"After careful consideration by the League Party Committee, we have decided to entrust you with an important task."
"You kid, you're still the regiment party committee." Kong Jie scolded with a smile, "I'll definitely settle accounts with you when the political commissar comes back."
"Him?" Li Yunlong said disdainfully, "How dare a scholar like him show off in front of me, Li?"
Kong Jie said: "I have asked someone to find out about this a long time ago. He is not a weak scholar. Before he went to Yan'an, he was a deputy battalion-level cadre of the First Column of the Death Column. You should take it easy, kid."
"Don't worry about it." Li Yunlong said, "Just bring back the hundreds of horses from Wanjia Town."
Kong Jie said no more. After meeting Wang Ye with his guards, he came to the first battalion’s base.
At this time, the regiment had received an order from Li Yunlong to reinforce the first battalion with the regiment's only nine light machine guns, more than 300 rifles in good condition and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition.
For the independent regiment, this is actually a gamble.
If we lose this battle, we will suffer a huge loss.
However, Wang Ye also knew that Wanjia Town would not lose this battle.
But it wouldn't be as easy as Li Yunlong said, just bringing back hundreds of horses.
In any case, this was a cavalry battalion of the puppet army, with nearly 400 people, and its number of troops was no less than that of a battalion of the independent regiment.
The puppet army's cavalry battalion was organized like a Japanese cavalry battalion, usually consisting of two cavalry squadrons and a machine gun squad.
However, the machine gun squad under the Japanese cavalry battalion was usually equipped with four Type 92 heavy machine guns, while the machine gun squad under the puppet army cavalry battalion was usually equipped with four domestically-made imitation Czech light machine guns.
Therefore, whether in terms of firepower or manpower, the independent regiment has little advantage.
After a hearty meal, the entire camp began a quick march to the southeast in the night.
The march was not fast. They walked about sixty miles and arrived at a village at dawn. Kong Jie ordered a rest.
More than 300 people in the camp hid in two small courtyards at the entrance of the village. They were not allowed to make any noise or go out. Wang Ye guessed that these two families should be the legendary fortress households.
It was not until it was completely dark that the first battalion set out again.
This time we had a forced march and it took only two hours to complete the remaining twenty miles.
After crossing a low ridge, lights suddenly appeared in the dark night ahead.
Although there are not many lights and they are not bright, in this era, unless it is a market town or even a county town, there will never be any light at night.
Needless to say, we have arrived at Wanjia Town.
Local comrades are already waiting.
Li Yunlong and Kong Jie spoke very easily, but they did a lot of preparation work.
After receiving the order, the local comrades had already figured out the situation of the puppet army cavalry battalion clearly.
A young farmer was brought to Kong Jie and whispered, "I am the head of the district committee here. You can just call me Xiao Duan, sir."
"Hello, Xiao Duan."
Kong Jie asked directly: " Have you found out the situation of the cavalry camp?"
"I've figured it out." Xiao Duan nodded and said, "This cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town was replaced half a month ago. The whole battalion has about 400 people in total."
"There are about 360 war horses."
"It has two cavalry companies and a machine gun company."
"The machine gun company is equipped with nine imitation Czech light machine guns."
This situation was somewhat beyond the expectations of Kong Jie and Li Yunlong.
The puppet cavalry battalion in Wanjia Town is actually subordinate to a machine gun company?
The number of light machine guns equipped is actually nine, not four?
Kong Jie nodded and asked, "Has the ammunition been distributed to the soldiers?"
Most of the time, the Japanese army would strictly control the puppet army's ammunition. Only when there were combat operations would the Japanese army responsible for surveillance distribute the ammunition to individual soldiers in various puppet army units.
This is also one of the reasons why Li Yunlong was confident that he could defeat the puppet cavalry.
Because as long as the attack of the independent regiment is sudden, the puppet army's cavalry battalion will have no time to collect ammunition, so the rifles and machine guns in the hands of the puppet army will be just decorations, not much better than fire sticks.
Therefore, it is crucial to determine whether the ammunition is distributed to individual puppet soldiers.
"No." Xiao Duan shook his head and said, "Oh, yes, there is another situation. Today seems to be the birthday of Wan Shunping, the commander of the puppet cavalry battalion. All the officers above the platoon leader level in the battalion are drinking at his house."
"The Japanese who were in charge of supervising the army have also gone."
"At this moment, the puppet army officers and a few devils are drinking happily."
"Really?" Kong Jie was delighted when he heard this, "God is really helping me."
Kong Jie immediately turned to Wang Ye and said, "Xiao Wang, take a platoon with Secretary Duan to Wan Shunping's house. I'll leave that group of puppet army officers and a few devils to you."
