12dz Chapter 577 Delicious to the point of tears
Chapter 577 Delicious to the point of tears
After Gao Dashan finished speaking, he ordered his four platoons to follow the infantry battalions of the Northeast Independent Brigade.
According to the configuration, each infantry battalion has three infantry companies plus one artillery company. Therefore, when each battalion takes away the 75mm infantry guns, 50mm mortars and 81mm mortars, they also take away the mm infantry guns, mm mortars and mm mortars.
The artillery battalion needs to be equipped with 150mm infantry guns and 75mm infantry guns.
Because of the airdrop, each infantry battalion was only allocated one 75mm infantry gun, while the artillery battalion was allocated one 75mm infantry gun and one 150mm infantry gun.
However, Gao Dashan promised that once the artillery training is completed, these supplies will be airdropped to each battalion one after another.
"Captain Gao, can you bring a platoon to help our First Infantry Battalion and Artillery Battalion?"
"Well, currently each battalion is equipped with a radio, and each company is equipped with a walkie-talkie. If there is any support needed, we can mobilize them here conveniently."
"Okay, since everything is almost done, shall we start training?"
"Wait, we still have supplies to distribute!"
After Gao Dashan finished speaking, he asked the soldiers to open several large wooden boxes, and then took out compressed biscuits and instant noodles.
"This heavy thing is compressed biscuits. It's high in calories. When it's inconvenient for us to light a fire, we can eat it. One pack will fill us up."
Gao Dashan opened the compressed biscuits in his hand and distributed them to Zhou Baozhong and the battalion commanders standing at the front of the line.
Zhou Baozhong broke off a small piece of compressed biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth, then took a sip, and the sweet taste filled his mouth.
Zhou Baozhong started to cry as he pursed his lips.
"What's the matter? Is it so delicious that it makes you cry?"
"Captain Gao, you don't know. In 1940, the Japanese invaders and the puppet army came into the mountains to encircle and suppress our troops. They destroyed all our secret camps. Our soldiers hid in the ice and snow without a single bite to eat. They either starved to death or froze to death.
If we had these compressed biscuits earlier, we would have eaten a bite and felt warm inside, so how could we not be able to pull the bolt of the gun? We should just fight the devils directly!"
While Gao Dashan was sighing, he suddenly thought of a question.
"Secret camp? What secret camp?"
Zhou Baozhong wiped away his tears, and then he remembered that the soldiers from Shanxi had naturally never seen what a secret camp looked like.
In fact, the secret camp was not invented by the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, but was created by the Northeastern bandits in the early years.
Secret camps are usually located deep in a sheltered forest. They are dug from the ground, topped with logs at an angle, covered with mud, and then covered with branches and grass.
In spring, grass seeds in the mud sprout on the top. From a distance, it blends in with the terrain. People would never tell that people can live here unless they walk up to it. The common people call it "ground cellar".
During the Anti-Japanese United Army period, the secret camps were developed and promoted due to raids by the Japanese and puppet troops.
Generally, they choose a favorable terrain and a sunny hillside, and dig a hole 1 to 2 meters deep along the shape of the mountain. Wooden ridges are piled up around it, and the walls are used as they are dug and built up at the same time. The above-ground part has a ridge, which retains warmth better than the cellar mentioned above.
If conditions permit, a few wooden houses made of logs will be built.
These secret camps were usually used to hide weapons, ammunition and food. When the Japanese invaders came to raid, the fighters of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces would just go into the secret camps, and the Japanese invaders would have no chance to find them.
Moreover, the supplies in the secret camp would allow the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers to get enough rest. After the Japanese passed by, they would rush out from behind and directly fire at their butts.
Secret camps can not only be used as places to hide and supply, but some large secret camps can also be used as arsenals, clothing factories, etc.
Moreover, the defense of the secret camp was very tight, with Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers usually standing guard a few miles away.
When we enter the mountain, there are special sentinels reminding us:
"Go up the mountain with a distance of ten steps between you and your opponent, and don't step into any traps."
This "luanzi" is the slang of the bandits, which means not to press down the grass to create a path, so as to prevent others from tracing and discovering the secret camp.
"Commander Zhou, if the secret camps were so secretive, why were so many of them destroyed by the Japanese?"
"Originally, family disgrace should not be made public, but since you are one of us now, I will talk to you about it."
It turned out that during the most difficult period, due to hunger and cold, many soldiers "deserted", and even many with weak wills surrendered to the enemy, so they took the Japanese and puppet troops to destroy all the secret camps.
"Commander Zhou, these traitors to the people will be killed if caught! They betrayed their own comrades, bah!"
"Well, let's not talk about this. Now that we have these compressed biscuits, even if we just find a cave, we can hide in it and eat a few bites of compressed biscuits. It will be so comfortable!"
"If we can cook in our secret camp, we can cook some instant noodles. If we have hot water, we can just use hot water to rinse it. We can enjoy the delicious food in three minutes!"
Wang Meng opened a few more packets of instant noodles and distributed them to Zhou Baozhong and other soldiers.
At this time, the food and fodder were sent ahead before the troops moved. The soldiers felt very relieved with these food as a foundation.
"Okay, Commander Zhou, today we are sending out some basic equipment. There will be a lot of secret weapons from our independent column in the future, which will be airdropped one after another. When the time comes, our radio operator will report the coordinates, and the plane will drop them directly to us!"
"Alright! Now that we have food and guns, we don't believe we can't defeat the Japs! Comrades, let's go!"
At Zhou Bao's order, the Second and Third Battalions of the Northeast Independent Infantry of the Independent Column marched towards the southwest and northwest respectively.
Looking at the fully armed soldiers carrying mortar and infantry gun parts, Zhou Baozhong was full of confidence.
Most of the people in Daxinganling are hunters. They are good marksmen. With advanced semi-automatic rifles, it would be easy for them to defeat the Japanese.
When the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Battalions disappeared from sight, Gao Dashan walked up to Zhou Baozhong.
"Brigade Commander Zhou, let's start building our positions!"
"Row!"
Zhou Baozhong and Gao Dashan discussed and decided to continue with the secret camp format, with Heixiaziwo as the center and extending mainly towards Zhalantun.
A secret camp was set up on the periphery to observe the movements of the Japanese.
Then there are the bunkers and secret camps used to block the enemy.
At the innermost part is the brigade headquarters and the camp where the soldiers train and rest.
As a result, the Northeast Independent Brigade began construction in full swing.
At this time, the First Army of the First Group Army also successfully handed over the border line north of Alxa and Bayannur to the six regiments of the Eighth Route Army, and then moved thousands of miles to the Xilingol border, waiting for an opportunity to act.
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng stood in front of the map in silence, and finally it was Wang Meng who broke the silence.
"Old Li, are the Japanese moving now? How is the Second Army?"