I really came here to fight against Japan

At this time, the First Army, with more than 40,000 troops, was still extremely arrogant.

They thought that they could rely on their strong troops, well-trained soldiers and sufficient food.

There was harassment from the Ma family cavalry in the west and joint defense from several counties of the Gansu coalition army in the east.

It would be easy for our First Army to deal with the Red Army.

But what they never expected was that the Ma family army was so unkind.

They continued to paddle happily while taking the ammunition provided by the First Army.

Under the instigation of Song Wenwan's bad idea, the Ma family army rushed in and out on the battlefield.

It looks very lively, but in reality...

It just looks lively, and the main point is to preserve the strength!

And what about Song Wenwan's Xigan coalition? They are even more cruel and insane.

None of them can be characterized as "pro-communist", they are simply part of the Communist Party's team.

Song Wenwan kept sending people to deliver the original text of the telegrams they intercepted from the First Army to the Red Fourth Front Army.

The Red Fourth Front Army now already knows the defense situation of the First Army.

They planned to use two days to launch a surprise attack and break through the First Army's defense line.

As long as the two Red Armies join forces, no one can stop them from going to northern Shaanxi.

The greater the losses of the National Army's First Army, the better the development of Song Wenwan's Xigan Allied Forces will be.

Just today, the situation of the First Army suddenly became difficult.

The Red Army that came out of the Hunan-Hubei-Sichuan-Guizhou Revolutionary Base was really good at fighting.

It may also be that they are famous and ordinary national troops encounter them.

They all adopted the attitude of "just showing it's intention is enough".

But when they left the base, there were only more than 12,000 of them.

The troops have reached Gansu, and their number is still more than 12,000.

This cannot be explained by the National Army letting the enemy go. It can only be explained that they are really good at fighting.

This time, after breaking through to Gansu and engaging in a battle with the First Army, they felt unprecedented pressure.

This First Army was worthy of being the diehards of the Nanjing Nationalist government, and they challenged the Red Army with real guns and swords.

Just when the Red Army's offensive was making little progress, good news suddenly came from behind.

It is said that a soldier from the kitchen squad went out to collect firewood in order to make a fire and cook for the company.

As a result, they found many cloth bags filled with rice and flour on the bare Gobi Desert.

There is also a large area of ​​military green wooden boxes.

The cook opened the boxes, and, my goodness, what did he see?

Lots and lots of rifles and yellow bullets.

There are also light and heavy machine guns, grenades, and mortars...

The news was quickly passed back, and the superiors couldn't believe it at first.

But looking at the company instructor who came back to report the news, and his guard...

One of them carried two Mauser pistols across his shoulders and had a grenade bag filled with four grenades.

The submachine gun was hung around his neck, and the magazine pouch on his chest was filled with four magazines.

But you both have submachine guns, so why do you both have rifle ammunition bags full of bullets?

Oh, it turns out that they are carrying a brand new water lotus bead on their backs!

Looking at the guard beside the instructor, he was already sweating profusely when he ran in.

But his eyes were extremely excited and bright.

You are a 15 or 16-year-old kid, carrying so many things at once, don't you feel tired?

Looking at the instructor who came to report the news, he also looked excited and was waiting for new orders from the leader.

Who says that political cadres are only good at talking? And which company cadre doesn't want his company to become the vanguard company?

Sure enough, the company commander said, "Commander, I heard that there is not much progress on the front line, why don't we give it a try.

But could you please give us some artillery?

That mortar, no one in our company knows how to use it..."

The chief was stunned and asked, "How many?"

The instructor thought about it and stretched out a hand.

He said, "Five, just give me five mortar gunners, and I will definitely be able to take down the enemy's position for you."

The chief's eyes sparkled: You want five mortar gunners from me?

In other words, the discovery of weapons and food was true.

This guy asked me for five gunners. Doesn't that mean he has at least five mortars?

The commander immediately ordered the front line to suspend the attack, and he went to the rear with a regiment of soldiers.

All the weapons, equipment, food and medicines that were "picked up" were brought back.

After I came back and counted the things, I realized that I had to forget about food and medicine.

Four thousand water bullets, two hundred thousand rounds of bullets, fifty boxes of grenades, two thousand five hundred pieces.

Two hundred submachine guns and sixty thousand rounds of bullets, well, seventy-seven of them were embezzled by this company.

Ten heavy machine guns, twenty light machine guns, and 60,000 rounds of ammunition.

There were also ten M1- mortars, with rounds of ammunition.

The leader tested the gun directly and found no problem and it could be used normally.

Looking at the eager eyes of the company commander and instructor, the leader gave the order.

Let their regiment give priority to changing their equipment, with their company as the vanguard, and start the general attack at 5:40 pm.

After observation, we found that the national army on the opposite side only started eating at six o'clock in the evening.

It was still daylight at 5:40 in the evening!

The Red Army soldiers who had finished their meal early put another steamed bun in their pockets and hid them in the trenches.

At 5:40, the National Army soldiers guarding the fortifications were waiting for dinner with hungry stomachs.

Who knew that they did not wait for the delicious meal, but only the fiercest bombardment of the Red Army.

Ten mortars fired three rounds at high speed, directly tearing a hole in the enemy's first line of defense.

Alas, each mortar only fired three shells.

Even so, the leader was still very distressed, as thirty shells were fired at one time.

When did the Red Army’s artillery shells have to be counted again and again, and only after the leader’s approval would they dare to fire a single shot?

If the target is not hit well, the gunner will regret it so much that he will put himself in solitary confinement.

Now the national army on the opposite side is also in a collective confusion.

Just at the second line of defense, the brigade headquarters, which was deploying troops, received a call for help from the front.

The brigade commander only heard one sentence, "We were bombarded by the Communist army," and then the news was cut off (the telephone line was blown off).

Within an hour, the defenders in front of them were like a tide...

Oh no, this time the scene is different from before.

There should be only a few National Army soldiers who retreated.

The brigade commander grabbed the regiment commander by the collar and asked, "Captain Liu, where are your soldiers? Why did you only bring back so few people?"

Commander Liu said with a sad face: "Brigade Commander, this group of Red Army soldiers is too cruel, they have no martial ethics!

My brothers and I hadn't even had our meal when their artillery shells started firing.

The brothers were about to fight back, but the Red Army's Maxim attacked them like water.

The brothers who had just stood up and were ready to fight back fell down again in an instant.

The rest were blocked in the trenches by the Red Army and couldn’t even raise their heads!

After finally waiting for the machine gun to stop, the Red Army started throwing grenades again.

If it weren't for my orderly who risked his life to save me, I would have been killed by the Red Army!"