Chapter 404: Militia's Response

Looking at the garrison supervisors walking away, Ma Yongqiu realized that they were here to find out the truth.

At this time, he looked at several vice-captains with an annoyed look,
"Zhu Zi, Lao Han, it seems that they already know our intentions. Do you think they can break us out?"

Hearing Ma Yongqiu's question, He Yuzhu said without thinking,
"How can I break it?
The heavy machine gun has a fast firing rate, so we should create a noise, give the illusion of an attack, and use up our bullets.

Heavy machine gun bullets are so heavy, how much can we load even if we drive? Once the ammunition is used up, we will be helpless. "

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, everyone nodded solemnly.

"Indeed, when we launch a barrage attack, we cannot see the situation ahead. If there is any movement, we have to open fire and waste ammunition.
If you don't know their strengths and weaknesses, firing more ammunition will be useless.

We have to find a way.”

Hearing this, everyone started to think. Following He Yuzhu, they saw a comrade from the garrison's communications department passing by with a walkie-talkie on his back. Suddenly, their eyes lit up.
"Ma Dui, let's go get a few more walkie-talkies.

At that time, we will arrange eyes in front of the trenches. We don't even need to go outside the trenches. We can ask comrades to find a hill with a wide view or climb a tree with binoculars.
This way, we won’t have to worry about them making fake moves.”

After listening to He Yuzhu's idea, Ma Yongqiu and the others immediately understood the benefits of this.
He immediately turned around and went to the quartermaster to get a walkie-talkie and binoculars.

After all the supplies were loaded onto the vehicles, the comrades gathered again. After the leaders of the garrison finished speaking, they filed out and headed towards the Yanshan Mountains.

Arriving at the garrison training ground and receiving the mission, Ma Yongqiu and his comrades set off directly.

The first step to reach the destination is naturally to dig trenches.

They were all veterans from the battlefield and did not need any guidance. They all knew how to dig the battlefield. The only thing that Ma Yongqiu and other cadres repeatedly emphasized was to dig the trenches deeper.
If time permitting and manpower were sufficient, they would have wanted to build a tunnel system.

"Damn it, if I had that many assault rifles, I would have sent everyone out to shoot their guns instead of digging a trench here.
What era is this? We are still fighting positional warfare. We are like targets, only getting bombarded.”

Hearing Ma Yongqiu complaining while digging trenches, He Yuzhu lifted up a handful of soil and shook his head with a smile.

"This is not possible,

Who told us that our militia's weapons and equipment are still at the level of 10 years ago? Not only are our guns useless, but our cannons can't even reach the enemy.
If we don’t dig trenches, we’ll just be cannon fodder, not to mention knocking out a tooth of the enemy.”

After that, Ma Yongqiu complained,

"I don't know why the higher-ups arranged our militia here. Although I'm eager to participate in this confrontation exercise, I feel uncomfortable being used as a foil."

He Yuzhu knew that the militia would see a big development starting from August.

Otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn't have thought of testing the militia at this time.

However, He Yuzhu did not intend to tell Ma Yongqiu about this. He was ridiculed by several officers in the morning, and everyone was holding their breath to teach them a lesson.

Now that I've told you this good news, what should I do if I lose motivation?

"With the cavalry, our militia will be similar to the county brigade and district squad in the past, except that they are fully equipped.
It was originally a supplement to the regular troops.
When you were in the army, you also looked down on those who were inferior to you, and you would teach them a lesson after you gave them a beating."

Hearing He Yuzhu mention this, Ma Yongqiu didn't know what to say.
In the end, I could only complain in my heart that this was retribution.

"Oh, by the way, Zhuzi, Lao Han, let's have a discussion. When the confrontation starts in two days, we will definitely be bombed. With so many people hiding in the trenches, we can't play a combat role. Except for the heavy machine gun team, all other comrades should go forward as skirmishers.
First, it is used as eyes and a cold shot to the opponent.
Secondly, I want to see how the referees above want us to judge our casualties."

Although they knew that the latter was just Ma Yongqiu's bad taste, venting his dissatisfaction, He Yuzhu and the others did not raise any objection.

After all, this idea is really good.

If you happen to shoot the other leader, that would be a relief.

Then, He Yuzhu made another suggestion.

"Cavalry, the range of our heavy machine guns is about 2000 meters, and the range of our mortars is only three or four kilometers.
I suggest that comrades limit their range of activities to within 2000 meters, and send only a few at a time, and only attack important people and launch surprise attacks to undermine the enemy's morale.

The rest are hiding in cat-ear caves."

Hearing this, Ma Yongqiu couldn't help but nodded.
"Yes, we are at a disadvantage in terms of weapons. With the support of heavy machine guns and mortars, comrades are not afraid of the enemy chasing us.

Besides, we have no chance of winning anyway, so it's good to disgust the opponent and delay the game."

The plan was decided. Ma Yongqiu put down his engineer shovel and called a meeting with several deputy captains to assign tasks.

At this time, some people suggested that if we want to do it, we should do it in advance and do it better.
Moreover, they dug more foxholes to confuse the enemy, distract their attention and delay the investigation.

Then, He Yuzhu and his companions dug pits and made camouflage in some hidden bushes, small depressions, and hilltops ahead.

Try to provide more security for the comrades who go forward.

After a busy day and a half and a good night's rest, the confrontation exercise officially began.
The liaison officer Luo Yueming and the observer Pan Xingxiang sent by the higher-ups came to the battlefield. After listening to the militia's deployment, they were shocked at first, and then burst into laughter.
"Lao Ma, Zhuzi, you guys are having a blast.
We originally thought that we were just going through the motions with your militia, but we didn't expect you to resort to overt tactics.

By the way, how many people did you deploy in front today?"

"More than 10, all holding submachine guns. Anyway, we are prepared for all of us to die. On the first day, we naturally have to take advantage of the situation and kill more of the enemy's troops."

Hearing this, Luo Yueming laughed and nodded.

"Yes, if they really can attack us, we will probably suffer a great loss.

Since there is no problem on your side, I will report it to the higher-ups.
The other side will start firing soon."

"Okay, report it!"

When Luo Yueming reported the situation of the militia, Li Yunlong and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they started laughing.
Apparently satisfied with the militia's response.

Not long after, the people hiding in the cat ear cave heard bursts of muffled thunder coming from the front.

After half an hour,
I listened to the liaison officer Luo Yueming reporting the headquarters' decision.

"Lao Ma, the command center has decided that the enemy's 155mm howitzers are firing, and the target is the main position of the militia. The shelling time is 30 minutes.
The militia trenches were judged to be damaged by 15%, and 5 heavy machine guns were lost.
Due to the cat-ear hole, there were no casualties.”

(End of this chapter)