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Chapter 12 Bayonet Fighting
It turned out that after the Eighth Route Army established its base in the Taihang Mountains, many local people joined the army, and the Eighth Route Army's ranks grew day by day.
It was February, springtime, and the weather was still very cold. In order to prepare uniforms for the soldiers, Zhou Dafu, the former director of the clothing factory, risked his life to lead a group of people to requisition plum blossoms, which were abundant in Xinhua Village, Guantai Town.
Unexpectedly, it was a trap set by the Japanese and puppet troops to lure the enemy. They brutally murdered Zhou Dafu and more than 30 other comrades, and hung their heads on the town tower of Guantai Town.
The Japanese plan was obvious: to lure the Eighth Route Army out using Zhou Dafu and others.
Zhang Wanhe requested the division commander to retrieve the body. The division commander ordered the district squad near Guantai Town to cooperate with the 16th Regiment of the 386th Brigade in the rescue. The three attempts to retrieve the body all failed.
Finally, several soldiers from the 16th Regiment could no longer bear it. In the night, they used bows and arrows to burn the heads of Zhou Dafu and the others, thus completely extinguishing the Japanese devils' illusions.
"Snapped!"
Li Yunlong slapped his hand hard again, angrily saying, "Damn it, there's only one Japanese company in Guantai Town. If they sent my New First Regiment, I'd slaughter all those little devils!"
Zhang Wanhe shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Guantai Town is right next to Cixian County and the Pinghan Railway is right next to it. If a large-scale battle breaks out, the Japanese reinforcements will come by train to reinforce us."
"Well, we can't just let it go like this."
"Old Li, you'd better calm down. The higher-ups sent you here to temper your arrogance. When the opportunity arises, they'll transfer you back to the front lines."
As Zhang Wanhe spoke, he poured Li Yunlong another bowl of wine.
……
The drinking session lasted for more than an hour. Although Wang Yousheng usually loved to drink, after downing more than a pound of liquor, he started to feel lightheaded. When he woke up, it was already the next day.
The Fenjiu liquor made in Shanxi is very spicy and strong, with a powerful aftereffect. Wang Yousheng felt dizzy and lightheaded.
Wang Yousheng was arranged to stay in an old house belonging to a fellow villager. Yesterday, while drinking, Li Yunlong specifically asked Zhang Wanhe to arrange for him to stay with Li Yunlong.
The house was divided into two sections: the middle section was the main hall, the left side was Li Yunlong's room, and the right side was Wang Yousheng's room.
Each of them slept in a separate room; Zhang Wanhe gave Li Yunlong plenty of face.
[Daily Check-in Task: Successfully check in daily to earn 100 points]
[Initial detection: Aftershocks of combat detected within 1000 meters]
[Express manufacturing by employees of the 129th Division soap factory, +10 points]
129th Division Arms Factory staff expedited production, +10 points
...]
[Congratulations on unlocking your new profession: Secretary to the Clothing Factory Manager]
"Oh?"
Wang Yousheng was a little excited. He had heard yesterday that Li Yunlong had asked Zhang Wanhe for the position.
The little secretary is quite interesting.
Meanwhile, the Golden Finger automatically detects the aftershocks of battle within 1000 meters every three hours. 1000 meters is enough to cover most of the ancient village, and he is also in the core position of the armory, so the rewards from several waves a day are quite substantial.
"Golden touch, look at my points and achievements."
Okay, your current points: 25310, merit points: 240
"Alas?"
"Why!"
Wang Yousheng smiled helplessly. He only had a little over 20,000 points, enough for only two rounds of the lottery, and only a little over 200 merit points, not enough to level up.
Thinking that he was currently in the rear with no battles to fight, he might as well save his time for a ten-pull draw.
"Open the package."
[Package contains: 1 Level 1 bugle, 1 Beginner Bayonet Techniques Practice Manual]
"Open the exercise book."
[Beginner Bayonet Fighting Practice Manual: European-style bayonet technique, divided into three moves: defense, stepping forward, and thrusting]
[To prevent stabs: Maintain body balance and be able to move in any direction at any time. The tip of the bayonet should be slightly to the left and at eye level with the opponent.]
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【Vertical Step: Use your lower body strength to maneuver left and right, approach the enemy, wait for the opportunity, stare into the opponent's eyes, and intimidate the opponent with your momentum.
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[Thrust: A sideways counter-attack thrust, performed from below upwards. Regardless of success or failure, immediately return to a defensive stance.]
"That's interesting!"
This was Wang Yousheng's first time encountering something like this, and he didn't know which was more powerful, the one in the army or the one in the military.
He dared not show it to anyone now, so Wang Yousheng decided to practice for ten days or so to see the effect.
If they're even worse than those in the military, they'll become a laughingstock.
Driven by curiosity, Wang Yousheng decided to give a Type 38 rifle a try!
Looking around, the room was empty; there were no guns.
Wang Yousheng said helplessly, "It seems we have no choice but to borrow from our comrades."
Wang Yousheng rolled out of bed, tidied his clothes, and walked out of the room.
Outside the courtyard, soldiers passed by one after another, and shouts of soldiers could be heard from outside the gate.
The sound was like that of jackals and tigers, with an overwhelming momentum. After watching so many anti-Japanese war documentaries, Wang Yousheng could tell at a glance that it was the sound of soldiers practicing bayonet fighting.
Wang Yousheng thought to himself: I should go and see how well they are practicing first, and compare it with what the Golden Finger gave me.
Outside the courtyard, in a wild grove, four rows of soldiers from the arsenal's security team were practicing bayonet fighting, a daily routine.
As the only security team in the logistics department, although it only has more than 100 soldiers, they are all very brave and good at fighting, and some of them were assigned from the division headquarters.
The security of the arsenal must be ensured. Although it is far from the front line of the battlefield, we must still be wary of the Japanese sneaking into the base area.
Li Dahai, the bayonet instructor, was the battalion commander of the 129th Division's guard battalion. In addition to leading the division's directly subordinate guard battalion in training every day, he also trained the logistics department's security team.
"Comrades, remember, what's in front of you isn't a straw man, but those hateful little Japanese devils! You all better put yourselves in the right place and make sure every knife goes straight to their hearts!" Li Dahai shouted at the top of his lungs as he stood in front of the ranks.
"yes!"
The soldiers nodded in agreement.
Wang Yousheng saw it from afar.
The comrades were all in high spirits, with the imposing presence of tigers and wolves. The straw man standing in front of them had been hacked and stabbed into pieces by bayonets, looking like twisted dough sticks.
"Hmm... looking at this posture, it seems different from the one in the exercise book. It must be imitating the Japanese."
Comparing the illustrations in the workbook, Wang Yousheng was stumped.
Wang Yousheng recalled watching a documentary before, in which he learned that the Japanese soldiers' bayonet fighting skills were extremely formidable during the War of Resistance against Japan.
Even when the National Revolutionary Army fought the Japanese army in bayonet combat on the main battlefield, they would not gain any advantage. Similarly, hand-to-hand combat was commonplace for the Eighth Route Army.
Over time, the Eighth Route Army discovered that the Japanese soldiers' bayonet fighting skills were indeed formidable. So, the Eighth Route Army used the Japanese bayonet fighting techniques as a model and trained its own soldiers using the same training methods.
However, the bayonet was not a weapon invented by the Japanese. Japanese bayonet techniques were themselves learned from the French and European bayonet techniques.
Japanese bayonet techniques, after incorporating local battle formations and spear techniques, removed the more advanced techniques from European bayonet techniques, making it a scaled-down version of European bayonet techniques that was easier to learn quickly.
This obviously has drawbacks; as the saying goes, "If the foundation is not solid, the ground will shake."
Wang Yousheng made up his mind: "It seems the version is wrong. I can only practice it first and then find a comrade to spar with and see how it goes."
"Hey soldier, what are you doing?!"
As Wang Yousheng was deep in thought, someone patted his shoulder, and then a yellowish-brown face came close to him.
"Commander!" Wang Yousheng called out instinctively.