Experience is the knowledge gained from things that have happened. Experience is not truth, nor can it be applied blindly. Philosophically speaking, experience refers to the knowledge about the phenomena and external connections of objective things that people gain in the process of direct contact with objective things.
Experience is a very valuable thing for military commanders.
Hu Yi is an experienced soldier, especially because his experience basically comes from failure, so it is more profound.
In the Ninth Company, there is rarely any pre-war mobilization. Hu Yi, who has survived the low morale to get to where he is today, does not seem to care much about morale. Sometimes, low morale does not mean that combat effectiveness will decrease. For example, the Ninth Company is now being captured by the Japanese cavalry on this large plain. If they cannot survive until dark, there is no hope of escape. This is already a dead end. What kind of mobilization is needed
In the Ninth Company, everyone knew Hu Yi's ability and treated him as a soldier. However, apart from his main job, machine gun, no one could tell what Hu Yi's ability was. In this situation, even Qin You was pessimistic. He felt that Hu Yi's state was like a broken jar.
To the southeast of the unformed position, more than thirty Japanese soldiers formed a scattered attack line. They had already leisurely passed a distance of 400 meters and began to crouch down one by one.
At this time, Hu Yicai sat up dejectedly from the grass, looked quietly in the direction where the Japanese were coming, and then looked at the position that had not yet been formed. The soldiers had already positioned their guns, stared at the target, and waited silently for orders.
So Hu Yi stepped into the pit dug by Luo Fugui with a low posture. This pit was the deepest and largest at present. He held the Zhongzheng rifle upright beside him and said, "Put down your guns and continue to build the position! Try to keep a low posture and don't let the devils aim at you!"
"… "
All the soldiers turned their heads. If they hadn't seen the company commander speaking with their own eyes, they would have thought they had heard it wrong.
"What are you standing there for? This is an order! Don't you understand? Leave one person as an observation post, and the rest of you continue working!"
The order was finally confirmed, and the guns were withdrawn. Although the company commander was not in good condition, he was still courageous. He was going to fight in close combat, and he would not forget to seize every second in such a small opportunity. The soldiers picked up their tools again and continued the earthwork in a low posture. Many of the foxholes were already deep enough to barely hide.
After a while, the observation post reported: "The distance is three hundred."
The soldiers stopped working and looked towards the company commander's position, but Hu Yi was still leaning in the pit where Luo Fugui was lying without any movement; they had no choice but to continue working.
After a while, the observation post reported: "Distance 200."
This was already a normal exchange of fire distance. Some soldiers began to breathe unsteadily and wanted to put down their shovels and grab guns, but the company commander still didn't say anything; they had no choice but to continue working.
After a while, the observation post reported again: "Almost a hundred meters! Company commander! Company commander?" The voice was much softer than before and anxious.
"I understand." Hu Yi replied.
Qin You couldn't stand it any longer, so he left his engineer shovel and rushed to Hu Yi, who was sitting in the pit looking up at the sky. "Hu Yi, did you obey orders in vain? The Japanese are coming! Even if you want to get close and fight hard, you must prepare for battle now! I'm saying, are you..."
"Keep working!" Hu Yi first glanced at the dazed soldiers, then turned to face Qin You: "I'm not interested in playing with the devils."
"Play?"
"Cavalry squadron. Calculating the time, they should be almost assembled. There should be more than a hundred guns, right? If we really want to fight, we should see eighty or ninety. What's the point of sending out more than thirty? I don't believe they dare to climb all the way up to this position! I am not interested in losing troops or wasting bullets. Time is precious. Let them play by themselves."
Qin You was stunned by these words. He blinked several times and said, "But what if..."
Hu Yi smiled faintly for once. "If they come up, just grab a gun and shoot them. The lives of the cavalry are much more valuable than ours! It's not like they don't have hope."
A breath of air was exhaled and the soldiers started digging again. Now they felt a little more relaxed because the company commander was not crazy.
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More than 30 Japanese cavalrymen were crouching about 100 meters away, and were currently in a daze, staring at each other. They had never dreamed that they could crawl to this distance. They had come here and were ready to charge at any time, but the Eighth Route Army still did not fire a single shot. There were still sounds of shovels and pickaxes in the position. Could they be so blind? Could they be short of ammunition? Or did they still prefer hand-to-hand combat? Should they move forward? There were too many questions, and there were no answers.
The Japanese lieutenant who led the team weighed the pros and cons again and again and dared not go forward. If he got any closer, he might be hit by a wave of grenades. Should he charge at that time? There was no support at all, and he had to fight with a small number of people. He had a Type 44 carbine in his hand, not a Type 38 rifle suitable for bayonet fighting. He didn't have many cavalry grenades and didn't bring any cavalry swords. How stupid would it be to go forward? Continue to bask in the sun? There was no sense of security and it was very embarrassing.
The second lieutenant finally waved his hand, and the whole team began to crawl back, not daring to turn around, and had to keep the muzzle of the gun pointed at the Eighth Route Army position, crawling backwards. It was a very strange scene, which stunned the Japanese captain holding the telescope, and the observation post of the 9th Company. Many soldiers did not believe it and could not help but crawl to the observation post and look through the narrow camouflaged observation hole.
Not a single shot was fired! Neither the Japs cavalry nor the Ninth Company.
Luo Fugui stared with his eyes wide open and smacked his lips: "Oh my dear grandma! This counts as repelling the Japanese attack, right? Huh?"
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Tang Dagou shouted, "Of course we repelled the Japs' attack! How can we retreat if we don't fight them? You don't believe it!"
The soldiers nodded stupidly, agreeing with him.
Therefore, the Ninth Company, under the calm command of the company commander Hu Yi, fully demonstrated the fearless spirit of the Ninth Company, and with the determination to sacrifice, calmly and calmly fought off the enemy's first attack, dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese cavalry, and proved that the Japanese cavalry was not invincible!
…
For the first time in his life, the Japanese cavalry captain was speechless. After putting down his telescope, he was in a daze for a long time.
This exploratory attack did not reveal any information and was of no reference value. It also failed to stop the Eighth Route Army from continuing to use shovels and pickaxes to repair their positions.
After the second lieutenant who led the team returned, he stood in front of the captain with his head down, unable to speak, and had no idea what to say!
However, the cavalry captain was not angry, nor did he blame the lieutenant. He coughed for a long time and said, "This at least proves... well... we have a very calm opponent! In this case... take a rest. Let's eat!"
Hu Yi was right in his prediction. The Japanese cavalry were reliable. How could they easily attack the Ninth Company's position? As long as they stayed there, there was no need to surround or block them. The Ninth Company did not dare to run away at all.
At about 1 p.m., the security forces arrived panting and in a panic. They had four companies, lying on the gentle slope in a mess. The pseudo-battalion commander standing in front of the Japanese cavalry captain had trembling lips and weak legs, because he was late because of fatigue and fear.
"They... are really disappointing... Well... just let them rest for a while, and we'll surround them right away. Right away."
"No need to surround them." The cavalry captain raised his hand and pointed to the northwest slope. "Send out a company to attack in ten minutes."
The pseudo-battalion commander ran away as if he had been pardoned. The cavalry captain remained standing, looking up at the sun, looking at his watch, suddenly smiling inexplicably, shaking his head helplessly, sitting down, taking off his riding boots, and drying his socks comfortably on the grass in the sun...