At noon that day, hundreds of soldiers of the Independent Regiment quietly moved away in the cold wind.
The battalions remained the same and moved south in batches.
After a long day of trekking, Geng Zhan finally arrived at Xiagou Village, which was more than 60 kilometers away from Yang Village, after nightfall with 68 soldiers from the Sixth Company.
Along the way, they were lucky not to encounter any Japanese troops.
When Village Chief Ma Dayong received the news in advance, he stood at the village entrance against the cold wind and received Geng Zhan and Sixth Company. Snow gradually fell from the sky.
It was already past ten o'clock at night.
After some small talk, Ma Da Yong knew that everyone was tired from the journey, so he did not disturb them.
Ma Da Yong led everyone to a simple dinner in a house that had already been vacated before he got up and left.
Today's long march had indeed exhausted the soldiers of the Sixth Company. Therefore, after dinner, Geng Zhan did not say much and instructed everyone to sleep early.
However, lying on the cold bed, Geng Zhan tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
His mind was filled with a lot of questions.
As the company commander, there were too many things to consider about the team's future development.
Right now, the Sixth Company needed to solve the problem of food shortage and ammunition shortage as soon as possible.
There were 68 soldiers in the company. They had enough rifles, but they only had two mortars, two light machine guns, and less than 100 grenades.
On average, each soldier didn't even get two grenades.
The ammunition was even less, and it was impossible to achieve the standard of one base per person.
The only thing that made Geng Zhan feel slightly gratified was that all the firearms were well maintained and could completely meet the combat requirements.
After all, the Independent Regiment used to be the main force, so they would definitely not be careless in terms of weapons.
However, other than ammunition, food was also a huge problem.
This time, the Sixth Company had only brought less than a week's worth of rations. If they could not find a solution after eating, then the entire company would have to drink the northwest wind.
"I have to think of a way to get some side jobs. I wonder if there are many devils and landlords around here. I have to have a good chat with Village Chief Ma tomorrow.
Also, the cooldown time of the check-in system will end in two days. I wonder what rewards I will get for the next check-in…"
As he thought about this, his consciousness stopped at the system's countdown prompt box.
As the numbers kept changing, Geng Zhan fell into a deep sleep.
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The next day, when Geng Zhan's biological clock woke him up, the sky outside the window was still dark, but there was a faint light that was completely different from the darkness of the night.
After a night of heavy snow, the entire Lower Groove Village was covered in a layer of silver.
Instinctively, Geng Zhan trod on the white snow and did a morning jog around the village.
When he returned, the exhausted soldiers walked out of the house and began their daily training as usual.
Village Chief Ma Da Yong also woke up early. Before Geng Zhan could find him, he went to the compound where the company was located.
After some conversation, Geng Zhan finally had a general understanding of Lower Groove Village and the surrounding situation.
Xiagou Village belonged to a village under the jurisdiction of Nankang Town. As early as the year before, it had been recovered by the Eighth Route Army and used as a temporary base. There were guerrillas and martial arts teams stationed there for a period of time.
Nankang Town and the nearby Yangchuan County were still Japanese territory. For a long time, there were Japanese and puppet troops stationed there. Security strengthening and mopping up activities were relatively frequent.
"How many Japanese soldiers are there in Nankang Town and Yangchuan County?”Geng Zhan asked.
"The Japanese do not have many troops stationed in Nankang Town. Usually, there are only a dozen Japanese and more than twenty puppet soldiers maintaining law and order.
As for Yangchuan County, there were about a hundred or so devils and two hundred puppet soldiers stationed there before the new year.
However, according to the recent intelligence from the county brigade, the Japanese had increased their military strength to more than 200 people. They also brought 300 to 400 puppet troops and frequently swept through the surrounding areas.
There were no less than three or four villages burned down. They were simply heartless!”
At this point, Ma Da Yong clenched his fists hatefully, his eyes revealing uncontrollable anger.
Geng Zhan nodded. He had a general idea of what to do.
Then, he patted Ma Da Yong's shoulder and comforted him,"
"Village Chief Ma, don't worry. Since our Independent Regiment is here, we're not here to enjoy the scenery. I promise you that such a situation will never happen again!”
Ma Da Yong pursed his lips tightly and nodded heavily. He looked at Geng Zhan and sighed sincerely,"
"Company Commander Geng, I, Ma Da Yong, am a boorish man and do not know how to speak.
In short, I thank you on behalf of the villagers in the surrounding villages. Thank you to the Eighth Route Army!”
As he spoke, Ma Da Yong bowed deeply to Geng Zhan.
Geng Zhan quickly helped him up and the two chatted for a while.
When the warm sun was about to rise, Ma Da Yong got up and left the company.
At this time, Geng Zhan also had a good understanding of the Japanese and puppet troops in Xiagou Village, as well as the distribution and contact methods of the surrounding county brigades and district teams.
In the afternoon, Geng Zhan ordered the First Platoon and Second Platoon to divide their forces again. They were stationed at Horse Village and Small Stone Stronghold, which were not far from Lower Groove Village, to collect intelligence and develop their own teams.
As for the Third Platoon, they stayed in Lower Groove Village and were responsible for the security of the company.
The main reason for this arrangement was that Geng Zhan was originally from the Third Platoon.
Before he became the company commander of the sixth company, he was still the platoon leader of the third platoon until the battle in Yang Village last night.
He was relatively familiar with his old subordinates and was more comfortable using them.
For the next day, Geng Zhan did not make any battle plans.
Apart from the usual training, he led the soldiers of the Third Platoon to walk through the streets and alleys to get to know the villagers of Lower Groove Village.
While stabilizing the people's hearts, he also gained a lot of good impressions.
Geng Zhan had already decided to make Lower Groove Village his base and expand his territory around it.
The villagers here were his strongest backing in the future. If he could obtain the support of the villagers, it would undoubtedly be much more convenient for him to do things in the future.
The next day, nothing happened.
In addition to gathering intelligence, Geng Zhan had formulated a general battle plan for the Japanese puppet army in Nankang Town. He planned to first attack these Japanese on the third day and train his soldiers.
However, on the morning of the third day, just as Geng Zhan was eagerly waiting for the system cooldown to end and receive the reward, he led his team to Nankang Town.
The first platoon stationed at the Horse Village had brought back the news from the county brigade.
This afternoon, a platoon of puppet soldiers would set off from Nankang Town to transport supplies to a nearby coal mine occupied by the Japanese.
Geng Zhan immediately decided that the first battle of the Sixth Company would be to deal with this group of puppet troops!
(Brothers, can you leave some flowers for those who pass by?!）
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