Detailed plan

  "My principle is this: if others do not offend me, I will not offend them; if they offend me, I must teach them a lesson. Since they have bullied me to my face, I must severely punish them." In the barracks, Luo Yi introduced the course of events to everyone and expressed his determination with a fierce tone.

  Xu Liangqing was attending the high-level meeting of the assault camp for the first time, and Luo Yi felt that he had some experience after all, so he also summoned him. After listening to what Luo Yi said, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, I didn't expect the military discipline of the National Army to be corrupted to this extent."

  Luo Yi looked at him and asked: "Old Xu, you won't be secretly in cahoots with them and disagreeing with my plan to attack the National Army, will you?"

  Xu Liangqing shook his head: "It won't happen, I'm a soldier, and obeying orders is my duty. Moreover, I don't have a good impression of the Central Army; if they bully the common people, then we'll help their superiors clean up their act."

  Luo Yi smiled, and then looked at the others. Lu Shuangyong, Su Xiaofeng, Wang Dacheng, and Le Jialin were all former bandits, and they had no connection with the National Army. In fact, they had clashed in the past, so there was no psychological barrier. As for Yuan Jing, she was the most ruthless of them all. The Red Army and the National Army were sworn enemies after all.

  "Let's discuss how to fight this battle," said Xu Liangqing.

  "Luó Zǐ said, the enemy's destination is Liú Jiā Dù. From Zhū Shān Town to Liú Jiā Dù, there is only one road that can be taken." Wáng Dà Chéng, who was in charge of intelligence, spoke clearly, "Everyone take a look at the map, they must be taking this road." As he said this, he pointed it out on the map for everyone.

  The large-scale map of the regiment was made by the assault regiment itself. Under Luo Yi's guidance, hundreds of people were arranged to conduct on-site surveys and draw a map that basically reflects the terrain within 100 kilometers around Zhushan Town. Some ditches, forests, buildings, etc. that can be used for military purposes are marked in detail. The regiment also has a map showing the entire Xiang-E-Gan border area, which was bought back by Le Jialin from Nanchang, with much lower precision, and can only be used for some strategic analysis.

  "This place, Mugang, is a good place for an ambush." Yuan Jing pointed to a location on the map and said, "In my past when I was in the Red Army, I had surveyed that area and once planned to ambush a regiment of White Dog's troops there. Later, the enemy situation changed, so we didn't end up fighting. I am very familiar with the terrain here, and there are many natural shelters that can be relied on."

  Lu Shuangyong nodded: "I've been to this place too, it's indeed suitable for an ambush."

  Xu Liangqing asked: "Wang Lianzhang, what's the enemy situation around us?"

  Wang Dacheng smiled and said: "Old Xu, just call me Dacheng, I really don't dare to call myself Lianzhang in front of you."

  Everyone laughed and finally reached an agreement, calling each other by name within the team, without using titles. Xu Liangqing had already won everyone's respect during this period, and they also regarded him as a member of the decision-making layer of the troops. He was older than anyone else, so everyone didn't dare to show off in front of him. When it came to calling Luo Yi "Luo Zi", Luo Yi secretly made a "brother" gesture to Yuan Jing, indicating that she should keep the agreement. As a result, Yuan Jing gave her a cold look.

  "According to my informant, currently around Zhushan Town, apart from Pan Lian, there are no other National Army activities. Originally, a unit was stationed at Liujiadu, according to Luozi's account, it is estimated that they have already departed. The Red Army has retreated westward and may soon reach the Hunan border. There is no Red Army activity on our side, so the National Army's vigilance is very lax." Wang Dacheng introduced to everyone.

  Xu Liangqing pointed to the map with his fingers for half a day, and finally said: "I agree with everyone's point of view. Mu Kang is indeed the most suitable place for an ambush on this road. We have two heavy machine guns and six light machine guns. If we cooperate properly, annihilating a company should not be a problem."

  Luo Yi said: "Old Xu, you have been training the troops for some time now. It's time to test the results of the training. How is it? Are you confident that with more than 80 people, you can defeat his over 100 men?"

  Xu Liangqing said: "I have observed the situation of Pan Lian, this regiment may be reorganized from a miscellaneous army, and the military quality of the soldiers is very poor. The combat effectiveness is not comparable to ours. Our soldiers have undergone this period of intensive training, and their quality can reach the level of an average or above-average unit in the Central Army. I think there's no suspense in this battle."

  Su Xiaofeng also rubbed his fists and said, "After practicing for so long, it's time to try out our skills. Otherwise, these little brats will think that being a soldier is just eating white rice." The little brats he referred to were the soldiers in the assault regiment, and indeed some people thought being a soldier was quite comfortable during this period of time.

  "That's good, now we can decide to fight," Luo Yi said. "In this battle, there is one more thing we need to plan. I think that we definitely cannot go into battle as a security team or assault battalion. If enemy soldiers escape, it will expose our true situation. I want to fight in the name of the Red Army, what do you all think?"

  "Red Army?"

  Several people looked at Luo Yi in surprise, only Yuan Jing excitedly clapped her hands: "Great, I agree."

  Luo Yi smiled and said, "The Red Army is used to fighting with a loud east and west, if there is a red army that breaks out of the encirclement and runs to Liujiadu to launch an ambush, I'm afraid the National Army won't feel unexpected. In this way, the attention of the National Army will be focused on finding the Red Army's breakout unit, and they won't suspect us. Otherwise, if such a large number of people are suddenly eliminated, and only our force is relatively strong around here, and they have just come out from us, it's hard for others not to be suspicious."

  Lu Shuangyong said: "Luozi's suggestion is good, but how can we pretend to be the Red Army?"

  Luo Yi pointed at Yuan Jing: "We have a ready-made Red Army here, let her be the director. Just learn some slogans like 'Surrender your guns and we won't kill you', 'Comrades, follow me in the charge' and that's it."

  Yuan Jingxiu said, "Let me teach you all to shout the Red Army's slogans, it's not difficult. The problem is that your clothes don't look like the Red Army's uniforms either. Now only I have a set of Red Army uniform, which is also not enough."

  Le Jialin counted on his fingers and asked, "How many sets of Red Army uniforms do we need?"

  Xu Liangqing said: "Thirty sets will do, just let the other side see that there are Red Army uniforms, no need for more. In the midst of gunfire and bullets, who would notice more details? Besides, didn't the Red Army also fight in casual clothes?" The last sentence was directed at Yuan Jing, who nodded in agreement.

  Le Jialin said: "That's easy, I'll arrange it right away. The garment factory can definitely make 30 sets of Red Army uniforms tonight. Yuan Jing, lend me your clothes as a model."

  Everyone was delighted and unexpectedly found that the garment factory had this function.

  Yuan Jing said: "Actually, there's nothing special about it, just a gray military uniform, an eight-sided hat, and cutting out a five-pointed star with red cloth will do. Many of the Red Army's uniforms were made by themselves, not so uniform. Then, it would be best to make a Red Army flag and get a bugle, which would make it look more like one."

  Luo Yi remembered something and instructed, "After the military uniform is made, it needs to be processed to make it look old. If it's a brand new military uniform, people will become suspicious."

  Le Jia Lin nodded in agreement, he was more familiar with this kind of thing.

  The crowd then discussed the issue of troop deployment and combat command, but Luo Yi was not good at it and couldn't get a word in edgewise. The several bandit-turned-officers had fought battles before, but they couldn't make sense of anything and could only offer some reference opinions. Xu Liangqing had been an officer before, and his troop deployment was well-organized. Yuan Jing had also been an instructor, although not a military cadre, but had fought similar battles, so she could converse with Xu Liangqing and work out the battle plan together.

  The final arrangement is: Lu Shuangyong was in charge of the entire ambush, coordinating everything. Xu Liangqing was in command of the vanguard, with Yuan Jing as his assistant. Su Xiaofeng and Wang Dacheng each led a team of 30 men to form two ambush squads, taking orders from Xu Liangqing. Yue Jialin led 10 soldiers to defend Zhu Shan Town, while Luo Yi was responsible for dealing with Pan Yishan. The sniper squad, as a secret weapon, was directly commanded by Xu Liangqing, hiding in high places and responsible for silently killing the enemy.

  " Luo Zi, we must set out immediately to Mugang to repair the fortifications. You must control Pan Yishan's pace and not let him leave before 3 pm. By the time we arrive at Mugang, it will be almost dark, which is the perfect time for an ambush." Xu Liangqing instructed Luo Yi.

  "Don't worry, I'll think of something," Luo Yi said.