Chapter 9: Disguise Tactics
According to the three special agents, there is currently a detachment of special agents stationed in Xingguo County. Although they do not have heavy weapons, they have all undergone rigorous screening and training, and their light equipment is among the best in the country. Their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated, and even an ordinary security team would not be their match. The so-called plainclothes district team is particularly powerful, with each member being a sharpshooter who can hit targets within 100 meters without fail. Moreover, there is also a security brigade stationed in the county seat, plus the police in the city, making the total number of troops exceed 4,000 people. This completely eliminated Hu Weidong's idea of sneaking into the county seat...
As for the local militia, also known as the "still-hometown team" by the Soviet masses, their strength is uneven. The difference in military strength is quite large, with some having only 20-30 people, while others have several hundred or even over a thousand people. Xingguo County does not have any particularly powerful individual militia teams, but as they say, "a single grain of sand can become a tower", and the total number of people in these three detachments is estimated to be around 2-3,000. Among those militia teams with relatively strong strength, most of them were converted into mine protection teams after their masters occupied the mines and tunnels, and while killing the Red Army was important, making money from mining was even more so...
Among those mining teams, the ones with the least number of troops had 50 or 60 people, and generally speaking, whether it was training or equipment, they were a bit stronger than those rural waste gangs that frequently went down to the countryside to cause trouble. If it were the militia companies from before, they would basically be no match for them, but now, Hu Weidong had full confidence...
The militia regiment this time, although only annihilated a small detachment of the guerrilla zone, with only 12 people, but captured a batch of fine equipment. The firepower of just one Czech-style light machine gun was equivalent to ten rifles. And those twelve revolvers were not simple, they were not old-fashioned revolvers that could only fire single shots, but rather twenty-shot Mauser semi-automatic pistols "Twenty-Shot Quick and Slow Machine" that could be used as submachine guns, and all of them were high-end products made in Germany with extended barrels. These "Twenty-Shots" were not only reliable in quality, but also had an effective range of up to 200 meters (most handguns have a range of 50-100 meters), and even at a distance of 300 meters, they could kill unprotected targets with one shot, with accuracy far higher than ordinary revolvers. And the rifles they carried were all German-made M1924 Mauser rifles, the precursor to the later famous "Zhongzheng" rifle, although slightly inferior to the improved version "Zhongzheng", but much stronger than the "Hanyang-made" rifle...
In addition, the ammunition of the special forces is much more abundant than most of the militia teams. This time, the militia battalion captured more than 20 boxes of bullets, over 200, and more than 7,000 rounds of 7.92mm light machine gun ammunition. For the current militia battalion, these bullets are absolutely enough to be used for a long time...
Therefore, after the war, Hu Weidong immediately expanded the pistol team, basically following the organization of the special operations team, 12 people, one light machine gun, and 13 pistols (Hu Weidong still had two guns, and it was common for officers to wear two guns in the special operations team). The only difference is that they didn't carry rifles. After all, the tasks executed by the special operations team were complex and varied, and in order to reduce the weight, they often didn't carry rifles. In this way, the pistol team's load can be greatly reduced, and the extra rifles can also be equipped with ten more militiamen, which is obviously more cost-effective. Moreover, considering the current combat method of the militia company and the unqualified marksmanship of most soldiers, they generally wouldn't engage in long-distance shooting with the enemy, and in close combat, having 20 shots was already a very strong firepower.
In this way, the pistol team's configuration includes a machine gunner plus Hu Weidong and ten quick-drawers. Hu Weidong is equipped with two "twenty-shooters", while the other ten people are each equipped with one. The machine gunner can only be somewhat gloomily equipped with an old gun that Hu Weidong eliminated...
12 "Twenty Responders" can be used as automatic weapons when necessary, with very strong firepower. After forming a special forces team and launching a surprise attack, the success rate of capturing a small mine guarded by only 50 or 60 people is greatly increased. Relatively speaking, it's more troublesome to transport the spoils after taking the mine, after all, 12 people are really too few. However, according to the two special forces members, most of the miners in Xingguo County at present are so-called "red revolutionaries" who were caught and used as slaves, with many people being abused to death. Therefore, as long as Hu Weidong can successfully take the mine, labor is basically not a concern.
As for whether the annihilation of the special operations team would lead to the county immediately dispatching a large army to quell the area, Hu Weidong was not too worried. The patrol range of that special operations team did not only cover Dawangzhuang Village, and it wouldn't be easy to find them right away. Moreover, there were still some Red Army guerrilla forces operating in Xingguo County, and that special operations team had only twelve people, so it wasn't unexpected that they would be completely annihilated. The enemy might not think that Hu Weidong and his men had disguised themselves as a militia and been hiding in the area for a long time...
But anyway, time is now more precious than anything else, so Hu Weidong decided to take action against a closer lead mine the next day. The mine was not small, with a mining team of over 70 people, and even two machine guns. Moreover, it had also built a small-scale rough lead smelting plant, and lead could be used to make bullet heads, so Hu Weidong planned to take a risk...
Liu Hai was not a soldier after all, and he always felt uneasy in his heart. After repeated advice to no avail, he wanted Hu Weidong to bring dozens of people again. However, Hu Weidong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I'll only take the pistol team out. It's just right to disguise ourselves as plainclothes police on the pretext of inspection and catch them off guard. Bringing the 'Returning Home Team' would make it harder to find an excuse..."
Hu Weidong, who knew the value of time, set out with his team the next day. The mountain people were all sturdy and strong, especially the members of the handgun squad, who were carefully selected. After walking for several hours, no one complained of fatigue. However, Hu Weidong, whose gunshot wound had not fully healed, was the first to feel exhausted. Just as he sat down and pulled out his pocket watch, he heard the sound of gunfire echoing from a distance...
"Go take a look, pay attention to concealment, don't be reckless, all actions follow orders, understood?" Hu Weidong immediately became spirited and gave the order with great enthusiasm.
"Understood!", everyone replied in unison, trying to keep their voices down as much as possible. Although several days of training and combat couldn't make them qualified special forces yet, that kind of sharp and confident demeanor had already begun to take shape, which made Hu Weidong quite satisfied.
"Everyone hide!", Hu Weidong gave the order as soon as he saw a figure, and the eleven team members immediately followed his previous instructions to find suitable hiding spots at the fastest speed. A nimble figure was rushing towards here at high speed, but behind him was a large group of people who were chasing after him relentlessly.
