"Heizi, gather your troops and prepare to take over the position!"
Returning to the Independence Camp, Li Qiufan immediately ordered the troops to assemble and prepare to take over the 772nd Regiment's position.
Arriving in front of the position, Li Qiufan saw the dejected Cheng Xiazi.
"Is it you who stole my main attacking position?"
Blind Cheng glanced at Li Qiufan and said angrily.
"Haha, there's no such thing as grabbing or not grabbing. Is it possible that you won't let others beat you if you can't beat me?"
Seeing that Cheng Xiazi didn't give him a good look, Li Qiufan didn't give him any face either.
"You! Okay, then I'll go down and watch how you chew this hard bone!"
Blind Cheng was so angry that he almost made a move, but he still endured it. This was on the front line, and if he made a move, he would have to fight to the end without being shot.
Li Qiufan looked at Blind Cheng's back and shook his head. No wonder Lao Li doesn't like you. With your temper, your nose is higher than your eyes.
"Lao Ma, where is Lao Ma! Come here!"
After seeing off the 772nd regiment, Li Qiufan started shouting and greeting the old horse.
"Batalion Commander, what do you want from me here?"
Lao Ma got out of nowhere and ran to Li Qiufan's side.
"How many more mortar shells are there?"
"There are less than ten boxes left, more than seventy rounds."
Li Qiufan heard the number of shells and thought for a moment.
"Old Ma, I will ask you about your artillery later. Now you can set up the artillery position immediately."
After thinking about it, Li Qiufan gave Lao Ma an order.
"Heizi, come here!"
Heizi, who was arranging the soldiers to enter the trench, heard the sound and ran over.
"Heizi, ask your brothers to dig forward with shovels and dig the trench to a position two hundred meters away from the enemy's position."
"As soon as the mortars from my side fire, you will lead the independent battalion to charge. The artillery fire from my side will not stop, but it will not hit you. You tell the brothers in advance and let them not be afraid. Understand Yet?"
Heizi nodded. He didn't understand why he had to fire when he charged, but he didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, he believed that Li Qiufan would not harm him.
After nearly half an hour of digging, Heizi led everyone except the mortar company to the designated location.
"Old Ma, are you ready?"
Li Qiufan looked at Lao Ma, who nodded towards Li Qiufan.
"put!"
"Puff puff…"
The sound of mortar firing sounded, and then the Japanese army's forward position began to explode, and then the charge horn from Heizi's side sounded.
"continue!"
Li Qiufan gave the order without looking back, his eyes fixed on the location of the independent camp.
When Heizi and the others reached a position about a hundred meters away from the Japanese position, Li Qiufan spoke: "Adjust the angle so that the artillery fire extends ten meters. Then each shell will start to extend until it hits the Japanese position!"
Yes, this is a simplified version of Xu Jin's barrage. Because the accuracy is not very good and there are not many artillery shells, Li Qiufan cannot be so accurate and can only extend the artillery fire ten meters at a time.
For a time, there was continuous artillery fire, artillery shells exploded in the front, and the soldiers of the independent battalion charged from behind. During the charge, they encountered little resistance at all, because the Japanese positions were constantly bombarded by artillery shells.
Finally, Heizi led his men to the position, the mortar bombing ended, and hand-to-hand combat began.
After the attack by the 772nd Regiment and the artillery bombardment by the Independent Battalion, the Yamazaki Brigade was left with more than 300 people in total, forming a one-to-two ratio with the Independent Battalion.
The sound of fighting continued, and there were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere on the ground, including those from the Japanese and those from the independent camp.
When Li Qiufan rushed to the position of the independent battalion, he also rushed forward with the gunners who protected the artillery.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Li Qiufan took a pistol and shot several Japs to death, and then shouted to the position: "Use your gun as much as you can to resolve the battle as soon as possible!"
Then gunshots began to ring out again on the battlefield of swords and swords, and the Japanese fell into a pool of blood.
"Batalion Commander, all the Japs have been wiped out!"
Heizi ran over covered in blood and said.
"Are you injured? Where are you injured?"
Seeing Heizi covered in blood, Li Qiufan thought he was injured and suddenly became a little worried. This was the brother who had been with him for the first time.
"No, this is all the kid's blood. I'm fine, battalion commander."
Heizi grinned and smiled at Li Qiufan with his big white teeth showing.
"Damn it, you kid scared me. Since you have nothing to do, quickly lead your brothers to clean up the battlefield and take away everything you can for me. Our independent camp is bleeding heavily this time!"
Li Qiufan was relieved to hear that Heizi was okay, and then said with a heartbroken look on his face.
This battle directly destroyed two-thirds of his artillery shell inventory. If he couldn't make up for it, it would really be a loss for his grandma's family.
As soon as he finished speaking, a messenger trotted up to him.
"Battle Commander Li, the brigade commander wants you to go to the command post!"
The messenger saluted with a military salute and then said.
Li Qiufan nodded, then arranged for Heizi to take the team back after cleaning the battlefield, and he followed the messenger to the command post.
"Hahaha, Qiu Fan is still your kid. That shell exploded, it really opened my eyes!"
As soon as he entered the command post, Li Qiufan was hugged directly by the brigade commander in a bear hug.
"Damn it, Brigadier, please stop talking. The blood in my heart is almost gone."
Li Qiufan shook his head and said with a distressed look on his face.
"Yes, this weapon is hard-earned, and the shells are one shot less. That is, your independent battalion, other troops cannot afford to fight this kind of battle."
Seeing Li Qiufan's appearance, the brigade commander also felt a little emotional. The weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army were really in short supply and poor.
"Let's not talk about this, Brigadier. Why did you come to me for something?"
Li Qiufan waved his hand and asked the brigade commander.
"Well, the main reason I asked you to come here is that the deputy commander-in-chief wants to see you and discuss your station with you."
The brigade commander nodded to Li Qiufan.
"The boss wants to see me?"
Li Qiufan was a little out of breath when he heard the news. He was the future generalissimo. He was so shocked that he ignored what the brigade commander said about the station.
"Yes, I reported the battle situation to the boss, and then the boss wanted to meet you. Why, you don't want to?"
The brigade commander looked at Li Qiufan playfully and said.
"No, how could it be! I just can't believe it."
Li Qiufan immediately calmed down after hearing this, and then anxiously spoke to the brigade commander.
"Hahaha, you kid really doesn't know how to laugh. Go and arrange the troops, and then follow me directly to the boss."
Seeing Li Qiufan's reaction, the brigade commander was amused and laughed.
"Report to the brigade commander that the troops have been arranged and I can leave to see the boss at any time!"
Li Qiufan has already arranged for Heizi, so there is no need to make another trip.
"Okay, let's go now."
Upon seeing this, the brigade commander took Li Qiufan and the brigade's guard battalion and set off towards the general headquarters.
