"Stop chasing me! The second company is responsible for guarding, and the others quickly help me clean the battlefield and move things, and bring all the trucks outside for me!"
Seeing the Japs escaping, Li Qiufan stopped the chasing people and quickly arranged for people to clean the battlefield and search the Japs' warehouses.
It took nearly half an hour to move, and then the warehouse in the stronghold was emptied, and more than 20 pallet trucks were loaded.
After seeing that the things were moved, Li Qiufan called on the soldiers to retreat quickly. Some seriously injured soldiers were also loaded onto the carts by Li Qiufan and dragged back to the station together.
"Qiu Fan, you are finally back. How is the battle going?"
As soon as he arrived at the station, Zhao Gang ran out with a worried look on his face and asked Li Qiufan.
"Don't ask questions yet, quickly arrange for people to carry the injured brother down for treatment, and pull all the supplies into the mountains and hide them."
Li Qiufan waved his hand and followed up to help carry the injured soldier.
After working for a long time, everything was properly arranged. Li Qiufan returned to the house to listen to Zhao Gang's report on the battle losses and gains.
"A total of 123 people were killed this time, 49 were seriously injured, and 372 were slightly injured."
"Two Type 92 infantry guns, three mortars, eight heavy machine guns, 12 light machine guns, 372 Type 38 rifles, and more than 15,000 rounds of ammunition were seized."
"As for the food, we can survive independently for a month."
Zhao Gang reported all the battle losses and seizures in one breath, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Li Qiufan nodded after hearing this. The damage in the battle was not too great. After all, there was a Japanese army on the opposite side.
The weapons captured were a surprise. The Japs ran too hastily and had no time to transport the heavy weapons, so they were all thrown to Li Qiufan. A lot of the mortars and light machine guns were taken away by the Japs.
"Qiu Fan, we can't continue like this. The battle damage is too great. We only got a month's worth of food from such a huge battle damage. It's not cost-effective."
Zhao Gang said with a frown.
Li Qiufan also agreed with Zhao Gang's words. There were more than 500 direct casualties in this battle. The independent battalion could not withstand such tossing several times. It seemed that it had to find other ways to obtain food.
"Old Zhao, I'll find a way to get food. Your next priority is to take care of the wounded and recruit new soldiers as soon as possible to complete the establishment."
After thinking for a while, Li Qiufan said to Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang was relieved when he saw Li Qiufan agreed and nodded to him.
But things didn't go as planned. Before Li Qiufan could figure out a way, the Japanese began to sweep away the enemy, and the Independent Battalion also received orders to cover the brigade headquarters.
After receiving the order, Li Qiufan led the independent battalion directly to the brigade headquarters, preparing to cover the brigade headquarters' withdrawal from the Japanese raids.
"Qiu Fan, is this your independent camp?"
Looking at the strength and equipment of the independent battalion, the brigade commander was a little shocked. He seemed to see the Central Army.
"Yes, Brigadier, this is the Independent Battalion."
Li Qiufan looked at the shocked brigade commander a little confused.
"My dear, is this the Type 92 infantry gun?"
The brigade commander walked to the Type 92 infantry gun, stretched out his hand to touch the barrel of the infantry gun and sighed.
"Brigadier, brothers are watching!"
Seeing the brigade commander losing his temper, Li Qiufan reminded him in a low voice.
"Qiu Fan, how about you be the brigade commander and I be the battalion commander for you?"
The brigade commander stopped pretending and showed his cards. He was interested in Li Qiufan's independent battalion.
"Brigadier, are you kidding me? Those from our independent battalion are from the brigade."
Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly, he did not dare to agree to this.
"Well, seeing your independent battalion, I'm afraid I will never look down on other troops again."
The brigade commander sighed and sighed to Li Qiufan.
"Ahem, Brigadier, let's talk about the transfer first."
Seeing that the brigade commander was getting deeper into trouble, Li Qiufan could only change the topic.
Hearing Li Qiufan talk about the transfer, the brigade commander came back to his senses, then took the map and studied the transfer route.
Half a day later, the independent battalion covered the brigade and arrived at a Japanese blockade.
"Qiu Fan, there are three Japanese blockades in front of us. As long as we break through these three blockades, we will be safe."
The brigade commander pointed at the Japanese in the distance and said to Li Qiufan.
Li Qiufan nodded and said nothing.
"How are you going to fight?" the brigade commander continued.
"Huh? How to hit? Push flat."
Li Qiufan looked like he was taking it for granted, which made the brigade commander grit his teeth.
"Can you have some tricks and strategies!"
The brigade commander scolded Li Qiufan with some resentment.
Li Qiufan didn't take it seriously. He pointed at the infantry cannon and mortars and said, "The artillery is the strategy!" Then he pointed to a dozen heavy machine guns and said, "The machine gun is the strategy!"
Seeing that the brigade commander was speechless, it wasn't that he didn't want to refute, but he was a little unable to refute after seeing the equipment of the independent battalion.
Under the strong firepower of the independent battalion, the troops directly pushed through the enemy's three blockades, and their own battle losses did not even reach one-third.
"Brigadier, what should we do next?"
After breaking out of the encirclement, Li Qiufan came to the brigade commander's side and asked.
The brigade commander looked back at the blockade and said, "Find a place to station yourself first, and then contact other troops to see if they can break out."
Next, the independent battalion and the brigade headquarters were stationed in a small village, contacting various troops and understanding the situation of the troops.
Several days passed, and we finally got in touch with all the troops. However, they all suffered heavy casualties, and nearly half of the troops were lost, including Lao Li's independent regiment.
After resting for a while, the independent battalion replenished the lost soldiers, expanded two infantry companies, and expanded the guard platoon into a guard company. The strength reached 2,000 people. At the same time, Li Qiufan also received an invitation. post.
"Brigadier, I want to ask you for a leave of absence."
Li Qiufan trotted all the way to the brigade commander's residence and asked for leave.
The brigade commander asked in confusion: "Why are you asking for leave?"
"Hehe, isn't this Li Yunlong getting married? Someone sent me an invitation. I thought I had nothing to do recently, so I planned to go over and have a look."
The invitation was sent by Li Yunlong. The moment he saw the invitation, Li Qiufan decided to go there. In addition to being a little busy recently, there were other reasons.
"What did I think it was? Okay, please be safe on the road and try to come back as soon as possible!"
The brigade commander nodded when he heard that it was Li Yunlong's marriage, and directly approved Li Qiufan's leave.
After Li Qiufan received the approval, he took the monk and the guard company and set off.
Zhaojiayu.
Today, this small village is particularly happy because the leader of the independent group is getting married, and everyone's face is filled with smiles.
Lao Li was preparing things for his wedding when he suddenly received the news that Li Qiufan had arrived and ran out directly.
"Brother, you want to eat up my poor brother!"
Looking at the guard company behind Li Qiufan, Lao Li Manman scratched his head and said bitterly.
"Haha, I didn't bring so many people just to have a feast. Brother, you will know when the time comes."
Li Qiufan didn't explain, but his eyes sparkled.
