After listening to the report, Li Qiufan asked the monk to bring the people back. He wanted to ask about the situation of the troops.
It didn't take long for the monk to lead someone back to the drug store. As soon as he entered the room, he saluted Li Qiufan with a military salute.
"Hello, Captain, Digua, the squad leader of the third squad of the second platoon of the fourth company of the reconnaissance battalion, is reporting to you!"
When Li Qiufan heard the soldier's name, he couldn't hold it back and started coughing. He was named like a potato.
"Where are the troops stationed now?"
Li Qiufan calmed down and asked Di Gua.
"Report to the head of the regiment that the troops are currently stationed in Baitou Village, 25 miles away from the county seat."
Digua said sternly.
"Okay, feel free, this is not in a group. How many of you have come in in total?"
Li Qiufan waved his hand and then asked about the number of people entering the city.
"We came in as a platoon, but none of them had guns."
When Di Gua heard Li Qiufan's words, he thought he was taking action, and by the way, he said he didn't bring any weapons.
"I don't want to fight! Leave one squad and the rest will evacuate outside the city and wait. I will return to the station tomorrow."
Li Qiufan rolled his eyes at Sweet Potato angrily, and then made arrangements. He was going to return to the 22nd Regiment tomorrow.
After Sweet Potato left, Li Qiufan asked the monk to call the medicine shop owner over.
"Shopkeeper, I'm sorry to trouble you during this time."
After the shopkeeper came in, Li Qiufan spoke first and thanked the shopkeeper.
"Harm, what are you talking about? How can one of your own people not help your own people?"
The shopkeeper waved his hand, indicating that this was all as it should be.
"Monk, take out all the money you have."
Li Qiufan turned to look at the monk, took a handful of money from his hand, and then put it into the shopkeeper's hand without counting.
"Shopkeeper, this money is just for the medicine and the room fee for me to live here. I don't know if it's enough. If it's not enough, you can ask for it from me someday when I conquer the county!"
Li Qiufan smiled and patted the shopkeeper on the shoulder.
"That's enough, that's enough. It doesn't matter even if you don't give me money. You are all heroes who fight against the Japanese. This is what I should do!"
The shopkeeper shook his head and did not look at the amount of money. As for Li Qiufan's talk of attacking the county seat, he only regarded it as a joke.
"Haha, okay, let's do this for now, we'll leave tomorrow."
Li Qiufan asked the monk to send the shopkeeper out, and then lay on the bed to rest.
The next day, Li Qiufan led his people out of the city early in the morning, and then rushed towards the 22nd Regiment under the protection of a platoon.
As evening approached, everyone finally arrived at the place. Since Li Qiufan's injury was not healed, they could only walk and stop for a while.
"Qiu Fan, you are finally back!"
After receiving the news that Li Qiufan was back, Zhao Gang trotted out and hugged him directly after meeting him.
"Old Zhao, why are you bitching like a bitch? I'm not dead."
Li Qiufan pushed Zhao Gang helplessly, fearing that his big snot would rub on him.
"What are you talking about! What an immortal! Bad luck!"
Zhao Gang said angrily after hearing this, and then realized that he had lost his composure.
"Okay, let's go to the house and tell me the casualties of the troops this time."
After walking for a day, Li Qiufan felt a little unable to hold on anymore. He had lost too much blood, and he became even weaker after walking this day.
"Okay, hurry in, and I'll tell you about the situation of the troops in the room."
Zhao Gang also noticed Li Qiufan's weakness and immediately helped him into the house.
"Old Zhao, tell me, what are the casualties of the troops?"
After sitting down, Li Qiufan couldn't wait to ask Zhao Gang.
"Alas, nearly half of our 22nd Regiment suffered casualties this time, our heavy weapons are gone, and the cavalry battalion has not returned. We have suffered a big loss this time!"
Zhao Gang sighed and talked about the situation of the troops, with a sad look on his face.
"I will have to settle this debt with the Japanese sooner or later!"
Li Qiufan slammed the table angrily, feeling as if his heart was bleeding when he heard the situation of the troops.
"Okay, that's it. You take good care of yourself first, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Zhao Gang was afraid that Li Qiufan would be angry and hurt himself, so he hurriedly comforted him.
"Old Zhao, have you contacted the brigade headquarters and division headquarters?"
After getting angry, Li Qiufan asked about news from the brigade and division headquarters.
"Not yet. I have sent out several groups of people, but there has been no news. You see what we will do next."
Zhao Gang shook his head and then asked what to do next.
"Let's rest on the spot first. We can't stand the trouble now. Let's recruit soldiers and seize the time to restore the organization."
Li Qiufan thought for a moment and decided to do some repairs in Baitou Village first.
"It can only be the."
Zhao Gang nodded in agreement.
Half a month later, Li Qiufan had almost recovered. The wounded soldiers of the 22nd Regiment had also recovered, and a new group of soldiers had been recruited.
Although it has not returned to its previous strength, there are still more than 3,000 people. Except for the cavalry battalion, everything else has been almost replenished.
In the open space behind the village, Li Qiufan was training with the soldiers when suddenly Heizi ran over.
"Brother, our brother outside came back and said that the Japanese have blocked the highway three miles to the east. I don't know what's going on."
"Block the road?"
Li Qiufan stopped, frowned and started thinking.
"There must be important things or people passing through to block the highway, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome. Have you found out how many troops the Japs have?"
Li Qiufan raised his head and looked at Heizi.
"Our brothers said there is only one brigade now, but the Japanese from the county are still sending people there."
"Ask your brothers to keep watching, and report back as soon as possible if anything happens!"
Li Qiufan heard that there was already a large group, and the Japanese were still sending troops for reinforcements. He thought that something was wrong.
After sending away the black man, Li Qiufan stopped training and asked the signal corpsmen to convene a meeting with all battalion and company commanders. He ran towards Zhao Gang's room.
Soon, all the battalion and company commanders gathered in Li Qiufan's room, and then Li Qiufan and Zhao Gang also walked in.
"I won't talk nonsense. The brothers we sent out have learned about a new situation. Let's discuss it."
"On the road three kilometers east of us, there is a large group of Japs blocking the road, and the county is still sending troops for reinforcements. What do you think?"
After Li Qiufan sat down, he directly told everyone what he learned about the situation, and then waited for everyone to give their opinions.
"There must be something going on with such a big move by the Japanese. Either they are coming for high-ranking officials, or they are transporting weapons and ammunition."
Zhao Gang expressed his opinion first, and his guess was basically the same as Li Qiufan's.
The other battalion commanders nodded and agreed with this statement.
"Okay, in that case, I want to ambush the Japanese. What do you think?"
Seeing that the situation was clear, Li Qiufan immediately expressed his thoughts.
