Next came the performance show of the artillery battalion of the 22nd Regiment. More than a dozen gunners took turns to go into battle. They did not fire all at once, but fired one gun after another. It was pure practice.
The Japs on the opposite side complained so much after being bombed that they abandoned their positions and the county seat, took the puppet troops and ran away.
"Stop, stop, stop! Stop fighting! The devils have run away!"
Li Qiufan was having fun with the gunner when Zhao Gang ran over to stop him.
"What the hell? Ran away?"
Li Qiufan had been teaching the gunners and did not observe the situation of the Japanese. He had no idea that the Japanese had escaped.
"You're just taking turns blowing up like this. I'm scared to death even if I don't wait to die!"
In the scene just now, Zhao Gang fantasized about what he would do if he was a Japanese, then he shuddered, and then nothing happened.
"It's so boring, I haven't had enough fun yet!"
Li Qiufan shook his head helplessly and left the artillery position.
"Heizi! Rush in with two battalions and search to see if there are any Japs left!"
Back at the front line, Li Qiufan called Heizi and asked him to take people into the county to search. The others stayed outside the city, and he took the monk to the original medicine shop.
At this time, the door of the drug store was closed tightly. It must have been frightened by the sound of the gunfire and closed the door directly.
"Dong dong dong..."
Li Qiufan stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Who...who?"
A stammering voice came from inside, and it was clearly the shopkeeper's.
"Shopkeeper, I'm here to give you some money. Open the door quickly!"
Li Qiufan shouted inside.
After a few minutes, things started to get busy inside. Then the door was opened and a head poked out.
"It's you!"
It was the shopkeeper who poked his head out, and he was a little surprised when he saw it was Li Qiufan.
"Haha, the shopkeeper still remembers me. Please open the door. It's fine now."
Li Qiufan smiled at the shopkeeper and motioned for him to open the door.
The shopkeeper hesitated for a while and then opened the door. It was not because of anything else but because the guards following Li Qiufan couldn't stop him.
"Brother, why are you back again? The ghost in the county..."
"The devil has escaped, it's okay!"
Without waiting for the shopkeeper to ask, Li Qiufan waved his hand and said, then looked at the monk: "Monk, give the shopkeeper some money. He saved my life before!"
The monk took out a few bills from his pocket and handed them to the shopkeeper. This was what Li Qiufan went back to ask Zhao Gang for.
"Really? The Japs escaped?"
The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva when he heard Li Qiufan's words and couldn't believe it.
"Haha, didn't you hear the sound of the cannon just now? Our commander just fired a few cannons and scared away the Japanese."
Before Li Qiufan spoke, the monk next to him said proudly, as if he had fired those shots.
"You are the only one who talks a lot!"
As he spoke, Li Qiufan kicked the monk, and the monk scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Captain? Are you the commander of the Eighth Route Army?"
The shopkeeper looked at Li Qiufan in shock. He didn't expect him to be the leader at such a young age.
"I am Li Qiufan, commander of the 22nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army."
Li Qiufan nodded to the shopkeeper and revealed his identity.
"Dear me, I saved a regiment leader!"
The shopkeeper was a little confused. He didn't expect that the person he saved was the commander of the Eighth Route Army.
"It's no big deal! Put the money down, monk, and let's go."
Li Qiufan waved his hand, then said goodbye to the shopkeeper and left with the guards.
"Brother, guess what good thing we found!"
As soon as he walked onto the street, Heizi ran over with someone.
"What? Could it be an Oriental girl? I make the decision, you don't have to hand it over, you can do it yourself!"
Li Qiufan looked at Heizi playfully and teased him.
"Brother, what are you talking about! We found two radio stations!"
Heizi's face turned red after being teased by Li Qiufan. He turned around and pointed at the radio station held by the soldier and said.
"Radio station? This is a great thing!"
Li Qiufan stepped forward to take a look and found that the two radio stations were not damaged and could be used directly.
"This will be convenient in the future. When I find my superiors and ask for the frequency and code book, I won't have to rely on the signal soldiers to run around!"
Li Qiufan was overjoyed. At present, the Eighth Route Army radio stations are only equipped to brigade-level units, not regiment-level units. They can only rely on signal corps to communicate by riding horses and running.
After handling the seizure, Li Qiufan asked Zhao Gang to take over the county seat, while he led his troops to station outside the county seat.
After several days, Li Qiufan did not wait for the Japanese's revenge. Instead, he waited for people from the division headquarters.
After learning the location of the division headquarters from a stranger, Li Qiufan decided to go there in person.
After two days of traveling, Li Qiufan led the guard company to the location of the division headquarters, a place called Chi'an Village. This was Li Qiufan's first visit to the division headquarters.
After layers of vigilance, Li Qiufan finally entered and saw this meritorious figure of our party.
"Li Qiufan, the commander of the 22nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade, has met the division commander!"
Li Qiufan straightened his back and performed a military salute.
"Haha, you must be Li Qiufan, your name is very famous recently!"
The teacher smiled kindly and played with Li Qiufan.
"There is no teacher. I am the most humble and polite person."
Li Qiufan scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that his reputation would spread here.
"No more nonsense, where are your troops stationed now?"
"Since the last time your group went to block the attack, I haven't contacted you again. Please tell me the situation."
The teacher didn't talk nonsense and went directly to the topic.
Upon seeing this, Li Qiufan first told the leaders about the situation of the blocking battle.
"I didn't expect that the Japanese would send a division just for your regiment, and they still let you run away like this. Not bad!"
After listening to Li Qiufan's story, the teacher spoke with emotion.
"So where are your troops stationed now and how is their situation?"
After sighing, the teacher continued to ask.
"Our regiment is currently stationed in Shanglin County. The situation of the troops is not bad. We still have nearly 4,000 troops."
Li Qiufan explained the location and troop strength.
"The county seat of Shanglin County? Isn't that an enemy-occupied area?"
The division commander was a little confused. He knew that area. Shanglin County had always been occupied by Japanese soldiers.
"Well, I just led some people to fight it down a few days ago, so I'm stationed there."
"What? You defeated Shanglin County? You have a regiment of troops?"
The division commander was a little surprised. This kind of offensive battle was difficult to fight, and the casualties would be huge.
"Yes, sir,"
Li Qiufan nodded.
"Tell me how you fought."
The teacher frowned and couldn't figure out how Li Qiufan defeated him.
"Just a few shots were fired, and the Japanese were scared away."
"How many shots were fired? What kind of shots did you fire?"
The teacher stared at Li Qiufan, suspecting that Li Qiufan was deceiving him.
"Just...just...oh, a 105mm field howitzer."
Li Qiufan originally didn't want to be exposed, but he couldn't get past the teacher's test without telling him, so he had no choice but to confess.
"What? You have a howitzer?!"
The division commander was shocked. He didn't expect Li Qiufan's regiment to be equipped with howitzers.
