When the operator returned to Kong Jie again, his face was obviously much uglier than before. He lingered at the door for a while before walking into the room: "Report to the head of the regiment, the deputy chief of staff has called back..."
"Our regiment headquarters was bombed by Japanese planes. The chief of staff died while covering the relocation of the people. The soldiers and civilians in the base area also suffered heavy casualties in the Japanese bombing. The deputy chief of staff has returned to the regiment headquarters to take charge of the overall situation."
"In order not to affect our attack on Yixian County, we were not informed of this matter in time."
"What did you say? Say it again. What happened to the chief of staff?" Kong Jie's eyes quickly widened and he stared at the operator with disbelief and asked.
Faced with Kong Jie's repeated questioning, the radio operator had no choice but to report again: "The regiment headquarters and several surrounding villages were bombed by Japanese aircraft. The chief of staff was killed in the bombing while transferring people. The deputy chief of staff has returned to the regiment headquarters to take charge of the overall situation. Please continue to act as planned."
"Bang..." Kong Jie slammed his clenched fist on the table in front of him, and gnashed his teeth as he cursed: "You damn little devils, you won't even spare ordinary people. I, Kong Jie, will definitely make you pay with blood in the future." .”
"Such heavy casualties among soldiers and civilians in the base area will definitely have a huge negative impact on the local area. The chief of staff also died. I must rush back immediately to take charge of the overall situation, otherwise Xiao Huang will be under too much pressure."
"Hurry up and call Commander Xie of the 1st Battalion. The cavalry company will assemble immediately. I'll explain and rush back to the regiment headquarters overnight."... The former enemy headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the deputy general headquarters were furious in the room.
"Why is it this Li Yunlong again? Ansheng started to cause trouble for me again in less than a year. This time, he can't make big things into trivial matters like before. He must give him a harsh lesson that he will never forget. , I won’t dare to make the same mistake again in the future.”
"Chief, it is indeed against discipline to shoot prisoners without authorization, but I think this matter is excusable. Can we consider dealing with it leniently?" The chief of staff decided to help Li Yunlong and pointed to an incident in the investigation report for analysis. .
"The prisoner he shot was a bandit leader. He had just robbed a batch of supplies from the New Regiment and killed and wounded more than a dozen soldiers of the New Regiment. Li Yunlong had a bad temper and was very protective of his shortcomings. In order to avenge the sacrificed soldiers, he acted impulsively. I made the mistake of killing prisoners indiscriminately."
"Punishment is punishment. Don't take away the position of leader of the new regiment."
"As far as I know, the new regiment not only has strong soldiers and horses, but also has very strong combat effectiveness."
"Under his command, no small army-sized enemy dared to attack the new regiment's base rashly."
"Such a cadre who knows how to fight is rare. It would be a pity not to be the leader."
"No, this guy is nominally the commander of the New Regiment, a regiment-level cadre of our Eighth Route Army. But the total strength of the New Regiment has exceeded 6,000. Plus the subordinate local troops, the average brigade commander does not have as many troops as he has. .”
"No..." The deputy commander-in-chief was a very principled person and denied it without hesitation.
"You can't coddle him no matter what you say this time."
"The New Regiment is indeed strong, but there are big problems with the New Regiment's command system."
"If it weren't for Zhao Gang's pressure, the new regiment headquarters would have become Li Yunlong's one-word hall."
"If we don't suppress this kid now and rub off his energy, he will definitely make even bigger mistakes when he becomes a brigade commander in the future, and it won't be so easy to save him."
"The position of commander of the new regiment must be removed, and Zhao Gang should act as commander for a period of time. Li Yunlong will temporarily serve as commander of the first battalion of the new regiment." The chief of staff was shocked and immediately understood the implicit meaning of this order. Agree immediately.
"The deputy commander-in-chief is still very capable."
"The regimental commander was demoted to the battalion commander, and he showed Li Yunlong that the headquarters was determined to punish him severely and force him to get rid of his bad habits. Otherwise, he would not be as simple as the battalion commander if he made a mistake next time. He might as well just punish him to the end and demote him to the rank of battalion commander. Company commander..."
"As the commander of the first battalion and staying in the New Regiment, if the troops encounter any situation, Zhao Gang can always consult Li Yunlong to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the New Regiment will not be affected."
“This is truly killing two birds with one stone.”
"I'm going to call back the new regiment now and want Li Yunlong to inform the headquarters of the disciplinary decision, and also scold this kid."
"An old comrade from the same class, Kong Jie not only formed an independent regiment in northwestern Shanxi that frightened the Japanese, but also developed the Yizhong base area."
"According to the current development speed, when the Eighth Route Army in Yinzhong forms combat effectiveness, the overall strength of the Duer Regiment will definitely be stronger than the Northwestern Shanxi Independent Regiment."
"Look at Li Yunlong again. He has made many mistakes, big and small. He finally made a great contribution, but immediately gave the headquarters a job to balance his merits and demerits. We dare not promote him even if we want to promote him. Now he has even lost his position as regimental leader." After finishing speaking, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, picked up the message signed by the deputy commander-in-chief and walked to the telecommunications room.
"Chief, the Second Regiment in the Wing is in urgent need of a call. Something happened to them?" A cry suddenly sounded at the door of the war room, and the operator ran in with a nervous look on his face and went straight to the deputy commander-in-chief.
"The regiment headquarters was bombed by Japanese aircraft. The Japanese also bombed several surrounding villages. There were more than 1,500 military and civilian casualties. Chief of Staff Liu of the Second Regiment also died in the bombing."
"The Duer Regiment has many troops, a large base area, and heavy combat tasks. Commander Kong asked the headquarters to arrange a new chief of staff and political commissar for them as soon as possible." The deputy commander-in-chief took the telegram and read it twice in a row before believing the content. , a serious analysis.
"The devil's move is too cruel."
"A bombing caused casualties of more than 1,500 soldiers and civilians in the Yizhong base area. Once word spreads, it will definitely have a huge impact on the local base area, and may even destabilize the morale of the base area troops."
"It's very difficult to just stabilize the morale of the people and the military and get the people to support us again, let alone other things."
"Kong Jie is really under a lot of pressure. We must send someone to help him immediately." The chief of staff responded: "The person sent there must not only be of sufficient rank, but also have a view of the overall situation and must not have poor command skills."
"Although the Duer Regiment is only a regiment-level organization, it manages three garrison regiments and a guerrilla brigade, with a total strength of more than 10,000 people. If it is not high enough, it will certainly not be able to command so many troops."
"Okamura Neiji has long listed the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong as a serious threat."
"It's just because we don't have enough troops that we haven't raided the Yi Zhong base area."
"But it is conceivable that the next major sweep that the Yi Zhong Base Area is about to face will definitely be unprecedented."
"The cooperative operation of more than 10,000 people is different from that of two or three thousand people. If there is no overall view and sufficient command ability, not only will it not be able to help Kong Jie, but it may also hinder him."
"I always remember something Kong Jie and Huang Yu told us before they took office."
"I used to think that it was a fantasy and absolutely impossible for them to raid the Tianjin Pier and seize all the weapons, ammunition and supplies stored by the North China Front at the Tianjin Pier."
"After the Peiping Guerrilla Brigade was established, I felt more and more that they had the strength to take over the Tianjin Pier."
"The deputy we sent will definitely have to act separately from Kong Jie in the future. He must have strong command capabilities to independently command thousands of troops. Otherwise, if Kong Jie is not at ease, we will not be at ease either." The deputy commander suddenly interjected: "Listen to you Having said that, I seem to have thought of such a person in my mind..."
"Who?" the chief of staff asked expectantly.
"We just hired the new regiment leader Li Yunlong." The deputy commander replied thoughtfully.
"This guy is an old comrade with Kong Jie. He was transferred to the wing to serve as Kong Jie's deputy. The two of them hardly need to get along and can form a team immediately."
"Li Yunlong has good commanding ability. He should have no problem commanding seven or eight thousand people at will. He also has a sense of the overall situation, but he has a lot of bad flaws."
"Kong Jie has a calm personality, which is exactly the opposite of Li Yunlong in this aspect. By asking Li Yunlong to be his deputy, it might be possible to force Li Yunlong to change his bad habits."
"It's really..." The chief of staff also began to feel that Li Yunlong was the most suitable candidate. He looked at the map and thought for two minutes before replying: "Chief, I fully support this proposal."
"Although Zhao Gang is the political commissar of the new regiment, he can only suppress Li Yunlong on certain things. Kong Jie is different. This guy is very principled and has an overall view. With his status as an old comrade, he will definitely be able to help the headquarters reform. Li Yunlong is riddled with bad habits."
"Originally, I wanted him to be the commander of the first battalion of the new regiment. Now he is asked to be the chief of staff of the second regiment. He has been promoted half a level. His luck is really not that good." The deputy commander suddenly raised his hand. Interrupted: "Ask Li Yunlong to be the deputy commander. The position of chief of staff is temporarily vacant and let Huang Yu hold the post concurrently."
"When he has enough qualifications, he will be directly promoted to the chief of staff of the Second Regiment." The chief of staff immediately agreed: "I also think that Comrade Huang Yu is the best person to be the chief of staff of the Second Regiment."
"I will send a telegram to Li Yunlong now, asking him to pack his bags and report directly to the Duer Regiment." The deputy commander shook his head again: "Let him come to the headquarters first, and I will announce the appointment to him personally."
"This guy is very courageous. He has always been a military officer. I'm afraid that he would rather stay in the New Regiment as the battalion commander than go to the Duer Regiment as the deputy commander. He will find reasons to hide in northwest Shanxi and not take up the post."
"When he arrives at the headquarters, if he wants to give up his job, he will have no chance. Let's give him a beating."... In order to prevent the headquarters from being bombed again, the new headquarters of the Duer Regiment was directly located in a ravine by Huang Yu. Inside.
This place is inaccessible, with high mountains and dense forests. Even if the Japanese send a squadron of planes over, they won't be able to hurt a single civilian.
Kong Jie had just buried the body of the chief of staff and felt very sad. He stood in front of the map with his brow furrowed and didn't say a word for two whole hours.
The list in Huang Yu's hand was compiled an hour ago. He wanted to go over and report it several times, but after thinking about it he decided to wait.
"Report..." The operator suddenly walked in. Huang Yu took the opportunity to walk up to the operator and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"
"The call back from the general headquarters has arrived..." The operator seemed to feel the oppressive atmosphere of the headquarters. He handed the telegram to Huang Yu and left in a hurry.
