The brigade commander didn't bother to wonder why the independent regiment suddenly appeared here. He immediately ordered the 70th Regiment, the 71st Regiment, and the Guard Battalion Direct Team to all press forward and completely eliminate the Okazaki Brigade.
In the historical battle of Lijiapo, the Okazaki Brigade took the lead in seizing the favorable terrain. As a result, the Eighth Route Army failed to attack many times, causing heavy casualties. Finally, Li Yunlong led the independent regiment to rely on soil work methods to defeat the enemy. Okazaki Brigade.
In this battle, due to the sudden appearance of the independent regiment led by Li Yunlong and taking the lead in seizing the favorable terrain, the Japanese Okazaki Brigade was trapped in the valley, completely in a passive position to be beaten. The main force of the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army was condescending and completely occupied the advantage.
The battle lasted less than half an hour, and the Okazaki brigade was completely defeated and unable to organize effective resistance.
The brigade commander saw that the time was ripe to annihilate the Japanese army and issued an order for a full-scale attack.
Kong Jie raised his sword and shouted: "Brothers, charge!"
He led the second battalion and rushed down the mountain first.
Zhang Dabiao's first battalion and Li Zhanwu's third battalion also rushed towards the Japanese army.
Li Yunlong rushed forward with a shell gun in hand, and Zhao Gang followed closely behind him.
The Okazaki Brigade was very tenacious. When they saw Li Yunlong and others rushing over from the valley, they immediately set up their Type 92 heavy machine guns and prepared to block the valley.
At this moment, a gunshot came from behind Li Yunlong, and the Japs' heavy machine gunner was killed immediately. Then there were two more gunshots, and the two Japs who wanted to replace the heavy machine gunners were also knocked to the ground.
"Good marksmanship, who shot him?" Li Yunlong praised sincerely.
Zhao Gang's guard shouted: "It's our political commissar Zhao."
Li Yunlong looked back and saw that the muzzle of the gun in Zhao Gang's hand was smoking and he was smiling proudly.
Li Yunlong said happily: "Old Zhao, I really have you. I'll treat you to a drink when you get back." After that, he continued to rush forward.
Since the Independent Regiment was closest to the Japanese army, by the time the troops of the 70th and 71st Regiments arrived, the Independent Regiment had already annihilated the remaining enemies and ended the battle.
The officers and soldiers of the 70th and 71st regiments rushed over and saw that the independent regiment was cleaning the battlefield. They were very angry and felt that this was unfair, so they started arguing with Li Yunlong.
The brigade commander came over, and both regiment commanders complained to the brigade commander that they should also share part of the captured weapons and ammunition.
These two regiment leaders were not the most depressed. Captain Wang of the 69th regiment waited for a long time but did not get the Pingtian brigade. As a result, he did not get to participate in the Lijiapo battle, and he was so angry that he cursed his mother.
The brigade commander was in a great mood. He said: "Li Yunlong, aren't you in Ping'an County? Why did you come here? But you arrived in time, and the independent regiment made the first contribution in this battle."
Li Yunlong smiled proudly and said: "Brigadier, I have long expected that the Japs will escape from this valley, so I am here to ambush and wait for them."
The other captains were very unconvinced. Captain Cheng of the 70th Regiment said: "Li Yunlong, you are always good at taking advantage. We were the ones who blocked the Okazaki Brigade and forced them to escape. You, boy I took advantage and still act like a good boy here."
Commander Cheng, who is short-sighted and wears black-rimmed glasses, is also an old comrade of Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Blind Cheng, if I want to blame you, it's your lack of ability. If you have the ability, just kill the Okazaki Brigade. Why let them escape?" Woolen cloth?"
The brigade commander saw his men bickering and said, "Okay, stop arguing here. Li Yunlong, let me ask you, you led the independent regiment here without permission, where is the Japanese Pingtian Brigade?"
Kong Jie was a little worried when he heard this. He hurriedly said: "Brigadier Commander, we are not arbitrarily mobilizing troops this time. You first asked our independent regiment to hold off the Japanese Hirata Brigade. We have completed the task."
Zhao Gang also said: "Brigade Commander, we have resolutely carried out the tasks you assigned to our regiment. We dispatched the most elite troops of our regiment and held back the Japanese Hirata Brigade, and then we rushed to participate in the battle of Lijiapo .”
The brigade commander said: "It's not that simple, right? Zhao Gang, I trust you, tell me, what is going on?"
Zhao Gang reported what happened.
The brigade commander said with great interest: "It's Xu Dalong again, great! I didn't expect that he is really a talent. Oh, no, I didn't give an order to your regiment last time, asking Xu Dalong to take his special service platoon to the brigade headquarters Report? It’s been so long, why haven’t you come yet?”
Li Yunlong said: "Brigadier, you see, Xu Dalong went to Ping'an County for reconnaissance and held back the Japanese's Pingtian Brigade. He was very busy and never had time to spare. When I go back to see him, I will ask him immediately Come to the brigade headquarters to report."
Headquarters command post.
The phone rang, and a combat staff officer answered the call and said, "Chief of Staff, the phone number is from the frontline command post."
The call was from the brigade commander. After hearing this, the chief of staff said in disbelief: "What did you say? Repeat it again. Okay, okay, great job, I'll report it to the boss right now."
Before the chief of staff put down the phone, the boss asked: "What's a great job? Did you catch up with the Okazaki brigade?"
The chief of staff said with excitement: "Boss, the Japanese's Okazaki Brigade ran away at that time. No one expected that Li Yunlong's independent regiment suddenly blocked the Okazaki Brigade's retreat. As a result, all 916 Japanese including Okazaki were killed. Lost."
The boss said excitedly: "Hey, I didn't expect this to happen. This guy Li Yunlong has a really good nose. How does he know which road the Okazaki Brigade should take to retreat? Let that guy Li Yunlong come to the headquarters to see me immediately."
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Kong Jie came to the command post at the headquarters.
The boss looked at the three of them up and down and said with interest: "Yes, the Independent Regiment fought beautifully. Tell me, why did you suddenly appear in Lijiapo?"
Li Yunlong had already thought about this problem and said: "Report to the boss, the Japanese came too many this time. We were worried that the brigade commander's troops were not enough, so we rushed over to help. Unexpectedly, we missed the opportunity and blocked the kid from Okazaki. .”
In fact, it was Xu Dalong who came up with this idea. The reason why Li Yunlong said this was not to deny Xu Dalong's achievements, but because he knew that the headquarters was already eyeing Xu Dalong, and he did not want Xu Dalong to be focused on by the bosses.
Zhao Gang and Kong Jie felt that they should not deceive their boss, but since Li Yunlong said so, they were too embarrassed to expose him on the spot.
The teacher is known as the God of War, and his eyes are as bright as a torch. He felt that things were not that simple. He said: "Li Yunlong, don't be careless here. Your mission is to hold back the Japanese Hirata Brigade. The main force of your regiment has already arrived at Lijiapo. How did you hold back the Japanese Hirata Brigade?" Woolen cloth?"
Just as Li Yunlong was about to answer, the teacher said: "Zhao Gang, I believe you, you answer this question."
Zhao Gang is an honest man. He reported what happened in detail.
The division commander said with emotion: "It's not easy. This Xu Dalong only led less than 100 people, and he actually held back the Japanese Hirata Brigade. I would like to know how he fought?"
The division commander said this because the battle in Lijiapo has now ended, and the Japanese Hirata Brigade still has not appeared. Facts have proven that Xu Dalong and others completed the task of holding back the Japanese Hirata Brigade.
The boss also remembered, and he said: "Li Yunlong, didn't I give you an order to tell Xu Dalong to report to the headquarters? Why hasn't he come yet?"
Li Yunlong said again what he had just said to fool the brigade commander, saying that Xu Dalong had not been idle, so he had not had a chance to report to the headquarters.
The brigade commander who came with Li Yunlong and others knew what Li Yunlong was up to, and he did not want to expose Li Yunlong, because he was also trying to get Xu Dalong to go to the brigade headquarters. If the head of the headquarters takes a fancy to him and transfers Xu Dalong to the headquarters, it will be a big loss for their brigade.
The boss said to Kong Jie: "Kong Jie, you have been fighting well in recent times, so why don't you
The Independent Regiment has become the deputy commander, so let’s become the leader of the New Second Regiment. "
Kong Jie was very happy. He was finally reinstated. Although he could not stay in the old unit of the Independent Regiment, he was going to be the leader of the New Second Regiment.
He stood at attention and said, "Thank you, boss, for your support. I promise to take care of the new second group."
The Lijiapo victory annihilated 916 people from the Japanese Okazaki Battalion. This was basically a complete Japanese infantry brigade, which was rare in the history of the Eighth Route Army.
The headquarters was filled with joy, and the chief of staff suggested that a summary and commendation meeting be held immediately to commend all officers and soldiers who participated in the war.
The division commander was very attentive and said: "I wonder how Xu Dalong and the others are doing? Li Yunlong, please send a team to pick them up."
At this moment, a staff officer from the headquarters walked up to Li Yunlong and whispered a few words to him.
Li Yunlong said: "Wang Xiaohu used to be my guard, and now he is the squad leader of the special service platoon. Call him in quickly."
Their conversation caught the boss's attention, and he said, "What's going on?"
The staff officer said: "Report to the boss, the independent regiment's special service platoon will send someone to report the situation."
The boss wanted to know about the battle between the special service platoon and the Japanese Hirata Brigade, and said: "Let him come in."
Wang Xiaohu walked into the headquarters and was a little confused when he saw so many leaders inside. He had never met the boss or deputy chief of staff, only the division commander and brigade commander. Fortunately, he was smarter. He stood there and saluted in a circle, and said loudly: "Hello, chief!"
Zhao Gang introduced him: "This is the head of the headquarters, and this is..."
Wang Xiaohu stood at attention again, saluted, and said hello to the leaders.
The head of the headquarters asked: "Did you block that Hirata brigade? What were your casualties?"
Wang Xiaohu said: "Report to the boss, our special service platoon and cavalry company of the independent regiment have been ordered to hold back the Japanese Hirata Brigade.
Starting from 9:30 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon, they fought fiercely with the Japanese Hirata Battalion for 6 hours and annihilated 585 people under the Japanese Hirata Battalion. The troops have returned to their base. The platoon leader didn't want to worry the leaders, so he sent me here to report the situation. "
After Wang Xiaohu finished speaking, the headquarters was completely silent. Everyone looked at Wang Xiaohu with suspicion.
Wang Xiaohu was a little frightened by the sight. He didn't know what to do and looked at Li Yunlong involuntarily.
Li Yunlong laughed loudly. He also wanted to know how this battle was fought and said: "Well done, Xu Dalong. I really did not misjudge him. He really made me proud. Huzi, please report to the boss quickly. How did Xu Dalong and the others fight this battle?"
Wang Xiaohu reported on the battle between the special service platoon and the cavalry company.
Captain Hirata died. Although the Japanese army had a new commander, the morale of the entire army suffered a huge setback. Coupled with the constant losses of troops and generals along the way, the officers and soldiers of Pingtian Brigade were no longer interested in fighting. They were now eager to escape and get rid of this hateful group of horse thieves.
After this period of fighting, the soldiers of the special service platoon and the soldiers of the cavalry company also understood the essence of sparrow warfare.
They came in groups of three and five and continuously launched attacks on the Japanese army. The Japanese army was beaten into a state of disarray and just wanted to find a favorable terrain to hide.
At this time, a small village appeared about 3 kilometers ahead. The Japanese army ran towards it as if they saw a life-saving straw.
Xu Dalong was very worried about the safety of the people in the village. He ordered Zheng Xirong and Wei Monk to lead people to the front to block the Japanese army. At the same time, he sent Wang Xiaohu to lead people to the village and mobilize the people to evacuate quickly.
Sun Desheng commanded the men of the cavalry company and continued to besiege the Japanese army.
Zheng Xirong and Wei Monk each led their own squads and quickly arrived in front of the Japanese army to intercept them. However, there were too many Japanese troops, and they did not dare to intercept them head-on. They could only attack them from the side.
The Japanese commander sent two small teams to attack Monk Wei, Zheng Xirong and others. He led a large group of troops and continued to run towards the village.
Xu Dalong discovered that while the Japanese army was running, the artillery squad and the baggage troops were lagging behind. They were sixty or seventy meters away from the troops in front. He quickly called Sun Desheng and arranged for him.
Sun Desheng immediately sent out messengers and gathered the cavalry. Some of them used firepower to attack the Japanese soldiers running in front, while others went to besiege the Japanese artillery squads and heavy supplies that fell behind.
Soon after, the Japanese army's brigade was completely separated from the artillery and heavy equipment units behind it.
Xu Dalong also followed Sun Desheng and others towards the Japanese artillery and heavy equipment. His focus was on the Japanese artillery.
Xu Dalong was worried that the Japanese army would blow up the artillery in a critical moment.
The acting captain of the Japanese army discovered that the artillery and heavy equipment were in danger, so he directed the troops to counterattack.
Sun Desheng directed the machine gunners to fire violently at the Japanese army, blocking the Japanese army's rescue.
Zheng Xirong and Wei Monk also led the soldiers of the special service platoon to launch an attack on the Japanese army.
The Japanese army was attacked from both sides and suffered heavy casualties.
Xu Dalong led other soldiers to step up the siege of the Japanese artillery squad and heavy supplies.
Seeing that there was no hope of rescue, the acting captain of the Japanese army cruelly abandoned the artillery and heavy equipment, led the rest of the troops, and fled towards the small village desperately.
