It has to be said that the Japanese army's combat effectiveness is still very strong. A company from the third battalion of the Independent Regiment serving as the rear guard is responsible for covering the actions of the large army.
Since there were no solid defenses in the wild, they held on for a short time before the Japanese army broke through the position and suffered heavy losses.
The Japanese and puppet troops won the first battle, and with high morale, they continued to pursue the main force of the independent regiment.
This made Li Yunlong angry. He said angrily: "The little devils dare to bully Laozi. Laozi will not leave and fight with the little devils."
Zhang Dabiao immediately deployed to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army.
Zhao Gang felt that this was very dangerous. If the Japanese army had other reinforcements arrive and the independent regiment would be attacked from both sides, there would be a risk of the entire army being destroyed.
But in this situation, they have been bitten by the Japanese and puppet troops. If they do not defeat the enemy in front of them, the independent regiment is likely to collapse under the enemy's pursuit. Having no choice at this time, Zhao Gang personally stepped forward to command the troops in a fierce battle with the Japanese and puppet troops.
The Japanese captain who came out of Longdong County was very flexible. He saw that the Independent Regiment had a large number of people and well-equipped equipment. He did not blindly attack the Independent Regiment. Instead, he ordered the troops to defend and wait until the Independent Regiment's troops retreated. At that moment, he led a large group of troops to pursue them and became entangled with the independent regiment.
He had a good idea, because he had received a notice from his superiors that the reinforcements in Longxi County were on their way to outflank the independent regiment's retreat. His purpose was to entangle the Independent Regiment, buy time for the arrival of reinforcements, and then encircle and annihilate the Independent Regiment.
Li Yunlong has rich combat experience. He saw the Japanese army's intentions and realized the danger.
He personally led a battalion to block the attack, and asked Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao to lead the rest of the troops and quickly move to the base area.
However, their legs could not outrun the enemy's car wheels. The main force of the Independent Regiment led by Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao was marching. Suddenly, a Japanese convoy appeared on the road ahead. They blocked the retreat of the Independent Regiment. The Japanese officers and soldiers Jump off the truck, repair the fortifications on the spot, and intercept the independent regiment.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Gang quickly ordered his correspondent to notify Li Yunlong and report to him the situation here.
Li Yunlong led the officers and soldiers of the first battalion to repulse an attack by the Japanese army. He left a company of troops to block the attack and prepared to lead other troops to chase the main force of the independent regiment led by Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao.
At this moment, the messenger sent by Zhao Gang rushed over on Pegasus.
The situation was urgent. The correspondent did not bother to dismount and shouted from the horse: "Captain, our retreat has been cut off by the Japanese. Zhao Zhengwei, let me inform you that they have exchanged fire with the Japanese army."
Li Yunlong felt that the problem was serious. At this moment, he also had some regrets. He should not have been greedy and killed the puppet army company in Shangshui Village.
However, Li Yunlong had fought countless battles and had seen all kinds of difficult situations. He did not panic and immediately ordered a battalion to build fortifications on the spot to defend the Japanese army. He followed the correspondent to meet Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao.
After urgent discussion, the three people concluded that the troops could not continue to evacuate on this plain, otherwise they would probably collapse under the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops.
They decided to build fortifications on the spot, report the situation here to the brigade commander, and wait for reinforcements.
The brigade commander finally received a telegram from Li Yunlong. The situation was more serious than he imagined. He had no choice but to order Commander Cheng to lead the 69th Regiment to reinforce.
He ordered Li Yunlong to defend on the spot, hold on until the 69th Regiment arrived, and then break out together.
When Li Yunlong heard that the brigade commander ordered Commander Cheng to lead the 69th Regiment to come for reinforcements, he felt very angry. He often ridiculed Captain Cheng, saying that he was blind, but he didn't expect that this time he would have to rely on others to rescue him.
Li Yunlong was full of anger and had nowhere to vent. He personally came to the forward position, picked up a machine gun, and fired at the Japanese troops.
After the Japanese troops coming out of Longxi County met up with the Japanese troops in Longdong County, after discussion, the Japanese army captain in Longdong County expressed his acceptance of the command of the Japanese army captain coming out of Longxi County.
The temporary commander of the Japanese army had a high level of tactics. He did not rush to order the troops to attack the independent regiment. Instead, he ordered the troops to build fortifications on the spot and surround the independent regiment first.
He had already sent a telegram to his superiors. Five hours later, the Japanese army was able to dispatch an infantry brigade for reinforcements.
Li Yunlong saw the Japanese army starting to build fortifications, and he understood that the Japanese army must have backup.
He thought that holding on here was not an option. After checking the map, he found that there was a village 3km away from here. He was determined to lead the main force to break out there and rely on that village for defense.
Zhang Dabiao knew that the situation was serious. After Li Yunlong issued the order, he immediately led a battalion to charge towards the Japanese army, hoping to break through the enemy's blockade and open a channel for the entire regiment to move to the village.
When the Japanese commanders saw the Independent Regiment launching an attack, they also checked the map, guessed the Independent Regiment's intentions, and immediately organized troops to intercept.
The Japanese army was very tenacious. Zhang Dabiao led his troops to launch three consecutive attacks, but failed to break through the enemy's positions. The casualties of the officers and soldiers of the first battalion had reached hundreds.
Li Yunlong became anxious and ordered the entire regiment to prepare, concentrate all its forces, and launch an attack on the Japanese army to break through the enemy's position.
In order to prevent the independent regiment from making a desperate move, the Japanese commander also mobilized troops to strengthen the frontal defense.
When the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment saw the dense enemy troops in front of them, they knew that this attack would cause heavy casualties, and many people would probably die here. However, the Independent Regiment had a tenacious fighting will to defeat all enemies. The soldiers regarded death as if they were at home, and they held on to He tightened his bayonet on his rifle and stared ahead, just waiting for the sound of the charge to sound before launching an attack on the enemy.
Li Yunlong pulled out his shell gun and was about to order the bugler to blow the charge horn when a burst of cheers came from the enemy's position.
Li Yunlong picked up the telescope and took a look, and suddenly felt his scalp numb.
Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao were dumbfounded after reading it.
I saw a Japanese armored fighting vehicle unit appearing behind the enemy. In this empty plain, the independent regiment has no way to deal with it.
Any hope of breaking through the enemy's position was instantly dashed.
Li Yunlong had no choice but to order the troops to continue to hold on where they were, hoping to hold on until dark and take advantage of the darkness to break through the enemy's siege.
However, he was very worried. If the enemy troops rushed towards the independent regiment's simple defensive position under the cover of armored troops, the independent regiment would have no confidence that it could hold it.
Li Yunlong has fought countless battles since he joined the army, and this situation is one of the most dangerous situations he has ever encountered. The independent group that worked so hard to pull up may have to answer here this time.
Zhang Dabiao had some experience in dealing with Japanese armored units. He organized a company of soldiers and asked them to bundle grenades together and prepare to rush forward and blast them when the enemy armored units rushed over.
However, that was to deal with a small number of enemy tanks and armored vehicles. With so many tanks and armored vehicles dispatched together, and the firepower above providing cross cover, it was difficult for the soldiers to rush to the side of the enemy's armored vehicles and tanks.
Zhang Dabiao obviously knows this, but now this is also the last resort.
The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles opened fire, but the bullets and artillery shells did not fall on the independent regiment. Instead, the Japanese position was in chaos.
Two tanks and a dozen armored vehicles rushed into the enemy's position in a triangular formation. Under the fierce attack of machine gun fire, the Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties. The position was broken through in an instant. The Japanese and puppet officers and soldiers were lucky enough to survive. Scattered away.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, and Zhang Dabiao were dumbfounded and didn't understand why the Japanese suddenly started fighting among themselves.
At this moment, the radio operator shouted excitedly: "Regiment Commander, Commissioner Zheng, those tanks and armored vehicles belong to us. Captain Xu has sent reinforcements to rescue us."
At this time, Zhang Dabiao also shouted: "Captain, look quickly."
Li Yunlong looked forward and saw that after crushing the enemy's position, the tanks and armored vehicles separated to both sides, leaving a wide passage in the middle. A red flag was raised on the top of a tank.
Zhao Gang was the first to react. He knew that Xu Dalong had received the telegram and sent troops for reinforcements.
But he didn't expect that Xu Dalong and the others actually had an armored force. He said excitedly: "Old Li, you can't be wrong, it's Xu Dalong's army."
At this time, all the enemy troops surrounding the independent regiment became confused.
With the loud sound of the charge horn, Li Yunlong and others saw a large group of Eighth Route Army cavalry appearing behind the enemy's position.
Li Yunlong was so excited that he ordered loudly: "Brothers! Our reinforcements have arrived. Don't let those little devils escape. Follow my order and attack with the whole regiment."
When the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment saw the arrival of reinforcements, their morale was greatly boosted, and they immediately rushed towards the enemy.
The enemy army suffered such a heavy blow and could not withstand it at all. The puppet troops collapsed first. They fled in all directions and disrupted the Japanese army's positions. Then the Japanese army also completely collapsed.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment and Ma Wushan's cavalry troops fought fiercely. The Japanese and puppet troops suffered heavy casualties and fled in all directions.
No matter how fast their legs were, they could not outrun the four legs of the Mawushan cavalry horses. In a short time, all the scattered Japanese and puppet troops were wiped out.
The Japanese commander still had about two squadrons of troops. He knew that they could not outrun the Eighth Route Army's cavalry on the plains, so they gathered together and defended on the spot.
After Sun Desheng requested Xu Dalong, he got his wish and placed the tank squadron under his command.
At this moment, he was sitting on a medium tank. Seeing that the Japanese army was still resisting, he immediately commanded the tank squadron to crush the Japanese position.
