Throughout the afternoon, Kong Jie took Chu Yunfei and his party to visit many sniper areas belonging to the independent group.
What they witnessed was similar to what they had seen before. The Japs hiding in counties, villages, towns, strongholds, and gun towers did not even dare to show their heads under the potential threat of the cold-blooded campaign launched by the Independence Regiment.
It’s no wonder that there are no Japanese and puppet troops in the guerrilla zones outside the Independence Regiment.
The mountains and plains are full of places to hide people, and gunners and artillerymen of the independent regiment may be hidden somewhere.
These soldiers will not reason with you, they will fight with cold guns and cold guns.
One shot after another, he immediately evacuated after success. One man even dared to sneak attack a Japanese squadron.
On the way back to the regiment headquarters, Kong Jie introduced to Chu Yunfei and other officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army:
"The cold-blooded campaign of our independent regiment has been carried out for nearly two weeks today. Although the results achieved at some local points are very limited. But so far, the results achieved in these two weeks have been gathered together. , so what?"
"Monk, please report to Brother Chu and the others the specific results of our regiment's cold-blooded campaign in the past two weeks."
"yes!"
The monk responded and came prepared. He took out the booklet that had already recorded the data and read:
"Commanders, this data is compiled from the records of the soldiers of our regiment who carried out cold-blooded attacks. It has been confirmed by bystanders that the data is absolutely true."
"On the first day of our independent regiment's cold-blooded campaign, we killed a total of 323 Japanese and puppet soldiers, including 111 Japanese soldiers, 202 puppet soldiers, and 10 traitors."
"By the second day, the Japanese and puppet troops were on guard, and the results were smaller. Only 254 Japanese and puppet troops were killed."
"175 people on the third day...45 people on the 14th day."
"As for today, there are no specific statistics on the results of the battle, but the cold-blooded sneak attack we observed earlier killed at least a dozen Japanese and puppet soldiers."
The monk did not tell the total number of Japanese and puppet soldiers killed in the last fourteen or five days.
But when the officers of the Jinsui Army listened, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
These three hundred, two hundred, and one hundred are not numbers. They are Japanese, puppet soldiers, and traitors that are all alive and kicking!
There were gains every day, and it was not until the fourth day that the number of Japanese and puppet soldiers captured was less than a hundred.
Later, the Japanese and puppet troops took the Eighth Route Army's cold-blooded campaign seriously and formulated corresponding countermeasures.
Only then did the number of people who were attacked by cold guns and artillery fire every day be controlled to double digits.
However, Japanese and puppet soldiers were still attacked and killed every day.
The Eighth Route Army was behind enemy lines, and the speed with which they killed the enemy using this method was astonishing.
Chu Yunfei and other officers of the Jinsui Army secretly thought that even if their Jinsui Army fought once every two weeks, the efficiency of killing the enemy would probably be far less than the seemingly inconspicuous cold-fire campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army.
Kong Jie’s words in the morning seemed to still be echoing in his ears:
"Although the number of large-scale battles launched by our Eighth Route Army was small, the small-scale battles never stopped."
"Are you just wandering around without attacking? Have you killed the Japanese? You can ask the Japanese and puppet soldiers. They know better than anyone else."
The scenes witnessed in the sniper area now gave these officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army a huge impact.
How could Chu Yunfei and his party dare to mention the topic of the Eighth Route Army wandering around but not attacking?
It was getting late, so Chu Yunfei and a group of officers from the Shanxi-Sui Army temporarily stayed in the independent regiment to rest.
According to Kong Jie’s plan:
"Brother Chu, Brother Chongshan, and all the group leaders, we are here for now. It is getting late. I will take you all around my independent group tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow, we will follow the orders given by our superiors.
In order to solemnly receive you all this time, the three groups of our Iron Triangle will jointly form a reception group.
If you want to visit the New 1st Group and the New 2nd Group in the future.
Li Yunlong, the leader of our new second regiment, and Ding Wei, the leader of our new first regiment, are also ready. I can send people to escort everyone there at any time. "
When staying at the independent regiment's station to rest at night, the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army each had their own separate room.
Chu Yunfei entered the house, and his adjutant Sun Ming quickly closed the door. The two of them lay down on the bed in the inner room to rest.
Recalling what he saw in the Independent Regiment today, Adjutant Sun Ming was filled with emotion.
"Duanzao!"
"What the hell is this Independent Regiment? Is this still the Eighth Route Army unit we remember?"
Chu Yunfei smiled and said, "Oh, how can I say this?"
Sun Ming said: "Regiment leader, we are visiting, exchanging and studying today. You have also seen that this independent regiment is an Eighth Route Army unit behind enemy lines. It is said that the Japanese will come to clean up when they have nothing to do. This Eighth Route Army is isolated and helpless and is in the most danger." in an adversarial environment.
But look at what kind of life he lived in the independent group?
The food the soldiers eat is better than what we usually eat.
If one is behind enemy lines, it is enough to set up a guerrilla zone. Now it is also engaged in some kind of guerrilla zone and a cold-blooded campaign.
How does this look like the Eighth Route Army? He is almost like the second uncle of the Japanese and puppet troops. "
"When did you say that little devil turned into clay?"
Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment and said, "Maybe you can think about it differently. It's not that the Japanese are too weak, but that the independent group is too strong."
"Too strong?" Sun Ming was a little confused, "How strong can a small Eighth Route Army-level combat unit be?"
Chu Yunfei said with a solemn expression: "Don't underestimate Kong Jie."
"Before I came to the Independent Regiment to visit, communicate and study, my impression of Kong Jie was still based on the sincerity he showed at the end of the Battle of Cangyunling."
"It wasn't until I came here today that I realized that I had made a mistake. Under the disguise of seeming sincerity, this person also concealed extraordinary wisdom and prudence."
"We came to visit him as an independent group. From the initial fruits, to military exercises, to lunch, and even to the sniper area at the back, it was obvious that this series of visits was planned in advance by him."
"Everything that should be shown for us to see is no less than nothing, but we haven't seen anything that should not be shown for us."
Sun Ming said: "Regimental leader, are you talking about the equipment of his independent regiment?"
Chu Yunfei said: "More than just the equipment, according to what we have discovered, the size of this independent regiment has already exceeded the size of an Eighth Route Army-level combat unit.
As for the specific number of troops, we cannot be sure, but the number is definitely large, and may even catch up with our 358th Regiment. "
Sun Ming said in shock: "Tuanzuo, this is impossible, right?"
Chu Yunfei said: "If it weren't for that, as you said, this independent regiment is behind enemy lines, like the second uncle of the Japanese and puppet army, why did the Japanese and puppet army turn a blind eye to this? As if he was actively withdrawing and being bullied?
Is this still the vindictive little devil we know? "
"We wanted to see the equipment of his independent regiment, the defense situation of the independent regiment's base area and surrounding guerrilla areas, and the development of the military foundation within the regiment. Kong Jieke did not reveal any of these to us."
"And these are the reasons why the Independent Regiment is behind enemy lines and can make the Japanese suffer a huge loss."
Having said this, even Chu Yunfei felt a little lucky, "Fortunately, so far, we are still friendly forces, not enemies. With such a difficult opponent, no one will be able to sleep at night."
After a speechless night, Chu Yunfei secretly thought about what he had gained from coming to the Independent Regiment this time, and thought that after returning to the 358th Regiment, he would have to find a way to train some gunners and gunners. This cold-blooded campaign was indeed quite exciting.
…
While Chu Yunfei was thinking hard, the other officers of the Jinsui Army also had their own thoughts.
During today's visit, many commanders of the Shanxi-Sui Army saw how powerful the independent regiment was, which was just the "tip of the iceberg".
What I sighed on the bed before going to bed was nothing but one thing: Never mess with this independent group in the future.
As for Wu Changsheng, the leader of the 71st Regiment, and Yang Chongshan, the leader of the 57th Regiment, they don't care about that much.
The Independent Group has long been an old smuggling partner between the two parties.
This time I came here and witnessed the stability of the independent regiment's base behind enemy lines, as well as the strength revealed by the independent regiment.
The two of them became more and more determined to do business under the noses of the Japanese and make a fortune quietly.
The best partner in the Eighth Route Army is definitely the Independent Regiment.
Commander Kong, the big benefactor, needs to be captured.
What a group of Jinsui Army officers didn't know was that when they visited the independent regiment's sniper area this afternoon.
After Li Yunlong received the information passed by Kong Jie, he launched an operation without stopping. In the afternoon of the same day, he sent out a cavalry company, ran for hundreds of miles, and rushed to the Xiao Xupo area in one fell swoop.
Successfully defeated the three battalions of the 117th Regiment of the Jinsui Army who were preparing to surrender to the Japanese army in Xiaoxugou.
Dozens of Japanese and puppet troops who contacted the Jinsui Army were first defeated.
More than a dozen puppet troops surrendered, and several seriously wounded Japanese were captured.
As for the Jinsui Army soldiers from the Third Battalion of the 17th Regiment, they were all captured by the soldiers of the cavalry company even though they were still wearing their military uniforms.
In order to ensure that this operation went smoothly, Li Yunlong spent a lot of money and concentrated half of the regiment's machine guns and submachine guns on the cavalry company.
As soon as the weapons and equipment of the cavalry company were unveiled, the soldiers of the Jinsui Army who were besieged in Xiaoxugou immediately gave up their plans to resist.
The firepower intensity of both sides is not on the same level at all.
The most important thing is that these Jinsui Army have just received the wind to surrender to the Japanese, and have not yet changed their minds, and they still regard the Eighth Route Army as a friendly army!
Count on choosing to surrender and survive.
"Brothers of the Eighth Route Army, please don't open fire. We are the Jinsui Army, friendly forces, and friendly forces!"
Zhang Dabiao, who was in charge of leading the team this time, was riding on a war horse with a look on his face and scolded: "What a bullshit Jinsui Army, why don't you pretend to be friendly forces to me? What I see is that you are hanging out with the Japanese and puppet troops. If I look at it, 80% of them are also members of the Jinsui Army dressed up as little devils."
The battalion commander of the Jinsui Army quickly said: "Eighth Route Brothers, you can't, we are really the Jinsui Army, and our commander Shi is still studying in your Eighth Route Army base right now!"
Zhang Dabiao pretended to be confused and said: "I don't know whether what you said is true or false, so I can't believe your words.
In this way, you first hand over your weapons to me honestly. If the situation is really clear by then, you are really a unit of the Jinsui Army. I will report the situation to our regiment leader and then return the equipment to you. "
Just like that, one battalion of the 117th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, with more than 300 soldiers (the ones who surrendered to the Japanese were part of the 3rd Battalion), did not put up any resistance at all, they surrendered honestly and handed over all their equipment. , and then was brought back to the New Second Regiment by Zhang Dabiao and his party.
On the other side, Li Yunlong was not idle either, leading the Second Battalion to lurk on a mountain road that must be passed from the 117th Regiment to Xiaoxugou.
Just an hour ago, Li Yunlong had someone specially bring news to the 117th Regiment, saying that men from his third battalion were in contact with the Japanese army in the Xiaoxugou area and were suspected of defecting to the enemy.
It is really no wonder that the Third Battalion of the 117th Regiment of the Jinsui Army chose to surrender to the enemy at this juncture.
The only thing to blame is Yan Laoxi's ambiguous affair with the little devil.
Especially during this period, they openly united with the Eighth Route Army to resist Japan, but privately had many contacts with the Japanese army. They wanted to stabilize the Japanese army and took advantage of both sides.
So it was logical that some officers of the Shanxi-Sui Army were given the illusion that Commander Yan was probably inclined to surrender to the Japanese army.
In addition, the Japanese army used this to make a big fuss, taking the opportunity to win over and lure some Shanxi-Sui Army officers who were already a little tempted in private.
The commander of the third battalion of the 17th Regiment was among them. This time he was also bewitched by the Japanese army. He chose to take the opportunity to lead the reliable No. 300 troops of the third battalion when Commander Shi happened to go to the Eighth Route Army for exchange and study and was not in the regiment. Brothers, prepare to surrender to the Japanese army.
As a result, Kong Jie got the news, and Li Yunlong directly led his troops to kill him.
But the actual situation is not that the entire 117th Regiment has the intention to surrender to the Japanese army.
The news reached the 117th Regiment, and the deputy commander of the 117th Regiment immediately ordered a battalion of troops and rushed to the direction of Xiaoxugou to investigate the situation.
The deputy commander also had a bottom line and made up his mind. If these three battalions really rebelled, they would have to clean up the house on the spot.
Then he quite naturally fell into the pocket set by Li Yunlong.
When Li Yunlong led more than 500 soldiers of the Second Battalion to suddenly attack, the Jinsui Army of the 117th Regiment was seriously frightened.
The two sides faced each other with their guns pointed at each other, and their swords were at war for a moment.
If he hadn't taken into account that the other party was not wearing Japanese clothes, he would have opened fire immediately.
Of course, Li Yunlong also considered the seriousness of the situation and did not fire directly. Otherwise, he would have been labeled as deliberately causing friction.
While attacking, Li Yunlong's loud voice spread far away:
"The new Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is here. Those who want to survive will surrender their guns and not be killed."
The Jinsui Army and his party stepped into the ambush circle specially set up by Li Yunlong.
When Li Yunlong finished shouting, a group of Shanxi-Sui Army officers raised their heads and looked in all directions. On the ridges on both sides of the mountains, there were machine guns. Five or six heavy machine guns were seen.
With such a vigorously laid ambush circle, if a fight broke out, these Eighth Route Army troops would probably be able to kill them all.
The Jinsui Army has heard about the powerful combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army.
The deputy commander of the 117th Regiment did not dare to act rashly. He just suppressed his anger and asked: "Who is your commander?"
"If you don't change your name in action, if you don't change your gender in office, I am Li Yunlong, the new commander of the Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army!"
The deputy commander had also heard of Li Yunlong's name. He couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart, and his aura became a little weaker. He even saluted Li Yunlong with a military salute and replied:
"Hello, Chief Li! I am Chu Zhengwen, deputy commander of the 117th Regiment of the Jinsui Army. The Jinsui Army and your army are friendly forces that jointly resist the Japanese. But I don't know what Commander Li is thinking right now?"
Li Yunlong did not answer, but asked:
"Let me ask you, are you planning to go to the Xiaoxugou area?"
Chu Zhengwen was shocked when he heard this. How could Li Yunlong know where he was going?
Before Chu Zhengwen could defend himself, Li Yunlong spoke first:
"You kid, don't make excuses. Not long ago, my team intercepted a Jinsui Army in the Xiaoxugou area. That Jinsui Army was so shameless! They ran to Xiaoxugou with a battalion of soldiers. Surrender to the little devil."
"It just so happened that the battalion commander who was captured by us said that he was from the 117th Regiment of your Jinsui Army."
"So I have every reason to suspect that you also led your team to surrender to the Japanese, and that's why I stopped you."
With that said, Li Yunlong scolded directly: "As a soldier, you should have backbone, this is what Chu Yunfei, the leader of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, said.
This person also has the surname Chu. Why is there such a big gap? "
"You said that you Jinsui Army didn't want to fight the Japanese, but you secretly surrendered to the Japanese. Is this what human beings do? You've shamed your family into the graves of your ancestors."
Li Yunlong cursed for a long time, and Chu Zhengwen finally had the opportunity to interject:
"Chief Li, what you said is too unfair to us. I also received news that the third battalion rebelled and surrendered to the Japanese army, so I rushed over with my brothers. We are not going to surrender to any Japanese."
"You are talking nonsense. What you are holding in your hands is all about guys. I can't let down my guard just because of your few words!" Li Yunlong shouted.
For a moment, Chu Zhengwen was helpless towards Li Yunlong, the insufferable devil.
Coupled with the fact that the current situation was not as good as human beings, Chu Zhengwen had no choice but to ask:
"Then what exactly does it take for Chief Li to believe what I say?
In addition, our Commander Shi and many other officers are currently studying with your Eighth Route Army!
If Chief Li doesn't believe it, he can go to our chief and ask about the situation. "
Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes, and replied with some embarrassment: "Your Jinsui Army is indeed an ally of our Eighth Route Army. I cannot attack you casually."
"In this case, to show my sincerity, I will let you leave."
"Thank you, Chief Li!" Chu Zhengwen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him, but then heard Li Yunlong add unhurriedly:
"People can leave, but the equipment must stay."
"No, Captain Li, what you did is a bit too much!" Chu Zhengwen said anxiously after he came back to his senses.
Li Yunlong smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, you can go to the entire northwestern Shanxi and ask around, when have I, Li Yunlong, ever taken advantage of others?
I am only temporarily detaining these equipment because I cannot guarantee that you are not colluding with the Japanese army.
When I go back and confirm with your commander, I will return this batch of equipment to you intact, right? "
"this……"
Chu Zhengwen was a little hesitant, always feeling that this was not very reliable.
Who doesn’t know that the Eighth Route Army is most lacking in equipment and ammunition? Seeing the equipment is like an old cat smelling fish, so what else can be returned?
However, Li Yunlong directly glared at his second battalion commander and shouted: "Second battalion commander, why are you so stunned? These weapons and equipment are so heavy, we have to help the brothers of the Jinsui Army hold them first!"
As soon as the words fell, the soldiers of the New Second Regiment immediately took action and quickly got into the ranks of the Jinsui Army. They even directly grabbed the guns from the hands of the Jinsui Army soldiers.
The Jinsui Army did not receive Chu Zhengwen's order, and the machine guns of the Eighth Route Army were threatening them from all directions. No one dared to move, and they were disarmed.
By the time Chu Zhengwen came to his senses, nearly one-third of the Jinsui army had been robbed of weapons.
Chu Zhengwen let out a long sigh and had no choice but to place his hope on the character of Commander Li in front of him: "Captain Li, we have agreed that after the misunderstanding is clarified, you must return these equipment to us as soon as possible. Regiment 117.”
"Don't worry, don't worry. Go and ask around. I, Li Yunlong, always speak my mind and I always mean what I say!"
Li Yunlong promised with all his heart.
The new second team came and left quickly. After successfully seizing the equipment from the Jinsui Army, they withdrew like a tidal wave.
Looking at the retreating figures of Li Yunlong and his entourage, Chu Zhengwen, the deputy commander of the 17th Regiment, felt a little confused for a moment under the sudden cold wind.
After returning to the station, Chu Zhengwen did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately arranged for several communication soldiers to rush to the Eighth Route Army base area to find his commander Shi and report the specific information.
Of course, considering that it was really embarrassing for a battalion in the regiment to surrender to the Japanese army, Chu Zhengwen repeatedly told the squad leader: "You must report this matter to the regiment commander in person, and no one else is allowed to mention it."
"yes!"
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New second group.
Regiment Headquarters.
Li Yunlong led the cavalry company and the second battalion, as well as more than 300 captured Jinsui Army soldiers from the 117th Regiment, plus the puppet troops and several seriously injured Japanese soldiers. On the way back to the base area, Li Yunlong almost stopped smiling. .
When he saw Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong could no longer hold back and said ecstatically: "Old Zhao, we have made a fortune. This time we will make a fortune!"
Zhao Gang quickly asked: "Getting rich is a good thing. It seems that things are going very smoothly. Lao Li, please tell me about the situation."
Li Yunlong told the story of the trip. When he talked about how he deceived Chu Zhengwen, the deputy leader of the 117th Regiment, Zhao Gang laughed so hard that he covered his stomach.
After laughing, Zhao Gang said happily: "Let me tell you, Lao Li, you are so courageous. Aren't you afraid of poking a hole in the sky! Did you really capture all the men and horses in my battalion?"
"Aren't you afraid that Commander Shi will directly accuse you of deliberately causing friction and attacking friendly forces?"
Li Yunlong said happily: "Old Zhao, you think too highly of that guy named Shit. How can he have such courage?"
"I captured these more than 300 Jinsui troops together with the Japanese and puppet troops. The evidence is irrefutable that they colluded with the Japanese army. I forgive him, Yan Laoxi, and he has nothing to say."
"As for the complaint, if this matter is really brought forward, it happens to be at the juncture when he, an officer of the Shanxi-Sui Army, is studying in our Eighth Route Army."
"You said that our two armies are thinking about how to join forces to fight against Japan! As a result, a battalion of your Jinsui Army directly rebelled and defected to Japan. Can Yan Laoxi'er be able to hold on to his old face?"
"That kid named Shit wishes I could hide this thing!"...
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