With extreme nervousness, the brigade commander took the telegram and looked down.
After reading the contents of the telegram, the brigade commander immediately frowned.
He felt a little relieved, it wasn't Li Yunlong who had stabbed Lou Zi again.
But he frowned because after Ichiro Hirata of Heyuan County learned that Qiujiazhuang had been captured by the New Regiment, he frantically increased the number of troops for encirclement and suppression.
Hirata Ichiro mobilized another puppet army. This time, the number of puppet troops that the new regiment faced exceeded 3,000.
Including a squadron of Japanese soldiers, the enemy's strength was four times that of Li Yunlong's new regiment.
Therefore, the deputy commander-in-chief said that Li Yunlong's trick was quite serious.
"Old Chen, please go back and take charge of the work." The deputy commander-in-chief said to the brigade commander, "Tell Li Yunlong not to force yourself. If you can't handle it, the new regiment will be transferred."
"Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff, I'm leaving then." The brigade commander hurriedly left.
As soon as the brigade commander left, the deputy commander-in-chief said to the chief of staff: "Say hello to Old Liu of the 129th Division and tell him not to expose the true strength of the 129th Division."
The Eighteenth Army expanded its army secretly.
Not only did he hide it from Chiang Kai-shek, but he also hid it from the Japanese.
If he was exposed, he would not only have to wear small shoes in front of Chiang Kai-shek.
What's more important is that the deputy commander-in-chief has secretly planned a large-scale raid. He has exposed his strength in advance and has to be surrounded and suppressed by the Japanese troops. A large-scale raid is very likely to go bankrupt in advance.
It is quite difficult for these three thousand puppet soldiers and a squadron of Japanese troops to rely on Li Yunlong's New Regiment and the Independent Regiment to resist.
The 772nd and 771st regiments of the 386th Brigade also have other enemies to contain and cannot support the new regiment. If other troops of the 129th Division are dispatched, their strength will be exposed.
"Yes." The chief of staff responded.
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New Regiment Headquarters
"Damn it, this little kid Ichiro Hirata, he really thinks highly of our old Li." Li Yunlong got the latest information and learned that Ichiro Hirata had sent Jiang Deshui to lead three regiments of puppet troops to set off, accompanied by a The little devil of the squadron.
"Captain, the disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great. I think we should avoid the edge for the time being." Deputy commander Zhong Zhicheng advised, "Although the new regiment has sufficient weapons and ammunition, its combat effectiveness still needs to be adjusted. I don’t think it’s a wise move to fight against enemies with huge disparity.”
"Old Zhong, you are in charge of life. I have the final say on the war." Li Yunlong said directly, "It is obvious that they are here to attack my new group. You let me temporarily avoid the edge. The territory is so big. I Where can we take refuge temporarily?”
"But the Japanese and traitor forces are four times as strong as ours..." Zhong Zhicheng wanted to say something else.
Li Yunlong interrupted: "So what if it's four times as much! Even if all the people here are little Japs, I still have to fight them! What's more, there is only one squadron of Japs soldiers here, and the rest are all puppet troops, so I will have to fight them even more. Fight with them, I will not be scared of the new group! Old Zhong, if you are afraid, you can take the logistics staff to avoid the edge temporarily, anyway, I will not retreat. Hirata Ichiro gave me such a big one If I don’t eat the food, I won’t be able to sleep at night.”
Zhong Zhicheng shut up.
"Captain, how are we going to fight this battle?" Zhang Dabiao asked Li Yunlong.
"Come and see the sand table." Li Yunlong pointed at the sand table in front of him, "My new regiment's territory is more than thirty kilometers deep, and most of it is mountainous. If the Japanese traitors want to come in and encircle us, they can only rely on two legs. . We occupied the pass in advance, and the highlands and various dangerous places. We first played sparrow tactics, harassment tactics, and mine formations with them. We tortured them for ten days and a half first, and when the Japanese traitors were exhausted, we then Kong Erluzi's independent group called over, find a good place, and deal with them together."
"Captain, where is the good place you mentioned?" someone asked.
"Why are you asking so early? By then the Japanese and traitors will be exhausted, and this good place will naturally appear." Li Yunlong said, turning to look at Wu Ze: "Wu Ze, do you have anything to add?"
"No, Captain, there is nothing wrong with your strategy." Wu Ze shook his head.
Wu Ze had no intention of objecting to Li Yunlong's plan to send more than 3,000 Japanese and traitors to Ichiro Hirata.
On Cangyun Ridge, Li Yunlong's new regiment went head-to-head with the Bantian Regiment of the Fourth Brigade, and even fought their way out of the siege. The battle at that time was much more difficult than it is now. They were trapped in a heavy siege and forced to take positions. In the battle, Li Yunlong still showed a new group of majesty.
But now, although the new regiment has only 800 troops, it can bring the independent regiment over to assist in the battle. The combined strength of the two regiments is no less than that of the new regiment in the battle of Cangyunling. The weapons and equipment are not bad, and there are more. An Italian gun.
Furthermore, this time Li Yunlong could use his better guerrilla tactics to fend off the enemy. The new regiment took advantage of the geographical advantages and joined forces with the independent regiment to defeat Hirata Ichiro and more than 3,000 Japanese traitors. Although the battle had not yet begun, Wu Ze could already foresee the outcome. .
"If you think of a better way, tell me immediately." Li Yunlong said to Wu Ze.
"Well, okay, leader." Wu Ze nodded.
"Now that the plan is finalized, I will start assigning tasks." Li Yunlong quickly began to explain the tasks.
On the third day after the mission was handed over, the brigade commander came over.
"Li Yunlong, looking at your posture, you want to round up these more than 3,000 Japanese and traitors." The brigade commander glared at Li Yunlong, "You are not afraid of bursting your stomach."
"Brigadier, look what you said, our new regiment has been sitting on the bench for too long. Now Ichiro Hirata has brought us a big meal. We can't miss such a good opportunity." Li Yunlong said seriously.
"Your tactics of weakening the enemy are good, but the strength of your new regiment is too small. Even if you add an independent regiment, the strength is not enough." said the brigade commander.
"Brigadier, what do you mean, do you want to transfer the 772nd and 771st regiments to support me? That's great!" Li Yunlong smiled, "If they come, they have to obey my command."
Isn't Cheng Xiazi of the 772nd Regiment a great coaxer? If I can command him now, hehehe, it feels good.
"You have a great idea." The brigade commander interrupted, "The 772nd Regiment and the 771st Regiment have their own enemies to contain, so they cannot mobilize troops. The other troops of the 129th Division cannot be mobilized either. The deputy commander-in-chief said they cannot be exposed. Too much strength.”
"If there is no support, there will be no support." Li Yunlong said, "When Kong Erluzi and I complete this dish, the six captured cannons will belong to my new regiment."
Hirata Ichiro mobilized another regiment of puppet soldiers, and now the number of cannons reached six.
"Look at what you guys can do, your regiment needs six cannons, so can my brigade be equipped with fifty cannons?" the brigade commander scolded.
"Not much, not much. In honor of your brigade commander, I'll give you a hundred cannons, but that's not much." Li Yunlong flattered him.
