Flares quickly shot into the sky, and night turned into day again.
boom!
boom!
boom!
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Li Yunlong's artillery roared, and shells rained down on the crowd of the Fourth Brigade. A large number of Japanese traitors fell, and the momentum of their attack was severely weakened.
"Kill, support the brigade commander, follow me and stab the fourth brigade in the butt!" Li Yunlong led a large force and hurriedly rushed behind the fourth brigade.
"Hahaha, Li Yunlong is here, comrades, our support is here, hahaha, kill!" Seeing the support arriving, the brigade commander, who was already covered in the enemy's blood, laughed loudly to boost his final morale.
"Kill!"
"Fuck that little devil!"
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The two regiments of the 385th Brigade and the 772nd Regiment had less than a thousand troops left, but they were overwhelmingly powerful and launched a counterattack against the Japanese traitors.
Like tigers descending from the mountain, with the support of artillery fire, they fought head-on against tens of thousands of attacking enemies!
"Commander of the brigade, let's withdraw, let's withdraw." Kasahara Koizumi saw the large troops of the 385th Brigade coming over, and there was no luck in his eyes.
Why did Chenjiayu's enemies fight to stop them? It was because they were buying time for the large forces to eliminate the remnants of the Third Regiment.
And now, the large reinforcements from Chenjiayu have arrived. What does this mean?
Even if Kasahara Koizumi doesn't want to admit it or accept it, he has to accept his fate. That is, the Third Alliance may really be broken.
"Don't withdraw, don't withdraw, I won't withdraw, Baga, charge for me, charge for me, I want to save the third regiment!" Hirakawa Yongfu was like a madman, he roared and screamed, he didn't believe the third regiment The three regiments were destroyed, but he still wanted to attack and save them.
"Brigade Commander, the third brigade is gone, but my regiment is still there, and our fourth brigade is still there." Kasahara Koizumi hugged Hiragakuo Yuuo, "Brigade Commander, the enemy's morale is now high and the momentum is overwhelming. , it is not suitable for our army to fight again, so we should withdraw our troops temporarily and go back to regroup. It is not too late to fight again!"
"My Third Regiment, my Third Regiment." Isamu Hiragaku sighed, and finally accepted Kasahara Koizumi's suggestion, "Withdraw the troops, withdraw immediately."
In front of us, the enemy's large forces were already attacking behind them with great momentum. The enemy's troops were at their peak. If we forced the fight to continue, it would not change the result that the third regiment had been wiped out, and it would not be a wise move.
"Old Li, the Fourth Brigade is going to run away." Kong Jie shouted when he saw the Japanese traitors in the Fourth Brigade quickly retreating from the battle.
"Follow me, don't let the Fourth Brigade escape." Li Yunlong ordered the pursuit.
"Come on, don't let the Fourth Brigade escape."
"Damn it, this fourth brigade will have to escape one day, let me chase it!"
"Catch up and don't let a single Japanese go."
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The National Army prisoners of war and the Eighth Route Army soldiers desperately pursued him.
"Brigadier, I'm sorry, I'm late." Li Yunlong came to the brigade commander who was covered in the blood of the enemy and apologized to the brigade commander.
"Did I smash the Bantian Alliance?" The brigade commander gasped and threw the curled sword in his hand towards the ground.
Li Yunlong quickly took out the cigarette and handed it to the brigade commander, lighting it for him: "Smash it to pieces and destroy them all."
"Well done." The brigade commander took a deep puff of his cigarette and asked curiously: "I don't think your casualties are big. Didn't the Japanese planes come to support you?"
"Brigadier, there must have been fifty or sixty Japanese planes. When they were about to fly over our heads, all their planes started to smoke and fell from the sky." Li Yunlong looked at the brigade commander, "I'm sure it's Wu Zeqian." Yes, Brigadier, that day you brought sugar to my new group to do experiments, right..."
Li Yunlong's mind turned quickly and he had already guessed this.
That day, he even shouted that he dared to fight with the brigade commander, but he was caught by the brigade commander and showed his face, which made the brigade commander very angry.
But after the brigade commander's experiment later, he was in a good mood and didn't pursue him anymore.
Now that Li Yunlong thought about it carefully, he immediately thought that the little devil's plane falling from the sky must have something to do with this experiment.
"Li Yunlong, please keep your mouth shut." When the brigade commander heard what Li Yunlong said, he could imagine the wonderful scene, but he ignored his excitement and solemnly interrupted Li Yunlong, "This is our army It’s top secret. You just need to know it in your heart. The deputy commander-in-chief has said that if you dare to brag about it everywhere, I’ll strip your skin and cramp it..."
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Li Yunlong said quickly and solemnly, "I don't dare to push Wu Ze into the fire pit. If it weren't for Wu Ze today, so many Japanese planes would be bombing us indiscriminately, let alone cleaning up the Bantian Alliance. There are remnants of it, if things go wrong, we may be overturned by the Japanese."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and let me chase you," the brigade commander said, "Injure the Fourth Brigade as hard as possible."
Under the current situation, it is impossible to completely annihilate the fourth brigade. It is still possible to take advantage of the victory and kill more Japanese and traitors.
"Yes." Li Yunlong responded and continued the pursuit.
The brigade commander immediately arranged for people to rescue the wounded, clean the battlefield, and report the situation to the headquarters immediately.
Eighteenth Army Headquarters
"Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, the 386th Brigade handed over the good news." A staff officer hurried over and handed over the good news.
Good news? !
When the Chief of General Staff and Deputy Commander-in-Chief heard this, their expressions were full of surprise and surprise.
The Fourth Brigade brought two Imperial Army divisions to encircle and suppress them aggressively. This lineup was not something that the 129th Division could resist.
The 129th Division was desperately moving, and most of the pressure fell on the 386th Brigade.
The deputy commander-in-chief and the chief of general staff did not have much hope for the 386th Brigade. They did not dare to think that the 386th Brigade could win the battle. It would be good if the 386th Brigade could successfully cover the evacuation of all the logistics organs of the 129th Division, and then they could escape on their own. .
And now, the 386th Brigade has delivered good news!
What is good news?
Only if you win the battle, if you win a big victory, can this be considered good news!
The deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff were in disbelief. There were only a few thousand people in the 386 brigade. Did they really win?
The deputy commander-in-chief quickly grabbed the good news and opened it. The chief of general staff also immediately looked up.
"Hahaha, Li Yunlong, that stupid boy, really surprised him. A mere regiment actually defeated the Bantian Alliance head-on on Cangyun Ridge. This created a wedge for the elimination of the Bantian Alliance." the deputy commander issued. A hearty laugh filled with excitement and surprise.
"Fortunately, we didn't collect too many weapons from the New Regiment in the past, otherwise, Li Yunlong wouldn't be able to achieve such a beautiful record." The Chief of General Staff smiled, "In the future, we must try our best not to fight. It’s about the tiger’s claws.”
Seizing the new regiment is like pulling out the claws of a tiger.
"In the future, I will also put wings on this kid Li Yunlong!" The deputy commander nodded and said with a smile, "Dozens of planes fell from the sky on their own, so there must be such a scene on the battlefield where the little devil is facing. The reason why the Little Devil's troops attack so sharply is that aircraft support is indispensable. Now that he has no aircraft support on the frontal battlefield, more troops are needed. Even if the fourth brigade withdraws, it will soon be sent to the frontal battlefield to support it. In this way, the siege of the 129th Division has been completely resolved, and within a short period of time, we no longer have to worry about the Japanese drawing troops from the frontal battlefield to retaliate."
"Yes, once the Japs' planes crash, they will need more troops on the frontal battlefield." The Chief of General Staff nodded, "In this way, when we carry out large-scale raids, we don't have to worry about the Japs coming from behind. Troops have been drawn from the frontal battlefield."
Although the food and material crisis of the Eighteenth Group Army has been temporarily alleviated, large-scale raids are still being carried out.
After all, if the blockade is not lifted for a day, it will mean nothing.
There will always be a day when we run out of supplies again.
"I'm even more looking forward to Wu Ze's side. Using the military command, we even saved sugar and severely damaged Yoshio Shinozuka's plane. Now Wu Ze wants to buy us weapons-making machines at the Taiyuan Arsenal. Get this machine back. We have our own military production, and then we can truly fundamentally solve the problem of insufficient weapons and ammunition." The deputy commander-in-chief said expectantly.
"Yes, being able to produce our own weapons and ammunition is the foundation for us to become completely stronger." The chief of general staff nodded, also looking forward to it.
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Luoxueling
Luoxueling, this is the place Wu Ze instructed Zhong Yunhe.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, making it an excellent defensive location.
Zhong Yunhe arrived here with his troops and immediately took the time to set up defenses.
During this period, there were also other defeated troops of the 1st Division of the Imperial Association Army who escaped. They passed by here one after another and were all collected by Zhong Yunhe.
Just before dawn, Zhong Yunhe heard the sound of pursuit coming from ahead.
He quickly picked up the binoculars and looked over, and saw that the mountains and plains were full of Imperial Army soldiers and Imperial Alliance Army soldiers, and they were running very fast.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Yunhe was shocked again.
The Fourth Brigade was really defeated.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Zhong Yunhe shouted: "Everyone cheer up and coordinate the retreat of the imperial army. It's done. This is a great achievement!"
The Imperial Alliance Army members were on the alert, and every one of them greatly admired their leader's mind.
The Bantian Regiment was defeated, and instead of following the Bantian Regiment, they withdrew to Luoxueling to coordinate the retreat of the Imperial Army of the Fourth Brigade.
Covering the retreat of the imperial army is a meritorious service.
Hiragaku Yufu and Kasahara Koizumi led the team to run in a hurry. Hiragaku Yufu said to Kasahara Koizumi: "The front is Luoxue Ridge. Let's work harder and rely on the geographical advantage in Luoxue Ridge to stop the enemy."
"Commander of the brigade, it seems that there are already troops stationed on Luoxue Ridge." Kasahara Koizumi looked at Luoxue Ridge with a telescope.
"Could it be another team from the Eighth Route Army?" Hearing this, Hirakawa Yongfu couldn't help but be stunned.
Kasahara Koizumi did not dare to be careless and quickly sent someone to verify.
Soon, the situation became clear. It was not the troops of the Eighth Route Army, but the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Independent Division of the Imperial Association Army.
"The brigade commander is a member of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese Army." Kasahara Koizumi reported the good news to Hiragakuo Yuuo.
"Yo Xi, I really didn't expect that the 1st Division of the Imperial Association Army was fighting with the 3rd Regiment. Even though the 3rd Regiment was shattered, they could still have one regiment to withdraw, and even built a position in Luoxueling in advance. Now He became the life-saving straw for our army to escape, and this officer of the Imperial Association Army will be rewarded heavily afterwards." Isao Hirakawa said.
"Yes, although our army can block the enemy by retreating to Luoxueling with its geographical advantages, the Imperial Alliance Army has deployed defensive fortifications in advance, so we can save more trouble." Kasahara Koizumi nodded.
Hiragakuo Yufu and Kasahara Koizumi brought the remaining troops to Luoxueling and quickly took over the defense directly here.
"Who is the officer of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Independent Division of the Imperial Association Army?" Hirakawa Yufu asked.
"Reporting to the commander of the brigade, I am Zhong Yunhe, commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Independent Division of the Imperial Association Army." Zhong Yunhe saluted quickly.
"Yo Xi, Zhong Jun, you have a great conscience." Hirakata Yongfu patted Zhong Yunhe on the shoulder, "When we defeat the 385th Brigade's attack, I will reward you greatly when we get back."
"Commander of the brigade, it is a humble duty to share the worries of the imperial army." Zhong Yunhe solemnly expressed his loyalty.
"Yo Xi, yo Xi." Kasahara Koizumi also praised, "Zhong Jun is so loyal and has a far-sighted mind than the average commander of the Imperial Association. It seems that letting you continue to serve as a regiment commander is a sign of humiliation."
"Captain, let's fend off the enemy's pursuit first." Zhong Yunhe said.
"That's right." Kasahara Koizumi nodded and immediately ordered the troops to assume a defensive posture, preparing to block the pursuers head-on.
"Damn it, this Luoxue Ridge is a dangerous place. It's not worthwhile to attack by force." Li Yunlong led a large force to pursue near Luoxue Ridge. Seeing the Japanese traitors of the fourth brigade relying on the dangerous terrain of Luoxue Ridge to set up defenses, Li Yunlong said The team stopped their pursuit.
"Old Li, let's withdraw," Kong Jie said.
"We have no choice but to withdraw. It's dawn now. If we fight the Japanese during the day, we won't have the advantage." said the Chinese prisoner-of-war general.
"Brothers of the National Army, let's go. I, Li Yunlong, will buy you a drink. Let's go back to our new regiment to take good care of ourselves. When you are well, you can go and stay for your own convenience." Li Yunlong immediately said to the prisoners of war of the National Army.
"Everyone, why don't you go to the new regiment first? You don't have much food supplies now. If you leave, eating will be a problem." Wang Damao said to the generals of the national army, "Captain Li has already said that you go and feed first." Take good care of yourself, take good care of yourself, you can go and stay for yourselves."
On the surface, he could stay and leave as he pleased, but Wang Damao knew deeply.
Captain Li's biggest fault, and sometimes his biggest advantage, is that he is only allowed in, not out.
As long as these prisoners of war soldiers follow the new regiment, they will be the soldiers of the new regiment.
The eighth-route undercover agent who was among the prisoners of war pretended to say: "Go to your new group, how embarrassing it is. You rescued us, and now you have to take care of food. Your own conditions are very bad."
Li Yunlong said: "The conditions are not good. Those are other eight-way teams. In our new group, I, Li Yunlong, cannot guarantee the others. You will have white masks to eat every day, and you will have enough food every time. I, Li Yunlong, can still guarantee this." , many of you are not in good health, but one egg a day is no problem."
"How can the food of your new group be so good?" the Eighth Route undercover agent was deliberately suspicious.
"Okay, we don't rely on our mouths to talk, you can rely on your eyes." Li Yunlong said, "When we get to the new group, if you find out that a word of what I, Li Yunlong, said is false, my legs are on you, and my guy is on you. In my hands, I, Li Yunlong, may I be able to force you to stay."
After talking about this, the prisoner-of-war generals said to Li Yunlong: "Commander Li, I'm sorry, I'm causing trouble to your new regiment."
Even if these prisoners of war have to go back to the Chinese army, the designations of the 27th Division and the 72nd Division have been cancelled.
After they return, the first hurdle is to face political review.
It is not that simple for those who have been prisoners to return to the army.
If the conditions of the new regiment are really that good, and Commander Li is so good at fighting, he is not fighting against the Japanese.
"No trouble, no trouble." Li Yunlong smiled, "Now that we are fighting against the Japs under the same flag, we are all brothers and Pao Ze."
In this way, thousands of prisoners of war, with the cooperation of the Eighth Route Army undercovers, followed Li Yunlong smoothly.
Kong Jie, Cheng Xiazi and others also withdrew their troops one after another, and it was not cost-effective not to fight hard with the 4th Brigade on Luoxue Ridge.
Seeing that the pursuers were heading back home, Hirakata Yongfu stomped on the ground: "Baga, you guys on the Eighth Route Army are these nasty bugs. If you have the ability, you can attack us here. Now that you're running away, what's your ability?"
"Captain of the brigade, they always fight when they win and run away if they can't win. There's no need to get angry with them. Our casualties are not small. We'd better go back quickly." Kasahara Koizumi advised.
Hiragakuo Yufu was worried that the pursuers were pretending to evacuate, so he sent someone to keep an eye on them and confirm that they had evacuated before he dared to let the troops evacuate Luoxueling and return to the Fourth Brigade's station.
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358 regiment
"Regiment seat, the 1st Battalion is back." Fang Ligong, chief of staff of the 358th Regiment, came over to report to Chu Yunfei.
"Really? Let Qian Bojun come to see me immediately." Chu Yunfei said immediately.
"Seat down." Qian Bojun quickly appeared in front of Chu Yunfei and saluted Chu Yunfei.
"What's up, Qian Bojun, have you killed the remnants of the Bantian Alliance?" Chu Yunfei couldn't understand Qian Bojun's expression, and it didn't look like he was happy to wipe out the Bantian Alliance.
"Tuanzong, the remnants of the Bantian Alliance have been killed, but..." Qian Bojun said.
"Just what?" Upon hearing that the Bantian Alliance was completely wiped out, Chu Yunfei felt excited and nervous at the same time.
Qian Bojun didn't look too excited. Could it be that the first battalion was lighted?
The first battalion is the most effective unit of the 358th Regiment.
"It's just that the Eighth Route Army was so shameless in what they did." Qian Bojun said angrily, "This time we eliminated the Bantian Regiment, and the prisoners of war from the 27th Division and the 72nd Division who escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp joined the battle. The battle is over, and I want to kill them They were brought over, but the Eighth Route Army snatched them away. If we can get them over, our 358th Regiment can form two more reinforcement battalions."
"Did the prisoners of war from the 27th Division and the 72nd Division escape from the prisoner of war camps?" Chu Yunfei paused.
Chu Yunfei was no stranger to the 27th Division and the 72nd Division. In the Battle of Xinkou, they were defeated by the Bantian Regiment. Thousands of them were captured and imprisoned in the prisoner-of-war camp in the Fourth Brigade Defense Area. They were able to escape on their own. ? It's a bit incredible.
"Not only did they run out, they were also armed to the teeth. The guys in their hands were better than our 358th regiment." Qian Bojun said, "The Eighth Route Army is really hateful. They even fooled people with guns."
"What, does the opponent still have weapons in his hand?" Fang Ligong was surprised, "It's better than our 358th Regiment, Qian Bojun, are you kidding?"
It is surprising that the prisoners of war of the 27th Division and the 72nd Division were able to escape from the prisoner-of-war camps.
And they actually have excellent guys in their hands, which is intriguing.
Obviously, someone should have rescued them and paired them with guys.
This matter was definitely not done by the 18th Army. They themselves were short of weapons, so how could they equip prisoners of war with weapons?
However, if this matter was done by the National Army, then after wiping out the Sakata Regiment, shouldn't the prisoners of war return to the National Army? Why else would they go to the Eighth Route Army?
"Qian Bojun, I will report this matter to the superior, so you don't have to worry about it." Chu Yunfei was a little concerned after hearing this.
No matter who rescued these prisoners of war or equipped them with weapons.
Although the designations of the 27th Division and the 72nd Division were cancelled, how could these prisoners of war go to the Eighth Route Army? They should return to the National Army.
However, since people have gone to the Eighth Route, they have gone beyond the scope of the 358th Regiment.
Chu Yunfei could only report it and let his superiors negotiate with the 18th Army.
"Yes." Qian Bojun responded.
