In the hilly area north of Qixia Town.
The soldiers from the secret service battalion who came to contact the 358th regiment turned around and left. Chu Yunfei immediately ordered the entire regiment to sit down and rest.
When the soldiers of the 358th Regiment heard that they could rest, they suddenly collapsed on the ground like mud.
After being fully armed and marching for several hours, Chu Yunfei had just ordered him to run and march. Who wouldn’t be tired?
You know, even though the weapons and equipment of the 358th Regiment are good and the daily supplies are sufficient, the daily food conditions of the lower-level soldiers are just mediocre.
If some battalion or company commanders are more conscientious, then the soldiers can have steamed buns and vegetables to eat and drink. Of course, forget about meat, which is the exclusive preserve of officers.
Some battalion and company commanders, like Qian Bojun, only care about making money for themselves. It is good if the soldiers can eat half full every day. Let alone eat meat, you can't even see the slightest bit of oil in the dishes!
After such a long period of time, their physical strength is naturally exhausted.
…
Seeing Chu Yunfei sorting out his military uniform, Fang Ligong said worriedly:
"Tuanzuo, are you really going to see that Yang Yuanshan?
is it necessary?
Will there be any danger? "
"Don't worry.
He, Yang Yuanshan, cannot bear the responsibility of provoking trouble! "
Chu Yunfei waved his hand.
He immediately walked towards the slope he pointed out earlier.
…
Over in Qixia Town, when Yang Yuanshan heard that Chu Yunfei was going to meet him, he immediately took his guard company deputy commander Wang Ye with him and walked towards the slope.
Soon, he saw Chu Yunfei and Sun Ming standing on the slope, observing Qixia Town with a telescope.
"Captain Chu, there are so many places in life where we don't meet each other!
Unexpectedly, we said goodbye in Yangcun before, and now we can meet in Qixia Town, northwest Shanxi. "
Yang Yuanshan hurriedly walked over to greet him.
"Company Commander Yang? Oh no, it's Battalion Commander Yang!
It's you.
I asked why there are so many brave men in your army. It turns out they are old acquaintances! "
Chu Yunfei put down the telescope and replied.
Next, the two naturally exchanged business blows. Finally, Yang Yuanshan lost his patience and asked directly:
"Captain Chu, now our secret service battalion has captured Qixia Town, but Commander Chu has brought the 358th regiment here. Is it because he wants to see the capabilities of our secret service battalion?
It's not necessary!
Back in the Huting stronghold, when our special agent battalion was still a special agent company, didn't Captain Chu meet him? "
His second and third companies were still fighting bloody battles with the Japs, but they had no time to quarrel with Chu Yunfei here.
"Haha, Battalion Commander Yang is too worried.
I underestimated your department and thought you couldn't take Qixia Town, so I came to help.
I didn’t expect that it was me, Chu Yunfei, who was so sentimental! "
Chu Yunfei laughed loudly.
As soon as he said this, Yang Yuanshan understood that there was a high probability that this guy's words were true.
But at the same time, he should be somewhat prepared to benefit from the situation.
This is human nature, there are benefits, who can let it go?
Yang Yuanshan immediately replied:
"In this case, I would like to thank Captain Chu.
But there is no need to help with the venue.
Our plan to attack Qixia Town is not an unauthorized action by one battalion of our special agent battalion, but a large-scale operation by the entire independent regiment.
The goal is to deal with the reinforcements from Qubei County.
That's why when we attacked Qixia Town today, we deliberately slowed down our actions just to wait for the reinforcements from the Japs to arrive.
Now that the little Japanese reinforcements have been surrounded by us in Qingniu Mountain, that's why we took Qixia Town in one fell swoop. Captain Chu listened carefully, and maybe he could hear the sound of cannons over there.
That was the sound of the cannons equipped by our special agent battalion.
Moreover, the regiment leader just sent someone to tell me that the battalions of our independent regiment are now only half a day away from here at most.
As soon as they arrive, we can immediately eat the little Japanese reinforcements, and then firmly occupy Qixia Town. "
His expression was very excited, and he looked like he was about to eat a big piece of meat, and his mouth was watering.
There is no doubt that he is bluffing to scare Chu Yunfei.
In order to avoid being robbed by Li Yunlong of the loot, he did not reveal any information to Li Yunlong about the attack on Qixia Town.
However, Chu Yunfei didn't know that this guy had such superb acting skills, telling lies with his eyes open, and speaking with such a straight face, he couldn't help but praise:
"Captain Yang has such a big appetite! I am so impressed by Mr. Chu!"
Then he asked curiously:
"But aren't you afraid that you're going to have enough food?
You and I both know the fighting power of the little devil.
Even if you can annihilate the first wave of reinforcements from the Japs, you will probably suffer heavy casualties, right?
Once the second wave of reinforcements from the Japs arrives, and maybe even aviation troops to help, can you still hold on to Qixia Town? "
Hearing this, Yang Yuanshan laughed immediately:
"Hahaha, there is no need for Captain Chu to worry.
Our independent regiment now has 5,000 people. Even if the Japs send another regiment, we are confident that we can hold on. "
Chu Yunfei immediately felt shocked and screamed:
"What? There are 5,000 people in your group?"
"That's right. Now our regiment has 5 main infantry battalions and 2 artillery battalions. Among them, our special agent battalion has more than 2,000 people!"
Yang Yuanshan continued to brag.
He didn't know if Li Yunlong's previous talk of expanding an infantry battalion and an artillery battalion had been completed, so let's just pretend that he had already blown it.
You don’t have to pay taxes to brag anyway.
Chu Yunfei frowned and asked curiously:
"Brother Yunlong actually organized two artillery battalions?
I wonder what kind of guns they are equipped with? "
"Haha, some of them are the cannons, mountain cannons, infantry cannons, etc. that we captured at the Huting stronghold; the other part are the mountain cannons, infantry cannons, anti-tank guns, etc. that we captured in Heyuan County.
Speaking of which, Heyuan County is really too fat. Our entire regiment captured dozens of artillery pieces there. Now my special agent battalion is equipped with more than 20 artillery pieces. "
"Haha, then it seems that I have to congratulate Commander Yang and Brother Yunlong for capturing a lot of money.
Speaking of your troops' astonishing move to attack Heyuan County, Chu was really fascinated!
We, the soldiers, should defeat the enemy invaders and regain the lost ground! "
Chu Yunfei forced a smile.
The two tested each other, and finally separated and returned to their respective troops.
…
As soon as Chu Yunfei returned to the 358 team, he ordered with a solemn expression:
"The whole group withdraws!"
When Fang Ligong heard this, he immediately asked in surprise:
"Tuanzuo, what's going on?"
Chu Yunfei immediately explained to Fang Ligong the information just revealed by Yang Yuanshan.
Fang Ligong couldn't help but change his face when he heard that the Independent Regiment already had 5,000 people and had set up two artillery battalions. Now it was planning to recruit reinforcements from the Japs.
He asked suspiciously:
"Master, is there a fraud in this matter?
Even if this independent group blows up a balloon, it's impossible for it to expand so fast, right?
5,000 soldiers cannot be recruited casually! "
"Oh, it must be true.
I just observed them with a telescope. Right at the entrance of the town in front of us, there are probably thousands of people arrayed on the wall.
You should also know that the difficulty that prevented them from rapidly expanding their troops in the past was mainly equipment problems.
Now, with Li Yunlong's ability to fight against Japanese invaders and seize equipment, I don't think it's surprising that his independent regiment has expanded to 5,000 people. "
Chu Yunfei said with emotion.
"Leader, I think this matter must be reported to the World War II District Chief's Department immediately.
If Qixia Town is occupied by them for a long time, they can cut off Zhengtai Road and threaten Qubei County at any time, and retreat to Heyuan County and threaten Shuiquan. It is really fatal! "
Fang Ligong looked solemn.
"The key is that our road south from Xipan Town is blocked. Xipan Town is a small area and has too little room for development.
Brother Ligong, I regret extremely now that I chose to follow the command of the commander and occupy Xipan Town instead of taking the initiative to take over Qixia Town.
Only then did I realize that the strategic value of Qixia Town is much greater than that of Xipan Town!
The vision of Li Yunlong and Yang Yuanshan is truly unique! "
Hearing this, Fang Ligong couldn't help but curl his lips and thought to himself: It's not difficult to capture Qixia Town. Once the reinforcements from Qubei County arrive, don't we have to retreat?
He quickly comforted Chu Yunfei:
"Tuanzu, there is no need to think of the worst in everything.
Although the Eighth Route Army has taken Qixia Town now, it is still unknown whether they can hold it. We can wait and see first. "
"It can only be the.
Let's withdraw all the soldiers to Sipan Town first, and leave two squads of scouts to observe the situation. I want to see how this independent regiment can survive in this critical position!
You little devil is not someone to be trifled with! "
(End of chapter)
