Time goes back to noon today, when the spy battalion was fighting a fierce battle with the Japs, the independent regiment headquarters was at Liuling Pass, a hundred miles away from Qixia Town.
Li Yunlong, who had finished lunch, was watching the soldiers train.
After arriving at Liuling Pass, he used sufficient weapons and equipment to absorb militia from each village, recruit young men and women, and formed two new battalions, one was the fourth battalion of infantry and the other was the second battalion of artillery.
Zhang Lianzhu, the former deputy battalion commander of the first battalion, and He Wanfu, the former deputy battalion commander of the artillery battalion, served as battalion commanders.
It's just that these two battalions not only have insufficient personnel, but also have almost no combat effectiveness. They haven't even arranged platoon leaders yet——
He is still waiting for the brigade commander to send him 30 company and platoon-level cadres.
When those cadres arrive, they will need to train for another ten days and a half before the two battalions can reach a state where they can barely be deployed to fight.
Suddenly, Zhao Gang came out of the telecommunications room and waved to him with a telegram:
"Old Li, there's a situation!"
When Li Yunlong heard this, he immediately walked into the room without taking the telegram in Zhao Gang's hand and asked:
"What's wrong? That boy Yang Yuanshan caused trouble again. Which county did he hit?"
"Where are you thinking?
It was the brigade commander who forwarded the commendation notice from the headquarters. In the battle of Heyuan County, our independent regiment was recorded as a third-class collective merit, and Yang Yuanshan's secret agent battalion was recorded as a collective first-class merit. "
Hearing that he was credited again, Li Yunlong was amused:
"Another first-class merit?
That kid Yang Yuanshan has made so many first-class merits that I can't even count them. "
However, when he saw that there was not much joy on Zhao Gang's face, his heart skipped a beat and he asked again:
"Old Zhao, did the brigade commander's telegram say anything else?"
"good.
The brigade commander informed us that at this stage of the battle, each unit took the initiative to attack, and the damage was very large and unsustainable, so let us end the battle.
Turn to rest and defense, restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and welcome the next stage of the little devil's sweep. "
"What? The end?
Damn it, I'm still planning to wait for these two newly formed battalions to develop their combat effectiveness and then pull them out to fight again! "
The original smile on Li Yunlong's face immediately faded.
Although the battle is over, it does not mean that we can no longer fight.
But without the influence of the collective actions of the various troops on the strength of the Japs, if Li Yunlong wanted to conquer another county, he would face an encirclement and suppression by the Japs from all directions. Without ten or twenty thousand troops, there was no need to even think about it!
Just like this time in the battle of Heyuan County, if the Japs hadn't been so nervous, they might even have sent troops from northern Hebei to hunt down the independent regiment.
Even if they finish attacking the county town and escape into the mountains, the little devils will organize at least one or two regiments to go into the mountains to sweep them away.
At that time, even if you have three heads and six arms, you will not be able to escape from the palm of the little devil.
Zhao Gang also understands Li Yunlong's thoughts.
Now that the independent regiment has strong soldiers and horses, it is a good time to show off its skills.
But now that the brigade commander's order has been issued, of course he must resolutely implement it, otherwise, he would not be called Zhao Gang.
So he sighed and persuaded:
"Old Li, our regiment has no shortage of guns and ammunition.
But if you think about other brother units, they only have a few bullets per person. In such a large-scale battle this time, it is estimated that their casualties and losses will not be small, and they are indeed unable to continue fighting now.
Now, stop saying these useless things and quickly send correspondents to inform the battalions so that they should not take the initiative to attack large-scale Japs.
Our army's offensive in other aspects has stopped, and the little Japanese will probably be able to slow down soon.
Don't be careless and be surrounded by little devils from all directions and swallow it up in one gulp. "
Li Yunlong felt unhappy, but he also knew that Zhao Gang's words made sense, so he could only nod and said:
"Fine!
I'm not worried about the Second and Third Battalions. The main thing is that those two bastards Zhang Dabiao and Yang Yuanshan are strong and courageous and will definitely not be honest. "
…
After the two discussed it, they immediately sent out correspondents to rush to the battalions that were operating alone outside.
However, not long after the correspondent left, suddenly, a scout ran into the regiment headquarters and shouted:
"Report!
Head of the delegation, political commissar, there is a situation in Heyuan County! "
"what's the situation?"
Li Yunlong asked quickly, with curiosity and excitement on his face.
"From Heyuan County, at least one and a half groups of little Japs and a regiment of second Japs came out and headed northwest in a mighty manner."
Scout reports.
"Are there any heavy weapons?"
Li Yunlong looked nervous.
Nowadays, those who oppose the little devil in Jin are mainly the Eighth Route Army. The little devil's attitude clearly indicates that he is in trouble.
"have!
We have observed that there are at least two Type 41 75mm mountain guns and four Type 92 infantry guns. "
After waving the scout to go down, Li Yunlong walked to the map and muttered through gritted teeth:
"Good guy, you can take six cannons with you on a mountain road and you won't be afraid of dying from exhaustion!
What are you, that damn little devil, going to do?
What's to the northwest? "
"The little devil sent out so many troops, he must have been attacked somewhere, right?"
Zhao Gang was also a little confused.
"No! It must be that bitch Yang Yuanshan!
This guy is located near Qixia Town, just west of Heyuan County! "
Li Yunlong pointed to a place name on the map and exclaimed.
"No way?
What trick did Battalion Commander Yang play that allowed the little devil to send out so many troops to find trouble with him? "
Zhao Gang's face was filled with disbelief.
“He must have hit Qixia Town!
Damn it, this place can threaten Qubei County to the west, and then threaten Jinyang. If we take it, the little devils won't be able to sleep. "
Li Yunlong clicked his tongue and praised.
When he asked Yang Yuanshan to take the spy camp here, he just felt that the space here was large and suitable for a large number of spy camps.
I never thought that Yang Yuanshan would dare to attack the town directly.
After all, this place is critical and it is close to Qubei County. If something happens, the little devil reinforcements will arrive in a few hours.
Moreover, it is too close to Jinyang, and Japanese planes will come over to bomb it at any time, so it is not suitable to occupy as a base for our army.
"Now what?
If the spy camp is attacking Qixia Town, then we will have to fight hard to stop these little devils from Heyuan County! "
Zhao Gang frowned.
"We must block the attack, but we don't have many troops now, so it is impossible to stop so many enemies.
Lao Zhao, you should immediately organize local comrades to destroy the road from Heyuan County to Qixia Town to delay the Japs' attack. "
Li Yunlong arranged.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Zhao Gang agreed and was ready to go down and make arrangements immediately.
But just as he reached the door, Li Yunlong stopped him again and canceled the order:
"Forget it, Lao Zhao, I believe in this guy Yang Yuanshan.
Since he dared to attack Qixia Town, he must have calculated the reinforcements from all directions, and might have arranged an ambush on the road.
Now that we don't understand the situation, if we take action rashly, we may ruin his plan.
In this way, Lao Zhao, we won't stop him.
You send people to inform Zhang Dabiao and the Second and Third Battalions, send people to make a big fanfare, and make a posture of attacking Heyuan County again, to surround the little devils and save them?
Then I immediately took people to Qixia Town to see what this guy was doing. "
“That’s to surround Wei and save Zhao!
Lao Li, is this okay?
If the spy camp is gone, our independent regiment will lose at least half of its strength! "
Zhao Gang was a little hesitant. Li Yunlong's approach seemed to be similar to "the friendly forces are in trouble and remain motionless"!
“Yes, yes, that’s to surround Wei and save Zhao!
Don't worry, Old Zhao, I believe in Yang Yuanshan.
This kid has a tough life. If the little devil wants to eat him, he still needs a good set of teeth! "
Li Yunlong said, put on his hat, and shouted when he went out:
"Hu Zi! Prepare my horse! Guard class, assemble!"
(End of chapter)
