After understanding the situation of each battalion, Li Yunlong asked the soldiers to take a rest first, while he took several battalion commanders to find a sheltered place for combat deployment.
"Zhang Dabiao, your first battalion is mainly responsible for attacking the east gate of Heyuan. First knock down the Japs' turrets and bunkers outside the east gate, and then attack the city wall!"
"Yes! Promise to complete the mission!"
Zhang Dabiao quickly stood at attention.
Then he asked with a smile:
"Captain, is it too easy for our first battalion to capture the east gate?
Why don't you give us the north gate too? "
"Did I say Lao Zhang?
Are you a bitch who still wants to eat and occupy more?
Are there so many of us here in Heyuan County to watch a show? "
Chen Quan jumped out and scolded Zhang Dabiao.
"My battalion is strong. I want to take on more tasks. What's the problem?"
Zhang Dabiao was not used to Shen Quan and responded contemptuously.
"okay!
Da Biao, your battalion's mission is not just to capture the east gate.
You guys still have to guard Xiaoyangou to prevent the Japs from sending troops from the Shimen area to help.
Even taking down the east gate is not that important. Defending Xiaoyangou is the most important task! "
Li Yunlong interrupted the quarrel between Zhang Dabiao and Shen Quan and made arrangements with a solemn expression.
Xiaoyangou is a dangerous place on the mountain road east of Heyuan City. Li Yunlong had already sent people to scout the terrain and knew that it was suitable for blocking the enemy from the east.
"Captain, it will take at least two days for the little Japs to come from the Shimen area to help, right?
How about we just win the county seat quickly and then retreat? "
Blocking battles are often accompanied by tragic casualties. Don't fight if you can. That's why Zhang Dabiao suggested this.
"Hmph, it would be nice to have a quick victory.
But now there are more than 3,000 little Japs in the city. If they withdraw into the city and start fighting with us in the streets, it will not be solved in a short time.
Let alone two days, it is possible to even struggle with us for three to five days.
So if we capture the county seat quickly, of course it would be good.
But once a situation arises that cannot be captured quickly, your battalion must block the reinforcements coming from Shimen for at least three days, do you understand? "
"Understood! Promise to complete the task!"
Zhang Dabiao's expression was very serious.
It was unpredictable how many reinforcements the little devil would send from the Shimen area, so he was naturally uneasy.
"Chen Quan, your second battalion, attack the north gate.
The little devils now have two squadrons guarding civilian husbands. They are rebuilding the Heyuan County Railway Station. You must first rescue the villagers, then eliminate these two squadrons, and then attack the northern city gate. Do you understand? "
Arranged by Li Yunlong.
A few months ago, the Heyuan County Railway Station was destroyed by a spy camp. During this time, the Japs have been trying to repair it. However, due to the lack of materials such as cement and steel bars, the Japs did not dare to go out of the city to arrest civilians at will. Progress has been very slow and it has not been fixed yet.
"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."
Shen Quan quickly promised.
In fact, he felt that this task was difficult. After all, it was much harder to save the villagers than to fight the little devils.
But he is not afraid. The rule of the independent group is - tasks that are not difficult must be completed, and tasks that are difficult must be completed even more!
"I will ask Lao Xing to lead an artillery battalion to act with you and provide you with artillery support.
However, our artillery shells are limited. I can give each gun a maximum of 20 shells, so don’t think about relying solely on artillery! "
Li Yunlong explained again.
He was able to issue 20 rounds of artillery shells because he wanted to train the artillery. Otherwise, he only wanted to give 10 rounds of artillery shells to each gun.
"I understand! Don't worry, captain!"
With the help of an artillery battalion, Shen Quan's confidence increased several times.
"Wang Huaibao, your third battalion will attack the west city gate, and the second artillery battalion will join you."
"yes!"
"clear!"
Wang Huaibao, commander of the third battalion, and He Wanfu, commander of the second artillery battalion, quickly received the order.
"Zhang Lianzhu, your four battalions need to go west to Miaowazhuang to build blocking positions to block the Japanese reinforcements coming from Yuci and Shouxian counties.
This is the first time your battalion has carried out such a dangerous mission. Be sure to find favorable terrain and dig deep trenches!
Be prepared to stick around for three to five days!
Understand? "
"clear!"
Zhang Lianzhu instantly felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders.
The fourth battalion has just been formed and has not fought any tough battles yet!
If he hadn't fought a lot of tough battles with Zhang Dabiao when he was the deputy commander of the 1st Battalion, he would really not dare to take on this task now!
Military orders are like mountains, and to receive them is to put your head in your belt.
After explaining the first to fourth battalions, Li Yunlong finally called Yang Yuanshan's name.
"Yang Yuanshan, your spy camp mission is the heaviest."
"Commander, just make arrangements.
Even if our special agent battalion is allowed to take over Heyuan County alone, we will ensure that we complete the mission! "
Yang Yuanshan patted his chest and said.
With the number of nearly 3,000 people in the seven companies of the spy battalion coming this time, he felt that it would not be difficult at all to eat up the 3,000 or so mobs in Heyuan County.
"Hmph, you kid, you have a great idea. I'll beat you all in Heyuan. Are there so many of us going on an armed march?"
Li Yunlong glared at him.
Then he said:
"This time your mission is to attack from the south gate, but the focus is not to attack the south gate, but to defend Huang Nao and block the road that the little devils use to support Heyuan County from Shuiquan.
We are attacking the source of the river. The fastest support route for the little Japanese reinforcements should be Shuiquan. You must firmly block the little Japanese reinforcements until we capture the source of the river and move away the loot and retreat! "
"Don't worry, captain, the troops of Shuiquan's Japs should be limited. At most, they will only have one or two brigades of reinforcements. It may be difficult for us to eat them, but relying on the favorable terrain, it is no problem to hold them off for more than 12 hours."
Yang Yuanshan is full of confidence.
In fact, at this time, he regretted not bringing the engineer company. What he originally thought was a tough battle has now turned into a tough battle superimposed on a blocking battle, which really surprised him.
If he brought an engineer company to dig deep trenches and anti-gun holes, he would be confident that he could hold off a regiment of Japs for at least three days and three nights.
"Humph, don't be too happy too early.
This time I have sent all my troops out, and there is no reserve around me. You have to give me an infantry company to serve as the general reserve. "
Li Yunlong said again.
"yes!"
Yang Yuanshan nodded.
This time he brought 7 companies, one for Li Yunlong, and 6 companies, which is a force of more than 2,000 people. It is not a big problem to complete the offensive and blocking tasks.
"Captain, if we block all four city gates, will we force the little devils to fight to the death with us, or even end up in street fighting?"
Wang Huaibao, commander of the third battalion, asked.
"Don't worry, if these little devils really abandon their strong city defenses and start fighting with us in the streets, we won't be afraid of them. The grenades, heavy machine guns, and mortars of your battalions are not decorations!
Anyway, I want to eat all these three thousand little devils, and I don’t want to let any of them go! "
Li Yunlong has a big appetite.
"Understood."
Wang Huaibao nodded.
Then Li Yunlong continued to say to Yang Yuanshan:
"Yang Yuanshan, the biggest danger in this attack on Heyuan is the bombing by Japanese planes. You have to deploy your anti-aircraft gun battery to the east to prevent the Japanese from sending planes from Shimen Airport and Jingcheng Airport to bomb us."
"Yes! Don't worry, leader, I will make arrangements!"
Yang Yuanshan nodded quickly.
Then asked:
"Captain, what about the plane heading to Jinyang to the west?"
"Don't I have 6 anti-aircraft guns?
I will deploy them to the west for defense. "
"Old Li, only one company from the secret service battalion is left as the reserve team. Isn't it too thin?
How about taking another company from the second and third battalions? "
Zhao Gang suggested.
"No.
It’s better to fight as quickly as possible!
As long as we act fast enough, this reserve team will not be needed. "
Li Yunlong answered decisively.
…
Just when Li Yunlong was assigning combat tasks to the battalion commanders, the soldiers of the independent regiment all sat down to rest in accordance with the organizational structure of battalion and company.
Those who eat dry food eat dry food, and those who drink water drink water.
There were also many people running to meet their fellow villagers or old comrades-in-arms, and the atmosphere was very lively.
In the fourth battalion area, the 30 cadres transferred from the 771st and 772nd regiments saw the entire independent regiment for the first time, and they were all shocked.
Someone began to whisper and discuss in a low voice:
"Our independent regiment is too strong. Before, the battalions were scattered and couldn't be seen. Now there are probably tens of thousands of people gathered together!"
"Yes! Before I came to the Independent Group, I thought that the basic group would only have a few hundred or thousands of people. I didn't expect there would be so many people!"
"This is simply stronger than our 771st and 772nd regiments combined!
No wonder the regiment leader dared to attack the county town!
With so many troops, what’s the point of attacking a county?
I think it’s not difficult to build a spring! "
…
At this time, Ling Darong, the first company commander of the Fourth Battalion, quietly asked Xiong Dazhuang, the third company commander:
"Old Xiong, is that the secret service camp over there? There are so many people!
I just saw Battalion Commander Yang who gave us 30,000 rounds of ammunition for gun training last time. "
"Well, it's their people."
Xiong Dazhuang nodded.
"Their equipment is also very good. Look at their anti-aircraft guns and mountain cannons. They are simply better than those in the regiment!"
Ling Darong's eyes were full of envy, and he thought to himself: Isn't this just better than the others in the group?
It's simply better than the brigade, division, or even the headquarters!
Although he had heard people say that there were many cannons in the secret service camp before, his hearing was false and his seeing was believing. Now that he saw the real thing, he was even more shocked.
"Humph, of course!
They were able to annihilate a large group of Japs with one company. How could they do it if they were not equipped well? "
Xiong Dazhuang looked proud.
In his heart, he still felt that Ling Darong was from the 771st regiment, and there was some distance between him and the old men from the independent regiment.
This incident on the top of the mountain is commonplace and not surprising in our team.
Even the awarding of titles many years later had to take into full consideration the factors of the mountain and make various balances.
"What?
A single company can annihilate a large group of Japs?
Isn't this too exaggerated?
How many people were in their company at that time? "
Ling Darong's eyes widened and he couldn't close his mouth.
"I heard there were thousands of people there at that time."
Xiong Dazhuang answered casually.
Good guy, a company of a thousand men, this operation is unique among our army.
Ling Darong felt that after joining the Independent Group, he gained a lot of experience.
He even wanted to return to the 771st Regiment to show off these new things to his old comrades.
Those old comrades must not believe that such an outrageous thing could happen, right?
"Old Xiong, this spy battalion is so strong, why don't the superiors split them off and become an independent regiment?"
Ling Darong asked curiously.
After hearing this, Xiong Dazhuang immediately looked at him with an expression that looked like a fool.
Hehe smiled and said:
"Da Rong, make sure your words are not heard by the group leader, otherwise he will kick you!
Do you know that Battalion Commander Yang is the regimental commander’s favorite general? Do you think the regimental commander is willing to let him go? "
"Really? So powerful?"
Ling Darong couldn't help but look at Yang Yuanshan in the distance, feeling a lot of admiration for the young battalion commander in his heart.
…
The whole regiment of soldiers was resting. Wang Yousheng, a soldier of the independent regiment's guard company, took out a piece of mixed flour pancake from his arms and was about to take a few bites when he suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance in his nose.
He followed the smell and looked upwind, and saw a group of uniformed secret service soldiers taking a cloth bag from their shoulders, taking out a little flour from it and feeding it to their mouths.
The sweet fragrance that I smelled came from them.
Wang Yousheng couldn't help but be very curious, and quickly went over and asked:
"Comrade, I am Wang Yousheng, a soldier of the regiment's security company. What are you eating here?"
Looks like flour? But it smells so good? "
The soldiers from the special agent battalion chuckled and replied immediately:
"This is the dry food for our camp - fried noodles!
Fragrant and sweet! "
Since the fried noodles were made and approved by the soldiers, Zhao Li has been thinking of ways to purchase granulated sugar, brown sugar, and even rock sugar, and prepare these things bit by bit.
During the more than a month when Yang Yuanshan went to the brigade headquarters, Zhao Li prepared two to three thousand kilograms of this stuff. When he came to Heyuan County this time, he distributed it to the soldiers to bring with them.
Although the amount is only one kilogram per person, it’s okay to eat sparingly and last for a day or two.
When Wang Yousheng heard the word "fried noodles", he couldn't help but become more curious, and thought to himself: Could it be that the noodles are fried? Can this be delicious?
He quickly took out his mixed flour pancake, handed it over and said:
"Comrade, can I try something with you in exchange?"
"Okay!
My name is Gao Ming, and I am the third squad leader of the artillery platoon of the first company of our battalion. "
A soldier from the secret service battalion nodded happily, tore off a small piece from Wang Yousheng's pancake, and then handed over the bag of fried noodles in his hand:
"Comrade, grab a handful and be careful not to let it go."
Wang Yousheng saw that this fried noodle bag was made of several layers of fabrics and looked very carefully sewn. He couldn't help but feel a little envious and thought to himself: The treatment in this camp is really good!
It's not like being handed out dry food in your own company, which can only be put directly into your arms without even a piece of oil paper.
He put his hand into the bag of fried noodles, took out a small handful of fried noodles, put it in front of his nose and smelled it. Wang Yousheng immediately felt a sweet aroma.
He quickly asked in surprise:
"You put sugar in this?"
"Hey, that's right!
Comrade Yousheng, you will know after you taste it. "
Gao Ming said proudly.
In the past days in the secret service camp, he was already numb from being well fed and warmly clothed.
But now that he took a bite of the pancake Wang Yousheng gave him, he suddenly realized how lucky he was to be able to eat Erhemian steamed buns in the camp in the past!
Not to mention that when we were marching outside, we could occasionally eat fried noodles.
Compared with the soldiers of other battalions and companies in the regiment, the soldiers of the special agent battalion lived a life that was simply magical.
Wang Yousheng opened his palm and saw that the fried noodles he grabbed were a kind of light yellow flour with many incompletely ground corn kernels, salt particles, sugar particles, sesame seeds, etc., exuding a strong sweet aroma.
It made his mouth water, and he quickly lowered his head and took a lick.
Suddenly a sweet and salty taste bloomed in his mouth, making him feel extremely happy.
“It smells so good!”
Wang Yousheng sighed with emotion, and then continued to eat.
Although the fried noodles were a bit dry, the faint sweetness made Wang Yousheng couldn't help but smile.
After carefully licking the fried noodles on his palms clean, Wang Yousheng took out his water bottle and took a sip, feeling very satisfied immediately.
He quickly said to Gao Ming:
"Monitor Gao, your fried noodles are so delicious!
Do you eat this every day? "
"Haha, how can that be possible?
This candy is a treasure. We in the camp only get a little bit of it when we occasionally go out to fight. "
“It’s not bad to eat it once in a while.
I really want to be transferred to your special agent camp!
Your life is better than that of gods! "
Wang Yousheng was filled with emotion, and his eyes were full of envy.
We are all comrades in the same regiment, why can their secret service camp be so happy? ?
He is a little doubtful about life.
(End of chapter)
