Li Yunlong saw sweat on his forehead. He looked at Deputy Brigadier Xu awkwardly and said, "Old chief, didn't this kid not fight the Japanese yet?"
Deputy Brigadier Xu pointed at Li Yunlong's nose with his thick finger and said, "I will write down this account for you first, and I will settle it with you later."
Brigadier Chen frowned and interrupted the two of them: "If Xie Baoqing captures Zhangzhuang, Yoshio Shinozuka will definitely counterattack wildly. It's too late to ask for instructions from the headquarters. Send me an order to order all regiments to assemble their troops immediately and block all reinforcements heading towards Zhangzhuang." of enemy troops.”
Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Brigadier Chen and said carefully: "Brigadier Commander, before I came here, I have already given orders to the New First Regiment and New Second Regiment for you, but you'd better give them the order yourself. "
"Damn you." This time even Brigadier Chen, who had always been gentle, couldn't help but curse. However, Brigadier Chen's face immediately broke into a smile: "You kid reacted faster than me. Now I announce that Li Yunlong The officer was reinstated and still serves as the leader of the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment, and Zhao Gang serves as the political commissar."
The appointment and dismissal of regimental-level cadres is not a piece of cake, but it is a different matter during wartime. What's more, everyone knows that Li Yunlong has been temporarily demoted. After being demoted, he is still in the independent regiment and has not yet served as the actual battalion commander of any battalion. A punishment means that the officer will be reinstated as soon as possible.
Now is the opportunity.
In such a big battle, no one can command the Independent Regiment without Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong stood at attention and saluted loudly in response, then raised his baton and pointed at the map and said: "Reporting to the brigade commander, fellow leaders, I have ordered the 1234th Battalion of the Independent Regiment to move to the Qigezhuang area of Laohuling. If nothing happens, If so, they are now at war with the Japanese who are rushing to reinforce from the direction of Sanyin."
Deputy Brigadier Xu couldn't help but interrupt Li Yunlong: "You mobilized four battalions to intercept the Japs in the direction of Shanyin. Then your defense area is already empty. If the Japs from Fanxian and Liangxiang reinforce, wouldn't it be possible to march straight in? Through our base?"
Before Li Yunlong could answer, Chief of Staff Li had already smiled and said: "Deputy Brigadier Xu, you just came back from Yan'an and you don't know yet. Li Yunlong is now a local rich man. He has seven full battalions plus the cavalry company and artillery company directly under the regiment." There are more than 6,000 people in the reconnaissance company and guard company, not counting the county brigade, district team and militia. If they were all included, this guy could be the division commander."
"Oh, good guy." Deputy Brigadier Xu raised his hand and punched Li Yunlong in the chest, feeling really happy.
Li Yunlong's soldiers are the soldiers of the 386th Brigade. Of course Deputy Brigadier Xu is happy that the strength of the army has grown.
Li Yunlong grinned and looked at Brigadier Chen: "Brigadier Commander, fellow leaders, all our troops that can be mobilized have been mobilized. What I am most worried about now are the Japanese in the direction of Hepingxingguan in Mount Wutai."
Brigadier Chen scolded: "This should be your kid's real purpose of traveling more than a hundred miles to the brigade headquarters, right?"
Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Brotherhood troops need to be greeted by you, the brigade commander."
Brigadier Chen waved his hand: "Is there anything else you want to report? If not, go back to your own defense area and fight the battle well for me. If you cause me trouble again, I don't need to be punished by the commander, I will be shot first." You, so that you don’t embarrass me.”
"That can't be done, that can't be done." Li Yunlong put the baton in Brigadier Chen's hand with both hands. Deputy Brigadier Xu smiled and patted Li Yunlong on the shoulder: "Hurry back and take command. This battle has been fought. Maybe northwest Shanxi will There will be no more wars.”
"Yes." Li Yunlong stood at attention and saluted. After becoming serious, he immediately put on a playful smile: "Brigadier Commander, fellow leaders, I have to borrow two good horses from the brigade headquarters first. I am rushing on the road in such a hurry that my two horses cannot carry them. Living."
Brigadier Chen shook his head with a wry smile and ordered: "Take him to the communications company to borrow two horses."
Li Yunlong said hurriedly: "Brigade commander, why don't you just lend me another hundred boxes of bullets..."
"roll!"
"Eh"
Li Yunlong was scolded and ran away. The brigade chiefs smiled happily, but immediately stared at the map on the wall and became serious again.
The scale of this battle will definitely not be small, and Zhang Zhuang is the eye of this whole big chess game. If Xie Baoqing can hold Zhang Zhuang for two or three days, then this big chess game will be alive, even Jiang Baldou and Yan Laoxi If you don't want to fight, you can only be forced to join the war.
The outcome of this battle is still unknown, but it will be beneficial to us as long as the Central Army and the Jinsui Army also join the melee.
Due to the poor flow of information, Brigadier Chen and others did not know that the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army was in a fierce battle with the Japanese at this time, and that this move was also made by the chess player Xie Tian.
Xie Tian caught Chu Yunfei's arrogant character and gave Chu Yunfei a big gift.
It's not easy to conquer Pingyuan County, which is depleted of troops.
Chu Yunfei's artillery battalion easily blasted through the stronghold outside Pingyuan County. The Japanese and puppet troops who stayed in Pingyuan County retreated into the county and started a street battle with the 358th Regiment's Pioneer Battalion. The Japs' tenacious fighting spirit made the Pioneer Battalion pay a heavy price. , one company's troops could not capture Xinjiekou, which was defended by only one Japanese squad.
Chu Yunfei became angry from shame, picked up his rifle and went into battle himself.
Without Fang Ligong by his side, who in the 358th Regiment would dare to dissuade Chu Yunfei?
It's a shame that a force of more than 2,000 people, including three infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, and a company directly under the regiment headquarters, failed to conquer Pingyuan County with an overwhelming force, which was only garrisoned by dozens of Japanese and puppet troops.
Chu Yunfei led the guard company straight to Xinjiekou. Bao Rongguang, the commander of the first company who was leading his troops to attack Xinjiekou, hurriedly met Chu Yunfei and said anxiously: "Why are you up here, regiment?"
"What's going on on the other side?" Chu Yunfei asked with a dark face.
"There are more than a dozen Japs on the opposite side. There is a heavy machine gun and a grenade launcher in the bunker. There are Japs in the two buildings at the corner of the street. There is also a light machine gun on the third floor of the corner building. The Japs' firepower is too fierce. , the brothers rushed back several times but were beaten back."
"Trash, so many people, so many guns, can't suppress a dozen Japs? Stand aside and watch how I beat you."
Chu Yunfei pulled the bolt of his gun and ordered loudly: "Follow me to suppress the Japanese heavy machine guns in the first row, the left wing in the second row, and the right wing in the third row. Each row fires alternately in squad units. Prepare grenades for me. When you reach them, Just throw it out."
After each platoon responded, Chu Yunfei turned the muzzle of his gun out of the corner and fired a burst of fire at the Japanese heavy machine gun position, making the Japanese shrink back and dodge. Chu Yunfei shouted: "Go", and he was already taking the lead. He walked out of the corner and fired wildly at the Japanese machine gun position.
The soldiers of the guard company swarmed out and fired at the windows of the left and right wings of the machine gun position according to the deployment. Under the powerful fire suppression, the Japanese could not even come out.
Chu Yunfei took the lead and led the guard company forward. The three platoons fired alternately. As long as the Japanese dared to show their heads, they would be greeted by a hail of bullets. Those who were unlucky would be shot directly in the head.
The first company commander couldn't help but glance secretly at his mouth, and ordered his soldiers to join the advancing queue.
My company does not have as powerful a firepower configuration as your guard company. If my soldiers also had one Thomson per man, I would dare to fight this battle like this.
