Rise from the sword

Chapter 254 Attack and Retreat
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant Commander?"

Inside the Shou County Headquarters, Ito Kotaro looked at Oshima Suga, with a little doubt in his humble tone.

In the middle of the night, he was suddenly called to the headquarters, and then he didn't say a word, let him sit there, and looked at the map and information on his own. More than ten minutes passed, which made him a little confused. Even a little panicked.

What is this for?

What are you dissatisfied with yourself?

Could it be that because the training troops were sporadicly attacked by the Eighth Route Army today, and more than a dozen people were killed or injured, are they to blame themselves for not doing a good job in security?
No way!
Can't blame me!
I have already reminded, and this security force was arranged by me privately.

Although he has been left in the cold for so long, Kotaro Ito has no dissatisfaction at all, and all he thinks in his mind is how to explain it. After all, whether the word "acting" can be removed from his acting captain depends entirely on this master.

"Go get ready."

After nearly 10 minutes of silence, Oshima Suga finally spoke:
"Three days later, the attack on Li Yunlong's regiment will start. When the time comes, you will set off with the Shou County Brigade. Just leave one and a half squadron guards on the county side."

In fact, Oshima Kan didn’t want to attack so early. He originally wanted to nibble away at the villages around Shou County step by step, compress Li Yunlong’s sphere of influence, and completely destroy the foundation of the guerrillas. However, this move was destroyed by Li Yunlong at the beginning.

The personnel he sent out encountered strong armed resistance in various villages. Li Yunlong actually trained a group of armed personnel in each village.

Moreover, Li Yunlong's influence in Shou County was beyond his imagination.

The only people in the entire county had no confidence in the imperial army. They agreed that he would be annihilated by Li Yunlong. As a result, he couldn't even recruit a single local who could be used, which made it impossible for him to start his encroachment plan.

Coupled with the new information from Taiyuan, he decided to launch an attack directly.

"attack?"

Ito Kotaro frowned slightly.

With the strength of the fifth division brigade under Lieutenant Assistant Oshima, it is true that Li Yunlong is not afraid.

But where to attack?
They didn't know the location of Li Yunlong's troops at all.

And now that Li Yunlong's base area has developed to a village more than 20 miles away from Shou County, where the guerrillas have not been cleared, where can this attack be attacked?

This Shou County, except for the county seat, is all Li Yunlong's territory.

The imperial army couldn't even control Jiazhuang around Shou County, and all the people they sent were killed within a few days.

I'm afraid Li Yunlong already knew the news of their attack just after they set off, and Li Yunlong also knew exactly where the imperial army was along the way.

Even if the villages were cleaned up one by one, it would take too long. By the time they arrived at the core villages in the base area, Li Yunlong had already taken the ordinary people away.

Don't give the main force a chance for a decisive battle at all.

"I already know where Li Yunlong's troops are stationed, and the whereabouts of his troops."

The corner of Oshima Suga's mouth hooked.

Although after coming here, bad news came one after another, but finally there was a piece of good news.

As expected of General Shinozuka's valued talent, General Yamamoto developed a spy in Li Yunlong's regiment. This spy not only revealed the location of Li Yunlong's garrison and the approximate fortifications of the garrison, but even the location of the independent regiment's ammunition depot.

With this information, this time, he directed his troops to the headquarters of his regiment, and destroyed its ammunition depot in one fell swoop.

Even if Li Yunlong's main force cannot be eliminated, as long as he destroys the weapons and equipment in his ammunition depot, kills the people who support him, destroys their farmland, and destroys their houses, what does Li Yunlong have to continue fighting with him?

His reputation in Shou County will also plummet.

"Great."

Kotaro Ito was startled at first, then he smiled happily, his voice distorted.

Because Li Yunlong wiped out more than 100 officers in the observation group, many of them were brigade captains, so now there is a shortage of grassroots officers at the brigade level, which gives him a chance to rise to the top.

As long as Li Yunlong is eliminated, he will be a serious captain.

Well, Li Yunlong, I will offer you incense and thank you when you die.

Thank you for killing the observation group.

However, he sensibly didn't ask how he got the information about Li Yunlong. It must be a secret. Knowing too much is not a good thing. He lowered his head and put his legs together, and said loudly:

"Hey, I'm going to get ready."

"Pay attention to confidentiality."

Oshima Kan reminded: "Li Yunlong's influence here is beyond expectations, and he cannot be informed of the news and prepare in advance."

Shocked by the influence of Commander Li, Oshima Kan didn't tell anyone about the ammunition depot. He planned to lead the team to the ammunition depot by himself. Only he and a few officers in his brigade would know about this matter.

And he was also prepared, this time, after the army was launched, it would advance at full speed until it reached Yang Village and the ammunition depot, without giving Li Yunlong a chance to react.

"Hi."

Ito Kotaro lowered his head and put his legs together.

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Yang Village.

Independent regiment.

After listening to Zhang Dabiao's report, Li Datuan also beamed with joy.

After training for so long and consuming thousands of rounds of live ammunition, his heavy machine gun squad has finally mastered the m2 heavy machine gun and can go into battle.

"Hahaha···"

"During this time, it's been hard work."

Leader Li patted Zhang Dabiao on the shoulder.

It is very simple to use a light machine gun, and an excellent machine gunner can do it, but it is not so easy to use a heavy machine gun, especially this kind of heavy machine gun that can only be served by a dozen people, it is very complicated.

Position excavation, emergency transfer of the battlefield, troubleshooting... It is a big project for more than a dozen people to work together on the battlefield.

It takes a lot of sweat to be able to do it in a short period of time.

"Hey hey..."

"It's not hard."

Zhang Dabiao first smiled, and then rolled his eyes: "That regiment commander, our regiment only has three battalions, and each battalion's firepower company is equipped with three guns, and the extra gun, isn't it..."

"Give us a battalion?"

Before Li Yunlong refused, Zhang Dabiao began to analyze:
"Look, this cavalry battalion definitely can't use this thing, it's too heavy, they're easy to carry, and special teams often need to operate in mountainous areas, and they can't carry it, let alone the artillery company, so..."

As he spoke, Zhang Dabiao rubbed his hands and looked at Li Yunlong eagerly.

This heavy machine gun is good. It is an important point of firepower during the battle. With one more, the firepower of his first battalion can increase a lot. He made up his mind that today, unless the regiment leader turned his face and pulled out the gun, he would not be able to get this machine gun. I won't leave.

"You kid will benefit from it."

Li Yunlong rolled his eyes.

"Head, how can this be profitable?"

Zhang Dabiao resolutely refused to admit it: "Next, we will definitely fight the devils. Then our first battalion will definitely be at the forefront. Naturally, this heavy machine gun should belong to the first battalion."

"Okay, it's yours."

Li Yunlong didn't argue with Zhang Dabiao, and nodded directly, agreeing to Zhang Dabiao's request.

This heavy machine gun, as Zhang Dabiao said, can only be given to the three main battalions. It is not suitable for other troops. The artillery company does not need it, but the other troops are a burden.

As for the special air defense company he originally planned to form, the number is far from enough.

Leader Li is looking forward to the next business.

This m2 heavy machine gun, next time he does business, he will get more. The army is too short of equipment that can deal with devil planes. After the independent regiment has enough, I have to get a few for Lao Ding and Lao Kong, and other troops will also get some .

Don't let the little devil's plane be too rampant.

Moreover, taking his heavy machine gun is tantamount to owing him a big favor.

"Thank you, Commander, thank you, Commander."

Zhang Dabiao was overjoyed.

He was very surprised that the group leader agreed so simply.

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me first."

"Next, there is a task for you, you have to do it well for me."

Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao and said, "Next, your first battalion will be responsible for the defense of Yang Village, and the rest of the troops will move and retreat together with the people of Yang Village."

"Evacuate the common people?"

Zhang Dabiao was puzzled at first, but he was Li Yunlong's capable general after all. He had worked under Li Datuan for several years, and he quickly realized: "The devil is coming to attack Yangcun? Are you planning to retreat? To avoid the little devil Edge?"

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong smiled: "The little devil's gradual encroachment plan failed, and the puppet army didn't recruit a few, so it was a mess. Next, it must be planning to attack directly."

"We are not afraid of going back, but we are going head-to-head. Even if there is a Yangcun position, the little devil has a body and cannons, and he has a good ability to attack tough situations. We don't have hard bunkers, so it is not worthwhile to fight."

Although he didn't get specific information, after fighting with the devil for so long, he still doesn't know what kind of temper the little devil has?This group of new devils seemed to be relatively low-key, and they didn't attack directly at first, but after those small moves were frustrated, they would definitely rush directly to his base.

Leader Li didn't want to fight offensive and defensive battles with the devils. The terrain of Yangcun was not suitable for counterattacks. What he hated the most was standing still and waiting for the enemy to attack.

"After all, the little devil knows our garrison, and Qi also knows the location of our ammunition depot!"

In the last sentence, Li Yunlong's tone was mocking.

"Should we..."

As he spoke, Zhang Dabiao waved his hand towards his neck.

As a battalion commander, Zhang Dabiao naturally knew about the spy Zhu Ziming.

"Need not."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes: "This kid is transferred to you this time, you should watch him carefully, don't let him pass on the news, and don't let him die, I still think he will bring Kazuki Yamamoto here!"

"Yes."

Zhang Dabiao nodded.

Li Yunlong continued:

"Here in Yangcun, after the common people leave, you should prepare your position, plant more mines, and rub the devil's morale here. In addition, remember to prepare the retreat route, so don't let the devil get round."

Zhang Dabiao smiled and spoke confidently:

"Regimental Commander, don't worry about that. I've already had people prepare hanging ladders for the cliff behind the village. I have a battalion of 500 people including equipment, and they can all retreat in just 10 minutes."

As the home of the independent regiment, Yangcun has well-prepared natural escape routes, and has even gone through many drills and trainings, and is very proficient.

"Where is the ammunition depot?"

Zhang Dabiao asked.

The devils knew that the Independence Regiment was stationed in Yangcun, and also knew the location of the fake secret ammunition depot, so they would definitely split into two groups, attacking Yangcun's position one way, and attacking the ammunition depot all the way.

"Hey hey..."

Li Yunlong narrowed his eyes and said in a gloomy tone:
"I will take the main force and wait for the little devil over there."

"Captain, this is a good move."

Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up immediately.

The devils knew the location of the independent regiment headquarters and the ammunition depot, but the main force of the devils must be attacking the regiment headquarters, because according to common sense, the regiment headquarters is also the main force of the independent regiment, and only a small group of troops were sent to attack the ammunition depot. The size of the devils should be around a squadron.

A squadron, the second and third battalions led by the regiment leader and the artillery company can easily be eaten up. As for the cavalry battalion, it is not very useful in this mountainous area.

As long as he holds back the main force of the devils here, the regiment leader can easily wipe out the devils who sneaked into the ammunition depot.

"It's up to you whether you can eat the devils who attacked the ammunition depot."

Li Yunlong said.

There is no need to talk about the relationship between him and Zhang Dabiao.

"Leader, just let go of your hands and feet and do it. I promise to keep the devil here."

Zhang Dabiao patted his chest with a confident tone.

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With the plan ready, Yangcun quickly started to act.

The regiment headquarters, the security department, the guard platoon, and a group of soldiers from the independent regiment led the people of Yangcun to evacuate.

"Fellows, the devils are coming to attack. Take your belongings and go hide with us in the mountains. We will come back after we beat the little devils back."

Zhao Gang personally organized and mobilized the people.

After all, it's not easy.

The people of the country love their families. Even though the people of Yangcun have close ties with the Independence Group, it is not easy for them to abandon their houses and hide in the mountains.The property can be taken away, but the house certainly cannot be taken away.

And devils like to burn down houses, and the common people know it.

These days, there are so many people who love their homes. Many people in the base areas are unwilling to retreat after the devils come, and are finally burned to death by the devils together with their houses.

"If the house is burned down by the little devils, our Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment will help you rebuild it."

Zhao Gang repeatedly urged.

However, things were beyond Zhao Gang's expectation.

Originally, he thought that this mobilization would be difficult and take a long time.

But looking at the people of Yang Village who did not hesitate to take their families and their belongings, and the mules or donkeys that carried the belongings, and followed the troops to leave, and even some ordinary people took the initiative to destroy their houses and took out The timber was used as bunker material for the Independent Regiment.

Political Commissar Zhao just froze.

Some people were happy and others were sad. When Zhu Ziming looked at the people who left, the second and third battalions who left with them, and finally the first battalion who had started to set up positions, he felt bad.

He had already handed over the general defensive positions and deployment around Yangcun to Yamamoto, but now the soldiers of this battalion are completely reorganizing their positions, and even rearranging some hidden machine gun fortresses, which made him feel deeply dissatisfied. wonderful.

Did the independent group already know that the devils were coming to attack Yangcun?
Where did they get the news from?

Also, why rebuild positions?

"Zhu Ziming..."

Before he had time, Zhang Dabiao's voice came from next to his ears: "This time, you will join me in Yangcun..."

　I'm on a business trip, sorry for the phone number...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)