The eldest of the Yan family in the Siheyuan

"If that's the case, then follow the orders of the Minister's Department." Chu Yunfei shook his head melancholy and said.

After all, as a soldier, he didn't want to choose to retreat unless he was forced to, but the enemy's strength is too strong. Although the 358th regiment is a reinforced regiment, in front of the menacing devils, at most it is like a mantis' arm, and it can't be done at all. any effect.

He didn't want the troops he brought up with his own hands to be eaten up in such a muddle. At this time, there was no other way but to retreat. He didn't have the confidence at all to take a regiment of troops to a head-to-head contest with the devils. Fan.

"Yes, Tuan Zuo, I'm going to assemble the troops now." Fang Ligong agreed when he heard Chu Yunfei's words, then turned around and left the room, and went to gather the troops, for fear that Chu Yunfei would regret it in a flash.

"Brother Yunlong, please be blessed." Looking at the back of Fang Ligong leaving, Chu Yunfei said to himself.

Although Chu Yunfei admits that Li Yunlong's new regiment is very powerful, the devil's combat effectiveness is not weak, and they have also transferred two divisions from the Kwantung Army, which is known as the flower of the army, so Chu Yunfei is optimistic about Li Yunlong at all. .

Soon, under Chu Yunfei's order, Fang Ligong called the 358th regiment to assemble urgently, and then quickly withdrew from his defense area.

However, when they evacuated, they did not take away the people in their defense area, nor did they notify them, and they evacuated quietly. This is their routine operation. After all, with so many people, there will definitely be a lot of movement.His tracks will definitely be discovered by those who want to, which is what Chu Yunfei doesn't want to see.

It's just that although Chu Yunfei didn't say anything, he still didn't hide it from Li Yunlong and the others.

"Regimental Commander, the front scouts have sent a message that the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army has withdrawn, and now their garrison is empty." A guard hurriedly ran into the regiment headquarters of the new regiment and faced the man who was studying the map. Li Yunlong said.

"What, Chu Yunfei ran away?" Li Yunlong was shocked when he heard the news. Although Li Yunlong didn't expect Chu Yunfei to help, he didn't expect him to run away, so he was a little surprised when he heard the news.

"Yes, Commander, the scouts have been identified, and there is no one in Chu Yunfei's garrison at present." The guard said to Li Yunlong again.

Hearing what the guards said, Li Yunlong frowned. Although Chu Yunfei's station had been withdrawn from Ping'an County before, he did not go far. The new station is on the edge of Ping'an County. If it is taken, it will definitely be a threat to my new group in the future.

So Li Yunlong thought for a while and said: "Go, call me the political commissar, and say that I have important matters to discuss with him." Li Yunlong said to the guard soldier.

"Yes, head, I'll call the political commissar right away." Hearing Li Yunlong's words, the guard agreed, then turned and walked out.

After a while, the guards and soldiers brought Zhao Gang in.

"I said, Lao Li, why are you in such a hurry, you can't wait for a while." Zhao Gang went into the room and sat down to drink some water, then raised his head and asked Li Yunlong.

Because the people in the entire Xinyi Regiment defense zone were being mobilized to evacuate by him, Zhao Gang was very busy now, and he hardly had time to take a rest.

"Old Zhao, isn't there an emergency? It's like this. Chu Yunfei ran away with the 358 regiment. Now their garrison is empty. The purpose of calling you here is to let you mobilize the 358 regiment's defense area. Take the common people inside and evacuate with them." Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang, and told him the purpose of calling him here.

"What, Chu Yunfei ran away? Old Li, is there a mistake in the information? I don't think Chu Yunfei is that kind of person?" Hearing Li Yunlong's words, Zhao Gang felt that there might be something wrong. He also met Chu Yunfei. After several meetings, I had a good impression of Chu Yunfei in my heart. This person is not only educated but also went to a military academy, Duan Ran would not do such a thing.

Even if you want to leave, you have to inform them anyway, after all, the two sides are all friendly forces now.

"Don't make excuses for him. The investigators have confirmed that the 358 regiment's garrison is empty now. It's not running away. The main problem now is to evacuate the people in the area where he was released, and they must not be left behind." into the devil's hands." Li Yunlong said in a heavy tone, although he still didn't want to believe it, it was the truth.

But just run away, Li Yunlong can understand after thinking about it. After all, Chu Yunfei is not stupid. Even running away is not the way out.

And Chu Yunfei's departure isn't all bad. In this way, Li Yunlong doesn't have to worry about the 358 regiment stabbing him in the back. It is not Chu Yunfei who has the final say.

Hearing Li Yunlong's confirmation, Zhao Gang said, "Okay, I'll go to the defense area of ​​the 358th Regiment to mobilize the people there and see if they are willing to evacuate with us, but you also know that we belong to different groups after all. Factions, the people there may not believe us, you have to be prepared for this."

This is not to blame for Zhao Gang thinking too much, after all, the two sides have different ways of governing the common people in their respective jurisdictions, so Zhao Gang should give Li Yunlong a good defense in advance, so as to prevent Li Yunlong from getting angry at him when his temper comes up.

"Old Zhao, I know all this. You explain the matter clearly to the local people. As for whether to leave or not, then let them go. If they are willing to go, our new group will cover their daily necessities. If they don't want to go, Then we have nothing to do, just let fate." Li Yunlong said with a sigh.

Of course he understood what Zhao Gang meant, but he couldn't do anything if they insisted on staying. After all, he couldn't tie them away.

"Okay, then I'll make arrangements now." Zhao Gang was about to go out after speaking.

"Wait a minute, Lao Zhao, let the monk go with you. I'm afraid that the situation is complicated, and safety comes first. You are the political commissar of our regiment, and there are many things waiting for you to arrange. You can't have any accidents." Li Yunlong Not at ease, so he stopped Zhao Gang and said.

"No need for Lao Li. It's not the territory of devils. What else can happen to me? Besides, I'm not a scholar with no force at all." Zhao Gang said with some disapproval, thinking that Li Yunlong made a big fuss. The manpower in the village is not rich. As the only elite team in Xinyi Regiment, Wei Dayong and the others still have a lot of tasks to do.

"Old Zhao, you can't say that. It's better to be careful when you go out. Let the monk arrange a few people to follow you. In this way, I can rest assured." Li Yunlong said seriously to Zhao Gang.

Seeing what Li Yunlong said, Zhao Gang didn't dare to refuse, so he could only nod in agreement, because Zhao Gang knew that Li Yunlong did this for his own good.

After Zhao Gang left, Li Yunlong said to Huzi who was standing guard at the door: "Huzi, go, send someone to inform the Independent Regiment and the New Second Regiment of the retreat of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, and let Lao Kong and Lao Ding pay attention. point."

"Yes, Commander, I'll send someone to notify Commander Kong and Commander Ding." Hearing Li Yunlong's order, Huzi agreed and turned and left the room.

"Send a telegram to the brigade commander about the situation here, and explain it to them, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes later." After Huzi went out, Li Yunlong said to the staff at the side.

"Understood the commander, I'll go now." The staff officer got up and left the room when he heard Li Yunlong's words.

Li Yunlong arranged things and went to work on his own affairs, because it doesn't matter to Li Yunlong whether Chu Yunfei is there or whether his 358 regiment helps him. After all, everything depends on himself, and fate can only be controlled Only in your own hands can you rest assured.

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In the Taiyuan First Army Headquarters, Kusuyama Hideyoshi was reporting to Shinozuka Yoshio about the preparations for the battle.

"Your Excellency, Commander, all the troops participating in the war have been assembled, and they can attack the New First Regiment, New Second Regiment, and Independent Regiment of the 386th Brigade in Southwest Shanxi at any time, and the combat supplies are ready." Nanshan Hideyoshi faced Xiao Reported by Yoshio Tsukasa.

The expression on his face was indescribably excited. After all, so many troops were dispatched at once this time. Although it felt a bit like shooting mosquitoes with cannons, this was after all a new regiment that had repeatedly defeated their first army. .

"Yo Xi." Hearing Kusuyama Hideyoshi's words, Shinozuka Yoshio responded happily.

"Did anything happen in the middle?" Shinozuka Yoshio asked again.

"Except for a few transport vehicles being blown up by Eight Routes while transporting supplies, there are no other losses. Everything is normal." Kusuyama Hideyoshi replied to Shinozuka Yoshio.

In fact, Brigadier Chen started to send troops to stop the devil's material transport team after he learned of the devil's actions, but Kusuyama Hideyoshi was well prepared, and the transportation routes he arranged were all planned to bypass the Eighth Route Army's defense zone.

The Jinsui Army and the Central Army didn't care about the devil's transport vehicle passing through their defense area, just like they had discussed with the devil before.

It is always inconvenient to carry out activities in other people's territory, and it is impossible to go deep into the enemy's rear. After all, the brigade commander is also afraid that the devils will dig holes for him to fish.

"Mr. Nanshan, the two divisions transferred from the Northeast are coming this afternoon. They are the No. 20 First Division and the 22nd Division. You go to Taiyuan Railway Station to meet them, and then arrange for the soldiers to repair for two days. Then we can attack the 386th brigade, and this time we must wipe out all of them, especially Li Yunlong's new regiment, otherwise this unit will definitely become a serious problem for us." Shinozuka Yoshio told Kusuyama Hideyoshi.

No wonder Yoshio Shinozuka made a fuss over a molehill. After all, during this period of time, Li Yunlong led the new regiment, and his strength grew too rapidly, which had already aroused his uneasiness.

"Don't worry, Commander, with the addition of the 21st and 22nd Divisions, it will be very easy to eliminate Li Yunlong's Xinyi Regiment." Nanshan Hideyoshi said with a smile. After all, this is the strength of the two divisions. The Kwantung Army is still known as the flower of the army. If he can't even take down a little Li Yunlong, then he might as well go home and have a baby.

"By the way, Commander, we have received news that the 358th regiment of the Jinsui Army has retreated. Do you think we should find him out and destroy him?" Hideyoshi Nanshan thought of something and said again.

"Oh, we retreated." Yoshio Shinozuka was a little surprised. He had also heard about this army and knew that the head of the army, Chu Yunfei, was different from other officers of the Jinsui Army. He was a stubborn fighter against the Japanese.

"Hai, the 358th regiment started to retreat today, and it was very fast." Kusuyama Hideyoshi said.

Hearing Nanshan Hideyoshi's words, Shinozuka Yoshio smiled, and didn't care about Chu Yunfei's departure: "It seems that he was afraid that we would take care of him by the way. Since he has self-knowledge, let's forget about it this time. At present, we still focus on eliminating the 386th brigade and Li Yunlong."

"Then, should we send troops into their defense zone?" Kusuyama Hideyoshi asked.

Hearing Nanshan Hideyoshi's words, Shinozuka Yoshio thought for a while and said, "No, now we should focus on eliminating the Eighth Route Army, and don't make troubles. It won't be too late to occupy the 386th Brigade and Li Yunlong after we eliminate them."

"Hi, I know what to do, Your Excellency Commander."

"Okay, let's go down if you have nothing to do. As the military commander of this war, there are still many things waiting for you to arrange." Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said.

"Kai, please rest assured, Commander, I will arrange all these things." After speaking, Kusuyama Hideyoshi turned and left the headquarters.After all, he still needs to do a lot of work in the future.

In the afternoon, the strength of the two divisions of the Kwantung Army arrived in Taiyuan. Kusuyama Hideyoshi settled them down and immediately held a military meeting.

As for the Eighth Route Army, whether it was Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie or the brigade commander, they all received the news that the Kwantung Army had arrived in Taiyuan.So hurry up and get ready to meet the enemy.

Two days later, the Kwantung Army of the two divisions deployed their troops to the vicinity of Anhua County, Heyuan County, and Ping'an County in accordance with the pre-planned combat plan, preparing to attack the hostile forces in the three counties.

The arrival of the Kwantung Army, the happiest thing is Muto Mizo, because the defense work of these three counties was completed by their 69th Division. live in peace.

But doing so is always a last resort. After all, no one wants to put one's fate in the hands of others.It was a last resort before, but the situation is different now.

"Your Excellency, division commander, the two divisions of the Kwantung Army from Taiyuan have arrived, and it is estimated that they will launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army in a short time. We can finally use this opportunity to forgive the threat of the new regiment." Muto San Bei's adjutant said to him with some joy that his confidence had blossomed at this time. Since the county was besieged by the Xinyi regiment last time, they had been panicking, fearing that Li Yunlong would not know when he would attack the county again.