Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

Chief of Staff Zhong had just been out for a short while when he came back.

"Any other questions?!" Li Yunlong was puzzled, thinking that Chief of Staff Zhong had not finished asking a question.

"No, Li Jin sent a telegram asking us to get ready to set off." Chief of Staff Zhong handed Li Yunlong a telegram in his hand.

As soon as he went out, he met a telegraph operator coming over, so he took the telegram and came back.

"Hey, this kid has the same idea as us." Li Yunlong said with a smile. He didn't expect that Li Jin had already thought of this.

"Then tell him, okay." Li Yunlong said.

"Yes." Chief of Staff Zhong turned and left.

.........

Independent Regiment, in the regiment headquarters meeting room.

After receiving the call from the leader, Kong Jie immediately invited the deputy head and others to a meeting!

"Captain, why are you calling us back so urgently? What happened?!" asked Deputy Captain He Fuming.

"If I'm not mistaken, the leader should ask us to prepare to set off," said Political Commissar Li Wenying.

The leader had already informed them in advance and asked them to be prepared to fight with the special operations regiment.

Now Kong Jie hurriedly called them back, most likely because of this matter.

As soon as the words came out, the other two looked at Kong Jie.

"What the political commissar said is correct. Just now, the commander called and asked us to prepare for the whole regiment. The 772nd Regiment has already been dispatched.

They will come to take over the defense, probably tomorrow night, so we will leave that night." Kong Jie told the story.

"What?! So fast?!" He Fuming said in surprise.

"Yes, I asked you to prepare the supplies in advance. Are you all ready?!" Kong Jie asked. When he got the news, he gave the order immediately.

This is to avoid the situation where the leader suddenly notifies them to set off and they would not have enough time to prepare.

"Don't worry, Captain. We've been prepared for this." Several people said one after another. This matter was of great importance, so they naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

"Come to think of it, the commander asked us to fight with the special operations regiment, but he didn't tell us which unit of the devils we were fighting. I always feel that things are not simple." The operations chief of staff frowned at the end.

There is no problem with fighting, the key is who to fight and how to fight. However, the leader only told them that they should fight with the special operations regiment and all actions should be under the command of Li Jin.

"Yes, the special operations regiment's combat effectiveness is already ridiculously strong. There is no enemy that they cannot deal with. They need us to help. This battle is obviously not going to be easy." He Fuming also agreed.

"I feel it has something to do with the two new divisions of the Japanese. Don't forget, the commander reminded us when they arrived.

Later, we were asked to cooperate with the special operations group. I don't believe that there is no connection between the two. "Li Wenying thought about it and expressed his judgment.

The enemy this time is definitely related to the newly arrived Japanese division.

"? No way?! Li Jin is going to attack the Japanese division?! This guy is so bold." He Fuming was shocked.

If they were to attack a Japanese brigade, he thought there would be no problem. After all, the special operations regiment was very powerful, and it would be easy for them to destroy a Japanese brigade.

"It is possible. Don't forget that in addition to us, Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment will also participate in the battle. Together with the Special Operations Regiment, the number of people in this operation has reached more than 15,000.

Such a large-scale operation, if it is not carried out against the Japanese division, it would be a bit of an exaggeration!" Kong Jie also expressed his analysis at this time.

With these two regiments, plus the special operations regiment, it is not difficult for them to defeat an entire Japanese division.

"That makes sense." Upon hearing this, several people nodded in agreement.

"And, if I'm not mistaken, what Li Jin is going to fight is not the New 20th Division, but the Japanese 16th Division, the Class A Division!" Kong Jie made a bigger guess.

"I think it's unlikely to defeat that Class A division. This kind of enemy is much stronger than ordinary enemies.
Li Jin wouldn't really go after them, would he? " Li Wenying frowned and fell silent. Actually, if you think about it carefully, it's possible.

If their three regiments were to fight against the Japanese's Class A division, they would have a chance of winning.

But the key point is that the Class A division is not fighting alone.

If they really attack the Class A Division, they will inevitably face the encirclement and suppression of the 20th Division. At that time, they will be like dumplings. Even if they are not completely wiped out, they may suffer heavy losses.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" He Fuming directly denied this statement. Li Jin could not be so stupid as to choose to attack the 16th Division of the Japanese.

"I also think it's impossible. No matter how powerful Li Jin's special operations regiment is, even if our two regiments are added, they will not be able to deal with two Japanese divisions." The operations chief of staff also said.

The gap in combat effectiveness between them is too big. If the combat effectiveness of these two regiments is as strong as that of the special operations regiment, then it would still be possible.

Kong Jie also fell into deep thought for a while. Could it be that he was overthinking? !

In fact, what Li Jin wants to deal with is really the 20th Division of the Japanese? !

"There's no point in making so many guesses now. When the time comes, we can meet up with Li Jin and ask him what's going on." Li Wenying said.

"That's right." Everyone nodded. What was certain now was that Li Jin and his men definitely had ideas about the Japanese divisions. The most likely one was the 20th Division, followed by the 16th Division.

"Commander, there's a telegram from the new regiment." At this time a telegraph operator hurried in and handed the telegram to Kong Jie.

Everyone else also looked at Kong Jie, waiting for him to finish reading the telegram.

"This guy Li Yunlong asked us to wait for them in Yunling Mountain and then go find Li Jin together." Kong Jie told the story!

"Is he going to gather his troops together? With so many people, they'll be too big a target, right?!" He Fuming frowned.

There are more than 10,000 people in their two groups.

"Of course it's impossible. He wants us to wait for him. The rest of us should split into several teams and move forward." Kong Jie said. Li Yunlong is not a fool. He naturally understands the danger of gathering the troops together now.

"Oh, that's easy!" He Fuming nodded.

"Telegram Li Yunlong and tell him you understand." Kong Jie instructed the telegraph operator in a calm tone.

"Yes!" The telegraph operator turned and left.

"Don't stand here anymore, inform the other battalion commanders and tell them to get ready and gather at the regiment headquarters tomorrow!" Kong Jie waved his hand and asked them to leave. "Li Jin, are you really going to attack the Class A division?" Kong Jie frowned, then shook his head, thinking that he was overthinking.

.........

At around six o'clock in the evening of the next day, Cheng Xiazi from the 772nd Regiment brought his soldiers to the headquarters of the independent regiment.

When Kong Jie learned the news, he also took Li Wenying and others to wait at the village entrance.

"Haha, Old Cheng, long time no see." When Kong Jie saw Blind Cheng coming, he stepped forward to greet him with a smile on his face.

"It's been a long time since we last met. How have you been recently?" Blind Cheng also smiled. Although they haven't seen each other for a while, the brotherhood between them will not fade.

"Very good. Your 772nd Regiment has added a lot of people and is developing very well." Kong Jie praised.

Compared with the previous 772nd Regiment, the current 772nd Regiment has more than 3,000 people, more than doubled.

"It's okay, but I'm still far behind you." Blind Cheng said. The independent regiment now has more than 4,000 people, so his 772nd Regiment with more than 3,000 people is naturally no match for them.

"What you said is true. Yours is a regular regiment and can receive military pay from the National Army. The National Army does not recognize the number of my independent regiment." Kong Jie said with a smile.

Although the independent regiment developed well, the National Army did not recognize this number. Of course, the National Army also did not recognize the number of the New 1st Regiment.

"What formal or informal? I don't like to hear you say that. We are all family. Whether they recognize it or not is none of our business." Blind Cheng said seriously.

He didn't think being recognized by them would be a big deal. He was just able to receive some military pay. Recently, the national army basically stopped paying them military pay.

So, it doesn’t matter whether they admit it or not.

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, my fault." Kong Jie also realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized.

"It's no big deal, just a small problem. But I think it will be difficult for you to fight this time. Two regiments have been mobilized at once to help the special operations regiment. The problem may be big, so you have to be careful." Blind Cheng changed the subject and said seriously.

He was not a fool. Just by looking at the situation, he could guess that this battle was going to be quite big, otherwise the commander would not have sent the Independent Regiment and the New 1st Regiment to help.

Except for the special operations regiment, these two regiments are the strongest regiments. It can be said that the Eighth Route Army sent three reinforced regiments to fight this time.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, the one commanding us this time is Li Jin, so there will be no problem." Kong Jie said. He was still very confident in Li Jin.

After all, Li Jin is the most cautious when it comes to fighting. He won't take action easily without making some preparations and without an 80% to 90% chance of winning.

"That's true." Blind Cheng nodded. Although he had never met Li Jin, he could tell from the leader's attitude towards Li Jin that Li Jin's ability was definitely not weak.

"Okay, I have to go. I'll drink with you when I come back." Kong Jie patted Blind Cheng on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'll make sure to get you drunk then." Blind Cheng said with a smile.

"It's still unclear who will be lying down."

"Hahaha………"

The two men burst into laughter, and Kong Jie led his men away.

Blind Cheng watched Kong Jie and the others leave.

"Captain, don't you want to talk to Lao Cheng for a few more words?!" Li Wenying said. It was not easy for the old comrades to meet, but they had to part without even saying a few words.

"Forget it. There will be plenty of time to reminisce about the past in the future. The most important thing now is to fight," Kong Jie said!
That night, the independent regiment took a detour to avoid the Japanese surveillance and then entered the Japanese defense zone.

As for the 772nd Regiment, it quickly took over the base of the Independent Regiment to avoid being discovered by the Japanese.

.........

Two days later in the evening, the 771st Regiment also arrived at the headquarters of the New 1st Regiment.

After chatting with the commander of the 771st Regiment for a while, Li Yunlong did not waste any more time and immediately set off with the soldiers of the new regiment.

The soldiers of the 771st Regiment also quickly took over the base of the New 1st Regiment.

In this operation, Li Yunlong also brought the soldiers of the cavalry company, but they did not ride horses, so he could only ask the people of the 771st Regiment to help feed the horses.

There was no way. Sun Desheng was not easy to deceive this time. He insisted on participating in the battle. It was not easy to ride a horse into the enemy's defense area? ! Then he would not ride a horse. He would just run like other soldiers.

"Damn it, why don't you listen to me? I told you to stay in the regiment headquarters, but you insisted on coming with me." Li Yunlong did not forget to say a few words to Sun Desheng on his way.

"Commander, don't blame me. You didn't let me go to the battle last time, but you can't not let me go this time!" Sun Desheng retorted.

In a previous battle, all the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment except the cavalry company and the soldiers who stayed behind went, so he had to go this time no matter what.

"Don't you feel very sorry for the war horses? If you just hand them over to the 77th Regiment to raise, aren't you afraid that they will spoil the horses?!" Li Yunlong said.

"This..." Sun Desheng fell silent after hearing this. He was indeed a little worried that something might happen to the warhorse.

"If you regret it, it's still not too late for you to take your men back now." Li Yunlong continued. In fact, he didn't want the cavalry company to participate in this battle.

Because the cavalry company cannot ride on horseback and cannot help, it is better for them to stay in the regiment headquarters. The key point is that he is also worried about these cavalrymen he has trained. If something happens to them, he will be heartbroken.

"Don't worry, commander. I won't regret it. Now that I have made the decision, let's go! I will follow you no matter what you say." Sun Desheng responded. How could the whole regiment's action plan be completed without the cavalry company?

"Even without war horses, the cavalry company is still very strong and it will be easy to defeat the Japanese." Sun Desheng added.

"Hey, you bastard, get in line." Li Yunlong was very angry for a moment, but he didn't continue to say anything to drive him away.

"Thank you, Captain!" When Sun Desheng heard this, he knew that the captain would not persuade him to take his men back.

"Old Zhao, why is this kid like a stubborn donkey? He won't listen to any good or bad words." Li Yunlong turned around and complained to Zhao Gang standing beside him.

"Old Li, you can't blame him. There is a saying that goes, 'If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked.'" Zhao Gang said with a smile.

"Hey, what do you mean?!" Li Yunlong's eyes widened. Was Zhao Gang cursing him in a roundabout way? !
"It doesn't mean anything." Zhao Gang looked away, as if he was not the one who said this.

"What should I do if the cavalry I have trained with great difficulty are killed in this battle?" Li Yunlong felt heartbroken when he thought of this.

In order to train cavalry, he spent a lot of supplies. If they were lost in this battle, he would cry to death!
The key point is that the cavalry he trained had not yet played their role on the battlefield, but they were forced to fight as infantry. If they were sacrificed, the loss would be too great.

(End of this chapter)