I'm killing enemies with my sword and exploding equipment

Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Xing Zhiguo walked into the cave which served as the temporary command center of the New 1st Regiment and the Special Forces Regiment while talking.

Inside, the political commissar of the New 1st Regiment, Zhong Zhicheng, was in charge of various matters.

Seeing Li Yunlong coming, he hurried forward and saluted.

"lead!"

Li Yunlong returned the greeting and said jokingly:
"Old Zhong, your face is much darker than before!
Are you mad at that bastard Lao Ding?"

Zhong Zhicheng heard this and immediately laughed and retorted:
"Old Li, if anyone wants to piss me off, you're the one who's the most annoying!
I have been a political commissar for so many years, but I have never seen a regiment commander like you!

You caused me a lot of trouble back then!"

"Hahaha, that's right!
This old Li is just a fool, and he still has the nerve to say that to me!!!"

Ding Wei laughed and added insult to injury.

This made Li Yunlong laugh so hard that he couldn't stop.

For a moment, the air in this small cave was very cheerful.

……

After a long while, everyone stopped laughing.

Li Yunlong immediately asked Ding Wei and Xing Zhiguo about the casualties of the two regiments.

Xing Zhiguo's face suddenly showed a hint of shame.

He answered in a low and careful voice:
"Our independent regiment has lost nearly 5000 people."

The smile on Ding Wei's face instantly faded, and he replied:

"Our New 2000st Regiment also lost more than people."

Upon hearing the casualty rate, Li Yunlong immediately became anxious.

The joy of reuniting with old comrades just now disappeared immediately.

He jumped up and cursed:

"Old Ding, Old Xing, you two bastards, how do you give orders?
What the hell, in just a few days, we lost 7000 people?
Do you know that Yang Yuanshan wiped out a division and two brigades, but he only lost so many people? ? ? "

After hearing what he said, Ding Wei and Xing Zhiguo felt a little embarrassed and wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

Shame on you!
Shame!

In terms of age, they are of the same generation as Yang Yuanshan’s father!

He has been in the army much longer than Yang Yuanshan, but his combat record is indeed not comparable to that of the other.

When Li Yunlong scolded them, they could only feel ashamed and could not say a word in rebuttal.

They were all people with a sense of dignity. They were too embarrassed to argue with Li Yunlong, saying that their team's weapons were inferior to those of the Special Forces Regiment and that their number of personnel was also inferior!
After all, the personnel, weapons and equipment of the special forces regiment were also obtained bit by bit by themselves, without any support from their superiors!

In an instant, the atmosphere in the cave changed from cheerful to awkward.

Zhong Zhicheng quickly stepped forward to smooth things over:

"Old Li, these two divisions of the Japanese devils are indeed powerful.

There is nothing wrong with Lao Ding and Lao Xing's command.

Our casualties are inevitable.”

Of course, Li Yunlong also knew that Ding Wei and Xing Zhiguo were not incompetent people, and he did not blame them in his heart.

The reason I'm getting so angry now is just because I feel sorry for those soldiers.

No matter it is the New 1st Regiment or the Independent Regiment, they are all old troops that Li Yunlong has fought in!
Many of the soldiers in the two regiments were trained by Li Yunlong himself!

So at this moment, facing Zhong Zhicheng's persuasion, he was unwilling to give in.

Still said coldly:
"If you can't bear it, then you can't bear it!
The enemies that Yang Yuanshan eliminated were made of mud?"

As soon as he said this, Ding Wei finally couldn't stand it anymore. He suddenly grabbed the military cap off his head, threw it to the ground, and angrily said:

"Okay, okay, I, Ding Wei, don't have the ability!
You, Li Yunlong, are the leader, and you look down on me, Ding Wei, so just remove me as the regiment commander!
Whoever has the ability should do it!
Whoever wants to do it will do it!
I quit! "

When Ding Wei lifted the table, Li Yunlong was immediately in trouble.

If Ding Wei was removed, where would he find a suitable regiment leader?
The boss is short of military cadres, so how could Li Yunlong not be short of them?

In northwest Shanxi, is there anyone who dares to say that he is a stronger military cadre than Ding Wei?
But he is not a good-tempered person. He always quarrels with Zhao Gang for no reason. How could he give in just because Ding Wei overturned the table?
He immediately shouted loudly:
“Ding Big Head!
Don’t think that without you, Butcher Ding, I will have to eat hairy pigs!

Even if Lao Zhong is in charge of the New 1st Regiment, we can still fight the Japanese!"

Seeing the two men glaring at each other, as if they were ready to fight, the telegraph operators, staff officers, and others in the cave all looked at each other in bewilderment.

Don't know what to do.

Some people even wondered whether they should hide away.

……

Xing Zhiguo was a more stable person after all. Even when Li Yunlong pointed at his nose and scolded him, he did not jump up and yell at Li Yunlong like Ding Wei did.

Instead, he calmly explained:

"Old Li, the battle was not fought well, and I, Xing Zhiguo, am responsible.

But I dare say that none of the soldiers in our independent regiment are cowards.

The combat effectiveness of this group of Japanese devils is indeed extraordinary.

Our soldiers are certainly the best in terms of weapons, equipment, ammunition, etc. among all our military units.

But compared with the Japanese's Class A division, it is still a long way behind.

At least, we don’t have those dozens of mountain cannons and field cannons that can fire several kilometers away!
At the beginning, when we were blocking the Tumen Coal Mine, we were fired at by them in a few rounds, and half of our artillery battalion was destroyed!

Not to mention the dozens of tanks that are still at Niangzi Pass, madly bombarding the city!"

As Xing Zhiguo spoke, his eyes were filled with tears.

What a great artillery battalion! If it were deployed out there, the brigade commander or even the division commander would be envious!
Now it has been blown to pieces.

Zhong Zhicheng also stood up to persuade:
"Lao Li, Lao Ding, both of you should stop talking.

If you don’t know, you might think we lost the battle and are fighting among ourselves!
If the Japanese knew this, they would laugh their heads off! "

After hearing what they said, Li Yunlong, who had already regretted his harsh words, suddenly had a way out.

He quickly said:
"Humph, in terms of weapons and equipment, we can't compare to the Japs.

But when fighting a war, you need to use your brain.

Fight a smart battle!

That kid Yang Yuanshan burned thousands of Japanese soldiers to death with just one fire in Xinkou!
You have to learn from them too. Don't think that just because you have fought for more than ten years, you can look down on new tactics!"

Seeing that the atmosphere had finally calmed down, Xing Zhiguo nodded repeatedly:
"Old Li, you are right, we should learn from Captain Yang's experience.

Their group's recent achievements are truly impressive!"

Then forcefully change the subject:

"Why don't you tell us how Captain Yang and his men fought these battles?

The previous telegram was not clear, and we don’t know the details.”

Li Yunlong curled his lips:
"Where do I have time now?
Tell me quickly what the Japanese situation is like now!
After this battle, I will let that bastard Yang Yuanshan introduce him to you personally!"

……

Finally turning the page, Xing Zhiguo breathed a long sigh of relief.

Then he briefed Li Yunlong about their fight with the Japanese in the past few days.

After listening to his narration, Li Yunlong walked around the command center for a few times and was about to start talking about his views on the battle situation.

Suddenly a telegraph operator rushed in and said to him:
"Leader, telegram from the Special Agents Group!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunlong immediately asked in surprise:
"What did that kid Yang Yuanshan say?"

"Captain Yang said that they have made all the battle arrangements and asked the rest of our troops to relax their resistance against the Japanese.

Send the little devils to Huangping Town!"

The telegraph operator answered honestly.

Li Yunlong jumped three feet high and shouted excitedly:

"Damn it Yang Yuanshan, you're so quick!"

Then he said to Xing Zhiguo and Ding Wei, who still looked unhappy:
"Old Xing, um...Old Ding, you guys evacuate the wounded immediately!

I will give each of you a supplementary regiment, to serve as laborers, responsible for carrying away the wounded. Then notify Da Biao, after holding out for another hour, fight and retreat, and gradually give up Niangzi Pass! "

"Yes!"

Xing Zhiguo agreed immediately.

Ding Wei also knew that this was a serious matter, so he didn't want to continue arguing with him about quitting the job.

He bent down to pick up the military cap he had thrown on the ground, dusted it off, and asked in a cold voice:
"Old... Leader, besides retreating, how else are you going to fight?
You brought so many troops with you, you can't just withdraw them, right?"

“Well, of course.

I brought them here to cause trouble for the Japanese.

How can you leave without firing a shot? "

Li Yunlong replied arrogantly.

Then he sent someone to call in the head of the guard regiment, Su Zhen, and arranged:
"Su Zhen, immediately take the three replacement regiments and the guard regiment and continue eastward to harass the Japanese supply lines.

Note: If you find the Japanese transport team, you must act decisively and at all costs, seize their supplies, transport them to the mountains, and find a place to hide them.

Especially food! It is more important than weapons and ammunition!

If necessary, don't pick up the Japanese's weapons!
Understand? "

When Su Zhen heard that the other party assigned him to undertake such an important task, he instantly felt tremendous pressure.

But military orders and missions cannot be negotiated.

Although he was terrified, he still had no choice but to agree:

"understand!"

"Okay, act now!"

"Yes!"

Su Zhen agreed and ran out, calling his guard regiment and three supplementary regiments, and took a small path and ran eastward.

……

After arranging for Su Zhen to leave, Li Yunlong said to Ding Wei and Xing Zhiguo:
"Old Ding, Old Xing, you guys should take action too.

Let us use our guerrilla warfare and sparrow warfare skills to severely punish the Japanese.

This time, my request to you is no longer to prevent the Japanese from advancing further.

But to avenge the blood feud!
Since the Japanese have inflicted 2 casualties on your two regiments, I want you to repay them with tooth for tooth and blood, and inflict 7000 to casualties on the Japanese as well!

Can you do it? "

"Yes! I guarantee that the mission will be accomplished!"

Ding Wei and Xing Zhiguo had murderous intent in their eyes and shouted in unison.

They lost so many soldiers and were very angry!

"Okay! You all should be smarter and think more about how to reduce your casualties.

I don't believe that the Japanese army of tens of thousands of people has no flaws.

The vision is good during the day and the Japanese artillery is powerful, so you should sleep during the day and launch sneak attacks at night.

In a word, I want the Japanese heads, but I don’t want your casualties!
Understand? "

Li Yunlong explained again.

"understand!"

They both shouted in unison.

……

As soon as the military order was given, the New 1st Regiment and the Special Forces Regiment immediately took action.

More than an hour later, Zhang Dabiao commanded the soldiers of the two regiments to retreat from Niangzi Pass while fighting and hide in the ravines.

Li Yunlong also personally led the only two remaining supplementary regiments in his hands and began to attack the Japanese.

He has fought for so many years and has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

Although the troops under his command were weak in combat effectiveness and poorly equipped, he still achieved victory after victory thanks to his various ingenious ideas.

In less than two hours, they killed or injured hundreds of Japanese soldiers who saw them and chased them desperately.

This made the soldiers of the two supplementary regiments very excited.

Everyone thought: No wonder the leader is not good-looking and looks like an old man in the village, but he can become such a big leader.

There are too many ways to fight a war.

And the effect is so good!

so amazing!

……

On the Japanese side, Saburo Nakazawa was very upset when he heard that although his troops had captured Niangzi Pass, they failed to capture the Eighth Route Army who were blocking the way.

Especially when he heard that not even a few bodies of the Eighth Route Army were found at Niangzi Pass, he immediately slapped the commander, Colonel Hiroshi Uchida, in the face:
“Bagya Road!
You are such a useless idiot, you let the Tubalu escape time and time again!"

Then they sent out several battalions of troops to seize the mountain ridges on both sides of the Zhengtai Road, march forward from the ridges, and observe the direction of our army's escape from the high ground.

Once discovered, order brigade-level troops to pursue.

Their main force, guided by three-wheeled vehicles and tanks, advanced forward rapidly.

……

Then they discovered that after our army reached Niangzi Pass, it changed its combat strategy and no longer chose to block them in front of them.

Instead, they launched a campaign of cold guns and cold artillery all over the mountains and plains.

They were extremely annoyed and suffered heavy casualties.

Especially at night, the frequent sneak attacks, like mosquito attacks in summer, made it impossible for them to have a good sleep.

If the soldiers of the 1st and 8th Divisions had not been elite troops who had undergone intensive training in Liaodong for several years, the camp would have been blown up long ago.

Faced with this kind of offensive, Lieutenant General Saburo Nakazawa, who was in charge of the command, almost exploded with anger.

Cursing loudly:

"Damn those Tubalu, so cunning!"

At this time, something even more annoying happened to him.

Their own baggage train sent news that a large number of Eighth Route Army troops in disheveled clothing were harassing their supply lines.

They have already robbed two batches of supplies and killed many of the wounded who were being transported. It's so despicable!
In desperation, Saburo Nakazawa could only send out an infantry battalion to protect the supply line.

In his opinion, since the Eighth Route Army troops who were attacking now were wearing messy uniforms, they were definitely not a main force with strong combat effectiveness.

No matter how many people there are, they will definitely not be a match for a fully-strength battalion of his.

However, what surprised him was that not long after this infantry battalion returned, they sent another telegram requesting tactical guidance.

It was said that the Eighth Route Army troops that harassed the enemy were too large. Although their clothing was in disarray, they had complete guns and ammunition. They did not look like a mob, but rather the main force in disguise.

In this situation, Saburo Nakazawa could only curse the captain as a waste and simply sent his First Cavalry Regiment back.

……

In this way, the large Japanese army advanced westward while suffering crazy harassment from various units of our army.

Large numbers of casualties occur every day.

About two days later, they finally chased hundreds of independent regiment soldiers who were retreating in a panic and arrived at a location about 20 miles east of Huangping Town.

At this time, their original two divisions (except the 57th Regiment which stayed in Hebei Province to continue the sweep) had been reduced from nearly 5 people to only about people!

Tens of thousands of people either carried the wounded and the ashes of their comrades back to Shimen City, or became wounded soldiers and ashes.

The remaining 35,000 men were all exhausted and their morale was low due to the enemy's harassment.

Regarding this situation, division commanders Saburo Nakazawa and Masazai Honda both felt a little skeptical about their lives.

They both thought: I have heard that the Eighth Route Army in Jin is very powerful and has caused great trouble to the First Army.

Now it seems really scary!
The feeling that I thought I could easily achieve success this time was just an illusion after all!!

...(End of chapter)