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Chapter 241 Blockage
Lengkou, Jiangxian County.

"Li Yunlong, now we have a difficult task for you to complete." The brigade commander went to the front line and said to Li Yunlong.

"The remaining Japanese soldiers of the 34th Army in the south are very likely to flee westwards, enter Wenxi and then join forces with the Japanese soldiers in Yuncheng, which will inevitably increase the difficulty of our army's next attack. Now, I need a main force regiment to cross the mountains and forests and block the Japanese soldiers from fleeing westwards in the Longtouzui and Jinpen Temple areas. Does the independent regiment have the confidence to complete this difficult task?"

"Don't worry, Commander. The independent regiment will complete the mission!" Li Yunlong immediately agreed loudly when he heard that the mission was to cut off the Japanese's retreat.

"Li Yunlong, this battle requires us to march through the mountains and forests. Mortars and other heavy weapons are inconvenient to carry. I allow you to replace the mortars with those of the New 1st Regiment and other troops with RPG rocket launchers, grenade launchers and other light weapons. You must stop the Japanese devils!

The Japanese now have few routes to escape. The two trails to the west are their most likely escape routes. The remaining mountainous areas are not conducive to the movement of large troops, and it is impossible for a large Japanese force to go east and enter the steep and primitive jungles of Mount Lishan.

The Japanese are desperate and will fight back. Be sure to bring more machine guns and bullets to stop them from trying to break out!"

"Yes! Please rest assured, Brigade Commander. Let me, Old Li, go. No Japanese can escape from the west. Thank you, Brigade Commander, for taking care of our independent regiment." Li Yunlong replied with a smile.

Although the battle of Jiangxian was divided into several battlefields and the tank battalion performed brilliantly, the independent regiment also performed well in this battle, especially in the counterattack, where it assumed the main combat tasks and killed many Japanese devils.

Although they were not as good as the 771st and 772nd Regiments in terms of captured spoils, the two regiments did capture the Japanese's logistical supplies, but the remnants of the Japanese's artillery regiment were finally surrounded by the guerrilla brigade of the Independent Regiment, and a large number of the Japanese's mountain artillery and field artillery were seized. In terms of weapons and equipment, the Independent Regiment seized the most.

I had a great opportunity to show off in front of the brigade commander.

"This battle is of great importance, Li Yunlong, you must not let me down!" the brigade commander warned at last.

"Yes! We must complete the task resolutely!" Li Yunlong said loudly while standing at attention.

After that, he ordered his three regiments to start changing equipment, and at the same time started looking for Ding Wei to exchange RPG rocket launchers. Compared with 3mm mortars, RPG rocket launchers are much easier to carry in the mountains. One person can carry it on his back and climb up the cliff directly.

In comparison, the 82mm mortar is still too heavy.

After a series of changes, the independent regiment quickly set off again with more than 40 RPG rocket launchers!
Marching quickly along the mountain path, they were racing against time to occupy the two key points of Longtouzui and Jinpenmiao before the Japanese escaped. There were several mountain passes of nearly 4 kilometers connecting to Wenxi. Although the road was rugged and difficult to walk on, it was possible to walk along the foot of the mountain. For a field army, except for the difficulty of carrying heavy weapons, there was no problem for the infantry to cross mountains and ridges.

That's why the brigade commander hurriedly sent out the independent regiment, the main force.

In the eyes of the brigade commander, the independent regiment is still a reliable and absolute main force. At this critical moment, it must be used to the best of its ability.

After the deployment was completed, the brigade commander began to launch continuous attacks, relying on the three main forces of the New 771st Regiment, 772st Regiment and nd Regiment and the tank battalion that had just established great achievements.

Now the offensive and defensive positions have changed, and Brigade Chen has firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield.

On the northern front, Jin-Cha-Ji began to order the main regiments that were resting to enter the two sides of the Ping-Sui Line between Zhangbei and Xuanhua, preparing to bleed the retreating Japanese troops. When they went there, Jin-Cha-Ji did not have many mortars, but now after resting, mortars can be deployed to battalions and companies. This key point has greatly improved the strength of Jin-Cha-Ji.

If they were to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the retreating Japanese, the pressure would not be enough for them.

Therefore, the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region formulated a plan to strike hard at the enemy's retreat, preparing to implement an all-round blockade on the Japanese's retreat route!
We must make sure to bleed the Japanese more.

As for the grassland coalition forces, they directly sent out all their mobile forces.

However, considering that the Japanese artillery was still relatively intact, the cavalry troops of the grassland coalition did not dare to get too close. The tank battalion, after becoming famous in the first battle, hid again and began to repair, refuel, add ammunition and carry out emergency repairs. Although night combat has an inherent advantage, for the tank battalion, which is not very skilled at present, night combat is also prone to absurd situations where one's own people fight against one's own, so in terms of communication, the tank battalion needs to keep abreast of the information of nearby friendly forces.

For the Japanese troops that have been clearly identified, we will now start to attack with 107mm artillery with all our strength!
The Japanese have suffered enough and can now only live in mixed groups in the residential areas near the base troops.

In such a situation, if the masses were not evacuated in advance, the guerrillas would be in a very passive position.

Fortunately, the population outside the Great Wall is sparse now, and the people in the fortress have been educated in advance. Although the work in this regard is not yet in place, the number of people evacuated has increased significantly compared to before.

Now every village (hamlet) on the grassland has conducted collective evacuation drills, and when the news of the Japanese invasion spreads, the villages will be notified to evacuate.

However, no one has the confidence as to what to do after the transfer.

After accepting the mission, the independent regiment quickly prepared weapons and machine gun bullets.

Start marching towards the destination.

The independent regiment, adhering to the iron-footed spirit, crossed mountains and ridges this time, and the morale of the troops was not affected at all.

Receiving such a difficult task might be a difficult task for some main regiments, but for Li Yunlong it was nothing.

The independent regiment's morale is high and there is no need for mobilization.

When they heard that they were going to take the rear route to fight the Japanese, they all started shouting like heroes.

Entering the mountainous area, the grass was deep and the forest was dense. The roads in the mountains were intermittent and very difficult to walk on. However, this did not stop the soldiers of the independent regiment from continuing to go deeper along the foot of the mountain.

After a quick march, they finally arrived at the target area after more than an hour.

The mountains here are very steep, and some places are difficult for monkeys to cross, let alone humans.

While surveying the terrain, Li Yunlong casually gave orders to the defense teams in different areas.

This is an area of ​​4 to 5 kilometers long, with three or four valleys that need to be blocked to prevent the Japanese from breaking out to the west through these valleys.

Soon, there were new machine gun fire points everywhere on the hillsides and ridges, pointing towards the valley.

Leave the company or platoon behind, move into these key points, and begin digging trenches for simple cover.

The first person to arrive has the inherent advantage of being high above the ground. Now a tight net has been set up at the mouth of the ditch. It would be a waste for the challenger to escape from these crossfire points and head south.

After Li Yunlong carried out a large-scale deployment of troops according to the battalion and company, he also began to dig a single-soldier trench to prepare for the first wave of counterattacks from the Japanese.

Sure enough, they didn't have to wait here for long before a group of people vaguely appeared in the distance. When Li Yunlong waited for these figures to come closer, he saw the figures' dung beetle yellow costumes and started fighting without hesitation!
Suddenly, there was a burst of gunfire, scaring the fleeing Japanese soldiers so much that they ran into the woods like rabbits.

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