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Chapter 477 Chapter 476, The Japs Move Out
The safety of the headquarters will naturally not be placed on the shoulders of the independent regiment! In fact, there are many troops around the headquarters, such as the new regiment in Tongyu Town, the headquarters artillery regiment, the division special forces regiment, and some other troops. In fact, the defense forces on the arsenal side can also be regarded as part of the division headquarters garrison.

The reason for mobilizing the independent regiment was that after the headquarters special forces regiment was transferred to the arsenal, the garrison troops near the headquarters were a little empty. In addition, the headquarters judged that the Japanese would probably come from Liao County in the north this time, so the defense here needed to be strengthened. As for Licheng, it was unlikely that the Japanese would launch a large-scale raid because of the Zhuozhang River blocking it.

Why was the new regiment placed in Tongyu Town, and the 970-man sharpshooter training team was also placed in Tongyu Town? The reason is that the arsenal is to the south of Tongyu Town, the Northern Bureau is not far to the east, and the Qingzhang River Valley is to the east, and the Matan headquarters is not far to the south of the valley! Such an important location, no one would feel at ease if a main force regiment was not placed there!
So, there was the independent regiment's transfer to the north, and there was also Li Yunlong's unauthorized stay. Everything was so reasonable.

However, what no one expected was that on November 11th, the Japanese' actions surprised everyone!
On this day, the Japanese first dispatched more than 1000 troops from Liao County to the east, and then went straight into the heart of our base, with the goal of Matan. Of course, their actions were expected by everyone, and they encountered an ambush not long after entering the base. At the same time, even from Wuxiang, Xiangyuan and other places, hundreds of Japanese were dispatched to form a formation similar to the Yamazaki Battalion and attack the base.

The Japs here were also as we expected, and the local regiment from the Second Division blocked them.

At this time, an accident happened! The Japanese set out from Lucheng, mainly the 36nd Regiment of the 222th Division, and entangled with the 36th Search Battalion of the 36th Division, part of the 36th Artillery Regiment, the 36th Engineer Regiment and other units, a total of more than 7000 troops, directly crossed the Zhuozhang River from Zhaodiandong and headed straight for Licheng.

The speed of the Japanese was too fast and their forces were too strong. The troops of the Third Division guarding Licheng could not resist the attack of the Japanese. They were evacuating the people quickly while blocking the attack of the Japanese. Finally, they received the order and evacuated with the people.

After occupying Licheng, the Japanese did not stay for long. They only left more than 1000 troops to garrison and use as a logistics base, and then attacked directly to the north with more than 5000 troops.

This really caught everyone off guard, and many of our defenses were breached by the enemy before they could even begin to exert their power. In other words, the enemy didn't even go in the direction of our defense, but instead attacked us unexpectedly.

Such information was naturally delivered to the chief's desk as quickly as possible.

"Very good, very good! The Japanese played this trick beautifully!" The deputy commander was so angry that he laughed, and then said: "No doubt about it, the Japanese's target is very clear, that is our arsenal! Order, all villages north of Licheng to prepare defenses, if there are tunnels, let the people enter the tunnels! Militiamen in each village, bury the mines, and then hide, let the Japanese eat the mines first!"

"Order all units in Xijing Town to evacuate to Matan immediately. Move away all the workers and raw materials from the clothing factory and the printing and dyeing factory that can be moved. If they can't be moved, just blow up the warehouse and bury all the equipment and materials. We'll dig them out and continue using them after the Japanese leave!"

"Order all units of the Arsenal to take up positions immediately to guard against the enemy's attack! Order the Chief of Staff to plant a large number of mines outside the Line of Sky! Turn the south side of the Line of Sky into a huge minefield! Never let the enemy's main force get close to the Line of Sky easily!"

"Order, garrison..." The Japanese's target has been made clear. The deputy commander began to mobilize the surrounding main force regiments to immediately gather towards the headquarters, intending to surround the Japanese attacking troops from the south.

In short, before the Japanese attack, when everyone has not figured out their battle plan, they can only defend actively! Now that the Japanese's combat objectives are clear and their forces are clear, we can only respond accordingly! What is the key point of this battle? The first point is that the main target of the Japanese - the arsenal can block the Japanese attack, at least until the reinforcements are in place. The second point is the safety of the headquarters, there must be no mistakes, otherwise the Japanese will steal our home, and all victories will be failures!

Of course, there is another point, that is, the Japanese in Liao County in the north must not be allowed to reach the arsenal smoothly. They must be blocked outside Tongyu Town and must not be allowed to achieve a two-pronged attack.

At this time, at the original base of the independent regiment, on a nearby mountain, Li Yunlong led a battalion and hid quietly there.

This time he really took a risk, because this was also considered disobeying orders! However, Li Yunlong felt that there was a chance of fighting here, so he insisted on staying.

Just when he was about to take his men to the Huting stronghold, the soldiers who were out on reconnaissance came back and told Li Yunlong about the surrounding situation.

"Damn it, I was careless this time! However, I have confidence in our Political Commissar Zhao! He brings three battalions of comrades with him, which is enough to protect the safety of the headquarters! Moreover, the artillery of our regiment has gone with them, so there is no shortage of heavy firepower, and there will be no problem! It's just that we have to plan carefully on our side!" Li Yunlong felt a little guilty when he spoke, but he refused to admit it.

"Comrade workers, don't worry, continue production, and do what you need to do! Don't worry, we have strong fortifications and endless ammunition. We are not afraid of any enemy invaders!" At the arsenal, Li Yuexuan comforted the workers while inspecting the production lines.

The workers were not blind. The Arsenal immediately strengthened its security, deployed defensive troops at the surrounding commanding heights, and stationed soldiers in the fortifications. This clearly meant a war was about to begin! Therefore, Li Yuexuan had to step in to stabilize the people's hearts and tell the workers not to panic!

Li Yuexuan's prestige is still very high. Under his guidance, the workers gradually calmed down and then devoted themselves to production with a more positive attitude.

After he calmed the workers down, he took the special service team to the hospital.

"Captain, you're here!" The nurses greeted Li Yuexuan enthusiastically, and followed Xu Hongying's lead, calling Li Yuexuan captain.

"Haha, the situation is a little tense, so I came to see you... Dean Zhang, you are here too? Oh, aren't these the nurses who initially trained with Xu Hongying? Are you all here?" Li Yuexuan greeted them with a smile, and then said, "Comrades, don't worry, nothing will go wrong with me here! Um, Dean Zhang, let's have a meeting and talk..."

(End of this chapter)