Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

Chapter 478 Chapter 477, You can't come here for nothing

Li Yunlong was waiting for an opportunity for his vision; the headquarters was arranging new defenses and further plans; Minister Zhang was supervising production and arranging transportation teams to deliver war preparations in the logistics department's warehouse to various combat units, and to also pull out the newly stored products in the arsenal warehouse directly into the logistics department's warehouse.

In Xijing Town, the factories owned by the Eighth Route Army were also transporting materials out in an orderly manner, and were also arranging the evacuation of personnel.

In Nanweiquan, south of Xijing Town, soldiers from a newly transferred basic regiment, under the leadership of their respective platoon leaders, laid a large number of mines on the mountain road south of Sanchakou, intending to give the Japanese a heavy blow here. Similarly, Zheng Changfeng, the commander of the first battalion stationed at Yixiantian, also sent out his comrades from the first company to lay a large minefield south of Yixiantian.

In the small office of the field hospital, Li Yuexuan sat opposite Dean Zhang and expressed his request: "Dean Zhang, we are old comrades who have worked together many times, so this time, I ask you to do me a favor. You must support us and keep the doctors busy so that the wounded can get timely assistance. Please don't transfer me to the field hospital again."

"This matter... I have no say in this matter. Minister Zhang and the head of the headquarters must give their approval!" said Dean Zhang.

"There are no orders yet! As long as the doctors in your field hospital have good enough surgical skills, they can fully meet the requirements for treating the wounded. This time, I plan to personally guard the Yixiantian line and help the chief of staff command this blocking battle! I haven't fought in a war for more than a year, and I feel itchy in my heart!" Li Yuexuan spoke earnestly and anxiously.

"Okay, I will try my best to ensure that the wounded arrive without timely assistance! Besides, this is part of my job!" said Dean Zhang.

"That's good! You, Old Zhang, stay here and coordinate the treatment of the wounded. I will be in the front and kill as many Japanese as possible! And I still say that the best military doctor is the one who kills all the enemies before his comrades get hurt! So, I will do my best to reduce your workload!" Li Yuexuan quoted his famous saying again.

"Haha, then I'll wait! It would be great if you let us, dozens of nurses, hundreds of nurses, rest and have nothing to do all the time! As long as our comrades are not injured, we would rather be called freeloaders!"

After Li Yuexuan finished discussing with Dean Zhang, he found Minister Zhang and the Chief of Staff and said that he would be personally responsible for the defense of Yixiantian.

"The location of Yitiantian is very important. Although we have deployed more than 700 troops, one-third of our troops are placed here, the pressure is also the greatest! Peregrine, you must have psychological expectations and must withstand the pressure!" said the chief of staff.

"Chief of Staff, how about I take charge of the command together with Comrade Youshun! There are two lines of defense heading south from the northern entrance of Yixiantian, one east and one west. We can each take charge of one!"

After hearing what Captain Ou said, the Chief of Staff thought for a moment and said, "No, as a captain, you need to be in control of the overall situation. Stay in the arsenal and don't go anywhere else! And I believe in Comrade Youshun's command ability! Moreover, Comrade Youshun must not be on the front line. This is an iron order! The deputy commander-in-chief said that the arsenal can be abandoned, and the equipment can be obtained if it is gone, but the workers must be safe!"

"Besides, there is no need to say more about Comrade Peregrine's importance to us, right? If the Japanese had not directly attacked the arsenal this time, Comrade Peregrine should not have participated in the battle! Therefore, Peregrine's combat position is to command in the air-raid shelter at the north entrance. Leave the battle to the comrades, and you must have confidence in them!" said the chief of staff. "Okay, I understand! But now, I want to go to the south to see the situation in the minefield." Li Yuexuan said.

"Go, but don't go beyond the narrow gap. Just command from within the narrow gap!" After the chief of staff said this, he waved his hand and let Li Yuexuan leave.

"The air-raid shelter at the north entrance of Yitiantian was dug directly out of the mountain. It should be the safest location for our arsenal. I have no objection to your arrangement!" After Li Yuexuan walked away, Minister Zhang said to the chief of staff with a smile.

"It's been more than a year, and he has been able to endure until this time. He has also built heavy mortars for us, improved flat-fire mortars, and bullet production... Such achievements are worthy of us putting him in the safest position!"

Li Yuexuan accepted the good intentions of the two leaders, and he knew that in the world he came from, the Eighth Route Army faced four times more devils in this defensive battle, and the casualty ratio was 4 to 6. Pay attention, the devils killed 1 and the Eighth Route Army lost 6. Such a casualty ratio was unique during the Anti-Japanese War and was worth writing about!
Then, for some reason, many literary works always talk about Guosu's disastrous record, but deliberately avoid such things. For example, the Battle of Taierzhuang and the Ambush of Shentouling that took place at the same time, the Battle of Taierzhuang is the most well-known, and we know how brave the Northwest Army and the Northeast Army were, how the Sichuan Army fought bloody battles, and how the Central Army was defeated.

But at Shentouling, the brigade commander used an unexpected ambush to annihilate more than 1500 Japanese soldiers in one battle! And his own casualties were only more than 240. This result and casualties ratio was much better than the Pingxingguan victory, and much better than the Taierzhuang battle, where 30 people participated in the battle, but 5 of his own troops were killed and 1 Japanese soldiers were injured.

It is worth mentioning that this number of casualties includes the wounded, and the number of Japanese soldiers who were actually killed is only about 3000. Moreover, after the wounded recover, they can still continue to fight...

In short, during this period, especially after the recent promulgation of some news decrees, many of the Eighth Route Army's achievements were ignored or deliberately covered up.

Of course, this is the world of Sword and Fairy. The Eighth Route Army has changed its track and can now fight with heavy mortars. The soldiers' guns no longer have only 5 bullets. The grenades behind them are no longer made in the border areas that explode in two. The mines are more powerful, and there are bullet mines that are specially designed to blow up feet...

In short, Li Yuexuan wanted to personally participate in the command of the key defense position of Yixiantian, and then give the devils a good lesson! To borrow Captain Jia's words: When I was not here, the casualty ratio was 6 to 1. After I came, it was still 6 to 1. Didn't I come here in vain?

So, after getting the permission of the chief of staff, Li Yuexuan excitedly led his men across the three-mile-long narrow gap in the sky and came to the company that was setting up the minefield.

(End of this chapter)