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Chapter 518 Chapter 517, how about establishing a stronghold?

The Japanese soldiers in the Huting stronghold would never have thought that they were just carrying out a normal reinforcement operation, but the opposing Eighth Route Army actually mobilized two regiments to attack them!

Whatever you say, the comrades of the 385th Brigade were really amazing this time! After several days of forced marches, they fought ambushes, sieges, and pursuits... They even had the energy to fight a positional annihilation battle with the Japanese in the Huting stronghold!
At the corner of the ravine, the first and third company commanders of the first battalion of the independent regiment were somewhat surprised to see their comrades, who were panting and sweating, lying beside them. But when the messenger sent by Li Yunlong told them the situation, the two company commanders naturally led the soldiers to retreat and handed over the Japanese in the Huting stronghold to the brother units.

On the hillside where Li Yunlong was, the two commanders of the 769th and 14th Regiments did not go to see the battle situation in front, but started to scold Li Yunlong.

"I say, Old Li, when we usually distribute rations and military supplies, you like to take more. This time, we tried our best to drive the Japanese out of Licheng, and even chased them all the way, but in the end you ate them all! Do you think we should be compensated for this?" said Captain Kong.

"Old Kong is right. There were so many Japs, but you ate them all up without saying a word. This won't do! We can get less of the merit, but these spoils of war..." Captain Zheng laughed.

"I say, you two, that's enough. Last year in Yangquan, you took the lion's share, and more than half of the supplies allocated to our regiment were taken away by our brigade commander! What's the matter? You two come to me to fight against the local tyrants again? I won't give you anything, not even a single cent!" Li Yunlong said, shaking his head in a daze.

"Li Yunlong, what do you want these equipment for? Ah? You have an independent regiment, and you already have four main battalions, right? What, you want four more battalions?" said Captain Kong.

"Hey, it's not impossible! But you know what, I, Old Li, am increasingly disappointed with these equipment of the Japs! I've been thinking about when we can get a batch of semi-automatic equipment for our regiment! I've taken a look at your equipment, and there are quite a few semi-automatic ones. A squad should have at least 4 semi-automatic ones, right? You are active in the First Division, and you must have gotten a lot of equipment from Liangjia Village, right?" Li Yunlong said.

"You serve as the garrison troops for the headquarters, so you must have obtained a lot of equipment from the headquarters' arsenal, right? So, big brother, don't talk about the second brother, we are all the same!" said Captain Zheng.

"Stop talking for now. A fighting has started. Why don't you go over and take a look?" Li Yunlong winked at the two regiment commanders as he listened to the gunshots coming from the west.

"Let's go and take a look!" Captain Kong of the 14th Regiment understood what Li Yunlong meant, so he followed Li Yunlong and climbed up a hill behind him. Then the three captains found a big rock, picked up the telescopes at the same time, leaned their elbows on the rocks, and looked in the direction of the Huting stronghold.

"More than 100 Japanese devils are just a piece of cake. The Huting stronghold is the fat piece of meat! What do you two think?" asked Captain Zheng.

"The Huting stronghold was originally guarded by a squadron of Japanese soldiers. After some reinforcements and mobilizations, there were about 300 Japanese soldiers left. But after you finished this battle, there were less than left! As far as I know, before the Japanese started the war, a large amount of supplies were transported to the stronghold. It served as a supply station for the Japanese attacks!" said Li Yunlong.

"That's...very good! My opinion is to fight, we must fight! Our regiment did not directly participate in the attack on Licheng, but this time it just so happens that our regiment will fight!" said Captain Kong. "My opinion is also to fight! There is no need to pay too much attention to Licheng, since the devils have been eliminated anyway, and now is the time to expand the results of the battle!" Captain Zheng was talking, and suddenly slapped his forehead, saying in annoyance: "Are we too happy and forgot to report the results of the battle to the brigade and the headquarters?"

"I really forgot! I was really excited that Li Yunlong took advantage of me!" said Captain Kong.

"You have forgotten, but I have not. There are still some reinforcements in the Huting stronghold. After the battle, it would be appropriate for the three of us to report the battle to the headquarters together!" said Li Yunlong.

"Hmm... Hmm? Something's wrong, something's wrong, Li Yunlong, didn't you go to the headquarters for garrison? Why are you here with a battalion? Good boy, you are... you made a mistake yourself, and you want to drag us two to share the blame with you! You have a very bad conscience!" said Captain Kong.

"God knows what I am doing. I have a handwritten telegram from the deputy commander-in-chief here. Take a look!" Li Yunlong showed the two regiment commanders some information...

While the three regiment commanders were talking, the battle in the west was so intense! The Japanese soldiers coming from the Huting stronghold were two standard squads, trotting all the way over.

When the Japanese soldiers entered the corner blocking position more than 200 meters away, the soldiers of the 769th and 14th regiments opened fire! More than 2000 soldiers were crowded on two ridges. Those soldiers holding semi-automatic rifles, assault rifles, and light machine guns fired at the Japanese soldiers, so that the soldiers holding bolt-action rifles had no chance to shoot.

The soldiers holding bolt-action rifles were not happy. We ran over ten miles here, so we have to do something, right? So a battalion commander stepped forward and led the soldiers holding bolt-action rifles to bypass the mountain ridge, and asked the soldiers to put on their bayonets!

My goodness! On one side there was strong firepower blocking and suppression, and on the other side there were more than 1500 people making a detour with bayonets at point of their swords. This made the comrades who had been running all the way with grenade launchers a little blind.

In order to show their presence, the soldiers asked the political commissar for instructions, and the answer they got was "stay still". How much do you despise the fighting power of your comrades? Huh? More than 100 comrades beat more than 100 Japanese soldiers, is it worth bombing them with grenade launchers? You have more than groups of grenade launchers, and you want to cover them all together. Do you intend to give each person a grenade launcher to eat?

Therefore, the grenade throwers could only watch helplessly as the suppressed and immobile Japanese soldiers were surrounded and annihilated by their comrades who had bypassed them!
More than 1500 people surrounded less than 100 Japanese soldiers and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Some of them even showed no martial ethics and fired at them with dum-dum bullets. Can you imagine what the scene was like?
It was a scene where a group of strong men surrounded a short man and beat him up. It was pure bullying of the Japanese!
The battle against the devils was fought very quickly, and it took only a few minutes to complete the final strangulation of these devils. Well, it was mainly because it took some time to travel, not because of the lack of combat effectiveness.

The battle was over, and the three regiment commanders did not wait for the specific statistics of the results of the battle. They drafted a telegram one after another and asked the signalman to send it to the headquarters and the brigade!
(End of this chapter)