Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

As a member of the 38th Party Congress, Political Commissar Zhao still had a high strategic vision. He knew that the scale of the Japanese raid this time was unprecedented and had exceeded the original estimate of the headquarters. This was very unusual!

So he urgently needed a place to rest, and then contact the regiment commander Li Yunlong and the division headquarters through the radio station he had just seized to get the most accurate information about the enemy. That's right, in the battle just now, the Japanese radio operator was killed first, and the radio station was not damaged by bullets, so Political Commissar Zhao had a radio station in his hand that he could use again.

As for leaving the team behind to gather the troops at the mountain pass entering the mountain, this decision was very correct. After all, the team had broken through, and it was time to reorganize!

In Shantou Town, at a farmer's house, Political Commissar Zhao finally contacted the regiment's radio station and learned that his regiment commander had once again defeated the last wave of blockades with a frontal attack and successfully entered the mountain. Moreover, it was not too far from them, so they could join forces tomorrow.

“Zhang Dabiao, Political Commissar Zhao has left a team at the mountain pass to gather the troops that break out. Let’s leave some behind as well! So, you will be in charge here in person, with a company of troops, to guard this mountain pass and support the comrades that break out at any time! By the way, I’ll leave the mortar to you. Although there aren’t many shells left, it’s still good enough to deal with the enemy’s infantry guns!”

"Yes, Commander!" Zhang Dabiao accepted the mission without saying anything, but he still asked, "Commander, is our political commissar all right?"

"The political commissar is fine, the organizational structure of the regiment is still there, but some staff members got separated during the breakout! The good news is that the political commissar still has two companies under his command, and more than 100 of our wounded who can't walk on their own have been brought out! While we were fighting the devils just now, Political Commissar Zhao also eliminated a squad of devils and recruited more than 60 surrendered puppet soldiers."

"Two companies, plus our team... there is only one battalion left!" Zhang Dabiao's tone was a little sad, but he quickly said: "We have been through the densest areas of the Japanese, and we can still save more than 600 combatants. Then there will be more comrades left from other routes! And we have fought all the way here, and those who survive are all elite soldiers!"

"Haha, you're right! Just wait here and when our comrades who broke through come over, we'll take them in and restore the organization as soon as possible! But, when has our independent regiment ever suffered such a big loss? When we restore the organization, I'll take you to give the Japanese a good beating!"

"Captain, we fought like this all the way here. First, we defeated more than 6000 Japanese soldiers who besieged the village, then we wiped out a cavalry regiment, and later we broke through many times. Each time we wiped out more than 200 Japanese soldiers and puppet troops? Captain, we are not at a disadvantage, right?"

"What the hell do you know? Ever since I, Old Li, became the head of the New 1st Regiment, when have we ever been chased by the Japanese and had to run all over the mountains like rabbits? Even when we were in the Beiyue District, we took the initiative to cause trouble for the Japanese, to fight, and to cover the retreat of the leaders of the Northern Bureau who were holding a meeting! Anyway, I can't swallow this breath!"

"However, it's too early to say anything now. We must first gather our comrades together and restore our organization. Only then can we seek revenge on the devils! We must clench our fists now!"

Li Yunlong's words were fierce, but in fact, compared with the number of Japanese soldiers killed, he really took advantage of the losses! As for him, because he had enough supplies and good equipment, he was not sick, and he did not have to fight to protect the people (the people were in the tunnels), so he retreated smoothly all the way to the mountains. Of course, at this time, the comrades still had full bullets, and each person had at least 200 rounds of bullets. Even the weapons and ammunition seized along the way had to be destroyed or buried on the spot because they could not be taken away, which was really a pity!
The only bad thing is that we didn't capture many mortar shells, and we used them as soon as we captured them, so they are almost gone now... However, it is safe now, and we can go back to the base to replenish them!
This is the advantage of having an arsenal. We don’t have to rely on capturing everything. We can replenish it ourselves!

Herod... rumble... the sound of horses' hooves and horses' neighings were heard. A group of cavalry came from the northeast in the distance. Every cavalryman on horseback was covered in blood, and some of them were simply tied to the saddles.

"Captain, it's the cavalry company. The cavalry company is back!" A sentry put down his telescope and shouted loudly.

"The cavalry company is back? Haha, good, very good! That bastard Sun Desheng took away another cavalry regiment of the Japanese when he crossed the second blockade. I thought they would never come back!"

"Captain... Commander, all 79 members of the cavalry company have returned..." After Sun Desheng said this, he fell to the ground and was hugged by Zhang Dabiao.

"Our company commander led us on two horses and led the Japanese cavalry regiment everywhere. We even had a brief exchange of fire with the cavalry regiment. We haven't slept for three days!" A cavalryman whispered in Li Yunlong's ear.

"Okay, let's break out! Let's go to the mountain over there to rest first, Zhang Dabiao, you stay here!" Li Yunlong suppressed his sadness, waved his hand and asked someone to carry Sun Desheng to a place where the wind was blown...

The cavalry company has returned, or in other words, has broken through to the mountain pass, so the other teams are not far from breaking through. During the time when the cavalry company returned, Political Commissar Zhao had already contacted the division headquarters. After the division commander learned about the situation of the independent regiment, he was also relieved. With Li Yunlong and Political Commissar Zhao, the independent regiment will not collapse!

Moreover, the main force of the independent regiment broke through, and fought all the way, so it was easier for other units to break through! No matter how many Japanese soldiers there were, they were limited. The Japanese soldiers who were annihilated by the independent regiment could not be replenished immediately, so the other troops would not have such a strong blocking force to break through!
That’s right, this time the independent regiment was the first group to break out, and they were also the strongest team. Their goal was to tear a hole in the enemy’s blockade and cover the retreat of other brother units!
Although the headquarters had misjudged the strength of the enemy's raid this time, they still had all the necessary countermeasures! After all, when the Eighth Route Army was still the Red Army, it was either fighting against encirclement and suppression or preparing for it. They were born to be surrounded and grew up in the encirclement!

Therefore, in dealing with this situation of being attacked from all sides, the Eighth Route Army dares to say that it is the most powerful in the world! Other troops, even if they have more people than the enemy, will basically disperse once they are surrounded or are about to be surrounded. Fleeing and defeat are normal situations! But the Eighth Route Army is different. Even if they are surrounded, they can find a way to break out and even bite off a piece of the enemy's flesh! (End of this chapter)