Anti-Japanese War: I have unlimited assistance

Chapter 32 Let’s go!

After seeing off the artillery unit, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao returned to the New 1st Regiment’s base together.

"Captain, Zhang Dabiao, you're back?"

"Have you eaten yet? I asked the kitchen staff to leave some millet rice for you."

Deputy Captain Zhong had not yet gone to bed, and when he saw the two of them he immediately came forward to greet them.

Li Yunlong sat down on the bench and said, "Bring it up. I ate a little at the brigade headquarters, but I'm not full."

In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the staple food of the Eighth Route Army was mainly black beans, millet, sorghum rice, and corn. They might have side dishes, but if they did, they were mainly wild vegetables.

When black beans were not available, the troops generally used vegetables instead of grain, and mixed them with bran, bean cakes, cornmeal, etc. to make cakes or dumplings. This was the main food that the Eighth Route Army often ate at that time.

If there were no vegetables to eat, they would go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and pick leaves. If they could kill a wild boar or a pheasant, they would have a sumptuous feast.

Because of the poor food, the Eighth Route Army soldiers at that time looked like they were in their forties or fifties, with those in their twenties and thirties.

After a while, the soldiers from the kitchen squad brought up two large bowls of millet rice and a pot of vegetables.

"And meat?"

Li Yunlong's nose moved slightly and he smelled the aroma of meat.

Zhang Dabiao opened the lid of the basin and said in surprise: "Captain, it's chicken!"

"Deputy Captain Zhong, where did this chicken come from?"

Li Yunlong's throat rolled over. He hadn't eaten meat for quite some time. A few days ago, when he defeated the Sakata Regiment, he captured some Japanese canned food, but it wasn't much. He left all of it to the wounded.
"No one violated the rules while I was away, right?"

"Absolutely not," said Deputy Regimental Commander Zhong. "This is Liu Shouren from our regiment. He went to the mountains to hunt pheasants. He shot five pheasants in total and also killed a wild boar weighing over 5 kilograms."

"Liu Shouren, a new recruit?" Li Yunlong was stunned.

Deputy Commander Zhong nodded and said, "Yes, it's the new recruit we just recruited a few days ago, he's over 30 years old."

"Liu Shouren was born into a peasant family. From a young age, he worked as a farmhand with his father to make a living. His father loved hunting, and during the slack season, the father and son would often go hunting in the mountains with a hunting rifle. Guns at that time were all made in folk workshops, loaded with gunpowder and iron sand. Liu Shouren practiced shooting from a young age. Even at a young age, he was so accurate in hunting that he was well-known throughout the surrounding area. He relied on this skill to work as a gunner for the landlord's family. When the landlord's family had money, they bought him a foreign rifle, and he practiced shooting every day."

"A few days ago, our recruitment propaganda officer came to the village to promote his work, and he joined our Eighth Route Army."

"In the last battle, Liu Shouren used four bullets to kill three Japanese soldiers."

Deputy Captain Zhong has already understood the situation of this hunter and sharpshooter who appeared in the regiment.

"God has been very kind to me, Old Li. I found a treasure just by recruiting soldiers."

Li Yunlong's expression showed a slight joy. A sharpshooter like Liu Shouren was definitely a rare talent.

Not only can they kill enemies on the battlefield, but after the troops have settled down, they can also go hunting in the mountains to provide a snack for the soldiers.

After crossing the Yellow River, the troops were anxious to go to the front line, and they only had the opportunity to recruit soldiers during a short rest in the village. Due to insufficient publicity, the New 1st Regiment only recruited dozens of new soldiers along the way.

"Da Biao, start eating." Li Yunlong said.

"Yes!"

Upon learning that the chicken was not snatched from a fellow villager's house, Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao became very hungry and started eating.

The wounded soldiers had the captured canned food to keep them nourished for the time being, so Li Yunlong didn't need to leave the pheasant for them.

Old Li has been busy all day, can’t he eat a chicken to replenish his body?
Deputy Regimental Commander Zhong asked, "By the way, Commander, you called Wang Chengzhu and the artillery platoon to the brigade headquarters. Is there any combat mission there?"

While eating, Li Yunlong told his comrades about the discovery of the Japanese airport by their comrades and the attack on it tomorrow night.

Zhong Zhicheng clenched his fists:

"Destroying the Japanese airfield will not only significantly dampen their arrogance, but will also significantly reduce the pressure on the front lines!"

After finishing speaking, Li Yunlong drank a mouthful of chicken soup, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face. His lips were covered with oil, so he wiped his lips:

"I originally planned to attack the prisoner-of-war camp after destroying the dike detachment, but now the situation has changed. While the brother troops are attacking the airport, we have to take advantage of the Japanese supporting the airport and raid the Daixian prisoner-of-war camp. This is a rare opportunity!"

Zhong Zhicheng asked: "What are you going to do?"

Li Yunlong said, "Today, Zhang Dabiao and I went to the prisoner-of-war camp to scout it. The situation there is similar to what Boss Lin reported. There is only a small group of Japanese soldiers stationed there. To attack the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, we only need a special forces company, a guard platoon, and an artillery squad."

The Daixian prisoner-of-war camp was only 3 kilometers away from the county seat.

Once a firefight broke out in the POW camp, the Japanese reinforcements in the county town could reach the camp by car in just 10 minutes to reinforce.

but.

Once the Japanese soldiers in the county town go to reinforce the airport, the Japanese soldiers who remain in the county town will certainly not dare to reinforce the prisoner-of-war camp.

Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his hand:
"Let the soldiers rest first, wake them up at 1: am, and set off at am!"

……

At 1:30 in the morning, Li Yunlong was awakened by Deputy Commander Zhong.

Li Yunlong still felt sleepy after sleeping for three hours.

But in order to kill the Japanese, Li Yunlong forced himself to jump out of bed.

After lighting the oil lamp, Li Yunlong came to the basin, quickly poured some water, and scooped up the water with both hands to splash on his face.

The strong stimulation brought by the cold well water instantly cleared his sleepy head.

If there was a mirror in front of Li Yunlong, he would be able to see a hint of determination between the eyebrows of this handsome young man in the mirror, revealing his firm will for revolution.

After a while, Zhang Dabiao walked in:

"Report to the captain, the team has been assembled and is ready to set off at any time!"

Li Yunlong nodded. At this time, he had already packed his weapon bag, put on his military cap, grabbed the PPSh submachine gun on the table, and walked out of the regiment headquarters.

When we arrived outside the regimental headquarters, the soldiers from the guard platoon, special forces company and artillery squad were already lined up in an orderly manner.

The soldiers had no complaints when they were woken up in the middle of the night to carry out the mission of killing the Japanese.

Instead, they all thought that this was a great opportunity that had fallen upon them, and they were all eager to try it out.

Looking at the murderous intent in the soldiers' eyes, Li Yunlong knew that he didn't need to say much, and even pre-war mobilization was not needed.

Li Yunlong said sternly: "Let's go!"

Afterwards, Li Yunlong led more than 160 soldiers towards the Daixian prisoner-of-war camp and soon disappeared into the night.

Because there were Japanese planes conducting reconnaissance in the sky during the day, it was difficult for the troops to hide, so they had to march quickly to a location about 17 kilometers away from the Daixian prisoner-of-war camp to hide.

Wait until night and then march quickly to the vicinity of the prisoner-of-war camp.

(End of this chapter)