Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Li Dabenshi, Ding Dasuanpan and others were moving the bodies of the Japanese devils.

Trucks were loading up the bodies of the Japanese soldiers one by one.

The Japanese weapons piled up on the roadside had filled up half of the street.

"Oh my goodness, is this the strength of our main force? They directly wiped out an entire Japanese division?"

Li Dabenshi and his troops belonged to a county brigade of a similar nature. They would occasionally attack the Japanese strongholds and ambush the puppet army. The scale of the battles was generally between dozens and hundreds of people.

This was the first time we participated in a battle involving tens of thousands of people.

"How many did you kill?"

"I killed three!"

"I killed two!"

"I killed four!"

"But these little devils are easier to kill than the ones we fought. When we fought the devils from the Fourth Division, those devils were very good at shooting, but these little devils can only fight with bayonets."

Hearing this, Li Dabenshi casually picked up a rifle, opened the chamber and took a look: "It's not that the Japs want to fight with bayonets, it's that they have no ammunition. Look, there is not a single bullet left!"

"It really is!"

The other few people also picked up their rifles, opened the chamber and took a look, but there was not a single bullet.

"Li Da Nengshi, Li Da Nengshi!"

"What about this?"

When Li Daben saw that it was the guard next to Commander Che who called him, he immediately waved his hand to indicate that he was there.

"Follow me, the commander is looking for you!"

After hearing this, Li Dabenshi turned to the group of people behind him and said, "I guess it's time to get our number. The commander promised me that he would give us a number after this battle. You guys clean up the battlefield first, and I'll go over first."

"Go ahead, big shot!"

"we will wait for you."

"You must come back with a more resounding number."

"Go quickly, go quickly."

Amidst the laughter and blessings of a group of people, Li Dabenshi followed the guards to Che Youguo and Liu Changxi.

"Commander, what about our unit's designation?"

Che Youguo waved his hand and said, "Follow me. Once we get there, your number problem will be solved."

"Really?"

"What are you lying to?"

After Che Youguo finished speaking, he jumped on his horse and rushed towards Li Yunlong's command post outside the city.

More than ten minutes later.

Li Dabenshi followed Che Youguo and others into the command center. Looking at the people coming in and out, Li Dabenshi couldn't help but feel curious. It seemed like he had come to some extraordinary place.

In particular, at the door, I saw a general wearing the uniform of a general of the National Army and a leader wearing glasses and a leather jacket having a friendly conversation.

But the general seemed to have the upper hand, and kept hitting the fists of the leader wearing glasses and leather jacket with his head. The fists of the leader wearing glasses and leather jacket were broken, but he persisted, gritting his teeth, and looked a little painful.

"Commander, Deputy Commander Che and Deputy Political Commissar Liu are here."

"come in."

Li Dabenshi just felt that the voice sounded familiar.

After entering the door, he stared at Li Yunlong who was arranging tasks in front of the map with wide eyes.

"Captain..."

Chapter 268: The Prince's clever calculation of Yunlong resulted in the loss of Datong and the loss of troops

Li Yunlong raised his eyelids and saw Li Chishui standing next to Che Youguo and Liu Changxi.

"Oh, you still remember that I'm your captain? Why did you refuse to come when I heard Lao Che asked you to come see me? You haven't seen me for a few years and you even changed your name? Are you dissatisfied with the name I gave you back then?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dabenshi shook his head like a rattle. "No, absolutely not, Commander. It's not that I feel unworthy of being your soldier. After all, I was the only one who survived the entire regiment. I have no face to come back to see you, and I'm even more sorry for the name you gave me..."

Having said that, Li Dabenshi lowered his head, tears welling up in his eyes.

That battle would occasionally appear in Li Dabenshi's dreams. It was so tragic, so tragic that Li Dabenshi is still afraid of cavalry when he sees them.

"Alright, stop crying like a woman. We'll remember your grudge and repay it a thousand-fold in the future. What's the point of being a deserter? Believe it or not, I'll kill you right now. I've never had a deserter under my command."

Li Dabenshi is very familiar with Li Yunlong. He followed Li Yunlong every day back then and knows that this regiment commander has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

After hearing that Li Yunlong was going to kill him, he did not panic. Instead, he approached Li Yunlong with a flattering smile and said.

"Captain, you can shoot me, I have no objection at all. Shoot me now, immediately, and I won't even blink an eye."

"But before you shoot me, can you discuss something?"

Li Yunlong also knew the character of this kid, and he didn't really intend to kill him, so he kicked him and said, "If you have anything to fart, fart quickly."

"Can you give our unit a number? My life, Li Chishui, was saved by the regiment commander. You can take it as you please, but my brothers are just waiting for an official number. Otherwise, if we die on the battlefield, we won't even have a number, and our names won't be left behind."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong took out a cigarette. After seeing this, Li Dabenshi immediately took out a match and lit it for Li Yunlong.

After seeing this, Che Youguo and Liu Changxi whispered, "I told you, this guy must have been brought here by Li Yunlong. There's no doubt about it. Doesn't this guy look like Li Yunlong? Even though Li Yunlong acts like he's the boss in front of us, he acts the same way in front of the brigade commander and division commander."

"Don't say it, don't say it, with such thick skin, I would believe them if they said they were father and son."

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Gang and Xing Zhiguo also looked at each other. If it weren't for Li Dabenshi's age, they would have suspected whether Li Yunlong was married in his hometown.

"Don't give me any lip service. Speaking of lip service, I'm your father. Lao Che told me about your situation. I'll give you a battalion. It just so happens that Lao Che and Lao Xing are here too, so I'll talk about adjusting your positions."

Che Youguo and Liu Changxi's expressions changed instantly. Their smiles disappeared and they looked at Li Yunlong with a serious expression.

"Your 11th and 12th detachments in the Jibei region have been merged into the Jibei Independent Detachment, which consists of two regiments and six battalions."

Then Li Yunlong looked at Li Chishui and said, "Give the Third Battalion of the First Independent Regiment to Li Chishui and his group. However, you can decide who the battalion commander will be. The decision will be based on ability. If Li Chishui doesn't have the ability, he can just be a private."

"Yes!"

Although it was still the size of a detachment, and two detachments were reduced to one detachment, Li Yunlong increased the size of their detachment by one level, directly turning it into a deputy brigade-level detachment, with four more detachments than before.

The organization of columns and detachments is very flexible. The smallest detachment can be at the same level as a battalion, and the largest can be at the same level as a brigade or even a division. For example, the Daqingshan Cavalry Detachment has a total of three cavalry battalions and more than 1,500 cavalrymen.

According to the cavalry organization, this is almost a cavalry division, but it is just a detachment.

Similarly, the smallest column size can be at the regimental level, but the largest can be at the army level, or even the group army level, depending on the number of people to be expanded.

After hearing what Li Yunlong said, Li Dabenshi became excited instantly. He grabbed Li Yunlong's hand and said, "Thank you, Captain! Thank you, Captain!"

"Alright, Li Chishui, remember this. First, change your name back to me. I gave you a name that even the gods can't change. You should know the meaning of Chishui."

"Yes!" Li Dabenshi immediately saluted and said, "Report to the commander, from now on I will change back to my original name, Li Chishui!"

"Second thing, don't open your mouth and say 'brother'. You are considered an old veteran and know our discipline. I don't want to deal with you personally one day in the future."

Although Li Yunlong was in a good mood after meeting Li Dabenshi, and he had changed some of his regrets, Li Dabenshi's work style needed to be changed, otherwise he would be the first to suffer when the rectification movement began.

"Yes! I will pay attention next time."

"Now that you have a number, change the clothes you're wearing. If someone doesn't know you, they might think you're a bandit. You're a regular soldier, don't you know that?"

"Yes!"

After talking about Li Dabenshi, Li Yunlong turned and looked at Che Youguo and Liu Changxi.

"What are the casualties of the 11th and 12th teams? Are they still capable of fighting?"

Li Yunlong went straight to the point and asked about the situation of the troops.

"Last night, the two detachments suffered a total of 136 casualties and 221 injuries, but the troops are still able to fight."

About one-fifth of the troops were killed or wounded, but they had not lost their combat effectiveness. Li Yunlong pointed to the map and said, "The Japanese have sent reinforcements from the Jingxing area to support Yu County. The strength of the troops is two infantry battalions."

"Jingxing?"

Che Youguo and Liu Changxi immediately understood what Li Yunlong was going to do. Jingxing area is a coal-producing area. In addition, there are various other mines, but they are not as large as the coal mines.

"I'll give you three more detachments of troops, plus a mortar company, a Type 88 infantry artillery company, and an mm rocket launcher company. Will you be able to defeat the Japanese reinforcements and capture Jingxing?"

Che Youguo and Liu Changxi stared at the map and said, "The Japs in Jingxing area only have two infantry battalions and a regiment of puppet troops. If both of them are deployed, only the puppet troops will be left defending the city. As long as we eliminate these two infantry battalions, there will only be one puppet army regiment left. No problem!"

"Alright, you'll all set off immediately. Lao Zhao, assign three detachments with minimal personnel loss to Deputy Commander Che."

"Yes!"

Zhao Gang looked at Yi Zhixin, Tang Wenguang and Tian Xinrong, the three captains of the 6th, 7th and 8th detachments. Among them, Tang Wenguang and Tian Xinrong's original defense areas were in Jingxing area, and they were somewhat familiar with the terrain there.

"Follow Deputy Commander Che and set off immediately."

"Yes!"

After arranging the combat mission, Li Yunlong thought for a moment and said, "Send a clear message to Taiyuan and the North China Expeditionary Force Headquarters to ask them whether they will redeem the bodies of the devils from the Sixth Division!"

"Power on with clear code?"

Everyone looked at Li Yunlong in surprise.

"Yes, I'm going to tell everyone that the Sixth Division has been taken down by me. If the other devils aren't convinced, just come and seek revenge. Let's see how much money they can turn into!"

Unlike Datong, the capture of Datong was a surprise attack, and there was not much direct exchange of fire with the Japanese. Once discovered by the Japanese, the Japanese reinforcements surrounded them, and Li Yunlong's independent column had no way to cope with it.

Now Li Yunlong has openly wiped out an entire division of the Japanese devils, just to show off his strength. Even though his 107 rockets are basically used up, with less than sixty left, Li Yunlong still wants to be high-profile.

The higher the profile, the less the Japanese could figure out Li Yunlong's true strength, and the less likely they would dare to act rashly.

"Let all the Japanese in Shanxi Province and North China know that it was the Eighth Route Army's Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Independent Column that wiped out the Japanese Sixth Division. From now on, when our troops go out, we must directly display our flags. I want to see if anyone dares to cause trouble for us!"

After saying this, Li Yunlong thought for a moment: "Where is Kong Jie?"

"Captain Kong is still on his way back to the base."

Li Yunlong patted his head and said, "I felt like someone was missing. I forgot about Lao Kong!"

"Send a telegram to Lao Kong and ask him to send someone to deliver a letter to the devil prince."