Bright Sword: I am an undercover agent in the puppet army

Chapter 31 Chu Yunfei: A soldier must have backbone. How can he be cowardly before the battle or admit defeat before the battle?
Sun Desheng: "Captain, you said you wanted to use 358 as bait to make extra money?"

Li Yunlong: "That's right. We will first quietly lurk near Cangyun Town and wait until the enemy and the 358th Regiment have almost finished fighting. Then we will take action based on the situation. If the two armies are evenly matched, or if the 358th Regiment has the upper hand, then we will take decisive action and attack the enemy's weak points and the puppet army to earn extra money."

"On the contrary, if the Japanese gain an absolute upper hand, we will just stand aside and let the 358th Regiment fend for itself.

Anyway, we won’t suffer any loss. "

Sun Desheng: "If that's the case, then I have no objection."

"We have no objection either." The others also had no objection. Instead, they all looked eager to try. As expected, their leader had never let them down.

Li Yunlong made the decision: "In that case, it's settled. Let's go back and get ready. We'll set off at 2: a.m."

"Wait a minute." Political Commissar Zhao Gang interrupted, "Old Li, should we report this big thing to the brigade commander?"

"no problem."

Li Yunlong nodded. He believed that the brigade commander would support his decision after knowing the situation.

The fact was exactly as Li Yunlong expected. After Zhao Gang reported the situation truthfully, he immediately got the approval of the brigade commander.

Not only that, the brigade commander also sent out Ding Wei's new regiment.

……

Nothing happened all night.

Liuzhuang stronghold.

The idiots in the security team were woken up by Xu Yang at four in the morning. All of them were yawning and looked listless.

Xu Yang was so angry: "Wake up, everyone, stand in line. Damn it, all these days of training were in vain, and you are still like a bunch of idiots."

The third platoon leader Niu Dazhuang was not ashamed, but proud and said: "Captain, we are just a bunch of useless people, but you insisted on training us as talents."

Shi Yibiao and others echoed: "That's right, Captain, don't you think it would be better for us to just lie down and fish in troubled waters? If we insist on trying to make meritorious deeds, we might not even know when we will lose our lives."

Xu Yang said unhappily: "Look at your lack of ability. We train you so that you can have more ability to protect yourself, not to let you fight in the war and make merit.

We are just here to take it easy this time, you guys should just treat it as a vacation, when you are on the front line, be smart, there will be no danger."

Niu Dazhuang: "We have a lot of experience in this."

"Then let's go, it's getting late."

After saying that, Xu Yang led his troops straight to the Heishui River stronghold.

……

Cangyun Town.

358th Regiment Headquarters.

Chu Yunfei had just gotten up when Chief of Staff Fang Ligong came to him in a hurry and said, "Commander, something bad has happened. We just received news that the Japanese army in Yangquan County has assembled a large number of troops and is heading towards our regiment's defense zone.

It looks like they are planning to attack our group."

Chu Yunfei's face darkened and he said, "You came just in time! I was under orders and could not take the initiative to attack the Japanese army. Since they took the initiative to come to me, it's not my fault.

Last time at Black Cloud Mountain, we didn’t have time to build a defensive position because we were in such a rush to fight. This time we have a chance to get back at him!”

"Pass on my order. The second, third, and fourth battalions will immediately move to the front line. Relying on the well-built fortifications and favorable terrain, they will engage the enemy in combat. The first battalion will be the reserve, and the artillery battalion will be ready to provide firepower reinforcements at any time!"

The 358th Regiment has a total of four infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, with the first battalion having more than 2000 people, the other three infantry battalions having more than 1000 people each, and the artillery battalion having 500 people, plus the guard platoon, the cooking squad, the transport team and other units directly under the regiment. When fully staffed, the total strength is nearly 6000 people. In name, it is an infantry regiment, but in fact, the strength has exceeded that of an infantry brigade. The strongest battalion, Qian Bojun's unit, lost more than half of its troops in the battle of Heiyun Mountain and has not received any reinforcements. Its strength is no longer as good as the second, third and fourth battalions, so Chu Yunfei left it behind as a reserve.

Fang Ligong said with some concern: "Commander, should we report this situation to the headquarters and ask Commander Yan to provide us with reinforcements?"

Chu Yunfei: "I, Chu Yunfei, am also a person who cares about face. I can't afford to lose face if I ask for help before the battle even starts.

The 22nd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army was stationed in Yangquan County. They suffered hundreds of casualties in the Battle of Heiyun Mountain. In addition, they needed to allocate troops to guard various strongholds, so the maximum number of mobile forces they could dispatch would not exceed 2000.

And our group now has more than 5000 people.

5000 vs. 2000, the advantage is mine! "

Fang Ligong: "The Japanese army may only send out 2000 people, but don't forget that there are also puppet troops, whose number is at least twice that of the devils."

Chu Yunfei said disdainfully: "Fake troops? They are just a bunch of unpresentable, vulnerable chickens and pottery dogs."

Fang Ligong: "A tiger cannot stand up to a pack of wolves. Although the puppet troops are vulnerable, they are outnumbered and will still cause great trouble to our regiment.

If we wait until our regiment can no longer hold on before asking for help, even if Commander Yan wants to rescue us, it will be too late.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, we should report this matter in advance."

Chu Yunfei: "Brother Ligong, a soldier should have backbone. How can you be cowardly before the battle and admit defeat before the battle?"

Fang Ligong: “…”

Chu Yunfei changed the subject and continued, "Moreover, I assure you that even if the battle situation really develops to our disadvantage, there will be reinforcements to support us."

Fang Ligong: "Commander, are you talking about the 101st Regiment stationed in Qingfeng Town and the 102nd Regiment stationed in Xiaohe Town?
Our three regiments seem to be supporting each other, and this is also the plan of the superiors, but in fact you and I both know that they are not reliable at all.

If a war really breaks out, it would be great if they don't betray us and hinder us. It's impossible for them to take the initiative to reinforce us."

Chu Yunfei sneered and said, "Brother Ligong, you also know that these guys are unreliable, so even if we report the situation to the headquarters now, the headquarters will definitely send them to reinforce.

By then, Chen Qian (head of the 101st Regiment) and Liu Yu (head of the 102nd Regiment) will definitely slack off and find all kinds of excuses to delay time.

By the time the battle is over, we probably won’t be able to reach Cangyun Town.

What difference does it make whether you report to the higher authorities or not?"

Chu Yunfei certainly knew what kind of people his colleagues were. When fighting, the first thing they thought of was always to preserve their own strength. Sometimes they agreed to fight the enemy together, but ended up turning around and running away, leaving friendly forces to cover them and buy them time to escape.

Not only that, some guys even withheld their subordinates' wages and sucked their blood. How can you expect such an army to be combat-ready and able to win battles?

Chu Yunfei was ashamed to associate with these people. He focused on developing combat effectiveness and built the 358th Regiment into the most elite force in the entire Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

Fang Ligong was silent for a while, then asked: "Besides the 101st and 102nd Regiments, where else can we get reinforcements?

Not to mention that other friendly forces will not be able to detect the battle here, even if they do, they will not be able to provide reinforcements in time. "

Chu Yunfei: "Who said that our only friendly forces are the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?"

"Central Army?" Fang Ligong shook his head and denied it: "The Central Army is farther away from us."

After a pause, he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly opened, and he said, "Commander, do you think the Eighth Route Army will reinforce us?"

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(End of this chapter)