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

Chapter 48 Li Yunlong: The equipment of that battalion, here comes Old Li!

Yangcun.

Independent regiment headquarters.

Political Commissar Zhao had just returned from a meeting at the brigade headquarters when he saw Li Yunlong holding a military meeting. He immediately asked, "Old Li, what happened again?"

"I just received information that Qian Bojun, the battalion commander of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, and Zhang Fugui, the deputy battalion commander, are planning to defect to the enemy and become traitors tomorrow." Li Yunlong did not hide anything and recounted the situation truthfully.

Zhao Gang: "Is the intelligence accurate?"

Li Yunlong: “Accurate.”

Zhao Gang asked again: "Does Chu Yunfei know?"

Li Yunlong: "I'm afraid they don't know yet, otherwise these two bastards would have had their heads moved away long ago."

Zhao Gang: "Should we notify Chu Yunfei? After all, they are friendly forces. We can't just watch them get ambushed."

Li Yunlong: "But we don't have any actual evidence. Qian Bojun and Zhang Fugui have been Chu Yunfei's subordinates for many years. What if he doesn't believe it?
Instead, they would think that we were trying to sow discord within the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

After all, there is already a lot of grudges between our two armies, and the nerves on both sides are very tense. If we are not careful, something big will happen.

At present, both sides have been exercising restraint because they have a common enemy."

Zhao Gang nodded: "That's true, then what are you going to do?"

Li Yunlong smiled and said, "I convened a military meeting just to resolve this matter.

I planned to deploy troops near Qian Bojun's unit overnight, just like I did in the past few days, and closely observe the movements of this bastard.

If he doesn't move, it's fine. But if he dares to move, I will eat him and clean up the mess for Chu Yunfei!"

Zhao Gang said with some concern: "Do we have enough troops in one regiment? Qian Bojun's battalion is a reinforced battalion. Its total strength is even greater than our independent regiment, and its equipment is also very sophisticated.

Should we report to the brigade commander and call up the New 1st Regiment as we did last time?"

Li Yunlong didn't want to share the fat. Last time he was worried that he couldn't defeat the Japanese, but this time he didn't have that worry.

After the previous battle, the strength of the Japanese in Yangquan was no longer as strong as before. Otherwise, they would not have instigated Qian Bojun to rebel and split Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment from within, but would have directly attacked to avenge their previous defeat.

Li Yunlong said: "No need! Qian Bojun would not publicize this matter of surrendering to the enemy and treason to the whole world. It is estimated that only some of his confidants know about it.

Once the soldiers under Qian Bojun knew that their leader was going to commit treason, they would immediately fall into confusion and struggle and find it difficult to form combat effectiveness. At the very least, they would not dare to rashly open fire on friendly forces.

So, one group of us is enough.”

Zhao Gang nodded.

Li Yunlong added: "Now, let me tell you about the specific combat deployment.

Tonight, we will rest overnight in the mountains 5 kilometers south of Baima Village. We must pay attention to lurking and camouflage, and must not expose our target or alert the enemy!
Then keep an eye on the movements of Qian Bojun's troops. Once he shows signs of treason and surrendering to the enemy, the cavalry company will be dispatched immediately and must arrive within 10 minutes to cut off his path to surrender to the enemy.

The battalions then made a flanking move and resolved the battle within an hour!
Remember, except for Qian Bojun and his confidants who are determined to betray the country and surrender to the enemy, no one should be killed indiscriminately, but all their weapons and equipment, as well as food and supplies, must be transported back.

We must be quick and evacuate before the other battalions of the 358th Regiment arrive.

Understand? "

"understand!"

The company commanders of each battalion responded in unison.

Li Yunlong: "Dismiss, we'll set off in an hour!"

……

12 noon the next day.

Cangyun Town.

358th Regiment Headquarters. The telephone kept ringing, signalmen were coming in and out, and telegrams were delivered one after another.

Chief of Staff Fang Ligong walked to the sand table map and reported to Chu Yunfei who was directing the deployment: "Commander, our intelligence officer has just sent the latest intelligence. The enemy's troops for clearing the countryside are ready for battle.

According to the enemy's combat plan, its vanguard was the 8st Regiment of the 1th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army. The 1st Regiment adopted the method of step-by-step nibbling, that is, slowly pushing the troops forward bit by bit.

At present, its vanguard is less than 10 kilometers away from our second battalion's front line."

Chu Yunfei: "Where are the Japanese invaders?"

Fang Ligong: "At present, the Japanese invaders are not making any moves."

"Humph!" Chu Yunfei snorted coldly and said, "The Japanese invaders didn't take action. It seems that they just want to disgust us.

What kind of unit is the 8th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Army?

Without waiting for Fang Ligong to speak, Chu Yunfei asked himself and answered, "A bunch of rabble! Apart from bullying the common people, they have no other abilities.

Pass on my orders!"

Hearing this, Fang Ligong and the staff officers beside him straightened their backs subconsciously.

"Everyone prepare to fight!"

"Order the front line to open a gap and let the enemy's 1st Regiment in. Then, order the nd Battalion to seal the gap and prevent the enemy from coming up from behind."

"Order the 1st, 3rd, 4th Battalions, the Artillery Battalion, and the regiment's direct troops to surround and destroy the enemy regiment!"

"Yes!"

The staff officer next to him wrote down Chu Yunfei's orders one by one, closed the folder, and quickly left to convey the orders.

After the order was given, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong turned their attention back to the sand table map next to them.

They briefly talked about the battlefield situation and then studied the entire strategic situation. They were obviously full of confidence in the upcoming battle.

The two chatted for a few minutes.

A second lieutenant officer hurriedly walked in from outside, saluted Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong and reported: "Report, Regimental Commander, Staff Commander."

"The Second Battalion, the Third Battalion, the Fourth Battalion, the Artillery Battalion and the regiment's direct detachment called and said they are ready for battle and can be deployed at any time."

"However, there is still no news from the First Battalion. There seems to be something wrong with the telephone line leading to Baima Village."

"The communications company sent two groups of personnel this morning to check the line in the direction of Baima Village, but no one has returned yet."

Chu Yunfei's face suddenly changed. He quickly walked up to the second lieutenant and said in a deep voice, "What did you say? The battle is about to start, and we can't even contact our own troops.

Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!
Go, send someone to contact them immediately!"

"Yes!"

The second lieutenant saluted and hurried out of the regiment headquarters.

Fang Ligong adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, thought for a while, and seemed to realize that something bad was going on.

He walked behind Chu Yunfei and said, "Commander, why do I feel like there's something wrong with the smell?"

"The war is about to begin. Even the air is filled with the smell of gunpowder. Even if Qian Bojun hasn't received an order from the regiment, he should have sensed something, right?"

"Normally, if the telephone line is blocked, his battalion should have sent someone to contact our regiment headquarters. How could it be that there was no response at all?

This is so abnormal.”

Chu Yunfei put his hands behind his back and slowly turned to face Fang Ligong and asked, "Are you suspicious of Qian Bojun and the others..."

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(End of this chapter)