Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

Li Yunlong never thought of relying on the headquarters to support the new regiment. Li Yunlong's goal was to wait until the new regiment formed combat effectiveness, and then find ways to be self-sufficient as a platoon or company unit. However, this idea cannot be told to Zhao Gang at present, as it will definitely be opposed.

"Old Li, our regiment's supplies were supposed to last half a year, but at this rate, we can only last three months at most!"

"Then we'll have to work hard on ourselves. The soldiers' daily supplies will be based on the new standards I've set, and all our cadres' standards will be lowered. Any savings are appreciated."

After hearing this, Zhao Gang stopped trying to persuade Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong, as the regiment commander, had taken the lead in lowering his own standards, let alone him as the political commissar.

"Okay, I'll do the ideological work for the cadres."

"Tell them that if they are afraid of hardship, they can apply to join another unit or just go home!"

"Old Li, let me take care of this!"

Zhao Gang now suddenly understood why the division commander and others said that Li Yunlong had a bad temper. Just through this incident, one could see Li Yunlong's tough attitude.

However, Zhao Gang did not think there was a problem. If Li Yunlong, the regiment commander, could lower the standards, why couldn't the others? Moreover, Zhao Gang decided to set an example himself and lead the cadres of the entire regiment to respond to Li Yunlong's call.

Looking at the soldiers in the training ground, Li Yunlong constantly reminded the soldiers of their tactical movements, and would personally demonstrate if there were any irregularities. When the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment learned that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang took the lead in reducing their own food and clothing expenses, and gritted their teeth and squeezed out some food from between their teeth to improve their meals, the training enthusiasm of the entire New 1st Regiment reached an unprecedented high.

The soldiers were originally expected to take three months to adapt to the new tactics, but after almost a month, every soldier was able to complete the training according to the tactical requirements.

During this month, the New 1st Regiment was constantly expanding and recruiting people. Li Yunlong did not waste the extra battalion and asked Zhao Gang to lead people to recruit soldiers in the villages around Yixiantian. In a month, more than 300 people were recruited. In addition, the soldiers who were injured in the Battle of Cangyunling and the ambush in Yangcun returned to the team. The number of soldiers in the New Regiment reached more than 1,100, which was more than 200 people short of the full strength.

"Old Li, the Chinese New Year is only a month away. Should our group prepare some performances for the New Year this year?"

After a brief inspection of the soldiers' daily training, Zhao Gang found Li Yunlong to ask about his future work arrangements.

Although it is still a war period, we still have to celebrate the festival, because the festive atmosphere can better unite people's hearts and consolidate consciousness and thoughts.

"Talk to the hospital, the bedding factory, and the arsenal. Let's celebrate the New Year together. They have a lot of inventory, and we can also benefit from it!"

"Okay, I'll go talk to you after dinner..."

As soon as Zhao Gang finished speaking, a communications soldier rushed into Li Yunlong's command center.

"Report, Third Battalion reporting, Japs have been spotted outside Yixiantian and are heading towards Yixiantian."

Chapter 23: Yamazaki Battalion Falls into a Trap

The Third Battalion's base is located in a hidden place outside the One-Line Sky. Their mission is to patrol and conduct reconnaissance outside the One-Line Sky. At the same time, once the Japanese enter the One-Line Sky, they will immediately go around behind the enemy and cut off the enemy's retreat.

Today, during a routine patrol, scouts from the Third Battalion discovered traces of Japanese activities about three kilometers away from Yitiantian and immediately reported the information to the battalion headquarters.

Now the radio station of the New 1st Regiment has been decentralized to the battalion level, so the third battalion commander immediately reported the news to Li Yunlong via radio.

"Emergency gathering!"

After taking a look at the content of the telegram, Li Yunlong immediately understood what had happened. The Yamazaki Battalion that accidentally entered the Line Sky in the original work had arrived.

"Immediately notify the military factories, clothing factories, hospitals, and other units to transfer personnel and supplies!"

"Notify the first battalion to immediately take up combat positions and prepare for battle, but wait for my order before firing!"

"Yes!"

"Notify the Second Battalion to immediately enter the designated position and prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

"Inform the cavalry battalion to be in reserve and ready to attack at any time!"

"Yes!"

In the original novel, the Yamazaki Battalion suddenly broke into the Line of Sky, where there was no defense at all. The clothing factory, military factory and field hospital were slaughtered by the Yamazaki Battalion, causing heavy casualties. This time, Li Yunlong had made sufficient preparations.

Moreover, most of the troops of the New 1st Regiment have completed training, and the Yamazaki Battalion is the whetstone used to test the results of this period of training.

Soon the entire new regiment began to get busy. The soldiers who were in training immediately ran to their battalion headquarters, found their troops, picked up their weapons and ammunition, and began to head towards the positions that had been dug long ago.

The whole process was very orderly, without any panic. Few people even spoke. Most of the soldiers silently held their weapons and waited for orders after entering the position.

Compared with the calmness of the New 1st Regiment, the military factories and field hospitals in the rear were a little more chaotic.

"Don't panic. Our regiment commander told everyone that the Japanese can't possibly break in. We just need to move some wounded soldiers and important items to a safe place to prevent Japanese air raids!"

"Wounded soldiers first, equipment first!"

"..."

Although Li Yunlong was confident that he could wipe out the Yamazaki Battalion, he was not sure whether the Japanese would discover the secret in the Line Sky. If the Japanese discovered that there were hospitals, factories and other facilities in the Line Sky, they would definitely send bombers to bomb them, so he transferred the important equipment in advance.

In particular, the punching machine, generator and simple stamping machine developed by Li Yunlong are the three most important equipment in the military factory so far. Ten Sten submachine guns have been put into production, but they have not yet been tested.

"Captain, why is our cavalry battalion the reserve force?"

Just as Li Yunlong was commanding his troops to enter the position, Sun Desheng ran directly to Li Yunlong and blocked his way.

"The terrain is not suitable. I plan to trap the enemy in the Yixiantian Gorge. The terrain is very narrow and not suitable for a cavalry charge!"

"But Captain..."

"Sun Desheng!"

"To!"

"Excuting an order!"

"Yes!"

After Li Yunlong finished speaking and arranging the tasks, he led the guards and Zhao Gang to the observation post at the forefront of the position to check the situation on the battlefield.

Outside Yitiantian, a troop in khaki uniforms can be seen marching towards Yitiantian.

"They all wear rubber-soled leather shoes. They are the main force of the devils!"

The method to determine whether the Japanese troops are the main force is actually very simple, that is, to look at the equipment. Although most of the equipment of the Japanese troops is the same, there are still subtle differences between the elite troops and ordinary troops.

For example, elite troops all wore rubber-soled leather shoes, while ordinary troops wore cloth shoes. Most of the troops wearing cloth shoes were Type B divisions recruited in 39, while most of the troops wearing rubber-soled leather shoes were Type A divisions.

In addition, we also look at the grenades carried in the backpacks of these Japanese soldiers, and whether they have external lunch boxes, etc.

Ordinary troops only have one or two grenades, while the elite troops of Type A divisions have more than four. Lunch boxes are used by ordinary Japanese troops because most of them eat rice balls and rice soup, while most of the troops of Type A divisions eat canned food and generally do not carry lunch boxes when marching.

"Is it coming for us?"

Zhao Gang asked with a frown. This was his first actual combat experience and he was a little nervous.

"That shouldn't be the case. Judging from the appearance of their path-blazers, they must have lost their way. Damn, they actually found this place even though they were lost. The Japanese are really lucky!"

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he continued to observe the situation in the distance with a telescope.

"By the way, Lao Li, should we report the situation to the brigade headquarters? After all, the enemy has a battalion of 500 to 600 people!"

"Well, I have to say it!"

Li Yunlong originally did not intend to report to the brigade headquarters. After the brigade commander knew about it, he would definitely come to Yixiantian, and his cavalry battalion would definitely be exposed.

However, considering that he was like a butterfly flapping its wings, Li Yunlong was not sure whether the Yamazaki Battalion would be the same as the original plot, with only one battalion advancing alone. If there were reinforcements behind them, the New 1st Regiment might not be able to hold on.

"Send a telegram to the brigade headquarters. A large group of Japanese troops, approximately 600 strong, have appeared outside Yixiantian and are advancing towards it. The New 1st Regiment is ready for battle and will not allow the Japanese troops to enter Yixiantian!"

After considering it for a while, Li Yunlong decided to send a telegram. Even if he didn't say it, the hospital and the arsenal had radio stations that would report the situation to the headquarters, and the brigade commander would also know.

"Yes!"

At this time, the captain of the Yamazaki Battalion of the Japanese army, Yamazaki Jihei, jumped off a truck.

"Where are we now?"

"Reporting to His Excellency, Captain, we have deviated from the established route, but we have found traces of axles and a large number of people passing through here. This is very likely the area where the Eighth Route Army is operating!"

A staff officer walked up to Yamazaki Jihei and pointed to some traces on the road and reported.

"Wow, this place is very remote, but there are signs of a lot of human activity. It seems we have arrived at an important location of the Eighth Route Army! Give me the map!"

Someone immediately handed a map to Yamazaki Jihei.

"Where is our place?"

"It's roughly in this area, but the exact location is no longer clear."

"Yoshi, we're already deep in the Taihang Mountains. The Imperial Army has never been there before. Looks like we have a lot to gain from this!"

Yamazaki Jihei smiled after looking at the location on the map, and at this time a Japanese soldier in front trotted to Yamazaki Jihei's side.

"Report, we've discovered a canyon ahead. The road is very narrow, and inside the canyon is a plain. We've discovered signs of a large number of people moving around, as if they're on the move!"

Chapter 24: A Line of Sky, Ambush Yamazaki Battalion

Upon hearing these words, Yamazaki Jihei's eyes immediately lit up.

"Your Majesty, Heavenly Locust, bless us! It seems we have truly entered a vital position of the Eighth Route Army and bypassed their outer security forces. Notify all troops to accelerate!"

"Hayi!"

"Speed ​​up!"

"go ahead!"

Yamazaki Zhiping followed the main force to the entrance of Yixiantian. Observing the location of the entrance, he couldn't help but sighed: "This is really a very hidden place. If we hadn't gotten lost, we wouldn't have found it by accident!"

After finishing speaking, Yamazaki Jihei immediately said: "Send a telegram to the regiment and tell them our coordinates. We suspect we have discovered an important Eighth Route Army stronghold!"

"Hayi!"

"Captain, the terrain here is very complex. If the Eighth Route Army has set up an ambush, we might be ambushed if we go in. I suggest we pass through here one squadron at a time!"

A staff officer beside him expressed his concerns. The location of Yitiantian Canyon is indeed suitable for ambushes. The passage is about 500 meters long. Once the troops enter and are ambushed and blocked at both ends, they will inevitably be trapped here.

Yamazaki Jihei smiled and said, "No need. Speed ​​is of the essence in war. The Eighth Route Army will never expect us to appear here. Full speed ahead, pass through here!"

"Hayi!"

In Yamazaki Jihei's eyes, the narrow gap in the sky before him was not a danger but an opportunity for him to make a contribution. According to the report from the scouts in the front, the Eighth Route Army was retreating in panic. If he caught up with them at this time, he would definitely be able to make a contribution.

At the same time, the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army also received Li Yunlong's telegram and stood up suddenly.

"A battalion of Japanese troops has reached the narrow gap. What are the outer guards doing? How could they let so many Japanese soldiers escape into our hinterland?"

A battalion of elite Japanese troops directly reached Yixiantian. If Li Yunlong had not previously applied to be transferred to garrison at Yixiantian, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Order Li Yunlong. No matter how much it costs, you must stop the enemy's attack and buy time to relocate the hospital, arsenal, clothing factory, and other factories!"

"Immediately order the 771st Regiment, the 772nd Regiment, and the Independent Regiment to move towards Yixiantian and support her!"