Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

But now they were about to reach Taihang Mountains, and many people had already become familiar with this place. In addition, with the powerful enemy, the Japanese Sixth Division, ahead, many people were thinking of escaping.

Zhao Gang didn't ask any questions about these people. Instead, he glanced at the others and said, "I don't have time to preach to you. If you want revenge and are willing to follow us to fight the Japanese, come and sign up. If you don't want to, stay where you are. After the battle is over, someone will notify you!"

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave. He had no time to waste now. Those who were unwilling to join the Eighth Route Army now would basically not join after arriving at the base. Even if they joined at the base, they would have a lot of bad habits. It would be better to screen them now and leave the elite.

A group of soldiers from the Fifth Detachment stood up and said, "Those of you who are willing to fight the Japanese, come and register with us. If you run away after registering, you will be considered a deserter, and we will not treat you with courtesy!"

The same scene happened in many places around. Among the more than 30,000 Kuomintang soldiers, more than 1,000 fled one after another, leaving more than 31,000, who were divided into 20 groups and acted separately.

Long Wenjian sat in the crowd, a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth. He looked at the lieutenant colonel beside him who was not good at running and said, "Do you think the Eighth Route Army really fight the Japanese? Or are they just pretending like us? I heard they only fight but don't fight."

Upon hearing this, the lieutenant colonel snorted coldly and said, "Marching without fighting? Was the Hundred Regiments Campaign yours, or was it mine? You took two photos in Datong, but you really think we took it, don't you?"

Hearing this, Long Wenjian patted his butt and stood up. He looked at the soldiers who were whispering to each other and said, "Hey, brothers, be quiet and listen to me!"

Long Wenjian's voice was very loud and penetrating. After hearing Long Wenjian's call, many people looked up at him.

Even Zhao Gang stopped and looked back at Long Wenjian who was standing up.

Seeing the surroundings quiet down, Long Wenjian smiled and continued, "My name is Long Wenjian. Like you, we were all captured by the Japanese. We are lucky, at least luckier than those brothers who died in battle. We are still alive!"

"But we are also unfortunate because we have become prisoners of the devils and a disgrace!"

"I don't know if you have any sense of shame, but I, Long Wenjian, do!"

"If it weren't for the Eighth Route Army, we would probably be working for the Japanese in the coal mines of Datong. You saw what those miners looked like!"

"If you're lucky, you'll live like a rat in the mine for two years. If you're unlucky, you'll die in two months. No, you might even die in one or two days if you accidentally offend the Japanese!"

"So, our lives were saved by the Eighth Route Army!"

"But the Eighth Route Army is poor and has too many rules. No one can stand it and no one wants to join. Even I, Long Wenjian, can't stand it."

"But I, Long Wenjian, am not a villain who doesn't know how to repay a favor. Since this life was given by the Eighth Route Army, I will risk it all and sell my life to the Eighth Route Army once!"

"If we lose, the worst that can happen is death. It's better than dying as a prisoner. Dying on the battlefield is also considered sacrificing our lives for our country. If we tell others about it later, we will also die in battle!"

"By staying alive, we have repaid the Eighth Route Army for saving our lives. When we leave, we can leave with a clear conscience. We owe nothing to each other, right?"

As soon as Long Wenjian's words came out, they immediately resonated with many national army soldiers.

"Correct!"

"You're right!"

"We owe our lives to the Eighth Route Army!"

"I'm the deputy commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 494th Regiment of the 165th Division. Are there any brothers from the 3rd Battalion willing to go with me?"

"Commander, I'll go with you!"

"I am coming too!"

"I'm"

"I'm the company commander of the 2nd Company of the 9th Regiment of the 169th Division. Are there any brothers from the 169th Division...?"

"The 12th Division..."

A group of soldiers excitedly began to sign up. After seeing this, Long Wenjian immediately trotted over to Zhao Gang's side and said, "Political Commissar Zhao, I have a question for you."

Zhao Gang was quite impressed by Long Wenjian. When the prisoners of war were brought in, Long Wenjian was the first one to try to escape, which showed that he was unwilling to be captured.

Those words just now were also to help Zhao Gang, so Zhao Gang smiled and said, "Just ask."

"We brothers just want to go home. After this battle, will you, the Eighth Route Army, let us go?"

Zhao Gang thought Long Wenjian was going to make some demands, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, we in the Eighth Route Army won't conscript men. Whether you stay or leave is entirely up to you!"

At this moment, an explosion was heard in the distance. Zhao Gang looked at his watch and saw that it was the agreed time. It should be Li Yunlong's troops launching an attack.

"Okay, your words, Political Commissar Zhao, are enough!"

After Long Wenjian finished speaking, he turned around, made trumpet shapes with his hands, and shouted to the group of national army soldiers behind him: "Let's go, I'll take you home!"

As soon as these words were spoken, some Kuomintang soldiers who had originally been dismissive of Long Wenjian's words were stunned for a moment. They looked at the soldiers standing up around them, stood up silently, and joined the registration team.

Zhao Gang wrote down Long Wenjian's name. This guy has a strong ability to incite people and needs special attention.

Then he quickly rushed to the frontline command center, drank a sip of water and looked at Xing Zhiguo: "Old Xing, how is the situation?"

"Our troops launched an attack south of Yu County. There was a fire there just now, but it has stopped now. It must be our artillery!"

After hearing this, Zhao Gang took out a telescope to look, but he couldn't see clearly because the distance was too far.

"What about us?"

"We've sent people to investigate the enemy's positions. We should have news soon. Zhuzi and his artillery have already set up their positions and are ready to launch an attack at any time!"

At this time, several scouts returned to the headquarters: "Report, we have found out that the Japanese have built a defensive position two kilometers away from the foot of our mountain!"

As the scout spoke, he found the approximate location of the Japanese position on the map.

"From the foot of our mountain all the way to the front of the Japanese position, it's all open ground without any obstacles. If we charge directly, we will suffer heavy casualties."

Ding Chengye glanced at the map and spoke slowly.

"Is there no other way to get closer to the Japanese position?"

"It's all open ground. Unless we dig trenches, which takes a lot of time, we can just charge in headfirst. The Japanese have cleared all obstacles around us. Even the weeds have been burned by them."

Hearing this, Zhao Gang and others looked at each other. This method was very familiar. Li Yunlong liked to do this when he ambushed in the past, leaving no cover for the enemy to counterattack.

Old Xing thought for a moment and said, "Zhu Zi, how many shells do you have?"

"Report to the deputy commander, we still have more than 1,200 shells. We captured them in Datong!"

Hearing that, Old Xing also took a deep breath and said, "Then blast out a passage. Zhuzi, don't worry about the consumption of artillery shells, cover the enemy's front-line positions with firepower!"

After finishing speaking, Old Xing turned his gaze to Zhang Kuixi and said, "Xizi, the first wave of the charge will be handed over to your Third Detachment. You must capture the enemy's frontier position for me. Is there any problem?"

"Report and ensure the mission is completed!"

"Go!"

Chapter 249 Is there anyone who knows how to shoot?

"Is there anyone who can shoot a cannon?"

"Is there anyone who can fire the Type 92 infantry gun?"

"Mortars work too!"

"Come here if you can!"

Just as Long Wenjian and his men arrived at the temporary command post on the front line, the soldiers of the artillery battalion were shouting loudly.

When the artillery battalion went to Datong, they brought the Type 92 infantry gun. Later, they seized ten more Type 92 infantry guns in Datong, as well as a bunch of mortars and other supplies. Now they have the guns but not enough gunners.

Du Qingming turned around in the crowd and said, "I can fire a cannon!"

"Those who can fire cannons, come here, come here!"

In addition to Du Qingming, many artillerymen from the National Army also stood up.

"What kind of gun can you use?"

"I know all kinds of artillery. I studied in Germany, so I know everything about artillery!"

Hearing this, the soldiers of the artillery battalion couldn't help but laugh: "Does the 107 rocket launcher know?"

"what?"

Du Qingming was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he heard of this kind of cannon.

"Okay, you know how to use the Type 92 infantry gun, right?"

Du Qingming nodded and said, "Yes."

"Okay, take this and follow them to report to the artillery camp!"

When Du Qingming arrived at the artillery camp position, he saw sixteen Type 92 infantry guns lined up in a row, aiming at the Japanese position at the foot of the mountain in the distance.

At this time, Zhuzi was simply testing the newly arrived National Army soldiers to confirm that they were all capable of operating cannons before arranging them to operate the Type 92 infantry cannon.

"Well, with the artillery deployment like this, aren't you afraid of the Japanese heavy artillery?"

After Du Qingming answered the question, he was assigned to be a gunner of a Type 92 infantry gun. He couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The Japanese field artillery regiment has been wiped out!"

"Killed? How is that possible?"

"Nothing is impossible. Let's get to work. We are about to launch an attack. Our Eighth Route Army has a lot of good stuff." After an artillery commander finished speaking, he continued to arrange the work.

After all the infantry guns were manned, Zhuzi stood up and shouted, "Comrades, I won't explain the mission in detail. Our mission is to suppress the Japanese in the trenches for the attacking comrades, buy time for the attacking troops, and blast a path through."

"There are many brothers from the National Army among us. I don't care whether you were an artillery regiment commander or a division commander before. This time, everyone must follow my command before firing. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

"Very good, all artillery, lock all parameters, load ammunition!"

"..."

"Cannon number one is ready!"

"Cannon number two is ready!"

"Cannon number three is ready!"

"..."

"Cannon No. 16 is ready!"

Zhuzi checked the time and raised the flag high in his hand: "Cannons one to six, ready!"

"put!"

The flag in Zhuzi's hand fell heavily.

Six artillery pieces fired at the same time, covering the Japanese front-line positions with firepower.

"Bombardment!"

Above the position of the Japanese 45th Regiment, the Japanese at the forward observation post heard a sound coming from afar and realized that it was the sound of the Type 92 infantry gun, and at least five or six guns were firing at the same time.