Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

After obtaining the regimental flag, Li Yunlong quickly stuffed it into his arms and kept it close to his body to avoid losing it or being picked up by the kitchen staff to make steamed buns.

"How about the seizure?"

"Two radio stations, but they were both destroyed. Also, two maps and a code book..."

The headquarters wasn't large and was quickly cleared. Zhang Dabiao quickly reported the results of the battle to Li Yunlong, who immediately said, "Notify the entire regiment to take turns covering the retreat and break out in the direction of Yujialing!"

"Captain, we've already broken through several of the Japanese's defenses from the front. It wouldn't be appropriate to turn back and break out from Yujialing now. We can break through the Japanese's defenses from the front in one go and defeat the Sakata Regiment!"

Zhang Dabiao and others didn't react for a while.

Li Yunlong glanced at Zhang Dabiao, who immediately said, "Yes, everyone, take turns retreating and break out towards Yujialing!"

Li Yunlong looked back at the direction of the Japanese position behind him, then turned his head to look in the direction of Jiangjunling, which was the base of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. Chu Yunfei was observing the situation here with a telescope at this time.

After extending his hand and making a contemptuous gesture, Li Yunlong followed the troops towards Yujialing.

The main reason why Li Yunlong had to move from the direction of Yujialing was because disobeying orders on the battlefield was too serious. In the original plot, if Li Yunlong had not killed Sakata Nobutsu and defeated the Sakata regiment head-on, and had not been protected by the division commander and the brigade commander, he would definitely have been shot.

Li Yunlong set this precedent. From then on, every regiment would have its own ideas on the battlefield, and combat missions could not be completed at all. The main reason why the Kuomintang troops had weak combat effectiveness was that military orders could not be strictly enforced. Various military orders were delayed at various levels, which eventually led to missed opportunities and defeat.

Moreover, the headquarters ordered the New 1st Regiment to break out from the direction of Yujialing, and the 772nd Regiment to cover the retreat. There must be subsequent combat tasks. The New 1st Regiment, the 772nd Regiment and other troops were asked to take turns covering the retreat. The New Regiment broke out from the front, and only the 772nd Regiment was left. The subsequent combat tasks would definitely not be completed, or other troops would have to be temporarily transferred to complete them.

Fortunately, after Li Yunlong broke out from the front, he did not cause a series of accidents. Otherwise, even if the division commander and brigade commander wanted to save Li Yunlong, they could not save him. Li Yunlong was finally only awarded the rank of major general. In fact, the foreshadowing had been laid here. Otherwise, with Li Yunlong's record, he would at least be able to become a lieutenant general or even higher.

In addition, another reason is that the casualties of continuing to break out from the front are too high. Although they broke through several Japanese positions in succession and destroyed the Japanese regiment headquarters, this was based on a surprise attack. By the time the Japanese reacted, the price of continuing to break out from the front was too high.

In the original novel, Zhang Dabiao was trapped while breaking out, and only a few soldiers from the first battalion were left alive.

The Japanese must be setting up defensive positions in the rear and waiting for the attack of Li Yunlong's troops. If they suddenly turn back and continue to break out from the direction of Yujialing, the cost will be much smaller. Therefore, whether from the perspective of military orders or actual conditions, breaking out from the direction of Yujialing is the best option at this time.

If the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army could provide artillery support and attack the Sakata Regiment from the flank at this time, Li Yunlong would choose to destroy the Sakata Regiment and then break out from the direction of Yujialing.

Li Yunlong just raised his middle finger for Chu Yunfei to see. Watching the friendly forces fighting the Japanese without taking any action, raising the middle finger was considered a light punishment. If he saw Chu Yunfei, Li Yunlong would definitely not give him a good face and would slap him twice first.

At this time, in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's position, Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong with an ugly expression as he raised his middle finger to him.

"Commander, what's wrong?"

Staff Officer Fang beside him also noticed that Chu Yunfei's face looked a little ugly, and immediately asked in a low voice.

"Nothing, I was just laughed at. Which unit of the Eighth Route Army is the one facing us?"

"The new regiment, the commander is Li Yunlong!"

Chu Yunfei watched the New 1st Regiment turn and retreat towards Yujialing, and couldn't help but sigh, "This Li Yunlong is a talent. He's brave and knows when to advance and retreat. After destroying the Sakata Regiment headquarters, he immediately feinted a shot and retreated. He avoids the strong and attacks the weak. His application of military tactics is exquisite. I'm sure he'll be a formidable opponent in the future!"

Chapter 3: The shock of the division commander and the chief of staff

At the Eighth Route Army's temporary headquarters, the division commander is resting.

This time, the Japanese encirclement and suppression of the base forced the Eighth Route Army to give up the area outside Taihang Mountains. The action was very sudden and all the troops suffered certain losses.

"Have the hospitals and schools been relocated?"

"The division commander has been transferred safely!"

"Have you informed the remaining troops to retreat?"

"Everyone has been notified!"

"That's good!"

The division commander breathed a sigh of relief. The force of the Japanese's sweep this time was unprecedented, but fortunately they responded in time and did not suffer major losses. All government agencies, hospitals, and schools had been safely evacuated. Now it depended on the losses suffered by each combat unit.

"Report, telegram from the new regiment!"

"The New 1st Regiment? Li Yunlong's troops?"

Hearing Li Yunlong's name, the division commander quickly took the telegram from the signalman. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Where did the New 1st Regiment get the radio?"

Then he lowered his head and quickly looked at the telegram, reading all the contents at a glance, then walked to the map and drew on it with his hand.

The chief of staff also followed curiously: "Commander, what are you looking at?"

"This Li Yunlong has given me another surprise!"

After saying that, he handed the telegram to the chief of staff. After reading the telegram carefully, the chief of staff walked to the front of the map and carefully compared the contents of the telegram.

Then he said with a hint of doubt: "It shouldn't be!"

"What shouldn't be done?"

"Commander, look at the map. Li Yunlong said they destroyed the Sakata Regiment's headquarters with two artillery shells, killed the Sakata Regiment's commander, Sakata Nobutsu, and seized the regiment's flag, radio, map, code book, etc. But look at the location!"

After saying this, he pointed to the location of the Sakata Regiment Headquarters mentioned in Li Yunlong's telegram.

"We ordered Li Yunlong to break out from the direction of Yujialing, but the Bantian Regimental Headquarters is to the east of Cangyunling, and Yujialing is to the west!"

The division commander's expression immediately changed and he said, "Li Yunlong is disobeying orders!"

After he finished speaking, he immediately said: "Send a telegram to the New 1st Regiment immediately and ask them to break out from the direction of Yujialing. Tell Li Yunlong that this is an order!"

The Chief of Staff looked at the position on the map and whispered, "It may be a little late. The Sakata Regiment Headquarters is located in the middle of the enemy's frontal encirclement. If Li Yunlong takes this place, he will definitely continue to break out from the front. Division Commander, you should know Li Yunlong better than I do. He can make achievements and fight, but he can also cause trouble!"

After hearing this, the division commander nodded and said with some worry: "Well, we have to make preparations for both situations. If Li Yunlong breaks out from the front, then the previous order for the New 1st Regiment to break out from the front and then garrison in Yangcun will need to find another unit to replace it!"

The Eighth Route Army headquarters was going to retreat to Daxiawan, and Yangcun was the only way to get to Daxiawan. So after formulating the plan to move to Daxiawan, the headquarters had already decided to let the New 1st Regiment garrison in Yangcun to protect the headquarters from the outside. After all, the New 1st Regiment was the main force.

"Then let the independent regiment go to Yangcun?"

The chief of staff thought for a moment and made a suggestion. The division commander thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, then notify Kong Jie..."

At this moment, the messenger came over quickly with a telegram: "Report, telegram from the new regiment!"

"Isn't this Li Yunlong telling me that they've already broken through the front?"

When the division commander heard that the telegram was from the New 1st Regiment, he frowned and said, then took the telegram and took a look at it. His originally frowned brows suddenly relaxed: "This Li Yunlong, finally didn't get into trouble this time!"

After saying that, he handed the telegram to the chief of staff. After reading the contents of the telegram, the chief of staff also smiled: "Great, this Li Yunlong always manages to give us some surprises!"

"Humph, this time it's a surprise, but next time I don't know whether it will be a surprise or a shock!"

"What about Yangcun?"

"Let the new regiment be stationed here!"

At the same time, a new group.

Zhang Dabiao looked at Li Yunlong with admiration: "Captain, you can actually repair radios?"

It's no wonder that Zhang Dabiao was surprised. Li Yunlong always gave everyone the impression of being a rough man. He only learned to read and write some words when he crossed the grassland. Now he can actually repair the radio, just like Zhang Fei suddenly learned to embroider.

Li Yunlong, who was repairing the second radio, held the wires in one hand and gently pinched the two wires together with the other. "What's so surprising about being able to repair radios? When I was with the brigade commander, I saw the communicators repairing radios. This thing is simple and easy to learn. I, Li Yunlong, was also famous for my dexterity in the village!"

"Don't look at me as a bamboo craftsman, but I'm very skillful. Zhang Dabiao, don't disbelieve me, I can make anything, not only a radio, but also a car or a tank. Just give me some time to watch and learn, and I can learn it!"

As he spoke, Li Yunlong connected the second step radio wires and then installed the battery into the radio: "Try it out and see if it works!"

The signalman immediately began to try to generate electricity, then shook his head and said, "Captain, there's only the sound of electricity!"

"Something's still broken. I'll take it apart and take a closer look once we get there. That's it for now."

"Yes!"

Soon, the order from headquarters was delivered to Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong took the telegram and took a look at it: "Give me the map!"

Zhang Dabiao quickly opened a map and placed it in front of Li Yunlong.

"Headquarters asked us to garrison Yang Village!"

Li Yunlong found the location of Yangcun on the map, and then found the location of Daxiawan on the map.

"Yangcun, I've been there before. It's not a big village, it's on a cliff at the entrance of a valley. If all of our more than a thousand people were to be stationed in Yangcun, we probably wouldn't have enough space!"

Zhang Dabiao pointed to the terrain of Yangcun.

Li Yunlong nodded, but he was thinking about something else. Kong Jie was taking the blame for him.

If Li Yunlong had not disobeyed orders and broken out from Yujialing, the New 1st Regiment should have been stationed in Yangcun. In the end, the New Regiment broke out from the front and the Independent Regiment took the lead. Finally, the Independent Regiment encountered Yamamoto's special forces in Yangcun and suffered heavy losses.

"Let's talk about it when we get to Yangcun!"

Li Yunlong put the map away. After retreating from Cangyun Ridge, he was still thinking about how to get to Yang Village and fight against Yamamoto's special forces.

Now Li Yunlong doesn’t need to think of any solution at all. His base is in Yangcun, and the New 1st Regiment needs to face Yamamoto’s special forces team directly.

"Have the casualties been counted?"

"Commander, the statistics are in. The first battalion lost 127 men and 223 were wounded. The second battalion lost 57 men and 120 were wounded. The third battalion was the reserve and lost 16 men during the charge."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong was silent for a while and glanced at the advancing troops.

"Count and save the names of all those who died. Send a copy to headquarters and keep a copy for our regiment. This is the life of our regiment, so we must keep it safe!"

"Yes!"

Chapter 4: Yangcun Defense, Japanese Sashimi Plan

"Captain, this is Yang Village."

Next to a village in Taihang Mountains, Zhang Dabiao put down the map, pointed to the village in front and spoke.

"Ok!"

Li Yunlong observed Yangcun in front of him with a telescope.

Yang Village is located on a cliff. There is a river passing in front of the village. However, it is winter and the dry season now, so the riverbed has been exposed and people can walk on it normally.

Under the Yangcun Cliff is the road leading deep into the Taihang Mountains. If you follow this road straight ahead, you will reach Daxiawan, which is now the location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters in Daxiawan.

"Let the troops rest here while I observe the terrain."

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he took the deputy regiment commander and several battalion commanders to a nearby high point and overlooked the entire terrain of Yang Village.

"Commander, according to headquarters' deployment, our troops should control all the important roads near Yangcun to prevent small groups of Japanese troops from sneaking into our base."

Deputy Head Liu Hao looked at the map and pointed in several directions.

"Well, we can just place a company of troops on guard at these locations."

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he pointed at Yangcun and said, "Yangcun is the key to our mission this time!"

After that, he pointed out the road between Yangcun and Daxiawan on the map: "There are only three roads leading into Daxiawan. Yangcun, where we are standing, is the most important one. As long as we pass through Yangcun, the next 20 kilometers will be smooth sailing!"