After listening to the words of the combat staff, Zhao Gang was excited about Li Yunlong's unparalleled military exploits, but he was more worried about the safety of Li Yunlong and the independent battalion.

So he asked the combat staff: "Li Yunlong was chased by the Japanese 9th Brigade. What is his current situation?"

The boss also recovered from the shock and echoed: "Yes, how is Li Yunlong's situation now?"

Operations Staff Officer: "It is still unknown, but Captain Ding has personally led the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Independent Regiment to respond.

In addition, I have instructed Deputy Commander Kong to report to the headquarters as soon as possible as soon as there is any news."

The boss frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "It is difficult for an independent regiment to be the opponent of a Japanese brigade. In this way, Zhao Gang, the crisis at the headquarters has been resolved. You can immediately lead a new regiment to reinforce."

"yes!"

Zhao Gang was very worried about Li Yunlong and the Independent Battalion. After saluting his boss, he immediately turned around and left the headquarters, mobilized his troops and headed towards Huting.

After Zhao Gang left, the boss seemed to feel that it was not enough. He was not only worried about Li Yunlong, but also did not want the newly captured Japanese major general to be rescued by the Japanese chasing troops before he was warm.

So he gave instructions to the combat staff: "Call Commander Liu immediately, explain to him the situation on Li Yunlong's side, and then ask him to dispatch a regiment of troops to the direction of Huting to meet Li Yunlong!"

"yes!"

The combat staff officer saluted, then turned and ran towards the telephone.

Not long after, the combat staff came over again: "Boss, I have called Commander Liu, and he said that he would immediately send the 772nd Regiment to meet Li Yunlong."

"In addition, Deputy Commander Kong of the Independent Regiment just called and said there is news about Commander Li."

The boss looked happy and said: "Oh? Is there any news about Li Yunlong? How is the situation on his side?"

Operations Staff Officer: "Deputy Commander Kong said that Commander Ding has joined Commander Li. At present, they have surrounded the Japanese 9th Brigade in Hulu Gorge and are conducting a final attack on it."

Hearing this, the boss was shocked again: "What did you say? You said that Li Yunlong was chased by the Japanese 9th Brigade. Not only was he not in danger, but he trapped the pursuing Japanese 9th Brigade in Hulu Gorge?"

The combat staff officer nodded heavily: "Yes, that's how Deputy Commander Kong answered."

"At present, under the joint attack of the Independent Battalion of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment, they have eliminated more than 2,000 Japanese troops in Hulu Gorge. However, because there are too many suitable hiding places at the bottom of Hulu Gorge, the subsequent offensive has also slowed down."

The boss looked shocked and said: "Li Yunlong only had a battalion of troops in his hands. How did he manage to surround the Japanese 9th Brigade?"

Li Yunlong used a battalion to besiege a brigade of Japanese troops in mobile warfare. Although his military exploits were not as good as ambushing a Japanese officer observation group and capturing 1 Japanese major general and 6 Japanese colonels.

But the difficulty is not too big or too small.

The boss was so shocked that he was speechless.

The combat staff officer next to him said: "According to the report of political commissar Zhao Gang, the independent battalion has developed very well in the past month. Its strength has exceeded 2,000 people, and it also has a large number of artillery, as well as light and heavy machine gun firepower.

Therefore, although the independent battalion is only a battalion in name, its soldiers and combat effectiveness have far exceeded that of a regiment."

Boss: "This new group is really beyond my expectation. Map, hurry up, map!"

"yes!"

The combat staff officer agreed, then picked up a combat map and laid it on the table in front of the boss.

Soon, several other operational staff officers from the headquarters and several main officers from the Shanxi-Sui Army Military Exchange Group also gathered around.

A combat staff officer quickly found the location of Hulu Gorge on the map and introduced: "Boss, this is Hulu Gorge! This Hulu Gorge is a naturally formed canyon, running from east to west, about 5 kilometers long, and 5 meters to 100 meters wide at the bottom.

It varies in meter and is named Hulu Gorge because the terrain is shaped like a candied haws.

The height of the cliffs on both sides of Hulu Gorge ranges from tens to hundreds of meters. There are only a few trails that can go up the mountain and out of the canyon. It can be said to be an excellent natural ambush circle.

As long as a few heavy machine guns are deployed at the east and west exits of Hulu Gorge and on several trails leading up the mountain, one man can block the barrier and no one can open it."

"If Captain Li Yunlong succeeds in bringing the Japanese 9th Brigade into Hulu Gorge, it is not impossible to suppress it.

After all, in such a terrain environment, even if the Japanese army has sophisticated equipment and high-quality soldiers, it will be difficult to put it to good use."

The boss carefully studied the terrain of Hulu Gorge for a while, then summarized the information he had just obtained in his mind, and immediately reacted.

"I understand! I know why the Japanese 4th Brigade stopped attacking and then suddenly launched an attack with half as many troops as before!"

"The Japanese 4th Brigade initially launched an attack on our defense zone in order to attract our troops and create opportunities for Yamamoto's special agent team to conduct a beheading operation.

The subsequent attack was to accommodate the retreat of Yamamoto's special forces.

Later, the attack was stopped because the Yamamoto special team had withdrawn to a safe area.

Finally, a sudden attack was launched in order to attract our troops and prevent us from dispatching troops to Hulu Gorge to besiege the Japanese 9th Brigade.

As for the half of the missing troops of the 4th Brigade, they must have gone to Hulu Gorge to reinforce the 9th Brigade!"

The boss is indeed an outstanding military strategist. He figured out everything through only partial intelligence and details.

After a pause, the boss nodded and pondered for a moment, and then said in a different tone: "With the combat effectiveness of the New Regiment and the 772nd Regiment, it is still very stressful to resist an infantry regiment of the Japanese 4th Brigade and other reinforcements.

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"Since our army has surrounded the Japanese 9th Brigade in Hulu Gorge, we must maximize the results!"

"Signal Corps, call Commander Liu immediately and ask him to dispatch another regiment to Hulu Gorge. They must block the Japanese reinforcements and buy Li Yunlong enough time!"

"At the same time, this operation is under the full command of Li Yunlong. All troops going to Hulu Gorge must unconditionally obey Li Yunlong's command!"

"yes!"

The communications soldier not far away stood up and made a promise, then immediately picked up the phone and dialed the 129th Division Headquarters...

The screen returns to Hulu Gorge.

The battle continues, with the independent battalion and independent regiment still unilaterally suppressing the Japanese 9th Brigade.

However, Hulu Gorge is still too big after all.

As time goes by and the Molotov cocktails are exhausted, it will not be so easy to eliminate the Japanese 9th Brigade.

This gave the Japanese army a lot of breathing time.

15 kilometers northeast of Hulu Gorge.

This is the defense area of ​​the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. In order to resist Huluxia as quickly as possible, Yamamoto Kazuki directly chose to pass through the defense area of ​​the Independent Regiment.

Unfortunately, under the clear sky and broad daylight, their crossing was directly caught by the defending 4th Battalion of the Independent Regiment.

Fighting ensued...
Chapter completed!