Chapter 110 Li Yunlong: That's what Kong Er Lengzi did
After the conversation just now, Li Yunlong was obviously much more pleased with Zhao Gang when he looked at him again.
He rarely showed an expression of approval: "You are right, our new second regiment has a weak foundation and can indeed only support one cavalry company!"
After saying that, he gave orders to Sun Desheng who was inspecting the war horses.
"From today on, Comrade Sun Desheng will serve as the commander of the cavalry company of the new second regiment... I have only one request: within half a year, the cavalry company will not have any combat missions... After half a year, you must bring me a cavalry unit that can fight tough battles.
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"In the past six months or so, I don't know what kind of shitty luck Kong Er has had. It's like he's a different person. He's good at training troops, fighting battles, getting equipment... he's good at everything, and he's beaten me to it all!"
"I finally managed to get ahead of him and form a cavalry company. Don't let your guard down. You must bring out the cavalry company of the new second regiment before the independent regiment's cavalry troops form an army!"
Sun Desheng's biggest dream is to return to his old career as a cavalryman, and he is also very confident in his riding skills.
After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he vowed: "Commander, please rest assured, political commissar, the cavalry company in half a year will definitely have the strength to fight the Japanese, just take a look!"
"Political commissar!" Li Yunlong immediately turned his attention to Zhao Gang.
The brigade commander gave him a fatal order: as long as the new political commissar stays in the New Second Regiment, he can be the commander of the regiment.
Although I haven't fully recognized Zhao Gang in my heart, he is after all a political commissar on an equal footing with me. Some important matters in the regiment must be discussed with him, or at least let him know.
If I kept it secret from him and was sued by him to the brigade commander, I would definitely be left with nothing to eat.
Agreeing with his own ideas and cooperating with him unconditionally means that Zhao Gang still has the possibility of getting along, and I will cooperate with him well in the future, as long as he does not interfere in his own war.
If Zhao Gang was always against him and there was no possibility for the two of them to get along, he would rather give up his position as leader than squeeze him out of the new second group.
This is the result Li Yunlong least wants to see. He believes that Zhao Gang would not do this as long as he has some brains.
He said directly: "Except for the cavalry company, Kong Er has walked in front of me in everything!"
"They are all old comrades from the same class. I must catch up as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too embarrassing!"
"Actual combat is the best way to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. I heard that when the independent regiment was first expanded, troops were sent to enemy-occupied areas in platoon units to fight in turns. This not only allowed the new recruits to quickly adapt to the battlefield, but also captured some trophies!"
"Let's do the same!"
"You are a college student, and you are the most educated in the whole group. It is up to you to make the battle plan!"
"Do you need to report it to the brigade headquarters?" Zhao Gang asked the most important question.
"You were criticized for not reporting the first battle in Wanjia Town. You can't make the same mistake again!"
"No!" Li Yunlong shook his head and refused.
"I was criticized this time because I mobilized a battalion of troops to participate in the battle, which was indeed a violation of discipline! If we controlled the attack force to one company during the battle, it would not be a violation of discipline. That's what Kong Er did!"
"We will strive to train the new second team within three months.
Tanzhuang stronghold is a medium-sized stronghold next to the independent regiment defense area.
In order to curb the expansion momentum of the independent regiment, the Japanese army permanently stationed a reinforced squadron and a battalion of puppet troops here, and also strengthened their mortar squad and heavy machine gun squad, with a total strength of more than 600.
They rely on the favorable terrain and large and small gun towers to wait for reinforcements. Even if the entire independent regiment is pulled over, the battle may not end in a short time.
If the troops fail to fight quickly and the Japanese reinforcements arrive in time, it will be difficult for the independent regiment to escape unscathed.
Kong Jie always wanted to pull out this nail, but always gave up due to various factors.
At nine o'clock in the morning, more than a dozen Japanese and puppet troops left their strongholds as usual and patrolled along the highway to prevent the Eighth Route Army from penetrating into the imperial army-occupied areas from surrounding lanes to cause destruction...
In order to ensure their own safety, their patrol range has always been controlled within two kilometers and within the effective range of mortars.
In case of attack, you can quickly retreat to the stronghold under the cover of the artillery team.
Even if something unexpected happens, the mortar squad can make the Eighth Route Army attack them pay a heavy price.
At 9:30 in the morning, as the team was preparing to return to their base, the sound of roaring horse hooves suddenly reached their ears.
The sound got louder and louder, like thunder...
"Cavalry... the Eighth Route Army cavalry is coming towards us, everyone, retreat quickly..." As soon as the first cavalry appeared at the end of the road, the Japanese leader Cao was so frightened that he ran towards the stronghold.
There are nearly twenty people in the team, but they are only equipped with one light machine gun. In a head-to-head encounter, this small amount of firepower is almost like suicide, and it cannot stop the cavalry assault at all.
If he didn't run back to the stronghold quickly, the other party would kill the squad with just one attack, and he would also die here.
"kill……"
The cavalry ran faster and faster, and the smoke rising from the horses' hooves obscured most of the cavalry. The Japanese and puppet troops fleeing in front could only hear the sound of horse hooves, but could not see the number of cavalry...
The speed disparity is also very large. No matter how hard the infantry fights, they will never be able to compete with the cavalry.
After running only two or three hundred meters, the cavalry caught up with me.
"Bah bang bang..." First use the rifle to shoot a round of bullets. If the shot is not accurate, it can scare the Japanese and puppet troops and disrupt their formation...
Zhang Dashan was the cavalry platoon leader temporarily appointed by Kong Jie.
He used to be a cavalry squad leader in the Northwest Army, and became an ordinary soldier after joining the Shanxi-Sui Army.
Unexpectedly, after joining the Eighth Route Army, I would have the opportunity to return to my old career as a cavalryman, and I was appointed as the cavalry platoon leader by the regimental commander.
He also promised himself that if he fought well in these battles, he would be the future cavalry company commander of the independent regiment!
This is a position he never dared to dream of, but now the leader of the group has placed it in front of him, so he can get it at his fingertips.
He decided to seize this opportunity and give it a good try.
Put away the rifle, draw out the sword, lower your body as close to the horse's back as possible, hold the saber tightly in your right hand, the blade forward, stare at the back of a Japanese soldier, accelerate suddenly, and rush towards him quickly...
"kill……"
A loud shout came out of his mouth, and the sharp blade easily broke open the back of the devil's neck, and blood spattered out.
The little devil who was hit didn't even have a chance to turn around, and fell to the ground face to face with the sword.
"kill……"
The rest of the cavalry platoon disappeared and they took action one after another. Twenty or so cavalry roared past the Japanese and puppet troops, dust flew up, and they were all killed in the blink of an eye.
Without slowing down, he rushed forward another seven to eight hundred meters, fired several shots from a distance around the stronghold, and then calmly cleared the battlefield and retreated from the battle.
The Japanese commander was very angry. As soon as the cavalry appeared, he ordered the mortar team to fire back and cover the patrol back to the stronghold.
The cavalry's assault speed was too fast, and the artillery team was only equipped with three mortars. The numerous artillery shells were unable to form artillery fire coverage. They all hit behind the cavalry without even touching the opponent's hair. I could only watch them kill the patrol unit.
After showing off his power, he walked away.
Two days later, the cavalry appeared again at the Tanzhuang stronghold and killed another patrol at the stronghold.
"The Eighth Route Army cavalry is so arrogant, they even rushed to kill people right in front of our eyes... This is unbearable. We must find a way to kill them immediately, otherwise we will not be able to patrol in the future!" the stronghold commander slapped the table.
There was a loud snapping sound, I was slapping and cursing at the same time, my hands were red from being slapped and I didn’t even feel it!
The deputy captain analyzed with a stern face: "The cavalry came and went like the wind, and their maneuvering speed was very fast. The artillery company had no chance to lock on to them, let alone kill them, so we had to think of other ways!"
"Captain, I will lead a reinforced team to fight out... I will definitely destroy those cavalry!" A second lieutenant stood up and asked for a fight.
"No chance!" The vice-captain shook his head to stop.
"The Eighth Route Army is not a fool. By the time you lead the troops out, they will have disappeared long ago!"
"No matter how fast the two-legged infantry is, it can't be faster than the four-legged cavalry!"
"Maybe they will kill you on the way to chase. If you lose your wife and lose your troops, it will be a huge loss!"
"Sending troops to attack is really not feasible!" the captain analyzed with a stern face.
"In my experience, the best way to deal with cavalry is to have cavalry ourselves!"
"There is a cavalry squadron stationed in Yangquan County. I will call my superiors now and ask them to send the cavalry squadron to support us!"
In the Independent Regiment Headquarters, Kong Jie is like a fisherman who has already cast out the bait and is waiting for the fish to take the bait.
Five days have passed, and no good news has been sent back from the Tanzhuang stronghold.
Kong Jie couldn't help but become a little anxious.
The cavalry platoon was hastily formed by oneself, and a few war horses were made up of rhinoceros horses. The longer they stayed outside the stronghold, the greater the chance of being exposed.
If the Japanese discover the truth, the plan to attract the Japanese cavalry squadron will definitely fail.
"Captain, good news..." Chief of Staff Xing hurried over and reported with a smile on his face as soon as he entered the door.
"I just received news that a cavalry force of more than a hundred people secretly entered the Tanzhuang stronghold in the middle of the night yesterday!"
"Our goal of luring the enemy has been achieved. As long as we find a way to kill this cavalry squadron and capture their horses, we will have the horses to form a cavalry company!"
Kong Jie was very happy after hearing the good news, and his hanging heart relaxed at this moment.
But he soon frowned because of the chief of staff's next words, and answered with a long sigh.
"This is definitely a tough battle!"
"It's very difficult to kill the Japs' cavalry squadron and keep their horses at the same time!"
"The best way to fight is to separate the Japanese cavalry from the war horses, kill the cavalry, and the war horses will be ours!"
"But it's hard!"
The chief of staff shook his head and analyzed: "In the eyes of the infantry, the gun is our other life, and we must hold it in our hands at all times."
"In the eyes of cavalry, war horses are as important as weapons, and they will certainly not be separated easily!"
"I think we still need to find breakthroughs from other aspects."
Kong Jie nodded: "Then use the most conventional fighting method!"
"First force the Japanese cavalry squadron out of their stronghold, then lure the enemy deeper, lead them to the preset ambush position, gather together and annihilate them!"
"As long as we find a way to protect the war horses and kill the Japanese, we will win this battle!"
"Hurry up and call Huang Yu over. He has a quick mind and many clever ideas. He might be able to come up with some unexpected and good ideas!"
