"Brigadier Commander... This battle was too frustrating... The Japanese and puppet troops, who could be killed in one attack, had to be attacked several times. The soldiers and cadres below began to complain!" 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade
The regiment leader walked into the headquarters with a displeased face, frowned and complained when he saw Li Yunlong.
The commander of the second regiment also suppressed his anger and quickly answered: "Why did the only brigade stay there after taking Xiong County to deal with the little Japanese reinforcements going south?"
"The combat effectiveness of our independent brigade is not bad either..."
"If we win Baoding quickly and decisively, we can also completely wipe out the Japanese reinforcements in Baoding..."
"brigadier……"
"The Independent Brigade is eating meat and gnawing bones at the front line...but our Independent Brigade is staying in Baoding to drink soup...and we can't drink it in big gulps. I don't accept it!"
"Shut up..." Li Yunlong couldn't help but cursed.
"Don't be careless about me... you think I'm a fool, don't you know your little thoughts?"
"Don't you just want to go to Xiong County to participate in the battle and get a share of the pie?"
"I'm telling you...don't even think about it..."
"Although I feel aggrieved and don't want to stay here and continue to act with the remnants of the Japanese and puppet troops in Baoding...but the overall situation is more important!"
"The reinforcements sent south by Neji Okamura are more than 10,000 days of elite puppet troops, not more than 10,000 pigs."
"They are here to reinforce Yi Zhong and break the deadlock on the battlefield, not to die. Do you think they will guard Xiong County and wait for us to attack?"
"I can say this: As long as the Independent Brigade shows signs of reinforcing Xiongxian, the little Japanese reinforcements that are besieging Xiongxian will retreat immediately to avoid being surrounded by us in Xiongxian and gather together to annihilate them."
"Don't talk about eating meat at that time. The fighter opportunity that Huang Yu finally caught will be missed because of our reckless actions."
"At that time, our independent brigade will be the sinners of the entire base area."
"Isn't it just a war?"
"Let me tell you, if we cooperate with Huang Yu to stage the attack on Baoding and completely wipe out the little Japanese reinforcements sent south, there will be many big battles for us to fight next."
"Assault on Tianjin Pier..."
The commander of the Second Regiment had heard some rumors that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army wanted to raid the Tianjin Pier. Seeing that Li Yunlong was speaking righteously, he did not seem to be joking with everyone. Then he thought that there were no big Japanese companies around Yizhong that could threaten the security of the base area.
The puppet army went to clean up, and immediately thought of this matter, and asked quickly.
Li Yunlong nodded and replied: "Please keep it confidential..."
"The only brigade attacked Xiong County and completely wiped out the Japanese reinforcements going south. The casualties must have been considerable, and the troops were very exhausted."
"Although our independent brigade fought in Baoding, because the battle rhythm was very slow, the troops were not very tired and the casualties were very small. It even had some training effect during the battle, and the combat effectiveness increased instead of decreasing."
"If the base decides to immediately raid the Tianjin dock, the independent brigade will definitely be the absolute main force in this war."
"Although Okamura Neiji transferred more than 10,000 people from the Heijin area to go south to reinforce Yizhong, there are still 10,000 or 20,000 people left in the Heilongjiang area, which is enough for us to fight independently."
The expressions of complaint on the faces of the several regiment leaders were immediately replaced by excitement. They all looked like they had been given a shot of chicken blood. They stared at Li Yunlong and asked for a fight with bright eyes: "Don't worry, Brigadier..."
"I will definitely cooperate with the remaining Japs in the city to put on a good show and create conditions for the only brigade to completely wipe out the Japanese reinforcements heading south."
"Guarantee that no one in the troops will have any complaints in the next battle..."
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Xiongxian Eighth Route Army Provisional Headquarters.
As the Japanese and puppet troops outside the city continued to intensify their offensive, the operational pressure on the Fourth and Fifth Regiments became more and more intense, and the atmosphere at the headquarters became increasingly depressing due to the heavy casualties suffered by the frontline troops and the harsh battle situation.
"Deputy Chief of Staff..." A correspondent rushed into the headquarters and reported with panic when he saw Huang Yu.
"The Fifth Regiment and Sixth Company lost their territory, and less than one squad of the entire company survived. More than a hundred soldiers below the company commander were all sacrificed."
The fifth regiment commander who stayed at the headquarters to serve as Huang Yu's deputy suddenly became anxious. He slammed his clenched fist on the table in front of him and cursed loudly: "Deputy Chief of Staff..."
"I can't stay here any longer..."
"We must personally recapture the positions lost by the Sixth Company and avenge the sacrificed soldiers of the Sixth Company."
Huang Yu had no objection: "The Sixth Company's position is too close to the headquarters."
"Once the Japanese and puppet troops attacking us use the Sixth Company position as a breakthrough point, expand the occupied area, and continue to penetrate the headquarters, the entire Xiongxian County may be penetrated by them."
"At that time, we will be divided and surrounded by the Japanese and puppet troops, and we will be defeated one by one, and the possibility of encountering accidents will be greater."
"I hand over the last mobile company of the headquarters to you. We must regain the position and block the Japs' offensive."
Seeing the quickly disappearing figure of the fifth regiment leader, Huang Yu immediately turned his attention to the clock on the wall.
There are now only two hours left before the counterattack time agreed upon with the commander, which means that the troops left behind in Xiong County will have to hold on for another two hours.
After several hours of bloody fighting, the original force of 3,000 people left behind had reduced its total strength to more than 1,200 people.
All four city walls in Xiong County have been lost, and the troops have all pushed into the city to fight street battles with the Japanese and puppet troops.
However, due to the small area of Xiong County, the combat range of the troops is seriously insufficient, and there is not even a minimum detour space.
Although the Eighth Route Army was very good at street fighting, the overall advantage still lay with the Japanese and puppet troops.
Relying on their superior strength and firepower, they bombed houses when they saw them, used mountain artillery and infantry to bombard suspicious targets, and pushed them all the way. As a result, the street fighting troops who retreated into the city could only be beaten passively, and they kept retreating, and they were already lost.
It covers almost half of Xiong County.
If we can't find help to break the situation as soon as possible and turn defeat into victory, the remaining area in the city will definitely not be able to survive for two hours.
Although the remaining troops suffered heavy casualties, it is very likely that the entire army will be destroyed in the next battle.
But Huang Yu has no regrets.
The Japs who participated in the siege went south to reinforce the city with 12,000 to 3,000 people, which was the entire Japanese army stationed in the Pingjin area.
If the more than 10,000 puppet troops could be wiped out at the expense of the 3,000 remaining troops in the city, the Eighth Route Army in the Wing would have the opportunity to raid the Tianjin Pier.
Of course, even if we don't raid the Tianjin docks, we can exchange 3,000 Eighth Route Army troops for the lives of more than 10,000 Japanese puppet troops. No matter how we analyze it, it is a profit.
But Huang Yu is not the kind of person who gives up easily.
As long as there is a chance of survival, he will not give up.
Suddenly he punched the table and said, "We can only use our last trump card."
"I originally planned to save it for the counterattack, but now it seems I can't wait any longer."
"Only by holding our position and blocking the attack of the Japanese and puppet troops can we have a chance to counterattack."
"Otherwise, if the troops have an accident and lose their position, there will be no chance to use this trump card."
