The New Second Regiment was treated as a reserve force by the brigade commander, and Li Yunlong was very dissatisfied.
The army has just been formed, and the training of new recruits has been completed. Each soldier was taken to the enemy-occupied area and walked around. It can be considered that he has been on the battlefield and dealt with the Japanese.
But they are still far from the real elite, and the new second regiment has not had experience in fighting big battles.
Only after being tempered by a great battle can those recruits truly grow up.
The Yamazaki Brigade that suddenly broke into the base area was Li Yunlong's choice for the New Second Regiment. He planned to use the Lijiapo Battle to rectify the name of the New Second Regiment and tell everyone that the New Second Regiment was no longer the new regiment they said it was.
Rather, it is a veritable main force.
The result was nothing but joy, and the brigade commander once again listed the new second regiment as a reserve force.
If everything goes well in the frontline attack, the reserve team may not even have a chance to go to the battlefield.
The more Li Yunlong thought about it, the angrier he became. He kept cursing in the room, like a grudge woman who kept talking.
Political commissar Zhao Gang was lying on the table studying the map. He knew that Li Yunlong's curse words were meant for him.
He answered the call with the order from the brigade headquarters. Li Yunlong felt that he did not argue with the brigade commander when he answered the call, which is why the New Second Regiment was reduced to a reserve force.
Hearing Li Yunlong's scolding become more and more excessive, Zhao Gang wanted to stand up and retort.
He held back the words.
In the words of the brigade commander, Li Yunlong was born in the year of donkey.
If you accept his words, he will definitely scold you more and more fiercely, and he may even stare at you and scold you, which is not conducive to unity.
Seeing that Zhao Gang didn't answer, Li Yunlong felt like he was punched on cotton. He became increasingly dissatisfied with Zhao Gang and continued to curse.
"Mom, even if our new second regiment is raised by stepmothers and others eat meat, it's okay for us to drink soup... but in the end we don't even have a chance to drink soup. The brigade commander is too partial."
"No, the brigade commander is bullying me. Li Yunlong doesn't have a strong political commissar!"
As he spoke, he pointed the finger at Zhao Gang.
"You answered the call when the brigade headquarters issued the order. Why wouldn't you be more assertive and ask the brigade commander for a mission?"
"You are better than anyone else in talking nonsense in front of me, but you are a coward in front of the brigade commander. You are just a coward who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong!"
"Li Yunlong... Who are you calling a coward..." Zhao Gang finally couldn't help but start to fight back.
"The brigade headquarters naturally had their reasons for letting us be the reserve team. Why are you so anxious..."
"Don't you know that good steel is used in blades? Don't think I'm afraid of you if I don't say anything!"
This scene before Li Yunlong was unexpected. Just as he was about to have a good talk with Zhao Zheng, the phone at the regiment headquarters suddenly rang.
Li Yunlong grabbed the microphone before Zhao Gang.
After knowing that the caller was the brigade commander, the anger on his face suddenly disappeared, and he squinted his eyes and asked.
"Hello, brigade commander, I am Li Yunlong, leader of the new second regiment. Is it our turn?"
"Did you scold me at the regiment headquarters again? Did you also scold me when I asked the new second regiment to be the reserve team?" The brigade commander's questioning voice soon came from the microphone.
"No...I definitely didn't scold you...if you gave me ten guts, I wouldn't dare to scold you, brigade commander!" The brigade commander is one of the people Li Yunlong fears most. Every time he sees him, he is like a mouse seeing a cat.
His voice was much lower when he spoke, and Zhao Gang looked at him with contempt.
The brigade commander snorted coldly and said: "No matter whether you scold me or not, when it is the turn of the New Second Regiment to go to the battlefield, if you let me off the hook..."
"Tear off my head and use it as a chamber pot!" Li Yunlong rushed to answer, fearing that the fat in his mouth would slip out again.
"Hmph... I can't use such a big chamber pot, so you better keep it for yourself!" the brigade commander replied.
"Get your troops ready for battle. The attack ahead is a bit unsatisfactory. The new second regiment will come sooner or later!"
"Thank you, brigade commander... Thank you, brigade commander... On behalf of all the soldiers of the New Second Regiment, thank you for giving us this opportunity..."
At the independent regiment headquarters, Kong Jie's reaction after receiving the blocking order was slightly better than Li Yunlong's, but he was also very unhappy.
The Yamazaki Brigade was surrounded by heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army and was certain to die.
Whoever wins the task of attacking Yamazaki Battalion will eat meat.
Blocking warfare is just the opposite. Not only can you not eat meat, but you will also consume a lot of ammunition during the battle. It is a loss-making business with no benefits.
Just when he was envious and jealous of the troops attacking Yamazaki Brigade, the brigade commander called.
"Kong Jie, have you ever complained because I asked you to block the enemy's reinforcements?" Facing Kong Jie, the brigade commander's tone of voice was obviously much kinder, with a smile on his lips as he spoke.
Kong Jie didn't expect that his little idea would be exposed by the brigade commander at once, and he was embarrassed to answer: "A little bit!"
"But the Independent Group promises to complete the mission and not let you down!"
The brigade commander did not answer, but asked with a serious face: "Do you know why I chose the independent regiment to block the enemy's reinforcements?"
Kong Jie answered truthfully: “I haven’t considered this issue yet!”
"Then you have to think more about it from now on. You can't just think about executing orders from your superiors, you also have to use your brain more!" the brigade commander said meaningfully.
"Encircling and annihilating the Yamazaki Brigade may seem simple, but in fact it is not as easy as everyone thinks. Any accident may cause us a devastating blow!"
"In order to rescue the Yamazaki Brigade and surround us in Lijiapo and annihilate them, the Japanese army in Shanxi has mobilized tens of thousands of people to gather towards Lijiapo."
"The nearest reinforcement force has more than 3,000 little Japs. They came from Yangquan and can reach Lijiapo in just ten hours."
"The battle to besiege the Yamazaki Brigade on the front line was not going well, which meant that it was difficult for us to end the battle within more than ten hours."
"The Independent Regiment is the main regiment with the largest number of troops, the strongest combat effectiveness, and the strongest foundation in the entire brigade!"
"Only you can afford to fight with the Japanese and have the ability to stop them and buy us time to surround and annihilate the Yamazaki Brigade!"
"The key to whether we can kill the Yamazaki Brigade and escape unscathed lies in the Independent Regiment!"
"I don't care how hard you fight or how much pressure you put on me. No Japanese reinforcements can appear near Lijiapo within twenty-five hours!"
"If the frontline attack goes smoothly and the retreat order is received, the independent regiment can withdraw from the battle in advance!"
Kong Jie's sense of honor arose spontaneously. He did not expect that the Independent Regiment's rescue mission would be so heavy, so he immediately assured the brigade commander: "Please rest assured, chief, the Independent Regiment guarantees to complete the mission!"
"Commander, what did the brigade commander say?" the staff officer asked anxiously as he wanted to see Kong Jie put down the phone.
"Stop the enemy's reinforcements at all costs for twenty-five hours!" Kong Jie said.
"The Japanese set off from Yangquan and marched to reinforce Lijiapo. It took a total of fifteen hours..."
"We have to hold them off for ten hours to complete the mission!"
"The task is very heavy!"
"How many people are there in the reinforcements?" the chief of staff continued to ask.
"Three infantry brigades, one mountain artillery squadron, led by the commander of the fourth mixed brigade of the Little Japanese..."
"Hiss..." The chief of staff took a breath after hearing this, his face became particularly solemn, and he frowned in analysis.
"With so many people... and mountain artillery and infantry artillery to help us... we are definitely no match for a frontal attack!"
"It is because it is difficult to fight that the brigade headquarters gave us this task..." Kong Jie explained.
"The brigade commander said that the independent regiment has strong soldiers, strong families, and well-equipped equipment... In the entire 386th Brigade, we are the only ones who can fight a war of attrition against the Japanese..."
"Captain, I think blocking is not necessarily a war of attrition!" Huang Yu from the side suddenly interjected.
"In a frontal blockade, the superiority in troops and firepower lies with the Japanese. We cannot take any advantage."
"But we can count?"
"You want to block the enemy while forcing the Japanese to divide their forces, and then defeat them one by one and eat one or two of the little Japanese!" The chief of staff thought Huang Yu wanted to repeat his old trick, copying the way he used to block the Bantian unit, and asked subconsciously.
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Before Huang Yu answered, Kong Jie raised an objection: "The goal of the Bantian Alliance is to eliminate us. If we make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, we will have a chance to force them to divide their forces!"
"The purpose of the Yangquan Japanese army is to reinforce Lijiapo. After being blocked by us, they will definitely huddle together and rush forward quickly. They will even ignore our sporadic sneak attacks along the way and go straight to the battlefield... They will definitely not divide their troops!"
Huang Yu shook his head and explained: "You have misunderstood!"
"The trick I'm talking about is not to force the Japanese to divide their forces, but to raid their lairs!"
"When attacking Zhuma Village, the regiment headquarters sent people to check the garrison situation in surrounding counties, and Yangquan was also within the scope of the investigation."
"I remember that there were only three infantry brigades stationed in Yangquan County, a mountain artillery squadron, a military police squadron, and a regiment of the Imperial Association Army...a total of more than 4,000 Japanese puppet troops!"
"The brigade commander said that Yangquan County sent three infantry brigades and a mountain artillery squadron to reinforce Lijiapo, but there was only one gendarmerie squadron and one regiment of puppet troops left in the county!"
"If we suddenly appear outside Yangquan City and attack Yangquan, the troops who reinforced Li Jiapo will definitely send part of their troops back to reinforce Yangquan, and then our frontal blocking pressure will be much less!"
"If you're lucky, you might even be able to seize Yangquan!"
"It doesn't matter if you can't take it."
"Yangquan County is in danger. The Japanese who are returning to the county to aid must be marching all the way in a hurry. They are very anxious. We take the opportunity to pounce on them and take a few bites. We will definitely take advantage of them."
When Kong Jie heard this, he felt that this matter had something to do, and quickly gave orders to the chief of staff.
"Bring all the information about Yangquan County from the regiment headquarters immediately!"
"If Huang Yu's analysis is true, then this battle to block the enemy's reinforcements may really result in a great victory."
After speaking, Kong Jie picked up the phone and contacted the brigade headquarters.
"Kong Jie... shouldn't you be there to block the attack? Why are you calling me again? Is there something wrong?" The brigade commander's puzzled question soon came from the phone.
"Brigadier, we have a big idea!" Kong Jie said directly.
"But I want to confirm one thing with you first: Did Yangquan County really send more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers to reinforce Li Jiapo... This information is very important to us!"
"The brigade headquarters has more intelligence sources than we do. I also want to know about the garrison situation in Yangquan County. The more detailed the better!"
