At the headquarters of the New Second Regiment, political commissar Zhao Gang lay on the table tallying casualties and results.
At the beginning, his expression was very relaxed, and he flashed a smile from time to time. At the end of the count, it was like a different person, and his expression immediately became very serious.
"Captain, we lost this battle!"
Li Yunlong, who was very happy, was confused when he heard it...
The New Second Regiment clearly won the battle, killed the Yamazaki Brigade in one attack, and also got all the captured profits. How could it possibly be a loss?
Looking at Zhao Gang with a doubtful look on his face, he said: "Old Zhao... you are not wrong!"
"After calculating it twice, there must be no problem!" Zhao Gang answered with certainty!
"Before our attack, the Yamazaki Brigade suffered nearly two hundred casualties..."
"After we started the attack, artillery fire and grenades killed three to four hundred Japs. There were still about two hundred Japs left in the Yamazaki Brigade to fight with us with bayonets!"
"Although there are not many people, they are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time. They are especially good at bayonet fighting!"
"Our new second regiment has never fought in a big battle, and there are so many new soldiers that fighting with bayonets is far inferior to that of little devils..."
"Although we have a force advantage of more than five times, we still suffered nearly 400 casualties, and directly sacrificed more than 200 people..."
"Excluding the seriously wounded, there are more than 800 people left in the regiment who can continue fighting!"
"The first battalion rushed to the front and was the first to fight the Japanese and suffered the most casualties... The three main companies all suffered more than half casualties and were almost crippled... Battalion Commander Zhang Dabiao was injured... Fortunately, he only injured his arm, otherwise
He will also be sent to a field hospital for treatment!”
"Recruit new soldiers immediately!" Li Yunlong became anxious after hearing this and was very anxious to give orders.
"I remember that each main battalion of Kong Erlunzi had a recruit company, and also formed a regiment directly under the recruit battalion... As soon as the main force suffered casualties, people were transferred from the recruit unit to supplement it, ensuring that the main force was at full strength at all times!"
"This is a good idea... I decided to also set up new battalions in the New Second Regiment, and each battalion formed a new recruit company... first find a way to expand the army to 2,000 people!"
"Our new second regiment defeated the Yamazaki Brigade in one battle. The reputation of the main regiment has been established. It should be easy to recruit troops..."
Seeing that Zhao Gang didn't answer immediately, Li Yunlong thought he didn't agree or wanted to report to the brigade commander. He immediately frowned and couldn't help but curse.
"Old Zhao...you kid, don't be so shameless!"
"Don't think that just because you are good at marksmanship, you can fight against me in the independent group!"
"Expanding the army is a matter for the chief military officer. You are the political commissar. Don't worry about anything you shouldn't do...I can do what Kong Erluo can do."
"Besides, what I am setting up is a new army, not the main force... The brigade commander won't say anything if he finds out?"
"Captain, what are you talking about? When did I say that I opposed the establishment of a new battalion and a new company?" Zhao Gang glared at Li Yunlong with dissatisfaction.
"Then why don't you speak?" Li Yunlong asked with disbelief.
"I'm thinking about weapons!" Zhao Gang said angrily.
"Even if we form a recruit unit, we still have to prepare a rifle for each soldier...but we don't have any spare rifles to form a recruit battalion and a recruit company!"
"This is impossible!" Li Yunlong retorted without hesitation.
"We will share half of the spoils from the Lijiapo battle... There are more than 800 people in the Yamazaki Battalion, and they are equipped with more than 600 rifles. We will share half of it, which is at least 300 rifles!"
"When the troops went to the battlefield, they fought with the Japanese with bayonets. They were hardly bombed. There should be no loss of weapons..."
"With more than 300 rifles, at least three companies of recruits can be formed. How could there be no equipment?"
Zhao Gang smiled bitterly and said: "Commander, we did not get bombed... but the Japanese did..."
"More than two hundred artillery shells and more than three thousand hand grenades were all thrown on the Japs' heads... Iron could be blown to pieces, let alone the weapons equipped by the Japs!"
"Damn it, how could I have forgotten this matter!" Li Yunlong slapped his head and reacted suddenly.
Staring at Zhao Gang, he asked: "Tell me, how many guns, how many light and heavy machine guns did we capture in total during the Lijiapo battle...how many weapons and ammunition were used...the more detailed the better!"
Zhao Gang could only introduce with helplessness: "We searched the entire battlefield and only seized 328 intact 38-guns, 12 crooked handles, four heavy machine guns, two mortars, and eight grenade launchers...
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"We divided it in half and got one hundred and sixty thirty-eight guns, six crooked handles, two heavy machine guns, one mortar, four grenade launchers..."
"Although the troops did not suffer many bombings during the battle, they still lost seventy or eighty rifles due to bayonet fighting... After making up for the losses, we did not even have a hundred rifles left..."
"The ammunition seized is even less...the total number of rifle bullets is less than 30,000 rounds..."
The more Li Yunlong listened, the more anxious he became: "How come there are so few! Haven't the Japanese been air-dropping ammunition to the Yamazaki Brigade? Why do we only have so little ammunition!"
"The ammunition in your hands is free of charge, and they are also on guard against us. We are afraid that after the Yamazaki Brigade is wiped out, all the ammunition dropped by the air will be seized by us..."
"The airdrops have always been very controlled, ensuring that each rifleman has no more than fifty rounds of bullets..."
"Fortunately, we launched the attack just before dark. In order to allow the Yamazaki Brigade to hold on until tomorrow morning, the Japanese specially air-dropped some ammunition to them..."
"If we launch an attack in the afternoon, it would be good to seize 10,000 or 20,000 rounds of ammunition..."
"We were allocated 13,000 rounds of ammunition... 650 grenades, more than 80 grenade grenades, and 50 artillery shells..."
"When the troops attacked, the light machine guns equipped by the entire regiment fired together. On average, each machine gun fired more than a hundred bullets. Including the rifleman's shots, a total of more than 4,000 bullets were used..."
"More than three thousand grenades were used..."
"Sixty shells were used..."
Except for the slight profit from rifle machine gun bullets, the other ammunition captured is not enough to make up for the battle losses!"
"What a loss... what a huge loss..." Li Yunlong stood up from the kang in a hurry, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, complaining as he walked.
"I thought we could recover at least three companies' equipment from the battle at Lijiapo... I didn't expect that not a single company's equipment was recovered, and we also lost a lot of grenades..."
"I was still bragging to Ding Wei on the road. When I got back to the station, I pulled up the recruit camp!"
"If he knew that the New Second Regiment couldn't even get the rifles to form a new barracks, I would definitely laugh to death!"
"Captain, don't worry...we haven't gained anything!" Zhao Gang stood up to comfort him.
"In the battle of Lijiapo, we not only got rid of the label of a new regiment, but also let the soldiers fight a big battle to improve the combat effectiveness of the troops through actual combat!"
"I visited several camps and found that the morale of the troops was even higher than before joining the war."
"Several battalion commanders also told me that the combat effectiveness of the troops has improved a lot, especially the soldiers' ability to fight with bayonets... They dare to bayonet and see red when facing the little Japanese more than before!"
Li Yunlong's face looked much better, but he was still anxious: "Strong fighting ability alone is not enough..."
"If an army wants to get stronger as it fights, it must not only have strong combat effectiveness, but also have good equipment. Both are indispensable!"
"If it doesn't work out, let's go back to our old ways and send troops to enemy-occupied areas to grab equipment..."
Zhao Gang shook his head and explained: "This road is also difficult!"
"The armed workers behind enemy lines report... The Japanese and puppet troops in enemy-occupied areas are becoming more and more vigilant. The Japanese who are smaller than a squad no longer dare to leave their strongholds and gun towers..."
"The people in the occupied areas must be managed by traitors and spies... They will only take action after the traitors are unable to deal with it..."
"At least send out an infantry team on a mission to kill some civilians. This will make people in the enemy-occupied areas panic, and the civilians who originally had a good impression of us will no longer dare to continue dealing with us!"
"The blockade is getting tighter and tighter..."
There are patrols day and night, and it is no problem to send a few people across the blockade... If we send troops to cross the blockade in an organized manner, we will definitely attract a large number of Japanese and puppet troops..."
"Not only will they not be able to grab the equipment, but the attacking troops will also be trapped!"
"boom……"
Li Yunlong punched the table in front of him, with a very complicated expression on his face: angry, unwilling... He gritted his teeth and cursed: "You damn little devil... Why am I so unlucky..."
"If we can't get weapons in enemy-occupied areas, we can only find a way from the surrounding Japanese and puppet army strongholds..."
"The entire reconnaissance company was dispatched to find out the situation of all the Japanese and puppet troops around the New Second Regiment's defense area within ten days...especially the food routes at each stronghold, the frequency of transporting ammunition and supplies...you must find out for me! I don't believe it can be done.
To set up the equipment for the new military camp."
"The leader of the group, the political commissar, and the independent group are here... They said they have something important to report to you in person..."
"Kong Er is stupid..." Li Yunlong frowned and said with a confused look on his face: "Isn't he helping me in the battle? Why are you looking for me? Maybe he is interested in the little spoils I got from Li Jiapo!"
"Old Zhao, hurry up and divide the spoils. The sooner the better..."
"Let the correspondent from the Independent Regiment come over. I want to see what Kong Er wants to do!"
"Reporting to Commander Li and Political Commissar Zhao, I have been ordered to come here to convey the brigade commander's order!" the correspondent reported while saluting.
"Aren't you the correspondent of the independent regiment? Why are you asked to convey the brigade commander's order? Is it possible that there is no one at the brigade headquarters?" Li Yunlong asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Report to Commander Li: The brigade commander and chief of staff are both in the independent regiment. The brigade communications platoon did not follow, so let us come over to convey the order!" the correspondent reported quickly.
"The brigade commander went to the independent regiment? Why, could it be possible that Kong Erluzi won another battle... Couldn't it be that your regiment commander made a mistake? Otherwise, why would the brigade commander and chief of staff stay in the independent regiment?" Li Yunlong became more and more confused as he listened.
, continue to ask.
"Our leader won a great victory and made no mistakes..." the correspondent explained proudly.
"The brigade commander and the chief of staff went over to see the trophies..."
"It was temporarily decided to convene a brigade meeting at the headquarters of the Independent Regiment, requiring the commanders or political commissars of each regiment of the 386 Brigade to rush to the headquarters of the Independent Regiment immediately, and bring along the baggage company and all means of transportation... The brigade commander has good things to share.
Everyone!"
Li Yunlong was confused...
After hearing that Kong Jie was sent by the brigade headquarters to provide reinforcements, he felt happy for a while.
The independent regiment has strong soldiers and horses. If they are allowed to attack the Yamazaki Brigade, it will definitely not be the turn of the New Second Regiment to enter the battlefield.
Moreover, blocking is the most labor-intensive and has yet to produce any results. Looking at the 386th Brigade, only Kong Jie's independent regiment can undertake the task of providing reinforcements.
I originally thought that after the battle, Kong Jie's independent regiment would definitely suffer heavy losses, and I was about to find an opportunity to comfort him. I didn't expect that he could win the battle even if he blocked it, and attracted the brigade commander. What a big victory this was...
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This result was something Li Yunlong never expected, and he was both shocked and puzzled.
