"Kong Jie, it's time to talk about the trophies you sent us!" the brigade commander suddenly interrupted.
"When the boss gets something good, he always sticks to the front line... The equipment he brought back from the independent regiment last time was also given to the front-line troops. The headquarters security group didn't get anything..."
"The counter-mopping is imminent. I can count on the trophies you sent to arm them and protect the headquarters!"
Kong Jie answered confidently: "Don't worry, brigade commander. Although the equipment I brought is not a lot, it will be no problem to equip two battalions!"
"The independent regiment is about to have a big battle. It is impossible to expand the troops before the battle. No matter how much equipment we have, it will be of no use to us. Except for some horses and horse meat, I sent almost all the trophies captured by the cavalry regiment.
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Then he handed the list of trophies to the brigade commander: "A total of 783 horse rifles, 815 sabers, 100 intact war horses, 120,000 kilograms of horse meat, three radios, more than 50,000 rifle bullets...
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"Okay!" The brigade commander showed a satisfied smile after reading the list. He turned to the boss and asked: "Chief, the counter-mopping up is about to begin. Even if you want to send these weapons to the front-line troops, it will be too late!"
"I suggest equipping them with the headquarters security regiment immediately!"
"The equipment headquarters for one hundred war horses is directly under the cavalry battalion. All the horse meat is made into dried meat, which will be used as military rations when we move."
The boss is not a pedantic person. He knows that the enemy is at hand and there is no time to distribute these weapons and ammunition. Equipping a guard regiment is the best way to deal with it. Order it immediately!"
"Take two hundred rifles and equip them with the 386th Brigade Guard Battalion, and all the remaining horse rifles will be equipped with the Guard Regiment!"
"Speed up a little bit, so that everyone can get familiar with what they have in hand as soon as possible, and be ready to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese at any time!"
Hearing that the commander finally agreed to replenish equipment for the guard regiment, the brigade commander breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "I will make arrangements in a moment and ensure that all the equipment is distributed before dawn!"
Kong Jie on the side spoke again: "Chief, Boss, I have another unkind request, please approve it!"
"As long as it doesn't violate the principles, I agree to all your requests..." the boss replied firmly.
"The Independent Regiment killed a cavalry regiment in one battle. Such a great contribution must be rewarded. But the counter-mopping is imminent, and we don't have so much time to review and approve it... Today I will make a decision and satisfy one of the requirements of the Independent Regiment as a reward!"
"Reporting to the chief, I want the three radio stations captured in this battle..." Kong Jie hurriedly put forward his request as soon as he heard the boss's promise.
"I agree!" The boss nodded without any hesitation.
"In this counter-mopping operation, the independent regiment went deep into enemy-occupied areas alone, and also raided Jinzhong, which was heavily defended by the Japanese army. The task was very heavy, and splitting up troops was commonplace... If there was a problem with the communication between the teams, it would definitely be a big deal.
Affect the combat effectiveness of the troops!"
"As long as the independent regiment successfully completes its mission and safely evacuates enemy-occupied areas, I have no problem even if you destroy three radio stations!"
"It's just...do you have so many operators?"
"If not, I will transfer two from the headquarters communications team to support you!"
Kong Jie was overjoyed and quickly answered: "Thank you, chief..."
"The Independent Regiment has a radio operator..."
"After equipping the radio station, I selected a few scholars from the entire regiment and gave them to the operators assigned to us by the headquarters to teach them to send and receive telegrams..."
"Although I am not fully qualified yet, I can already operate the radio independently and perform simple sending and receiving of telegrams!"
The boss immediately ordered: "That's no problem... take the radio station with you when you go back!"
"Chief, urgent information!" The intelligence staff suddenly ran to the boss to report, and handed over the information smoothly!
"That's good news!" The boss glanced at the contents of the telegram and smiled.
"Thanks to Comrade Tokonje, the Japanese army's raid on us will be postponed for a few days!"
"The cavalry regiment was wiped out, and the mission of the cavalry regiment needs to be carried out by other troops during the mopping up... However, the Little Japanese front-line mopping up troops are in short supply, and there are no troops available, so they can only mobilize troops from Taiyuan..."
"It takes time to mobilize troops. In order to prevent us from taking advantage of the opportunity, the Japanese decided to postpone the sweep and wait until all the troops are ready before taking action!"
Brigadier Chen was delighted when he heard this and quickly asked: "Boss, do you know where exactly the Japanese will mobilize their troops?"
"The task of the independent regiment in the counter-mopping up is to raid Jinzhong, which is right on the edge of Taiyuan. The more troops the Japanese draw away from the Taiyuan area, the easier it will be to complete their mission of raiding Jinzhong, and it will be easier to evacuate enemy-occupied areas.
Easier!"
The boss nodded and replied: "The troops will be mainly mobilized from Taiyuan and Jinzhong... Our intelligence personnel are still investigating the exact number of troops to be mobilized, and news should be sent back soon!"
After saying that, he sighed to Kong Jie: "You are indeed a lucky general... An ambush battle not only killed a cavalry regiment, but also disrupted the battle situation, weakening the defensive power of Jinzhong County in disguise, and setting the stage for your next raid."
Jinzhong has created excellent conditions!”
"You go back to the army now, seize the time to replenish the battle losses, reorganize the troops...make full use of this time, and be ready to raid Jinzhong at any time!"
The independent regiment wiped out a Japanese cavalry regiment with one regiment. This good news spread quickly throughout the base area like a gust of wind!
Li Yunlong, the leader of the new second regiment, also received the news and was shocked and envious.
He is a person who refuses to admit defeat. His old comrade-in-arms won the first battle and gave the anti-mopping up a good start. He must not fall too far behind. He immediately called Zhang Dabiao and Sun Desheng, hoping to fight a few good games in the subsequent anti-mopping up.
battle.
"Kong Er is getting better and better now. He can kill a Japanese cavalry regiment with just one move... I, Li Yunlong, am no worse than him, and the combat effectiveness of the New Second Regiment is not much worse than that of the Independent Regiment... After the counter-mopping up begins, we will not kill even one of them."
You're talking nonsense about the infantry regiment. No matter what, you have to kill two infantry regiments for me. I can't let Kong Er fool me to compare with them!" Li Yunlong said straight to the point when he saw his subordinates.
Zhang Dabiao is Li Yunlong's absolute confidant, and the first battalion he holds is the most powerful and best-equipped battalion in the new second regiment!
Light machine guns are equipped to infantry platoons, grenade launchers are equipped to companies, heavy machine guns are equipped to battalions... Even the number of bullets per capita is more than twice that of other troops.
As soon as he heard Li Yunlong's clamor, he loudly called for battle: "Captain, the first battalion has been prepared for a long time!"
"You can issue an attack order at any time and guarantee to hit wherever you want...Kill all the little devils who want to destroy us...Use the results to compare with the Independent Regiment!"
Sun Desheng was unwilling to lag behind and asked for a fight: "Commander, the cavalry company has reached combat strength and is ready to go to the battlefield at any time!"
"I heard that the cavalry company of the Independent Regiment had three victories in enemy-occupied areas and wiped out four to five hundred elite Japs!"
"The cavalry company of the New Second Regiment is definitely no worse than them!"
"As long as the regiment commander gives the order, the cavalry company will be the sharp knife of the new second regiment, tearing apart all the Japanese and puppet defense lines in front of us!"
"Well said, these words sound exciting!" Li Yunlong was very satisfied with the two people's answers. He was so happy that he could hardly close his mouth and said with narrowed eyes.
"Since everyone has high morale, I will definitely not let down the morale of the soldiers!"
"Look at the map: reconnaissance shows that the Japanese army has assembled three infantry brigades, two regiments of the Imperial Army, plus artillery and tank troops, a total of more than 5,000 puppet troops to attack us head-on!"
"The troops are divided into three groups to sweep across our defense area. Each group has a reinforced brigade and two battalions of Japanese soldiers. If we can kill one of the Japanese and puppet troops in a short time, the Japanese blockade will be self-defeating...
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"The new second regiment will be able to break out the first blockade of the Japs through the gap!"
"If the Japanese and puppet troops dare to send troops to chase them, I don't mind killing them with a carbine, and then kill hundreds of little Japs!"
Zhang Dabiao's personality is similar to Li Yunlong's, and he especially likes to attack.
Hearing Li Yunlong's analysis, he became interested: "Captain..."
"The task of attacking the Japs must be given to the First Battalion!"
"As long as the regiment artillery company provides me with artillery support, the first battalion is 100% sure to break through a gap and cover the main force of the regiment to cross the first blockade of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
"You bitch, didn't you hear clearly what I just said?" Li Yunlong glared at Zhang Dabiao and said.
"What I want is to completely annihilate or severely injure the Japanese and puppet troops and mop up the troops along the way!"
"If it's just to create a gap, the second and third battalions can do it too!"
"Old Li..." Zhao Gang suddenly interjected: "The big battle is about to happen, you kid must not make any mistakes..."
"The order given to us by the headquarters is to preserve our effective forces, cross the Japanese and puppet blockade at the minimum cost, and move into the mountains..."
"Having a decisive battle with the Japanese is not only a violation of the order, but may also be dragged by the Japanese on the battlefield, attracting more Japanese and puppet troops to surround us. By then it will be too late to break out!"
"What violation of discipline? Where did I violate discipline?" Li Yunlong asked with a look of displeasure.
"The order from our superiors is for us to break out of the encirclement, but it does not stipulate how to break out of the encirclement!"
"I attacked from the front, killed some of the Japanese and puppet troops, and then broke out of the encirclement of the Japanese and puppet troops. It was also a breakout. How could I violate discipline?"
"You kid, don't talk nonsense. I, Li Yunlong, am being honest now? I will definitely not do anything that violates discipline!"
"We made an agreement before, you are in charge of logistics and the ideological work of the soldiers, and I am in charge of fighting... Don't overstep your authority, kid!"
After saying that, he turned his attention to Zhang Dabiao: "Did you hear clearly the order I just gave?"
"The mission of the first battalion is not to break through the weak point of the Japanese and puppet blockade, but to counterattack the strongest Japanese and puppet troops on the blockade and kill them!"
"The artillery company will do its best to cooperate with your actions!"
"After a melee with the Japanese and puppet troops, the second and third battalions attacked at the same time and quickly resolved the battle with bayonets!"
"The cavalry company provides flank cover and raids other little devils who may be reinforcing the battlefield!"
"You just said that our cavalry company is no worse than the cavalry company of the Independent Regiment. The cavalry company of the Independent Regiment fought three times in enemy-occupied areas and killed four to five hundred Japs in a row... You just need to block the Japs reinforcements and allow the infantry to break through.
Just give it half an hour to complete the task!"
"The new barracks, the baggage company, the regiment headquarters, and the artillery company followed up and broke out of the encirclement from the blockade torn apart by the 1, 2, and 3 battalions."
