Chapter 295 Brigade Commander: Open the bow without turning back the arrow
The boss immediately found Ping'an County on the map, and then found several counties where heavy troops were sent. His brows immediately furrowed: "It's probably because something happened in Ping'an County!"
"Are there any of our troops there..."
"Yes..." the chief of staff blurted out.
The boss's frown deepened: "Then this matter probably has something to do with us... Immediately find out which of our troops is operating in Ping'an, contact them immediately, and find out what happened in Ping'an County?"
The chief of staff did not move. He looked at the boss with a worried look on his face and said, "No need to check, I know this unit...Boss, you know it too!"
"Isn't it Li Yunlong's new second regiment?" The boss immediately heard something in the chief of staff's words and asked with a surprised look on his face.
Seeing the chief of staff nodding, he immediately said: "This Li Yunlong is really a troublemaker, he can make some noise wherever he goes!"
"Immediately send a telegram to Brigadier Chen and ask him to contact Li Yunlong immediately and find out what big thing Li Yunlong did in Pingan County. He actually alerted 20,000 Japanese puppet troops to reinforce Pingan County..."
Brigadier Chen of the 386th Brigade Headquarters has also received information about the large-scale mobilization of Japanese and puppet troops in northwest Shanxi, and is trying every means to find out the true purpose of the Japanese and puppet troops.
When he was confused, a telegram from headquarters appeared in his hand.
After taking a look at it, he exclaimed: "The headquarters is still awesome... I immediately saw that something happened in Ping'an County!"
"I quickly thought about Li Yunlong and felt that this matter has something to do with Li Yunlong!"
"Immediately send a telegram to Li Yunlong and ask him what he is doing in Ping'an County. He actually alerted 20,000 Japanese puppet troops to reinforce Ping'an County at the same time..."
The chief of staff immediately rushed to the telecommunications room to contact Li Yunlong.
Ten minutes later, I returned to the war room. I looked very embarrassed and said with a frown, "I can't contact the New Second Regiment. Their radio station doesn't seem to be turned on!"
"It seems that Li Yunlong's skin is itchy again! He's trying to make a fool of himself with me again to harm the general's life!" The brigade commander saw Li Yunlong's little trick at a glance and cursed in annoyance.
The chief of staff was shocked and said: "You mean Li Yunlong deliberately didn't contact us... He's not that courageous, is he?"
"What's this!" The brigade commander knew Li Yunlong too well and answered firmly.
"This kid has done all kinds of things like disobeying orders on the battlefield, let alone such trivial things as deliberately turning off the radio station and not contacting us!"
"The worst thing you can do afterwards is tell us that the troops are marching and the radio can't be turned on..."
"Maybe the radio is broken and can't be turned on for the time being!"
"We can't even take the opportunity to punish him!"
"It's true!" the chief of staff said with a look of realization, but another question quickly popped up in his mind: "Then what is his purpose of doing this? There is no way he would not contact us for no reason!"
"In case of an emergency military situation, wouldn't this be a big delay?"
"Li Yunlong is also an old revolutionary, there is no way he doesn't know this issue!"
The brigade commander snorted and explained: "Eighty percent of it is related to the operation he is carrying out. He is afraid that we will temporarily stop his operation, so he deliberately does not contact us!"
"Wait until his actions are fully launched and it is impossible to stop... then contact us again!"
"No matter how dissatisfied the boss is when the time comes, we must cooperate with him and continue fighting until the battle is over!"
"If you can't contact Li Yunlong, contact Kong Jie and Ding Wei. Their defense area is next to the New Second Regiment. Whatever the New Second Regiment does, they will definitely not escape their eyes!"
"Immediately send a telegram to the Independent Regiment and the New Regiment and ask them to help find out what happened in Ping'an County!"
Twenty minutes later, the chief of staff returned to the war room with a wry smile.
The brigade commander saw his expression and knew that he had made an accurate guess. He asked directly: "Is that guy Li Yunlong attacking Ping'an County again?"
"Brigadier, you really guessed it right!" the chief of staff said with a surprised look on his face.
"What's the point? Apart from attacking Ping'an County, I can't think of any other action that can alarm the 20,000 Japanese puppet troops at the same time!" the brigade commander explained.
The chief of staff nodded and introduced: "Actually, Li Yunlong is not to blame for this..."
"Didn't he give us a wedding report some time ago? The Japanese special agent Yamamoto actually raided Zhaojiayu on their wedding night..."
"Although Li Yunlong repelled the Yamamoto special agent team, those gangsters were so cruel that they actually fired ten poison gas bombs at Zhaojiayu!"
When the brigade commander heard the words "gas bomb", he stood up from his chair, stared at his big eyes, and asked with anger on his face: "Tell me again, what did the Japanese special agent Yamamoto launch at Zhaojiayu?"
"Ten gas bombs!" the chief of staff replied solemnly.
"Including Li Yunlong's wife Xiuqin, more than two hundred Zhaojiayu villagers were killed by poison gas..."
"My daughter-in-law was brutally murdered as soon as she walked in. Even a man can't bear this cowardice..."
"After hearing that the remnants of Yamamoto's special agent team fled into Ping'an County, Li Yunlong decided on the spot to lay siege to Ping'an County, kill Yamamoto's special agent team, and avenge the tragic death of the villagers in Zhaojiayu!"
"Kong Jie and Ding Wei were both in Zhaojiayu at the time, and they also advised Li Yunlong not to act out of anger. If he really plans to attack Pingan County, he must report it to the brigade headquarters..."
"Unexpectedly, Li Yunlong started fighting directly, and even they got the news afterward!"
"They also said in the telegram: No matter what actions Li Yunlong takes in Ping'an County, or how many Japanese and puppet troops reinforce Ping'an County, they will not be allowed to easily pass through their defense zone!"
"The two regiments have entered combat status and are ready to participate in the battle at any time..."
"Bullshit..." Brigadier Chen cursed after hearing this, and then stared at the chief of staff and asked.
"How much do you think the telegrams sent by Kong Jie and Ding Wei are true?"
"They should all be true!" the chief of staff thought for a moment and replied.
"The explanation in the telegram is reasonable and there seems to be nothing wrong with it!"
"Furthermore, Kong Jie has always told the brigade headquarters everything he knows. He shouldn't lie about military information or deceive us, right?"
"It's not enough to cheat!" the brigade commander shook his head.
"But I believe that based on Kong Jie and Ding Wei's understanding of Li Yunlong, they must have known about Li Yunlong's plan to attack Ping'an County... But they did not stop it. Instead, they gathered heavy troops in the defense area to provide reinforcements and took the opportunity to eat meat!"
"Although Li Yunlong sometimes acts stupidly, does stupid things like disobeying orders on the battlefield, and likes to take risks, his commanding ability is not bad!"
"Having the courage to assemble heavy troops to besiege Ping'an County, and getting secret support from Kong Jie and Ding Wei, shows that the New Second Regiment has a very high chance of capturing Ping'an County!"
The chief of staff asked thoughtfully: "Then what should we do next?"
"There is no turning back when the bow is drawn..." the brigade commander replied with a serious look.
"The siege battle on Li Yunlong's side must have started, otherwise the Japanese reaction would not be so great!"
"If you call a halt rashly, not only will the results obtained in the previous attack be wiped out, but it will also cause a huge blow to the morale of the new second regiment... We can only fight with Li Yunlong!"
"In the battle of Taiyuan, Kong Jie became the division commander and turned around all the troops commanded by me!"
"When we arrived in northwest Shanxi, Li Yunlong actually wanted to be like a teacher!"
"Since he wants to capture Ping'an County so much, I will help him once!"
"Contact all the troops we can contact immediately, and stop the Japanese and puppet troops from reinforcing Ping'an County at all costs!"
"Send another telegram to Kong Jie and Ding Wei: During the reinforcements, if they have extra troops, they can appropriately deploy some troops to reinforce the New Second Regiment..."
"Be sure to capture Ping'an County before the Japanese and puppet reinforcements complete the encirclement!"
"Forward these telegrams we received to the boss, and ask the boss to give orders to other Eighth Route Army troops around Ping'an County: Please cooperate with Li Yunlong to capture Ping'an County!"
After the telegram to the brigade headquarters at the Baipogou Independent Regiment Headquarters was sent, Kong Jie stayed in the war room with a nervous look on his face, fearing that the brigade headquarters would hold him responsible and suddenly called a halt to the battle.
"Captain, good news!" The operator Zhang Xuelin suddenly stood up from his chair and said with excitement on his face.
"The brigade headquarters requires us to block the Japanese and puppet reinforcements crossing the border at all costs, and cooperate with the New Second Regiment to conquer Pingan County!"
"If conditions permit, some troops can be deployed to directly reinforce the New Second Regiment!"
"Pah...that's great..." Kong Jie slapped his hand on the table and shouted.
"Immediately send a telegram to Li Yunlong. The brigade headquarters has approved his attack on Ping'an County, and has also ordered surrounding troops to help with reinforcements, so that he can attack the city boldly and confidently..."
"If there are not enough troops, just send a telegram to the Independent Regiment..."
"If you want troops, I will give them to the troops; if you want artillery, I will give you artillery..."
Outside Ping'an City, when Kong Jie's telegram arrived, everyone, including Li Yunlong, breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the deputy commander Xing Zhiguo, he ordered: "Old Xing... With the support of the brigade, our pressure for reinforcements has been reduced sharply. We can finally concentrate all our troops and firepower to attack Ping'an County with all our strength!"
"Pass my order and the entire regiment will continue to pretend to attack Ping'an County..."
"We must advance the offensive position to within two hundred meters outside the city within ten hours, and repair the firing position for the thunder cannon..."
"Ping'an County is the first county town that our New Second Regiment has taken the initiative to attack. It is also the first large-scale offensive battle since the formation of the New Second Regiment. It must be won!"
"By the way, call back to Kong Erluzi: The New Second Regiment has enough troops. As long as it blocks the passing reinforcements, it will be a great help to us!"
"Send another telegram to the brigade headquarters: Just say that our radio station just had a problem and we couldn't contact the brigade headquarters. It has just been repaired!"
"By the way, I would like to report to the brigade commander: The New Second Regiment is fully confident of capturing Ping'an County, please rest assured..."
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Ping'an County, Colonel Yamamoto was still very nervous at first. As the battle continued, the city defense troops easily repelled several battalion and company-level attacks by the Eighth Route Army. He gradually relaxed and even felt relieved by joking with his subordinates.
The atmosphere at the headquarters is tense...
"Sir...there seems to be something wrong with the Eighth Route Army attacking us!" A staff officer from the city defense force suddenly rushed to Yamamoto and reported.
"What could be wrong... The Eighth Route Army only has a few siege methods. As long as our blocking firepower is strong enough, they can't do anything to us!" the guard captain said arrogantly.
Under the influence of Colonel Yamamoto, he was also confident in the upcoming battle to defend the city.
