In fact, Li Yunlong was not the only one who felt the pressure. Brigadier Chen, Ding Wei, Kong Jie and others were also shocked.
Generally speaking, the commander will control one of the most elite armed forces, such as regiment-level guard companies, guard battalions, corps, and special agent groups in the hands of division-level commanders. This kind of armed force usually serves as
He is tasked with protecting the headquarters, but when a critical moment comes, he is the sharpest knife in the commander's hand, and he is also responsible for the most difficult and arduous tasks.
The commander of such an important armed force has always been under the direct jurisdiction of the headquarters and will not be handed over to anyone else, so no one expected that Gao Hongming would actually hand over the guard battalion to Li Yunlong.
If Gao Hongming had not clearly rejected the solicitations of Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo and Li Yunlong, Brigadier Chen and others would have even thought that Gao Hongming was preparing to defect to them.
Gao Hongming saw all their faces, but he didn't intend to explain anything.
The reason why he handed over the guard battalion to Li Yunlong's command was actually just like what he just said.
He just came to Zhao Jiayu today, and he had almost no idea of the situation here. To put it bluntly, he couldn't even tell the beginning of the village from the end in the dark. If he was asked to take command, it would definitely affect the military situation.
And to be honest, apart from him, the people present, from Brigadier Chen to Li Yunlong and Ding Wei, are all commanders who have experienced hundreds of battles. It would be better to hand over the guard camp to them than to make a fuss.
Strong command.
However, Gao Hongming was happy to do this, but all the pressure suddenly fell on Li Yunlong's shoulders.
After he accepted the mission, he looked at Kong Jie, Ding Wei, and his brigade commander who said nothing, and Li Yunlong, who had always been fearless, felt his heart beat violently.
At this moment, Dabao came in with two communication soldiers carrying radios and gave him a military salute: "Reporting to the commander, I have informed all the troops in the guard camp that from now on until this battle
At the end of the day, they will all execute your orders unconditionally."
Looking at the eyes of everyone looking at him, Li Yunlong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay... this time, Old Li, I will risk my life and become a landlord. But now I have to go out and take command, brigade commander, Lao Kong, Lao Ding
,Brother Gao, just wait here for my news."
As soon as Li Yunlong finished speaking, Brigadier Chen's eyes widened, "Li Yunlong, what do you mean, you fucking treat us as frail ladies? Or are we just rookies who have never heard the sound of gunshots?"
I’m telling you, Commander Gao has put one of the most elite troops in your hands now. If you don’t perform well, you should stop being the commander and go to the brigade headquarters to raise horses as soon as possible.”
Ding Wei also said with a smile: "Yes, Lao Li, if you are really not sure, just say it, brother, I can take command for you, don't you think so, Lao Kong?"
"That's for sure." Kong Jie also helped: "We are all brothers. If you have difficulties, just ask. Will Lao Ding and I still see you in trouble? Tell me, do you need us to help you share some of the burden, such as
That armored company or artillery company will do."
What kind of temper does Li Yunlong have? How can he stand this? After hearing this, he started to curse: "Get out of here, I have been the regiment commander for so many years, but I can't even command a battalion. Are you kidding me? I'll let you guys do it today."
Look at what I am capable of, Lao Li. Let’s go...everyone follow me up the hillside!”
After speaking, Li Yunlong strode out of the house. Gao Hongming asked Xie Wenqian, Xiu Qin and other non-combatants to stay here, and sent a few soldiers to stay to protect them. Then he and Brigadier Chen and others followed Li Yunlong outside.
A hillside.
This hillside is the highest point in the Zhaojiayu area. From here, you can clearly see the entire situation of Zhaojiayu.
As soon as everyone arrived at the hillside, they saw a series of orange bright spots behind the village passing through the sky.
The people present were all battle-hardened people, and they could tell at a glance that the offensive of Yamamoto's special agent team was very fierce, and the guard company of the independent regiment was fighting very hard.
Seeing this, Li Yunlong was not polite and walked to the side of the communications soldier who was carrying a radio on his back and said, "Get me the whole battalion channel."
Soon, the public channel of the whole battalion was connected, and Li Yunlong said loudly: "Guard battalion, I am Li Yunlong... I believe that your commander Gao just told you that from now on until the end of this battle, you have to accept me.
Commander, do you have any questions?"
The other party was silent for a moment, and then a slightly hoarse voice spoke: "Captain Zhou Dafu of the artillery company, I have been ordered to accept your command.
I am Armored Company Commander Zhang Si, and I have been ordered to accept your order.
First company commander Yang Silue..."
Unfortunately, the radio speakers sounded the voices of the company commanders of the security battalion.
Li Yunlong didn't waste any time: "Artillery battery, I now order you to fire three illumination bombs towards the end of the village, 1,500 meters away, bearing 1244, let go!"
"Bang bang bang..."
Following Li Yunlong's order, three flares were immediately launched into the sky, instantly illuminating the entire end of Zhao Jiayu's village. With the light of the flares, Li Yunlong and his party could clearly see that a Japanese soldier was shooting at the cliff at the end of the village.
While moving quickly towards the position where the guard company was stationed.
Because these Japanese soldiers were all armed with automatic weapons, and their marksmanship was precise after rigorous training, they could maintain a very high hit rate even when shooting on the move.
On the other hand, the soldiers of the guard company fought very hard. Armed with Type 38 rifles, they were no match for the firepower of the Yamamoto special forces armed with MP38 submachine guns. From time to time, Eighth Route Army soldiers were shot and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the faces of the Eighth Route Army commanders, including Li Yunlong and Brigadier Chen, became ugly. Kong Jie even said to Ding Wei: "Did you see that in Yangcun, our brothers in the independent regiment were killed by this group of people?"
The Japs attacked us by surprise, killing and wounding more than a hundred people, but not even a hair on the Japs was touched. If Commander Gao hadn't happened to show up and kill two Japs, I wouldn't even know who did it."
Ding Wei also nodded solemnly: "This little devil is really amazing. If we just talk about the quality of individual soldiers, if we look through the entire Eighth Route Army, we can't find many people who are more powerful than them. Now let's see what Lao Li does.
Let’s deal with these devils.”
Everyone's eyes turned to Li Yunlong. At this moment, Li Yunlong issued another order: "Company one and two, your position should be about 1,500 meters away from the end of the village. You should immediately outflank the end of the village from the left and right wings. Second company."
Is it possible to reach both sides of the Japanese army within ten minutes?"
A sudden advance of 1,500 meters in twenty minutes may not sound like much, but you must know that it is at night and the terrain is rugged and mountainous, so the difficulty can be imagined. However, the two company commanders quickly made a decision
He replied: "Sir, there is no problem... a sudden advance of 1,500 meters in twenty minutes."