On this empty plain, the Japanese army had no way to deal with the guerrilla tank squadron. Their position was quickly broken through. The officers and soldiers of the independent regiment who followed the tank squadron and rushed up quickly annihilated the remaining enemies and completely won the victory.
Victory in this battle.
Having won the battle, Sun Desheng triumphantly drove the tank towards Li Yunlong.
Arriving in front of Li Yunlong and others, Sun Desheng ordered the car to stop. He leaned out from the top of the tank, saluted Li Yunlong and others, and said loudly: "Report to the head of the regiment, Commissioner Zheng, and the Mawushan guerrillas have been ordered to come.
Reinforcement, please give instructions. Deputy Captain of the Guerrilla Brigade Sun Desheng."
Li Yunlong stretched out his hand and gestured on the brim of his hat, as a gift to Sun Desheng, and said: "Sun Desheng, you're a good boy, where did you get so many tanks and armored vehicles?"
With that said, he came to the side of the tank and stretched out his hand to Sun Desheng.
Sun Desheng bent down, took Li Yunlong's hand, and pulled Li Yunlong up.
Li Long stood on top of the tank, looked around, touched the tank's cannon, and said, "Sun Desheng, come down and let Lao Zi go in and take a look."
Sun Desheng got out of the tank and pushed Li Yunlong onto the turret.
After Li Yunlong fumbled around inside the tank for a while, he said to the driver: "Take a turn here."
The tank started, ran forward for dozens of meters, then circled and drove back.
Zhao Gang and Zhang Dabiao were also interested in the guerrilla tank squadron, and they asked Sun Desheng questions.
Sun Desheng was very proud and somewhat ostentatiously reported the situation of the Mawushan Guerrilla Tank Squadron to them.
Zhao Gang said with emotion: "Sun Desheng, you did a great job in Mawushan. This tank squadron is the first tank unit of our Eighth Route Army. This is a great initiative."
Zhang Dabiao said with some envy: "Sun Desheng, you are really clever. This tank squadron played an important role in winning this battle. Our independent regiment must also find a way to build a tank company in the future."
Sun Desheng said: "Chief of Staff, setting up this tank squadron is not a simple matter. Let's not talk about where to get so many tanks and armored vehicles. Even if we have them, ordinary troops cannot afford them. These guys drink oil.
It’s amazing. Just buying these oils costs a lot of money, and you also have to do regular maintenance. If you don’t have money, you can’t do anything.”
Zhang Dabiao felt that Sun Desheng was a bit contemptuous, and he said: "I said Sun Desheng, what do you mean? Can't our independent regiment afford a tank company? What's the matter without gasoline? Just rob the little devils."
Sun Desheng also felt that what he said was a bit hurtful. He coughed a few times in embarrassment and said with a smile: "The chief of staff is right, there is nothing that our brothers in the Independent Regiment can't do. Besides, we are members of the Independent Regiment ourselves.
, If you say it will work, it will work."
When Zhang Dabiao heard what Sun Desheng said, he felt a lot more angry.
At this time, he looked at the cavalry in Mawu Mountain and said with envy: "Sun Desheng, your guerrillas are really rich, you have so many cavalry."
Sun Desheng accepted the lesson for his careless speech just now, and he said carefully: "It's nothing. Our guerrilla cavalry was not supported by our independent regiment when it first started."
Zhao Gang looked around and saw that there were many guerrilla cavalry.
He said with some worry: "Sun Desheng, the enemy situation there is serious. You have brought out the guerrilla cavalry troops and chariot troops. What will happen if the enemy attacks the Mawushan base? How about you return quickly?"
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Hearing this, Sun Desheng couldn't help but feel a little proud again, and said with a smile: "Commissioner Zheng, I brought four cavalry squadrons this time, and there are more left at home than this."
At this time Li Yunlong came over. He heard what Sun Desheng said and said: "Sun Desheng, tell me honestly, how many troops do the guerrillas have now?"
Sun Desheng remembered that his family background should not be exposed, even if it was hidden from several regimental leaders.
He scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "No, it's nothing. There are still a small number of cavalry left in the base area. However, the Japanese are afraid of us, so they dare not provoke our guerrillas for the time being."
When he said this, he answered all the questions asked by Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang at once, but the key points were vague.
Li Yunlong knew that the Mawushan guerrillas had more than that. He had great confidence in Xu Dalong. He believed that even if an enemy were to attack the Mawushan base area, Xu Dalong would be able to deal with it.
He just sat in the tank for a while and had a new idea.
He said: "Sun Desheng, since your cavalry troops and chariot squadron are here, let's fight another battle together. Now we have killed the Japs and the main force of the puppet army in Longdong County. There are not many Japs and puppets in the county."
Puppet troops, let’s just go and capture Longdong County.”
When Zhang Dabiao heard this, he immediately said: "I agree. Now that the county town is not far from us, and there are not many Japanese and puppet troops, let's go and defeat him and make a fortune from him."
Zhao Gang knew that the main force of the Japanese army in this area had just been eliminated, and it was impossible for the Japanese army to send large forces to attack the independent regiment in a short period of time.
Now that the Independent Regiment had just won a big victory, its morale was strong, and with the chariot troops and cavalry troops brought by Sun Desheng, there was no problem in taking over the county seat, so he did not express any objection.
The judgment of Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others was correct. Just when the Japanese army was annihilated, the Japanese commander had already sent a farewell telegram to his superiors. The Japanese superiors believed that another infantry brigade was coming for reinforcements.
Under the circumstances, if we go to Gaozhuang Town again, we will only lose it in vain, so we ordered these Japanese troops to withdraw.
Sun Desheng was thinking about showing off the power of the guerrilla cavalry and chariot troops again. He patted his chest and said, "No problem. Our captain said that the guerrillas are from our independent regiment. I came here and obeyed everything."
The command of the regiment leader is best if we can capture the county seat, which will just replenish some fuel for our tank troops."
Li Yunlong ordered a company of troops to be left behind to transport the captured weapons and ammunition back to the base area, and then led the main force of the independent regiment and the members of the Mawushan guerrillas brought by Sun Desheng directly to Longdong County.
After the troops set off, Li Yunlong remembered and said: "Hurry up and send a telegram to the brigade commander to report the situation here and ask the brigade commander to inform Cheng Xiazi not to bring his 69th regiment for reinforcements."
Zhao Gang immediately drafted a telegram and asked the operator to send it out.
Brigade Headquarters.
The brigade commander, chief of staff and others were worried, worried that the Independent Regiment would suffer heavy losses this time, so they sent telegrams to the commander of the 69th Regiment at regular intervals, urging them to speed up their march and join the Independent Regiment as soon as possible.
Regarding Li Yunlong, the brigade commander was really a little angry this time.
This guy is going out to fight, but the brigade commander turns a blind eye and is very concerned about the independent regiment.
But Li Yunlong and the others got into such a big disaster. If the independent regiment was destroyed, the brigade commander would not be able to explain to the headquarters.
Of course, the brigade commander is not afraid of taking responsibility. He really cares about the life and death of Li Yunlong and the others. If such a unit is lost and so many old comrades die, he will definitely be heartbroken.
The brigade commander knew Li Yunlong so well that he believed that Li Yunlong must have changed the battle plan without authorization during the journey. Otherwise, they would have captured Gaozhuang Town and returned to the base calmly.
He said depressingly: "This bastard Li Yunlong has caused such great losses to the Independent Group this time. After he comes back, I can't spare him. This time he just wants to feed the horses, but he doesn't have the qualifications."
The chief of staff was also worried, but there was no use worrying, it would only make things worse.
He comforted the brigade commander, but actually he was also comforting himself, saying: "Li Yunlong is a fierce general. I believe that the little devil cannot defeat the independent regiment."
The brigade commander nodded and said: "I also believe in Li Yunlong and the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment. However, when encountering the Japanese army on the plains, the Independent Regiment may suffer heavy losses this time. They have just recovered not long ago, and if they suffer heavy losses again
, will greatly damage the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment. I must not spare Li Yunlong lightly this time. I have to whip him a few times with my own hands to relieve his anger."
At this moment, a telegram from the Independent Regiment arrived.
After reading the telegram, the brigade commander laughed and said: "I can't believe that the Independent Regiment still has such a back-up. At the critical moment, Xu Dalong's troops arrived, turned defeat into victory, and ate up two Japanese infantrymen.
The brigade, and a regiment of the puppet army, this is really an unexpected surprise."
The chief of staff asked with some confusion: "Why did Xu Dalong and his guerrillas suddenly appear there? Didn't Li Yunlong and others send a telegram to ask for reinforcements?"
The brigade commander thought for a while and said: "I guess this must be Zhao Gang's backup. He couldn't stop Li Yunlong and was worried about problems with the independent regiment, so he sent a telegram to Xu Dalong. There are many cavalry in Xu Dalong's army.
They can get there in a short time.
The reason why Li Yunlong and others sent a telegram asking for help was because Xu Dalong and his troops had not arrived yet, and Zhao Gang had no confidence, so he did not tell Li Yunlong and others."
The chief of staff nodded and said: "You are right, Zhao Gang has grown very fast. He is now not only an excellent political cadre, but also a military commander who can act independently. This is also thanks to him. Otherwise, the independent regiment would
You will definitely suffer a big loss."
The brigade commander said: "Li Yunlong said in the telegram that they are going to attack Longdong County. Now that the main force of the Japanese and puppet troops in that area has been eliminated, it should not be a problem to capture the county.
Now that the danger to the independent regiment has been eliminated, please inform the 69th regiment to cancel the reinforcement operation and return to the base."
The chief of staff immediately drafted a telegram and gave it to the communications staff officer for dispatch.
Captain Cheng of the 69th Regiment and Li Yunlong were old comrades in the same class. Li Yunlong joined the army a month earlier than him. He always showed his seniority in front of him and sometimes spoke without caring about Captain Cheng's face. There was a real friendship between the two.
Some contradictions.
However, after all, they were comrades who stirred up trouble in the same pot. When the independent regiment faced a crisis, Commander Cheng still came to the rescue desperately.
The officers and soldiers of the 69th Regiment were exhausted after a long journey, but Commander Cheng still kept urging them to speed up the march.
In order to boost the morale of the troops, he personally ran in front of the team and also carried the light machine gun for the machine gunner.
Captain Cheng led by example and greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers of the 69th Regiment. They endured extreme fatigue and continued to march with numb legs.
When the officers and soldiers of the 69th Regiment came out, they brought many large carts with weapons, ammunition and other living supplies, and of course radio stations. The radio operators set up radio stations on the carts and accepted instructions from their superiors at any time.
After receiving the brigade commander's telegram, the radio operator immediately ran to the front of the team and conveyed the order from the brigade headquarters to Commander Cheng.
Commander Cheng heard that there was no need to reinforce Li Yunlong, so he ordered the troops to stop advancing.
Seeing that the soldiers were extremely tired, he gave the order to rest where they were.
The soldiers were all exhausted. They all sat on the ground all of a sudden, and some even lay down on the ground. The whole army was swaying around and looked very chaotic.
Commander Cheng understands the fatigue of the soldiers, and even he can't stand it anymore. People rely on a breath of energy to support them. In order to complete the task, no matter how tired they are, everyone can persevere, but once they relax, their bodies immediately become limp.
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Captain Cheng sat on the ground and rested for a long time before he could breathe again.
He said to Commissioner Zheng: "This guy Li Yunlong is really a bastard. We went all the way to reinforce him, but they were fine and our trip was in vain."
Li Zhengwei of the 69th Regiment said: "Li Yunlong and the others turned defeat into victory and fought a great victory. They seized a lot of weapons, ammunition, and various supplies. We cannot help them in vain. We must seize part of it from them."
OK."
Commander Cheng's eyes lit up, then darkened again.
He shook his head and said: "Li Yunlong is an iron rooster. He always takes advantage. If you want to seize it from him, there is no way."
Li Zhengwei said angrily: "It's different this time. Don't worry about this matter. I'll go to the brigade commander and tell him that if Li Yunlong and his independent regiment don't compensate our 69th regiment, I won't be done with him."
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Regiment and the Mawushan Guerrilla Army arrived in Longdong County and immediately launched a forceful attack.
The city wall of Longdong County is nearly two feet high, and its foundation is made of long bluestones with blue bricks on top, which is extremely strong.
In the past, it would have been a headache for the independent regiment to attack such a county. The soldiers carried ladders and braved the enemy's bullets to climb the city wall, which would have caused heavy casualties.
It's different now. The Mawushan guerrillas are here to help. They first opened the city gate with Type 92 infantry artillery, and then the tank squadron cleared the way in front. The officers and soldiers of the independent regiment followed behind the armored tank. It was very easy.