Winning a big victory is very urgent for Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Kong Jie.
Li Yunlong came to the Independent Group, which had just lost the war. He could be said to have inherited a mess. He was eager to fight a big battle and establish the image of the Independent Group.
The puppet cavalry camp was fought in Wanjia Town. This battle was not approved by the superiors and could not be brought to the fore.
Xu Dalong and others also fought a few small battles, but these were not enough to restore the reputation of the independent group, so he has been waiting for an opportunity to show his face.
For Zhao Gang, he is also the first thorn in the new officer's appointment. His superiors sent him to the Independent Regiment. They also hope that he will cooperate closely with Li Yunlong to restore the low morale of the Independent Regiment as soon as possible. He also hopes to be able to fight.
Big victory.
Among these three people, the one who wanted to win a big victory and make a name for himself was the one who was most eager to win. Kong Jie was originally the leader of a dignified independent regiment, but he lost a battle and was almost dismissed from his post to become a groom.
No matter what, I can't swallow this breath.
He was looking forward to winning a big battle to restore his reputation.
Xu Dalong's words made the three independent group bosses a little excited.
Kong Jie rushed to ask: "Dalong, is the news reliable?"
Li Yunlong was full of confidence in Xu Dalong. He said: "Lao Kong, please don't interrupt and let Dalong explain in detail."
Xu Dalong explained the results of his reconnaissance trip to Ping'an County and the judgment he made.
Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Kong Jie hurriedly gathered in front of the map and started studying it.
Li Yunlong said: "I think Dalong is right. The little devils suddenly came to Ping'an County. They didn't hold anything back. It turned out that they wanted to sneak attack the arsenal and logistics of the headquarters agency."
Kong Jie said: "I can't see it wrong, it must be like this. Now I will have a good fight with the little devil."
Zhao Gang was capable of both literary and military skills, and he also believed that Xu Dalong's analysis was reasonable. He said: "The Japanese army's intention should be like this, but Lijiapo is almost 200 kilometers away from our independent regiment. Is it our turn to fight this battle?"
Zhao Gang's words reminded Li Yunlong and Kong Jie that they also felt that this battle might not be the Independent Regiment's turn.
The Independent Regiment is distributed in a triangle with Ping'an County and Lijiapo. There is also the 69th Regiment sandwiched between the Independent Regiment and Lijiapo. When the battle started, it seemed that the Independent Regiment had nothing to do.
Kong Jie was a little anxious, and he said: "Old Li, political commissar, you must ask your superiors for instructions no matter what, and strive to participate in this battle."
Li Yunlong looked at the map carefully again, suddenly laughed, and said: "Lao Kong, Lao Zhao, don't worry. According to Xu Dalong's analysis, the Japanese army will dispatch at least three infantry brigades this time, and the 69th Regiment may not be able to stop it.
The Japanese troops from Pingan County live in the Hirata Brigade. To deal with the Okazaki Brigade, our brigade does not have more troops, so the brigade commander will definitely transfer our regiment."
Kong Jie was still a little worried. He said: "Old Li, political commissar, we can't wait. We must take the initiative to ask for instructions from the brigade headquarters, and we must get the mission."
At this moment, the brigade commander called, and he said directly on the phone: "The Japanese are brewing a big conspiracy to attack the headquarters arsenal and logistics agencies. Your regiment's task is to wait until the Japanese Hirata Brigade sets off from Pingan County.
After exchanging fire with the 69th Regiment, harass them from the sides and rear, as long as they can cooperate with the 69th Regiment and hold back the Hirata Brigade."
Li Yunlong stopped when he heard this. He said: "Brigade commander, what is this mission? Why do you ask us to cooperate with the 69th Regiment?"
The brigade commander said: "Stop talking nonsense. If you can hold back the Pingtian Brigade and prevent them from reinforcing Li Jiapo, I will give your regiment a great credit." After saying this, the brigade commander hung up the phone.
The conversation between Li Yunlong and the brigade commander was so loud that everyone in the room could hear it clearly.
Xu Dalong knew that due to his appearance, he had seen through the Japanese conspiracy in advance, and the subsequent battle was completely different from the Lijiapo battle in history.
In any case, a big battle was fought, and Kong Jie and Zhao Gang were very happy.
Kong Jie said: "Old Li, why are you cooperating and not cooperating? If we can kill the Japanese Hirata Brigade, our independent regiment will be able to turn a corner."
Zhao Gang was also looking forward to it and said: "Yes, Lao Li, since the brigade commander said so, he naturally has his considerations. Let's follow the brigade commander's order and find a way to deal with the Japanese Hirata Brigade."
Although Li Yunlong is usually carefree, when it comes to fighting, his mind is unusually calm.
He said: "Don't look at the terrain. From Ping'an County to the defense area of the 69th Regiment, it is all plains. Our regiment's weapons and equipment are backward, and there are so many recruits. The Hirata Brigade will definitely suffer a big loss against the Japanese."
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Li Yunlong was right. The Japanese army was well-equipped, well-trained, and highly mobile. With equal strength in the plains, the Independent Regiment was by no means a match for the Hirata Brigade.
Kong Jie and Zhao Gang hurriedly studied the terrain again, and Zhao Gang said a little discouraged: "Old Li is right, this battle is really difficult to fight."
Kong Jie was a little anxious and said, "Are we just going to watch the Japanese Pingtian Brigade slip away from under our noses? If you are unwilling to fight, I will lead the team up."
Li Yunlong was also a little anxious, and he said: "Kong Er, what the hell are you talking about? Didn't I say I won't fight?"
Kong Jie said: "How to fight? Just tell me quickly."
Li Yunlong said: "Why are you urging me? Let me think about it, can't you?"
Zhao Gang saw Kong Jie and Li Yunlong quarreling, so he went up to smooth things over for them. As a result, Li Yunlong and Kong Jie didn't agree with him, and they became angry and yelled at him.
Xu Dalong couldn't help but smile to himself when he saw several leaders arguing here. He liked these big guys of the Independent Regiment very much. They were full of passion. Such people were the backbone of the anti-Japanese war.
While they were arguing, Xu Dalong was also thinking about how to give full play to the strengths of the Independent Regiment while avoiding the weaknesses of the Independent Regiment's backward equipment training.
He reviewed the performance of the Liangjian Independent Regiment fighting in Lijiapo and had an idea in his mind.
Xu Dalong said: "Several leaders, I have a suggestion, I don't know whether I should make it or not."
When the three bosses heard Xu Dalong speak, they immediately stopped arguing. At this time, Xu Dalong had a high status in their minds, so they all looked at Xu Dalong with hope.
Xu Dalong came to the map, and the three bosses also hurriedly followed.
Xu Dalong pointed at Li Jiapo and said: "The Japanese army's plan for this battle is to use other troops to contain our army and cover the Japanese Okazaki Brigade to attack Li Jiapo.
This means that the Okazaki Battalion is the key to this battle. I think the superiors will definitely focus this battle on the Okazaki Battalion that destroys the Japanese army.
If the Independent Regiment wants to show its face, it must fight a good battle to annihilate the Japanese Okazaki Battalion.
As you can see, the routes taken by the Okazaki Brigade are all mountainous. Such terrain can effectively utilize our strengths and avoid weaknesses for our independent regiment, and it will definitely play a greater role.
If my prediction is correct, the brigade headquarters will definitely send the 71st and 72nd regiments to besiege the Okazaki Brigade, but they may not be able to defeat it.
What do you think will happen if our independent regiment penetrates to the south of Lijiapo in advance and suddenly gives the Okazaki Brigade a sudden blow from behind?"
Kong Jie's eyes lit up and he rushed to say: "Okay, this is a good idea, I agree."
Li Yunlong scratched his head, thought about it carefully for a while, nodded, and said, "It makes sense."
Zhao Gang said: "Xu Dalong's opinion can indeed allow our independent regiment to make use of its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, but how to accomplish the task of containing the Japanese Hirata Brigade?"
Xu Dalong said: "If the three leaders can trust me, I will bring the special service platoon, plus Sun Desheng's cavalry company, and I am absolutely sure to hold back the Japanese Hirata Brigade."
Li Yunlong said decisively: "Damn it, just do it."
Kong Jie said excitedly: "Okay! This time, I am finally going to make a turnaround."
Zhao Gang saw that both Li Yunlong and Kong Jie were so confident, and he also said: "I agree with this opinion."
Li Yunlong said: "Call Sun Desheng to me immediately."
Sun Desheng came over quickly and asked: "Commander, do you have any combat missions?"
Li Yunlong liked the enthusiasm of his men to actively seek battles. He smiled and said: "You are right, boy. This time we are going to fight a big battle. Now I give you a formal order, Sun Desheng."
Sun Desheng quickly stood at attention and shouted loudly: "Yes."
Li Yunlong said: "In the next battle, your cavalry company will follow Xu Dalong's special service platoon and accept Xu Dalong's command. Is there any problem?"
"Report to the leader, I understand." Sun Desheng said excitedly. For him, it is enough to fight if there is a battle. Besides, he also admires Xu Dalong and is willing to accept Xu Dalong's command.
The matter was settled like this, and the entire independent regiment was mobilized urgently and began to prepare for war, waiting for orders from superiors.
The battle order from the brigade headquarters was issued at noon the next day, and Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and Kong Jie led the main force of the independent regiment to set off early.
Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng also led the special service platoon and cavalry company, galloping towards the area between Ping'an County and Lijiapo.
The Japanese Hirata Brigade has an establishment of 1,100 people, including a 30-man brigade headquarters, a 110-man transportation squadron (with carts and mules), 4 infantry squadrons, 1 machine gun squadron, 1 55-man artillery squadron, and 1
A 15-man ammunition detachment and two 15-man artillery detachments are each equipped with a 70mm 92 infantry cannon.
They were originally temporarily stationed in Ping'an County. After this battle, they were not planning to return to Ping'an County, so they mobilized in full force this time.
After the Pingtian brigade left the city, they lined up and marched on the road with swagger and arrogance.
This area is all plains, and the officers and soldiers of Pingtian Brigade are absolutely sure to destroy any enemy who dares to offend them.
Due to the addition of Wang Jinke, Xu Dalong's special service platoon originally had 25 people, and 10 more backbones came from each of the three battalions. The entire platoon now has 55 people.
The original soldiers of the special service platoon have all learned to ride horses. Among the 30 new cadres, 18 can ride horses. Xu Dalong can only keep those who can't ride horses in the barracks. Wang Jinke and Xu Dalong can't
Let him participate in the battle, so this time Xu Dalong's special service platoon had a total of 43 people.
Sun Desheng's cavalry company now only has 56 men in total, and he brought them all out.
Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng led their troops to a river beach near the only route for Pingtian Brigade and hid in the reeds.
Xu Dalong said to Sun Desheng and the brothers of the cavalry company: "The Japanese army has a large number of troops, is well-equipped, and is well-trained. We cannot confront them head-on. I will lead the brothers from the special service platoon up first. You must observe carefully the next battle.
I’ll let everyone fight.”
After saying that, Xu Dalong took the brothers from the special service platoon to ambush near the highway.
Although both sides of the highway are plain areas where large troops cannot be ambushed, there are various obstacles and a small number of troops can still hide.
There is a ditch about 180 meters away from the road, with many shrubs growing on it. Xu Dalong, Monk Wei and two soldiers were lying behind the ditch, and the war horses were also lying there.
A large group of Japanese troops came over. Xu Dalong aimed his gun at a Japanese officer on horseback and knocked him off his horse with one shot.
Monk Wei mounted his light machine gun and fired at the Japanese troops on the road.
One of the two soldiers was Monk Wei's assistant shooter and helped Monk Wei load bullets. The other soldier was a sharpshooter and he also killed a Japanese officer.
This place is a bit far away from the Japanese army, but the formation of the Japanese army is too dense. Monk Wei swept through the crowd and knocked down many Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese soldiers were well-trained, and they did not panic after being attacked. They immediately counterattacked in the direction of Xu Dalong and others, and at the same time organized small groups of troops to rush here.
Xu Dalong and others were not willing to fight, and immediately mounted their horses and fled with their lives.
Captain Hirata held up his binoculars and saw the attackers fleeing far away, and was helpless.
At this time, the casualty statistics came up. In the attack just now, the Japanese army lost a squadron leader and a squadron executive officer, as well as 16 casualties.
Captain Hirata cursed angrily and led the troops to move forward.
Soon after, the Japanese troops were attacked again.
This time the leader was Zheng Xirong. He also led three soldiers with a light machine gun and used the same tactics as Xu Dalong and others, hit and run, causing more than ten Japanese casualties.
Captain Hirata was so angry that he ordered the entire group to stop advancing and sent an infantry squad to pursue the attackers.
The Japanese troops got off the road and ran forward for about 500 meters. They could no longer see the back of the attackers, so they prepared to withdraw their troops and return to the road.
At this moment, not far from them, Wang Xiaohu led a few soldiers to attack them again. Although they did not have machine guns, Wang Xiaohu and Qin Yu's marksmanship was accurate. Although those soldiers were not as good as them, they could
They were almost the same. Each of them fired three shots, then mounted their horses, turned around and ran away.
Eight more Japanese soldiers were shot dead. They became anxious and continued to chase, howling.
Soon after, more than a hundred meters away from their flank, several soldiers from the special service platoon shot at them, killing five more Japanese soldiers.
Several soldiers from the special service platoon also rode horses and ran away in a hurry.
The Japanese squad leader had been stunned and did not dare to continue the pursuit, so he led his team back to the road.
Sun Desheng understood, and he said happily: "Brothers, do you understand how the special service platoon fights?"
The soldiers all said: "I understand, company commander."
Sun Desheng said loudly: "Now we take the class as a unit and fight on our own. Remember, you are not allowed to fall in love with fighting or hit and run."
In this way, the officers and soldiers of the special service platoon and the cavalry company were divided into more than a dozen combat groups and continued to harass the Japanese army.
Don't underestimate such sporadic attacks. In less than two hours, the Japanese army had lost more than 200 people.
Faced with this situation, Captain Hirata had no choice but to send out a small force to provide cover more than 100 meters away on both sides of the road. At the same time, he ordered the larger force to speed up their march and get away from the attackers as soon as possible.
Xu Dalong naturally had a way to deal with such Japanese tactics.
He asked each guerrilla group to target the Japanese troops who were responsible for covering. Although these Japanese troops were more vigilant, they could not use the terrain to cover in place because they also had to follow the troops on the road and continue to move forward.
The guerrilla group created an opportunity to ambush them.
Since the Japanese troops responsible for covering were relatively weak, Xu Dalong sometimes concentrated some of his troops to annihilate small groups of Japanese troops. When large groups of Japanese troops on the highway were unable to react, he sent people up to seize the weapons of these Japanese troops to replenish the consumption of weapons and ammunition.
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Captain Hirata was completely unaccustomed to this sparrow tactic. He was going crazy and ordered the troops to march forward regardless, hoping to find a village as soon as possible and hide the large troops to avoid the attacks of these hateful attackers.
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Seeing this situation, Xu Dalong said a few words to Zheng Xirong.
Zheng Xirong led the soldiers in his squad to gallop forward and go around to the front of the Japanese army to intercept them.
The troops led by Captain Hirata were marching forward desperately, but the team in front suddenly stopped.
Captain Hirata didn't understand what was going on and hurriedly ordered the combat staff to go to the front to check the situation.
The combat staff officer quickly ran back and said, "Report to the Captain that there are mines on the road ahead."
Under the cover of a large group of guards, Captain Hirata came to the front of the team and saw many small flags planted on the road ahead. The small flags read: "Be careful of landmines."