News of the victory soon reached the Eighth Route Army headquarters.
The chief of staff's hands were shaking when he received the call. He reported to the chief who was standing not far away and looking expectantly: "Chief, the rocket launcher was fired twice, and the first time it successfully covered the enemy.
A tank squadron and two infantry squadrons caused numerous enemy casualties and assisted the Jin army in repelling the Japanese attack. The second time, they covered a Japanese artillery brigade, with unknown results! Our army... had no casualties!"
The headquarters immediately burst into cheers, and the cadres shouted:
"Well done!"
"I haven't had such a good time playing in a long time!"
"We have always been suppressed and beaten by the enemy's artillery, but today we finally vented our anger!"
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After Chen Fujun heard the news, he immediately rushed out of the headquarters and shouted: "We have won, we have won! The rocket launcher company has won the battle!"
The news spread quickly, and soon the whole headquarters was in a state of excitement.
The leader nodded happily and said with emotion: "It's not easy! With zero casualties and such great results, it shows that we are on the right path!"
"It's not just these results!" said the chief of staff: "The Japanese have interrupted their offensive against the Jin army. We have reason to believe that they were attacked by the power of rocket launchers. This not only assisted friendly forces, but also ensured the safety of our army's flanks.
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The chief nodded again. This was the strategic victory he had mentioned before.
Of course, it's not just that.
If this victory is publicized, it may even affect the signing of the "understanding agreement."
Su Xin got the news from Zhang Wanhe.
At that time, she was walking around the bullet production line with the hardware and other workers.
At this time, the bullet production line had been moved back to the arsenal. Because of its importance, a separate tunnel with log supports was built for it.
In addition, defenses have been strengthened near the arsenal. Fortifications have been built everywhere, barbed wire fences have been put up, and landmines have been placed.
It's just that although this production line can produce bullets, several parts always have problems, and once a problem occurs, it has to be inspected for several days. After finally troubleshooting and returning to work, another problem occurs within a few days.
While everyone was busy, Zhang Wanhe hurried in from outside.
"Comrades!" Zhang Wanhe said excitedly: "Good news! Our rocket launcher company won the battle on the front line, knocking out more than a dozen tanks and hundreds of Japanese soldiers in one go, and also wiped out a Japanese artillery brigade!
"
This is how the news spread by word of mouth. One day, when the news came back to the Independent Group, Wang Xuexin himself couldn't believe it.
Su Xin asked nervously: "Director, then...are we suffering heavy casualties?"
"Zero casualties!" Zhang Wanhe smiled "hehe" and replied: "Don't worry, Xiao Dongbei is smart, the devil who can hurt him is still in his mother's womb!"
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Su Xin was still a little strange and didn't know why they were laughing.
But then I thought about it, I asked "we", but the factory director replied "Xiaobei", which means...
Su Xin just said "hum": "I didn't ask Xiao Dongbei, what does it matter to him?"
No one said anything, they were just secretly amused. Everyone knew what this little girl was thinking, but she still kept it a secret!
The most proud person is Li Yunlong.
Whenever he was happy, he would always think of the Shanxi folk song "Hang the Red Lantern", humming the song and walking towards the cannon point with his hands behind his back and bobbing his head, looking as if he was intoxicated and contented.
The artillery finger is located at the foot of the back mountain of Zhaojiayu, between two highlands, and the tunnel where the rocket launcher is hidden is also here.
The reason why the rocket launchers are hidden here is because the mountain col can perfectly avoid enemy artillery...The Japanese artillery cannot penetrate the tunnel where the rocket launchers are hidden from any direction, and it is also difficult for aircraft to blow up.
It is even difficult to spot an airplane, because if you just throw a few smoke bombs into this windless mountain col, it will be filled with smoke that is difficult to dissipate. Looking down from a high place, it will be a hazy white patch.
At this time, the smoke has not dissipated, and the air is filled with an unpleasant and pungent smell.
Li Yunlong slapped his nose with his hand, frowned, and shouted in the direction of the cannon: "Xiao Dongbei, Xiao Dongbei... what the hell are you doing? Even if the Japanese don't beat you, you're still hiding inside. This
Haven’t you had enough of the smell yet?”
Wang Xuexin ran out of a nearby tunnel with his face covered with a white towel and his whole body was dark. He stood in front of Li Yunlong, saluted and complained: "Commander, who wants to smell this? That's not a rocket launcher.
Is there a malfunction?"
"Hey, one is broken?" Li Yunlong immediately became cautious: "Then you have to repair it carefully. This thing is a treasure! Can it be repaired?"
"There's nothing serious wrong!" Wang Xuexin replied: "It's just that the gun mount is unstable and one of the launch tubes is crooked. Just pull it back!"
This is the characteristic of the rocket launcher. It is simple and crude, and its maintenance is also simple and crude. There are no technical difficulties.
"That's good!" After saying that, Li Yunlong chuckled and put his arm on Wang Xuexin's shoulder: "I say Xiaodongbei, this battle was really unspeakable, it showed the prestige of our independent regiment!"
Xiaodongbei thought in his heart, this guy actually said "the majesty of the Independent Regiment" instead of "the majesty of the Eighth Route Army", was he just trying to put money on his own face?
Li Yunlong took Wang Xuexin to a place where there was not so much smoke. As he walked, he said: "Xiao Dongbei, this is what I think. Usually our army has guns but no cannons. When fighting, we just say 'beat the motherfucker'."
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"Captain, these are four words!" Wang Xuexin said.
"I'm talking about you guy!" Li Yunlong was a little annoyed: "Isn't this the same thing? Who cares what words he says! You are not stupid when it comes to fighting, why are you so clueless when talking?
"
Wang Xuexin felt aggrieved. It was obviously your miscalculation, right?
"If we have artillery, we also have artillery!" Li Yunlong continued: "But we have never been able to fight against the Japanese artillery like this one! Then we have to weigh it carefully. Can we not fight this battle as usual?"
Wang Xuexin nodded secretly.
There is a reason why Li Yunlong is so popular on the battlefield. In addition to his quick thinking, another advantage is that he is flexible.
For example, now, when everyone thinks that the Independent Group is already good enough and just needs to be maintained, he is thinking about reform.
At the same time, Li Yunlong saw very accurately that with artillery, infantry and artillery coordination tactics were indeed needed.
This is not unusual for a modern man like Wang Xuexin, but it is quite difficult for Li Yunlong, a commander who grew up in the Eighth Route Army, a unit with almost no artillery, to realize this.
Finally, Li Yunlong concluded: "I think you can do it. Didn't you do something before...the three-three system? We are an independent group. You go to the headquarters to teach others, and then let others teach us. It's a big circle."
Aren’t you tired? Just teach in an independent group!”