Dongjing is to the north of Shanguai and is the shortest path for the independent group to escape from the encirclement.
Therefore, Li Yunlong is not so much a retreat as a breakout.
However, when Li Yunlong said retreat, he also meant retreat.
At this moment, it is not yet certain whether the Japanese army has surrounded the independent regiment. If they shout a breakout, it may affect the morale of the troops.
On the way, Li Yunlong urged the troops to rush forward. He hoped to pass through Dongdong before it was occupied by the enemy.
Because after passing Dongjing and heading north, there will be mountains again. Once you get into the mountains, it will be even more difficult for the Japanese who are not familiar with the terrain to surround the independent group.
But unfortunately, as he ran into the woods only one mile away from Dongjing, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from ahead.
As soon as Li Yunlong raised his hand, the troops dispersed and prepared for battle. Then several soldiers who had lost their honors returned from the front and reported: "Captain, the Japanese have occupied Dongjing and blocked all roads!"
"How many people are there?" Li Yunlong asked.
"There are about three hundred people, two tanks and one armored vehicle!" the soldier replied.
Zhao Gang's eyes lit up: "Old Li, there are not many people, let's rush over!"
Zhao Gang's idea was that there were more than 2,000 people in the independent group, so it shouldn't be difficult to get out from here.
As for tanks and armored vehicles, they can be dealt with with incendiary bombs.
Li Yunlong shook his head and replied: "No, despite the fact that the Japs only have more than 300 people in Dongjing, they are spreading their forces to use us as fish. Unless we can penetrate Dongjing Village in one battle, the Japs will
The more we fight, the more we fight, and then we won’t be able to escape!”
Zhao Gang was silent for a while, feeling that what Li Yunlong said made sense.
Dongjing Village is a village with earthen walls and obstacles. The Japanese may have laid mines waiting, and they can penetrate them in a short time.
"Now..." Zhao Gang asked.
Li Yunlong hesitated for a moment and then ordered: "Go east, let's compete with the Japanese to see who can walk faster!"
Li Yunlong's idea is very simple. If the Japanese spread a net in front of them, they must not get into the center of the net.
Because once drilled like this, the entire network converged towards the independent group.
If you want to fight the Japanese to the death, you must find the edge of the "net". Fighting there will make the Japanese passive... The Japanese in other directions don't know whether to stay in place or go for reinforcements.
Leaving the original garrison means watching the independent regiment escape from the "net".
Heading for reinforcements, this airtight "net" soon became full of loopholes.
Dongjing is the center of this network.
Li Yunlong led his troops eastward, looking for the edge of the net.
So, at Li Yunlong's urging, the Independent Regiment started a race with the Japanese on two parallel lines.
The independent group has an inherent advantage in this regard.
On the one hand, the Eighth Route Army soldiers are accustomed to trekking through mountains and rivers in the Luliang Mountains and are familiar with the terrain.
On the other hand, the reconnaissance company has a multi-functional engineer shovel. No matter what the cliff is, all it takes is to throw the engineer shovel up, and then leave a few ropes or even rope ladders for the large army, and it won't take long to catch up.
Got the devil.
Later, Wang Xuexin learned that the Eighth Route Army's first advantage did not actually exist.
The reason is that the Japanese have been prepared for this... After all, they are entering the mountains to fight the Eighth Route Army. Of course, they will select some people who grew up in this area from the puppet army to lead the way.
Therefore, after more than an hour, the Eighth Route Army was actually ahead with only a slight advantage.
Li Yunlong blew a whistle toward the front, and the monk wearing a straw hat turned back from the front.
"How much more do we surpass the Japanese?" Li Yunlong asked.
The monk looked into the distance and replied: "It's just a hilltop to the side, it's still a little short of that!"
Li Yunlong understood what the monk meant.
The mountain behind is just a hill with an altitude of more than 200 meters and a gentle slope. It only takes ten minutes for the Japanese to climb over it. If the independent group turns north, won't they collide with the Japanese climbing over the mountain?
Moreover, the Japanese are likely to occupy favorable terrain on the top of the mountain.
So according to common sense, we have to move forward, keep the Japanese soldiers far away, and then break out of the encirclement.
But Li Yunlong shook his head and said, "It's too late! If you go further east...the Japanese from the other side will be surrounding you!"
Although Li Yunlong has never read a book and does not have much ink in his stomach, his imagination is very rich.
Originally, the Japanese troops were attacking from the east and west at the same time, closing in and surrounding them. Their speed, position, and even their general changes were all kept in his mind.
So he understood that this was probably the only chance for the independent group to break out.
Continuing to the east...the two Japanese forces are about to successfully join forces and complete the siege.
Thinking of Li Yunlong, he no longer hesitated, waved his hand and ordered: "Everyone is here, pass the mountain col ahead as quickly as possible!"
"Yes!" All parts responded and changed direction and headed towards the mountain col to the north.
The battle situation was more severe than imagined. As soon as the troops entered the mountain col, they heard several gunshots, and then several grenades exploded around the mountain col... It was the Japanese who were firing grenades, and then the machine guns rang out. Several officers
The soldiers who passed through the col immediately fell into a pool of blood.
"Incendiary bombs!" Li Yunlong ordered loudly: "Cover the troops to pass!"
This was originally the best place to use incendiary bombs, because the Japanese were hiding in the grass on the top of the mountain, and one hit of incendiary bombs could turn the place into a sea of flames.
But the actual effect was not ideal. The reason was that the enemy was beyond the range of the 50 cannon at a high altitude, and several incendiary bombs were not able to be hit.
This was actually done intentionally by the Japanese.
The Japanese came with two squadrons of troops, totaling more than 600 people. The commander was Major Nomura Naonatsu, the captain.
Naoka Nomura was an engineer before joining the army. Three years ago, she gave up her career and generous salary to join the army.
The reason why Nomura Naoka was able to become a major in just three years was that he discovered that much of what he learned as an engineer could be used on the battlefield.
For example, now, he can easily calculate that his own grenade can hit the enemy, but the enemy's cannon cannot hit his position.
Nomura Naoka watched with satisfaction as several incendiary bombs exploded dozens of meters ahead, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
"The Eighth Route Army actually has such a weapon?" Naoka Nomura said in surprise: "The incendiary bombs fired by artillery shells are something that even the empire cannot do!"
At the same time, I was secretly glad that if I hadn't arranged it properly, everyone ambushing here would have been reduced to ashes.
After thinking about it, Nomura Naoka ordered: "Intensify the firepower and be sure to keep the enemy out of range!"
"Yes!" the subordinate responded.
Obviously, once the enemy enters the range, it only takes one such incendiary bomb to ignite the dead grass here.
Then Nomura Naoka added: "Give power to the Imai brigade and ask them to move closer to here immediately!"