During this period, the independent regiment has been intensively conducting bullet mine laying training.
This was Li Yunlong's personal order, and Zhao Gang supervised and cooperated.
The troops repeatedly conducted concentrated learning, decentralized training, and deployment training at different times such as day and night, and deployment training on different terrains such as highlands, roads, fields, etc. After completion, they conducted exercises based on the tactics Wang Xuexin mentioned.
In Li Yunlong's words, "The whole regiment, starting with me, is all trying to bury the bullet mines for me. No matter where they are, I must be able to bury a few with my eyes closed!"
But on this day, Li Yunlong couldn't sit still anymore.
He walked back and forth on the kang for a long time, hammering his hands anxiously as he walked, and occasionally muttering to himself.
Zhao Gang, who was looking at the map, looked up strangely and asked, "What are you doing wandering around? Are you out of your mind or something?"
Li Yunlong did not quarrel with Zhao Gang. He chuckled and said, "Political Commissar, I just have the time. Let's see if this is okay!"
Saying this, without waiting for Zhao Gang to agree, he jumped around alone for a while and played a double act:
"I'm telling you, Lao Zhang, there are more than 1,000 people in the Independent Regiment, and they only have 2,000 bullets and mines. The next level down, each person has less than 2, so please give me some more!"
"Old Li, do you know how many pieces the front-line troops only have? One thousand. Two thousand for your second-line troops is still too little?"
"Isn't this necessary for combat? If there is no war, it will be fine. But if there is a war, two thousand coins will look shabby!"
"No, no, no... If I give you more, the frontline troops will have objections to me, and I, the logistics minister, will stop doing this!"
"What's your opinion? If they don't accept it, let the independent group move to another place. I, Li Yunlong, will never complain!"
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After watching it for a long time, Zhao Gang realized that Li Yunlong still wanted to go to the arsenal to grind Zhang Wanhe down. He was secretly amused that this Li Yunlong would never know what "taking it easy" means when he came out of his mother's womb.
After that, Li Yunlong turned to the political commissar and said, "Old Zhao, what do you think? Will this make Zhang Wanhe spit out more bullets?"
"Look!" Zhao Gang replied: "If you say that, you might as well ask Xiao Dongbei to go and make sure you don't come back empty-handed!"
"That's right!" Li Yunlong slapped his head: "How could I forget this!"
Then he laughed "hehehehe" again: "The political commissar's brain is still quick, what's next! I don't need to be the leader to sharpen the equipment, leave it all to Xiao Dongbei!"
Just as he was about to call the monk, a staff officer put down the phone and reported: "Captain, according to the information from the headquarters, the Japanese secretly launched an offensive last night and have captured Giethoorn and Xueluè villages.
Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong looked at each other, then immediately walked to the big map on the wall, and soon found the locations of the two villages.
"Something is wrong!" Li Yunlong said worriedly: "These two villages are the hinterland of our army, and the Japanese are playing tricks on us!"
Zhao Gang thought for a while and said: "The Japs probably absorbed the experience of the secret service team's successful sneak attacks. The secret service team had no contact with any troops after setting off, and then they sneaked into the headquarters without anyone noticing. This is what the Japs did."
Perform the play twice, and use the same technique on ordinary troops to implement sudden insertions!"
Li Yunlong nodded in agreement. He pointed at the map and gasped: "As long as the Japanese stop at these two villages, at least five of our regiments and a large number of villagers will be surrounded. This battle will not be easy to fight..."
Li Yunlong's analysis was correct. The headquarters was already in chaos at this time.
The chief lost his temper at the current situation: "What kind of tricks are they doing? Two Japanese brigades entered the hinterland of our army and occupied two villages. We didn't know about it until now! Are all the people in the intelligence department working for a living? How do they do intelligence!"
The chief of staff advised: "Chief, the devils may have mastered the channels through which we obtain intelligence, deliberately avoid our intelligence personnel, and secretly march in the middle of the night like a special agent team, so this unfavorable situation occurs!"
The chief nodded slightly.
He had actually guessed that this was the case.
If we want to talk about responsibility, he as the leader also has the responsibility.
The Eighth Route Army had too much confidence in the intelligence network from top to bottom. There is an ancient saying that goes, "Born in trouble and died in happiness."
Precisely because our army can always obtain the enemy's intelligence, and it is usually very detailed and accurate, the enemy takes advantage of it and catches him by surprise.
Of course the Intelligence Department needs to be reformed and the responsibilities must be held accountable, but now is not the time.
"How is the situation in these two villages?" the chief asked, frowning thickly and staring at the map on the wall.
"The two villages have been completely occupied by the Japs." The chief of staff replied: "The Japs are using the terrain to build fortifications, maybe they want to hold on!"
The chief's face turned even darker when he heard this.
If the Japanese want to hold on from the beginning, it means they are well prepared. Then these two brigades are likely to be full or even overstrength, and have sufficient supplies.
Last time several regiments besieged a dissatisfied and poorly prepared Yamazaki brigade and fought like that. This time the Japanese were well prepared... So how many troops are needed to break through this encirclement?
Soon, unfavorable information flew toward the leader like snowflakes:
"The enemy launches a full-scale attack on our army!"
"The 769th Regiment was attacked by an enemy brigade, please give instructions from the leader!"
"The 91st Regiment was attacked by an unknown number of enemies, please give instructions from the commander!"
"We have lost contact with the 97th Regiment!"
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The chief was unmoved. He stared at the map for a while and then asked: "What's the terrain like in these two villages?"
The chief of staff had already dug out the maps of the two villages and unfolded them on the table for inspection. When the chief asked, he stood up and answered: "Giethoorn, as its name suggests, has two highlands spreading out like sheep's horns, one to the south and one to the north. The village is in
In the middle, as long as the Japanese guard the high ground and the village, one man will be able to block the way and ten thousand men will not be able to break through."
"Where's that Xuequyu Village?" the chief asked again.
"Quqiu means earthen wall." The chief of staff replied: "Most of the people in this village are brick-burners and plasterers. The village is full of homemade walls and solid earthen houses. It is a natural castle... This time the Japanese,
You have put in enough effort!"
The leader was silent, thought for a while and then said: "Of these two villages, we must take down one of them, otherwise the five regiments will be surrounded and unable to move!"
The chief of staff nodded and asked: "Which village does the chief think we should focus on?"
"Xue Ququan!" the chief replied without thinking.
"Why?" The chief of staff was a little confused.
The Eighth Route Army was better at mountain warfare, so he thought the commander would choose Giethoorn, which has two mountainous areas.
As for Xue Ququan Village... the enemy is guarding the village with earthen walls, but our army has no chance of defending. Even if we rush into the village and engage in street fighting, it is not our army's strength.
"No reason!" the leader only replied: "Because the Independence Regiment is close to Xue Quyu!"
Then the leader gave the order: "Move up the Independent Regiment, cooperate with the 91st Regiment to attack Xue Ququan, and open the gap at all costs!"