"Commander, a Japs have escaped." Noticing the change in the Japs' defensive firepower, Zhang Dabiao reported to Li Yunlong.
Li Yunlong frowned. After being reminded by Zhang Dabiao, he also noticed the change in the enemy's firepower. Li Yunlong had rich combat experience, so he could naturally guess that it was the change in the enemy's strength that would lead to the weakening of the defensive firepower.
"No rush! Wait until our group rushes up and kills the little Japs who are defending, and then we will attack the Japs who are escaping."
"You must know that this time the headquarters and division headquarters asked our independent regiment to arrive in time to ensure the safety of Genzi and the others, and at the same time to ensure that the body of the deputy chief of staff was not damaged. We cannot be reckless in this battle!" Li Yunlong
He shook his head and said.
Zhang Dabiao has been with Li Yunlong for so long, and this is the first time he has seen Li Yunlong so steady in battle. In normal battles, he would have ordered the first battalion to chase those Japs. But now, Li Yunlong is not pursuing them at all.
Instead, he wanted to kill the Japs on Cross Ridge as quickly as possible and find Liu Gen and the others.
To be honest, Zhang Dabiao was a little unwilling. He was not willing to let those Japs go. In the previous transfer of the Independent Regiment, the Independent Regiment suffered a lot of losses. There were not many little Japs who escaped, but no matter how small they were,
, it can also help the Independent Regiment regain some vitality. Zhang Dabiao has no selfish motives in pursuing the Japs. He just wants the Independent Regiment to recover some blood.
"Da Biao, I know what you are thinking, but this time is different. Our independent regiment has returned to Liao County and has important tasks to do when we come to the Cross Ridge area!"
"Killing the Japs and seizing equipment is not about this moment. With the combat effectiveness of our independent regiment, if we want to kill the Japs, wouldn't it be a simple matter of taking a pee?" Li Yunlong looked at Zhang Dabiao and said again.
Zhang Dabiao laughed. He understood that Li Yunlong was right. With the fighting power of the independent regiment, it was not that difficult to kill the Japanese. After understanding this, Zhang Dabiao no longer hesitated and continued to move towards the cross with a battalion of soldiers.
Rushed up the ridge. In less than three attacks, the independent regiment successfully rushed up the Cross Ridge and successfully killed the little Japanese defending the Cross Ridge.
These little devils don't have enough firepower in their hands. No matter how accurate their marksmanship is, they can't resist the attack of the independent group.
With the fighting power of the Independent Regiment, if you really want to directly admire Cross Ridge, you can do it, but you will need to pay a high price. The reason why Li Yunlong charged two or three times before rushing to Cross Ridge was to prevent the Independent Regiment from having too many online attacks.
.During the Japanese raids, the area where the Independent Group was located was the focus of the Japanese raids, and the Independent Group suffered considerable losses.
According to Li Yunlong, the independent regiment is like a small family. When it comes to fighting, there is no such luxury. Saving as much as possible is the best choice.
As soon as the independent regiment rushed to the Cross Ridge, Li Yunlong asked the soldiers to search the Cross Ridge area to find traces of Liu Gen and others. Li Yunlong was a little excited to be able to successfully rush to the Cross Ridge and kill the defending Japs.
But he has not forgotten the independent mission of returning to Liao County this time.
Ten minutes later, a soldier found the location of Liu Gen and others, and Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang rushed over immediately.
It was not until Li Yunlong and the other two arrived that Liu Gen and the others finally felt relieved. After barely speaking to Li Yunlong and the others, the Liu Gen and the others immediately fell into a coma. After the army doctor from the independent regiment examined the injuries of the Liu Gen and the others, they could not help but remain silent.
When he got down, he could see that the bodies of Liu Gen and the other three were covered with wounds, and the blood had already dyed their clothes blood red.
Among them, Liu Gen and the other three had many wounds stuck to their clothes. When the doctor separated the clothes from the wounds, the wounds started to bleed.
The doctor didn't know that Liu Gen and the others had persisted until now. He was sure that such an injury had happened to him, and there was no way he could have persisted until now. Not to mention that Liu Gen and the others had experienced extremely fierce battles. The words left on Cross Ridge
The traces of the battle have long made everyone in the independent group understand how cruel the battle Liu Gen and others went through. In the end, only Liu Gen and others were left in the team of more than 30 people.
After the soldiers of the Independent Regiment searched other areas of Cross Ridge, they found two communications soldiers and a dozen Japanese soldiers tied up tightly. At the end of the battle, Liu Gen ordered the two communications soldiers to leave to avoid unnecessary sacrifices. It was also true that
Because of this, the two communications soldiers hid in a hidden corner until they were discovered by the soldiers of the independent regiment.
When the two signal soldiers were found by the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, they were still holding the radio tightly in their arms. They protected the radio very well.
When two communications soldiers and a dozen Japs were brought to Li Yunlong, Li Yunlong learned in detail what kind of battle Liu Gen and others had gone through, annihilating two Japs infantry squads, and facing the attack of a Japs infantry squadron.
, persisted for such a long time, and killed so many Japanese at the same time, Li Yunlong could imagine the difficulty involved.
Thinking of the injuries on Liu Gen and the others, Li Yunlong felt a little distressed and blamed himself. If he, Li Yunlong, could lead the independent group to Shizi Ridge earlier, then the injuries on Liu Gen and the others would not be so serious. From the doctor, Li Yunlong knew
, many of the injuries were serious enough to take away the lives of Liu Gen and the other three.
"Old Li, you don't have to blame yourself. It was very difficult for us to arrive at Cross Ridge in time."
"Our independent regiment kept marching in a hurry along the way. The soldiers were rushing hard. Now that they can arrive in time, it is enough!" Zhao Gang saw that Li Yunlong was in a low mood and comforted him.
How could Zhao Gang not be aware of Li Yunlong's situation after spending so long with Li Yunlong? Li Yunlong seemed careless, but his feelings for the soldiers were quite real. He was not a stupid person, and he naturally had his own emotions. But on weekdays, Li Yunlong
His emotions will not be exposed easily.
"Old Zhao, I understand what you mean, but I'm a little sad."
"The soldiers who died are all elite soldiers of our Eighth Route Army. These soldiers are still young and should not be sacrificed on the battlefield so easily." Li Yunlong said bitterly.
Both Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were a little silent. Sacrifice in battle was inevitable, but every time they saw the sacrifice of soldiers, as commanders, they would still feel very uncomfortable. Especially when Li Yunlong saw the deputy general staff officer
After their long grave, their hearts became heavier. With the talent of the deputy chief of staff, he could still do more for the Eighth Route Army.
As the deputy chief of staff, he could have retreated during the sweep without choosing to stay, but the deputy chief of staff still chose to stay, and unfortunately died on the Cross Ridge.
"No need for this, Lao Zhao, have you contacted the divisional headquarters?" Li Yunlong rubbed his eyes vigorously and asked.
Zhao Gang shook his head, "The division headquarters personnel should be on the move, and we haven't been able to contact them yet. Our correspondents are working hard to contact the division headquarters as soon as possible."
"Well, okay, next our independent regiment will go all out to defend Cross Ridge. If there is such a big noise, the Japanese troops will definitely attack in the direction of Cross Ridge. We can't relax our vigilance yet." Li Yunlong looked serious.
said.
After fighting with the Japanese for so long, Li Yunlong knew the Japanese very well. In addition, the Japanese raids were not completely over yet, and there was a lot of noise in Cross Ridge. Naturally, the Japanese would not give in easily. The Japanese lost two infantry squads in the Cross Ridge area.
, an infantry squadron, how could the Japanese easily tolerate such a tone?
"I have considered this. The soldiers are already doing civil work and building fortifications. I believe that we can build a complete fortification before the Japanese troops arrive." Zhao Gang said seriously.
Li Yunlong laughed, and immediately felt relieved. He found that the cooperation between himself and Zhao Gang became more and more tacit. It seemed that it was very good to have such a political commissar. At this time, Li Yunlong had long forgotten that Zhao Gang came to the Independence League.
At that time, what was my attitude?
"Old Zhao, it's great to have you here, it makes me feel a lot more relaxed." Li Yunlong couldn't help but say this.
Zhao Gang laughed, and after talking to Li Yunlong, he led the soldiers to observe again in the Cross Ridge area. As the political commissar of the independent regiment, Zhao Gang had many things to do. When he arrived in the Cross Ridge area, he needed to
He needs to be familiar with the surrounding environment as soon as possible. He can't know anything by the time of transfer.
After the arrival of the Independent Regiment, the Cross Ridge area became calm again. The only sound that could be heard was that of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment performing earthworks. Among them, no conversation among the soldiers could be heard.
What they saw in the Cross Ridge area left the soldiers with no desire to talk.
The soldiers of the Independent Regiment are very skilled in soil work, and they often do this kind of thing with Li Yunlong.
Two hours later, a small Japanese force arrived at the Cross Ridge area. After seeing the soldiers of the Independent Regiment who were doing soil work on the Cross Ridge, the small Japanese force did not take any action, but chose to observe from a distance.
The scale of the soil work shown above the Cross Ridge. This small Japanese army can be sure that the Eighth Route Army troops on the Cross Ridge will not be short.
As time went by, the Japanese troops continued to arrive. Although there were not many Japanese troops coming each time, after two hours, the Japanese troops still reached two infantry squadrons. This does not include some traitors and puppet troops.
After having sufficient troops, the Japanese tentatively launched an attack on Cross Ridge.
It has to be said that these Japs were cautious enough. After their tentative attack was defeated by the independent group, these Japs became quiet again and had no idea of continuing the attack.
During a tentative attack, the Japanese discovered that the independent regiment defending on the cross ridge had built fortifications and seemed to be ready to defend. After discovering this, the Japanese troops had no idea of continuing the attack. The Japanese commander knew
We know that attacking the Eighth Route Army positions with fortifications will not be easy.
At least with their strength, it would be very difficult for them to successfully rush to the Cross Ridge and kill the Eighth Route Army troops defending the Cross Ridge.
After the Japanese gave up the attack, the soldiers of the independent regiment continued to carry out civil engineering work, as if they were not affected by the Japanese attack at all.
"Old Li, are we not taking these Japs into consideration when we do this?" Zhao Gang asked worriedly when he saw that the soldiers were still doing soil work under Li Yunlong's order.
The Japs' marksmanship is not weak. When the soldiers are doing groundwork, once they are caught by the Japs, there is a high possibility of some casualties. This is what Zhao Gang does not want to see. But Zhao Gang also knows that before the Japs have officially launched,
It is very necessary to strengthen the defenses before attacking.
Li Yunlong shook his head, "Old Zhao, don't worry, the boys in our regiment are very smart, and they are all in fortifications. How can the Japanese easily hit them?"
"Besides, if you don't take advantage of the time when the Japs are not attacking to reinforce the defenses, then when the Japs actually launch an attack, where will there be a chance to reinforce them? Judging from the performance of these Japs, I can be sure that these Japs are definitely still waiting for other Japs troops to arrive.
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Zhao Gang smiled bitterly and nodded, agreeing with Li Yunlong's statement. He knew that Li Yunlong was right. To strengthen the defenses, we need to seize all the time to do it. We really have to wait until the Japanese officially launch an attack. By then, even if they want to attack again,
There is no way to strengthen the defenses.
"Old Zhao, in this war, sacrifices are inevitable. The only thing we can do is to reduce casualties as much as possible." Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang and said seriously.
In getting along with Zhao Gang, Li Yunlong had long discovered Zhao Gang's problem, which was that he couldn't bear to see the sacrifices of the soldiers. In other words, Zhao Gang had not experienced enough battles, but because Zhao Gang was the political commissar of the independent regiment, he could not stand it.
Maybe I rush to the front line every time.
In order to change Zhao Gang's thinking, Li Yunlong could only tell Zhao Gang in this way, so that he could look away from this matter. On the day he sets foot on the battlefield, he should be prepared to sacrifice, and he should also look away from the sacrifices of other people around him.
, Li Yunlong has always known this clearly.
Zhao Gang was a little silent. He looked at the other soldiers around him. He could see that the soldiers who were doing soil work were very calm and did not panic too much. Some soldiers who had not been on the battlefield many times might still be a little nervous.
But under the influence of other veterans around him, he quickly became calmer.
Looking at these calm warriors, Zhao Gang seemed to understand something, but also seemed to understand nothing.
"Captain, Captain Liu and the others have woken up." At this moment, a soldier came over and reported to Li Yunlong. In the independent regiment, the soldiers were more accustomed to calling Liu Gen "Company Commander Liu". The soldiers always remembered that Liu Gen served as the independent regiment.
When I was the commander of an artillery company.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked happy and said excitedly: "Let's go and see them!"