"Commander, we should withdraw. If we continue to fight, we will be left behind by the Japanese." After cutting down a Japanese soldier, Zhang Dabiao shouted loudly.
Li Yunlong fought back an oncoming Japanese soldier. His physical exertion was so great that the sword he held in his hand became heavier. Li Yunlong took a deep breath and looked at the other soldiers around him. He could see the expressions on their faces.
He was very tired, which let him know that it was indeed time to retreat.
"Comrades! Fight off these devils!" Li Yunlong shouted loudly.
It is not a simple matter to retreat from the battle with these devils. At least these devils need to be repelled before Li Yunlong and others can retreat safely. Otherwise, once these devils start to pursue Li Yunlong and others,
Then Li Yunlong and others will be extremely passive, and under the entanglement of the Japanese, it will be impossible to easily complete the retreat.
As Li Yunlong spoke, the soldiers, who were already looking exhausted, immediately summoned up all their remaining strength and rushed towards the Japs without fear of death. They needed to repel these Japs and kill them.
Afraid! In hand-to-hand combat, only by being more ferocious than the opponent can you win in hand-to-hand combat.
The soldiers of the first battalion engaged in a lot of hand-to-hand combat. They had extremely rich experience in hand-to-hand combat. In addition, the independent regiment also attached great importance to the assassination training of the soldiers. This made the Japanese soldiers of the first battalion fight without fear of death.
Kill him and keep retreating.
Facing the fierce offensive of a battalion of soldiers, the Japs had no other choice. Even if they resisted desperately, they could not stop. When the Japs' casualties reached a certain level, these Japs soldiers collapsed and no longer had any hope of fighting with them.
Li Yunlong and others’ thoughts of fighting.
After the first Japs chose to give up the fight and escape, more and more Japs joined the escaping ranks. They always felt that they had easily gained the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat, but after fighting with Li Yunlong and others, these Japs could no longer
There is no longer any such thought.
Seeing these Japs fleeing, Li Yunlong took the time to kill some Japs again, and then decisively chose to evacuate. If he continued, if there were no Japs in this area, then the firepower of the Japs troops would definitely come. During the retreat, Li Yunlong
The others remained vigilant enough and used their fastest speed. Before the Japanese launched a large-scale shooting, they successfully returned to Cross Ridge.
As soon as they returned to Shiziling, Li Yunlong and others collapsed in the position. They were too tired. They fought hand-to-hand with the Japanese for half an hour. Casualties occurred on both sides every minute. The soldiers could persist.
Until now, it's still because their daily training is hard enough.
In the entire independent regiment, only the soldiers of the first battalion were able to carry out hand-to-hand combat for half an hour. The soldiers of the other two battalions were also good, but compared with the first battalion, they were still a little behind.
"Old Li, Old Li, how are you? Are you injured? Old Li?" Zhao Gang saw Li Yunlong collapsed on the ground and ran over quickly, with a hint of crying in his voice.
Originally, Li Yunlong wanted to tease Zhao Gang, but after seeing the obvious worry on Zhao Gang's face, he no longer had the idea of teasing Zhao Gang. He didn't want Zhao Gang to continue to worry. Li Yunlong could feel that he was very tired.
, but if he was injured, he was not injured at all.
During the fight with the Japs, the soldiers of the first battalion were all around him. If Li Yunlong was in danger, the soldiers would quickly arrive to help Li Yunlong kill the Japs. Of course, more than half an hour of hand-to-hand combat,
It would be impossible to say that Li Yunlong was not injured at all.
"Old Zhao, don't worry, Old Li has a tough life and will not die easily." Li Yunlong said with a smile.
Immediately, after seeing Li Yunlong's calm voice, Zhao Gang didn't have too many worries. It seemed that Li Yunlong really didn't have any big problems. However, in order to ensure Li Yunlong's safety, Zhao Gang still arranged for Li Yunlong to come to him as soon as possible.
Go for appropriate examinations to prevent Li Yunlong from being injured but holding on by yourself.
After the doctor checked Li Yunlong's body and determined that he had no major problems and only had some minor injuries, Zhao Gang felt really relieved. Considering that Li Yunlong and others were quite tired, Zhao Gang simply asked Li Yunlong and others to rest and wait until
After recovering, join the battle again.
Li Yunlong has no objection to this. He is very aware of his own situation and knows that even if he stays on the front line, he will not have any combat effectiveness and will be quite dangerous. In order to avoid this happening, it is undoubtedly best to go and rest.
choose.
After Li Yunlong and others went to rest, the Japs did not launch an attack. This surprised Zhao Gang. He did not understand what was going on with these Japs. However, he was naturally very happy that the Japs did not launch an attack and was willing to let the soldiers
There is a certain amount of time to rest. For most of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, rest is a very luxurious thing. They have not been able to take a good rest for a long time.
However, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment have no complaints. They are members of the Independent Regiment and should participate in any combat operation of the Independent Regiment. Even if it is very hard, they are determined not to give up any soldier. The soldiers are very
They were tired, but in the battle with the Japanese, the soldiers were willing to drag their tired bodies and stick to the defensive position. They would not let the Japanese easily enter the defensive position.
Zhao Gang could see that many soldiers were falling asleep holding their guns. In less than twenty minutes, all the soldiers fell asleep one after another. On the battlefield, the soldiers were resting, but Liu Gen could not hear them.
There is no sound of snoring. It stands to reason that the soldiers are so tired, so why can't they hear any sound of snoring? But in fact, that is the case, no sound can be heard on the battlefield.
Some soldiers noticed the doubts on Zhao Gang's face, so they explained to Zhao Gang: "Political Commissar Zhao, the reason why comrades don't snore is because they sleep relatively lightly. If the Japanese make any changes, everyone can wake up in time and join the battle."
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Zhao Gang patted the soldier's shoulder hard, with a bit of shame on his face. He found that he had not done enough. If only he could have excellent combat command capabilities like Li Yunlong, or he could be promoted from brigade commander to division commander.
Get some equipment and ammunition there to enhance the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment, so the soldiers don't have to be so tired.
Although Zhao Gang knew that his abilities were limited and that even if he wanted to do something for the independent group, he could not do much, but he was still a little ashamed. He found that he understood Li Yunlong better and was changing towards Li Yunlong. Zhao Gang seemed to understand
Why did Li Yunlong long for fighting every day when he was in the Independent Regiment? It was because only through fighting could the Independent Regiment seize enough weapons and equipment and become stronger in combat effectiveness.
Only if the fighting power of the independent regiment is strong enough can we avoid things like today, prevent the soldiers from falling into bitter battles, and prevent the soldiers from making too many unnecessary sacrifices.
"You are all good, but I, Zhao Gang, have not done enough." Zhao Gang said with a face filled with shame.
The soldier quickly shook his head and said comfortingly: "Political Commissar Zhao, you have done a good job since you came to our independent regiment. You don't need to be ashamed."
"Since the leader and you came to the Independent Regiment, the combat effectiveness of our independent regiment has skyrocketed. We have weapons and equipment, and our living conditions have also improved a lot. In the eyes of us, the leader and you have done a lot for the Independent Regiment.
There are too many, and the only thing we can do is to kill a few more Japs on the battlefield, so as not to waste the resources that the independent regiment consumes on us."
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The soldier was very excited. He didn't want Zhao Gang to feel ashamed. The Independent Regiment had changed enough and had become good enough. The changes in the Independent Regiment were inseparable from Li Yunlong and the two of them. He didn't want Zhao Gang, the political commissar, to feel ashamed.
Feel ashamed.
"Okay, okay, I understand."
"You should seize the time to rest for a while and let other soldiers temporarily observe the enemy's movements for you. You are all too tired after fighting until now." Zhao Gang said again.
This time the soldier nodded vigorously without any objection. If he had not seen the political commissar Zhao Gang coming, then he might have chosen to rest. It was not that the soldier wanted to be lazy, but that he really couldn't bear it.
He hadn't been able to take a good rest for too long, and the next battle would continue. He hoped that he could be in a good enough mental state to kill more Japanese.
Time continued to pass, and after the soldiers rested for half an hour, the Japanese launched another attack in the direction of Cross Ridge. This time, the Japanese used all their forces, and the artillery continued to fire towards Cross Ridge. This time, the Japanese continued to attack Cross Ridge.
The unused mountain artillery also chose to open fire. Obviously, the Japanese wanted to directly attack Shiziling in this battle and complete the battle.
Nearly fifteen minutes of shelling almost used up all the Japanese artillery shells. It was these Japanese soldiers who knew that the Independent Regiment still had an artillery company, otherwise they would definitely have fired all the artillery shells to reduce as many encounters as possible on the way to the charge.
Encountered resistance. After the shelling ended, the Japanese launched attacks from three directions at the same time, with two to three hundred Japanese in each direction.
It can be said that this charge launched by the Japanese used all their own forces, coupled with the continuous fire of the Japanese light and heavy machine guns. It is good that they successfully captured Cross Ridge. If they failed to capture Cross Ridge, the morale of the Japanese would inevitably be affected.
The impact is not small, and the defense of the independent group will be much easier in the future.
When the Japanese made such a big move, Zhao Gangdu immediately notified Li Yunlong and asked Li Yunlong to come to the front line to direct the subsequent defensive battle.
"Damn it, these Japs are crazy. They've simply eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard. Who gave them the courage to charge like this? Do you really think they are the Japs' Class A division?" After observing the cross.
Li Yunlong cursed after the Japanese who rushed towards him.
The Japanese troops are not that large, and the puppet troops are less than 1,500. The independent regiment is not at full strength, but there are still more than 1,000 people. Li Yunlong does not understand what the situation of the Japanese commander is. He actually fights with these troops.
To dare to divide the troops is to look down on the Independent Regiment too much. Yes, in Li Yunlong's view, this is the Japanese looking down on the Independent Regiment.
"These Japs should have something to rely on? The Japs commander is not a fool. How can he launch a full-scale attack if he is not sure?" Zhao Gang said.
Zhao Gang stared at the Japanese soldiers who were constantly charging. He could see that under the shooting of the independent regiment soldiers, some Japanese soldiers continued to fall, but the charging speed of the Japanese soldiers was not greatly affected, and the other charging Japanese soldiers were not affected.
He stopped, as if he was not afraid of death at all. Zhao Gang felt that these Japs were very strange, at least their behavior was a little too fearless.
"No matter what conspiracy the Japanese have, this is a good opportunity for us to kill the Japanese's vitality!"
"Pass me an order to order all active men in the regiment to join the battle and kill as many Japs as possible! At the same time, order the artillery company of our independent regiment to fire at the Japs artillery positions to contain the Japs artillery." Li Yunlong said directly.
Two orders were issued.
There are some problems with the enemy's division of troops, but with the enemy's fighting power, they still have a chance to rush to the cross ridge. It is even said that as long as the soldiers of the independent regiment make any mistakes, the possibility of the enemy rushing to the cross ridge will be greater. In order to cut off the enemy's charge to the cross ridge,
Given the possibility of going up to the Cross Ridge defensive position, Li Yunlong chose to mobilize all the available troops of the independent regiment. Even the cooks and grooms from the cooking squad had to go to the battlefield to fight the Japanese.
Since Liu Gen and others had killed the Japs before and seized a lot of weapons, even if the cooks and grooms of the independent regiment went to the battlefield, they would not have to worry about not having enough weapons, and they would never have to borrow weapons from the cavalry company again.
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Ten minutes later, all the troops of the independent regiment arrived at their respective defensive positions. This time, Li Yunlong had no idea of continuing to launch a counterattack against the Japanese. With the performance of these Japanese, it would be too dangerous to rashly choose to counterattack again.
.With the defense of the position, the casualties of the soldiers will be much less. Now there is no big problem with charging.
If the Independent Regiment wanted to break through the siege of these Japs, Liu Yunlong would definitely charge without hesitation and defeat these Japs head-on. But now that the Independent Regiment wanted to defend Cross Ridge, he would naturally not choose to lead the soldiers with him.
They continued to charge. The soldiers were not in a suitable state to charge.
On Cross Ridge, the sound of gunfire and cannon fire has been uninterrupted. The battle of the independent regiment continues. As the wounded, Liu Gen and others are just lying in the secret corner of Cross Ridge, waiting for the result of the battle. They can still fight.
The wounded had already gone to the front line, and the rest were wounded like Liu Gen and others who could not fight. If the Japanese really rushed to Cross Ridge, then Liu Gen and others might not be able to resist at all.
Five hours later, the sound of gunfire from the front line became less and less, which made Liu Gen, who had always been awake, realize that the battle was coming to an end, and he wondered whether the Japanese independent regiment had retreated.