The prisoners of war in Licun Town were selected by Tang Jingchun, and Lu Ming also mobilized them.

In the end, about four hundred prisoners of war were willing to fight with the independent regiment. As for the others, they were ready to advance towards the Taihang Mountains and Taiyue Mountains.

There are other troops in the first theater in these two places, and these prisoners of war are preparing to meet up with these troops, pass through them, and then return to the old troops.

Naturally, Lu Ming would not refuse such a request. Lu Ming graciously let them leave and gave them food.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the armored cavalry battalion returned under the command of Sun Desheng.

The puppet Manchukuo army was completely captured, and these cavalry and the previous battlefield were also cleaned up.

Lu Ming gave these weapons and equipment to Tang Jingchun and gave them the designation of the third battalion of the temporary artillery.

The troops temporarily stopped in Licun Town. Lu Ming looked towards Zhongtiao Mountain worriedly, with a solemn expression on his face.

According to Tang Jingchun, their troops had not had enough to eat for a long time.

Moreover, some troops have a battalion that is not even as good as an infantry battalion under a small regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which does not even have a strength of 300 people.

This is because the little devils launched a series of actions long ago, and they blocked Zhongtiao Mountain.

The nearby grain was purchased at high prices so that the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain could not find grain at all.

Especially salt, they focus on controlling it.

The conditions in Zhongtiao Mountain are very poor, various diseases are prevalent, and there is not enough food to eat, so many people call it a living hell.

Soldiers who couldn't stand it often abandoned their guns and fled while standing guard at night.

Now that the little devil has such a thorough battle plan, the defeat of Zhongtiao Mountain is almost a foregone conclusion.

"Chief of Staff Lu, we have also heard of your independent regiment. You have fought many victorious battles in northwestern Shanxi."

"Will the main force of your independent regiment come here this time? Will the headquarters send more main force to cooperate in the operation?"

Tang Jingchun stood next to Lu Ming and asked with a slightly anxious expression.

After all, he had been in the 98th Army for a long time, and he still had many acquaintances there. He couldn't bear to see all of these people wiped out.

However, Lu Ming had no way to answer his questions. All he could say was to do his best to support the Zhongtiao Mountain garrison in the battle.

The Independent Regiment is the vanguard force, and it was expanded into a guerrilla detachment and attached to the Taiyue Military Region.

Lu Ming had vaguely realized something, but he couldn't say these words, otherwise it would affect morale.

Even if the Independent Regiment is able to fight, it is still difficult to support them alone. It is simply impossible for them to defeat hundreds of thousands of Japanese puppet troops.

Therefore, their impact on the battle situation is limited. What they can do is to reduce the casualties of the defenders as much as possible and kill the Japanese and puppet troops as much as possible.

Of course, for independent groups, it is easy now, but they will have big problems in the future.

After all, as long as the hundreds of thousands of defenders at Zhongtiao Mountain are defeated, the Japs will be able to free up many troops to fight.

The boss expanded the most capable independent regiment into a guerrilla detachment and deployed it here, obviously intending to let them contain the Japanese and puppet troops as much as possible.

Therefore, in this Zhongtiao Mountain battle, what the independent regiment can do is still very limited.

"Commander Tang, what I can promise is to fight with all our strength to ensure the rescue of more defenders."

Lu Ming looked at Tang Jingchun in front of him and said with a serious expression on his face.

When Tang Jingchun heard this answer, he nodded and didn't ask anything else.

The strength of an independent regiment is already very good if it can fight with all its strength.

Speaking of which, there were quite a few Jinsui Army troops nearby, but their strategy was to avoid fighting.

Lu Ming commanded the troops to take a short rest in Licun Town, and then began to lead the troops towards the Fen River on the flank.

The 36th Independent Infantry Brigade can definitely hear the sound of gunfire here.

Lu Ming could conclude that they would definitely send a message for help.

Therefore, Lu Ming was preparing to set up an ambush to attack the reinforcements.

At this time, there were more than 2,000 Japanese and puppet troops confronting the assault guard company, and they had already built complete defensive positions.

Tanaka Naotobu, the captain of the Little Japanese Shaozuo Battalion, made observations from time to time, and fierce gunfire sounds were heard one after another in Licun Town.

The expression on Tanaka Naotobu's face became solemn, and he hurriedly sent a message to make contact.

It's just a pity that the puppet Manchukuo army in Licun Town can no longer be contacted.

"This must be an independent regiment. The overall strength of the puppet Manchukuo army is not weak, and ordinary troops cannot deal with them in a short time."

"Looking at it this way, the elite troops of the Independent Regiment have arrived on the battlefield and plan to participate in this battle."

"Signal Corps, contact the brigade headquarters immediately to report the situation here in detail and request tactical guidance."

Tanaka Naonobu did not hesitate at all. He immediately arranged for the communications troops to generate electricity.

After Tanaka Naonobu's message was sent, the independent mixed ninth brigade quickly received the report.

When he learned that the troops of Li Yunlong's independent regiment appeared in the Taiyue Mountain area, the commander of the Major General Brigade was shocked.

He did not dare to make decisions without authorization, but reported the information to the 41st Division Lieutenant General Shimizu Noriyuki as soon as possible.

Qingshui Juju was commanding the troops to launch an offensive at this time. After learning the news, he frowned.

However, he also did not make a decision and sent the message to the First Army Headquarters.

After Qingshui sent the message, he continued to direct the troops to attack.

Although it is night now, the Japs' multi-channel attack operations still have not stopped.

When the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, received the report, he was shocked.

He had no idea that the Independent Regiment would arrive at the battlefield in southern Shanxi!

Thinking of the previous disastrous defeats, Yoshio Shinozuka could not make a decision, so he immediately sent electricity to the North China Front Army Headquarters.

Even though it was the First Army that dispatched the most troops this time, Yoshio Shinozuka's First Army Headquarters was more responsible for logistics support.

The real command authority is at the North China Front Army Headquarters, and Okamura Neiji and others are responsible for the command.

In this way, with the news that the independent regiment appeared on the battlefield in southern Shanxi, reports were made at all levels.

The specific combat deployment has not yet been decided.

Lu Ming, who wanted to attack the reinforcements, waited in vain.

By about 11 o'clock in the evening, the little devils in Zhongtiao Mountain still didn't make any move.

At half past eleven, Lu Ming received the report that Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang had arrived with the main force of the group.

On the one hand, Lu Ming sent cavalry to pay attention to the situation south of Licun Town, and on the other hand, he immediately reunited with Li Yunlong.

"Detachment leader, I suggest that we reorganize the troops immediately."

"This will be conducive to subsequent operations and expansion."

After seeing Li Yunlong, Lu Ming immediately made suggestions.

There are many troops in the independent regiment now. If there is no guerrilla detachment, these troops can be maintained.

But with the establishment of a guerrilla detachment, they can expand appropriately.

Li Yunlong agreed directly without any hesitation. Of course, he was more concerned about the combat situation in Zhongtiao Mountain.

Soon, Lu Ming, Li Yunlong, and Zhao Gang began to adjust the guerrilla detachment.

Zhang Dabiao's 1st Battalion, Shen Quan's 2nd Battalion, and Wang Huaibao's 3rd Battalion remained in the independent regiment establishment.

At the same time, some artillery pieces from the artillery battalion were transferred to establish a mortar company and a combat defense artillery company directly under the regiment.

The mortar company consists of six Brand 120MM mortars.

The combat defense artillery battery consists of six German-made 57MM combat defense artillery pieces.

The detachment headquarters of the guerrilla detachment is directly under the Sun Desheng Armored Cavalry Battalion and Lu Ming Combat Supplementary Battalion.

The 1st Battalion of Wang Chengzhu Artillery has eight French 1897 75MM field guns.

The 2nd Battalion of Wang Gensheng Artillery has six Type 94 75MM mountain guns.

The 3rd Battalion of Tang Jingchun Artillery has four Schneider 85MM field guns.

The racks of the three artillery battalions have been set up. Artillery is known as the god of war and can play a great role on the battlefield.

Although the number of artillery pieces in the three artillery battalions is reduced compared to the previous two artillery battalions, they can be replenished in the future.

The sniper company and the assault guard company jointly formed a guard company, with Wei Monk as the company commander and Wang Xikui as the deputy company commander.

It has two assault platoons, two submachine gun platoons, and one sniper platoon.

As for the other snipers in the sniper company, they are dispersed to various infantry squads.

Of course, the thirteen elite snipers were left in the guard company by Lu Ming.

This guard company is the most elite force.

As the brigade commander approved a combat supplementary battalion, Lu Ming organized the third artillery battalion with Tang Jingchun and others.

At this time, the total strength of the guerrilla detachment exceeded 5,000 people.
To be continued...