That night, Monk Wei was marching with the cavalry of the special force, and some shadowy figures appeared in front of him.
According to the prior agreement, Monk Wei guessed that the leading troops of the Independent Regiment were ahead. He stopped the troops and took two soldiers with him. He continued to move forward and stopped at the bottom of a small slope. He got off his horse and climbed up.
On the top of the slope, I used a flashlight covered with a red cloth to turn on and off three times in succession.
Sure enough, the other party also flashed the red light of the flashlight three times.
Monk Wei and others remounted their horses and galloped forward.
Soon, Monk Wei and others saw the team in front of them wearing the uniforms of the Eighth Route Army, headed by Zhang Feng, the commander of the Eighth Company of the Third Battalion.
Monk Wei got off his horse and saluted each other with Zhang Feng. Monk Wei asked, "Where is our group leader?"
Zhang Feng said: "It's right behind, you come with me."
Soon after, Zhang Dabiao, Xu Dalong and others joined Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang and others.
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang exchanged pleasantries with Zhang Dabiao and turned their attention to Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng behind him.
When Xu Dalong saw Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, he felt a sense of closeness, and his eyes couldn't help but become moist.
He and Sun Desheng hurried forward to salute, and said respectfully: "Hello, Captain, and Commissioner Zheng. The Mawushan Guerrilla Brigade of the Independent Regiment has been ordered to escort the supplies to report. Captain Xu Dalong, deputy captain Sun Desheng."
Li Yunlong was very happy. He stepped forward and hugged Xu Dalong and Sun Desheng. He smiled and said: "Dalong, Desheng, you two boys have done a good job. You have given face to our independent group leader."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "We are soldiers of the Independent Regiment. We cannot embarrass the Independent Regiment wherever we go."
Li Yunlong laughed.
Zhao Gang also stepped forward to shake hands with the two of them and said cordially: "Your performance is really outstanding. The head of the headquarters and the brigade commander have praised you many times. The head of the headquarters even asked to meet you by name."
Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang looked behind Xu Dalong and others. Although they already knew the contents of the supply list in advance, they were still shocked when they saw the long motorcade.
Li Yunlong walked to a large vehicle, reached out to touch the Type 92 heavy machine gun on the vehicle, then walked to another large vehicle, touched the mortar on it, and said: "Okay, they are all good things.
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Zhao Gang couldn't help but pick up a crooked machine gun from a carriage, and said happily: "I can't believe that you were able to seize so many supplies. This solves the urgent need of our troops."
Li Yunlong asked: "Where are the Type 92 infantry guns you captured?"
Sun Desheng hurriedly shouted: "Go and pull the Type 92 infantry gun over and let the regiment commander take a look."
Soon, several soldiers came over with their horses, pulling two Type 92 infantry guns behind them.
Li Yunlong smiled broadly, touched the barrel, and said: "Last time, the Type 92 infantry gun was much cheaper than Ding Wei. This time our independent regiment must keep one no matter what."
Hearing this, Zhao Gang remembered the most critical thing and said: "Old Li, before Captain Cheng and the others have arrived, tell Dalong and the others if you have anything to say."
Li Yunlong whispered: "Dalong, come with me."
Xu Dalong followed Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang to the roadside. Li Yunlong asked: "Besides the supplies on these lists, are there any others?"
Zhang Dabiao, who came with them, said excitedly: "Commander, don't worry. Brother Dalong has already prepared it for us, which is enough to equip our entire regiment. Also, we captured Xinhe County this time.
I made a lot of money."
Zhao Gang asked curiously: "We captured Xinhe County. Why was such a big thing not reported?"
Zhang Dabiao smiled and said: "This is Brother Dalong's idea. Commissioner Zheng, think about it. If the information about the capture of the county town comes up, most of the money we made in the county town will be handed over. Da Biao
Brother Long is right, we don’t want that false reputation, only if we get some benefits is it real.”
Hearing this, Li Yunlong laughed loudly and said, "Okay, you didn't follow me, Lao Li Qian, in vain. This guy's brain is getting more and more flexible."
Zhao Gang couldn't help laughing and said: "Lao Li, Da Biao and Xu Dalong have all imitated you, but I like it. Haha, hahaha."
Soon after, the 69th regiment also caught up.
Captain Cheng and Li Zhengwei of the 69th Regiment were so happy to see so many weapons, ammunition and supplies, and wondered how much they could get this time.
Li Yunlong saw Captain Chen and Li Zhengwei pondering there, and couldn't help but laugh: "I said Blind Cheng, did you see that? So many weapons, ammunition and supplies were seized by our independent regiment. What do you think? I'm convinced."
Not convinced?"
Captain Cheng and Li Yunlong were once comrades in the same class. He knew Li Yunlong very well and he also had ways to deal with Li Yunlong.
He smiled and said: "I'm talking about Li Yunlong, what are you so proud of? It's not that you, Li Yunlong, are capable, it's brother Dalong who is capable."
Li Yunlong laughed loudly and said: "Of course Brother Dalong is capable. Those are the talents I found in the cooking class and are soldiers of our independent regiment. Doesn't this show that I, Old Li, have a vision, haha, hahaha."
Zhao Gang said: "Old Li, Commander Cheng, and Commissioner Li Zheng, this is an enemy-occupied area after all. I don't think we should stay here anymore. Let's escort the supplies back to the base overnight."
Everyone agreed with Zhao Gang's opinion. After a brief discussion, it was decided that Xu Dalong would lead the cavalry to open the way in front, followed by the 69th Regiment, followed by the transportation team, and the independent regiment behind.
The troops marched day and night and rested in a ravine during the day. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Yunlong couldn't sleep anymore. He sat up and thought about it for a while, then called Zhang Dabiao and whispered to him first.
After a while, the two of them came to find Zhao Gang together.
Zhao Gang also woke up at this time and was writing a diary there. When he saw Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao coming together, the expression on his face was very serious. He asked worriedly: "What happened to Lao Li? Is there any enemy situation?"
Li Yunlong sat next to Zhao Gang and said: "Old Zhao, of course there is enemy sentiment. Look, further ahead is Tongcheng County. From Tongcheng County to our base area, this area is the area blocked by the Japs.
I'm afraid we'll have to fight a war."
Zhao Gang said with some confusion: "When we came out of the base area, didn't we go to Wild Wolf Valley? There are no enemies there?"
Li Yunlong said: "Old Zhao, why isn't there? There is an infantry squadron of the Japs and a battalion of the puppet troops in Horseshoe Bay. With so many enemies, isn't the enemy situation not serious?"
Horseshoe Bay is a town in Tongcheng County, more than 20 kilometers away from Yelang Valley. What Li Yunlong said was obviously unreasonable. Zhao Gang knew Li Yunlong too well. He opened his eyes wide and said: "Old Li, do you want to go?"
Attacking Horseshoe Bay? This is not possible. We are carrying so much supplies and we cannot take this risk."
Li Yunlong stretched out his finger and stabbed Zhang Dabiao in the back.
Zhang Dabiao said with a smile: "Commissioner Zheng, I think what our regiment leader said is reasonable. Look, we carry so many weapons and ammunition. When we return, most of them will have to be handed over. Even if Xu Dalong quietly
We were given part of it, but we can't win any wars. It's just used to train new recruits, and it usually consumes a lot of ammunition. If the bullets are missing, we still won't have much wealth by then.
Now that we are guarding so many weapons and ammunition, we might as well use them first. We will kill this squadron of Japanese soldiers and a battalion of puppet troops, seize the weapons and ammunition from their hands, replenish what we have consumed, and hand them over.
Isn’t it the same as giving it to a superior?”
What Zhang Dabiao said is true. After the independent regiment returns to the base area, it is impossible to fight a big battle. The use of a battalion of troops must be approved by the brigade commander. They can only send small troops to enemy-occupied areas.
, a small fight can't lead to any great achievements.
Not only that, when a small force goes deep into an enemy-occupied area, it will definitely not have an advantage in terms of strength comparison. Even if it conducts a sneak attack on the enemy, it will be difficult to completely eliminate the enemy, and in that case it will be difficult to seize weapons, ammunition and supplies.
If the Japanese and puppet troops in Horseshoe Bay could be killed in one fell swoop, the temptation would be huge.
Zhao Gang was tempted, but he was a cautious person and he had to weigh the pros and cons repeatedly.
Li Yunlong had been with Zhao Gang for a long time and knew him very well. He said: "Old Zhao, don't worry. The little devils in Horseshoe Bay have an infantry squadron and a battalion of the puppet army. They do have a lot of troops, but
We have a regiment, as well as Cheng Xiazi's 69th regiment, and Xu Dalong's cavalry team. We can capture Horseshoe Bay with our hands in hand, right?
We have recruited so many new soldiers, but we are reluctant to give up bullets for them to train every day. Should we just let go of such a good training opportunity?
Lao Zhao, I also know that if you mobilize so many troops without authorization to fight a big battle, your superiors will most likely be held accountable. If you are afraid of taking responsibility, blame it all on me, Lao Li. What responsibility do I, Lao Li, have?
If I have to bear the burden alone, the worst I can do is to go to the quilt factory to embroider."
Zhao Gang is not a person who is afraid of taking responsibility. He just considers whether this matter is feasible. He will not fall into Li Yunlong's method of provoking generals.
He was too lazy to pay attention to Li Yunlong and was still calculating the pros and cons of this battle.
He said: "Old Li, I think we should ask Xu Dalong and others for their opinions."
Hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but laugh. He knew Xu Dalong very well. That boy was not a peaceful man like himself. He was 90% sure that Xu Dalong would definitely agree to fight this battle.
Zhang Dabiao knew that Xu Dalong's opinion was crucial at this time.
He was worried that something would go wrong, so he said: "You guys wait here, I will personally call Xu Dalong over."
Zhang Dabiao saw Xu Dalong and pulled him towards Li Yunlong and the others. As he walked, he told Xu Dalong what Li Yunlong meant.
Sure enough, Xu Dalong said happily: "It's such a good opportunity for military training, why not do it? I support it with both hands."
Zhang Dabiao was very happy, put his arm around Xu Dalong's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Brother Dalong, I really like you more and more."
Xu Dalong was really not used to the two big men hugging each other like this. He gently pushed Zhang Dabiao away. To avoid Zhang Dabiao's embarrassment, he smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, if you are a good brother, when you get to the base area, you have to
Invite me to drink."
Zhang Dabiao laughed loudly and said: "Of course, I invite you to drink every day, and you can't hide even if you want."
When Li Yunlong saw Zhang Dabiao and Xu Dalong coming, he looked at Zhang Dabiao with his eyes.
Zhang Dabiao blinked hard at him, meaning don't worry, I have already done the work.
Li Yunlong felt relieved and said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, Brother Dalong is here. If you have anything to say, tell him quickly."
Zhao Gang knew what Zhang Dabiao was doing, and also knew that Xu Dalong had already known the ins and outs of this matter, so he asked directly: "Dalong, do you think this battle should be fought?"
Xu Dalong said: "We should fight, and we must fight. On the one hand, this is a good opportunity to train the new recruits of our independent regiment. On the other hand, these Japanese and puppet troops are entrenched around our base area, threatening the security of our base area at all times."
, we should teach them a lesson, so that the actions of our independent group will be more convenient in the future.
As for the certainty of fighting this battle, I think there is no problem. Our independent regiment is not free, and there is no problem in dealing with these Japanese and puppet troops. Besides, there is also Commander Cheng of the 69th Regiment and his team to defeat the horseshoe bay.
This Japanese and puppet army is no problem at all.
As for the enemy may send reinforcements from Tongcheng County after the battle starts, don’t worry about this matter. Leave it to our guerrillas to hold them back. I can guarantee that the little Japanese will not send reinforcements before the battle at Horseshoe Bay is over.
One soldier at a time, we rushed to Horseshoe Bay."
Zhao Gang has always been very interested in Xu Dalong, and has also summarized the battles Xu Dalong fought. It can be said that there is quite a lot of space in his diary, all about Xu Dalong.
From a certain perspective, he trusts Xu Dalong even more than he trusts Li Yunlong and Zhang Dabiao. Since Xu Dalong is so sure, Zhao Gang has no doubts anymore. He said: "I agree to this matter. If the superiors pursue it, I will
Let’s take this responsibility together with you.”
Li Yunlong laughed when he saw Zhao Gang expressing his stance. He reached out and patted Zhao Gang on the arm and said, "Old Zhao, you are looking more and more like Commissioner Zheng of the Independent Group."
Zhao Gang smiled and said: "Old Li, don't say these stupid things to me. How many times have I told you that I, Old Zhao, am the Zheng Committee Member of the Independent Regiment, haha, hahaha."
Soon after, Li Yunlong, Zhao Gang, Zhang Dabiao and Xu Dalong came to the 69th Regiment and met Captain Cheng, Li Zhengwei and others.
Captain Cheng asked curiously: "Old Li, why are you here so early if you don't have a good sleep?"
Li Yunlong smiled and said, "I'm talking about Lao Cheng."
Li Yunlong always called Commander Cheng Cheng Xiazi, but this time he asked for help from him, and the title became more cordial.
He said: "Do you want to share more supplies?"
To be honest, it would be strange if Commander Cheng and Li Zhengwei didn't feel itchy after seeing so many weapons, ammunition and supplies.
Hearing what Li Yunlong said, he knew that this kid had some crooked ideas. He asked with great interest: "Li Yunlong, what do you want to do?"