In the field of view of the telescope, I saw the Japanese plane flying away.
Li Yunlong sat down on the ground and breathed a long sigh of relief.
In the dust and fog, I met a cavalry soldier who was knocked off his horse by a Japanese plane. The cavalryman was still alive, but he broke his right leg when he fell off his horse.
Li Yunlong carried the soldier on his back without saying a word and ran away. Although he and guard Huang Erhu took turns carrying the cavalry soldier, they were still exhausted.
The soldiers sat in the woods, breathing heavily.
The towel and leggings covering his mouth and nose were soaked through, and there was a thick layer of black mud on them.
Even after entering the woods, Li Yunlong knew that the crisis had not been resolved.
Because there must be Japanese pursuers behind them, otherwise the Japanese planes would not stop their progress at all costs.
Protected by mountains and woods, the Japanese fighter jets could do nothing against them, but Li Yunlong was not sure whether the Japanese behind him would give up the pursuit.
As a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles, Li Yunlong always remains vigilant. It is this vigilance that allows him to survive until now.
At that moment, Li Yunlong stood up despite the pain and said loudly to the soldiers: "Comrades, it's not the time to rest yet, the Japanese behind will catch up at any time!"
"Let's go inside first, find a suitable terrain for an ambush, and kill the Japs behind!"
The unsheltered areas in the basin allowed Japanese aircraft to take advantage, but the mountainous terrain and woods were the main battlefields of the Eighth Route Army.
"Fuck you!"
"The custodian told the kid to come in standing upright and go out lying down!"
"Our second battalion will be the main attacker!"
The eyes of the soldiers in the woods lit up, and they immediately stood up in large numbers.
On the side, Zhao Gang couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth as he watched the reactions of the commanders and soldiers.
Everyone is lazy, especially after running around with heavy loads for two hours, no one wants to lie on the ground to rest for a few hours, but when they hear that the Japanese are about to ambush the Japanese, they start to scream again.
What the hell kind of group is this?
What kind of fucking soldiers are these?
"Hey hey hey..." Li Yunlong's mouth curled up slightly, he was very satisfied with the soldiers' reaction, which meant that the soldiers absolutely obeyed and trusted him as the regiment leader.
He continued: "We have been running for so long, and the Japs must have come all the way. The Japs are no easier than us. The soldier just said something encouraging, and the guardian told the little Japs to come in vertically and go out horizontally, and let's go!"
Following Li Yunlong's order, the soldiers walked deeper into the mountain.
Five minutes after the new group left, the Japanese from Dingxiang County who came to intercept them arrived belatedly.
This group of devils also ran all the way here, and they were equally exhausted after covering a distance of more than 20 kilometers.
Seeing the traces left on the ground and the fresh horse manure, Toshiyuki Suzuki, who was in charge of leading the team, suddenly felt sad.
It's over, the Eighth Route Army has taken the lead, and now I have to commit seppuku.
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"Baga!" At the Taiyuan First Army Headquarters, Yoshio Shinozuka's face suddenly turned livid after receiving the news that the Eighth Route Army had fled into the mountains. He drew out his samurai sword and angrily chopped the sand table in front of him to pieces.
He was angry that the Eighth Route Army dared to ambush a well-equipped tank regiment with first-class combat effectiveness in broad daylight within a distance of fifty kilometers from Taiyuan.
Moreover, not only were they completely wiped out, but they also escaped while being pursued and intercepted by more than 4,000 Japanese troops and aviation troops.
This is simply a huge shame for the First Army and a huge shame for Shinozuka Yoshio.
An hour ago, he had boasted to Shun Tada, commander of the North China Front, that Haikou would definitely annihilate this Eighth Route Army.
Now his face was swollen.
Yoshio Shinozuka didn't think about it anymore. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was so angry that his body was about to collapse, and then he fell to the ground.
"Commander!"
"General!"
Kusuyama Hideyoshi, Kasai Toshimatsu and other Japanese officers exclaimed and quickly stepped forward to help him to prevent him from falling to the floor.
"Kasai-kun!" Kusuyama Hideyoshi said in shock, "call the military doctor quickly!"
Kasai Toshimatsu hurriedly walked towards the desk, picked up the phone on the desk, shook the handle vigorously, and then put it to his ear.
"Your Excellency, Commander?"
"Your Excellency, Commander?"
A group of combat advisers gathered around Shinozuka Yoshio, Kusuyama Hideyoshi pushed and shouted at Shinozuka Yoshio.
In fact, Shinozuka Yoshio was not really dizzy, but was pretending to be dizzy. If he didn't pretend to be dizzy at this time, he would be completely embarrassed.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi saw that Yoshio Shinozuka was breathing evenly, so he pretended to grab Yoshio Shinozuka's wrist. When he saw that his pulse was steady, he knew immediately that he was just pretending.
Soon, several Japanese soldiers brought a stretcher and carried Yoshio Shinozuka back to the bed, where specialized military doctors would come to treat him later.
A Japanese soldier from the Communications Department walked in holding a telegram and handed it to communications staff officer Toshimatsu Kasai.
Kasai Toshimatsu took a look, turned around and said to Chief of Staff Kusuyama Hideyoshi: "Report to Chief of Staff, Suzuki Toshiyuki received a call from the left. The Eighth Route Army has fled into the mountains. Are they pursuing them?"
Shinozuka Yoshio, this old fox... Kusuyama Hideyoshi was speechless, and now the pressure was on him.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi only felt that one head was bigger than two heads, so he ordered to pursue the Eighth Route Army. If the troops were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses, then he would have to bear the responsibility.
If he hadn't given the order to pursue the Eighth Route Army, when Yoshio Shinozuka woke up, he would have asked him why he let the Eighth Route Army go?
At that time, Yoshio Shinozuka will have to shoulder the responsibility together.
Commander tricked me!
"Chief of Staff?" Kasai Toshimatsu reminded in a low voice, "Mao Zuo Suzuki is still waiting for your news..."
Kusuyama Hideyoshi raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The hour hand was almost pointing to five o'clock, which meant that there were about two hours of darkness left.
Kusuyama Hideyoshi asked: "How long will it take for the rest of the pursuit troops to reach the position where the Eighth Route Army enters the mountain?"
Kasai Toshimatsu said: "Except for Suzuki Shaozuo's unit, the closest ones are at least half an hour away."
Kusuyama Hideyoshi's face darkened. More than 500 people went into the mountains to chase the Eighth Route Army with 2,000 people. This was too reluctant.
So he ordered: "Immediately send power to Suzuki Shaozuo and allow the pursuit, but be sure to pay attention to safety and exit the mountains before dark to avoid being ambushed by the Eighth Route Army."
Since we are in a dilemma, we can send troops into the mountains to show off, or at least order a pursuit. When Yoshio Shinozuka opens his eyes, he will have nothing to say.
Commander wants to force me to take responsibility? Haha...
"Hi!" Kasai Toshimatsu bowed his head and retreated.
Lying on the hospital bed, Yoshio Shinozuka pretended to be faint and closed his eyes, but his mind was thinking rapidly.
According to the news sent back by the pilot, the Eighth Route Army was undoubtedly the one who attacked the 7th Tank Regiment this time. The number was close to 2,000, and it had a large number of machine guns and even specialized anti-aircraft guns. The number of machine guns was no less than 20. However, with these more than 20
Can one machine gun destroy the entire seventh tank regiment?
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, Yoshio Shinozuka does not believe it.
If the Eighth Route Army only had more than 20 machine guns, even if the 7th Tank Regiment was defeated, it would definitely be able to break through.
Could it be that the Eighth Route Army is also equipped with anti-tank guns and combat anti-tank guns?
Several troops who rushed to the Hulugou battlefield reported back that the Eighth Route Army's firepower was very strong. More than 50 tanks were destroyed without exception, and there was sufficient ammunition. A large number of shell craters and eggshells were left on the scene. Some
The fresh crater is more powerful than the crater made by a 75mm caliber mountain gun or field gun, and is about as powerful as a 105 howitzer.
It has more than 20 automatic anti-aircraft guns, even weapons comparable to 105mm howitzers, and even more than 100 machine guns.
Is this really the Eighth Route Army?
Where did this Eighth Route Army come from?
How did they get through the blockade and go to Hulugou to ambush the 7th Tank Regiment?
How did the weapons and equipment of the Eighth Route Army become so good?
Having dealt with the Eighth Route Army for several years, Yoshio Shinozuka knew that although the Eighth Route Army was a force with stronger combat effectiveness among the entire China Army, in his eyes, this army composed of peasants who had never seen the world was simply unworthy.
The army is extremely short of ammunition, with each soldier having less than five rounds of ammunition.
Except for the Li Yunlong Division of the Eighth Route Army, which was slightly richer, the rest of the Eighth Route Army was still the same. However, Li Yunlong's tribe was active in southeastern Shanxi, while Hulugou was close to northwest Shanxi.
In addition, where did the Eighth Route Army get such precise information?
It was a top secret that the 7th Tank Regiment went south to reinforce the Zaoyi battlefield...Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly thought that the Jinggou Bridge was bombed the night before, could it be related to this incident?
?????…
Yoshio Shinozuka could only feel countless question marks rising in his mind at this moment.
A series of doubts made Yoshio Shinozuka's head almost explode.
"idiot!"
Finally, unable to think of a clue, he lay on the hospital bed and cursed.
The Japanese military doctor and nurse carrying the medical kit happened to walk in. They couldn't help but look at each other when they heard the scolding.
???
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Yoshio Shinozuka quickly threw away the questions in his mind and pretended to be dizzy.
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Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The deputy chief of staff looked at the intelligence coming from the inside line, his expression full of surprise and surprise.
After watching for a long time, the deputy chief of staff laughed out loud: "My dear, more than 50 tanks and more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers were all killed by this guy. By the way, he also shot down two Japanese planes. Li Yunlong...
This guy is really impressive!"
Brigadier Chen has already reported the plan of the new regiment to a long-distance attack to ambush the Japanese tank regiment to the division headquarters and headquarters.
Moreover, Brigadier Chen had already agreed to Li Yunlong's battle plan, and the division commander and head of the headquarters didn't say much.
The New Regiment is not equipped with a radio, but the headquarters has obtained information from inside sources that the 7th Japanese Tank Regiment has been completely wiped out.
No need to guess, the heads of the headquarters knew that it must be Li Yunlong.
"It's unbelievable!" the boss sighed, "This kid Li Yunlong actually traveled more than a hundred kilometers to northern Shanxi to ambush the Japanese tank regiment, and he succeeded!"
It’s simply outrageous!
Even more outrageous than ambushing the Okazaki Brigade and killing the Japanese Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment!
"I didn't give Li Yunlong a fight this time. It would be better for him to find a fight on his own." Commander Liu also smiled and said: "The results he achieved this time are comparable to our division working on Baijin Road for two days."
The boss turned around and asked: "How is Xinyi Tuan doing now?"
"According to the information sent back from the inside," the chief of staff said, "Currently, the new regiment has jumped out of the enemy's encirclement and entered the Hengshan and Wutai Mountains."
The boss looked at the map and breathed a sigh of relief: "This kid moves very fast, just like Monkey Sun. When he comes back, the labor and management will reward him!"
At the headquarters of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army.
In the war room, Chu Yunfei stared at the sand table in front of him, frowning and saying nothing.
According to intelligence, although the New Regiment entered the XZ Basin, the Japanese army had dispatched seven armies to surround the New Regiment from all directions.
If Li Yunlong's troops could not enter Hengshan before the Japanese army formed an encirclement, they would be in danger of being encircled and eaten.
However, the Japanese army dispatched cavalry and aviation troops to harass, and there was no way they could cross the basin so quickly.
Chu Yunfei sighed slightly and shook his head.
Fang Ligong hurriedly walked in and reported to Chu Yunfei.
"Reporting to the regimental seat, the scouts have just received the latest news. The new regiment has jumped out of the Japanese encirclement and entered the Hengshan area."
"What did you say?" Chu Yunfei shrank with an expression of disbelief, "You actually jumped out of the Japanese encirclement?"
"It's really unbelievable. I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army would break out of the Japanese encirclement so quickly." Fang Ligong adjusted his glasses to hide the embarrassment on his face.
When returning to the regiment headquarters, Fang Ligong also asserted that the new regiment would probably not be able to break out, and even if it could break out, it would suffer heavy losses.
I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly.
Chu Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief, looked puzzled, and asked: "What happened? The Japanese cavalry and aviation did not play a disturbing role?"
Fang Ligong said: "According to the intelligence, the Eighth Route Army seemed to be running with cavalry, bringing up a lot of dust, which obscured the sight of the Japanese pilots. All the Eighth Route Army aircraft entered the dust, and the Japanese aircraft's attack on the Eighth Route Cavalry seemed to have little effect. The Eighth Route Soldiers
Only then was he able to run unscrupulously under the Japanese aircraft and jump out of the encirclement before the Japanese army formed an encirclement."
Use cavalry to bring up dust to cover the sight of Japanese pilots?
Hearing this, Chu Yunfei and Sun Ming couldn't help but look at each other.
What is this operation?
That’s outrageous…
Which genius came up with it?
Chu Yunfei said: "Brother who has made great contributions, please immediately ask the communication room to send electricity to the war zone commander's headquarters. A Japanese tank regiment was completely wiped out by the New Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in Hulugou."
"Yes!" Fang Ligong straightened up and walked out.
After Fang Ligong left, Chu Yunfei stared at the map with his eyes focused.
…
"What do you mean?"
"A mere regiment with less than 2,000 troops could actually wipe out a Japanese tank regiment, or was it in enemy-occupied territory?"
"It's incredible, it's really incredible."
Yan Laoxi's eyes almost popped out of his head when he heard his adjutant Yang Xingru read out the telegram sent by the 358th Regiment.
He knew very well that if a fully-organized Japanese tank regiment passed by on Tongpu Road, he would definitely not dare to take a second look at it.
Is the Japanese tank regiment so easy to mess with?
If he didn't have the strength of an army, he wouldn't even be qualified to take a look at the Japanese tank regiment.
"Xingru, go and find out who is the leader of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army?"
"Also, check with the Eighth Route Army headquarters as soon as possible."
"Then, reward this new group with an ocean of 3,000 yuan."
Yang Xingru said: "Commander, the leader of this new regiment is called Li Yunlong. He is the one who killed Captain Bantian in Cangyun Ridge a few months ago."
"There are also rumors that the Japanese Kuroshima Cavalry Regiment was also killed by this new regiment."
"When you say that, I think of Li Yunlong and Liao." Yan Laoxi said, "Did he also lead his troops to annihilate the Okazaki Brigade?"
"This is the man." Yang Xingru replied, "The commander also ordered me to send a congratulatory telegram to the Eighth Route Army headquarters."
"It's a pity that such a powerful general cannot be used by me." Yan Laoxi sighed.
Yan Laoxi is indeed sour. Why are there no powerful generals like Li Yunlong in the Jin-Sui army?
In the past, the Jinsui Army did not have troops that could fight, such as the Jinsui Army Teaching Group, but the teaching group had been defeated in Niangziguan, and only more than 100 of the more than 3,000 people returned.
The only one that can still take advantage of it now is the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, but Chu Yunfei is incomparable to this Li Yunlong in terms of record and reputation.
The Japanese army had insiders planted among the top brass of the Jinsui Army. News that the new Eighth Route Army regiment had wiped out the 7th Tank Regiment spread like wildfire among the top brass of the Jinsui Army. Naturally, the Japanese insiders soon spread the news to the first Japanese army.
