War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 515 Who said the political commissar can’t fight?

“No bullets!!!”

Yang Jingyu looked at Xu Chaoyang with wide eyes: "You brought 4,500 people with you, and you only have 100,000 bullets. Are you going to fight Ruyuekou? To fight the Tojo Corps?"

"The brigade's 115-plus artillery shells were replenished by the th Division after they captured the enemy's artillery shells at Tuanchengkou. If your body is in such a bad condition, you still insist on having a child. Are you courting death?"

"How do we fight this battle? There's a large open area around Ekou. Even if Guo Zongfen is blocking the way in front, can you still watch Guo Zongfen lose the battle like you did last time?"

It’s not that Yang Jingyu doesn’t know how to fight. The reason he is willing to take charge of 217 is entirely because Xu Chaoyang is in charge.

But people know about you, Xu Chaoyang, can you not tell the truth? Yang Jingyu felt something was wrong when he heard this!
"Did you hear that?"

Xu Chaoyang said with a sly smile: "I didn't want Guo Zongfen to lose the battle. I also know that we don't have enough bullets, so once we enter the front line of the Xinkou battlefield, the first step is to occupy Tiejialing!"

"It's even more bullshit!"

Yang Jingyu pointed out directly: "Tiehjialing is the enemy's retreat route. There is Fanzhi in the south and Ruyuekou in the north. In addition, the terrain is dangerous and surrounded by mountains. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you fail to take it down, you will be attacked from both sides!"

Xu Chaoyang was happy again: "So, I will lead the New 67st Regiment and two battalions directly under the regiment to set up an ambush on the road from Fanshi to Tiejialing, waiting for the support of the Japanese devils. You will lead the New nd Regiment and the th Regiment to block the road from Ruyuekou to Tiejialing. We will fight Tiejialing while fighting the Japanese devils' ambush. No matter how many come, they are just delivering bullets to us, right?"

"You didn't plan to hit Ekou directly?"

"I'm not stupid!"

Xu Chaoyang smiled and turned his head and said, "When we fought on the plains, every time we fought, we ended up in a disastrous defeat. In the battle of Tongliao, almost every knife unit was wiped out. How could the enemy's planes and artillery be so easy to defend on the plains? Tianjin relied on our accumulated wealth, and SH had the 67th Army as a backup. When have you ever seen me take the initiative to fight on the plains with the 217th Army?"

"As for me, I will just hide in the mountains until we take Tiejialing, and then block the enemy's main traffic route to Fanshi. By then, the enemy's 15th Mixed Brigade will definitely not be able to stay. As long as they dare to send troops to support Tiejialing, Fanshi will be empty, and Guo Zongfen can take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack;"

"If he dares not move..."

Yang Jingyu understood: "You just kill Ru Yuekou. Then, the 15th Mixed Brigade will have nowhere to retreat and will also fall into panic. Guo Zongfen's troops, who are anxious to defeat the Japanese, will have to fight to the death with the 15th Brigade in their eagerness to give Old Man Yan a victory."

"Then let's see who of us is quicker!"

"What about Ekou?" Yang Jingyu then became interested and looked at Xu Chaoyang with longing.

"We have blocked the enemy's retreat route. Guo Zongfen pushed forward. Where can the 15th Brigade go? They have to fight desperately to attack Ekou, seek a pincer attack, and provide joint protection from the front and back, right?"

Xu Chaoyang immediately said, "I'm not standing by and watching you die. I'm far away... Our 217th Division has just been expanded into a brigade, and many troops have not been assigned yet. Won't it take some time?"

"What are those four little arrows on the map?"

Qu Yong came into the room carrying a basin of water. "Lao Yang, that was drawn by my brother this morning. He sent it to Shen Guaizi of our guard battalion. He told us to keep scouting the battle situation ahead. He told us to report back immediately if Ekou shows signs of being defeated by the 15th Mixed Brigade."

"You~"

"That mouth looks like the waist of his fucking cotton pants!"

Yang Jingyu looked at Xu Chaoyang, then at Qu Yong, and nodded: "Okay!"

"I was sick for a while, and they treat me as an outsider now. Now they won't open up to me, right? Xu Chaoyang, do you have any conscience? And you, Qu Yong! I fought with the 770th Regiment for both of you, and now you are keeping your distance from me, right!"

Old Yang stood up.

Xu Chaoyang quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back: "Lao Yang! Lao Yang!"

"How can it be!"

"I'm just afraid that you'll tell me that they're all anti-Japanese troops... and they're harming our friendly forces... Then there are only two anti-Japanese troops, so there must be someone at the front and someone at the back to collect the spoils. I can't be the scapegoat when I don't have any bullets, right?"

"Did I say that? I said no!"

"Guo Zongfen didn't give me a gun or anyone, so why should I speak for an outsider?!"

"As for you, even if I take off all my clothes now, I can't warm your heart, Xu Chaoyang, right?"

Xu Chaoyang's face was distorted, and he took a step back: "It's not like we haven't taken a shower before. You have chest hair even if you take off all your clothes..."

"Xu Chaoyang!" "I'm wrong, Lao Yang, I'm wrong, okay?"

"Let's get down to business." Xu Chaoyang pointed at Ruyuekou and said, "We need a brave general to guard this place. Once we take down Tiejialing and Ruyuekou, I will go back to fight Guo Zongfen for Fanshi and Ekou. We need someone to guard here to block the support of the Tojo Corps for me."

"This place needs a brave general!"

Yang Jingyu then sat down: "Where's Chang Zhan?"

At this time, he and Xu Chaoyang were thinking of the same person. Only by leaving someone like Chang Zhan here would 217 feel at ease. This was the value of Chang Zhan to 217. Everyone believed in him.

“I can’t go.”

Xu Chaoyang shook his head: "In the battle of Tuanchengkou, Lao Chang was wounded in seven places. Three of them were pierced into his body by bullets alone. There is also a piece of shrapnel that cannot be taken out yet and is embedded in his body."

"Now, tell Lao Chang about this. I'm afraid he'll go with his wounds. So, let Comrade Wu De take the wounded back to northern Shaanxi and give them to Lao Chang. On the surface, he's going back to pass on his experience to his comrades, but in fact, he's just going to go down and recuperate."

"But I have reserved the position of the leader of the New 1st Regiment for him. Right now, Yu Kui'er is the acting leader of the New 1st Regiment."

"Where is the second regiment?" Yang Jingyu took the cigarette from Xu Chaoyang's desk, lit it and asked.

"It's still Yu Minghao. This kid has a hard time fighting tough battles, but if you give him a chance to play it safe, he won't make any mistakes."

"Regiment 67?"

"Old Zhu, Wang Yu is gone for now. It would be unreasonable for me not to give Zhu Rong a position as the head of the group."

"Distribution of forces."

"Mix them together..." Xu Chaoyang said, "Although most of our brigade's troops are from the Northeast, there are also many people from the Northwest, but the troops cannot be divided according to region, otherwise it will easily cause hostility. So no matter whether they are from the Northeast or the Northwest, they will all be mixed into the team. From now on, no one can talk to me about region. We are all fighting against Japan and saving the country, so there is no need to distinguish between north and south."

"You from Henan are living well with me from Northeast China, aren't you?"

Old Yang pondered for a long time: "So you mean to let the 688th Regiment keep a close watch on Ruyuekou?"

Xu Chaoyang looked at the map and said, "That's exactly what I think."

"We all know how difficult it is to fight the Japanese on the plains. Although we are facing the Tojo Corps when we defend Ruyuekou, we are fortunately able to defend it. As long as our brigade takes Tiejialing as planned, we can fight in all directions. The 15th Mixed Brigade will have to endure attacks from three sides, so it will definitely be a piece of meat in our mouth..."

Yang Jingyu thought again and again: "But the 688th Regiment has no experience in fighting against the Japanese. Even if they take down the city gate, can they adapt to the many changes of the Japanese?"

"Once Ru Yue's mouth is broken, I will be the one to be attacked."

Snapped!
Old Yang poked his finger on the map, and at that moment, Xu Chaoyang was also shocked.

He, who is taking an open-book history test, has never thought of losing until now. The problem is that the pie is getting bigger and bigger, and this problem has reached the point where he has to consider it. No matter how powerful you, Xu Chaoyang, are, you don't know how to clone yourself.

"I have no one available..." He was telling the truth.

"Am I not a human?" Old Yang looked up at Xu Chaoyang.

In terms of prestige, no one will refute what Lao Yang says in 217, even if it is wrong;

In terms of feelings, Lao Yang was able to go to 770 and swing a kitchen knife for Xu Chaoyang and Qu Yong, and everyone in 217 saw it;
In terms of seniority, Lao Yang followed Xu Chaoyang all the way from the northeast to the northwest without making any mistakes...

"The 688th Regiment will attack Tiejialing. You will lead the New 67st Regiment and two directly affiliated battalions to ambush behind Fanshi. I will lead the New 217nd Regiment and the th Regiment to ambush from Tiejialing to Ruyuekou. Once the Japanese come out of Ruyuekou, I will eat them up first, then rush straight to Ruyuekou and hold on there. Your unit will go straight to Fanshi, open up a base for my th, and then swallow up Ekou."

"By then, our 217th Division will occupy Ekou, Fanshi, Tiejialing, and Ruyuekou. We have dangerous places to defend, mountains to rely on, and plains to develop. What's not good about that?"

Xu Chaoyang looked at Yang Jingyu: "That's good...but you've been doing ideological work for so many years..."

Yang Jingyu stood up, and with a height of more than 1.9 meters, he looked down at Xu Chaoyang: "It is precisely because I have done so much ideological work that my hands have been itching for a long time. Just tell me whether you agree or not!"

Until now, Yang Jingyu still feels that he has to listen to Xu Chaoyang on matters of war, even if what he said is not wrong.

(End of this chapter)