Bright Sword: Start with Ding Blast Bridge, Homemade Sweet Potato Cake

"Li Yunlong, are you going to ignore the headquarters' orders and the organization's discipline?"

Chen Yun participated in the revolution for a short time and was also a young political commissar.

It's okay to endure it on weekdays, but since I just arrived in the army, I am not familiar with many things and need to learn and observe more.

The independent detachment suffered heavy losses today and must retreat in order to maintain its manpower.

"Bullshit, you have the final say in life matters, but I have the final say in war matters."

"I know the current situation better than you do. The devils can't hold on any longer. I will kill anyone who tries to stop me."

"Captain One, Captain Two, gather the main forces for me and launch the final assault."

Upon hearing the order, several cadres of the independent detachment completely ignored the political commissar's request and planned the attack according to Li Yunlong's order.

Shen Quan and others only obeyed Li Yunlong's orders.

Political Commissar Chen became anxious and stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Shen Quan, Gao Ming, Xu Yilong, are you also going to violate the rules and the orders of the headquarters? You still have organizational discipline. Do you remember the Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention of the Eighth Route Army?"

"You can attack me if you want. Just run over me."

No matter what the new political commissar was like, he resolutely followed the orders of the headquarters in this matter and did not get angry with Li Yunlong.

Shen Quan looked at Li Yunlong, what to do?

Is it really possible to run over the political commissar?

"Chen Yun, I normally treat you as a political commissar, but now is a critical moment and I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. Someone, take his gun away and lock him up first."

"Even if you want to execute me, Li Yunlong, you have to wait until the war is over."

At around eight or nine o'clock in the night, the main force of the independent detachment prepared for the final attack.

The sound of artillery fire came from a distance, but the Japanese support forces never stopped attacking.

In the dark night, the cold wind bit my bones.

The injured comrade grimaced in agony, half of his body was numb from the cold, and his wound became further infected.

The strong attack was indeed effective. Li Yunlong made a good judgment and could capture the Yangquan defenders.

and then?

The Japanese troops came to support and counterattack, especially a complete infantry regiment of the 110th Division, which attacked from the eastern flank along with thousands of puppet troops.

There are still some remaining Japanese soldiers in the city who have not been eliminated. Without additional blocking forces, it is impossible to give him enough time to gain a foothold.

As more and more reinforcements arrived, the troops responsible for blocking the enemy were completely wiped out.

Other planes continued to bomb, affecting Li Yunlong's continued offensive. If the enemy in the city could not be eliminated, they would be surrounded if they continued to fight.

They will be trapped in the city and be trapped in a jar.

The independent detachment had to withdraw from Yangquan, move to the mountain base, and enter a combat defense state.

I fought for a long time but ended up fighting in vain.

In the east, Kong Jie blocked the main force of the 62nd Division. The battle was not too difficult, but it did draw out a large amount of support from the Japanese.

However, there were no strong enough troops in the west to stop the Japanese infantry regiment, and the main force of the independent detachment was pulled over to attack Yangquan.

It can’t be considered a failure, it can only be called a strategic shift.

Was the decision to attack Yangquan too arbitrary? With the strength of the independent detachment, it was impossible to take into account both attack and blocking at the same time, and Li Yunlong did not have enough experience in attacking strongholds.

The headquarters was furious. Putting aside the casualties of the troops, they disobeyed orders, openly defied orders, and detained comrades.

Any one of them would be enough to shoot Li Yunlong.

More than 2,000 soldiers were killed and the base was also destroyed by the Japanese and puppet troops.

Fortunately, Kong Jie's Jinzhong Column was powerful and, with the help of mountain fortifications, they managed to withstand a wave of attacks and forced back the reinforcements of two divisions.

"Go, kill Li Yunlong for me. How can such a person be a commander or a detachment commander?"

The boss was furious and had to clean up the mess of the independent detachment himself, and he had to withdraw troops to engage the Japanese and puppet troops.

Because of a small city called Yangquan, more than a dozen regiments were deployed and forced to block the attack.

After mobilizing 50,000 to 60,000 troops, what did we get?

Li Yunlong was demoted from detachment commander to battalion commander, and the independent detachment was downgraded to a regiment. The number of the independent regiment was restored, and Chen Yun was personally named.

We must do a good job of ideological work for the soldiers of the independent regiment, eliminate their warlord style and personal heroism.

If the regiment commander is not good, replace him; if the battalion commander is not good, replace him; if Li Yunlong is not good, replace Li Yunlong.

The anger at the headquarters could be felt in Wucheng, hundreds of kilometers away.

Zhong Zhicheng sighed. It had been a long time since he saw the boss so angry. He almost wanted to eat someone.

When he started to curse, the entire combat department was silent. They were determined to punish Li Yunlong by military law and have him executed.

In the end, the head teacher had to save him, demoted him to battalion commander, punished him, stripped him of his command, and ordered him to reflect on his actions.

Ding Wei's old comrade-in-arms had been punished, and it was reasonable for him to inquire about it, but he felt that Li Yunlong had brought it upon himself, so there was no need to express his regards.

"Old Zhong, we must learn from this lesson. The Japanese are like a centipede that is still alive even after death. They can still mobilize tens of thousands of troops to carry out strategic containment."

"Our troops have been going smoothly all the way. We must get rid of our arrogance, look at the situation objectively, judge the opportunities rationally, and never joke with the lives of our comrades lightly."

"Publicize this and use it as a warning, and order all troops to conduct self-inspections in a unified manner."

The failure of the attack on Yangquan did serve as a wake-up call for Ding Wei, who was determined to attack within the Kwantung Army.

I wanted to enter the three provinces in one fell swoop and solve the problem in the north. But I had to consider the enemy's military strength and the weapons and equipment they currently had.

In terms of artillery alone, the Kwantung Army still had a complete heavy artillery regiment, over a hundred 155mm howitzers, and sufficient reserves of artillery shells.

Once a war breaks out on the plains, these artillery pieces will pose a devastating threat to the armored brigades.

The timing is still the timing.

Sitting in his position, he had to be good at judging the situation. He had to make full use of the mutual fear between the Far Eastern Army and the Kwantung Army and look for opportunities to tip the balance in the gap.

Ding Wei placed his bets on the armored tank brigade, which was the trump card of the Suirecha Military Region.

Zhou Weiguo lived and ate with the soldiers, sharing with the trainees what he had learned and his experience in combat command.

The armored brigade's strength was greatly enhanced by doubling its size in one go and adding more than a hundred tanks.

It’s still a problem of fuel. The fuel on hand is more than enough to support training, but it is far from enough to support long-distance assault operations.

There is a shortage of oil in the country and kerosene cannot be shipped in, so Ding Wei is like a housewife without rice.

There is no room for maneuver at all.

Faced with Zhou Weiguo's worries, Ding Wei could only control his temper and let him train first.

When the battle comes, he will come up with a plan himself.

Cars and tanks are big consumers of oil. Without oil, these things can't run at all.

"Old Zhong, notify all troops to hand over all the seized fuel to the headquarters."

"I'm not interested in guns and bullets. The more fuel we can capture, the better. Search for the Japanese army's warehouses."

"The 3rd Tank Division is active in northern Henan. This group must have fuel. Keep an eye on their logistics line."

Northern Henan?

Zhong Zhicheng was in a dilemma. The Suirecha Military Region was in the northwest and had little influence on northern Henan. Its troops were only active in central and northern Hebei at most.

It's thousands of miles away from the Japanese Third Tank Division.

I'm going crazy over oil.