Liang Jian: Lao Li, I'm really not a military expert

The headquarters of the independent regiment stationed in Yangcun.

Li Yunlong, who was sitting at the head of the table, looked around and said seriously, "I called everyone together today because I have something important to announce! Zhang Dabiao, can you take the roll first to see if everyone is present?"

Zhang Dabiao, who was sitting at the bottom, quickly replied: "Leader, I have already called the roll in advance. Except for Lin, all other participants are here!"

Hearing that only Lin Zhenhua didn't come, Li Yunlong nodded. This kid Lin Zhenhua has been busy for almost a week, going out early and coming back late every day, and no one knows what he is doing.

"Now that everyone is here, let me tell you about the order that the brigade has just issued! In view of the current worsening situation, after receiving the order, each regiment will break out of the encirclement while the Japanese encirclement has not yet been fully formed!"

"Damn it, I really don't know what the Japanese are doing this time. They have even pulled troops from other places. Our troops on the periphery have already been in conflict with the Japanese, and our independent regiment has also been asked to find a new base!"

Political Commissar Zhao Gang then added: "Comrades, this action was very sudden. I know everyone is upset. After all, we had a big raid before, which dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese and made our Eighth Route Army famous."

"But now the Japanese have reacted. We must avoid the enemy's attack and preserve our manpower as much as possible! Leave a company here in Yangcun to help the people move to the mountains. The other battalions and companies must also do a good job of moving the people. This matter must be taken seriously. We are the people's team and we must not let the people be persecuted by the Japanese!"

Li Yunlong issued the combat order, and the entire independent regiment began an emergency assembly to count weapons and ammunition and evacuate civilians, which took ten days to complete.

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"Political Commissar Zhao, we are about to separate, so you must pay attention to your safety! You take the radio from our regiment headquarters with you and keep in touch with the brigade headquarters. We will meet in Zhaojiayu in half a month!" Li Yunlong instructed.

"Captain Li, take care of yourself too! Especially make sure to protect the safety of classmate Lin!"

Zhao Gang looked at Lin Zhenhua behind Li Yunlong and warned him, "Student Lin, you must listen to the command of Captain Li. This operation is very dangerous. The encirclement of the Japanese has been formed. We have to pass through three blockade lines to reach the safe area. You must protect yourself!"

Lin Zhenhua nodded seriously and said, "Political Commissar Zhao, I have prepared ten submachine guns for you, plus 6,000 rounds of bullets. I have asked someone to load them onto your carriage. You can use them to break through the enemy's blockade at a critical moment. Don't be stingy with the bullets. You must use them when you need them!"

"This is the magic medicine I developed. So far, I have produced three doses. Keep this one for your life!"

"Captain Li, Political Commissar Zhao, our Caopengzi Arsenal has produced more than 600 mortar shells, plus 200 Type infantry artillery shells. Notify the troops below to take them away as soon as possible. I hope they can help you when you cross the blockade!"

Li Yunlong slapped his thigh and almost jumped up with excitement. Before, he had led the troops to evacuate the civilians and had not paid attention to the affairs of the arsenal. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhenhua really made a big splash with it and actually produced artillery shells. This made him more confident in the subsequent breakout.

"Hahahahaha, classmate Lin, you are really the lucky star of our independent regiment. With so many shells, our independent regiment's casualties can be much less. I thank you on behalf of the soldiers!"

"Political Commissar Zhao, we two have to quickly arrange this matter and notify all the battalions to come and collect the shells. This time we have to give the Japanese a big surprise!"

Zhao Gang's face was filled with worry. He patted Lin Zhenhua's shoulder excitedly and arranged for people to get the shells and distribute them as quickly as possible.

"Captain Li, don't blame me for hiding it. The Japanese spies are omnipresent. I was afraid that if I leaked the news in advance, it would very likely attract bombing by Japanese planes. I could only produce it secretly. Finally, I managed to stockpile several hundred shells before the troops set out!"

Li Yunlong smiled and replied, "Student Lin, you have thought it through very carefully. I caught a few puppet army spies a few days ago. It is necessary to keep the arsenal secret. You wait here first. I have to arrange the artillery shells quickly. See you later!"

In the evening, Lin Zhenhua and Li Yunlong led a reinforced company of soldiers to leave Yangcun and head toward the first blockade line of the Japanese. At night, they marched along the highway for eight hours with torches before stopping to rest.

Li Yunlong had just arranged for the kitchen team to cook when he saw the monk who had gone out to investigate running back, panting and saying, "Captain, we can't stay on the road. About 20 miles ahead of us, there is a Japanese checkpoint with about 40 soldiers. There are chevaux de frise in the middle of the road, and two machine gun trenches on both sides of the road. There are twelve Japanese soldiers guarding each trench, and a crooked light machine gun."

"The Japanese defense is very tight. It is very difficult to pass through from both sides. We can only take a detour or force our way through. There is really no other way!"

Li Yunlong lit a cigarette and frowned as he pondered. Lin Zhenhua, who was resting nearby, also came forward. After listening to the monk's narration, he also felt that this matter was very difficult to handle. He angrily cursed: "The damn Japanese devils are moving very fast and have now penetrated deep into the heart of the base. As soon as the sun rises, they will probably engage in a battle with us."

"It's easy to take down a Japanese checkpoint, but it's not easy to resolve the battle quickly. Once the Japanese checkpoint is attacked, the surrounding Japanese will definitely come to the rescue as soon as possible. We are likely to be blocked unless we use that Type 92 infantry gun!"

Lin Zhenhua looked at Li Yunlong. Li Yunlong shook his head and said gloomily: "Student Lin, it is not the time to use artillery yet. Our independent regiment is poor and cannot afford large-scale ammunition consumption."

"Even though we only brought more than 80 rounds of artillery shells when we went out this time, it's just a small checkpoint, and we have to use artillery. How can we fight the subsequent battles? If we don't save money when fighting, I estimate that after attacking two or three checkpoints, the weapons in our hands will become firewood sticks. We can't just go up and fight the Japanese with hand-to-hand combat, right?"

"Student Lin, we brought two flying thunder cannons with us this time. Can you guarantee that we can destroy the two Type 99 light machine guns of the Japanese in the first place?"