Anti-Japanese War: Li Yunlong dared to attack Taiyuan

There was chaos in an instant, and a reporter who was responsible for recording the meeting immediately took out his camera and filmed everything.

About half a minute later, Li Yunlong was also stopped by someone. Chu Yunfei got up from the ground. Although he was a little annoyed, he still asked calmly: "Captain Li Yunlong, why is this happening?"

"During the battle of Cangyun Ridge, you stood by and watched my New 1st Regiment fight a bloody battle without helping. As a soldier and a regimental commander, couldn't you see that the Japanese were already at the end of their strength?"

"If you can attack from the flank, Cangyun Ridge will be the burial place of the Sakata League!"

"I kicked the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment who fell on the way to the charge. They were all troops fighting the Japanese, and you just watched them fall on the way to the charge and did nothing!"

Li Yunlong stared at Chu Yunfei intently, and Chu Yunfei sighed and lowered his head and said, "The Battle of Cangyun Ridge was indeed my fault. Captain Li Yunlong fought well. If I have the chance, I would like to apologize to those soldiers who died!"

Li Yunlong was sure that Chu Yunfei would not dare to reveal that it was Yan Laoxi who had repeatedly ordered him not to fight with the Eighth Route Army, so he dared to kick Chu Yunfei like that. After all, on the surface, everyone was still cooperating sincerely to fight the Japanese.

"Apologizing is useless!"

Li Yunlong snorted coldly and walked towards the next visitor.

Compared with the original plot, a total of four regimental commanders, six staff officers, and some military officers came. After being kicked by Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei had no intention of coming to disrupt the scene.

He did not make any provocative move to let the accompanying soldiers show off their skills. After visiting the Yitiantian with Li Yunlong, he began to visit the New 1st Regiment.

"I know your purpose for visiting me this time. You want to know how to fight the Japanese and how to train soldiers. I, Li Yunlong, am not a stingy person and I will not hide anything. I will tell you all the training methods, but how much you can learn is up to you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army all showed a hint of ridicule. They might not be able to defeat Li Yunlong in a war, but when it came to training soldiers, they were not necessarily inferior to Li Yunlong. After all, they were all elite troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the training of soldiers was carried out strictly in accordance with the Infantry Drill Manual.

On the training ground, soldiers from the Second Battalion were running a 400-meter obstacle course. The Second Battalion had suffered certain casualties in the battles of Yangcun and Yixiantian, especially the battle of Yangcun, where casualties were considerable. Therefore, the proportion of new recruits in the Second Battalion was the highest among the entire New First Regiment.

"Hurry up, run faster, can't you run this short? Are you waiting to be shot?"

"come on! Come on!"

"..."

Shen Quan, deputy battalion commander of the second battalion, kept cheering and encouraging these new recruits to continue to persevere.

After watching for about ten minutes, Chu Yunfei stood next to Li Yunlong. Although Chu Yunfei was kicked by Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei did not bear a grudge. Instead, he asked, "Captain Li, your training intensity is not high. Are these all new recruits?"

"Not high?"

Li Yunlong smiled and pointed at Shen Quan, saying, "Shen Quan, show this Captain Chu the entire process. Later, you Jinsui Army will find a few people to compete!"

When Shen Quan heard his name being called, he immediately walked over to Li Yunlong and saluted, saying, "It's the commander!"

After saying that, he took off his equipment, did a simple warm-up and started the 400-meter obstacle race.

Li Yunlong made a lot of improvements to the 400-meter obstacle race, adding ladders, circling poles, simple individual bunker movement, etc., and abandoned the hole-drilling project. Overall, it is much more complicated than the 400-meter race commonly seen in later troops, and is more physically demanding.

There has always been a saying in the military of later generations that it is better to run ten kilometers than four hundred meters, let alone this kind of intense four hundred meters.

Chapter 34: It takes three regiments to capture a Japanese stronghold?

Shen Quan has been practicing the 400-meter obstacle race for nearly two months and is one of the best-trained people in the second battalion.

Shen Quan rushed out like an arrow, quickly crossing one obstacle after another. Because there were many more obstacles, the 400-meter obstacle race cancelled the initial 100-meter sprint, and there was an obstacle at the 20th meter.

One hundred meters ahead, Shen Quan moved very quickly. After two hundred meters, his speed began to slow down, and by the time he reached three hundred meters, his speed had already dropped. However, even so, he still tried his best to continue to complete one obstacle after another.

When Shen Quan climbed out of the two-meter-deep trench and began to climb the trench again, after climbing four hundred meters, Shen Quan let out a long breath and came to Li Yunlong's side: "Report to the regiment commander, the performance is over!"

"Can you still run?"

"No problem! I can run ten more times!"

After hearing this, Li Yunlong nodded and said, "Okay, run ten more times!"

Hearing this, Shen Quan's face visibly fell. Li Yunlong saw this and immediately laughed, turning to look at Chu Yunfei: "Captain Chu, who are you going to send to give it a try? I won't bully you. I'll let Shen Quan, who has made the trip, compete with you!"

As soon as this was said, some of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army stood up and said, "I'll do it!"

The man who came was a battalion commander. He was tall and strong, and he looked like a brave and combative man.

"Would you like to get familiar with it?"

"No, I already understand. It's not that difficult!"

As the battalion commander spoke, he took off his military uniform. Chu Yunfei and others said a few words and then stood aside to watch. In fact, Chu Yunfei and others also saw the extraordinary features of the 400-meter obstacle race.

In just four hundred meters, various obstacles were set up, simulating various situations that might be encountered on the battlefield.

In addition, although it is only 400 meters, it is very difficult and intense, not as simple as it seemed just now. After all, the second battalion commander Shen Quan only ran once, and he was obviously tired after the end.

Although Shen Quan is not tall, he is a very strong man. A man like him would be tired after running, let alone an ordinary soldier.

"start!"

At Zhao Gang's command, Shen Quan and the battalion commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army rushed out like cheetahs at the same time. At 50 meters, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was in the lead, and at 100 meters, Shen Quan caught up. At 150 meters, Shen Quan was ahead by one obstacle, and at 200 meters, Shen Quan was ahead by three obstacles. When Shen Quan reached the finish line, covered his knees with his hands, squatted down and gasped for breath, the battalion commander of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was still four obstacles away from the finish line.

"What do you think, everyone? If you are still unconvinced, you can come on stage and try it yourself. Shen Quan, can you still run?"

Shen Quan stood up and said, "Captain, I'm fine!"

"it is good!"

Four more people stood up to challenge. After Shen Quan won again, Zhang Dabiao took his place. The New 1st Regiment and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army competed five times in total. All five members of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were defeated. There was even a Jinsui Army commander who refused to believe in evil and fell into a two-meter-deep pit. He couldn't climb out and was pulled out of the two-meter-deep pit by others.

After Chu Yunfei and others personally experienced it, everyone felt the intensity of this training.

"Captain Li, who designed this training program? I can only say it's genius. It uses the simplest method to allow soldiers to quickly master the key points of navigating various complex terrains while also improving their physical fitness."

Hearing the compliment, Li Yunlong immediately laughed: "Hahaha, thank you for the compliment!"

Li Yunlong was not afraid at all that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would learn these training methods. In fact, if the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was really willing to learn, Li Yunlong would also be willing to teach them. After all, they were all fighting the Japanese. Li Yunlong still hoped that through training, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's soldiers would suffer less casualties and their soldiers would have more means to save their lives.

As for whether the Jinsui Army would become more powerful after the Japanese were driven away, Li Yunlong was even less worried. As long as the Japanese were driven away, the Nationalist Army would become corrupt at an unimaginable rate. Even if this method was effective, no one would be willing to devote so many resources to training soldiers.

The 400-meter obstacle race requires a lot of physical energy, and if you want to practice well, you must have sufficient food supplies. Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment now consumes more than three times the food of the previous New 1st Regiment, and this is even if officers and cadres tighten their belts and does not take into account the consumption of the cavalry battalion.

These officers might grit their teeth and agree to use so much food to train soldiers when fighting the Japanese, but after the Japanese are driven away, they will not agree at all and will definitely take advantage of the soldiers and fatten themselves up.

"Captain Li, we came to your regiment not only to observe your training methods, but also to see firsthand how your regiment fights. We really want to know how your regiment fights the Japanese despite being at a disadvantage in equipment!"

After watching two days of training, Chu Yunfei and others felt a little visually fatigued. The training method of the New 1st Regiment was running, and the other methods were standing at attention and practicing bayonets. They had already written these down and now wanted to see actual combat.

"That's no problem. I'm planning to cause some trouble for the devils soon."

"I wonder where Captain Li is planning to attack?"

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and said, "How about using this stronghold to practice?"

The stronghold that Li Yunlong mentioned was a Japanese stronghold located outside the Taihang Mountains, called Wangjia Town, about fifteen kilometers away from Ping'an County. It was one of the largest strongholds in the surrounding area. There was a Japanese squadron of more than one hundred people and a battalion of puppet troops stationed here.

The Wangjia Town stronghold consists of six artillery towers and more than a dozen bunkers. It is a large stronghold among the Japanese strongholds and controls a railway and a highway.

"Wangjia Town stronghold? This is not easy to attack!"

All officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army knew that this stronghold was a tough nut to crack. The main function of this stronghold was to patrol the railways and roads of about several kilometers centered on Wangjia Town. At the same time, the Wangjia Town stronghold was also an important material transfer center for the Japanese. At least two Japanese military trains passed through here every day.

Of course, Li Yunlong was aware of the role and scale of the Wangjiazhen stronghold. The main reason for choosing the Wangjiazhen stronghold was because it was the gathering place of the Japanese devils' supplies. Li Yunlong needed a large amount of food and various resources such as iron ore, copper ore, etc.

"How many troops will Captain Li send to attack Wangjia Town?"

"What do you think?"

Li Yunlong posed the question to the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

"The Japanese have been operating Wangjia Town for nearly two years, and their defense systems are well-developed. Although they only have one squadron of Japanese troops, it's only a dozen kilometers from Ping'an County and has a direct road access. It's also not far from Shuiquan, Lu'an, and other county towns. If Wangjia Town is attacked, even the Japanese from Taiyuan will come to reinforce it!"

Chu Yunfei thought for a moment and then spoke uncertainly, "If it were me, Captain Li, I would have to deploy at least two regiments to attack Wangjia Town. One regiment would be responsible for the attack, and the other would be responsible for blocking the outer perimeter of Wangjia Town to block any possible reinforcements from the Japanese!"

"Almost, at least two!"

"Two regiments may not be enough. If Taiyuan also supports us, we may need three regiments or even more!"

Chapter 35 Li Yunlong and Yamamoto Ikki prepare to take action

"I've decided to bring two battalions of troops to capture Wangjia Town!"

Li Yunlong smoked a cigarette and spoke slowly.

"Two battalions? Captain Li, are you kidding me?"

Chu Yunfei looked at Li Yunlong in surprise.

"Two camps are enough. If you don't believe me, just follow me and you'll find out!"

Li Yunlong felt that two battalions were more than enough to deal with one Japanese stronghold. The main purpose of bringing two battalions was to transport supplies. If it were not for transporting supplies, Li Yunlong would only need to bring one battalion.

After Li Yunlong finished speaking, he looked at all the officers of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and said, "This time it's an actual battle, and there's a certain degree of danger. If anyone is afraid, they don't have to go!"

"Captain Li, what do you mean by that? We in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army are no pushovers!"

"Captain Li, I want to see how your New 1st Regiment, with just two battalions, can capture the Wangjia Town stronghold."

"Okay, we'll set off at twelve tonight. Everyone, go back and get ready!"

After Li Yunlong sent the group away with a smile, Zhao Gang looked at him with some concern: "Old Li, are the troops of two battalions enough?

"That's enough. Don't worry, I know how to fight. You stay at the regiment headquarters and be careful of the Japanese's sneak attacks!"

Li Yunlong patted Zhao Gang's shoulder. According to the original plot, he should have ambush the Japanese battlefield observation group this time, while the Japanese led their troops to attack the headquarters. However, Li Yunlong felt that he was like a butterfly flapping its wings, and the Yamamoto Special Forces was basically wiped out by him, and there should be no battlefield observation group arriving in southeastern Shanxi.

But they had to guard against sneak attacks from the Japanese. After all, the New 1st Regiment should be famous among the Japanese. The Japanese must hate Li Yunlong to the core and want to find a reason to kill him.

"Will the Japs launch a surprise attack?"

Zhao Gang asked with a frown.

"I'm not sure, but it never hurts to be cautious. Have the second and third battalions strengthen their defenses!"

"Okay, leave it to me. However, I think it's a bit risky for you to attack Wangjia Town with only one battalion and the cavalry battalion. How about taking another battalion?"

"That's enough. I'll just take the grenadiers and sniper squad directly under the regiment headquarters. Old Zhao, please send a telegram to the brigade headquarters and tell them the battle plan!"

Li Yunlong's combat plan this time has been applied for. The main purpose is to perform for the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. It is also one of the components of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's observation. At that time, in addition to the observation group here from Li Yunlong's New 1st Regiment, people including Yang Xingru will also come to watch in person.

At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, in the headquarters of the new regiment.

The troops of the First Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion had already assembled. Li Yunlong didn't say much. He took the observation group and mounted their horses and headed towards the outside of the narrow gap.

It takes a forty-mile mountain road to reach Wanjia Town from the New 1st Regiment’s headquarters, and this distance takes a day to walk. Li Yunlong led the troops to set off in the middle of the night and did not arrive at the outskirts of Wangjia Town until the afternoon of the next day.

Wangjia Town is located on a plain at the exit of Taihang Mountain. A railway passes through the town. It is also close to Fen River and a highway. The terrain is very flat.

The Japanese dug and built more than 20 bunkers on the plain outside Wangjia Town, and established six artillery towers around the town. In addition, there were dense communication trenches connecting the stronghold.