Chapter 50: Bombarding Sakata Headquarters (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
Because they were now firing down the mountain, the range of the unscrupulous cannon, which had a maximum range of 300 meters, was increased to 500 meters by taking advantage of the high altitude.
After the Japanese rushed into the range of 100 meters, Wang Erniu quickly gave the order to set fire.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
In an instant, countless explosive packs flew into the sky in batches.
He smashed down towards the Japanese charging column.
"Li Erhu, beat me up!"
Li Erhu, who had long been aiming at the Japanese command center, immediately moved away the sandbags covering the artillery and then quickly pulled the gun rope.
After the strong man Qin Yangming joined in, the artillery's firing rate directly broke through the limit.
In less than a minute, all twenty shells flew towards Sakata's headquarters.
……
Sakata Command Headquarters.
"call out!"
"Brigade Commander, fire!"
A Japanese staff officer heard the sound of flying shells and immediately threw Sakata to the ground.
After the explosion, the staff officer was killed by shrapnel, and Sakata stood up shakily.
Sakata was just about to leave the command center.
But soon the second shell hit directly into the command center.
All the Japanese soldiers in the command center were killed by artillery shells.
Now Sakata has fulfilled his wish and can go to Kimura Shinjiro to express his gratitude.
At the same time, all the artillery units in the back mountain opened fire, and all the shells were fired at the Japanese camp at the foot of the mountain.
The Japanese soldiers were so disoriented by the sudden artillery fire that they wandered around like a donkey with its head turned blank.
After the artillery had used up all their shells, they quickly dismantled the gun barrels and bolts, blew up all the gun mounts, and quickly headed for the front mountain with the gun barrels.
The soldiers of the New 1st Regiment in the front mountain set up their heavy machine guns and fired crazily at the remaining Japanese soldiers below.
After the heavy machine guns ceased firing, Zhang Dabiao and Qin Yangming each led a group of soldiers to charge at the Japanese below.
Behind their assault company were the remaining 2,000-plus soldiers from the New 1st Regiment.
The Japanese were stunned by the dense artillery fire, and the command center of the old Japanese soldier Sakata was wiped out. Under the chaotic command, the Japanese squadron leaders could only lead their troops to pursue and intercept the enemy.
There is no way to form a collaboration.
In particular, the artillerymen of the vanguard battalion directly held the mortar barrels and fired towards the front of the assault company, using artillery shells to help clear the way.
Coupled with the powerful strength of the assault platoon of the vanguard battalion, the entire army defeated Nobutetsu Ryusakata's command center.
Looking at Sakata Nobutsu who was wearing a neat major general's uniform, Li Yunlong laughed.
"Hahahaha, the little Japanese major general, this time the brigade commander has to buy me a drink!"
Qin Yangming was looking at a Japanese officer lying on the ground holding a box tightly.
He quickly took out the box, and as expected, inside the box was the flag of the Sakata Regiment!
Qin Yangming really made a great contribution by capturing two regimental flags in one battle.
"Quick, continue retreating!"
After Li Yunlong had his men pack up the things in the Japanese command post, he immediately organized his troops to continue their retreat.
Under the powerful firepower of the New 1st Regiment, a gap was forced into the Japanese troops. Then the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment quickly rushed out of the Japanese encirclement under the cover of the Vanguard Battalion.
……
"How's it going? Have you all evacuated?"
After leaving the Japanese encirclement, Li Yunlong gathered his troops and began to ask whether each battalion and company had withdrawn.
"Captain, everyone has evacuated. The rest of our group is here."
Hu Zi looked around and reported to Li Yunlong.
Because there were mortars, the machine gun position on the hillside that blocked the retreat of the New 1st Regiment in the original book was directly destroyed by artillery shells.
Therefore, Li Yunlong's guard Hu Zi was also fine.
Zhang Dabiao, who was standing behind him, started asking Li Yunlong.
"Captain, where are we going to rest next?"
"Let's meet up with the political commissar first, let's go!"
……
358th Regiment Headquarters.
Fang Ligong hurried into the regiment headquarters filled with the sound of telegrams and reported to Li Chuyunfei who was looking at the map hanging on the wall.
"Commander, according to the report from the frontline observation post, the Eighth Route Army trapped in Cangyun Ridge has broken out, and from the front!"
Fang Ligong's tone was full of disbelief.
Chu Yunfei was also shocked. He turned around and walked to Fang Ligong with his hands on his hips.
"What did you say? Breakout?"
As if worried that he had heard it wrong, Chu Yunfei turned his ear towards Fang Ligong.
"Ah."
“It’s unimaginable.”
Chu Yunfei put his hands behind his back and looked out the window: "Just relying on their equipment?"
Fang Ligong seemed to have just thought of it and said, "Oh, the intelligence said that Sakata's headquarters seemed to have been hit, and the Japanese's command was in chaos, and then the Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack."
"The Japanese were beaten to pieces and retreated in panic."
"In addition, the Second War Zone Headquarters also sent a message that Sakata Nobutsu was promoted to the commander of the 3rd Brigade, and the original commander of the 3rd Brigade was also killed by the Eighth Route Army."
"Well done! Which unit of the Eighth Route Army did this? Who is the commander?"
"It's the New 1st Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. The regiment commander is Li Yunlong." Chu Yunfei walked around Fang Ligong and said thoughtfully, "Where did this Li Yunlong come from?"
"Which military academy are you from?"
"This person definitely didn't exist in the first five classes of Huangpu."
Chu Yunfei suddenly turned around and looked at Fang Ligong with a puzzled tone.
"What about the Baoding Military Academy? Or some military academy?"
Fang Ligong put his right hand on the holster at his waist, thought for a while and asked in confusion: "There are only a few people in the Eighth Route Army who have attended the military academy. How could he be one of them?"
Then he said with certainty: "Eighty percent likely, he is another peasant."
Chu Yunfei clenched his arms: "If he really is a peasant, then I really want to meet him."
"This person's tactical command ability is truly extraordinary."
……
Eighth Route Army Headquarters.
The boss walked into the command center with a menacing look on his face, took off his belt and slammed it on the table.
The staff nearby looked up and saw that the boss's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, so they quickly lowered their heads and worked hard.
The deputy chief of staff asked in confusion, "Boss, what's wrong with you being so angry?"
The boss was so angry that he pointed outside and said, "It's Li Yunlong again!"
"Disobeying orders on the battlefield!"
"It seems that Chen Shukang didn't do it right last time."
The boss was so angry that he took off his hat and slammed it on the table: "I'm going to give him a good beating this time."
The two staff members at the back looked at each other in bewilderment after hearing what the boss said.
Upon hearing this, the Deputy Chief of General Staff closed the pen cap and said, "Boss, should we reconsider this matter?"
"Yes, it is true that Li Yunlong disobeyed orders."
"But the Shinichi Regiment directly defeated the Third Brigade, killing the current brigade commander Sakata Nobutsu and the previous brigade commander Kimura Shinjiro."
"And breaking out of the siege from the front is still a merit."
"So what if he has made contributions? I said it last time. Isn't Li Yunlong's achievements enough?"
"Humph, his political department materials have always been there. This has become a regularity."
"As long as Li Yunlong does something meritorious, and you take a breath, he will get excited and will definitely cause some trouble for you!"
"Pfft~"
The Chief of General Staff thought of the materials on Li Yunlong that he had reviewed, and listened to what the boss said, and laughed out loud in embarrassment.
The Chief of General Staff suppressed his laughter and said, "Haha, but this guy can lead troops."
"The original New 1st Regiment was weak in combat effectiveness and poorly equipped."
"After Li Yunlong was appointed as the regiment leader last year, less than a year later, look at the new regiment."
"The New 1st Regiment was completely screwed by Li Yunlong, and at most they gave him some veteran soldiers.
There were also some old comrades from various regiments who provided support, but they didn’t get any shots or bullets from above.”
"He directly replaced all the equipment and also provided a large amount of equipment to other troops. The entire regiment had about 129 people and became the th Division, which was even the most combat-effective unit in our entire Eighth Route Army."
"Boss, such cadres are truly treasures."
The boss asked with some doubt: "What benefit did Li Yunlong give you that you are speaking for him like this?"
The boss was so angry that he pointed at the deputy chief of staff and waved his arms.
"He was able to kill two brigade commanders because of Qin Yangming? How many of those weapons and equipment were obtained by Qin Yangming?"
"Hahaha~"
The deputy chief of staff walked up to the boss with a smile.
"Boss, this is Li Yunlong's ability."
"Why did Qin Yangming show no performance in the 772nd Regiment?"
"Why are they so powerful after arriving in the new group?"
"What is this? This shows that Li Yunlong knows how to judge people. He knows who should be assigned to a certain task."
"For example, the pseudo-corps commander surnamed Wu, Li Yunlong discovered that he had a talent for training soldiers, so he directly put him in charge of training new recruits.
What was the result? If the Independent Regiment had not gone there, Li Yunlong would have provided a large number of new soldiers to the Independent Regiment, and the New First Regiment would have exceeded 10,000 people long ago. "
"And the recruits trained by Captain Wu are much stronger than those trained by others."
"Boss, to be honest, I really like this guy."
After listening to the deputy chief of staff's analysis, the boss calmed down and figured it out. He nodded and said, "I admit, this guy is a good material."
"It's very easy to use, but this habit of disobeying orders must not be tolerated."
"No matter how great your achievements are, even if your New 1st Regiment kills the Japanese locusts, I will still punish you!"
"I gave him a warning last time, but it seems like it was too light."
"Achievements are achievements, and faults are faults. They are two different things."
"Then, how should we deal with it?"
"I haven't thought about that yet."
"Hey, what do you say about letting him come to the headquarters and take the blame? Last time he came to feed the horses, this time he will take the blame."
"I did it. When we were crossing the grassland, I was removed from the position of leader and had to take the blame."
"Oh, I never knew this guy is such a jack of all trades. He's done everything. Not bad."
"Hahaha."
(End of this chapter)
