Chapter 221 of the main text of the Artillery Volume of the Transfer Target On the evening of September 5, the Independent Regiment withdrew from the Yushe area. The brigade department heard that a large number of Japanese were attacking this area. In order to avoid the Japanese's edge, the brigade commander ordered the Independent Regiment, the New First Regiment and the 772nd Regiment to withdraw from the Yushe area.

After evacuating the Yushe area, the Independent Regiment moved closer to the location of the brigade headquarters to ensure the safety of the brigade headquarters. Under the command of the division headquarters, the units of the 129th Division continued to attack the Japanese on the Zhengtai Railway line, and also sent a small group of troops to block the enemy's reinforcements.

However, as time passed, more and more Japanese reinforcements arrived. In order to ensure the safety of the Zhengtai Railway, the Japanese North China headquarters dispatched a large number of troops to reinforce. However, when the Japanese reinforcements arrived, the western section of the Zhengtai Railway was severely damaged by the 129th Division and could not be easily opened to traffic in a short period of time.

In addition, bridges, roads and tunnels destroyed by the 129th Division, the traffic of the Japanese was destroyed, making it difficult for the Japanese to move forward.

On the way back, the soldiers of the Independent Regiment looked ugly. They could see that in order to retaliate against the Eighth Route Army's attack, the Japanese carried out the Battle of the Ashes in the Base Area, that is, the Three Lights Policy, killing them all, burning them all, and snatching them all.

Looking at the dead villagers in the village, the soldiers of the Independence League were filled with angry flames, and the Japanese were simply a group of inhumane beasts. After Li Yunlong ordered the soldiers of the Independence League to bury the corpses of the villagers, he ordered the battalions of the Independence League to disperse them to find the traces of the Japanese.

Given the situation of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, once the traces of the Japanese are found, they will definitely pounce on them and tear the Japanese apart directly. Letting the soldiers go out is somewhat in conflict with the order of the Independent Regiment to return to the brigade headquarters. If you want to return to the brigade headquarters safely, the Independent Regiment naturally needs to be low-key.

This time, in the face of Li Yunlong's decision, Zhao Gang had no idea of ​​stopping it. On the contrary, if Li Yunlong and others had not stopped him, Zhao Gang might have gone directly to find the traces of the Japanese and killed a few more Japanese with his own hands.

Faced with the dead villagers, the only thing the Independent Group soldiers could do was to avenge them, and some of the Japanese who were revealed by the Independent Group soldiers suffered. These little Japanese were all small troops of the Japanese. Faced with the warriors in anger, the Japanese could not resist them at all.

Shortly after the Independent Regiment took action against the Japanese around him, other Eighth Route Army troops also discovered the same situation in the base area. The inhuman Japanese did a lot of such things in the base area. Many villagers' villages were burned by them, and the corpses of villagers were everywhere in the village.

Except for some villagers who had not returned to the village outside and who had successfully hidden themselves when the Japanese entered the village, no other villagers who stayed in the village could escape the Japanese butcher's knife. After knowing this situation, the Eighth Route Army headquarters decisively mobilized many troops and ordered all the forces of the Eighth Route Army's New Fourth Army to strengthen unity, and focused their main attention on attacking the Japanese army. Taking the battle in North China as a precedent, they organized one or even several planned large-scale ground attacks in Shandong and central China!

On September 16, the Independent Regiment received an order from the brigade department, ordering the Independent Regiment to find ways to expand the results of the war. The basic policy of the operation was to continue to destroy the average daily traffic and destroy the Japanese strongholds that went deep into the base.

After receiving the order from the brigade headquarters, the soldiers of the Independent Group, who were already full of fighting desires, became more fighting spirit. Under the discussion of Li Yunlong and others, the Independent Group decided to take action from the Zhengtai Railway of the Japanese to the highway of the Japanese.

After Li Yunlong made a decision, he immediately ordered the soldiers of the Independent Regiment to go to the highway from Yangquan Jingping, Heshun, Liao County to Yushe. This was the deepest road in which the Japanese broke into the Taihang base. The Japanese had been trying to extend this road southwest and connect it to the Baijin Railway through Wuxiang to achieve the purpose of dividing the Taihang base and flexibly mobilizing the forces of the Zhengtai and Baijin lines.

On this highway, the Japanese laid a lot of strongholds. Just along the 45-kilometer road between Yushe and Liao County, there were 8 strongholds including Yushe, along the wall, Wang Jing, Guantou, Pai Shang, Xiaolingdao, Shixia, and Liao County. Within six kilometers, the Japanese laid a stronghold, not to mention other Japanese troops operating around.

The combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment is not weak, but after more than ten days of fighting, the casualties of the soldiers still had a certain impact on the Independent Regiment. In order to ensure the flexibility of the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong decided to keep the seriously injured in the Independent Regiment and leave a platoon of soldiers to protect.

Originally, Li Yunlong wanted to keep Zhang Dabiao, but Zhang Dabiao had always firmly disagreed. It was because Zhang Dabiao's injuries did not affect his follow-up actions, so Li Yunlong finally agreed to let him follow the troops.

After leaving behind the seriously injured, the size of the Independent Regiment was only 700, the first battalion suffered the greatest casualties, and there were only about 100 soldiers with combat effectiveness. As for the Second and Third Battalions, more than 100 were reduced, and the regiment's direct guard companies and cavalry companies also suffered more or less casualties.

Only the soldiers in the artillery company had the least casualties. Except for one soldier who was carrying the mortar forward, because he was too fast and sprained his ankle, no other soldiers were injured.

After this period of battle, the ammunition of the Independent Regiment was a bit tight, and after fighting with all his might, he probably couldn't hold on for three matches. There were still many artillery shells in the artillery company. After killing the Japanese infantry brigade, the artillery company had no chance to take action.

By the time the Independent Regiment led the soldiers to the surrounding road built by the Japanese, a day had passed. During this day, the soldiers killed two Japanese squads and a team of puppet troops again. The Japanese squads had extremely tenacious fighting spirit when they were surrounded, but they could not resist it for too long.

As for the puppet army, after seeing so many Eighth Route Army soldiers in the Independent Regiment, after firing two shots, they decisively put down their weapons and chose to surrender. The ammunition seized from the Japanese and puppet troops made Li Yunlong breathe a little relieved.

"Zhang Dabiao, take the soldiers to investigate and find out the Japanese strongholds around Liao County. The key is to see if the Japanese have any ammunition depots arranged in this area." As soon as they arrived successfully, Li Yunlong ordered Zhang Dabiao directly.

Zhang Dabiao shook his head, "Captain, you know that even if the Japanese have ammunition depots arranged in this area, they should be arranged in the county."

"It is somewhat unrealistic to attack the Japanese county with the current strength of our independent regiment. The Japanese have arranged so many strongholds in this area. Once we move the Japanese county, we will be able to move our whole body!"

Li Yunlong widened his eyes, he looked at Zhang Dabiao and cursed with a smile: "Damn it, don't think you will become a scholar after following the political commissar for two days, and you will be so arrogant to me?"

"Don't worry, I, Li Yunlong, aren't that stupid. Can't I see what you, Zhang Dabiao, can't you?"

After Zhang Dabiao looked at Li Yunlong seriously, he felt relieved. It seemed that Li Yunlong was not going to attack the Japanese county town. Zhang Dabiao knew Li Yunlong very well. He knew that although Li Yunlong saw those dead villagers, he was under fire in his heart!

This ball of fire was pressing into Li Yunlong's heart. When it exploded, it would definitely teach the Japanese a severe lesson!

The only thing Zhang Dabiao can do now is hope that Li Yunlong, the leader of the Independent Regiment, still maintains his rationality. He is the leader of the Independent Regiment. He cannot let the warriors of the Independent Regiment die easily because of his order! Even if the warriors die, they will die on the road to killing the Japanese! The warriors need to kill enough!

"First Battalion Commander, you go and perform the mission first." Zhao Gang walked over and said.

Seeing Zhao Gang coming, Zhang Dabiao breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he could stop Li Yunlong in the Independent Regiment, and that he knew that Zhao Gang was the political commissar. Kong Jie, the deputy leader of the regiment, was Li Yunlong's old comrade-in-arms, and his temper was similar to that of Li Yunlong. If Li Yunlong really wanted to fight with the Independent Regiment, he, Kong Jie, would definitely support him with both hands!

Zhao Gang is different. As a political commissar, Zhao Gang needs to consider more things. And with Zhao Gang's personality, no matter what Li Yunlong said, Zhao Gang will seriously understand it. Unless it is really considered feasible, he will definitely choose to stop Li Yunlong.
Chapter completed!