Chapter 46: Defense of Cangyun Ridge (Three updates, please read later)
The command post built by the independent regiment at the main peak defense position of Cangyunling.
Kong Jie also found it a little unbelievable when he heard that Li Yunlong had given up the county.
"Lao Li, what's wrong with you?
This doesn't seem like your fighting style, does it?"
Li Yunlong lit a cigarette and glanced at Kong Jie with disdain.
"Fighting style? What kind of fighting style do I have?
How can a general leading troops into battle form a fixed combat style?
If there is, then my style is to take the enemy by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared!"
"Hey."
Li Yunlong exhaled a puff of smoke and sighed.
"Do you think I want to give up Linyuan County? The damn Japanese have a mountain artillery team, and their artillery is much better than ours."
"The bunkers we built were either blown up by the Japanese's aerial bombs or knocked out by the Japanese's artillery shells."
"The Japanese artillery was even able to fire shells into the bunker from the top, which was the weakest part.
As soon as our artillery fired, it would be immediately discovered by the Japanese.
All the guns can only fire once and then move their positions.
Otherwise, the Japanese shells will fall down immediately."
"Moreover, the Japanese artillery can fire farther than ours. Even if our artillerymen know where the Japanese artillery positions are, they cannot destroy their artillery."
Li Yunlong looked at the defensive positions built on Cangyun Ridge and continued to speak.
"The Japanese soldiers who came this time are a little bit unusual. They are very good at street fighting. There is still a big gap between our soldiers' combat effectiveness and that of the Japanese soldiers."
"So I decided that instead of continuing to waste our troops fighting the Japanese in the county,
It would be better to gather all the remaining forces to fight a positional battle with the Japanese here."
“There’s something about this old devil Sakata.
If I hadn't retreated quickly, I would have been almost killed by him.
This old fellow did not send troops to attack the west gate,
Instead, they sent troops to attack a stronghold leading to Cangyun Ridge."
"By the way, how are the other troops' breakouts going?"
Kong Jie glanced at Li Yunlong and began to tell him the news he had received.
"Most of the troops have already broken through successfully. Now only our two regiments, the 771st Regiment, and the hospital logistics have not yet broken through."
"The order from above is for our two regiments to escort the hospital and logistics out today."
"The 772nd Regiment is meeting us outside."
"After so many days of encirclement and suppression, there are quite a lot of wounded soldiers sent to the hospital by various troops. It will probably take quite a while to break out."
At this point, Kong Jie looked at Li Yunlong with some concern: "Li Yunlong, how about I leave my first battalion here?"
"Based on the number of injured, it will take at least another day to break out of the hospital."
"Hahaha, do I still need your support?
Just go and escort the wounded away honestly. These wounded are the foundation of our Eighth Route Army and must not be harmed.
When you go to the hospital later, take all the wounded from our New 1st Regiment with you."
"But you are going to face nearly 10,000 Japanese soldiers under the command of old Japanese Sakata."
"Are you sure everything is alright?"
Li Yunlong waved his hand: "What's the problem? Apart from anything else, it's no problem for me to help you delay for a day."
"Maybe I can even chop off the old devil Sakata's head and use it as a chamber pot for you."
"Besides, there are still more than a thousand soldiers in the Vanguard Battalion. Together, my New First Regiment still has more than three thousand fully combat-capable troops."
"Including some of the county brigades and district squads that were temporarily added to the army, there are still 4,000 people. 4,000 to 10,000, that's enough!"
Li Yunlong's words were full of confidence and heroism.
"I, Old Li, can't fight in a county town attack and defense battle, but if you ask around, everyone will know that field battles are Old Li's forte!"
After the two men finished their conversation, Kong Jie also left with the independent regiment's reserve soldiers, leaving all the positions to Li Yunlong.
When he left, he wanted to leave all the heavy machine guns and artillery to Li Yunlong.
"Old Li, the artillery I brought with me is of little use. The 771st Regiment also has artillery, which is enough for us to break through the Japanese blockade."
"No, you take those artillery pieces with you and leave the heavy machine guns behind. I'll give you a batch of light machine guns. I have artillery pieces here, so I don't need your two Type 92 infantry guns."
"The Type 92 infantry gun is light enough to be carried by someone, and it will be easier for you to break through the Japanese blockade."
Li Yunlong rejected Kong Jie's proposal.
Although Li Yunlong led his troops to fight as they moved after withdrawing from Linyuan County, the New 1st Regiment only had three Type 92 infantry guns and some mortars left.
But after arriving at Cangyun Ridge, the artillery company of the vanguard battalion also rushed over.
The artillery company of the vanguard battalion suffered no losses, but instead gained three more guns.
The Jiumenshan cannon and more than ten Type 92 infantry cannons are enough for the new regiment.
However, because heavy machine guns were inconvenient to move and were located at the front line, they were easily blown up by the Japanese, so the heavy machine guns of the independent regiment were left behind.
As time passed, Qin Yangming also arrived at Cangyun Ridge with the remaining soldiers of the vanguard camp.
"Captain, the Sakata Unit is surrounding us."
After arriving at Cangyun Ridge, Qin Yangming reported his information to Li Yunlong.
Along the way they were harassing the Sakata Regiment, and from time to time they would use mortars to fire a few shots into the Sakata Regiment's marching route.
Or fire a burst of bullets from a machine gun from a distance.
Regardless of whether they can hit the person or not, they make sure that everyone in the Sakata Corps is worried about whether the bullet will hit their head.
Anyway, we just don't let the Japanese stop.
The old devil Sakata was also enraged by Qin Yangming, and he led his troops to pursue Qin Yangming and others.
However, the cavalry team that was sent to encircle Qin Yangming and others was directly wiped out by the assault platoon.
Sakata Nobutsu saw Qin Yangming and others boldly riding the horses they had seized and wandering in front of the troops.
He was so angry that he ordered his troops to speed up their march and head directly to Cangyun Ridge, ignoring the small group of Eighth Route Army troops on the road.
Li Yunlong listened to Qin Yangming's report and looked down at Cangyun Ridge with Qin Yangming's large telescope.
Sure enough, a dense group of Japanese soldiers were setting up camp five kilometers away from Cangyun Ridge.
At this time, Nobutsu Sakata received good news.
"Mr. Sakata, the headquarters appoints you as the acting brigade commander of the 3rd Independent Infantry Mixed Brigade, and your rank is promoted to major general. I hope you can clear Cangyun Ridge as quickly as possible."
Nobutsu Sakata never expected that the position of major general brigade commander that he had always dreamed of would be given to him.
It seems that Shinjiro Kimura really helped me.
It’s just that the price paid by Kimura Shinjiro was a little bit higher.
But if you want to reap, how can you do so without paying?
Nobutsu Sakata has already decided that after the war is over, he will definitely go and thank Shinjiro Kimura properly.
If it weren't for Shinjiro Kimura's efforts, he didn't know how long it would take him to become a major general.
The rank of colonel is basically the limit that his family can push him to.
Because his father was just a colonel.
After all, those other retired major generals and even lieutenant generals also have their own children (Japan's social classes are actually relatively fixed, and jumping classes is only an opportunity, but it is very difficult).
Nobutsu Sakata couldn't wait to put on the major general uniform that had just been delivered to him.
According to the messenger, this uniform is actually a new military uniform prepared for Kimura Shinjiro, but now they are in the battle and there is no time to prepare new clothes for Sakata Nobutsu.
I can only modify the previous ones first, and then customize clothes for Nobutsu Sakata after the battle.
But Nobutsu Sakata didn't dislike it. He was willing to wear the major general's uniform even if it was old.
Nobutsu Sakata was wearing a military uniform and holding the sword his father had given him. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the uniform fit him very well, as if it was tailor-made for him.
Nobutsu Sakata was promoted, and naturally the officers under him would also be promoted.
In order to allow Nobutsu Sakata to command the battle with confidence.
Nobutsu Sakata was directly given several blank letters of appointment. As long as the name of the person to be promoted was written on them, the letters of appointment would become effective.
One colonel, three lieutenant colonels, and five majors.
This is the letter of commission sent by the North China Front Army Headquarters. As for the rank of lieutenant, Sakata Nobutsu can decide on his own to be promoted.
Nobutsu Sakata gathered together some of his fellow townsmen and capable military officers and directly promoted a bunch of people.
At the same time, spread the news that there are still a number of lieutenant and two major positions vacant. Whoever is brave in this battle will be promoted!
The Sakata Regiment, oh, it should be the Sakata Brigade. The Japanese soldiers whose morale was somewhat low due to Qin Yangming's continuous attacks learned the news.
The morale of the many Japanese devils rose again.
(End of this chapter)
